smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

To the Editor of the MOrristown Gazette:


1t was a lovely evening in 1877


Whsn America was at war with En-


gland when a schooner was seen ap.


preaching land. Twas trader by
it outward appearance, but close


look at her deck and you would have


changed your oppinion right away


for behind the bulwarks we're a row


of shining cannons that would have


done q good sailors eye good to look


at them. It's captisn was a young


officer named Rodney James, and a


better looking young man you never


saw for he treated the crew right,


and they would have followed him


TO the Internal place itself had their


been any occasion for it. Rod. as


we must call him was in search Of a


lawles band of pirates whom, under


the leadership Of renowned pirate


who had stolen q fine little yactch
and coming down upon q large ship


had captured it and put all the pris.
ouers to death except one who had


escaped in a small boat. 1t was
night when the lookout was heard to
cry out, ship ahoy, ship ahoy. The
schoOners men were all out of thire
hunks for they all wais had every
thing at hand ready to take them up
just as soon as they could hop out
of bed and get ready for a battle.
1t was this reason that the men were
in thier places SO quick. Morning
was just breaking, when the pirate
was seen stearing down for them, it
was a great relief to the men to soon
have something to fight. for they
were spelling for fight. In the
pirate was bearing down upon the
schooner, as they supposed, |
but they made q gFevieus mistake
for they soon found out, much to |
their distrust for when the pirates |
opened fire upon the Americans it
was returned with equal force and
luickness and the pirates soon found
that they had foe worthy of their
best regards. for the americans can
1ons were doing fearful havoac
among the pirates rigging and their
we're in a most dissgreahle place for
he bullets were falling thick and
ast and here and there was a
Wounded officer encouraging on the
men, but they must give in at last
nd that evening they sailed into
he harbor. Great were the re-
0ioings with which he was received
or they had vanquished an enemy
hat the people thought they never
ould get rid of but let US close the
Gene for the young CAPTAIN is
ather now and running around the
o4se are some young Rodneys, who
Ike their father liked to talk about
he pirates, but let US end the story.
tod. died at a gray old age and his
fife did not last long after his death.
ur story is ended. j. e. b.
Year: 1879

If the President and Congress
were in union Of feeling and har-
mony of action legislation that would
bring relief to the country could be
enacted in twenty four hours. But
the war between the President and
his own party. and the fight between
Republicans and Democrats over the
next presidential election will make
it impossible for the people to re-
ceive any benefit from this Congress.
Wash. Citizen Soldier.
Year: 1879

To the Editor of the Morristown Gazette:


Since my last letter to you We
have had but very little pleasant
weather. In consequence, Lick Greek
has been on a rampage several times.
1t is now high up, which prevents
people from crossing it with horses
and teams. Only few minutes ago
a gentleman who had started to go
to your town on business rode up to
the creek opposite this store, aud
finding that he could not ford it,
left his mail matter ON the side he
was for me to paddle over and get
it and put it into the mail.


THAT BRIDGE.


I have scolded so since l have
been here on account Of the want Of
enterprise on the part of the resi-
dents hereabouts, past and present,
that now begin to hear faint ex-
pressions of the desirability of hav-
ing a bridge constructed across this
wayward creek. This is well. Let
the agitation go on till bridge is
constructed, after which people will
wonder how it was that they we're
content to do without one so long.


CONUNDRUM,


Speaking of Lick Creek reminds
me to ask some one of your readers
to tell me why it is like sleeps
hind leg.


NO NEWS.
The health of this community is
good, at present. There have not
been any marriages celebrated since
my last letter was written to you.
Nor have their been any deaths, &C.
or other incidents worthy OF
record So n W 9 ia scarCe
Year: 1879

From our friends through the cOun-


try We learn that the fears expressed


last spring regarding the partial failure
of the peach crop are fully realized.
The quantity will not be One-fOurth as
much as that of last year, while the
quality will be very inferior. We re-
gfet to ltsrd this, for the peach crop
has become to be one of great value in
this section.


