smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

tered Colfax after the Court House
was burned to save negro's life
and had left Immediately. Tho
other prisoners all proved alibis.


ARREST OF JUDGMENT.


Justice Bradley, Of the Supreme
Court. has promised to return to
the city and in consultation with
Judge Woods hear q motion in ar
rest of Judgment, testing the iuris-
diction of the United States Court
and the .constitutionality Of the KIT
ux.act, SO that this question can
reach the Supreme Court.


AS to the other prisoners they
will undoubtedly be released today
either on bail under the new indict-
mcnt against them or this indict-
ment will be quashcd, is being word
for word and letter for letter tho
same as that Of which they have
been found not guilty, with tho sin
gle substitution of VIM. Williams
for Alex. -Tillman as the victim.
Year: 1874

Aessrs. Eaitors,-As in some respects
there seems to be no abatement in the
distress Of the poor l propose to carry
out the suggestion Of Mayor Kelley
made in December last-to wit, to send
a wagon through the principal streets
of the city to gather up all the secondhand
clothing of every kind, which will be depc.
sited at the ration.house, en- Fourteenth be-
tween Main and Franklin streets, and issued
upon the order OF the visitors. An honest
and industrious woman failed few days
ago to obtain q situation because she was
barefooted and could notappearin the street
in the daytime. She called upon me at
night. Some honest men are wearing heavy
oyercoats because they have no decent un.
derclothing. Many children are kept from
the day and Sabbath schools because they
have no shoes. The wagons sent out will be
designated by a red flag and will be ia charge
of reliable persons. They will probably be
out on Friday and Saturday next, and it is
hoped those who propose to contribute cloth.
ing will be in readiness to attend the call
when made upon them. Flannel is as ne
cessary now as in cold weather, and there is
great destitution in this particular.


beg leave here to acknowledge from two
anonymous correspondents the follow
ing contributions for the porto wit, $40
and S15. W. W. PARKER, c. c. R. R. A.
Year: 1874

ORGAN RECITAL IN PRosPEcT.-The music
loving community of Richmond have the
promise at an early date of another treat Of
organ-music at the Grace-Street Presbyte-
rian church, such as was given last winter
by Mr. Leo. p. Wheat.


( The organ at this church is one of unusual
sweetness, and acknowledged to be among
the best in the city, and the selections of
music will be from the works Of the best
and standard composers. Mr. Wheat will
have the assistance of some well.trained
voices in the rendering of sacred pieces,
among which will be some of his own COM
position. Due notice will be given of the
time, etc., through the daily papers.
Year: 1874

/ END OF. THE PRAYER-WEEK FOR COLLEGES.
There is to bea mass-meeting this evening
at s O'Clock at DR.. Reads church, on which
occasion the services incident to the week Of
prayer for the colleges will be brought to
close. This evening prayer will be offered
for all the youth who are not Comprised in
any of the classes which have been already
published, the poor, the orphan, and the
outcast, who have not the advantage of
pious training at home, or at Sunday school,
or OF secular education.


There will be no service tonight in the
Ieeture.room of the Second Presbyterian
church. The congregation have been inyi-
ted to sttend the union Pray er-meeting to
be held In the lecture-r0om of the Grace
Street Presbyterian church at S P. h.
Year: 1874

The PROPOSED Cry HALL.-The joint
committee of the two houses Of the General
Assembly appointed under a recent resolu.
ton (presented by Mr.. Gilman, of the House
of DelegatesO to consider the subject of a
union on the part of the city and State for
the purpose of erecting a city hall in which
the Supreme Court, law-library, and the city
courts shall be quartered, communicated yes.
terday with Mayor Kelley.


The Mayor stated, in response, that he
would address the Council on the subject at
the meeting on Monday, and request the ap-
pointment of special committee to confer
with the joint committee of the General
Assembly.
Year: 1874

Your attention Is resps ctfuIly Invited to
the following City Ordinance which il IL
my duty to enf0ree,


