smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

mortal being be expected to be calm an


sedate when confronted with the &C


cessaries of such a disaster and stand
ing upon the very spot where it oc


curredS We leave the answer to thai


to you, who alone are to deal with the


fact Of the case, We forbear to 60 one


step further in presenting this testi-


mony, lest We may in some way, not
legitimate for US, influence your minds
with respect to the weight you ought
to allow it to have in making up your
verdict.


Finally, If you should not be salts
fed in your minds beyond a reasona-
BILE doubt-that is unless you should
be clearly Of opinion upon the evidence
before you-that the prisoner meant in
fact to produce; or, in legal presump-
ton, contemplated, the consequences Of
his unlawful act you should acquit him
OF either degree Of murder and convict
him of manslaughter only. In such
case your verdict should BE- not guilty
in manner and form as he stands in
dicted, but guilty of manslaughter.


On the other hand, you should
fnd him guilty of murder of
the first, or murder of the second de-
gree, as you may consider the testimony
will warrant you in doing. And if az
ter considering the whole case you
shall not be satisfied in your minds,
from the testimony of the witnesses,
that the prisoner at the bar, at the time
of the wrscking of the train and the
killing of George Babes was capable of
knowing he was doing wrong act you
should find him not guilty Of any
crime.


The charge of the Chief Justice clssed
at 4.3O and the jury retired. As soon
as they had reached their chamber they
began at once to weigh the testimony
and compare conclusions. The first bal.
lot was taken soon after entering, and
it was then discovered that there
were three for acquittal, one for
a verdict in the second degree
and the rest for verdict of manslaugh-
ter. On the second ballot those in fa-
vor OF verdict Of nanslaughter re-
ceived an addition of one which made
the jury stand nine to three-nine for
manslaughter and three for acquittal.
Upon subsequent ballots the side for
acquttal went over gradually, until f.
nally upon the eighth ballot the whole
twelve were scored in unison. The
following will show how the iurY stood: |
Year: 1878

Upon the conclusion of the eighth


ballot preparations were at once made
to descend. During the time the
jury was in deliberation, the


prisoner sat in the dock, with
with that same grief stricken expression
that was noticed upon his countenance
in the earlier stages of the trial. He
sat with his right leg resting upon the
railing before him, with his elbow OH
his knee and his face half hidden in the
folds of the handkerchief that he held
in his hand. The wrinkles upon his
forehead were deeper and more contrac-
ted, and the nervous restlessness of the
man had subsidized under the effect of
the dazed or spmi-como condition into
which the reaction had thrown him.
At five o'clock or half hour after the
jury had retired, Brown was taken back
to his old quarters where he spent the
minutes in restless treading of the
narrow limits of that dreary prison cell.


AT five o'clock the jury came in and
the prisoner IVES brought from his cell
and placed in the dock. Just after
Brown took his seat a portentious 81
lence pervaded the court room. The
prisoner seemed to feel the effects deep
+ ly. His eye ran hurriedly over the face
OF these before when we sat for juig-
nent, and then to settle finally upon
the features of the foreman. Thus he
waited.


His waiting, under the dreadful in
tuence of horrible doubt, as shown
from every lineament of his counte-
nance was such that itseemed as though
it only wanted the gentle lisping of
fatal word, that would blight forever
and already weakened intellect.


"Elave you agreed upon your yer
dct'" asked the Clerk.


"We have" replied the jury.


"Who shall answer for you," in
quired the above named functionary.


"Our foreman" was the reply.


"How say you Mr.. foreman is the
prisoner at the bar, Harley e. Brown,
guilty in manner and form as he stands
indicted, or not guilty!' interrogatcd |
the clerk.


"Not Guilty." slowly and impressive
ly answered the Forem.n-"not in
manner and form as he stands indicted
but guilty of manslaughter, he added.


As the words not guilty fell from the
lips of the foreman a visible change
swept over the countenance of the prs-
Dner, and look Of reliet began to
settle upon his face.


The jury was then polled, after
which the prisoner was taken back to
his cell, and Court adjourned until ten
o'clock, Monday morning, when the
Harris mul der trial will come up.


