smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

A lady writer in one of our ex changes furnishes some of the reas ons why Eve did not keep hired girl. She says:

 There has been great deal said about tho faults of women, and why they need so much waiting on. Some one Ga man, of course) has the presumption to ask, "Why, when Eve was manufactured of a spare rib, servant was not made at the same time to wait upon her ?" She didn't need any A bright writer has said Adam never came whining to Eve with a ragg d stocking to be mend ed, buttons to be sewed on, gloves to be fixed, right away-quick-nowi" :" Because he never read the news D apers till the sun went down behind the palm trees, and he, stretching himself, yawned out, "Isn't supper ready, my dears 2" Not he He made the fire and hung the kettle over it himself, we'll venture, and pulled the radishes, peeled the potatoes, and did everything else he ought to do He milked the COWS, fed th chickens and looked after the igs himself and never brought half dozen friends to dinner when Eve hadn't any fresh pomegranates. He never staid out until after II o'clock at night, and then scolded because poor Eve was sitting up and crying inside the gates. He never loafed around the corner groceries while Eve was at home rocking little Gains cradle. He did not call Eve up from the cellar to get his slippers and put them in the corner where he left them. Not he. When he took them of he put them under the fig tree be side his Sunday boots. In short, he did not think she was especially ere ated to wait on him, and he wasn't under the impression that it dis graced man to tighten wife's cares little. That's the reason Eve did not need hired girl, and with it was the reason her descendants did
Year: 1879

Citizen: Ben Morgan has returned from the Tombstone. He visited the Tough Nut and Lucky Cuss particu- larly In the former he found the main shast in an ore body of full ten feet in width, and of least $2O0 aver age. He thinks the mill could now be run for whole year without any work but stoping. The LnckY Cuss he describes as showing as finely as could be. The Corbin mill will com mence their framework soon, and allow five months for the stamps to get to working.
Year: 1879

The great event of tha season will be
the appearance of the Colored Pinafore
Company at the Opera House this eve
ming. 1t is composed of about sixty
five first class artists and will appear in
the Comic Opera Of II. NJ. s. Pinafore.
This colored troupe it seems has given
the greatest satisfaction wherever it
has appeared, and its appearance in
Wilmington will no doubt be received
with the same enthusiasm.
Year: 1879

The Home Loan Association met last
evening and sold $40O at 8 and 10 per
cent. The balance of the money about
SllOo was devoted to paying off the
amount due the first series. This Loan
is said to be one OF the most prosperous
in the city owning little or no real
estate.
Year: 1879

The excursion of the Grace Church
Liquidation Society to Cape May, takes
place June 18th, on the handsome
steamer Republic" This excursion
no doubt will be largely attended as
the trip will be pleasant one in every
respect,
Year: 1879

There was slight frost in the up
per part of New Castle County this
morning. 1t was hardly heavy enough
to hurt vegetation and therefore there
need be no complaint. 1t is certainly
rather cool for the season.
Year: 1879

The First Delaware Association We
teran Volunteer will hold a meeting
this evening in the parlsr Of the Clay
ton House. The meeting is to be held
for the purpose ofmaking arrangements
for decoration day and other business
will be considered.
Year: 1879

&c.. will an up your country and make Atlanta
one OF the most prospcrous beautiful and attractive
eises alone OF the South. but Of the whole con-
tinent. an end which desire quite ~ much As you
do.


fHE Epoch or MANHOOD.


Our nation has passed tts infancy with the usual
diseases peculiar to that period OF fe and now. il
its second century It enters on its epoch OF man
hood In this you. younger man. have more at
stake than l. beg OF you to look ahead and not be-
hind. and to encourage by word and example every
effort TO make Georgia the contented nome OF three
four millions OF industrious and virtuous people.
For your personal courtesy TO my recent visit
give you hearty thanks. and will. my return TO
Washington. be most happy 10 hear from you fur
ther on this ana kindred subjects With respect.
your friend w. T. SHERMAN.
Year: 1879

The following is the text of the
Civil Damage Law, as passed at the
late session of che Massachusetts,
legislature:


SECTION l. Every husband, wife,
child, parent, guardian, employer, or
o,her person, who shall be injured in
person or property, or means of sup
port, by any intoxicated person, or
in consequence Of the intoxication,
hsbitual or otherwise, of any person,
shall have a right Of action in his or
her own name, severally or jointly,
againt any person or persons who
shall, by selling or giving intoxicat-
ing liquors, have caused the intoxi-
cation, in whole or in part, of such
person; and any person or persons
owning, renting, leasing, or permit
ting the occupation of, any building
or premises, and having knowledge
that intoxicating liquors are to bs
sold therein, or who have leased the
same for other purposes, shall know.
ingly permit therein the sale of any
intoxicating liquors, shall, ifany such
liquors sold or given therein have
caused, in whole or in part, the in
toxication of any person, be liable,
severally or jointly, with the person
or persons selling orgiving intoxicat.
ting liquors as aforesaid, for all
damages sustained, and the same
may be recovered in an action of
tort; provided, however, that no
owner or lessor of any building or
premises held under lease at the
date of the passage of this act, shall
be liable, under the provisions of this
act, for any damage resulting from
the lawful sale or giving away Of
spirituous or intoxicating liquors on
said said premises during the term
of such lease. A married woman
may bring such action in her own
name, and sll damages recovered by
her shall inure to her separate use;
aud all damages recovered by mi.
nor, under this act, said be paid,
either to such minor, or to such per-
son in trust for him, and on such
terms as the court may direct. In
case Of the death of either party, the
action, and right of action, shall sur.
vive to or against his executor or
administrator.


SEC. 2. No license for the sale Of
intoxicating liquors shall hereafter
be granted without the consent, in
writing, of the owner OF lessor Of
the building or premises upon which
the business is to be conducted; and
the paper containing said written
consent shall be kept on file by the
city or town in which said license is
issued.


SEC. 8. Any owner or lessor Of
real estate who shall pay any money
ON account of his liability incurred
under this act for any act Of his ten.
ant, may, in an action of contract,
recover Of said tenant the money SO
paid.


SEC. 4. This act shall take effect
upon its passage.


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Year: 1879

IT is A LITTLE STRANGE to see our
Senators, both Democrats and both able
lawyers, arguing case against each other
in the Senate, yet it is no less strange than
true. One of them once in dinner
speech asserted that the organs of the
Democratic party were its representative
men. Many time since our representa-
tive men differed widely, but on no occa-
sion more than on the simple question
over the meaning of the word "other-
wise" 1t seemed to us a matter Of no
great moment whether Mr.. Bell took a
seat in the Senate at this session or not i;
but it was no doubt matter of $4,000 to
him. In another sense it might perhaps
have been right to settle mooted ques-
tion; but as it is not likely ever to occur
again, it is Of little consequence, even il
fixed principle had been determined
But this has not been done; and were a
Democrat to apply for seat under pre-
cisely similar circumstances, and there
was Republican majority in that body


we believe he would be excluded on par.
tisan grounds wholly.
Year: 1879

4 SUBSTITUTE FOR Mr.. EDMUNrS' RESOLUTION


ABOUT THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.


The democratic Senators held caucus this
morning to consider what course should be pur-
sued on the resolution OF Senator EdmundS now
pending in the Senate. which declares that the
thirteenth. fourteenth and fifteenth amend
mentS are valid and of the same paramount an
thority as any other part OF the Constitution:
that the people of each state have a common
interest in the enforcement OF the whole Con-
StitutiOn in every state in the Union, and that
it is alike the right and duty OF Congress to en-
force said amendments and to protect every
citizen in the exercise OF all rights thereby Sc
cured by laws OF the general character already
passed for that purpose. and by further legisia-
ton, so far as such enforcement and protection
are not secured by existing laws; and that it is
the duty OF the executive department Of the
government faithfully and with diligence to
carry all such laws into impartial execution
and of Congress to appropriate all moneys
needful to that end. The resolution further de-
clareS that it is the duty of Congress TO pro-
vide by law for the full and impartial pro
lection OF all citizens OF the United States
legally qualified. in the right to vote
for representatives in Congress, and to this end
the committee on the judiciary be, and il here
by is, instructed TO prepare and report, as soon
as may be, a bill for the protection of such
rights and the punishment OF infractiOnS there
OF. The democratic Senators agreed upon sub
stitute for the above named resolution, to be Of
tered when it shall be taken up for considera-
ti0n in the Senate. While in the substitute they
admit the 18th, l4th and 18th amendments to
the Constitution to be OF binding force and va
hdity, they regard Senators Edmunds reS0lu-
tlon as proposing legislative action in conflict
with the decisions of the supreme Court. par
tcuiarly in the CTuikShank case regarding those
amendments, and they quote from the dicta Of
the court to sustain the ground which will be
taken IN the substitute that the United States
have no citizens distinctiyely their oWn: that
the constitution does not confer the right to
vote on any one but simply cOnferS the p'iyi-
lege OF freedom from any discrimination on ac-
count OF race, color or previous condition. and
that the regulation OF suffrage belongs eyclu-
siVely 10 The several states.
Year: 1879

