smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

When the prison van from Raymond
street Jail ratified up in front of the
Brooklyn Court-nouse yesterday; Martin
Farrell, who, on the day before, had en-
tered the Court OF Sessions as q Juror,
was conducted in by an officer as q pris-
oner. Farrell did not understand his
situation until he was told that, on the
day before, when he was in the Jury
box, he was SO drunk that he could not
deliberate upon O verdict. In the trial
Of Peter Barker for throwing brick that
broke mans jaw II was discovered that
Farrell was asleep. He was nudged by
the juror who sat next to him, was ad-
dressed in loud tone by the Court, was
screamed at by the lawyers in their sum.
ming up, and was shaken by policeman
before he could be aroused. When told
that the Judge wished to speak to tho
he said, In thickened speech: "Whattold
hi does he want?" Then he rclapeed
into stupor and slumbered on to the end
of the case. The Judge charged tho
jury that the condition of one OF their
number might render the case a mis-
trial, and he instructed the foreman that
il, on reaching the jury room, Farrell
was found to be unable to deliberate
upon the testimony, that fact should be
reported, The drunken juror was then
helped out Of his chair, and was almost
bodily carried upstairs. The jury soon
returned, and the foreman reported that
they had been unable to reach ver-
dict because of Farrell's condition.
Judge Moore discharged all the jurors
except Farrell, whom he sent to Ray
mond street jail


Farrell lives at S5 Douglass street, and
is clerk in this city. He felt his dis
grace keenly when he was arraigned be-
fore Judge Moore yesterday: Farrell"
said the Judge, "you appeared in the
jury-box in q gross and beastly state of
intoxication yesterday, and sent you
to the common jail for the night, o. you
were in no condition to offer any excuse
for your disgraceful conduct, or to under
stand any reprimand / might have ad-
ministered to you. You arc now at lib
erty to say anything you may desire in
extcnuation of your conduct"


Farrell pleaded that he was sorry. He
said that at the recess he took something
to drink, and that he never had liquor
affect him the same way before. lie
begged the Court TO overlook the
ofiense.


Judge Moore-Your conduct is mex
cusable. Such an oficnse brings the ad-
ministration of justice into contempt
Since ] have occupied this bench l have
had only one similar case, and ! will
punish you as punished that juror. The
order Of the Court is that you be impris-
oned in the common Jail for five days.


Farrell went away from the presence
of the Judge bctraying more feeling than
many prisoners do who are condemned
to die.
Year: 1879

draw up a marriage certificate between
Adam and Eve, keeping the items such
rs would suit the condition of our first
parents, that the clerk would copy 1t out
and detect nothing unusual in il.


The settlement was drawn up, and
handed TO the clerk to copy. When the
clerk was handing the clean draft back
to his master. the latter said 10 him.
Did you notice anything peculiar in that
settlcment?'


"No,,' answered the clerk, "but that it
seems very binding on the mans side"


One might 60 farther than this with
the ordinary proof-reader, and say that
he would read the proof of an indict-
ment for murder against himself with
as little emotion as he would the proof
Of the multiplication table.


Day after day he reads and reads, and
reads, seldom more than quarter Of an
hour at time the same matter. Now
il is the title page fora prayer book; then
then the advertisement Of a halter, then
half chapter of story for boys about
pirates, then q review OF a new transla-
ton of Plautus. then a portion of the
praycr-book, then a galley of "spicy"
paragraphs, then the advertisement OF q
new pill, followed by list of the diseases
ii is competent and anxious to cure.


During all his labors, he has for famil-
lar boy Of melancholy voice, and weak
and gentle manners, who "holds copy"
that is, reads out in dead level mono
tone the manuscript Of which the printed
slip is before the reader.


From this manuscript the crushed boy
never lifts his eyes. Whether 1t Ia
comic copy" or the account of an ex-
citing fight between pirates and Mid
shipman Jacks command, hat boys tonc
never varies. On straight he goes, get
ting no more excited over the appetizing
list of sweetmeats kept in the store than
over the host of diseases which the pill
Is able and anxious to stay.


