smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1865

ff0 Hedt-The roam mare was the favorite. simmons
the pole, the mare the middle position,
Lady Evelyn the outside The trio had very good start
The took the lead closely followed by the
chestnut Simmons mare breaking up badly and falling
far in the rear The chestnut and the quar-
ter pole head and head in thirty.n seconds Going
down the backstretch Lady Evelyn drew away inch by
inch until she length ahead OF the at the half
mile pole Time III On the lower stretch the broke
up and ran unit, she was parallel with the chestnut and
TO the homestretch. The brown at this time
hundred yards behind, without chance of saving
her distance. The chestnut aud the had a most
spirited contest all the way up TO the judges stand Lady
Evelyn winning the heat BY half . length, in 2l0E
Simmons distanced


Ssrond Heat-Thc chestnut mare was the fayori,e at
hundred TO sixty The mare broke mp as soon
as the word was givcn losing about one length only be-
fore she work again and side and sde with the
chestnut the latter passing tho quarter pole neck in
unt In forty seconds and half Along the backstretch
the contest exciting the chestnut leading about half
length passing the half mile pole in :1sA Going up
tho lower stretch the crep closer and closer
until they even and swung the homestretch
of the horses each party wishing 10 yet on hs avorie
As the steadily up the stretch impos
sble 10 tell which ahead until they came close 70
the score which Lady Evelyn crossed FIRST by . mock
and shoulders. Time 2:4l.


laird Heu. One hundred 10 twenty on the favorite.
s ana oonoe
breaks The chestnut passed the quarter pole neck
ahead in forty and quarter seconds Going down the





footed the and got away length but before she
reached tho hafm pole the roam within half .
length Of her head Time gk On the lower stretch
the interest in the contest kept up and when the
chestnut shook the roam on length the latter
would break and run until she parallel with her
again. A. the threequarter pole they were side and
side, and In that way they the home stretch
and when about half way up the chestnut mare had
about half length the best Of then the roam broke
and until on even terms again, and both came
up and crossed the together The judges decided
that Lady Evelyn had won the heat by q head Lady
Evelyn never made break In the race


trottng matchfor fvo hundred dollars, mile heats
best three in five, IN harness. will come on this after
at the Fashion Course and match for two hun
dred dollars will be troted at tho Union Course.


base Hall.


ExCB.siOR or BROOKLYN VS.. KNfCxBRDoCKRR OF


NRw YORK.


The Excelsior Club Of Brooklyn, which In 1890 -as
the model club OF the United States and which, socially
speaking has but few equals now, had friendly game
with their old competitors OF the veteran KnickerbockeF
Club, The Nes,os Of base ball. yesterday, a. Hobokeu,
and most enjoyable meeting v was On this interest
Ing occasion the busy densens OF Wall street. Exchange
place. &C. throw aside their speculative dsss for the
pme being, aod iesorips oil and gold stocks seek The
Year: 1865

In the December Atlantic Gail Hamil-
ton has quaint article about children
little boys particularly-under the very de-
ceptive title king james the First" in
the course of which occurs this sketch:


