smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1871

Tho Loss Not so Great ns Estimatcd-Twenty
to Thirty Millions DcpOsits-Perhaps Eorty
Per Cent Available Insurance Compaui,S
Will Pay at Least Fifty Per lept-Cou-
certcd Action TO be Taken.


CHICAGO, Oct IL, 1871.
meeting OF the bankers Of this city was held this
afternoon, at which all the national ana private
banks were Represented, for the purpose OF consul
iaton as to the course 10 be pursued by the banking
interests Of this city. MIR. Coolbaugh was elected
chairman. on taking the chair he made few re-
marks In the course Of which ne said that there
are evidences that the disaster Is


NOT so GREAT AS ESTIMATED,


and that in the aggregate the insurance companies
would be able TO pay least fifty per cent upon the
total amount OF insurance losses. lie expressed ms
individual opinion that the banks were solvent and
would pay every dollar OF their Indebtedness; but TO
accomplish this uniformity Of action was necessary.
The deposits amount to twenty or thirty millions.
Year: 1871

Where Funds Are Subscribed They Arc To
& BE Sent Ou-The Mayor Will Expend Them
Az Required.


CHICAGO Oct. II, 1871.
To ALL THE COMMITTEES AND PERSONS SENDING
AID TO OUR SUFFERING people,


In cases where money Is subscribed send on or
hold the money subject to my order, instead OF pur
chasing supplies. This will prevent an excess Of
articles and enable us to buy those we most need,
such as shelter and fuel which will be necessary
during the coming winter.


R. b. MASON. Mayor.


The Pacific Hotel to be Completed.
Z "A meeting OF the directors OF the Lake Shore
and Rock Island Railroad companies and the stock
holders Of the Pacific Hotel Company OF chicago.
held on last evening the Ofce Of the Union Trust
Company in this city, it was decided to repair the
damage caused by the fire ana to complete the
hotel with the utmost possible despatch.
Year: 1871

Since the Tribune is charged with
concealed unfriendiuess to President
Grant, it is clear that we need not defend
it from any possible imputation of SER
Witty or sycophancy. And it is certain.
ly true that IRE are not seeking The re-elec-
ton Of General Grant as President.
Should he be the Republican candidate,
we shall of course support him to the
best of our ability; but pending the nom.
inaton, ce may be fairly charged eiM
"ayrjeHdiiness" TO running him or any
other man for President mhas he UietdS
The east patronage Of Mothigh office. We
ardently desire to see the principle estab-
lished that President shall have no as
pirations except to serve tho country
eminently, and win thereby lasting and
enviable renown So much for the J." un-
friendliness hut how as to the "con.
cealed" "? We have talked in this fash.
ion to all who would hear Ms for months
we should have written it ere now f we
had not been anxious to postpone all dis
cussion regarding the next Presidency
till next winter. BE it understood, then,
now and evermorc, that what the Spring
.feld Republican terms our unfriendl


ness y to Gen Grant is, at all events, not
concealed. ". Y. Tribune.
Year: 1871

"Dunham, your dirt road is not a sue
cess, we trust your railroad will be-
Herald.


The dirt road belongs to Fort Smith,
and did you ever know anything "suc-
cess" that she had to do with. You are
as prolific Of projects as dog is full ol
fees What is scrip worth
Year: 1871

The Fayetteville Democrat of the 18th, has
an excellent article on the proposition of the
Arkadelphia Standard, calling State Con-
vention. We extract as follows:


ave notice an excellent article in the
Southern Standard urging the necessity of a
Democratic State Convention to assemble at
Little Rock some time this summer. We
agree with our contemporary that the sooner
the party thoroughly organizes and promul-
gates its platform of principles, the better
will be the chances of success. Let Conven-
tion, then, of the Democracy of the State be
called and let it be done at as early day as
practicable. And, when they DO assemble,
let the Democrats of Arkansas stand upon a
platform of PRISCipLEs-a platform that has
In it not one plank of what is generally called
policy" II the principles be laudable and
patriotic. then Il strict adherence to principle
J. always the best policy. AS in the charac-
ter OF a single individual. the compromise OF
principles for thc,sake of a bargain never fails
eventually to deteroate and destroy whatever
at good that character possessed; so in the
ease Of political parties, the compromises OF
real principles for seeming policy" will as
certainly dsintegrate and destroy rarty as
any other cause will bring about the logical
consequence of its own effect. F"
Year: 1871

