smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

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We remember tradition of


the Mac-a-Cheek Valley that


would be well to commence


with. After the fight and de-


struction of the Indian towns


in that locality, one of the vol


unteers, wandering through the


woods, saw the head of an In


dian peering at him from behind


a rock, and without a whereas


of any length and a resolution
quite as brief, brought his gun


to his shoulder and fired a shot


that tumbled over the inquisi-
tive aboriginal. To the hun
ter's horror he found the vic


tim Of the female sex, with a


papoose strapped to her back.
He removed the babe, and he
and his companion buried the
mother. He carried the infant


over a hundred miles to his log
cabin, on the banks of the Ohio,
and adopted the boy. He grew
to manhood, a shy, wild fellow,
with no taste for civilized pur-
suits, and a love for the woods.


The situation was not pleas
ant, for the youthful Lo was ex-
pected to work for his living,
and the labor was of the hard
est. To make matters worse,
he had the misfortune to fall in
love with his patrons daughter,
a beautiful girl with no end of
suiters,and as an Indian in those
days was regarded as little bet
ter than a negro now, his love-
making did not prosper. Her
love was soon plighted to an
other, and as the wedding day
drew near the young Indian
disappeared. The marriage came
off with its usual rough merry
that consisted of rifle
shooting, races, and wrestling
during the day, and dancing
and drinking at night.


The married couple had le-
tired to the bridal-chamber. that
made one end of the double log
cabin, and the merry-making
went on all night. The next
the two so lately uni
ted for life were called to break
fast. They did not respond,
for the very good reason that
both were dead, being found
murdered on their bridal-couch.


All knew who the ayenger
was; but to leave no doubt upon
that head a wampum belt, worked
by the poor girl years before, was
found upon the floor at her feet.
But he was never heard of after.
tie seemed to vanish into night
and memory. The poor father,
recognizing the hand of retri-
button, took to drink, and was
to Congress. He is
remembered as a member of the
Committee of Ways and Means,
and accumulated quite a prop
erty out of subsidies and In
1ian contracts. He is spoken
Of to this day by an aged, red
nosed, life insurance agent as
hat 'blOOdy old Brown, who
was Jackson man, with bad
breath and q worse tempcr."
Year: 1875

A Baltimore lady of wealth
and piety is said to have re-
NAMED single until the age Of
forty years, refusing many Of
fers, because she had resolved
to marry no man except a clers
gyman. A while ago she was
welded to a penniless but de-
vout pastor Of Il little church,
and the honeymoon was hardly
over before he resigned his
charge and set up as a broker
with her money.
Year: 1875

A Boston paper says: Almost
every day deserving girls apply
at the bureau for work, who have
been without food for twenty
four and forty eight hours Only
last week a nice New England
girl, born on a New Hampshire
farm, dropped on the floor from
utter exhaustion, when it was
found that in four days she had
eaten nothing but two buns.
Year: 1875

The Sultan of Turkey has an
income of ten millions a year,
and he spends it with amazing
rapidity on the peculiar oriental
luxuries, while thousands of his
subjects are actually dying Of
starvation. A subscription is
now being taken up in England
to relieve these poor devils,
while the Sultan is luxuriating
in his harem.
Year: 1875

The London papers announce
the arrival of a new phenome-
non in the shape of a veritable
Cyclop; that is to say, to those
uninitiated in mythology, gen.
tleman with only one eye and
that in the middle of the fore
head. He does not hail from
Mount Etna but Australia, and
bears the unclassical name of


Piper Wilson, aged twenty-five.
Year: 1875

A man was recently found ly-
ing insensible in the street by
the police Of Baltimore. He
has since been claimed by a wo-
man who positively identified
him as her husband, and by a
young man, a stranger to the
woman, who is just as positive
that the man is his father.
Year: 1875

Said a Missouri preacher;
"There's a powerful sight of gig
Cling going on back thar in the
corner, and it's to be stopped, or
the Lord will delegate me to open
the door and throw some one out!"
1t was stopped.
Year: 1875

An Oregon girl sent for doctor
to cure heart disease. He told
her 10 take something. She took
Peter a Sacramento youth, and
her heart now makes its regular
three hundred revolutions in a
minute and she is happy.
Year: 1875

