smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

The following is from the Opelousas
journal of the twenty first:


Early last Saturday morning, an old ne
gro man, said to be about sixty, residing on
Mr.. Napoleon Robins plantation, on Bayou
Teche, in this parish, went out to look for a
COW. He did not return, and on Sunday
they began to look for him. He was found
on Wednesday in the middle of large
briar patch; that is. what was left of him.
The hogs and buzzards had devoured near
ly all the flesh from his frame. His skull
was scattered around. leaving the frame
headless. His shoes were near by, as if
they had been taken off. His gun, which
was not missed at home until they began
to look for him on Sunday, lay near him.
The string had been taken from one of his
shoes and tied, in its middle, TO one Of the
triggers of the gun, and the ends tied to-
gether over the back or upper part of the
stock, forming loop large enough for two
or three Of his toes to enter. The barrel to
which this trigger belonged had been fired.
The tube to the other barrel was broken.
Four of the jury of inquest one of whom
was cOIored man, acting under Justice
Veazie, of this place, rendered verdict OF
suicide. Mr.. D. p. Saizan, the other jury
man, not bein g satisfied that it was case
Of suicide, did not concur in the verdict.
The deceased bore a good character, it is
said, in the neighborhOod. If it was a case
OF murder, it was very neatly fixed up for
one of suicide.
Year: 1874

The intention Of the Southerners who are
attempting, by committing outrages upon
the blacks, to stir them up to resistance, is
to manufacture some ground for talk about
a war of races and to cause a general poiit-
ical movement among the whites tor the
purpose of obtaining the supremacy, and Of
deterrlng Congress from passing the civil
rights bill. But from the character OF some
Of the stories that come from the South, the
most likely result OF these infamies is the
re-enactment of the Ku-Klux laws. There
appears to be throughout the South COM
mon purpose to begin again the crimes
which made those laws necessary in the
first place; and the organization of the
White League is one Of the indications OF
the existence of this purpose.-Pailadelph'9
Bulletin. -
Year: 1874

TIE LAW OF LIBEL IN PENSsYLvANIA.-In
the Ross libel case, recently tried in Philadel-
est arose as to the effect of the constitution
upon the law of libel in Pennsylvania. Ii wes
argued for the commonwealth, which was rep
torney Mann, that the effect Of the new ooAs.i-
tuition was 70 hold newspapers to @ much
stricter accountability than heretofore; and
that while under the old law il was necessary to
prove legal malice, that is, an Intentional writ
ing, printing, or publication of an article which
might be followed BY injurious effects upon the
reputation, etc., OF the person concerning whom
it is written or published, under the new consti-
tuition 1t is requisite simply to show that the in
furious article complained of was published
through the regilence or carelessness of the
defendants, although Ii were clearly proven that
they knew nothing of it until after its publica-
ton. This view Of the law of libel as il now
stands was adopted by the court in its charge to
the jury The case was the first one I'm Pennsyl-
vsnia since the new constitution went into
effect.
Year: 1874

A Kentucky horse jockey has hit up.
on rubber tube running from the bit
to the sea. of the sulky, where there is
attached rubber bag for water or spir-
its, from which the trotter can drink
refresbment on his track without paus-
ing. This isn't much of an improve
ment on the old-fashioned pocket-hask.
Year: 1874

There were interesting proceedings yester-
day in the Teresa Small investigation Police Comms
sioner Gardner being examined at some length The
point OF his testimony that his immediate action n
the removal of Teresa Small Clifton as her real name
is due to Information received on that very even.


