smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1859

It will be found upon examination that the
above totals do not agree by 100000, and yet
both footings are correct. These are the Audi
tors figures, and We are sure that the mistake,
in the addition of the resources, is his. The
Auditor may be generally Wright, but we are
confident in this he is wrong.
Year: 1859

A CALIFORNIAN IN EUGoPE-Samuel G
Drake writes n letter from Paris, which is
published in the Alta. We make the follow.
ing extract:


have observed one matter which you
and all the rest of the world will, of course.
observe, in reading the newspapers. 1t is
briefly this, that the tone of the English
press had somewhat altered towards Napo-
leon Ill since his Italian campaign. They
(the journalists) begin to see that the French
Emperor is not only a deep and profound
statesman, but at the same time consummate
general. cannot judge of the goodness or
badness of his heart, but do think he uses
his great power with as much moderation as
the majority of men would in his position.


1t was highly wise move in Napoleon to
head his army in person, notwithstanding he
had generals enough ON whom he could rely
with perfect safety, because he now takes
the greatest share of glory, which is freely
and fully accorded to him by the whole
body of the sodiery, and he has left no
chance for a successful leader of the army
to shake the foundation of his throne, as in
thetimes of the old Bourbon dynasties
Year: 1859

TnE CHINESE DIFFICULTY The Hongkong
Register, in speaking of the repulse of the
British at the Peiho, says;


Let the Peiho forts be dismantled-no
matter what be the consequence to the pres
ent dynasty; let our Embassy proceed to
Pekin 10y the route we had selected and let
such reparation be made to our flag as our
Ambassador shall think sufficient let Chusas
and Chapoo be taken and kept; let the mon
eys due to our merchants, the expenses of the
expedition now rendered necessary, be ex-
acted without delay and we venture to say
that we shall have laid the best foundations
for solid peace, and that the Chinese will
then learn a salutary dread of provoking
that stern and powerful people whose retri-
button comes like fate, sure and certain
who may sometimes delay, but never forget
Year: 1859

HARD TIMES IN CONTRA CosrA COUNTY


The Martinez Gazette states that the main
dependence Of the people of of that county, is
upon their grain crops and stock, and adds
that now, when wheat will sell for only II
and II cents per pound and the feed is so
short that cattle are in a fuir way of starving
many being compelled to sell portion OF
their stock at an enormous sacrifice to pre-
vent such a calamity, and to raise money tc
meet their current expenses-it is peculiarly
tight times" for the farmers.
Year: 1859

FALSE ALARMs-These alarms are becom.
ing very frequent The last instance was on
Monday night, when few taps of the bell
were given, just sufficient to arouse the fire.
men; and the fellow who did it fled before
he could be detected These false alarms
cause great inconvenience to the fremen, and
unnecessary trouble to other quiet citizens.
The penalty attached to the offense is justly
heavy one, and it will doubtless be enforced
so soon as a perpetrator can be apprehen
ded. The city law is, for the offense, q
fine of not less than one hundred dollars and
imprisonment for not less than thirty days OF
both fine and imprisonment
Year: 1859




Horace Greely wrote thus to the New
York Tribune, about his entrance into Cali
fornia


From Carson Valley we rose again for two
miles, along narrow road cut into the side
of n mountain, with precpitous descent on
the right Then we began to descend once
more. beside a rivulet which leaped and
laughed on its way to the Pacific. The as
cent from the Carson side is far shorter than
the descent this way, Carson Valley being
much higher than that of the Sacramento.
But the road, even on this side, is, for most
of the way, eaten into the side of steep
mountain, with a precipiee of from five to
fifteen hundred feet on one side, and as steep
an eminencs on the other. Yet along this
mere shelf, with hardly a place to each mile
where two meeting wagons can pass, the
mail stage was driven at the rate of ten miles
an hour lin one instance eleven,) or just as
fast as four wild California horses whom two
men could scarcely harness. could draw it..
Our driver was Of course skillfu but had he
met wagon suddenly on rounding one of
the sharp points or projections we were con.
stantly passing, fearful crash was unavoid'
able. Had his horses seen fit to run away
las they did run once, on the unlocking of
a trace. but at place where he had room to
rein them out Of the road on the upper side,
and thus stop them,) know that he could
not have held them, and we might have
pitched headlong down preeipice of thou
sand feet, where all the concern that conld
have been picked up afterward would not
hare been north tuo bits per busheI. Yet at
this break-neck rate we were driven for not
less than four hours OF forty miles, changing
horses every ten or fifteen, and raising a
cloud of dust through which at times it was
difficult to see anything. We crossed the
south fork of the American river eighteen
miles above this, rising two or three miles
Immediately after to the summit of the ridge
south, and thenceforward the road, nearly to
this city, descends steadily beautiful in
clined ridge and, but for the dust. would be
one of the finest drives on earth. And right
glad was to find myself once more among
friends, surrounded by the comforts of civili.
zation, and with u prospect of occasional
rest l cannot conscientiously recommend
the route l have travelled to summer tourists
in quest of pleasure, but it is balm for
many bruises to know that | am at last in
California
Year: 1859

