smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

The story which Loader and Price spread
before the world two weeks ago was SD grossly
improbable on its face and so suspicious in its
surrounding circumstances that nobody can
have been surprised at the denOuemcnt. The
tale never deserved moments serious con-
sideration. But there are some points in con-
necton with it which will require investiga-
ton, and that without any unnecessary delay.


1t appears that Loader told his story to Mr.
Tilton's counsel, by whom, as he stated, it was
reduced to writing and it is also asserted, on the
authority of Price, that the counsel aided the
atlantis by producing a diagram OF the TiltOn
dwelling. All this took place before the evil
dence in the case was closed, and if there was
any belief on the part of the lawyers for the
plaintiff in the truth of Leaders, mOnstrOus
tale, or any intention at any time of putting
him on the stand, the proper moment to in
trOduce the testimony was then, and the
proper way to introduce it was of course un-
derstoOd by the able gentlemen who seem TO
have consulted over its preparation. Loader
not being called, the natural inference is that
Mr.. Morris knew he was lying. Some days
later, however, while the closing argument of
Mr.. Beach was in progress, this withheld testi





Jury in the columns of The Herald. Then
the counsel for the plaintiff asked to have the
case reopened in order that Loader and Price
might be called. The request of course was
refused. But the attention of the jury had
been directed to the narrative, the afdayits
which are now shown to have been gross mer
cenary perjures were incorporated in the case
and made a part of the record, and the de-
Tense had no opportunity to make even a re-
mark upon them.


We have TO intention of imputihg unprO-
fcssional conduct to Mr.. Beach or MIR. Morris !;
We certainly should not wish to susp, /
either of them of manufacturing evidence and
suborning perjury. But we tell them plainly
that crcduty or too much zeal has betrayed
them into false position, from which they
must lose no time in extricating themselves
by thorough inquiry into this affair, and a
very frank public explanation of their own con-
ncction with it. Such startling irregularities
as they seem to have implicated themselves in
cannot 20 unchallenged.


Meantime the public will not fail to note the
malignant and desperate nature of the warfare
waged against Mr.. Beecher. Here is an old
man, q clergyman, struggling through an un-
precedented six months contest for what
should be dearcr to him and his friends
than his life At the very crisis of
the struggle these mOnstious perjuries are
paraded against him in time to affect the
minds of the jurymen and to in6ame the pub
lie. 1t is crime to which it would be almost
impossible to ailix too severe a penalty. The
perurers should break stone for the rest OF
their lives. II men of more consequence
suborned the perjury, like punishment would
he altogether too light for them.
Year: 1875

world, when such deadly fumes arose that
all the inmates of the house fci!
prostrated az by the Inhalation OF
carbonic acid gas. Indeed, We are solemnly
assured that the only safe method of dealing
with them lies in the possession OF two little
negro boys, one to pick each individual bug or
the vine, and the other to pound him up in
mortar and pestle.


Hand picking really appears to be the only
efRectual cure for these invaders, although their
numbers and malignant vitality are no doubt
exaggerated; but hand-pickiug is too slow and
laborious process for the majority of vcge-
table growers, and they are therefore expert
menting in any and every poison which Is
recommended to them. There is no scien-
tifc certainty as yet whether Paris green,
the most popular remedy, does or does
not affect the vegetable injuriously when used
in such quantities about the roots. But there
can be no doubt that as long as the farmers
throw it about recklessly over their potato,
melon, tomato, and eggplant patches, great
caution should DO exercised in the preparation
and use of these vegetables for the table.
The bugs, boiled or unbOiled, are messengers
of Satan, no doubt, as far as the farmers
are concerned, and VIC shall pay our part OF
the penalty in tho price of potatoes per bushel
next Winter But that is no reason why we
should be subjected to the chance OF taking
Paris green ad lbitum with our tomato salad
or slice of melon every time we sit down to
I.
Year: 1875

Lamentations, loud and long, come up to us
from all sides over the ravages of the Colorado
beetle; every Jersey farmer sits in his potato
patch as did Jeremiah in the vineyard, and
weeps as loudly over the desOlatiOn about him.
The ancient griffin had not as many diabolical
qualities as this potato bug; every mother
among them, the farmers declare, brings forth
four or five thousand offspring in season.
They utterly refuse to be made way with by any
reasonable mode Of slaughter; they laugh at
insect exterminatorsj you cannot chloroform
or tramp them to death. Certain Delaware
folk attempted to boil them into another
Year: 1875

The official returns Of the foreign trade of
Great Britain and the United States for the
last three years afford some very interesting
and instructive comparisons. They are well
worth study as throwing light on the state
and prospects Of trade in general. Our first
comparison will be between the imports of the
United States and the exports of Great
Year: 1875

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec 2.-The Nation
al Grange adjourned sine die to night, after
transacting the following business:


ResOLUed, That in the sense of the Ma
tional Grange the following suggestions
are applicable to the present wants of our
order: AS the closing scenes of this long
and labOrious session approach US, the
memories of the previous session and the
many glorious achievements OF the order
return to US. AS we look forward to the
future we are deeply impressed with the
truth that we must at all times preserve
the vital spirit of fraternity between
oranges and individual members of this
order, to best maintain it in vigor, success
and perpetuity. This and the nature Of our
solemn obligations should ever be borne in
mind. We have promised to aid aud not
iniure our fellow patrons. Therefore the
good name Uf brother or sister should be as
precious TO each one vf US as is our own.
HarshncSs has no place in the principles
of our order. The mission of the Louis
vile Grange is one of peace, genteness
and good will. Therefore in the discus
sion or application of our principles we
hold that all asperity and calumny are out
of place and should ever be avoided by our
members. We also hold that the inter
probation Of any law of our order which
works a manifest injustice to any member
is at fault aud IN all applications of our
laws and regulations we should always re-
member that the grange is organized for the
comfort, convenience and welfare of every
worthy member. We trust that our mem
bers everywhere will renew their pledges
Goolk L. IL
endeavoring especially to live up to the
following principles of our declaration oi
purpose viz:


We shall constantly strive to secure en-
| tire harmony. good will and brotherhood
among ourselves and to make our ordel
perpetual; we shall cndeavor to suppress
personal, local, sectional and national pre-
judices, unhealthy rivalry and sel6sl
ambition.


Mr.. Aiken, cf South Carolina. Offered
the following resolution:


| Resotred That the currency question
is rapidly becoming political question
and therefore should not be entertained b,
this grange.


A resolution requiring the secretary t
have printed 25000 copies Of the proceed
ings of this session and send the same t
each State Grange, as many copies a
there were subordinate Oranges in July
1875, under the direction of the Excu
tive Committee. and not less than te
copies 10 each State Grange, was adopted


Mr.. Moore of the Finance Committee
submitted a resolution instructing th
fiscal agent of the order in New York t


transfer certain stocks amounting t,
S25, 900 to the Executive Committee q
the National Grange to enable that com


mittee to pay the various donations t


State Oranges granted at this session
Adopted.
Year: 1875

TRY THE ENAMELLED PIPE, IT WILL NOT
! Rust or crack and costs only trife more than
common iron pipe. Is positively THE BEST thing
for water service pipe. have the exclusive agency
for Rock Island. FRED HASS


Store in Star Block
Year: 1875

CTOVE DRESSING. NO DUST. NO SMELL!
- Always soft and ready for use without dish
1t VIII do more work with less labor and expense
ana give more elegant and lasting ustre than any
STOVE POLISH ever produced. A stove can be dress
ed on delicate carpet without soiling it. Manu-
Mass ~
Year: 1875

From the Dallas CTexas) Weekly Herald.l


The statement of citizens living near
Fort Griffin, relative to the high-hsnded
and extraordinary conduct of Lieutenant
Colonel Buell., United States army,
commanding at that post, bears upon its
face a very serious look for that officer.
It is just possible that he has put him.
self into very awkward position by
acting in time of peace as if he was on
a raid in war times. 1t is the plain duty
OF General Augur, who is a gentleman
and a soldier, Jealous of the good name
OF the army, TO investigate this matter
thoroughly and impsrtially. A court OF
inquiry is in order. 1t is the wish of
5 our people to maintain always the
'friendliest relation with the officers and
men Of the army stationed on our from
tier. Any lawlessness, violence or in
dignities offered them would meet with
the unqualified disap4roval of all good
citizens, and would beagainst the spirit
of our people. But while proper respect
is paid them, whether on or off duty,
there must be nothing OF the sort OF
thing set forth in the statement of the
citizens OF Fort Griffin and vicinity. 1t
will not be tolerated. 1t will certainly
result in q collision, which all good men
would deplore. The citizens aggrieved
by Colonel Buell. have acted in this mat
ter with great fOrbearance and discre-
ton. They trust to the State and Fed
eral authorities to prevent recurrence
OF a gross abuee of military authority.
They might have retaliated in kind and
inaugurated a civil strife, the end of
which might have been very serious.
They are not lacking in either the cour-
age or ability to have made such an ex-
ample Of Colonel Buell. on the spot as
would have been warning to others for
all time to come, but they have preferred
the wiser and more dignifed method of
laying the facts before the country and
the State, trusting in the justice and fair
play of the people and the government
for future protection.
Year: 1875

LITTLE Rock, February 10.-The
funeral of the late Senator Williams,
colored, OF Phillips county, took place
in the senate chamber to-day in the
presence of~the members of both houses.
The remains were shipped to Helena
for interment. Both houses adjourned
until tomorrow out of respect to the de-
ceased, and the flag at the statehouse
was at half-mRst.


The report of the Arkansas investi-
eating committee and the subsequent
message Of the President have created
considerable excitement here during the
past two days. Among the supporters
Of the present government there was
general rejoicing over the report OF the
majority OF the committee. Among
the Brooks men there was rejoicing over
the message. Business is generally very
much depressed on account of the un-
settled condition of affairs at Washing
Year: 1875

OMAHA, NEBRASKA, February 10
Wind accompanied by light fall OF
snow set in last night and continues at
the present.


On Monday last Phillip Clamberger,
a tenant on the farm of Julius Barnard,
near FOntenell, went to the railroad
station on business, and on his return
found the dead body of his wife with
her throat cut from ear to ear. He had
left her well, and all was quiet when he
went away. The terrible crime is
clouded in mystery, and although an
investigation is in progress, no clue had
been discovered when our informant
IL
Year: 1875

An earnest desire to Justify your generous conf
dence and strong regard for he honor and ,ceI-
fore of oar State inspire me ,citk the firm resolve TO
spare no effort and TO consider other consequences
IN TIE endedcor TO faithfully discharge the duties hgt
acttt be incumbent on ne If gour choice shall proce
TO De che choice Of the people also pledge you and
thousands for eohoE1 yoa act in that eUcnt honest
purpose and fred determination TO make the public
good nrg single aim and constant care.


Gen. COnuor's Acceptance.
Year: 1875

We do rot read anonymous letters and cemmuni-
cations. The name and address of the writer in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily tor publication
but as a guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
ncations that are not used.
Year: 1875

annihilste time and space to reach
their destination. It was night
when they stopped at q rancho be-
longing to a Southern woman
and her husband, who had by
hook or by creek, came into
possession Of large trsct, . corral.
and some cattle, and had opened
their house - one Of sntsrsainmsnt
for man and beast. It was delight
fully situated, and nature could not
have done more than it had to
make the place inviting, but the
mistress Of the house was Of the
poor white trash Of Virginia, and
consequently, though fairly COM
Portable, the house had not very
much to boast Of. A cup Of tea.
and . plsts of wsfiles seemed to be
the most inviting Of the viands set
before them, and before many
hours had departed both Hetty
and Mrs. Marston were inviting
natures sweet restorer to visit
them, but q conflict with feas frus-
trsted whatever designs sweet
nature had otherwise intended, and
before morning Hetty heartily
wished the night was over. During
her residence in California Hetty
had made rather an intimate ac-
quaintance with these little destroy
ers Of human peace, and wishing to
examine their habits more carefully
perhaps. had made nightly raids
upon them in San Francisco. The
work was disheartening, their Of
feuity to the soil being Of that de-
scrition, which led one naturally to
infer, their rights to be stronger
than that OF human beings in Cali
fornina, aud to dislodge them
seemed impossible. Pennyroyal
had been recommended as we'll as
camphor, and Hetty had tried both,
as well as feabane Of other descrip-
tions, only to discover If the flea
could be precipitated upon it, its
efforts were effectually sealed in
death.


Hetty had numbered thirty.five
triumphs Of this description. when
the morning dawned, and as Cup
with the lark and with the lark to
bed" was the order of travelling.
The party were up betimes and st
breakfast to see the sunrise.


Cross as the ladies naturally felt
after their broken rest, the morning
air was so refreshing, that travelling
seemed lnvitlng, ana away tney
bowled again over roads they made
themselves. till their journeys end
was reached.


An old abode house away from
the roadside, and surrounded by
Indians proved to be their destina-
ton. A few Californians were las
sooing cattle in the distance. their
horses seeming almost to fly in the
hot pursuit. All else was stiffness,
absolute dullness. Upon the perch
OF the house lay stretched a few
children, as the day was warm and
the heat too inviting for more
active exercise.


To be continued.)
Year: 1875

A hint for Beecher A New
Jersey man was summoned by his
church to appear and answer GER
tain charges, and he went tnere and
whipped seven men, cleared the
church and locked the door.
Year: 1875

DAMAGE TO CHURCHES AT PORTLAND, ME.


PORTLAND, Me-, July 11.-A tremendous storm
of ran accompanied by thunder and lightning, broke
over this city at yesterday The Catholic Cathedral
WAS struck and though but little damage was done by
tbe lightning the building was considerably injured by
smoke and water The loss is covered by insurance The
First Ia utist the new Payson Memorial and the Chest
nutst Methodist Churches all suffered more of less Ill
iury frot storm.
Year: 1875

MuIey adjacent to the botA This soon totally Do
stroyod and nsIt the house and barn. owned By IT
Tuber and jonih the hail. wero set on nre py inc nto


rnphed for could arrive ali the were either a.


sroyed far that they couo not Dc saved Tns
hotel was new and not finished ItEad been occupied
only about months. The loss Is about S20OOO and
the insurance will about onebab tho loss Ihe


Are was caused BY the Of two drunken
men who were In the barn attached To the hotel
match which had lit by Of the party fell among
the hay and the place IN aames the mon with
difficulty saving themselves
Year: 1875

The progress of the Construction
Company on the Los Angeles and In
dependence Road is far in advance of
our anticipations. The wharf is now
completed over four hundred feet and
rapidly extending into the deep. A
few days more will extend it into
water of sufficient depth for large
schooners to lay in safety at the end
of it. About four miles of the road
bed has been graded and is now
ready for the ties and iron. The grade
is eighteen inches above the surface
and sixteen feet wide and as smooth
as floor. News from the Cajon tun-
mel is equally satisfactory. The agents
are procuring the right of way, and
find a commendable willingness
upon the part of the landowners to
grant the right of way. The signature
Of four or five persons will complete
that work from Santa Monica to the
Agricultural Park. From that point
the route has not been definitely deter
mined. Col. CRAWFORD, the Chief
Engineer, will be here in few days
and will decide upon route through
the city. 1t is 8. pleasure to witness
the systematic progress of work of
such magnitude. The company de-
serve much praise and all the encour-
agement the people can give them. 1t
is the work of the people and for the
people, and will receive their encour-
agement to completion. The import
ance of this road is now well under
stood by every man in Southern Cali
fornia. Its success will double the
value of every acre of land in the val
ley, and its failure would depreciate
the present value of property one-half.
We have, however, crossed the Rubi-
con, and have no apprehensions of
failure.
Year: 1875

The Democracy of San Francisco is
not 30 harmonious as reports week
since seemed to indicate. The old as
perities of the last election were SEEM
ingly smootEed away, but it was only
seemingly, and the spirit of discord is
again rampant. 1t is probable har-
mony will be restored after time and
all go smoothly as an oil flow and as
merrily as marriage bells. The trouble
in San Francisco is not due so much
to the turbulent disposition of the
Democrats as it is to the efforts of GER
tain candidates to put up the prima-
ries for themselves. These tricks are
always discovered by other candidates,
and then the trouble begins. If the
leaders labored for the sole purpose of
maintaining harmony and securing
the election of honest, unpledged del
egates to the State Convention there
would be no disputes or dissensions in
the ranks. But harmony is not their
primary object. They have their own
irons in the fire, and they look more
after them than they do the success of
the party. There are now no less than
five candidates for Governor laboring
hard to secure for themselves a major
ity of the city's delegation to the State
Convention. These are the gentlemen
who are sowing the seeds of discord in
the ranks, and so long as the Demo-
Gratis of San Francisco permit this kind
of manipulation in their primaries,
just so long will there be splits, quar-
rels and chickering's over and about the
election of delegates.
Year: 1875

districts to be irrigated for the vast
increase of our permanent wealth
would reduce the rate of taxation even
below the present figures. We are
not at present prepared to advocate
any particular system or plan for
turning the waters of our great rivers
into irrigating bitches, butwe are con-
fident that some general plan should
be matured and carried out, and We
are also confident that when this is
done we shall convert millions of now
unproductive land into farms from
which the annual crop will be as GER
tain and remunerative as those now
gathered from corn lands of Los Ange-
les Valley. We trust the interior
press will begin to discuss this subject
of general irrigation. 1t is one of
great Importance to the future of our
State.
Year: 1875

A ride through the Western part of
the city yesterday afternoon convinced
us that the march of improvement has
been great in that part of town during
the past few months. A great many
beautiful homes and neat cottages dot
the high lands and many new build
ings are in course of construction. The
amount of street grading that has been
done astOnished US. Cuts and fills met
our gaze at every turn. Streets have
been opened in every direction, and
one can now drive buggy with ease
throughout the hill portion of the city.
Mayor BEAUDRY has expended a great
many thousand dollars in opening
these thoroughfares. He has planted
young cedar and eucalyptus trees on
either side of many of the streets for
miles. He has laid down network
of water pipes which extend from the
reservoir for a mile and half West
ward. Yesterday we saw on Fourth
street near its intersection with La
fayette street jet throwing water
forty feet in the air. The new reser-
voir is almost completed. 1t is an
immense piece of work, capable of
holding two million five hundred
thousand gallons of water. There is
now no question about an abundant
supply of water on the hills. Mr..
BEAUDRY has built works that are
capable of meeting every demand for
water.
Year: 1875

Some day not far in the future, the
question Of q State irrigation system
will come up, and the proposition will
be advocated and opposed in proper
tion as localities will be directly or
indirectly benefited. The measure
that proposes to tax all the property
in State for the benefit of only a
portion of the people Of that State, is
certain to meet strong opposition, yet
it is often the case that such measures
when carried into effect, work re-
duction of taxes from one end of the
State to the other. We have no doubt


but that a proposition to issue State


bonds to the amount of twenty mill
lion dollars, to be used in turning the
waters of the rivers out over the plains
and valleys, would be strongly op-
posed by the greater portion of the
taxpayers residing outside of the To-
calities to be irrigated. But as the
increase in our products and the addi-
tion to our population would be very
great through the irrigating facilities
obtained by a utilization of the water,
it is almost certain that even with the
taxation necessary to pay the irriga-
ton bonds, the average assessment on
all would not exceed the present rate.
Suppose that by expending twenty
million dollars in turning the waters


of the Sacramento, San Joaquin, Santa
Ana and other rivers of our State
over their respective valleys, we in
crease our product say one hundred
million dollars per annum, and
through the consequent increase in
the area of our agricultural lands add
several hundred thousand to our popu-
lation, would not the Investment
prove good one? We are inclined to
believe it would. Nor would the
tax necessary to pay the interest
on these. bonds and create a sinking


fund for the final liquidation prove a
burden TO those residing outside of the
Year: 1875

One of the finest improve ments in
the city will be the rebuilding of the
Lafayette Hotel. The whole of the
back of the house is already being
torn down, and the front will shortly
be built up. The stores will be just
half as large as they are now, and, as
the Important has very large stock
OH hand, they will not have half room
enough for their goods and in order to
prevent them from being damaged by
dirt and dust, they have decided to
sell all their Spring goods at less than
cost, and others. such as cotl ons, table,
linen, ETC., at exact cost. We advise
all to call at the Important and con-
vince themselves Of the great bar
gains. Such bargains they can never
get again, and in order to prevent a
great rush, we advise all to call early
and take advantage of the building of
the Lafayette Hotel. al6