smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1860

COFFEE As MENTAL STIMUGANT-Schil-
Ter. during hi, hours of composition, kept
at his side bottle of Champagne or Rhe
nish wine, or cup of strong coffee Ho-
race " alpole wrote usually from ten to
two o clock at night always having strong
coffee by him. Sir William Jones drank a
great deal of cotfte to support him in his
nocturnal studies. Baron de Grimm states
that Voltaire, a few days prior to his
death. with his characteristic activity and
enthusiasm, attended the rehearsal of the
Academy, and insisted on the production
of a new and important edition of their
dictionary. TO this project many obiec-
tions were started, which he resolved to
obviate in an elaborate discourse To
strengthen himself for the task, he swal-
lowed prodigious quantity of strong cof-
fee, and continued to work for upwards of
twelve hours without int, rmission. This
independent effort brought on aris intlam-
nation of the bladder. For the purpose
of relieving the pain, he swallowed, with
his usual impatience, a large quantity of
laudanum. The consequence wa. that he
fell into a lethargy from which he never
entirely recovered.
Year: 1860

Robert G. Winthrop.


This gentleman is distinguished men,


Der Of the Whig party. He was once the


idol of large number of those western
men who are now marching in the wake of
Joshua R. Giddings, on the road to that
blissful rest where all colors "can lie down


together" Mr.. Winthrop recently made a
speech at Boston. Below is the close of it !:


| repeat fellow citizens, we need a resto-
ration of National harmony, of that frater-
nal feeling between different members of
the Unien, which was so eloquently and
admirably advocated by the gallant and
true hearted Crittenden in his noble speech,
in order that all the great interests of our
country may once more be calmly and just
ly considered and provided for. And ma
tional harmony can never be restored by
the triumph of either of the extreme par
ties, whether of the North or the South.
Certainly, it cannot be restored by the tri-
umph of party, which has wholly refused
to recognize the Southern States, in the Sc
lection of their candidates, and which does
not pretend to rely upon or to anticipate
simple electoral vote from any one of those
States. Certainly, it cannot be restored by
the triumph of a party, at least one Of
whose candidates is so identified with those
who would award the holiest crown of mar
tyrdom to the very instigator and organizer
of insurrection and treason, and so many
of whose organs and orators are daily de-
the South as land of barbarism,
and daily exulting in the idea of an ire
concilable and irrepressible conflict between
the slave States and the free States. 1t
would be madness to expect from such a
triumph anything but renewed agitation, re-
ncwed irritation, and renewed outbreaks of
fanaticism at one end of the Union, and
fury at the other, which no patriot and no
Christian can contemplate without a shud-
der.
Year: 1860

e A good many years ago, says the


Boston Post, Massachusetts, man was
elected to the Office of Lieutenant Governor


When the fact of election was announced
he was called upon for speech. lie pro-
ceeded to acknowledge the honor in very
handsome terms, and added that he had no
doubt he should make a good Lieutenant
Governor, as that was the office he had al.
ways held in his o,ca h0usei
Year: 1860

y" Z SsM au luihiSianl lShn yesls%ay
passing West, of the right sort The14fgs
wagon in which the family travelled was
drawn by four yoke of cattle, good looking
young woman standing on the tongue with
a long OK whip in hand, and driving the
long team up Jefferson street in first rate
style. Following was probably one hun
dred good cattle, most of them yearlings
and two year olds, another woman on horse
back, actively engaged in chasing up the
stragglers and hurrying up the herd
There was but one drawback, Douglas
and johnson flag was fastened to each side
of the prairie schooner. Huntington HapE-
eye.


''The only drawback" -indeed! The
very act of displaying that flag which so
annoys our over sensitive cotemporary, is
proof positive, in small way, of the justice
and popularity of the great principle of
Popular Sovereignty-of intervention.
The immigrant to the far West, as he leaves
his home to pass from one local government
to another, he has no dearer hope than that
'he may take along with him his reason and
retain the power to exercise it; carry with
him that right of selfgovernment which has
ever been his, even to the end of his
journey, be it in Iowa, in Kansas, or far
ther away still in the Territory of New Mex
ico


The immigrant above alluded to by our
contemporary, is true pioneer. He believes
in the doctrine that man is just as capa-
bic of aiding in forming the laws by which
he is to be governed in Territory while in
its Territorial condition, as he would be af
ter it had become State, or as he was IN
the State from which he emigrated.


