smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1871


II there any Reason why fts D00rs


should be Closed against vistsers


ON sunday


We are not unfrequently asked by per-
sons visiting the city why the doors Of the
Capitol are always closed on the Sabbath,
and admission denied to strangers or
others who might wish to employ few
lsisure moments in going through and
examining this magnificent edihce, 30 jasEly
a source Of pride to Tenaeaseeans and an
honor to the munifcent generosity Of the
State. To the question we can give no
correct or satisfactory answer, Tor the
simple fact that We do not know of any
good or sufficient reason why the doors Of
the Capitol should not stand open On Sun
day, In order to enable the people to visit
the inner parts Of the building. Under
the proper kind Of police regulations for
the purpose of preventing injury to the
building or disorderly behavior, Il seems
that no harm would come of allowing th4
Capitol to remain open on the Sabbath,
and inviting, rather than forbiddinG, tae
presence there Of citizens and strangers on
that dag. With many Of our own people
Sunday ia the only day Of leisure, and on
that day many strangers are sometmes 50
journinQ in the city. Wodld Il not be
well, then, If those in charge Of puhlo
buildings and other places Of public intR-
eat. were instructed not to deny admission
to Sunday visitors2 This il q matter
about which We have heard frequent CON-
plant, and for good reasons readily appa
rent we hope there may be early refoz-
Year: 1871

TIE Radicals in Ohio are in trouble as
to what action they will take in the State
Convention. They want TO indorse
Grant, and take strong ground in favor
of his denomination. In the face of this
desire comes the declaration from the
German Republicans that it viii be a
fatal day for the party in that State
when Grant is indorsed-either f0sthe
present or the future. Without the
German Republicans the State is lost.
Year: 1871

The recent decision of Judge Heiskell,
of the First Circuit Court, of this city, in
defence of the legality of the county war
rants issued by the County Commissioners
of Shelby county, seems to give universal
satisfaction. The Supreme Court of the
State having recently decided that County
Commissioners Courts were unconstitu-
tionsl, the question has been raised among
the other courts whether the acts of an
illegal body would De valid and binding
upon the county. These warrants were
issued by the Commissioners while sitting
as the County Court of Shelby county,
and valuable consideration was received
for the same. The public accepted the
acts of these Commissioners in good faith;
warrants were thrown upon the market
by the bona fde holders of the came,
and soon passed into the hands of
third parties who became innocent hol-
ders. Under such circumstances it
would seem manifestly unjust, as well
as an outrage, to deny the citizen
Of any rights acquired from the existence
of government acting certainly de fscto,
If not de jure. The books are full of
precedents co1oboratiDg this position.
Whatever personal objections may have
been urged against the individual mem
bers composing the County Commission
ers' Court, it will svail nothing in vitiat-
ing their acts as binding upon the public.
The moral obligation of the county to
pay in good faith these evidences of her
Indebtedness seemed so apparent to US
that We were scarcely prepared to witness
the oDsunacy with which she contented
and the power with which she resisted
their collection. Away goes her credit,
if she should persistently squint at this
quasi reputation of her just debts. Who
viii buy her bonds9 What capitalist will
assist TO build her railroads, when, after
having procured their valuable services
and received valuable consideration for
the same, she contests through the courts
their rights to collections The county
may learn that, like an individual, she
must not deliberately ignore the rights of
others without suffering both in credit
and reputstion.-MenphiS Ledger.
Year: 1871

GEOA tAc OA4CoSO LASPuDhOohs


The recent decision of the Supreme
Court of the United States in respect to
the legal tender laws will, one would
think, be likely to render the raising of
loans abroad for railway and other pri-
vate purposes, somewhat less easy than
heretofore. English and German cspi-
tslists will hardly care to part with their
goH and silver TO those who, whatever
the nature of the contract, can release
themselves from its obligations by tender
ing payment, dollar for dollar, in depre-
cisted paper. Having made swindling
constitutional, the little incidental conse-
quences of this step in cur progress must
be endured. No great advantage can be
gained, no important improvement
realized, without some discount 1t
would be spectacle worth seeing to wit
ness an American railway agent appear
ing before one of the princes of the plu-
tocracy on the other side of the ocean,
asking for loan of eight or ten millions.
he would probably receive an answer not
altogether complimentary to himself, to
the government, or to the rule of mercsn-
tile morality which prevails in this quar-
ter of the globe.
Year: 1871

