smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1870

DAYS under the OAK trees OF Brunoy.


Brick Pomeroy's belief as to the reality
and tangibility Of the Hereafter is very plain
ly expressed in the following quotation,
taken from his column entitled "Our Satur-
day Night"


Some day we shall rest, and O what q re-
lief. How welcome the night and it's cool
ing shadows when all the hot day has one
worked. Aud how welcome death, as You
call 1t, to one who is weary of life and its
bitter burdens, and who is ready TO 20, as n
child is ready who waits for its mother.


But some there are who fear to die. As
there are those who fear the hour Of that trial
which will prove them guilty or establish
their innocence. As if this miserable prim-
ary existence were life As if orr work is
to be finished here AS if y broken to-day
were all there is for US who are of the Eternal
and to dwell forever, as there is no annihila.
| ton of spirits.


One of these beautiful Saturday Nights we
shall 60 home to the work we are being fitted
for. And then who will miss us i? Who
will mourn our departure We know one
who will. Do all of US know even one who
would weep for us? Then we know Of one
friend, and here is o reward for life's en-
deavors. Each week counts as nearer home.
as the mile-stones of the week tell us how far
and fast we are travelling. And before long
we can rest. Can sit back in our chair-can
sleep at night to pass the river and waken
there. Will We sink to rest alone? Or will
the Gear eyes to which our thcughtlessness
has brought tears be the lamps to tighten the
entrance to the portals leading to the Eternal.
Will we depart under the touch of the gentle
hand which came to our relief in sickness
and to our greeting in health, CT die by the
wayside as do thousands who dissipate and
fall neglected into the pauper graves awaiting
those who care not for themselves? We
may die alone-with no loved one near us-
just as we expect to fall when the brain can
no longer respond with thoughts, but We
hope never to die so much alone as to be for.
gotten.


Do you fear death We do not. It will
be so glorious to begin the new life to step
out from the trials, the labors, tho struggles.
the disappointments of this world. It will
be such relief to escape from this warfare
with one's self, and to know that ar last VIC
gre beyond the reach and influence Of that
| varied nature which controls man as chang.
ing winds toss helpless leaves. Then will
our real life begin. We shall see plainly
and continually where now we have but
glimpses. We shall be with the great souls
the pure hearts-the kind spirits-the ones
who Over There are resting from their heart
/ sufferings here, and who by first learning to
control and govern themselves, will Re given
power in the Spirit-land to control and gov
ern others, as we all are by the suggestions
which come to us from the ineisible-that
portion alone of ourselves which alone lives
forever.


Then we shall engage in great works.
Shall direct minds. Will be in unison and
perfect harmony with the spirit of the Eter.
nal. Shall have power to annihilate space.
and go on perfect, happy, glorious.
Year: 1870

DEATH TO BUcs.-A correspondent sends
the following recipe, which be has success
fully used for years. 1t is certainly worth
trying: ara aei


"Bugs on squash and cucumber vines
how to destroy them-dissolve tablespoon.
full of saltpetre in pailful of water, put one
pint of this around each hill, shaping the
earth go it will not spread much, and the
thing is done. Use more saltpetre if vou
can afford tit is good for vegetable bot
death to animal life. The bugs burrow in
the earth at night, and fail to rise in the
morning. 1t is also good to kill the prub in
peach trees, only use twice as much saw a
quart or two to each tree. There was NOT
yellow or blistered leaf on twelve or fifteen
trees to which it was applied last season
No danger of killing any vegetable with II.
A concentrated solution: applied to vopno
beans made them grow wonderfulIy.
Year: 1870

tain ranges. where they were gath
ering their strength to destroy us.
and conscious of these obstacles and
perils, conscious that we were i'm
PEELED by cold, inconsiderate and
unfriendly orders, conscious OF the
peril to our country and cause,
knowing full well that the nation
held its breath in fear lest we should
be overwhelmed, and that We should
have no CO operation from com
rades of other armies, the men OF
the Army OF the Cumberland moved
to their work as brave men go to
die for their country, not even will
ing to pin their names upon their
garments that each hero in death
might be found with mark of con-
scious self-immolation upon him.


In this invincible spirit of con-
scious self sacrifice consists the
moral grandeur of that movement
on Chattanooga, which has no par
allel in the history of our country,
and few, if any. in the annals of his





tory. ....v r. .. ..


