smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

Sioux City (Ia.l journal


While the thunder storm Of yesterday
afternoon was raging at a distance of ap-
parently a couple Of miles from this place,
a singular freak Of nature took place in
the striking by lightning of the depot, and
the striking and killing, subsequently, Of
j. ii. Boyer, the postmaster and black
smith Of this place. At about > O'Clock In
the afternoon, at which time not a cloud
ObscUred the sky overhead or stood be
tween the sun and the town, a terrible
fash Of lightning followed by a deafening
peal Of thunder, struck the wires Of the
telegraph Office and set 10 on fire. The
dan. age done to the telegraphic apparatus
was most complete, the wires being torn
to pieces and the different instruments be-
ing almost without exception distorted and
broken and completely wrecked. lmme-
diately after the stroke John II. Bower,
who was in his shop at the time, ran out
in the street toward the depot, where
some boys had been playing. He ap-
preached them rapidly and said, "Why.
boys, Thought some Of you had been struck.
/ was quite frightened on account Of yCu."
He evidently had it in his mind that the
terrible shock might have frightened his
LI o4eAA lEtA NNa aaAA llAo AOulG
mediately. When within about 90 yards
Of the house, from the front window Of
which his wife was anxiOusly watching his
approach, another vivid fash of lightning
daZzled the eyes Of all, and ere the thun-
der had ceased rolling, the naked body Of
the unfortunate man was seen to be Wing
prone upon the ground. a number Of
people, among them his wife, rushed to
the spot, and so horrible was the situation
that it was not until he had been carried
to the house that full appreciation was
had Of the terrible death which nature had
inflicted upon him. An examination Of
the body, from which every vestige of
clothing, not excluding even pair Of
eOWhide boots, had been instantly torn,
showed that the subtle and terribly fatal
fluid had first struck him on the top Of his
head, whence, though the skull was
left apparently intact, the hair
had been burned of for the space Of
the size Of a silver dollar. Thence the
fluid had run down the side Of the face, as
was shown by clearly cut track to the
shoulder, and thence to the heart, where it
apparently had spread all over the body.
The terrible power of the fluid was shown
by the presence in the ground, on the spot
where the unfortunate mans body had
been picked up, Of a hole eight feet deep
by actual measurement. The clothing Of
the deceased was found to have been shred
ded, and when first discovered was on fire,
while the silver watch he carried had been
driven into the ground, and when lifted cd,
it was found that the works had been fused
into lump Of shapeless metal. The scene
at the house Of the deceased, who leaves a
wife ard three children to mourn his loss.
was painful beyond power Of words 10 de-
scribe, and those who had been led to the
spot through curiosity could not remain.
The affair has created the proiOundest
sensation in the town, where the deceased
was both loved and revered by all who
knew him in either public or private life.
Year: 1875

THE Mayor and Aldermen of Chat
tanooga have been arrested upon an
Indictment by the grand jury Of Ham,
iIton county for failing to keep one Of
the principal streets Of that city in
repair.
Year: 1875

But the issue is one that cannot be
evaded or postponed. Ohio is, of course,
the central object Of attention, and is
likely to prove the Waterloo Of one OF
the ether Of the great parties.
Year: 1875

A house Of this assessable value
would rent at two thousand two hun
dred dollars a year, or, at an outside
figure, say two thousand four hundred
dollars. The owner has sunk the
money be has paid down between the
purchase price and the mortgage, and
hence loses the interest on that SUN.
If the house cost thirty eight thousand
dollars he has paid twenty-three thous-
and dollars N cash. The interest on
this amount, If he had invested it at
seven per cent, would have been 1910.
To have rented the house at the outside
figure would have cost him in addition
to his interest seven hundred and nine
ty dollars a year. For the privilege of
owning the house, under our present
rate Of taxation, he loses about
sixteen hundred dollars a year.
Year: 1875

The Secretary Of the Treasury to-day
was officially informed of the Indictment of
Chief Clerk Avery, and will relieve him
from duty this afternoon or tomorrow.
The Secretary has not yet designated his
Successor
Year: 1875

Litchfeld wants to swap two good law yers for a tailor. How will you swap? we can spare Crookshanks and will make the trade if you will make us liberal of fer of "boot."

