smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

MR.. MOULTON'S LETTER.


Hon. Winchester Britton, District-Attorney:


SIR-It is now nearly year since, at
the instance of Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher, l was indicted for libel in
charging him with adultery with Mrs
Elizabeth Tilton. During all this time
the prosecution have taken no steps for
trial on the indictment. / am advise
that | have right to trial, and here
by notify you that l am ready at any
moment to meet any charge, and request
you to appoint the earliest practicable
moment for trial. Since it is intimated
by partissns OF the prosecutor that they
intend TO shield him from the cOnse-
quence of exposure involved by the trial
of my charge of adultery by procuring
a withdrawal or suppression of the in
dictment, hereby protest against such
an evasion Of public justice and outrage
upon private right. II Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher be innocent OF the charge
/ have put against him, I ought to be
punished for my offense; on the other
hand, if have not accused him falsely,
and he is guilty of the offense, society
and law owe me an scquittal and vim
diCatiOn from the indictment preferred
against me. Very respectfully yours,


FRANCIS D. AIOULTON.
Year: 1875

The New York Herald, the author Of the
Casarism" crusade, is not satisfied with
the Presidents letter. 1t says that there
is nothing in this letter to prevent Gen
eral Grants acceptance Of the Presidency
for third term; that there is no ex-
preston of allegiance to that secret ira
dition that third term would be prac-
tically monarchy; and that We shall be
surprised if the country accepts this a. a
satisfactory declaration from the Presi-
dent. II is an evasive letter. IL would
have been much better for his fame, and
even for the welfare Of the party which
he proposes TO serve, if he had not written
il. In word, the country is told that
the President will not take what is not
offered 10 him. That is not what we
wanted from the President. What we did
want was an express ayowal by General
Grant that the question of third term
would be treason 10 sacred precept OF
our unwritten common lava declara-
ton that whoever presumed to Use his
name for such purpose would do an
unworthy act, an admonition to the
country of the dangers to liberty which
twelve years OF Capitalization had pro
dueed, and prayer that the people would
destroy Cssarism by limiting all admins
trations TO one term. Such declaration
would have thrilled the country and been
a graceful capsheaf to the fame Of
Grant As II is, Cesarism is, as a politi
cal issue, more potent than ever. II be
comes the dominant question in the mex
canvas. Our answer should he the limi
tation of the Presidency to one term, anc
no reelection ever ailer


We shall hereby give the utter
ance Of the Cincinnati Commercial (mon
Republican than independently on tn
Presidents letter:


He may want 10 step out-but he ha
sometimes an imperative sense Of duty-sn
Il might be unfortunate, even disastrous,
interfere with that Thus the President al
Year: 1875




BY some unaccountable misappfe-
hension of facts, there is large class
OF people in the world who think
that 1t costs little or nothing to run q
newspaper, and II they buy a copy
from The newsboy, when too lar
from The Office to come and beg one
they are regular patrons and enti-
tied TO unlimited favors. Men call
every day at newspaper Offices TO get
copy OF the daily paper, just from
the press, for nothing, who would
never dream OF begging pocket
handk kerchief from dry goods store,
or q peice OF candy from a confection-
er, even on the plea Of old acanain-
tance, having bought something
once before. One paper 10 not much
but hundred a day amounts to
something in the. course OF time.
But this IL a small drain compared
with the free advertising a newspa-
per is expected to do. Some men
who have paid two dollars at an
early period OF life for an advertise
meat worth four or five, appear 70
think they are stockholders in the
establishment for eternity. They
demand tire publication Of all mar
riage and funeral notices, obituaries
and family episodes, for the mex
forty years, gratis. Speak of pa,
md they grow hlhgnalit. Don
Year: 1875

I patronize your paper ?n Yes;
but you receive the worth of your
money for what you pay" But"
says the patron, ii will not cost you
anything to put this in" which is
just as ridiculous as to ask a man to
grind your AK en- his grindstone, and
graciously tell him it won't cost him
a cent. It takes money to run a
newspaper as well as any other bus
iness no paper will succeed inan-
cially that carries a dead-head sys-
tenn. Any mention of the peoples
affairs that they are anxious to see
in print is worth paying for, and
when printed is generally worth as
much as any other investment of
the same amount.