This man and boy never weep, never
laugh, never smile at any matter coming
before them in the routine of their pro-
fession. Like police magistrates, they
are wholly unmoved by anything they
hear while on duty, but unlike police
magistrates, they have no audi
ences, and would gain nothing by affect
ing the virtue of sympathy when they
have IL not.
Year: 1879

The proof-reader on great daily
journal il "a very different being from
the man associated with proofs in the
ordinary offices where the average week
ly paper is printed. On the dailies the
chief prooi-reader is generally man OF
education and often broken down
gentleman.


He is the son of house which has
come 10 grief, or he has constructed his
own grief for himself. Having received
a good grounding in a prammer school,
he has passed some time in respectable
college, or perhaps he is a graduate of
one of the universities. Any way he
has fair acquaintance with Latin, some
faint rcmInicenccs of Greek, and a
decent smattering of French. Besides
which, he is well supplied with general
information and has a tenacious memory
for names proper.


He also has quick eye for form. and
can detect turned or an from a
wrong font; can tell at one glance the
from the |, or perceive when the line is
too close or too white, or when patch
of type looks spotty; he must be ST.
premc master OF that art which has no
fixed laws-punctuation. 1t may safely
be asserted that no two writing men out
of a hundred would punctuate a column
Of morning paper identically. The
proof-reader of good daily journal
must be always able to punctuate SC
that the matter may be read intelligibly
and when an author tries to insist on
some unaccustomcd form of pointing
the reader must be ready to fall back or
the rules of the office, real or imaginary
to repress eccentricity.'' Pt


He must, of course, be perfect in spell
ing, or nearly so. His knowiedgc o.
grammer must be accurate, and he mus
have rs quick scent for doubtful or am
biguous grammer as any schoolmastef
Beyond grammer ms domain reaches
| He must have a moderate knowledge ol
style. chiefly with view'to perpicuity
He must never allow sentence de does
not understand TO pass him without
lquerying II.


The cry Of "fire" in the front, or Of
murder in the place he works in does
7 not attract his attention half SO much az
turned comma, or battered capital
letter. All the other men may run "a
the back or the front. he will not stir
/ There he sits, slowly following the pris.
ed lines on the long proof slip, now and
( then making hasty mark on the slip. !.
'Therr is a story told Of an attorney1
copying-clerk who was 10 subjected =
the mere art. rt.ofcopying any leEi form
that his master bet e&nend That ne WOulq
Year: 1879

Two men started from Minneapolis on
the same train carrying conflicting deeds
to piece of land in Sioux Falls, and
each resolved to get his document re.
corded first. As they approached that
ity one Of them climbed upon the en-
,inc, slipped the coupling, loft the train
TO take care Of itself, and rushed on, Sc
curing a record of his title half an hour
in advance Of his rival, who had to wait
for another locomotive.
Year: 1879

Little Big Man, formerly Northern
Sioux belonging to Crazy Horses band,
came rushing into the Agency yesterday,
his horse running with fall speed, and he
singing warpath' song, ina nude con-
dition the blood streaming down his legs
and very mach excited. lie jumped
from his pony and ran mo tho agents
office and asked for gun. On being in
formed that he could not have a gun, he
stamped the floor cried and pulled his
hair, and, being covered all over with
blood, a more ghastly and fierce looking
savage was probably never seen in the
country. He tried to scratch match
wrong end up, and smoke the bowl OF
his pipe instead of the stem. The inter-
prefer having arrived, he stated in a fran.
tic manner hat his little girl--his only
child-had caught her dress on fire few
hours before and had burned to death.
The physician in company with Col.
o. Bierne, Mr.. Mou and the interpreter,
proceeded at once to tnc camp, seven
miles away, where they found the child
dressed in clean Calico amusing her>
self by playing with wax doll.baby, and
eating stringed dried apples. The Doc
tor found quite an extensive burn on her
right leg and also on the right side of her
body, but thinks her injuries are not Of
a serious character. 1t seems that before
the woman found out how bad the child
was burned they inforemd the Little Man
that she was burned up beyond all hope
of recovery, whereupon the Chief began
stabbing himself innctiny several deep
wounds and would undoubtedly have killed
himself had it not been for other Indians
taking the knife away from him. Corr.
Sioux City journal.
Year: 1879

