smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1870

Partial returns from the census takers in
many of the States are finding their way into
the newspapers. The work has so far pro-
gressed that in month or two the rough ma
terials from every hole and corner of the
nation will be in the hands of the compilers at
Washington. Meantime, it appears that the
local estimates Of the population of every one
of our large cities, and Of many Of the second
and third class, have been much too large.
New York will fall short of a million souls !;
Chicago, boasting a population of four hun
dred thousand, is cut down to three hundred
thousand, and so on to the end of the chapter
on cities. The aggregate population of the
United States, by the census superintendent,
is estimated at forty millions from the returns
received. The cities and large towns of New
England generally show an increase. but those
States, in their aggregate population, appear
to have gained little or nothing since 1860, the
gains in their cities being Offset by
losses in their rural districts. Even
the State of New York, above West
chester and off from the Hudson river
and our great railways, will not show much
advancement The ratio of increase in popu-
lation will doubtless be better in Pennsylva-
mia. All the East, however, has suffered by
drainage to the West, and from Ohio Ga COM
paratively light increase in Ohio the increase
in people goes swelling till it eliminates in
Minnesota. The great Southwestern State Of
Texas, however, will probably show an increase
since 1860 in actual numbers hardly excelled by
Minnesota. California will not show anything
like the increase for this decade of that from
1850 to 1860. The rush there is over.


We have nothing yet from the census mar
shals to indicate the growth or decline of the
States and cities of the South in population,
white and black. If there is some truth, as
made from time to time Of the rapid decay OF
the Southern blacks since their emancipation,
the census will exhibit decline in the black
element. How much is the important ques-
ton to be determined. We think the returns
of the white population Of the South in the
lump, under all the circumstances of Southern
prostration resulting from the war, will, since
1860, show an astonishing increase, and that
Kentucky, one Of the richest Of those States
and most convenient to our great marts Of
trade and channels OF emigration, will appear
farther behind than any other State except
South Carolina. Looking to the past and t.
the future, politically, socially and CONNER
cially, the full returns of the census of 1870
reduced to an Ineligible compilation by
| intelligent minds, will be the most Interesting
and valuable book ever published in tn,
United States. Hence we would say to Super
intendent Walker, see to it that the work il
intelligently and carefully done.
Year: 1870

The brave old Admiral, the pride and glory
OF the American navy and the American
people, has passed away from earth. Six
years ago this month the measure of his popu-
larity was filed, when, lashed to the mast of
his flagship, he gallantly attacked and de-
stroyed the forts and iron-clads that defended
the entrance to Mobile harbor, and restored
that city to federal dominion. Six years ago
to-day the country was celebrating that victory,
unsurpassed in the annals of naval warfare.
Now it mourns over the loss of its most
cherished hero, who yesterday, after tedious
illness, yielded up his soul to the God who
gave it. For his modesty as much as for his
matchless skill and bravery Farragut was
honored at home and abroad. Other peoples
and tongues will join in the sigh Of regret that
will escape from the whole American people
on learning of his death; and history will en-
shrine his name among the most honored and
beloved of men. Honor to the brave and good
old Admiral!
Year: 1870

FATALITY AMONG THE HIERARCHY AT
RoME-The air Of the Eternal City did not
seem very wholesome for the foreign hierarchy
who met there during the great Council, for q
good many bishops who left their focks in
good health have dropped into the grave at
Rome Perhaps, in addition to the miasma Of
the swamps of the yellow Tiber, the infallibility
dogma was too much for them. The telegraph
announces the death of another hierarch, the
Archbishop of Buenos Ayres.
Year: 1870

THE LATE COLLISION IN THE BAY-GETTING
AT THE FAoTs.-We publish to-day the state
ment of Captain Wilson, of the steamboat Nor
walk, on which boat the alarming collision oc-
Cured in the bay on Friday evening. His ac-
count of the occurrence is supplemented by
that of passenger, one Of the six hundred
who were returning from Coney Island, and of
the captain of the steamtug which came so op-
portunely to the relief Of the terrified passen-
gers. The weight Of evidence seems to be in
favor of exonerating the captain and pilot of
the Norwalk from the charges of gross negli-
rence and drunkenness which were SO freely
made against them, of attributing the disaster
to the uncertainty or unobservance OF the rules
governing vessels, and Of relieving the public
mind from the fear that any lives were lost.
In the absence Of any law providing for a
thorough investigation into this or any other
collision where no lives are lost the public
can only Judge of the affair by such statements
% we have unofdcially obtained and as we
print to-day.
Year: 1870

