smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1867

fFrOm the L0u0On Times, June


Agreeably with the resolution OF the Sailing Com
mtee detailed in the London Times Of Tuesday last the
first class cutter match Of this club for the hundred
pounds prize was resalcd yesterday.


The vessels the former occasion had been Captain
J: W. Hughes Vanguard, 60 tons; Mr. Duncan's 8
but the middle ono ala not come TO her station owing
TO the death Of MI. Duncan's mother


The was from Glayesend round the Mouse
Light and return and In consequence OF the early state
Of the tide started at hours one minute and
thirty seconds under the direction OF Mr. W. N Rudge,
W. g W., a fine whole sail breeze Phryne irst got
under way and took the lead. but was Immediately
passed BY the Vanguard who led BY couple Of elsths
at the Terrace pier Near the Upper Bgh buoy slight
foul took place. which was the occasion Of repetition
of protest the Vanguard touching the stern Of the
Phryne. By the owner Of the Vanguard was alleged
that the Phryne when the Vanguard's lee bow
uffod up TO Obge her to alter her course, and
either touch her shore. and that the Van
guard obliged 70 keep away on account OF the
Shore and touched the Phryne the weather quarter
with her bowsprt The Phryne was not far
enough ahead 10 enable the Vanguard 70 bear away
without tackng The owner OF the Phryne said that
vessel had through the vanguards lee and nearly
ran INTO the s,aooard quarter or the Pnryne and these
protests like those that preceded the are also referred
to the sailing committee the question OF who shall nave
the one hundred pound prize still remaining in aoey
ance


After the foul, which very slight and but mo-
menary they had alternate leads and fast did they
run before the wind that the Phryne arrived at the
Mouse. distance OF thirtyfour statute miles from The
starting place. a. On Slim 2Ss being Just % oyer two aad
In returning the Phryne, while stays just caught the
Maplin Sand, but, by keeping her jib and forcsai
aweather, she paid OF in half minute.


After this they started long board on the star
board tack from there which they hold over 70 the
cant, when in coming about the Vanguard weathered
the Phryne and then maintained her lead.


With long leg and short one they reached the
Hope whero they had TO make number 0f boards, and
the turning Of the Vanguard fine that she was
about and full in ten seconds shooting while in stays
The Vanguard rs arrived at In. 26m. 33s the Phryne
H. 34m. 3Ss II Is much to be regretted that the
should still remain IN abeyance


The Egena and Panfomime were TO hsvo sailed q
match under direction Of the Royal Thames Yacht
Club committee but could not agree to terms and did
present themselves in time 70 start although they
afterw ards went down the river.
Year: 1867

BAsE-BALL-GREAT MATCH GAME.-The
great match game Of the season will take
place this afternoon at half-past 3 o'clock
between the Monticello Club of the Uni
versity and the Pastime OF this city. The
game will be for the championship of the
State, and an exciting time is anticipated.
Year: 1867




right to such interpositlon against
the execution of such law by the
President.


Congress is the Legislative De.
partment of the Government; the
President is the Executive Depart
ment. Neither can be restrained
in its action by the acts of both,
when pefOrmed,are in proper cases,
subjects to its cognizance.


The impropriety of such interfer-
ence will be clearly seen upon the
consideration ofits probable c0nse-
quences. Suppose the bill filed and
injunction prayed for be allowed.
If the President refuse obedience,
it is needless to observe that the
Court is without power to enforce
its process. If, on the other hand,
the President complies with the
order of the Court and refuse to ex-
ecute the act of Congress, is it not
clear that a collision may occur
between the executive and leglsla.
tive departments Of the Govern
ment. May not the House of Re.
presentatiyes impeach the Presi-
dent for such refusall and in that
case could this Count interpose in
behalf of the President. thus en-
dangered by its mandate, and re-
strain by injunction the Senate of
the United States from sitting as o
court of impeachment


Should the strange spectacle be
offered to the public wonder of an
attempt by this Court to arrest the
proceedings in that Court, these
questions answer themselves. 1t
is true a State may file an original
bill in this Court, and it may, be
true in some cases such bill may
filed against the United States; but
we are fully satisfied that this Court
has no jurisdiction of a bill to en-
join the President on the perform
ance of his official duties, and that
no such bill ought to be received
by the United States. 1t has been
suggested that the bill contains a
prayer, that if the reliefsought can
not be had against Andrew john
son as President, it may be granted
against Andrew Johnson as citi-
zen Of Tennessee. An injunction
against the execution of an act, of
Congress, by and incumbent of the
Presidential office, can not be re.
ceiyed, whether 1T describes him as
President, or simply as citizen'of
a State. The motion for leave to
file the bill is, therefore, denied.1q
Year: 1867




