smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1868

BOUNTY CLAINs.-A circular just issued
from the Paymaster Generals Once says: SIT
Is entirely impracticab,e for this Office TO reply
10 the immense number Of inquiries from
claimants, or their friends, and attorneys, as to
the condition or cause of delay in the adjust.
ment OF their bounty claims, without serious
interruption to the public business, especially
in the very matter Of settling these particular
claims. This printed circular is the only re.
sponse that can be given. All the bounty
claims now on file are being settled as fast as
the Second Auditor Of the Treasury can furn.
ish, from the muster rolls now deposited in his
Office, the evidence necessary TO determine the
validity Of each claim. 1t is expected that the
whole number of claims filed, or likely to be
filed, will be acted on and finally settled in the
next nine months. When q claim is allowed,
the check is drawn to the order of the claimant,
and sent with his discharge, to his attorney, or
to himself, where NO attorney has been appoint.
ed, and Is payable only upon endorsement by
claimant, unless the latter shall, by power OF
attorney executed subsequent to the date of the
check, authorize his attorney to act for him.
The soldier cannot be defrauded, unless, by his
own act, he places hlmself In the power Of his
attorney"
Year: 1868

with fearful violence upon the ground:
The next thing / recollect Is the sound
of voices, and the Kissing of an engine
close by me, while two or three people
were moving about with lanterns. |
found some one supporting my head
and then gave shudder, for there
were red horrible patches on the white
ground. As the men spoke in whispers,
/ could see they were collecting togeth-
er something horrible, that steamed IN
the cold air. A mist came over me, and
l tainted dead away.


When / could think again, i found
that had been in London hospital,
and was lying there in ward, looking
at pair of soft white hands that didn't
seem to belong to NE, while my head
felt cool through my hair being cut off.


But got stronger every day, and soon
/ had visitors to see me; and one face
that came, and used to lean over my poor
bare pallet was, as 10 were, the 1aco Oh
an angel-so sweet, so loving, and SO
tender in it's compassionate look; and
once, while the old lady stood back,
two tiny soft hands smoOthed my pillow,
and tear fell on my cheek, as a voice
whispered: =,


"God bless you, my brave preserver.


| shut my eyes then, and trembled,
for there was bitter feeling of sorrow
came over me; and in spite of those ten
der words, l seemed to be standing on
the brink of great gulf, far away from
her. 49, g..


As grew stronger, / learned from
her mother how they had been deceiy-
ed. 1t was through answering an Id'
vertisement for a governess that the
poor girl had met with insult. She had
been deluded in accompanying the gen.
tleman, under pretence of taking her to
his home, few miles down the line.
He had paid the penalty of the crime
he had meditated with his life. An up
train tore him to pieces-an up train
which must have passed within few
inches of my head.


The train from which we fell had
been stopped by the guard few miles
further down, when the poor girl was
found clinging outside the carriage. An
engine and tender were sent back III
search of us, to find US as have already
told. 80 g-... Z .'.-.


only saw her once again, when she
gave me this-this little parse, just as
you see. She spoke to me kindly and
and they were words ofpraise,
l think; but I saw her only through =
mist, and the thought that it was for
the last time seemed to fill my mind so
that could only speak huskily. kiss
cd one of her hands as she said "Good-
bye;" and then l was standing alone
alone in the world, without aim or hope.
You will please to remember that she
was o lady, and that i am-only rail
way servant.
Year: 1868

From the Milwaukee Wisconsin,


The following letter is said to have
been picked up on the shore of the lake
at the town of Lake Forest, and pur-
ports to have been written by some
passenger on board the iil-fated steamer
Sea Bird while the eOnnagration which
destroyed that vessel was in progress.
The document will be read with no lit
tie curiosity, although, in its perusal,
the thought may arise that it is docu-
ment of considerable length, and very
excellent, when the fact is taken into
consideration that it purports to have
been written in the midst of tho dread
full scenes and fearful panic which the
survivors of the Sea Bird have so vivid
" described in their statements. 1t was
found on the 11th inst. by John Morgan,
of the town of Lake Forest, and was
contained in the pocket of a vest which
had drifted on shore. In the same pock-
ct was an old clay pipe. The letter is as
follows:


"If any enc should ever find this vest
and note which throw overheard from
the Sea Bird, see that the owners Of the
boat are made acquainted with the
cause of the fire. Twenty minutes past
five was awakened by the cry of fire
proceeding from the engine room. The
flames were also coming from the room
and soon caught some pals and straw
lying on the deck. In five minutes the
engine room was one mass of fire. The
captain gave orders to stop the boat,
but the flames would not permit any
one to 60 near the engine. The wind is
sweeping the flames towards the ladies'
cabin, and all that are in it are lest
about so in all. The captain and the
mate tried to help the passengers ont of
the cabin, but the flames drove them
back. A man named Flanders is trying
to spen one of the doors. Yes, three
have got out-rest lost. Small boats
burned-crew trying to save themselves
on boards and corks-water ice cold.
Captain just launched keg with the
books and q large sum of money,
watches, &c. 1t may float ashore.
Flames driving the men into the water
All dead in the cabin. An explosion of
one of the boilers. Two schooners have
just passed us, but have not answered
our sign. Boat near some forest town
about six miles from shore. People on
shore send no help. Boat going round
in circle. Time, 6:l5. Flames driving
all in water. I can write no longer.


o. C.. GUSTE.


"If body found send to--.'


The inscription which follows is very
indis tinct; the first four letters resem-
bling the word MACK" but beyond
this it is impossible to interpret the
characters. The letter was written in
pencil, and some portions were almost
illsgible.
Year: 1868

RELIEvEs ITsELF.-The S. T. Examiner-ef
the 5th inst. says:


When in the course of human events it
becomes necessary to unbosom ones self to
the public, the best way to do it is at once
and be done with it, Therefore we announce
to the numerous readers of the Examiner that
the great nstonal Benocracy Of the Union
the party of the Constitution aud conserva-
tive liberty-has been routed - horse, foot
and Dragons" in the Presidential battle
Grant has been chosen President by large
majority even in those States which were
free to vote their will This is. legally
speaking. all right. though morally and po
lltically. all wrong. The election was con-
Quoted IA accordance with law and the pro-
VISIONS of the Constitution Therefore. it
becomes every good citizen to peacefully and
quietly acquiesce in the result The voice of
the people. when expressed in accordance
with the laws and the Constitution, is the
voice OF God. When otherwise, it is the
reverse, but IN either event, in popular
on the minority.
Year: 1868




A man named Humboldt, resident of
Aneheim, nearly sixty years old. was arrest
ed on Friday last, about fifteen miles from
this city, on the Overland road. for having
committed a rape upon little girl between
seven and eight years old. Itappears that
the wretch. Humboldt, was intimate in the
family OF man named Werder. and taking
advantage OF favorable opportunity COM
mltted the crime upon one of Werder' little
daughters, but terrible to relate, Humboldt
was afflicted with a horrible disease at the
time, and communicated it to the chilu. The
parents soon became aware OF the fact by the
disclosure OF the child, and upon Humboldt's
being taxed with the crime confessed it. The
unnatural parent compromised the affair for
the sum of $1,000, which HUMBOLDT paid
and left Anaheim with the intention of leay-
ing the country. The Sheriff obtained DOS
session of the facts. and learning that he was
seen in his wagon some distance West of the
city, started on the Overland stage in pur-
suit. first Disgusting himself, as Humboldt
was we'll known to be well armed. Arriving
at the fifteen mile station, he found Hum
boldt waiting there to see if he could recog
-nlze any of the passengers. Here the driver
stopped to oil the axles of the coach. Hum.
boldt, being near the coach, was requested to
assist the driver for moment to raise one of
the wheels. He consented and while STOPPING
down for that purpose, was seized by the arm
by the Sheriff and Immediately disarmed of
two pistols and bowie knife He had a
loaded double barrel shotgun in the wagon
at the time which was also secured Had it
not been for the ruse of the Sheriff. Humboldt.
no doubt, would have made desperate re-
sistance. He was brought to this city and
lodged in Jail where he now remains We
forbear to comment upon the atrocity of the
crime, but hope if found guilty, he will be
placed where there will be no further oppor-
tunity for so vile wretch to see even the
face of child during life. We leave the
public to judge OF the guilt of the father who
could condone so horrible a crime upon his
child.