The CENTRAL MAIL RoUrE.-A correspon-
dent writing to the Union from Placerville,
on the 9th inst, concerning the situation of
matters on the Salt Lake mail route, says:


Steps are being taken to forward the Salt
Lake mail on its usual day of departure this
week wednesday, Postmaster Spence will
take the liberty in the event the mail is not
called for by Chorpenning or his agent, to
forward it 10y other parties, having due re-
gard to its safety, and trust to luck for the
approval of the department. 1t is said par
ties here are ready to take the mail on
temporary contract. subject to the approval
of the department.. 1t is also stated az prob
able that the creditors of Chorpenning will
permit the stock of the line, now under at
taehment, to be used to forward the mail on
its usual day of departure, but whether this
is SO or not | cannot say.
Year: 1859

A YOUNG WOMAN called at the police court
of New York, stating that her sister was de-
tanned against her will in an improper house.
An officer was sent to the place designated,
which was found to be den for all kinds OF
debauchery, the young girl released and the
proprietor arrested, who proved to be a
brother of the two young women
Year: 1859




Our CuM.-This is the name of a Chinese
female, arrested yesterday, by the police
She is charged by Ty Xxi with grand larceny.
The property alleged to have been stolen is
$3.50 in coin and gold ring. The charge is
that she stole it some six or eight weeks
ago.


We areinclined to think that it isa trumped
up case on the part of Ty Ki, to regain a
slave whom he has lost. Qui Cum, being
claimed by him as a slave according to Chi
nese custom, she married another Chinaman
and lived with him as a wife should. OF
course she was lost to Ty Ki, and he desired
to get her back. lie had her arrested in hope
that she would be frightened into agreeing
to return to her servitude by fear Of punish
ment; Ty Ki of course having it in his pow
er, with a few pints Of rice,to obtain as many
witnesses as he would want to prove that she
was guilty. 1t must be very poor China.
man who cannot prove anything at all. in
o court of justice, if Chinese testimony be ad.
mitted. If Qui Chum agrees to g. back tc
slavery, Ty Ki will not produce his witnesse;
and so she will be eeard. If he refuses, his
witnesses will be forthcoming and she will
be proven guilty.


We do not know this to be Ty Ki's plan or
purpose. but we very strongly believe it to
be so, as many similar cases have happened,
and it is not likely at all that he would have
been still so long over the lost money and
ring, provided he had really lost it.
Year: 1859




