smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

A MILE IN THIRTY-oN SECONDS.
following story of the achievement in
respect of speed in an ice-boat on the
Hudson, in the vicinity of Staatsburg,
last week, is told by the Poughkeepsie
Eagle: Thursday last the wind blew
from the south, and the owner of the
new ice-boat, Cyclone, determined to
take advantage of the favorable oppor-
tunity for timing his yacht. The Hud-
son at this point is very wide, and at
the course selected its breadth is one
mile. Having made every preparation
for the feat to be accomplished, the
reef-points were shaken out Of the
sails, and every inch of canvas spread
to the gale. With two men on the
windward runner, to Keep the boat
down to the ice, the helm was turned,
the sails filled, and in moment, with
every inch of canvas drawing, she was
under full headway. Like an arrow
from q bow she darted away on her
course, clouds of pulverized ice follow
ing in the track of her runners as they
hummed over the surface Of the river,
and in what seemed but IN instant, the
TlV0T HUI DeeH CIOSScu, uuu 0uO AAA1O
accomplished in the almost incredible
time of thirty-one seconds, being at the
rate of two miles in a minute and two
seconds. Persons on shore compared
the speed of the flying racer to that Of 9
meteor flashing through the sky, and
watched her movements with eager in,
terest. The owner afterward put the
boat through some movements on the
ice, and astonished as well as paralyzed
the lookers-on, by sailing all the way
across the river on one runner, the force
of the wind throwing her over on her
beam ends and raising the windward
runner from ten to twelve feet above the
ice. Although but few were found
willing to partake of the amusement.
all seemed disposed to coincide in the
opinion that ice catching ia the most
exhilerating Of sports, and tke evolu-
tions of which one of the yachts is cap
able, the most graceful Of anything
they had ever witnessed.
Year: 1874

A DIFFERENCE WITH wORKINGMAN-H0W RUMORS


GROW AS THEY TRAVEL


TO the Rditor OF The TrfoKne


SIR: am not in the habit of sending COM
municatons to the papers, but letter entitled |" Al
legged O,tracism OF Northern Men in tho South" from
thi, State IN The TRIBUNE of Nov. IA, little in
accordance with my experience that feel impelled to
make q contrary statement First, in regard to the
rumor OF the shooting OF Mr.. West at CedartOwn Ga
Tie writer doubtless after learned that Mr. West
was not shot dead for daring to have opinions OF his
Own and that he was not even shot at The only foun
datlon for the report in business disagreement
between Mr. West and Of his wOrkmen In regard TO
some charcoal During the alteration the man became
abusive and threatened to shoot He arrested and
placed under bonds keep the Whoever supposes
Mr.. Vests politics his being a Norherner had
anything to do with such a transaction might
be easily duped have resided in this State about five
treatment of myself and family by the best people In
the State II hated ana despsed by our infer
ors because hail from Yankee land not
OF 1t. II others tho North "avoded pest
lence should look for aside from the fact OF
their being Northern men and Republicans to account
for it. The only social osracism that know Of among
our colored brothers who little disposed TO tolerate
the idea OF any OF their color turning traitor to
their race and voting white mems ticket did not
expect TO write so long statement, as am not poll
tician, but simply


ONE WHO ATTENDS TO HIS OWN BUSINESS.


Shelby County, AID, Nov. %. 1874.
Year: 1874

CLOSE OF CANAL AND LANE NhFiuhIioN'


BUFFALO, Dec. 8.-By an official order canal
navigation closed yesterday Lake navigation is virtu
ally closed only two proDeers-the Roanoke and sco-
tis-beiBg yet out, and they hourly expected to
arrive. All the vessels arriving within the last few
weeks have been stripped ana placed n Winter
Year: 1874

From the Louisville Courier-JOurnal.l


Mrs. Bonner, alias Harry Buford
of Mexico, is in the city, guest OF
the United States Hotel. In a re-
cent issue of the Courier-Journal there
was published a sketch of her life as
soldier in the Confederate army,
taken from Southern exchange.