A stranger yesterday made application
at the City Hall for the liberty Of being
sent to Jail. This request alone vas sut-
fcent to arouse some suspicion Of want
of sanity, but his subsequent conduct and
conversation were such ss TO leave nc
room for doubt, and the unfortunate mar
was finally sent to the Workhouse for safe
keeping. he either declined to tail his
name or was unable to do 90.
Year: 1871

No very important event or certainly
nothing Of any startling significance trans
pired yesterday in police circles. Some
eighteen or twenty arrests hsd been made
up to the noon Of last night, but none on
account Of any thing more serious than
assaults, none Of which resulted in much
personal injury.
Year: 1871

The last number of the Knoxville
Press and Herald states that the firm
of Seur ders, Clark & Co. has been dis
solved by mutual consent, and that the
business of the Waig and Register has
been consolidated With that of the Press
and Hercld. This consolidation will
enable the Press and Herald TO give TO
East Tennessee first class paper. 1t has
been conducted with signal ability, and
viii continue TO do valiant service in the
cause of truth and right.
Year: 1871

To let a Cold have its own way is 60 as-
sisS N laying the foundation OF Consumption To curs
thc most stubborn Cough or Cold you have only to
u'c At once On JAYEgs ESrHcTonANr. Sold every.
Year: 1871




A large quartz ledge has recently been
discovered on the mountain divide between
Fall River and Big Valley, and consider
able excitement exists in the Ft. Crook
neighborhood in consequence. The crop
pings of the ledge are said to prospect as
high af fifty cents per pound of rock.


A correspondent writing from the placer
mines hear Big Valley, says the diggings
are nearly worked out, and no new discov-
cries of any consequence have been made.
Ehlers & Co. have taken about $4,000
out of the original discovery claim, but
their expenses have been heavy, and the
best of the ground is worked out. A party
of men from Reno have located a quartz
claim on the site of the Ehlers placer claim
and trouble is likely to grow out of the
proceeding.
Year: 1871

GRAPHIC.-A Mississippi paper, which
keeps a reporter expressly for description,
has the following picture of candidate for
Office of the party whom it opposes:


His head is about as large as coon's,
and recedes so rapidly from the root of his
nose that if stream of water were poured
perpendicularly upon his brow, mere of it
would run off the back of his head than of
his face. His organs of intellect, if he
ever had any, have vacated and taken up
their abode in the posterior part of his
brain which makes the cerebellum appear
like market basket hung to the back Of
his head. His teeth seem to be all gone,
and his gums close up to keep his chin out
of danger. His nose looks like the butt
end Of blood beet, and his eyes look like
auger holes in muskmelon rind.
Year: 1871

HBMLocK WOOD PRooF AGAINST
RATs.-A correspondent of the Philadel-
phia Medical and Surgical Reporter, says !:


Being surrounded by these animals, l
found it necessary to keep fruits, butter,
cheese and other articles in boxes made of
hemlock (Abies Canadensis). In these
boxes / could keep the most toothsome
delicacies in the cellar with impunity, ven
though the box afforded free ventilation,
which in many cases is highly necessary
To test the matter still further, l made a
box of dry hemlock boards, perforating
each end of the box with seven-eio hit
inch circular hole. Into this box | put a
large, healthy rat, caught in hemispher-
ical wire trap, nailed it up securely, put it
in dark, quiet place, and awaited the re-
suit On inspection at the end of twenty
four hours, l found he had scarcely more
than touched the wood I returned the
box, leaving the rat to his cogitations,
which horn of the dilemma to choose
At the end of forty eight hours, l made
him another visit. He had evidently come
to the conclusion that remaining inactive
was to stand upon Scylla, while TIE effort
TO buy his liberty could do no worse than
wreck HIM upon Charybdis. He had en-
larged the hole sufficiently to get his head
out, in which position found and dis
patched him on the third morning of his
incarceration.
Year: 1871

