davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Connecticut western news., 1876-06-09
The Little Man of Norwich,

A Norwich correspondent of the Utica O6serVer says: The other night your correspondent was late at church. He had good cause, for he had been to see the smallest specimen of humanity that trods the footstool. His name as he gave 1t to us is " Master Frankly Flynn. D His age is four years and half. We went to see him expecting Tom Thumb or Commodore Mutt to walk in before us. Imagine our surprise when his grandmother brought him in as one would good sized cat. He is not so large as one of Tom Thumbs legs. In Tom Thumbs s carriage he would look as lonesome as an ordinary man in circus band wagon. To sit upon one of Tom Thumb's s easy chairs would be to him what it is to the ordinary boy to perch upon gatepost when the spring comes. He is smaller than any one can conceive who has not actually seen him. He had on two pairs of stockings, and even then the smallest sized baby shoes were too large for him. His wrist is of the size of an ordinary mans thumb; his ankle but slight increase. He was dressed in full suit like man. He stands twenty-three inches in his shoes, and weighs, clothes and all, twelve pounds. This is the most he ever weighed in his life. Still he is a lively, sprightly boy, very active, climbing into chairs and getting down; walks around with bis hands back of him, "ike his grandpa" |" and talks and laughs, and is as cute as any boy of his years. He is no larger than he was when one year old.
Connecticut western news., 1876-06-09
Centennial Notes.

The "American Soldier" a colossal statue cut in Westerly (R. I.) granite, is on exhibition.
 Eight carloads of goods from Aus tralia have arrived. These complete the display of the English department.
 On the fourth of July, Handel's Te Deum will be rendered on the grounds, all the singing societies of the city be- ing invited to participate.
 Forty tents have been put up intended for the accommodation of the officers of the United States army and employees assigned for duty on the Centennial grounds.
 It is stated, as one reason why the Ex- position should not be open on Sunday, that it "would be fragrant breach of the well-settled law of the State of Pennsylvania"
 The vicinity of the temperance foun- tain, of the National Division, Sons of Temperance, at Belmont and gFountain avenues, has been assigned as the place for grand temperance demonstration of that order.
 An Indian carving from Puget sound, Alaska, forty feet high, is now in the Government building. It is at once a specimen of the wood of the region from which 1t comes and of the skill ill carv- ing of the Kulosh Indians.
 What remains of Commodore Perrys flagship Lawrence is placed on exhibi- tion. It has been taken from the har- Dor of. Erie and shipped piecemeal. At the close it will be cut up and sold for canes, chairs, etc. The hull of the Law renee has laid for sixty years in Misery bay, where it was sunk after the battle.
Connecticut western news., 1876-06-09
Politics in New Mexico.

In 1846, when the war growing out oi the annexation of Texas was in pro. gress, General Kearney took possession of Santa Fe, and soon afterward con- quered the whole Territory, which was formally ceded to the United States in 1848 by the treaty of Guadalupe Hi dalgo, and reconstructed by the estab- ishment of the Territorial government on September g, 1850. It included at that time 8 part of Colorado and of Arizona, which were successively sep arated from it, leaving an area of about 121, ,201 square miles. It's greatest breadth is 92O miles, it's greatest length $50 miles, and in acquiring it the United States made citizens of 6O,0OO impover- ished and ignorant people-60, ,00O peo- pie alienated, as have already said, by language, faith, customs, education, and, I might add, sympathies, since it IS not denied that in event of another war with old Mexico, many of them would be found leaning toward, if not actually engaged on, the side of their quondam compatriots.
 Though the native American settlers are insignificant in numbers, they con- trol the politics and hold nearly all the important offices among themselves. The principal executive powers are vested in governor and secretary, who are ap pointed for term of four years bv the President of the United States. The other offices of State, including an au- ditor, a treasurer, an adiutant- general, and also an attorney general, are chosen by the Legislature, which consists of conncil of thirteen and a House of twenty-six representatives, most of whom can neither read, write, nor talk English.
 In front of an adobe hovel, near Tierra Amarillo, we met, says traveller, frowzy looking fellow, whose dress consisted of pair of trowsers and a shirt, and whose natural brown com plexion was darkened by untold depths of dilt. In brief conversation with Lieutenant Morrison in Spanish, he in formed us that he was member of the Legislature, and was astonished be- yond measure that he was not already familiar to us by reputation. He imagined that his fame had been carried worldwide, and was amusingly sorry for our ignorance when we assured him that we had never heard of him before.
 The language of the courts and church is Spanish, and in conversation a pGtOis is used which bears about the same degree of relationship to the moth CT tongue that the dialect Of the Cana dian habita,at bears to Parisian French.
Connecticut western news., 1876-06-09
Tartar Tatt0Oing,