On the wall over the bed Of a
dying woman in Cohoes, N. Y,
a cross appeared. 1t began
with mere outline, dcepened in
color until the woman died, and
then faded. She saw it, and
superstitiously regarded it as a
premonition Of death. The
neighborhood was intensely ex-
cited and hundreds went to see
the cross. AT length a matter
Of fact newspaper reporter in
vestigated, and learned that a
leak in the roof had let water
into the plastering, the discolo-
ration taking the significant
shape by chance, and that when
the rain storm was over the
cross faded. tits probable that
fright aggravated the woman's
disease and killed her.
Year: 1875

bPRAINED HIS ANKLE.-M. Clinch,
the most sprightly and effective mem.
Der OF the Quickstep base ball club,
sprained his ankle, during the game
saturday afternoon, and will not be
able to play for some time. It Is to be
regretted that he cannot take part In
this afternoons game.
Year: 1875

In examining the different branches
of her municipal government San
Francisco has probed mass of cor
ruption greater in quantity and more
offensive in quality than one unac-
auainted with the manner of doing
things in that city could suppose to ex-
ist. If there is anything pure, on
high moral standard, and entitled to
the name of respectability in a city it
should be her educational department.
The natural conclusion at which one
would arrive would be that school di-
rectors were selected from among the
moral, intelligent and educated class
of the community whose educational
affairs they were to govern. Yet San
San Francisco has not one of these and
does not the other. AS far back as we
can remember, and that is almost to
the day of her first school, San Fran
cisco has never selected her school di-
rectors for their moral character, their
intelligence or their education. In too
many instances they were Ward poll
ticians, men without means, reputa-
ton or education, whose chief busi-
ness was doing nothing or worse than
nothing. with majority, or even a
minority of such directors no sensible
person could expect the schools to be
we'll kept or the department properly
and economically managed. Only a
little while ago the charge was made
and proved that there were specula-
tions, rascality would be nearer the
word, in the purchasing departm ent
and it now turns out that teachers po-
sitions are sold through hotel waiter
who acts as broker between some of
the members and the applicants for
positions. The qualification of the
would-be teacher is not taken into ac-
count, and his or her adaptation for
the position is. not considered. The
hotel-waiter broker only requires that
the money or satisfactory notes shall
be forthcoming. 1t is within the
knowledge of many of San Francisco's s
people that in some instances teachers
have been employed whose moral
character was far from good. There
are some honest men and gentlemen
on the present Board, and if they are
permitted they will get down to the
bottom of the thing before the close of
the investigation now in progress. If
clear and thorough examination is
had discoveries will be made more
startling than those yet brought to the
hight. It AIiglIU iti5v Do VIII w ine,vire
how some of the teachers obtained
their certificates
Year: 1875

The HERALD has been earnest and
faithful in the task of disseminating
reliable information concerning South
ern California in general and of Los
Angeles valley in particular. Alto
gether, over ten thousand HERALD
pamphlets have been circulated within
the last eight months, and large pro-
portion of them have reached people
in the East. Besides these, many
hundred copies of each issue of the
WEEKLY HERALD are sent to the
other side of the continent. These are
read and reread by whole neighbor-
hoods and are the direct means of add
ing many hundreds to the population
of this part of the State. We are hear
ing from these pamphlets and papers
daily, and yesterday we received a let
ter from a gentleman in New York
city, from which we make the follow
ing extract:


EDITOR HERALD: have neglected
heretofore to acknowledge the receipt
of pamphlet, but it came safe to hand;
has been read by many, and 1 was told
by gentleman connected with the
Continental Bank Note Engraving Co.
of this city that the information therein
given had resulted in the sending out
of gentleman to Los Angeles, and if
he confirmed it's contents that others
were ready to go out also.