This is the reason why the hardy immi-
grant pioneers of the West, are supporters
of Mr.. Douglas-and as they believe most
heartily in the doctrine they like to hang
out their banners on the outer walls, that
all may see their positions. We venture to
state that every true western pioneer is a
Douglas man, or believes in the doctrines
supported by that able man. If the display
ing Of a Douglas flag on immigrant wagons
is a drawback" as the HawAeye would
have it, then, indeed, are our immigration
prospects in deplorable condition, for
those flags, or those principles Of which
they are the outward emblem, are found of
all pioneers to the Western Territories.
D1renDOrt Ne,rS
Year: 1860

EB Here is piece of information, lit
tie late now, but as winter is an excellent
time to procure the remedy recommended,
it will be acceptable to many of our young
readers:


"Ihe best protection from musquetos will
be obtained by marrying pretty woman.
These pests never bite man when they can
find anything better and sweeter."
Year: 1860

II will be seen by reference to the
prospectus Of the New York Led1er which
will be found in another column, that the pro-
prietor Of that popular weekly has secured an
array Of distinguished contributors for his pa
per for the New Year such as has never been
eQualed by any publication in the world The
Ledger Is always characterized by high moral
tone, and has q circulation larger thse that Of
any other ton literary journals in the country


SUIT OF THE DAVENPORT GAS LIGHT
AND CoKE CoMrASY AGAINST TuE CITY OF DAvrN-
PoRr.-This suit which Was brought against
our city something like two years ago. will
come on for trial at the District Court, on Mon
day next. We understs nd, before Judge Stone.


This action was brought against the city for
non-f llflment of contract. In 1856 the city
contracted with the Gas Company for public
lamp posts at the rate of s3 per post, per
month-the contract to expire in 1876 In
July, 1888, the city refused longer to psy for
gas. and notified the Company to that effect.


The Company, refusing to recognize the no.
siCo ooiseu upou ~ uy Inc ci'Bs eN"
to light the lamps, for the term Of one or two
months thereafter-snd until there was an
agreement entered into between the Company
and the City 10 the effect that the non-lghting
Of the lamps should in no wise invalidats the
original contract.


AT the time the City quit taking gss it was
paying the Company for ls6 lamps. 1t has
been two years and o half since the City has
paid for gas. Consequently, it is indebted to
the Gas Company, as the company holds, very
nearly $4,000 In this case the Gas Company
has for counsel Hon. J. Lindlsy and Putnam
d Rogers The defence has j. 7. Lane. City
it is presumed. will be one Of uncommoa inter-
sst-in fact we know it will be to our citiseps
IS there lie pretty large sum of money in
voIved. which, il they have to pay, will come
pretty hard on their pockets-especially at
this time. The company is confident Of win
ming the case.


This matter, at one time-even at an early
dsy-might have been settled at a compare
lively light expense, but the council WAS not
so disposed-presuming that there would be
no trouble whatever in getting clear of paying
for the gas-coptracted for. Their expecta-
tions may prove true but there is still room
for doubt. If this suit goes against the city.
we trust it will have the effect to tesch our
city fathers a lesson they will not be slow to
forget.
Year: 1860

Indications these figures will be under the mark,
yet they are nothing moro than showing the great
producing qualities Of the great Southwest and the
immense resources which great and yearly in
creasing country can wieId Of which our good city
is the emporium, and its influence and high posi-
ton SO forcibIy developing from day to day month
after month, followed by each reverting year.