A few days ago workman en-
ployed at one of the tanneries on
this side of the river, but living on
east side, named Grace, attempted
to cross to his work upon the ice.
When part way over, the ice broke
beneath Grace, and he fell through.
He sank immediatly to the bottom,
hut was taken up by one OF those
hooks employed for the purpose,
and by strong efforts the spark of
life, which had apparently departed,
was brought back, and Grace still
lives, although having been as near
deaths door as a man could very
we'll go and return to this subluna-
ry sphere.


Yesterday a reporter of the Wis
consin met Grace, and had a con-
versation with him relative to his
narrow escape. . During the con-
versation the man gave sketch OF
the sensations which he experience
ed while under the water, which we
will endeavor TO give as the words
fell from his lips. SAID Grace: |
thought that morning, as it had
been stiffening over night, that the
ice would be stiff enough to bear
me, as / was a little late that morn
ing, and as it was long way round
by the bridge, l would save time
by going across the ice instead OF
around by the bridge. went on,
thinking about what ] should say
the foreman to save being docked
a quarter of a day, and wasn't thin.
king but what all was safe enough,
when trod on a weak spot. /
then went right through. 1t was
so sudden like, and the water was
so cold and suppose | was so frigh-
tened, that all my senses went away
in a flash. l hit my head on he
edge of the ice, and that made me
stupid, and that's what made it
look so like dream, perhaps. 1t
seemed like | kept sinking, sinking
all the time-not going down like
a man would in the water, but go.
ing down fast--so fast that it took
all my breath away. Although
know l kept my eyes shut all the
time, it seemed like | could see al
about NE, and like was in the
midst, first of geat field of black
ness, which came up all around me
and was very thick.


AS / went down, this kept grow
ing lighter and brighter, and from
being sort of gloomy at first, soon
began to grow pleasanter, and my
head, which seemed at first all stuff
ed to be clearer and clearer. have
heard great deal about paradise
and all sudden like it seemed had
come to that place. I didn't feel
like l was any body else, but all
my senses came to me, and the first
knew | was wondering where ]
was, and how l came there ! felt
as if l was just so full of happiness
as | could be. Every thing | had
done in my life seemed like it was
written on little page, and | had
it right before me, and could tell
1T all, even down to the little things.
Before me l could see great green
and purple and red clouds floating
along, and would hear angels and
fairies singing, and | knew they
were happy, and when tried to
help them, | felt as happy as they
were.


! tried to think it was dream;
but couldn't and didn't feel as
if it was at all like death, and while
every thing seemed so clear to me,
even to what the foreman would
say when he found did not come.
Year: 1867

| wondered if ever / should go
hack agaln, and if l did, what q
time | would have telling the boys
where / had been and what 1 had
seen. Evry good action l had
done came up and looked me in the
face, and although some of the bad
actions, all of which l could see
standing at my back, tried to come
up, they could not. l can not tell
you how happy | felt, and how long
! felt so. 1t was drowning, l knew
and if man only knew about it and
there wasn't any danger OF being
brought back again, it would be
the happiest way to die that ever
was invented. But the coming
back, oh! that was awful


While | was feeling so good as |
tried to tell yon about, and it didn't
seem as if it was a little while, but
like it was years and years, while
| was thinking, it seemed like one
of the bad actions crowded away
one of the good ones, and came up
and looked me in the face, and in
stantly all Of the good actions, and
all the angels and the fairies, be-
came devils of the worst kind, and
all the colored clouds became black
and the devils closed round me,
and they yelled in my ears, and
pushed me this way and that, and
then all the clouds became preci-
piceS and caves and holes, and it
seemed as if the evil ones were try
ing to push me into all of these at
once, yelling and bowling all the
time, and when | resisted, tearing
whole hands full of flesh OFF my
bones and hair out of my head
And they seemed to 60 into my
mouth, and my nose, and my ears,
and tear away inside of me until |
was so full of misery that / prayed
that they might kill me at once
and when / tried to tell them so it
was like as if my head would burst
asunder. AS | can't tell you how
happy | was before, so can't near
tell you how l suffered now. Ihad
heard great deal about hell, and
thought l was there for certain.
Sometimes the devils inside of me
would be fine and burn me, and
then they would be ocean, and |
would strangle and be drowning.
And when | seemed to be suffering
most, all of sudden | came sort
out of it, and the boys were stand
ing about me and trying to bring
me to life, and then l knew that
had been nearly drowned, but they
had saved me. But l tell you as
told them. ifI should ever come SC
near drowning again, don't try to
save me, for | had ten thousand
times rather die feeling like did
when l seemed in paradise, than to
be brought to and suffer all the tor.
ments | did afterward.
Year: 1867

