smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

We are looking for work to begin
every day on the new wharf. The
machinery, material and men, we be-
lieve, are on hand, and the arrange
ments are nearly perfected. The new
wharf will be continuation of the
old one, about thousand feet west,
ward along the channel. This will
give, including both wharves, about
1900 feet frontage, which will furnish
ample accommodations for many
small vessels that have heretofore
been compelled to anchor and avail


their turn at lighterage.-Enter
Year: 1874




Certain crimes--infanticide, suicide,
homicide-show a tendency at certain
times to multiply themselves. The re-
porters notice it, and tell US OF "An
Epidemic" Of this. that, or the other.
For thousand reasons it is to be hoped
that We are not to have an Epidemic OF
Child.Stealing. In the first place, it is
felony easy Of accomplishment. Unless
children are kept in burg!ar.proof safes,
they will wander away from their guar
dians, and they will go off with stranger.
who make them pretty promises. We
shall not attempt to depict the agony Of
parent thus bereaved, and feeling US the
hope Of recovery becomes smaller and
smaller that the death Of the child would
have been less intocrable. Another
painful feature of the matter is the ne.
cessity which it may entail Of making
terms with the child-stealer This may
be the only resource, though, after all, it
is a compounding Of felony. But what
is parent to do? Under such circum.
stances, he must make the best bargain
possible. How can he be expected to
wait patiently for the necessarily slow
processes Of the police In nine cases our
Of ten he WILL if able, buy back his lost
child at any price. The thief knows this
it is the uncomfortable feeling uron
which he has been speculating from the
very first. There seems to be no resource
save the prompt and severe punishment
Of the child-stealer whenever he can be
apprehsnded. Imprisonment for life ap.
pears to bo the least penalty adequate to
such a horrible crime. Thousands OF
wretches have been hanged for otfenses
infinitely smaller -TriLJ,ne
Year: 1874




blankets, which had only arrived few
days before his death, being a present
from the Indian contractors. They
weighed forty.two pounds, had his name
woven into the texture; you can
imagine they were nice to be Of that
weight. The sides of the grave were
walled up about three feet with stone
His rifle and arms, as well as other arti-
cles Of value, were laid beside him.
Atoye his body were placed more ban
kcts, then mc,eal poles resting Oh the
wal oi his grave covering these were
skiing tu prevent din. from falling through
then the grave was filled with stones and
dirt. His iavoritc horse was shot within
200 yards Of bis grave another horse
was killed about one milo away. and
third animal was shot about two miles
distant This was done with the idea
that he will find horse when be needs
it in the spirit land The family and
relatives destroyed all the clothing that
they had, and the tribe destroyed all the
stores that they had to eat, so they were
without food ior about forty eight hours
His son Tonza succeeds him. He is =
very large Indian, but quite young and
great friend Of the whites. So far be
gets along very well. but the agent says
that on the war.path he would have no
difficulty, but thinks on the the reserv4-
ton he may occasionally have little
trouble settling points with some OF the
older sub.chiefs, as all chief lose iuau
ence on reservations
Year: 1874

GUARANTEE To CUSTOMERS. referring our
readers to the great advertisement of Messrs


Wanamaker 4 Brown of Oak Hail. corner
oixth and Market streets, Philadel phis, we
venture to enlarge upon one point presented by
these giant cothiers, which will strike every
one with peculiar force. The idea of written
tsgned) Guarantee to accompany a costly
watch or machine is familiar to all, and is a
necessary thing to those who must, to some
extent, purchase in the dark But here il the
largest house in this department of business in
ths United States, labelling every garment of
khs million heped up there, with the name and
character of the meterial, and the one price
required alike of all, and furnishes a signed
Guarantee. upon which the purchaser can
demand and receive back the money paid, if
within ten days he discovers asy cause of dis
content at his bargain. This is the greatest
stride in the Clothing Business ever made and
must to some extent rsvolutiOnizo the business.
Year: 1874

THR ELECTION Day MURDER IN NEW YORK
The coroners jury in the case OF McRenna
who vas shot in New York city on election day
brought in verdict last evening that John
Nekenns came to his death on the Sd of No
veDber from pistol shot wound at the hand of
some person unknown, The coroner then in
formed Crocker, George and Henry Hickey and
Sheridan that they were released from the bail
upon which he held them.
Year: 1874