ing from several sources in regard to the character of
the house and the part the child played in the scenes
witnessed there. He sent Capt. Williams for Police
Captain Mount. but he couldn't be found and 1t was
after IL O'Clock when he and Capt Williams called at
the house and asked for admission. They were asked
their business and they said they wanted the child and
they were told, awe don't know you from burglarsr
Capt. Williams then passed his card under the door and


opened from the inside. They the child away
and gave her to the matron at Police HEADQUARTERS
On the xamnation the Commissioner stated that
his purposes in removing the girl first to rescue
her from life of shame, and secondly get evidence
enough to send notorious panel thieves prison
admitted that neither he nor Capt. Williams had war
rant for the arrest OF the child and the latter went with
them voluntarily. lie positively denied that the
door burst open by them, that fOrcble measures
were taken for the purpose OF getting evidence against
Capt Walsh. The cOOquy between the and the
Commissioner subsequently, became very animated aud
sharp Sergt Samuel W. Christie OF the 18th Precinct
testified In regard to the character OF the woman Small
ana added that he rested her for robbery Judge
Brady VIII decide to-day whether he Judge Lawrence
Will hear the arguments.
Year: 1874

Wasatnoton aispaich Tae Boston Journal Oct 70


The reports that the President, upon hls ar
rival in washington would define his position upon the
third term question in public way are not likely
70 be confirmed Since Friday night several attempts
have been made. bOth by prominent private persons
and by Journalistic, to obtain from the President some
statement OF views upon the sensational question:
but 10 this time he has steadily evaded the most nge
nous import Of the inqurers Those who are most
intimate with him state that the recent rmors are en-
tirey without foundation. and that he does not feel
himself called upon 10 make any answer 10 query
which result OF journalistic sensation and wnleh
never found Odgment in the Presidents mind.
CAN'T GIVE AN ABSOLUTE ANSWER, But Is TOLER-


ABLY DECIDED.


The standard


THE TRIBUNE has quoted not few OF our
uttsrapces which have been far from tardy amblgu-
ous We called on the Utica Convention TO renOunce
the third term dea and expressed regrets at lts awk
ward silence. THE TRIBUNE now wants 20 know II we
will support Grant, should his nomination be forced
upon the party. We cannot conceive pos
slble contingency in which we would support
such a nomination. We propose 10 stand By
the people, and we believe will stand by
the Repuulic. But snould The TRIBUNE and It's new
found allles nominate jeff DAVIS, some equally OBJ
noxious character leaving us choice save between
him aud Grant should most unquestiOnably support
Grant. OF course we know not what plot our enemies
are engaged sinister motive THE TRIBUNE
mas IN asking such question But have answered
il with all the qualification we think necessary. We
would support Grant for third term about the same
conditions which we would commit murdeT-in self
defense,
Year: 1874




SAN act to punish the use of obscene and
vulgar language, " has been introduced into
the Senate, and referred to the judiciary
Committee. The committee, through their
chairman, Judge Ireland, very properly re
turned the same, and recommended its pas
sage" We are glad that the attention OF
the Legislature has been called to this out
rageous practice. 1t is high time that par
ties who have neither respect for themselves
nor other people should be made to fear the
consequences of violation of the rules of
decency and good order. It is the most dis
gusting habit which man can fall into. 1t
is violation of the first laws of society; a
disregard of the feelings of others, which
ought to be severely punished. There are
certain creatures who call themselves men
who believe that such conduct is evidence Of
manhood, of knowledge of the ways of
the world, and that people will believe
that they are fine fellows, very smart, and
worthy of great consideration. But how
much mistaken They are talked about as
the very dregs of society; as men who are
to be eavoided as moral leprosy. Fathers and
mothers would be shocked to know that
their sons kept their company. And well
they might be. Nothing but the most Sc
rious injury could result from such associa-
ton. The child would hear words which
would eat into his very soul, and perhaps
be instrumental in hardening his nature,
and preparing him to cut loose from all re-
straints; to plunge down into the depthssof
infany, where all social ties would be sew
cred, and be left to wander and drift away
from the presence of the good and pure, a
homeless vagrant, an outcast from society.
Year: 1874

We can presume nothing against the defend
ant except as conclusion from facts-the
State has the burden Of proof and must
make out her case. The charge is matter of
record-the prosecution could have obtained
copy-if the original is in existence--or
have accounted for its loss and introduced
secondary evidence, neither of these have
they done. and the presumption is that the
charge was correct or It would have been
introduced.


