smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1859

ILLEGAL VoTTNG IN OLD TMEs.-The follow
ing is an extract from the laws of Massachusetts,
for l643, showing how voting was managed in
the olden time


ut is ordered by this court and the author
ity thereof, that for the yearly choosing Of as
sistants, the freemen shall use Indian corn to
manifest election, the beans contrary; and if
any freeman shall put in more than one Indian
corn or bean, for the choice or refusal of any
public officer, be shall forfeit for every such
ofense ten pounds"
Year: 1859

THE WELSH IN CALIPORNIA.-From informa-
sion that we consider wholly reliable we think there
are from five TO seven thousand Welsh people scat
tered over the hills and valleys Of this State AS far
as we know there is but minister of the gospel
laboring among them, who is able to speak their
native tongue. This is the Rev. David J. Lewis,
missionary of the Presbyterian Board of Domestic
Missions He is a man of God, who goes from vii
lage to village in the mountains, and from one
mining camp to another wherever his countrymen
are to be found TO break unto them the bread OF
life Pacific ElDOsitOr.
Year: 1859

We have variety that is unsurpassed I We take
pressure in showing our Goods, and will trust to
lou prices and the interests Of customers for


SUCCESS IN TRADE!


Our WHOLESALE DEPARTMENT is we'll
stocked, and Country Merchants and Indian Trad
ers are solicited to call and examine our stock
Year: 1859

HoRRIBLE.-Under this heading the San
Francisco Telegram of Tuesday says:


This morning the attention Of the authori-
ties was directed to what was represented as
dead China woman, on an alley running
north from Pacific, between Dupont and
Stockton streets. The Coroner repaired thith-
er and found something infinitely worse-a
living DEATH In a room scarcely eight feet
square, poor creature of that miserable race
was found literally rotting away, from a most
loo thsome disease, and barely exhibiting the
existence of life. The dreadful stencil repell
ed anything like a close examination into a
condition evidently hopeless. She seemed to
have been placed there 10y her heartless peo-
pie and left to die without single attendant,
without sustenance, and destitute of even the
slightest sign of couch or other comfort
No one in the vicinity would or could give
any information as to where she came from
or by whom she was placed there. Chief
Burke has taken charge of her.
Year: 1859

A San Francisco paper informs us, that the
neighborhood of Steamboat Point at that
place, presents very busy appearance. At
the ship yard several vessels are undergoing
repairs, and two or three new steamers are
In process of construction
Year: 1859

Tue net proceeds of the late sparring ex-
Aibition given in New York for the benefit
OF the widow of Harrington, the first noted
oruiser in America. amounted to nearly two
thousand dollars, which is to be invested in
life annuity for that lady.
Year: 1859

ON the first of this month, party of forty
or fifty men were TO have started from some
point in Los Angeles county, on an exploring
trip up the Gila river, and its tributaries.
Their object is to prospect for gold.
Year: 1859

Te learn from New York that tie parties
holding tho recent issue Of State bonds
which were received from the State Agent in
exchange for those known as the AcA1lister
and Stabbins bonds, have surrendered the
same without cost to the State, receiving in re-
1,,rn the original bonds Those gentlemen
have acted wisely. It may be that they will
now get what the Legislature lad agreed to pay
them. If they had persisted in not making
the surrender, they would never hive
cot cent This fact IS We have
reason to know, was pressed warmly
upon them by the present State officers
Never compromised to the amount Of dollar
by this transaction, the State is now put in n
position by the return Of these bonds in wllcl,
she may, honorably to herself carry out her
promise to pay so much Of the McAllisteT md
stebb;us claim as is just The Democratic or.
eans aud spouters who havo bawlcd them
selves 1oa.se oyer the matter, havo made moth
ipR Of it. The thing is playsd out
Year: 1859

SEw QUAgrEas.-The American Express
Company hare removed their Office into their
new building at the corner Of Lake and Dear
born streets. They have probably the finest
Office west Of New York.


