smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

A correspondent furnishes an exchange with the following description of Jesse 1 Pomeroy, the boy with the white eye, who was sentenced to be hanged:

 l have known Jesse and his father and mother for some time, and am fur thermore acquainted with all the facts of the many atrocities perpetrated by the youthful criminal. Jesse's father, up to two years ago, was porter in a shipping house. He is rough, big looking man, somewhat morose, but 1 by no means given to vice of any grade. Mrs. Pomeroy is medium sized woman, of fair education and ex- celleAt character, and for some time kept a millinery store on the main l street in South Boston. Before that they resided in Charlestown. Jesse at tended first Methodist and then a Universalist Sunday school, and was a diligent and attentive scholar. His teachers all speak we'll of him, and there is no record of his ever having been addicted to cruelty in any form until the crimes which brought him into notoriety were discovered.

 At the time when Jesse thus became known, he was twelve years old. He stood nearly five feet high. His chest was as deep and square as that of full grown man. His legs and arms were nodded in symmetry and strength. When he was examined by 8 medical man, I was present, and but for the cial registry of his birth, we should have fixed lis age at eighteen or nine, teen instead of twelve. His feet and hands were small, his flesh was delicate ly white, and his muscular developments were perfect.

 The most remarkable point in his physique was the head. It was q per feet study. It was almost big enough for two boys of his age. The forehead rose straight up nearly four inches, and was of great breadth. The top and sides of the head were almost fiat. The back was nearly in a straight line with the spinal column. The ears, small and clean cut, were low down. The lower jaw was broad and massive. The mouth was wide and the lips were thin, and formed like cupids bow, the upper being very deep. The nose was somewhat short and broad, and the nostrils were disclosed. The eyebrows were dark, heavy, and beetling. The features that attracted most attention were the eyes. The right eye was a pale blue or gray, full of intelligence. The left eye was covered with cataract, and almost per fectly white. This was his distinguish ing mark, and but for this defect, Jesse Pomeroy might have been still at liberty furnishing fresh horrors for the public and new surprises for the police. Jesse s attainments as scholar were by no means meager. He was educated at the public schools, and was always diligent and studious. At home he spent his leisure in reading books of travel and ad- venture, and he could converse intelli- gently, and in peculiarly winning tone. His voice was low and melodious, and he was particular favorite with younger boys on account of his gentle manners. He was never known to be rough or boisterous, and always manifested affec- tion for his parents and disposition to oblige strangers. He was, however, of retiring disposition, and had very few if any playmates of his own age. All his companions were younger than him self
Year: 1875

A Nebraska paper says: A half Q score of army ieutenants are at this time scattered around in different parts of this State, by the orders of the com manding general, distributing clothing and supplies to people who are probably as we'll if not better off than they ever were before in their lives. A story is told of one man who appeared at one of the towns on the railroad with a two- horse wagon to demand contribution of load of flour. He confessed that he had never been so we'll off before, but "as long as the provisions is goin' I want my sheer," said he. In some To- calities it is doubtful whether the peo- pie will put in any crops this year, as they say that there is no use planting for the hoppers, and that enough has been given them to last them through the year. And all this time the people of the East and South have been giving money, food and clothing to the grass hopper-plague sufferers with q liberal hand.
Year: 1875

The severity of the extremely cold weather is said to have played havoc with birds of the air and water fowl in sections of Maryland. Thousands of crows have been starved and frozen to death. They have also been found blind, unable to navigate from loss of sight, and helpless from cold and want of food. This blindness is caused by the starved birds picking each others eyes out at night on their roosts, where in their reduced state from hunger they fight with desperation and practice in extremity sort of fierce cannibalism on each other. Many wild ducks have been captured, stupeied and starving.
Year: 1875

A copy of the London Tunes of Oc- tober 3, 1798, contains the following pro- gramme of sports to be participated in on the anniversary of the birth of her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Wur- temburg:

 All persons of jovial, friendly and loyal dispositions are invited to be pres ent at and to partake of the under-men- toned country sports which, with others to be declared on the ground, are in tended, if the weather is fine, to be ex- hi1sited at Marsden Castle, near Dor chester, this day at eleven o'clock in the morning, in honor of the birthday of her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Wurtemburg

 To be played for at cricket, round of beef, each man of the winning set to have ribband.