We learn from @. w. e RI, of the
firm of Bird, Dew & Co., of the Knox
vile Nurseries, that the early peach
discovered and grown by them last
year for tie first time, will not, owing
to the late frOsts last spring and other
causes, bear fruit this year Sufficient to
fully demonstrate its real character,
and while they have entire confidence
that it will prove all that they have
ever expected or claimed for it, they
have determined to offer none of the
trees for sale this season. They will
test it further next year, when they
hope and fully believe that it will
prove to be the earliest peach known,
but they sell no fruit trees until they
know that they are in every respect
what they recommend them to be.
The Early Alexanders grown by them
will begin to come into market this
week, but are not OF as good quality
as those grown last year, owing to the
same causes which have prevented
entirely satisfactory results with their
early peach mentioned.
Year: 1879

WASHINGTON, June 14.-The


Senate Committee on Appropria-


tions this morning completed the
consideration of the Army Appro-
priation bill, and authorized Mr..
Withers to report it back to the
Senate with sundry amendments,
all of which are merely verbal or
otherwise immaterial, except the
following: The committee have
entirely stricken out the fifth Sec
ton, which provides that each mem
Der of the graduating classes of the.
Academy of 1879 and
1880 may elect to receive $3.50 and
mileage to his place of residence,
and thereby become Ineligible to
in the army, except
Year: 1879

At meeting OF the Alumni of the
University of Tennessee yesterday
morning, several prominent members
of the Board of Trustees being present,
the following resolutions were unani-
mOusly adopted, viz:


WHEREAS, The Board of Trustees
of the University will soon be called
upon to elect an assistant or adjunct
Professor of Mathematics, and perhaps
fill other chairs in the University;
and,


WHEREAS, There is a number of
the Alumni Of the University in this
and other States fully competent to
take charge of any department in the
institution;


Resolved, That we respectfully but
earnestly urge upon the Trustees the
prOpriety and justice of greater con-
sideration for the claims of these gen.
tlemen than has heretofore been given
them.


1t was also moved that q copy of the
above resolution should be sent to the
President of the Board, and that he
be requested to read the same before
the Board at its next business meet-
ing.
Year: 1879

THE Cincinnati Enquirer states on
high authority, that the Pope had
determined that, taking into consid-
Grafton all the circumstances of the
case, it would be inopportune at this
time to receive the resignation Of
Archbishop Purcell. Official noti-
fcation of this determination of the
Pope is expected in few days. This
news will be received with joy by
Catholics generally"
Year: 1879

AS the great Presidential campaign of 1850 ap
approaches-a campaign which Is to decide the
not for centuries, to come. a sense of the import
ance of the struggle begins to impress itself upor
the minds of all patriotic citizens. The menacing
dangers to popular government and the rights OF
humanity, which have been vividly brought to no.
tice by the present ascendency of the Confedero
Democratic party in the Legislative branch Of the
government, have admonished Republicans of the
supreme necessity of preventing the consumma
ton of the gigantic conspiracy against Liberty,
which aims at untrammeled control of the other
branches. party spirit has been thereby aroused.
which is destined to make next years struggle for
the Presidency the most eventful the most memo
rabe, perhaps the most bitter on record. During
that coming struggle
Year: 1879

A very light vote was cast through the
State ssnd not half vote was polled in
New Haven. Colt, Republican candidate
for senator of the seventh district, defeats
Gift, Democrat. Indications are that the
Democrats will elect their candidates for
the legislature in Now Haven, and the Re-
publicans will have reduced majority in
the legislature
Year: 1879

We are graveIy informed by the Pho
neer Press interview with J. j. Hill, that
the line from Sauk Centre to Browns Val


ley will be pushed forward without delay,
and that owing TO engineering difficulties


and heavy grades, at Morris and Glenwood
it is doubtful if the road will penetrate
their present limits We are glad to hear
it, as such line would do us no earthly
good, and only destroy valuable property
Year: 1879

The result in Stevens County was net un-
expected, i'll fact it was just what we
worked for. MIR. Griswold's s election il due
mainly to the efforts of the business men
of the county who were determined to re-
tain him in the position which he so accept
IDLY fills, and the county is to be congratu-
lated on having retained so efficient and
worthy all officer Mr. Larson owes his
defeat to the republicans for they were de-
tcrmined to stop this fast ahd loose boiling,
as they considered he was under obligations
to them and'should have supported the re-
publican ticket at last election. Mr.. White
ly his successor is a gentleman in every
way qualified for the position, and will
doubtless prove trustworthy officer. We
are sorry there was not more decided vote
for the issuance of the bonds put they are
carried and that answers all purposes.
Year: 1879