MADISON SrkEKr uoRsE KA1LRoAp.-Wch hear
another car was put on this road yesterday to
satisfy the growing necessities Of the public
Hereafter cars will leave each end Of the route
once in fifteen minutes.
Year: 1859

COMMON Prostitutes The efforts of the
police, and especially Of officer Hesse, during
the last twelve M nths to cleanse the Augean
stables in several streets of these denizens in
the shape of the above named personages
have been attended with signal success. New


ertheless there yet remain enough in too pub.
nc places to trouble respectable passers. On
Wednesday couple of these were arrested
and their case called up yesterday in the
Police Court The Prosecuting Attorney
moved for nolle prosegui. as the parties had
lett the locality, as ordered, but he stated
that for the future he should prosecute every
one who should hereafter be arrested on this
charge. and should disobey the directions
given them with regard to their residence
Year: 1859

STAGE LINE FROM DowNGEvILLE TO WAsuoF.
The Sierra Citizen of Saturday, speaking
of the establishment of stage line from
Downieville to the Washoe mines, says:


Since the above was in type, we have met
with Judge Mott and ascertain that the ar.
rangements are complete, and on Monday
morning next the saddle train will leave
Langton's Pioneer Express Office for Sierra
Valley; from whence passengers will be
conveyed in first class Concord wagons,
which have been taken to that point, and
will be in readiness when the train arrives
there. The seats are all taken on the train
that leaves here on Monday. The road, we are
assured, will be kept open during the winter
Year: 1859

MISERABLE WoRK.-The Overland Mail ar
rived at Gilroy at one o'clock on Monday
morning, and the first intimation we had of
in this city was by the down river papers,
yesterday EVENING" We would like to know
what the operator Of the telegraph line, here,
was doing during all this time. Was he
asleep or was he dead? Why were we not
informed Of the arrival Of this mail and why
did we not get our usual Dispatch? We pay
our money for the news, and give enough for
it at that, God knows. We should think it
might at least be furnished regularly. An
oversight like this initiates against our in
terest as a newspaper, disappoints our read
ers, and puts as in no very heavenly humor.
1t is neglect which is wholly inexcusable,
and unless we can have better service here
after, for this part of the country, it would be
no great loss to see the telegraph suspended
altogether
Year: 1859

How TO PRESERVE THE TEEru.-Let every
man. woman and child keep little pulver-
lied charcoal in their bed rooms, and on re-
tiring ut night let them put as much as can
be laid on sixpence in their mouths and
work it about among the teeth with the
tongue and there will be no decayed teeth
for the dentist to fill with amalgam or pure
gold either. -
Year: 1859

A MURDERER confined in an English ;ou
near Winchester tried to commit suicide bv
cutting his throat. but the wound was no,
fatal Shortly afterwards he was hung. The
force of the fall tore the wound asunder. and
with his head partly off he naturally pre-
sented an unsightly spectacle He was fif-
teen minutes dying.
Year: 1859

THERE are at present in the world about
one hundred and twenty-one thousand Nor
mons. Eighty thousand live in Utah, of
whom four Thousand six hundred and seven
teen have sixteen thousand FIVE hundred
wives.
Year: 1859

WINE MAKING IN CALAvERAs-Mr. Garland,
who has an excellent vineyard near San An
dreas, has concluded to try wine making
The Independent says there is little doubt
that in year or two more, the grape crop
will beso large in that county that other cul.
tivators will necessarily be obliged to follow
his example.
Year: 1859

Pacific RAnRoAD.-An address to the peo
pie Of the Pacific coast has just been issued
bYa committee appointed by the Pacific Rail.
road Convention. Itisavery long document
and urges an immediate organization with q
view to the commencement and prompt pro
seeution Of the work as far as Stockton.
Year: 1859

writing to the Liberator, says:


Men of property in the great cities have
become strangely debauched in their morals
For ten years past they have not once taken
the moral side of any great question Look
at the last ct of Boston-the TRANSPORTATION
of Rufus Choate What sad sign of the
times, that our city honor such man with
such q funeral
Year: 1859

Recovery OF STOLEN rRoPERrY-The police
yesterday found, on the bank of Feather
river. at a Mexican camp, four mules and one
horse which had been stolen from a ranch
near Shasta No arrest was made for the
reason that the persons in possession of the
animals did not show themselves.
Year: 1859

IHE Presbyterian Church of Ireland, as we
learn from the New York Observer is about
to appeal to the Christians Of this country for
pecuniary assistance in sustaining missionary
labor among the Roman Catholic population
of the Emerald Isle. A deputation for this
purpose is already on the way hither.
Year: 1859

