smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1870

no reason to find fault with the weather
Ho had sat by sick bedside in
an attic, where the confined air
was heated till that out of doors
seemed cool in comparison, and yet there
q human being was obligedto remain. He
had visited other sick-bcds that he did not
tell about--their occupants, perhaps,
burning with fever or fading away
with consumption, conscious that
this is their last summer on
earth, and the effect upon him was won
derful to see. he was the cheerfulest
man one could imagine-no Rrumbling
about the weather from him, and the So
cret of 1t was he had been going round
doing good. ga ar.' h. ,l'1l,-


What a simple rule it is for being hap.
py, either in winters cold or summers
heat, and yet how few OF us know it, or
if we have heard of it how seldom we
practice it. We beg some of those people
who live in fine houses in shady yards, in
houses 80 large that each occupant can
have room TO himself, where cool blinds
shut out the sun, and wire doors and win.
dow screens bar the ingress of annoying
insects ts-who have all the delicacies OF
the season on their tables and cooling
drinks always at hand, who when tired OF
home can take a run to the mountains or
trip to the seashore and come back
again invigorated and refreshed beg
those who can command all these luxu.
ries, and yet go growing around at the
weather, making themselves and all
around them miserable with their re-
pinings, to follow the example, Of the
pastor we have mentioned, and of many
other good pastors, and try the effect of a
visit to the sick and the poor, most likely
to be found in some crowded tenement
house, and may be in an unsavory part of
the city. If the world does not seem
pleasanter to them sfterward, and the
heat we have had or likely to have, per-
fectly endurable, it will be contrary to the
experience of everybody who over yet
sought contentment in doing good
Springfield Republican,.
Year: 1870

THE line of conduct chosen by young
man during the five years from fifteen to
twenty will, in almost every instance, de-
termine his character for life. AS he is
then care fal or careless, prudent or i'm
prudent, industrious or indolent, truthful
or dissinilatipg, intelligent or ignorant,
temperate or dissolute, so will he be in
after years, and it needs no prophet TO
cast his horoscope or calculate his chance
in life .Dt I....a
Year: 1870

Tho Mcfarland Cnac--IuCtion to Transfer the


Trial to the Court Of Oyer uud Tcrniuer.


Before Cunning s. Bedford Jr. City Judge.


In the Court OF General Sessions yesterday Judge
Garvin, on behalf OF the people, made motion to
have the case OF Daniel Mcfarland, indicted for the
murder OF Albert D. Richardson, transferred for trial
to the Court OF oyer aud Terminer.


Counsel on the part OF the prisoner opposed the
motion OF the District Attorney IN an able and
elaborate speech. He claimed that the indictment
had been found in the Court OF General Sessions
and tnat the accused had pleaded 70 IL Ia the
same court. Further, q commission had issued
irou. the Court oi General sessions TO examine
witnesses residing in Ireland touching facts
expected to be developed in the progress OF the trial,
and to transfer the case at the present stage to the
Court OF Oyer and Terminer would prove seriously
detrimental to the interests OF Mr.. Mcfarland. Tho
accused also wonld forfeit rights which he pos-
Sessions For instance, in the event OF conviction
he would have an appeal the purpose OF having
review by the court above, as a matter OF right,
which would not necessarily he the were the


trial 10 take place III the Court OF Oyer and Termi
Upon these andAother grounds counsel opposed
the motion.


Judge Garvin, In reply, c0ntended that tho court
undoubtedly possesses the power to transfer the
case and argued that II the tria were to be
Quoted in the Court OF General Sessions the effect
would be to block the calend ar and prevent any
other cases from being tried


AT the conclusion OF the argument HIS Honor
Judge Bedford infatuated that he would for the pre-
sent reserve his decision.
Year: 1870

ca forth dangerous consequences. whi the present
isolated proceeding OF Russia creates serious mis-
givings, as the Christian populations OF the East
win think that Russia had deemed the moment op-
perfume TO take the solution OF the Eastern question
IN hand
Year: 1870

SEVERAL weeks since two convicts in the
Maine State Prison, by the name of Hickey
and Murphy, got into an alteration, and
while fighting Hickey got the thumb cf the
right hand of Murphy into his, (Hickey's)
mouth, and chewed il badly. They both
worked in the wash house, down under the
quarry bank, and away from the immediate
eye OF the guards. So mortified was Murphy
at the manner OF receiving his injury that ne


took no care whatever OF his hand, out con-
tinued at his work of washing, dipping his


hand in hot and cold water, running IN and


ont OF doors. and otherwise exposing himself.


