smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1872

We have also commenced q thorough examina-
ton OF all the various places Of amusement in the
city, and the only place thus far found to be in a
dangerous condition, as regards IRE, is Barnum's
Museum and Menagerie on Fourteenth street. An
examination OF this place was made on the oath
November the danger was pointed out and orders
given to make It SAFE On the 30th November the
premises were re-examlned and found to be In the
same condition as before, and the manager ex-
PRESSED his belief that the place was safe. Orders
were again issued to make the necessary altera-
tions. In It's present condition / deem Il unsafe
for the public and dangerous to the surrounding
prOuerty.
Year: 1872

TaE OLD LAWRENCE MANSION,


Of the city S that for ry years has been
when first built was considered one Of the finest
far out OF the city limits that its
owner felt secure against the encroachments
Of city business, and certainly could never have
f0reseen that ITS proximity to circus and O
church in crowded part OF the town would be the
nnal cause OF its destruction. The danes gutted
Thence they threatened the carriage factory of
Messrs. Miner Stevens and the valuable buildings
on thirteenth street, but at this point were stayed


EFFORTS OF THE rrREMEN,


who. coated with ice and freezing with the cold,
fought the flames with skin and determination to
Chicago disaster. Chief Perey was present aiding
and advising with all his skill and knowledge but
the success OF the utmost efforts OF his department
In their gallant battle with the flames the nremen
ran great risks, and five Of them at one time were
the staircase, but they were rescued by lre lad
ders. Most of them had been to nres before
during the night and were thoroughly exhausted.


ALL THROUGH THE DAY


an inquisitive crowd thr0nged about the neghb0r-
hood OF the fire, from Fourth avenue to Third aud
along Irving place, looking at the thick-smokng
ruins. strong detail Of police was present to
keep the people back from q dangerous proximity
to the tall front walls OF Grace chapel, which rose
and nom the overhanging signs and cofnices OF
what remained OF Grotes ivory factory. Groups
OF nremen stood upon the yet warm brick and
turned streams upon the smoking pile while icicles
two and three feet long depended from every cool
so suggestively suffered with the circus, was hardly
less q ruin than the latter. The altar stained
Windows, pews, chancel and, organ loft were
leveed 10y this indscriminatng fire. along with
the wild animals, the gay auditorium and the
spangled properties OF the menagerie. Clown and
churchman suffered In common. The chapel and
the circus were blent together In their ruin by
the impartial leveer.


SUCH THOUGHTS


% these obtruded themselves very generally on
Year: 1872

Quite painful and rather singular accident occurred to afour-year old boy, son of MT. Patrick Martin, employed at the gas works, in Chillicothe, O.

 An elder brother of the boy, in pass ing up Walter street, picked up what he supposed to be marble, painted blue. He put it in hs pocket, and on reaching home gave 1t to his little brother to play with.

 The latter, child-like put it in his mouth and bit it, when loud explosion ensued. Mrs. Martin, hearing what she supposed to be the report of a pistol or gun, rushed into the room, finding the child stretched upon the floor, where he had been thrown by the force of the explosion, blood streaming from his mouth.

 A physician was hastily called in, and found the child to be quite seriously in jured, the inner surface of the right cheek being blown away, and the lip and mouth shockingly lacerated. Itwas thought at first that one of jaw-bones was broken, but this was discovered not to be the case, the child escaping with the mangling above mentioned.

 The supposed marble proved to have been what is known as "Union tor pedo," a new and very dangerous in vention, designed for use on holidays, Fourth of July, and other noisy occas- ions. Their explosive power is very considerable, and it is a wonder the lit- tie Martin boy was not killed.
Year: 1872

Ftck boots and fannels necessary at this season.

