smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1870

We are now in the transiorma-
ton period from high prices to low from
an Inflated currency to specie. Clothing
and provisions cost but little more than
half as much as four or five years ago
and it is an unyielding law Of business
that Labor must accommodate its price TO
that of other things. Its refusal to do 80
has caused Capital to import the Chinese
or rather has led the Chinese to come and
fill the vacancy
Year: 1870

Please give this notice the inside tiack, aud "a
to ALL Of my customers that have sold out my
business and stock, and now want an immediate
settlement Of all accounts / have few


Wagons on hand for Sale
a little under price This i. the last chance to
get one Of Aliens Wagons
Year: 1870

The image of the full moon can be
liked in less than One-fOurth of a second,
and that of the sun instantaneously.
According to the experiments of Mr..
/ WaterhouSe, a space of time no longer
than one neutrality-suspicious. of a
second is required to fix the solar image.
Even this small fraction, however, in
eOnceivably short as it appears, is q toll
cradle length of time compared with
that in which photographs are taken by
the electric flash. The duration of the
Illuminating sparks, according to the
beautiful and trustworthy experiments
of Mr.. WheatstOne with his delicate
chrOnOscOpe, does not exceed the mill
iOnth part of a second, and vet a clear
distinct Photographic image is Obtained
by single electric discharge. BY this
means may be shown the real forms of
objects to which deceptive appearance
is given by their rapid movement. Ifa
wheel on whose side any sgure is drawn
IN conspicuous lines be made to rotate
With the greatest possible velocity, the
figure will present to the eye only a Sc
ries of cOncentric bands of different
shades. Let it now be photographed
while in motion by the electric dash.
and the wheel will appear stationary
with the figure perfectly we'll defined.
a vein OF water issuing from a small
oriiiee, which appears TO the eve as
smooth as stem of crystal, if seen or
photographed by the light of the electric
discharge, is shown to be composed Of
drops yariOusly disposed, and of various
forms, some being elOngated,- Others
hattened, and others almost spherical.
Year: 1870

General Pope awarded also. 1t re-
mains for me, while / live, to do my
portion of that duty.


There is one other point to which
wish to allude. During this very
trial, during the very pendency of
the trial, Fitz John Porter said in the
presence of my informant, who is a
man that most of you know, and who
is to-day in the employment of Con-
gress, and whose word / would take
as soon as L would most mems
though l told him would not use his
name, but L Will give his sworn testi-
mOny, taken down within two min
utes after the utterance was made
FitZ John Porter said in his presence,
Il was not true to Pope, and there's
no use in denying il"


Mr.. President, what was mot true
to POpe?n If he was not true to Pope,
whom was he true to? Being true to
Pope was being true to the country;
mot true to POpen was being a traitor
to the country. Sir, "not true to
POpen meant the terrific fight of the
S0th of August, with all the blood and
all the horrors of that bitter day;
mot true to Pope" meant the battle





of Antietam, with its thousands of
slain and its other thousands manned;
mot true to Popen meant the first
battle of Fredericksburg, with its
twenty thousand slain and MANNED
mot true to Pope" covered the bat
ties of the Wilderness and Cold Har-
Dor and all the dreadful battles that
followed. Had Fitz John Porter been
true to his Government, Jackson
would have been destroyed on the
10Th of August, and on the 30th the
rebels could scarcely have offered any
resistance to our victorious army.
Not true to Pope" meant three hun
dred thousand slain, and two thousand
millions of additional dollars expend-
ed.


Sir, L wish to put this on the record
for all time, that it may remain. Let
FitZ John Porter thank God that he
yet lives, and that he was not living
at that time under a military Govern
ment. 1 told General Pope, in the
first interview l had with him, that I
had but one fault to find in the whole
conduct of the campaign. He asked,
what is that?" Said /, "That you
ever allowed Fitz John Porter to leave
that battle field aliyew
Year: 1870

February 18th, 1870.


The remarkable success which attended
our negotiation Of the Loans of the CENTRAL
PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY and the WEST
ERS PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, and the
popularity and credit which these Loans
have maintained in the markets. both in
this country and Europe, have shown that
the First Mortgage Bonds OF wisely-lOcated
and acknowledgements Railroads are
promptly recognized and readily taken as
the most suitable, safe. and advantageous
form of investment, yielding more liberal
income than can hereafter be derived from
Government Bonds, and available TO take
their place.


