davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-07-07
A Paris Hotel.

An American, who is doing up Paris.
writes: it is nine o'clock in the morning.
We ster out of one of the doors of the
Grand Hotel. Wh8t is the Grand Hotel?
A palace III which, especially since the last
sublugation, the Kings of the earth have
dwelt; world in q miniature; hotel
with seven hundred chambers, sixty
walters, thirty cooks, twenty-five washer
women, and an army of door~keapers,
grooms, chambermaidS and house SER
wants. can hotel do I say? A town
rather-built from the ground upward, and
by no means small town, for it numbers
one thousand two hundred inhabitants.
This town has telegraph bureau, I. pneu-
matte railroad and postoffice. 1t has it's own
cafe, its own cigar stores, it's own or
t1c1an, its own barber, its own saloon, i.
own tailors shop, where, as every inhabi-
tant is informed soon after his arrival,
estate uniforms are embroidered" " It has
its own bookstore, and in the name of all
that is good what has it not?' It has its
own neWspaper-La Gazette des Estran-
gers-wrItten and printed in the hotel, and
edited by the famous Henri de Pere, who
is renowned as writer, and more renown-
ed as a duehst. But do net be afraid Of the
paper It is very witty and very amusing
and Is every morning gratuitously placed
yet wet from the press, IN each room of the
hotel. The town which contains all these
wonders is five stories high. Each story
has three districts or quarters QUARTER de
Scribe, QUARTER de Boulevard and Quarter
de fOpera,
1t has fifteen streets, on the corners of
which a n plate informs you of the name
and nun ber, as in any other city. But
what moGel streets these are! They are
nicely covered with carpets, adorned with
mirrors, pleasantly warmed in winter, COM
fortably shady in summer, full of amuse-
meat by day, and at night as splendidly IL
Illuminated as ball saloon, One can i'm
agine that with its fifteen streets, and ], 200
inhabitants, the place must be very noisy
The quietness that prevails is one Of it's OBJ
jects of admiration. No servants bearing
trunks, loaded, as was the ark of Noah,
pass up the stairs with laundering noise.
No walters run to and fro in haste and con-
fusion Platforms ascend from the lowest
to the highest story, and quietly convey
baggage and persons to the desired point.
The electric telegraph does the rest.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-07-07

PRIVATE medical aid. Read DR.. Whittier s
advertisement.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-07-07

MAGNOLIA Neutrality-suspicious. to the best
imported German Cologne, and sold at half
the price.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-02-07

SPEED OF THE ViLoCiPEDH.-Ihe NelOci-
pede can only be used to advantage under
tie favorable conditions of smooth and level
roads. We CLEAN the following information
in regard to it from the American A1tizan ;
The speed attained BY the svifter kind of
French yelrcipedes averages from twelve to
thirteen miles an hour; adopts ind DO i I'll
Guilty whatever in accomplishing fully my
miles within FIVE hours without once ahGht-
ing from their vehicle. A couple Of anna
tours making tour through E part of France
chilitIzed each other a. to which ,uld per
form the greatest distance within fout-Hnd-
twenty hours. One gave in after having ac-
compli>hed 81 miles the other went On an
additional SO miles. making I23 miles in all.
On the Dist Of September last, party ofnine
quilted E0uen early in the morning.
mounted on velncipedes and arrived in Paris
in time for dinner the same evening, having
performed the distance OF So miles, exclusive
Of s,uppaoe, at the rate q speed Averaging
ten and eleven r.iles an S,ur. ]. should Be
understood that, in propelling vclncipede,
the limbs are not constantly in motion; as
on level ground, when the impetus is at an
average rate. or when the machine is de-
secndlnr an incl ne, the feet may be removed
from the 'od4l-, and the -egs placed on the
bar in from of the valocipede for this pur-
pose. a slight impulsion given TO the vehicle
roIn time 10 time suficeS to keep up the
speed. The ascent Of an incline greater than
one, foot in twenty-five feet Is considered diff
cult if not ilnpracticable. When the :idsr,
therefore, encounters d hill of more than the
average steepnes>, he has to dismouut and
lead his velocipcde with his hand, which, we
are told, he can do with almost the same
ease as he can carry an ordinary walking
stick.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-02-07
when the Speaker again interrupted him.