The prisoner waived an examination, and
failing 20 enter upon recognizance in the sum
of 81, 900. was committed to await the action
of the Grand Jury which will sit in a few
days.-Los angeles Neos, October 30A.
Year: 1868

This splendid Tonic is now used by all classes
of people for every symptom of "Stomach out
of order"


The secret of it is this: Plantation Bitters are
certain to correct the juices of the Stomach, set all
its machinery at work, and enable it to resist and
throw off the approaching danger. The tendency
of the operations of Nature is always towards a
cure all she needs is little assistance at the
proper time. How much more reasonable and
sensible it is to help her along with gentle, yet
powerful Tonic, than to deluge and weaken and
defeat her curative processes with poisonous drugs
and fiery mixtures, which only stupefy and plant
the seeds of disease and death.
Year: 1868

GRANT AND ScHoFIElD.-Henry Ward
Beecher, in his late speech in Brooklyn, told
the following anecdote, which is good enough
to be true:


Not long ago, j learned from one within
headquarters-tno General Grant, do not
mean him) when they were casting about
for candidate for the Democratic party,
some Senators visited the Secretary of War.
General Schofeld, and urged him to become
their candidate. After they had laid their
plans and desires before him he went forth
to his superior and friend, General Grant,
and told him what had been DONE General
Grant smoked on and said nothing The
next morning General Grant went down to
General Schofield and said to him: . Scho.
field, it is certain one or other of the candi-
dates of the two parties is going to be elected
President. Now, / do not care anything
about that thing. but | do care that the
country should have sound man, and not
see how you can consistently refuse to be the
candidate of the party if they will put you on
a good PLATFORM" But" says Schofield
- General, / am Grant man. cannot %
against you. | am a Grant man." .
thought it my duty" said General Grant
to tell you what thought of it, and he left
7 think that is almost as good as declining q
nomination and then accepting it.
Year: 1868

A great French Physician says: .More than
half of the diseases in the world comes from neg
lect to fortify the system against changes of eli
mate, weather, and food. The great secret OF
health is to keep the condition of the Stomach
and Blood regular aud uniform, so that changes
from Heat to Cold, from Dry to Damp, etc., cam
not upset the machinery of the body, and breed
disease"


Now, it is a fact, positive and weh-known, that
there is such bulwark and assistant for the
Stomach as
Year: 1868

THURLow WEEDS TEsTMoNY.-The most
curious and interesting and suggestive testi-
mony taken in connection with this late i'm
peachment trial of Andrew Johnson is that Of
Thurlow Weed published in yesterdays
HEEALp) before the smelling committee of the
Hon. Ben Butler. 1t shows, among other things,
that wherever there is lobby job of any sort
on hand involving round sum of ready cash
there you may look for Thurlow Weed. He
seems to be getting worse and worse in this
business as he gets older, 80 that there is some
reason to fear that the last public service of his
eventful life will be that of witness testifying
to his completely in some preposterous lobby
job before Congressional committee of inves-
tioation
Year: 1868

Evidently possessed of some sensibility, for
the possession of which we never gave
him credit, Mr.. Stanton promptly retired
from the War Office last evening, after
the adjournment of the Court of I'M
peachment sine die had utterly destroyed
the last hopes of the impeachers. But be-
fore he left the now defunct Secretary of
War let fly his last parting shot at his great
adversary and victor. In a short note to the
President announcing that he had transferred
the contents of the War Department to General
Townsend, Mr.. Stanton gives as his reason for
80 doing that the resolution of the Senate ''of
the 2lst of February last, declaring that the
President has no power to remove the Sec
retary of War and designate any other officer
to perform the duties of that Office ad interim,
had ''failed to be supported by two-thirds Of
the Senate present and.voting on the articles
of impeachment presented against you" And
with this explanation Mr.. Stanton makes his
bow and retires from the public gaze. Acting
upon the principle that it is better to walk out
than to wait and be kicked out, the once
redoubtable monarch of the War Office took
time by the forelock and left and in leaving it
is doubtful it, outside of clique Of extreme
radicals, there will be found single man to
shed tear over his political death. Whatever
credit may be due to him for his administration
of the War Department during the rebellion
was long obscured, if not destroyed, by his
conduct as one of Mr.. Johnsons Cabinet minis
ters
Year: 1868

