smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1872

EDITOR RECoRD:-1 am not
in the habit of writing any
thing for publication; but
there is a matter ] want
brought to the consideration Of
your numerous readers, and
the public generally. It may
be of benefit to many and save
money. to the county. 1 have
reference to the Cincinnati En-
quirer Lottery business. The
plan Of lottery is explained in a
word: You pay an extra charge
of fifty cents for PAL er
and become a participant In a
distribution of prizes amount
ing, as they say, to $2O,000.-
Now l know whereof | speak
and say believe the said lot
terry is a decoy, or a fraud, a
swindle, a humbug, a cheat,
or something of the kind. l
am not versed in language and
don't know which word to call
it; but it is something that
will make the participant or
ticket holder poorer, and the
vender of said tickets and slip
of paper richer. The Question
with many of us is now, wheth-
er they send out any prizes
If they do it is for future iDflu-
ence as any one will see who
will look at the report of their
drawing that went off a week
or two since. You will see by
it that If they have given any
prizes they have sent one of
the most valuable to each
State Is this not for influence
next..wlnter9 Now there have
been many dollars sent there
from this county and among
all the ticket holders and as
pirants to their glttering pri-
zes not one so far as l can
hear held the lucky number
nary dime did any of us get;
so l conclude the Enquirer's


lottery is a swindle 2.
Year: 1872

a gentleman who has habit Of walk
ing with his hands behind his back, and
his head bent down in medtatiye mood
something after the fashion OF the first
Napoleon, was revolving some momcn-
tous question IN bis mind as lie passed
along Canal street, when suddenly, look
ing up, lie discovered well dressed man
standing Immediately in front Of him aud
staring at him in thc most impcrinent
manner.


Sir, said the gentleman, am fattercd
by your scrutiny


The only response was continuance
OF the stare, which absolutely seemed TO
bo 90 chronic nature.


Sir, said the gentIen.~a getting excited,
| am mild man but cannot refrain from
expressing the opinion that you arc an
impertincnt puppy puppy is the word,
sirl DO You understand its signiGconcc2


No answer was made TO this sally; but
the same stereotyped, aggrayating stare,
nearly drove the qucstoner mad


Man fool! puppyl he exclaimed, am
not given to brawls, but never will take
an insult thus publicly given. Take
this, sirl and with that he planted blow
just between the eyes that were fixed on
him with so impertinent stare, and sent
their owner sprawling on tho pavement.


a roar Of laughter from the bystanders,
and a glance at the PROSTATE figure, which
lay perfectly rigid and mouonless, CON
yinced him that lie had upset one Of those
figures used by clothing merchants to the
best advantage.


lIis chagrin may well be imagined ne
he walked or, muttcfng something about
these darn Internal imposions on ilc
public.
Year: 1872

In marrying, make your own match.


Do not marry any one to get rid OF


him. The man who would 90 to de-


struction without you, would quite


likely go with you, and perhaps drag


you along also. Do not marry in haste.
lest you repent at your leisure. Do not


marry for a home, and . living, when


by burning up your corsets, and rolling


up your sleeves, and taking care Of
Your health, you can be strong enough


70 earn your own living, and provide a
home for yourself. Do not let aunts


or fathers, or mothers sell you for mon.
ey or position, into bondage, tears or
life-iong misery, which you alone must
endure. Do not place yourself habiful
ally in the company Of any suitor till
you have decided the question of
marriage; human wills are weak, and
people often Become .beWiidered, and
do not know their error till it Is too
late. Get away from their influence,
settle your head, and make up your
nina alone. A promise may be made
In an hour of halfdeIicieus ecstasy;
which must be redeemed through
years OF sorrow, toll and pain. Do not
trust your happiness in the keeping Of
one who has no heart, no head, no
health. Do not leok too high, unless
you wish a companion who will de-
spise you. Beware of insane blood, un-
less you wish children that will fill
your life with sorrow, and close their
own with suicide. Do not marry hast
by, contrary to the wishes of parents.
guardians and friends; you may refuse
TO marry at their Buildings, but you
have no right to rush hastily into we'd
led life against their,eounsel.s WaitAa
lew months may make you thank hea-
ven for their restraint and their care.
Love can wait; that which cannot wait |
g something of a very different charac-
'er. Do not imagine that because two
persons are miserable when apart they
VIII be happy together. The opposite |
9 most usually true. The sehappy'' is |
n the heart. Those who are happy |
when separted will be happier whent
United. The Christian. taa54liafi I
Year: 1872