Welcome, sad hours Welcome We
hours of deep and solemn thought We'll
come 10 those hours when the soul Iurns
inward 10 the recess Of the heart, and
leads 10 commune with our own being.
Yes, welcome, thrice welcome, We mo-
menrs of sacred sorrow. Without the
siorm-clouds which hover over the heart
with dark lhrcaleuings of devastation and
woe, or the cold frigid blast which come
In contact with the warm impulse Of our
nature, we should travel on through life
ignorant Of the most solemn realities OF
our earthly existence, and unmoved by
the most powerful sensibilities Of the soul
within. Ii is not all TO look al the bright
panoramic scenes Of outward life, all pain
ted in bright colors, and illuminated by
the gided emblems of Hope and Love.
Iii is beautiful indeed. So is the bright
flower OF early spring, wooed by the gen
tie breeze, and invigoraied by the genial
influence Of The warm sun. But the flow
eI is not vegetable world. 1t is but a
single development Of unnumbered sPeci-
mems that God has created. Thus II is
with the human heart. Now it is as a
picture, tinted with bright colors-now it
is all shaded with clouds and darkness.
Happy hours are gladstone visitors, and
we should ever bird them welcome. Bul
we welcome them noI alone. Come, We
sad hours, TO mingle with them, say We
Ye may tell US Of sorrow against which
our hearts have struggled, but in vain.
Ye may roll up before US the angry and
surging blows Of earth's combats and
earths trials. Ye may speak to US of the
grave-of the loved ones gone before MS
of blighted bopes-of severed ties. Ye
may remind US Of our irailty and Of cur
mortality. Ye may picture 10 US all that
is dark and dresry in life, and hold us ir
chains by the magic spell, And for all
this we bid ye welcome ! Come TO US,
sad hours, and teach us no more of life
We will bow down IN Thy presence and
learn of thee. Welcome Welcome
Year: 1859


Nellie was bright and happy,
Happy as any biId
Genua were all her glances,
Gentle her every word
Life was all bright around her,
Friends were all loud and true
Hope on her path was shining
Brightly as morning dew
Yet IN our home she faded,
Faded and pined away
Pined ill the angels took her
Up 10 The realms Of day.
Now she is sweely dwelling
With all the bright and bIest,
Folded IN peace forever,


Close 10 her Saviour's breast;
While the glad angels murmur
Beautiful songs Of love,
Songs that were sung by Nellie,
Ere she was called above.
Hushed is her voice of music
Here on this earthly shore
But, oh she is with The angels
Singing forevermore.
Year: 1859

and immediately set off with his party. With what oul-crushing effect tue dread- full tidings fell upon her heart we may en- deavor, at least, to imagine. Suffice 1t to say, that her carriage had accomplished ,he long days ride. while it was yet even. ing of the day following his death, and she arrived in the neighborhood before the news had spread more than few miles on :he road along which she came. She first heard of his death about three miles from where he was and at every breath uttered piercing shrlek, until she reached the object of her deep distress, Her youth and beauty added much to the great sympathy all felt for her in her sad bereavement. When she reached his life less form, she rushed upon it in frenzy of grief, and gave vent to her feelings In kisses, embraces and wild lamentations. His coffin soon arrived from neighbor- ing village, and, after passing the lonely vigiIs of the night in holding an aifec- tionate guardianship over his mortal re- mains, sine set off next morning to con duct the mournful cortege. Gen. Jack son was also wounded. Dickinson's ball having plowed across his breast to the depth of one half its thickness.
Year: 1859

| " The severe lessons of experience

 will, doubt not, be sufficient to prevent

 Congress from chartering such a monopo. lly, (United. States Bank even if the

 Constitution did not present an insupera-

 ble objection to it. But you must remem-

 Der, my felow-citizens, that eternal vigil lance by the people is the price of liberty; and that you must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing. It behooves you, therefore. to be watchful in youl States as we'll as in the Federal Govern.

 ment. The power which the moneyed interest can exercise, when concentrated

 under single head and with our presen

 system of currency, was sufficiently de. monsrated in the struggle made by the Bank of the United States. Defeated in the General Government, the same class of intriguers and politicians will now re- sort to the States, and endeavor to obtain there the same organization which they failed to perpeluate in the Union; and with spacious and deceitful plans of pub lie advantages, and State interests, and State pride, they will endeavor to estab- fish in the different States one moneyed institution with overgrown capital, and privileges sufficient to enable it to control the operations of the other banks.

 Such an institution will be pregnant with the same evils produced by the Bank of the United States, although its sphere of action is more confined and in the State in which it is chartered, the money power will be able to embody it's whole strength, and move together with individ- ual force, to accomplish any object it may wish to attain. You have already had abundant evidence of it's power to inaict injury upon the agricultural, mechanical and laboring classes of society and over those whose engagements in trade or speculation render them dependent on bank facilities, the dominion of the State monopoly will be absolute, and their obe- dience unlimited With such bank, and paper currency, the money power would in few years govern the State and con trol it's measures and if sufficient num- Der of States can be influenced to create such establishments, the time will soon come when it will again take the field against the United States, and succeed in perfecting and perpetuating it's organiza- ton by charter from Congress. Fare

 we'll Address.
Year: 1859

or stretching new glossy kid glove over the finger you extend.

