smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

JUDGE BARNARD. of the Supreme Court
at Poughkeepsie, granted tempory in
junction against the New York Central
and Hudson River Railroad Company
restraining them from removing the
telegraph line of the American Union
Telegraph Company, and from interfer-
ing with the further work of constrdc-
ton between Herkimer and Little Falls,
n. Y, distance of about ten miles. 1t
appears that the telegraph conpany's
line between New York and Buffalo is
now almost entirely finished, excepting
between the points named, where it has
been located upon the turnpike, claim
ed to belong to the New York Central
Railroad. Superintendent Priest, of that
company, whose headquarters are at
Little Falls, n. Y, last week undertook
to stop the work of construction, and
fOrcibly remove a number of poles.
The injunction will prevent further in-
reference with the line, and will per-
nit lis speedy completion. La the
case involving the right of the Ameri
can Union Company to construct its
line near Yonkers, which was decided
by Judge Barnard i'll July last, the right
of the telegraph company to occupy
ground previously condemned for rail.
road purposes was confirmed, and in.
reference by the New York City and
Northern Railroad Company or the
Western Union Company was prevent.
ed.
Year: 1879

The Russian Minister to the United
States has Just arrived at a seashore
hotel in Connecticut with his family and
servants for two or three weeks stay
and the hotel which was just on the
point of closing, will continue the "sea-
son" the better part of month for his
benefit. And yet there are people who
maintain that foreign ministers are ol
no account and might be abolished al
together without damage to diplomatic
relations.
Year: 1879

The revival of peach raising in New
England is beginning to attract atten-
ton. Twenty-Five or thirty years ago a
fine peach orchard was by no means
an uncommon sight in the Massachu-
sets or Connecticut valleys, and their
fruit would easily bear comparison
with the most delicious varieties grown
III Delaware. But gradually the old
trees died out and it seemed to be i'm
possible to develop new ones. There
was q good deal of speculation as to
the reason, but 1t came to be generally
accepted that peaches could moi be
raised in New England any longer, and
is safe to say that a few baskets would
have held the whole crop in that sec
ton OF the country q few years ago.
OF late, however, people have found
that peaches will grow and bear again,
and orchards are springing up again.
A farmer in Newton, Connecticut, mas
nearly two hundred trees and has al
ready sold to one dealer a hundred and
twenty baskets. 1t is not likely that
New En-. land will ever become dan.
generous rival of Delaware in this line
bat the farmers up that way wi atleast
enjoy showing again that some things
can be done as well as others.
Year: 1879

The charge that the murder of the Shellenbach brothers was committed by Indians is backed by the statement that a boy belonging on d rancho some distance from the scene of the murder was carried off the day before and badly mistreated by persons who he says were Indians, and the boys hat was found the next day close to the bodies of the murdered men. An in quest was held over the dead men on Thursday, Sabino Otero acting as Cor oner, and the survivor of the attack, T. B. Merchant, was present. The latter says that the shots which killed the Shellenbachs were fired by parties concealed, and his own horse dashed away under a fire of about eight shots from the same hidden enemy. As he sped away he turned in the saddle and saw two Indians come from behind rocks to catch the horses of their vic tins. If these murderers were In dians, it will be interesting to find out where they belong; and it would seem that they might have been pretty easi- ly overtaken, whoever they were. The county owes it to itself to find out who has done this piece of deviltry, aside from the question of punishment.
Year: 1879