IFE AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
OF the state Of New York appear TO hare been
adopted at the recent election, although they
have been almost forgotten in the excitement
growing out of the results Of that and other
elections as to party candidates. Among the
noteworthy Amendments is one which exte d
the term of the Governor from Two TO three
years. UaGer th's amendment it will be IN
possible for an election foT Governor to occur in
the same year with a Presidential elesti.n
CfteDer than once in twelve yeas. It will s;So
make the term of every third Senate expire at
the same time a. that OF the Governor. Another
amendment increases the pay of the members
of the Legislature from S3 per day f0r a
limited term Of loo days, to 8 for the session
irrespective Ui its length. TDIs is a wholesome
amendment, whether it shall prevent cor
rupu"n. or, on the contrary, tempt adveutIrers
20 seeb the Office. If ii mans services are
worth anything to the public he should re pail
air wages foI his work. If they are no. wortb
fair wages, they are unfit for public use.
Year: 1874




The announcement came late this afternoon that
the Secretary of the Treasury had issued a call for
S25 100000 of 80 bonds, S2O000,000 coupons, and
g. 100000 registered. There was much surprise
pressed that he did not call for S55,0OO,OO0, the
amount of new tves alleged to havo been sold, and
people naturally wonder whether there has after all
been some slip in regard to the amount of ncw iiyes
actually Sold or whether the new Secretary has
changed his mind. and concluded to increase the
National debt by paying interest two different
bonds at the same time, which bonds represent the
same indebtedness. or whether the Secretary is
anxious to control the gold market for awhile.


After the lapse of four days of comparative actiy-
ity in the railway and share market the speculation
has again settled back into its old condition of dull
ness and general stagnatiOn is again the order OF
the day. There have been no features to-day that
could be dignfed into conspicuous prominence and
dullness marked the movement for its own. At the
send off prices were about even keel with
those current at the close last night, and after
gentle decline there Improvement,
the market going into the First Board
strong and higher and in fact the best figures of the
day were at this time recorded Before II o'clock
all the life was out of the market, and nobody
could be fonnd among the handful of brokers in at
tendance at the Exchange who wanted to trade
anv terms at all. In consequence, a heavy market
succeeded especially as hints of defaults in certain
dealings dwindled into nothingness. The most
active trade was in Lake Shore, st. Paul c.. c. and
l. Co. Telegraph. Union Pacific and Wabash. The
general market left OFF barely steady. The opening,
highest. lowest, and closing prices of stock,
Year: 1874

PBLcH BoTToN kAILwAY.--The Peach Bottom
railway will in a short time have thirty miles OF
grading and bridging finished ready for the Iron.
1t was the intention last fall to finish the road for
travel, some twenty-five miles from York, down
but the panic came and the work was delayed for
the present season. In the spring the work will
no doubt be taken up md speedily completed.
The delay has been of vast benefit to the future
success Of our new railroad. The panic has caused
the price of inateriai to fall very much. The re.
duction on rails at this time would amount to $50
a ton, which 10 itself wouId save the company
SAC, 900 and the declinen rolling stock Is twenty
Ave per cent, 30 the difference between what 40
would have cost last fall to buy rails and rolling
stock would save our f50000 capital Jan amount
equal TO the York borough subscription fork
True Democrat. - -F-
Year: 1874

THE financial article of the Ne,U
York EUeniag Post contains the follow
ing reference to our State finances:


1--WE are pleased to see that Tennes-
see is again to take its place in the list
of interest paying States. Much of the
attention of capitalists has within the
past few years been directed to the un-
developed resources of the South for
profitable investment, but the capital
desiring to enter the Southern States
has been driven away by the unfortu-
nate manner in which public finances
have been managed and the disregard
to public obligations, faith and honor
In several of the States OF the
South. The Comptroller and Treas
urer of Tennessee have both been
In the city making arrangements for
the establishment of State agency,
through which which the future inter-
est of the State will be paid. They
apprehend no danger Of Reputation,
complete or partial, and are satisfied
that the payment of interest hereafter
on Tennessee securities will be prompt
ly met by the people of that State"


And the Herald says of Southern
securities: ''These were generally dull,
but it is pleasant to observe the favor
able undertone resulting from the an
nouncement, that interest on Tennes-
see bonds would be promptly paid, as
heretofore announced In the Herald"
Year: 1874

