smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

SAYS the Platteville Witness: A
few nights ago three Williams went to
the house of Widow Compton, about
a mile east Of Dobson's mill, in the
town of Lima, and broke into the
house. The old lady took her child
and ran, followed by the scoundrels
who, report says, caught her and
ravished her. They then returned
to the house and set fire to it and
burned it to the ground. The par
ties are known and an effort will be
made to bring them to justice.
Year: 1874

The Northwest Conference met at West Cornwall on Tuesday of last week. The subject for discussion was home evangel- ization, which was discussed with consid- erable interest by various individuals in attendance.

 Two children of Horace E. Hart went with him 10 neighbor's one day, last week. When they were ready to return they went out alone and got into the sleigh. Just at that moment the horse, becoming detached from the hltchirg post, turned around and started for home with considerable speed. The first thirty rods were up hill so that the horse did not get into run at the start and brought up at home with but slight damage to the sleigh aud none to the children, who got hold of the reins and managed to keep is all right. s..s-u .. The Housatonic river has been nearly free from ice all winter.

 Dibble Hill is all quiet.

 Tha Farmers Club met at Dea. Dwight Pratt's on FriIay evening
Year: 1874

... We learn with profound regret of the death of Bessie, only child of Col. c. D. and Hattie Blinn The little one was talk en violently with scarlet fever and died after sickness of two days. Mr and Mrs. B. have the deep sympathy of host of friends in this untimely bereavement.

 There is considerable excitement over the warning for a town meeting to be held next Saturday. to choose a site on which to build a town hail. The town needs hall very much but should not pay an ex- orbitant price for lot. One location spoken of is the late G. H. Noble place; price, $2,0O0. Another meeting is called for the same day on the bridge question.

 The Housatonic river is filled with floating ice and We still live in hopes of its being closed.
Year: 1874

We hope Mir Gladstone will be suc- cessful in his appeal to tho electors of Great Britain He is the most progress sive premier England has had for long time, and We shall soon know whether there really is any Conservative reaction in flat county
Year: 1874




From the London Hour.


It will be some time before the world
is satisfied that "Sir William Harcourt'
is the same man that it knew as Mr..
Vernon Harcourt, who in due course re-
ceived the honor of knighthood on be-
ing made her maiesty's solicitor gen
eral. Why not Sir Vernon Harcourt
it nav be asked: and why are all the
FIVE christian names-William, George,
Granville, Venables, Vernon-under
which the new solicitor general was gaz-
zetted, is first chosen? The answer is
that, although in fact Sir WiLiam Har-
court boasts so many christian names,
he, like everyone else, can have legally
only one christian name. Lord Coke long
ago laid down the law that "man may
have divers names at divers times, but not
divers christian names; he cannot have
two names of baptism as he may have
divers surnames.' There are cases in
the law books where indictments have
been quashed because the accused was
described by two christian names.
Pleading is not so strict at the present
day, and such defect would only give
rise to an amendment, but still the law
remains the same. "The law is not
precise" says Chief Justice Popham in
Queen Elizabeth's reign, Gin the case OF
surnames, but for the christian name
this ought always to be perfect. Every
one knows that the possessor of sur
name which hurts his vanity can chang
it by simply inducing his friends to
call him something else, without the
publication through the herald's Office
or deed-poll, to which resort is some
times made. On the other hand it is
not SO well known that christian name
cannot be changed except by act of par
lament, and there have been several IN
stances of such changes taking place in
that. In some of the states of America
a mode of changing a surname IN the
county court is provided but this does
not make it essential for q man on
changing his surname to apply to the
county court, as has been decided In
the case of a person bearing the unen-
viable name of Shook, which seems to be
even less desirable than the same word
in the plural form. Indeed, in America
they appear to be more loyal to the old
principle of the unity of the christian
name than we are for, although sec
ond name is frequently added, yet its
owner is generally spoken OF by the first
christian name, together with the initial
letter of the second, as Ulysses s.
Grant, Herschell Y. johnson, etc. In
England the accumulation of christian
names generally arises from desire to
call the rising generation after more
than one member of the previous gen
Grafton but the compliment would not
appear so marked if it were generally
known that the first of the string only
is the legal name. Besides, the typical
proud parent who always believes that
his son is going to be lord chancellor,
should be directed to the case OF MIR.
Vernon Harcourt, and should avoid
''divers names for his child, lest some
day or other it should lead to the confu-
SIGN of his identity.
Year: 1874

