smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1872

The barometer will continue rising
during tonight, and on Monday from the
northwest to the eastern gull, and east
ward to the Atlantic, with westerly 10
northwesterly winds. and with clearing
and clear weather. The winds very gen
orally increasing to brisk, and probably
approaching high northwesterly wlndI
will prevail tonight from Chesapke bay
northeastward, over Maine. The ba


rometer will probably fall over the west


ern gulf States, with southeasterly winds
Year: 1872

A BEAUTIFUL young lady who had allowed
the tendrils of her heart to twine fondly
around a strapping great conductor on horse
car, had her affectionate nature crushed by
the discovery that he was taking fare from
her, and dead-heading another girl who lived
on the same street. She did not eat pickles
and pine away, but wrote him an affecting
epistle, which read: ''You want to nok down
enuff stamps to get me paisler shawl q
dolly vardin before sunday or will put a
awning over that girls eye the next time
meet her in society. You heer me-"
Year: 1872

Mrs. Fitch performed an operatic part in
Louisville the other evening Conceive the
good lady's amazement when her eye fell up
on this record in the morning paper: ''Mrs
Fitch seemed to gather up in pearly shell
the dripping harmonies of the evening, and
like songful naiad, lift them to the sun to
see them glitter"
Year: 1872

A New Haven woman gave the KEY of
her house to an expressman, with orders to
move her furniture to another dwelling. He
obeyed in everything, save the one particular
that he cleared out the wrong house, but
fortunately did not get away with the goods
before the rightful owner appe ared.
Year: 1872

Training for boat races may be all very well
but ''those who know are well aware that
the training should be looked after little by
the thorough men of science in colleges
which encourage the sport, and not left to
mere empyrics, who may seriously impair the
systems of enthusiastic and indiscreet young
oarsmen. The medical Professor as well as
the trainer should have his eye on the boys.
A little judicious supervision will not impair
the efficiency of the work, and may prevent
the serious consequences which frequently
follow over-training.
Year: 1872

hands and at the same time the body of
the rascally Spanish mate came tumb.
ling down into the water between the


two vessels by a shot from Haywood's


pistol. At the moment he was shot the


mates musket went off and the ball
striking Sinclair in the right arm


caused him to drop the axe. jumped


out on deck and seizing the axe, which


fortunately did not fall overheard, with


one blow succeeded in parting the rope.


Another shot rang close in my ears, and


with yell another Spaniard who had
run aft on the cutter and was about to


fire on me, tumbled to the deck by a
shot from Sinclair's pistol. We now
jumped as quickly as possible into the
hold, and Haywood, having fastened the
wheel straight ahead, squatted below
the guards of the pilot house. We were
none too quick, for a volley of musketry
from the Spaniards ratified above our
heads. Then we heard orders in Span
ish to bring the brass gun to bear upon
us, and minute afterward we heard
heavy and protracted cursing and
swearing. 1 dislike very much to hear
swearing, but must confess that the
cursing of those Spaniards when they
found their gun spiked and useless was
music sweet in my ears. They gave US
another volley of musketry, most of
the shots of which fell short. We were
now safe and standing out upon deck
we shouted back our derision and def
aflce and made our steam whistle scream
when our voices could no longer be
heard by our captors. We headed
straight for the port in Cuba from
which we had set out. Capt. Sinclair's
arm, though painful (the ball having
passed between the bones of the fore
army healed rapidly and he was not at
any. time obliged to lay up on account
of the wound. We reached our destina-
ton without any accident, gave up the
tug, got our passports and left on the
first steamer for New Orleans. As, we
were passing out of the harbor we met
the cutter coming in and passing close
by her could not refrain from hailing
the Captain thereof and asking
him if he had his, gun unspiked yet.
His only reply vas volley of impreca-
stions and shaking his sword at as. We
reached New Orleans in due time and
I returned first to Capt. Sinclair''s plan
tation and from there to Memphis l
afterward met Col. Haywood in the
city and he told me that the Spaniards
returned to the Island, and dug up al
most the entire side of it in search of
the treasure, which they finally found,
and which consisted of Peruvian gold
coins of about seYenty-fve thousand
dollars value in United States currency.


lost my time and some money in
this adventure, still do not regret it.
When / think how had to pull off my
boots and give up that bright gold
(about fifteen hundred dollars), take
a grim satisfaction in picturing to my
self the Spanish mate tumbling into
the sea from the shot of Haywood's pis-
tol. My ankle still shows the scar
where that hard gold rubbed and chafed
it during the walk from the place where
we found the gold to the tug. All
things considered, do not think thatI
would again engage in an expedition to
hunt for pirates gold in the West India
Islands. -
Year: 1872

1t would be interesting to know how
a jury is to be obtained to try Stokes
for the murder of Fisk. If there is any
man in New York possessing sufficient
intelligence, to serve as q juror who
has not read the affair in the news
papers, it is to be hoped that he has
enough self-respect to deny it, even if
that should involve perjury. How then
are twelve good men and true 10 be
gathered into the jury box2 The diff,
culties of these are increasing and
threaten ere long to block the machinery
of justice, unless some remedy is de-
vised. The only system that promises
to meet the emergency is for the


three dozen men on hand all the time
and keep them under the influence of
an anesthetic until their services are
required to answer a conundrum OF
+" Guilty or not guilty. Chicago Times.
Year: 1872

A few years ago there was lady


who lived in splendor; her husband
had been highly prosperous in busi-
ness, and had accumulated large


wealth. He had his city house and


his country residence. This lady rode


in her carriage, and excited the envy


Of many who coveted the splen dor


which she was able to exhibit. But


a few years rolled on and her hus-


band was miserable spendthrift and


gambler, in disgrace and beggary. He


not only had to perform the most me.


nial services to keep himself from star


walton, but was actually degraded to


the extreme OF wretchedness and rags.


He would beg Of former acquaintances


the least sum Of money. If any one
in charity would bsstow upon him a
sixpence. he would receive it with ex.


ultation, and 60 straight to the dram


shop to drown his wretchedness in


beastly intoxication. Where was his
wife all this while-the accomplished
lady, who had moved In splendid par
lors, aud reposed on beds of down?
She was In the poorhouse! Her
shattered intellect had sunk down in.
to idiocy. She took her tin porringer,
and sat down to eat her homely fare,
surrounded by the disgusting group
usually collected In such retreat.
Former friends, who had visited In her
parlor, and received her visits in re-
turn, bsheld the psupsred idiot. In
this sad state she recently died.


This 10 not an exaggerated story,
fabricated to give point to our subject.
It 10 plain statement Of fact. Such
total reverues seldom oc ,ur. But the
change from wealth 70 poverty 10 far
from unfrsqusnt; and II you have not
treasures moro substantial than any
earth can afford, you are poorly pro-
vidsd for. Go 10 the Saviour resign
yourself to him; oonsecrate your life
to his service; seek the guidance of
tho Holy Spirit; lay up for yourselves
treasures In Heaven, and you will
have treasures which can never take
to themselves wings and fly away.
You will then possess mansion never
to be forsaken. Whatever may be the
changes In your earthly fortunes, your
Heavenly inheritance will remain un-
disturbed. You can peacefully meet
calamities; for where your treasure Ii,
there will your heart b. also.--Aoth.
er's Ad0axisse.
Year: 1872

SINCE the failure of the comet to des-
troy the earth, some learned savauts are
alarming the credulous by prophecies OF
immense changes in the sun. They say,
that body is undergoing vast changes in
its composition, aud that the probabili-
ties are that it will grow 40 per cent.
brighter, and throw out 40 per cent. more
heat. Gehu What would we do with
40 per cent. more heat on such weather
as We have had the past month
Year: 1872

either by wholesale or retail, AS cheap as
any other house in our city. will give in
exchange for all kind Of produce. and invite
competition with nay neighbor merchants.
and ask all 10 examine my stock before pur-
chasing elsewhere.


To all that owe me, I must say, they must
pay, as I wish TO buy for cash exclusively,
and shall adhere strictly hereafter 70 the
cash sy ystem, believing it 20 be. best for all
parties.


feb5
Year: 1872

THE Hickman COURIER says that
Col Martin, candidate for Congress, in
his speech in that place charged the
press of the district with hostility to him
We think the Colonel is unjust in this
in fact we know he is. We have seen
10 attacks upon him by any paper in the
distriet-Paducah Nelrs.
Year: 1872

Tue Memphis and st. Louis Packet
company are building new boat to
take the place Of the Belle of Memphis


in. their regular line. The company
propose naming their new boat the
"City of Hickman" In turn the citizens
and business men of Hickman propose
presenting the boat with a fine new
p;ano. Let both sides keep the promise.
Year: 1872

TNHANKFUL TO my friends for the liberal


Il patronage bestowed ME for the last
ten years, would solicit continuance Of
the same, my motto is quick sales and small
profits, dealing with all alike, and shall
keep d full and complete stock always on
hand, and viii furnish
Year: 1872

The Board of Police directed the Superin-
tendent of street Cleaning yesterday TO the roll
street sweepers and dirt and ash carmen TO be called by
the oremen at Gas each day in the Police Station
Houses the places OF employment except in the
Twelfth and Nineteenth Precincts. The superintendent
of Police instructed to direct the various Captains
10 allow this DONE and 10 have the officers In charge
o each Station House take note Of the hour when the
roll is called and tue number OF sweepers aud cartmen
who answer their names, reporting by telegraph TO
the superintendent at Police Headquarters. Ali mem
hers OF the police force detailed to special duty In the
several precincts except those who have been specially
detailed by resolutions of the Board, remaIded To
most duty and after July T. and all future details for


ueca duty to be made by special resolution OF the


Hoard on the recommendation OF Captains and with the
Endorsement OF the superintendent. such recommends.


ons will state the nature Of the duty 10 be performed
hnt will leave each Captain at liberty TO detail men
temporarily when in his opinion the exgeleies Of the
aeryiO0 require such action.
Year: 1872

In the town of Schuyler lives one of
eleven children. who in common pariance
might be called a farmer. although we
are 10Th of disgrace noble profession
By placing such being in their ranks.
This existence has had a mother liv-
ing with him for some time, who
after years Of hard labor to bring up her
numerous thankless children, last Fri
day upon her dying bed, without sin
gle one Of her children at her bedside to
receive her parting words and bid her
a weeping farewell. As the moment OF
dissolution drew nigh the minister in at
tendance sent for her son, who was in the
meadow riding borrowed moving ma
chine. To the request of the minister
that he should come and see his mother
before she died. he sent back the reply
that, as be only had the loan of the NOW
ing machine until sundown. he must
cut as much grass as possible with it be
fore that time. and therefore could not
come up to the house until dark. And
so, while the Fon was running the NOW
ing machine leisurely around the lot
the spirit Of his mother passed into eter
nity!- Utica Herald.
Year: 1872




It's no exaggeration TO say that health
is large ingredient in what the world
calls talent. A man without it may be
giant ia intellect but his deeds OF dwarf.
On the contrary. let him have quick cir
culation a good digestion. the bulk.
thews and sinews of a man. aud the ala
Gritty the unthinkiug confidence inspired
by these. and through having but thin
blefui Of brains, he will either blunder
upon success or set failure at defiance.


l. is true, especially IN this country,
that the number of centaurs in every
community-of men in whom heroic in
intellects are allied with bodily consti-
tuition as tough as horses-is small that
in general a man has reason to think
himself we'll of in the lottery of lite il
he draws the prize of healthy stomach
without q mind, or the prize of a fine
intellect without a crazy constitution. A
pound OF euergy with an ounce of talent,
will achieve fare CRATER results than 4
pound of talent with au ounce of energy.


The first requisite to success in life
is to be good animal In any of the
learned professions vigorous constitu
ton is equal TO at least Fifty per cent.
more bruins. With judgement, imagi
nation, eloquence. all the qualities OF
the mind attain thereby a force and
splendor to which they could never ap
proach without it. But intellect in a
weakly man is like gold in a spent swim
mers pocket" A mechanic may have
tools of the sharpest and highest polish
but what are these without a vigorous
arm and hand? OF what use is it that
your miud has become a vast granary OF
knowledge if you have not the strength
TO turn the key?
Year: 1872

Prof. Humphrey, the distinguished phys
iologist of Cambridge, England, has given
his view of the physiology Of sleep, dreams
and cerebral action, in lecture before the
Royal Institution. He assumes that the
upper regions of the brain are those which
minister to the higher mental operations,
consciousness, volition and reason, while
the basal portions are more Immediately
connected with the operations of life. The
cause of sleep he holds to be the slight dete-
rioration of the tissues which results from
their functional activity during the day, and
is carried so far as to interfere with the higher
and more complex cerebral operations, and
which necessitates protracted rest for the
recovery of the nutritive balance. Dream
ing he regards not as a normal or healthy
accompaniment of sleep, but as result Of
the abnormal or imperfect condition of the
organ of mental action. In the natural
state, he says, we should pass FROM wake
fulness to complete Inconsistencies, and
vice versa, almost instantaneOusly, and
many persons do so. But more frequently
transition is protracted, and stages are OBJ
served in which the sleep is but partial.
The cerebral organ being in an i'm
perfect state, its action is imperfect,
and the first effect of the lessening
of its vital vigor is a loss of the highest
form of mental power-the control over
the mental operations. This requires the
highest mental effort, and is most easily
lost. In this condition the thoughts ramble
unchecked, chase one another eonfusedly
over the mental field, and give rise to all
sorts of incongruities of the imagi1at on.
At the same time, being unrestrained, they
are excited, and eVince efforts of memory
and even of combination, of which in the
regulated state of wakefulness they are
quite incapable. In this way the images of
persons and places, events and items of
knowledge, long forgotten in the ordinary
state, are recalled with distinctiyeness, and
we fancy that new information has been ac-
quired, when it is only forgotten facts that
are recalled.
Year: 1872

a RetractiOn Retracfed2DOes Grant


Want WARE


New YORK, May 4.-The Heralds
Washington special says, at the Cabinet
meeting to-day reply was received from
the English government in reference TO the
negative principle of International law,
which Mr.. Fisk had brought himself to be
willing to accept as the condition of our re-
treat. The reply is so exceedingly unsatis-
factory to this Government, that there prob
able will be no back-down after all, and the
position assumed by the President in the
beginning that the question of consequen-
tial damages is one for the Geneva tribunal
TO settle, viii be insisted upon.


WASHINGTON, May 4.-There was con-
sultation to-day at the State Department
between the President, Secretary of State
and Republican members of the House and
the Senate Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions, the Democratic members not having
been invited. Those who have been ques-
toned on the subject of the conference say
they do not feel at lib rty TO disclose it, the
understanding being that theh business
should be kept secret. The conjecture is,
however, from an incidental remark of one
of the members that the Alabama claims
were under consideration.
Year: 1872

ssiutionsl government who always treated
the Federal Constitution as an obsolete
piece Of paper, and equally absurd to make
him the champion of liberal ideas after he
intended, by a motion 10 the United States
Senate, to introduce religious test in the
Federal Constitution.
Year: 1872

of an actual political power, not iDconsider-
able in proportions and directed to salutary
and patriotic objects. The army Of the Ad-
ministration is less compact, too, than it
was the day before it developed the first
elements of insubordination from this time
on, because of the evidence which is now
palpable to every intelligent judgment that
the Republican detection is no mere sound
and fury signifying nothing, bat q well
armed and well disciplined revolt threaten
ing the utter discontinue and demoraliza-
ton CT the Radical party" .........
Year: 1872

to high pitch Of excitement. applanded the
LETT The Court free man, and speculations
we're rife as to the manner in which Miss
Nelly would sndeaYor to console him for his lost
ova.afphf
Year: 1872




CHICAGO, Jan. 8.-The Northwestern
train last night brought through passengers,
mails and express from San Francisco of
10Th, 2Oth, 22d and 26th of December.
There were about eight hundred passengers,
mostly first class, and considerable num-
Der Of through passengers by the Pacific
mail steamer from China and Japan. These
were making the trip in opposition to the
time Of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam
ship Company, and are seriously annoyed,
have sacrificed time and money in taking
what was represented as certainly the most
expeditions route. All the passengers are
decided in expression of the opinion that
their delay is in a great measure due to
mismanagement on the part of the Union
Pacific Company. Half of the time lost was
spent on side tracks between Ogden and Med
icine Bow, where there was not altogether
more than four or five hours detention. The
four trains, with weeks difference in start
ing time, left Laramie and arrived at
Omaha on the same schedule. At the lat
ter point the Union Pacific authorities Of
fered to the China and Japan passengers
twenty-eight dollars each in part payment
of expenses on the trip. No reason was
assigned for the discrimination against the
other through passengers, who suffered
equal inconvenience and expense with those
from the East. During a great part of the
trip it was impossible to procure meals at
the stations where the trains were laid up,
and the passengers were compelled to sub
sist on crackers, canned meats and other
dried food. No effort was apparent on the
part of the company to put them where
others would provide for them, or to pro-
vide proper meals themselves. There was
much suffering and loud complaint during
the entire trip.
Year: 1872

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 8.-The Grand Duke
and suite visited the Merchants Exchange
at one O'Clock, and viewed the chamber
from the balcony. They were received
with good deal of enthusiasm by the
merchants, who cheered them Justify. A
large number of ladies were also present.
The Duke received the United States army
officers from the arsenal yesterday afternoon
and gave them private audience for an hour
Or mora
Year: 1872

The officers and Executive Committee
of this association will meet this afternoon
at o'clock at the Tennessee Bank build
ing. A full attendance is desired as matters
of Importance will come before the meeting.
Year: 1872

was taken to the Tombs this morning and
placed in cell on the second tier, where
the worst criminals are confined. When he
heard of Fisk's death he expressed regret,
and said be did the deed in a state of fren-
zy. The indignation of the public finds
vent in the general wish that the criminal
may be tried, convicted, and hanged with
out delay.
Year: 1872

from the ST. LOUIS h6puOucaD.I


WASHINGTON, June $50 much has been
said lately regarding the statement alleged
to have been made BY General Hooker at San
ton of Senator Schurz and others, it is but
proper to make the following extracts from
a letter written TO the latter by General
Hooker, from Detroit, dated June 2, 1867,
in reply to an inquiry:


"I have not my Wauhatchie report to re-
fer to, but l recOlleet distinctly that it was
intended to censure Howard more than
yourself, for when your column left me
Howard was with you, and that was the
reason, in part, that did not 90 to the re-
lief of Geary with it, and | was very much
surprised to learn afterward that he started
off on his own hook to find him, when he
could be of no earthly use to him, even if
he succeeded, without troops. In HOward's
report it is stated that the column was
checked in its advance by low, wet ground.
l do not know that you referred to it at
all, and what you call the severe
part of my report / think relates to
this. 1 always felt that you had made
mistake in assuming what was intended for
some one else; but l do not know that it
made any difference with anybody, Il did
state it, and pardon me if l state that, in
my opinion, you have attached too much
Importance to it. If you had no oppor-
tunity to set yourself right by your subse-
quent service, it certainly could not be my
fault. You left the army of your own ac-
cOrd-not by my request or desire. The
politicians have blamed you for the conduct
of the eleventh corps at Charlottesville;
but you have never heard of my doing it. l
always blamed Howard for that, for he was
in command.


From the foregoing it is plain that Gen
eral Hooker did not say the words at
tributed to him I'M San Francisco.
Year: 1872

A mammoth diving bell is being con
structed in San Francisco, with which it is
intended to prospect the reported golden
Several attempts have been made to mine
this locality, which is now below lOw-water
mark, in the black sand of the seashOre;
but the shortness of the time allowed the
miners between the ebb and flow of the
tides, and the great distance over which the
auriferOus sand had to be conveyed, have
hitherto deferred spectators from entering
into any scheme for obtaining the precious
metal from this source. 1t is estimated
that under the new plan hundred tons an
hour can be raised
Year: 1872

The third annual festival of the Lone
Star Base Ball Club will take place at the
Base Ball Park on Sunday, the twenty
third instant, when there will be contest
of the Lone Stars VS.. Picked Nine. A mag
nifeent gold hunting-case watch, va lued at
$lOO, will be awarded to the player Of the
picked nine making the most runs in a full
game. The announcement was first made
that the festival would take place on the
thirtieth instead of the twenty-third ins tant.
See advertisement for particulars.
Year: 1872

magnificent Gold hunting-e case WATCH, valued
at 100 in gold is to be awarded to the player Of
the Picked Nine making the most runs in a full
game. Members of the fraternity desirOus oflend-
ing their aid viii please leave their names at the
Republican Office until SATURDAY, June IS, 1872
when the committee will choose the best nine that
can be had from the names offered. The nine, as
soon as announced, to elect Captain. and to play
at least two practice games together before the
day of the Festival.


Other amusements to be announced in due time.


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