 mi ght go through long list, sir, ol the grip royal, the saw mill shake, and the shake with malice prepense; but they are only fictitious combinations of the three fundamental forms already described as the pump handle, the pendulum, and the tourniquet I should trouble you with a few remarks in conclusion, on the mode of shaking hands, as an indication of charac- ter; but as I see friend coming up the avenue, who is addicted to the pump ham, de. dare not tire my wrist by further writing.
Year: 1859

Smith O'Brien. in his speech at Albany,
gave the following admonition:


"Of one practice that is prevalent with you
| wish to say word Ii is that of shaking
hands Since my arrival in the country
have been surrounded by crowds of well
wishers whose desire seemed to he to havea
shake hands with me. In Ireland this practice
does not prevail; but here it seems to be UNI
yersal custom. may have offended some
by neglecting to observe it, and of such, if
any there be, beg pardon | am
lover oflabor, and the friend of laborers. and
would as readily shake hands with the poor
man as with the rich but this shaking hands
so often have found to be beyond my physi
cal ability. assure you that on one occa-
sion, recently, | found it SO extremely labor
Gus, that after having thus recognised very
large crowd of friends, | was literally una
ble to hold up my hand. hope, therefore.
that not one Of you will be offended because
of my shortcomings in this respect on the
present occasion; but if there is one who ha,
taken offence on this account, | can only
hope that he will sometime be made Mayor
or State representative, or some such dlgnita
ry, the election to which Office will involve
this laborious duty Of shaking hands. He
will then learn what al extraordinary eXer-
ton is requisite to keep it up, and be more
lenient towards those who forego il from
sheer exhaustion. Mem in the habit Of WELD
ngdaiy sledge hammer that weig hs twenty
FIVE or thirty pounds come and shake hands,
and assure you that the squeeze is like that
of vice. In this respect am not soliciting
your forbearance 50 much for myself as for
yourpublic men,"
Year: 1859

pEN. oN


A short time since Gen. Shields. landing
at Hastings. on the Mississippi, compared
his freight and bill of lading, one item cal
ling for seven barrels. Strange to say, how
ever the General could only find on thc
landing six barrels! lie was heard counting
them over several times with the same un-
satisfactory result each time. Moving the
index finger of his right hand up and down
in pointed manner at each barrel, thus he
soliloquised aloud with deliberate military
emphasis: :"One--two-three-four-hye-
sir." And shaking his head with digniiied
gravity, saying, something wrong here" he
recommended his count. "One-two-three


-four-fve-sir; where the--is the other
barrel?" Full of wrath, he was proceeding
to demand the production of the missing cask
from the officers of the boat, when 10! on his
getting up for this purpose. from where he
was surveying. with characteristic dignity
and gravity, his goods and sundries, it was
discovered to his infinite amusement and
that of the bystanders, that he had been sit
ting on the missing seventh barrel
Year: 1859

is no less fatal error 10 despiss Ia
Dor when regulated by inlellect than 10
yaluo il for its own sake. We are sl-
ways, in these days, trying 70 seperstethe
two; we want one man 10 be always
thinking and another to be always work
ing, and we call one gentleman and tho
other an operative; whereas the working
man ought always TO be thinking, and
the thinker often to be working; and both
should be gentlemen in the best sense.---
AS il Is. we make both ungentle, the one
envying, the other despising his brother;
and the mass of society is made up Of
morbid thinkers and miserable workers.
Now it is only by labor that thought can
be made healthy, and only by Thought
that labor can be made happy, and tho
two cannot be separated with impunity.
All professors should be liberal, and there
should be. less pride felt in popularity Of
more in excellence of achievement


IRuskin. 4
Year: 1859

How TO MAKE HOME INTEREsTING.--
To make home interesting, every time
your husband comes in, sup and tell him."
that Bridget has broken another one of
them "yaller platters," and then branch
off on "those distressed people" up stairs,
who persist in throwing potato pairings
into the front area. Having disposed Of
this, tell him that the butter be sent home
is strong enough to pull tow boat,
while the beef steak which came from
Mutton's, the butcher, arrived just in time
to get up fight between the Maltese cat
and old Stubs brindle dog, a fight
which terminated with the loss of the
steak and gain Of two quarts of as
sorted hair. As soon as this "strikes in"
tell him the wood is Out; and that Mr..
Anthracite has sent around again for the
amount of that coal bill. If you would
just throw in here few hints about your
wanting new dress, and that little Bob
by looks rs if he was getting the small
pox, the effect will be electrical.
Year: 1859