THE helplessness of infancy appeals to
all that is chivalric and Christian in our
hearts; but to dignity it is pre-eminently
stranger. a charming and popular
writer on the whole, | am not sure that
it was not my own self once affirmed that
baby is beast, and gave great offence
thereby; yet it seems to me that no un-
preiudiced person can observe an infant of
tender weeks sprawling and squirming in
the bath-tub. and not contest that it looks
more like little pink frog than anything
else. And here is Jamie, not only weeks,
but months and years old, setting his
Young affections on candy and dinner, and
eating in general, with an appalling inten-
sity. 1t is humilitating to see how easily
he is moved by an appeal 10 his appetite.
[ blush for my race, remembering the
sparkle of his eyes over dainty dish, and
the abandonment of his devotion to 1.-THE
enthusiasm with which his feet spring,
and his voice rings through the house to
announce the fact, 'Dinnah mo weh-wyl
dinnah mo-weh-wyp To the naked eye
he appears to think as much of eating as
cat, or chicken or a dog. Reasons and
rights he is slow to comprehend; but his
conscience is always open to conviction,
and his will pliable to higher law, when
stick of candy is in the case. His bread
and butter is to him what science was to
Newton and he has been known to re-
ply abstractedly to question put to him
in the height Of his enjoyment, "Don talk
to me now. This is not dignity, surely.
Is it total depravity? What is it that
makes his feet so swift to do mischief
He sweeps the floor with the table brush,
comes stumbling over the carpet almost
chin-deep in a pair of muddy rubber
boots, catches up the birds seed-cup,
and darts away, spilling it at every step;
and the louder l call the faster he runs,
half frightened, half rOugueish, till an un-
mistakabl9 sharpness pierces him, makes
him throw down cup and seed together,
and fling himself full length on the floor,
mis- little heart all broken. Indeed he can
bear anything but displeasure. He tum-
bles down twenty times day, over the
crickets, off the chairs, under the table,
head first, head last, bump, bump, and
never a tear sheds he, though his stern
self control is sometimes quite pitiful to
see. But little slap on his cheek, which
is his standing punishment-not blow,
but tiny tap that must derive all its
efficacy from its moral foree-oh, it stabs
him to the heartS He has no power to
bear up against it, and goes away by him
self and cries bitterly, sonorOusly, and,
towards the last, 1 suspect rather osten-
tatiously Then he spoils it all by com
ing out radient, and boasting that he has
make tear, as if that were an unparal-
lelled feat If you attempt to chide him
he puts up his plump hand with a repel-
ing gesture, turns away his head in dis
gust, and CALCULATES Vehemently, Don't
talk t mel After all, however, l do not
perceive that he is any more sensitive to
reproof than an intelligent and petted
dog"
Year: 1865

Those who love peanuts will be sorry to
learn that instead of 100000 bushels per
annum-the regular product before the
war in North Carolina-there will be only
about $4,000 bushels to export from that
State this year.
Year: 1865

New YORK, November est has beer
determined upon to dispense with the ser.
vices of all wOrkmen in the Brooklyn navy
yard who have not served in the army OF
navy during the rebellion. By this order
many who have been employed in the yard
for many years will have to seek employ
meUt elsewhere.
Year: 1865

Situation Wanted-By a young
clerk in any business whera his services may be
required. Writes a fair hand is a good account
ant, and willing to make himself generally useful.
Can be seen at the Leader office. nov2S.2d6


To Printers.-The best kinds of PRINTERS
News INk for sale at Leader Office.
Year: 1865

At half past elevon o'clock last night as
the Newark train was entering the Jersey
City depot an unknown man about twenty
years of age was run over and literally torn
to pieces. There were three envelopes found
ON the deceased, upon which was inscribed
- WestcaIl 4"
Year: 1865

GOIdEPens,,
In solid Gold Holdersl
In solid Silver Holdersl
Suitable for Ladies!
Suitable for Gentlemen!
Twill please the ladies and the men.
Each line they write they'll bless the pen;
The giver bless, and praise the taste
That gave for use and not for paste-


A Good Gold Pen!
Year: 1865

NORFOLK, December 27.-There was no serious
disturbance among the blacks on Christmas nor has
there been any since Monday. A few brawls in Nor
folk and Portsmouth were the result of whisky and
had no political significance whatever.


1t is true that many of the blacks of this county
have provided themselves with pistols, but it is not
thought there is any purpose of insurrecton among
them
Year: 1865

From tho Memphis Argus.l


Gen. Butler has announced his intention
to answer that portion of Gen. Grants re-
port relating to his campaign. So the
Lieutenant General had better drop his bG-
ton pack his trunk, and join Macmillan.
If the late commander at Bermuda Hun
dreds had announced his intention to resort
to pistols and coffee, in vindication of his
representation, there would have been no
necessity for alarm. His career as a fighter
has not been remarkably brilliant, as Gen
eral Grant broadly intimates. He will not
shine in history with Napoleon, or Caesar,
or Grant, Sherman, or Lee, as a military
hero; but he is not the least formidable an
tagonist with the quill. Though no fighter,
he is writer and can az nearly torture
words into proving that black is white as
any one. True as are Grants charges, But
Ter will make out case OF some sort that
will look plausible, and find large number
of gourd- heads to believe it. Butler is noisy
and smart, noisy man is never at loss for
men to sneeze when he takes snuff. There
is large class in this country never happy
save when dancing attendance on fussy poll
ticians redolent of brass and money. As
Gen. Butler has a large share of both, he
will not lack hackers in abundance.