A very singular parsonage is now visiting Rome, Italy, where he creates a good deal of excitement in scientific cir cles. This is no less than tattooed man named George Constantinos, 8 Greek by birth, forty-eight years old, and of massive hurculean frame.
 Fourteen years ago he, with two others, Spaniard and an American, were taken prisoners of war in Chinese Tartary, and all three subjected to this terrible torture, to which the Spaniard alone succumbed. The description which this man gives of his sufferings is almost too horrible for belief, and it is difficult to find reason for the selec- tion of this mode of punishment, de- manding such profusion of skillful and wearisome labor; but the victim is of the opinion that the natives, who are extremely jealous of their independ- ence, wished to have in all who might escape living witnesses of the danger to which those exposed themselves who dared to make war upon them.
 Four hours every day, for four months, he was visited by an artist of the coun- try, who, while the prisoner was firmly held down Ly three men, with sharp lancet dipped in India ink, executed all manner of designs upon his skin. In this way the whole surface of his body was covered with hieroglyphics, Bur man characters, figures of men, women, elephants, monkeys, crocodiles, tigers, plants, birds, etc.; in fact, @ complete illustration of natural history seems to be represented on him, and all with tneness of execution and profusion of design hard to imagine. Four years since he managed to escape from his enemies, and since then has been travel ing in Europe, wherever he goes being the subject of curious study to medical men.
Connecticut western news., 1876-06-09
The Largest IrOnclad Yet,

The most powerful ironclad vessel ever built was launched at Portsmouth, Eng land, the Princess Louise presiding at the ceremony. The new vessel, the In flexible, is an immensely strong ship, but the fifty -seven-ton Krupp gun can pierce her through and through at 2,0OC yards distance. When is this thing to stop9 Even if it should be found pos sible to build ship which would with stand the heaviest guns-and guns of 100 tons, with nineteen inches caliber, are now being made for the Italian navy-every vessel is still liable to be sent to the bottom by wretched little torpedo. The Infexible is 320 feet long and seventy five feet wide; she has en- zines of immense force; she will have four guns of eighty-one tons each. She may be described as 8 monitor, seventy five feet wide and 110 feet long, with walls Al inches thick, foated by the ad- dition of an unarmored bow and stern. The monitor, or citadel, is twelve feet high, half above and half below the wa ter; within it's walls are the engines, the boilers, the base of the turrets, the hy- draulic machinery for loading the guns, and the magazines. Her guns will carry projectiles weighing 1850 pounds and measuring sixteen inches in diameter. The launch was perfectly successful, and when the immense vessel took the wa ter she was not half so bad looking as she seemed to be on the ways.
Connecticut western news., 1876-06-09
A Centennial Safe.