MINING AT DowNIEvILLE.-We learn from
the Sierra Citizen, that the Hebens and Dead
broke tunnels at that place, continue to pay
In regard to the Lawrence tunnel, the Citi-
zen says:


! The Lawrence tunnel, next below the
| Dead broke, is in bed rock about nine hun
dred feet Messrs Amasa sheldon and Frank
/ +. Kipp, have n contract for completing it,
and have for many months past been steadi-
ly and perseveringly battering away at the
hardest possible geological composition. A
large bellows, set in motion by the water OF
a tank near the mouth of the tunnel supplies
them with air, and the sulphurous impregna-
ton of the atmosphere, and frequent deep
toned reverberations rolling through the
long gloomy cavern, and jarring the noun
tans, sufficiently attest that the artillery OF
industry is engaged in the great battle of life


1t is five years since the company started
this tunnel and they have, with unfnulter-
ing hope persevered under every discourage
ment The indomitable energy of the pres
ent contractors will, ere long, open up 10
the company and the world, new avenue to
the treasury Of the mountains


In regard to the idea of the Hon. Grantly
Berkeley, the famous British sportsman, Of
hunting buffalo with hounds, the St, Joseph
Daily West says


If the hounds can only be persuaded to run
the buffalo, the buffalo will certainly run
from the hounds, and in a country where the
vast herds stretch out rs far as the eye car
reach, and the game is never out of sight, ex
cept at night, there would be no end, it seems
to his sport But running over the prairiet
from which the grass has been burned, the
feet of his dogs would be worn out in a day
and they would become burden and draw
back. If they were kept for antelope and
elk alone, the chances are that they would
be lost in the first chase, or in case they could
be called Off that they would become vic
Tins to Indian arrows. Surely if dog o
any description would conduce to Mr.. Berk-
ley's sport, or aid him in the capture of game
an ordinary cur would be best. OF these W,
have an abundance, and, asking the gentle
mans pardon for the impertinence of making
the suggestion. he had better leave his dog
with US and take ours with him.
Year: 1859

TOMATOES N A New FASHIoN.-As the TO-
mato season will soon be here, the following
method of preparing them for the table, We
are assured By one who has made the expert.
ment, is superior TO anything yet discovered;
Take good ripe tomatoes, cut them in slices.
and sprinkle over them finely pulverlzed
white sugar, then add claret sufficient to Gov
er them Tomatoes are sometimes prepared
in this way with diluted vinegar but the
claret wine imparts to them richer and
more pleasant flavor, more nearly resembling
the strawberry than anything else.
Year: 1859

The old story OF the wager between Queeo
Elizabeth and Sir Walter Raleigh is renew
ing its youth 10 the newspaper. Sir Walter
proposed bet to Elizabeth, that be would
tell her the weight OF the smoke OF q pipe OF
tobacco; and when having wei ghed the weed
smoked it-and weighed the ashes, be gave
her Majesty the loss in weight as the solu-.
tion Of the problem, she confessed the wager
won, with the complimentary remark, "that
many had turned their gold into smoke but
Raleigh was the FIRST who had turned smoke
into gold" He is not. however. the last
The Crown has been amply repaid by its les
son for the loss OF its wager,-the scales of
the Exchequer annually discovering the to-
bacco smoke Of the United Kingdom to be
equivalent in value to five millions OF pounds
sterling. The smoke rises TO the throne
the ashes remain with the consumers- Gates
head Obserrer.
Year: 1859

rr- The Builders Union" OF London.
an association of 100000 working men, is
on strike" for shorter hours Of labor
They refuse to work over nine hours day
This movement is causing much uneasiness
on the part OF the property interest. 1t is
feared it may take political turn several
monster meetings have been held by the as
recitation at Hyde Park. Should the labor
ing classes of England unite in an energetic
movement to reduce the preseut sxorbitant
taxes upon the working mems neeessaries,
imposed by the property holders to pay of
national debt, in the creation of which the
lsboring classes had no voice, they will not
fail Of ultimate success
Year: 1859

RI The time having now arrived when
tho law no longer stands ~ the way of quail
shooting We shall soon have our market sup
piled with this delicious game. A few have
been brought into town. but nearly all OF
our sportsmen being at the State Fair. we
will have to await their return before gen
eral supply can be obtained. Ranchmen
from the neighboring farms inform us that
quail and hare are quite numerous, and ap-
pear TO be anxiously awaiting their destiny.
Year: 1859