RECENTLY We poaed the fact that anew
Indictment. has been found against John
Jackson for collecting Foreign Miners
license. and also made the matter of fact
remark that ..The mining counties may IS
well prepare to lose the Foreign Miners
tax"


Whereupon the Trinity Press-swft to
find fault-practically says that we have
backed down from our position Of opposing
discontinuing the collection of this tax
and remarks, "The explanation Of this is,
that the COURIER is Radical paper, and
is determined to remain SO. right or wrong"


From the remarks of the Federal Judges
on the hearing of the former indictment
against jackson, we were forced to the
conclusion that the decision of the Cour!
was made up in advance, and that the COL
lection Of the miners tax would be de-
clared illeeal-hence the remark above
quoted. 1t was no backing down, and per-
mits of no such construction. But in the
same issue ofthe Press we End this re-
mark 10 connection with the jackson case:


"This prosecution is doubtless destined
to prove a severe burden to the county, as
well as to do away with all tax on the
Chinese"


So the editor seems to have arrived at
the same conclusion that we came to when
we said that the "mining counties may as
well prepare to lose the foreign miners
tax" but it does not follow that the Press
is prepared to endorse the doing "away
with all tax on the Chinese"
Year: 1871

The attention of Teachers is called to
the fact that the revised School law requires
them to make out full School reports at
the close of each School, and prohibits the
Superintendent from drawing warrants to
pay the salaries due for the last month of
the term, until such reports are made out
Year: 1871

The revised tariff that went into opera
ton on the lst Of January, made reduc-
ton Of fifteen cents pound in the duty on
tea ofabout one and quarter cent pound
in the duty on coffee. On spices there is
large reduction, and also considerable
addition to the free list.
Year: 1871

TIMBER LAND.-Sargent's bill provid-
ing for the sale OF the timber lands of the
United States ought to pass the Senate
and become law. As the law at present
stands it is crime punished by dire pen
alties for any one to go upon public land
and fell trees, and the direct consequence
is that in the Sierra Nevada mountains,
whence our lumber supply in future must
be chiefly drawn, the Central Pacific
Railroad fixes ten dollars per acre as the
price to be paid for every acre of timber
land sought to be purchased. And as it is
illegal to cut timber on other land, the
Company virtually have a monopoly at their
own figures. The passage of this bill
will enable parties to purchase at 81 rs
per acre. To prevent any monopoly, at the
suggestion of Julian of Indiana, Sargent
restricted the number of acres to be sold
to any one person at $40 acres. The bill
will open up large tract of country and
add materially to the resources Of Califor-
MIA, and at the same time settle vexed
question and the subject of endless trouble
and litigation.-San Francisco Chronicle
Year: 1871

Another of Marshal Sharpc's DeadlOcks.


Before Judge Blatchford.
In the Matter Of Wtlltdn1 B. McGrdth ana GeOrqe
r. Hunt, Bankaetpts.-This case, which has refer
ence to the taxation of the fees OF the Marshal as
messenger OF the court came up on motion to CON-
pei the Marshal to pay over certain moneys in his
possession to the assignee of the bankrupts.


Mr.. Boardman argued in favor Of the motion, and
In support of IL read quantity OF testimony taken
IN the case before Register Williams.


Marshal Sharpe argued on his own behalf, and
read an affidavit OF his Own In which he stated he
never declined to have the witnesses sworn on the
taxation or costs herein recalled for the purpose OF
CrOSs-examinatlOn; but he declined to give an
opinion on the subject, stating that If the witnesses
were present he should cross. examine them. He
objected to the taking OF evidence except notice
was given to himself and he declined offer proofs
on the taxation on his own behalf until he should
have an opportunity to cross.examne the witnesses
who had been sworn against him without notice TO
himself In the course OF the argument Marshal
Sharpe said all this delay was OccaslOned by Regis
ter Williams, who, probably, wished to increase his
fees in the matter.


Judge Blatchford said that such remark as that
by one officer OF the government to another should
not have been made, more especially as the Mar.
snas fees and costs, In the present case, was the
subject OF taxation.


The Judge finally ordered the case back to the
Clerk OF The Court for relaxation.


Voluntary Petition in Bankruptcy.


