smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

soon as the band struck mp lopened
on them with shotgun and wound
ed the bass drummer in the leg. Bnt
they kept on playing, and after a
while. when they stopped, they poked
some congratulatory resolutions un-
der the front door, and gave me three
cheers, and went home. was never
so annoyed in my life.


Then they sent me round my GER
tific;te cf election; but | refused to
receive it, and as sure as I'm alive
those fellers grabbed me and held me
while Bill Harmer rammed that GER
tificate into my coat pocket, and then
they all quit. The next day a man
was run over on the railroad and they
wanted me to tend to him. But |
had my mad up and | wouldn't. So
what does the sheriff 10 but come
here with gang of police and carry
me out. there by force. Aud he
scaredkap jury, which brought IN
a verdict. They then wanted me to
take the fees, but | wouldn't touch
them. said wasn't going to give
nv sanction to the proceedings. But
of course it was no use. | thought
| was living in free country, but |
wasn't. The sheriff drew the money
and got mandamus from the court,
and he came here one day while /
was at dinner. When l said l
wouldn't touch a dollar of it he drew
a. pistol and said if | didn't take
those funds he'd blow my brains out.
So what was man to do? | re-
signed fifteen times; but somehow
those designations were suppressed.
| never heard from them. Well, sir,
at last served, and for three years |
kept skirmishing around perfectly
disguised, meditating over folks that
had died suddenly, and inquiring
about old dilapidated cadavers that
were picked up in various places.


"And do you know that on toward
the end of my term they had the face
to try TO nominate me again. It's a
positive fact. Those politicians
wanted me to run again: said | was
the most popular coroner the county
ever had; said that everybody liked
my way of handling a corpse, it was
so full of feeling and sympathy, and
lot more siush like that! But what
did l do! wasn't going to run any
such risk again. | wasn't going to
submit to such despotism as that
more'n once, anyway. So | slid up
to the city, and the day before the
convention met l sent word down that
l was dead. Circulated report that
| had been killed by falling off fer
ry boat. Then they hung the con
vention hall in black and passed
resolutions of respect, and then they
nominated Barney Maginn.


"On the day after election turned
up, and you never saw men look so
miseaahle, so cut to the heart as
those politicians. They said it WAS
an infamous shame to play it on them
that way. and they declared that
they'd run me for sheriff at the next
election to make up for it. If they
do I'm going to move for good. I'm
going to sail for Colorado or some
other decent place, where they'll let
q man alone. I'll die in my tracks
before I'll ever take another office in
this county. | will, now mind me!'
| - N0J, deIer
Year: 1875

or course we can drive the oxen home
/ we told the farmer. The idea Of doubt
ing our ability when we have seen them
handled every day for tho past month
He handed over the long whip and STAR
ted them, we taking the proper position
ID front. 1t was easy enough, though
rather mouotoBoas,G till we met a team
coming the other way then We 'seed'
those oxen into ditch, and running
against tree came to q stand stir We
received pleasant smile from the team>
ster, as we had given him the whole road.
Rot there we we're. We holisredr gee"


shaw" and back, till our throat felt
rough. We couldn't get atsad unless
wo borrowed an axe aud cut the tree
down and when we tried 10 back them
they spread out from the pole, and stood
face to lace. nearly choking themselves.
Then our patience gave OUT, we kicked
the near one in. the ribs; he playfully
retorted BY switching us seross The face
with bis 6v dispenser. We lit pipe,
and p6ffsd smeks into theE postriisA This
was q happy thought; they sneezed over
us, and backed, but forgot 10 stop till
they yot stone wall between them. we
went home 70 borrow steam derrick.
but, before the arrangements were made
she bxen came in view. and calmly
stopped in front ofths barn, You may
think there is nothing human in an OK,
but We are ready, to swear that both
uinked when they saw US. and one bad .
positive grin on his face. We refrain
| from expressing cur opinion Of oxen
Nelv York EpeRiag Nal. etr =
Year: 1875

John Van Buren, the Prince
son of Martin, had In his early days,
some habits not approved of by his
father. On one occasion, while his
father was President, John visited
Washington and stopped at Wizards
Hotel. One morning the President
called at his room and, after kindly
greeting, said to him, John, l had
hoped you would sometime prove to be
a worthy representative Of our family,
but I fear you never will; IN fact, ] am
convinced that you will bring disgrace
rather than reflect credit upon it,
Father" said John, "you may think
because you happen to be President OF
the United States, that you are some-
thing more than an ordinary man but
permit me to say that you never will
be knowa in history except as The
Father of John Van Buren," '-.A
Year: 1875

A man who will habitually take a
horse through a narrow door knows very
little of what horse remembers, or what
is fair treatment to the animal. One
single blow on the hip against the sharp
corn,r of a,doOrwayiis sometimes sufficient
to ruin valuable horse. But when that
blow has been scvcral'times repeated the
torse becJmesi valueless. because he has
become a highly dangerous animal. We
have seen horse whose hips we're never
healed after striking two or three times
in passing through narrow way. An
other dangerous practice is the leading of
horses out of the barn door, by the sides
of loads Of hay, grain, etc. A slight blow
upon the hip will sometim,s 81 excite


high spirited horse that the person lead


ing loses control over him, aud he escapes
upon jump, banding his shoulders and
hips as he proceeds, leaving patches Of
skin and hair as evidence that he has got
through. Many valuable horses have been
ruined in this way, and many valuable
one can be saved by never leading him
through narrow space, Hu % iE57
Year: 1875

AN OUTLINE OF THE PROGRAMME OF BUSINESS
AT THE MEETING OF UNION COAL COMPANIES
ON sA,URDAY-PRoBABIE LIMITATION OF PRO-
DUcTIoN-AN INCREASE OF PRODUCTION AND
CONSUMPTION DURING THE YEAR
Year: 1875

Mrs Ada Cappia, daughter orsuperintendent walIing
died at the residence Of her father No 81 East Nine
teenth street. yesterday morning. Her disease
pneumonia The deceased was In her twentieth year,
and had been married but two months. She was taken
sick with pneumonia two weeks ago, and on Sunday
last her condition such that her speedy recovery
was confidently expected but unlocked for change
took place The Bereavement IS an especially sad one
to the superintendent, he lost hts wife some six
months ago and his daughter took her mothers place
in tho care of family OF tour small children.
Year: 1875

THE CITY COUNCIL DECIDE TO FULFIL THE LAW


New ORLEANS, Dec. 90 1875.
The City Council met to-day in committee OF the
whole to deliberate upon the demand made yesterday
by the Tax Resisting Committee. After a protracted
session they decided to levy the taxes prescribed by
law. The budget will be acted upon Tuesday next
The Mayor stood almost alone In opposition.
Year: 1875

The following record will show tho changes in the
temperature for the past twenty -four hours in COM
parison with the corresponding date of year. as in
dicatcd by the thermometer at Hudnut's pharmacy
Year: 1875

A writer to the London Times writing
from Copenhagen, says:


"a Norwegian paper is relating tale of
an almost miraculous preservation. The
captain of the schooner Amazon of Stavan-
ger, recently arrived at Bergen with a car
go of salt, reports that in passin, the Brit
ish Channel he had the opportunity of saw
ing British lad of fifteen under very pccu-
liar circum stances. The Amazon was about
twelve geographical miles from the British
shore when the captain thought he observed
through his telescope something floating on
the water. He altered his course SO rs to
get nearer, and soon discovered that it was
small boat, in which lad was lying fast
asleep.


1.-The shouting from the schooner did not
awaken him. but when a log was thrown
over into the boat he awoke with sudden
start; an end of line was thrown to HIM,
and he was ust able to fasten it when he
swooned and had to be carried on board tho
vessel. In the boat nothing was found but
IL pair VI OalS ulu IL Inc WIltn
brought buck to life and strength by the
tender care shown to him, gave the follow
ing account of his fate He was sittin. on
the shore, reading his Bible, when some of
his companions came down to him and teas
ed him with the manner in which he spent
his leisure time. To escape from their BAN
ter he got into q boat and kept on reading,
when suddenly he discovered. to his groat
dismay, that his prosecutors had cut the
line and left his frail boat to the power of
the quick running ebb.


'He tried to use the oars, but strug lied
in vain against wind and water, and, as a
dense fog set III. he soon lost sight of land.
After several hours of alternate struggle
and powerless despair he fell asleep, AMI
sleep remained in fact his only comfort
against hunger, cold, and the deep pangs of
his isolation during the three days and two
nights which he had spent in his frail boat
when he was at last Seen and savod. I'm
happily, neither the name of the lad nor of
the place where his parents live is given,
but that will, suppose, not be- difficult to
get at when the fact obttins your wide pub
licity. The name of the captain of the Am
azon is Thompson
Year: 1875

came over Stevens when he fonpd was
locked up with him. The effects of the
drink were passing away, owing to the
strong mental excitement produced by tho
discovery of these remains; and no sooner
was the lock turned on me, than he clasped
me by the hand as the Groom that had al
ways been SO friendly, and began to cry
piteously like child. His thoughts were
use the opportunity. TO make this right,
| began-I say, Stevens. do you know they
have found the old mans bodyp 1t *as in
sack, and the sack was weighed with
stones; and one of the stones they say, was
our lapstone. The skull is broken in two
places, SO that it is plain he must have
been murdered. What made you talk about
him in your sleep just nowf p Did ~
What did sayY "You said if they would
let you off. you would show them where his
money was (This he had said in his
sleep.) Upon this he gave a eonvulsve
shrek, fell back npon the straw. and ex-
claimed-'Yes, l killed old Jeffrey - but
don peach on me; they can only bring me
up for being drunk and disorderly, and III
give you half the money. say, groom,
you won't peach, will you? l will leave
these parts. l have had too much whiskey.
Let me sleep; III tell you everything to-
morrow; but don't peach. and I'll make a
clean breast of it.


Before the morning broke he had con-
fessed everything to me. 1 had always
been a good fellow, and he didn't mind
telling Mr.. Us groom everything. He
had entered the old mans hut at midnight,
beat in his skull, put the body in u sack,
and. fool that he was, put i'll his own lap
stone along with other stones to make it
sink, and had hid his money beneath the
mud floor Of his cottage. The next morn
ing we were brought before the magistrate
of the district, charged Us aforesaid On
being asked what had to say, l handed
the ma gistrate my authority to act AZ a de-
tective, and requested to be placed in the
witness box, as | had "a chargo Of murder
to bring against Stevens VINO was there on
the minor charge. In less time than it
takes me to tell this, I had left the room,
and greatly to the bcwilderment of every
one. especially of the local police. the we'll
known groom of IL. was i'll his uniform,
bringing his charge against Stevens, found
ed on his own confession. of numbering the
old hermit, jeffrey.


"The sequel is soon told; my evidence
hung Stevens. who again and again. pre-
vious to his execution, confessed not only
this murder, but the murder of mate in
the bush some years back, with whom he
was working on q station, making stake
and rail fence
Year: 1875

The San Francisco Chronicle gives the
following in an account of a recent meeting
of the Academy of Science of that city.
DR.. Harkness spoke of discoveries IN de by
himself in parts of Plumas and Lassen
counties little known hitherto. A tract Of
country containing about eight thousand
square miles, he described not only rs vol
canic, but showing traces Of recent volcanic
action. and having within its limits one
hundred extinct volcanoes. A large crater
on the dividing line of the two counties
had damned up the lake. giving it a new
outlet, and spreading its waters over an
area Of three square miles. The volcanic
cone is higher than Vesuvius. Ashes and
scoria are scattered all down it's sides In
different parts of the lake are s'umps of
trees, some of them forty-fve feet in height.
and showing above the surface. Some of
them. standing On the lava, are only par
TALLY burned through. indicating that the
matter elected from the volcano was not
all in a melted state. In other places occur
round cavities, which were sounded by DR..
Hardness and his party, and stumps found
at the bottom. Higher up. the trees.
though untouched by the lava, were burn
ed by the heat. The growth of a portion of
the trees since the eruption shows about
twenty-five annular rings. The lava from
the volcano covers about one hundred
square miles. An old resident of Red
Bluff, who was in the ncghborhood in 1858.
told the doctor that he saw bright sheet
Of fame rising from the mountain. which
continued during his entire stay. Shaved
Head, an old Indian of the Mill Creek
tribe. says that in his youth the region was
alive with volcanoes in active operation.
Year: 1875

A lady at Winchester has had recently -
sad and rather severe experience. While
working on some green tarletan, by SOM"
unaccountable way the goods came in con-
tact with her face, in consequence Of wlnch
she was badly poisoned, her face swelling
to such degree that it was with difficulty
she could see at all. 1t is stran re that
such poisonous good are offered for sale.
Year: 1875

Very many dollars may be saved if
buyers exercise Judgment and fore
sight in making their purchases. 1t
is, generally speaking, saving both
of time and money to buy large
quantity at u time Of anything that
will be likely to increase i'll price;
and those who, without torethought,
buy each day what is required for
the days needs, to use another old
proverb, ''lct money run out at the
heels of their boots" Coal may be
laid in at the end of the summer to
last through the winter; potatoes may
be bought by the sack or load, in
stead Of ly the pound; apples by the
bushel, and soap by the hundred
weight; for soap will not waste :.alf
so much fit be kept till it is dry.
Always do your shopping yourself.
Do not give yor orders to the servants
to be given to the tr;.despcople; but
go round to the shops, choose what
you want and pay tol it at once.
The most Objectionable practice of a
tradesman sending round, for articles
to be paid for sometime, is the cause
of ruin in many home. Such a
system leads to the purchase many
an unnecessary article, which would
never be thought of if the money had
to be paid down at once. Personal
illness, or more urgent duty, may pre-
vent the mistress of household
from doing her own shopping; but
love of ease and Incidence should
never be allowed to do SO.
Year: 1875

When | go to the country to visit
my relations, writes M. Quad, the
spare bed rises up before my imagi-
nation days before l start, and
shiyer as remember how cold and
gravelike the sheets are. l put off
the visit is long as possible, solely on
account of this spare bed. / don't
like to tell that | would rather sleep
on a picket fence than to enter that
spare room and creep into that spare
bed, so they know nothing of my suf:
fering. The spare bed is always as
near mile and half from the rest
of the beds as it can be put. 1t is
either up stairs at the head of the
hall or off the plrlor. The parlor
curtains have not been raised for
weeks; everything is as prim as an
old maids bonnet, and the bed is as
square and true as if it had been
made up to Il carpenters rule. No
matter whether it be summer or Win
ter, the bed is like ice, and sinks
down in way to make one shiver.
The sheets are slippery clean, the
pillow slips rustic like shrouds, and
one dare not stretch his leg down for
fear Of kicking against tombstone.
One sinks down until he is lost in
the hollow, and foot by foot the
prim bedposts vanish from sight.
He is worn out and sleepy, but he
knows the rest of the family are so
far away that no one could hear him
if he should shout for an hour, and
this makes him nervous. He Won
ders if anyone ever died in that room,
and straightway he sees faces of dead
persons, hears strange noises, and
presently feels chill gallopping up
ahd down his back. Did anyone
ever pass a comfortable night in n
spare bed? No matter how many
quilts and spreads covered him, he
could not get warm, and if he acci-
dentally fell asleep it was to wake
with a start under the impression
that dead man was pulling his
nose. 1t will be days and weeks be-
fore he RECEIVERS from the impression,
and yet he must suffer in silence, be-
cause the spare bed was assigned
him in token of esteem and affection.
-.Iibany Journal
Year: 1875

ACCIDENT TO MEMBER oE THE HOUSE
After the adjournment OF the House last
night, and when Major Lee, OF Craig, was
going down the steps, be was suddenly at
tackled by vertigo and fell upon tne steps.
He was somewhat Injured, but RECEIVING
prompt attention soon recovered.
Year: 1875

TO state Of peace that the crises and panics which
affect the country and then proceed from the de-
fecs Of this system, for which larger issues ~ no
remedy but at best opiate II gives expansion but
no contraction.


INFLATIoN-coSTEAcTioN.


'In what way 20


Governor VAEcE-The currency is incontrovertible
and nlexible. When there is too much II can go no
where else and there is nt-nhaton Of values; when
there Is not enough oft there is III also, and SHRINK
age or values. IL cannot 1ow in and out like specie
and Is not subject TO the laws Of supply Of demand
without which there be no soundness


RESUME


what remedy would you propose ?"


Governor NANcE-rhe remedy is to get back to sys-
TEN based on specie How to do this without distress
and injustice is the question not prepared TO an
swer but somehow another IL is bound 10 be done.
II may produce ht big lit at that but had rather
have big one and be done with it than be down with
smaller onos twice year That is my notion, and
reckon you would call me a contractionst 'hard"


CURRENCY PROPERLY BASED.
"Have we too much currency not enough?n
Governor VANcE-We have not too much currency
not enough in fact but currency properly based
and more OF bad currency does not help the in
the long rum as the ex Confederates sadly testify
Year: 1875

THE OPINION OF THE CORPORATION COUNSEL
RELATIVE TO THE DEPUTY cHAABERIAIN's
POWERS.


The following is the opinion Of the Corporation Coun
sell which Comptroller Green nsolently disregarded
Monday when he refused to recognize the signature
OF the Deputy Chamberlain on the nremen's checks.
Mr.. Green refused in the most positive TO allow
copy Of the opinion to be made from the original,
which him for his information the day after
II was received by tho Chamberlain


August IS. 1875
SIR-Your letter to Of the inst. states that the
question has arisen what duties performed
galy by the Deputy Chamberlain; that the Comptroller
claims that the city charter the In doubt
falling TO specify what duties be performed by that OH
the Chamberlain In the of his office granted
sections "a and 30 OF chap 1886 Of OF 1873
deputed without restriction to the deputy and
my opinion as TO the proper construction Of the law.
hcnson In regard to this matter At law ndepend
ent OF statute, ministerial officers appoint
deputies; and such deputies have power 10 do
every act which their principals do q Conyer's
also contain provision that in all not otherwise
vded for each deputy shall the and perform
the duties attached by to the Office Of his principal dur
ing In such Office and during the
principal q Bdmonds Statutes page1OO.


As the charter Of 1873 simply authorizes the Chamberlain
TO appoint and remove pleasure deputy chamberlain but
does not declare what the duties and Of such deputy
shall be- think that the deputy may lawfully perform all
duties OF the Chamberlain except duties like those which
devolved upon the Chamberlain the
sinking fund, in which his personal attention IL
doubtediy necessary am, sir y9qrs respectfully


Counsel 10 the CORPORATION.
Year: 1875

KILLED BY THE HORSE RAILROAD CARS.


An inquest was held yesterday before Coroner Smms
and Jury touching the circumstances attending the
Infection or the injuries which led to the death of Mr.
william Duck, estimable citizen Of Brooklyn, who
died at the Long Island College Hospital Friday
from lockJaw 1t appears that the evening Of
August II Mr.. Duck was on his return 10 his homo,
No 3os Cleremont avenue, when he attempted TO get
on tho front platform of No Of the Fulton ayenue
line missing his footing fell to tho ground and the
wheels passed his hands. crushing them in a
shocking He was removed TO tho
hospital, where ho fingered, surrounded by at
tentive nurses, among them being young lady to
whom he was engaged to be married. Lockjaw finally
set IN with fatal result, as above set forth Deceased
thrty-four years OF age and native of BROOKLYN.
The witnesses examined the conductor and driver
OF the car, a passenger who on tho platform and
witnessed the accident and physician OF the hospital
where Mr.. Duck treated There evidence
adduced To show criminal negligence the part of the
servants OF the railroad company and tho jury found
verdict TO the effect that William Duck came TO his
death by locaw, the result Of injuries accidentally re-
ceived while endeavorng to get the front platform Of
car No. 4 Of Fulton avenue lina
Year: 1875

CONCLUSION OF THE INVESTIGATION BEFORE THE


UNITED STATES BOARD OF STEAMBOAT INSPECT


oRs.


The Board OF Steamboat Inspectors yesterday re-
sumed the investigation into the collision OF the
boats Twilight and Northheld The first witness called
was Captain Robert johnson, Of the ferryboat West
neld Of the Staten Island line He testified that his
vessel passed the Northaeld and Twilight Just out Of
tho East River; after he got into the slip he stood
upon the hurricane deck OF the West6eld the other
boats were standing down the bay the Northfcld he
judged was three lengths ahead and was very nearly
abreast Of Bedoes Island was said the captain, in
such position on the westfed that could sec them
down the bay and determine which was ahead. have
been boating eleven years The Westheld belongs TO
the same company as the North1eld


Captain J. johnson, on being recalled, statcd:-rhe
course Of the Mortified TO Quarantine Landing would
be s. W. byS a s have never taken course out OF
the North River but the would be 10 the cast
ward Of my course


Several other witnesses examined, who corrob-
grated the testimony OF the captain and crew Of the
Northheh after which the Investigation was ad-
journed The papers will be submitted 10 tho super
visor, but decision Is expected within month.
Year: 1875

The votaries Of Tepsichore throughout Westchester
county are looking forward with no inconsderabls
amount Of anticpatory pleasure to the promenade
cert and sixth annual reception of the Society Of Agr
culture and Horticulture, which of at Floral
Monday evening Since this festive prelude TO
the annual county fair inaugurated under
the auspices of Of the leading cti-
zens Ia the county II has each year been
gaining additional popularity The structure used for
the ball Is capacous frame building and has always
appeared on these occasions artstcaly aud eaboraey
embellshed with flags, flowers and other appropriate
decorations Good music Is never wanting TO complete
the happiness Of tho pleasure seeking assembage On
Tuesday the county fair will commence aud continue
until the end Of the week