A man in Michigan swapped his horse
for wife. An old bachelor acquaintance
said he'd bet there was something wrong
with the horse, or its owner would never
have FOOLED ii away in that reckless man
ner.
Year: 1879

The meeting was called to order by the
venerable Judge 0key, Of the Court Of
Common Psas, who said in his opening
address that he did not know why he had


been selected 70 preside, unless it was that
Year: 1879

The St Louis GIo5e-Democrat will not give up its convictions. It has for more than year endeavored to get up what is called in the East a boom for Grant, and refuses to be- lIcve that he is not to be the next Republican Presidential candidate. Here is what it has to say on that head:

 Senator Logan is chairman of the committee appointed to receive Gen eral Grant at Chicago. We look 10 Logan to do his duty in this matter, and to tell Grant very plainly that he is to be the next Republican candi- date for President. There has been to much non-partisan gammon talked to Grant and about Grant lately Every sane man kuows that Grant, if he lives, will be the Republican candidate for President, and there is no sense in affecting ignorance on the subject. On with the boom.
Year: 1879

THE endeavors to establish the the sugar industry in Southern Cal ifornla is causing considerable com motion in that section. Societies have been formed of those willing to pledge themselves to cultivate the sugar beet or sugar cane during the coming year, and many have enrolled as members. And there is every indication, at present, that this long-neglected, but profitable business, will at last receive, in Cal ifornia at least, the consideration due it by reason of it's great adapt ibility to the climate and soil of Southern California and Arizona. We are sorry to see that the people ofour Territory treat a matter of so much importance with indifference, and lag behind others in the estab- lishment of a business which pays such large and quick returns on the small amount of labor and capital necessary to firmly establish it. The latter consideration alone should be we think sufficient to induce some of our enterprising farmers to en- gage in it.
Year: 1879

THE Tucson ''Citizen" has its leading editorial in it's issue of the 10th instant, directed against the exsortionate rents charged in that city. It states that as few of the business men own their places of business, it las had the effect of driving them from the principal streets into more remote quarters, besides being the means of driving away many merchants who were desirous to embark in business in that city, but who were unable to satisfy themselves that their busi- ness would warrant such an ex- penditure in the single item of rent; or, that the future of the town would justify them in making any investment in real estate. This is bad state of affairs, and one which must greatly 1etard the develop ment of any city, and for this reason we are happy in knowing that in Phoenix the opposite is the rule-as here most of cur merchants own their places of business, and those who do not are so confident of the great future in store for our city, as to be either already build ing, or preparing to build places of business for themselves.
Year: 1879

There is a strong movement on foot in St. Louis, among the stock holders of the St. Louis & San Francisco and the Atlantic < Pacific Railroad Companies to consolidate their two lines, and extend their joint road distance of little over six hundred miles into New Mexico, and there form junction with the Southern Pacific, by this means forming one direct line of travel and transportation from St. Louis to San Franci co. The advantages which this road would possesses over either the Central or Northern

 Pacific roads, in being removed from the discomforts of extreme cold, and the liability of being de timed by heavy snows, have con

 vinced those gentleman so thor oughly o that such road would be- come the most popular route be- tween the East and the West that they have almost deeisively con cluded to begin, within the next three months, operations looking toward the early accomplishment of the project. T he benefits which would accrue to Arizona from the completion of this road are mani fold and self evident. A reduction on freight and passenger rates would be a natural consequence; the first would open the markets of the East to our products, and at the same time encourage the bringing into our Territory of machinery with which our mines would be de- veloped fully and scientifically, the second would open the Territory to extensive immigration from the oyercrowded East.
Year: 1879

