Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-06-15
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dSO db NOIlA 11uftII45,, -SliC cfJt1pO SOd-
stable seized a jar of rum and arrested
the party in whose possession it was
found, for selling intoxicating liquors.
Fhe examination before the District
Judge came on, when the State Coa-
stable was sworn, and testified that he
had seized the liquor and made sde-
tailed statement of the facts. Hon.
Shepherd Thayer, the attorney for the
prisoner, asked him if he knew it was
liquor. He replied, Yes, it was rum. %
HGWasthep asked how he knew it
was rum, and replied that he had
drank of il. The prisoner, who was
woman, was then called as a witness in
her own behalf, when the following
questions and answers were put and
received:A saf r.taJF1ZSfl
90 Did you, have any liquor in your
house when the State Constable called
there?
A. Yes; I had some in a jar no
@. How long had you had it?
8sA9 About six months. ~ @oo'0 .
@. Did you have il. for sale?.
A. Oh, no; I don'tse1 hd1or. ''''''-'
1 @. What did you keep this rumyfor?
b. Al kept it to wash the baby. ''@
@. Had you ever washed the baby
m this rum? q .iin.
A. Oh yes, often, I used to turn
some out IN dish, wash the baby in it,
then turn il. back into the jar again. .
|. @. Do you mean to say that this was
the same liquor Of which the State Con-
stable drank? 50
A. The TeT.y same.
There was much laughter in the
Court and the State Constable declared
he wUuld seize no more liquor that was
kept in a jar. He is about the only
man in North Adams that will take
offense If you ask him tostake adrink.
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The Diamond Diggings of Austria
Hu Liza. iiS% 70. isl'. :, ;ss2..-s 5eii'
: The Australia, correspondent of the
st. johns Telegraph writes concerning
the diamond diggings; 4. -, 7 1t.I s. y : p
"I found this worthy standing by a
brandy cask. surroundeds by great
mob. He had just found a twenty
carat dis mord, and had9 purchased
cask of the. strongest liquor that was to
behad; and had it broug hit to his claira.
The bruiseF had knocked in the one end
with his pick, and then stood by with a
tin pot in his hand,l inviting all hands
to a liquor Ready for a fght, said
Bill, or lush whichever yer iikes.' Prob
ably he did a little OF both in the course
Of the day. But Isoon lost sight of
himso l9H1o9 oJ ssteg e,,Tlf.W .tES y sn,.lf
'ssI,bere CAM be no greatery lottery
than diamond digging. Thousands
have. worked here for months and got
nothing; others seem to pick up dia=
monds by thedozen. ~ Two men from
the same place who. went up together
have got-one thirty-two diamonds,
the other none. One man had worked
for months without success, but deter
mined to perseYere. i He, sent for his
little boy to join him. v The lad went,
and the day after his arrival while dig
Eging a hole to put post for a swing, he
turned out asplendid diamond of twen-
ty-two karats. During the time 1
was on the fields I was. shown about
five hundred diamonds of different
sizes.
sThere is branch of the Standard
Bank on the fields, and there are other
purchasers in plenty; in fact, diamonds
bring a better price on the spot when
they are found than in any. part of the
colony. AT this timeof the year there
is thunder storm almost daily in the
diamond country. The Vaal river is
full to the very brink, and can only be
crossed in boats. On Sunday 1 crossed
over toshearShe venerable le1Archdeaco
Kitten, Of King Williams Town,
preach. There are several reverend
gentlemen ren, the fields, but they have
come to loog for diamonds netforso1ls.'
ONLY, SAM, DAT's ALL.-During the
winter contraband came into the Fed
eral lines in North Carolina, and was
marched up to the officer ofSthe day to
give an account of himself, whereupon
the following colleguY ensued: u.s.
'What is your name?"
''My names SAM"
''Sam what?" .AsIes
s1No, sah;snot Sam Watt. 1'se jist
"What's, your other nabae?n
81 hasn't got no oder name, sab. I'se
Sandals ALL"
xTiHtWhat,s your masters name?"
n Ese cot nOila8fer now; nlassa iaif1.
sdaEag yaH yah! Gse free bigger
now"
"WelI, what's your father and moth
er's name?o
ISIsegot none ,sa -neBer done Pse
jist Sam-ain't nobody else.''
]. !. g Haven you any brother or sisters?'
No, sab, neber had none. No brud-
der, no sister, no fader, no noter, no
massa-nothin' but Sam. Wbeys 3so,s
see Sam, yOat see dlLtjse1e isiQf as"
A Dunkard preacher who intended
to preach in the Baptist Church, one
sunday morning, ins " Festfeld !, M edna.