when the Speaker again interrupted him,
| and said il would be improper for him t.
repeat the objectionable words.
The words, having been taken down BY tbs
reporter, were read BY the Clerk. when the
Speaker, in severe terms. said: THE Chair
rules these words just said as unparfr,men-
tary and indecorous. When any gentleman
deci.1es that n member has stated on this
floor what he knew to be unquali6edly false,
he uses the most insulting language that can
be used on the floor of parliamentary body.
| UOlbrook was alb out to make some remark
when Benjamin interrupted him and said he
objected to the delegate proceeding until he
had retractcd what he had said.
Holbrook-"I do not propose to retracs
one word Of what I've said"
The Speaker" The delegate from Idaho
refuses to retract his words"
| Holbrook-" Does the Chair rule:"
| The Speaker" The Chair has ruled that
the remarks of the gentleman were not only
supplementary, but were as insulting as
could be made ON the focr Of parliamentary
| body"
Holbsook-"I desire to ask a question:"
The Speaker. The Chair can yield to no
debate with the gentleman"
| Chandler appealed fom the decision OF The
Chair, as being contrary to previous te-
cisions.
The Speaker The Chair can hold no
! contr Sversy with the gentleman from New
York, or any other x ntleman, in relation to
other decisions. Any decision stands BY
itself, on words used, subject to appeal at the
time.
Chandler withdrew his appeal.
Schenk offered resolution that Holborok,
Delegate from the Territory of Idaho, having
uttered the following language quoting III
distinctly and in the presence OF the House,
and refusing to retract the same be immedi-
ately brought to the bar of the House BY the
Sergeant al Arms and severel, ccnsured by
the Speaker. Adopted without division.
The Speaker administered the censure Of
the House.
Holbrook then retired, and the discussion
was continued al some length and finally the
bill passed.
The House took UP the Dill to authorize
the building of military and postal road
from Washington TO New York.
Cook spoke in its favor.
Kerr spoke against the bill.
The morning hour expired and the hill
went over, and the House proceeded 10 the
business On the Speakers able.
In the Senate, the joint resolution direct |
the Secretary of the Interior TO annu! the
stationery contract with Dempsey & O'Toole,
was passed with slight amendment.
Several other Senate resolutions were !
passed. when the Senate took a recess Till
evening session, for general debate only.
In the Senate, evening session. a few PIT :
vate bills passed.
The bill to amend the Act granting lands
in aid of the Branch Central Pasiec Rail
road, to Portland tOregon), was reconni;tcd.
Adjourned.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-02-07
A CHALLENGE.

nRCYEsSOH jacobson FROM REMARKS
i that you have made against my calling in ,
ball room, I thcref IRE challenge you to play With
me IT Moore 4 Pnrkcrs Hall, in Carson City, ANY
evening you may see fit to name that We can s-f
a company there FIR the occasion. for the SUM
O>EIiUNDRED DOLLARS. giving you this odd
That ~iIl play nothing but my own cnmp"si'i~n
in all kinds Of faacy dances the, dance here. d
4uadr!les excepting the I.anc-rs for which, ]
will play the original mn>ic-the one that eir~
the best satisfaction to the company Of danccre Ia
pla, ing and calling to take the money.
Put up or srcp Blowing.
All communications 10 be addressed through tfD
Carson APPEAL.
frl-tf@ TlI0S. BROTIERUOoD.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-02-07

THE BLrFFER BLUFFED.-One OF the fast
Young men o this town recently tried blutt
game with enc of our old citizens, in which
the buffer got more :" pie than he wanted.
ana unihtentinnally gave his loose change
for a very worthy object. The two were con-
versing about little child Of tender wears,
the daughter OF poor, but industrious lady
in town. The young sport we have alluded
to prutessea his admiration for the cElId,
and proposed to sec which was willing to do
the most for its benefit, and pulling out
double eagle dared the citizen, who by the
way was lawyer, 10 cover II. he latter
promptly responded with a like amount,
aud the entire sum was deposited in the
hands of third party to the credit Of the
little girl. The fast young man called upon
parties present to bear wituess 10 the trans
action that the requests were in good faith,
and we're not to be Withdrawn. A few DAYS
after this the blufe- wanted his money back,
said he was in fun, and did not intend 10
give away so large a sum. But the person
in whose hands the money was placed re-
fused to give it up. The young man then
called on the lawyer he had tred to bluff
and threatened to institute legal proceedings
unless his money was returned The lawyer
told him that such 2 procedure suited him,
it was in his line and he would be pleased to
have it brough, into Court. and all those Who
Witnessed the bluff game summoned to give
their test imoEy i'll the case. The bequests,
we are assured, will not be given up, unless
the Courts compel it. which they will RIO; 10
likely to do.-A era9a Gazette. FEB. LIST.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-02-07

