smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

No Need for Aiprm-Thc Disease Within


ehe Control Of the Health Inspectors-


New York Healthy.


The number OF cases of smallpox in the city last
week was twenty-three, against thirty 1--WE Tor tne
previous week, fact which does not by any means
indicate that there need be fears Of an epidemic.
The highest number OF cases for any week this sea-
son was thirty -fve and this high figure was due to
the Discrimination OF the poor people occupying the
shantes in the upper part OF the east side or town
going to the smallpox hospital and consequently
to receiving visits from the Board OF Health IN.
spectors. During the week there were twelve
deaths IN all from the disease.


HERALD reporter called yesterday on DR..
Harris, Registrar Of Vital Statistics, and DR..
JONES' also Of the Board OF Health. aud these gen.
uemen stated that there need be no apprehension
OF smallpox epidemic The Inspectors mad tho
disease thoroughly within their grasp. DIR. Harris,
IN speaking oil the disease, SAID that New York
should feel rather proud oil immunity from the
ravages OF the smallpox. In Vienna, a model city
Tor sanitary regulations, there had been this sea-
son ten cases per day ior the one New YORK had.
All the great European cities had had more OF the
disease than New York. There was 10 appre-
henson In the minds OF medical men that the
extent which might be expected this season. We
might always anticipate visit from the smallpox,
tain persons who are apt to them; hut TO say thar
we are likely to have the malady to auy extent
Ike an epidemic would be absurd. The health OF
the city was IN good condition.


The police OF the l26th street station house
stated that they had noticed no signs oi aarm In
the neighoorhood. Though 1t was well known 10
all the dealers in the vicinity Of Il9th street that
the smallpox was worse there than In any part or
the city, yet there was no hesitation in
selling to The people from the shanties
and in delivering the goods, even at tho places
where the disease was most virulcnt. At
the Harlem Dispcnssry DR.. FORBES, the House Ply
sican stated that since the smallpox broke ont in
that section ol the city ne had yaccnated about
considerable alarm felt in the teuemen; houses In
the neigbDornood OF the ll9th street shantics but
still believed that the diligence OF the BoarN OF
Health officers would keep the disease from max
ing any headway in Harlem. Private physicians
state that they have had no cases o; smallpox in
the uptown district, the only cases known being
those under the care OF the health inspectors IN
course attend Ordinary smalino1 na,icns scr IN.
vions reasons, and hence tile whole duty devolves
upon the doctors belonging TO the Board Health.
The Board OF Health win have the vaccuation
bureau ready within few weeks.
Year: 1874

Al the recent annual ball al the lunatic


ASYLUM in New Haven, Conn.,, twenty


couples entered the hall, arranged in two


lines facing each other, and stood still in
profound silence, waiting the music. In
this patty the strangeness of the perform
eIs was most appar,n'. The men wore
a look upon their faces Of such resolu-
ton as one would expect on that Of a
brave man, brought face to face with
some terrible danger. The women were
more wandering in their glances, but
nearly all were serious too The music
burst forth and q simultaneous movement
fol owed all sor.s OF movements, some
cultivated steps. but for the most part
mere violent shutting exercise. Directly
they all seemed TO have forgotten that
they had partners, and settled down into
dancing. There was some peculiarly
about every individual, but IN every one
was observable n sort of ecstacy. Some
of them kept their gaze fixed upon the
ceiling, turning neither to the right nor
tho LETT; Others kept watch upon their
feet, which. to their bewildered minds,
were perhaps going sadly astray
Year: 1874

warranted not to cut in the eye--not head
ache in hhds. of tit is no sooner in youI
belly than its on your back in pound of beet
and 1t carries a bead like n necklace; for
sale by


GEORGE AUSTIN.
Year: 1874

acting of the same old man | was now
about to see. "The great river is bear
us all on, as dying Paul Dombey said
to his sister Florence Itshas borne the
great romancer to the distant port upon
whose shore Frederick Lemaitre must
, soon run bis keel, FOR his three.score
years and ten are more than told.


What this man must have been in his
prime we can have some faint idea of BY
seeing the grand old wreck with its
flaming eyes set in the wrinkled face its
eloquent arms prodigal of thrilling ges-
ture, one OF which alone would almost
serve an imitator TO make fortune on.
His voice is nearly gone; like Peter
Richings, he is arse tonight. But he
treads the stage like a king, and men
whom have seen in other pieces at the
Ambigu, and thought them good actors,
dwindle into such paltry insignifcance
beside him, that | find myself wonder
ing how they can be tolerated. The
thing that surprises me most about
Frederick is-not bis pathos, nor his
statuesqueness, nor bis dignity, but his
liveliness, his friskiness, his regular old
boy humor. He draws pail OF water
and hoists it around good deal more
lightly than / could, and smashes the
villains hat on his head with sort of
backhanded gesture at once thrilling
and laughable. observe that, like
your last men and your Rellas, your
Lears and the rest, Lemaitre is perfectly
regardless of other peoples feelinge on
the stage. He rasps the heroine's head
on his vest buttons, like Blake; he rains
elocutionary saliva in her faIe, like Lear;
he pommels her in the strength of his
fondness, like Forrest and the other
Rollas. enjoy it better from the or
chestra chairs, but I'd be willing to bet
something that the young girl who plays
with him don't like the old man on the
stage
Year: 1874

In the will of the late Countess of Lou.
doun, just proved, her ladyship, after
desiring that her funeral may be as
quiet as possible, goes on to say: I
further wish that my tight hand be cut
off and bsried in the park at Castle
bennington, at the bend of the Aill to the
Trent, and small cross or stone over
it, with the motto, Ibyde my lyme
Year: 1874

WE understand that the election
in the village of Avoca, last Satur-
day week resulted in favor of levy
ing the tax Of $4,000 to aid in
building the road from the village to
the river. 1t is expected that enough
more to complete the work will be
secured from the town of Pulaski
and by individual subscriptions
The people Of that region are awake
to the advantages that the construc-
ton of the road and the bridging Of
the river will give them, and it
wouldn't take much of a prophet
to predict the success of the enter
prise.
Year: 1874

FROM q correspondent in the Teehe
country We segret to learn shat tie cane
crop is generally short. the growth stubby,
with short jointing. Rain now would be
scarcely Of service. as the crop is too<a1
advanced


On Bayou Sale the cane crop shows we'll.
In many OF the fields cane will cut tiye OF
six feet for the mill at this tipeo


A good fall and winter trade is expected
at New Iberia, the increase and good yield
Of cotton having stimulated business
Despite the shortness of the cane crop on
the Teche, a fair yield Of sugar may reason.
ably be expected, provided the fail season
is favorable a nd the frost late.
Year: 1874

A few weeks ago we published an ac-
count of the sudden death of Mrs. Allen
Henry, of the ISLAND" near Walkerton,
and the suspicion entertained of her hav-
ing been poisoned by her husband An
examination of the stomach of the de
ceased was made. which revealed the fact
that she had been poisoned, and unon
this and other testimony her husband
was indicted for murder Henry has left
the country and will probably never be
brought 10 justice, as there is no provi-
sion made TO pay the expense necessary
to pursue and capture him.


There is something strange about this
case. 1t was not published until we ac-
cidentally heard of the sudden doath, and
the suspicion, and gave an account of it
in the REPUBLICAN, few days after the
occurrence.
Year: 1874

Those friends who are full of devotion
when we need nothing, remind us OF those
pine-trees which offer US shade in winter.


Celebrities are always surrounded by
nobodies; those who like to show them
Year: 1874

THE WAGNER PRoBLEM.-Foity years AGO
TO like Beethoven was an outlandish, bizarre.
affected TASTE To-day it is the test OF musi-
cal orthodoxy. We-that is to say, the re-
spected reader and the Easy Chair like him,
OF course. We understand what good music
is. The grief of our lives is that we can not
hear Fsdelio once week during the season.
We know that Beethoven is as sole and un-
approachable as Shakespeare. You may
pluck the north star from the sky, but not
that faith from our souls. And thanks to Mr..
Theodore Thomas and the Philharmonic So
cety in New York and in Brooklyn, we can
hear the symphonies almost weekly. But
how do the respected reader and the Easy
Chair stand upon the great Wagner question?
Alas here is another the sermons that life
is perpetualy preaching; we can never be at
rest. No sooner have we adjusted ourselves
to beethoven and the lugues of Bach, and
achieved comfortable pity for those who do
not like them, and are, as it were, taking
our ease in our inu, than some new fellow
under the window begins to pipe with
a King of Bavaria and a court at his back,
and fills the air with music and theories Of
music, and we have TO decide whether we
like them. Nothing, of course, seems easier !;
but seeming is deceptive; for, as everybody
knows, we have to decide not only whether
we like them, but whether we ought not to
like them. If new tuing turns out to be
approved by the best doctors, and the new
man to belong to the best men, we wish to
be one of those who recognize that fact at
once. The respected reader and the Easy
| Chair know very well that if they had been
among the first auditors of the Beethoven
music, they would have had no doubt OF its
superiority and the true position of the COM
poser, just as they would have seen that Col
umbus was right had they but heard him up-
fold his views of western route to Cathay.
Editors Easy Chair in Harper's Maga-
zine for June.
Year: 1874

A liquor-saloon up for sale in New York
advertses ga good funeral trade in the after
noon," meaning that parties returning from
funerals invariably stop there to take drink
and in measure get their consolation.
Year: 1874

PROPOSED PIc-N1c.-At the meeting Of
Old Dominion Club last night it was decided
to have picnic on the 18th Of May for the
purpose of raising funds for the approach
ing political campaign in the city.
Year: 1874

AAEsDAENrs TO THE GRAND jury Law.
The General Assembly has passed and sen
to the Governor for his approval the follow
ing act in relation TO grand iuries:


/. Be it enacted by the General Assembly,,
That sections and 3 of chapter 200 OF the
Code of 1878, as amended by an act entitled
" An act to amend and reenact sections l, z,
3, 4, 5, and 8 of the 200th chapter of the Code
of 1873, in relation to grand juries," ap-
proved March 9th, 1874, be amended and
reenacted so as to read as follows:


81. There shall be grand jury at each
regular term of the Circuit Court, and at
any special term thereof; and at any term
of q corporation court, upon the order Of
such court, or the judge thereof in vacation;
and authority is also hereby given to the said
Circuit and Corporation Courts, during any
term, to order the empanneling of grand
juries for such term. ....


SO. 1t shall be the duty of the clerk Of the
corporation court, at least FIVE days before
the terms Of the corporation courts deslg-
mated under the first section Of this act, and
of the clerk of the circuit court, at least five
days before the regular terms thereof, or on
order of the judge thereof, in vacation, at any
time before special term, or upon the order
Of said corporation or Circuit Court, at any
time to place in the hands of the officer OF
such court lists of the grand jurors selected
by lot as provided in the previous section,
made off by township or wards, US the case
may be, according to the place of residence Of
the several grand jurors, and embracing a
sufficient number Of such persons to form
such grand jury aud it shall thereupon be
the duty of such officer to summon the per-
sons mentioned in such lists to attend on the
first day of the regular or special terms Of
said courts, or on the day designated in the
order of the court"


9. This act shall be in force from its pas
Year: 1874

the ground for the third assault, resolved
that it should be the last


Again he advanced toward me with
whirlwind speed this time, however,
without contenting myself with mere
parry, dealt violent back-handed blow
on the poll of the lance, which was sever
ed by the stroke, and Constantine felt
himself disarmed Then quick as thought,
l seized the bride of the horse, and by
violent jerk threw him on his launches, at
the same time placing the point of my sa-
bre on the breast of the rider.


General Rodna uttered cry of alarm
he thought was going to kill the Prince.
Constantine also had the same impression,
for the color left his cheek for an instant.
Stepping pace backward, and bowing to
the Grand Duke, said


"Your highness," 1 said, "hast now
seen what am able to teach to Russian
soldiers, and whether / am worthy to be-
come their Professor"


eyes, by my soul you are Never saw
braver fellow; and regiment you shall
have, if l can get it for you. Now follow
me-" he added, as he threw himself from
the saddle, and led the way to his apart
ments


When there he took up pen and wrote
at the foot of the petition to the Emperor,
which l had fortunately in readiness


81 humbly recommend the petitioner to
your imperial majesty, believing him in
every way worthy of the favor he soliclts."


1t is only necessary to add that, after
some short delay, I was fortunate enough
in procuring the post so anxiously
sought.
Year: 1874

THE little son of one of our citizens,
w...:.esiayiss with his sister, a bright
sweet child of FIVE summers, got hold
of his fathers gun, which had been
left carelessly standing in the kitchen
by the thoughiless parent, pointed
the gun at his playmate, and, saying.
jokingly, "l'll kill you !" pulled the
trigger. What must have been the
boys feeling when he found that he
had lied, that the gun was not load
ed, and that his innocent little sister
had knocked portion Of his nose Off
with stick of wood
Year: 1874

have the other State printing aud all
parochial and judicial printing and
advcitising, and they must be scri-
ously lacking in ability and enter
prise II they cannot sustain themselves
with such help. But The truth IS Il
large numI cr ofthcm are not ncw~pa-
perS in anyjuot or proper sense Of the
word. They are mere machines
through which to draw appropria-
uons from the State, and if a consider
able number of them should expire.
the loss of the State and the party
would not, in my Judgment, be ire
parable.
Year: 1874

An old farmer once said: When
| die, | am going to leave behind me,
as a heritage for my children, the
home where they were born, made as
beautiful as my means and educated
taste would allow pleasant memories
of the sunny summer days, and true
regard for the dignity and worthiness
of the calling which their father fol-
lowed" 1t is q capital legacy.
Year: 1874

In the effort recently made to re-
duce the force in the doorkeeper's de-
partment, it appeared that there were
eleven wounded soldio;s acting as
door-keepers, and that One poor fellow
lost both arms in battle and handled
his door with artificial arms.
Year: 1874

AN Irishman explains as reason
why no mention is made Of his coun-
trymen as having been taken into the
ark, that at the time of the food the
Irish were all wealthy, and had boats
of their own.
Year: 1874

THE CAT AND THE RoBNs.-A robin had built nest under the north stoop of the court house in Geneseo, N. Y, and a few days ago her brood of young robins made their first attempt to fly. As one poor halt-hedged bird was laboriously flying near the ground. cat spied it and gave it chase. The bird flew as best it could, but the cats swift, stealtby steps gained upoN it, and the fate of the bird seemed sealed: But it's terrified cries brought relief, and just as the cat bounced upon and seized it in her mouth, half dozen old robins lit on her back with such fury that, dropping her prey, she incontinently turned tail and flew across the yard, the relentless roblns pursuing her and filling the air with their cries. Not till the cat took refuge in an adjoining building did the robins give up the chase and return to the young bird. The latter was unhurt, and the noise of the con- test having drawn to the spot some twenty five or thirty other robins, it completed it's days practice under ample protection, amid clattering of bird tongues seldom heard in northern climes.
Year: 1874



 Yes it is true! Thanks to little print CTS ink and sharp prick from your cores pendent The City Fathers of Canaan have converted the frog pond in our princi- pal street to good road bed, with suffi- cient drain on either side to carry off the water. We shall no more enjoy the songs of the turtle and the frogs in our evening walks-no more wakeful nights from the serenades of the mosquitos. And what is still more remarkable, they have enlarged the bridge over the small stream near Knickerbockers lumber yard, which every freshet for the past two years has vainly tried to do for the town at its own expense. If our good citizens would now reset their tie posts along the sil, walk. near the side of the road, it would very much improve the appearance of the street, and those young men who hang on the gate posts of some front yards so late at night would not so often mistake the tie posts and embrace them on their way home. might also call the attention of our sobcr-mInded citizens to some illustrations we have had of late of the benefit of our license law in the case of some industrious and otherwise good citi- zens, who are found at their front gate in too helpless condition to reach their home, where kind and pleasant family patiently await their return, though the rain pours in torrents without. We make no charge here against our landlords; but the unlicensed places, who are in no way responsible to the law, rather so it would appear. OCCASIONAL.
Year: 1874

The recent rain has again raised the streams and the low lands are under water. The Housatonic river continues to rise, so that to-day Wednesday, there is no cross ing the bridges either north or west of this place. One man ventured to cross the flats on this side of the west bridge, and the wa ter came up so as to lift his loose wagon body off the wheels, and he escaped only by holding onto the reins while the team drew him out. The meadow lands are about destroyed, as this late rise of water has filled the grass with dirt where it has kot washed it down so as to make it almost impossible to cut. MT. Grove Griffith has his new barn up and enclosed, presenting quite an improvement on the one destroyed by the tornado...... Mr. Rosco Taft has completed new fence about the grounds ot his new residence. .... Mr. Fowler has added new roof to his blacksmith shop. Work has commenced at the school house. The broken timbcrs of the former one are being taken out and all that can be used again piled up. The former foundation is to be relaid after more permanent ground plan.....The selectmen have commenced removing portion of the rock in the road leading to Canaan Depot and to raise the road bed between the two bridges at the mills. If thought it necessary would suggest new bridge, with railing, in place of the small one crossing the first stream l might note some home gossip, but will let this suffice. PEN HOLDER.
Year: 1874

We are positively blue in Sheffield this lugubrious character, for they ithink of drowned and spoiled hay, and many are inclined to borrow trouble in contemplating the coming winter. Even our Jovial insur- auce agent was quite out of sorts with the weather the other day. You see these rainy days are not favorable to the sale of pumps, for we can draw water from the clouds without the aid of the Star of the West, and that was what ailed Friend F. O. A., who usually does thriving business in the sale of these excellent pumps......Mr. Edward Andrus has sold his farm in Southern Shef- field to MT. Owen of New York for the sum of $9, 500, including stock and farm ing utensils. This shows that real estate is not depreciating in value, notwithstanding the panic. We hope MT. Andrus may not see fit to leave town, for he is good citi- zen, and we need all such. The town clerk received the following queer letter through the office the other day.

 DEER SIR.-I have dog named Watch whitch soppose ought to be registered YOURS TRULY.

 Whether the dog belongs to MT. Yours Truly, or whether the canine seeks a change of name, is @ question as yet unde cided, but the Clerk prefers that person sign his name when writing to him, as he is not familiar with every ones penman- ship in the town. Business is decidedly dull just now with us. At the quarry the interest of the laborers seems flagging; and they say it is for the lack of pecuniary stimulant on the part of the manager,..... Boarders are filling up the Miller House, at tracted by the kind hospitality of the land lady, who tries to do her part to make this a first-clas hotel. ... The society meetings of the M. E. Church are adjourned indefi- nitely, the members thinking best to take a vacation during the warm season. It is hoped that the parsonage question of de bate may be satisfactorily decided before winter. Dr. Dixon has left town to es- tablish himself in practice in Huntington, Mass, Itis said that this town holds with in its borders seven physicians; and if this be true we think it not strange that one should withdraw, though we presume to say all these seven do not practice, else we should all be sick. This is but gossip from the pen of NULL1Us FILIUs.
Year: 1874

A Coop HlT.-A German clergyman who was travelling stopped at a hotel much frequented by wags and jokers. The host, not being used to have clergyman at his table, looked at him with surprise the guests used all their artillery of wit upon him without eliciting remark. The cler- gyman ate his dinner quietly, apparently without observing the gibes and sneers of his neighbors. One of them, at last, in des- pair at hls forbearance, said to him, Well I wonder at your patience have you not heard all that has been said to you9' oh yes; but am used to it. Do you know who I amp No sir Well, I will in form you. I am chaplain of lunatic asylum
Year: 1874

Kent.

 It is rather late to make mention of the Fourth, especially as it was unusually quiet in this vicinity, but as Sol has not reported with his usual regularity, some one must take his place The Episcopal society held strawberry festival on that afternoon and evening at Mrs Camps. The attendance would have been much larger had not the usual thunder storm prevented. . The heavy rains for the past week have proved quite an annoyance to the farmers herea- about, and every one, particularly those who have hay down will rejoice to see old Sol, q do not allude to THE NEWS correspond ent, but to lyon orb of day. once more. The Kent ponds which have been closed by by an act of the legislature for the past three years, were opened July 3rd. The fishing is all that we fishermen could desire. Landlord Comstock, devoted disciple of Isaac Walton, hooked a pickerel weighing six pounds. ......Kent people think the 'wid- der Simpson was mistaken in saying Ber- ton Gilbert's was the best place to trade, as Bull S Roberts at the furnace are selling alarmingly low, and give away chromo with each package of goods. Their store is crowded with ladies from morn till dewy eve.' This is not sunshine nor moonshine, but only the tale of A COMET.