"The tenant or occupant and in case there should
be no terant, the owner, or any person having the
care Of any building lot of lond bordering not
than one hundred and fffy feet on any street. lane,
court square, public place within the city, where
ceasng to fall Of any snow, If in day tine within
three hours, and If in the night time, before OF
the clock of the forenoon succeeding. cause such
snow to be removed from such footway or sidewalk
and in default thereof. shall forfeit and paw sum
not less than two dollars more than ten dollars:
shall remain on such footway or sidewalk sucb ten
ant. occupant, owner other person. shall forfeit
and uay sum not less than one dollar, nor moIe
than ten dollars. Aud II such building lot should
extend more than one hundred and fifty feet, on any
street land II shall be the duty of such tenant or
snow from the footway or sidewalk for the space of
hundred and fifty feet according to the proyis-
ions and subject to the penalties aforesaid"


"The provisions Of the preceding section shall also
apply to the falling of snow from any building"


whenever the sidewalk, or any part thereof ad-
joining any bu lding lot OF land on any street,
shall be encountered with ice, 1t shall be the duty of
the occupant, and In case there IL occupant, the
owner or any person having the OF such build
convenient, by removing the ice therefrom, or by
covering the same with sand some other suitable
substance: and in case such owner occupant, or
other person. shall neglect to do, or the space OF
six hours during the day time, he shal forfeit aud
ray not less than two than five dollars, and


like sum for every day that the same shall ccntin-
ne encountered.


The above ordinances will be- strictly enforced.
GEO. W. PARKER,
no00tf CITY Marshal,
Year: 1874

LIEBIG's LIQUID EXTRACT OF BEEF does not
require cooking or warmiDg-Is in the form. Of
Foreign Liqueur. Is composed Of Beef Bran
dy and Touics-Sold by Grocers and Wine
Merchants as high class Cordial or Liqueur
and by Druggists as superior nutritive Tonic.
dc9-1m
Year: 1874

Applejack was deferred from competing at
the last horticultural show, With couple Of
big pears, by the advice of a sporting friend,
who told him some other fellow might show
three, and three of a kind always beat two
pairs.
Year: 1874

Itisn't easy to close our lips to friends
when we have opened our hearts to them, is
true, but for all that, real wisdom will teach
us not to allow the flow of words to be turn
ed on as they turn on the waters of foun
tain, and then run them at full speed, bring
ing up everything, till it requires patent
screw in strong hand to stop them again.
Year: 1874

The place for Republican comfort ia Washing
ton Territory. 1t s a long way off, very far
North, and some of those people who never will
be satisfied will complain, We suppose, that it
only gives them cold comfort. But dispatch
from Seattle says that Washington Territory
gives 5000 Republican majority This is nice
And doubtless it explains something. Too many
Republicans have been going out to Seattle, for
the good of the rest of the country.
Year: 1874

There is a widespread statement that at the
North and East, some persons have had such a
horrible itch for office, that the people, in the
pure spirit of kindness, took pity on them and
scratched them effectually.
Year: 1874

The privileges and responsibilities OF


the new arrangement are to be shared
equally by the original publisher and
news agents, and one Of the effects of
the change will be to increase the use of


the latter in the distribution of news
papers to readers. Thus publishers will
send more and more to news agents at
wholesale rates by mail, and the agents
will supply the local demand 1t the
publisher prices or a small advance.
The transference of the payment Of
postage from the subscribers to the
publishers will necessitate, in most
cases, some modification. perhaps a
small advance, in the original subscrip.
tion price Of journals; but, as the new
postage rates are less than the old, the
subscribers will gain something in the
net cost Of their papers by mail.


The Post-Office department has
adopted simple process for collecting
the newspaper postages Of the publish
ers and news agents nnder the new sys-
TEN. The sacks or bundles coming
from the publishing Offices will be
weighed in bulk, and receipts given for
the amount Of postage on each daily or
weekly lot. to be paid by stamps which
will be Cancelled and kept on the
stubs" Of the receipts at the several
post"oftices. No stamps or marks of
prepayment will need to be affixed to
the papers or packages, as the very
TACT that they have passed into the
post.ottice at all is proof Of the prepay
nent Of postage.
Year: 1874