 The person wrote to you of. several weeks since, as having nearly all the symp- toms of hydrophobia still lives, but with little hope of final recovery. The original cause of the trouble is supposed to be some injury to the spine, and I am told that the doctors call it nervous hydropho- bia from the determination of the patient to bark and bite, accompanied with terri ble spasms. We are also inform ed tha the physicians say that they have never heard of or seen such a case, and that they have not been able to find anything similar to it in any of their books.

 - One family of city boarders has al- ready arrived in town and Sharon is ex- pected to be place of general resort the present summer.

 The case of Duto ys. Hopkins is con- mented upon here with a good deal of se- verity. It is believed by some of those who heard the testimony and the charge of the judge, that the verdict of the jury was directly in the face of both law and testimony, and it has been suggested that there may have been a lobby member from Cornwall in attendance on the jury. It is very much to be hoped that the pres ent legislature will pass some law impos- ing both fine and imprisonment for such an offense and making it the sworn duty of any juryman who may be approached by a lobbyist, with viow of exerting any influence in relation to cause under con- sideration to make a presentation, of the case to the court in session that the sub- ject may be dealt with in summary man. ner.

 There is no doubt that court would deal very severely and summarily with any such matter now. An attempt to in- fuence juryman is a contempt" of court. and the person offending is liable to fine and imprisonment.- ENQ.
Year: 1875

The body of the child of Mr. James Phalen which was drowned about the 1st of April, was found, last Sunday evening. in the Housatonic River. quarter of a mile below the mouth of the Shepaug. and about eight miles from the place where was lost It was discovered by man on the bank of the river where the clothes were caught fast in bush. On Monday her remains were taken to New Milford for interment in the Catholic cemetery
Year: 1875

Owing to the expectations attached to tho payment
OF the November interest and its influence upon the
market and to the shipments of conf from California
and Europe to this point, the gold exchange sub
ject TO unusually sharp fluctuations The price de.
clined from 1l6gs to 114SS, with recovery Of butt
per cent at the close. Cash gold easier and the
borrowing rate fell of from - 10 164 per diem. II is
said that of the large operators have closed out
their interest and awaiting another opportunity TO
bull the commodity at yet lower prices. The prepay
OF the sl2 900 600 gold interest without rebate
will commence according to announcement to. morrow
(ionday The customs receipts OF the month to date
amount to SIS, $40 3sg


GOVERNMENT


were somewhat less active and lower in sympathy
with gold. Closing prices in London follows
Year: 1875

An injunction against a New Haven
manufacturer of vulcanized rubber for
dental plates was recently rendered val
ueless by his strange conduct. Being
summoned before the court at Hartford,
it took four men to get him on board the
train, as he SAID he had warning that
the train would he wrecked, and when
he reached the court he declared that it
had been wrecked and he had been
killed, his spirit only being present be-
fore the Judge. Being asked why he had
not obeyed the summons before, he said
he had been advised not to by "the Lord
Jesus Christ" The Judge told him that
no cant was wanted there, and he re-
marked, sThats what Festus said to
Paul." and as nothing more could be got
out of him, he was supposed to be crazy
and was discharged, and is still at work
on his rubber plates.
Year: 1875

Ii the citizens of town desire to have
the community of which they are repre-
sentatives maintain an equality with sis
ter communities, and wish the town in
which they dwell to keep pace with 9th
ers, In progress, it is necessary to culti-
vate true local pride we do not mean
an inflated idea Of superiority OF all that
pertains to their locality, or the extrava-
CANT laudatlon of every enterprise or
undertaking in their midst, but a dis
eliminating pride in all advancement IN
the general welfare, and shall prompt ii
just defence of the merits OF the town
where they have set up the temple of
home fair commendation of its artis-
tic OF natural beauties, and an encour
agement to every individual who puts
his hand to the work of deveoping its
resources, wealth and advantages. 4
community whose people are Indifferent
to the improvements that may be inau-
gurated within their boundries, will make
slow progress. The men who express
no satisfaction at seeing dwelling of
comfort and taste erected, who draw
their purse strings tight, and grumble
at the expense of an tasty public edifce
shuddering at the increased taxation to
pay for some modern improvement, which
is to prove blessing to coming genera
tions areenintants ofChina before itsgates
of supersies to civilization, as were the
inhabitation and ignorance were opened
and the genius of progress bade to enter.