 but the human frame requires something more than

 these to render wnterproof The man. as we'll

 as the outer surface et the body must be protected

 The raw, most chilly winds which prevail at this transperce the warmest clothing and arc apt to effect the health unfavoraby both through pores and the respiratory The way to avert the evil is to strengthen the internal machine thus able it to resel the devitalizing influence of tnwholesome weather Enrich the bood gently stimulate the crcu- lation regulate the bowels, invigerate the stomach tone the liver, and brace the nerves with Hostetters Stomach Bitters and condition of the atmosphere however inclement variation of the barometer or thermometer however sudden, will have power to dis order the system thus fortified n advance and put in perfect working order. Damp and cold acting upon sensitive feeble organization may produce eonsump tion diptheria neuralgia, rheumatism dyspepsia liver complaint low nervous fever intermittent fever tho

 importance of rendering the system impervous to these two destructive elements is therefore obvious Persons delicate health who at ell liable be injuri- ousy affected by atmospheric influences should take the Btters daily throughout the winter and spring. In this way dangerous diseases may be warded off, and condition of perfect health preserved by individuals of feeble physique while those robust who sco at precautions suffering the penalty of their recklessness in hospitals and sick rooms.
Year: 1872

WE received very pleasant letter of thanks from our old friend Kendall, since his return home, for bottle of JoHN- SONS ANoDYNE L1NIMENT which we gave him, and which he says has entirely cured him of the troublesome and dan gerous cough he had when here.-Com.
Year: 1872

A new invention is an earring made to fit over diamond earring and complete ly conceal it, so that lady when travel ing may wear her diamonds in her ear and yet have them oonplstsly hidden from isht
Year: 1872

A correspondent wonders if Judge Kent, who said that "the abominable practice of wearing hair on the upper lip Is reprehensible," ever heard of the. old proverb, "A kiss without a moustache is an egg without salt
Year: 1872

OUR RELATIONS WITH SPAIN.-The re- la.ions between the United States and Spain if we believe Washington dis patch, are more critical than many per sons suppose, aud the opinion gains ground In official circles that unless the spanish Cabinet assumes more friend ly attitude it will almost be impossible to bring matters to 0 peaceful conclu- sion. The action of the Spanish naval officers with regard to the release of the Hornet is looked for with anxiety. Should they prevent her leaving Port au Prince it is believed that the United States frigate Congress will show fight. This IS understood to be the tenor of the instructions to the officers of that vessel

 The recent barbarous decree relative to Chinese laborers is supposed to be part of plan to exasperate and provoke the United States to interfere in behalf of hu- manity, which will precipitate collision.
Year: 1872

The Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore Sun Dem.) sends the, follow
ing, dated August 18th, which we give
for what it is worth:


In an interview which occurred on Fri
day, with the President, just before his
departure for Long Branch, political
friend of very considerable prominence
stated to him, in the incidental discussion
of the campaign, that it was not the Ex-
ecutive but members of the cabinet to
whom so many Republicans found obiec-
tions. The President replied that he had
received similar intimatiOns from other
sources, but that if he was reelected he
intended to remodel his cabinet with a
single exception, and supply their places
with the best men of his political faith in
the country. The answer was made that
such course would not affect the present
canvass unless the fact was authoritatively
known. The President did not, of course,
name the cabinet minister whom he in
tended to retain if reelected.


To some Californians, who CALLED Fri
day, he replied with much Indignation to
an intimation that it would add to his pop
ularity to get rid of his military secreta-
ries He declared that so long as he liked
them and they discharged their duties, he
did not think it was anybody's business.
They were amenable to him and to no one
olSp
Year: 1872

have any real solid foundation, or are mere
vague, foolish notions floating about
through our communities and country. 1t
is subject that not only excites great in
terest and curiosity in the mind, but is of
the highest practical importance, can
not say that L am firm believer in the
great influences attributed to the moon, to
which have referred but / do not treat
with indifference or contempt the opinions
entertained by my fellow-men on any SUBJ
ject, however absurd or ridiculous they
may appear. DIR. Rush, the most celebrat-
ed physician that ever lived in the United
States, said he always listened patiently
and cheerfully to any suggestions made to
him by the simplest people on subjects con-
nected with his profession, and in this way
he sometimes learned many valuable
things that he could not learn from his
medical books.


Many years ago was sitting talking with
friend upon such subjects as sprung up
in our minds. A row of locust trees was
i'm view. He observed, We shall not have
much crops this year. Why? Don't you
see how few blooms there are on the locust
trees? Is that any sign? Oh yes, 1 have al
ways been told and observed whenever
there are profusion Of locust blooms, we
have fine crops. i have never noticed
such a profusiOn of locust blooms as ap-
peared on the trees this season.


