smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1867

HoURs OF LABOR IN NMAssACHUsETTs- The
majority OF the Committee on q uestions of
Labor have reported to me House of Repre-
sentatives OF Massachusetts a DILL making
very proper and humane provision
against the employment of young per-
sons In factories for an excessive number of
hours in the day. The Legislature will prob
ably adopt this report and decline TO legislate
respecting the hours of labor OF adults.
minority report has been submitted. providing
for an annual reduction Of the hours CT labor
for all persons in factories, except those oc-
cupied IN repairs and in necessary labor, until
an 1863 they shall be reduced 70 eight hours in
the day
Year: 1867

THE BALLOT FOR WoMRN.-Petitions are
circulating by the women in st. Louis asking
the legislature to strike the word male from
the state constitution. Preparations are also
making for mass meeting OF women for the
purpose OF bringing the question OF female
suffrage prominently before the people
Year: 1867

..-Gen. Rosecrans was mentioned
indeed his namc was telsgraphed East
rs y possible Democratic candidate for
Governor Of California. But the fact
was not telegraphed, as announced in
the San Francisco ANa, that
the General would not, on any &C.
count accept the .- nomination Of
tho Democracy. That paper adds
"If he could be induced to run
for Office at al it would be on the Union
ticket; but his business and inclination
are both averse to political life, and HI
is not at all likely to become the can
didate Of any party. At the same tint
his sympathies are wholly with th'
Union cause"
Year: 1867

A BAD DREAMER. man in Wilmington.
one night last week, dreamed his wife had
proved untathtul to him and awoke and beat
m9r terrible; at least that's what he told those
who went to see what was the matter 'i0'o
Year: 1867

Each citizen who is in favor of the sub
s;itute will vote Yes" Those who are op
posed will vote "No." The ticket headed
by General Hayes for Governor is commit
ted to the amendment to the Constitutions
In the platform of the Convention which
nominated it they say:


Il That, imbued with the spirit of true
Democracy. and believing that the powers
necessary for the purpose of attaining the
ends nt government ought not to be restrict
ed to privileged class, but should Re vest,
ed in the whole people, without unjust or
odious distinctions or qualifications not
equally attanablc by all; and further, be-
lieving tnat these sentiments are in strict
accordance with the spirit and tendency of
modern civilization, we place ourselves on
the simple and broad platform Of Impartial
marhood suffrage. as en- bodied in the pro
posed amendment to the State Constitution,
appealir G to and confding in the intelli-
gence, justice and patriotism of the people
Of Ohio to approve it at the ballot-box. "


No one who is opposed to the amend.
ment can consistently vote for Hayes or his
ticket. The two should stand or fall to
gether. IF the amendment is adopted, it
allows negroes to vote in Ohio, and it dis.
franchises thousands Of white men from vo-
ting. The soldier who fought for the
Union during the whole war, but left after
Lees surrender, and the war was over, but
before he had regular formal discharge.
will not be allowed to vote. In the mean
time, that privilege is conferred upon the
most ignorant and degraded negro in the
South. Those in favor of such discrimi
nation will vote for Hayes and the amend.
ment
Year: 1867

We find the following inrelation to ahe
eight hour system in the Wisconsin:


The carpenters of this city held meet
ing last evening. and the whole tone Of
the meeting was prevaded by an excellent
good sense. Should such spirit char
acterize the other Trades unions, the eight
hour system could be rendered perfect
success. They resolved that inasmuch
as they demanded that two hours should
he taken from their days labor they would
aceede TO a temporary reduction of TWEEN
" per cent. upon tiiei. wages. They be-
lieve that they can show by diligence and
fidelity thar they can earn nearly as much
fer their employers in eight hours of
steady labor as they have heretofore In
ten hours Of course when they prove
this they will lose nothing by the change
Many OF these carpenters will work by the
piece and then employers can witness the
relative effects OF the eight hour and the
ten hour system.
Year: 1867