BalZie ]. Fuller.
Year: 1871

There is a story told of young man
who got into stroubls through his per-
sistent folly in reading the newspapers
1t seems that he saw an account of how
lovers in Seville, when they are for
hidden to visit their hearts delight,
stand under the young ladies' windows
at night, and converse with them
through a hollow tin tube made in. sec


tions, so that it can be shut together
like spy-glass and used as a cane.
This youth loved damsel whose father
inferior kind of nightmare which had
to be shaken off at all hazards. So he
refused to permit the dreamer to come
to his house. Well, this infatuated one
went right down to a timer and pro-
cured about forty feet of tin tubing,
which closed up into the smallest posi-


BILE space. Then he used to go round
in the evening, unreef his speaking
trumpet, and run it up to the second
story back window, where his angel
was, and roost out ON the fence, 7whis-
pering all kinds of sweet things along
through that forty feet of pipe. This
was all very nice as far as it went. But
one evening the eagle-eyed old man


came to the room door with o pitcher
full of hot water in his hand and sent
his daughter off suddenly on an errand.
Then. the despicable old man called
down the pipe in falsettol voice until
the youth had placed his ear against
it, and, ,then--li44T There. was only


about a quart of hot water, but it was
sufficient to make one sidefof the young
lovers face resemble am nndefdone tenr
Ederloin steak. ssWheni his friends ask
him what is the matter he says he has


been down in the country and has been
sunburned; but he is convinced that
Spanish customs-take them as a whole
are abominablel -..f .s....s~
Year: 1871

DANIEL WEBSTER once penned the fol-


lowing beautiful sentiments: off we


work upon marble, it will perish if we
work upon brass, time will .efface it; if
we rear temples, they will crumble to
the dust; if we work upon the tablets of
the human heart and Undue them with


principles, with the just fear of God


and love of our fellow men, we may en-


grave upon these tables something
which will be frightened for all eternity,
Year: 1871

WE should not hesitate to recommend
to any friend of ours, Parsons PsryatiUe
Pills; they are scientifically prepared
and are adapted to all the purposes OF a
good purgative medicine.
Year: 1871

TIE balmy zephyrs and moist atmos-
phere of the past two diurnal periods
have gently dissipated the .crystallized
liquid formations which have of late
rendered locomotion hazardous in our
thoroughfares. That's the short Boston
style of saving the mud is driving up.
Year: 1871

Al Trenton.


Fully three thousand Trent0nans were ~ the
Trenton depot yesterday afternoon to witness the
arrival OF the Russian Grand Duke. The train
reached the depot at half past O'Clock and soon
the Grand Duke stepped on TO the rear platform OF
the front passenger OF the rran and In response
to the repeated plaudits OF the assembagc lifted his
hat and bowed. He remained on the platform OF
the car about two minutes then retired. The Tren-
tonlans had not seen sufficient OF His Royal
hignness, and pressed against the car
riage windows for fuller sight. The Prince good
naturedly came on TO the platform agaln aud bowed
his congratulations. The ladies' were very Loyal In
Their deInonstratI0ns Of applause, and the Prince
repeatedly acknowledged the salutatons OF the fair.


The citizens OF Trenton wele highly pleased with
the looks Of the Prince. He passed muster here as
o splendid specimen OF o man, and even those
who talked about the equality Of men and
how stupid tt was to maze such fuss
about Prince were free TO admit that
AL that Is manly and noble in appearance the re-
preventative OF the royal family OF Russia exceeded
their expectations.


The crown at the depot was SO dense that 1t was
feared some accident would occur when the tram
began to n 9vc, which 1t did alter some Eve or six
minutes stay. Those IN charge OF the tram were,
however, very careful. The Oell wGs rung, the
whistle blew. the train moved 80 Wy that Its
going was scarcely perceptibc, and this plan was
pursued until all danger was passed, when lightning
speed was resumed and the Prince went on his way
to Washington.
Year: 1871