 A cheese to be rolled down the hill prize to whoever stops it.

 A silver cup to be run for by ponies the best three heats.

 A pound of tobacco to be grinned for.

 A barrel of beer to be rolled down the hill-prize to whoever stops it.

 A Michaelmas-day goose to be dived for.

 A good hat to be cudgeled for.

 Half a guinea for the best ass in three heats.

 A handsome hat for the most expert in catching 8 roll dipped in treacle, and suspended by string.

 A leg of mutton and gallon of DOT ter to the winner of race of one hun dred yards in sacks.

 A good hat to be wrestled for.

 Half guinea to the rider of the ass who wins the best of three heats by com ing in last.

 A big prize to whoever catche him bv the fail
Year: 1875

THE TURKTY.-A story is told of a newly married couple who commenced housekeeping with 0 turkey dinner: Tho wife took great pride in having 1t all ready when John came home. John came, and shortly after tho young hus-- band, with very pale expression of countenance, was seen to stride across the back yard and throw whole turkey over the fence. The inexperienced house. wife had roasted it without removing the interior works, and it was altogether too much turkey for him.
Year: 1875

A correspondent writes that about one half mile soutl4 of Holmesdorf, Pa., lives an old farmer by the name of Abra- ham Blatt, who is about sixty years of age, is healthy, robust and as strong as horse, who has never in his lifetime tasted the least bit of meat of any kind. He says he never tasted beef, pork, nut, ton or veal, no kind of poultry, no kind of fish, no kind of game, in fact nothing pertaining to meat. He has such an ab- horrence of meat that when they kill a COW or a hog on his premises, he gener- ally leaves home and goes about other business. He is the father of large family, all healthy children. Among the lot is also one boy, who, like his father, eats no meat of any kind. In reply to the questions put to the father how he could work so hard without eat ing any meat, he says he believes he is much healthier than if he ate meat. He uses very little butter.
Year: 1875

Has made the most Astonishing Cures /:
so quick, so rapid are the changes the
body undergoes under the influence Of
this truly wonderful medicine, that
Every Day an Increase In Flesh and Weight


Is Seen and Felt.


The Great Blood Purifier.
Year: 1875

The soil is of a rich sandy lOam and free
from alkali There are two OF three small
pieces of alkali ground on the tract, but they
will be pointed out to purchasers SO that they
may know what they are buying. The char
acter of the soil Is more like the warm mesa
lands of the country, than the low, damp corn
lands.
Year: 1875

Has been laid out on the township line three
miles South and three-quarters Of mile West
of Norwalk Station. A Quarter-section of land
is included within the town plat. II is the in
tention to make this town the center of one of
the richest farming communities in Los An
gees county. At the last sale, town lots sold
for from $50 to 1851 each, and many have since
changed hands at advanced figures.


Arrangements are now being made for the
establishment Of Methodist Episcopal
Church, and the erection of house Of wor-
ship.


A lot will be given to any Church or Society
that will erect thereon q buildiag for public
M
Year: 1875

A Public School building, to cost over 81 900
Is now being erected and will be completed
before the second sale. The percentage OF the
last sale devoted to the erection of this build
percentage no per cent. on town property and
~ per cent. on farm property will be given
for the same purpose from the proceeds of the
next sale.
Year: 1875

Can be readily and SURELY obtained at a
depth of from one hundred and thirty to two
hundred feet. There are many flowing wells
In the immediate vicinity, and within the ar
tesian belt no failure to get flowing water has
ever occurred. Responsible parties propose
to sink artesian wells everywhere on the tract
and guarantee water or make no charge there
for The townof
Year: 1875

CHATTER ~ o.
AN ACT relating to statistics for use of State and


County Boards of Assessment.


The people of the Stale of WiscDnsin represent


lows:


SECTION l. Whenever any Town, Village or CITY
Clerk shall fail in any year to return to the Coun-
ty Clerk within the time fixed by law the state
ment required by Sec. 2 of Chap. one hundred and
six (106) of the general laws of 1862 it shall be
the duty of the County Clerk of the county to
send messenger to such town, village or city so
delinquent, to procure the statement required by
said act; said messenger shall be entitled TO a
compensation of SO per day and TO a travelling fee
of 10 cents per mile for the distance necessarily
Travelled in the discharge OF such duty; and such
compensation shall be paid from the county treas
ury, and the Chairman and Clerk shall Issue an Or
der for the amount, and said amount shall be
charged to the town, village or city so delinquent,
and shall be certified to the Clerk OF such town,
village or city by the County Clerk as a special
county tax TO be raised therein AT the time of
making the annual apportionment of taxes in
November of each year.