MAINE UNITED STATES SENAToR.-The Port
land Press don't see the necessity Of dropping
Lot NJ Morrill,, with his extensive experience,
and taking up man for United States Senator
with such limited Legislative experience as
Governor Chamberlain in his place. Some
times old rats get rather too fond of old cheese.
The anti-Morrill movement in Maine seems to
be gathering strength. An influential meeting
of republicans was held in Portland few
evenings since, in which Governor Chamber
lain was openly and strongly advocated for
the position of Senator in place Of Mr.. Morrill,.
From the tone OF the Maine democratic press
it would seem that the selection OF Chamber
lain would not be unsatisfactory to toe demo-
Gratis in the State. They have nothing to lose
but everything to gain by a change.
Year: 1870

The camp has had its day of SOM:


The sword the bayonet, the plume
Have crowded out of rhyme too long


The plow, the anvil and the loom.
D. not upon our tented fields


Are freedoms heroes bred alone:
The training of the workshop Yields


Mor1 heroes true than war has known.
"h" drives the bolt, who shapes the steel.
May with heart as valiant smile,
As he who sees a foeman reel


In bluoi before his blow of might!
The skill that cOnGuers space and time.
That sraces life, and lightcns toll
May spring from courage more sublime
Than that which makes the realm its spoil.
Let toiers. then look up and see,


Their craft no pith OF honor lacks:
The soldiers rife yet shall be


Less hOnOred than the woodman's ava
Let Art its own appointment prize,
Nor deem that gold or outward height
Can compensate the worth that lies
In tastes that breed their own delight
And may the time come nearer still.
When men this sacred truth shall heed.
That from the thought and from the will
Must all that raises man proceed!
Though pride should hold your calling low.
For us shall duty make it good:
And We from truth to truth shall 20
Till life and death are understood
Year: 1870

The celebrated DR.. Doddridg2 once wrote
thus to a lady. whom he afterwards married
: Ou have made greater advance upon my
heart in few hours than intended to have
allowed you in as many weeks; indeed, you
have possessed yourself Of so much room in it,
that, unless you consent to bc Il tenant for life,
our parting will be exceedingly Troublesome,
and 1t will be a long time before shall get it
into repair again.
Year: 1870

THE PROPERTY OF MARRIED WOMEN A
bill, giving married women the right to the
control OF their own property and earnings
has passed to its second reading in the British
Parliament, and seems likely to become law.
In the course Of the debate, one member said
that at present woman in Great Britain for
teltcd by marrying all that she possessed, all
that she might deriVe through lcgacies, and all
that she might earn through her own industry.
All passed to the husband 1t was an honor
able state, no doubt on which the woman en-
tereu through marriage but as respected her
personal property, it had the same effect rs
conviction for felony. In the case of the rich.
the women was protected through settlements
which, though ignored by courts Of law, were
enforced by courts of equity. But that was
protection which could scarcely be obtained by
women with small fortunes and was wholly in
applicable to the case of married women earn
ing wages BY the last census, there were in
the country 500, 600 Of such women. Another
member said that he never went to his manu-
factory withou, having inquiries addressed TO
HIM as to when this bill would pass lie knew
OF scores OF cases in which the earnings of poor
women were taken out of their hands by their
husbands on Saturday evenings, and spent in
drink. The Solicitor General also supnorteJ
the bill, as demanded by every consideration of
justice and good policy
Year: 1870

The editor of a paper in Denver never brush
es his hair, and, as he has an immense shock
OF 1t, 1t bristles out on all sides. During the
war recruiting officer offered him one hun
dred and fifty dollars to enlist in tbc arnv -.
gun-Swab to serve in the heavy artillery. The
other day some ladies who knew him clubbed
together and bought him an india rubber comb
about foot long, and appointed committee
TO ,.N wait upon him and present it to him. The
editor received them politely, for, although he
had no use for patent rip-saw, he said he ac.
cepted this with gratitude, because it was a


promise of the growth of new industries in
the town and was the best evidence of the


llEGeSS OF woman 70 occupy place in the field
OF labor The ladies were 50 amazed and CON
founded by tins speech that they went away
without explaining the matter, and the next
day the editor had a two o-column editorial in
his paper describing the comb as a miniature
assure his readers was invaluable in work ;n@
vcncerings and light woods.
Year: 1870

n young man was arrested few days ago
for desertng his wife. When brought before
the Judge he said that he had nothing against
his wife except that he thought She spent too
much money for candy and trash.
Year: 1870