A CORRESPONDENT inquiries whether
Mr.. Nye, the Nevada Senator, is the Bill
Nye who was described by Bret Harte in
his well known poem. By the way, Our
friend insists that the poem has been mis-
understood and badly garbled by some
stupid printer. John Chinaman is repre-
sented in the current version of the story
as having sccreted twentyfour packs OF
cards in his sleeve. This is absurd,
besides being "a physical impossible
ity. The game was euchre, in which the
knave is the best card in the pack. Harte
wrote jacks, and the thing might have been
done; sleeve full of jacks, skillfully
handled, would have insured the discom-
future of Bill Nye, and filled the pocket OF
the heather Chinee. But the Nevada Sen
ator is not the man at ALL His name is
Jim Nye, and the pagan who picks him up
in the hope of winning his money is like
ly to make a bad business of it. In the
good old Barnburner days, when John
Van Buren split the Democratic party in
twain and defeated Gen. Cass, Nye, at that
time Judge of Madison county, and warm
sympathizer with Van Buren, laid wager
of three hundred dollars that the Barn
burner electoral ticket would receive more
votes in the county than the Hunker. As
election day approached, the Judge, hay
ing made careful canvass, discovered that
it was close thing and became alarmed
about the result. The sum at stake was a
large amount for Nye in those days, and he
cast about for the means of winning his
bet. AT the September term of his court
two men were indicted for an otfense in
which they had been jointly engaged
They were convicted, and one of them, a
Barnburner, was sentenced to twenty days
Imprisonment, while the other, Hunker,
was ordered to be shut up for thirty days
AS the Sheriff was taking the prisoners to
Jail, the unfortunate Cass man exclaimed
"Ten days extra for being Hunkerl and
it carries me over the election" "That's
So" replied the Judge land, curse you,
what business have you to be Hunker?'
Nye won his bet by two votes and our
friend inquiries whether man of such re-
sources would be likely to lose his money
through the tricks Of any heather Chi.
nee.-Nelo York Sum-
Year: 1871

THE great evil upon which we have
fallen in these days of rapid fortunes and
extravagant living, will be appreciated if
we ask ourselves what meaning is attached
to the word Success. What are our young
people taught as comprising true success
in life? What class of men are held up as
the true type of manhood, and as worthy
of emulation? When Mr. Greeley talks of
selfmade fmen, who are the bright eX-
amples he holds up to view, and whom
does he ask our young men to pattern
after--the men of ideas, of moral power, of
strong virtues, or of great wealth I? What is
meant by success in life when the instances
most cited in this connection are Astor,
Girard, Stewart, and Vanderbilt? Who
ever speaks of men like Elihu Burritt and
that class of pure philanthropists and
scholars, who are constantly thinking so
much of others that they have no time to
devote to the accumulation of wealth.
While we laud to the skies such men as
Peabody, who having lived within him
self until he had amassed great wealth;
and got through with its use and aggran-
dizement, bequeathed it to such purposes
and under such restrictions as suited his
fancy or his ambition, we are quite apt to
lose sight of the thousands of tender hearts
and great souls whose wonderful benevo-
lence and ow-feeling have made it i'm
possible that they should grow rich save
in the blessings Of those whom they have
helped. Is it not time that a new lexicon
was prepared, or the old ones amended, SO
that our " coming men and women shall
have different idea of the true meaning
of success ?-H0lae Magazine.
Year: 1871

THERE lived on -- street, in an
unpretending establishment surrounded by
trees and flowers, young lady who was
celebrated for her beauty and accomplish
ments. She was blonde, with blue eyes,
white teeth and heavenly smile; had the
prettiest hand and foot that ever were
seen; and was tall, 1.-the and elegant Her
wit was delicate, pointed and sparkling,
and her mind as superior as her person
was lovely. The town was at her feet, and
her suitors were as importunate, if not as
many as Penelope's, like whom she was
continually woed and yet never won. In
the midst of her success came the war, the
end of which found her family impover-
ished, and herself reduced to want for the
necessaries of life.


But she was still the same proud, impe-
rious mistress of hearts as before, and she
refused in quick succession the many offers
of marriage that were now made to her.
She had not thought of matrimony as a
resource, hut had other and different pros
poets in view; She proposed, in fact, to
teach q school.


A fellow townsman, gentleman of
wealth and position, and bachelor, had
long been a silent worshipper at her
shrine. He had houses and lands, estates
in the country and lots in the city, stocks
interests and investments wherever they
would pay; and his private establishment
on - street was simply palatial. See
ing how the case stood with her whom he
loved with his whole soul, be resolved