davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-27
Largest Hotel In tho world.


Inc Ire which two years ago devastated the
Wealthiest and most magnificent portion ct the
marVeiously entarprising city OF Chicago has re-
suiteo IN benefit to The gceAt commercial me-
uopoiis instead dc an injury. With that iAdomi-
Aoie eAelgl and peFseveranco characteristic 81 lhe
people Of Chicago anterior % the conAagTAticu,
they commenced the work a rSoonStruUtIsn lonf
batore the Gre had ceased 30 smOulder, New ~
city has immeaSurablv insr structures thaa Il pr-
eessod formerly and business has rather increased
ban diminished. Among the Important I'm.
provements added 10 Chicago nnne d more Oxten.
tlVs and pfpminaut than the Grand PAeIhoa Hotel,
Which wlll Be reAdy for occupancy on OF before
the lst Of Jane. THIS heuss is the largest cara
yansary in the wprld end one OF the most CommO-
dious elegant and costly. The building rises to
the altitude OF six stories and covers an area Of
o2b by 1856 feet. ArchiteetuTallV eohsidsfed. il
blends mRsslvoness with the most perfect synme-
try. There arc 900 rooms in the house for The ex-
elusive accommodation of gUegts. The grand
parlor on the secbhd story is 100 by "a feet, the
grand dining hall $50 by 81, the ladies' ordinary
~ by 40, aud the kitchen department l40 by GO.
From the parior 10 the dining hall is promenade
100 by 80 feet. The building contains $50 win
dows, l,O10 doors 1873 bath tubs, $50 water
closets, marble drinking iountains, over miles
OF gas pipe, 42O chandeliers with l,0lS burners,
$50 bracket lights with l,lS0 burners, 1000
teet of speaking tubes, IS miles of wire, 526
hro alarm bells ard ! anunciatos containing A74
indicators The masonry and stone cutting cost
$l9j,O0e, cut stoue Sl500S3, carpeting S220, 900,
and The entire bIIdng about $l,2O0, 600. The
value OF the ground is 100000, and the cost OF
the furniture between eiO0,0O0 aud $500. 900.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-27

a WORK or AFFECTION. - The ladies Of Fayette-
vile, Ark, have organized a southern Memorial
Association for the purpose of gathering the
bodies OF dead Confederate soldiers, 'whO nov lie
in uncared-fo for graves in fence coFRers upon bar
rem hill-sides, along the public highways, and
even in fields, al the mercy of the pitiless ploW.
the surface in places that the bones had to
be gathered together and covered again" In their
address for subscriptions in aid &C their enter
prise, they say
1--WE have purchased a beautiful location for
our cemetery, and had it. laid of ia Octagon shape
and divided into eight sections, four for trees and
ornamental shrubbery, and four for graves, giving
one section to shch of these States Missouri,
Texas. Louisiana and Arkansas. iusomueh as SO
many braves OF each OF these States ended their
pilgrimage here, and were left by their comrades
on the onward march We propose erecting q
handsome monument with four sides, giving one
side to each of these States"
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-27

TIE DAILY GAZETTE Is pnblished every afternoon,
except Sunday at 4l6 Market street and served By
carriers to subscribers IN ell paris Of WilminEtOa
aud the surrounding towns and Villages, for SIX
cents week, payable weekly Yearly subscriber
%, in advance,
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-27

The DRLAwARS aAhETTE, established lIsl,
The largest and most hOtfishihs &eekly n the
State and has a larger circulation than any other
on the Peninsular. Published every FfiuaY morn
ing at az u year. in advance.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-27

No establishment in st. Louis reflects the growth
Of her iron interests better than that of MessTs.
Deitinger & ZopPi, both thoronghly practical men.
They began their enterprise about two years ago,
experimenting in Missouri irons, and they have
succeeded in producing blooms that are not sx-
celled in our markets. We recently saw some Of
their iron used for wire reduced TO No "a wire
guage, about the thickness of human hair.
their iron has baen severely tested, and, it is
claimed, requires lens annealing than the best inn
ported makes. They now enlarging their
works, and are putting in two very large hammers
made by Marchand x Morgan, OF Alliance, Ohio.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-27
OBITUARY,