H1 .uc IalcsI sensation in the ku
KluN line is the Bacon episode in White
county-we refer to the visit Of the Doc
tor Of Medicine to the st. Louis Republi


can sanctum under the mistaken idea that
he was talking to the editor of the Demo.
crat Those who know the real cause OF
the youthful doctor leaving Searcy will


not fail in just appreciation ofthe deer
damnation Of his taking off" and should
this meet his eye he, too, will sympathize
appreciati, siy. The mothers of Searcy
will deem it the worst lot Of Bacon ever
brought to the country Il. R. Journal
Year: 1871

In the District Court OF th6 1lth Judicial Dis
trict OF tho $ ate O., Califocnia, in and for the
County OF Placer.


The People of the State Of California, vs.. John
Doe No. 2.-Aoton brought in the District
Court of the Fourteenth Judicial District of the
State Of California, in and for the County Of
Placer and the Complaint fled in said county of
Placer in the Office OF the Clerk Of said Dsjril
Court The People Of the State Of California
send Greeting to John Doe. No. ., defendant:
XOU ARE HEREBY REQUIRED TO AP-
4 pear in an action brought against you by the
above named Plaintiff in the District Court of
the Fourteenth judicial District OF the State of
California, in and for the County of Placer and
to answer the complaint filed therein Ca copy Of
which accompanies this summons,) within ten
days Exclusive of the day of serviCe,) after the
service on you of this Summons--f served with
in this county; or, if served ont of this County,
but within this Judicial District, within twenty
days or if served out of said District then with
in forty days-or judgment by default will be
taken against you, according to the prayer of
said complaint. The said action is brought to
obtain an order of this Court foreclosing the IN
teIest OF said defendant as the owner and holder
of Certificate of Purchase Of State Seminary
Lands No. 81, in and to the S. Z. a of Section
IS and n Z. a of Section 10, Township No. II
North Range East, Mount Dablo Base and
Meridian Plaintiff also prays that said Certiti-
cate of Purchase be annulled and that they have
Judgment for their costs incurred in this action
And you are hereby notified that if you fail to
appear and answer said Complaint as above re-
CURED, the said Plaintiff will apply to the Court
for the relief ded therein.


Given under my hand and the Seal OF the Dis
[LS] trict Court of the Fourteenth judicial


District of the State cf California, in


and for the county of Placer, this 25th


day of April in the year Of our Lord


One Thousand Eight Hundred and


Seventy one


GEO. G.. SEWELL, Clerk
April Goth, 1S71.-lw.
Year: 1871

and great interest is manifested on both sides.
But, however it may terminate, no blame
can be attached to the successful candidates.
and the resolutions alluded to are, to say the
least, inopportune, uncalled for and in bad
taste, and will doubtless fail to accomplish
the end in view


A NEW DISCOVERY.


| saw yesterday some excellent prospects
from ledge lately discovered at S.ecretown
by Peter Groves & Co. They are now forty
feet deep and the ledge will average two feet
in thickness. The gold i, generally diffused
through the rock as you cannot crush the
least particle bat YOU can find good pros
pect. Peter is one Of those good natured,
persevering, hard-fstcd miners that is not
discouraged at trifes but delves away as if
the next lick would give him a fortune
| think lis reward is at hand


The prospects Of the Rising Sun were never
better than at present. have no means of
knowing the amount taken out weekly, but
would safely say, Judging from the quality Of
rock on the dump, that they will pound out
little less than 1000 this month, which is
big for five stamp mill


j. A. Hoagland & Co. will move their
machinery from Iowa Hill, in few days, to
Emigrant Gap and expect to have it in ope-
ration by the First of July. This is new
ledge which | have alluded to before. One
of the owners informed me few days ago
that they continue taking out rock, and as
they proceed the ledge becomes better defined
and continues to show more gold, with eve
ry evidence of being permanent and paying
claim.


HOME ADJUSTMENTS.