After Court had adjourned there was
considerable comme.t over the result
If the Brown trial. Opinion varied;
)ut yet there seemed to be general
upon the justness of the
'erdict.


As there was considerable misunder- !
landing as to the penalty for man
laughter, we give for the benefit OF
hose of our readers who have not in
ormed themselves upon the subject,
he closing words of the section which
ays that a person so convicted "shall
e fined not less than four hundred,
or more than fou, thousand dollars,
nd shall be- imprisoned for term of 7
OF less than one nor more than five
eara -
Year: 1878

Only a sunbeam but it frightened thu
lovely flowers, gave fresh hue to the
grass. threw its rays into dwellings Of
poverty, by carrying gladness to thc
hearts of their inmates


Only kind word but it comforted
the broken heart and revived the droop-
Ing spirit. 1t encouraged some orrine
one to walk once more in the path OF
virtue.


Only an angry word perhaps it was
spoken thoughtlossly, but it carried griei
TO some heart already discouraged by
unkindness.


Only little child but it may become
a good and able man or woman, or idle
and useless member of society. 1t may
influence Others for good, to work for the
Savior, tread the straight and narrow way
or walk the broad road that leads to de
struction.


Only gl ss Of wine but it dragged
noble, talented boy to the lowest depth
of poverty and ruin 1t broke loving
mothers heart, and brought a fathers
gray hair in sorrow to the grave.


Only little grave! but it contains all
that is left OF mothers cherished idol,
and a fathers pride and joy Beneath
that little mound of earth is sleeping the
bright eyed pet OF home now desolatc
and sad


Only an hour but if wasted every day
in idleness will soon amount to Il great
deal Of precious time lost forever If
spent in useful study or little acts OF
kindness, 1t will bring peace and happi
ness.
Only life it is short and 6eeti z.
but if spent in wickedness, it will bring
an eternity of misery and woe. If spent
doing good it will be but the beginning
of an eternal happiness
Year: 1878

Reports that the vineyards of Spain
are being DESTROYED can be looked for
with great confidence during the next
month These reports are necessary to
help American dealers work off the fluids
they make from nitric acid and Old boot
gs.- Free Press.
Year: 1878

b1- How often do We hear the remark.
"Oh, so-and.so rose because he had a
friend who could push him ahead!" As
a rule. however. the disposition to AL
vance another docs not arise from friend
ship. but rather from full confidence
in his ability; men possessing the ele-
menis which raise them in business are
usually too just, too sighted. and
too careful Of their own regulations to
risk the same by recommending Others
out of pure friendship. Indeed, such a
course would he anything but an act Of
friendship, because, as compared to get
ting a good appointment, keeping il is
ten times more difficult.
Year: 1878

the army now. To the civilian it
may seem that the article then will
be the more easily enforced. The
general approves the present regu-
lation which prohibits gambling by
a disbursing agent. Is this consis-
tent or inconsistent with his theory
of securing morality by "thought
and association +" rather than by
claw ?" Can or cannot a disburs-
ing agent by thinking and associat-
ing restrain himself from using the
public money with which those bets
on horse races and other things
which the general seems to believe
to be as inevitable as the process Of
nature Z?


That this subject is not free from
difficulty is shown by a curious re-
ported regulation Of the British
army, which enjoins upon a COM
manding officer Z" to discountenance
any disposition in his officers to
play at any game at high stakes"
What are "high stakes i'm the
British army or elsewhere? What
precise measure of discouragement
or restraint would satisfy the mild
requirement of discountenancing /?
Year: 1878

-


Those PI1ythinEs.


The process of making the hollow
rubber balls used by children, for
playthings is quite curious, aud may
be interesting to those not familiar
with it. A Holyoke writer thus
describes it. The upper room of
the mill is prepared to push this
branch of the business for few
months, and it will probably turn
out some 10000 dozen of these balls
between January and June. These
balls have a solil surface, are made
by different process from that of
making the soft rubber balls which
are perforated by an opening, and
Of course are much more firm, du-
rable and elastic. The sheets of
rubber prepared for the balls are cut
into strips Of double convex shape.
The edges of the strips are moist
ened with a preparation of rubber
and naphtha, by which they are
joined firmly together, three Of the
strips being used for one ball.