AN IDEA of the increasing i'm portance of the United States as the principal food supplying country of the world may be gathered from the fact that there were shipped l,247,233 more barrels of flour, from our four principal Atlantic ports this year than any previous year.
Year: 1879

IT IS stated that the State De partment has completed a modified ton of the Burlingame treary which will, it is thought, put at rest the Chinese question by stopping the immigration of the lower classes of Chinese, while at tue same time offering every inducement for com mercial intercourse between the two nations. This notification of the treaty will be presented, at an early day, by our minister to the Chinese Government for its ac- ton. which, it is thought, will be in accordance with the wishes of our Government.
Year: 1879

A fashionable preacher as he was ascending the pulpit steps, one of the elders button -hofed him to whisper an additional caution: sThe liquor dealer has just come into church and he gives us lift sometimes. I wish you would be particular not to allude to the whisky business or the temperance question" The young minister, getting frightened to see the moral ground thus steadily narrow ing before him inquired: "Whom or what shall preach against then ?" The elders reply came like an air of triumph. Breach against the Nor mons; they haven't got a friend in town.''
Year: 1879

The Austrian bark Major brought the crew OF the
schooner Pathway last evening to this city. The
schooner was lying at anchor in the Hampton
Roads on November 3, when the bark collded with
it. carrying away the vessels stern and transom
beam The quarterback rudderhcad stove In,
causing the vessel to fill rapidly. The crew of the
schooner endeavored to save their vessel by placing
all available bedding over the hole Nevertheless IL
rapidly filled and sank. Captain Sarne's son was
carried overheard by the collision aud drowned.
The rest of the taken on board of the bark
Year: 1879

Nearly all the railroad men thus far
called as witnesses before the Committee of
Investigation at Saratoga seem to be in
spired with the common idea that it is their
interest to obstruct and defeat the pur-
poses of that inquiry and not to assist
them. If there are abuses in railroad adj
ministration, if there are evils that are
detriment to the public and which deprive
the people of some of the advantages
which it was presumed would be derived
from the existence of these great corpora
tions when they were created, they are not
desirous to expose. but to hide them, and
instead of wishing to give every facility to
public officials they do their utmost to inn
pede an inquiry in which all are concerned.
There can, we believe, be no other inter-
probation put upon the Ignorance" of o
man like Mr.. Vanderbilt Mr.. Vanderbilt
answered many important inquiries with
the simple statement that he ''dld not
know" and the fact that man ut
the head of such concerns as he is under
stood to direct can direct them with SO lit
tie knowledge is one of the most notable
facts that the investigation has brought
out. 1t appears as if the first recommends
tion the committee might make to the Leg
islature would be the passage of law re-
quiring railroad presidents to be reasonably
we'll acquainted with the concerns of their
companies. All these gentlemen put them
selves in an attitude of opposition toward
a properly authorized investigation on tho
ground that the inquiry relates to ''their
private affairs" and touches facts that the
public have no right to know and which it
is impertinent in the Legislature to at
tempt to get at. The sooner any man, rail-
road president or any one else. geJ over
the delusion that the administration of a
great machine like the Central Railroad is
his concern, and that the public have no
rights in regard to it, the better it
will be for his tranquility; for, if
we are not mistaken in the signs
of the times, the public mind has at last
reached the definite conclusion that this
very theory OF railroad managers which
pretends to shut out supervision is the
first, if not the greatest, evil in regard to
these great corporations, and is one Of the
first that must be overcome. Vanderbilts
may come and 60; but the Central Railroad
and other roads like it will remain, and
the two must be established on q basis that
will make them mutually and permanently
serviceable to one another.
Year: 1879

points having relation to the more important
outlets, and then Grant might safely decide
the claim of Japan valid as to the others.
And, who knows, perhaps that is just what
the Chinese want? Their neighbor has, as
they feel, wantonly offended them. They
do not want to fight, but they cannot take
an insult. If now great authority from
the United States decides that their neigh
Dor was within his right then what they
have held to be an affront is no affront and
honor is satisfied. Then they will have
what they want-a good reason for not going
to war. Perhaps they seized upon General
Grant to make this issue conspicuous. If
they escape from war on such terms and get
also the islands really necessary to them
they will do well.