Some time during the winter I alluded to
the ex cellent performance of our amateur
actors and actresses, who belong to the Club.
However much adulaton they merted then,
their proficiency since is deserving of notice
Last Monday and Tuesday evenings were
set apart by our gay people to 60 and see the
Amateurs at Brickell's Hall. All went as it
was to raise money to purchase an organ for
the N. L. Church. Their plays and farces
werewell selected and better played. have
often visited theatres in SAN Francisco and
elsewhere, and | must say would rather
give my "half' to see our Club perform than
to go free to witness many of whom we read,
and are handbilled and heraded over the
State. Pecuniarlv, too, their efforts were a
success. Over $500 were raised in the two
evenings, Pretty good for Colfax.


MACK.
Year: 1871

During this last period we find that the
eleven miles put under contract and partly
including an expensive tunnel Eight
miles of track were laid, aud seventeen
freight ears built and purchased. Thus
showing that the entire cash account of
the Company from its organization in 1854
ty January /, 1871, to be as shown by the
following statement:
Year: 1871

L


OR,


THE SECRET OF THE WISHING WE'LL
THE SECRET OF The WISHING WELL
THE SECRET OF THE WISHING WELL \
THE SECRET OF THE WISHING WELL


TALE OF AN IRISH HOME.


BY
MARGARET BLoUNT.
OF all the many strange and fascinating legends Of
Ireland are so well remembered or known a. tha,
WISHING WELL.
1t is legend of very ancient origin, having existed
among people of Ireland even before the Christia.
And of the many WISHING WELLS in Ireland none is SO
famous that near Macnarran Mountain which all will
recognize from the following description
Half way up level green eupanse
surrounded BY noble old forest trees which
til.


FAIRY RING





"LIrrLE MEN IN GREEN"
On certain nights in the year those who watched with
aaectionae respect glen see the fairies dano
Ing And what better fairies often gave TO tho
spectator gift Of kind. which never failed TO mako
the person TO whom It was given happy as long lfe
lasted.


Just beyond this FAIRY RING Of Macnarran Mountain
was mysterious and Old well. by mas
arch which cut in Roman letters these
words--


"wyshhe three tymes before thatte zee dr,nke;
lite shale bee yours,


The thynge that,e zee thynker'
Wishing to preserve this legend Of tho
WISHING WELL OF MAcNARRAN MOUNTAIN,
have succeeded in getting story Of this WISHING
WELL written by of the talented and popular
writers OF the old country.
This Story IL called


BEAUTY BRIDE;


BEAUTY BBIDE;


BEAUTY BRIDE;


Or,


TIE SECRET OF THE WISHING WELL.
THE SECRET OF sTHs WISHING WELL
THE SECRET OF THE WISHING WELL


and is published In


SATURDAY NIGHTn OF THIS WEEK.


The best Family Paper ever published.
"Beauty Bride" genuine Irish story in which Ir sh
mestic life is shown really the present day
Such romance "Beauty to gain ths
all feel in the stories
Of their boyhood.


THE HEROINE


OF THIS GREAT IRISH STORY
meets stranger, for the time, in her cabin upon
the mountain. Before spoken the stranger falls
love with her. Who could help falling love with BEAUTY

BRIDE, with face with a rosy blush,
her deep blue eyes, her smiling tempting lips and her snow
white like pearls beneath bed of roses,
Falling in with this eegant-ookus stranger, Beauty
Bride gOes the morning, the Wishing Well have
her fortune told by the iairies
Her fortune is told. She is given gtcrng OF
precious stones fairy gift, but tho time
promise is laid upon her BY farie which afterwards
makes her life strangest e that ved-fun
of strange adventure no other girl than
Beauty passed through retained her
reason.


We feel confident that this great story,
BEAUTY BRIDE.


IS THE BEST IRISH STORY
written, either In Europe America No should
fail TO read II.
BEAUTY BRIDE;
OR
THE SECRET OF THE w1sHIa0 WELL.
spublished In
SATURDAY NIGHT
Year: 1871

The PAIy KILLER BY universal consent allowed TO nave
won reputation unsurpassed in the history OF med-
cal prepaaons Its instantaneous effect in ths eradication
and extinction Pain in all its various forms incident to the
human family and the unso:ted written and verbal testi
mony Of the masses its have and its best
advertisements.


The ingredients the PArS KILLER being purely EEGErA
render perfectly safe aud ehcaeiOus remedy taken
internally well external applications. when used
e0dux directions Ths stain linen from its use Is
readily removed by washing with alcohol.