The pencil marks you see around this
paragraph [thus) mean that your sub
scriptior is out or unpaid, and that
you are requested to pay up at once.
We would take great pleasure in extend
ing credit to our friends and patrons,
but cash alone viii pay expenses, and
we are forced to adhere to strict cash
rule. We hope you will comprehend
and appreciate the necessity Of such c
course, and renew your subscription
without delay. We solicit your favor.


81 We enter no new names on our
books without the money in adv1l ce-
Year: 1874

The nOmiHatiOn of Judge Gilmore
to the Supreme Bench was an out
rageOus thing for the Democratic State
Convention to do. 1t would be hard
to find in all Ohio q lawyer or "Judge"
less qualified in every way for 50 re-
spOnsible 4 position. He is unletter-
ed, ignorant even in bis chosen pro-
fessiCn, and the slave Of his appetite.
The Sheriff Of Butler County has
been compelled 10 adjourn Court from
day to day while Judge Gilmore was
indulging in one Of his frequent and
protracted sprees. The Butter County
Bar, not long since, sent him petit
tiOn asking him to exchange and so
let another Judge hold Court in But
Ter. Only q short time ago he was
arraigRed before the Mayor OF his
own village and fined for drunken
ness. When Lindley was on trial for
embezzIemeut, Gilmore chan yed the
Court record and so set Lindley free !;
and this judicial act was openly de-
nOuneed by q prominent member of
the Butler County Bar as infamous.
These are terrible charges to prefer
against q man nominated TO the
highest judicial Office in the gift of
the State-an Office TO the proper
filling Of which prOpriety of depOrt-
ment and intelligence, are as essen
tial as integrity Of character. Before
this campaign Is over 1t will not be
the fault Of the Telegraph if the peO-
pie OF Ohio generally are not has
fully acquainted with this mans bad
habits and vicious associations and
consequent unfitness for the Office he
seeks, as are the people Of Butler,
Preble and Warren COu1ties.-U0Dlii-
ton (O.) Telegraph.
Year: 1874

The Bellevue Gazette records an un-
fortunate but laughable incident that
recently occurred at the dedication Of
the Lakeside Camp Grounds. During
the meeting a collection was taken up
and about S400 was raised, which sum
aroused the covetOusness of several
professional thieves who were present
for the express purpose Of using their
fingers. They kept an attentive eye
upon the hat containing the money,
and as they saw the treasure transfer
red to the pockets of the preacher,
they transferred their attention to
him. Their eyes followed him wher-
eyer he went, and at night, when the
services were ended, they sat about
his tent watching it until the light
was extinguished, and listening beside
it until they heard the regular breath
ing that announced sleep. The preach
er and his wife slept sOundly uutil the
hum and buzz around their tent caus-
ed them to awake. All search for the
Reverend gentleman's pants was IN
vain. No one knew anything about
them.


They, with the sum of money con-
tanned in the pockets, were gone, and
it was impossible to obtain another
pair. Each male present was only
provided with those he wore. A mes
senger was st once dispatched to San
dusky, fifteen miles distant, with in
structions to impress the first pair of
unoecupied pants encountered, and
awaiting his return, the unfortunate
dominic remained in his bed, exercis-
ing a patience akin to that of Job. A
number of the brethren and sisters
present endeavored 10 enter the tent
to see the pastor, but they were kept
at distance by his wife who insisted
that he was not we'll. The truth OF
the matter finally leaked out, and a
fruitless effort was made to manufae-
ture the desired article. At about
noon the messenger returned from
Sandusky with a pair of "store pants'i
and the preacher was soon enabled to
appear in the midst Of his friends.


