smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1869

A Newfoundland dog, belonging to a
family in one of the Southern States, had
rescued one of his masters daughters from
drowning. The family were about To pro-
coed in al schooner TO st. Augustine. They
had embarked, and the vessel was swing
ing off from the pier, when the dog was
missed. They whistlcd and called, but no
dog appeared. The captain became rest
less, swore he would wait no longer gave
the order, and the craft swept along the
waters with spanking breeze, and was
soon q quarter of n mile from the shore.
The girl and her father were standing at
the stern of the vessel looking back upon
the city, which they had probably left
forever, when suddenly TowsCr was seen
running down to the edge of the wharf
with something in his mouth With a
glass they discovered that II was his mas
ter's pocket handkerchief, which had been
dropped somewhere on the road to the
vessel, and with some computations Of
conscience, he had sent his shaggy SER
want back to look after it. The dog looked
pitcously around upon the bystanders,
then at the retreating vessel, and leaped
boldly into the water. His master immc-
diately pointed out the noble animal to the
captain, and requested him 10 throw his
vessel into the wind until the dog could
near them. He also offered large sum if
he would drop his boat and pick him up ;
told him of the manner in which he had
preserved the life of his daughter, and
again offered him the price of passage
if he would save the faithful creature.
The girl joined her entreaties to those of
her father, and implored that her early
friend might be rescued. But the captain
was q savage; he was deaf to every APP
peal Of humanity, kept obstinately on his
course and the better animal of the two
followed the vessel, until his strength ex-
hausted, and his generous heart chilled by
despair he sank among tho more merciful
billows- Chambers Journal.
Year: 1869

A MAN out West who read that dry cop
peras put in bed of ants. would cause
them to leave, put some In his mother-in
laws bed to see if she wouldn't 60. He says
she was there at last accounts
Year: 1869

dustriai changes OF yeur country. Of which claim
TO lie friend and adnlirer.


MINISTER (risng and accompanying me 70 the
outer stairway)-I suppose you will prolong your
tour and spend several days In Florence. II l can
serve you In any way call on me- There. Visit ana
inspect and DO not carry away too unfavorsble an
impression OF us.


And 80 the interview ended. The above u nearly
o verbatim reproduction OF our conversation, during
which could not but help renecung that the Count
Minister was making me q little speech, but to
much larger audience than no is accustomed TO ad-
drtss In the Chamber OF Deputies OF the Palazzo
della Signora-and 10 enecs he seemed to be quite
aware OF that la0k
Year: 1869

Journal OF the Franklin Institute for September
In this journal we find as perhaps the chief OBJ
ject OF interest very full report by Professor Nor


ton Of the operations Of the Photographic party
taken out by him to Iowa TO make pictures OF the
late eclipse This report Is Illustrated with photo
graph from one or tho negatives taken during the
totaiity and by several wood AZ far az we
Judge from the various specimens which have been
exhibited Professor Morton's party has been most
fortunate In obtaining fine results. THIS journal
Also contains tho usual complement OF scientific
Items and engineering and mechanical articles, and
does credit to ts editor and 70 the venerable society
~ which u u maintslned WV f
Year: 1869

WEST POINT, June l5-Midnight.
grand hop In honor OF General Sherman and
party was given at Cozzens' West Point Hotel to-
night. The large parors OF the hotel were used as
the ballroom, and frOiu the hour the hop opened
until IL closed at a late, or rather early hour
tins morning. they crowded by as brilliant an
assemblage OF beautiful women and brave men" as
West Point has seen for some time. There was
very large number OF New York ladies' OF fashion
present, who came up by the evening steamer pur.
posely TO attend the hop aud the display
oi elegant toilets was consequently magnificent In
the extreme.


General sherman was present during the hop and
danced several times. "A matter OF course every
lady wanted 10 dance with him; but the General did
not seem inclined 10 be jumping Jack 10 oil his
Year: 1869

and especially Col st. George Leger Gren-
fel. The treatment of this officer he de-
scribes as brutal in the extreme, and worse
than death, the colonel frequently declar-
ing his intention Of running any risk to
escape, rather than be tortured to death
there" which he finally carried into effect
Spangler says


Zone very stormy night Grenfel, with
four others, escaped in a small boat, and
was evidently drowned near the fort. His
escape was discovered. but The storm was
so severe that it was deemed dangerous to
pursue them, although steamer was at
the wharf.