This Medicine Justly celebrated tor the OF Of the
Affections Incident the human family has been before
the public and has found ITS into
almost Of the world and wherever il has been
used opinion of its medical properties


any attack where prompt upon the system Is
required the Pain Killer is invaluable. Its almost nsan
effect in Relieving Pain is truly wonderful and wheT
used according to drctOns is true to it's PAIN
KILLER mchSIn
Year: 1871

PooR PorArors MADE PALArAsLT.-
Half the people who eat potatoes at din.
ner to-day will find them cutting like
piece OF soap, and not much more
agreeable co the taste. The fault accord.
ing to lady writer in the Household, 10
not 10 the tubers, but in the cook. She
says she never has any but dry, mealy
potatoes on her table, and this 10 her
modus operandi Of preparation: "If
old, pare them and let them remain 10
cold water several hours. When time TO
cook place them in kettle Of boiling
water salt as Brine. When the are boil.
ed sufficiently, turn of the water and
set the kettle on the Gre till the steam has
all dried out. Prepared In this way, old
potatoes are delicious and wholesome.
New potatoes need not be pared, nor
need they remain In cold water. Wash
them thoroughly, and IL their are any
rough places cut them OIL. Iplace them


in boiling sailed water, md when done
always pour the water of and place them
over the Gre sgain."
Year: 1871

The ELDER SISTER There 10 no char.
acter in the home circle more useful and
beautiful than q devoted elder sister who
stands beside the toiling mother, tighten.
ing all her cares and burdens. How beau
tiful the household machinery movse on
with such efficient help! Now she pre-
sides at the table in mothers absence, al
ways so neatly attircd that 1t is with pride
and pleasure the father introduces her
to his guest as "our eldest daughter"
Now she takes little troop with her in.
to the garden, and amuscs them so moth
er may not be disturbed In her work or
rest Now she helps the boys over their
hard lessons, or reads fathe's paper
aloud to rest h;s tired eyes. If mother
can run away for few days recreation,
she leaves home without anexiety, for
Mary will guide the house wisely and
happily in her absence But in the sick
room her presence is an especial blessing.
Her haLd is next to mothers own in
gentleness and skill. Her sweet music
CO, charm away pain. and brighten the
weariest hours. There are elder sisters
whose presence is not such a blessing in
the house Their own selfish ends and
aims are the main pursuit Of life, and
anything that stands in the way Of these
is regarded with grcut impatience. Such
daughters are comfort to mother q
heart.


Which kind Of an elder sister are you
in the household ?-Prssbyterian.
Year: 1871

ton showed me that VIC could prove that
Ire had no right to the name OF Wye;
that neither he nor my man by the name
Of Plearants ever kept store in Norcott,
and neither Of them were know.there at
all. This, with your evidence, would
have been SUFFICIENT 10 convict him and


understanding 1t as well as anybody, he
concluded to save trouble and plead
guilty. So he and Slifer are both in the
penitentiary. and will stay there for a
term of wears"
Year: 1871

The New Haven Register Gays: A
sharp story is told Of a professor in an
eastern divinity school, who was accus-
toned to criticize the devotional efforts
which were required OF the students
periodically. One morning one Of the
victims, being proficient in shorthand,
was moved to take down the professor g
own opening prayer verbatim, and hav'
ing written it out, he handed it in for
criticism. The professor came down
on his own work with a vengeance, buf'
feted it, treated it shamefully, ridlculed
it's false rhetoric, inveighei against its
poor syntax, severely censured its gen
eral incongruity, and wound up by de-
clarlng, substantially, that the author
thereof was a mighty poor hand at a
prayer. Ofcourse, the student informed
him that he had been mangling his own
offppring, and since that day less
sweeping style of criticism has OBJ
tanned in that particular college.
Year: 1871

CHICAGO, December l5.-There con
tinues to be considerable excitement in
political circles over the charges Of,
bribery on the part Of Aldermen, and
the Council will probably order an in
vestigation. The Republican tomorrow
will contain the affidavit Of Mccullough.
1t publishes that certain Aldermen came
to him and SAID if his paper wanted the
city printing he must put a cneck for
$500 in the bank owned by Buckler,
another Alderman, but after they told
him that the committee had decided not
to take it, the Evening Post, which was
elected city printer. denies that it used
any improper influence, but the fact re.
mains that, the Evening Mail offered
to do the printing for one-quarter the
old rates and to furnish proof OF salts
factory circulation and also asked that
in case this was declined the work be
let to the lowest bidder. No attempt is
made to explain why this was done.
Year: 1871

From the st. Paul Press.l


Among the incidents arising from the
recent severe snow storm along the line
of the Northern Pacific, was the block,
ade for several days Of the Northwestern
Construction Company's business car,
some twenty miles east OF Fargo, on the
Red river.