1T WAS A SINGULAR CRAZE which afflicted Mis-,
Cornelia Wright, who absconded from a COM
Portable home in Poughkeepsie, and was found
in Brooklyn, where she had engaged as lady's
companion in respectable family. Miss
Wright had an idea, which had lapsed into a
monomania, that IL was her duty TO earn her
own living. There are many people who are
affiicted after precisely opposite fashion.
They have undertaken TO exist. 10 be fed and
clothed and sheltered, and made In all other
ways comfortable, without any other exertion
on their part than that OF solicitation: ana
sometimes they do not even condeScend 20 that
Miss Wrights notion was a good one though
she carried IL a little too FAR, especially In MOI
giving her friends notice OF her intended de-
paTture. But there are not too many who viii
follow her example-[N. Y. Tribune.
Year: 1879

THE BERLIN MISSION-The nomination to fill
the vacant post at Berlin Will probably be sent
10 the Senate tomorrow or the day after II is
not known who the nominee Will be. II may be
sydney Everett, nov secretary OF the American
legation at Berlin
Year: 1879

A CONFLICT OF JURISDICTION has occurred in
Alabama. The United States District Attorney
and Marshal have been arrested for contempt
OF court i'll answering a demand for the return
OF tie ballot boxes and ballots of the November
tOdy OF the nited States district court pending
the trial Of suits for violation of the United
states election law. The District Attorney was
released by Judge Bruce on Il wit OF habeaS
corpus, but the Marshal was lodged in Jail.
Year: 1879

THE CENSUS BHL.-Thc senate and House
subcommittee on the census held a Joint meet
ing to-day. al which all the main features or
the bill introduced by Representative Cox, Of
New York. were substantially agreed to eXceDt-
ing his provision in regard 10 the manner; of
appointing the census Supervisors This fea-
ture was laid over for consideration at the next
meeting.
Year: 1879

THE SUNDAY LIQUOR LAW ORDINANCE, which
constitutional convention, was finally defeated
yesterday, and q substitute adopted makinv
the sale OF liquor police regulation, subject to
legislative enactment.
Year: 1879

Health this morning issued the following order.
ITO the pepole OF the city of Memphis, we
would say, quietly remove your families to a
place OF the safety until we can at least see
whether the few cases OF yellow fever will as
sumo an epidemic form. TO the people along
the lines OF the different routes OF travel, we
say there can be no possible danger of infection
reported this morning, and one death. An in
rant OF Judge E. r. Ray, of the Criminal
court, who, together with another son, is pros
trated with the disease. A perfect stampede OF
carry the hundreds who are ready to leave.
Year: 1879

THE oldest use nn industrial Exhibition Build
Ing was ever put to was the use OF the lase-
shore building for an imnensc Communist
meeting. The Communists ura opposed to IN
1ustrfal exhibitions In every shape and form.
Year: 1879

We have an enquiry from one of our subscribers asking if he can sell leaf tobacco grown on his farm, and put up in the hand, without paying license to the government

 The following taken from the daily Gazette of q very recent date, is di- rectly to the point, and will furnish a reliable answer to this question:

 EDITORS GAZETTE: There has been some dispute in this neighborhood regarding the internal revenue jaw, and you will greatly oblige many of your readers by answering this ques- tion; Has the producer tue right to sell in the hand or not? K.

 Mr. Edward Wheeler, revenue col lector, to whom the question was re- ferred, says that no one whether q producer or not, can sell tobacco in the leaf or hand, to any but a licens ed buyer.
Year: 1879

We are indeed glad to see that our Legislature fully realizes the weight of responsibility resting upon them in the matter of making some provision for the insane of our State and we are inclined to believe that they will leave nothing undone to make some arrangement whereby the great stigma of leaving this up- fortunate class unprovided for, will be removed.

 The joint committee has already visited Hot Springs and Dardanelle Springs with view to ascertaining their respective merits and adapta bility as situations for tue location of the Asylum.

 The committee will, no doubt, make such report as may be die tated by their own better judgment and by the urgent necessity of the case, and we have no desire what ever to anticipate the result of their lahors.

 We feel, however, that it will not be transcending our prerogative to venture a suggestion on this sub ject; and in doing so we are infuenc- ed solely by desire to see the very best plan adopted, regardless of all sectional feelings or local interests.

 Two things must be kept in view in handling this matter; the imme. diate demand for some provision for the insane of our State, and the econ omy which the present low ebb of tho States finances demands. What
Year: 1879

On last Saturday joint memo rial was introduced in the Hou@e by Mr. Kemp, of Grant county, asking Congress to donate the proceeds ol the Cherokee Indian reservation in Pope county to the county for the purpose of constructing high grad. ed public school building at Russell. vile. In behalf of our town and our county we thank Mir. Kemp for this action. The reservation lies near our town and consists of some thirty three hundred acres of land The whole tract, or the greater part of it, has been occupied for many years by squatters who have settled there, and made improvements some of them with very valuable farms. The claimants have all ex. pended the full worth of the land in money anu laoof Tn improving thell claims, and they are anxious for the government to put it upon market al a reasonable prlce so that they may secure good titles to their homes. The proceeds of the land can be applied in no other way so as to ac.

 

 complish so much good as to donate the sum to build a public school building here. It would not be a drop in the bucket in the national treasury, anyhow, and we trust the justness of the measure will com mend the memorial to the support of our legislature, so that it will pass unanimously.
Year: 1879

we need and want is to make some provision AT AS SMALL EXPENSE as possible, and to make it As SOON as possible. Our honest conviction is that this can be accomplished to q greater certainty by the location of the Asylum at the Dardanelle Springs than at any other point in Arkansas. The Springs can, we understand, be purchased for $10,- 900. There about 450 acres of land, and buildings already on 1t which cost more than the price asked. The land Is said to be of n good quality and susceptible of cultiva- tion, so that by proper management it might yield products enough to go considerable way toward sustain ing the institution. The buildings will do to commence on without the outlay of that large sum which would be required to commence and erect new buildings. The location in a sanitary point of view is a most ex- cellent one; and, in fact. about the only objection that. could be urged against it is it's situation ten miles from river or rail transportation. This, we grant, is a drawback, but taking all things into consideration we doubt seriously if this location does not offer more speedy and economical opportunity to make pro- vision for our insane than any other that can be selected.

 We feel assured the committee will consider these things, and if, after they have made their investi gation, they find any other location of our State, either at Hot Springs, Little Rock, or elsewhere, offers SUI peror advantages, we shall be fully satisfied with their action. 'The clamor to have all our State institu- tions huddled together at the Capi- tai, will not, we oplne, have any in fuence in settling this question. A. least it should not.
Year: 1879

The Fishback resolutions pro. posing 10 submit constitutional amendment to the people forever prohibiting the payment of the Rail road, the Levee and the Holford bonds passed the House by a decid- cd vote--the yeas standing 59 to nays b. It is not by any means clear to our mlnd that thls is a wise measure. We fail utterly to see the necessity for thls action, and can imagine no good to be obtained by it. The Supreme Court of our State has already decided that the Rail. road and Levee bonds are a nullity. What more does Mir. Fishback want? The Holford bonds are now before the Supreme Court and a decision will soon be reached. The issue in. volved is a question of law and of right which the Supreme Court is more competent to decide than the common people, large majority of whom know nothing about the char acter of the bonds. That is the bus mess of our Supreme Court and we do not believe in taking the case from them. We have no fear what ever that the State, or the people of the State, will ever undertake to pay, or recognize, the Levee or the Rail road bonds after the decision that our Supreme Court has already rem dered, and we therefore see no utility in going to the trouble and expense of adopting a prohibitory constitu- tional amendment. We believe the Senate should refuse to concur in the adoption of the resolution.
Year: 1879

There is one measure before the House which, if we may be permit. ted to judge from, what the Little Rock Democrat says of the demoral- ization of that body, and from the careful reading of the proceedings thus far, ought certainly to pass. It is the House joint resolution for an adjournment, sine die, on Feb. 25.
Year: 1879

Tine five dollar piano Is creating considerable interest among the mu- c-loving folks of this place, and several are talking of testing the vir- tue and durability of the instrument. Sharp Go. Record.

 A fool and his money soon part company. stH
Year: 1879

Taking nap with lighted cigar in your mouth, perched over n hogshead of gunpowder would be scarcely less hazardous undertak- ing than it is to borrow money to run our Stare Government upon the plan proposed by the bill reviving the State Board of Finance.
Year: 1879

The Little Rock Democrat has displayed its good metal by admins tering rebuke to the Arkansas leg stature for the demoralization and dissipation of some of its members. The Democrat is right in holding each memberto a strict accountabil ity for his conduct. Instead of go- ing to Little Rock to show how much of fast life each member knows and to exhibit his capacity for whisky drinking, the members should be models for the rising young men of our State to follow.
Year: 1879

We notice there was a house bill introduced last Saturday by Mir. Creekmore, of Crawford county, to amend the law providing for the punishment of persons who carry side arms or deadly weapons of any

 kind. We do not know what change Mir. Creekmore's bill would make in

 the present law, but we do most ear. nestly hope that no amendment to that law will be made that will make it less stringent in it's oppcration. It IS the best law VIC now have on our statute books, and unless it can be improved, let it stand just as it is.
Year: 1879

The whipping post seems to be growing in public favor-at least with the rural press of this State. We are still opposed to it, and do not believe that the practical work ing of such a system of punishment will subserve any good ends. We are opposed to whipping offenders either inside or out of the peniten- tiary.
Year: 1879

Members of the Legislature who are willing to go into such an arrangement as that proposed by the bill to revive the State Finance Board, for the sake of getting their little wad of pay which their pel diem will yield them, in greenbacks, show reckless disregard for the in. terests of the State which is both shocking and shameful. If we were a member we would rather serve for nothing and pay our own expenses than vote for such measure.
Year: 1879

To sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage would be com. mendable act compared to hypothe- eating theLoughborough bonds again at the rate of two dollars for one to secure a two-year loan of money to run the State Government.
Year: 1879

ed the following proyiso to said res olution:

 Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to prohibit the payment of such part of the Holford bonds as the Courts of the State may decide to be legally or equitably due fIom the State, if such decision should be made.

 Senator White moved to amend so as to make it apply to ail bonds which have already been decided to have been Illegally or frauduIently issued or which may hereafter be so decided.

 The resolution and amendments were referred to judiciary committee.

 -This time it is the gentleman from Franklin county, Mir. Elias Turner, whose corns have been ptuNHtO, tHu WuO WlDC6S uuiitf tiC crucial tests applied by the DEMO GRAF. The gentleman has arisen to personal explanation in the Gazette, and thinks we are too hard on the members who voted to include the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction among the positions to be be abolished. We only wish we could make it so hot for men of such ideas and such judgment that they would not venture to seek position for which their old fogyism renders them totally unfit. In this day and time we want men of progressive views-men whol believe in aiding and fostering all appliances and in. fluences for pushing the people ahead in civilization and enlighten- ment.
Year: 1879

The Rnssellyile DEMOCRAT has entered on it's fifth volume and is undoubtedly leading country pa per; spicy, fresh, and newsy, it is a welcome guest to it's many readers. = Morrillton State.

 We thank you, Brother Feltus, for the compliment. We assure you we appreciate very highly your good opinion of the DEMOCRAT, and wc hope it may ever be such a news paper that you will never have te change your opinion of it.