-o- The mail which left San Francisco
IN the goth, is said to be the last that will
be carried hence under the terms Of the old
contract with the Pacific Mail Steamship Co.
Express.
Year: 1859




WASHINGTON, Sept. Notwithstanding the
failure of Congress to make an appropriation for
the service of the Post Office Department the lat
ter has so far been enabled to transact its business
without serious difficulty. However, the balances
due to contractors up to the lst of July, after de-
ductng their usual collections from post offices, and
from and after that time the entire amount of their
pay, must be suspended until Congress shall pro-
vide the necessary relief, The first quarterly SER
vice of contractors, for the year commencing on
the lst of July last, will not have been performed
so as to entitle them to pay, until the 1st of Octo
ber and by the terms of their contracts sixty days
more must elapse before their accounts can be
finally settled, which will postpone the day of pay
ment till the lst of December, within less than
week from the regular meeting of Congress Ac-
cording to the contracts, payments are due in
November for the quarter ending on the 3Oth of
September, and in February for the quarter ending
the 3lst of December.


The President will next week resume his residence
at the White House.


All the documents ordered by the last Congress,
with the exception of the mechanical part of the
Patent Office report, have been printed


Senator Biglers recent visit here was with refer
ence to the affairs of his brother who is our minis
ter to Chilli.


The Spanish minister will soon leave Washington
for New Y ork to remain a month.
Year: 1859

The great Autumn fair at Frankfort was pro-
crossing with much briskness Many dealers in
cotton, silk and wooden articles had been completely
run out of stocks and in cases prices advanced
to 10 per cent The wool sales would take place
the following week
Year: 1859

DECLINE IN CATTLE IN NEW YoRK.-The Courier
says that the Cattle Market underwent a further
decline yesterday, and prices now fully twenty
five per cent. below those OF the Spring months.
The decline in Breadstuffs and Provisions however
has, in the same time been even greater than this


A bill is pending in of our western legisla-
lures to empower women to make contracts. They
should by all means be authorized to contrsct.-
they have been expanding too much. E4
Year: 1859

The Empress Eugcnie, on the occasion of the
late fete, celebrating the peace, shone out in her
surprising beauty, which, perhaps was never be-
held to greater advantage than on this day. The
attire adopted by her majesty, indicative of good
taste, reflection, and forethought, was likewise
eminently successful. Entirely Of rich lace, the
dress eDveloped her graceful figure like cloud,
pure, white, and transparent. Over the head was
thrown aveil of the exquisite material, reach
ing from the back of the head to the feet: the hair
dressed la Uedicis. confined by the splendid i'm
perial diadem belonging to the crown, and which
was absolutely too dazzling, when exposed to the
rays ofthe sun, to admit of the steady glances
which the beholders directed towards it, Princess
Mathilde had adopted the coifHre of which she is
so fond-that of the antique Faustna-aat braids
of hair smoothly parted over the forehead,
and a torsade OF velvet extending far to the
back of the head, and falling away from the neck,
which is becoming to the peculiar figure of her
royal highness, now too much invaded by embon-


point to allow either of falling ends of ribbon or of
the absence of ornament, what is called with
more gallantry, accompaniment" to her head
dress. The shadow thrown by the curtain of vel
vet with its gold fringe-a shadow softened by the
distance-produces the effect sought after, that of
diminishing the projection of the neck behind, and
thus detaches the head with much grace, andby the
most simple means imaginable.-Home Journal
Year: 1859

A DRUNKARD REMovED-The people of Groton
Mass have been moving in the matter of the
violation of the temperance laws. The other day
they arrested victim, and for want of lookup
in the town placed him in empty baggage car
backed up to the train, and steamed away with the
"Groton jaP' and its contents. The prisoner
soon awoke to his condition, but did not succeed
in making his case known until the arrival of the
train in Portland, Maine.
Year: 1859

EXPORT OF SPECIE.-The export of specie
from this country to Europe is large, beyond
precedent The steamers sailing from New
York, within the last ten days, have taken out
nearly seven millions of coin. In the event of
a continuance of the war, we shall have, in
measure, to supply the continent with bread.
stufs, and then the tide will be the other way.
Meanwhile the exports Of specie to pay for
foreign productions must continue 70 be Sc
we're drain upon the country.
Year: 1859