A large iron safe, known as the "Oen-
 tennial safe," is now on exhibition in
 Memorial Hall, and is designed to con.
 tain memorial articles. It will be locked
 up on the thirty first of next December,
 and not opened for century. It has
 inner doors of plate plass. Portraits of
 President Lincoln and Grant are painted
 on the outer doors, and portrait of
 Washington, supported by flag and
 the pine tree shilling, forms the central
 pictures in the cornice. The safe is to
 contain albums of the photographs and
 autographs of the leading Centennial
 officers, governors of States, and other promlnentmen; autograph books called the United States Centennial album, a silver inkstand lped with gold and two pens used in recording the names in the books. One of the pens was pre- sented by Henry w. Longfellow. One album IS larger than the others, and
 whoever records his name therein is en- titled to the space below his name, SO that when they are opened in 1876 the direct ineal descendant of the sigr CT can record his name below that of his ancestor. There is also in the safe an album to receive the autographs of foreign ministers and visitors, Presi- dential album to contain the photo graphs and signatures of all the Presidents of the United States from 1878 to 1876: an album to contain the judges of the supreme court, cabinet officers, presi- dent of the Senate or president pro lem. and speaker of the House; also every twelve years the six oldest senators and six oldest representatives in service. These albums will be deposited in a glass case and opened when necessary. The safe will also contain ton months publication of some leading journal. When the memorial articles are to be deposited in the safe President Grant is expected to place away the large album. General Hawley will place away one :; Vice. President Orestes Cleveland, origi- nator of the Centennial Exhibition, will deposit one Alfred T. Goshorn will place another {; John Sartain, superin. tendent of the fine art department, will place one, and Vice President Ferry the other. Hon. James Gopsill will deposit the silver inkstands. Chief Justice Waite will be invited to place away one. of the gold pens and General Cameron the other. MT. Peter Cooper, whose name is on the safe, and to whose gener- osity they are indebted for it, will then close one door and the Hon. w. o. Bry- ant the other, and the look will be turned by MT. B. Sherman, of the National Exchange Bank of New York. When the safe is closed it will be con- veyed to Washington and placed under the rotunda of the capital. Tho iron doors will be left open, so that tho Gen. tennial relics can always be seen.
Connecticut western news., 1876-06-09
Canned Goods.

The London Lancet discourses at some length upon the fashion of the present day of feeding invalids and children upon food sold in dramatically sealed cans, the composition of the food being unknown. Doubtless these preparations are often valuable, or at least harmless but the Lancet urges that the public have right to know of what they are composed. and that a plain statementof the ingredients should be placed upon the covers. We think this same suggestion might be applied to numerous other articles; for example, when coffee and chicory are mixed to- gether for sale, the purchaser would choose to know the fact; and so in hun dreds of other cases.
Connecticut western news., 1876-06-09
Items of Interest.

A dishonest grocer has been lying D weight for a customer.
 One dollar 8 year is the salary of the mayor of Oil City, Pa.
 Three new ironclads, ordered by the Japanese government, are now being built in England.
 A prominent poulterer iu Montreal was fined $10 recently for plucking Q fowl while it was still alive.
 A Salt Lake Oity paper asserts that the recent gunpowder explosion caused one hundred premature births. Moses l.. Swift, of Reno, Nevada, has been granted a divorce from his wife on account of her "mental cruelty"
 The supreme court of Massachusetts, has decided in 8 test case that the ten hour law of that State is constitutional. A young Philadelphian, threatened with a breach of promise suit, says: :" Sue away. Contracts made on Sun day ain't legal"
 Prussia has 6,3O0, 900 acres of forest and woodland France, 2,700, 900 Aus. tria, 2,3O0, ,000; Bavaria, 3,249, ,000, and England, 112,37
 The take of buffalo robes in Montana the present season is the heaviest for several years. Some of the dealers will ship from 5000 to 10000. & '., a.. af
 Single dress skirts, more or less trimmed, are worn by many ladies; some times these are quite plain, particularly if the material employed is rich and handsome. ' "-" '
 An egg condensing factory has been established at Passau, Bavaria, wherein the eggs are dried and then reduced to a fine meal, which is packed in air-tight, cans, ready for shipment. -. A city ordinance in San Francisco for bids slee ping in Q room containing less than 800 cubic feet of air to each occu- pant. Twelve Chinarnen were arrested some time ago for violating it. .'
 An insane man, named B. l.. Wilson, of Wilmington, N. O., got out of his bed, in the absence of his keeper, and going to the kerosene can took it up, poured at least quart of oil upon his head, and then set it on fire. He was burned to crisp before assistance reached him.
 Artificial clouds of smoke are often used in France and Germany as @ pro. tection against frost. One plan, which has been very successful, consists in carefully mixing gas tar with sawdust and old straw and piling this mixture in large heaps in the vineyards. When re- quired for use, smaller heaps are dis tributed about the vineyard, and these will burn freely in few hours, and pro- duce @ very dense smoke, which de-; creases the radiation and prevents frost. ,
Connecticut western news., 1876-06-09
eyes never changing a hairs breadth from their position.