The newspaper business is very
exacting on all connected with it,
and the pay is comparatively small;


the proprietors risk more money for
smaller profits, and the editors and


reporters and printers work harder


and cheaper than the same number


of men in any other profession re-


quiring the given amount Of intelli-


gence, training and drudgery. The


life has its charms and pleasant as


sociations, scarcely known to the


outside world; but it has its earnest


work and anxieties and hours ofex-
haustion, which also are not known
to those who think the business all
fun. The idea that newspaperdom
is charmed circle, where the favor
ite members live life of ease and
free from care, and go to the circuc


at night on free ticket, and to the
Springs on free pass in the summer,


is an idea which we desire to explode
practically and theoretically. Busl-


ness is business, and the


journal that succeeds is the
one that is run on square busi-


ness footing, the same as banking or
building bridges, keeping q hotel or
d running livery stable.
Year: 1875

Pres't Grants Letter, exploding
the third term bubble will be found
on another page herewith. What
senseless humb bug will the opposition
next invent to deceive the people
and divert attention from the crafty
designs OF the TweedOcrats
Year: 1875

On the front page of Our Home
Journal and Rural Southland of Dec.
26th, is the picture of a little boy
taking care Of baby, and on another
page we find the following little story:


Not far from my home lives a little
boy. whose whole time seems taken
up in tending q baby. 1t is tire
some, cross kind of baby, but this
little fellow never seems to be weary
of drawing her about, carrying her,
and talking to her. However trying
and fretful baby may be, her brother
seems to take all as a matter of
course and / have never heard q
cross or impatient word from him to
the younger child, whom l cannot help
thinking rather little tyrant. lie is
a homely boy, wears poor clothes and
is sometimes rather ragged and dirty;
but be must certainly have a great
stock of good temper. The other day,
for the first time, stopped and spoke
to him. Are you never tired of
minding the baby?" 1 asked.


He looked up into my face with a
smile that made his plain face almost
beautiful. "Oh, no, ma'am," he said;
she's my little sister,"
Year: 1875

THE fellow that wrote this para
graph deserves to be haunted nightly
by the ghosts of all the spinsters that
have lived and died:


Young man, you feel superiority
to the whole human race as yon stand
at the altar with your fair young bride
You would no. change places with
the President. Yet few short years,
few whiskings of broom-handles, an
untimely stoppage or two of waited
fat-irons, and your weary body will
rest under the swaying willow, while
some young gallant will bring your
late afflicted partner out to the ceme-
terry on calm Sabbath evenings and
whisper love in her ear, as together
they strew peanut shells over your
grave. "Oh, why should the spirit of
mortal be proud?"
Year: 1875

Gerrett Smith, in recent pronun-
ciamento touching the Civil Rights
hill, saws "If the passing of it be
DELAYED hell will break loose again all
over the land, as it did in the days Of
the fugitive slave act, when even in
the remotest Moth slave hounds were
everywhere upon the track Of poor
men, women and children" Every
now and thea some venomous old
Abolitionists conceiveS il TO be his
special duty to scream and yell at the
unaccoantable delay in the admission
Of the ragro 90 the domestic hearth
stone, the family meal and other per-
sOnal privileges of the white man. If
the negro is not crowded down upon
white domestic privacy and social
privileges at once we are told that
"hell will break loose" Fortunately
this kind of vatiticination is recogniz-
ed as the purest description of twad-
die, and as there is an almost sure
prospect that this dying wish Of Chas
Sumner will never be gratifcd, the
whole race of civil rights shriekers
will ere long sicken with hope defer
red and pass away with the concious-
ness that there is in reality higher
law, which arranges men in classes
and conditions, from which it is en-
tirely unnatural to force them.-Lou-
isUille Courier Journal.
Year: 1875

A NEW industry for women has
been commenced in England by four
ladies of standing in London. It.is
that of home decorative artists. They
undertake the whole furnishing, uphol-
stering furniture and all that tends to
embellish the interior of o dwelling.
They are said to be remarkably clever
and very successful. They have
served regular apprenticeship, and
acquired a thorough knowledge of the
business. 1t would seem to be a
business peculiarly fitted to the taste
for and love of the beautiful inherent
in women.
Year: 1875

When an Arkansas judge ascends
the bench the FIRST thing be does is to
feel under the desk for the wbiskey
bottle, and ii the tipstaff has forgotten
to have it filed, legal proceedings
that day don't amount to much.
Year: 1875

The New York Tribune endorses the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Potter for supervisor g
architect. 1t goes so far as to say that he is
first-class man.