Goldsmith Maid has reduced hel
time again Now the best time or
record is 2:14. Flora Temple has be.
come a relic of old fogyism, and Dex
Nter is but "fastish" kind of animal
Year: 1874

incoming trade Of the republic, and
they did something at it for ten or
fourteen years. But in 1859 the Demo-
cratic party discovered that they had
no constitutional right or power to
clean out harbOr, or open up river,
or in any way increase the advantages of
our great national water-cOu-ses, and
from 1929 down to the closing OF our
late war, there We're fourteen years,
gentlemen, in which not one dollar
was appropriated, not one bar was ts-
ken from the mouth of any harbor.
not one river was cleaned of a single
snag, not one step taken to make the
great Intercourse of this country safe.
But since the last gun of our war was
fired, the Republican party, coming
into the field, have done more for the
rivers and harbors of this republic,
twice over, than was ever done in ali
the previous years by all the parties
that preceded it. Seventy-seven per
cent. of all that was ever appropria-
ted to better our harbOrs and rivers
has been done by the Republican par.
ty since the last gun of the war was
fired. Applause. And the party
has thus put itself in line and made
ready the future of what / believe to
be one of the greatest questions that
ever confronted tae.Ameriean people,
namely, the question of free, or at
least cheap and easy transportation,
between the producer of American
wealth and the consumer Of it all
over this land. We are ready to con-
front that question, therefore. We
have got half way through it by the
preparations we have already made.
As has been said in our resolutions
the Democratic party are hard stuck
on that question. They are commit
ted to the constitutional dogma that
We have no right to do any of these
things. The Republican party have
exercised the right, claimed the right,
asserted their duty, and will carry out
that duty ia grappling that question
and settling it, as we believe in the
interests of American industry. Now,
If I have indicated in this very rude
way what seems to me the future of
our craftsmanship, l have done all
and more than l expected to do, this
afternoon.


After the speach of Gen. Garfield
was finished, the Convention in high
spirits adjourned sine die.
Year: 1874

SO effectively to secure to voters their legal
rights. 1t is mad because these citizens, and |
others, would not let the Democratic election
eering law work wholesale disfranchisement
among the negroes and poor white men-all
Republicans who own no real estate.


A large number of both whites and negroes
were left off the assessment lists by assessors
political law passed to allow them to do SO.
But the gentlemen above named, who are
fortunate enough to own real estate, and who
know that the Levy Court would therefore
have to take their nfidavits as to the citizenship
of poor taxables, however badly it would and
did hate to do SO, used every effort in their
power to secure to negroes, and poor white men
as well, the right to cast a ballot at the coming
election. They succeeded in adding q large
number to the assessment lists, and as result
the Democrats in both Dover and Milford were
badly defeated. The law, through the vigilance
of these gentlemen and others, has failed to
accomplish all that the Democrats intended it to
do. Instead of giving them an easy contest,
they find that the utmost dctiUity" is required


to carry this county. They are by no means


sure that even the utmost activity can save it,


and they are mad with Messrs. Jump and


Lohund for snch turn in affairs.


The DelaOdreda publishes the affidavit oi


DR.. Jump whereby four negroes were secured


the right to their votes, and tries to sneer al


him because he would not quietly see the Law
disfranchise these ignorant but rightful voters


Dr. Jump evidently secured this right to more


than five negroes; so did Maj. LoAand. They


secured it to many white men, also, ant
they secured it in the face of insult in th


Levy Court room, from q set of men VIII


lounge around the county Offices and expec
the Democratic party to give them living
They cry "nigger" to all the arguments agains
raising the taxes and wasting the public money
, and expect the Democrats to feed them witt
Office for so doing. They have got the Delo
t0drean to aid them.


e But many Democrats are tired of this hungr
r. set, and prefer to vote with the Republican
i to voting to keep these party lesches in cas-
e offices.