SEC. 2. Whenever the County Clerk of any
county shall fail to discharge the duty required
Sec. of Chap. one hundred and six Q06) Of the
general laws of 1869. before the second Monday in
October in any wear ii shall be the duty of the
Secretary OF State 20 dispatch messenger TO such
county to procure the statistics required by such
section; and such messenger shall be entitled
to a Compensation of So per day for such
services and a travelling fee of ten cents per
ties; and such compensation shall be made by
drawing warrant by the Secretary of State ON
the State Treasury for the amount, and said Sec
retary shall certify such amount to the County
Clerk of the county so delinquent at the tme OF
T-Ds7Toyed Feb. n, lS'3-
Year: 1875

cuniary advantage or benefit, from any person or
persons as a consideration or inducement for his
vote at any convention or meeting of the people.
held for the purpose of nominating any person
or persons, TO be voted for at any general or
special election he shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor. and upon conviction thereof shall
be punished as provided in the first section OF
this act


SEC 5. II any person shall bribe, menace,
threaten intimidate any elcctor. at any general
or special election required by law, or AT any
convention or meeting of the people held for the
purpose of nominating any person or persons, TO
pei or influence any such elector 10 vote for any
particular person or persons, or object On ticket,
at any such election, convention or meeting, or
by any OF al such means shah sttempt SO 90 do
or by any or all such means shall deter prevent
such eiector from veting at such election, conven-
tion meeting. or obstruct such elector in 80
voting he shall be deemed guilty of misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be
punished as provided in the frst section OF this
act


SEC. 6. II any person is elected at any election
to any office whatever at which election, or at
any convention or meeting prior thereto, held
for the purpose of nominating candidates to be
voted for at suGh election. he shall have commit
such person shall he void, and he shall be dis
qualified from holding said office, and upon con.
viction of any such offense he shall be ousted
and expelled therefrom, and said office be con
sIdered and deemed vacant, to be filed by ap
pointment or election provided by law foI
filling vacancies in Office.


SEC. z. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.


Approved Feb %, 1915. 5T COPY.
Year: 1875




of arebellion. of which there are no
immediate signs, or,in anticipation OF
n fanciful invasion, but only when re-
bellion or Invasion has actually occur-
red, or is so imminent as to require
strong measures There is no rebellion
now, there is no invasion now, there Is
no immediate propect now OF either
rebellion or invasion, andit would be
an abuse of authority for Congress 10
authorize the suspension OF the habeas
corpus Mt q time when there is no threa'
tened disturbance of the public peace.
The writ of habeas corpus is simply II
guarantee against illegal Imprisonment
"a security that no citizen shall be de
prived of his liberty without proof that
he has violated some law. When this
sacred writ is suspended the President
can arrest and imprison anybody lie
pleases, with or without cause, and the
most innocent man in the community
if the President chooses TO suspect him
NAV be made perpetual prisoner. a
President with the habeae corpus sus
pended is as absolute despot as the
Car of Russia or the Sultan Of Tur
key
If man like General Grant is 10 be
clothed with this absolute authority
then he is evidently aiming at thirt
term. 1t must be construed as cart'
blanche to do anything he pleases u
keep himself in power.
Year: 1875

The terrible effects of the legislation
of the Radical Congress has been felt IN
every part of the country. Even New
England, that has made so much money
out Of the wan, now begins to feel the
effect OF the depression arising from the
laws passed by the men whom that san-
culinary conflict has brought TO the front.
There is no escape by any part of the
country. Their legislation has reduced
the productive lands Of the South TO the
small sum OF one dollar per acre. and
the same influence is depressing prices
in the same way in Delaware and every
other State, but not TO the same extent


Radical legislation has cost the holders
of real property in the depression oi
values q greater sum than would pay
the national debt. The bondholders


brokers and ofioeholders ara the only
people that have reaped any reward
from the acts Of the Radical Congress.
Year: 1875