* c2temporary speaking OF the
acquisitions to our soil during the present
century, claims that all the credit is due
to ''the energy and patriotism Of the
Democratic party. 'Du tell = Perhaps
it was patriotism that made the Demo
cracy so anxious for the purchase of the
little island of Cuba at a cost of thirty
millions? Perhaps slavery had some in-
fuence in the matter; and on the whole
we guess slavery had hand In number
Of those purchases spoken Of
Year: 1867

The work of transferring from the
Rebel patch in the Old City Gene
terry to the new location out at Rose Hill,
the bodies of the rebels who died here
while Camp Douglas was prison for
those parties, has now been completed
Three thousand three hundred and eighty
collins were taken up, of which SO were
empty, revealing the industry of the
body snatchers" III times gone by.
Year: 1867

THOMAs WINDIATE, PROPRIETOR
i This first c'ass house is in excellent condi-
tion and the proprietor is confident that he
can give perfect satisfaction to the travelling
public. So


Buss will always be found ready to take
travellers to and from the boats. good Liv-
eryStabls is kept in connection with the House


I2-51
Year: 1867

We doubt very much the propriety of the practice, which has become so general, of publishing the incomes assessed under the Internal Revenue Act It may be right that the Government should enquire as carefully as it does into the condition of mems affairs, with view to an equal taxa tion; but is it acting honorably when it allows the results of those enquiries to be published? Under the former arrange ment, one advantage, indeed was gained by the publicity; people could judge for themselves of the honesty with which their neighbors had made their returns Now, however, the income from the stocks of banks and other corporations paying this tax direct to the government, is omitted; and the published returns are consequent ly much less certain indication of the correctness of individual assessments.

 When matter of this general interest has been made public, our readers are en- titled to it. and We subjoin the list of coun- ty incomes which has appeared in the Wins ted Herald:
Year: 1867

On Wednesday of last week the House concurred with the Senate in electing Messrs. Sanford and Granger, Judges of the Superior Court / Neither of them are leaders of the bar in their respective coun

 ties; still, as both are, as age is reckoned among lawyers, young men," it by no mems follows that they have not the abil- ities that would qualify them for such position. Mir. Granger, the appointee from Litchfeld county is probably known personally to most of our readers as law yer in good practice and as a more than ordi- narily popular member of the bar. He will take his place on the bench with the cordial good wishes of his legal brethren.

 We have opposed the election of these gentleman. strenously, thinking that the State stood in need, just now, of men of larger experience in the transaction of jul dicial business and who had already been proved exactly the men for the emergency. We have especially disliked, too, the sec tional jealousies and combinations which have led to the rejection of the best names proposed. While, therefore, We think the Legislature has run an unnecessary risk in selecting comparatively untried material for such important positions, We sincere ly hope these appointments may prove q check to that manifest deterioration of the bench which has been going on since the passage ot the constitutional amendment limiting the term of office to eight years.
Year: 1867

We CONGRATULATE our Democratic
friends upon the result Of the
municipal election of yesterday.
With the exception Of single
candidate, they have elected their
entire city ticket. They have car
ried five out of seven wards in the
city. and elected large majority Of the
members of both branches of council.
4 more gratifying result it has seldom
been our privilege to announce.


One pleasant feature of this splendid
victory is that it was achieved without
extra effort on the part Of the Demo-
crafts. All were so confident of success,
and the enemy appeared to be doing go
little by way of opposition, that no
special exertion was put forth tosecure
the triumph which we take pleasure IN
recording. We must give our oppo-
nents credit for having conducted this
canvass with a quiet energy that de-
served q better reward. But with all
their silent preparation and industry,
with all their well devised arrange
ments, their cunning arrtifice In
the distribution of bogus tickets
by which they divided our
strength in several wards, and
in spite of the boasted disaffection of
prominent Democrats, Radicalism Ill
Wheeling is once more beaten back. dis
comfted and scattered. The voice Of
the people has been heard, and once
more it is declared that the 'party OF
moral ideas" and immoral practises shall
not retain foothold in the capital city
of West Virginia. To the Legislature
now in session, we would tender our
war,nest sympathies. We trust they
will not condemn this perverseness OF
our people, as the Democrats have got
ten into the way of carrying our city
elections when our law-giverS are with
rs. and Yesterdays result will only serve
10 show the force of popular habit.