In a few DAYS the hand and arm became in
fiamed, extensive suppuration took place, both
tne fleshy and bony tissue became very
much diseased, and bis general health was en-
feebled TO such an extent, as to require ampu-
tation OF the right arm half way between the
elbow and shoulder, on Tuesday March LIST.
His recovery is rather doubtful, but is more
certain now that amputation has taken place,
than ii that large mass OF diseased arm, had
been left to further distress and annoy him.
Murphy was sentenced to the State Prison for
highway robbery, and his period OF sentence
was twenty years, four of which he has al
ready served. Daring the war he served in
the navy.-Erchdn9e. r"H-
Year: 1870

IT is thus the Philadelphia En-
quirer, Radical, arraigns and lac.
lures its party for its shameful
corruption and outrage:


"Men are taxed, but are not per
mitted representation; they are
made subject to laws, but are not
allowed to assist In framing them
they work in field or shop, thus
aiding the prosperity OF the whole
country, yet in the country, even
their own State, they have no
stake.


Injustice can 90 no further than
this, and the sooner an enlighten-
cd public sentiment enlfanchIses
the whole Southern people, The
better for the peace and progress
of the entire Union"
Year: 1870

VKTANTED-A SITUATION, BY A SINGLE MAN, AS
w coachman groom and will make himself generally
useful good CLERK strictly tempcrate OBJ ections to
the country good reference. Address MARTIN, Herald
office
Year: 1870

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS FOR FIRST CLASS DRY
~ goods and wholesale grocery hous make profitable
object not interfering with
their original Address AGENT box 1906 Post
Office, New York,
Year: 1870

Ever since the passage of the new Excise
law the arrests In this city have increased greatly in
number. Scarcely any attempt has been made TO
ceal the sale Of liquor upon sundays and from being the
quetest day in the week 1t rapidly becoming the most
dis0rdery The words Of the law strict enough but
the law Is practically nuty. That Ii Il pre-
tense the part OF the Excise Commssioners-ther
declaration that they will strictly enforce the LAWS
perfectly evident from the bold action OF a major
ity OF the liquor dealers in keeping the
shops open. Another very clear evidence
Of the way the wind blows at headquarters the chang
ing about Of captains and sergeants who have made
themselves Objectionable by their watchfulDess Of tho
liquor dealers Ohicousness In the enforcement of the
Excise law Will not be the future Of the vices Of
police force.


The arrests for criminal 0enses the first week in March
lltJ last week 0f March, l,29 first week Of April
li93; first week of May LOO 1hs Last number Of ar
rests s the largest ever made IN the city in one week
aud IA remarkable commentary the reforms promised
by the advocates Of the Charter and the new Excise
law.


The number Of arT ss made yesterday by the police In
Year: 1870

PHILADELPHIA, c'-fhuout oCioCh tiiiS
afternoon the most destructive hastorm ever known
here passed over the city from northwest to southeast
For nearly minutes there continuous fall of hail
from the size Of pea TO six and seven inches in
circumference The damage done greatly exceeds that Of


the great hail storm of September 1863 The greatest force
OF the storm along Broadst. and in the southern
section Of the city. On the south side OF Chesnuts
above Eighth, hardly pane OF glass is left. Many
churches had their stained glass windows destroyed
The front OF the Continental Hotel as far
as the windows considered, is per-
feet wreck Reports from the suburbs state
that there Is almost total destruction
OF fruit trees, which just in BLOSSOM oclock
tonight the hail still remained in piles In the streets
The hail storm to have expended its fury In and
around this city 1t did not extend the Delaware
River to Camden and dispatches from the interior say
hail there. Many Of the hotels are greatly
damaged, especially the Bingham House, on the corner
Eleventh and the windows being shattered
In the whole OF its extensive front People in all
tons OF the city giving orders to glaciers this
ing for repairs they know there will be rush on the
trad tn-mO
Year: 1870