WE have received printed copy Of
the Bill before the Legislature providing
for the division Of New Castle county
into two counties. We believe it has
had but one reading and is not expected
to be complete. We perceive that it
makes no reference to the Sheriff, Coro-
ner, or the Levy Court for the proposed
new county. This it would seem would
be necessary to avoid difficulty, although
these Offices might be provided for in the
act for the enforcement Of the amend
ment to the Constitution. should it be
adopted
Year: 1875

The Civil Rights bill is the most
nauseous pill the Republican party has
yet had to swallow. 1t cuts as it goes
and when it is finally gulped down
there will be more sick fellows in that
party than ever before And if the
House will only couple with it to-day
the caucus bill giving Grant supreme
control over the Southern Statea the
dose will be complete, and its opera
tions precisely what the Democracy
desire = Plata Chronicle.
Year: 1875




The New York Times of this mJrmng
makes the following excellent point


There is one passage in Senator Conk-
ling recent speech on Louisiana which
we trust that none Of our readers, north
or south, have overlooked 1t is this -
"Show me mode to pacify the South,
and, no matter what party opposes 1t,
my vote it rhall have. No party can live
that stands in the way Of the prosperity
of the South The Republican party has
not an aspiration, an attribute, a convic;,
ton, prejudice, e prayer, which would
not be outraged by hostility to anything
which would really tranquilize the
South" Now We appeal, in all good
faith, to Senator Conlling to tell us If he
really believes that the measure or mea-
sures 1aid to have been agreed upon last
week in the Republican caucus are cal
culated to tranquilize the South" or &
permanently benefit the North
Year: 1875

Job printing kheaper than ever at the CONNER
CIAL ofice.


There is no use looking elsewhere than Bowman's
cd IL King ST., for anything you want in the way
Of cneap Teas, COiiees Sugars etc; cheap, because
you get better goods OF him for the same money
than from any else with the privilege of select
ing from the 1nest assortment In town. and as the
proof of the pudding, (they say Is in eating it
we advise you to try him.
Year: 1875

A match game OF base ball was played yester-
day afternoon, between the Goodwill and Swift
foot clubs of this city, in which the Goodwills
were the winners by a score OF % to l3.


The President loft Cope May yesterday for
Long Branch.
Year: 1875

AN EXTRAORDINARY BnTH-MARK. -
About three months ago, IN the edge Of Rus
sci county, Kentucky, a child was born into
a family in which other children had previ-
ously made their appearance from time to
time, all except the last being well formed
and healthy. This i an unusual product Of
nature. The boIy, from the head down to
about the hips, l. IN form and color, with few
exceptions. very much like other white child
rem; around the hips It Is perfectly black, its
legs being Ike those Of an ordinary child.
The head also is spotted, and the hair upon
it Is as stiff as the 5-istles Of hog. The
sex of the child cannot as yet be determined.
The mother gi7es the following explanation
Of the freak 4 short time before the birth
Of the child a vicious wild hog broke out Of
his pen, which was near the house, and with
devouriug intent Immediately made at the
child that was playing in the yard The
mother witnessed the scene, and 20 ImInent
was the danger that she was greatly terrified
She syrang 10 the little ones assistance Just
in time 10 save II from the furious animal
The hog was of that kind known among far
mers as - listen, that Is, having strIpe
across It's shoulders: the remainder OF MS
BODY was spotted. The marks on the child
correspond to the-s color marks On the hog
The hair ON the chIll's head is simply =
number Of thick bristlos projecting ont from
the skin. Up 70 this time 1t ha- been healthy
and bids fair to grow up to youthho'd.
Year: 1875

fgTHE GRATIFYING SUCCESS MET
WITHIN THE PAST, BOTH IN THE
SALE AND WEAR OF THESE GOODS,
WARRANTS THEN IN AGAIN CALL
ING THE SPECIAL ATTENTION OF
CONSUMERS TO TIE ELEGANT DIS
PLAY THEY NOW EXHIBIT, 1T BEING
THE LARGEST THEY HAVE EVER
SHOWN.
Year: 1875

Boston, May 5.-The suit brought
against the city of Boston by the ad
ministrators of the estate of Arm
strong & Co., to recover for the loss of
their stock and unexpired lease, by
being blown up, during the great fire,
to prevent the spreading of the flames,
has been decided an favor of the
CITY.
Year: 1875

The election of Donnelly to the State Senate
in Dakota county, is 3 glorious personal tri-
~umph. Whatever faults he may possess, land
we ali have them) it is not the province of the
editor of the Herald in making this notice of
his election to recapitulate them.