eyes never changing a hairs breadth
 from their position.
 At breakfast I sat one remove iron
 the captain. We begun, of course, talk
 ing of the thing we had seen, but tho
 captain, for some reason we could no
 then understand, seemed to dislike tho
 subject, and soon we abandoned it, fall
 ing then into absolute silence, for we
 could talk of nothing else. When we
 went on deck again-we were only 6
 few minutes at breakfast-we found the
 thing still following steadily in ou1
 wake. The children had in great meas
 ure got over their fear, and had made 6
 long line by joining hands, and the whole lot of them would now crouch down and then suddenly rise up, open their mouths at the thing, and cry out at it. No notice apparently being taken of this, they grew bolder, and at last shrilly.
 Suddenly the hideous creature seemed reused by these cries; it raised it's head In the air, uttered strange below, and came forward at great pace toward the ship. None of us could at first move from fear; the thing seemed to have grown in size, it's eyeballs were more burningly bright; the children fell on the deck crying, and some of the women tainted. It came swiftly up to the ship, always uttering the same peculiar cry or below. When but few feet from the stern, it suddenly turned and came up close on the port side. Here the side awnings had been put up to keep of the sun; but three of us rushed up to the awning and quickly got it down, that we might the better watch the thing. For myself must say that while doing this I was still suffering from extreme fear, but my curiosity was so intense, so irresistible, that I could only act as did.
 No sooner was the thing level with us than it raised itself with a sudden move ment out of the water, till it's head was thirty or forty feet above us. It still ut tered the same peculiar cry or below. We stood out on the bulwarks to follow it's movements. It opened 8 great mouth, cried more loudly than before, and made three blows at the mainmast. The last of these touched it, and caused the ship to sway violently, so that we were nearly cast off into the water. When we again looked for the thing it was gone. There was no ripple, no dis turbance of any kind to show where it had been. It was gone absolutely. We looked constantly for it during the rest of that day, but not the slightest trace did we again discover.
 1 may state that when the thing raised itself up and struck the mast it was ap- parent that the seaweed-li like mass was a long coarse hair, covering dark, thick neck. But the thing could not possibly have been serpent; for to raise so pro digious length of neck above the sur face huge body below the surface was of course required.
Connecticut western news., 1876-06-09
A Rule for Preaching.

A KUf6 TOT PreAChInKs Begin low;
 Go on slow
 Rise higher,
 And take fire; When most impressed, Be self-possessed..; At the end wax warm, And sit down in . storm,
Connecticut western news., 1876-06-09

The Widow

The Widow. Her smiles are temper'd by her sighs, Her garb soa1oe veils her glory; The tender glamour of her eyes Enshrines her and her story No greenling girl, nor spinster tart, She's all things that become her; Her life, her beauty, and her heart Are in their Indian summer!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-08
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,

TOMMISSIONER OFFICE,
~ Alexandria, May 2Oth 1876
TO James Green, plaintiff, and The Mount Yer
non Manufacturing Company, John w. Greer
and Anna Green his wife, defendants.
You are hereby notified that have faed upor
the 9th DAY Of JUNE, 1876, at 10 o'clock u
m. as the time, and my Office, in the Fairfax
street wing of the Market House. in the city o!
Alexandria, Va, as the place, when and where
l will proceed to ascertain and report upon the
following matters viz
LIST. The amount of the claim of said James
Green against the Mount Vernon Manufactur
ing Company.
I'd The interest IF the Mount Vernon Manu-
featuring Company in certain lot of ground In
said city, situated ut the northwest intersection
of Washington and Pendleton streets, and pur-
chased from John w. Green.
3D. The interest of the said company IN the
property situated on the southeast corner OF
Washington and Pendleton streets, in said city,
known rs the Mount Vernon Cotton Factory.
At. The liens on TIE said pieces of property
with their respective priorities.
Required to be ascertained and reported upon
ty the decree of the'Corporation Court for the
city aforesaid, rendered on the 9Th day of May
1876. in suit in chancery depending in SAD
Court, in which you are parties, plaintiffs and
defendants, at which time and place you are re-
CURED to attend
Given under MY hand, ss Commissioner in
Chancery of the said Court, the day and year
aforesaid. GEORGE A. Nj USHBACH,
my u w4w commissioner.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-08
alexandria 0az&tte
THURSDAY EVENING. JUNE8.