We have received several letters from
sailors in the United States naval service
inquiIing IL any measures have been taken
to bring to justice Lieut.. Commander Ed
WIN WHITE Of the United States steamer
Kansas, under whose orders, as it is alleged,
seaman named CADY was tortured TO
death on the 9th of May last, while the YES
sci lay at Aspinwall.


CADY was an American by birth, native
of Massachusetts,, and as we are assured a
man OF intelligence and fair education.
He was, however, addicted to drink, and
when intoxicated was n dinicult man TO
manage on account OF his herculean
strength.


The particulars OF CADY's death have
already been published in THE SUN. Be
cause he would not keep quiet while under
the influence of liquor a swab was stuffed
in his mouth by order Of WHITE, and kept
there, ii is said, until life was extinct We
are informed that when the swab was
taken out of CADY's mouth il was covered
with his blood. We are also informed
that warrant officer on board the
Kansas positively refused to execute the
order which, carried out by n more subor-
dinate agent, resulted in the death OF the
victim. 1t is said that tho surgeon of the
Kansas has made statement that CADY
died from exhaustion, caused by intoxica-
ton; but this is secuted by the sailors as
an attempt TO gloss over and hide the real
nature of the affair, which they look upon
as murder


No one will dispute that ii is necessary TO
enforce discipline on board our ships Of
war, or that intoxicatiou is an offence
which merits punishment; but the most
tenacious stickler for discipline will hardly
contend that an officer of the American
navy has the right to inflict the penalty of
death on sailor because he has permitted
his appetite to overcome his prudence.


The humblest American sailor is as fully
entitled to the protection of the laws as
the highest officer in the service, and il is
time that this should be better understood
than it appears to be. Brutal outrages on
sailors are altogether too common on
board our ships OF war and IL the magnates
of the Navy Department think that be-
cause the common sailors are poor and un-
influential they can be outraged with inn
punity, they may rs well disabuse their
minds of that impression at once The
public would like 10 know what the au-
thorities propose TO do in regard to the
case Of WHITE and CADY.
Year: 1872

The conspicuous support Of GRANT and
WILSON by Commissioner VAN MORT is a
striking indication that the Hon. WILLIAM
MARCY TWEED and the Hon. HANK SMITH are
both IN favor OF the Gift-Taker
Year: 1872

Eighteen months ago the iron manufac-
turers OF England we're under the general belief
that the trade had suffered from over produc-
tion, and although labor was then cheap, fore
bore TO accumulate stock, fearing that the price
would run down below cost. All at once An I'M
expected demand sprang up, and after the ter
mination of the continental war and the SUD-
preston OF the Paris revolution a m extraordinary
activity manifested itself In the iron trade which
has continued to the present time Great guam
Titles OF iron were required to repair the dan
ages OF the war, and as the principal French iron
making establishments had been stopped, while
the withdrawal of men to serve in the armies Of
Germany had caused an almost equal stagnatlon
In the works and mines throughout that coun-
try, English iron masters found themselves
deluged with orders for all classes Of iron and
iron work. In addition to this unusual demand
from the continent, the customary home con-
sumption, somewhat augmented by the in
creased use of iron for ship building and other
purposes, was going on, while owing to the nu-
merous railroad extensions in the United States
the demand for English rails from this country
was very great Under these circumstances
prices took sudden rise, and the upward ten
dency was increased by the difficulty OF procur-
Ing skilled labor There were many blast fur
naces idle, but It was impossible to procure at





manufacture Of pig iron, the supply OF which
must regulate the production OF the manufac-
tured metal During the period of depression
many workmen in the iron trades had turned
their attention to other pursuits and their
places could not be supplied. As a natural con-
sequence, the demand for labor greatly
exceeding the supply, workmen claimed
and secured higher wages, all OF which
causes combined to still further enhance the
prices OF iron In every stage Of manufacture.
British bar iron, which at this time last year was
quoted at $S per ton in England, now sells there
for SEQ per ton, and at the high prices now ruling
manufacturers are unable to fully supply the
demand. 1t is not likely, however that this state
OF things will continue for long time, though
no immediate fall in prices ia to be expected.
With the resumption of operations by the French
and German works the pressure on the English
market will be relieved, and decrease Of prices
there will be followed by lower prices elsewhere.
IL Is likely that many Of the English manufac-
turers will be large losers by the extraordinary
rise in price, as the cost OF production has been
greatly increased, and some OF the largest pro-
ducers are stll engaged In working Of contracts
taken when iron was selling at the lowest rates
Year: 1872

ECCENTRICITY OFTEN A MANIA.-That &C.
centricity often becomes absolute mania is now
conceded by all students of mental diseases,
and is pretty well understood by the people at
large The only objection is, how great de-
gree of eccentricity may be allowed to co exist
with perfectly healthy brain? The true and
philosophical answer to this query is, in general,
that any desire, passion, emotion, or special
aptitude may become disease when INDUCED
in too long and too exclusively, or under un-
favorable conditions. 1t is, of course, often
times very difficult to decide, in any given case,
whether any marked peculiarlty is the result OF
very active and one sided development of the
brain, or of actual disease. The general prin-
ciple on which our decisions must be based is,
that when any feeling, passion, emotion, ol
even a special aptitude, becomes absolutely un


governable, so as to make It's subject regardless
of his own interests or of the well being of hi
friends-when. as it were, it absOrbs the whol'


being, so as to destroy what we call common
sense, blunts the reason and conscience, ant


urges on to a manner of life and to special deed


that are repugnant to the average intuition Q
mankind-then we have reason to suspect tn
existence of disease of the brain
Year: 1872

While Adam slept, God from him took
A bone; and, as an omen,
He made 1t like a seraph look,


And thus created woman.
He took this bone not from his pate,
To show her power ample;
Not from his feet. to designate


That he on her might trample;
But Meath his arm, to clearly show
Healways should protect her;
And near his heart, to let him know,
How much he should respect her.
He took this bone, crooked enogh,
Most crooked Of the human.
To show him how much crooked stuff
He'd always find in woman.
Year: 1872

The following singular tradition is related of
a key in a collection of curioslties preserved In
the arsenal at Venice:


About the year 1000 one OF those dangerous
men, in whom extraordinary talent is only the
fearful source of crime and wickedness beyond
that of ordinary men, came to establish him.
self as a merchant or trader in Venice. The
stranger whose name was Tebaldo, became en-
amored Of the daughter of an ancient house, al |
ready afianced to another. He demanded her |
hand in marriage, and was, OF course, rejected |
Enraged at this, he studied how to be revenged |
Profoundly skilled in the mechanical arts, he
allowed himself no rest until he had invented
the most formidable weapon that could be ina


gined. This was key of large size, the handle


of which was so constructed that it could be


turned round with little difficulty. When


turned it disclosed spring, which, on pres.


sure, launched from the other end needle or


lancet of such fineness that it entered the flesh


and buried itself there without leaving any ex-
| ternal trace.


Tebaldo waited at the door of the church in
which the maiden whom he loved was about to


receive the nuptial benediction. The assassin


sent the slender steel unperccived into the


breast of the unsuspecting bridegroom. The


wounded man had no suspicion of injury but,


seized with sharp and sudden pain in the midst


of tho ceremony, he tainted, and was carried to


his own house amid the lamentations of the


bridal party. Vain was all the skill of the


physicians, who could not divine the cause o
this strange illness, and in few days he died
Tebaldo again demanded the hand of the
: young maiden from her parents, and received ;
f a second refusal; they, too, perished miserabl.
in few days.


| The alarm that these deaths, which appeared
: almost miraculous, occasionGd, excited the ut
d most vigilance of the magistrates and when
: on close examination of the bodies, the sma
: instrument was found in the gangrened flesh
d terror was universal every one feared Tor hi
d own life. The maiden thus cruelty orphane
r, had passed the first month of her mourning i
is convent, when Tebaldo, hoping to bend he
,. to his will epreated to speak to her at The gate
r Her reply was most decisively in the negative
er TebGldo beside himself with rage, attempte
le to wound her through the CRATE, and succeeded
n The obscurity of the place prevented his actor
'e from being observed. On her return to h
ID room the maiden felt pain in her breast, ar
o, uncOvering it she found it spotted with a sing
ne drop of blood. The pain increased the su
e. geons who hastened to her assistance, taug
de by the past, wasted no time in conjecture, bJ
n, cutting deep into the wounded part, eXtract
le, the needle before any mortal mischief had col
nd menced, and saved the life of the lady. I
nd State InquisitiO1 used every means to discoJ
'se the hand which dealt these insidiOus and ir
he sstble blows The visit of Tcbaldo to the &C
lys vent caused suspicion to fall heavily upon hi
bic His house was .;AreiuHy searched, the fame
he invention disco, cred, and he perishcd on t
ca gibbet.
Year: 1872

A gentleman expressed to lady his admir-
ration of her toilet She said she supposed he
had been impressed by her sleeves. He an
swered, with suffused face, No; but I'd like
IN he l'
Year: 1872

The ENGLISH LANGUAGE AT ITS LAST
GAsP.-How long can our mother tongue en-
dure the wear and tear to which it is now
subjected? A friend of ours assures us, and
like Washington, he cannot tell lie, that he
was looking recently for piece of broadcloth
at dry-gOods store, and was told by a clerk
who ought to be in the State Prison, whose
attention he called to a particular parcel,
that is a pant good, and will not suit you. 4"
1t is plain that the people cannot be trusted
with this noble heritage, the English Ian
guage. If these things go on the Governor
should call the Legislature in extra session
and insist upon law prohibiting the use of
language without license, such license only
to be issucl after thorough examination and
upon giving bonds to keep the pieces of the
splendid old heirloom yet remaining to us.
Year: 1872

There is little of interest at the City
Hall just now, the late excitement having
in a measure blown over. The pay rolls no
longer exhibit plethoric appearance, and
economy is the watchword in all the de-
partments.


The chief subject of conversation now is
the proposed street railroad, running
through the City Park and intersecting
with the shell road lproposedl to be built
on the continuation of Orleans street to the
lake. The completion of these improve
ments will afford easy and cheap transpor-
tatiOn at all times to the lake side At
present it is impossible for poor people to
enjoy a ride to the New Lake. They can
not afford carriages, and there is no other
way Of reaching it. But once this line of
street cars are in operation: the access will
be easy and within the reach of all classes.


We understand that the right of way has
already been secured, and that a company
is already forming to carry through the en-
terprise.
Year: 1872




We copy the following from the Summit
Times:


Through the courtesy of Captain E. NJ.
Bee, the energetic depot agent in our sister
town of Magnolia, we have the particulars
of diabOliC attempt to throw a train off the
track near that place on Sunday night last
1t will be remembered that about two
weeks ago a train was thrown from the
track jnst below Magnolia by the dispiace-
ment of a rail, which was evidently the
work Of a tiend inCaTnate; and suspicion
rested upon a negro 10y the name of Joe
CrOwder, notorious thief and otherwise
bad character, since which time he has been
closely watched by detective Ford, from
Holly Springs, who, with others, discovered
Joe CrOWder and an accOmplice, who is
thought to be a negro from New Orleans,
taking the spikes out of the rails
on the bridge across the TangipOhOa
river at Mr.. Ben HarrisOn's place on the
night mentioned. When the black devils
were surprised. Joe CrOwder jumped into
the river and was fired upon several times
with shOt-guns and pistols, but it was not
asCertained whether he was struck or not,
as he succeeded in making his escape. The
other negro, whose name we have been
unable to obtain, was captured and is now
in jail in Magnolia. He admits he was led
into it by CrOWder for the purpose of rob-
bing the express safe, but denies any
knowledge OF the former run Off" We
understand that a reward of $I00 has been
offered for CrOwder. and that parties are in
pursuit of him. We are not in favor of
lynChing people; but under circumstances
as the above, we could say naught against
the hanging of such damnable fiends as
CrOwdeT, who we hope will meet with his
Just desert before he has another Opportu-
nifty to attempt the murder of a whole
train of people for the sake of a few hun
dred dollars.


Later.-Since the above was in type we
have received the following. Surely are
the men who captured and turned him over
to the authorities entitled to the highest
praise:


Joe CrOwdBr was brought in last night
about ten o'clock by two negro men, JEFF
Vaughn. and Jack Butler. Joe Cr0wder
was badly shot whom ran off Sunday night,
six buckshOt in one leg and four in the
other; so he lay hid until yesterday, the
when starvation and his wounds
drove him out, and Jack Butler came uD
with him near JEFF Yaughn's house. trying
to get there to get some dinner yesterday,
so Butler and jeff took charge of him.


CrOwder wanted them to assist him to
escape, but they told him no, that his crime
was too great, and that he was too badly
shOttO attempt such a thing, and that they
would have to bring him here, which they
did. The other negro was committed to
Jail by Justice WinbOrne, and CrOwder
pleaded guilty. Dr. Sparkman is extract
ing the shot from Crowder's leg One shot
went through; nine remained; no bones
were broken.
Year: 1872

take leave to inform eur saloon keepers and the
public at large that the new installation for the
manufacture of Lager and Ale on 5he ICE AND
COOL Alb PRINCIPLE is now in full operation.
Can furnish the public with an article inferior to
none manufactured in the West or East, and supe-
TOr to any beer manufactured here, and at a rate
much cheaper than the imported lager from abroad.
Facts viii prove the truth my assertion.


Orders filed with ali necessary csrefulness and
prOmptness and particular attention is paid to the
shipping for country customers. Come and try.
end you wiz be satisfied in al and every respect.


aRl6 2m
Year: 1872

This is frOm'the st. Louis Democrat:


There is but, six and a half feet on the
worst places now between this city and
Cairo, and frcights to New Orleans and
EiCksburg have advanced. The barge line
announces that their rate from to-day until
further notice will be zoe ON pound freight,
40c on -four, and other things in proportion.
To Vicksburg the packet lines charge the
same rate asked by the barge line to New
Orleans. Herrick & Roberts have about
1901 600 bushels of corn i'll the New Orleans
elevator, which they wanted to ship to
Liverpool, and would have done so long
ago if they could have got the ocean ton
mage; but this rise in rates, and the prOba-
bility Of a still further advance next week,
will help them out They will probably be
enabled to sell their corn in New Orleans at
a good profit. At any rate we do not think
any one holding corn now in New Orleans
need be in any hurry to dispose of it. There
is a good margin to Liverpool, and the low
wafer season Of the year is close at hand,
and it is likely that it will cost twenty-five
cents per bUshel to move corn to New Or
leans from here before the N 3nth of Sep
tember is out. In the meantime, the re-
Ceipts are falling off here daily, and very
soon will scarcely suffice for city COnsump-
ton. Then we should not want any better
property than corn placed in New Orleans
at the recent low rate of freight, and thus
it may happen that the scarcity of ocean
tonnage which has seemed such a hardship
to Messrs. Herrick & Roberts, may turn out
to have been a good thing for them after
ALL
Year: 1872

There are several juvenile Greeley and
Brown clubs up town, in one of which,
composed of boys about ten years old, the
treasurer is a defaulter to the amount of
81 Is. He insists that while lying down in
the grass the money fell out of his pocket,
which was the treasury. AthOrough search
in the grass does not confirm the treasurer's
statement, as nary red was found there
Much excitement is oecasIOned by the de-
falcation, and one lad, who contributed
fifteen cents to the common fund, demands
an investigation.
Year: 1872

REPEAL OF THE FUNDING BILL.-It


is stated THAT number Of gentlemen Of
this city have made up case and arranged
to employ counsel to bring before the courts
of the Commonwealth the question of the
constitutionality Of the act Of the General
Assembly repeating the provision of the
funding bill, making coupons receivable for
taxes and other demands due the State of
Virginia. The case will be brought before
one of the lower courts as soon as certain
preliminaries can be arranged, and will
from thence be carried to the Supreme
Court Of Appeals Of Virginia, and possibly
to the Supreme Court of the United States.