Butler is playing a desperate game for
the Presidency, and evidently regards pull
ling Grant down sure method of pushing
himself up. If he can persuade a consider
able portion of the Radicals that General
al Grant has treated him badly, valuable
point will have been gained; for he will
rally around his standard the entire Radi-
cal host, who are even now displeased at the
Lieutenant Generals political non-commit-
talism. So we may have crusade from
Gen. Butler, whose vigor and strategy "
will cause many in the North TO wonder
why the same agencies were not employed
in his military campaigns.
Year: 1865

IF PEOPLE WHO SUFFER from the dull stupidity
that meets US everywhere in spring. and tos often
in all of the year, knew how quick it could
be cured by taking AYERS SARSAPARILLA to
pu rye the bile from their SYSTEMS We should have
better neighbors as we'll as clearer heads to deal
Year: 1865

The following 'retorts courteous" are
from the columns of the two leading papers
in Louisville


You crooked oldsbundle of contradictions
don't you oppose the policy Of restoration?
Didn't you say you were in favor of a gen.
eral amnesty, by which, of course, the right
of those who had been in rebellion to vote
should be conceded TO them P Democrat.


You ill-smollng and well stuffed old sack
Of poulorette-don't you know that the
amnesty held out by the President to thosc c
who take the prescribed oath does not EN-.
brace the right Of voting ?-[JournaI.


You diseased odor of bad cat in bat
health-didn't you know the amnesty ad
vocated by you, and even President John
sons amnesty, does not forbid the right o
voting, or have you lost all your sense il
your scents p Democrat.


You old center OF old stupidity and scent
er of all creation-you old, uncorked bottl
of the distilled essence Of assaletida, stink
weed, polecat and niger don't you know
that, if the amnesty recommended by us ant
even President Johnson's, do not give tn
right of voting, they don't intermeddle will
that right at all, but leave it to the Slate
where it properly belongs?
You mean old pointer and selterto Satan
man hunters-you old efigy cut from
solid mass Of guOno-please mark that
. Journal.
Year: 1865

OaraoosArnr.-The Davsnport Gassttl
and the abolition concern printed in this
city are trying to make little fun Of sign
on the Rock Island carriage bridge leading
to the Island, which reads as follows:


give Dollars fine for Ridsing or Drive
ing over this bridge faster than walk"


The abolition concern, printed here,
charged that q Democratic City Council got
up the sign. and therefore the Democratic
City Council didn't know how to spell. The
facts are IS follows: The City Council ap
pointed committee Of one q Republican,
to get up the sign boards, paint them, and
put them up. This Republican executed the
work and put it up. Tho bad spelling be-
longs to the committee, and no one is re-
sponsible for il bat the committee, and
the committee was Republican.-R. l. ar
gus.
Year: 1865

PorE's BrLL.-We understand that the
Pope's late "bull' is being brought in con-
tact with the Fenian brotherhood in the
Catholic churches Of this city. As far as
we arc able to learn matters stand at dead
lock. In France that document has proved
to be 'bull against the comet" bu
whether the same will be the result in this
city remains to be seen.
Year: 1865

Beiy" General Lee writes to gentleman in this
city in reference TO the recent senseess rumor that
he had requested permission of the Government 10
retain certain pieces Of artillery at Lexington for
the of his students: "i have nothing To do
with the Military Institute here did not know
there were any guns here; have no use for any
guns, and never made an application for them -
| Exchange.
Year: 1865

New ORLEANS AND TExAs.-A late letter from
New Orleans says:


Never before was the Crescent City so well filled
with people, and at no time in its history
was the population so large 1t is estimated that
at least $4,000 strangers are now here-a large
number of them being from the North. | do not
include the army in this number, but only the
pleasure seekers or travellers who have come to
spend the winter They are generally well sup
piled with funds, and spend their money freely
This makes good retail business, and puts good
deal of money in circulation. Greenbacks are
plentiful, and seem to have so little value, that /
wonder how they can be kept at the present figure.
People here, as well as in Texas, begin TO dislike
paper money and desire to return to a gold basis.
know several persons who do all their trading in
gold and this morning wa5 shown, as a sign of the
times, three letters from Texas merchants demand
ing gold for the cotton they offered for sale. Some
other interesting items were given me, but do not
dare write them now. The presence of large
number Of English commercial men has probably a
good deal To do with this feeling about the currency
Year: 1865

HsA- 'Do you suppose hat you can do the land
lord in the Lady OF Lyoas p said manager to a
seedy actor in quest of AZ engagement