Will they fight otherwise? 1t is very
likely they may. If the great soldier from
the West makes no decision China can
only interpret this to mean that he cannot
justify the act of the Japanese; that the
affront has not the color of right even, and
they will prepare to occupy the Loochoo
Islands and such war would certainly be
great misfortune to them and to the COM
merce of the word.
Year: 1879

To-day the public schools open again;
consequently host of parental annoyances
come to an end and an equal number of
juvenile troubles begin. True, it will be
delightful for the small boy to meet all the
other fellows who have been out of town
and compare notes on orchards, trout
brooks, melon patches and other sources of
special delight, while his sister will find
equal comfort in telling her school friends
what dresses she wore and in absorbing
similar statistics in return; but when the
teachers bell rings and seats arc taken, and
the prison-like discipline of the schoolroom
begins, a hundred thousand little ones will
suddenly become most deserving objects Of
sympathy. If any special arrangements
have been made to teach more and cram
less than in other days the public has
yet to learn of them; and the same
may be said OF any attempts to modify the
physical restraint, which is worse than any
that soldiers ever endure for an equal num-
Der Of hours per day. 1t has been whispered
about that wonderful improvements have
been made, in the public school buildings,


upon the old methods of supplying light
and fresh air but the ability of the Board
OF Education and its subordinntes to deal
with these important matters is something
which the public will consider open to
doubt, in the light of last winters develop
ments, until the measure of the alleged
changes becomes definitely established. 1t
seems hardly possible, however, that the
Ignorance. neglect and stupidity which
were exposed by the HERALD during last
winter and spring are to be Intentionally
continued. aud should any changes for the
better really have been made wo shall bo
deligh hted to inform the public upon them.
Year: 1879

We take leave to believe that certain re-
ports, sent from Albany and other points in
the interior, to the effect that Senator
Conkling means to insist at oil hazards on
the nomination of his candidate, Mr.. Cor
nell, are false We believe this because
Mr.. Conkling has never shown himself to
be incapable of realizing political situa-
ton. He is hard fighter, but he knows
also when not to fight. He would not
have been able for so long to retain the
control of New York republican politics if
he lacked one of the most important ele-
ments of generalship.


We have little doubt that Mr.. Conkling
can, if he likes, secure the nomination of
Mr.. Cornell. But he cannot secure his
election without making q bargain with
some one on the democratic SIDE We
doubt if he can make q bargain this year
with either of the democratic factions, and
we tell him plainly that if he did he might
not after all succeed in electing Mr..
Cornell, and he would certainly succeed in
setting the people of the State against him
self. Such bargains are contrary to the
public interest. they are injurious to good
government, they make o muddle of admin
istration, as we have all seen in the case Of
Mayor Cooper, who was the fruit of Goa
lition in which, if not Mr.. Conkling, yet
his chief fuglemen, had large shsre-one-
half, to be exact.


The people will not patiently tolerate
that system of politics. Party government
is necessary in o free country, but coali-
tions are corrupt and corruping. The
HERALD speaks as the friend of Mr.. Conk-
ling when it warns him and his followers
away from this dangerous ground. Let
him fix upon candidate who can unite
his party; if he does this he may easily
carry the Convention with him and secure
victory for himself. If he refuses
to do this it may happen that the Con-
vention, wiser than he, will take the matter
out of his hands. The interests at stake,
all the members will justly say, are too
important to be trifled with; and there will
not be lacking republicans to say that if
the plan is to force Mr.. Cornell on the
Convention with the view Of electing
him afterward by bargain with some one
of the democratic factions, this will be so
thoroughly exposed as not only to make the
carrying out Of such an arrangement i'm
possible, but to cover the authors of it
with disgrace besides.