smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

The following is letter received
by a young lady of this County,
which wo publish withholding the
lady's name) VERBATIM 1T L1rERAT1M


July the 10th


PIoKENs Go S. o. A. D. 1889


Miss --: seat my self to drop
you few lines to warn You that YOUR
Way of living must soon chang you
are two sweet q creature to live the
life youEare living though am not
we'll acquainteds with you l love you
dearly and 1 tell you now I am going
to have yon except something power~
ful hapens to me if cant get you by
fair means 1 will by fouls ones you
shall not walk the long road To-
any longer than this year to fret your
life q with blockhcaded children I
love you Heaven knowns how we'll
day and night / have thought of you
as the only being / could ever love
the only one who coul mako this lif
worth enjoying and If you are ever
caught and carried away by force
you must not be frightened for you
will be brought to mo [ am going
first to try how and easy way will do
and If cant como outright in that way
l will try the othor I have no doubt
but what [ could win your affections
by going to SEQ you like I ought to
but There issthings in the way that
l cant como but when ever / got
ready am comoing for you and
will love honor and cherish you T
will fight tell lies aid steal for you if
it be required and if hapen to be 81
little Mormonish you shall be (res
gined) 1 had better close recon by
telling you that am coming for you
just as quick as l can make the ar
rangemenis that I have to make be
in rediness and have your mind mado
up for you no not in what hour of
the night the thief cometh will close
by telling you 1 am going for you
and when como to you am going
to take you or die in the attempt
(Memonto) this that l am going to
have you your unknown lover.


GUsrAvUs GEANBY. Q GRADY.
Year: 1877

Parties bearing the above name will
be interested to learn that a work is now
in preparation giving the genealogy of
the family IN this country from the mid
die of the seventeenth century to the
present time. All interested will confer
a favor by communicating with the pub
Usher, Rufus B. Kellogg, Green Bay,
Wisconsin, who will send, to any, circu-
lars with the outline of information
desired. Persons of other names. with
Kellogg ancestry, ARE particularly re-
quested to write.
Year: 1877

The statistician of the Burlington
Haokeye says: Of twenty-three young
men who recently stepped across the
threshold of life from an eastern college,
and went forth upon the trackless ocean
of life to battle with relentless fate, and
win renown or a glorious death in the
arena, eleven are clerking in auction
stores at $l4 month, one is running fish
boat, two are learning the house-painting
trade, one starved to death before hehad
been out of college week, one is driving
team on street contract, two are tramps
and the others are living with widowed
mothers, who are their only support.
Fact is, brethren, when old life grapples
its hooks into mans collar, it shakes all
his arena and ocean and battle business
out of him so quick that in six weeks, if
he is alive, he knows more in minute
about the price of pork and -four than he
can tell you about a Greek root in six
weeks.
Year: 1877

any farm than it to repair fences
around crops. It will not bo necos-
sary IN all cases to remove outside
fences at first. Enclose your stock al
once, and then arrange at your leis-
ure oil other fencing. You will have
the next hundred years to do it in.


Fellow citizens of Pickens: 1t is
reasonably certain that majority of
the people of An derson will vote for
the proposed stock law, and we earn-
estly invite the corporation of the
friends of the measure in Pickens
County. BY such corporation the
expense Of building the outside line
fences will be greatly lessened to the
people OF both Counties, and thore-
by both sections be materially bene.
fitted. From what I know of the
people of Pickens, We fatter our
selves that they will be in this case,
as in all their past history, not bo.
hind the foremost in advancing the
great cause of agricultural reform
by fencing the stock rather than the
crops.


We will relate one remarkable
incident in connection with the his
tory of the fence question or stock
law in Salubrity township, which
makes powerful appeal in behalf
Of the law, to the gallant yeomany
OF Pickens. In carrying around the
petition for signers for the election
in Salnbrity township, it was ascor-
tanned that twcnty-one widows had
affixed their signatures to the paper,
and every one of them warmly in
favor of the law. If, after that ap-
peal, coming, for the most part from
widows of those whose husbands fell
in defence of our dearest rights; the
men Of Salubrity township do not
rally to their relief by voting for the
law, there will remain stigma upon
their characters for gallantry not easily
wiped out. Young ladies watch
your sweethearts to see how they
treat the Widows appeal.