This part Of the work is done by
girls, and a skillrul girl can earn
about S1.5O per day. When the
strips are joined together, the ball
is very nearly the shape of Brazil
nut. Before the last opening is
closed, small quantity of carbo-
nate of ammonia is put inside,
which when subjected to strong
heat will make the rubber expand
and Gil the ball mold. The open
ing is then closed with the adhesive
mixture, and it is placed in an iron
mold of the shape of the ball de-
sired. The molds are packed into
frames in which they are subjected
to the heat Of the vulcanizer.


They are kept in place in the
frame by iron rods along the side,
aud when the frame is full, iron
plates at the end are screwed down
tightly upon the molds to keep
them in place. These iron plates
are three-iourths Of an inch thick,
and so strong is the expansive force
Of the rubber in the molds that
they have bent this thick iron into
curve. If one of the molds should
work out of place while vulcaniza.
tion is in process, the molds will
all fly out with a noise like the re.
port Of dozen pistols, and the
work is spoiled. The action of the
heat does the rest. When the
molds are opened, they contain the
perfect round balls with no mark
of the places where the pieces were
joined. The slight ridge made by
the mold is ground off by a stone
used for the purpose, and the ball
is done. This is but one process of
rubber work. Besides the hollow
balls are made solid balls of rub
Der, etc,
Year: 1878

New York Post.


There Is o difference of opinion
between the senate committee ON
military affairs and General Sher-
man in regard to the prohibition OF
gambling in the army, "Good
morals" the general says, "are the
result of thought and association,
not Of law" There isa measure of
truth in thisv-the samp Sogtof truth
which affects the question of the
total prohibition or the regulation
of the sale of Intoxicating drinks.
Whether General Sherman rightly
applies it to tho PRACTICE Of gamb-
ling In the armyis another aues-
tian. he says that an article Of
war on the subject is not needed
because there is little gambling in
Year: 1878

Lorenzo Walker, living on North river.
Hardy county, discovered his house to be on
fire Tuesday night week. He gave the alarm
and all the inmates made their escape. but lost
all their clothing Mr.. Walker then returned
10 the house to secure some papers Of value,
when bis clothing caught fire. He sprang
from window and fell on his face, but before
assistance could reach him be was so badly
burned that death ensued in few hours. Mr..
Walker was a single man and 10 good circum-
stances.
Year: 1878

Singular, ain't it, that when a man gives
his wife dime 10 buy box Of hairpios or
gum ring for the baby j. looks about seven
times as big as when he p!auks it down for
bitters for the stomach's sake
Year: 1878

For Bachelors.-A man whose knowledge
is based on actual experience says that when
calling on their swecthearts young men should
carry affection in their hearts. perfection in
their manners. and cohfec,ion in their pockets.
Year: 1878

Several men lately swan the Mississippi
river above New Orleans on a wager. re-
por,er on the race says. None Of them
seemed to be putting forth much eajr; till it
was discovered that an alligator had struck
ont from shore as competitor, and then-well
every man dill lis best to keep the alligator
from carrying n the stakes
Year: 1878

Especial to the Democrat


WASHINGTON, April A-When Hayes went
to make out the nomination for Collector Of
the Port OF New Orleans this morning he
was in the midst of series of lightning
changes Of mind, and when he came to fill In
the name he happened to be for Smith, OF
course 1t Is regarded here as the worst and
weakest OF the four names between which he
has been hesitatmg for some time, to wit:
Packard, Leonard, Anderson and Smith. It
Is understood that the principal influence in
Smiths favor was that of Wells, who
preferred him next to Anderson; and
said that if Hayes was determined
not to appoint Anderson, he would
be satisfied with Smith. AS to his
prospects OF confirmation, of course nothing
definite can be learned, but in my judgment
Smith hasn't ghost of chance to get
through. l saw Eustis few minutes ago,
and asked what he thought about the chances
Of confirmation. He said that he hadn't
thought about 1t. He did not know what rea-
sons might exist either for or against con-
firmation. 1 then asked him how the nom-
ination was generally received by the Sena-
tors, to which he replied that it was received
with the general inquiry of who the h-ll is
Smith ?" m


Kellogg expresses surprlse at Hayes sud-
den return to Smith after definitely abandon
ing him yesterday, and says he can't account
for it, except on the theory OF Wells influence
mentioned above. Kellogg does not think
Smith will be confirmed. Packard leaves for
home tonight


The Florida confessions create considera-
BILE stir here. They have been in hand for
some time and the original intention was not
to use them until during the debate on the
Blair bill, but the apathy Of the Judiciary
Committee and the House generally on the
subject rendered it necessary to bring out
something new.