Thy namesake, little JULIA, lay smiling in


death,


The sOrrOwing fFlsnds surround her,
with quiveripg hands and bated breath
They bound the white shroud around her.
Bone whispered TO thee words of comfort


and peace
The promise the Savior hath given
suffer the little ones to come nigh unto me,
For of such Is the Kingdam OF Heaven.
The nlourners stood round the ffower-decked


bier,


The kinsfolk and friends were near broken


hearted,
And each as they passed dropped a farewell


tear


To tine fond memory OF the departed;
And they whispered to thee words of omfort


aud peace


For this that sweet cherub'was given
That she might behold her Creators face
The Angels have taken thy namesake to


Heaven. w.
Year: 1870

DEs MONIES, March 2s.-Aecounts
have been received Of the freezing of
eighteen men in the northwestern part
of the State during the storm on the
10th inst, and + Others are missing in
sac county, and it is feared that they
have met With similar fate.
Year: 1870

COIN UNDER THE BED RoCK.-The formation OF
Weaverville basin has for years provoked discus
sionand the utterance of conflicting opinions. For
the benefit of those not familiar with the basin
we state that it consists so far as is known, OF
stratas of washed gravel and sand. Sometimes
the gravel is loose and sometimes cemented.
The depth of the wash is unknown, and it has
never been mined more than sixty feet below the
surfnce. Miners have worked down to what
thew called the bed rock. Sometimes this So
called bed rock was a sort of sand rock, and at
others it would be cement. 1t was apparent to
the most superficial observer that no primitive
bed rock had been reached, but the main point
in dispute has been whether gold existed under
the false formation upon which all mining had
been done. 1t affords us the greatest gratiiica-
ton to announce that this matter is established
beyond the peradventure of doubt. AT depth
of about ninety odd feet, Mr.. j. W. Smiley,
while visiting the subscription shaft we have ire
ouently mentioned, obtained twenty cents from
three pans of dirt. The gold was coarse-the
largest piece weighing six cents. As might be
expected, our people are nightly rejoiced, and
there is no lack of visitors. The dirt is being
prospectcd all the while, and in the strata in
which they are now working, as an invariable
result, they get half cent to the pan in fine,
bright, very heavy gold We submit that this
much is encouraging, and anticipate rush
of old Trinitarans to their former stamping
ground, and that at no distant period Come
home boys; there is plenty of room, and rely
upoa receiving hearty welcome The shaft is
now about one hundred and ten feet deep, and,
as may well be believed will be sank to'the bed
rock or to China.
Year: 1870

Work has been commenced on the Quartz
Mill which is to be erected on Indian Creek and
it will be completed in short time. Look OUT
for startling news from that section. The rock
is there and there is plenty Of gold in the afore-
said rock. Furthermore our old friend Scox
intends 10 separate the two and reserve the gold
for the good of mankind
Year: 1870

From all parts of the State we hear of buiE-
ings taking fire from defective stove-pipes Now
that the evenings are becoming cool and ouI cit
liens are putting mp their stoves for the Winter,
we would caution them to look well to the pipes
and see that they are secure. Better spend a
few dollars for a new stove-pipe than to attempt
to use one which may not only cause the destruc-
ton of your own dwelling but also endanger the
property of your neghbors
Year: 1870

County HosPGTAL.-The Board of Supervisors
advertise for sealed proposals for the care and
maintenance of the INDECENT sick of this county,
for the period of one year said bid to be pre-
sented at the November meeting of the Board.
Those intending to make bids had better read the
notice in another column, in order that they may
do so understaudingly
Year: 1870

WHERE TO GET BooTED.-Schal & Damn have
received a large addition TO their stock of Boots
and Shoes. They also make similar articles of
the best materials and in fine style. Give them
a trial.
Year: 1870

