smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

NoTE.-When the above oath is talk en before justice of the peace or any other oficer not using a seal, except Judge of 8 U. s. Court, the certificate of the clerk of 8 court of record must be added, under his seal of office, that the person who admin istered the oath is duly qualified as such officer.
Year: 1875

the mail on route No. -, from - to-, do swear that have the ability, pecuniari- ly, to fulfill my obligation as such bidder that the bid is made in good faith, and with the intention to enter into contract and perform the service in case said bid shall be accepted.
Year: 1875

A night or two ago Patrick Eustace,
trusty and faithful guard at the East
ern Penitentiary, was going his rounds
in the yard of the institution with the
two Siberian blood-hounds kept there,
when a fight was commenced between
the latter. Fearing that one of the
hounds was killing the other, which
was down and the teeth of the upper
most dog in his throat, Guard Eustace
took his hickory club and tried to pry
the maddened animals jaws open,
Whereupon the ferocious beast made a
leap at the guards throat. Eustace
quickly presented his right arm, upon
which the hound closed. biting through
an oVercoat, undercoat, shirt and fam
mel undershirt into the flesh of his arm,
a very painful wound being produced
A struggle then commenced between
the guard and the attacking dog, the
former using his club freely; but had
it not been for the other hound, which
came to the rescue of the guard, the
latter would have surely been torn to
pieces, for no other help was nigh. AS
it was, the victory was one hardly
bought. Having secured the enraged
animal, and, as the guard believed,
subjected him sufficiently, Eustace
went into the warden's office, where
his wounds were dressed. About two
hours later Guard Lehman was making
a tour of the yard with the HOUNDS,
when Guard Eastace happened to cross
sor.e distance off. The moment the
hound heard his footsteps he uttered
low cry and bounded swiftly off in the
direction Of Eustace, who was apprised
of his danger by shout from Guard
Lehman. Elstace turned, drawing his
revolver at the same time, and pulled
the trigger as he saw the hound APP
preaching him. The first shot took
effect, and the animal staggered and
fell, shot through the heart. A few
seconds later and he would probably
have had his fangs in the throat Of the
guard.


The Siberian bloodhound is the
most powerful and ferocious, and per.
haps the most treacherous, of the Ca
nine family. He never forgets an
abuse, and months or even years after
receiving an injury will fly at the ag-
gressor- The convicts at the Peniten-
tiary are more afraid of these animals
than of the guards reyolvers, and this
accounts for the keeping Of such beasts
at the institution Philadelphia En-
OzLlrer
Year: 1875

and by judicious purchases of Govern
ment securities restore the tone of the


market so suddenly that those who
had been on the very verge of giving
up everything for lost wondered what
they had been scared at; but there is not
a man in the country that could 90
such thing now.' Mr.. Cooke was
firm believer in his destiny, and, cool
and wary headed as he was, was conf
dent that he could not be oVerthrown.


1t was armed with this that he en-
Year: 1875




The United States has been pouring in
rs precious metal until We have got over
% millions more Of il this year than FOR
the hIst SIX months Of last, and this, al
though the balance Of trade in
other commodities is from one to
Two millions mere against US there
now than then--heRre, also, the fact that
there has been no corresponding drain for
Olner countries. Many nations have sent
MS less than they are wont to do. but on
the other hand many have wanted less.
lie gold that has come here has therefore
mostly lain here; and we have had full
golfers when commercial bubbles begin to
burst at home.


As we hinted the other day, this is not a
state Of affairs likely to last. Not only are
rates Tor money beginning to rise on the
Continent, but they are falling here below
a point at which it can be to anybody's
profit to send us gold. 1t IS not unlikely
that other peoples trade may be revivlng,
as ours begins TO reCede. And
this makes the situation Of our
money market less satisfactory than
1t specifically seems 10 be. We are
Just apparently entering upon that period
OF depressed trade and cautious contraction
"a DttSinCSo tLOLn WHICH OlLUE countries
have suffered so long. Thanks to the free
oCm, aud, I'VE may say, lOoseness with
which the vast credits at the command of
our banking institutions have been dis
pensed TO all and sundry, we passed ap-
parently without seattle through
the time when other countries were
in distress Money never got so dear
as to destoy the fragile structure on which
our security rested, and it was supposed
That We got off sCOt-fEee- Such = notion
can no longer be entertained; and the nu-
merous failures We have had must
lHdubitably usher in a period Of dull trade
were IT for 10 other reason than that they
compel banks to stop indiscriminate lend
inc. 60
Year: 1875