K. G.. D.
Year: 1875

THE San Francisco Evening Post
has commenced issuing weekly on
terms that look very much like an
untried experiment. 1t is a double
sheet, and contains ga columns of
matter. The subscription price to the
Weekly Post is but one dollar per year,
and herein appears the experiment.
Unless the Post is able to purchase
paper cheaper than we are, the white
paper for fifty-two numbers of its
weekly will cost about one dollar and
forty cents. One dollar per year for
an eight page weekly is too cheap
too cheap to last long.
Year: 1875

In another column we print dis
patch which confirms the fears of the
Pacific Coast that the transfer of the
controlling interest in Pacific Mail
stock to the Union Pacific and Central
Pacific Railroad Companies would be
followed by an advance on transconti-
mental freights. The policy pursued
by the Pacific Mail Company for some
years has been such as to destroy all
confidence in them as reliable common
carriers, and the recent developments
as to the manner in which they obtain
subsidy from the government have so
disgusted the people that there were
few who regretted the demise of cor
poration which had become so corrupt
that it was disgrace to the nation.
Yet it served as a check ON the rail-
roads, and by competing with them
for freights prevented the high rates
which their dissolution is now about
to bring upon us. 1t seemed reason
able hope that the railroads would not
advance the rates, but however reas-
enable, it was futile, and the Pacific
Coast must for time at least submit


to transportation charges which will
seriously affect the business of many,
especially the producers. Already our
wool growers are counting the differ
ence between the profits on their pro-
ducts under the former and the present
rates. The combination of the two
corporations makesa powerful monop-
oily, against which it is almost hope
less to struggle. The clipper ships will
help us much in some respects, but
there is little prospect for the success
ful establishment of an opposition line


of steamers for some time to come.


The effect of the combination of the


steamers and cars for the purpose of
increasing freight rates will undoubt-
edly be to increase the chances for
another overland road. Had it been
Year: 1875

THE Civil Rights bill is not likely
to secure the negro that civility he de-
mands. Congress has labored long
and doggedly at the task forcing our
colored fellow citizens into the soup Of
the white people, but nothing seems
to come of it. How would it do to
make it criminal offense for white
man to get up from or refuse to sit
down at table at which colored in
dividual was taking his hominy? 1t is
easy to legislate color into school or
down at table, but it is the deuce and
all to compel the white trash to re-
main. Another bill must be passed
permitting the colored man to go and
compelling the white men to remain,
Year: 1875

The demand for real estate in this
city has been great during the past
week. The purchasers are generally
those who intend to improve their
property and become permanent resi-
dents. In what is known as East Los
Angeles, a large number of let's have
haan cold lately and propertv has ad-
vanced fifty per cent. in that locality
within the last month A number of
new buildings are going up and many
others will be erected over there in the
course of the Summer. Real estate
owners on the other side Of the river
are enjoying quite run of cash GUS
toners. We notice decided advance
in hill property, and Mayor BEAUDRY
is beginning to reap return for the
money spent in the purchase and i'm
provement of his hill lands. In the
Western part of the city great many
dwellings are in course Of construc-
tion. With the certainty that the Los
Angeles and Independence Railroad
will soon be completed between this
city and the water, comes an active
demand for building lots in the North
western suburbs. All this is indi-
cative of the prosperous condition of
our city. Last year we built several
hundred new houses. We shall do
even better this year, and we shall not
be surprised if the HERALD for the 1st-
of January, 1876, announces that one
thousand buildings were erected in
Los Angeles during the preceding
wear
Year: 1875

known in the early part of the session
of Congress just closed that the rail-
roads would so soon obtain control of
the steamers, the passage of the Texas
Pacific bill would have been assured,
and the disposition manifested by the
increase of freights will undoubtedly so
strengthen the cause of the Texas Pa
cific that the combined power of the
great monopoly will not prevent the
success of Colonel ScoTT at the next
session.
Year: 1875

LITTLE Rock, March 5th. The Leg
islature adjourned to-day to Novem-
Der lst. A resolution was adopted in
the House that as the present State
Government has been sustained by
the General Government, it is the
duty of the members of the Assembly
to support the State Government and
endeavor to secure peace and harmony
among all classes.
Year: 1875

A gentleman living on North Dear
born street, Chicago, went home the
other evening, bewildered by the cold
weather, and mistaking handbook in
his wife's room for stool, sat down on
it. There were no harsh words when
she picked up the crushed; no tears
she simply raped him over the head
with f1uting iron.
Year: 1875

Milwaukee News.