From Prescott Arizonan, July 30: The Board of Supervisors of this

 county, sitting as Board of Equali

 zatIon, have worked hard for several

 weeks past, and yesterday thought that their arduous labors would be

 ended, when to their chagrin they were

 informed by Judge Silent and Judge

 Hargrave that the assessment of prop erty was, ill many instances, defective, and that it was the duty of the Board to notify owners of lots in this town to appear and give correct descriptions of lots, etc. Our attention having been called to this matter, we were shown wherein some assessments were. and are now, defective. For instance. A has three lots in a certain block. with improvements on one of them. The assessors have simply put him down as the owner of three lots and improvements, worth in the aggregate so much. Again, some ranches and farms are very poorly described. Now, a contest having been raised on just such technicalities, the District Judge was, according to a strict intcrpreta- ton of law, compelled to let the con- testants go free of paying taxes. The county cannot afford to lose much in this way, hence the necessity for act ing in legal way We believe it safe to assert that heretofore the assessing has been done in the same way, but people have become smarter, legal gentlemen whose duty it is to find flaws are more numerous than former ly, and "patriOtic taxpayers less numerous. So the Board will have to sit and sit until matters are set right, square and fair.
Year: 1879

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, has q matter in hand very similar to one now in the courts here. A brewer ran waste water into q creek through a private drain. Complaint was made that the impurities of the brewery water cause a nuisance to dwellerS along the creek. The village authori. ties closed up the drain and the brewer turned the water into the street. The community is very wealthy one, headed by Col. Delancey Kane, and MT. Jones, the offending brewer, is as wealthy and determined as need be to make a very fine case of it.
Year: 1879

Worn voyagers, who watch for land

 Across the endless waste of sea Who gaze before and on each hand,

 Why look ye not to what ye flee? The stars, by which the sailors steer

 Not always rise before ihe brow: Though forward naught but clouds appea,

 Behind they may be breaking now What though we may not turn again

 To shores of childhood that we leave. Are those old signs We followed vaine

 Can guides so Oft found true deceiveq Oh, sail we to the south or north.

 Oh, sail we to the east or west. The port from which We first put forth

 Is our hearts home, is our Iif,,,s hest.
Year: 1879

TIE Session Laws of Arizona for 1879 have finally made their appear ance in book form in Tucson. They embrace 16O pages, including the title pages, preface and index, and, by the way, the index appears to be full and we'll prepared. The printing and binding are well done and are the pro- duct of the Miner office. The paper is but moderately good, yet as a whole the work is a credit to Arizona. We would kindly thank Secretary Gosper if he will supply THE CITIZEN with a conV
Year: 1879

LATE news from Leadville says that a resolution is pending before the Common Council for the dissolution of the city government and the dis charge of all its thirty employees, in cluding the police. It is predicated on the almost universal refusal of citi- zens to pay their taxes. A majority of the Council and the Mayor are in favor of its passage.
Year: 1879

TIE red man has received an in dorsement from an unexpected source. The two men who have occupied sev- eral months past in trundling light wheelbarrows across the continent aver that in point of courtesy the In dians whom they met by the way, hundreds in number, were far more civil and hospitable than the average white man. Perhaps the key note has been struck and the wheelbarrow is to be the great civilizer of the children of the forest. Hereafter the mission ary and the Indian Agent may only require good supply of the one wheeled vehicle to insure the dOcility of their charges. An Indian with two hands holding a barrow would be bet ter than an Indian with a Winchester. His education might be started from that point successfully.
Year: 1879

PERSONS from Prescott inform Us that the recent heavy rains in that sec tion came too late to be of any benefit to the crops. Never since the settle ment of the country have the crops been SO light as they arc this year TExpoSitor, August l.
Year: 1879

pays will purchase you pew
Ope.n


The merchant then took slip OF
paper from his pocket and wrote:


"If the man who was seen to
take an umbrella from the vest1-
bule of the church last Sab
bath evening does not wish to get
into trouble and have stain cast
upon the Christian character which
he values so highly, he will return
1t to No. - San Fernando street.
He is well known"


This duly appeared in the paper,
and the following morning the
man was astonished when he
opened the front door of his resi-.
dence. On the porch lay at least
dozen umbrellas of all shades and
sizes, that had been thrown in from
the sidewalk, while the front yard
was literally paved with umbrellas:
Many of them had notes attached
to them saying they had been
taken by mistake, and begging the
loser to keep the little affair quiet.
Year: 1879

A few days ago Detective Murray got
hold of pointer that young man
named James Shorten, living in the fourth
story of the house No. "A East Fourth
street, could tell the whereabouts of a lot
of goods stolen from Klimper's clothing
store, corner of Fourth and Hammond
streets, week ago yesterday.