THE Memphis appeal of yesterday
still has apprehension of an overflow.
1t says:


The present hight Of the Mississippi
river, and the unexpected rise of the
rivers above here Thursday, caused
every one IN our community to entertain
grave apprehensions as to the result
likely to ensue. By this time we had
hoped the Mississippi would commence
recedlng, and from our river reports.
had every reason to believe such would
he the case. However, we were disap.
pointed, and hardly know what to pre-
dict; though there is much to fear. still
something to hope for. South of this
city the only damage sustained has
been to cotton and corn In the lower
bottoms.
Year: 1875

IT has been decided that there shall
be two fast NAL express trains from
New York to the West. The Penn
sylvania Central Company having
heard Of the arrangement with the
New York Central, and being unable
to defeat 1t, have made an offer of a
similar train over their road. The
tram on the New York Central will
leave New York at O'Clock A. NJ, and
the one on the Pennsylvania Central
at s Pm.
Year: 1875

The jury in the Waddy Thompson case
were unable to agree, standing nine for
conviction and three for acquittal. Should
they fail to agree and be discharged,
Thompson will have to lie in Jail until
next term Of court, as horse stealing, with
which he stands charged, is a capital
OfIeDse
Year: 1875

That was all a mistake about a love
match being on the tapis between the
Princess Beatrice and an American. It is
now aled that the object of the visit of
the Q cen OF Holland to England was to
arrange a union between her second son,
Prince Alexander and the Princess. The
Marquis Of L.orne extends his congratUla-
tions 90 the fortunate American.
Year: 1875

Special to the Union and American


CHATTANOOGA, July 31.-The news Of
Mr.. Johnson's death was received here this
morning, and the universal feeling was
one of regret that a great man had fallen.
To this was added a personal sorrow
among his many friends, who feared
that now there would be no one
left TO sustain the principles of De
mOcracy against the Republicans.
Others who were his political opponents
thought that his death would consolidate
the Democratic party, as he was the only
man with the ability to make a speech in
the party when he thought proper. Even
Democrats, those the bitterest against him
in the last campaign, concede his many
noble qualities and his ability, and regret
his death as the last living ex-President,
and one of the greatest men Tennessee has
ever produced. He desired that his wind
inc sheet he the flag of his country. K.
Year: 1875

On one occasion, Lent was part own
er of travelling circus and menagerIe.
One day he met a man out West who
had grizzly bear for sale. AS the ami
NAL was splendid specimen of a young
grizzly, Lent purchased him, and after
he got him he found himself in the posi-
tion of the man who drew the elephant.
There was but one cage in the menage-
rie that could contain the bear, and that
already had an occupant in the shape Of
large and finely developed Bengal til
ger. Lent told one of his partners that
he was going to quarter the grizzly with
the tiger.


"The devil you are;" was the answer.
"Why that tiger will make a square
meal of him before you can wink"


"All right. If he does, I'm satisfied" !"
says Lent. "You look after your tiger.
and I'll take care of my bear"


The grizzly was accordingly lifted in
to the cage, the tiger having been pre-
viously driven to the opposite corner by
the application of hot irons. Then all
the employees of the circus gathered to
witness the fight. The animals sighted
each other at the same instant, but while
the tigers eyes blazed with fury, and his
tail lashed the bars in his excitement,
the grizzly simply nodded in a sleepy
manner, as if in recognition of the other
beast, and crouched against the bars,
awaiting developments.


They remained as far apart as the cage
would permit at least five minutes; but
every moment the rage Of the tiger SEEM
ed TO increase while the bear seemed to
be sinking into a slumber. At last the
tiger began to growl and slide toward
the bear, moving from side 10 side Of the
cage as he did so. The growing aroused
the bear to life, and be had just time to
measure his enemy, when with the ra-
pidity of lightning the tiger sprang for
ward and alighted on his head and back.
For a moment there was a terrible how.
ling from both animals, as they rolled
over in the cage, and they separated for
an instant, the bear seeming 70 have
Year: 1875

shaken off his antagonist. During this
brief cessation of hostilities it was seen
that the bear had got decidedly the worst
of the combat, as he was bleeding freely
from several gaping wounds.