+ The Democrats have all the odium of pas
e sing this law disfranchising poor white mel
and now they are showing their disappoin
e ment that the wicked law is defeated in doin
r all they hoped it would do.
Year: 1874

THE RESULT Of the little election in this
county was surprising to both parties, and even
more surprising to the Republicans than to
the Democrats, because they had made no
special efforts to bring about the result. As
usual, take the county as whole, the Repub-
licans had staked little or nothing on the
contest, and expected it to bring to the Demo
Gratis about such majority as they received
two years ago at the same election. And the
Democrats we're even more hopeful than COM
mon, or else their surprise would not have
been SO complete and bewildering. 1t would
not have shown on them so plainly. There
was no marked contest except in East Dover
and Milford Hundreds, where both parties
seemed to be on the alert, as the returns show
nearly full vote in the latter district and even
an increased vote in the former one. The
Democrats evidently were not mapping and did
their level best, as the figures will show, but
they were defeated completely. The result
shows that the vote in the county was over
1000 short of the poll Of the last general elec-
tion-about the usual deficiency. Hence there
is no way Of accounting for the large Repub-
lican gain except we attribute 1t to the " still


small voice in the current of events. 1t was
not through any unusual activity of the Repub
licans or any lethargy of the Democrats.


The result has been enspiriting to the
Republicans and put hopes to their wishes
that they had not dared to entertain before
Heretofore they have known themselves t
be a hopeless minority now they think
and think strongly, that earnest work vii
make them victorious. The anxiety of tn,
Democrats add to these hopes. That part


have not been SO badly frightened for years
They have seen magnificent majorities of so
and 900 in the county within the past fey
years they now contemplate meagre pluralit
Of barely 100. At once their organs cry out fC
the utmost activity" In other words, tn
odds are against them. They are scared, an


their fright is the Republicans encouragement
Year: 1874

not in favor Of mixed schools. Was not
this slime Mr.. Higgins member Of the
public school Board ofWilniingto gton, city
when the question of forcing negro
children into the white schools OF that
city and which was only prevented by
the outburst of public opinion which
was shown at the Gmc. !. Mr.. II, told
us about the large amount of state debt
incurred us he said for the purpose OF
aiding rebellion, but he forgot to tell
us that the Republican party availcd
themselves of its provisions to an equal
an amount with the Democrats and in
way some of til IN tiled to dothat was
not of much credit to themselves when
they put in negro substitutes for which
in some cases at Il cost of one TO two
hundred dollars and then tried to swim
die the State of all above that amount
up to the five hundred dollars which
the state commission was athorized TO
pay. Before L close let me pay my
respects to the second speaker who the
chairman when he announced him as
Henry Clay Conrad, and he emphasiz
ed the Clay as well he might for he
was the mercst lump of soft human
clay that you ever set eyes upon. He
had scarcely been properly tempered
let alone hard baked. 1t was well that
such a lump of earth was brought out
on clear bright night for If it had
been a wet rainy night there might not
have been any left for further use. u
This lump of clay undertook to crilicisc
Il speech of the Hon. II. f. Bayard in
which he reminded me of one of these
fusscy horse flies that buzzcs about
this noble animal the horse his criti-
cism would amount to about as much
TO our noble Senator as the fly would
TO the horse who goes along as asthough |
nothing had happened.


A IOOKER On.
Year: 1874

Richard Harrington, a son of the late
Chancellor Harrington, Of Delaware. is
now on trial in Washington, charged
with conspiracy in the famous safe bur-
glarly case, and five Of the jul ors are
negro men and seven white men. How
long will it be before we have negro ju-
rors in Delaware to deter nine the fate
of white men? Does any one believe the
Radicals will not put negro jurors in
our county courts here if they once get
the powerP If they put negroes in the
jury boxes in the Washington and Phila-
delphia county courts, they will do it
here. There is but one way to prevent
this, and that is to elect Levy Court
and Sheriff that will not put the names
of negroes in the boxes,