| AxorxxR SHOOTING AFfRAY IN AUSTIN.
The Reese River Reveille Of the lst insta1x
relates the following:
Austin preserves its bad notoriety for re d
handed crimes. Between 8 and o'clock
Yesterday morning 4 man named John NJ.
Hutchinson was fatally shot BY another
named A. S. Hutchinson, under the follow
ing circumstances: At the time mentioned
| John NJ Hutchinson was in his cabin back
of the Methodist Church, lying in bed with
two brothers named Moss, when A. S. Hutch
ins7n entered and walked to the foot Of the
bed and said to him, " Hutchinson, l am
going to kill you and will give you FIVE min
utes to live. Get up or l will shoot You IN
bed" The one in bed replied, I'D rather
| get up than be killed." and Immediately got
out of bed and began to pu. on his clothes.
While thus engaged, A. S. Hutchinson
walked To the side Of the house where there
was n small pile OF flour about five feet from
the bed, when he was observed by the other.
reach behind and draw pistol He imme-
dia,elv sprang forward and caught A. 5.
Hutchinson, who fred the pistol without
raising his arm, and inflicted fatal wound.
The wounded man was examined BY Or.
Whom, who found that the ball passed
through the right lung and possibly through
the liver. After doing the bloody work., A.
s. Hutchinson left the cabin and went TO
Turths saloon, on Main street, where he
was shortly afterwards arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Taher. The affair occupied but a few
minutes-less time than is required to mar
rate it-and was Witnessed by the brothers
VI oss one Of whom left the cabin soon as
soon as he could dress himself, and gave the
information which led to Hutchinson's
arrest and confinement in the County Jail.
The Hutchinsons were friends, between
wkora there was no cause of cnmity, and the
act is supposed to be the cause OF lntemper-
ance. A. S. Hutchinson, who did the shoot !
ing, has been drinking excessively for long |
time, and we were informed by DR.. Whom |
that he has the delirum tremens. Several
evenings ago he applied to Mr.. Furth. at his
saloon, to lend him pistol and when he |
was asked what he wanted to DO with pistol
he said he wished to blow his brains out.
He i. a native of New York. and ab ut %
wears of age. His sistin, John NJ. Hutch
inson is native of London, between 50 ard
IS years old. They were both miners. and
we are told reera.ly returned from a tip to
the district Of White Pine.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-02-07

QU1ETING A TITLE.-At White Pine they
do things queerly and often in hurry. They
do not squabb,e and quarrel much fer they
do not have time. 4 man might make d
million OF dollars in the time it takes to set
tie small dispute. A friend relates the fol-
lowing as having occurred at Treasure City ::
A small, but wiry-loohing man located q
teAt on piece OF ground and stuck out his
business sign. A big fellow rode up on
horseback and told the squat;er that the
lot belonged to him, and that the squatter
had better leave. The little fellow remarked:
- just get down, and il v"u can pan ne out
you can have the lot The big fellow dis
mounted without another word and they both
peeled and pitched in. There were 10 ref
erees nor judges, but there was lively fight
for about two minutes and the big fellow
was whipped. lie get up, climbed to the
top of his .teed and remarked to the little
man, Good morning-the lot is YOURS"
and rode off. The wager Of hattie Guieted
that land ;itle.-Grass Valley Union.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-02-07

For CAsTISas-Mr. 1. 3. Moore, OF the
aloore Mil and Mining Company. Silver
Springs, White Pine, arrived in this city to-
day with great dispatch to procure some east
iugs nee ssary fer the nearly completed
mill. he IL formed us that the works would
te opened and reducing ore ia sb2utte Gays.
R X. Ret .iile, lyt.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-02-07
4 SCHOOL in Massachusetts was III

4 SCHOOL in Massachusetts was under 81
snI,atinn, when ere of the examiners SAID:
Il. had m;nce PIE, and should give
,aree-twclfths t, ipha md three-t"eifths 10
Isaac, and s.,uu.s keep ..if III. pie myss.,
what would ,h.r. be l,fi
Taere was profound study among the
sshoiars. nat fna,'r enc al hell mp his h-nh
a. a signal that hs was ready I" answer.
Well, slr, What viii there ~ len : Speak
Nd loud. SO that 81 Cab heat. said tint tx
anineT. :
"Tas plate, sir. ".A2assl lie h"r'ful til
lW.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-02-07

A NNOUNCI To THE FFIEVnS OF THE OLD
n finn. ans H." lUsl 1t large that their
present business nrft-uG meur- arc such that they
are tnah cd 10 ,t-- tie he-I ard most t,lieh GOO,
on the Pacific Coast At great rcIur:i.. ulA
former prices.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-08-28
Port Deposit Items.