The backer of the tiger was delighted,
and wanted Lent to consent to having
stop put to the fight NO" answered
he. "Let them fight, and I'll bet on the
bear" So at il they went again, and
there was terrible fighting for several
minutes. 1t finally ended in the tiger
giving several mournful howls, and,
when they were separated, he skunk away
to his corner as meek and submissive
looking as an animal could be. After
that day the bear bossed that cage, and
il the tiger became unruly he received
blow from the grizzly's paw that set him
to thinking over past events at orce.
Year: 1875

FIRE-PRooF PAINT-Dr. r. L. Pi-
per has given public exhibitions at
Chicago of the preservative powers of a
cement paint, designed to make wooden
roofs or wooden buildings measurably
fre-proof. The material is put on as a
wash, and sections of single roofing
painted Herewith will not burn. At the
public trial of the paint section of sim
gle roofing four feet square was exposed
to the action Of fire for two hours. The
ends of the shingles, according to the
Tribune, we're merely charred, and the
boards beneath were uniniured
The Chicago Journal of Commerce says
that wood prepared by this process it
incapacitated from carrying fame, the
fire going out as red hot iron cools upon
the removal of the cause by which is
was heated. The cement paint is water
as well as freproof, and has been used
as cement for fastening states to the
roof of the State Hospital at Elgin, Illi-
nois. This paint does not seem to be as
pretentious as some Of the materials for
making wood freproof which have fail
ed under fair trials, for it allows the
charring Of the wood to which FIRE is ap-
piled, and only claims to make wood
less liable 70 emit sparks or fame than
when in its natural state. This, at least
is point in its favor, and the expert
ments with it at Chicago seem to have
been satisfactory to the local newspa-
pers.
Year: 1875

Two farmers living on adjoining farms
in Girard township, Erie county, have
for years been unfriendIy on account of
the disagreement about the fences which
separated their lands, both claiming the
ten feet which was formerly the lane
running between the two places.
Their children have grown up inherit
ing their parents animosity, and their
eldest sons have several times been
subpenaed as witnesses in lawsuits
which have grown out of this difficulty
The case had been a sort of suit in
chancery, having run on from year to
year, both men spending their money in
lawyers fee without any legal conclu-
sion.


About year ago the two farmers
awoke one Monday morning to find that
each had lost child, one his youngest
son, and the other his only daughter.
Like the houses of Montague and Cap
ulet, in Romeo and Juliet" the scions
of the two rival houses had secretly
cherished fondness for one another and
knowing the feud between the families,
without divulging their passion or in
tention, they met clandestinely and car
ried into effect the elopement.


A week passed, at the end of which
the father of the runaway daughter was
called on to go to Erie and again attend
to the everlasting lawsuit. He went in
early to the Office of the lawyer, and
taking up one of the weekly papers,
read the marriage notice of Emma. 1t
was terrible blow, and he went out in
to the yard to try and walk off his ex-
citement. All that passed through the
old gentleman's mind is not known, but
there seemed to be a desperate struggle
within, which resulted in his returning
to the lawyers Office and postponing the
business. Then he drove directly to his
farm and had long private interview
with his wife then he did what he had
not done for twenty years-went over
and called ont his enemy. He was
found sick, having been confined to his
room since the abandonment of his
favorite son. Both the two farmers met
and both for few minutes stood face to
face in profound silence.


AT length the father of Emma spoke.


81 have come to settle the dispute
let the children have the lot on either
side of the lane, and will build them a
house."


"And will furnish it."