The death ofM THoMAs S. Dixon, formerly OF
this city, which took place at his residence 14lO
Spruce street, Philadelphia, on Monday afternoon
will be found elsewhere in this paper. We have
never recorded the decease of gentleman with so
much regret. lie was truly one of ''nature's no
blemen" in all that goes to make up a high-mind-
ed, honorable, yet unassuming Christian. With
lew religious pretensiOns even within the pale OF
his acknowledged religious sOciety-the Friends
he was one Of the best of men. Generous with his
wealth whenever one in need was found, and tru-
ly Practicing that charity which "vaunteth not
ITSELF" letting not the "nght hand know what the
left hand doeth." In all the relations of life he
was beloved and esteemed. As master Of large
business and employer of a large number of men,
his generous character shown forth and was re-
fected in the respect paid him by those who SEEM
ed pleased to do his pleasure. As husband, parent
and friend, few lived that made greater effort to
discharge we'll the duty these several relations de-
voved. Loving and kind; gentle and indulgent; re-
straning without TeprOof, he was the centre and
attraction OF an amiable and cultured household
amid whose regard, love and almost devotion he
took his departure. Truly are His ways inscruta-
bile whe "doeth all things WELL" else We should
complain that one capable OF doing good among
his fellows and assisting make the world better
had been taken away from a sphere in which he
might haze thus found ample employment, at an age
when experience had best fitted him for life That
his death viii be regretted y large circle Of re-
Iatives and admiTing friends 1t is needless to say
in whose severe andafi icive loss we most earnest
ly, sincerely and deeply sympAthize.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-27

According TO the London Times, experiments
with regard TO lighting cities have been made in
that locality, which promises most Important re-
suits. The agent used is electricity. One of its
greatest excelencies is said to be its constancy,
the current producing it being unintermittent.-
its light-giving property, it appears, is not the
Ouly advantage 10 be reaped from the discovery.
The inventor proposes 10 produce chemically
pure copper, now worth nearly OF quite a dollar
pound, at tho cost of ordinary commercial cop
per, sodium and potassium at less than half the
present price; aluminium, now twenty dollars a
pound, a. eight Or nine; and various other rare
metals at prices which will make them ordinary
articles Of commerce More important still, the
inventor declares, that in the purifcation of iron
ore it will save the ordinary work OF thirty men,
twO-thlrds the coal, reduce the time 10 a mini
mum, and The total expense to less than Onc-fllh
what il Is at present.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-27

CAPTAIN JACK OF THE MoDoc TRIBE now de-
clares he will never surrender, Reports say that
lie is north of the Pitt River country, with only
twenty-five braves, who say they i'll die With
their rifles in their hands. Many other folks have
expressed the same opinion, and yet yielded very
tamely when taken with rifles in their hands In
the case Of Captain Jack aud his warriors, it
would be quite as well if they were shot in bat
tie as hung after fighting until subdued Gen
eral Davis has ordered troops 10 so in pursuit of
The savages General Gillcm has been ordered TO
proceed to the headquarters of his regiment at
Penecia. Colonel Wheaton has been roinstated.
1t is thought half dozen Modes were lately
near camp waiting 10 surrender.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-27

The Pttsburg Yeleqreph Speaking of the late
General Candy, as "poor, honest aud brave" sig
nifcantly adds "ln General Canby's whole
term of public service, extending over hJty:Eoe
gears, and to which be brought The learning OF a
iurist, and the skill and courage of an accomplish
ed soldier, he received a smaller aggregate in the
way Of salary than one OF the Philadelphia Ring"
officials pockets ia eighteen months.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-27

The Postmaster General has decided that after
the lst of July, letters containing currency sent
through the mails TO or from the Treasurer of the
United States may be registered without charge,
but the postage on them must be paid as on all
other like maiable matter
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-27

WILMINGTON. DeI, may 81, 1873.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-27

We learn thai tho article from the San Francis
co Post Of May l3, which We coPoied on Friday
last, did injustice 70 Mr.. Budd DObIe and 70 tho
lady named. All that part Of the article which
may properly be deemed scandalOuA, We arc as
sursd, and we have good reason to believe, was
false. The lsdys Who y nov Ms DOble, Was re-
RnlAEly divorced from her former husband, as the
Post article itsslf stated, for good and auicient
reasons, and her marriage with Mr.. DOble, which
occurred on the very day that article originally
appeared, vas perfectly proper and valid.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-27

Is GRANT Tool OF KKLLooo Fit is now
said in oficial circles in Washington that the
Presidents Louisiana proclamation was issued
solely on the application of Kellogg.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-27
NEW GROCERY STORE
Nv. Cor. Fourth ana LaFket 81,
WILMIl TGTOE, DEL.