Assured that. in the selection and negotia-
tion of superior Railroad Loans, we are
meeting great public want. and rendering
a valuable service-both TO the holders Of
Capital and to those great National works Of
internal improvement whose intrinsic mer-
it and substantial character entitle them to
the use OF Capital and the confidence Of in
vesiors-we now offer with special conf
denee and satisfaction the
Year: 1870

Reflect that Is sound mind and body arc the
mos. necessary requisites l., promote connubl.
al happiness Indeed, without these tho jour
ncy through life becomes weary pilgrimage
tho prospect hourly dsrkens to tho view, tho
mind becomes shadowed with despair, and filed
with the melancholy reflection that the happl
ness of another is blighted with our own.
Year: 1870

Sometimes rust can be re-
moved from polished iron or
steel with little difficulty; but
sometimes it can be made to
disappear without polishing
the surface anew. Rust is OK
ide of iron. The oxygen of the
atmosphere unites with the iron
chemically, thus forming a thin
scale on the surface, not one
thousandth part of an inch in
thickness, Red rust may be
formed on the polished surface
a thousand times without mat
erially corroding the metal,
provided it be removed soon
after it has formed, The usual
manner of removing red rust is
to cover the rusty portion with
common olive oil, and rub it in
we'll with a woolen CLOTH
After it has stood a few hours,
rub the parts with finely pul.
verized Stacked lime, or Span
ish whiting, until the rust is all
removed. fired rust is allowed
to accumulate until the polished
surface is corroded, sweet oil
and severe rubbing will sci.
dom remove it. The entire
surface must be repolished with
emery, or some other grit, be-
fore black rust will disappear
from polished steel OF any other
metal Manufacturer.
Year: 1870

There seems to be a very
general impression among
teachers throughout the State,
that a school teachers Ger.
tifcate issued in one county is
vailed in another. This is a
wrong impression. A certi.
ficate to teach is only valid in
the county in which it is issued,
and is worthless to its possessor
outside of the limits Of that
county. We are informed by
State School Commissioner
Henkle that he is beseiged
with letters asking for infor-
nation on the subject. There
was a bill introduced at the
late session Of the legislature
providing for a change of the
present law on the subject, but
the bill failed to pass, and the
old law is still in force.
Year: 1870

We notice that several Of
our exchanges are complaining
that officers they helped elect,
have given the County printing
at their disposal to printing
Offices outside of their respect
i've counties of opposite poll
tics, Don't complain. Strike!
The county officer who gives
the County printing to an out
side Office of different politics
to the party paper that helped
him to his Office, absolves the
home paper from supporting
him for reelection or sustain
ing his administration. Does a
county officer employ a deputy
of opposite politics? Would
the party tolerate him in doing
so? If party usage viii not
allow him to do this, whence
can he get sanction for crippl-
ing the efficiency Of his home
party paper by giving. county
patronage to establishments
outside Of the county of con-
ficting politics2-[Wayne
County Democrat.
Year: 1870

The Atlantic telegraph res
ports Several cases of agrarian
ontrages in the country Of
Meath, in Ireland" This is to
be expected. Such Internal


legislation as has lately been


devised for Ireland in the Brit
ish Parliament is admirably
calculation to lead to such re,
suits. When all open popular


manifestations Of political SEN
tlment are repressed by the
stern and arbitrary hand of
power, there is no place for the


volcanic passions Of the human


heart to find vent but in deeds
of secret malevolence. This
has always been the case, and


will be until the nature of man
is changed, As long as the
press in ireland is muzzled-as
long as freedom of speech and
of action are so seriously in.
terfered with by the govern
ment--that country will not be
peaceful, but will be constantly
startled by horrid outrages up
on persons and property. If
it was the aim of the govern
ment to educate the people of
the sister isle into the deepest
hatred Of the connection which
prevails between them, they
could not have taken a more
effective way to accomplish it
than by this coercion bill,
Year: 1870