THE following was found posted
on the wall ola country Post Office:


"Lost--a red KAT. He had a
white spot on l of his behind legs.
He was she KAT. l will give three
shillins to evriboddi wot will bring
hymn hom.
Year: 1867

At a recent baptism of nine per,
sons in Derby, Vermont, by a
methodist minister, four modes of
baptism were practiced. Two of
the candidates stood at the waters
edge and were sprinkled; some
went into the water a little way.
knelt down and had water pourt d
on them, and some were immersed.
Year: 1867

GA YEAR, since two friends of a
pastor were discussing the lib
eraality Of his people in provi-
ding for his comfort. why is
it, said one, @that they are so
much more generous towards


their pastor than other church


es sinproportion to their means%
Because" said the other, "he


has schooled them to such lib


erality towards the various be.
nevolent causes of the day that


they have come to apply the.
same scale of givingto himself
and family The answer was
correct, and the principle is
one of universal application.
Year: 1867

lldluo.


There is a vast deal of idlencss in the
South. a large number of our people
are trying to live by their wits; a large
number are only nominally engaged in
business, lounging and dawdling through
each week; large number are roaming
loose, waiting for something to turn up.
We doubt if one-half of our population
are engaged in real hard work The alb
solute necessaries of life cost so little in a
temperate climate, where land is abund-
ant and rich, and the population sparse,
that it is not difficult to live on half work.
The production of the South, we doubt
not, if all the muscle aud brain in the
South were fully taxed and the labor
properly directed, could be just about
doubled.


There are young men pretending to
practice law or physic; young men in
structing half dozen pupils; young men
selling few yards of ribbon per day;
young men who have no business there
at college; young men +" farming" all of
whom ought to be differently occupied
There are young men clerking it in ho-
tells and banking companies where there
is not full employment for them. There
are young ladies by scores engaged in
reading novels, or entertaing beaux.-
There are all sorts of agencies, ten thou
sand shifts to live, no matter how, so that
it is not by manual labor In word, the
market of head-work is glutted in the
South, while the hammer, the plane, the
trowel, the hoe, the axe, are crying for
stalwart arms to grasp thcm.


The idea is that trade is not just the
thing for youg man who considers him
self as good as anybody. 1t is thought a
better thing to be jack leg lawyer, or to
murder people with u doctors diploma, or
to weigh butter, than to build house, or
make sewing machine, or construct a
steam engine. The agent of somebody's
VEGETABLES pills is thought more eligible
match for your daughter than the man
who prints newspaper or book. So it
is foolish and often fatal pride which
made thousands shrink from the mechanic
arts; and those very men who, by life
of honest industry, have secured high
position in the community, and a respect
able competence for their families, turn
their backs upon their occupations, and
trim their sons out for something that
will not soil their white hands


Farming" in the South is the most
prolific source of idleness, for we have
few towns. In all directions you meet
not very handsomely dressed young gen
tlemen on horseback, who inform you that
they are :" farming.s 1t is a vague, float
ing term that means, perhaps, strictly,
that they live in the country, and may be
overlooking hand apiece. They have a
traditional idea that the farmer must con-
fine himself to head work They sit on
the fence until an early dinner, watching
a one-horse plow, and come to court, read
the market reports in the Saturdays
Chronicle-and artlessly think they be-
long to the great agricultural fraternity
and rail at the freedmen for being SO
lazy. The first thing you know this
young fellow gets married, and has to
borrow a clean shirt to go to the wedding.