Mrs. Bonner arrived in the city
Friday. Yesterday she visited the
Fair Grounds, and remained to see a
number of the races. She expressed
herself pleased with the exhibition
of trotting stock. Mrs. Bonner is on
her way to- Lexington, KY. She is
about thirty-five years old, and al
though not particularly handsome,
yet there is something striking about
her countenance that renders it rath-
er attractive. There is nothing mas
culine either in her talk, appearance
or carriage. She says that she was a
member of Confederate Company
during the war for eight months be-
fore her sex was ascertained. During
that time her husband, who was Cap
tain of the Company of which she
was First Lieutenant, was killed by
the premature discharge of a gun.
She succeeded him in command, but
afterward resigned and engaged as a
soldier, free to come and go as she
pleased. She says that she was new
er within hearing of a battle but what
she hastened to the scene and entered
into the fight. She was wounded
three times during the war. After
the surrender she married second
time, and her present husband is
miner in Mexico. She is now en-
deavoring to compose an autobiogra-
ply embracing her adventures as
soldier, and narrative of her travels
in Eastern countries in the interest
of the Southern cause. She is also
a newspaper correspondent, and is
constantly writing for the papers.
Year: 1874

companion glance up; and then, with
true tact and good breeding she hast
ened to change the subject. She was
kind hearted little woman, in spite
of her trifing language. l know
that never again to me or any living
being did she recur to what she had
noticed that evening; and that she
had noticed more than she chose to
say felt certain.


81 never saw Nora again so as to
speak to her during my uncle's life
time. l exchanged at once into a
regiment under orders for Canada.
There 1 remained three years, until
the death of Sir Rupert called me to
England. Nora had no children, so
was now Sir George Wyville. She
might as well have waited for me- 1
thought bitterly. / met her once at
our solicitors on business, just after
my return home, and that was the
last time ever saw her in the world.
She lived entirely in London, doing
an immense deal of good, 1 believe,
among the Irish poor.


"But her career of usefulness was
a short one. She only survived Sir
Rupert four years. To me she died
the hour she became his wife. She
wrote to me once after she was a
widow, telling me all the circum-
stances of her marriage-how that
Sir Rupert rescued her from life of
beggary on the streets, and sent her
to school for four years, and then she
had felt herself bound in honor and
gratitude to marry him.


"She concluded her letter by ex-
pressing hope that we might still
be friends. Friends! Ihad no more
friendship to offer her than l had
love to offer any other woman; and
my uncle's widow was sacred in my
eyes.


81 never saw Nora again.


81 believe the world talked good
deal about my strange conduct to-
ward my aunt, and pronounced it to
be very bad taste now that l had
come into the titles and estates.
Only the Duchess de- l fancy,
gave me credit for having some, good
reason for thus avoiding Lady Wy
vile. .....


"There, George, you know the
story of my life-why l have remain
ed a bachelor all my days. am not
aware that there is any particular
moral to be deduced from my tale,
unless it is only to fall in love in your
own rank of life piece of advice
that was very frequently given to me
when was young. l hope you will
profit by it better than l have done"
Year: 1874

rTOm tue Jersey ClIy JOuIHdi.J


That some of the white men at the
South who are organizing war on
their colored fellow-citizens mean
business, and are not over scrupulOus
as to the means of warfare, is evident.
The so-called White League of Lou
isiana among its resolutions adopted
the following:


''That we regard it the sacred and
political duty of every member of
this club to discountenance and social
ly prescribe all white men who unite
themselves with the Radical party F;
and to supplant every political OPP
ponent in all his vocations by the
employment and support of those
who ally themselves with the white
man s party; and we pledge ourselves
to exert our energies and use our
means to the consummation of this
end"


These people are evidently adopts
in the Improbable business of breed
ing scabs on their own noses. Any
class of voters in any community in
this country that undertakes to en-
force a social or business prescription,
on account of political opinions or
the free exercise of political choices,
is entering on a very troublesome
and dangerous path. If these half
crazy whites at the South actually do
as they resolve we shall have there,
not only war of races, but a civil
war in short order.
Year: 1874

In some parts of Europe it is not
unusual to bring about matrimonial
engagements by means of advertise
ments. Some years ago it was
agreed in gay party of ladies and
gentlemen in London that an adver-
tisement should be inserted IN q
morning paper as from young lady,


rich and beautiful, who felt inclined


to the state of matrimony. In the


course of the day letters were re-


eeived from between forty and fifty


swains of all descriptions, in reply to


each of whom an answer was address


ed stating that the lady wished, pre-


vious to his being introduced to her.