These confessions, however, form but
small part Of the general train of evidence to
which 1 referred in my dispatches last week.
and which will be spread on the record as
soon as the Blair bill is reported. 1t is possi-
BILE that the original intention of reserving the
main evidence to use In debate will be modi-
fed 80 as to include it in the report of the Ju-
dietary Committee. There need be no doubt
that the case will be re-opened. Bill Chand-
Ter is quietly working In accord with our peo-
pie, and Conkling Blaine and Zach Chandler
are not discouraging the proceedings any.


BUELL..
Year: 1878




There will be Democratic State conven-
tion this summer, ostensibly for the purpose
Of nominating candidate for the office of
State Treasurer: but we have had hint al
ready that the friends OF the proposed consti--
Of the convention and incorporating into the
adoption Of the amendments. Therefore, We
give the friends of the constitutional conven-
tion timely warning to be on the qui vive
when they come to select delegates, and be
sure that they choose men who will favor the
adoption OF altogether different resolutions
resolutions opposing these amendments and
favoring the calling of the constitutional
convention.


We also warn those who oppose the wishes
81 large majority of the people OF this
yention and attempt to gag these amendments
down the Democratic voters, they will fail in
pense Of the defeat of the party; for, so far as
the voters of this parish are concerned, they
will refuse to obey any instructions. You
may call this captious revolt against party
discipline and policy, or what you viii, but
we utter positive truth and mean just pre-
cisely what Ye say,
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON, April q. Gentlemen OF
prominence In both OF the existing political
parties share to large degree the sentiments
credited to Secretary McCrary, in effect that
the next President Of the United States will
be elected by the House OF Representatives,
owing to the failure of either party to have a
majority OF all Of the electoral votes. That
is, they believe that the side issues which are
now being agitated will split up the Repub-
Ican and Democratic parties to an extent
that will prevent either OF them from con-
trolling majority OF the whole number Of
electors appointed, and thereby throw the
election into the House of Representatives.
Year: 1878

A female barber has made Boston wives
suddenly fall In love with their husbands full
boards, heavy moustaches and long hair.
Hitherto nothing was 80 nice as Q smoothly
shaved face and neatly cut hair,
Year: 1878

Change your mind with your du-
ty. That is largely the true defni-
tion Of faithfulness Bad memory
and mistakes are used as apol-
ogies great deal oftener than
necessary. 4 boy beginning bust
ness life will generally lose his place
who pleads such an excuse more than
once or twice.


A successful business man says
there were two things which he
learned when be was eighteen, which
were afterward of great use to him.
namely, "never to lose anything and
never to forget anything" An cid
lawyer sent him with an important
paper, with certain instructions what
TO do with il.


But" inquired the young man,
suppose | lose it what shall do
then ?n


The answer was with tee utmost
emphasis, "You mnst not lose it,


IL don't mean to-" said the young
mar, "but suppose should happen
to-"


"But say you must not happen
tol | shall make no provision for
any such occurrence You must not
lose ii''


This put a new train Of thought
into the young mans mind. and he
found that if be was determined to
do thing be could do it, lie made
such provisions against every con-
tingeney that be never lost anything
He found this equally true about for
getting. II a certain matter Of i'm
portauce was to be remembered be
pinned it down on his mind. fastened
it there and made it stsy.-Koufh's
COmpdniOH
Year: 1878

In practical ability and nat
ural endowments they have no
1t is greatly to their
honor that drunkenness, pau
perism, and many vices
that deform Christian society
do not exist among them. Rare
ly or ever does a Jew become u
public charge. Let us hope
with advancing civilization,
more enlarged views, and more
general intercourse, that the
time is not remote when we
shall respect each other as fell
low-beings, with Il like origin
and a like destiny, and that all
the iactitious distinctions that
have separated the human race
into so many adverse divisions
will be oblitcrated.
Year: 1878