Yesterday afternoon about o clock Mead,
Murray and Officer Fox repaired to the
building and made thorough search of
the premises. Theyswere rewarded by find
ing hid away in the cellar, between the
goods stolen from Kiimper's store:
besides a lot of upholstering material
stolen from Wuests upholstering estab-
lishment, on Sycamore street, over year
ago. Other valuables were found, the
owners of which are at present unknown.
Shorten, who is supposed to have commit
ted the burglaries and slowed the goods
away where they were found is lock-
smith and general repairer. He has not
yet been arrested.


Late last evening Shorten was discovered
on Fourth street, going east. Officers were
Immediately informed of the fact, and
Lieutenant Burke and Sergeant Thornton
started after him. When Shorten spotted
the officers he started out Arch street to
| Lawrence down Lawrence to Third, Third
to Pike, down Pike to Pearl, where he ran
into Vests building, out on to low roof,
where he made jump of ten feet into an
alley. He then kept on to Butler street
and out to Pearl, where, finding the officers
in close pursuit. he made halt, and back
ing up into corner of building on that
street drew revolver and stood his
ground.


Sergeant Thornton, however didn't scare
worth cent Drawing his own revolver
he cooked and aimed it at Shorten and ad-
vanced upon him boldly. A shot from
either officer or burglar would certainly
have been fatal, but Shorten seeing that
Thornton meant death or surrender, he
surrendered. He was speedily handcuffed
and taken to the Hammond-street Station
house, where the charges of burglary and
| carrying concealed weapons were placed
against him.


In the Police Court this morning his case
was continued until next Saturday, bail
being fixed at 81, 900, in default of which
he went to Jail.


Shorten is supposed to know all about
the breaking of the windows in the Fourth
street stores week or two ago.
The officers are to be commended for cap-
turing such dangerous character as he is.


1t may be we'll to say here that the ac-
cused is very respectfully connected his
father, Mr.. James Shorten, being one of the
most prominent members of the Methodist
Church in Newport. The affair has caused
hard blow to fall on the old gentleman,
who is stricken with grief.
Year: 1879

All of the Socialistic Ward Clubs meet
this evening at headquarters to nominate
delegates for the coming convention.
A called meeting of the Republican City
Executive Committee will be held on next
Tuesday evening, February 25th, in Tur-
ner Hall for the transaction of important
business.


This evening at o'clock the officers of
mutual insurance associations and secret
society insurance organizations meet at the
Gibson House to protest against the passage
of the Dodds bill
Year: 1879

Washingtons birthday is being generally
observed here. Business is mostly sus-
pended and flags are displayed from all the
public and many private buildings. There
is to be a parade of the fire department
during the day.
Year: 1879

graph Company in the Senate propose to
strike from the Butler amendment the
words "and for the public" These words
are the pith of the amendment and their
removal will be firmly resisted by the op-
position
Year: 1879

Two cases of lunacy were tried, one, the
case of woman over seventy years ole
who was held to be a subject more properly
for the Infirmary than Longview; the
other that of man who, on examination
was sent to the Hospital.
Year: 1879

SENATOR SPENCER is authority for
saying that the presidents New York
custom house nominations will be re-
ported adversely by the committee on
commerce. and that the senate will re-
ject the nominations.
Year: 1879

The new census bill proposes to limit
the cost of the enterprise to 5000, 900,
and should any state or territory take o
census at the intermediate five years,
the bill provides for the government as
suming half the expense.
Year: 1879

THE old king Of Holland, William
Ill, was married last evening to the
Princess Emma, OF Waldeck- Pryinont,


Germany. William is quite frisky for
a man Of 81 years, and he displayed


much skill and gallantry in capturing
for his bride the young end beautiful
Emma, who is much younger than some
Of the kings children by his first wife.