John Ford, resident of North First-st.,
Jersey City, arrested for shooting his wife last even
ing Ford is aboring man, and, it is said, has had
many quarrels with his wife, resulting from his intem
perate habits Last evening he quarreed with his wife
on some petty misunderstanding and drew a revolver
and fired her The ball entered the right cheek ab0v


the Jaw and passed out the other side. Ford then
attempted shoot himself, but the pistol failed to 60
off, While still attempting to fire on himself, some OF the
neighb0rs who had been alarmed by the cries of Mrs
Ford rushed into the house, and saved him. He was
taken the Police Station where he declared that he
shot his wife accidentally; but she made contrary
statement. Ford will be brought before Judge Martin
dale this morning. when an examination will be held
Year: 1870

Many members Of Congress now desparing that
they will not reach an adjournment before the lst OF
August. An effort will be made, however to hurry up
business 10 adjourn the 4th OF July proposed
by the House The General Appropriation bills far
advanced but the Tariff bill is likely to several
weeks OF time in both branches. About Is con
tested election yet to be considered by the
House There other questions OF general char
which will give rise TO prolonged debate.


The Free MasOns OF Washington have completed the
establishment and furnishing OF their Blue Lodge Room
III the Temple 1t is said to be the most magnificent
lodge room in the United States.
Year: 1870

A BRITISH MEMORIAL AGAINST STEAMSHIP SUE
sIDIES-PROPOSED PROTEST AGAINST FUR
TIER LAND GRANTS TO RAILROADS-A NEW
SCHEME TO DISPOSE OF THE TARIFF BILL.


lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuHEI
Year: 1870

Chief Justice Chase states that his
disease has assumed an improved phase
and that he hopes to be in Washington
again in the exercise of his official duties
by the first of December.
Year: 1870

PERsoNAL.-Hon. William B. Small, the
Republican candidate for Congress in the first
New Hampshire district, was born in Lining
ton, Me-, in 1878; received an academic educa-
ton and was admitted to the bar of New
Hamp. hire in 1916. He is very successful
lawyer and at the present time is State SeDa-
tor from the first: district and Solicitor for
Rockingham county. He has also served in
the House Of Representatives, and is spoken Of
as man of decided integrity of character and
great personal influence. His residence is at
Newmarket
Year: 1870

Don PIATT has no respect for persons. He
declares that interviewing Simmer sis not
such pleasant business as some may sup
pose. He has toploftical sensational way of
looking down on the reporter that makes that
representative Of the mighty press feel as if he
were in danger of slipping through the key
hole and disappearing. As one of these bum
mers told me once, when the magnificent
Chawles looked down on him and said sir,
he felt so small that his skin hung loose upon
~ -
Year: 1870

Prom the New York Tribune, April l5.I


Our readers will appreciate our for
bearance to comment during its prog
ress on the remarkable phases present.
ed by the Mcfarland trial. When it
shall have been concluded, we shall ask
attention to the question-ilow far
shall lawyers be permitted to calumni-
ate ladies who are not even legally
charged with any offence without the
shadow OF excuse and without incurr-
ing judicial admonition!
Year: 1870

An amusing Incident happened
on the sidewalk in front of Cath,
olic church in the west division
yesterday morning. As the con.
gregation was coming out, an old
lady, with a cowhide in her right
hand, seized a young man by the
collar, and asked him why he
went with her daughter. With
out giving him time TO explain
she piled the cowhide vigorously
over his shoulders. He struggled,
and twisted her hand so that he
ran off. 1t seems that the young
man has been in the habit of meet
ing the daughter of the lady
clandestinely contrary to the
mothers wishes. Yesterday morn
ing he met her on the street and
accompanied her to church. IN
fortunately for him, a small broth
er, aged eleven years, was about a
half block away, and saw him
walk beside his sister. The
youngster ran home and told his
mother, and she procured the
cowbide and went to the church,
determined to teach tue young
man he could not court her daugh-
ter without her consent. A great
deal of merriment was occasioned
by her conduct. Who the par
ties were is not known. Wheth-
er the young man will persist in
his attention when he has the
risk of getting a cowhide is ques-
tionable, but he may do so, as gen