Spangler mentions that one punishment
was to load prisoner with irons, then tie
rope around his body and throw him into
the water and let him sink, but before
drowning to draw him out again. He
gives names and dates to support these as
sertlons. The statement closes as follows
During my imprisonment at Fort Jeffer-
sonl worked very hard as carpentering and
wood ornamental work making a great
many fancy boxes, &C., out of the peculiar
wood found on the adjacent islands; the
greater portion of this work was made for
officers. BY my industry in that directio?
won some favCr in their eyes. I wasra
leased in March of the present year by Ex-
ecutiye clemencv
Year: 1869

KNOXVILLE, June l., 1869.
10 DAVID BROWN, (colored) Alderman of


this city,


Sir AT meeting OF the colored people
of Knoxville, last night, in Mount Zion
Church, you took occasion to refer to my
self and some remarks l had seen proper
to make from the veranda of the Lamar
House, when number of people of our
race saw proper to tender to Governor
Senter the compliment of q serenade. On
that OCCASION, being called upon, stated
what l believed, and still believe, to be
the truth. L was speaking in the interest
and for the benefit of the colored people.
Ever since the colored man has had his
vote in Tennessee, L have seen how he has
suffered himself to be led to the polls by
selfish men who have no interest in the
black man, but whose only object is 10 use
him as a stepping stone from which they
can walk into office and power. have
seen too much of this thing to remain
quiet when [ see an effort being made to
array myself and other colored men against
the interests and tho rights of the white
people. The white people have given us
the right to vote at an earlier day than we
had any reason to expect it. It would be
not only ingratitude, but the worst policy
we could pursue, to aid in keeping the
white people of Tennessee from the ballot
box.


Here in Tennessee the black man enjoys
all the political rights of the white man.
He enjoys rights here that lie could not
enjoy in Ohio. Let colored man who
votes in Knoxville go to Cincinnati, and he
will find that he canno5 vote there. 1 speak
what know, and L say it is not honest in
a colOred man in Tennessee to use the lib
erty that has been given him TO oppress
and disfranchise the white people who pay
the taxes by which our State government
is supported. Besides, it is now Ger tain
that the white people OF the State will soon
be allowed to vote, and be is no friend to
the colored man who tries to array him
against the white race. l understand, Mr..
Alderman Brown, that you spoke very de-
rlslvely of me and my associates You call
ed us skinned:headed BARRIERS" Our
business is at least respectable, and let me
tell you that 1t brings us IN contact with
the gentlemen of this community. We lis
ten to and pay attention to their views, and
we are satisfied that the white people of
Knoxville are our friends, and we do not
propose to make enemies of them by using
the ballot to deprive them of rights we en-
Joy ourselves.


Now, you mako your speeches against
me IN the League, DuE Will venture To
say that two-thirds of the money you get
for your work (you are a shoemaker) is
paid to you by the very men you wish to
keep in political slavery. The meanest
trait in q mans character is ingratitude,
and 1 tell you that could not look white
man in the face if 1 was trying to place
him lower in society than myself. Because
you happen to be an alderman, Mr.. Brown,
don't imagine that you can drive the col
ored men of Knoxville to make war upon
their best friends.


Yours, candidly,


Gus PHINIZY, Barber.
Year: 1869

the remaining brothers and sisters of the
south have not yet been able to dry their
tears for the slaughtered heroes of their
household. Those tears will flow whenev-
er their slain are remembered. But the
south to day is willing to abide the result
of the struggle. They have folded the
banner of unfriendliness It is deposited


in the grave with their sons and brothers.
They are offering their hands to US in the
spirit Of reconciliation. Every plantation
is turned into a peaceful Appomattox.
where Industry is surrendering the sword,
and seeking the fortunes of better strug-
gle in tne plowshare.