MIR. Seagrsve Smith was Mr.. Donnelly's op
ponent in the Democratic convention OF that
county, and was fairly and squarely defeated in
the convention, and feeling chagrined at his
defeat in the convention, he bolts 1t and pre-
sented himself before the people for State Sem
ator against the candidate who was nominated
at the convention. And we are heartily glad
that "Seagrave" is defeated by Donnelly under
such circumstances. Winons Herald.


We are obliged to friend Whipple for
his kind words. But he has fallen into
an error in one respect. We are in
formed that a week before the Demo-
cratic-Republican convention was held
prominent Republicans declared that
Seagrave Smith would run anyhow,
whether he was nominated by any con-
vention or not. 1t was ..put up job, "
the result OF conspiracy running
through months. but so suddenly sprung
upon US that we had only three or four
days in which to canvass the county.


We are glad to see that leading Dem
oeratic papers are putting the stamp Of
disapprobation on Smith. He is unwor.
thy the respect of any decent man of any
party. God Almighty cast him in very
low mould-and we hope He broke the
mould in disgust when he saw what He
had made.
Year: 1875

vocate them in and out of season, we
shall devote ourself hereafter more to
the ANTI I-MONoPOLIsT and less to poll
tics. We have tried to unite all the ele-
ments of opposition in q harmonious eff
fort TO drive the Republican party out of
power, believing that to be the first step
toUard reform; and as reward we have
incurred the hatred of the Democratic
leaders on the oneside and the suspicion
of the Anti-Monopolists on the other ;
the first denouncing us tor trying to
make them something less than Demo-
Gratis the latter for trying to make them
something more than Anti-Monopolists.


We earntly and solmnly desire reform.
and we earnestly and solemnly believe
that Grantism is a threat against the
perpetuity of free institutions; but be-
tween the Democratic love of a name and
the Anti Monopoly horror of name, we
see no hope until the expressions Of the
Republican party drive the people into
an overwhelming political revolution.
We fold our arms and wait patiently for
that day. In the meantime we shall
continue to publish the ANTI MoNOPO.
LIST, the best family and farm journal in
the state terms two dollars year in
advance.
Year: 1875

to Montreal, Canada, beyond the power
of the railroads to make any exactions
from us. It is true that this outlet
would be closed during the winter
months. but most of our wheat is sold
soon after harvest or the next spring.


Moreover, the railroad companies east
of Chicago would understand that If
they raised the cost OF transportation
twenty cents per bushel during thc
winter months, they would not get the
grain of Minnesota to carry, but 1t
would seek the sea-cOast in the spring
by the great lakes.


We have not the slightest doubt that
the construction o. canal to Duluth
would add from ten to twenty cents TO the
price of each bushel of wheat raised in
Minnesota. If we take the lowest fig
ure, ten cents, it. would give us, on the
basis OF thirty million bushels OF total
production, an increase in one year OF
three million dollars; or in ten years
thirty million dollars! And besides this
we would save in the transportation OF
corn, oats, meats, &C., to the mines OF
Lake Superior; and in reduced freight
on our heavier importations. 1t is not
too much to say that the State would
save the cost of the canal in one year !;
and have it free for the use OF the peo-
pie forever afterwards.


Now let us see what the commission
ers appointed by the State have to re-
port as to the cost of such proposed
canal. And let US see if we can devise
any plan to secure its construction.
Year: 1875

During State Fair week some paid To-
calls got into our Minneapolis Depart.
ment which reflected severely upon the
Monitor Plow manufactured in that city
by the Monitor Plow Company. In
every newspaper there is local column
containing matter half-editorial and
half advertiser We propose in our
editorial columns to treat all parties fair
ly, and to print all advertisements not
Improper in themselves. We have heard
the Monitor Plows spoken of in high
terms bv those familiar with them, and
we should be sorry to prejudice them in
any way.