And to this, the greatness of the
obstacles overcome, of the battle
fought, of the prize won and held,
and the greatness of the fruits OF
its work, which l have no time to
develop, and you will doubtless
agree that the campaign of Chatta-
nooga is the greatest and most he
roic effort of the Army of the Cum
berland, and join in saying, "Army
of the Cumberland! When the
spawn of shallow ambitious brisk
collators of current newspaper re-
ports, pompous charlatans, preten-
ders to accuracy or philosophic
grasp, shall have laid their pretend
ed historical offerings on the altar
of party or person at which they
worship, and with their offerings
shall be forgotten, and the great
Muse of History shall lay the story
of our late war for national exist
ence on the Altar of Truth, how
bright and glorions will be the page
consecrated to thee"
Year: 1870

A STRANGER passing up Main street on last
Saturday afternoon would have had his curiosity
aroused, when In front Of LEVY BRorHERs'
store, by the large mum Der OF packages OF dry
goods piled up on their sidewalk. Not supposing
for moment that that large quantity Of dry goods
could be needed to repenish any store In this city,


they would have taken 1t for granted that some
new firm was about co commence operations on. a
very large scale. Yet we are informed that all
these cases of fresh dry goods have just been re-
ceived to sssort up the stock OF LEVY BROTHERS,
and there can now be found at their store the best


the most varied, and The cheapest assortment Of
dry goods ever exhibited in this city. Their stock
comprises everything one could possibly expec,
to find in dry goods store, and a good many ar


ticles besides that are usually kept in trimming
! store. To those in need Of furs we can say thai


the beautiful and sets shown to those inqgir


| ing cannot fall to suit.
Year: 1870

The Ashburton Hotel corner Of Forteth street and
Sixth avenue last evening the scene of fracas
between negro and German that is likely to re.
suit In the death Of one Of them. From the brief
details te'egraphed to the Central Police Office 1t
appears that at three O'Clock BOrals Calender cook
involved In o quarrel about some trlning matter,
when the Dutchman seized o heavy glass and dealt
the Fifteenth Amendment q heavy blow the
head, infic.ing q severe and imnlinently dangerous
wound. TIE negro was attended by Police Surgeon
Ranney. who ordered him to be sent to Bellevue
Hospital. Kurtz was arrested by an Offlcer of the
Twenty ninth precinct.
Year: 1870

The internal revenue officers made another raid
on the Fifth ward stills and whisGeymen yesterday.
They took company Of marines from the Navy
Yard, and proceeding to Dckins0n's alley found two
mash tubs, which they at once destroyed. They con.
tinucd the search, but no other contraband goods
being found They returned To tho Navy Yard much
disappointed.
Year: 1870

BERLIN, May O. 1870.
The Parliament OF the Zollverein having increased
the duty coffee have reduced that ON pig iron to
two and half silver groschen per quinta and that
on rice to fifteen. The duty on cotton yarn is
tanned.
Year: 1870

AS General Changarnier was led away to
prison at the command OF Napoleon, then
President, he exclaimed: When the Presi-
dent is engaged in foreign war he will
send for ne to intrust HE with the COM
mand OF an army
Year: 1870

weie se;usi VGeeis usldsF b eiIlB4l IL
rule in Minnesota. But the Post for
gets that those two Democratic quail
ifcations are not to be made the test
under the plan now talked of.


In another article the same paper
uses the following honest and sensi-
sensible words:


We would not deny any mans eli
gibility to Office merely because we
think he would make a bad ruler
for we have confidence enough IN the
American people to believe that they
will not often knowingly elect either
a fool or a knave to place of trust.
We do not wish to disfranchise the
sturdy fellow who carries hod up
the ladder opposite our window,
merely because we are certain he
would make a poor Governor--fol
we know he is not in any danger OF
the ordeal. No man who has an in.
telligent faith in our institutions vii
W = y l1lyvg Il (2jSVm Gllgibfiitv ~
franchise, merely because rf1pre nrt
several millions of men in the United
States who are not fitto be President
Year: 1870

Pres't Grants Administration
1t has now been year since An
drew johnson packed up his duds
and scooted off bowling intooblivion
and pres't Grant on taking his seal
announced that he would try to dc


his duty as Executive Of the nation


Then, Of course, the Democratic
prophets foretold national distress
and dire calamities; and since then


of course, they have been harping on
the same old string to the worst OF
their ability. What else could they
do? Deprive them of the privilege
of growing and grumbling at Re-
publicans, and what would be left to
them?


But what have been the real re-
suits? The work before Pres't Grant
and his Administration was not one
of glory and display, like war and
conquest; it was of plain, peaceful,
quiet character; it was to faithfully
collect the revenues, enforce the laws,
and use all possible economy in the
public expenditures. Andthe books
show that this has been done. Our
national revenue for the year is
twenty-six millions greater than in
1868, while the national expenses are
sixty millions less. The infamous
"Whisky Ring" has been broken up,
and other grand and im1nemorial
swindles have been stopped as far as
possible. Gold has been steadily
coming down, and our national cred
it steadily improving. In short, the
plain, common-sense work that was
required Of the present Administers
ton has thus far been done in q
plain, fair, common-sense way, with
out bluster but with success. Some
minor errors have been made, for all
men are human and therefore must
err; but the solid opinion Of the
country owns that the Administra-
ton OF Pres't Grant thus far has been
that OF an able and honest man who
does his duty TO the best of. his abili-
-. Let us therefore be thankful for
what Is, and hopeful for the future.
Year: 1870

Ths PROCEEDINGS In Congress Yesterday.


The Senate yesterday devoted itself steadily
to business. bill to enforce the fifteenth
amendment was reported from the Judiciary
Committee, and number Of unimportant bills
on the calendar were passed. The provisions
of the bill TO enforce the fifteenth amendment
are very stringent The amendments to the
Income Tax bill are to be insisted on by the
Senate, and committee OF conference on the
House disagreeing vote has been demanded.
The Senate Funding bill, 1t seems, has been
discarded by the House Committee; but one
even more Objectionable will probably be
agreed on. From indications it would appear
that this new bill surrenders everything to
the national banks, which were already
accorded very heavy slice in the Senate bill
The powerful banking corporations, created
by the government In an emergency, have
become strong and cruel tyrants that it will
take all the country's energy to put down.


Among the bills presented in the House
yesterday under the regular call of States for
bills for reference only, one was introduced by
Mr.. Sargent, Of California, providing for a
reduction, after the 30th Of June next, Of
fifteen per cent on all internal taxes
and ten per cent on all import
duties, except on whiskey and tobacco,
an abolition of the income tax and all special
licenses except on distillers and tobacco manu-
facturers. After some other matters Of little
or no Importance the House, of course, took a
little recreation in the way Of hearing more ex-
cuses from absentees, who failed to answer at
the call Of the House on Friday evening.
Nearly all were excused, most Of them
being sick or engaged with their legislative
friends from Ohio. 1t would almost appear
that that peripatetic Legislature carried around
some contagious disease with which it had
seriously injected Congressman.
Year: 1870

The First Sunday Of Free Hum.


On Sunday last there was no police surveil-
lance Of the drinking shops in the city and no
active restraint upon the sale Of beverages.
There was rather presumption on the part OF
the keepers of barrooms that they would not
be interfered with than an understanding to
that effect between them and the police. Many
drinking places were closed as usual, but the
larger number were open in quiet way. The
initiated could get In at side entrance, and
an enterprising traveller would have found
that the key was not turned against him even
at the main entrance. This anomalous condi-
ton seems to have been the result OF some
uncertainty in regard to the present state OF
the law touching the sale of liquors on Sun
day. There was 80 much done and undone
by the Legislature in it's action on the Excise
law that it was not really known whether a
Sunday clause was in force; and the dealers,
on the one hand, feared to violate a
law that might still be vital. while the
police, on the other hand, were doubtful OF
authority to interfere with the traffic. AS a
fact, therefore, the dram trade was free, and II
is coincidence worthy Of note that the muir
der return is very large. -Four assaults-cach
one ending in death or likely SO to end--are re-
ported for that single day. Whiskey was ap-
parently the Immediately exciting cause in
every case.


The most fragrant Of these outrages was the
murder Of ODay, the direct consequence Of a
drunkard's quarrel. Doubtless in this case the
city is well enough rid of the victim but, as we
cannot always be sure what sort of man Is
to be taken of, it is none the less desirable to
prevent even murders like this; and 1t Is not
in the least likely that this crime would have
been committed If the parties had not
been able to hide themselves from pub
lie view in a convenient rum shop. ODay
began the disturbance in the street,
already the worse for the liquor he
had taken, and If he had persisted then he
would doubtless have been safely carried away
by the police; but the adjournment to saloon
where the shutters were closed and the rum
quarrel. If this slaughter and the three less
desperate cases associated with 1t in the re-
ports for Sunday are any indications of what
Sunday is to be in the new state of law, the
result in the minds of good citizens will not
be favorable to this democratic change. 1t
will be observed, however, that the Attorney
General Of the State has given an opinion that
the sale of liquor on Sundays is still prohibited
by law, and 1t is to be hoped that before
another Sunday shall invite q murder carni-
val the Mayor and the police authorities will
take steps to enforce the law, whatever it may
be. Our local authorities have now greater
power in the government Of this city than they
have had before for many years, and 1t is
necessary for them to show that they are
equal to the right use of that power.
Year: 1870

some qualms OF conscience left, voted yester-
day with the city members against going into
Committee of the Whole upon it but 1t is feared
that they are determined to earn their money
and will try to rush 1t through to-day.
Year: 1870

TIE PNEUMATIC RAILWAY TUNNEL Bill has
been defeated in the State Senate. This is
the company that has been boring secretly
under Broadway at Murrry street, and we
would like just now to know by what authority
they commenced work and what damages
accrue to the city from the work done.
Year: 1870

KING VICTOR EMANUEL has just recovered


from an attack Of scarlatina. A short time


since his Majesty was invalided by measles,
and again by erysipelas. The King evidently
pays very slight attention to the constitute
de fde, in either the theological or physiologi-
cal sense of the words, as aNN t
Year: 1870

A SAFE CoNcLUsIoN--That at Albany that
II will be as well to let the bill for raising Cen
tral Railroad fares wait little longer, and
perhaps it win be better to drop it than to pass
f. We think 80, too.
Year: 1870

AN ITALIAN BANKER in Paris has presented
one hundred thousand francs to the republican
committee engaged in agitating against the
acceptance of the plebiscitum BY the people.
This is pretty decided demonstration against
the Bonaparte dynasty. The italian gentleman
may, however, enjoy perfect citizen right of
action Perhaps he is a native Of Savoy or of
Nice, aud they have been annexed to the
emnre
Year: 1870

AN EXTRAORDINARY COMPLAINT. The Fay
etteville IN. o. Eagle says the children
from the colored school make such noise and
clatter along Gillespie street when school turns
out.that citizens are becoming annoyed thereby
Such complaint would have been superero-
gatory in that locality ten years ago. The
little niggers are probably getting jolly over
the fifteenth amendment. Seven negroes
ESCAPED from the jail in the same county about
the same time. This is an amendment of an.
other sort
Year: 1870

elNEw GooDs. s.-For several days Barlow &
Benaa have been opening very largo stock
Of new goods, embracing every variety of
Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots and Shoes of the
latest styles for masculine or feminine use.
We coll attention to their advertisement and
would recommend purchasers to give them a
call.
Year: 1870

Capt Z A Cox, late candidate for Chan
cellor, has seen proper to contest the cleo
ton of his opponents, Col Ward and Col
Collins, because they are ineligible under
the fourteenth amendment, and, also, upon
the ground that they were not legally and
constitutionally elected, independently of
the question of their disabilities. Capt
Cox has presented his petition and OBJ
tanned fiat from Chancellor Tillman, he
being the nearest Chancellor under which
the application could be made under the
provisions of the statute. His action, as
We are informed, was reluctant upon his
part alone upon the ground that he is soon
to be superseded by q recently elected sue
cessor. The effect of the above fat is to
restrain Col Ward from receiving any COM
mission authorizing his induction into Of
fee. 1t was also directed by the Chancel-
lor that, on the Both of September pro1imo,
at Sparta, Tennessee, the questions of in
eligibility, and all other questions affect
ing the validity of the election, should be
tried. 1t is understood that the contest
will be based upon grounds peculiar to that
Chancery Division and growing out of
causes confined thereto. All parties to the
contest were Confederate soldiers and re-
manned as such during the war. 1t is not
a question of politics. 1t is a mere contest
between the respective candidates who be-
Ieve themselves entitled to the position
under the laws and Constitution of the
State. The result will be looked to with
interest.
Year: 1870

We insert the following from the Win
chester Home Journal in order that justice
may be done to all and injustice to none.
We know Prof. Marks as one of the most
successful mathematical teachers, and that,
too, when connected with the Mary Sharp,
and we are fully satisfied he has had no
superior there, or elsewhere, in Tennessee,
as an efficient, faithful and successfully
eminent educator in his department:


Mr.. j. r. BEksLEy-Dear Sir: A COM
munication appeared recently in the UNION
AND AMERICAN relative to the Mary Sharp
College, in which the author, in my opin
ion, is guilty of gross injustice. Any one,
unacquainted with the facts, would sup
pose, Judging from the article mentioned,
that Prof. Spencer was entitled to all the
credit for the reputation established by the
Mathematical Department-while the fact
is that its reputation was made by Prof. W.
P. Marks, who was the first Professor of
Mathematics in the College, and who taught
the first four years of its ife-from Janu-
ary, 1851, to lS55-and returned in 1865,
after the death of Prof Spencer, and
taught four years longer. Prof. Spencer
was an able teacher, and well did he sus-
tain the reputation Of the Mathematical
Department already established by his
predecessor, but he could add nothing
thereto. Both men were worthy and well
qualified, and it would be hard to deter
mine which was the superior teacher.


By publishing the above you will truly
oblige JUSTICE.
Year: 1870

A foul and attrocious murder was COM
mitted by a negro iend on Thursday night
last, about u o'clock, on the farm of Egbert
Wright, six miles south of Colum-
bia. Daniel Ramon, negro man,
killed his wife and child with
an axe, striking the wife in the back of
the head with the back Of the
axe and crushing her skull to pieces The
black monster then struck his child under
the ear breaking its neck. The negro and
his family lived some distance from any
other house. After committing the murder
he went to Mr.. Wrights, and told an old
negro what he had done, and
that he was then going 10 hang
himself in a thicket near by. The
alarm was at once given; and, on going in
the negros house, the bodies of his wife
and child we're found dead and welteringi in
their blood. But Dan did not hang HIM
self in the thicket, as he said he
would do, and. up to this time
nothing has been heard of him, although
both white and oolored had secured
the country in search of him. The
negro Ksnnon some time since killed one
of his children and was confined in jail for
the deed, but his wife got him released by
testifying that he was innocent. The
woman was in a delicate situation, being
enciente at the time of her murder, 1t is
to be hoped that the william will be caught
and brought to justice.
Year: 1870

% The Mass Camp Meeting at Cedar HID
IN Robertson County on the Edge6eld and
Kentucky Rail Road begins on Thursday
night the 25th inst.lI 1t is expected that as
many as can do so will provide themselves
with cloth tents for the occasion; an extra
train will leave Nashville at an early hour
Sunday morning for the Camp Ground
Half fare required Much interest has
been and is manifested in the success Of
this meeting, and besides affording moral
and a health giving interlude in the busy
scenes of every day life, great deal Of
good will no doubt be accomplished.
Year: 1870

The Washington Patriot says "One of
the first duties of the democrats, after the
meeting of congress, should be to demand an
immediate reduction of the army. If
national troops are only to serve as a poll
tical police, and to be transported from
place to place at the peoples expense. to
promote the behes,s of party, then the time
has come when the army should be Gu,
down to the actual wants of proper military
service, and be dsbanded. This is the day
and the hour to strike down usurpation
before it becomes formidable by habit, and
dangerous by abuse"
Year: 1870

That night no one but the children
went to bed in the little fishing vii.
lage.


AT about eight o'clock Davie had
spread the alarm of a ship off the
Hedden's Mouth, and the danger was
too we'll known not to rouse stir.
ring sympathy in all who heard the
tidings. Lieut.. Roberts and his men
had soon put off in the life boat, and
more than one of the fishing boats had
followed; though the sea was now SO
wild that some Of the older men shook
their heads and muttered that ali
were clean temptin' of Providence
Even in the upper village stray ru
mors of the excitement below kept
folk waking.


Fanny Haywood lived alone witt