EE In one Of the rural towns of Yer
mont there lived q man who was accused
of stealing sheep, and the day was set
when he was 10 answer to the charge be-
fore the court of justice. But, as it hap
pened, before the day Of trial he sickened
and died. His old mother was overwhelm-
cd with grief, and sat long by the corpse,
filling the house with lamentation. At
last a thought seemed 10 strike her, she
frightened up,and throwing up her hands,
she piously CALCULATED: "Well, thank
God, he's out Of the sheep scrape, any
how y
Year: 1859

A SAD M1srAKE-A man living near
Nashville, who had been absent in Cali
brnia some three years, on coming home
recently, found babe only three months
old lying in the cradle. With a cruelty
utterly diabolical, he at once cut off the
infants ears, to avenge his wounded
honor" The screams Of the little suffer
er called in the family, when the infuria-
ted man learned that the child belonged
to neighbor who was visiting his wife.
He had to flee to escape a lynching.
Year: 1859

A PLUcKY WoMAN.--In Massachu-
sets, some days since, an in6del who had
a religious daughter, said he would give
the minister barrel Of flour if she would
wheel it to him. She did it on wheel
barrow, and several Of the young men ad-
miring her independence, made up a
handsome purse for her which she at
once gave the minister also. One Of the
young men then offered himself, and she
forthwith took him TO the ministers, and
came back his wife.
Year: 1859

Mold HIN, SOMEBODY Mr.. J. l.. Pugh, of
Eufala, Ala, candidate for Congress from that
section, recently held forth as follows


To-day fling my banner to the breeze,
covered all over with the motto Union among
ourselves for the sake of the South Come to its
support, and IT the State rights Democracy of
Alabama dishOnor themselves and degrade
their State by permitting il to remain in the
Union after the election Of Black Republican
President, then pledge myself to Join You in
raising an Alabama regiment to light the torch
of revolution in the capital at Washington. ="
Year: 1859

4 SHOCKING MURDER.-A correspondent cf
the 81. Louis Republican, writing from Carlin-
vile, Illinois, on the 18th of June, says:


hasten to lay before you an account of a
m"'t shocking murder, which occurred about
eight miles from this place, on yesterday. The
facfs are these:


An old gentleman by the name of Grey, aged
73 years. from Kentucky, arrived here on Mon
day evening last, on his way 10 visit his sons
living In this county, accompanied by a Young
man who formed his acquaintance on the boat
plying between your city and New Orleans
They stayed in this place until the following
morning, when the old gentleman hired horse
and buggy, and left here with the young man
for his sons farm When about eight miles
from town, and when they were going through
IL dark, gloomy bottom, it is Supposed that the
Young man feigned an excuse to stop and to 90
into the woods, leaving the old gentleman to
hold the horse whereupon the young man cut
a large club. came back unseen by the old man
and struck him senseless in the buggy. Prom
appearances in the road. there has been a severe
struggle between the two men. The road was
greatly marked up by the scuffie, that pas
ser-by observing this. the horse and buggy
without any driver, and hat in the road sus-
picioneA something wrong He stated the case
at the first house, when a company Of men re-
pairing 10 the place spoken Of found as de-
srribed, and the old man weltering in his blood
lie was most horribly beaten, had n large stab
in the neck, and the club which had caused his
death lying across his arms. Nothing was to
be found Of the young man who had accom-
panied him. The old gentleman had purchased
lands in this county for his sons and came to
pay for them. He was to bring about 50 500,
which amount it is supposed he had with him
when murdered. At the inquest, on examina-
tiun of his person and baggage, there was found
between S40O and $500 which no doubt was
left by the murderer in his fear Of detection by
some passer-by, as he was on one of our
thOrOughfares. Numerous energetic men are
in search Of the murderer, but no clue has vet
been had Of his whereabouts