When it was announced in Col
orado, the morning after the re
cent election. that female suffrage
had been defeated, every married
man in the State stood up before
his wife and swore an awful oath,
round and strong as a Limburger
cheese, that he had voted for the
amendment; but as their pro;esta
tions and the votesin the affirmative
don't agree, their wives are as yet
undecided whether to keep them
under the bed few days longer,
or bring 'em out and contest the
election.
Year: 1878

John Hickson of Cincinnati
made up his mind that he did not
wish to live tu.be more than so
years. As he approached his
eightieth birthday he found that
he was not likely to die a natural
death within the allotted time, for
his health was good. So he pre-
pared for suicide, settling up his
business and making a will. On
the day he was so years I'D he
Jumped into a river and was
dIowed.
Year: 1878

A school teacher in Lafayette.
Indiana, Furnishes saucy children
by placing her fingers in the corn.
ers of their mouth and stretch
ing them until they howl with
pain. She will get hold of a red
headed boy some of these days
with double-jointed teeth, and
then the school will howl with
applause while she executes
lightning jig on one foot
Year: 1878

A widow in B,ltimore put
Grape on her door. The Grape re-
NAMED there about a week before
the landlord made bold to inter-
rupt her grief, and when be en-
tered be found nothing there but
the house. Her grief was so in
tense that she had inadvertently
removed all the furniture. The
debt of nature which had al been
paid was suppositious. The debt
tor rent remains uncanceled. And
yet they say that women are not
calculated for business.
Year: 1878

An old pensioner got tipsy and
noisy, when a person jocularly
disposed asked him what he did
for living. He replied that be
s'sucked a bottle part of the time
and the United States treasury
the rest"
Year: 1878

| For the fayettevllie observer.


EDITOR OBsERvER-On the


9th inst, we had business Of q


clerical nature in the vicinity of


Elkmont Springs. The day was


clear but cold. The assembly


was shivering, and the man that


was expected to fill the hour,
| did not feel like he could ac-


quit himself in a satisfactory


manner. But there was no


time to confer with the flesh,


nor TO listen to the suggestions
of the devil. Accordingly the


most efficient gun was put in


positiCn--the fuse lighted and
aim taken, but the powder ig-
nited slowly, ,and when at length
the charge was expected TO come


forth with power and effect,
there was simply a splitting


noise, as if a shot gun had
bursted, and as to the effect the
smoke has not subsidized suffi-
ciently even up to this hour, to
know what it is. Did the read
er ever hear struggling thunder
from spent cloud? Then you
have a standing grist at the
mill of imagination. But the
days Of a mans life are not filled
up altogether with rough times
and hard work. That day we
were the honored guest Of
Messrs. Moores 81 McCallum.
Their hearty welcome made Us
think of the times when men
were men, and principle was the
rule. Under the management
of such men the springs should
succeed. Virginia could not
boast Of a warmer hospitality
than is shown towards the visi-
tors at that place. We guess
the senior partner is a Virgin
ian, maybe the junior. At any
rate, they don't seem TO have
the procliyity of the people from
some other eastern States. Car
olinians love persimmons. Ev-
is healthful and pleas
ant at Elkmont Springs. Even
in the track Of the storm, which
visited that place last summer,
prophecy sees prosperity arising
in all its beauty, to gladden. the
hearts Of those who have sus-
tanned a great loss. The yicini-
ty of which we write is in the
pastoral charge of Rev. Mr..
Ray, a young man of promise.
We have a joke on him. One
of his members said to another
preacher, 81 wish they would
send us a pastor that had some
sense" Ray says his prede-
cessors are included. Does any
one inquire who was in charge
Of that circuit last year, and
who it was that went down with
the pastor to help him in his
protracted meetings? If we
Aid not know that sensible men
had been in charge of that work,
from the first until now, we
would be inclined to say to the
young pastor and his predeces-
sors as ST. Paul said to limo
thy, "study to show thyself ap-
proved" Church members
sometimes look through smoked
glasses.