to see him, and at the same time re-


questing each to be in the pit of the


Drury Lane Theater on the following
evening, dressed in a blue coat,
white pantaloons, and scarlet vest,
and Immediately on the conclusion of
the first act to stand upon the
benches, flourish a white handker-
chief in one hand and apply glass to
the right eye with the other. Every
thing succeeded so well that as soon
as the curtain fell about fifty individ-
uals of all ages forthwith mounted
the benches, and from the smooth
chinned Adonis of eighteen to the
sleek, portly, selfeonfident widower
of fifty, and the emaciated bachelor
of sixty dressed in uniform accord
ing to orders, in the gayest style and
the utmost nicely. to make the
deeper impression on the heart of the
fair prize. High swelled their bo-
SONS with hope as with studied .ac-
ton the handkerchief was fourished
and the glass was raised to the eye.
but who shall paint the astonishment,
dismay and rage which were depict
ed in every cOuntenance as they
gazed upon each other and discover
ed the sudden failure of all their
hopes! With almost incredible We
locity they descended from their un-
attitudes to ''hlde their di-
heads" among the crowd.
Year: 1874

JUDGE GILMORE, of Butler county,
is the democratic nominee for Su-
preme Judge. His home paper speaks
of him as follows:


The nomination of Judge Gilmore
to the Supreme Bench was an out
rageous thing for the Democratic
State Convention to do. 1t would be
hard to find in all Ohio a lawyer or
"Judge" less qualified in every way
for so responsible position. He is
unlettered, ignorant even in his chOs-
en- profession, and the slave of his
appetite. The Sheriff of Butler coun-
ty has been compelled to adjourn
court from day to day while Judge
Gilmore was indulging in one Of his
frequent and protracted sprees. The
Butler County Bar, not long since,
sent him a petition asking MIN to ex-
change and so let another Judge hold
court in Butler. Only a short time
ago he was arraigned before the May
or &c his own village and fined for
drunkenness.
Year: 1874

BY MRS. SARA woLvERToN.
Oh! do not sigh for another sphere,
For that which is far away;
Our work is always planned for us,


And comes to us day by day.
1t matters small of what it be,


So we only do our best;
And leave to Him who Ordereth all


To care for all the rest.
1t may seem light as we weigh each act


But God sees not as man,
And the smallest effort we may make


Enfold in glorious plan.
A gentle word to little child,


A smile for gathering frown,
May change to a gem, and brightly shine
A star in radiant crown.
Oh! one may stray o'er the burning


sand,
And one thro' the mountain snow,
And one mid the battles fire and smoke,
To the martyrs grave may go.
And yet in the narrow circle of home,
Unknown of the worlds renown-
Simply doing the duties near,


Are the noblest hero's found.


DETROIT, June, 1874.
Year: 1874

A CURIOUS suit has been COM
menced in Rome, N. Y, by man
who was too drunk to notice that
bridge by which he was to cross the
Mohawk River had been washed
away by a freshet, drove into the
stream. and lost his horse and wagon.
He has sued the man who sold BIN
the linnor for damages.
Year: 1874

Newark Say.


Yesterday afternoon, with view to having fur
ther light thrown, and from an Official source, on
the parocnial ''revolt" reported as having broken
out the preceding day at Cape May. between the
pastor Of the Catholic church there, Father Degan
and his nock, HERALD representative called
at the Bishops residence. an exceedingly
modest looking building on Bleecker street, the
rear Of ST. Patrck's Cathedral 1t was stated In
the rst report tnat the case was to be reported to
Bishop Corrigan, but IL was found that that dig
nitary was away from home, had gone TO visit
Bishop w. A. McCloskey, OF Louisville and would
not return until next Monday. very Rev. George
II. Doane, Vicar General was, however. at the
episcopal residence, and IN response TO inquiries
stated that he was unable to give any positive In
formation or opinion ON the matter. He
had written TO Father Degan for inii
statement Of the case, but knew nothing
of it beyond what he had read in the HERALD. on
It's face the re- Ort had many errors and the whole
affair he dared say, was an exaggeratiOn. Father
Degan IL man OF about forty five, very worthy
and ordinarily prudent. 1t might he that the
At the bottom Of the matter were far from being
such In reality. The Vicar General said there was
no statutory law In the diocese about the hour Of
holding vespers. Al the cathedral they were held
generally at hafpasu seven. The clergy throughout
the diocese arranged the hours as suited them best.
to vespers as 1t was TO 60 to mass. Attending
vespers was purely matter Of desire and option
with them. In day or two Father Doane thought
he would have an answer to his letter, when the
stated In this connection as q tact that in the
Catholic Church all innocent enjOyments OF
pleasurahle or recreative character are FULLY per-
mltted after service some time during Sundays.
Year: 1874

Architectural Stceple Chasing in Old


New York.