An English writer says In the Pail
Mall Gazette: Many political phenom-
ena of the modern democratic world
have shown that blunders and lnjus-
tices belong to no particular era or
state of society; and here We have the
Congress of the United States repeat
ing that particular fraud of feudal
princes which even IN the middle ages
had fallen into the lowest discredit.
There is absolutely no difference in
principle between adulterating the me-
tallic coinage and Initiating" the pa
Der circulation. The sole real distinc-
tion consists in the greater liability of
the older piece of cheating to be found
out. A medieval gold coin had its
proper intrinsic value IN the market,
and the money-changer who melted
down a coin of some particular issue
and discovered that 1t was half made
mp of copper, ct once knew that
the sovereign had been swlndlmg
his subjects. But the effects of adul-
terating a paper currency have TO be
detected, not by the scales or the tests,
but by some slight labor OF the brain.
As a bank-note is, to begin with, piece
of paper which is absolutely without
appreciable value, a very superficial
person may conclude that any number
of pieces of valueless paper may be
made valuable by printing on them the
same words which appear on the face
of a redeemable note. The difficulty,
such as it is, of seeing through this
fallacy gives the modern corrupteF OF
money his sole advantage over his ex
ecrated predecessor, but both the act
and its consequences are identical IN
the two cases. The image and super
scription of the monarch lied IN the
cider example; the assertion that the
United States promises to pay" is a ly-
ing assertion IN the modern instance.
Year: 1874

A PhiIOsOphic View OF the Grange


Movement.


NEW YORK, May 20.-At the session OF
the Social Science Association, this after
noon, a lengthy paper, by Willard c. Flagg,
of Illinois, was read, on the Farmers
Movement in the West. After giving the
history Of the movement and its effect
upon political parties, it concludes: 'The
farmers movement meant primarily an
advancement in the intelligence and abil-
ity Of the tillers of the soil; secondly, an
unusual feeling of oppression and distress,
resulting from the mischievous legislation
of the country, and finally, an effort TO re-
form abuses and carry TO 4 more logical
conclusion the principles of our republican
democratic system. 1t was a part of the
universal upward tendency of the manual
workers Of the world, and was as irrepressi-
bic as the progress Of democracy on earth.
1t foreShadOwed the time when the cum
ming of the hand would be displaced by the
brain of the worker; equal and exact JUS
tice to all men, all men are created equal;'
government derives its Just powers from
the consent of the governed;' whatsoever
We would that men should do unto you, do
We even so unto Them These were all
accepted principles and must work out
their logical results"
Year: 1874

CONGRESSMAN LAMAR spoke like true
patriot when, in rendering the SOuth's
tribute Of respect to the memory Of Charles
Sumner, he exclaimed: MY cOuntrymen.
Know one another, and you will love one
another But puts in the Brooklyn ar
gus, granting that We possessed that know
ledge, how many Of US could put our hands
in our pockets and respond to the request
for the loan of a quarter, with unhesitating
confidence?
Year: 1874

AMONG the numerous bills pending in
Congress is one to charter hotel in the
National Yellowstone Park, and providing
for the accommodation Of tourists in thai
part of the world. Of course, a land sub
sidy or guarantee of bonds would be in
order FOR this truly nIeritoriOus enterprise
for which the good faith of the nation is nc
less solemnly pledged than it is for the
Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia.
Year: 1874

A GUsHER in the Washington Capital
writes that Miss Sara Jewett is beautiful
girl. She is without exception the most
beautiful creature we ever saw upon the
stage. A blonde with dark eyes, her COM
plexion is brilliant, her hair mass of net
ted sunlight, while her perfect head rests
upon her rounded neck with the swan-like
ease and grace of a sculptor's dream. Add
TO this a full, perfect, and yet petite figure,
and you have one of the most charming
creatures heaven ever lost TO Paradise, and
men gained for the stage"
Year: 1874

The harmony that marked the pro-
ceedings of the State Executive Com
mittee yesterday is bright augury for
the fall campaign. They have merely
reflected the will of the people in de-
termining to call q State Convention,
and the date will, We think, be pro-
nounced judicious by an overwhelm-
ing majority of the Dem
ocratic and Conservative voters. 1t
gives nearly three months notice
ample time for the people throughout
the State to take measures for ma
king it a full and representative
body. We are greatly mistaken if it
does not prove the largest and ablest
political convention that Tennesseeans
of this generation have witnessed.
Year: 1874