So it is believed by many that the honey
dew on the leaves of trees indicate the
quantity and quality of the agricultural
crops of the season. have been informed
by farmers that they never noticed more
honey dew than there was this season.


TTO BE CONTINUED
Year: 1872

The advantages of newspapers are
every day developed, and new and be-
fore unsuspected uses for them are dis
covered. Witness what befell a gentle
man and his wife recently in holy Land.
While they were travelling towards Jeru-
salem they were beset by bandits and
robbed not only of their money and bag
gage, but even of the clothes in which
they were standing, or rather kneeling,
for mercy. What were they to doP II
they had been going to the Garden Of
Eden it would have been well enough,
but how were they to enter the ancient
City Of the Lord in state of primitive
hudity2 In this horrible emergency
they begged back from the plunderers a
copy of the London Times. Was there
ever such luck before2 For they re-
ceived not only the usual copy of the
great journal, but it so happened that
there was supplement, which was just
the thing for the lady Thus clothed


with advertisements, leading articles,


foreign correspondence, the money mar
ket and the Parliamentary debates, they
entered Jerusalem panoplied against all
the fierce Mussulmans-for these reli-
gionists, il will be remembered respect


every square inch of paper, since haply


the name of God may be written thereon.
Year: 1872

A death lately occurred in Brighton
England, Of character heretofore uu-
known on English soil q a woman i'm
molated herself upon the altar of afec.
ton for her deceased husband, under
the most peculiar circumstances.
Moses Spinemaun, a very wealthy mer-
chant, during his many mercantile ex-
peditions visited Malabar Here he fell
in love with native woman and mar
ried her in the presence of the British
Consul. At the end Of six months after
the marriage he took his wife TO Eng
land and into his home at Brighton.
The young wife clung to all the customs
OF her native land, and refused most per
sistently to'be converted to the English
Church.. She had "a kind of temple
built on her husbands estate in the
country and went into it every day to
offer up her devotions according to the
rites of her own faith. AT length her hus-
band died. The widow appeared to suf-
fer the most intense agony OF soul.
She looked upon the corpse, and threw
herself upon the lifeless form of her
husband with terrible frenzy of despair.
She wrenched out her hair, tore her
clothes and dis6gured her beautiful fea-
lures with her nails. On the evening
after the funeral Of her husband she dis
appeated After three days unsuccess-
full search for her, the servants be-
thought themselves of looking in her
temple, and had presentiment that
something terrible had happened to her.
They did not find the woman, but they
found heap of ashes still smoking, and
the smell of burned flesh. She had evil
dently built her funeral pyre and immo-
lated herself thereon. Upon searching
among the ashes they found portions OF
human remains, which, together with the
peculiar oder emitted, satisfied them Of
the fate of the poor woman. This is
probably the only incident of the kind
that ever happened in England.
Year: 1872

The Great sak Lake and Colorado Riv-
er Railroad Comp.ay propose to build a
line from Salt Lake City, up the Valley of
the jordan, and down the Rio Virgin and
the Colorado River to Fort Yuma, where
it will strike the Southern Pacific Railroad.
A bill Incorporating this Company has
passed the House.
Year: 1872

FoR TIE BAY.-We received call a
few evenings since from Wolf Craig, busi-
ness manager of the Trinity Journal, be
being on his way to the Bay to procure
treatment for one of his eyes which has be-
come weak from too close application to the
business of sticking type, reading proof,
writing duns to delinquents, etc. Hope
he NAV strike an honest eye doctor and
Get his injured optic fully restored.
Year: 1872

ment of the people and as such should e
-rssperted But it his pro. ed and is prov
ing fertile field for demagog ues, and that
class are not otsow to perceive its advantages.
1t is the duly of the hoi est journalist to
expose their attempts; not to join hands
with them and further their schemes OF
of selfaggrandizzement, and in So doing
seek to blacken the character of one who
stands above reproach. MIR. Goghlan's Con-
gresslonal course has been closely watched
by bis constituency they are proud OF
and satisfied with it The men who think
for themselves will vote for him again,
those who let others think for them will be
the only Republicans who will not do it. As
tool of the Central Pacific or any other
corporation, Co hlan could not have OBJ
tanned the endorsement of asingle county
In this part of the district; as tried,
trustworthy representative. who does not
hesltated to vote for measure which he
believes to be for the best interests OF the
people OF the State. be is our choice. The
railway interest may have commanding
influence in some Of the .entral counties.
here it has none. the endorsement of
Coghlnn comes from the people, aud the
people alone
Year: 1872