IL should think miglf,' was the reply, have
done great many landlusis
Year: 1865

My health is excellent and feel that 1t canno
be otherwise in this charming climate. Direct
your letter to me at Cordovs Mexico, and in con
clusion let me beg you to excuse this hurried anC
disiointed letter, as it was written in the midst
a crowd half of whom were continually talking t
me and compelling me to talk to them,


Very truly your friend, IsHAM G. HARRIS.
Year: 1865

QUEER CASE OF INCoNsTANCY.-Asin sin&


ular instance of the vice of n.atrimoniSl
Inconsistency is related by the Lowell
Mass, Ne,cs. A married woman moving
in high circles, left her home one even
ing last week, and taking conveyance
to hotel in the rural districts, was sobn
Joined by an unfaithful husband, who
ought to have been at home taking care
of his own family, instead of engagihGin
intimate companionship with thos5 aht-
side of his own household. The c5qple
ordered a room together, representing
themselves as husband and wife. AT a
later hour the same night, a carriage
drove up to the door of the same hotel
with another couple. who engaged lodg-
ings in an djoining chamber. All passed
off quietly enough until tho next morn
ing, when the two couples were snm-
mOned to the breakfast table. There
they met, when 10 and behold there
was a mere change of partners, each
gentleman having upon his arm the wife
of the other Although there was mttu-
al bushes, mental cursing and recrimina


ton, it was deemed best, after sohrr,
second thought, to let the matter rest as
quietly as possible, but the coincidence
a too remarkable one to avoid the 'ear'of
the over curious. Sj
Year: 1865

New YORK, Sept. s.-The letter from
President Johnson sustaining Provisional
Governor Sharkey in his call for the or
ganization of the militia of the State OF
Mississippi, and setting aside Gen. Slo-
GUMS order forbidding such organiza-
tion, is published. The Presidents main
reason is to induce the people to come
forward in defense of the State and Fed
eral Government, and he says if there is
any more of an insurrectionary charac-
tor by such organization, the military
will there to suppress it upon its first
appearance.
Year: 1865

the papers, advertising that certain
goldsmiths of Broadway, New York, have
prepared as a present for Mrs.. General
Grant q set of jewelry. into which was
wrought the wood of the famous apple
tree under which the General net Lee to
arrange terms of surrender j IL present
may be beautiful and appfep3Iste, but
there was no such tree.
Year: 1865

The following is an extract from the
letter of gentleman in Buckingham to
his son in this city. The writer is cit
izen of high standing and influence, and
a skillful and successful farmer, and his
statement may he implicitly relied upon.
We invite public attention to this letter,
in the hope that those having control OF
the subject may ut once apply the proper
remedy:
Year: 1865




The remains of Lord Palmerston were buried
yesterday in Westminster Abbey, and went
to the funeral as an outside spectator. There
was a great crowd along the streets, but by no
means dense one. Scores were trampled to
death at the funeral of the Duke of Yelling
ton as at the marriage of the Prince of Wales.


Yesterday there was no danger, As spec
tacle it was, as we always expect in England,
failure But it was worse-a shabby sham |:
a hollow, heartless humbug. In New York
there would have been procession of thou
sands, a grand military escort, the streets hung
with mourning, the roll of mufied drums. the
tolling Of a hundred bells. In Paris the spec
tacle would have been grand and impressive;
here it was pitiful and lugubrious. After the
hearse came string of royal carriages all
empty. Ofthe fifty carriages that followed
them, forty at least were an empty show
They might as well have had an empty hearse.
When l spoke of it to an Englishman, he fred
up, and said, Royalty cannot follow subject
you know" But that didn't account for ali
the rest Of the empty coaches. Besides
what is to hinder royalty from following an
old and faithful servant to the tomb? In Par
is, when the Empress stood, a few days ago,
at the bedside of a poor fellow dying of chOl-
era, the death-damps on his brow, death-mists
before his eyes, he took her for a Sister of
Charity, and in answer to her question, said :
'Yes, my sister," 'My good ffiend," said the
sister, who stood beside the Empress, Sit is
not who am speaking to you, it is the EN-
press, "Let him call me sister," said she; cit
is the most beautiful name he could call me" !"
1t is name France will never forget. ao-o