The ablest of Grants lieutenants is
the first to go. General George III.
Thomas, whose death we record with
much pain, was, of all the army
subordinates, nearest counterpart
of the great leader developed by the
Rebellion. More deliberate in plan
ming, he was hardly less daring In
conception; not less stubborn in re-
sistance, he was only less prompt in
acting than Grant. In both private
and public career he was without
reproach and above suspicion. Twice
he refused promotion at the cost of
others; again and again he declined
to accept rewards for his services
which he thought might better be
expended in the interest of the
private soldiers; throughout his
military career OF thirty years he so
bore himself AS not to excite the
hatred of single rival; always he
was modest and generous and just;
always patriotic, always helpful and
tfrsie tOall. fset us not forget that he
was Nirginian who never taltered
i'm his allegiance to the Union, n
Regular who was the idol of the
Volunteers, a West Pointer who
never sought promotion, COM
planned about his pay, abused Con-
gress, or intrigued for place. Some
of these are traits that made him
very notable at the outbreak OF the
war, others made him very notable
of late, and all entitle him to the
grateful remembrance in which his
name is sure to be cherished. A
fortnight ago, writing in the full
hope that we might still count on a
score of years Of service from him,
we said that in the judgment Of the
American People Geo. III. Thomas
would long remain the model Sol
dier of the War. Now that he is
gone we can do no more than repeat
that estimatc.-N. Y. yrib,O,P.
Year: 1870

"There is a just God who presides
over the destinies of nations" Let
us humbly thank Him that we have
lived to witness this great era in the
history of our country and the world.


The Fifteenth Amendment is duly
ratified and officially proclaimed as
a part of the U. S. Constitution. 1t
was proposed by Congress about the
9th of February of last year; and
Sec'y Fish's official Proclamation
of Ratification is dated the Both ult.
President Grant sent special mes
sageto Congress, in the words fol-
lowing. Honor to the man who ut
ters these noble sentiments-honor
to the party which made him Presi-
dent-honor to the noble American
People, now at last a free people!


TO the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives:


1t is unusual to notify the two
Houses of Congress by message of
the PRONUNCIATION by proclamation Of
the Secretary Of State of the ratitica-
ton of Il constitutional amendment.
In view, however, of the vast
importance Of the Fifteenth Amend
ment to the Constitution, this
day declared part Of that revered
instrument, deem departure from
the usual custom justiiiabie. a meas
ure which makes at once four mill
lions Of people voters, who were here
toforc declared by the highest tribu-
nal in the land not citizens Of the
United States, nor eligible to become
so, with the assertion that at the
time Of the declaration Of independ-
ence the opinion was fixed and uni
vereal in the civilized portion of the
white race, and regar led as an axiom
in morals as well as in politics that
the black man had no rights which
white men were bound to respect. is
indeed a measure Of grander import
ance than any other one act Of the
kind from the foundation of our free
government to the present time
Institutions like ours, in which ell
power is derived directly from the
people, must depend mainly upon
their intelligence, patriotism, and in
dustry. ] call the attention, there
fore. of the newly enfranchispd race
to the importance of their striving in
every honorable manner to make


is occasion to make such contession.-O1
Year: 1870

THE first notice that was taken OF mt
when | settled down" recently, was b,
a gentleman who said he was an Assessor
and connected with the United States In
ternal Revenue Department. | said hae


never heard of his branch Of business be


fore, but | was very glad to see him, al


the same-would he sit DOWN He sa


down. l did not know anything particu


lar to say, and yet felt that people VIII,


have arrived at the dignity of keeping


house must be conversational, must b


easy and sociable in company. SO, in de


fault of anything else to say, asked hin


if he was opening his shop in our neigh


borhood
He said he was. did not wish to ap
pear ignorant, but had hoped he woul'
mention what he had for sale.


ventured to ask him show was trade 2
and he said, "So-so."


then said We would drop in, and II VI
liked his house as well as any other, W
would give him our custom.


He said he thought We would like hi
establishment we'll enough to confine our
selves to it-said he never saw anybOd,
who would go off and hunt up anothe
man in his line after trading with hin
once.