We shall not prosper in the South un-
til all these folks go to work, nor until Ia
Dor with hands is properly estimated
Charlottesville { Fa) Chronicle.
Year: 1867

Near Newark lived pious family who
had adopted an orphan, who, by the
way. was rather unidentified. He had
imbbed strict views on religious matters,
however, and once asked his adopted
mother if she didn't think it wrong for
the old farmers to come to church and
fall asleep paying no better regard to the
sermon. She replied she did Accord
ingly before going to church the next
Sunday, he filled his pockets with APP
Piles. One baldheaded old man who in.
varlably went to sleep during the sermon,
particularly attracted his attention See.
ing him at last nodding, and giving his
usual evidence of being in the land OF
dreams" he took the astonished sleeper a
blow with an apple on the top of his bald
pate. The minister and aroused congre.
CATION at once turned round and indig-
nantly gazed at the boy, who merely
said to the preacher, as he took another
apple in his hand, with sober, honest
expression of countenance, " You preach,
III keep 'em awake"
Year: 1867

y Berks county paper tells the follow
ing authentic snake story One day
week before last, the family of Mr.. Dex--
ter, residing near the deep cut on the
Reading q Columbia Railroad, in Spring.
township, were attracted to the yard BY
the screaming of cat, when they found,
her engaged in desperate combat with.
a monster black snake, measuring be.-
tween five and six feet in length and five
and half inches in circumference. Af
ter desperate and exciting contest his
snakeship caved in and laid PROSTATE be-
fore the victorious cat who confined the
work of destruction until the life of the
enemy became extinct -
Year: 1867

On Friday of last week, large board
ing house at Mahanoy Planes, Belonging
to the Boston and Mahanoy Coal Compa-
ny, which was built over a mine, suddenly
sunk into the earth to depth of seventy
feet or more, by the caving in Of the roof.
of the mine below. The occupants of the
house saw the back building sinking and
made their escape. The cavity left in.
the earth is thirty or forty yards in diam
eter. The roof of the house has been
reached by digging, and $500 in money
and some of the furniture taken out
through a hole made for the purpose
The building took fire from the upsetting
of stove, and it was found necessary to.
turn on stream of water to extinguish,
the flames. Most Of the furniture is bad
ly broken, and the house is said to be
complete wreck, = Carbon Democrat,
Nay 25th.
Year: 1867

How TO HAVE A Coon PAPER. We
find the following in the Liberal Chris
tan and copy it, thinking it too good to
be limited 10 the use Of the readers oi
thai paper;


We never met but one Yankee who
did not think he conld preach and edit
a paper, and he was dumb and blind
OF course everybody knows Just how
preaching and editing ought to be done,
and of advice there is surfeit But
something may be said on the other
side Pensioners have a hand in ma
king a good minister, and whether a
paper snail be interesting or not de-
pends quite as much upon its patrons
rs upon its managers If patrons will
adopt the following rules tney will find
that their paper improves wonderfully


Pay your subscription promptly, and
you viii find your paper 70 per cent
more interesting, than when you owe
for 4. Instead OF taking the paper when
you are tired as a sleeping portion and
dosing over its columns, hoping every
moment to drop off into unconscious
ness, read it when your eyes are open,
and your faculties are fresh and able to
appreciate and enjoy its contents. II
any event Of general interest occurs ia
your beiqbborhood, or any interesting
thought or valuable suggestion comes
to your mind, give it to the public
through your paper. Make the paper
"A medium of communication and you
viii be surprised to see how interesting
it viii become. To have poor paper
it is only necessary to never pay for it
until oblidged to do So, never read it
except after dinner and when haH
asleep, never communicate anything Of
interest to its columns, and whenever
you see il. complain Of its dulness and
Year: 1867

RECIPE ron FRS. Though 30 doctor,
/ have by me some excellent prescrip-
tions, and shall charge you nothing for
them you cannot glumbo at the price
We are most Of as subiest to fits, ] am
vested with them myself, and / dare say
you are also. Now, then, for my pre-
scriptions.


For fit Of passion, walk in the open
air; you may speak to the Wind without
hurting any one or proclaiming your
self to be q simpleton.


For n 1t Of idleness, count the tick
ings Of clock Do this for an hour,
and you will be glad to pull of yolu
coat tho next and work like d negro.


For fit Of extravaganza ana folly,go
to the woik-house, or speak with the
ragged and wretched inmates of jail
and you viii be convinced


Who makeh bis bed Of brer and tharue,


Must be content % lie fororn.