ALouisiana Democratic paper mildly cau-
tions the parish officers elect: eve have
assured them once, and we do so now, that
we have the ropes and lamp-posts ready when
they return with their Returning Board
Commissioners; and, by the Eternal, we will
put them to use.'


At the Butler festival at Young's Hotel the
other night, that gentleman informed his
friends that he was the leader of the House.
The statement must have been well along in
the evening when wine flowed rather freely.


In the current number of Ha,per's Weekly
Mast depicts President Grant bringing the
little 'sgreen back" to the ark, which is float
ing on an ocean bearing the bodies Of promi-
nent infationists.
Year: 1875

The Pacific Mail investigation thus far
discloses two facts; first, that the agent OF
the Company expended S750,000 to carry
their bill through the last Congress, and, Sec
ond, that Mr.. King, then postmaster of the
House, had $115,000 of that amount, which
was paid directlyto him. How much more
of this fund was expended by him, has not
yet been definitely ascertained. This is a
very unpleasant affair for Mr.. King, since he
has sworn that he never had dollar of the
Company's money, and has just been elected
to represent Minnesota district in the next
Congress. The Pacific Mail scheme was one
of the most plausible of the many asking the
aid of the government, ever presented to
Congress. Any member who believes in the
principle Of government subsidies could most
readily give it his support. The enterprise
appealed to national pride. We were being
robbed of the carrying trade of the world.
Our "star spangled" was becoming a stranger
on the ocean and in foreign ports. China
and Japan were opening for rich commerce
and this line would enable America to grasp
it. Why not, then, give it the national ben
diction and revenues? While patriotic men
were being moved by these considerations,
another crowd was reached by Postmaster
King. Saida disgusted Congressman the
other day, who voted for the Pacific subsidy
as patriotic measure: "Those harpies in
the lobby bny and sell us like cattle in the
shambles, and we know nothing of it. When
parties want anything like this they think it
necessary to go to the attorneys with money
which they divide among themselves and the
measure goes on its merits" This is, doubt
less, mostly true. The only way to escape
the stigma and shame following these ex-
posures is always to vote against every sub
sidy scheme.
Year: 1875

THE New York temperance crusaders have
of late been devoting their attention to the
custom of furnishing wine to callers on New
Years. and endeavoring to induce ladies in
society to substitute coffee for wine. If
their plan gains as many supporters to-day as
they anticipate, New York will be the most
wakeful city on the continent. and should
the young men imbbe as many cups of coffee
as they have been accustomed to drink glass
es of wine they will not close their eye-lids
for four years.
Year: 1875

you think that love will linger by
their tircless hearth?


Another story Of the same kind is
told of a wealthy, retired down,east
shlp-captaln. a young man, thor
ough sailor, had just secured his ship,
and ut the same time secured the hand
Of the retired captains daughter,
against the will and protest Of the IA
ther. 1t was a pure love match, but
the father was so indignant at it that
he put forth every effort to have his
revenge. He had it. Possessing III
fluence, be drove his newly-found son
in-law from his ship, and following
him, drove him from the employ Of
his company, and still following, pre-
vented his getting employment even
as a mate. The result was the young
captain took to drink, first neglected
then abused his wife. She clung to
him as long as she could, but finally
was driven to the grave, dying, still
young, OF broken. heart. The IA
ther had his revenge, but it could
have brought but little comfort. The
acute reader will perceive that the
moral Of this article is two-cdgcA.
Year: 1875

lie kept resolutely away for a
whole month--never once went near
the place. If Jennie wanted him she
might send for him, or get her sister
to invite him to tea, as she had done
before. But John Weare was not
sent for, neither was he invited to tea,
Year: 1875

The New Orleans Pieuyuue, joining with
the New York World, has had the temerity
to suggest that the Democrats Of OHIO have
made division in the party, and sad mis-
take in advocating the doctrine of currency
initiation. Senator Thurman is of the same
opinion, and freely acknowledges the error
OF Democratic ways. The Shreveport
Times, hard-headed paper, which believes
that everything Democratic is right, takes
the Pcayune to task for daring to express
an opinion not strictly orthodox. 1t says:


And since our metropolitan contemporary
has thought proper to lecture US on our in-
tolerance, and to foretell the grief we are
to come TO. We will return the compliment
by assuring it, and we speak from pretty
vide knowledge OF the sentiments of the
people of what it terms this "remote dis
rrict," that unless it overhauls its maudln
politics and makes bold and manly fight
with the people of Louisiana against Grant.
ism in the Dational and radicalism in all its
shapes in the State canvass, it will be
classed in public opinion as an enemy to
the public interest, less dangerous, because
less bold and less potent than the New Or.
leans REPUBLICAN.
Year: 1875

The Lexington Ky Gazette
heartlesSly spoils a thrilling story
which recently came from that
city. 1t says: "One dark night,
not long ago, a burglar entered a
private residence on Broadway.
On ascending one flight of stairs
he observed a light in a chamber,
and while celebrating what to do,
d large woman suddenly descended
upon him, seized him by the
throat, pushed him down through
the hall, and forced him into the
street before he had time 10 think.
Heroic Repulse OF Burglar by a
Woman was the way the story
was told the next day. But when
friends called and congratulated
her upon her courage, she ex-
claimed, Good gracious, l didn't
know it was a burglar. If had |
should have been frightened to
death. | thought it was my bus
band come home drunk, and was
determined he shouldn't stay in
the house in that condition"
Year: 1875

A young man with a specula-
tive optic called at an insur-
ance office in indianapolis, the
other day, and asked what a
policy on his mothers life for
$4,000 would cost. He ox-
planned that he had bought some
real estate, and that as future
payments would crowd him
some, he thought to realize
enough on the old lady's death,
as she could not live long, TO
help him out. The insurance
man advised him not to stop at
any half measures, but secure
the old lady's skeleton as we'll
and dispose of it to one of the
medical colleges.
Year: 1875

The London Figaro, referring
to the case of the English Major
who was removed from the army
for cheating at cards, says: The
difference between winning mon
ey ct cards fairly and winning
money at cards unfairly is rather
technical than moral. From a
logical point of view the spectacle
of the Sovereign intervening to
preserve the purity of gambling is
unspeakably edifying. It-is very
like requiring a chimney sweep 10
keep his nails clean"
Year: 1875

Forty-one years ago fair bride
in Fulton County, New York, re-
ceiged as a wedding present a
large and delicious cheese. Since
then the bride and all who atten-
ded the wedding except the groom
have died, and yesterday, on the
forty-fr anniversary of his mar
riage, the lonely old man, his ban
quet hall deserted, for the first
time cut and tasted the lonely old
cheese.
Year: 1875

On a recent trial in Wales to
test the validity of a will, it was
proved that in 1869 the testatOr
became impaired in intellect 10
such an extent that he went to
the post Office with a postage
stamp on his forehead, and reques-
ted to be sent to place be men
toned.
Year: 1875

A Connecticut girl patiently lis
tened to long declaration of love,
pathetic and proposing from a
young man, and then knocked
the poetry all out OF him by say
ing, ''Now let us talk about your
business affairs"
Year: 1875

A woman died in Philadelphia
recently who weighed more than
six hundred pounds. For thir-
teen years she has been bed ridden,
being unable to carry her weight
around. Dying in a room in an
upper foer, it was with great diff
Guilty that the body was removed.
Year: 1875

In the range of mountains in Western
North Carolina known as the Fox
Range" most singular phenomenon ex-
lists. 1t is a" breathing cave" In the
summer months current of air comes
from it so strongly that person can't
walk against it, while in winter the sue
tion is just as great. The cool air from
the mountain in the summer is felt for
miles in direct line from the cave. At
times a most unpleasant odor is emitted
upon the current from dead carcasses of
animals sucked in and killed by the vio-
lence. The loss of cattle and stock in
that section in winter is accounted for
in this way. They range too near the
mouth of the cave and the current car.
ries them in. At times, when the change
from inhalation begins, the air is filed
with various hairs of animals; not fire.
quently bones and whole carcasses are
found miles from the place. The air has
been known to change materially in tenn
perature during exhalation from quite
cool to unpleasantly hot, whitening vege-
tation within reach and accompanied by
a terrible roaring, gurgling sound, as a
pot boiling. 1t is unaccounted for by
scientific men who have examined,
though no exploration can take place. 1t
is feared by many that volcanic erup'
tion may break forth there some time.
Such things have occurred in places as
little unexpected.
Year: 1875