The North should not give any tokens
of surviving hatred to their br ethren of
the South. We should hail as from heav-
en- every indication that the South wishes
to resign herself to the cultivation of her
soil and to the development of her re-
sources. Worse than inhuman is it to
show ourselves disinclined to encourage
that people in the pursuit of new and
peaceful greatness. Far from fiinging in
among them frebrands to keep alive a
spirit of resistance, we should weed the
political field of every vile herb that could
scatter pernicious seeds among the ripen-
ing crop of Southern happiness. Now is
the harvest-tine in which it is our duty to
bind in bundles the cookie that chokes the
legitimate product. We should cast into
the fire what the enemy hath sown, lest at
a future day the baneful growth become
ruinous alike to the South, who is the til
ler, and to us, who are the consumers of
the products of the soil.


Labor is now the alI-absorbing question
in the South. The right kind of free la
Dor is much needed, and this word is on
the lips of everybody interested IN the re.
suscitation of the country. Let the Co.
vernment but exercise q moderate share o.
fair play in its legislation for the South,
and few years of prosperous cultivation
will bring that great country to state OF
wealth and splendor unequalled by any
period in the history of the past. 1t Is
now acknowledged that slavery rather i'm
poverished than enriched the South. The
cry of the planters now is that intelligent
free labor is the only thing capable of
bringing the country into state of pros
perity. Hence they are holding out their
arms, and offering every inducement to
the settlement of white people among
them. They are putting down their lands
to mere nominal prices. They are form
ing themselves into associations to afford
encouragement and protection to the white
settler who desires cheap farms, and every
facility of securing for himself the perma-
nence of comfortable home.
Year: 1869

A few days ago there was a gay
and festive wedding party at the
house of Mr.. j., who lives in In
diana, near the line of Preble coun-
ty, Ohio; indeed, the house is in the
Hoosier State, while the garden
which supplies its occupants with
"sass," and the orchard from
which they draw their fruit and
cider is in Ohio. The occasion
which we allude to was the mar
riage of Miss Mary ]. to favorite
son of old Preble, and as the
event was largely attended, and
the preparations for the entertain
ment of the gay and festive throng
were so ample and admirable,
nothing was wanting to render it
one Of the most splendid and sat-
isfactory ever witnessed in all
that country. The ceremony con-
cluded, congratulations offered,
and the banquet ended, the
young people who contribute to
make such occasions immensely
lively were in the midst of their
mirthful demonstrations when the
minister who had tied the silken
knot bethought him of the stat
utes touching marriages, and he
concluded that the license which
was procured in Ohio, wasn't, af-
ter all, authority for marrying a
couple in Indiana; and he created
a sensation by communicating his
doubts to the young people, who
were indulging in a dream that
they were ''indissolubly united"
and astounded the party of young
folks who were making merry over
the event. A council was held,
and it was at length decided that,
to make a sure thing, and leave
no room for unpleasant doubts,
the party would repair to the or
chard, which was known to be In
the State of Ohio, and the marriage
ceremony should be repeated
This strategic movement was exc
cuted at once and in good order,
and the nervous bride and groom,
standing there in "the beautiful
snow," in that fruitful orchard,
flanked on all sides by a crowd of
shivering witnesses, were again
pronounced husband and wife.
That marriage ought to be divorce
proof.
Year: 1869

A case of inhumanity occurred
in a beautiful New England vii
lage, recently, which it would
seem difficult to parallel. On the
night of the 4th of March last
there was a terrible snow-storm in
Vermont. This snow piled in
heaps, the roads were made i'm.
passable, and the Green Noun
tains were whitened to an euor-
nous depth. Upon the afternoon
preceding such night, an Over,
seer of the Poor, in a small town
near Peacham, turned family of
paupers, widow aged seventy
four years, an unmarried daugh-
ter aged thirty-fye, a little child
aged eight years, and a lad be-
longing to the family, out upon the
high road, and bade them begone
to some other town where a rela-
tive had offered them shelter
They plodded along until overta-
ken by the storm. At one cot
tage at the foot of the mountain
they were refused shelter; at an
other further up they were again
refused admittance, and in striving
10 reach the third and last place
they all perished, and when the
storm cleared away and the
roads were broken out their fro
zen bodies were discovered
Marks of the struggle they made
for life were evident, the lad hay-
ing reached within twelve feet
of the window of the last house,
and his dying cry for help even
was heard but unheeded, the rea
tson being given that it was not
recognized as a human voice.
Year: 1869

