smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1859

ofthe House of Representatives:


One more circle Of the political year
completed, you are assembled. with So
lictous care to attend the Common
wealth on its entrance upon its annual
round Of active benefcence. invested
with rare official dignity, and invested
with full power to make and establish
all reasonable laws and regulations for
the defence and benefit of the State. -
Your "deelaration of the choice" of the
people, while it summons me to a sepa-
rate department under the constitution,
invites suggestion, co operation and as
sent in the exercise of the powers chief
y conhded to YOU The checks provid-
ell, as we'll in two distinct branches of
the Legislature as in the participation of
the executive, indicate with what jealous
care these important functions have
been guarded and with what solicitude
we should approach the discharge of the
duties devolving upon us. Looking to
the great Legislator Of tho Universe for
guidance, may these duties be perform
ed in manner to promote the highest
good of the State.


The financial condition of the State
will arrest your attention, and will be
found to be such as to demand the prac-
tice of the most exact economy in every
branch of the public service, and the
careful scrutiny of the Legislature in the
expenditures authorized. That sense in
which national debt is supposed to be
Blessing, is foreign to our people; nor
should it be presumed their loyalty and
patriotism will be increased with their
burdens.


The absolute necessities OF the State
are deemed to DO the only safe rule up.
on which grants oil money can Justly be
made to be levied in taxes upon the
polls and estates. The true aim of re.
Year: 1859

I|Ms-We call attention to the advertisement Of
the auction sale to,morrow by o. Cutter Son.,
of choice lot Of silver and plated ware Those
contem plating purr basing such goods, will do well
to bear this sale in mind aud bo on hand at tho
time and place.
Year: 1859




We bless thee, o Lord. and thy praises proclaim
We shout thy salvation, and sing to thy
We sing to thy praise till reach til blest shore
Then join with the angels to sing everinore.
We bless thee for freedom on land and on sea
That We have no master, jehovah but thee.
Our Bibles lie open. and none dare invade
To shut up thy temples, make US afraid.
We thank thee for peace in the land of our birth
For gladness and sunshine around our own hearth ;
For kindred and friendship thy name we revere,
Ana all thy kind gifts in our family cheer
Tho the earth is fair and aItho' thou hast best
Our own happy portion above all the rest
Wethank thee, that tho thou hast given such bliss
Thou yet hast provided a better than this
We thank thee dear Lord, for the gospel of peace
For the churchs prosperity, health, and increase
For her life and her power bestowed by thy hand
Extend her, more fully. all over the land.
And now, dearest Lord. shall our song have an end
Without Thanksgiving for Jesus Friend
To our Savior and Brother, Redeemer and Lord,
osaEnah, Hosannah, with sweetest accord
Year: 1859

THE MCFLIMsEYs.-The New York Express
charged the ladies with over-dressing. Miss
Flora McFtimsey sends letter in reply. We
quote: 81 call npon you first, sir, TO look at
me in my ball dress; and | select that because
it is supposed that woman in a ball dress is
the cOStliest dressed of all women. Sir, l have
not clothes enough on, as everybody can see,
to keep woman warm, to say nothing of what
prOpriety and dccency require. There is not
a beggar in New Y Ork who does not go into
the street with more clothes than | have on ;
and yet you have the impudence to abuse me,
when reiterate with solemn truth, my sSNoth-
ing to Wear" There is nothing on my arms !;
look at them, sir, for you may as we'll look at
them as any other body in the street.
There is nothing on my arms, from my wrists
onward and upward, you can readily see-
Eve herself in Paradise, was scarcely with less
clothing than | have here on these two arms.
Then, there is nothing on my neck, or next to
nothing; and if poor, humble woman of this
world can wear less on her shoulders than l.,
the Belle Flora, wear. should like to see and
aid the poverty of that hapless woman. My
robe is loOped mp over my shoulders, and
hence the neck, bust, arms, &c. that God bleS-
sed me with when / came into the world, are
just he gave them to me. Now; sir, if you
do not blush when you see this, or when | tell
it to you, all | can say is, blushing is depart
ed from man.
Year: 1859