The following strange occurrence did
not come under our personal observation,
but is undoubtedly true. On Wednes-
day last some domestic fowls belonging
to gentleman near the corner of Miner
avenue and California street were driven
by the high water from the house in
which they were kept and forced to seek
shelter in the branches of tall oak near
the premises The fowls consisted of
some dozen or more hens that belonged
tC the hareln of gallant rooster full of
years and honors. This leader of the
flock, after they had been several hours
in the tree, evidently became tired of the
monotony of gazing upon the dreary ex-
panse of water and conceived the idea
Gf rOosters have ideas) of changing his
quarters and inducing his tribe to follow
him. He discovered little knoll of dry
land about fifty yards distant, and for
this he hew, reaching it in safety. The
hens, however, did not dare to follow,
and like Officer Wells, on Banner Island,
he was " alone in his glory" He be-
came nervous and homesick and mad,
but he bravely stood to his post and kept
wistful eye upon his dozen better halves
in the tree. AS evening approached he
wished himself back in the bosom of
MS ldhiiiy, Lub now 10 BeJ tueTe WIS
the question, for he couldn't fly up at
an angle of forty-five degrees and had
never learned to swim. Finally, after
being abused by lot of ducks that were
swimming all around him, he got desper-
ate, went down to the waters edge and
plunged boldly in. He struck out for
the tree and swan to it with as little eff
fort as frog. Reaching the tree, the
next thing was to get into its branches, for
he was too wet to fly and the nearest limb
was fifteen feet above him. In this
emergency he commenced to climb, and
with his bill and toes actually did climb
the fifteen feet, and in five minutes was
In the top branches Tapping his wings
and Growing at the ducks, which became
disgusted and started homel Such is the
tale, not one-fourth of which would we
believe were it told by any man except
Joe Long. He is the living witness OF
the fact, and, like George Washington,
he never told a lie-that we know of
What he might do or say for an entire
hen-roost matters not but IL is certain he
could not be induced TO prevaricate fol
one rooster-not for Joseph; no, moi
much.-StoektOa (0dl) Independent.


A CLEAR CAsE-An empty dry.goodl
Year: 1875

To-day Captain William F. Loan. who


was yesterday elected Superintendent by
the Board of Metropolitan Police Commis.
sloners, will assume command of the force,
thus relieving General Badger, who has
performed the duties so many weeks since
ne made the Office vacant by accepting the
Office of tax collector of the Fourth District,
the Board of Police Commissioners refusing
to accept his resignation.


In leaving this position for the less exact
ing one, General Badger carries with him
the regrets of every man Of the fosce, not
one OF whom but desired to have him CON
tlnue in command. Not only this, but in
addition to the respect Of all who have
officially been brought in contact with him,
he has gained the esteem of the entire COM
munity. Every one will wish he may long
enjoy the comparative ease and greater
reward Of his present position.


Captain Loan is we'll known to the people
OF New Orleans, and has filed with credit
several responsible positions. He was born
IN Massachusetts, was in the service of the
United States in both army and navy
during the var, resigning from the latter in
1866. Since then he has lived in New Or
leans. He is noted All man of great energy,
excellent education, strong practical sense
and considerable knowledge of the duties
OF his new and, at the present time, exceed
ingly difficult position. There is a way to
make the police what it should be, and he
has the will to find it. In the opinion of
many who are best qualified to Judge, he is
the right man in the right place.
Year: 1875

DR.. M. Schuppert is ab5dt to take trip
to Europe for recreation and pleasure 1t
is proper that he who has done 80 much
to preserve the health Of others should care
for his own health. HIS patients can but
preserve themselves awhile in patience and
wait his safe return. They will do go, for
there are many here who dare not be sick;
while DR.. Schuppert is away.
Year: 1875

The following suggestive paragraph
appears in the Terrebonne Republican of
the eighth:


A shipment of moss. direct to the city of
st. Louis has been made from this parish.
New Orleans bites Oft too much commits
sion" was the classical remark of the ship