In our last talk gave the figures at light up to
the 18th. Yesterday we received the full weeks
receipts at Charleston, and the receipts at our
levee being very free for the season, we now re-
wise our table, so to relieve in part the talk OF
that interminable AZ, that steady A, that ever
going Al,


The great question stood last evening as foIloWs :
Year: 1860

You had full control of the Federal patronage in this


State, and received consideration at your hands


When General Taylor elected President you also had


the principal distribution of the Federal patronage and


in connection with Mr.. Weed, you made Hugh Maxwell


collector of this port, a who never


entitled to the confidence Of the Wing party.
Instead Of rewardng who had faithfully adhered TO
Henry Clay and to yor such men Zebedee Ring,
outcas from Nova Scotia appointed surveyor of the
port David A. Bokee made naval officer Wllilm
V. Brady, postmaster; William II. Leroy, navy agent
Hiram Fuller naval storekeeper; John Young subtreas
urer, and selected for United States Mar
shal whom you know | cannot name. And yet, while
you knew had lost every dollar possessed in start


ing the Galway line of steam packets benefit Ireland
and yourself no Citer was made me Of assistance
place. Subsequently it was understood by nv friends
that should be the candidate OF party for Govern
or, and your consent given but instead OF support
ing me- you and your friends nominated that trimmer and
little villain, Raymond, for Lieutenant Governor, who
was OF no advantage to party, and man whom TO
know is TO detest In all the positions have labored to
place you, the emouments and the honors have been d.
yded between yourself aud Weed. | have TO say
that any support YOU may hereafter receive from will
be because it is necessary for the party but not from
sOnal consideration. Yours Ac., Horace GREELEY.
Year: 1860

In coming to this city, particular at
tcntion was given to, and enquiry
made, concerning the crops. The
drouth seems to have been general all
over the Union. The finest corn have
seen since leaving home, was along the
Tennessee river, between Winchester
and Chattanooga There in the bottom
lands corn is very fine, and will GER
tainly yield largely. There are many
fine crops also in Virginia, and some in
Maryland, but on tie rhoie, not much
over half II crop will be made. One
prominent farmer in Virginia told u
that the drouth had ruined his whole
crop. Reports, however, are greatly
exaggerated, and I wouliadd that many
fields Of young corn will yet produce
well if II few copious showers Of rain
visit them. Oats have turned out well
in most cases. Fruit is abundant. By
thc-way, a clever man in Winchester
makes II valuable suggestion in the
Home Journal as to the propricty and
necessity ofsaving as much fruit as pos.
siblc Don't lose any time in follow
ing bis suggestion. Fruit this year
will prove powerful aid to the wealth
Of the land. Don't neglect it. Anoth-
or fruit year may not come again soon.


We would like to speak ofmany sub.
jects in this letter, but have not time, as
there is waiting friend with whom we
must take stroll through the city. We
would like to speak of the beautiful en-
chanting scenery through which we
have passed in plunging through the
Old Dominion, though none more
beautiful than that which surrounds
and exists in glorious old Franklin
county. Were il not for this proneness
Year: 1860

[ was spending some days, not many years
ago, in beautiful little country village,
and in family that had moro than common
attractions to one who likes country life as
we'll as myself. The little circle had in it
more of real interest than have often seen
developed in the same number Of persons


The father of the family-almost too
young to feel that he was entitled to that
honorable appellation a fine, frank
hearted young mechanic, with a wide world
of bounding life in his veins, and energy
that, when fully aroused, drove everything g
violently before him, and warmth of dis
position that won him more friendship than
it had then given him of the goods Of this
world


His wife, to whom he had been married
some four years, was singularly beautiful.
They had two childrcn-the one laughing,
brown-cyed and brown haired little fairy of
three years. Her name was Evelecn. The
second was growing, laughing plump little
beauty Of less than a year, promising to
have all the charms of the elder at her age.
[ was sitting one afternoon in quiet lit
tie room with my feet upon two chairs, read
ing pleasant little book, in Il state between
asleep and awake-ny host away at his shop,
hundrcd yards of, and my pretty little
hostess engaged in her household labors--
Year: 1860

"Mary let him alone, the child will die if
he does not 90 on. 1t cannot do more than
die if he does I would not say word to
him for the world. The child is his; let
him use his pleasure"


There was silence then. In a moment
more there was culver of the cyellds, a
convulsive movement of the chest, and the
teeth lost their tension The father seized
his child, turned her face downward, and
the poison began to flow from her mouth.
Again and again as the retching ceased, he
repeated the experimental life returning
still more, and the face losing its black color
every instant. More than twenty times al
bumen had been administered, and more
than half those times followed by the cxpul-
sion, when the eyes opened, the father de-
sisted, the little sufferer lay just alive in his
arms, exhausted, it's little life terribly shat
tered but saved!