One day last week, a little boy, who had
been standing for some time in front Of
drlt store in Baltimore, euviOusly eyeing a
large reel, well provided with ''simmy dim
nv" tWine, as the boys call it, which was
fastened to the top of the counter, sum
mOned up courage enough 10 walk in
and ask for few yards with which to
1y his kite. The doctor bears the
reputation Of being a gOOd-natured
man, full Of humOr, and very fond Of the
little ones, but the yOungster approached
him at a time when he was out Of his usual
mood, and he consequently gave 'NO' for
an answer. The urchin had made up his
mide to have some Of that cord anyhow,
and he got it. On Thursday morning the
bOy entered the store, accompanied by
| another boy and dog. Boy No. z, having
placed a bottle on the counter, demurely
asked for FIVE cents worth Ofsirup squills and
pOllygollic, and while the doctor was filling
the order, boy No. l was trying the end OF
the cord to the dogs tail. When the man
Of medicine returned to the counter, the
reel was flying like fury. The doctor
quietly reached for a pallet-knife, and,
having hung himself over the counter,
made a desperate WhaCk at the cranium Of
the youngster, who he supposed was sitting
on the floor helping himself. But, 10. the
bows and the dog BOuncer were
not there. The doctor having tried in
vain to stop his reel, was obliged to
| give it I'D u account of the heat it cOmmu-
nicated to the palm Of his hand. When be
reached the door he beheld the boys upon
| the sidewalk about two blocks OF, and
| Bouncer in the middle Of the street going
at the rate Of forty knots an hour, the
string pointing directly toward his tail.
The reel continued to spin for some time
afterward, until it stopped Of its own ac-
/ cord.
Year: 1875

New AOTk Herald.


The newspapers have been talking Of
nothing but Henry Wilson for a month,
and newspaper readers are beginning
70 ask what II all means. We can an
swer for some Of them, and woe be to
Henry Wilson if he is not q Piesiden-
tial candidate. He cannot expect per-
sons Of quiet habits and retiring ways
10 allow him to invade their Out-of- 1.-THE
way villages and obtrude himself IN all
the newspapers unless his actions mean
something. Such conduct IN him is
only pardonable IN case his opposition
TO a third term for Grant means a de-
sire for a first term for Wilson. We do
not say that we shall insist up
on his actually becoming President
Of the United States, but we do
insist that he shall not triiie with rs by
doing only what Presidential candidates
are allo we'd to do without bearing the
full weight Of his responsibilities. If
he means nothing let him bring his
travels to an end at once; though we
think he has already gone too far, IN
vaded too many cities and towns and
villages, said too many oracular things
to too many people, and obtained too
much newspaper notOrIety TO enable
his countrymen to forgive him at this
late day. If he has no designs upon
the Presidential Office it would be manly
IN him tOIsay so, but he would find 1t
extremely dangerous TO make the avow-
al. Safety for Henry Wilson now con-
Eizts IN his lyaaDiDo on his travels and
boldly declaring his purpose, though
there would be sometiRg sublime IN his
denial Of any residential aspirations,
whereby he would make himself a mar
tyr.
Year: 1875

NJ. D'AGMGNAC DE BUCH, the last
descendant Of the famous CAPITAL de Buch,
has Just died in Paris under singular cir
cumstances. In the family there was this
prophecy


When a horse and mule are one


Then the last sire's race is run.
This was Of course intended TO mean the
Immortality Of the race. But they have
lately bred at the Paris Garden Of Accli-
nation a mule that can scarcely be distin-
guished from a Horse, and de Buch fell
dead while looking at this animal.
Year: 1875

Via Fort LARAMIE, Wy. T., Sept H. 1875.
preliminary council held at tho Office of the
agency 0y by the Commissioners with elder and the
younger Man Afraid of His Horses, Red Cloud, Yellow
Hair Two Strike, Blue Horses and Red Dog, in regard
to the place for the holding of tho grand talk 1t was
agreed that it should be this agency at the Crow
Buttes, near the Spotted Tail road. Man Afraid
of His Horses the younger claimed from the
Commissioners to-day the fulhment of their promise
to reward him with gift of horses for going after the
Northern Sioux and persuadng them join the
Gil Red Cloud supported Man Afraid of His Horses in
his claim and the Commissioners appeased them by
pledgng themselves get for them from the
100 horses Red Cloud and Man Afraid of His Horses
said that they do not want any troops near the council
lodge but will protect the white men themselves. The
large number of savages who will be gathered here will
place in their hands the power of doing much mischief
If evilly disposed.