Go INTO TIE GRANGE.-Whatever
objections you may have to the
Grange movement, you will really
know very little about its workings
until YOU become an active member.
There must certainly be much in the
organization that is pleasant and
profitable, or it could not be so very
popular with the farmers, who, as a
class, are far more reluctant to &C
to into any new movement than anv
other body of men. In fact, The
growth of this Order is, perhaps,
unparalleled In the annals Of societies.
True, political parties have apparent-
ly sprung into existence S rapidly
but they were in fact only the change
of men from one name and principles,
in organization, 70 another. This
organization is new. There was
nothing of old like it. 1t is entirely
new. 1t is not mere impulse-for
it has drawn into its ranks men who
do not act from mere impulse. The
steady, cautious men, are the enthuss
iastic Patrons. Hence, the Patron
says, and safely, too, that it cannot
be that the organization is bad
But, on the other hand, it is safe to
urge all men who are engaged in
working farms 10 go into the Grange,
aud to go into it with the expectation
that it will be to them q source of
much real benefit, both in money
saving and in pleasure giving. In
tact, it should enable men to become
rich and to keep young. The Grange
is necessity. 1t is q good thing
Join it.
Year: 1874

From the Winterset Iowa News.


Not biz CT it. For months we have
heard this conjecture, aud have recently
! tlken pains to ascertain its correctness
Most of our informants say tho order is
receiving but few accessions, but none are
leaving. They are now becoming more
! thoroughly organic ID, have tried many
things that proved Improbable and were
abandoned, and have instituted business
and social system among the producing
classes that will eventually work great
good to the entire country. OF course
they have drones, but many OF them are
beginning to learn that they must work in
order TO live, hence the change, and the
rumor that they were on the decline.
Take the recent harvest as an instance.
More grain has been raised and success
fully harvested than ever before, and more
corn will bs raised. All OF the former
with few exceptions-is now beyond the
danger OF rain or other calamity, whilst
the corn crop will be watched with equal
care. Now. if this great society has been
able in so short time to work mp such q
good state of agricultural knowledge and
care, should not that alone commend
them to conf lence and encouragement?
The cooperative system has been abs1-
doned almost entirely, rs it has been pro-
ven that merchants sell on as SIN I'll mar
gin as possible. yet many people think
they are only waiting to strike harder
blow. Believe it not until you seea move
in this direction. The great menopolies
of the Northwest have been made to feel
the power of this organic ltion, and are
nov reaping the reward of their former
expressions. For this. il nothing else,
should they be entitled to the gratitude
of heretofore oppressed people. Au
people are prone to grumbls, but n fair.
thinking community viii always be willing
to applaud good deeds, no matter from
what source it may come. Dont say the
Patrons Of Hasbandry are on the decline,
for there is no evidence to prove it. We
hope it may live long and prosper, and
eventually prove great good to all mau-
kind. as We are assured it was organized
with this view.
Year: 1874

sWhat is q Court? asked o
Michigan Judge Of a gentlemen he
was examining 10 see whether be
was fit to practice law.-"It Is a
place where many go to get justice
and devilish few get it" was the in
stat reply.-"You can pass" said the
Judge, aonly don't talk that way in
public"
Year: 1874

THE FORTHCOMING REPORT OF COMMISSIONER DOUG


LAss-THE TAX on WHISKY AND TOBACCO NOT


TO BE INCREAsED-EFFECT OF THE MoIETY RE-


PEAL LAW.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE Commissioner of
Internal Revenue for days past has been devotDg
his entire attention TO the preparation OF bis annual
port He will suggest very hto legislation affect
ing Internal Revenue affairs, main point which he
will ask Congress to act upon being certain amendments
to the Internal Revenue laws denotng clearly the
rule under the laws by which the Internal Revenue Bu
governed Tue principal feature of this charac
and which is constantly leading the Bureau
the Treasury Department into ltigaons, is that
ton Of the Internal Revenue law stpulatng
the character of papers liable to check
stamps There other minor amendments
OF kindred character which the Commissioner VII
renew. In reference to the subject Of changing the
whisky and tobacco the Commissioner and Secretary
Brisow have had several consultations, and it
nuay agreed and the Secretary OF the Treasury to-day
confirmed this agreement by stating that there is
probability that the tax whisky and tobacco Will be
increased or changed in any way whatever.