Then on page III the motion for new trial
assigns as reason = = Because the court
charged simple ASSAULT But this proves
nothing, unless gentlemen win insist that
everything that an attorney sees ft to put
in motion for new trial is true. II this
doctrine maintains, it is sufficient to damn
the. character of any Judge who may have
the misfortune ID sit upon the bench 70 hear
a motion for new trial He knows how at
torneys dds an attorney himself. In tho
argument of a motion for new trial, would
make the judge believe, II he could, he has
committed an error, whether he has or not.
Year: 1874

On the twenty-seventh inst, bill to
encourage the citizens of El Paso TO irrigaie
the valley of the Rio Grande and to grant
land to aid in the construction of canals for
such purposes, was introduced in the House
by Mr.. Cards of FL Paso, and referred to
the Co mmittee on Internal improvements.
This bill provides that any town or
association of citizens, or municipality
shall, upon the completion of ditch
of general width of nine feet and an
average depth of at least four feet
properly constructed for irrigation and put
in operation, be entitled to eight sections
Of land to each mile of such ditch so put in
operation. The bill also provides that the
water flowing in said described bitches
shall be free to all who viii provide labor
to keep them clean and in repair. Such q
proposition as this came before the Thir-
teenth Legislature, but was defeated be-
cause El PasO had no one to represent its
interests. She had been sold to a set Of
political knaves who worked more to its
detnment than. otherwise. The people Of
that county now look for this justice to be
extended them by their political friends
now in the Legislature, and We hope the bin
viii pass in the shape they desire They
ask it as an act Of justice, having suffered
iEtolerable burdens and prosecutions at the
hands Of political vampires until the people
are almost in a starving condition, with ne
resources left. The country is rich in agri-
cultural capacity, and all that IS needed to
make it paradise is an abundant supply Of
water.
Year: 1874

have every facility for educating the chill
dren Of the community. It is said to be the
healthiest section in the world, there being
no local cause Of sickness. But in order to
cut the canal and build the college he needs
some assistance, as it will require large
outlay either in lands or money. He is now
here for the purpose d asking of the Legis-
lature donation of the public lands in the
immediate vicinity, to be disposed of to set
tiers and TO aid in completing the contem-
plated improvements. As the public lands
are held for the benefit of actual settlers, it
does seem that no better disposition could
be made of them than for the purposes
specified. The grant might be made condi-
tional upon the occupation and settlement,
within a given period; and if not occupied
by actual settlers according to the terms of
the grant, revert to the State. There could
be no injury resulting to the State, but on
the other hand, the grant might induce
many families to move into that now sparse
ly populated section, and be the means of
breaking up the predatory bandsOf Indians
who pass down to the settlements below.
Year: 1874

THE communication signed Taxpayers" is
from the pen Of a gentleman identified with
the interests of our city and desires harmony
between the city authorities and its citizens.
It is written for the purpose of inducing
discussion on the part of the city council on
measures of vital importance, affecting the
present and future prosperity of our young
and growing city. The question of finance
is a perplexing one, and no plan should be
adopted in haste. ''Let us reason to-
eether."
Year: 1874

Tue printing has been awarded to J. d.
Elliott because he proposed to do the work
five per cent less, for cash, than the maxi
mum rates allowed for printing. We have
done printing year ago, for which we hold
warrants still against the State Treasurer,
and if we could now get ten per cent. less
than their face value we would willingly
take IL.
Year: 1874

FAILURES IN BUsINEss-The man who never
failed in business cannot possibly know whether
he has any "grit" in him or is worth a button.
1t is the man who fails, then rises, who is real
ly great in his way.


Peter Cooper failed in making hats, failed as
a cabinet maker, locomotive builder and grocer,
but as often as he failed he "tried and tried
again." until he could stand upon his feet alone,
then crowned his victory by giving million
dollars to help the poor boys in time to come.


Horace Greeley tried three or four lines OF
business before he founded the Tribune, and
made it worth million dollars.


Patrick Henry failed at erything he under
took, until he made himself the ornament oi
age and nation.


The founder of the New York Herald kept on
failing and sinking his money for ten years,
and then made one of the most profitable news
papers on earth.