Heavy forgeries have been committed dur
ing the past six weeks, on banks in Philadel-
phia, amounting in the aggregate to eight or
nine thousand dollars. The Bank of Com
merce the Manufacturers & Mechanics Bank,
and the Consolidation Bank, were among the
victims. There were several persons engaged
in the forgery. The plan of operation was as
follows: One Of the gang would go to heavy
business establishment and buy a small bill of
goods, which he would order TO be sent away
from the city. He would then tender a bank
bill of twenty dollars in payment, and ask for
a check for the balance, as he wished to mail
that amount. The check would be given, and
a corresponding check would then be forged
for heavy amount in the name of the firm.
The.forgeries were generally admirably execu-
ted, and they were paid without suspicion.
Year: 1859

An excited crowd of Missourians, residi ng
in the vicinity of Mascoutah, Illinois, recently
found three men in their midst, with about ten
thousand dollars worth of counterfeit money
on their persons, and determined to put stop
to such high handed violation Of law at once,
they took two of these men before Judge
Lynch. tried, condemned and hung them on
the spot. The third one, being citizen of
Illinois, and thinking it the duty of Illinois,
to honor their laws, the Missourians handed
him over to the folks of Mascoutah, to be dealt
with as they might see fit =
Year: 1859

Mike came into our sanctum the other day
with very knowing look. His first sautation
was ssWhy is the Great Eastern like an Irish
girl ?'' we of course gave it up. "Because,'
said Mike, cone is the Maid of Erinf the 9TH
or is made of iron 20 He left Immediately.
Year: 1859




DR.. P. Graves writes the following letter
to the Columbia News:


1t has long been mooted question, "can
Grapes be grown in the mountains of Los
Angeles variety. that will make wine fit for
market p Which question, in this article
I'VE propose to answer satisfactorily


The celebrated hortculturist Of Cincinnati
n. Longwort, Esq, says, can scarcely now
state the present extent of the culture of the
grape for wine, in this country. We have a
large German population, who are yearly
painting new vineyards; and | believe the
Ohio river will he, in the course of the next
century, as celebrated for ITS wine as the
Rhine.


After thirty years of experience with vines
from Madeira, in the south, and the noun
tains of Jura, in the north, and most of the
intermediate latitudes, | am satisfied that the
foreign vine cannot succeed with U.S." He
further says, 81 have cultivated the Chase
las for the table. for thirty years, and it does
not now succeed so we'll as it did the first
season that l had it." And he further says,
-''our best success is with the native sorts
The 'Catawba' can be made into wine, equal
ITO the best Hook, and with finer aroma"


Now then We are assured, from the best
authority in the Western States, that wine
cannot be made to advantage; nor even the
quality of the foreign wine long retained
How different with us; and as a proof, let
any one visit that fine but young establish
ment near Sonora, owned by r. Moussaud &
Co., and they will there see the foreign grape
cultivated in all its perfection which the
proprietor told me he considered it even bet
ter and stronger for wine, than when grown
in its native country. These gentlemen have
made large lot of wine from the Los Ange-
les grape, which, they say fully answers their
most sanguine desires. should like to say
more about these gentlemanly Frenchmen
and their establishment but fear shall
trespass too much on your paper. But would
here say, all that are curious to see, make
them visit: as have no doubt but your
visits would be received with politeness and
kindness as mine were
Year: 1859

TIE CLOSING ExxxcIsn OF TEE CITY L.
TEaxEDIATE ScaooL-Lsst Friday evening,
tremendous concourse OF our citizens as
sembled in LIE Claire Hall, to witness the
closing exercises Of this excellently con
Quoted school. The crowd was 90 great
that We were unable to obtain position
where We could witness the exercises or
hear the declams ions, but We are informed
by some Of our more fortunate friends, that
they were highly creditable. The essays
OF the young ladies are pronounced as good
as ever produced in any seminary. We
very much regret that we are to lose the
talented principal of this institution.