Our principal streets being macada-
mixed with refuse ore taken from the
mines IN early days, aud being coated
with the rich ore that has been year
after year sifted down upon them from
the ore wagons, are now everywhere
more or less argentiferous. Indeed,
there il not the slightest stretch Of
immagination in saying that we never
take step in the town but we are
walkingon silver-that our streets are
literally paved with silver. While
speaking OF this fact a day since, a
young mau bet his friend the price Of
the assaying and the cigar" that he
would take lump of mud off the
wheel of bus, then standing before
them, and would get out OF II precious
metals to the value of over 80 per ton.
An once or two of mud was taken from
the wheel Of the vehicle and placed IN
the hands of an assayer, who wss not
told where the sample was obtained,
and who no doubt supposed that ne
was dealing with decomposed ore or
vein matter from one of our mines.
The assay was made, and the assayer
certificate showed that the sample con-
tanned, silver, s7.74 !; gold, $232 total,
1886. After this we may put on airs.
even though our streets are villain
ously muddy occasionally, for the very
mud on our boots contain both silver
and gold-is not the vulgar mud Of the
Cow county towns Virginia Cify
(NeU.) EaterDriSC.
Year: 1874

sha' I never point to me and say, Her
husband was hung by his own lies.
The court must separate Us before he
dies"


On the morning of Marion Rhett's
last day on earth certain papers were
placed in his hands. They told him
that the ties that bound him 10 Maud
r ,ymond were broken.


The intelligence embittered his last
moments; but he met his fate with the
courage of a Rhett. 1t was Marion
Rhett who left the daisy leaf in the
library, as is related in the first part of
this story; it was Marion Rhett who
was hung by bis own lies.


The actress committed suicide four
years since in New York. On her
person was found the decree that sepa-
rated her from murderer.


Parke Moultrie and his wife are
happy. Over his desk hangs a sword
and faded uniform. True to the teach
ings of his father-true to the spirit
of the Rhetts-he wore them nobly for
the lost cause"
Year: 1874

EDITORS CHRONICLE The public
mind in Tennessee is becoming more
and more excited on the approaching
Senatorial election. Four or FIVE of
our most prominent citizens, not being
able to resist the pressing importantly
of their friends, have declared them
selves candidates for the seat in the
Senate to be made vacant by the expir-
alton of the term of service of the
Hon. W. G. Brownlaw, on the Bird Of
March next. Notwithstanding these
gentlemen are all worthy of the public
confidence, feeling somewhat prevails
that that honor is reserved for one of
our own distinguished citizens, who is
not now a candidate for that Office,
but has ever occupied warm place in
the public heart and whose candidacy
would be hailed by a majority of the
Legislature and the people of the
State, who have always admired him
for his modesty in pressing his claims,
his manly bearing as a gentleman, his
sound conservative principles and
splendid qualifications as statesman.
| mean the Hon. Gustavus A. Henry,
of Montgomery County. Since he
first made his appearance as popular
orator be has been decided favOiite
with the people of Tennessee, who
would be delighted to see him in the
Senate of the United States. As a
representative in the State Legislature
he gave universal satisfaction, and as a
Senator in tho o0hfederate Congress
from Tennessee during the whole
period of that eventful but unfortunate
conflict between the States, he bore
himself with such unfaltering fidelity
to ais trust the whole people had cause
to Ie proud of him. Since the late
war he has studiously abstained from
all Interference in public affairs and
has sought no office, and in his example
exhibits the beauty of the theory that
in Republican Governments the office
should seek the man. When the great
Democratic Conservative Convention
met 10 Nashville on the 3rd of August
last, lie was unanimously called to pre-
side oTer its deliberations and in as
sumins the chair as the President of
the Convention, responded in speech
strongl. recommending fidelity to the
honor OF the State, and so boldly de-
nouncedthe sin of reputation that it
has scaeely had an open advocate
since. And not content with that, he
took the stump during the canvass and
delivered o the people in many parts


of Middle and West Tennessee the


most argumentative, patriotic and elo-
quent speeches of his life, in which he
encouraged the Wings and Democrats
to form cordial union for the good OF
the calse; in which he upheld the


credit Of the State and denounced the


iniquit of reputation, the infamous


Civil lights Bill, and the arbitrary


policy Of the President in forcing an


usurpe upon the people of Louisiana


by des,otic power.