The stage of Mr.. fechter's new theatre in
New York will be a novelty. 1t is to stretch
forward into the centre of the house. Its back
will be in the shape of a quarter -dome, with
the concavity turned towards the audience.
This will be painted blue, SO as to have as
natural sky as possible. By an ingenious de-
vice, cloud d-shadows will be made to pass across
it, when the scene is laid in the open air. The
usual place Of the orchestra will be TILED with
fragrant flowers and stream Of running water
The band will play under the stage: Careful
acoustic arrangements insure their being heard
although they will be wholly unseen.
Year: 1872

Ii seems to us that Senator Wilson is vast


ing valuable time. He still continues to talk
about his KnOw-N Nothing record, but adds
nothing to the facts already universally
known. These are few and simple and cam
not be betteIed by any explanations. He
ioned the KnOw-NOthngs, was elected to


Office by them then left them and kept his
Office by joining a much better party. That
was long time ago. The more recent his
tory is of his Efforts to deny his former action.
When he was asked if he had been a Know
Nothing, he talked about bright hopes" and
"humble BIRTH and created the impression
that he never had. After the facts were
pretty well proved he authorized his amanuensIs
to write the lhoOklyn letter in which he fatty
denied that he had ever been member of
the order. This was too much for good


nature and so his connection with the Know
Nothings was proved beyond denial by a
cloud of witnesses. Upon this he saw nothing
to do but to promptly denOunce the Brooklyn
letter as a forgery This laid us under the
not, and that Senator Wilson was attacked
with the disease that Ananas died Of These
facts are so clearly established that talking
about them Is out of date. We advise Senator
Wilson not to talk about them any more, for
fear he should instinctively tell some more of
the things he has already told about them
We allude to lies.


But then is subject which burningly re-
quires some of his explanatory talent. He has
been so busy in his canvass that he has
doubtless not had time to read the recent pub
licatiOns in relation to the Credit Mobilier.
We will briefly state once more what has been
made known. Mr.. Wilson will doubtless re-
member that the Union Pacific Railroad has
from time to time come before the Houses of
Congress, through its officers and agents, ask
ing for measures of relief, which have been
granted, to the immense pecuniary profit of
that road, and of the organization called the
Credit Mobiher, which had contracts for build
ing the road He will recall the name of Mr..
Oakes Ames as prominent officer and repre-
sentative OF both these organizations Very
well Col. Henry s. McComb, one OF the in
cOrporators of the Credit Mobilier and of the
Union Pacific Railroad, has brought suit against
the road for divers shares of stock which
he alleges TO be unjustly withheld from him,
and in the course of his testimony it is asserted
that Mr.. Oates Ames used large amount of
the stock of the Credit Mobilier for the pur
pose of corupting members of Congress in the
interests of that corporation. This is not a
mere assertion. 1t is supported by two letters
and memorandum of Mr.. 0akes Ames, which
seem fully to bear out the allegation. In these
letters Mr.. Ames says he is distributing the
stock at Washington "where it will do most
" good" On the back of one of them is indorsed
n list of prominent men to whom, according to
Col. McComb, Mr.. Ames claims to have assigned
shares of stock. Among these names appears
that of Wilson of Massachusetts,. This is the
name which the Senator has borne for many
years, and it may be taken IA his.


This Is something far more serious than
Year: 1872




CHARLES SUMNER.


The Liberal and Democratic Conventions this
year seem incapable of making any mistakes.
At the very opening of the canvass the State
of Indiana put into the field her very best
man in the person of Mr. Hendricks. In
Pennsylvania, where the Administration Ring
have nominated known and proved rogue
and partner of cOnvicts to carry out their own
dishonest designs the Liberals and Democrats
agreed upon Mr.. Buckalew, who, as a gentle
man, a statesman, and an honest man, has not
his superior in the State. In New-YOrk
we have met with equal good fortune.
When the Administration party had selected
for their leader chronic place-hunter
without the least energy either of character
or convictions, the union of Liberals and Dem
ocrats presented to the voters of the State a
gentleman not only of spOtless and consistent
antecedents, but one deeply interested in the
present great struggle for reunion and reform.
The conventions in Massachusetts,, yesterday,
preserved this homogeneity of excellence.
They passed by any considerations of ordinary
expedency and policy. and nominated for
Governor the first Citizen of the State.