Ca The undersigned respectfully an-e79A
~ nOnnees to his pld friends and theI7Ef7|l
1c public gensrallytha he has c0mplet-
49, I'd his new atora, and hAsoponea With steek
Of ihe new and fresh iaaai
0ROCRRIR6, SUGARS AND MOLA65EG. q
Lowering crush ed, Alated and Sugars
e0lt, white and coffee sugars, l4 Lti
Syrup, and all kinds Of MolassoG, .a-s-
Old Government Java COfea IsaguiFn, Marieaibo
Rio. Green and Roasted O0fee; the fnest Blaak and
Green Teas, White and Red Whaat Namily Fi0mr.
new HuekWheat, all kihda Of paRO bpicOs, HaRainGs
All kinds Of Canned HruitA, krsneh ahd RnRliah
Mustard, Pure Olive Oil, Walnut M1shFoon and
Tomato CatsHD. English and American Pickles, Jsl-
lies, Cheese, FRESH Roll Butter, Bakers Cocoa and
Chocolate. VeTmAeslll, MaearOni, Washing SOAP 10
great variety Toilet Boap. 81 Glass Starch. cpr
rants. kaisina, CtrOh, AtNsrBb .Minee Meat, Died
PEACHES and "A bples, Otanbsrni6 Bf00ms phintod
Buckets. Brushes. Sperm, Ademantina and IallOW
Canales and ali articles usually kspt IN q we'll as
sorted arOesFy Store. CAll and examine my at0ok.
s-lv JAMES CAfPREN.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-27
-~e.~.-Nks--


PREPAYMENT OP NEWsPAFRR PosTAGE.-We
call attention 70 mail subscribe and exchanges 10
the new rule requiring prepayment OF newspa-
per postage, either at the Office Of mailiHg OF Al
the place Of delivery The only inconvenience 10
mail subscribers is that they will pay In advance
instead of at the end Of the quarter. The fol
lowing official statement covers the whole law:
AMER the Both of June, quarterly payments OF
postage will be required under the act of March
Sd, on all newspaper exchanges, county newspa-
pers, and mail subscriptions at the following
Tate5: r....t .tr ...r O. l5 =
Five cents per quarter for weekly newspapers,
thirty cents for papers pnbllshed six times week,
thirty-hVe cents Tor daily papers. Prepayment
per quarter or tor year may be made at either
the Office where ulailed Wllere delivered. A
penalty for each offence after notification by the
Postmaster General, will be imposed upon all
publishers sending papers 70 persons not subscTb-
ers without prepayment Of postage but all per-
sons or jOurnSls paying postage on newspapers
received as exchanges, will be regarded as sub
scribers within tho meaning Of The law.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-27

Z. p. JOHNSON, EDITOR AND PEOFnIETOH.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-06-18
miscellaneous.
ny THE SHORE or rfIE RIVER