Very respectfully,


L. II. RUSSELL
Year: 1877

TME NET PRoCEEDs OF THE MNEs.- The bill introduced, by our Senior, to re- peal the law taxing the net proceeds of the mines is, we think. III advised, and Is per haps gotten up withou; due consideration. We would, of course, encourage mining by all legitimate legislation, and exempt min- ing property and the gross proceeds from taxation; but when q mining property be- comes dividend d-paying, and the owners are growing rich from the net proceeds, then we can sec no valid reason why they should uot pay taxes. atiesst on their clear profits after deductinc all expenses. The farmer, the merchant. the menhanic. the teamster and the printer and the wood chopper pay taxes on the gross amount of thelr stock in trade; they are not allowed to deduct the expenses of plying their several avocations. We would not ask that the same rule apply

 to miners so long as there is any hazard or doubt as to the success of their ventures:
Year: 1877

Charles James who is in jail indicted for grand larceny and who has twiced escaped. made an intellectual attempt to regain his freedom some nights since but abandoned the undertaking after he had succeeded in partly removing the iron bars from the window of his cell.
Year: 1877

In consequence ot the ia-gc aceumula- ton of criminal business in this county and the crowded condition of tha iajl the qucs- ton of having a special term of the Dis trict Court is wanted and the Governor has been written io on the subject
Year: 1877

A pleasant party was given by Mr. Sente- ney at Point of Rocks last evening. Quite a number of the ball goers of Prescott were in attendance, and some of them in attempting to find their way home brought up in the neighborhood of Chino Valley by mistake.
Year: 1877

NIT. Seed who fills the position of Stage Agent and operator in the telegraph office in this village, during his short residence amongst us has made many friends and gained the confidence of the entire public for his straight forward course and also for being obliging and attentive to business.
Year: 1877

BRADLEY CoRNERED.-The case of
Justice Bradley is indeed most pit
liable one. Sometimes during the
discussions OF the commission he was
completely cornered by other mem
bers. When ho was laying down
the opinion that it was not competent
to 60 behind a governors certificate,
Senator Bayard put to him the ques
ton: "Suppose a State should elect
doubl the number of electors to which
entitled, or the electors Of a State
should vote for an allen for President
would there be no power to remedy
thlsa" Unable to reply, Judge Brad
ley hung down his head in his abject
partisa nship.--Baltimore Sun.
Year: 1877

can ex-member of Congress" gives
shis experience in postoffice appoint
ments lin Scribner for OCTOBER, and
very lamentable experience it seems to
have been, though perhaps no worse
than that ofnine-tenths ofhis colleagues.
We quote the concluding paragraph of
the article:


| could relate other similar instances,
but these will be sufficient to establish
the conclusion that a cogent reason for
the reform of the civil service in the
manner Of making appointments is to be
found in the consideration of the bene-
fit and relief of members of Congress.
| am out Of the field now, and I write
only on behalf of those who are yet in
this "sea of trouble" and are having a
similar experience. The worst phase of
the subject is, that many representa-
tive will yield and do wrong thing If,
however, he pursues an upright, indie
pendent course, he opens a hornets
nest about his head; he soon finds that
his usefulness is crippled, that whatever
he does is nisrepresented and belittled,
and that the country is robbed of the
time which should be given to legislative
work. The proper department officer
should bear the responsibility for official
appointments. Being independent Of
the district, he can act independently,
and when he acts, all will acquiese, be-
cause, as he is not going to be candi-
date for Congress, the disappointed ones
cannot get chance to- stab him, and
their passions will gradually subside.
Year: 1877