LET US KNow.-We wish the Secretaries of the
various Masonic, Odd Fellows and Temperance
Societies in this county to furnish us with list
of their new officers whenever any such are
elected. We will take pleasure in publishing
the same as news items.
Year: 1870

ExcIrEMENrs, of all kinds, nre very scarce in
this neighborhood. Not even dog fight to in
torn our readers of this week. Why don some
one do something awful and make times lively.
When we get that 100000 prize we intend to
invest about $OOl in tin whistles. Every boy
in to- shall have one and then see if we cannot
succeed in waking our people up. Well do
something desnerate ANYHOW.
Year: 1870

WANTED.-A first-cass dentist to reside in
Our good people are losing all their grinders
and will soon be obliged to 'gum it,, if some
such professional does not soon come to their
rescue. The residents of this county have not
been able to have any dental work done for the
past year, with the exception of about three
weeks when DR.. Gates was here. We believe
that IL GOOD Dentist-one who understands his
business and who will attend to t-can have
almost constant employment here
Year: 1870

PoIYT BAR, October sh, 1870.


DEAR JOURNAL IF | had become convert
to the Taplean philosophy that man is entitled
to no credit for being jolly when everything runs
smooth with him, should nevertheless claim a
little credit for myself now, while this double
grinder of the lower jaw is making things par
ticularly lively for me. We have got an old SOL
dier down in Douglas who has passed unscathed
through seventeen pitched battles, and swears
he had rather go into the eighteenth, with the
comfortable prospect of being shot, than sit
down to have tooth pulled. Now, (barrng
battles) can fully sympathise with that chap
and know his feelings exactly. l wonder what
Old Nick was thinking of that he didn'; try Job
whack on his teeth. If he had he would have
nipped him sure, unless Job could have found
one of those fellows who find grub for their own
teeth by taking out the teeth of other people, and
given him job. Well, there is 90 use dilatng
on that question we all have our troubles in
this world, and if it amt grinder its something
else:
Year: 1870

influence. But aside from all
these considerations, Mr.. Brown
says who can forget in time our own
EXTREMIST peril while the cordial good
will of the German populace of Eu-
rope were giving to the United States
material encouragement of the most
vital kind; and whilst united Ger


man support was filling the ranks and
armies in the field, the Emperor of
France was plotting with traitors
at Richmond for the occupa-
ton of the Chesapeake as a
French naval station and or
ganizing an English and Spanish
expedition to Mexico to blockade us
by land, and prepare the way for per
manent support of the Southern EN-
pire. His letter was read with loud
applause. The meeting was held to q
late hour, and was largely attended,
and thepeople were fall nationalites.
Year: 1870

North Carolinas State debt Is $1S 600, 900.


According to the new police system in New
Haven, no unmarried man will be allowed TO
serve upon the force.


1t is estimated hat 20, 900 sheep and 1000
head Of battle have been driven out of Aroos-
took county, Maine, the present season.


The latest sensation in Nashville is an open
top carriage, a pair of black chargers, a driver
in livery, covered all over with brass buttons.
On the inside of the carriage are two pretty
ladies and a gentleman, engaged in the sale Of
prize candy packages, each of which is war;
ranted to contain q gold or silver coin from
twenty-five cents to Ave dollars in gold.


"A meeting of prominent citizens of New
Haven has been held to devise some means to
bring the claims of the Yale Scientific School
before the citizens of New Haven 1t was stated
that the work of last year had added so, 600 to
its funds, but there was still a pressing need of
money. 1t was decided to appoint committee
to wait upon those who are able to contribute to
its aid, and ask them to do So


"A German named Bysrs came to grief in
Milwaukee on Saturday. He had put away in
an old chest, among refuse papers aud rags,
$500 in Government bonds, which fact he had
iealousy concealed from his wife. She like q
tidy housekeeper, desiring to get the Rubbish
out of the way, sold the mass to ragpicker,
and thus disappeared the boarded earnings of
years for the ragpicker cannot be found.


in Green county, Iowa. the other day, some
lads at one of the district schools smoked a
skunk in O hollow tree until it became iasensi-
and put it in the teachers desk. which WAS the
repository of all the school books. The animal
remained there from Saturday night until Mon
day morning, when the teacher rolled desk and
all out of doors, and rolled his clothes into a
hole in the ground
Year: 1870

A PLEASANT country village in Ohio,
IN some years since possessed that which
is often denied to places of more conse-
quence-a court which really dispensed JUS
tice. It's chief was Justice of the Peace.
whose good common sense and honesty of
purpose counterbalanced his want of legal
lore; and in consequence of it's straightfor-
ward decisions the "Dutch Court as it
was popularly called, became great terror
to evil doers.