Fora iit Of ambition,go intoa church
yard and read the graye-stonos They
will tell you the end Of ambition. The
grave viii soon be your bed-chambeL
the earth your pillow, corruption your
father and the worm your mother aud
sister


For q fit Of repining, look about for
Che hplt and blind, and visit the bed rid
den and afflicted and derangod, and
they will make you ashamed Of com
planning Of your lighter Affections.
Year: 1867

s0. The New Orleans Picayune says
there is at this time an unprecedented
amount Of real estate thrown upon the
market in that city, for rent or for sale,
but that prices demanded are but little,
if any less than those asked last year
Year: 1867

Visiting the city would greatly consult their own
interest by purchasing q supply of this never
failing King Of Chile. Much time can be
saved by curing the Chils Immediately, and
this medicine uproots the disease and 80
Year: 1867

Who have no time TO lose, fooling with yariou,
mixtures Of the day, and who have no money
10 throw away, could not do better than ID
spend One Dollar for the KING OF CHILLS
It's taste Is pleasant, and it never Affect the
head or ears,
Year: 1867

THE GRAND MATCH IN BOSTON


Tomorrow the great baseball event of the season
in NewEngand takes place, viz tho third game for tho
Championship OF New-England the Boston Common.
Hundreds going from this city TO witness the game.
Year: 1867

HUNTING BEAR IN VERMONT AND FIND
ING A PASTHER.-A correspondent in Wind
cor, Vermont. gives an &C count of markabIe
hunt which came off at Weathersfield on
Thursday last. On Wednesday afternoon a
party OF hunters discovered what they sup
road twice within sight OF Downer's Hotel. in
Weathersfield. They followed it up the side
OF steep hill for about forty rods, and found
IL led into 1. cave, through the mouth of
which the animal had vide n tIy passed several
times. A dog was sent into the cave, harsh
growing ensued. and the dog beat 4 hasty re.
treat. The hunters concluded to close the
mouth of the cave, and pay his supposed bear
ship another visit on theifollo wing morning


Accordingly on Thursday party number
ing one hundred and fifty went to the cave
and having worked a hole through the top of
the cave with an IRON bar, an ash stake was
inserted, which was Immediately seized by
the animal and large piece torn out OF il. A
green crooked stick was then put into the hole
which the animal grappled, and was thus
drawn 10 the hole by the hunters, who fired
a ball from revolver into his head. The
yelling and screaming which ensued from the
epraged animal was lndescribable. Again the
stick was introduced which was again seized
and the animal brought within reach of an.
other charge. This finished him, for he fell
back, gave one awful yell and was heard no
more.


On being brought out OF the cave the hunters
were astonished at finding-not a bear, but
large male panther, seven feet long from tip 70
tip, thirty three inches high, and, though rath-
er thin in flesh, weighing 121n lbs. This was
the largest panther ever killed In the State.
the average weight Of full grown panther is
one hundred pounds. and the largest he ever
knew killed In the State weighed one hundred
and eighteen pounds.
Year: 1867

THE CHINESE SUGAR-CANK-A great MANY
people are said 70 be planting the Chinese
sugar-cane IN Texas thIs year. One gentle
man living few miles from San Antonio
plan led half an acre with il last wear and
made from its yield thirty gallons ofmolasses
which he solo at a dollar q gallon, and four
hundred gallons Of vinegar, from which he
realized fifty cents a gallon. He also secured
from the half acre in question over a ton of
good fodder, and many bushels of seed, yalu-
able for feeding stock
Year: 1867

LIQUIDATION IN VIRGINIA-We have re-
Gently printed several complaints of the Rich.
mond Journals that the Legislature OF yir-
ginia was wasting its time In idle talk aud
was not attending to the business Of the State.
A recent issue Of the Richmond ENQUIRER bees
the Legislature to do something useful before
II adjourns, as it must do on the ID Of March,
and accuses the members OF vacillatiou
the domestic affairs Of the State The State
canals are going to ruin for want OF proper
management, and no provision Is made To pay
the interest on the State debt
Year: 1867

- The Oy ster war. for which Virginia is
ccntin ually famous, is said to be a present on
the brink Of new campaign. The State levies
q tax on every bushel Of oysters shipped
North; the Northern oyster dealers will not
pay as much a bushel as the tax amounts to;
so the Southern producer has either to go out
of business or cheat the revenue; and all the
parties concerned denounce the tax as ..mean"
and unconstitutional"