Our neishbor of the Intel'ige"oer, we
imagine, will derive but little comfort
from Yesterdays election. The popular
estimate of his credibility does not seem
to be very tlattering. If he can profit
by experience he will not be likely to
indulge hereafter in such indiscretions
as elected the rebuke which the popu-
lar verdict administered to him on yes
terday.
Year: 1867

A MISTAKE occurred in the printing
of some tickets at this Office on yester,
day, and we take this occasion to cor,
rect it. About noon, an order was sent
in for a lot of Second Ward Democratic
Tickets, for which it was alleged the
demand was urgent. In the hurry OF
getting them up, o mistake occurred by
which the name of another gentle
man was substituted for that OF
Mr.. CLARK as candidate for Street
Commissioner. As is evident from the
returns, the mistake was discovered be-
fore many of the tickets had been dis
tributed. The tickets were recalled,
the genuine article substituted, and we
are glad to see that Mr.. CLARK carried
the ward as he did the city by a hand
some majority. Although the error was
productive of no serious results, it de-
serves an explanation. We take this
opportunity to make the requisite cor
rection.
Year: 1867

In another column will be found an


able letter from DANIEL LAMB, ESD, to


the voters of Ohio county. Mr.. LAMB


has very properly deemed the PROPOSE
tion now pending in the Legislature to
amend the Registration Law fit sub
ject for public discussion and comment.
His exposition of the odious features OF
the new Act, for which We are indebted
but not grateful to the clemen-
CIV of Governor BRAMLETTE, is
complete and thorough, and cannot
fail to attract universal atten-
ton. For clearness of statement, con-
ciseness and force of argument, and
frmness and dignity of style, this ad-
dress will rank among the authors
best productions. 1t meets in fitting
manner the necessities of the hour. In
times like these, when outrages long
endured have made the people impa-
ticnt OF new and deeper wrongs, they
should not be addressed in the language
of bitterness and passion. A calm and
equable setting forth of their
grievances, will answer every
purpose in arousing them to
a sense Of their danger. while it
will do nothing to precipitate that vio-
lent and hasty action, which is to be
deprecated by the friends, as it is to be
apprehended by the foes Of popular
freedom. And now that the circum-
stances Of this fresh invasion of their
rights have been placed before the peo-
ple in a manner so free from all
that is inhammatory or impulsive,
have We not the right to appeal
to those from whom this blow must
come if it coms of all, to do their part
in calming the excitement and allaying
the feeling which the contemplated
scheme of disfranchisement is elicit
,iugi We have no desire to be classed
with alarmists, we wonld address no
argument to the fears of men, but we
implore onr Legislators to reflect we'll
upon all the possible consequences
Of their act, before they adopt q
measure which is without q par
aiel even in that embodiment Of
severity, illegality and oppression
the partizan legislation Of West Vir'
ginia. 1t is true that the people have
received in silence and endured with
patience the wrongs of the past; it is
true that such submission is unexam-
pied even as the evils are unprecedented;
but past endurance is no guarantee OF
perpetual forbearance. Men cannot be
expected to respect those laws that are
enacted in defiance Of the Constitution
and the will of the people. Law
makers must not be law-breakers.


There is no people, however orderly
whose patience is inexhaustible. There
is no despotism. however firm, whose
-seyerities may not be witbstood- And
there is no system of fraud and force
which may not some day be shaken by
practical illustration Of the truth
that oppression has its. limit and bu-
risd freedom it's resurrection day and
justso low a. human rights and human
hopes are sunk, 30 high will the tide Of
righteous retrihp tion swell ct last"
Year: 1867

elect Presidency by military votes
is the revolution. The entire spirit
and programme of the African party
is revolution. Our plan is to resist
it by any and every means which
may be required TO crush it. Are
not hundred years Of war for liber-
ty preferable to an eternity Of shame
and despotism? Who hesitates in such
a cause? Only the most craven wretch
whose existence is q curse to himself
and his countryl"
Year: 1867

A SHOCKING DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.-A Mo-
bile paper relates the following heart rend
ing killing of mother by her son, by mis-
take:


The family of a prominent citizen residing
on ST. Louis street. and now absent on visit
to Pensacola. had. one or two days before,
been disturbed by an attempt at burglary
The only son present on the premises was at
the time sick in bed, and had taken some
opium to lull his pains. After midnight,
the mother of the family awoke, and suppos
ing there was some one trying to force an
entrance into her room, she slipped off her
bed and entered the adjoining room, where
her son, still under the effect of soporfic
potion, was uneasily resting. To avoid
alarming him, the tender mother gently
shook him by the arm, when, horrible to
| relate. the unfortunate son aroused from
his heavy slumber, and before having re-
covered from its effects, supposed that
some robber had entered his room, and
| fetching out pistol from under his pill
low, twice pulled the fatal trigger, and sent
the bullet through the throat of his be-
| loved mother, who, in the agonies of her
death, faithful to her maternal instinct, ex-
claimed, "Son! son you didn't mean it.
God bless youp ~ Awakening to the terrible
reality, the unfortunate man rushed out to
seize in his arms his dying mother. and the
whole family having hastened to the room,
the sanity matron repeated her words of
forgiveness and soon expired in the midst
of her beloved family. Crazed by the
deed, the voluntary matricide rushed out of
his home and has not been seen since.
Year: 1867

A few months ago we published an ac-
count of the death of Mrs Hudson and four
children, who persisted in the flames of a
burning building. at Shingletown, in this
county. The husband of the woman and
father of the children appears to have been
but little affected by the appalling manner of
their death, and sin e that time has conduct
ed himself in a style that plainly showed him
to be devoid of all respect for himself or the
memory of the dead. On Saturday last this
man ended his career under the following
circumstances


On Friday Hudson and one Frank Martin
were engaged in playing cards in the bar
room of the Millville Hotel, and in the course
of the game Hudson accused Martin of
cheating, and said he had swindled him out
of $3.50. Martin denied tlat he had cheated
and remarked that any man who said he did
SO was I'D Ear'' Hudson then Left the
house. On the following day Hudson drank
considerable liquor and tried to borrow
pistol, saying he had been imposed upon,
and would not stand such treatment. He
was refused a weapon, but finally he and one
of his friends forcibly took pistol from a
man named Glasscock. Shortly after OBJ
tanning possession of the pistol, Hudson
approached Martin, who was standing just
outside the hotel door, and presenting the
pistol, within a few feet of his breast, ordered
him to take back what he had said. Martin
Immediately rushed upon Hudson and caught
him around the neck, drawing his head down
on his breast After some considerable scuf-
fling, Hudson raised the pistol above his head
and fired downward, with the evident inten.
ton of shooting Martin, but the ball entered
his own head on the right side, and piercing
the brain, lodged in the base of the skull on
the left side. Before entering his head the
ball cut off the thumb of Hudson's left hand,
besides grazing one of Martins arms.


Hudson lived until Monday morning, when
he expired. the victim CT his own rashness
and evil habits. Justice Guptill, of Mllvile,
impanneled jury and held an inquest over
the remains of deceased when the jury
returned verdict in accordance with the
above narrated facts.
Year: 1867

G. &c. 10 Every white male citizen of the
- United States, and every white male citizen of
Mexico who shall have elected to become a citizen
of the United States under the treaty of peace ex
changed and ratified at Querearo, on the 30th of
May, lS4S, of the age of twenty -one years, who
shall have been resident of the State six months
next preceding the election, and the county or
district in which he claims his vote, thirty days
shall be entitled to vote at all elections which are
or hereafter may be authorized by law.


Sec. H. For the purpose of voting, person
shall be deemed to have gained lost residence
by of his presence or absence the service
of the United States, nor while engaged in the nav
igaton of the waters of this State of the United
States, of the high seas; while student of
a seminary of learning nor while kept at aims
house other asylum, while confined in any
public prison.


See. IL. No idiot or insane person, or persons
convicted of any infamous crime shall be entitled
to the privileges of an elector.