Never was the democratic party before in
the quandary it is now touching its candidate
for the Presidency. Its nominating conven-
tion meets at the new Tammany Hall on the
Fourth of July. The delegates to that conven-
ton, with perhaps few exceptions, have all
beeAappointed. The voice of these delegates,
from West Virginia to Minnesota, is pledged to
Southern States and some of the Eastern
States are also for him. He will doubtless
have a majority of all the votes cast on the
first ballot; but as it requires two-thirds vote
In these democratic conventions to nominate,
and as New York. New Jersey, Pennsylvania
and some scattering States and delegates,
North and South, seem to be decidedly against
Pendleton, his first vote will probably be his
best. From the ballot, therefore, where his
friends will begin to scatter, the real struggle
will begin, as in 1852, when the friends of
General Cass began to drop him.


Thus, assuming that Pendleton will be
crowded out by New York, who comes next
General Mcclellan will shortly be back again
from Europe, and some say that Mr.. Belmont
has fixed upon Mcclellan, and that this is the
reason of his intended return. But the COM
parison of McClellans Richmond campaign
with that Of Grant, to say nothing of the Presi-
dental campaign of 1864, will rule out 'Little
Mac" His nomination as military hero
against Grant would be perfectly absurd, and
we feel certain that the democratic convention
x,riJ1 pao1 M 1ahorod orru,oor% 10 vroro Il
General Hancock is more available man; but
the Western Pendleton men have declared
against epaulets. They will not consent to
have Pendleton superseded by soldier. Who
comes next? Horatio Seymour, of New
York, very respectable man, but man
whose war record would perhaps reduce his
vote among the people to that of the Northern
peace party of the war. Who next? From
this point we begin to grope among the
democratic small fry, and can find no man
among them who can hold candle to Grant
For an acceptable candidate, then, in opposi-
ton to Grant, we must turn to the outside
conservative Union elements and here, looming
up In bold relief, like lighthouse between us
and the setting sun, stands Chief Justice
Chase. His war record, as the financial chief
Of the government who furnished the sinews
of the war-the greenbacks-will enable him
to hold his own even against Grant on the war
question; while on the impeachment question
his casting vote has laid out the Stevens
Butler faction of radicals fat and cold


The Eastern democrats, we dare say, will
not require much special pleading to bring
them over to Chase but the Western demo-
Gratis have not exactly the notions of Mr..
Chase in regard to the national debt; and there
this Pendleton shoe pinches. II fthe democracy,
however, wish to win, they must be prepared
to throw good lot of their old party rubbish
overheard and qualify themselves for the
nomination, on broad and liberal platform, of
some such capable and popular conservative
man as Chief Justice Chase, whose war record
places him in the front rank Of Union men,
and whose peace record is perfectly satisfactory
to the honest masses Of all parties.
Year: 1868

hepuOucan Partys


Radicalism tried its fortune again yesterday.
Believing, perhaps, that events at Chicago had
drawn the party lines little closer, and that
all the denunciation ofparty organs and cliques
known as outside pressure had not been with
out effect, it ventured timidly to face another
vote. 1t called up the second article, and the
Senate voted that the President was not guilty.
II called up the third, and with the same result;
and then, demoralized, its knees gave way and
it supported motion to adjourn sine die.
There was apparently a struggle between the
men of the party who desire to act with honor
and those who only desire to succeed. These
last would have deferred the vote, to try II
again in June. The former would have hon
estly closed the case by acting on all the arti-
cles now. The final decision-the adjourn
ment sine die-while it secures practically the
result sought by the Senators who desired to
vote now, does not give to the result that
character of upright dignity that would have
distinguished action on all the articles. It is
especially worthy of note, however, that the
casting vote against the proposition to ad-
journ till June was given BY Chief Justice
Chase, who again stands prominently forward
as defeating the bad purposes Of the Butler
crew.