NJ MAS. MARTHA H. sHIyN.
Our Mother is an Angel now,
There il a crown on her fair brow,
She wears a robe all pure and bright,
Her form is decked with Angels light.
Mother is gone from earth away
To dwell above in brighter day,
To join in praises all divine
And worship at holier shrine
The love which that dear Mother bore.
Will go with me till life is DER;
Her form was fair, her voice was sweet,
We loved the sound our ears to greet.
When we were sick she watched with care,
And all our joys or ills did share;
None were so kind and gentle then.
Her touch would soothe our fevered brain.
But death has taken her away
And now how lonesome pass each day;
No Mothers voice to cheer our hearts,
And none a Mothers love imparts.
The last we saw that lovely face,
How well we mind the time and place;
Our hearts were filled with grief and pain
"Don't fear" she said; "we'll meet again."
The tears Of sorrow we have shed
Since she was numbered with the dead.
But o, we hope to meet above,
And join with her in holier love.
And then our Joys shall be complete.
When We, in riptures calm aud sweet,
Shall join to praise His worthy name,
Who brought US thro' this world Of shame.
Sometimes we long to reach our home;
And when for us the summons comes,
Then that dear Mother we shall meet,
And dwell with her at Jesus's feet.


Forest Home, Ind.
Year: 1859

The NINTH AND TeNTH CLASSES OF LICENSES.
1t will be seen by reference to the synopsis
Of the Governors message which we publish
in our columns to-day, that the repeal of the
act of the last Legislature, giving the amount
paid for licenses of the ninth and tenth class


es to the counties, is recommended. In the
opening of his message, he says the finances
of the State were never in a more fiourishino
condition, and afterwards ntimates that the
money collected for these licenses will have
to be given to the State, or the rate of taxa


tion be increased. The Governor does not
give very satisfactory exhibit of the finan-
cal affairs of the State in his message, but
from what he does give, one would naturally
be led to believe that the expenses of tie
government could be paid without anv in
crease of taxation. There is now, as we learn
from the papers, between 100000 and
S70O,000 in the State Treasury. This is near


ly enough to defray the ordinary expenses of
the State, until the lst of January 1860, to
say nothing of the large amount which will
be paid in before that time The Governor
says, that the passage of the act of last win
ter, has caused the State to lose eighty thou
sand dollars, while the counties will only be
benefited to the extent of thirty thou.
sand The process of reasoning by which
he arrives at this result is not given; but one
thing must be evident. if his figures are cor


rect, that the people have been saved in tax
| alton to the amount of fifty thousand dollar
The Governor is in favor of restoring the
money collected on these licenses to the State


because he is averse to any increase of the
rate of taxation lie seems to have no idea
that the people are taxed to support theiI
county governments as well as the State, anC
that if a portion of the county revenue is di-
verted to another channel, the rate of taxa
tion for county purposes must be increased


When the people ray their taxes it is a mat
ter of Indifference to them whether the money
goes to the State or the county; and if the
property tax must be increased, it may al
well be increased for State as for county pur


poses. The money collected from retail deal


ers. in the form of licenses, legitimately be


longs to the counties, as the goods sold by
them are consumed in the neighborhood
where purchased The most of the countie,
are deeply in debt and their finances in al
embarrassed condition, and if they are de
prived of any portion of their present revenue


other means will have to be adopted to re-
plenish their treasures. s.-Needdd Democrat
Year: 1859

The HARRISON -LILLooET TRAIL.-Quite a
large number of the men of the Harrison
Lillooet Trail makers are now in Victoria,
and the difficulties and Misunderstanding
which occurred between the men during the
progress of the trail are now being sought to
be djusted through the courts here. Yes
terday charge of robbery was preferred
against party of four of the men, in forci-
bly, taking the boat of another party of trail
men. Immediately cross-charge was
brought against the prosecutor in the first
case, accusing him of stopping the complain
ant on the Queens highway and refusing to
allow him to pass. These squabbles are con
temptible in themselves, and should be set.
tied quietly and peaceably outside the court,
as we can see nothing but trouble and ex-
pense likely to grow out of them Victoria
Gazette.