Every dwelling Of taste that wealth
effects In our midst should be welcomed,
every public edifce that is reared should
receive our cOmmendation !; every temple
of education should be pointed out with
pride as an evidence that we are prepar-
ing the generation to follow rs to fight
that never ending combat of the spirit
ual over the animal, of mind over matter.
Every church that lifts it's graceful spire
heavenward should be hailed, as planting
an altar around which viii cluster the
blessing of education and refinement.
We should rejoice at the puff of the en-
gine, the clank of the shaft, and the hum
OF the machine, proclaiming that indus
try reigns within our borders, for every
additional stroke of labor fixes on a surer
foundation the future wealth of our
community, and is rearing on an endur-
ing basis the fabric of com mon prosper
ity.


We should possess local pride sr1fi-
cient in the Intellectual tastes of our
society to encourage lectures Of q high
order, OF first-class musical entertain
ments, showing by q full attendance
that merit IS appreciated, and that a
desire exists of establishing a high
STANDARD, of s,ental culture among the
people.


1t Is disgrace to those who are ever
seeking to underrate the place of their
birth at home-seeing nothing to COM
mend in the localities of which they are
a representative part, but holding it up
to invidious comparison with a neigh
boring city or town. We honor man
who has a true local pride in his village
or town where his own cherished fire
side exists, and who isnot ashamed torefer
with pride to the spot where his daily
lot is cast.
Year: 1875

The country can hardly fail to be
struck with the anamalous condition of
the grain market at the present time.
The price Of grain in Chicago is higher
(freights included) than in New York
or Liverpool. And this, too, notwith-
standing the warehouses Of this city are
packed to their utmost capacity. The
prices for June and July delivery show
liberal advance on present prices. In
the meantime, New York dealers seem
ingly treat the matter as If the grain
was held here on speculation, and that
Chicago dealers were seeking to force
the purchase at fancy prices. Never
was there a more serious mistake.
This grain is not held here by specula


tors It is in store here on account of
the owners who live in the country and
not in the city. These men own the
property, and are able to hold it. They
have reached the conclusion that a large
area of winter wheat has been killed and
the ground plowed up; that the spring
was so late that far less grain of all kinds
has been sown this spring than usual;
that the winter, though unusually Sc
we're, failed to destroy or materially re-
duce the grasshoppers, whose depreda-
tons, already begun, will this year be
extended over q more eastwardly section
of the country, and that for these and
various other reasons there viii be gen
orally a much reduced crop In 1875.
Upon this basis the owners of these
many millions of bushels of grain in
Chicago are holding it for the advanced
prices which they feel certain will pre-
vail this year. The East makes another
mistake in supposing that Chicago can


not carry grain for any considerable
time, but must forward it for sale. The
time when that was the rule has gone by,
and every day the rule is getting strong
er which requires that he who wants to
buy grain must come or send for 1t.
Except in extreme cases, shipments East
Tor sale are getting fewer. Chicago has
several customers who come hither to
purchase or order shipments, and this Is
to be eventually the rule in this market.
Notwithstanding our elevators are full,
and the grain is held in bulk IN the
country waiting room for storage, and
that the East refuses to buy, every
change in prices is an advance and not
a reduction. There must, therefore,
soon be o surrender. Pending this
''wait' on the part of sellers and buyers,
the transportation companies are com
paratively idle. There is grain enough
here to give them all employment, but
somebody must buy before there can be
shipment. In very brief time navi-
cation VIII be opened, and the St. Law
renee trade will be resumed. AS grain
can be delivered at Montreal much
cheaper than at New York, it can be
purchased for that market at Chicago
prices with less loss than it can be pur7
chased by New York. So with Boston,
Baltimore, and Philadelphia, and if New
York comedies that it can no longer COM
pete with these points, then it must ex-
pect that the grain trade will find its
way to other places. Chicago Tribune.
Year: 1875