Stephen A. Douglas made dinner tables, and
bedsteads, and bureaus, many long year be-
fore he made himself giant on the floor oil
Congress


Abraham Lincoln failed to make both ends
meet by chopping wood; failed to earn his salt
in the galley slave life of a Mississippi ifat
boatman; he had not even wit enough to run
grocery and yet he made himself grand
character of the nineteenth century.


General Grant failed at everything except
smoking cigars he learned to tan hides, but
could not sell leather enough to purchase pair
Of breeches. A dozen years ago che brought
up" on top of wood pile, "teamng it, to town
for $40 month and yet he is at the head OF
great nation.


The lesson for every young man is this: As
long as you have the health and have power to
do, 90 ahead if you fail at one thing try an
other, and third-s dozen even. Look at the
spider; nineteen tim es it tried to throw out ts
web to its place of attachment, and on the
twentieth succeeded. The young man who has
the gift Of continuance is the one whose foot
will be able to breast the angry waters of hui
man discouragement
Year: 1874

CAR MANNERs.-The English ideas are pre-
yailing, that mans fare entities him to a seat,
and that railroad companies, and not passen-
gers, must furnish sittings to their customers.
For this change in public sentiment, the ladies
have only to thank themselves. 1t is the rarest
thing for New York woman to thank gentle
man for yielding his seat. 1t is accepted with
an air of impertnence that seems to marvel at
the impudence of man for sitting down atall.
Two women will occupy three seats, though the
man is standing who yielded his sitting to the
new w-comers. If a lady comes into car with
an associate and gentleman gets up to make
room for her, she will watch her ch tncoS and
smuggle in her male friend, leaving the polite
gentleman to hang on by the car-strap. Men
tire of this; and, tired by their work and anx
ious to read their papers, the great majority
keep their seats to the end. 1t is a common
thing for mothers to take four -year-old in their
arms, and enter the cars, confidently expecting
that no man will be brute enough to see wo-
man standing up with a child. The seat yield
ed, the child is clapped down in it, aud the wo-
man looks around for somebody to give her a
seat. These little tricks are well understood, 3,
and, after standing few blocks, the mother
will sit down and take the child in her lap
N0oody yields scat in an omnibus nor at a
table. Gentlemen don't give up their state
rooms because ladies have to sit up and th"re
is growing a feeling that if passengers cannot
find seats in one car they must take the next
Pen and Plo1D.
Year: 1874

ADVANTAGES OF CRYING.-A French physician
is out with long dissertation on the advantag
es of groaning and crying in general, and es-
pecially during operations. He contends that
groaning and crying are the two grand opera
tions by which nature allays anguish that
those patients who give way to their natural
feelings more speedily recover from accidents
and operations than those who suppose it un-
worthy for man to betray such symptoms of
cowardice as either to cry or groan. He tells
of man who reduced his pulse from l20 to 60


in the course of two hours by giving vent TO
his emotions. If people feel at all unhappy
about anything let them go to their rooms and
comfort themselves with loud bophoo, and
they will feel a hundred per cent. better after-
wards. In accordance with the above, the cry
ing of children should not be too greatly dis
couraged. If it is systematically suppressed,
the result may be the st. Vitus' dance, eplep
tic fits, or some other disease of the nervous
system. What is natural is nearly always use
full, and nothing can be more natural than the
crying of children when anything occurs to
give them either physical or mental PAIN
Probably most persons have expcr ienced the
effects of tears in relieving great sorrow. 1t is
even curious how the feelings are allayed by
free indulgence in groans and sighs Then let
parents show more indulgence to noisy bursts
of grief on the part of children as well as per
sons and regard the eyes and mouth safety
valves through which nature discharges her
surplus steam
Year: 1874

@a~A married lady, who was in the habit of
spending most of her time in the society of her
neighbors, happened to be taken i'll. and sent
her husband in great haste for physician
The husband ran short distance, and then re-
turned, exclaiming, "My dear, where shall l
end YOU when | come back? y
Year: 1874

TIE PLAGUE OF GRAssHoPPERs.-A private
letter written by a lady of Nemaha county,
Kansas, gives the following description Of the
grasshopper plague there:


'.It looks very sad and dreary to me to-day.
The sun is quite hidden by the clouds of grass
hoppers flying all around Il d alightng on
everything. They are peiting against my doors
and windows as fast as hallstones ever came.
can scarcely see through my screen door f..
them, and to look out as far as eye can sec,
looks like snow stprm-as they fly their wing
look white like fakes of snow in the air. They
destroy everything they alight on. They have
destroyed acres and acres of corn, and now they
are going in our corntield by clouds, aud will
destroy it all in day. E@ary shrub and tree
is covered with them. Ynu know we read OF
Pharaoh's plague, where the insects got into the
kneading troughs. ] think this is one of them.
went out by the door to tiY and drive them
off and they few all over me, and had to
change my dress to get rid Of them. Instead
of rain we are having showers Of grassboppcrs.
Our six windows are completely covered with
them, and as l write, they ere pouring down
the chimney and coming down The s'pYcpipe.


"Father has just come in. He caunot work
out doors, for they blind him and they are
coming faster, and are now eating the netting
off my door and windows, and the heat and close
air are sitting. | never saw anything so ter
riblo in my life. The ground is now complete
ly covered, and they cause such an offensive
smell that but for an occasional breeze to carry
it off, know not what we should do
Year: 1874

People who would faint to see eush
Of blood, and who think themselves
Christians, have lively enjoyment in
witnessing pain, and cultivate the art of
inHicting it. The mention of few of
the methods employed will make good
my remarks:


The delight with which many report
bad news, the eagerness with which
they report to people evil sayings which
cannot but lacerate the feelings, show
a morbid love of suffering. This is not
the trait of real kindness of DISPOSE
tion. 1t is not anomalous, because it
is SO widely extended as to seem nor
NAL


Some people scatter pain-producing
elements thoughtIessly, are are sur
prised and sorry when they witness the
suffering produced. Others do it for
momentary pleasure, without meaning
any serious results. But now and then
we find persons who love to torment a
victim. They enjoy another's suferings.
1t is their happiness to see some one
made keenly miserable by their lance
like tongue. They VIII smile, and
talk in low, sweet tones, and shoot out
quivering sentences, poison-tipped, and
cast look sideways to see ifthey strike,
and at every sign of pain their face
grows bright.


Those who in the main are striving to
make friends happy will have one
black thread in the web of white.
Those who really love each other have
strange fondness for stirring each
other up.


There is an innocent and even pleas
ure-producing method of rallying which
if deity and gracefully done heightens
the enjoyment of society. But life is
full Of the other sort. II fDarwin is right
in thinking that men assembled from
monads by gradual evolution, then it Is
very certain that some men came up by
the way of the mosquito. the flea and
the biting fly, and that their ancestral
traits still linger in the blood.--Hery
Hard Beecker.
Year: 1874

Conscience is like those detectives
| meet. l know them, although they
have no shield on their coats. They
come into a car or a steamboat. and at
q glance they measure everybody in
the place. There are people with con-
sciences just like that. You canno.
thrive under conscience. Conscience
IS step-mother. that knows how to
wash, how to dress, how to whip, and
she gives lessons, lessons, bat vary lit
tie bosom. Love is like mother, and
many mother takes her child to her
bosom and melts its deprayity out OF
it; and there is more in one love crush
to make child feel guilty than there
is IN all the spanking ia the world
daughter though the arm be strong
and the will good. Men that are at
tempting to build up the kingdom Of
God by more conscience, might as we'll
t.y 20 organize summer in Westminster
County take the whole county as a.
job, aud see that everything comes up.
at the right time. Stay at home; on
ly let the arr be warm enough and
everything will come of its own accord
at the proper time.--Hsary WarI
Beecher,
Year: 1874

The steamboat train from Boston
reaches Stonington between nine and
ten O clock in the evening, where pas
sengers take the boat for New York.
about two o clock at night the boat
from New York arrives, and the train
leaves with the passengers for Boston.
During the four hours the train men