Dear little bare feet, tender and white,
Inyour long night gown wrap'd for the night;
Come let me count your queer little toes,
Pink as the heart of shell or rose.
Soft little feet, all youI dimples l know,
Over and over I've counted them so;


Baby, my darling, If mother could choose,
Nothing should ever their tenderness bruise.
One is lady that sits in the sun;
Two is baby, and three is a nun;


Four is lily, with innocent breast;


Five is birdie asleep on her nest;
Six is a horseman a-riding with speed;
Seven is his footman and eight is his steed;
Nine is the mother, so graceful and tall;
Ten Is her wee one, the dearie Of all.
Over your eyes drop the curtains so white,
Dear little bare feet, now rest til the light.
Year: 1869

A queer bet was recently made
in Swansey, Mass. One man wa
gered that no horse in town could
pull four bushels of corn 1.-TWO hun
dred and twenty-four pounds) in
a bag or bags, four feet on a barn
floor, the bags being fastened to an
inch rope one hundred feet in
length. The novelty of the bet at
tracted quite a crowd to witness
the performance, but the horse did
the business easily. The princi.
pie which induced the wager was
that a small anchor attached to a
long cable, will fasten large YES
sci, even in a very high wind.
Year: 1869

"Dead ten years ago. Mrs.
Gage has a letter written by him,
a few days before his death, to her
husband. I have never seen it,
but they have told me that these
facts are there stated, amid much
penitent protestation, substantial
ly as I have just told them to you.
God forgive me, but it was bewil-
dering work, sometimes, to think
of him with anything but male
diction."


There was a long pause, broken
only by the scarce audible sobs
that marked the ebb of the storm
of emotion which had SO lately
swept through that quiet house.
One by one the street-lamps threw
their struggling beams into the
settling darkness, and the roar of
the day subsided gradually into
the city's multitudinous ''voices of
the night" Then she rose softly,
and said,


"Let us call in the children /;
aud when you have satisfied their
wonder, you shall tell me all your
history through these many years. T"


In all Chicago's quarter of a
million souls this day, there are
none more serenely and devoutly
content than these "tried and true" !"
Year: 1869

1t is stated that fish may be
kept alive for ten days or more
without water by filling their
mouths with crumbs Of bread sat-
urated with brandy, and pouring a
little brandy into the stomach,
after which, in this tropid state,
they may be packed in straw
They become alive in a few hours
when again placed in fresh water.
Year: 1869




Senator Sprague, of Rhode Is
land, has recently given to the
country some very important In
formation concerning the condition
of the business affairs of the coun-
try; and his lifting of the curtain
exhibits anything but a lovely pic
ture of how things are managed
in our National Congress. Du-
ring a debate in the Senate, on
the 3Oth ult., Mr.. Sprague said :


"Any man who takes an indie
pendent position in this country
contrary to those who are welding
unbounded capital over the busi-
ness, the legislation, and the cap
ital of this country-those who
make Senators here the point for
their attack, and who corrupt
wherever they touch-must expect
to be met by such means as these.
If there is a man in this chamber
or in the other House, or occupy
ing any official position, who can
stand against the corruptive infu-
ences and powers that in these
times are brought to bear upon
him, he is surely more than human.
It cannot be done by ordinary
man. These corruptive influences
are to-day riding rough-shod over
all the industrial interests Of this
country. Yet the Senator from
Massachusetts, (Mr. Wilson) tells
us all is serene and prosperous.
The capitalists of the country, he
said, were controlling everything,
and a capitalist was a man who
had a large amount of money, or
whose position enabled him to COM
mand it, and who generally knew
nothing about the business inte-
rests Of the people of the country,
and cared nothing about them ex-
cept to use them for his own profit.
The great banks of New York and
other places, which welded the
capital of the country, were man
aged by men who knew nothing a.
bout the business interests and re-
lations of the people, and yet the
Congress and legislation Of the
country were influenced and gov
erned by the managers of the
banks both by open and by indi-
rect influence. He kneao himself
of legislator, a member of q COM
mittee, soho had been asked to report
upon a matter a certain eOdy, and
tie temptation held oatt before him
gca8 100000. The worst and
most alarming feature of the mat
ter was that the moving powers
could not be punished. Some
times the people become aroused
and strike out some mere tool of
the cOrruptions, but they could
never reach the root of the matter
except by the plan embodied in this
bill to provide for the loaning of
the public money. He had stud
led the country deeply, for the last
three years, and he believed that
he fully comprehended it, and he
had not exaggerated il"