Fashion bears sway as well In architecture as in
dress. A close observer Of buildings IN this city
can almost certainly tell on looking at church or
dwelling. bank or factory, in what year 1t was
erected without reference to the marks OF time
upon the soft sandstone or badly baked brick.
Each season or group OF seasons has its fsyorite
features Of construction or orEsIIa1eni; i;ssSn and
our facades pear their ess Grron them though the
builder ne. aSye emitted to place the year Of
grace In ngures ct the highest point Of the gable,
with his noble name, for the benefit of posterity.
Just now the motto of ambitious builders Is that OF
our state, 'Excelsior," and one might believe that
the Chief end OF the present CROP OF buildings
Is the observation OF comets. Trinity church was
certainly points the heavenward way was the
work Of man many years in advance Of mis- time.
the newspaper. which was once ''founded by
Horace Greeley Is erecting an edidce OF many
adapted for meteorological observations. Its Its
nelghoor, the slowly growing Post ONCE will
designer can overlook the country far and wide to
discover other locations the profitable erection
Of his majestic derrcks But this nigh lookout win
OF the Western Union Telegraph Company,
whose dial plate is intended to denote the time OF
gay or @ tne Continent M rom Portland to the Golden
roof Of that modest structure to which
the policy holders OF the Equitable Insurance
Company look with complacent satislactton
seeing in Its evident and eminent economy and
solid simplicity an assurance to those who walt
for competence for their erasure from the list Of
premium payers, mas been thought lofty. But the
aspirations OF Its netgbb0rs begin to make this in
feel low and dindisunguishabe In tue brick and
mortar mass. 1t must rise to the level OF the STU
alton. Accordingly It is TO have two stories en-
grated below it. which Will carry it forty feet
nearer the stars. Then the list OF tall structures
In the lower part OF the city will stand as follows
Year: 1874

within O few weeks General Thomas Hill
houses term OF office as Assistant Treasurer
at the New York sub-freasury will expire, and
news was received In Wall street yesterday
that his reappointment is certain. Much satls-
faction was expressed at the news. The General
has held the position for about three years. The
balance at this establishment last night amounted
TO over $ll6OOO,OOo for which amount General Hill
house is responsible to the Treasury Department
at washington. The General was congratulated
by several friends yesterday.
Year: 1874

A GREAT OPPORTU NITY.-$l5OO O)O WILL PROCURE


"A OF the original founder one Half Interest in
Old manufacturing business which can be shown worth
millions OF dollars the principal object pro-
cure good financial man with capital 10 aid in hand
ling this great natural monopoly there three
original parties In the world IN this trade and they
now stock companies whose stock is worth 500
goods VIII be found to be more popular both IN this
country and Europe than either after the first $65 900
payment the balance be made easy Address. Civ
ing real name and stating where interview may be
had, MANUFACTURERS, box 2OJ Herald office.
Year: 1874

WORD OF PALLIATIoN-SIX OF ONE AND


HALF DOZEN OF THE OTHER.


NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 25.-The Picayune of to-
day contains the following: Even Kellogg is en-
titled to a fair hearing, and the defense against
the unjust imputations of one of these proceed
ing from his party allies is so patent and ia-
grant that we feel bound TO say word in his
behalf. This is the charge of cowardice in the
particular act Of his abandonment of the State
mouse before an advancing army of 10000 armed
citizens. In Washington City, and all over the
North, the extreme radicals complain that he
did not remain at the state house and meet the
enemy at the Threshold, sword in hand,
and perish like a man in defense of
his rights and government. Those pugnacious
and mendaclous personages, Messrs. We {, Dur
rel, Lowell, Benham. ct al are especially en-
phatic in condemnation of the pusillanimity
of kellogg. 1t is quite neat answer OF kellogg
to all this cheap display of Spartan heroism,
when, In his telegram to West, he regrets the
absence of his sanguinary friends in the moment
of his great peril. They would doubtless have
constituted powerful body guard TO support
him in the reproduction at the 81. Louis Hotel
of that dismal and heroic tragedy in which The
odore OF Abyssynia ended his career in way
worthy of an emperor.
Year: 1874