Less attention is given by the press
of Georgia to the new constitution than
to the question Of capital location. The
people will vote this year to determine
where the capital shall be located for
the future, and the struggle is between
Milledgeville and Atlanta. The state
business was removed from the former
to the latter place during the carpet-bag
times, and there has always been more
or less complaint, which, it was evident,
could only be met by giving the people
under the present order Of things an op-
pOrtunity to designate the capital town
by popular vote. There is a prejudice
against Atlanta in consequence of the
notorious corruption which attended the
transfer of the capital to that city and
the purchase of buildings for state use,
which corruption nobody now in au-
thority In the state is in any manner re-
sponsible for. 1t has always been con-
tended by the friends of conservative
old Milledgeville, however, that Atlanta
offers better facilities to jobs and general
corruption because it is q larger city,
and carpet-bag revels have familiarized
the citizens with crime. This is not q
particularly strong argument in the face
of the fact that a rogue will be rogue
in one place the same as in another,
and if there are to be thieves in the.
legislature or the lobby they will steal as
much in Milledgeville as in Atlanta.
The on y good reason for opening the
question of capital location at this time
is that the people of Georgia, who are
most interested in it, should have an
opportunity to decide it now that they
have resumed control Of their state
Philadelphia Times
Year: 1877

Those who are of opinion that war


and famine will always sufficiently re-


duce the population must feel that cur
rent events tend to justify them. For
while the losses in the Russian and
Turkish war are enormous, the famine
IN southern India is terrible The ac-
counts from that country are appalling.
The railway" says a correspondent in
MysOre, " Is taxed to its utmost limit,
and is bringing four thousand tons of
grain a week into the province; but as
this will only feed a million and half
of people, the other three millions and


a half in Myrose must starve, as all the
stores of grain In the country are ex-


hausted. Already the sutferings of the
people are awful. There Is a regular
service organized, in addition to the DO


lice, TO keep the streets of Bangalore
clear of the dead and dying, but outside
the municipal limits dead bodies are


lying in all directions; the lower castes
are cooking and eating the bodies"


Myrose Is under British administration.
and it is supposed that half its popula


ton will perish. The rain has failed
for several successive seasons. In Mad
ras nearly a million Of people were de-
dependent at the last accounts on relief
works, and another million were fed
gratuitously. Cattle are perishing, and
an indescribable calamity has overtaken
the country.


Famine in India is periodical, and
those who hold that it is a providential
provision for depicting overpopulation
must also suppose that no human means
can prevent it. The condition of swarms
of the people who live upon bare sus-
tenance is such that they sink by thou
sands under any privation. 1t is esti-
mated that the whole power and energy
OF the government must now be sup
plemented by profuse private aid to save
even a few of the victims. The Lord
Mayor of London has appealed to the
public generosity, and the Times, in al
ludlng to the fact, says that at the mo-
ment nothing is to be done but to help
without a stint, and when the fear of the
immediate death of peok lie has passed.
the methods of prevention must be con
sldered. 1t seems to think that the
remedy does not lie in the huge store
houses of grain, but in promoting easy
and rapid communications, so that the
supply of one part of the country may
be made available in another. And un-
less British sympathy with the Turk has
touched British intelligence with Turk
ish fatalism, it will not leave this prob
lem long unsolyed.-Harper's Weekly
Year: 1877

Col. George H. Phillips, who left this
city in May last with the Yellowstone
expedition for Post No. l, returned
Saturday evening, and from him our
reporter obtains an account of an at
tack which was made by the Indians
September Sth on his wood camp two
miles above the mouth of lower Knife
river, on the Missouri river At the
time the attack was made, Col Phillips
was about in the camp. The Indians
were on the opposite side of the river,
and but two made their appearance in
front of the camp, calling to Col. Phil
lips to cross to the opposite side bluff,
telling him they wanted to cross, but
the colonel (who speaks the language)
smelt mice and declined the invita-
ton. While the conversation was going
on two of the colonePse men named
Haskett and Taylor, who had been
down the river short distance, came
in sight, and the two Indians fell back
to where it was discovered six Or eight
other Indians were seen to be awaiting
them. The two white men had no
sooner landed their boat than the In
dians commenced firing at their camp
but doing no material damage. After
about twenty shots had been exchanged
one Indian fell, when the rest retreated,
and going about five hundred yards met
about thirty other Indians mounted,
who joined the men on the boat. After
a counsel for few minutes all started
away. The camping men only waited
until dark, and jumped into Mack
inaw boat and started down the river
for Bismark, leaving behind their tents
standing.
Year: 1877

THE Turks are evidently gaining the
respect of their neighbors as well as that
of certain unruly subjects. Just before
the July battle at Plevna it was an
nounced that the Greeks were crazy for
war, they would all take up arms and
finish the sick man in time for breakfast
The news of the battle of Plevna in
which Il, 900 Russians fell and the whole
army was routed, had a wonderful effect
upon the brave Greeks; the war fever
cooled off in few hours and the Greeks
suddenly became as docile as lambs.
The Porte notified the government that
the preparations for war must cease i'm
mediately, or the Empire would wipe
the nation from the map of Europe.
Greece made haste to lay aside the ac-
eoutrements of war.