Killed BIZ q bldst.-Josiah McClenaham, a
young man who worked in Armstrong;
Stone Quarry at this place, was killed on
Monday last by a blast, a piece of rock
striking him in the head and causing in
slant death. At the time he was killed he
was riding one of the horses of the quarry
away from the place, but the fuse being
short the blast occurred before he had
gained place of salty.
iSunday-scAool PIC Nic.-The Howard
Chapel and Coxeberry colored Sabbath
schools held grand picnic in Ramsay's
woods on Thursday last.
Hop.-The Port Deposit Cornet Band
gave hop at the Odd Fellows Hall on
Thursday evening, which was quite grand
affair.
E'rcurson.-A basket pic mic and ex-
cursion on the steamer Alice to Betterton,
Kent county, Md, left this place on Friday
morning, with the prospect of pleasant
day and an agreeable party.
Msprorements.-Th P. D. & C. Railroad
Co., have completed a handsome Tank
House octagonal in form, nearly opposite
Mr.. Tones residence. That gentleman
purposes having platform beside the rail
road track in front of his residence for his
special accommodation. Mr.. It's tower is
progressing, the workmen having the walls
up to the third story. Mr.. Tome expects
to have the building completed by the first
of November. The ornamental work about
the windows, carved out of granite, is very
handsome, and will give the structure a
substantial and beautiful appearance when
completed.
Tie light locomotives used by the P. &
B. G. r. r. are sharply criticised by some
of the citizens.
Dry Weat1er.-The drouth is beginning
to tell upon vegetation in this section, and
buckwheat and late corn will suffer severely
The corn crop in this part of the county
though, is generally very fine.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-08-28
Chesapeake City Items.

Iaprocement.-The spirit of improve
ment pervades the town. New houses are
going up, old houses are undergoing repairs,
and persons who pass through are obliged
to say, {" What an enterprising people live
in this little village The Bayard School
House and tine Academy are undergoing
repairs.
Religious. will be ordination ser
vice in the NJ. p. Church of Chesapeake
City, on the 9TH Of September, conducted
by Rev. ]. G. Wilson, of Philadelphia, at
10 O'Clock AN. The Rev. John Connard,
of the same city, will preach at night. The
Presbyterian Church is shortly to have a
settled pastor.
Licely.-Since the closing of the schools
our streets are quite lively, the little ones
enjoying the plays of the day, while the
bigger girls and boys enjoy, with peculiar
relish, the more modern game of croquet,
and their activity astonishes the natives.
Tsmperance.-The Good Templars are
thriving, and they can now confer the high
est degree, which many have taken. A
few who, some weeks since, were promi-
nent members, are now to be numbered
among wine bibbers.
School.-The same corps of teachers will
be reinstalled the list of September.
1.-THE greater part of our correspondent
letter we are compelled to omit, it not be
ing of sufficient public interest for publica
| tion.-Ed
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-08-28

Fire iuSurance.-A PROSPEROUS CON-
PANY.-In looking over some policies is
sued by the Mutual Fire Insurance Compa-
ny of York, Pa, recently, we We're forcibly
struck with the large number of Policies is
sued by that company.
\ Policy dated April Goth, 60, is num-
beled 1854, and another Policy bearing
date May 3, go, was numbered 80, 0S2, and
one issued May 25th No. 80, 1S5, showing
an issue of 703 Policies in % days. Anoth-
er Policy bearing date May 30, is No. 3d.
949. \ later issue, bearing date July 10,
numbers 40,9G6, showing the immense
business transacted by the Company in less
than too and q half months, in the present
year, to amount to the issue of 9, 1902 Poll
cies.
The rates of the Company are reasonably
low, and its business transacted promptly,
and in manner to insure satisfaction to its
Thousands of members
Applications for insurance in the Compa-
ny received at this Office, and the Policies
delivered to applicants without delay.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-08-28