Thcn-whcn the necessity for cxertion
and determination was ovcr-whcn the ply
sieian had been summoned, and they knew
that darling Evelcen might live, after many
weeks of struggle between life and death ;
when the relieved friends had acknowledged
that they had wrongcd him first; when the
beautiful and sorrowful wife had blessed him
through her tears and kisses and all knew
that under God only such an almost fierce
determination could have saved the child
then the father sat down and wept like a
child


Not in sLittle sister Evelcen" did the poi
son do it's fearful Office. Evelcen is alive
to-day, and her brown eyes are open upon
womanhood But there is no hour in my
life that brings SO thrilling a recollection
as that of the young fathers struggle for the
life of his child
Year: 1860

Madam said druggist, the other
day, to lady who was examining some
cologne. Il assure you it is an excellent
article; and if you will approximate the ex-
tension of your proboscis to the incloscd
orifce of the bottle, you will perceive the
truth of NV assertion"
Year: 1860

AUBURN AND NEyADA.--The new mail SER
vice between Auburn and Nevada COM
menced on the first of this month, and the
Auburn papers now reach us the same day
of publication. Formerly they were three
or four days on the way.
Year: 1860

Tic Hon. Sam Galloway, Of Ohio, who
closes very successful campaign tour in
this State at Geneseo yesterday, will speak
at the Wigwam this Saturday evening
Mr., Galloway is one Of the cc7y first
stump speakers in the West, OF indeed in
the country, and his recent meetings in Hi
nois have rouscd the enthusiasm Of the
people in an unwonted degree. We can
assure the public that Il rare treat is in store
for those who shall go to hear him this
evening Mr.. Galloway has clear,
ringing voice, which CAL be heard perfect
ly in all parts Of the Wigwam.
Year: 1860

MINOR Or 1rALY.-Night after night it has
been crowded. It opens again at Kingsbury
Hall this afternoon and evening for the last
time. Let every one, both old and young, turn
out to see this fine painting while they have
the opportunity.
Year: 1860

TkUCxEz TuRSpIKE.-This improvement is
described by gentlemen who have been over
it, to be of the finest grade, the smoothest
and most beautiful mountain road in the
State Travel is gradually increasing in that
direction. After while it will come with a
rush.
Year: 1860

MR. EDITOR: the time is fast ap- preaching, when the Democracy of Ar. kansas, will be called upon to nominate a candidate 10 preside as Chief Magistrate of the State, and though there are many spoken of in that connection, any one of whom would doubtless make good Gov. ernor; nevertheless, there are none of them, in my opinion, as we'll qualified to discharge the duties of that office, as the Hon. B. c. TorrEN, of Prairie. A man in every way eminently qualified for seat in the Gubernatorial Chair, a. man that knows the wants and necessities of the people. and has the will and ability to carry those wants into execution. As a statesman he has no superior in the State.

 Judge TorrEs has been a citizen of Arkansas for many years, and has served a good portion of that time in the Legis- lature of the State, has always served his party faithfully whenever called upon. and no man is better versed in the political affairs of the State, than he is, and there is no one upon whom the Democracy would more willingly concentrate.

 The Democratic party of the State is now in such condition, that it requires man upon whom the whole party en masse would vote, man of sterling in- etegri,y. and unquestioned ability, Dem ocrat ..tried and true." Judge TorTEx in my opinion is the man, and should he be called upon to preside as Chief Magis- trate of the State, he will discharge the duties of that office with honor to the State, and credit to himself. Although not an aspirant to that or any other office, if nominated will accept. He is one of those men that are always willing to sub- serve the wishes of the Democratic party, and if selected by that party--the party to which he has ever belonged, and for which he has ever fought, bravely. manfully and with zeal and ability, and (which he has stood by in other days, and in other conflicts, will know but one voice in the matter, and that is the voice of obedience

 Yours truly, A DEMOCRAT.
Year: 1860



 Government. Such being the case, it is the evident policy of the South to avert if possible the success of the Black Repub- lican party in the coming struggle. With out discussing at this time the particular policy which in our opinion is necessary for that object, we propose very briefly to enquire what is the only practicable reme- dy for the South in the happening of the contingency alluded to. So far as we can discover but two remedies are proposed viz. the adoption of system of commer- cial non.intercourse or the withdrawal of the Southern States from the confederacy. The first remedy, if it could be successful Iy inaugurated would no doubt be effectu- al; but we regard it wholly impracticable from the difficulties attending its adoption. It is matter of great difficulty to divert trade from its ordinary channel and we doubt whether our people are sufficiently self-sHcricing 10 ignore northern goods. In this view of the subject we see no alternative for the South except m her peaceable secession from the Union.