So the recreant children were sent for
and forgiven, and came home to receive
their parents blessing. And now there
are no more lawyers for the two farmers
but each has faithfully fulfilled his con-
tract in regard to his house and furni-
| ture.
Year: 1875

The true name of the victim of the
Des Moines mob was Charles Henry
Howard Nelson. His ffther is a veal
thy metal broker in New York City.
When but sixteen years of age he was
sent to college, but soon Joined travel
ing minstrel troupe. He was the champ
ion banjo player of the United States.
He had not visited the home of his par
ents for the past eight years, and at the
time of his death was thirty eight years
ofage.
Year: 1875

WE publish this morning number Of
letters from the adjoining country that
will prove much more interesting read
ing to our subscribers than anything else
we could offer. They are all from relia-
BE correspondents, who know whereof
they write and the value Of the
space We assign them. We
take pleasure in calling atten-
ton TO these letters, and hope the ex-
amples thus set by our "occasionals"
will be followed by all who have the
time to write, and who have the interest
OF their communities at heart and desire
to see their growth and prospects prop
erly presented. We invite such letters
brief and to the point-snd hope our
friends will continue to avail themselves
Of our columns and thus enlighten the
public.
Year: 1875

From an Occasional Correspondent.l


JACKSON, June 5.-They had q fine
rain here last night. Crops are very
promising, especially the wheat crop. l
have heard of only one field where there
was any appearance Of rust, though there
may be Others. Fruit was killed more
in this than in any of the adjoining
counties. / cannot refrain from mem
tioning the Lancaster house at this place.
1t is one Of the best, if not the very best
house on the line of the Mississippi
Central road; and instead of having
only one train day to eat with them,
they should have at least two, and could
well accommodate and give satisfaction
to the passengers. Never was there q
better prospect for crops, and farmers
are in good spirits. Let confidence be
restored, and times will improve.
Year: 1875

RKvERDY JOHNSON is out in letter
10 the Herald condemning the third
term letter Of Grant, and says he be-
lieves the country will be as safe in the
hands OF his successor as 1t has been in
his. We believe more so, because that
successor will be q Democrat.
Year: 1875

SHERMAN was interviewed a day or
two since by the Chicago Tribune


in regard to the criticisms on
his Memoirs, when he expressed
himself ready to make answer when
"they are all iD." He affected con-
tempt for the letter Of President Davis,
but we believe it was the merest affects-
Year: 1875

A DECISION Of Judge Nelson, Of the
United States district court, sitting in
Winons, Minnesota, declaring the
civil rights bill constitutional, will arrest
attention, and all the more because the
Judge is said TO be lifelong Democrat.
We give what he said IN full.
Year: 1875

We publish this morning the address
OF the State Executive Centennial
Committee, setting forth briefly but
very clearly the reasons why every citi-
zen of Tennessee is deeply interestedin
seeing her properly represented at the
great Exposition to be held in Phila-
delphia next year. No time is to be
lost. Our resources are vast, and the
preparations for advertising them to
the world should be on no parsimonious
scale. Thorough organization and
energetic effort by the leading men OF
every county can alone ensure success,
and it is gratifying to know that the
movement has already come to be re-
garded by our people from IA
Torable standpoint. 1t will not
be the fault Of the UNION AND AMER
1cAN if they do not at last fully ap-
praciate its vital Importance to them
selves. to Tennessee and to the coun-
try. We trust that our contemporaries
throughout the State viii make room
for the address. They could not pos
sibly devote space to a liver topic.
Year: 1875

Mrs. Fawcett, in her new novel, tells of
a precOcious infant who developed mar
velous originality ineXtempOraueouspra
When she said her prayers at her moth
er's knee, having been told that she was
not to learn any form Of prayer, but to ask
from her heart for whatever she most de-
sired, she prayed for "a red cloak wiv vel
vet buttons, 'xsctly like Amy G.ey's.
We're is anOver at We shop" Then, when
instructed not to ask for material, but for
spiritual blessing, her Interpretation Of a
spiritual blessing was that there might al
ways be short sermons in church. When
she had scarlatins, and her mother had
begged her TO pray for her recovery, she
having been told that when she was be-
ginning to get better her skin would peel
of, and that when it was all off she would
be quite well, joined her little hands in
bed and said in a soft voice, 80 God, peel
me quick
Year: 1875




A good old minister Of one Of our New
England Baptist churches was sgreeably
surprised by the intelligence from one OF
his flock that FIVE individuals had expressed
a desire ON the next Sunday to have the
baptismal rite performed upon themselves.
After its performance, however, he was
somewhat chagrined that only one Of the
five joined the society Of which he wac
pastor.


a few Sundays after the same worthy
elder waited on him with the intelligence
that ten more desired immersion.


sand how many will join the sOciety?"
queried the minister.