Mr.. WELLEG, is q gentleman Of aplendid
talents. and was peculiarly adapted to the
position which he has occupied with 30
much credit to himself and honor to bis
pupils His loss will be much deplored by
both his scholars and his fellow teachers.
We wish bis resolution of retiring could be
overcome, but as he has set his mark, it is
perhaps - well that he should endeavor to
reach it. May God prosper him. He has
many q warm wish for his future welfare
Year: 1859

FRosT IN JrSE.-Iows can't be beat
in getting up weather. For come weeks
we have had very curious changes in that
line, from cool to warm, from hot TO worse,
and from wet and stormy, TO dry and suhry.
But on Friday night and Saturday morn
ing. the ground was actually covered with
frost, ard the thermometers IN the city
stood at freezing. point. 1t was quite cool
and windy on Friday afternoon. but that We
should have frost this late in the season, wss
beyond the expectation Of the Oldest IN
habitant. However, vegetation is too far
advanced to be damaged much. but the
corr Will not be benefited any. The late
fruit might be retarded by repetition Of
the wintry visitor.
Year: 1859

IMPRovEMENTs.-O new Street
Commissioner, Mr.. Baker, is improving
Rock Island street by grading off the drain
towards the cutters on each side OF the St
The work has been commenced by small
force at the foot of the street, but we un-
derstand it is the intention to put on about
80 or @ men this week, and go into the
work right. This is a commencement on the
100000 appropriated for Street improve
ments
Year: 1859

G1- Specimens of Camel Goa
from the mines Of Messra Clark Il Young
brilliant fire. and if it can be furnished in
airy considerable quantity, it will undoubt-
edly supercede the common smoky coal
now In general use.
Year: 1859

F That little deaf and dumb girl
was arrested on Friday, for stealing. She
has been saved from drowning several times
by persons at the steamboat landing. Every
boat that arrives she goes on board and
wanders all through the cabin and upon
the hurricane deck, even into the pilot
house She should be kept at home or sen.
to the State deaf and dumb Asylum.
Year: 1859

ANOTHER SMASH CP AT TIE BRIDGE.
Yesterday afternoon at four o'clock, a
large raft in coming through the bridge.
struck against the first pier on the Iowa
side, and was considerably broken up. The
floating pieces lodged at the foot Of Brady
street. with the exception Of some loose
boar 10 that were picked up by skiffs. As
coon as the raft struck, six skiffs were out
in the river waiting for the broken pieces.
and We noticed one man actually taking
boards from off the raft, in the face of the
owners, who were too busy with their oars
to prevent the outrage.
Year: 1859

ES- Next Tuesday morning We pro-
pose having something to say regarding
the Gas Company and their contract with
the city That the city is legally bound to
live up to that contract-receive and pay
for certain amount Of gas, we think can
ha easily proyen
Year: 1859

D1AMoNs.-The ancients attributed
extraordinary virtues to the diamond They
believed it could not be broken BY the
greatest blow but Pliney says that if it be
soaked in the blood of . goat it may then
be broken. The people of old. also believed
that diamond kept in the house would
prev ent domestic strife between man and
wife. This was mere imagination but
there is diamond that may be kept in
every family. which has this virtue, and
that is good temper-the possession Of
which, 10 insured to oil who wear the sle-
CANT Summer style Hats sold . Farranfs
27 West second street.
Year: 1859

TUE CHAMPIONSHIP OF SAyANNAH.--For
the second time within the present year has
our city been disgraced BY prize fight
On yesterday morning, John Manning and
Aa0ch Robinson met in G the ring, on q
green just south Of the Gulf Road depot,
and fought seven rounds. Bothwere badly
bruised, but which was victorious we did not
feel sufficiently interested to learn. There
was considerable betting. and large crowd
collected to witness the disgusting combat.
It is an unpleasant duty to lay before our
readers the fact that such an affair had been
perpetrated in a city where there is so little
Of the bravado as we claim for our own, and
we do it with feelings Of the deepest repug-
nance. We look upon such displays OF mere
brute force and obstinacy asrevolting to every
sense Of humanity, and we hope the partic-
ipants will meet with such punishment as
their crime against good order and society
deserves. Republican, 9th. ssiss s-srsf
Year: 1859

TuyIIE subscriber takes this method of informing the


IL citizens of California that he has reftted his
rooms, ands prepared to take all kinds Pictures
known to the Ueliograpfiic Art, unsurpassed in the
world; that he has made special for per-
coming from distant parts of the State and would
say to al such that provided perfect satisfaction not
given, he will not only not charge for work, but will
pay them for their time and trouble in calling.