The Secretary OF the Treasury that there is


great falling off In Customs receipts. He has watched
the returns closely, but has yet made his mind
what to attribute the decrease to. He is not firm in
opinion that the law abolishng the moiety system
has contributed solely to this state of things,
there has yet been sufficient time show fully
the workings of this repeal law The Secretary there
FORE in his coming report Will not touch upon the action
of Congress in abOlshng the system but he believes
and arms that the honest merchants not all honest,
aud, although there is little induccment for agents to
detect frauds, the Department officers at the present
time making great many seizures. The Secretary has
the main features Of his report yet under advisement
and Is also awaiting reports which will enable him to
conclude better what the condition OF the finances are,
and what remedies he Will be warranted In suggesting
TO Congress to improve them.
Year: 1874

THE REPUBLICAN PARTY TO BLAME FOR THE RE-


sULr-TIE SENATOR AFRAID THAT THE PARTY


WILL COMMIT WORSE ERRORS THAN EVER IN


THE COMING SESSION OF CONGRESS.


WASHINGTON, Nov. Ex-senator Simon Cam
eioh Is In town. He thinks the Republican party Is to
p!ame or the recent Democratic victory The party
whoe was too sure OF and Dragged too much Of
Its perfect organization aud the inability OF any outside
party 10 pcak up that organization. The Senator denies
Win considerable forco truth Of President Grants
statement that Congress wholly responsible for this


great disaster to the Republican party, and thinks. IL
tue correctly reported he Is entirely
III MS assertion The Senator In 1ludng to the defeat
OF MS party says that he does not know what Congress
VIII 90 at lis next session to retrieve the OF the
past Dut soreIy afraid that the party next session
may commit worse errors than before Pennsylva
MA ne oeheves will ITS Republican Governor back
again at the next election and in the Presidential
contest nc believes the State will up to her usual
Republican maJorities. The Senator looks in better
heh 'nah Tor many years past. He takes the political
chahge very resignedly, and talks like whose ad
vice. although freely given. had not been Needed.
Year: 1874

ID. B. HasbrOuck, Chief of the Bureau of
Elections, said yesterday that the returns OF the vote
upon the constitutional amendments would not be
ready for publication for a week or ten days The OIL
cal canvass is making and large clerical force has
been employed upon this work All the returns have
not yet been received. An approximation has been
reached that the fact clear that the vote OF the
city has been in favor OF the amendments by large
majority The second article taken as an average
and it was upon the fOotngs on this article that the
statement was based.
Year: 1874

There is more than cne prominent Ameri-
can politician who might have sat to George
Eliot for this portrait: "The squire's cute
enough, but it takes something else beside
cuteness to make folks see what'll be for their
interest in the long run. 1t takes some con-
science, and belief in right and wrong; see
that clear, pretty clear. Yon'd hardly ever
bring the old squire to believe he'd gain as
much in a straightforward way as by tricks
and turns"
Year: 1874

The new vest has deep pocket that COM
pletely hides cigar, so that the man who
asks you for ''the mate to that can never
bring blush to your face by discovering it
after you have told him II haven't another, a
fellow just gave me this"
Year: 1874

ANCIENT TREES IN NEVADA. - In the
bottom of the main shaft of the Virgin
ia City Coal Company. Ell Dorado canon.
Lyon County, has been encountered the
trunk of a tree four feet in. diameter. u
lone relic of an ancient and extinct for
est. Where cut through by the shaft
this old tree is found to be perfectly
carbonized--turned into coal. Outside,
the log is completely crusted over with
iron pyrites, many of which are so bright
that the crystals shine like diamonds.
These pyrites also extend into the body
of the log. filing what were apparently
once cracks OF. wind-shakes, and even
forming clusters about what was once
the heart of the tree. This relic of an
oldtime forest lies far below the two
veins of coal the company are about to
open. The finding of this old trunk is
evidence that the country was at one
time. ages and ages ago. covered by
forest of large trees; though the native
timber growth, when the country was
first visited by the whites. and as far
back as the traditions of the Indians ex-
tend, was but scubby species of nut
pine. A few miles from the shaft in
which this carbonized tree Yves found
are to be seen on the surface the petri-
fed remains of many large trees. In
the early days of Washoe. before the
prespectors had broken them up for


specimens, pieces of tree-trunks two
or three feet in diameter and twenty or
thirty feet in length were to be seen up
on the surface of the ground. However.
these trees, and even the one found in
the bottom of the shaft of the coal runs,
may have come from the foot billie of
the Sierra Nevada aMountains-m have
dritted out when seas of water every
where covered our present valleys. The
water lines visible on the hills show
that the whole country was
filled with lakes, and the petrifed trees
lying here and there on the surface of
the ground probably foated out on the
waters of the extinct lakes, and finally
sunk to the bottom in the places where
they are now found Virginia City En-
terprise.
Year: 1874