 Our space is too limited 10 permit a further discussion of this branch of the subject. We will say, however, in re- sponse to the denunciations of the Union savers of the day that the question of the continuance of the Union is still mere question of expediency. The Union depends as much now upon questions of political expediency as it did in l7S7. There has been manifested an uneasy restlessness to glorify the political con nection agreed upon at that time and ac- ceded 10 by the different States at differ ent periods; and habit has been obtain ed of speaking of the Union as :" hallow- ed by the blood of our ancestry" glori- ous Union for which our '' forefathers fought and bled." Yet every one knows

  this is most mistaken idea. Not sol- dier was enrolled, not gun was fired, nos bayonet was wet with the blood of the foe for the sake of the Union. On the contrary, the nerves of that mightest of modern revolutions were the very apostles of dis.union. By the light of their revolutionary cannons blaze, aston- ished governments read new page in the great volume of the rights of man the right of the people and the weakness and nolhingness of all governmental or ganizations per SC. The first and last keynote of that glorious struggle pro- claimed that the only duty of the state was 10 announce the reasons which in their own opinion "impelled them to dis solve the political bands which bind them to another" That declaration, and the heroic exertions which crowned it with success did not seek union, but indepen- dence. Nor is there any charm inherent in the word union. It may mean liber- ty-it sometimes, as Ireland can attest, means tyranny, and circumstances must decide in each case the expediency of its continuance. If the Union shall be found the source of more benefits than disad- vantages, 1t will stand. But if not so found, it is due to human happiness, oi which liberty is the synonym, to sever il at once completely and forever. And he who wishes its continuance under such circumstances, is either tyrant or slave both the meanest of mankind.
Year: 1860

SENSIBLE RENARKs.--The New Orleans Bulletin,
one of the most conservative papers in the
South, says:


We fling down fearlessly. alike to the most
fiery and furious abolitonst and to the coolest
psychologist and philosopher, the broad and plain
proposition, that there is not on the face OF the
earth number Of the negro race, equalllag the
number of slaves in the South, that can compare
favorably with the latter in respect to the degree
OF civilization which they exhibit Will any one
of those who talk so hppantly about what they
know so little of, take up the proposition
Further, 1.-The free blacks of the North are MOT
superior, in any desirable qualities OF the head
or heart, to an equal number of slaves in the
South. If these are the grand results of the
social institution of the South, what do all the
twaddle and ncoherent faufaronade i'll temper
and abuse of the South Tor it amount to! II
the people of the North and West will not have
free blacks longer among them, and if they are
driven to the necessity of devising the most alb
surd schemes to get rid of them, why, in the
name of common sense, do they seek to increase
the number of the class Of persons whom they do
not desire aud will not longer tolerate
Year: 1860

An IMMENSE HUMBUG.-Walker's Gift Enter
tainment was really the biggest "sell' our citi-
zeus have ever suffered. Not but that it was
on the square," for every ticket buyer went
into it with his eyes open, and knew about what
to expect 1t was fair enough on the face, but a
big swudle in the end. When man sells three
thousand dollars worth of tickets and agrees to
furnish the same amount in jewelry. he should
do it. In this instance the people were humbag-
ged there was plenty of jewelry, but of very
bad kind. We sincerely believe that cart load
Of it can be bought for one fourth the amount It
was put up for For instance, our senior" devil
drew the third prize, splendid bunting case
watch and chain, valued at Sl75, which in fact
is not worth the amount minus the first and last
figures The gift man drew the first prize.
$3.50, in coin, and the other one hundred and
ninety Rae gifts were not worth $500 Gltt en-
tertainments won't be popular with our citizens
any more.