ny c. p. CRAScH.
Through The gray willows the bleak winds are rayiu
Here on the shore with It's drift-wood aud a. nds
Over the river the lilies are waving
Bathed in the sunshine Of Orient lands
over the river, the wide, dark river
spfing-tmo and summer are blooming forever.
Here MI alone on the rocks am sitting.
go sitting and waiung,-ny comrades all eone,--
Shadows Of mystory drearly fitting
over the surf with IL sorrowful moan,
over the river the strange, cold river
All must wait for the Boaiman forever
Wife and children and friends were around me-
Labor and rest were as wings b. my soul
Honor and love were the laurcls that crowned the
Little rocked how the dark waters ROLL
But the deep river, the gray, misty river,
All that lived Tor has vanished forever
silently cume a black boat Der the bnlows
. sieathily grated the keel on the sand
Rustng footsteps were heard through the willows /,
There the dark Boatman stood, waving his hand
NhisprinE, | come DER the shadowy river
She who Is dearest must leave thee forever
Suns that were brightest and skies that were buest
Darkened and paled In the message he bore.
Year after year went the fondest, the truesi.
Following that oect9ning hand to the shore,
Down TO the river, the cold grim river,
over whose waters they vanished forever
Yet not in visions Of grief have wandered
stu have toiled, though my ardors have noWni
Labor is manhood and life Is but squandered,
Dreaming vague dreams Of the future alone
Yet from the tides Of the mystical river
Voices OF spirits are whispering ever.
Lonely and old, in the dusk am waiting.
- TIL the dark BOatmau, with soft, tnufned oar
0lides DER the waves, and hear the keel grating,
See the dim, beck oning hand on the shore,
Waiting mo over the welcoming river
To gardens and homes that arc shining forever.
Stsntc for June.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-06-18
Facts About Swimming.

Though the legs, arms, and head Of
human body, being solid parts, are, spe-
cifcaly, somewhat heavier than fresh
water, yet the trunk, particularly the up
per part, for its hollowness, is SO much
lighter than water, as the whole Of the
body, taken altogether, is too light to sink
wholly under water, but some part will re-
main above, until the lungs become filed
with it, which happens from drawing water
into them instead of air, when a perton in
a fright attempts breathing while the mouth
and nostris are under water.
The legs and arms are, specifically,
lighter than salt water, and will be sup
ported by it, so that human body cannot
sink in salt water, though the lungs were
filled, but from the greater specific gravity
Of the head. Therefore, person throwing
himself upon his back in salt water, and
extending his arms, may easily lay so as to
keep his mouth aud nostrils free for BREATH
ing; and by small motion Of the hands
may prevent turning, if any tendency
toward such result should be experienced
In fresh water if man throw himself
on bis back, near the surface, he cannot
long continue in that situation but by
proper action of his hands on the water
if be used no such action, the legs and
lower part of the body will gradually sink
till he comes into an upright position, in
which he will continue suspended, the hol-
low Of his breast keeping the head upper
most. But, il in this erect position the
head be kept upright above the shoulders,
as when standing on the ground, the i'm
mersion will, by the weight of that part of
the head that is out Of the water reach
above the mouth and nostrils, and perhaps
a little above the eyes, SO that a man
cannot long remain thus suspendedin in water.
II, however, the head be leaned quite back,
so that the face looks upward, ali the back
part of the head being under water, and its
weight, consequently in great measure
supported by it, the face will remain above
water quite free for breathing, will rise au
inch higher at every inspiration, and sink
as much each respiration, but never so low
as that the water will come over the mouth.
Therefore, if person unacquainted with
swimming, and falling accidentally into the
water, could have presence Of mind suih-
cieut to avoid struggling and plungng, and
to let the body take this natural position,
he might continue long safe from drowning,
till, perhaps, help should come; for, as to
the clothes, their additional weight when
immersed is very inconsiderable, the water
supporting them.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-06-18

"Mercy - repeated Jean, with a mock
ing laugh. "The same mercy that you
gave to me Liar thief murderer YOU
shall escape me neither here nor in hell !"
Courtois tried to cry out but jean was
upon him before he could utter q sound.
Courtois was too weak to offer resistance.
Jean hurled him, with the death.rattle in
his throat. to the floor, and sprang out Of
the window just in time TO escape the house.
hold, whom the noise had aroused.
That evening, at sunset, Testers horse
rode home riderless. Lester had started
for Natchitoches, and search was made at
once in that direction. About three miles
from the plantation, the road, which cross
es tongue Of land made by a bend in the
river, is bordered by thcket Of paw paws.
Marks Of desperate struggle were found
here, and tracks and blood stains leading
to the river. Further search revealed Les
ters body lying at the foot of the bank,
close to the waters edge. 1t was a ghast-
ly sight-the face and neck torn as if by
the claws Of wild beast, the clothes blood
drenched and stripped into shreds
NJ. Courtois aud Lester were buried on
the same day. At the funeral Of the latter
the body was exposed in the large room on
the ground-hoor, where Courtois had re.
ceived his death.wound. The house was
crowded. All the neighboring planters,
and many from distance, were 10 attend
ance for Testers awful death had cast
gloom over the whole country Its sudden
paae tho ,,oonls.r c,ecu,..t..oo. ..I al
mystery attending it, were the subjects of
wondering comment and speculation and
there were cot a few who saw con.
neotion between il and the current sto-
ries of ghostIy visitants. A feeling
Of unusual awe pervaded the assem-
blage, and, when Father Dumouriez began
the solemn burial service, the silence was
almost oppressive. The day was obscured
by clouds, aud the Pickering tapers that
burned beside the corpse shed but a faint
light over the room
or sudden, a wild cry, more beast.like
than human, broke upon the air. Every
cheek paed. A spell seemed to have fallen
on the congregation All stood in the
hush Of expectancy. Again that terrible
cry broke forth, followed by others in quick
succession. Mems hearts throbbed, and
women shrieked. Many fed from the
house. Father Dumouriez was the first to
recover his self-possession.
"Open that door - he cried.
Some one threw open the door leading
into Jacques Turgot's room. The priest
stepped forward and looked in, but recoiled
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-06-18
The Misery of Tight Boots.