But Emma was princess Of van
ished principality, and of course she
preferred to he queen Of Holland, even
ifshe had to marry man old enough to
Year: 1879

The Cincinnati Commercial OF yester-
day, in discussing the Democratic idea as
developed and expounded at Washington
during the extra session Of Congress Just
closed, observes very pointedly that after
ali the cIamor concerning the rights Of
States in which Democratic politicians in-
,IuIge, aud the preposterous claims set up
for the uses Of notification, it is apparent
that the people OF the United States, in
spite of the political idiots OF all breeds,
are Nation. The main question is, what
shall the nationality be2 The States
lately in the Southern Confederacy are
Of the Solid South, and they are
rompacted. They are building up
nationality that is the most
Lespotic, exclusive and vehement
ever known among men. The attachment
Of the Southern man TO the South is great
er than that Of the Russians, Germans or
trench to their own country. The vio-
Ience with which the doctrine OF the
supremacy OF the States is asserted, is not
forlhe benefit OF any or all OF the States,
but y disguise for the assumption Of the
superiority Of the South over all the rest OF
the country. The Southern cry against
sec,ionalism amounts to demanding for


the South the command oi the whole


country. The question is whether one
who does not consent to be subject to the
South has any sort Of right to take part in
the government OF the United States.
Year: 1879

network of roots or rootlets upon every bit of bone and extract nutrlment as long as there is particle of it left. All tho training it will need you can give m 8 few minutes before breakfast or after tea, once or twice month. It will pay in pleasure, in foliage, in fruit. Order the vine soon; it can come or go any where, by mail; choose the place; as soon as the frost is well out Of the ground, dig it up foot or more deep; mix in the soil a peck or more of crushed bones for each vine; those from the butcher, broken up with hammer or axe-head, will answer. When the vine arrives, expose it's roots as little as possible to the air; make a hole, set it as deep as it grew before; spread its roots out well each way; cover them with earth, and moisten if needed. That's all, until you need to train its shooting stems. All the above is very simple matter. Reader, if you have not done so, take our advice and plant, at least, one grapevine this spring-bstter two, three, a dozen of them, if you have ground; plant at least one whether you live on Fifth avenue, or in the "wilds of Oregon" You will thank us for the exhortation not very long hence. The Concord variety, better than almost any other, will grow almost anywhere. The Delaware, creveling, and eumelan, are excellent among other good and reliable kinds. America Agriculturist.
Year: 1879

The best throw of dice is to throw them away.

 Stick to one thing until it is done and done well. The man who chases two hares not only leaves one of them, but is pretty sure to lose the other also.

 An old and tried friend is the best kind of mirror for man who wants to know exactly how he looks.

 There is an old proverb which runs, "Tell everybody your business and the devil will do it for you."

 You ought not to ask odds of any one. Like blooded horse, all you have right to demand is to be put even on the whiffletrees. After that show your mettle.

 If there is anything despicable it is the man who always agrees with you. It looks to him just like a camel, or a weasel, or a whale, if you only insist upon it. This leads modern philoso- pher to remark that sometimes two peo- pie think very much alike, especially the weaker minded one.

 There is nothing that makes life sweeter, nothing that gives one more encouragement in the midst of hard work than royal friendship. It IS this that makes it meanness unspeakably base to put on the disguise of friendship in order the better to serve personal ends.