FOREST AND STREAM This is new sport,
ing paper, published in New York Oh the plan
Of The Land and Water, which is the best
journal of the kind 10 Engaod. The Rich.
mond State says ut is backed by number OF
gentlemen of liberaIity and means, and already
has large circulation 10 England. The south
eru correspondent, is 'Chasseur, we'll knowo as
40 accom- plished gentleman aud succt ssfu
writer, aod We have been very much pleased te
see the agreeable accounts oil Virginia sporting
which he has written. Our people are no!
aware that to the best class of Eogllish ADD
northern immigrants this thing of field sports
constitutes one of the greatest attractions.
MIR. Hunter (Chasseur) is uow engaged 10
writing series OF articles for thr Forest and
Stream, entitled. SIP .rtiug 10 the Old Colonla
Days-in which Lord Fairfax Daniel McCartJ
Chichester, and the huuting gentry OF thai
epoch will be written up, as always the famous
hounds and horses Of the ancient 'Meet.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-08
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
~ Alexandria, June I'd, 1876.
To the Alexandria and Washington Railroad
Company, plaintiffs and William H. Fowc
and Edward Snowden, lately doing business
as bankers under the slJ lie and firm of Fowle
Snowden and Company; John ID. Corse, Ed
ward Snowden and Wilmer u. Corse, lately
trading as Corse, Snowden and Corse; Josepa
Jewett James Rodgers, | Louis klnzer,
James S. French, F. A. Prindle. Joseph h.
Bradley, a. Thomas Bradley, Walter Leno1
and the Mayor, Board of Aldermen and Com
mon Council of the city of Washington, de-
PENDANTS.
You are hereby notified that | have fixed
SATURDAY. the 9Th day OF July. 1876, as the
time, and my Office, in the Fairfax street wing
of the Market House, in the city Of Alexandria,
Va, rs the place, when and whore will proceed
to ascertain the amounts and prlorlties OF alithe
umbrRnces upon the property OF the Alexan
dria and Washington Railroad Company re
CURED to be nscertaned and reported upon by
the decree OF the Circuit Court Of Aiexandrla
county Virginia, rendered on the 18th day o:
May, 1876, in suit in chancery depending IN
said Court, in which you are parties, plaintiffs
and defendants, at which time and place you are
required to attend.
Given under my hand, as Special Commits
soner of said Court. the day and year first store-
said GEORGE n. M USHBACH,
je 3-w4w Special Commissioner
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-08
INCONSISTENCIES OFFICE

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE
~ Alexandria, Va, May 10Th, 1876.
To Daniel W Griffith, plaintiff, AID hinsey
Griffith, Daniel Mcleod Griffith, Henry, Clay
Griffith, Charles Griffith and Morton Marye,
guardian ad Item Of Charles Griffith, an in
FAINT, defendants.
You are hereby notified that have fixed upon
the Path DAY OF JUNE, 1876, al 10 o'clock d.
M, us the time and my Office, in the Fairfax
street wing of the Market House, in the city OF
Alexandria. Va, as the place. when and where
l will proceed to ascertain and report upon the
following matters, viz:
lst. What estate of Kinsey Griffith, deceased
there was at the death of his widow, Mary Ann
Griffith, and what there now is for distribution
I'd. What rents and profits have been collected
and by whom since the death of Mary Ann Crit
fifth.
3D. Who are the distributes of said estate
and in what proportions, and whether or not q
division in kind can be made thereof.
4th. When Edward and Greenbury Griffith
died, at what ages they died, and whether testate
or intestate.
5th. What liens there are upon said estate, il
any, and what debts II any, 1t may be llab! efoT
party may require.
REQUIRED TO be ascertained and reported upon
by the decree of the Corporation Court for the
city aforesaid, rendered on the 9Th day of May
1876, in suit in chancery depending in said
Court, in which you are parties plalnths and
defendants, At which time and place You are reT
quired to attend.
Given under my hand, as Commissioner IN
Chancery Of said Court, the day and year first
aforesaid. GEORGE A. Nj USHBACH,
nv 22-w4w Commissioner.