1t is a little singular how well pair Of
boots can be made to ct at the store. You
may not be able to get your foot only
part way down the leg at the first trial,
but that is because your stocking is sweaty,
or you haven't started right, and the shoe
maker suggests that you start again and stand
up TO it, and he throws in a little powder
from pepper box to aid you. And SO you
stand up, and pound down your foot, and
partly trip yourself up, and your eyes stick
out in an unpleasant manner, and every vein
in your body appears to be on the point Of
bursting, and all the while that dealer
stands around and eyes the operation as in
tently as if the whole affair was perfectly
new and novel to him. When your foot has
finally struck bottom, there is faint i'm
preston on your mind that you have step
ped into an open stove, but be removes it
by solemnly observing that he never saw a
boot fit quite as good as that. You may
suggest that your toe presses too hard
against the 'front.' or that some Of the bones
in the side of the foot are too much
smashed, but he says that is always the
way with new boot, and that the
trouble will entirely disappear in lew
days. Then you take the old pair uuder
your arm and start for home as animated
as relic of 1912, all the while feeling
that the world will not look bright and hap
py to you again until you have Drained that
shoemaker. You limp down town the next
day. aud smile all the while with your
mouth, while your eyes look as If you were
walking over an oyster bed barefoot. When
no one is looking, you kick against post or
some other obstruction, aud show fond
ness for stopping and resting against some
thing that will sustain your weight. When
you get home at night you 90 for those old
boots with an eagerness that cannot be
described, and the remarks you make upon
learning that your wife has disposed Of
them to widow woman in the suburbs, are
calculated to Immediately delopulate the
earth OF women and shoemakers generally.
-Dan5Hry Neps.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-06-18
Fnr the 1ynung.
BUTTERFLY BLUE AND cRAssHOPPER
YELLOW.


Butterfly Blue and Grasshoppcr yellow,
gay little fop and spruce little fellow
sauntering pair
In the soft summer air
With nothing 10 do, either ancient or new
But TO hask In tho sunhine or pleasure pursue,
Or fatton on honey, or tppo on dew
And constantly when
They're through with H., then
To bask, and TO eat, and to tpple again
butterfly Blue and Grasshoppor yellow,
The gay young sptg and tho iaunty young fellOw
They're always arrayed In tho top Of the fashion,
For Butterfly Blue for dress has passion,
Aud Grasshopper yellow,
The fast little fellow
His very long whiskcrs and legs cut dash on
And so, a. they 20,
They make fine show,
And each thinks himself the most exquisite beaul
i there any one here like Butterfly Bluei
Not you, little lauia, nor you, little Suei
u there any one here like Grasshopper Yellow
IL couldn't be Jack, the nice little fellow
And yet have beard
give you my word
That '0msWhfrs are little folks quito rs absurd
Who gaze at their clothes with Rdmirln ny eyes,
And would rather be snowy than useful and wise;
Who love to be idle, and never will think
OF any thing else hut TO eat and to drink
Not you, doars, Oh mol
n couldn't be 20,
This moral 10 some other country tnust 90
For All Of our children arc splendid we know