A PICKEREL was caught in the Fourth
Lake, at Madison, on Friday, weighing
eighteen pounds. But guess at the as
tonishment of the successful fisherman,
when he hauled in his prize. He had
caught pickerel by the head and sill
yer bass by the tail at the same time.
The former had swallowed the latter, and
the latter's tail was visible in the formers S
mouth. The bass, when extracted,
weighed two and half pounds
Year: 1875

WE wonder if Grant or Logan was the
drum major who beat the long roll and
called SO many soldiers together in Chi
cago last week. Can it be that the re-
union OF those soldiers and sailors was
the prelude to third term music2 Ii
Grant thinks he can rally to his support
the veterans of the late war, he is sad
~ mistaken. They retired to private
life at the close of the war, and they
begin to think it about time that Grant
did the same Chronicle.
Year: 1875

MERCHANT TAILORING ESTA h


SH Iishlnent on Sth street. south end of Bridge
The tailoring department is complete, and contains
q large assortment of fash .onable clothes and Gents
furnishing goods constantly hand Please call
and examine before purchasing elsewhere. 1921
Year: 1875

An incident is related by n chap
lain who was in the army during II
hard fought battle. The hospital
tent had been filled up fast, the
wounded men had been brought
to the rear. Among their number
was a young man who had been
mortalIy wounded and not able to
speak. 1t was near midnight, and
many loved one from their homes
lay sleeping on the ground, the
sleep that knows no waking until
Jesus shall call them.


The surgeons had been on their
rounds of duty, and for moment
all was quiet. Suddenly this
young man, before spccchlcss, called
in a clear, distinct voice:


Here =


The surgeons hastcned TO him
and asked what he wished.


Nothing he said, they were
calling the roll IN Heaven, and l
answered to my name


lie turned his head and was gono
gone to join the great army
whose uniform Is washed by the
blood of the lamb.


Readers, in the great roll call of
Eternity, when your name shall
be called, can you answer 'here 2
Are you ono of tho soldiers of
Christ-Captmn of salvation p
[ Ex. '....
Year: 1875

deed, she resumes. Il didn't see
we were out OF bread till the last
moment, and then hastily made
up these. didn't think they
would be halt way decent as there
was no time to work them


And 50 she ratiles on with her
comments, the dear old fraud, while
he continues TO protest, and con
tinues TO feel more and more like
getting up and flying madly away.
Year: 1875

If the hearty detestation of all men en- gagged in honorable business could check the desperate operations of the gold gamblers, the New York ZSn1es tells lis, they would soon be checked. Unfor- tunately, this cause has little influence. The men who are engaged in the present combination to control the price of gold are men to whom the opinion of respect able men in legitimate business counts for very little. They do not associate very much with this class of men they do not live for the same objects they do not feel the same restraints of honor and mutual consideration. They are isolated by their occupation, much as other gam

 blers are, and grow callous in the excite ment of their feverish calling to every thing but the hope of profit and the in sone passion for their peculiar play. A modern essayist, now the writer of the "city" article of the London 7Snaes, who has spent many years in close study of themen on the Stock Exchange, draws 0 very striking portrait of the class to which those spectators belong who are now s' fixing the gold market. Refer ring to the typical member of this class i've might give him the names of some wellknown New York operators if 1t were worth while), MT. Crump says: He is generally man of rather singular habits of thought, who thinks it quite legitimate to start @ iuggernaut and drive it over the crowd, if he can do it profit ably. Perfectly legitimate processes of working 8 market with him would be considered little better than cheating by the ordinary run of men. He employs systematically, all sorts of devices for getting the better of others who are ignorant and less sharp in foreseeing events than he. He partakes a good deal of the nature of the bandit, who prepares the way for forcing concession to his de-

 mands by firing volley into the carriage of a traveller to whom he is going to give the choice of his money or his life. Such man must have 8 concrete hard ness of indifference through which noth- ing can penetrate to his heart. It is necessary to the success of his opera tions that he possesses no more regard for the feelings or pockets of other peo- pie than hungry tiger would for him if he were airing himself uneonoenedly in a Bengal jungle. ss1 ...E. ,..a.
Year: 1875