Impeachment is thus thrust from the public
sight-the radicals could not convict the Presi-
dent, but would not honestly acquit him. Find
ing that the Senate was not TO be moved-that
all their desperate clamor and threatenings
availed nothing TO force Senators TO voting 90
they desired-they yet used their unreasoning,
fanatical, corrupt and purchased majority to
cheat justice and to prevent the giving Of that
verdict which would condemn them % men
who had disturbed the peace Of the nation In
originating and prosecuting case that had no
other foundation than their partisan malignity.
Radicalism proper, with its atrocious dis
honesty, would have deferred the trial only till
another day, would have adopted any subter-
fuge, any cowardly ruse, and, rather than face
that open Judgment 1t has pretended 10
desire would have kept the nation In the fsr-
ment Of doubt, kept open all the DANGEROUS
possibtiaN Of Its revolutionary process,
kept this great fostering evil % Il Is rather
than forfeit the smallest chance to secure
verdict By the future intimidation or corruption
Of Senators. This was the purpose Of those
men, and the failure to accomplish IL must be
regarded % the defeat In the republican party
Of those extreme men.


It will prove no small victory II they have
been put down. They are the men who trined
not only with all the best interests of the coun-
try but with the vsey vitality Of the government
Year: 1868

national banks. In time of peace, merely to
make the fortunes Of favored capitalists by
gigantic monopoly, Congress assumes to do
what it absolutely has not the power or right
to do. Will the people stand it We givethe
particulars of this scheme in Washington
letter
Year: 1868

financial monstrosity- worthy relation Of the
national banks--is TO be put upon the country
apparently by this Congress, under the name
Of "The National Life Insurance Company
Of the United Statea" People submitted to
the assumption Of doubtful power that lay in
the establishment Of banks by Congress
because Il wss done during the war and under
the pressure Of Q supposed necessity and out


Of that nrst sucroschment grows this attempt
TO 70 further and do the insurance business Of
che oountry on the public money held By ths
Year: 1868

FoRGERIEs OF S. P. SToDDARDIN MAssA-
CHUsErrs. Referring to this case the North
ampton Gazette says The forgeries were COM
mitted upon his uncle in Boston, Charles Stod-
dard, q wellknown business man of that city.
While 10 Boston young Stoddard did flourish
ing business of various kinds. lie boarded at
first-class hotel, and when his bill was pre-
sented he gave forged check on his uncle,
making it several hundred dollars larger than
the amount he owed, and received back the
amount in bills, then left before the forgery
was found out. He bought gold watch in the
same manner, and took the change, hundred
or two dollars, and left for parts unknown.
Another operation of his was to purchase 81,
300 in diamonds and jewelry and order them
to be sent to his uucle's on Beacon street. The
shopkeeper, knowing the responsibility OF his
uncle, was too glad to do it, but to his own
sorrow, as it afterwards appeared. When they
came Stoddard was on hand to take them at
the door and soon disappeared, and that was
the last seen of the diamonds or Stoddard. lie
left Boston and the detectives were unable to
arrest him, although they followed him through
the West. For six months they lost all trace
of him, and it is understood that during part
of this time he was in the Tombs at New York
for some misdemeanor, and had only recently
got out when arrested in this town. lie is the
same fellow who sold is his brother as sub"
sttute during the war, and induced several
other from Northampton to enlist with a view
to taking the bounty and then desert. On the
night of his arrest here he undertook to swim
die two of our clothing dealers, but they knew
him too well and declined to be taken in.
Year: 1868

A WALKING CARA man in New York
has invented and patented device for the pro-
pulsion Of land vehicles and vessels. The de-
vice is to make carriage move forward Oh its
own wheels, turning against the carriage, and
not against the ground, that being touched
only by series Of ieet which come to the
ground and rise from it with the rotation OF
the wheels, which run on a sort of endless rail
under the carriage and attached to it. The
contrivance is believed to be applicable to farm
uses and heavy freight, as we'll as to ordinary
passenger carrying, and to be specially adapt
ed to swampy and boggy lands, into which
wheels sink readily; for the feet of this car.
riage, which alone touch the ground, can be
made as broad as necessary so avoid sinking.
The device can be used for propeling vessels
through the water by substituting paddles in-
stead of feet under the wheels; and boat is
now In course OF building on this plan for tow
ing canal boats.