! Should he be elected, if he is
brought forward at all. l predict his


term of public service will be marked


by dignity of department on his par


and un mpeached honesty, and thai
| the great trust committed to his hand:


will be defended with the power of a
/ trained debator and the eloquence ofs
statesman.
Montgomery Co., Dec. II. "a.
Year: 1874

GAINESVILLE TENNESSEE December, 1874


holidays approaching naturally begin about
loved would be OF mutual
benefit would that make them present of nice pair Boots
Slippers perhaps Hat order have pleasure
profit selling would have made some selections
Ladies
coor Handsome Shoes Side Lace Lace and bq1n
Misses and Children Calf Boots Gents and


Stylish Men Little Men OF house
town. also Chdren Lggn In making gifts OF tins KIND
being article that
will Law way place till becomes dusty and soed but
holidays by often brings to mnd knd re-
mem the donor.


the third large shipment of Mems and Boys
Goods and SOLD AT LESS
said by ALL have had big trade this fall the largest have
all goods satisfaction In selling goods
try to see-not how little sell
them for little day For belevo
the successful business by short
Put the and then
buy the goods for the least My store room
No. 25 Franklin Street Please call, and oblge


Yours Truly
Dec. 12-tf1 " ia. WILLIAMS.
Year: 1874

Gambling was invented by the Lyd-
ians when under the pressure Of q
great famine. To divert themselves
from dwelling on their suferings they
invented dice, balls, tables, etc. 1t is
added that, to bear their calamity the
better, they used to play a whole day
without intermission. that they might
not feel the effects Of the want Of food.
The invention intended as remedy for
hunger is now a very common cause OF
that evil.
Year: 1874

A Chicago man insists that he saw q
red and black snake forty feet long,
and as big round as barrel Of v hiskey.
We have no doubt that be did, but ne
unoues;ionably saw the barrel OF
wbiskey before he saw the snake.
Year: 1874

A YOUNG woman who wrote TO a
Pittsburg nan, threatening that if
he did not marry her she would
commence suit against him for 800
GOO signed her letter Il remain,
Mary Smith" He wrote back that
she might remain Mary Smith
and be hanged, for anything he
cared"
Year: 1874

The general stock speculation during the forenoon


was active but dwindled into comparative insighlh-


canoe in the afternoon though feverish, weak, uh-


certain. and uneasy all day. So mysterious ana Do


foQgnq are the ways of the leading operators that


the outside public are no longer wilingto take STOCK


in their statements, and in the end the result Will
be that nobody will dare to plunge into the specu-
tive vortex and speculation will probably wax duli.
strong feeling pervaded the market at the ilrst'
but the bears quickly pounced upon it and soon
drove the confding bulls to cover by dropping
nriees down to over Q per cent. The whole
courso of the market has been alternating be-
tween advances and declines, and closed weak
Tho subject of the stockholders meeting held at
Cleveland to-day to elect board OF directors Tor
the Lake Shore Railroad Company was discussed IN
the street with reference not 80 much to the board
of directors who may be chosen las it is presumed
that the direction will not be substantially changed
as to the report, which is to be submitted showing
the condition aud prospects OF the road AS we write
no information has been received concerning tho
elections and 1t is sufficient to say of tho annual
report that its showing is not quito so bad as Tue
public had reason to anticipate, while II Is not espe
c,allv fatering to those stockholders who paid for
their stock higher price than that at which it
sold at the Board to-day. The stock market
remains ftful and doubtful, and which
way it will turn next is o matter upon
which we do not care TO prophesy; but it
may be matter of interest to the public to know
how prices stand now as compared with those pre-
yaillng during the panic of last Autumn. SO we
have compiled the following table. which shows tho
lowest prices of leading stocks last Autumn COM
pared with the closing prices of to-day and the re-
suit is that while in very few instances prices are
but slightly above those of last November the
average of the leading stocks sold at the Board show
an Improvement of something more than IL per cent
The table is as follows: