smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

When William Lloyd Garrison died, it was
stated that a price had been put upon his head
by the State of Georgia Having been written
to for the facts, Governor Colquitt stated that
'after diligent search into the records of the
past history Of Georgia and inquiry among
those who should have some knowledge OF the
fact of this reward, if such was ever offered, L
can say there is absolutely no trace OF any such
thing. [ firmly believe the whole thing an
utterly unfounded slander on the State" But
journalism is more active than the Executive
and the Atlanta Constitution, searching diligent-
ly through the journals of the House and SEN
ate comes upon the record OF 1881. wherein 1t
appears that Mr.. Nesbit Senator, laid the
following upon the table, Nov 26


'Resolved by the Senate and House OF Rep
reSentativeS of the State OF Georgia, IN general
assembly met, That the sum of -- thousand
dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated,
to be paid to any person or persons who shail /
arrest and bring to trial, under the laws of this
State, the editor or publisher OF a certain paper
called The Liberator, published i'll the town OF
Boston, and State Of Massachusetts,; or who
shall arrest and bring to trial, under the laws
of this State, any other person or persons who
shall utter, publish or circulate within the
limits Of this State said paper, called The Lib
orator or any other paper, circular pamphlet
letter or address of a seditious character; and
that his excellency the governor is hereby au-
IlOrlZGu ana reuu6Sleu W lSStiC ms N"ties
upon the treasury for said sum Of - thous-
and dollars in favor Of any person or persons
who shall have arrested and brought to trial,
under the laws of this State, the editor and
publisher Of the Liberator, or who shall have
arrested and brought to trial, under the laws OF
this State, any other person or persons who
shall utter publish or circulate within the
limits of this State, said paper, called the
Liberator, or any other paper, circular, PAM
phlet, letter or address of seditiousscharacter
and that these resolutions be inserted in the
appropriation act.


dAnd Resolved further, That his excellency
the governor cause the foregoing resolutions to
be published in the public journals OF this
State, and such other papers as he may think
proper, and pay for the publication thereof out
of the contingent fund"


Four days later the resolution was taken up
and passed, the sum of $4,000 being named as
the reward. A month later the resolution was
passed in the House-yeas 43, nays 2S The
only person now living who voted on the reso-
lutions is the chief justice of the State, Hiram
Warner, and he was recorded in the negative
Chicago Times
Year: 1879

A CORRESPONDENTS of the Kennepec Jour
nal, writing from a town in LINCOLN County,
says the Globe commissioner" stopped at
hotel there with woman he represented to
be his wife. To all whom he interviewed
he offered liquor, which he drank unspar-
ingly himself. He left town late one after
noon and the next morning about o'clock
a man with badge on his coat called and
took the woman This statement is some
what mysterious. Who was the man with
he badge and what did the badge signify?
Perhaps the Globe will explain.
Year: 1879

We do not read anonymous letters and eommuni-
cations. The name and address of the writer in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publca
ton but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve com
munlcatIons tnat are not used
Year: 1879

SENATOR CARPENTEB of Wisconsin thinks
the Democrats have scheme in prepara-
ton to make their candidate in 1880 Presi-
dent, whether the people elect him or not.
If majority of the electoral votes are
against him some pretense will be found ON
which to declare The election illegal, and
the House, prepared beforehand, by unseat-
ing Republicans, will choose the Democfatlc
candidate Perhaps the Boston Globe COM
missioner will be employed to manufacture
cases of bribery.
Year: 1879

The Argus startled its readers yesterday
morning with the announcement that it had
had something on it's mind for several weeks.
The announcement was received with various
feelings. Some of its readers sneered and
said it was a lie; that the Argus hadn't had
anything on its mind for years and that there
were even good grounds for believing that
the Argus hadn't had any mind of its own
for a lengthy period. Others interpreted
the remark to mean that the Argus was
about to take the stool of repentance and
confess The error of its ways and humbly
ask pardon. They remembered that it had
recently hanged sold Mordecai, and they
thought it was about to confess that he was
never hanged at all, and that it had been
falsifying the Scriptures by insinuating that
such was the case. Some remembered its
oft repeated insinuations that the business
boom" had been manufactured by Republi-
cans, and thought it was about to admit
that its own statement Of the condition of
shipbuilding in Durham was not altogether
ingenious.


They were all mistaken, however. The
Argus did really have something on its mind,
something of weighty import, too. And
here it is:


Last year the anti-Republicans had twelve
thousand majority of the popular vote and
eight majority on joint ballot in the Legisla-
ture This year the Republicans are in
minority of from one to two thousand on the
popular vote. On the basis of last year. it will
be seen that instead Of majority in the Legis
lature Of thirty as now claimed, they
should be in a minority of two, or thirty-nine
less than they claim. The limits of Represen-
tative and Senatorial districts have not been
changed at all since last year. How then
have the Republicans this year made them
selves stand thirty-nine better, relatively, than
the anti-Republcans did last year on the same
popular vote? 1t is this question that makes
them quake.


The reason the Argus did not give this to
the world before is, to use its own language,
because it did not wish to throw it upon
the effervescing coldron of Blaineism." Ii
it had only announced its great discovery
before it would have saved the Boston Globe
heap of trouble. The Argus should get
its discovery patented and sell it to the DEM
ocrats throughout the country.
Year: 1879




Yesterday forenoon, as the country people
who had brought in produce to sell on the
market were about ready to start for home, a
boy appeared at the lower end of the Central
Market with blue bandbox under his arm.
Among the vehicles was one-horse wagon
belonging to an old woman who had inst sold
four bags of onions, and was ready to drive
home. The boy approached her in an honest,
straightforward manner and remarked:


''Well, auntie, here is that bonnet, at last. "


ga bonnet?" she inquired.


''Why, yes; the one you ordered at the store
week ago. You'll look SO purity in it that
the old man won't know you. It's all paid
for all right, and now I'll set it down right
here by your feet. Tra-la auntie"


The old woman knew the boy was making
mistake in leaving bonnet with her, but
after the first words of surprise she made no
sign. She reasoned that it wasn't her busi-
ness to correct mistakes, and as soon as the
boy had retired, she picked up the lines and
drove up Randolph street, every moment ex-
pecting to hear the mistaken boy calling af-
ter her, and every moment hurrying the old
nag as fast as he could 60. After reaching
the corner of Gratiot avenue and Brush street
she felt that the boy could not overtake her,
and it was only natural that she should have
lively curiosity to see what sort of bonnet
it was. If plain black, it would suit her to
dot. If gorgeous, would do for her daugh-
ter. The horse was reined up to the curb
and the driver carefully united the string fas-
tening the box and lifted the cover: A 'syal-
ler' cat of monstrous size, feeling that he
had been abused and insulted, and his eyes
glaring with hate and contempt, came out of
the box like bullet.


People who happened to be in that neigh
borhood were treated to q curious spectacle.
With one wild. unearthly yell an old woman
was seen to pitch backwards over the seat
and then sail for the ground by the shortest
route. While she was clawing around with
her head in snow bank, the cat, seeing her
out of the way, made spring from the seat
to the horses back and began series of per-
formances never known or dreamed of by
that old equine, and the way that horse gath
cred his legs under him and scattered the old
wagon for half block was wicked to see.
The woman, dug out of the snow by q con-
sidarate bystander, stood on the walk and
en5eavored to explain. A man in the crowd
picked up wagon-wheel and endeavored to
remark that the whole outfit WASH worth
scIaping together, and some one in the crowd
solemply observeyir sxgT !
- l,epssty aibt the best goa:ey tlacss Il
loslt wssnt = cent? s ,s Il /. s. ,s
Year: 1879

"GEr A HOME r'-This is what a
Walla Walla paper advises for all,
and we may doubly emphasize the
sentence. Among so many financial
smash.ups in business, ard the un.
csrtanties of a changsabls life, such
as many of our people drift into,
there is much to make one sigh for
u substantial home where q comfort
able living is a certainty. In spite
of Indian .scares and disparaging
newspaper talk, immigrants are pour
ing into Washington Territory by
the hundreds. The good land is be
ing rapidly settled up, and those de
string homes should bestir them
selves.
Year: 1879

SYMPTOMS OF A DISEASED LIVER.


Pain In the right side under the edge OF the ribs,
Increases pressure; sometimes the pain is In the
eft side the patient IS rarely able to lie OH the left
side sometimes the pain is felt under the shoulder
blade, and 1t frequently extends to the top OF the
shoulder, and Is sometimes mistaken for rheuma-
usm In the arm. The stomt"h is affected with loss
of appetite and sickness; the bowels IN general are
costive sometimes alternative with lax; the head Is
troubled with pain, accompanied with n dull, heavy
sensation in the back part There Is generally a
considerable loss of memory, accompanied with u
painful sensation of having left undone something
which ought to have been done. sllgnr, dry cough
ts sometimes an attendant. The patient complains
of wcariness and debility he Is easily startled his
Get are cold or burning, and he complains ofa
prickly sensation OF the skin his spirits low
and although he Is satisfied that exercise would be
beneficial to him, yet he can scarcely summon up
fortude enough to try 1t. la fact he strusts every
remedy. Several Of the above symptoms attend the
disease, but cases have occurred where few or
hem existed, yet examination of the body after
death has shown the LIVER TO have beer extensive
Y dcrangcd. ."...
Year: 1879

IL rained pretty hard the other night,
after most persons had retired to bed.
On retiring, many had left the windows
of their rooms open, il being very sui
try, but no one bargained for a rain to
pour in through the open windows.
lt did, however, in a certain dwelling
house in town, and, SIS a rare event,
the husband was the first to awake and
perceive il, but he kept mum, and was
doing of to sleep again when the wife
awOke. As soon as she heard the pat
ter Of the rain, she seemed to lose all
judgment at once, and Immediately
planted both Of her feet in the small OF
her husbands back, at the same time
catching him by the hair and shaking
his head and screaming:


Get up! Get up, quick It's pouring
right down in torrents, aud all tue win
dows are up"


The husband did not wake up, under
the circumstances, with u clear con-
ceptiOn Of the case; in fact, he found
himself out in the floor before his eyes
were fairly opened or he knew he was
out Of bed. Then he commenced searcl
ing for matches with which to strike a
light, but was 50 slow in finding them
that his wife commenced with:


"Do hurry Mercy how the rain is
coming right in the windows. What on
earth are you doing all this time Pr


He found the matches, lighted the
candle, and Immediately blew it out, as
he just found out the brevity of his
night shirt, and besides he had seen the
proper direction in which to go; but he
had missed the sight Of a rockiug-chair
that stood ia the way, which barked him
on the shins. A rocking-chair is surer
in itsaim than streak of lightning; it
never misses and always hits a man in
out one spot, aud that is just on the shin.


lie did not tell his wife that he had
struck the rockiug-chair, but she knew
he had by the way he put down the WIN
dows when he reached them. He still
limps little, aud is down on rocking
chairs.
Year: 1879

Notwithstanding the general impress
sion that the worst use that can be
made of q man is to kill him, there
have been a great many suicides with
in the past few months Whether
these victims Of themselves have found
another world, and one enough pleas
auter To justify their haste in going TO
il, is "A question for theolOgians To de-
eide; but To the ordinary mind, suicide
seems To be a great blunder. As
general rule, even the saintless people
object to leaving this rather uncertain
earth Of ours, so it stands 10 reason that
there is a good deal worth living for,
aud though II may not be at hand at
the immediate moment it is desired,
the whirligig Of time has a way Of
bringing fair amount of cheer and
comfort To every man. Many Of the
prosperous, conteuted men aud women
OF to day can look back to a time when
their troubles were as great as any
suicides have refused to endure, but
from these very troubles sprauR the
ability To enjoy to the uttermOst such
pleasant changes as time finally brought.
Besides, no mau or woman Is so poor
or 80 degraded as to be utterly uncared
| for, and to slaughter the particular
/ friend of ones friends is dreadfully i'm
polite trick for any lady or gentleman
/ 10 indulge in. Tie probability is that
nearly every man who shoots himsef,
or takes poison, does so in a tit Of des-
peratiOn, such as millions Of Others
have conquered, first having suffered
\ by it. II any one cOntemplates pur-
chasing paris green or a revolver 50


as to be in the fashion, let him pause,


pay part Of his money for a thorough


bath, take plenty of air aud exercise,


aud see for himself whether it is not


better to be a live failure above ground


than dead failure under il.
Year: 1879

ALWAYS THE SAME.-They had been
engaged about fifteen minutes and she
nestled her head a little closer under the
shadow Of his monumental shirt-collar,
and whispered, "And now what are YOU
going 20 call me, Algernon ?r "Birdie ="
he whispered, rapturously, while his
voice trembled with tender emotion,
always aud ever, nothing but Birdie :"
Aud she fairly cOned with delight He
kept his word, although with the grow
ing precision Of the middle age he has
become specific aud does not deal in
sweeping generalities any more, All so
u Is that day before yesterday, neigh
Dor going In the back way to borrow
the AK, cup of sugar aud the cistern
hen.n
Year: 1879

In the latest London novel two ladies
are described as having "that air of affa-
bility about them that shows they regard
themselves as women who soar superior
to anything like an attempt made to sit
upon them by other women"
Year: 1879

Thata large fall trade is anticipa-
ted, and that the business outlook is
especially encouraging throughout the
West and South, in fact all over the
country, is evidenced by the reports
to be found in all Western newspa
pers. In the river trade freights
have been moving freely for some
weeks past and but for the yellow
fever here it is generally believed
that floating tonnage would have been
inadequate to the demand. Regard
ing the encouraging prospects, the St.
Louis Times in recent issue says:


The idea that the country is about
to enter upon a career of unusual
prosperity seems to have taken per-
mament hold of every one. Indeed
for the past three months the work
shops and manufactures have been
increasing their forces until at this
time most of them are running at
their full capacity, and even then are
unable to meet all demands made
upon them.
Year: 1879

HAYES is going West. He has an
interest in spending six weeks in
Ohio, where he will reVolve around
his ancestral halls in Fremont, and
gush at horse shows, usual in autumn
and multitudinous in Ohio this year.
He will explain how he has distribut-
ed his cabinet over the country to
make speeches and robbed the clerks
at Washington to help the Republican
party in accordance with his civil
service reform letter. He will ex-
plain how important 1t is to elect
Foster SO that Sherman may beat
Grant and keep the patronage of the
general government in Ohio.
Year: 1879

BY promptly sailing away from
Japan, Grant lodged the unpleasant
business Of acting as umpire in the
China Japan quarrel over the thirty
six Loo Choo islands. Whichever
way Grant would decide he would
make enemies, and that would inter
fere with his Asiatic prestige as a
reigning monarch" Grant has to
keep himself in trim for the Republi-
can imperial national sovereignty"
Year: 1879

SUBSCRIBERS who wish 10 re-
new will do us n favor by SEND
ING MONEY before their time
expires, as our mail list is very
large, and our force 70 do the
work small. NO USE TO SEND
ORDERS WITHOUT the MONEY.
Year: 1879

How strange to hear the sound of
the hammers as you pass the sheds
clustered round the base, and listen to
the ring of the tools echoing far away
above in those labyrinths of scafold-
ing that still inclose the airy heights
of tie spires how strange to think
those hand-workers are still construct
ing the idea of master who had but
one human life 900 years ago! What
thousands of hands, used for how
many years on the conception of one
brain! Is that one brain conscious
that its work Is SO nearly completed
that the plan it conceived has taken
form and size, and that it has risen far
up into the air, the greatest poem IN
stone the world has ever seen ! Is
this the infant effort of brain and
heart which for six hundred years
since has been developing fresh
powers in another world '-[London
Spectator.
Year: 1879

A Scotchman ought to know what
whiskey is good tor, aud here is what
DR.. Guthrie once said: "Whiskey Is
good IN its own rlace. There is nothing
like whiskey for preserving a man
when he is dead. But it 10 Que Of the
worstthiug in the world for preserving
a man when he is living. If you
want to keep a dead man put him in
whiskey you want to kill living
man put whlskcy into him."
Year: 1879

L
ent, and had prom ised her lido foI
an hour 10 q row'boat on the pond Ia
the Public Garden, and a glass Of
lemonade "if she happened to be
thirsty" The oondidtlou amused Mr.,
W greatly, and taking a five dollar
bill from his pocket, he handed II Ia
the hoy SAYING


"Now take three dollars Of that
money and make your bank deposit
twenty, give one TO yourgood mother,
aud tell her TO purchase cordial for
your sick sister the other you will
spond-minS, every penny Of it-in
paying for your sisters and your own
boat ride, Continue TO be good
boy, attend night school and learn all
you eau Of what you most want to
know and II you continue to do we'll
I will try in some way to befriend
you ere long, Good.day |"


Johnny donsd his cap, bowed and
departed. Mr., W. never forgot the
boy. lie furnished him with good
mercantile education and also substan.
tial tokens OF the interest he felt 10
him, until placed in responsible and
remunerative situation. no was able TO
encounter the worlds exactions, which
he has done honorably and reputably.


Ten years had passed since saw
Johnny. On Friday last week, as !
was walking on the Common in early
evening, u good.looking, heavy'beard-
cd and mustachied young man who
was well dressed aud possessing oil
the externals of gentleman, accosted
me by name, and expressed exceeding
happiness in encounterin G one whom
he called "one of his very best friends.


It's not always safe to listen to such
kind situations from strangers, Tor
there are men who live by the credull-
ty Of individuals unknown to them,
and therefore are to be guarded
against. Consequently there was
something of a repulsive tone in tho
declaration that there must be some
mistake as to identity, tor it was not
within range Of :he writer's memory
that he had ever seen or known the
party who had so very warmly ac-
costed him.


"Why,' said the young man, shave
you forgotten Johnny tho errand boy
boy in the--office And have
you also forgotten Johnny's bank
book ?"


There be was There stood john
ny-the mere boy I had LETT ten years
ago-in the muturity of young man.
hood, and of course so changed ply
sically that I could not have possibly
known him, But his heart and con
duct was as pure as ever thank God
and his character and surroundings
arc proof Of this.


Itook tea with Johnny and his ex'
cellent little wife last Sunday evening
at their modest home in one OF our
suburbs. There were pictures, books
and flowers there, and neetness and
comfort, and love and harmony and a
couple of babies, who were the chief
est feature of enjoyment. Bless the
family and home! And may many
earn the same degree Of happiness
There is much in natural disposition
wherewith to pave the way to such
condition of being; but perhaps
something Of cooperative means for
its attainment may be cleaned from
this simple but truthful story of"John'
ny's Bank Book"
Year: 1879

had proven the existence of single one OF these
parties The purpose of the conspiracy alleged must
be named in the description. and the facts alleged
must be proven. In closing on this point Mr.. SWEET
asked Judge Hovey TO charge the jury that no evl
dence introduced under the second count could be
considered by them.


REPORTS.


Regarding the allegation that false reports had been
made Mr.. SWEET said that at time had the accused
been charged with making such reports. but only
with conspiring to do so. However. they had shown
in evidence that they merely took ledger balances In
making up their reports and never claimed that the
separate items were worth their fnll value.
Furbcr came to Insurance Commissioner Stedman IN
1875 and was told that SJ0J0O0 would make the COM
pany solvent. Is il to lie supposed that Furber
would make such contribution until he could be
assured that il safe to make it! The
speaker referred in rather satirical terms to
the praise given Secretary Stevens of the Charter
Oak yesterday. in the opening argument for the
State, and then invited attention to the fact that Mr.
Stevens had signed the 1875 report, which the state
had denounced such mass OF fraud and mis-
representation.


The speaker checked by the Court at this point
and adjournment taken to ten A. Nj. to-nor-
row, to give the jury and all others part holiday
Year: 1879


To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD


Is there any hope that the suffering aborers Of the
Riverside Drive will get their hard-earned wages
We have waited until our means and patience are
exhausted. and we get neither information nor
satisfaction. Is there law justice in New York
city for the poor are the workers compelled to
starve while commissioners and contractors squab-
bic the work. and pockets the proceeds
of the laborers toll? MY husband has worked there
from October until the middle of the present
month, trusting to the honesty Of those
who had no honesty. How is he to get
his money? Must he see his wife and little
one starvc? How are we to i've? My entire family
are suffering for winter clothes have no coal, my
means are exhausted everything of value in my pos
session is in the pawn Office. My rent is due since
November and do not know how soon may be
dispossessed. / suppose my case is no worse than
that OF hundreds of others who are waiting in cold
and hunger for their lawful money.


A SUFFERING WOMAN.
Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD


VIII you try to persuade the elevated roads to run
five cent trains between the hours OF eight and nine
A. NJ so that the hundreds of clerks who have to be
down town at nine o'clock can take advantage of
cheap fares There many who are compelled to
take the horse on account of this difference
not called to business until nine O'Clock unable
take the early trains.


ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTIETH STREET.