A MeteOr.-The phenomenon which was
witnessed by our citizens on Tuesday even
ing last is thus noticed by the Baltimore
ADaertcan::
A remarkable meteor was seen at y PM.
Tuesday, August "a, which decended ver-
tically, appearing to come from the east,
with IA slight variation to the south. 1t
burst upon the country-seat of DR.. j. p.
Polk Medtield, on the Falls road, between
the villages of Hampton and Cross Keys
1t came to within thirty feet of the ground,
when it left its phosphorescent train, and
with thud similar to the bursting of a
rocket it discharged into the earth. 1t APP
peared to be an eliptical sphere of fire and
left at the discharging point of the train a
shell similar to cast iron when dropped
from the puddle. The train was about ten
feet long and about four inches in diameter
For about five minutes from the time of
discharge the train appeared to be in a
glowing heated state, when it turned
white like a dense mass of smoke. Il
o NAMED for fifteen minutes, waving Tx
writing serpent, and then dissolved n
passed away in the atmosphere. We
heard that one somewhat similar appeared
and burst at Mount Washington, coming
apparently from the north.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-08-28
The Columbia and Port Deposit Railroad.

"A correspondent of the Lancaster pa,
Mteugenesr writes respecting this proposed
new railroad:
g 1t is very probable, if not entirely GER
tain, that the Columbia and Port Deposit
(Nld.,) railroad will be now speedily built.
A corps of engineers have again surveyed
the route, accompanied by hands who clear
ed it of underbrush. r. Crane, Esq, agent
for the company, has also been along set
Ting with the owners of poperty across
which the road is to pass. This certainly
work. Mr.. Crane assured us a few DAYS
ago that it is certain, beyond doubt, that
the road will now be built. He saws if is
the intention of the company TO put that
part of the road between Columbia and
Safe Harbor under contract in Septem.
her,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-08-28
Destructive Fire in Baltimore.

The largest and most destructive fire that
red at half past seven o'clock on Wetnes-
day morning. 1t first broke out i'll the two
story brick oakum factory Of Robt. Hanna,
ON the north side of Thames street, ON the
corner of Ann and Wolf streets. The
flames spread rapidly, owing to the dryness
of material, and a strong wind from the
harbor, to a two-story brick adjoining,
which was also destroyed. James Vince
den, ESQ.,, owned the oakum factory
The loss is heavy. The iremen labored
bravely, but the flames spread eastward to
the shp-joining establishment of Charles
Morris. This was totally consumed, as
yard, with its very valuable contents. The
loss of Mr.. Randolph will amount to S35, >
600, on which there is less than $1,000 in
surance. John Welsh's paint shop and
also burned The next house, brick, and
an adjoining one, had their upper stories
burned.
The Copenhagen House was principally
damaged by water; Nos. 300, 2sS and 2sG
Ann street, were badly damaged; No. 2SS
was burned throughout. The upper story
of very handsome three-story brick was
destroyed entirely. Two houses at the S.
E. corner of Lancaster and Ann streets,
were slightly damaged. A row of five
brick houses, three-stories, and two-stories.
on Lancaster street, were next consumed
in their upper stories and to add to the
excitement, houses square away caught
fire from the sparks which emanated prin-
cipally from the burning lumber yard
Two frame buildings on the north side of
Lancaster street, near Happy Alley, and a
small Methodist Church, were entirely de-
stroyed. On Wolf street, the flames ex-
tended to row of three story bricks, six
in all
All of these were more or less injured,
large number of houses at distance were
set on fire by the falling cinders, and were
eXtinguished by officers or their occupants.
The Eastern Avenue Church caught from
this cause, and the fire was extinguished
with great difficulty. The Bethel Street
Church also took fire, but was soon extin
guished.
The machine shops Of E. H. Frazier &
Co. were also destroyed, together with six
new engines. Loss, $4,000; insurance
light.
Mr.. Robert N. Hannah proprietor of the
oakum factory, where the fire originated,
was badly injured, by a piece of lumber
falling on him. Michael Morgan was also
fatally injured by some heavy substance
falling upon him and breaking his skull
1t is not known how the fire originated.
1t is difficult to estimate the loss, but it is
supposed that it may be from three to foul
hundred thousand dollars. The assurances
are in different home companies and North.
ern agencies but the amounts cannot be
ascertained with any degree of accuracy
All the buildings on an entire square wer,
burned OF badly injured, together witt
some on surrounding streets. They were
not, however, as a general thing, very cost
| ly. Very little of their contents was saved
and many families are rendered houseless
losing nearly all they possessed.