IMPRISONED. Jack Daniels got caught
in trap this morning. He went into
Frank Hunts fire proof cellar after
something, and inadvertently closed
the door, which, having been swollen
by the recent damp weather, he could
not open when he got ready to come
out. Jack yelled for help at the top of
his voice. and two young ladies came
to his assistance and let him out, after
they made him promise-well, we'll not
tell what they made him promise, this
time.--O1yhes Aralanche.
Year: 1874

CONTRASTS IN New YnEK.-It is a
common thing to contrast the old style
of politen IS and courtesy with the new
style of impertinence and il civility; the
IS hours of labor at the little pine desk
with the down at II and off at g."
which marks many of the modern bust
ness men. But there are other contrasts.
1t is fashionable for the young opera


tors in the street to dine at Delmonico's,
at an expense of from 80 to SIS day.
'~hen a good lunch could be had for so
cents; cab is hired for So, while the
Astors ride up in an omnibus for ten
cents. l saw young man the other
day who had on rough outfit. I had
known hin on the street as smart op-
orator and fashionably dressed. 81
have been on the street." he said, "ten
years; I have made great deal of mon
ey, and lost it all; l made $28,000 in
puts and calls in one day; the next
was fiat on my back; had to eat what
] did not wish, drink what knew hurt
me, and go into combinations that my
judgment did not approve. I AMI now
in the lumber business. I make $4,000
a year. I live better, haye more money,
have more comfort in my family. and
sleep sweeter than I have felt for ten
years. The two great merchants of the
city Peter Cooper and William E.
Dodge-ride about the city on business
in plain cne- horse buggy that the
youngsters on the street would be
ashamed to drive upon the road; yet
these gentlemen have more money to
give away, and are not afraid Of being
ruined every day of their lives. The
economy and modesty of this class
could be safely studied by the fast
young men of our citv and day.-N. Y.
Corr. Boston Journal.
Year: 1874

A man may borrow money. steal from
a widow, discount his whiskey bill.
nip" prayer book from dying hea-
then. and still have some chance for
pardon, but when he swindles poor
printer out of his bill. we think the de-
vii has such firm grip on the seat of
his pantaloons that repentance and'for-
giveness are out of the question.
Year: 1874

Pere Hyacinthe recently applied for
a Catholic Church in Geneva in which
to lecture. bnt was refused because he
was not Catholic. He then applied
for Protestant church, where he was
likewise refusedt because he was not
Protestant.
Year: 1874

If the newspapers in this State that are
advertising a Constitutional Convention
this year will only leave of this advocacy
and instead Of 1t advocate the project Of
submitting several important amendments
to the Constitution through the next
Legislature, something can be done. The
people would like to see the former Con-
stitution practically restored, but they are
not willing to call q Convention for that
purpose. The popular mind is raspish on
the question ol so much Improbable ex.
pense Tor legislation.
Year: 1874

The Wellsburg Independent refers to
the 1HTEILlaRNcRR as fair specimen Of
q live newspaper, because it opens its col.
umus freely to all classes Of the commu-
nifty, and lets them all be heard on the
leading questions Of the day, both secular
and religious. This Is exactly what we
aim to do. We recognize the fact that
there is a vast amount Of reading and
thinking going on among the people on
almost all leading topics, and that their


decided preference Is for a newspaper that
permits more than one side Of these ques.
tionS to see the light in Its columns. We
find 1t TO be to our interest, therefore to
open up our columns freely to the public.
Year: 1874

The ANTI -MoNoPoLIsT and the Anti
Monopoly Address are deadly poison to
the fragrant and rotten Republican
party. Your paper will hasten the de-
cease Of that party and then let us pre-
pare an ron-fettered coffin and dig the
deepest grave for its burial.


Thank you for your heroic undertak-
ing. Your success is certain. Every
man who respects honesty and integri-
ty will support your valuable paper
Let the hounds howl; their strength is
failing rapidly. The people know their
wants, but corruption, high taxation
and the expressions of political rings
have crushed them to the earth. The
welfare of our nation is at stake. Office
seekers are as thick as the damaging
locusts on the plains, and are eagerly
watching for public prey and plunder
Workingmen! Rally as one man ano
your sufferings will cease.


A. j. LuNDMAN.