Just before the late battles before
Pleyna, Servia had put on all her war
paint and her whole military force was
on the march for the frontier with the
avowed purpose of crossing into Bulga-
ria. Then came the terrible Slaughter
of the 11th and 10Th in which more than
10000 Russians and Roumanians per
ished without inficting more than a
trifing loss upon the Turks. No sooner
had this news been received than tele-
gram from Belgrade stated that the
government of Servia had ordered the
army back from the frontier. The Ser
vians are tired of the war. They have
very suddenly-but not without a rea-
son-decided to remain neutral for the
present. The battaiions of Osman
Pasha are creating more respect for the
SICK man than he has known before in a
Quarter of a century.
Year: 1877

THE Russians have abandoned the
siege of Plevna and are probably pre-
pairing to 90 into winter quarters. 1t is
doubtful, however, whether the Turks
Will permit this for several weeks yet.
An announcements comes officially from
Constantinople, that the Porte will not
listen to any armistice while Russian
soldier remains upon Turkish soil. 1t
also states that Mehemet Ali is moving
on Tirnova with his whole army, and
will give the Russian army battle at the
first opportunity. From the best in
formation obtainable, it is believed that
Aehemet Ali is at the head of an army
equal in number to any that can be
brought against it; and should he sue
ceed in breaking the Russian line and
uniting his army with that of Osman
Pasha, the Russians will be compelled
to do campaign duty yet for several
weeks or move back across the Danube
for a location for winter quarters.
Year: 1877

THE federal troops have pretty nearly
eleared the territories of hostile Indians
There are no Indians now in the north
west territories except the remnant OF
Chief Josephs band, and the recent bat
tie with a portion of this band at Big
Hole will probably cause those not
killed to hasten into British territories.
The campaign against the Indians dur
ing the past summer has been in the
main successful and the Indians have
been 50 hard pressed by the federal
troops that those surendering will
probably never engage in war again.
The killing of Custer and his little band
will likely serve the historian to mark
the last Indian massacre in the United
States.
Year: 1877

Last Wednesday night the Great W est
ern railway yard authorities at Clifton
were surprised to see Larry Callan, an
engineer on the line, draw out of the
round-house, and instead Of coupling on
the steamboat express, which he was to
draw to Windsor. start off with his loco
motive for ST. Catharines. The engineer
had been waiting quietly in the round
house and his fireman had gone to sleep
He did not move down the yard for his
when he was due, and a messenger was
sent for him. After being called he
started for the switch, but instead of re-
turning for his train he pulled the throt-
tie wider open and started off for ST.
Catharines. The fireman, who by this
time was thoroughly awakened, ventur-
ed to suggest that they return for the
train, and in answer got a short disQui-
sition on the relative positions of an en-
gineer and fireman that was more noted
for its emphasis than its coherency. At
Thorold the fireman got off and the. en-
gineer went on to St. Catharines At
this point he reported for orders, and in
obedience to a telegram from Clifton
returned 10 the grade, when his steam
gave out, and he remained until anoth-
er engine and crew took him in charge,
and opened the track for the steamboat
express. The next day the engineer ap-
peared as usual. but professed an utter
ignorance of the transactions of the
previous night, neither did he seem to
understand what had been the matter
with his mental organs. As matter of
course he has been discharged from the
road
Year: 1877

SINCE the last train robbery on the
Union Pacific road story has been
started that the robbers have long been
waiting for a large haul, SO that they
san proceed to Minnesota and effect a
release of their comrades, the Younger
Brothers This work is now predicted
by the knowing ones. Such a scheme
may be contemplated, but the treat
ment Of the Mortified bank robbers is
Il pretty strong inducement for outlaws
to keep out of Minnesota
Year: 1877