"TwO, regret to say, are all we can de-
pend on, was the elders reply.


"Very well" said the good old man,
''you may as we'll inform the other eight
that this church doesn't take in washing" !"
Year: 1875

His home is near MaTceys Lake, Tunk-
hammock, and it has been ascertained OH
good authority that he is ar old offender
of some twenty years standing:


TIE DETECTIVE FORCE


engaged in the working up of the case
have frequently had some very trying and
embarrassing experiences, and Mr.. Slocum
and his aids have frequently Travelled a
whole night on the strength Of some in
formation they received, into the country,
only to find when they arrived there that
they had been pursuing an unfounded rut-
NOR. For upwards of two weeks an expe-
rienced detective from the treasury depart
ment at Washington, watched the region
i'll which the ramifications of the rag
money makers were carried on. To keee
his avOcation secret troubled him OK
ceedingly on his first arrival here, as he
made his headquarters at one of the prin-
cipal hotels in Scranton, where he at first
represented himself as journalist. Learn
ing that reporter of one of the local
papers was stopping at the same place, he
changed tactics and passed himself off as IA
commercial agent, lest the local man of
letters might approach him on professional
topics, and SO reveal his true character
Mentioning the matter to friend, also d
detective of high-standing in this country
he ascertained that he need have no alarm,
as the newspapers would not defeat the
ends of justice by publishing the case until
it was ripe for the reading public, and the
entire gang of criminals in the clutches of
the law. In the course of a conversation
with U. S. Deputy Marshal Slocum, yeste-
day, he assured us that he believed Camp
to be the leading criminal, that the case
had been worked to its utmost limits, and
there was nothing now that he cared to
keep from the public, as he was sure the
plot was defeated, the "game' spoiled, and
the desperadoes foiled in their initiation
| tactics.
Year: 1875

The following brief complication Of busI-
ness law is worth a careful preservation, as
it contains the essence of large amount Of
legal verbiage:


1t is not legally necessary to say on a
note ''for value received


Contracts made on Sunday cannot be en-,
forced


A note by minor is void
4 contract made with a minor is also
void.


4 contract made with lunatic is also void
A note obtained by fraud, or from a
person in state Of intoxication. cannot be
collected.


If a note is lost or stolen, it does not re-
lease the maker; he must pay it, if the
consideration for which it was given and
the amount, can be proven.


An endorser of a note is exempt from
! liability If not served with notice of dis
honor within twenty four hours of its nom
payment. .....:


Notes bear interest only where it is SO
stated.


Principals are responsible for the acts of
their agents.


Each individual in partnership IS re-
sponsiblc for the whole amount of debts of
the firm


Ignorance of the law excuses no one.


1t is a fraud to conceal fraud.


The law compels no one to do impossi-
bilities


An agreement without consideration is
void.


Signatures made with lead pencil are
good in law. .,......


a receipt for money is not always con
elusive.
One partner binds all the rest
Year: 1875

In a time of famine, a rich man allowed
twenty of the poorest children in the town
to come to his house, and said to them
''In this basket there is loaf of bread for
each of YOU Take it and come at the same
hour every day, till God sends better
times"


The children pounced upon the BASKET,
struggled and fought over the bread be-
cause each wished to have the largest and
best loaf, and then they went away without
a word of thanks to their friend.


But Francesca, a little girl meanly,
though neatly dressed, stood at distance,
and gratefully took the loaf that was left in
the basket, which was the smallest aud she
kissed the good mans hand, and went
quietly home.


The next day the children were just as
naughty and ill-behaved and this time there
was left for poor Francesca loaf that was
hardly halfas large as the others. But
when she reached home, and her mother
cut the bread, there fell out a number of
new pieces of silver. The mother was
frightened and said, ''Take back, the money
this moment, for it is certainly in the bread
by mistake" Francesca took it back.


But the kind man said, at is no mis-
take, my good child had the money baked
in the smallest loaf in order to reward you.
Be always as contented and yielding rs you
now are. He who is contcnted with the
smallest loaf, rather than quarrel for the
largest, will receive abundant blessings"