They have put negroes on the juries
in the United States Courts, and they
would have been on the juries in our
county courts if the Radicals had been
in the majority in the Levy Court. To
prevent this ereyy Democratic candidate
for the Levy Court must be elected. The
defeat of one candidate on this part of
the Democratic ticket will place the con-
troll of the juries and all the affairs of
New Castle county in the hands of the
negroes party. Hence the importance
of voting the Democratic ticket entire
there should be no splitting-no scratch
ing. Every man that was nominated by
the Democratic County Convention must
be voted for No man who deserts his
party ticket in this emergency can claim
to be opposed to negro jaries in our
county courts. He who is not for the
white people in this important matter
cannot escape the charge that he is for
the negro We hope every man will re-
fleet upon this matter. He must remem-
ber tina. the negroes are entirely under
the control OF few white men, the Rad.
ical lawyers, and leaders of the party
just as much SO in the jury box as at the
polls In the case of young Harrington
they are no doubt selected at the in
stance OF ex-Judge Geo. z. Fisher, TO ac-
quit the prisoner But they do not sit
on criminal cases only, your civil cases
will have to be determined by them also.


We know there is class of men who
always favored arbitration and been op-
posed to resorting to the courts. These
men will vote for negro juries in order To
drive the people out of the courts to set.
tie their cases by arbitration and before
the magistrates, although such voters
Will not avow their object. Are the real
estate owner willing to let their titles
and the titles of their children be decid.
ed upon by negro juries? We think not
Then they must not vote for the Radical
county ticket. Examine every ticket
read every name-be sure that you are
not cheated.
Year: 1874

Grant and the Radicals still persist in
fighting the people; and they will do so
as long as they are continued in Office
and paid to keep up the strife for the
money that is made out of it. The whole
study Of the Radical politicians at Wash
ington is to devise ways and means by
VIII ch to defeat the wishes of the people.


The Radical party has long been in
the minority. II never had majority of
the white voters of the country in its
favor. When its leaders discovered that
thiswas becoming manifest and the people
We're about to take matters in their own
hands and put a stop to the government
fighting the people" the Radical poll
ticians passed laws making voters Of the
negroes; and with this help continued
the war on the white race; seeing that
the whites were again about to secure a
majority of the votes over the combina
ton of negroes and whites, the Radical
politicians commenced a system of legis-
iation especially intended to keep them
selves in power by pretended legal forms
that stifed or misrerresented the will of
the people.


Thus the Radicals have continued to
Year: 1874

fight the people until even the negroes
are becoming heartily tired Of the decep-
tiol OF which they have been the dupes
aadit is said they are abandoning the
party by thousands in Georgia and some
other parts Of the South. They see that
they are made TO iniure themselves and


cause the country to be laid waste and
become barren and unfruitful; and If


the Radicals continue to go on doing as
they have been doing for another four
year the country will be utterly ruined.
Year: 1874




At the recent fight between the Sioux
and Poncas, at the reservation of the
latter above Yanktown, d. T., the fol-
lowing occurrence is said to have taken
place: . 1G- a


A Sioux brave had gained the shelter
of one of the buildings, from which
position he was enabled to fire at his
foes from short range. While he was
standing just at the corner of the build
ing loading his gun Ponca squaw
rushed from the house, and before the
Sioux could defend himself, gave him a
slashing cut across the abdomen with a
huge knife, literally disemboweling
him. As she struck him the Sioux in
voluntarily bent forward. clasping his
abdomen with his hands, and just at
that moment the squaw caught him by
the hair, and with a savage stroke Of
knife scalped him. Shaking her CORY
tropy aloft, and giving shrill cry Of
defiance she darted back into the build
ing in safety, followed by dozen rife
balls from as many Sioux, who from a
distance saw the resnlt of the sortic.
The effect was perfectly naddening up
on the Sioux, for to have one of their
warriors scalped by sqnaw was a dis
grace which could only be wiped out BY
the blood of the entire accursed band
of Poncas. They rushed fer the build
ings but were met by fire which laid
several of them low, and so cooled the
ardor Of the rest that they retired to a
safe distance without having injured
their foes. The act of the squaw SEEM
eel to inspire the Poncas, and haunting
from the window the scalp of the un-
fortunate Sioux, they uttered yells OF
derision and contempt which nsarly
drove the Sioux frantic. ni