See. b. A crime shall be deemed infamous
which is punishable by death or by Imprisonment
in the State Prison.
Year: 1867

Section go. No person shall be allowed to vote
except at the polls held In the election district
where he resides ; unless his name is enrolled
on the poll list where he offers his vote in such
district, nor for local or representative officers


unless he shall have had his residence for thirty
days next preceding within the territorial limits
prescribed for the election Of such officers If any
person enrolled the poll list, whose vote shall be
objected to on the day of election oy any qualified
elector, shall be proved to the satisfaction of the
Board of Judges, either by his oath or by the
oath of any other qualified elector and householder
of the district by other clear and competent evil
denee to be legally qualified and entitled TO be
enrolled said poll list, if it be proved as afore-
said that he is enrolled more than one poll list
when he offers his vote. or is otherwise not legally
qualified to vote at such election, his vote shall be
rejected. 2Ss
Year: 1867

THE Bullion. ."-Robinson & Co. are
energetically at work sinking a shaft on the
- Bullion" ledge, at South Fork, and have
struck rock which is pronounced richer in
gold and silver than anything yet discovered
in the district. After running cut into the
mountain side, a shaft was commenced and is
now sunk twelve feet. The ledge at that
depth is four feet thick, well defined. and in
many places contains native silver, spangles
and threads of which are plainly. visible to
the naked eye. We understand it is the
intention Of the company to continue sinking
the shaft during the winter.
Year: 1867

ErNE BUILDING-Tbe new Masonic, Odd
Fellows and School building at Millville, in
this county, is Enthusiastically the finest, most
substantial and beautiful in this portion of
the State The building is composed OF well
burnt brick, is two stories high, and fifty -four
feet in length by thirty-two in width. The
upper story is intended for Masonic and
Odd Fellows Hall, and the lower story will
be divided into two apartments and used as
school rooms. The building is well lighted,
thoroughly ventilated, and is situated in
we'll shaded and healthy locality. The recent
celebration and ball, given by the people OF
Millville, for the purpose of raising funds to
complete this building, netted about eight
hundred dollars-the largest amount raised
from festival of that character, IN this
county, for many years.
Year: 1867

Cow CREEK BRIDGE.-The tmbers for the
new free bridge across Little Cow Greek, at
Ultzs ranch, are now on the ground and the
foundation laid. The structure will be raised
this week. The contractor calculates on
having the bridge complete in one month
from the time the frame is raised. The com
pletion of this bridge will result in great
benefit and accommodation to the people of
this place and those residing in the eastern
portion of the county. We understand Mr..
Ultz intends asking the Board of Supervisors,
at their next meeting, for permission to
obstruct the new bridge road during the
summer, in order to lead his irrigating ditch
to his residence with less expense and
trouble, and have the old road used entirely
We hope the Board will not listen to any
such proposition.
Year: 1867




On Wednesday next, October 10th, the
Judicial election takes place. and on that
occasion the Union voters of the State will
be offered fair opportunity to retrieve the
late disaster, by electing loyal and able men
to fill the highly responsible Offices of Judge
Of the Supreme Court and Superintendent of
Public instruction. There can be no doubt
that the majority of the voters of the State
are loyal men, who desire to see sound
Unionists elected to these important posi-
tions, and they have only to turn out prompt
ly to the polls to render triumph of their
candidates certain.


The effect of Union victory in this State
on the 10th would indeed be magical, and
fill the hearts of the Union people of the
Eastern States with unbounded joy and de
light Such triumph would secure the
Electoral vote of our State for the Union
Presidential candidate next year, and tend
to silence and discourage the enemies of
Congress and its plan of reconstruction
Then, too, the tide of rebel immigration
which, encouraged and invited by the elec-
tion Of Iaight, threatens to overrHn the
State, @puld be stayed, and the destiny of
the Commonwealth would remain in the
hands of a party devoted to the maintain
ance of, the Federal Union. and the PEI petu'
ity of the Republic.


We appeal to the Union men of Shasta
county to earnestly consider these important
facts, and ask them to lay aside all ordinary
business, and devote next Wednesday to the
work of assisting to secure the success OF the
cause in which all loyal men are Interested
Let us lay aside all minor differences, and go
to the polls in solid phalanx, and by voting
the Straight Union Ticket, retrieve our
recent defeat, and show the enemy that
Union principles are still dear to our hearts.