orally the more opposition lovers
have the more determined are
they to meet and tell each other
surreptitiously what they dare not
in the presence of the heads of


the family Chicago Times.
Year: 1870

The explosion Of gunpowder at
the island of Cerrito, at the
mouth of the Paraguay, consisted
Of $50 tons of powder. On the
I'd the Brazilian schooner Pluto
had Just received a cargo of pow
der She was to take to Rio, and
was alongside the pontoon from
which the powder had been trans
ferred. The cap'a ain was on shore
getting his last orders, when three
distinct detonations were heard.
They were the blowing up Of the
Pluto, the pontoon, and the mag
azine ON shore. What the cause
is unknown, as every one about
the store and vessels disappeared
in the explosion. Seventeen per.
ished on board the Pluto, inclu.
ding the wife and daughter of the
captain, and nine workmen repair
ing the vessel. Fortunately there
were no persons on the pontoon
or in the magazine, it being the
breakfast hour. The captain of
an iron-clad lying near says the
schooner exploded first, the pontoon
next, and the magazine last
The captain Of the schooner says
that before he left the hatchways
were batted down and covered
with tarpaulin, and the deck was
washed. If it were not for this
statement, one might find a very
probable cause in the omnipresent
cigarette, for men have been seen
smoking while engaged in the
manufacture of cartridges, and it
is only q little time ago that a
country store resolved itself into
trickbats and mortar by the store
keeper, in going to attend Gus
toner, finging his cigarette be-
hind him into an open keg of pow
der.


Some damage was done to yes
sci living off the Brazilian arsenal
established at Certify. A powder
fatboat near the magazine van
ished a pontoon hauled ashore
half mile away, was driven into
the river and sunk; a bomb fiat, a
mile away, was overwhelmed by
the waves and sunk; four IRON
clads suffered some damage, and
the buildings on shore were injur-
ed. @X'he neighboring trees were
Overthrown for a considerable dis
tance, torn up by beams and splin-
ters hurled into the forest by the
explosion. A great number of
birds were killed, and on the same
day a large quantity of dead or
stunned fish were washed ashore
for a long ways down, and the
schooner's anchor is said to have
been found on the other side OF
the island.
Year: 1870

A Baltimore correspondent
writes


"ThuhAr sours milk and kills
oysters. You may load a vessel
to its utmost capacity, start for
market, and one good clap of thun-
der will kill every oyster IN the
vessel Immediately. Pounding
with an ak upon the deck of a
vessel when oysters are thereon
or pounding upon the sides of a
vessel with a heavy weight, will
kill every oyster that feels the jar. "
Year: 1870

AA%SANo, onA AZ q OAOAb tAkuC buC


were married. But the marriage


was an unhappy one. Mr.. Jones
|had large plantation in one of


the cotton States, and his business


interests required that he should
Ispend a great deal of his time


there, and this he is said to have
3done, leaving his wife at her faith


er's, where she preferred to stay,


in the enjoyment of that society


aud those comforts which were


not to be found on the cotton


plantations Of the South Thus
matters went on for several years,


when there came a divorce suit,


atthe instance OF the lady, though
upon what grounds our informant


never knew. The divorce was


granted, and Mrs. Jones resumed
her maiden name. Itwas believed
that neither husband nor wife


were much to blame in the mat.
jter--that in reality, they were


more sinned against than SHINING.


A year or two passed by aud
young Smith, who had never for.
gotten hislove forthe Tennesseean,
returned and renewed bis suit


his time with much success; for


there vyas no formidable opposition,
lit any at all, and he and Miss
Brown were married.


And then the war came on
Young Smith was among the first
to espouse the cause of the South
and Join the army for her defense


he became an officer in a cavalry
regiment, and continued in ac-
tive service until the close of the
struggle. He then returned to
his wife at Blank, where he soon
after resumed the practice OF his
profession. He returned to find
that his father-in.law was bank
rupt-that the war had involved
him in utter ruin. Very soon
Mr.. Browns magnificent home
was sold, and he removed to
Blank with his family--consist-
ing then of his wife and two sons
1.-The two young men who were
recently murdered in North Ala
bama. Soon after his removal
to Blank from his old home, FIVE
miles distant, Mr.. Brown died ,leav-
ing his wifa almost penniless.--
About the same time the two
boys removed to Alabama, and
Mrs. Brown was left alone with
Mrs. Smith.