Their own wickedness will GER
tainly overtake them.
Year: 1869

The Illinois Legislature has
passed a bill which provides that
any woman marrying, without a
knowledge of the facts, any man
having a wife already living,
shall have upon him the same
claims for alimony and mainte-
nance that she would have if her
marriage were legal and she had
been duly divorced from him ac-
cording to law.
Year: 1869

PHILADELPHIA, January %.


In order to test the fact that the fire in
Burns block was not caused by the ex-
plosion of n boiler, steam was raised
this morning in the boiler among the
ruins, proving that it was not injured.
The origin of the fire is still mystery,
though it is generally supposed to have
been the work of design, for the purpose
OF robbing the stores during the coniu-
sion that would follow.
Year: 1869

a light vote was cast yesterday
made all the lighter by imperfect reg
is;ration; but tho returns up to the
hour of writing, a. NJ, leave no doubt
that Mcclellan is chosen Mayor, and
COnant, Sergeant, by handsome ma
jorities, and that a number of excellent
COuncllmen have also been elected.
There are not so many OF these as we
hoped for, but as whole the Council is
a vast improvement on the present one.


The result is one upon which our
citizens may be congratulated, for it
shows that the good sense of our people
is:superi0r TO party spirit, and it prom
ises a better state of things for the
year to come than has prevailed during
that which is past.
Year: 1869

THE Hon. Brick Pomeroy lost some
thing of his ancient fire on being trans
planted from tho nowery meads OF La
Crosse TO the deserts of Manhattan and
Tammnny; but lie has almost recovered
himself Witness his genial remarks
about Boston weekly paper which
recommended cOnfiscatiOn


Well most atrocIOus specimen of Il
tyrant, nay. of n very brute beast, why
not let the South see how she can get
along without the interference of the


North? Why not take OFT your accursed


hands7 Why not retire, like the head
of snnpling-turtle,t to your own shell ,
mind your own business, and take your
meddlesOme nose out of the dish OF n
peuple who have sacred God given
right to despise you. The South
ern man who does not despise such


ns you, is himself q dog. The Southern
man who does not look with Il hopeful
eye to the God of Justice and VEN
geance for an opportunity to tlog your
mhhOrred back to the very bone, is Il


wretch who deserves the scOrn OF man
kind. You cOntiscate the lands OF the
Southern people, you scOundrel and
rule over the people of another State,


where you have no more lawful or
rightful Jurisdiction than the devil has
in the kingdom OF heaven. YOn keep
a strong hand for 20 years upon peO-
pie who have as much right to liberty
ns yourself. There is not within the
reach of human ingenuity punish
ment which you. and all like you, do
not righteOusly deserve.
Year: 1869

One day the Astronomer Mitchell was enc
gagged in making some observations on the
sun, and as il descended towards the horizon,
just as it was setting. there came into the
rays Of the great telescope the top Of a hill
seven miles away. Ga the top of that hill
was large number Of apple trees, aud in one
Of them were two boys stealing apples One
was getting the apples, aud the other was
watching to make certain that nobody saw
them, feeling certain that they were undis-
covered. But there sat Prof Mitchell, seven
miles away, with the great eye Of his tele-
scope directed fully upon them, seeing every
movement they made as plainly as If he had
been under the tree with them.


So it is often with men, Because they do
not see the eye which watches with a sleep
less vigilance, they think they are not seen.
But the great open eye Of God is upon them,
and not an action can be concealed There is
not deed, there is not a word, there is not a
thought which is not known to God If a
man can penetrate with the searching eye
which science constituted for his use, the wide
realm OF the material heavens, shall not He
who sitteth upon their circuit be able to know
all that trauspres upon the earth, which he
has made the resting place OF his feet Let
the three little words at the head Of this ar
ticle not be forgotten, but let young and old
remember the great truth which they contain.
Thou, God seest me,