Those arrangements have been made in view of the
fact that the country is focked with uuskfu opera
tors whose work is not only wanting in chemical effect
and everything that constitutes good picture BIT
owing to the improper of the chemicals employed,
they are rendered tcrtshable and worthless.


To avoid the hpositions practiced, the citizens of
this and the adjoining c6tnties and travellers,
most respectfully invited to call upon him at his rooms
i'll Grass Valley, where he win be fonnd ready at all
times and in all kinds of weather. to take pictures in
the best style by all the various processes known,
some of which are as follows:
Year: 1859

1t seems to be admitted that a cargo of slaves
from Africa have been landed upon the soil of Geor-
gia, and disposed Of When We first saw notice of
the transaction we thought it a hoax, intended to
move the tender sensbltes of portion of the Nor
thern people; but we now take it for granted from
what we see in the newspapers, that the negroes
hare been procured from Africa landed, and dis
posed of fl.


Some persons in the South entertain the opinion
that the law of the United States declaring the slave
trade piracy, is unconstitutional; and some of our
contemporaries are OF Tee opinion that the law has
been deliberately violated in this instance for the
purpose of testing its constitutionalty This solu-
ton of the motive of the importers of these slaves
strikes us as farfetched and unreasonable. The
penalty is heavy one and not likely to be incurred
simply with the view of settling question of con-
stitutional law. Gain, we apprehend, was ct the
bottom of it. and not disposition to test the law.


The people of the South nearly unanimously
opposed to the reopening Of this trade; and the
Northern people will not judge them justly if they
take it for granted that the action of this company
in Georgia receives their approval. Not that they
regard the slavetrade SINFUL for if the institution
itself be sanctioned by Holy Writ as we insist it is,
there can be little if any difference between holding
in and reducing to bondage; but they are opposed
to it mainly because they have enough slaves area-
dy, and because any general attempt to reopen it
would produce the most hurtful and dangerous agi-
tation in all portions of the Union The number of
our slaves is increasing and spreading out in the
South and Southwest at rate never before attained
by any servile laborins population. The acqusi-|
ton of Cuba which is certain and probably not very
far distant will add one million more to this popula
tion and present in itself large and most profta-
BILE extent of country for slave labor In the fulness
of time We will also have Central America and Mex
leo, thus adding still further to the of slave ter
ritory. What the times in which these acquisitions
will be made will bring forth, cannot now be fore
seen the slave-trade may be re-opened to some
tent to supply the demand for labor in that vast
gion, or the supply which will be furnished from
the present slavehoding States may be found sufi-
cent That day, we doubt not will take care of it.
SELF as past days have DONE


We trust, however, that the discussion growing
out Of this Georgia transaction may have some effect
in opening the eyes of the people of the United States
to the "entangling alliance in which they have in
volved themselves, by stipuating with Great Britain
to unite with her in maintaining ships Of war along
the coast Of Africa to prevent trading in slaves
The treaty binding the United States to this duty
should never have, been made Besides branding
the slave-trade as sin among nations, it has occa
stoned trouble already with Great Britain, and may
osvasim asts II i 0oseh ir ~ tu VaEd our
Year: 1859

own waters to prevent violations of our laws on the
subject of the slavetrade, without undertaking to
watch and protect ninety millions of black barbara
ans whose true and whose happest condition is that
of servitude
Year: 1859

manfarmer! Again. we know what
is the real taste Of milk. We have
once more. before we die. seen crcaml
Twenty-six pans OF milk were skim
med this very morning; and now. If
you were riding past, you should see
twenty-six inverted paus on the fence,
IN the sun. shining like silver. and
swectcning themselves all day. in the
air AMI sunshine. for the nights milk.
Even the pigs fare better here than
citizens do in New York. For
although we take OF the cream. we
never think Of giving them any thing
weaker than skim -milkl-four pigs,
that once were longer than broad. but
which are rapidly growing to the shape
Of a marble.