The Queen of England was represented at
the funeral by Viscount Bury and the Grand
Chamberlain. If you ask why not by the
Prince Of Wales, cannot tell you; but ifyou
were here, and asked great many people,
they would tell you it was the jealousy of the
Queen. 1t is the popular and more than pop
ulssr belief that this Jealousy has not diminish
ed, and that it is carried quite beyond the
bounds of reason and moderation.
Though the Prince of Wales did not appear
in the funeral procession he went to the Alb
bey to make some atonement for having Civ
en- a ball at Kelso on the night following the
death of the Premier. He did not see why
Lord Palmerston's dying should stop his danc-
ing; butsome people were of different opin-
ion; and as we have a Queens party, and a
Princes party, who would be glad to be
Prince Regents party, the Jaate pasrwas made
the most Of 80 hfcGs.so fsg7G r u $40 .Ili nj
Year: 1865

certainty of title and the military
domination and unsettled character
Of the people Of the South, Of all
values, and the consequent worth
lcssness of the measure in a finan.
cial point of view. But further, and
worse, it would show on the part of
the Administration such an utter
disregard of law, Of constitutional
rights and the principles Of free
government. as would lead either to
revolution or the entire wiping on'
of freedom North rs well rs South
Pr0U. r.. ~ Post.
Year: 1865

GOLD DISCOVERED IN MINNESOTA.
Valuable veins of gold are said to
have been recently discovered at
Lake Vermillion, near the Minneso-
ia shore of Lake Superior, as well
as an abundance of iron ore of the
best quality. An analysis of the
gold-bearing quartz by the assayer
of the Philadelphia mint proves
them to be as rich, it is said, as those
Of the famed Nevada mines.
Year: 1865

A clergyman in Cincinnati cate
chising the youth of his own church
put the first question from a cate
chism to girl:


what is your consolation in life
and death p


The girl smiled, but did not an
swer The clergyman insisted
swell, then" said she, "since | must
tell, it is a young primer named
H, on Sycamore street.
Year: 1865

The Boston Post, in an editorial I'M
der the head Thoughts for the Day,
says with great force:


No people was ever taught tie lesson
of direct dependence upon Heaven
more thoroughly than we. The course
of war has inculcated it at every stage
Where we felt the most assurance we
have as often failed We have been
directed into paths which ourselves We
should not have elected to follow. Oul
unwilling steps have proved the most
direct tc the place of safety. The
wisest councils of our wisest men have
been thwarted by events again and
again. Unlocked for instruments o.
deliverance have been placed upon oul
hands. The humble have succeeded
in confounding the high and mighty
Devices which were built mainly or en-
tirely on human skill have been put
aside as child puts away its toys
Wherever we have looked for help, i
we have averted our faces from HEAVIER
we looked invariably in vain. Th'
Ruler of the universe has visibly led VI
through the miraculous maze of ou
national peril; and to Him we mus
continue to appeal for safety an'
guidance if we would continue one peo
pie, and enjoy lasting prosperity anc
happiness.
Year: 1865

We extract from an article in the
Boston Journal of Monday lest the fol.
lowing very commonsense and prac-
tically just view Of the duties of "con-
citation"


"We observe that nearly all the rebel
chiefs who have given their views on
the subject insist strongly upon the i'm
portance of conciliating the people Of
the South, and our own papers have
had much to say to the same effect. 1t
is all well so far as it goes. We ought
to take every rational and proper meth
cd to conciliate the Southern people at
this time. But are they not under some
obligation to conciliate us2 Does the
mere fact that they have been defeated
ed in the conflict of arms, into which
they dragged the Government, obliter-
ate all the Just indignation which their
unproVoked and bloody course
fraught with the death and misery of
hundreds of thousands of innocent
peoples too well calculated to. keep
alive in every loyal hear2 This IS no
plea for vindietiveness, which we abb
nor We hold that the North ought 10
forgive and forget with the utmost
Christian alacrity and heartiness. But
we maintain that there is nothing
which makes charity and kindliness
the duties of the North towards the
South which does not also require re-
ciprocation of the same duties by the
South towards the North"


We would respectfully commend the
above remarks to our ''erring brothers
who have returned from the South, and
seem to regard it as their prerogative
to require their friends and the govern
ment to make conciliatory advances to
them-some of them saying. "if we are
let alone, we will behave ourselves as
good citizens. But, if disturbed we viii
not stand it. They make very grave
mistake as to their status. They have
no right to demand anything. They
involved the nation in war, and sought
to take its life. They were foiled and
whipped. If they wish any one, who
has a proper love of country, to treat
them respectfully and conciliatory, it is
their duty to show themselves worthy
of such treatment. They can make
nothing by dogmatical, or domineer>
ing airs. The time for all description
of plantation manners has passed never
more to return.