 IT. ~uo, n beautiful fhouohf of R;ob ter, Happy is the man who reverences all women because he first learned to worship his own mother"

 Life is @ conundrum which every one tries in turn to guess, but which every one in the world gives up at last.
Year: 1879

The fact is sufficiently es tabshed in the public mind, that very large class of diseases originate in vtated and impure state of the blood, and that such diseases can be removed by such remedies only as enter the circulation and produce their therapeutic effect directly upon the cause, There are many external and foreign causes, we'll internal, by which the blood may become impaired, but the alimentary cavity including the stomach is the principal avenue through which the causes of disease commit their depredations tho vital economy. The stomach is peculiarly a, centre of irritation and starting point of disease to thewhole body. It is continually liable to be dts turbed and irritated in itself, and always comm unicates it's irritation less ex,ensively to other organs, and hence all the secretons become vitiated and impaired the blood partakes of the foul matter secreted, and disease in all its various forms is induced thereby. Thus it is that vltiated and impure blood is the corrupt fountain which sends its contaminatng streams through ail tho

 minute notifications of the veins and arteries. engendering disease, sapping the very foundations of lfe and sowing broadcast the seeds of premature

 decay and death through the whole vital domain.
Year: 1879

Upon the cough and expectoration is very rapid, causing their disappearance or alevlaton sometimes in Q few days. Tho night sweats almost always disappear at the end of week or ten days Tho pains over the chest. which many patients feel SO acutely. diminish considerably in few days The patient feels, the second or third days and sometimes from the first, decided increase of strength and renewed feeling of vigor, comfort md dcba
Year: 1879

of that city, and move for a trans-
fer to the Federal Court of the
suit which has been brought against
her in the Astute Court for holding
some twelve hundred letters ad-
dressed to the Agent or Secretary
of the Commonwealth Lottery, a
similar suit in the United States
Court at Louisville having yester,
day been decided in her favor.
Year: 1879

Ceara, one of the northerly provinces of Brazil, is experiencing one of those visitations of famine and pestilence which make the blood run cold to read of. The province has an Atlantic coast line where the climate is moist and comparatively cool but back in the interior, where the land Is mountainous, it is hot and dry. Deluged by heavy rains from February to June, it bakes beneath an unclouded sky for the re- mainder of the year the streams dry up, and if famine comes then the conse- quences can be but faintly pictured.

 The inhabitants flock to the cities, to the capital on the coast if possible, il they have strength. So, we are informed they have flocked this year to Fortaleza, and there smallpox has broken out among the starving refugees. The loathsome disease claims, it is reported, three hundred victims day. In the interior the condition of those left behind is appalling. Stories of human beings feeding upon what is left in Brazil fo, the vuItures, and even upon corpses, are told, recalling the worst experiences of the famines in British India and China. In the United States we have just passed through period of pestilence which we were fortunately able to rob of any aggravation that might come from hunger, thirst or want of medical attend ance and nursing. But in Ceara, like a fire where there are no fire engines, it must be left to burn out, almostbeyond the reach of help from man. Still, some thing can be done. Brazil is not rich, but it's enlightened ruler may be counted on to do his utmost to extend relief tc the dying people, or at least to provide sustenance to the survivors of the disease. Here, too, if movement is started in proper hands, some welcome relief might be extended. There are cases where man pities man and helps him if he can reach him. n
Year: 1879

Shippers are matched from the eggs of the cheese fly. The cheese fly is very small insect, one of the smallest of the fly family. The fly is most troublesome in hot weather and in September. It lays it's eggs usually where the bandage laps over on top of the cheese and under any little scale, often directly on the top of the cheese and on the sides often, too, on the boards which hold the cheese.

 If there is small crack or crevice the shippers commence to work into the cheese, and when cheeses are what is termed loose or porous, they work into the cheese rapidly, and if not arrested will work into the center and through the cheese, spelling it. They require air, and this fact is taken advantage of by the dairymen Tn covering the surface of the cheese with greased paper, plas- tering 1t down securely on the cheese or on the hole where they are working. This brings them to the surface, when they may be removed. '.-.a

 One of the objects of rubbing cheese smartly every day is to rub off or de- stroy the eggs of the fly. The tables in warm weather should also be washed of with hot whey, or with soap and water and lye, in order to remove the grease, so that the fly will not lay eggs on the boards.

 Never heard of the fly depositing eggs on cheese curd and by that means get, ting into the center of the cheese. Dc not think they could live and hatch ir the center 9f cheese for want of cir.

 X. A. WIZARD.