Will give no uncertain sound. The only Republi-
can newspaper at the Capital of. the State; the
recognized organ Of the dominant party in Mime
sofa owned and controlled by an organization of
stockholders embracing about forty Of the leading
representative Republicans of the State; frank,
fearless and independent in it's utterances; ac-
knowledged and endorsed and quoted Sand march
ing in line with the Republican press of Minnsso-
ta as recent events have shown.
Year: 1879

WHO MAY BE SUFFERING FROM TIE


w effects Of youthful follies or india-
cretion. will do we'll to avail themselves Of
this, the greatest boon ever laid Ut the altar
Of suffering humanity. DIR. SPINNEY viii
guarantee to forfeit $500 for every case Of
seminal weakness or private disease for every
kind of character which he undertakes and
fails to cure.
Year: 1879




Reports from tbe country yesterday
were very disheartening. The rain which
we thought fell in the northern portion
of the county a few ago amounted to
hardly more than light sprinkle. not
enough to do more than lay the dust for
few hours. On many plantations the
wheat is not more than one foot high and
is heading out. Farmers are holding
back for ram before planting cotton. as
1t will be labor lost to sow seed Fears
are entertained OF famine in corn and
oats, and hence the price of the old crop
of corn is advancing. with nearly every
one holding on to all they have. So far
our vegetables are nearly total failure.
TheDallas market at any time this spring
has shown scarcely any at all. The sup
ply is getting less and less every day.
At the hour OF writing. the high and dry
winds which have prevailed tor three
weeks are still blowing, with no moist
ure or humidity in the air. and not a
cloud TO be seen in the heavens. The
situation is bad enough. II was never
worse, and has not been so bad in the
memories OF thirty years as it is now.
All hope Of wheat is about abandoned.
There is time enough, however. to make
cotton and corn crop ii we can get
rain. The drought covers all that por.
ton of country lying upon line o.
Denison and San Antonio, including
every county west of it, and an average
OF two tiers east. In portions OF this ter
ritory people are hauling water from
three to six; miles, and the cattle depend
upon the larger streams, all of which
are lower than can be remembered.
Year: 1879

On last Thursday night. the goth inst,
at 2 o'clock a. M, we had some very
heavy thunder and lightning. and ter
rible shaking was plainly felt. On the
next day it was found that the northeast
side of Chattanooga mountain tour miles
northeast of Tallulah. Habersham coun-
ty. Ca, sloping down to the Chattanoga
river at an angle of forty-five degrees,
the top OF the mountain being about
1.200 feet above the river. was gradually
sinking. A party of men visited the
mountain last Sabbath, and found that
1t was not sliding but sinking. There
was break near the top, and at one
place over the top of sloping ridge was
perpendicular rock, the depth OF which
was about sixteen feet and the extent
thirty or forty acres. The break was in
the shape of horse shoe, the toe being
at the top OF the mountain, Trees were
standing with their tops downward and
the roots up, and large stones were seen
on the mountain. About three years
ago we felt severe quaking at night.
The night was clear, and it was report
ed that Devils Pulpit" was shaken
down. An cid gentleman living near
this mountain informs us that large
crack was discovered about the time OF
the quaking, but little notice was taken
of it until recently. Some fear is mani
tested by those living near the mountain


1t is not uncommon in Florida for large


bodies of land TO sink, but don't think
it common in mountainous country, as
our mountains are nearly all composed


halt OF rock.-[ [Toccoa Herald.
Year: 1879

People who patronize papers should pay
promptly, for the pecuniary prospects of the
press have peculiar power in pushing for
ward public prosperity. Ii the printer is
paid promptly, and his pocket book kept
plethoric by prompt paying patrons, he puts
his pen to the paper in peace, his paragraphs
are more pointsI, he paints his pictures OF
passing events in more pleasant colors, and
the perusal of his paper is more pleasure to
bis people. Put this piece of proverbia
philosophy in some prominent place where
all can perceive It,
Year: 1879

ing that republican leaders have no hope
for the future unless the administration
is to be allowed to carry the next elec-
ton by use OF the army and federal Of
ticials.


Yesterday being the first Monday Of
the session in which there was no OBJ
struction to the introduction of bills in
the house, there was an avalanche OF
them. Those which failed at the last
session were re-introduced, and new
ones by the hundred. All this does not
prove that general legislation will be
entered on, though, as at first, think it
will be.


Representative McLane. OF Maryland,
introduced the following bill


"That no officer of or contractor with
the United States shall contribute or So
licit others to contribute any money or
other valuable thing to any fund for po-
litical or party purposes, nor shall any
such officer permit any solicitation, de-
mand or assessment for such purposes
to be made upon the subordinates in his
department. bureau or office; and any
person wilfully offending against this
provision shall be removed from office.
aud upon conviction, shall be punished
by Imprisonment not more than one
year, and by fine not less than one hun
dred nor more than five thousand dol
lars"


What relief such law as that would
have been to government officials in 1876
and 1878!


The late effort of the N. Y. Times tc
promote the Grant movement has causee
great ag tation among republicans. who
very generally desire not to trot ou
their horses until the track is clear o
rubbish. Many newspapers In the ives
have taken offense and exposed the
thing as ''put up job" 1t does have
that appearance. and we outsiders en-
Joy the fun of the thing. 1t seems tina
the Times so called canvass was issue'
simultaneously in several large cities
with the studied purpose of boosting III
Grant movement. But it fell flat IN man,
sections. The western papers that max
the most fuss about it, decline Grantisn
anyhow, and place Senator Window a
the head of the presidential list. N
doubt there Is strong sentiment, eve
in the republican party, Tor a clean man
and even democrats admit that Windor
is honest and able in his radicalism.


HILTON.
Year: 1879

A public lecturer tell on the stage in
Indiana last week and the audience his
sed him. believing him to be intoxica-
ted; but when it was announced that the
man was dead the audience repented its
hastv censure. and then the applause
was deafenipg.
Year: 1879

IT the young man who went to call on
a girl on Fourth street lastSunday night,
but who suddenly left the front door and
shot out OF the yard with dog attached
to the dome Of his trousers. will return
the dog reward of $5 will be paid by
the girls father. and no questions ask
ed Saltwater Lumberman.
Year: 1879

The late dull times have driven many
men from mercantile pursuits and the
learned professions into farming. The
majority seek the west, but the east is
also feeling the good effects of this
movement in the reduced price of provi-
sions. In New England the farmers
are more numerous than at any previous
time within the last twenty years.
Year: 1879

A part of the explanation of the i'm
mense demand for U. S. four per cents.
by bankers is doubtless the fact that the
banks OF England are overloaded with
capital that cannot find employment in
business enterprises. In addition to the
great depression in all sorts of industry,
Beaconsfield Is shaking confidence by
his foreign policy, and the British are
looking to the land of the free and the
home OF the brave as safe custodian ol
their spare funds.
Year: 1879

AS you circulate around now you are liable
most any time to drop upon a man who
wears a subdued cast OF countenance, q
streak OF whitewash down his back and q
bar of soap sticking to the seat Of his trous-
ers; hut don't treat him with contempt. He's
an object worthy of your compassion; be Is
4 victim of the hoUae.cleanlng fend.
Year: 1879

An unhappy man. who had been run
over, was carried into fhe police-station,
where the surgeon examined HIM, and
said: Its mercy that the wheels
passed over bin as rapidly as they did.
lor il the carriage had been going slow
ly there would have been no hope Of his
recovery-none whatever" Precisely"
said the radiant hackman. desirous Of
backing up this favorable opinion as
strongly as possible; when l saw the
gentleman crossing the street little In
front of me, instead Of pulling up the
horse just gave him crack with the
whip and yelled get up, there!' And
that's how saved the gent eman's
life."
Year: 1879

Our devil says the time will soon arrive
when he can sing love to lie beneath the
shade, and .quaff the cooling lemonade and
also feel the cheerful ants crawl slowly up
my summer pants.
Year: 1879

A cotemporary wants to know "why wo-
men never sleep in church ?' And It is diff
icult to tell whether 1t Is because they 90 to


bed so much earlier than the men on Satur-


day nights, or because OF the dread Of wax
ing up and finding their mouths open to the
extent of ten inches.
Year: 1879

A NEEDLE TAKEN FROM A BABYs BODY
Henry Keene. OF spencer, Ind, took his little
son, aged ii months, into his arms for the pur-
pose OF getting him asleep, and on laying him
down his haLd was prfcked with what he
thought was loose pin In the chfld's clothing.
On looking for the pin Mr.. keene discovered q
needle protfuding about i-32d OF an inch from
the right side OF the child near its hip. The
needle was extracted, and from its color and
general appearance, as well as from the COM
plants OF the child for the last two months, h
Is supposed TO have been swallowed by the
child, and to have worked its way to the place
xUho fOrnn
Year: 1879

Ex-SEcHETARY RoBEsON got the floor In the
House this afternoon and proceeded to make
an argument from purely legal stand point
against the repeal of the law allowing troops
at the polls. The ex-Secretary is pleasant
and effective speaker.
Year: 1879

LAGER BEER IN TWISTED. The sale of lag CT beer is steadily increasing in Winsted as well as all over the country. Whether this is fact to rejoice over or not we cannot say but it is fact. Many who have made the sub- ject of temperance a study regard lager with

 great favor as substitute for distilled liquors,

 but it is by no omeans universally so considered

 Whatever it's merits or demerits, the Ameican

 people are becoming as much infatuated with

 the drink as are the Germans. In this village the beer seller finds his most regular customers among the wealthy, and well-to-do families. They have not yet fallen Cor risen) into the pleasant German custom of assembling, men,

 women and children, in lager beer gardens, but they drink none the less and women al-

 most as freely as men. The beer is put up in securely corked bottles, and delivered daily at their houses. One dealer has earned the sou briquet of ''doctor" by the number of sick and convaleseent persons to whom he regularly ad- ministers potations of beer, and it is a curious illustration of the American prevailing weak ness, an utter lack of independence that since the regin of "nolicense" many of these invalds order their beer through the family physician

 Their number is not diminished and they are IS thirsty as ever, but the beer comes in at the back door and via the doctors saddle bugs this, that no bad influence may be exerted on our neighbors. It beats the Dutch, and they beat the devil, how much better we are than our neighbOrs, that we should be always sus- pectlng they are under our influence! One dealer in this place sold in the month of July, last year, 115 kegs of lager, mostly bottled. The same dealer sold this year in the same month 134 kegs. The July of '7S was very much warmer than the July just past and the increase therefore suggests the probability or increase in the number of consumers rather than in individual consumption. Only few years ago this beer was an almost unheard of drink in Winsted, but today the man or wo- man who doesn't relish a glass of lager on hot day IS considered quite Puritan n-Press.
Year: 1879

ding of these brave mems blood. If you are satisfied that you cannot save the army it should be surrendered. The people will know that you have done all that man can do. He then told me that he had discovered that there were heavy masses of infantry in front and that he could not hope to cut through. It was a terrible moment for General Lee Having fought for years with high and lofty purposes, having won victory after victory and made a record for his army not equalled in our history, it was hard that he must surrender everything

 I cannot tell you how my heart went to him."
Year: 1879

THE majority party in Congress is not
courageous enough to go ahead with the
BECK programme of starving out the Gov
eminent, and at the same time is too cow
ardly to back down honestly and man
fully from its present untenable and unpop-
ular position Verify, the BourbOns are in
q auandnrY.
Year: 1879

THE attempt of Senator PENDLEToN to
turn the hands on the dial of Time back
some centuries and bring our Government
into assimilation with that of Great Britain
will not bear immediate fruits, if it ever af-
fords harvest. There is no call for the
measure he advocates. There never has
been and there never can be any good and
valid reason why Cabinet Minister should
mold seat in either House of Congress,
while the Constitution absolutely prohibits
such a relation in the following terms:


No person holding any Office under the
United States shall be q member of either
House during his continuance in office.


If this attempted innovation was inaug.
urated to give Senator PENDLEToN an op'
portunity to air his rhetoric, it has served
its full purpose, for lie made highly re-
spectacle effort when we consider the fact
that he had no premises upon which tC
build. 1t is a mere castle in the air, and it:
architecture is more fanciful than useful.