The French have adopted a singular method of preventing suicide in the army. A soldier guilty of self-murtler can have neither military nor religious rites performed at his grave, and must be buried at night. This may prove effectual, but one would think that when man had become miserable enough to commit suicide he would care nothing for the manner of his burial. Perhaps the abolition of ab- sinthe would have more effect than the new order seems likely to have.,- The ancient Romans once stopped an cpl demic of suicide among young women by threatening to expose their corpses naked in the streets. It may, there fore, be possible that the new French method will deter from self-murdersom soldiers who dread post-maortenn shame and unhallowed burial, but the ordi- nance can hardly prove a general pre- ventive.
Year: 1875

Understand the reasons why the habit is injurious. Study the subject until there is no lingering doubt in your mind. Avoid the places, the persons and the thoughts that lead to the temp tation. Frequent the places, associate with the persons, indulge in the thoughts that lead away from temptation. Keep busy; idleness is the strength of bad habits. Do not give up the struggle when you have broken your resolution once, twice-a thousand times. That only shows how much need there is for you to strive. When you have broken your resolutions just think the matter over, and endeaver to understand why it is you failed, so that you may be on your guard against recurrence of the same circumstances. Do not think it is an easy thing that you have undertaken. It is a folly to expect to break off a bad habit in a day which may have been gathering long years F f.
Year: 1875

There is strong belief in the neigh borhood of Boyle Farm in England that the missing will of the late Lord St. Leonards, for which a reward of G5O0 is offered, is buried with him. By his ex- press desire the venerable ex-chancellor was laid in his coffin in dressing gown which he usually wore, and in the pocket of the dressing gown is supposed to be the will. It is said that steps will speedily be taken to prove the truth or falsehood of this rumor.
Year: 1875

New YORK, Nov. 12.-The brig Cen
taur arrived from Greytown yesterday.
On the I'd of Oct. she picked up Spanish
negro in boat belonging to the bark Tor
onto, of Glasgow, wrecked near Navasso,
but when. and under what circumstances
could not be learned from the negro. The
crew abandoned the brig in the same boat
and all perished except this negro. He was
insensble whcr found


New YORK, Nov. IA reporter has
had talk with the rescued seaman from
which it appears that soon after leaving
Navassa furious storm arose and at ! |
at night the foIemast broke off close to
the deck, They cut away the mast and
IN an hour after the mainmast gave way.
leaving only the mizzen mast. TIE
tempest was very violent, yet the captain
was below, sleeping, and the. first mate
was lying on deck, disabled, and was dis
covered. The captain was then called,
under whose orders all hands took to the
long boat. 1t was, however, im nediately
almost filled with water and some of the
men were washed into the sea. Some of
them c!ung to oars but were soon washed
away and the violence of the waves speed
lily carried the boat away from them and
the vessel


There were now seven men in the boat,
with no provisions. For days they drifted
without food but securing u little water
from occasional rains. From Maxima's $
account it seems clear that the men lost
their reason He describes them as walk
ing about looking at the sea. and sky; some
leaped into the sea; some lay on their
backs with their parched mouths open and
so died; others lay against the boats side
and dropped until they died, speaking not
a word to their companions. One by one
they all went, throwing themselves or being
thrown into the sea. AT length he alone
was left. He ate sea weed to sustain life.
He caught sea bird. occasionally, and
sometimes fish. When found he was
drifting along helplessly; was reclining
against the side, his head dropping over
his bosom. He could not move. The
boat Of the Toronto, on board the Centaur,
shows where it has been scraped by the
men for the purpose of eating the dirt that
clung to its sides.