The New orleans Times tells very interesting
but pathetic story OF the life OF orange planter
named Landman. Thirty years ago he came into
possession, a squatter, OF the Island ofCheniere
ON the Gulf coast. He was ct that time very
young and lul OF enterprise. BY hard labor, year
after year, he succeeded in raising one of the
largest and finest orange orchards In Louisiana
although he worked alone for years. After time
he married and took his wife to the island. and
Tor years they enjoyed one of the happest OF
homes. Children were born to them and their
work was remunerative, SO that they laid up a
handsome sum. lhcn sickness came, and, one by
one, all the family died until the fatner was lett
alone again. BroodIng upon his troubles, he
fancied that the spirits OF the dead were
about him, and soon he became an ardent
believer III Spirtualism. At this point, some
greedy land spectators discovered that ne had no
valid title to his land, and set about in the courts
would not retain counsel, but relied upon the spr


lts 10 help him manage nus case. Of course there
could be but one issue to the case. There was
practically no dc ence at al. HIS spirit friends did
not help him. He lost his home where ne had lived
were Cured When the Judge announced his hnd-
ing and decree the poor ola man arose in court,
and his sole reply was :-"Please your Honor, there
is no redress for me In earthly courts; therefore
appeal my cause 10 the higher court OF the third
heavens" This Is an appeal which cannot and
VIII not be set ASIDE HIS compensation Will come
Year: 1874

ing as they do to physical development. In
Franco, as in ancient Rome the Government
has courted popularity by aiding in the amuse-
ment Of the people. The English Government
las never been guilty OF such folly and it is very
seldom that the English" laborer is taken from
bis days work by = holiday Of any. kind As
people, it might benefit Americans to indulge
more than they do in rational amusements.
National holidays nro not, however, tho best
form Of such amusements. Te notice that
there has been D petition sent to Congress- to
make Abraham Linco1n's birthday 9 national
holiday. We do not see why Congress should
interfere to compel all men to bo idle On GER
tain day. because an eminent public servant hap
pened for the first time to SEQ the light upon it.
We draw no bad Inference from the quiet which
marked the birthday Of the Father Of his Country
this year. The people love Washington none the
Jess, and there will probably be all the demon
stratiyeness we Gun wish for on the occasion OF
the Grand Centennial in 1876.
Year: 1874

the relations Of tho religious papers to the


general public, from the advertising point Of


view, and The responsibility OF these papers Tor


what appears IN their advertising columns, can-
not be measured in any other WY than by the


standard OF the moral professions which they
make. When man becomes converted to ro-
Igion, he ia, or at least he ought to be, better
than the worlds people. He Immediately takes
higher standpoint in life, where he is q bright
and shining light to the ungodly, and where he
must be an example to sinners Of brand pluckcd
from tho burning. He must exhibit to the world
a broken and contrite spirit, and in his daily
xalk aud in the general ordering Of his life he
should so comport h1unseH that the worlds
people looking upon him may turn from the
errors OF their ways and live. The religious
paper occupies still higher position. It il not
only expected that its editors, beng religious
men, shall fulfill individually the conditions we
have mentioned, but the paper itself must be
without moral blemish, because it is spiritual
teacher and guide. 1t is superintendent IN the
Lords vineyard, directing the work Of many
[aborerH. It's duty is to chronicle the progress
ot religion and aid in the conversion OF the
world to expound the true doctrines Of religion
Year: 1874




A short time ago the Commercial
boldly announced that the Civil Rights
Bill did not mean mixed schools.


The record of the Senate action on
this subject, however, spiked this gun
and the Commercial has observed
discreet silence ever since.


Now, however, it seeks to exhoner
ate Mr.. Loiand from voting in favor
of the bill.


In the face of the facts this will not
do. The record of Mr.. Lonand's ac-
tion on the bill which we give in
another column commits him irretrie-
vably in favor of the bill and mixed
schools. 1t shows that when the bill
was to carry mixed schools he voted
yes; when it proposed to prohibit
mixed schools he voted no that when
it came to the test question he proved
false to his own colors and like po-
litical private fought under the blac k
flag and showed no quarter to those
who bore the white one. If the Com
mercial has lost its senses the people
have not.


They look upon its pattcr as pitiful
and feel that it is floundering hope
lessly in its vain effort to extricate
Lofland from the political quagmire
into which he and his party have sunk
inextricably.