THE SIOUX RELOCATION


The bands of the Sioux TO be represented are the
Cut Heads Uncapapas, Mnneconjous, Blackfeet, No
Bows, Yanktons Brules ana ogallaas. Their princi-
pal chiefs beside Red Cloud and Spotted TAIL Run
ming Antelope, Lone Horn, White Swan and woonocta
Spotted Tail opposes tn holding of the council
this agency will probably earnestly protest He is
actuated by petty jealousy.


The other chiefs present at the council yesterday be-
sides those mentioned were Walk Under the Ground,
Sword and Rock. The following Red Clouds words
regarding the safety of the Commissioners at the coming
council -


RED CLOUDS SPEECH


''My friends, wherever you hold the council will
place my young there to guard you. l do not
want any soldiers to be near the council'


In Difference to Red Clouds tenderness as to good
faith, Major vrooms company, Third cavalry, which
was to encamp at the agency will probably remain at
the post


Senator Allison made the following to the
Indians Eve want you to know the Great Father
means the utmost good faith toward you Indians
Year: 1875

A German named Frederick Judd came to his
home at No 339 West Thirty ninth street, about
twelve O'Clock last night and commenced to upbraid
his wife for imaginary wrong. He was very
much intoxicated and she tried to pacify him. Judd
however very violent and suddenly pulled OUT OF
his pocket a largo knife, and stabbed his
wife in the neck, immediately drawing tho
knife his throat, killing himself
instantly. Mrs. Judd, whose wounds arc fortunately
slight was attended by Police Surgeon Waterman and
the Coroner notified hold inquest on the body
OF the suicide
Year: 1875

The following record will show the changes in the
temperature for the past twenty four hours in com
parison with the corresponding date Of last year as
indicated by the thermometer at Hudnuts pharmacy,
Ruild
Year: 1875

A gentleman in Cleveland, Ohio, had the misfortune to lose his only child re- gently, and not many days after the notice of it's death appeared in the local papers he received by mail from Phila- delphia g roll containing card with the name, age, and date of death of his child printed in the center, and having in the upper part of the card an oval space, and in the lower part couple of obituary verses. Accompanying the card was the following impertinent circular:

 The recipient of this will recognize at something that in years to come will be looked upon with 8 gentle reminder of the happy days prior to the call of Him who rules all things. It cannot be ex- pected that the inclosed can be distrib- uted gratis, therefore the price is placed at fifty cents. Inclosed please find an envelope to our address fold the amount in piece of paper, mention the name, and mail it. Should you wish moro than one copy, please inclose twenty-five cents for each additional one, giving the name and date of death of the deceased, and we will forward by mail. If you should not have photograph of the de- ceased, hair or flowers can be inserted in the oval with very good result. To in- sert photograph cut out the blank space inside the oval, and fasten the photograph on the back of the memo rial, so that the picture shall appear ex- actly in the center of the oval. Should you not desire to retain the card, please return to us, but before doing so, please take in consideration our expense of time in getting up the form, material, mailing, etc.
Year: 1875

BRAVE CH11DREN.-A little boy and girl living in Lower Lake, Cal., being left alone for an afternoon few days ago, strayed away from home and got lost in the woods. They were not found till three o'clock the next morning. Iii the meantime the boy, who had taken & gun with him, shot several quail, which they contrived to cook and eat, and also huge California lion that had occupied tree in which they sought shelter for the night. The children were but twelve and seven years old respectively.
Year: 1875

San Francisco, as will be seen by
the following item from. the Alta, is
about to test the legality of the law
passed by the last Legislature. The
result will be awaited with some solic-
itude. The general impression is that
the law cannot be enforced: "During
the last session of the Legislature, a
bill was passed requiring every parent
and guardian in this State, having
control of children between the ages
of eight and fourteen years, to send
such children to public school for at
least two-thirds of the time during
which school is in session. Certain pro-
visions excusing them from attendance
on account of sickness are made in the
bill. The law has as yet proved dead
letter, but it is understood that one of
the Truant Officers will shortly be in
structed by the Board of Education to
make an arrest, SO that the matter can
be tested in the Courts.