smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

The child mystery of Philadelphia continues
unsolved. No positive evidence hasyet bcen OBJ
tanned which offers any reliable clue to the abb
ductors or their place Of concealment. num-
her of suspicious characters have been arrested
and it was thought on Tuesday last that the
right parties had been found. One man, who
was arrested, is said TO have been an old hand
at the kidnapping business in England, having
stolen child in Yorkshire some years ago, for
the ransom of which he demanded f5oo, though
unsuccessfully This man is said to answer the
description of the larger of the two men who
stole Charley Ross. farmer processes to have
seen two men in buggy at a tavern on the
Lime Kiln Pike on the night of the first Of July,
having little hoy with them, who was crying,
and that they attempted to pacify him with can
dy. The little fellow would not stop crying and
one of the men struck him TO make him stop
The other demonstrated with him for striking the
child This child is thought to have been Char
ley Ross. A barber, of Allentown, Pa, says
that on the morning Of the 7th of July car
riage, drawn by two horses that seemed to be
very tired stopped in front of the First National
Bank, and that two men, one tall the other short,
u Nohuu auu u htto IVY eos o~e' N"S "S--'''-
was we'll dressed and wore heavy gold watch
and chain. The woman and the tall man en-
tered his shop with the child and engaged him to
cut the boys hair, which was light and in long
curls While having this done the woman talk
ed to the child and promised him ice-cream and
candy to keep quiet. The barber says the child
seemed to be bewildered, as if he did not know
what was going to be done with him, and tina
he neither laughed nor cried, nor paid any al
tention to what the woman said to him. A gen
teman who was near also noticed the parties
and the child, and processes to have had his sus
pieions aroused. These gentlemen have sine
seen the photograph of little Ross and say the.
are confident that the little fellow Of the barbe
shop was the stolen child. The theory that tn
child is still in Philadelphia, however, prevail
to a great extent and general and thorough
search of all the homes for frendlcss childre
and such other houses is talked of. This vii
probably be done. In the meantime every pos
sible effort is being made by the detectives
track the villains, though, greatly to their cred
it, they refuse to tell anything that they hav
done, or are going to do. From present pros


poets it is hoped that the child will be restore


10 his parents before another week shall hay
passed.
Year: 1874




F 1t may be remembered that the
fate of Alley. who was tried about two
years ago for the murder of Abijah Ellis
in Boston. depended on whether the
blood found in the stables was that of q
human being or horse. Surgeons tes-
titled both ways, and the jury acquitted
the prisoner. Investigations since made
by eminent scientific men in Europe
have developed the fact that the differ
ence between even the fresh blood of a
human being is so slight as to be recog-
nized only with difficulty; and in dried
blood the difference il almost lmpercep-
tible.
Year: 1874

A CoNGREss WITHOUT A CONSTITUENCY.
The freedom with which the peopio


and the newspapers criticize the acts of


their public servants. regardless of par
~ bias, is illustrated by the following


comments of the Boston journal:


GA comparison of the comments
made by the press of both parties and
all sections upon the proceedings of
Congress previous to the holiday recess
suggests the inquiry-Where are the
constituents of these gentlemen; whom
or what do they represent? We do not
find paper anywhere which speaks
kindly of them, or comnends the spirit
manifested in the session thus far. The
Democratic members come in for the
most severe castig alton at the hands of
the respectable papers of their own par
ty; they are cast aside as reprobate, and
unworthy position as representatives
of Democracy; and their position on the
salary question, in particular, has so in
censed their constituents that it is pref
ty evident that there will be new deal,
all around, at the next election. The
other side of the House receive criticism
hardly less severe. The personal bick>
erings, the disgraceful wrangles, ard the
small devices and subterfuges which
have taken up so much of the time of
the House during the session, have had
the effect to weaken the public conf
dence in the ability of this Congress to
grapple with the questions before it."
Year: 1874

T It has been discovered that many
mistake old and disused
pumps. in which there is slit where
the handle used to work, for letter box.
es, and put their letters into them. In
one in Great Titchield street several OF
these were discovered, and others are
lying in the slit of pump in Portland
,,lace
Year: 1874

We are often infinitely mistaken and
take the falsest measures. when we envy
the happiness of rich and great men,
We know not inward canker that eats
ont all the Joy and delight, and makes
them really more miserable than our
selves, rifl bon i9TaI
Year: 1874

w Never attempt to do anything
that is not right. Just rs sure as you
do, you will get into trouble. If you
even suspect that anything is wrong, do
not do it urtil you are sure your suspi-
cions are groundless.
Year: 1874

The GREAT DIFFERENCE.-SOme time
since young minister in the West End
wished to impress his Sabbath school
with the dignity of life by reference to
the fact that men had souls while ordi-
nary animals have none. Striking an
attitude, he asked: "Now, children,
what is the great difference between a
monkey and boy ?" 1.-THE tail, the
tail, came from all parts Of the house,
and the minister was satisfied.
Year: 1874

THE FIRST SNOW STORM THE SEASON IN


AND ABOUT NEW YORK. TELEsRAPHs DIS


ABLED AND AWNINGS BRoKEN DOWN,


About six O'Clock yesterday morning q heavy
snow storm set In over the CITY and ragged until
late in the afternoon. Horse car teams were
doubled up, and on all the city lines not more than
fifty per cent OF the usual namber or cars were en-
abled 10 run.


In many parts OF the ottv Il was found that avn.
forced to give away or break down, owing to the
weight imposed on them BY the large masses Of
wet and heavy snow that covered their sur
faces. The temperature was quite mild and
the snow melted steadily, and pools OF slush
in wretched and miserable state all
day long. The trees that line the streets
Of the city suffered BADLY from the storm, many
OF the smaller limbs were topped OF by the weight
OF the snownakes tnat clung to them. But the
greatest damage OF all was done to the telegraph
wires and the poles that support them. Out OF
but twelve were working In the city, the rest being
down and useless. The company mad iOur wires
running TO Washington, however, and every
effort was being made by the cOmpany's servants
to make the necessary repairs. Many also OF the
fire and police telegraph wires and poles were
broken, and those departments took measures to
send their orders and reports by special messen-
gers


There was some slight delay caused to the trans.
mission or the mails by the Storm out 1t was not
OF any great moment. At ten O'Clock last evening
the New YORK Central mall was an hour late, and
nothing had been heard from her train up to that
time.


Yne following record will show the changes IN
the tempe nature curing the past twenty-our
OF last year, as recorded at Hudnut's Pharmacy.
HERALD Bundng. New York;
Year: 1874

PoUGHKEEPsIE, Dec. 20, 1874
special train will leave here at seven O'Clock
Tomorrow morning with party OF prominent
railroad men on board route to Boston, to
attend meeting OF the Board OF Trade in that
city looking to the construction OF new route to
the coal fields from the East via the bridge
the Hudson At this place. Other railroad men
will meet The excursionlsts at Hartford and pro-
ceed with them to Boston.
Year: 1874

The Union aud American has the fol-
lowing IN regard TO the Senatorial sue
cession: Highly as we appreciate the
abilities and capacity OF several among
the rivals for the position, we cannot,
in conscience, throw fire brand into
the camp by expressing any preference
or aniipalhy, however strong or slight.
Let each stand on his own merits aud
let the questions be decided by the Leg
islature, with whom the law and the
people leave IT,
Year: 1874

This is one of the last sad utlerances
Of the New York Republic:


"rhe immaculate editors Of the in
dependent press have established TO
their own satisfaction that public man
in this couRtrv has no right TO make any
provision for the support of himself and
family beyond the petty compensation
afforded him by the Government, and
if he votes to Increase that compensa-
tion so rs 70 make it adequate to his
maintenance, he IS denounced as a sal
airy grabber.'"


Having said this it was time to die.
Year: 1874

A Pennsylvania fool fooled with n
pistol. Ball struck Gve.ceut piece in
his wais,coat pocket, and took to hiS
boots instead Of his vitals. A thousand
dollars in paper would not have saved
lin,
Year: 1874

A WRITER in the st. Paul Press tell q new
story of Horace Greeley. Horace wrote note
to brother editor in New York whose writing
was equally illegible with his own. The re.
cipient of the note not being able to read it
sent it back by the same messenger to Mr
Greeley for elucidation. Supposing it to be
the answer to his own note, Mr.. Greeley
looked over it, but likewise was unable &c
read it. and said to the boy: go take it back
What does the damn fool mean?" Eyes, sir
said the boy, THAT is just what he says"
Year: 1874

A YOUNG man who knows all about it states
that his experience has taught him that flirt
is fool who delights in fooling fools. and the
fool who is fooled by such fool is the fool
ishest kind of fool.
Year: 1874

HUMAN HAIR, HUMAN HAIR. AT e. l.. GRAN
GERS, 627 BROAD STREET. would respectfully
10 call the attention Of the ladies to lot OF tair
have just received containing two hundred pounds,
the cheapest ever imported into Richmond; and
viii for the next thirty days give the greatest In
ducements ever offered TO ladies In need OF human
hair goods. With many thanks 70 my customers
for their most liberal encouragement since my
starting the manufacturing Of human hair goods,
will at all times exert myself TO secure such bar
Gains as win enable me 10 sell human lair goods At
nrices unheard Of before In this city.
Year: 1874

When you get married don't marry pet, A Jilt, or vixen, nor yet a coquette, But marry a maid-that is If you can More fit for the wife of a sensible man. Look out for 0 girl that is healthy and

 young, With more in her eye than you hear from

 her tongue. And though she's freckled and burnt to a

 tan, Yet she is the girl for a sensible man. With riches will wrctchedness often in life Go linked when your riches are got with a

 wife; But marry and make all the riches you

 can, Like a bold, independent and sensible

 man. Look out for girl who is sensible and

 kind, And modest, and silent, and tell her your

 mind; If she's wise and bewitching, she'll wei

 come the plan, And soon be the wife of a sensible man. Then cherish her excellence wisely and

 kind, And be to small foibles indulgent and

 blind; For you make happy if anything can, The wife Of a sober and sensible man.
Year: 1874

A YALE student, who is evidently in the journalistic" department, writes a twelve-verse poem which is entitled, "We kissed each other by the sea-" "Well what of it?" asks a Western journalist; "the seaside is no better for such practices than any other locality. In fact, we have put in some very sweat work of that kind on the towpath of a canal in our time but did not say anything about it in print.'
Year: 1874

Is always supplied with an ample variety of well-coOked food. No eXaggeration in this. Stage passengers and travellers by there understand It, and to them all un- acquainted with the fact are respectfully referred for information.
Year: 1874

HALLow E'EN.-This evening is &c Hal
low eve," and of course the boys will be
on the rampage. Those who have gates
and steps that can be taken off might as
well remove them themselves and save
the boys the trouble.
Year: 1874




An ACT to facilitate the expectation Of dis


titled spirits, and amendatory of the acts in


relation thereto.


Be enacted By the Senate and House Of Rep
rsssrItGtiVss of the United States Of America IN
Congress assembled, That whenever the owner
or owners of distilled spirits shall desire to
withdraw the same from any distillerY bonded
warehouse for expectation under existing law,
such owner or owners may at their option, In
lieu Of executing an export bond as now pro-
Vided by law, give transportation bond with
gureties satisfactory TO the collector Of internal
revenue, and under such rules and regulations
as the Secretary Of the Treasury may pre-
scribe, conditioned for the due delivery thereof
on board ship at e port Of expectation to be
named therein; and in such case, on arrival of
the spirits ct the port Of export, the exporter
or owner at that port shall Immediately notify
the collector. Of the port Of the fact, setting
forth his intention to export the same, and the
name of the vessel upon which the same are
TO be laden, and the port 70 which they are IN
tended to be exported. He shall, after the
quantity of spirits has been determined by the
gauger and inspector, file with the collector of
the port an export-entry verified by his oath or
affirmation. He shall also give bond to the
United States, with at least two suTeties, satisp
factory to the collector Of customs, conditioned
that the principal named in said bond viii ex-
DOrJ the splT1LS as BpeClu60 IN balQ euLEy 70 Lue
port designated IN said entry, or to some other
port without the Jurisdiction of the United
States.


And upon the lsding of such spirits, the col.
lector of the port, after proper bonds for the
expectation OF the same have been completed
by the exporter or owner at the port Of ship,
ment thereof, shall transmit to the collector Of
internal revenue of the district from which the
said spirits were withdrawn for expectation, 3
clearance certificate and q detailed report Of
the gauger, which report shall show the eapac-
fty Of each cask IN wine-gallons, and the con-
tents thereof in wtne-gallons, proOf-gallons and
taxable gallons. Upon receipt Of the certif-
cate and report, and upon payment of tax on
deficiency, If any, the collector of internal reve-
nue. shall cancel the transportation bond. The
bond required to be given for the landing at
foreign port of distilled spirits shall be Cancelled
uDon the presentation OF satisfactory proof and
certificates that said distilled spirits have been
landed at the port Of destination named in the
bill Of lading or any other port without the
Jurisdiction Of the United States or upon salts
factory proof that after shipment the same
were lost at sea without fault or neglect of the
owner or shipper thereof.


Sec. Q. That on and after the first day Of
July, eighteen hundred and seyeEty-four, for
the expense of providing and aft1xing the
stamps to each cssk containing distilled spirits
for expectation, there shall be charged ten
cents for each stamp instead Of twenty-five
cents as now required by law. ..-


Approved, June 8, 1874. .-
Year: 1874

Plain and Fancy
PLAIN AND FANCY


PLAIN AND FANCY


PLAIN AND FANCY
JOB PRINTING


JOB PRINTING


JOB PRINTING


JOB PRINTING
JOB PRINTING
Printing In COlors,,
PRINTING IN CoLoRs
PRINTING IN CoLoRs
PRINTING IN CoLoRs
PRINTING IN CoLoRs
Year: 1874

nENTIST. Office I'd story Post Office Building


~ Teeth extracted without pain, by the use of
Nitrous Oxide (or Laughing Gas). TEETH: from
one tooth to full sett, cheap that the rich and
poor can all get them. Office open all day except
Mondays and Tuesdays l34tfl
Year: 1874




EQUTyOCAL As Mr.. BEECHER's.


Mrs. Tilton is preparing n statement relative
TO the charges made by husband against herself and
Mr. Beecher It was Intended to have been READY Tor
publication this morning, but it could not be prepared
in time. 1t is stated by those who profess TO be
cognizant OF its contents 70 be complete
denial Of the charges against her honor and purity she
AYERS in the solemn manner that there was hoth
ing OF criminal or dishonorabe nature In their ac-
auantance The DENIAL said be fully as broad and
comprehensive as that of Mr. Beecher with reference 10
the matter.


Mrs. Titon went ont OF town yesterday with some
friends be removed for short time from the
scenes and associations connected with tho events
which have caused her much sorrow and NOR
thcaton. Tho events OF the past few days ana
more especially the publication of her husbands state
ment have induced nervous excitement. but she mas
borne up we'll 1t, with sympathiznG friend5 VINO
will care lor her now and IN the future.
Year: 1874

A lecturer on materialism and a city
missionary met the other day IN England
to discuss before an audience the ques-
ton of responsibility. "Science, said
the philosopher, "has proved beyond
doubt that at the end of a few years not
a particle in my body or brain remains !;
every atom has passed away, and the
new matter forms q new man, who can
not be held accountable for the conduct
of another" The audience seemed en-
chanted. Then arose the city missiona-
~ and said Ladies and gentlemen,
it is a matter of regret to me that I
have to engage in discussion with a
man of questionable character, with
one, in fact, who is living with a woman
to whom he is not married" Up rose,
in wrath, again the materialist. Sir,
this is shameful, and repudiate your
insOlent attack on my character. I defy
you to substantiate your charge. / was
married to my wife twenty years ago,
and we have lived happily together ever
since. This is a mere attempt at evad-
ing the force of my argument" Z" On
the contrary" replied the city mission
arv. sI reafirm my charge. You were
never married to the person with whom
You are living. Twenty years ago two
other people may have gone to church,
bearing your names, but there is not
one atom in your bodies remaining of
those which were then married. 1t fol-
lows inevitably that you are living In
concubinage, unless you viii admit that
you are the same msn who was married
twenty years since. The philosopher
was compelled, amid great cheering, to
allow that, somehow or other, credit and
discredit for past actions must be grant
ed even by materialists.
Year: 1874

Among the many "mOss-grown er-
rors which is the delight OF philoso-
pliers, moIalisUs, and poets, to forever
keep repeating, there is none which
more needs exposure than that about
pleasure always eluding the grasp of
her pursuers. So often has it been re-
peated that the mere attempt to enjoy
ones self is enough to render enjoy
ment imposs' bic, that it is a wonder
that people have not, by the mere force
of authority, given up altogether all
essays at pleaaure-seeking.


There can be no pleasure without
thought, or without exertion, that does
not aim at pleasure, or the exercise of
the moral powers, says a religious con-
Temporary. Is it possible that the writer
of those sentiments never went to sleep
at night With an easy conscience, never
took an afternoon nap, OF enjoyed any
slumber son purpose ?" Is it possible
that he never went a-fshing and had a
good time, and caught quite q respect
able " string, without any exercise of
the moral powers? What have oysters
at their season, or watermelOns or reses,
so curious in their constitution, that
you must pretend to be going to church
when you are really going TO market,
In order to prevent their losing their
attractions for the senses ? ExertiOn
must aim at something else in order to
hit pleasure, forsooth


If there be any man with a life dreary
enough to write this specious sentiment
of the schools sincerely-a man who
has never sought and gained pleasure
through sight or hearing, and gained it
coDsciously-thenl let all men pity him !;
it is full time that he began to eat his
bread with joy, and to drink his vine
Cnetaphorically) with merry heart.
Year: 1874

NJ. Durnof and his wife, who recently
made the perilOus ascent from Calais,
have been rescued in the North sea.
As one of the attractive features of a
public fete given at Calais that day, it
WAS announced that the adventurous
seronaut and his wife would 90 up in
their balloon, the Tricolor, and if the
wind was favorable, they proposed to
make an aerial voyage over the channel
and land in England. The wind was
squally, and, moreover, blew in the
wrong direction. With south-easterly
current. the attempt would have been
made, but it blew varioUsly south and
southwest, and the only prospect before
the voyagers was descent in the Ger
man ocean, unless they could reach the
distant shores of Denmark or Norway.
The authorities forbade the ascent, but
part of the crowd, disappointed of the
sensational episode of the days amuse-
ment, taunted Durnof with cOwardice,
and, stuDg by their taunts, he and his
wife made the desperate effort TO carry
out their engagement, and LIE Trieolor
was seen rising in the clouds inst as night
was closing in, and drifting over the
Straits of Dover toward the open sea.


So it continued to drift fer ten hours,
when the gas being partly exhausted, it
fell into the North sea.


Then they saw and were seen by a
Grimsby fishing smack the crew hast
ened to their rescue, pursued the ca q.
which dipped and rose out of the wat
like flying fish, and finally, after a
chase of two hours. saved the half
drowned aeIonaut and his wife in the
middle of the North sea, some 10
miles from the Spur lighthouse.


According to these data it would seem
that the balloon had travelled about
three hundred miles IN a direct line,
its rate being between twenty-five and
thirty miles an hour, or about twice
the average horizontal motion of the
air.-LondOn Telegraph.