Several gentlemen'connected with the
company, including Dorrillus Morrison
Mr.. Capda and others, and DR.. Thayer,
the medical superintendent, who had
been to Fargo and beyond on business,
found their car and locomotive, after a
sleigh ride Of some twenty miles, stuck
fast in a cut filled in with a heavy snow
drift. They had no snow-ploughs,
and no means OF cutting their way
through the drift, and all they could do
was to wait till they were released from
their predicament by the locomotive
coming next. But in the meantime
the snow storm, which in the early part
of last week had swept over the whole
line Of the Northern Pacific, had made
a snow blockade over q large part Of
the line, but by the indefatigable energy
OF Superintendent Hobart, the track wac
at last cleared Of its distractions. and
the snow bound prisoners OF the y. w.
Construction Company's car were on
Thursday night extracted from their
trap, after an imprisonment OF seventy
two hours Fortunately this elegant
car, in addition to its comfortable ap.
pointments for sleeping, was abund.
antly provided with provisions and
cooking apparatus, aud luckily for them
there was an abun lance Of railroad ties
distributed along the track where they
were stuck, which furnished them with
plenty Of fuel. UHder these circum.
stances they passed the time very
comfortably indeed. But for this cir
cumstance of an ample supply OF fuel,
it is doubtful if they could have escaped
very severe freezing, and it is not
impossible that the whole party might
have frozen to death, as the weather
was intensely cold, the thermometer
running down to over thirty degrees
below zero. Their locomotive was
useless, even if the track had been
clear, for want OF water the intense
cold having reduced the available water
supply to the condition Of solid ice. The
whole track, however, was cleared by
Thursday evening, and the party
reached the Junction after some una
voidable detentions at Brainard and
elsewhere yesterday. Here they came
nigh being again left, Tor, while standing
on side track awaiting the train from
Duluth to hitch on, that train, from
oversight, passed on to st. Paul, leaving
them standing there. Fortunately, the
mistake was discovered by some pas
sengers before the down train had gone
hall a mile, and it returned and took
the long lost car in tow, otherwise it
would probably have had to remain at
the Junction till Monday.
Year: 1871

BROOKLYN, December l5.-The small
pox is spreading so rapidly that great
alarm is felt in consequence. The dis
ease is said to be spreading all over the
c;ty A committee OF the Board OF
Health of this city waited on the
Mayor yesterday, who stated that
money would be raised to help to ward
off the furthers spread ofthe disease, and
in the meantime he instructed the
Board to employ an extra force Of ply
sicians. The Health Office is daily
crowded with applicants for vaccine
ton.
Year: 1871

Especially. who have become the Victims of
Solitary Vice, and dreadful and destructive
habits which annually sweep to an untimoly
grave thousands of young men of the most ex
ated talents and brilliant intellect who might
otherwise have entranced listening Senatcs with
the thunders Of eloquence or walked to extacy
the living Tyre, may call with full confidence.
Year: 1871

Or all our knowledge, only little has come to
us through our senses Nearly all that we know
we accept on the testimony of somebody else.
If those who have never tried that unrivalled
vegetable preparation, DIR. WALKERS CALIFORNIA
VINEGAR BITTERs, and are suffering from dys-
pepsa, bilious or other fevers, or any disorder
of the skin, kidneys, or liver or from impure
blood will receive the testimony of the many
thousands who have tried the Bitters, and been
cured, they will be acting wisely.
Year: 1871

Mark Twain having sold his inter-
est in the Buffalo Express, has gone to
Elmira to live, threatening to abandon
pen-and-ink labor for the remainder Of
his life. Marks recent writing suggest
that it might be better for his fame II
he would execute his threat