And now. having given this intro
duction, it may be expected that we
shall go on to make some sound prae-
teal remarks about feeding, milking,
making cheese and butter


And so we could if we chose to, and
so we will. perhaps. by and by. But
now. we shall close by holding up tho



cow to all persons as a model Of dis
interested benevolencc not only, but a:
an instance Of its reward. For, though
the homliest creature on the farm
such is the effect upon the imagination
of real goodness, that at length by as
sociation men come to think n COW
handsome. And thus it will be Will
all of us plain, common, and homel,
people. Let us do we'll until on
neighbors see our characters rathc
than our faces; and then. though borl
without beauty, we shall die hand
some.


The looking-glass may say what i
pleases. The heart of friends is tn
mirror of good men. And in tha
glass we shall be beautiful enough
if we are good enough!
Year: 1859

\ little story illustrating the absent
mindness of the famous editor of the
y. Y. Tribune, Horace Greedy. which
was recently told us is too good to keep.
Horace was stopping at the house of a
friend in Allegheny City, and there
being a number of visitors present. u
large fruit basket was passed around
filled with large luscious apples. \
young lady. the daughter of the host,
approached the eccentric editor while
he was engaged in animated convcrsa-
tion upon the subject of protection
to manufactures. a subject upon
which Grccly is particularly enthusi-
astic) and politely requested him to
partake. Horace was in the middle
of the, to him all absorbing topic, and
mechanically reached ont his hand
and commenced transferring the huge
pippins from the dish to his left hand
rear rocket of his frock coat The
blushing lady could not well remove
the dish while the illustrcus guest
manifested disposition to keep on
helping himself, so there she stood in
the middle of the elegant group. of
course. 1.-The observed ofall observers.
Grecly. having deposited some half
dozen or so in said pocket. "hcld her
with his glittcring eye" talking volu-
bly, all the time. and totally uncon-
scious OF every thing but his subject.
while making a frantic, but abortive
Of not fruiaess) effort to get another
"New-town" in the already alarming
ly di,tenied pocket. The damsel
thought this the opportunity to escape
from the dilemma and made a move
10 pass on. But no, The great edito-
rial was equal to the emergency
Suddenly shifting the apples to the
other hand he commenced rapidly fill
ing the other pocket. which process he
continued until the entire contents of
the dish were exhausted. BY this
time Greely's Western pocket con-
tanned about a peck, AMI caused his
coat tails to form something near a
right angle with his back. Although
every one in the room was convulsed
with laughter. or the excruciating ef-
fort not to laugh. Horace kept on the
even tenor of his discourse. in blisSful
Inconsistencies. and did not discover
his mistake, till he attempted to sit
down when he was as much astonI>hed
as the Yankee who unexpectedly plant
e1 himself in the middle of a spring
bottom sofa, and leaped into the air
with horror at having. as he sup
posed. "squatted on somebody's ba-
by"
Year: 1859

The Bank Department of the Minnesota Gov
eminent has lately decided thst the State Rail-
road Bonds Of the Cedar Valley Road may be
used as the basis of banking, at valuation OF
ninety. foe cents on a doiLarI Our readers re-
membering that the same bonds are now being
hawked around the Eastern cities without find
ing purchasers ats per cent discount, will agree
with US that the banks Of Minnesota, without
specie or other available assets, rest on some
what sandy foundation Our authority says
tnst arrangements are nearly completed to issue
three hundred thousand to five hundred thou
sand dollars of this secured currency within
the next sixty days. We are sIso told that the
Transit and Southern Minnesota Railroad Com
panies viii issue a mortgage to the State, upon
the strength of which another batch Of currency
is to be put aAoat The people of Minnesota
are sowing the seeds of full harvest Of bitter
fruit, When harvest time comes. there will be
no complaint that there is not large erOps-
Chicago Press.
Year: 1859

BREAD-MAKING.-Jame Perry ofNew York
claims to have invented new process which
will obviate great many difficulties in bread
making The flour is first enclosed in an air.
tight vessel, and the atmospheric air exhaust
ed from it (but how, without taking the flour
with it, we do not see), and the dough is then
mixed under pressure of carbonic acid gas,
mixed with alcoholic spirits, and when sutiici-
emily kneaded is forced out of an aperture into
shaped loaves ready for the oven, The bak-
ing dissipates the spirit and expands the gas,
and renders the bread light without using
yeast or any other material of fermentation
yielding, the inventor says, 10 per cent. more
food than by the ordinary mode of rendering
bread light.