Miss Emma Richards, of Akron, 0.
young and beautiful, went out with her
cousin, a boy; to look at a herd of deer
A buck rushed at the boy, and pinned
him to the earth, prong of one horn
going through the boys side. The youth
yelled Murder" but Miss Richards
seized club and beat the buck over
the head. The result was that he loos-
ened his hold on the boy and started for
the young woman. Unable to keep
him back with the club, she seized him
by the antlers and then began terrific
struggle, which ended in Miss Richards
reaching fence, over which she sue
ceeded in climbing, in an exhausted
condition All her clothes were torn
off and she was badly bruised Her in
aeresting cousin took to his heels and
Don was safe
Year: 1877

The visitors to the West Point Military
Academy report that the academy is
educating officers in a thorough and
effective manner, and recommend that
a commission be constituted by congress
to report such changes in the organi-
zation of the academy and course of
study as shall promote its usefulness.
Among the recommendations is that
inquiry be made as to the possibility of
abolishing military parades on the Lords
Year: 1877

Judge Raynor, solicitor of treasury
department, in his annual report will
ask congress to make a special ap-
preparation for the purpose of enabling
his office to collect evidence Of title and
record proof of all government property
in this country. At present there is no
one record that begins to contain ac-
curate proof of anything like this COM
plete.
Year: 1877

in love with her, so, before 90 any further,
WIN tell tell you am not She kept me awake
one night, as tune of Mozart mig hit do. l
speak OF tne thing as pastime and an amuse-
mentthau which can feel nothing deeper than
conversation with an imperial woman, the
very yes and ''no'' of whose life is to me
banquet. L don't cry to take the moon home
with me in my pocket nor do fret to leave
her behind me. L like her and her like, be-
cause one has no sensations; what we both are
is taken for granted. You will suppose I
have by this had much talk with her-no such
thing; there are the Misses on the lookout.
They think do0't admire her because I don't
stare at her; they call her a f1irt to ne-what
want of knowledge! She walks across a
room in such manner that man is drawn
toward her with magnetic power; this thew
call flirting! They do not know things; they
do not know what woman is I believe
though, she has faults, the same as Chairman
hne thing speaking in worldly way, for there
are two distinct tempers of mind in which we
Judge of things-the worldly, theatrical and
pantoramical, and the unesrthly, spiritual and
ethereal. In the former Bonaparte Lord
Byron and this CHAIRMAN bold the first place
IN our minds; in the latter John Howard,
Bishop Hooker, rocking bis child's cradle, and
you, my dear sister, are the conquering feel
ings. AS 2 man of the world, 1 love the rich
talk OF q CHAIRMAN; as an eternal being, love
the thought of you. l should like her to ruin
me. and should like you to save me.


am free from men of pleasures cares.


By dint Of feeling far more deep than theirs


This is Lord Byroo,' and is one of the
finest things be has said"


This Chairman of whom he speaks inspired
the passion of his life, whose intensity and sad
pathos has long been narveled at by all who
know anything of individual and personal
elements in literary history
Year: 1877

Gladstone has again refused to assume the
Liberal leadership.


Four prominent notaries were committed to
prison at Havana yesterday on charge of Cir
culating an anonymous pamphlet directed
against the Supreme Court.


President Grant took a drive yesterday morn
ing. in one of the Queens carriages at Windsor
In Great Park, and afterwards drove to the
Great Western railway and took the train for
London.
Year: 1877

Yesterday "wednesday forenoon, boy, evil
IDENTITY from Is to Is years Of age, stranger at
Richmond, came down river in lead colored lap
streak boat. He was seen to pass the camp ground
and called at Haaker's sturgeon works. When
opposite Richmond village, he anchored his boat
end went in bathing. He had with him dog
Year: 1877

The regular monthly meeting of the city coun-
ell will occur on Saturday. The committee on
accounts will meet this afternoon, at two o clock,
at the office of the City Treasurer for the purpose
of examining bills.
Year: 1877

The high price of fruit and berries in this mar
ke, is subject of general remark During the
summer berries could be bought in Bath for about
half the price asked in Augusta, and at Ban
gor for about three-fourths the price. Why is
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