Once upon time a case was brought be-
fore his Honor arising out of an infraction
of the "liquor law'' of the State which
then provided for the punishment by fine
of any individual who sold Intoxicating
beverages to persons under sixteen years
of age, or by II less qauntity than quart.
Upon one of these grand occasions when q
general muster" of the militia gave de-
light to numerous officers in gay uniforms,
and to large masses of the good people of
the country, an unlucky wight sought, to
avail himself of the "glorious'' opportuni-
" W Gltih dll HOilesG penny. ITOVlulng
himself with small lot ofginger cakes and
a disproportionately large stock of eight
ming whiskey," he located upon an elligi-
BILE site near the field. Knowing the penal
ty of the law against his little enterprise,
the vender of "the ardent hit upon the
happy expedient, to evade its provisions, OF
selling to his customers a ginger cake, and
then throwing a drink into the bargain.


Justice was not so blind as to fail to no
tice 'this artful dodge" and the next day
found the delinquent citizen in the very
| jaws of the "Dutch Court" The tcstimo-
ny was short and conclusive, to the effect
that he had sold boy cake, and then had
given him "horn y and the defendant S
lawyer put in the defense that his client
sold, on the occasion under consideration,
not liquor, but ginger-cakes, well knowing
at the same time, that salt wouldn't save
him. AS he anticipated, the Court pro-
nounced a verdict Of guilty, but to the sur
prise of the defense, put the fine at fifteen
dollars, instead of the legal penalty of five.
May it please the Court" interposed
defendants counsel, "is there not some
mistake in this sentence?' The statutes
! provide for fine Of but five dollars for
Year: 1870




a exclaimed T, as I saw lady whom
l recognized as one of the beautiful heir
esses of Boston enter my Office.


81 dare say you are surprised but my
business is of strictly legal character; so
you need not waste any exclamation upon
the event.


Rose Leavitt was beauty and an heir
ess, but she was a strange girl for all that.
Her father had died when she was about
sixteen, leaving something like million to
be divided between her and her two broth
older than she, and both of them had long
been settled down as quiet, orderly bust
ness men. They were respectable in the
fullest sense of the word, and were never
known to be Grated in the slightest partic-
ular.


Rose seemed to be cast in another entire
ly different mould from that in which they
had been formed. At school she been so
wild, that neither master nor mistress could
control her. She would have her own way
"a popularity to which I am sorry to say,
very many young ladies are addicted.


For the proprieties of life-I mean for
those set folmalities of life, which pass as
such in the world of fashion-she had SOW
creign contempt. She hated pimps, hated
dandies, hated bellies, hated pianos, music
books, French andGerman "methods y in
fact, she seemed strikingly disposed to live
out her existence after the dictates of her
own fancy, or her caprices, as the reader
may choose to regard it, She passed into
her twenty-tirst year, without having done
anything to call the attention of the world
at large to her. Her whims had only been
manifested in the schoolroom, or at the
home of her eldest brother, with whom she
resided.


She was now twenty-five, and was in a
fair way to become historical, as / shall in
form the reader. OF course Rose had a
profusion of lovers-heiresses always find
them as plenty as snow flakes at Christmas
Rut Rose very summarily disposed of this
crowd, by selecting from them one who was
certainly very superior fellow. He was
not rich, and had not been very forward in
his attentions, until it was plain to him,
and all the world, that she had taken q fan.
cy to him. Charles Carpenter was poor,
but he sincerely loved the wayward girl,
and would not have bent at her shrine, il
he had not loved her. .....


Then Rose, after she had secured him in
her tolls, as the spider does the fly, seem
ed a little disposed to play the coquette.-
Now Charles Carpenter had not assurance
enough to deal with q coquettish heiress
He was not a man of the world He was
conscious of the vast difference in their socia
position, and when she began to tiirt with
another, he did not resent it but seemed tC