That sounded very complacent, but bar
ring that natural expression OF villainy
which We all have, the man looked hon
est enough.


| do not know how it came about, ex
actly, but gradually we appeared to mel
down and run together, conversatlonally


speaking, and then everything went along


as comfortably as clock work.


I'll .~nA Eel I<.I ~


least did And we laughed, and laughed


and laughed-at least he did. But all thu
time had my presence OF mind about
mel had my native shrewdness turned
on full head" as the engineers say.
was determined to find out all about hi
business in spite Of his obscure answers
and was determined l would have it ou
of him without his suspecting what wa
at. / meant to trap him with deep


deep ruse. Iwould tell him all about m.
J - L--.;-.nns er5 hn -srn"5 ~rt"-"ilv q


Good News.


We have authority for saying that
If the bill to enable Townships to
vote aid to Railroads passes the
House, as it is fully expected to do,
and if the Townships along the line
vote for the per cent. aid,
as is confidently expected, the Abba,
and Des Moines Railroad
will be built and running as soon
thereafter as the work can be COM
pleted. Further particulars are in
abeyance at present; but we cannot
resist the desire to congratulate the
people Of the County on the change
Of prospects they will doubtless soon
have the opportunity of making.
Year: 1870




On inquiry of the Secretary of the Treas
ury this morning, it was ascertained that
no order has yet been issued for the pay
ment of the May interest on bonds next Mon
day The books for May will not be ready
before Tuesday or Wednesday, when pay
ments will be made without rebate. At all
events they will not be commenced before the
first of May.


A number of prominent republican journal
lists and other leaders of the party not men,
bers of Congress, have met in private session
here for the past two days, and issued call
for a mass convention of all friends of revenue
reforms at an early day in some western city.
The Reconstruction Committee has post
poned action on the Georgia bill until Buffers
return from Mass, May 9TH.


The report of the impending difficulty with
Spain and the special cabinet meeting, was
uniounded.
Year: 1870

Messrs Collier & Gardiner trot out their
fiery steed in our advertising columns this
morning. They have not drawn an elephant
in lottery, but persons passing up street will
notice that they have displayed their trunk in
front of their harness and saddlery hardware
store, where all in want of any goods they
advertise will be supplied with the best the
market affords.
Year: 1870

w. A. Drew wishes us TO say that he has
several young, well grown Slippery Elm
Bark Trees in his garden which he will take
pleasure in giving to any person or persons,
who will be at the trouble of digging them up.
They are suitable for ornaments, and the bark
is highly useful as affording an excellent mu-
cilage for medicinal purposes.
Year: 1870

The question that has been asked many
times for the past few days-"Where's the
Eastern Queen: was answered yesterday
afternoon by the appearance of the Clarion at
our wharves, well filled with freight and pas
sengers from the Queen which came up river
in the morning.
Year: 1870

The water in the river which attained about
the height of the freshet last fall, is rapidly
subsiding. From seven o'clock Wednesday
night to seven o'clock Thursday morning, it
had fallen twenty inches
Year: 1870

BY vote of the School Directors Of the
village district, none of the scholars in the
district, not even those in Primary schools,
will be excused before the close of the regular
daily session or sessions of their respective
schools, unless upon written request of
their parents
Year: 1870

The city Assessors are at work correcting
given due and sufficient notice to all persons
who are fortunate enough to be possessed of
taxable property, to give in true and correct
lists Of the same; failing to do this, if they
lind themselves doomed, no blame can attach


10 the Assessors, as in such cases they are
compelled to rely upon their own judgment


n making up the valuation. The bad wealth
kr and terrible condition of the travelling
have thus far rendered it impossible for the
assessors to make personal examination of
property, their work being confined princi-
kally to the office.
Year: 1870

Some newspaper correspondents describe
the gay scenes in which they are privileged to
minge, as reporters, that the reader is at once
transported to the scene aforesaid. Here is
description of lady's capillary attraction,
(which will almost make ones hair stand on
end ''Thc profusion and color of her hair
would lead one to look upon it as though it
had been spun by the nimble fingers of the
easy hours as they glided through bright June
Hays, whose sunny rays oflight had been caught
I'm the meshes, and were content to go no fur
ther." