smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1870

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There is possibly no street IN
the city which presents so many
advantages as does this Il is enc
az The widest streets in the city
and the grade will be less than
any other. Ifthe Railroad com
many should start a branch or an
extension road from some point
between the present depot and the
machine shops, say at the junction
Of Compromise and Cherry streets,
following Compromise to Mon
roe street, an almost air line
could be constructed to the river
and the grade would be less than
one hundred feet to the mile. With
a grade Of one hundred feet to the
mile the managers Of the railroad
say that a locomotive can draw
loaded cars over the track. HerC
then is a line which will give less
than the grade required. 1t is ;
street upon which there arc
but few business houses an,
they Of not much impor
tance. The Market House shoult
be torn down to give way
to one adequate to the wants ofth,
city. The Hook and Ladder trucL
house could be erected clsewher,
at but II slight cost. Between
Crawford and South streets, there
will be required Il little trestling
and between Crawford and Clay
a little grading. Then there vii
be an elegant road bed from thcr,
to First East street. where til,
curve could be made to the rive
where the descent is less than on,
hundred feet to the mile. WhcI
once the bank is reached, u sulll
cheney Of space can he secured TO
all requisite purposes.
Year: 1870

young man, who gave his name as William Hard
Ing, was found yesterday afternoon in the house of
officer Livingston No. 2S7 Smith street. He had in
his possession bunch OF skeleton keys numbering
nlty, several articles OF jewery and small sum OF
money The accused was locked up to await eX-
animation
Year: 1870

Below win be found table of the results so far OF
the in this city. It Will be that there are
ninety districts still TO be enumerated. Allowing
that onefourth OF the population remains to be emu
merated, and estimating an average from the re-
turns already made the gross will still fall far short
Of the public estimates 1t is not generally known
that the Of the districts s the same as
that OF the election districts Of the several wards In
the CITY, This will be interesting to our standing
army Of repeaters. That the census will fall far
snort Of the actual population Of the city the figures
given below sufficiently indicate but sth 1t is quite
within the bounds Of probability that the Onefourth
Of the population Of the city yet to be enumerated
may be greater than Is anticipated -
Year: 1870

Emma Lew, residing in Sixteenth street, when
returning from grocery yesterday afternoon had
q pOcketbuok grabbed from her hand by George
Marguat The accused was arrested by officer Madi-
gan and locked up in the Eighth precinct station
house TO answer.
Year: 1870

CHINESE LABoRERs.-T The infuz of
Johu Chinaman into this country as
laborers has commenced in earnest,
and from present appearances we have
reason to fear their name amongst us
will be Legion in the course Of a few
years. Already thcy have penetrated
as far as the Now England States. sup
planting the skilled labor Of white
men in the shore factories. We hear
of them in various sect ion of the coun-
try and everywhere thoy seem to adapt
themselves to the wants and methods
Of the country with great facility
These Celestial sons already shine in
Louisiana and Texas, and by their
uncomplajnirg industry and ,decorous
conduct: are winning golden opinions
Of their employers. In house, kitchen
and laundry service, they are without
doubt vastly superior to the negroes,
and for that reason will inevitably
supply their places in a very short time.
That being done. the negroes, male and
female, will bo forced into plantation
service if they would work at all.
Year: 1870

An old lady, who pretends to "know
all about it" says the only way to pre-
vent steamboat explosions is to mako
the engineers bile their water on
Shore" In her opinion. "all the bus'
tin is done by cooking the steam on
board the boat"
Year: 1870

too the United States would gain but little by the fact
that ships making voyages between Asia and Europe
were able TO pass through the American Ishmus Canal
Tho object or an American interOceanic Canal Will be
to especially develop the wealth Of North and South
America. In consequence OF this. the most important
question TO the solution OF which the labors Of the expe
diton should be directed the provision OF the greatest
possible facilities for the commerce OF the United States
and for the intercourse between its States OF the Atlantic
and the States Of the Pacific, the problem is for
the United States to create means OF transit capable
OF extending trade; OF facilitating commercial
transactions with China and Japan; OF fostering Pa
co Fisheries and of drawing closely the ties winch
unite the the shores OF tho Pacific with
those Of the Atlantic coast IT, therefore IL Is finally ad
mtted that the construction Of canal through part
OF the territory OF New Granada is not more favored by
advantageous conditions than region further to the
North. the latter must inevitably carry the iday.
We know that the Tehuanepec route, for example, Is
distant from New-YOrk 2275 miles and from San Fran
cisco 23O0 while that OF Daren $500 from the and
1000 from the other Of these ports. The further TO the
north OF Daren place the canal the more these dis.
tances reduced and the fact that Is possible 10
diminish by than 1000 miles the voyage between
the ports of the Atlantic and those OF the Pacific situated
north OF Tehuantepec, by adopting ie riguer the
projected line by Moro across tho lshmus OF Tehuan
tepec In S6 certainly deserves careful and serious aten
tion when the subject under consideration the location
OF work which should bear from first 10 last the char
acter Of an enterprise o the people OF the United States
for the people OF the United States II. 5.


heC' York. Jan. 6, 1870.
Year: 1870

CARD FROM MEsSRs. MFARLAND AND MOAK.
o the Editor Of The Tribune.


SIR: In your issue Of the 9th inst. you publish
what purported to be a statement Of Cen uartindale
which was to DO used motion to be made in the
susquehanna Railroad case, Albion in tho County Of
Orleans the 2Oth nsto vacae the judgment OF Justice
E. Darwin Smith, entered therein and you at the same
time called attention to the great importance of the
statement your editorial columns The numerous stars
the Generals production indicate that portions Of it
are for some reason suppressed. That state
ment can have possible legal pernence on
the hearing of the motion in which it IS
proposed TO be used and could not therefore have been
embraced in the motion papers, and prematrely fur
nshed for publication TO the daily press Of the city OF
NewYork before the service thereof the attorneys
for Mr. Ramsey whom they addressed ercep 70
the evident and intentional motive and purpose OF de-
flaming Judge L. Darwin Smiths character as man and
as Judge.


in connection with the Judge and with the proceedings
on the occasion of the entry Of the judgment In this
lately tried before his Honor Judge Smith, at the city OF
Rochester, feel called upon In justice TO that upright
Magistrate and in fairness TO the public 10 state as the
truth is that every word sentence and ntmaon In the
statement Of the distinguished General, imputng TO
Judge Smith by innuendo otherwise, anylrregularty
unfaTness, Partially, or any proceedings or conduct
his part unbecoming Judge so far as we are con-
cerned far as we have any knowledge, utterly ana
totally false and scandalOus.


In relation to Judge Smiths conduct, or IN relation TO
the correctness Of his conclusions In this matter In so far
as they affect the parties to the suit leave them to
take Of themselves and their rights IN he manner
prescribed by law believing, however that Judge
Supreme Court and the final determination OF the right
fu control and ownership OF the Albany and
Railroad until some better be assigned for It's
reversal than such imputatons upon the integrity OF
Judge whose character above suspicion as are con
tanned In this statement OF Gen. Martndae the leadlhg
counsel Of Mr. James FISK jr' In thiS controversy ~


1lbqnv. Jan. 7. 1870. JomS H. MCFARLAND.
Year: 1870

OTTAWA, Jan. 6.-Notice is given in the Off
cal gazette that application will be made to Parlia
ment next session for an act OF Incorporation
for q company TO build railway from Ottawa 90
Fort Garry Red River, and thence 10 the confines OF
British Columbia; also for construction or branch
thereof from Fort Garry to the most convenient point In
the United States, with power also TO build steam
and other vessels and navigate the river Saskatche
and its branches and the rivers and lakes taversed
by the railway Also that the money credit OF the DomD
ion be extended in aid OF such company by granting
mortgages the wild lands Of the Crown along the
In proportion the work proceeds The name Of the
company will be The Canadian Pacific Railway and
Navigation Company" Application will also he made
for authority to the guage Of the branches OF the
Great Western Railway.
Year: 1870

Gov. McClurg, in his message to the Missouri
Legislature calls attention the peaceful condition OF the
State and view Of this fact, he asks the consdera
tion Of the expediency Of removing political disabilities
from those who participated in the Rebellion. He does
not think 1t necessary TO amend the Constitution to
effect this, the Constitution provides that the
Legislature remove such disabilities after January
1871 He recommends that this be made question for
discussion the next FALL that candidates
the Legislature may rum part at least upon this
issue He opposes convention for the revision Of the
Constitution, but recommends submitting TO the people
the proposition to allow negroes to vote and another
striking from the Constitution what is known tho
double liability clause" The debt Of the State in 1869
S3OOOOO0 The general financial condition favorable,
but the Governor urges strict economy The interest on
the bonds for July is already provided for that OF Janu


airy following can easily be managed. There s in
the Treasury nearly 5000 900 which belongs TO the Inter


Fund. The principal OF the bonds, maturing IN 1872


amounts to 77oOO and that OF 1873 Of $6SOOO can also
be promptly met. In the tariff question he says the
present tariff should, and doubt WILL be modified, and


The duties placed on lu1pes but hopes the free trade
Movement may be regarded with suspicion The public
school fund amounted 10 over SGOOO and the schools
throughout the State are prosperous. The Governor
urges the adoption OF the Fifteenth Amendment nmedl


aely the receipt Of attested copy from Washington
Year: 1870

IT is possible that Cadet Smith, the black
warrior in embyro now at West Point, has
forgotten the example of George Washing.
ton and the cherry tree, and INDUCED in q
reasonable or unreasonable amount Of lying.
The committee of investigation have visited
the military academy and subjected the tor.
men.ei colored brother to a rigorous cross
examination, which has thus far resulted in
establishing his claims as q first class colored
humbug, if not something lWorse. Most of
the charges are Ascertained to be destitute


in fact, and the terrible stories of his wrongs
and abuse are traced directly to his own in
ventive brain. and the kind suggestions of
outside parties who were anxious to manu-
factu7e capital out of oppressed Africa. 1t
is stated, moreover, that there is strong
probability of court martial at which Ca
det Smith and certain officers of the army
will have to put in az appearance under ar
rest, and establish their innocence or pay
the penalty of their guilt This will be a
Curious termination to the first experiment
at West Pointing negroes, and may throw q
flood Of light upon dark but very interest.
ing subject.
Year: 1870

NEW AND ELEGANT SPRING GooDs.-The
Fancy Goods dealers on Congress street are
displaying their spring goods. We noticed
yesterday that the show window of Messrs.
Davis & Co., was the centre of attraction.
They have just returned from New York with
spendil stock of goods and are selling them
so very low that their store is daily thronged
with the fair sex. Their aim is to sell the best
goods at the lowest price. Our readers will
find their advertisement in our Special Notice
column
Year: 1870

WE would call the attention of our readers
who may be in want of any article of "F urni-
ture or of House Furnishing Goods" to the
advertisement of Fl. j. Leavitt in special no
tice column.
Year: 1870

The grand secret of the ability of our neigh
bor Cogia to undersel the regular milliners lies
in this, that for two thirds of each year they do
nothing and are obliged to charge in four
months profits for twelve, while Coga keeps
up rush of some kind cr other of goods the
whole wear through
Year: 1870

NoTEwoRTHY.-Should the price
OF salt take a sudden rise in ours
community, our readers may ac-
count for it from the following:


We know our fair readers new
er dreamed that the great bunch
Of " hair" which fashion calls a
clrignon, had nything to do with
the price of salt, but it is q fact
We are informed that the Virgin.
ia Salt Works Company paid last
year about one thousand dollars
more for salt sacks than they did
the previous year, owing to the
rise in the price of Jute, the ma.
terial of which the sacks arc made
. SWELL, but what have chisnons
y % with that2" Why, your
chignon, fair lady, is made of tute.
too and the great demand for the
raatcrial to make chignons has
c4hscd the price to advance and
thet is how your chignon came to
increase the price Of salt, as well
as the size of your head.
Year: 1870

One little boy is missing


From the village green tonight,
One voice of merry laughter,


One footstep quick and light;
Playmates are sadly turning


From their pleasant sports away,
For darling boy is missing
They have no heart to play
One little chair is empty


In cheerful cottage home,
As round the table gather
The inmates one by one;
And parents humbIy kneeling


Before the throne of grace,
Pause with sobbing heartache,
Missing one upturned face,
One bounding step is missing,


As up the chamber stair
The little ones are climbing,


After the evening prayer;
And one small bed untumbled,


With pillow soft and white,
For one dear child is missing


From the children band to-day
One Tolce has joined the choir


In the angcl-song above;
One spirit bright and beautiful


Sings Of redeeming love.
Look upward, fearful mourner,


Aud wipe Your tears away,
Though little boy is missing


From your cottage home to-day.
Year: 1870

A member Of a church in Yer
mont, desiring "a man from the
Lord prayed in this wise: ''Send
US not an old man in his dotage,
nor young man in his gosling
hood, but man with all modern
Improvement ?
Year: 1870




1t is the common ambition Of
country boys to quit the farm and
make for themselves a home in
the city. And it is true that a
majority Of the great business
firms incur large cities are recruit
ed from the ranks of the country
boys. 1t is also true that the
majority Of those who come to
the city to seek their fortunes are
swallowed up in the great mael-
strom of dissipation. and go to
the bottom in q dozen years or SO.


Now who are the successful
ones and what made them So !?
They are not the young men who
came to the city that they might
throw off the restraints Of home
and "see life,7 and shave q chance
to enjoy themselves They are
the young men who come to the
city with sound principles, with q
determination to work hard to
make themselves . position, with
q willingness to do any honest
work, and a steady resolution to
shun like q viper, bad company.
No other boys need come to the
city, with the hope Of advancing
themselves i'll tile world. Boys
that shirk never get the ''tine Sit
uationsn there. Boys that smoke
and drink are not III demand
among keen-sighted merchants.
Sabbath breaking and theatre go
ing boys are not advanced to
high positions even BY worldly
employers.


The boy who wishes to rise,
who hopes some day to build his
palace, must learn q great deal
outside of his daily routine. He
should paste up over his room ta-
BILE or somewhere where ho can
often see it-'tKNOWLEDGE Is
POWER" The carpenter who can
draw his plans, make out his eSti
mates, understands the legal form
necessary in putting up his build
ings, san tell what materials are
best to use, where they can
best be purchased, what is the
most economical means of trans
port, and hundred other things



that arise in building, will be the
one to grow rich and influential
in his business, while the maI
that can only handle his saw ans
hammer, must be content t.
drudge on in grinding poverty
The difference comes almost Who'll
~ from the different way which
leisure minutes and hours ar
passed. Your evenings, youns
men, will decide whether your fu
ture is to be one Of cheerful pros
perity or one Of narrowing priv;l
ton Country Gentleman.
Year: 1870

No PLACE.-A great manyboys
complain that there are no places.
Perhaps it is hard to get just such
as they like. When you get a
place-and there are places-this
big country, | am sure, has need
of every good boy, and girl, and
man, and woman in it when you
get place, | say, make yourself
useful in it; make yourself so nee
essary, by your fidelity and good
behavior, that they cannot do
without you. Be willing to take
a low place at first, no matter what
work if it be honest work. DO it
we'll do it the very best you can.
Begin at the lowest round of the
ladder, and climb up. The great
want anywhere is faithful, capable
workers. They are never a drug
in the market. Make yourself
one Of these, and there will al
ways be a place for you, and q

good one, too.
Year: 1870

The populations of France and Prussia are
not very unequal. but with less notice than the
Emperor, the King of Prussia was able to
overwhem 250OOO with 100000 Without bis
complete railroad system he could not have
done it. In time of peace he prepared for
war, not only by his excellent militia system,
but by. building railroads and increasing the
general strength and prosperity of his people.
We have seen the result Char. Chronicle.
Year: 1870

Contains no more acknowledged powerful and effect
i've medicines than those of the vegetable kingdom
At the time it is fact beyond dispute that such
Therefore, it should be mans study to avoid all medi
cines that in any form contain the least part of any
the many mercurial and arsenical preparations.
Year: 1870

Is purely vegetable 1t acts on the sick and eneebed
like charm, giving them renewed vigor and strength.
The old and the young, also ladies confined to the
house, ought TO it freely, as there is nothing that
gives such appetite at bringing up the tone of
the stomach, thereby giving health and vigor to the
system.
Year: 1870

Are made and compounded in the most scientific man
ner and are the most powerful in the vegetable
kingdom and are warranted not only to cure all the
diseases for which they recommended but to Grad


cate them from the system and leave it in the funess
of its vgor and strength They alike prescribed
and used by the abest and most learned medical men
and by the ministry and in no instance have they ever
been known to fail in performing rapid and certain
cure.
Year: 1870

The Falls County Pioneer under the heading, 'Great
Men of Texas-Autobograph- J. Davis, G. G."
gives the following sketch Of this distinguished gentle
man:


About his birth there was nothing remarkable
traordinary: no stars fell, the gave light by
night and the sun by day. and there teegraphic
| announcement of the fact That important event in
his history took place, and all the women pronounced
him fine little fellow so like his father and mother
| He grew up pretty much other children do, and
the only evidence of prccociy of which we have any
account disposition to occupy seat at the rst
table and monopolize all the good things to the e1-
cuson of his brothers and sisters This disposition
has followed him through hfe-hence bis penchant Tor
all the best offices in the State. Mr.. Davis is now and
| has been for some time the Napoleonic style. In
1860 be blatant secessionst, and beated around
to an alarming extent-every one thought he would
clean up the whole Yankee nation before the other
Southern heroes had a showing. His desire Tor the
" good things" was still manifest, and he desired an
office in the c. s. A. muchlv. Failing in this, he ex
changed the gray for the blue, and rewarded to
his hearts content. He served in the Union army, so
much that he obtained the euphonous title OF Z. C.,
which stands for Carrion Crow


Now the way he happened to obtain this title, as re-
lated by an old rebel, was in this WISE His post OF
command was the Rio Grande, and his headquarters
in the saddle, experimenting the shipment of cotton,
stolen-no, captured from the rebels
! He had been marching day near the rver, when
the sudden appearance of few Confederate scouts
caused him to head his quarters towards the wide-ro
ing prairies Mexico-ward Suddenly there appeared
tefore him dark line Of what he thought was cav
airy Now it so happened that his line of retreat was
diagonal with his line of triumphant march down the
river few days previous, and devastation OF beeves
and sheep had marked his track. Drawing his splendid
field glass, he made accurate survey OF the field
On being satisfied with the advantages of his position,
he drew bis sword and gave the word of command
charge Fearful was that charge that made the earth
tremble.


Once within range of the sable line he ordered his
valiant men to fire, and volley after yolley of mus
kerry was heard while the missiles of death buried
upon the enemy The dark line up, and to his
astonshment vanished into thin air. 1t was brigade
of carrion devouring what OF beef and mutton
Davis and his men had left dead on the field.


From this time forth he has gone by the name of
Carron Crow Davis. He is as gallant lad as ever
fought the mimic Fray ever charged mullen stalk
or sturdy gander. We will give few more incl
dents in this great mans history at future day.
For the present we beg to be excused-our pen is
weary.
Year: 1870

Is what its name denotes-a true mothers friend. 1t
does away with the nauseous dose of vermiuge and
with the poisonous effects of all worm candy 1t is
pure syrup perfectly harmless in its nature, and is
warranted in all cases to relieve the little sufferers of
Year: 1870

time to tho furthesaDce and promotion towards
complete efnciency OF the measures which have
been adopted for the care Of the wounded soldiers
suite OF apartments In the palace has been assigned
for the purposes OF this sanitary ana hospital
work. A large number OF women are employed
there day and night making bandages and lint and
spints ana all the other articles and appliances
which are more Immediately necessary to the hand
OF the surgeons. The royal persOnages give their
attention 10 the hospitals all Germany by letter
and printed instructions.


Queen Augusta has published an appeal, signed
by her own hand, addressed to the ladies Of Ger
many, In which she calls them as Christian Sis
ters to aid her in the good work. All the Court
pomps and pleasures ana festivities have been
abandoned for the time, and the royal women OF
Prussia remain strictly d0mesticated In the dis
charge Of these grand and ennoblng duties.


Queen Augusta never refuses 70 respond to the call
OF the people when they visit the front Of the palace
on the occasions OF the receipt of bulletins from the
armies She comes out at once, announces the con-


tents oil the dispatches, tells her subjects OF the VIC
tories which have been obtained, and In no wise
conceals the losses which have been sustained and
the suf1erings which have been endured. Her Ma
jesty appears generally the balcony in front Of the
grand entrance during these interesting interviews
with The masses. she Is robed in q PLAIN morning
dress, and looks for the most part II she had Just
come from her superintendent of the sick room and
as her high position In the State did not exist.