1t is not often that a great movement is 80
perfectly symbolized and represented by its
standard bearer. No man in the country more
fully combines in himself the varied claims
of the Liberal movement to general regard
and respect than CHARLES SUMNER. He is the
most eminent leader now in public life of
that great awakening of the national heart
and conscience which nerved the country
first to resist the extension of Slavery,
and then to accept the war which de-
stroyed it, While the war lasted he never
faltered in its support, and afforded to the
Government in its daily conflict with jealous
and hostile Powers in Europe the most valu-
able and efficient aid. When the war ended,
he was the first and the most persistent in
demanding the full fruits of the war in the
enfrancbisement of the negroes. And when
all the rights of all classes were safely pro-
vided for in the amended Constitution, he
lifted up his authoritative voice for a true
national reunion with reconciliation. In his per-
sona purity of life, in his freedom from the most
distant suspicion of wrong doing, in his zeal
for every branch of reform, in his anxiety for
the establishment of a capable civil service,
appointed upon merit and safe from political
extOrtion or menace. he is the best possible
candidate to stand forth as the representative
Of all that ID puTest and nobiest in the Lib |
Year: 1872

The letter in which Father Hyacinthe ex-
plains his marriage consists principally OF an
argument against perpetual vows of cehbacy'
He had no thought of marriage when no LETT
his convent in 1867 The passion which has
now changed his whole life seems to have
sprung up when, in his subsequent poverty ana
loneliness, he found the support OF "a noble
"and holy affection, sublime DEVOTION
Surely, he exclaims, / should not recognize
"the blessing which God has given me were
"to hesitate in seeking for it the consecraton
"of marriage.r And why should he notf In
leaving his convent he had made prac-
tical protest against perpetual monaSuc
vows: in order TO make his protest against
ncrDetual VOWS of celibacy effectual and logi-
cal he must take wife. No man, he urges, has
the moral right to bind himself to abstain forever
from what may become duty. III may
"hcre speak my whole mind" he says, thece
is not a single case in which the Chulch
shOnld prohibit marriage to its pastors, but
there are q thousand where it ought to com
"mand them to marry Celibacy may be a
holy and glorious exception but Father Hya-
cinthe does not consider himself one Oh inc
exceptions marriage has come home to MN
8" as one of chose laws of the moral govern
"ment of the\wOrld which cannot be set ASIDE
without overturning the fabric of life and
" running counter to the will of Cod" Father
Hyacinthe makes the surprising statement
that in answer to question whether inc
clergy might marry, one OF the most learned
:" and pous bishops of the Roman Church"
wrote TO him, "Such step is always permlS-
" "sible, often necessary, and sometimes
"sacred duty But he does not tell us who
the bishop was.


Here comes the difficulty, however, which
many men like Father Hyacinthe have expe-
rienced before. They rebel against one point
of faith or discipline in the Roman Catholic
system, but are unwilling to give up the rest;
yet that system as so completely rounded Chat
no one can logically accept Catholicism as o
whole without accepting every part OF 1t. Il
"intend to remain Catholic and a priest"
saws Father Hyacnthe. Well, it is a part,
and very important part, of Catholic doc
trne, that the Church has power to define
beresy and to cut off offenders from her COM
muniOn, and the Church pronounces Father
Hyacinthe to be hereto and excommunicate.
How is he going TO stay III the Church If the
Church will not have him


1t is hard to see more than one course for
men in his position. They must call them
selves what they are-PrOtestants. They must
initiate Luther, not only in marrying but in
rejecting at once the whole system which
forbade them to marry. The alternative is
to adopt the course of the cold Catholics"
but what that is TO be, no one can yet tell.
The last rumor was that English EpiscOpalians
were considering ways and means for opening
relations with them.