They lived in an elegant two
story cottage in the suburbs of
Blank. Early one morning in
the summer of 1867, Mr.. Smith
was found lying at his front door
quite dead. The weather was
exceedingly warm at that time,
and it was supposed that he had
seated himself in the window Of
his room in the upper story, that
he had gone to sleep while seated
there, and had fallen to the ground,
breaking his neck.


Another period of two years
went the way of all the other
years of the life of this gay young
widow, still as beautiful as ever,
though saddened and subdued byl
the clouds which had swept across
her pathway. And then the
most singular event in this sin
gular story came to pass. Mr..
Jones, the FIRST husband, who
had never yet ceased to love the
woman from whom he had been
by a decree Of the law,
returned to Bland and proposed a
second marriage. The PROPOSE
ton was accepted and some time
last spring the marriage tookplace,
the divorced husband and wife
re-utteiipg with warmer hearts
and frmer faith those. vows
Of love and coustaney which once
before they had uttered, and ut
tered in vain. :.


Six orr ght months after this
came the murder of the lady's
two brothers, by unknown assas-
Year: 1870

part of the population, they have been In
most instances the most abused. They
have been from time immemorial the sport
and prey of " land sharks and ''sharpers," ,"
who have made it business to defraud
them of their advances and of their pay
at the end of their voyages. The people
of no commercial city in Europe or Amer
lea but have been disgraced by permitting
those who have brought the wealth of
other countries to their doors, to be rob
bed and debased before their eyes. 1t
should be cause of pride to all Hawaiians
that this has never beef permitted in this
country; that our seamen, to whose en-
terprise we cwe so much, have never been
permitted to be thrown into the hands of
such vampires as generally infest the ports
of commerce. In this respect, we are
far ahead of other civilized States, mot
excepting Massachusetts, from whence we
often seek inspiration in morals and state
craft, for our seamen are, and always
have been, shipped under the supervision
of the Government, and every safeguard
is thrown around them to guard them
against i'll treatment at sea, and the wiles
of designing knaves on shore. No Ha-
waiian is permitted to go to sea except he
is shipped before the proper officer, whose
duty it is to see that his advance is prop
erly paid to him, and that in all settle
ments, his accounts have been properly
kept, and what is due to him is paid to
himself, without the Intervention of any
middle-man." 1t is gratifying to all to
see so great commercial country as the
United States waking up to the wants of
so important portion of its citizens, who
have hitherto received but little effectual
cara
Year: 1870

"Mr 0'Neilrs bill for the appointment of Ship
ping Commissioners, to superintend the shipping
and discharge OF seaman engaged in American mer-
chant vessels, would deal heavy blow at a rlass of
men whose practices have been tolerated too long


OF all the helpless mortsls earth, poor Jack is
usually the worst off; and be consequently falls
prey TO harpies who rob him when he lands, and
then sell him to skipper who carries him off to
sea. The bill, among other excellent provisions,
creates system by which wages are paid and en-
gagements made with an official sanction. The Cap
tain is bound respect the seamans rights aud the
plan of giving certificates is incentive to faithful


duty on the part of the crew. There hardly any
of the dangers to which sailors are peculiarly ex-
posed WHEN on shore which this bill does not miti-
gate, If not absolutely remove. The section which
places appointments in the hands of the United
States Circuit Judges is good one and would seem
to free thse appointments from the stigma of being
made on merely political grounds ~ y. Times.


We do not know the exact provisions
of the Bill introduced by Mr.. O'Neil, but
from the object of it we have no doubt
that it is good one, and presume that
all those who desire the prosperity and
moral advancement ofthat important class
of people, the sailors, fervently wish the
Bill viii pass and become law in the
United States. No class of people are
subject to greater abuses, and at the same
time more neglected by various maritime
governments than the sailors Although
an important and, indeed, indispensable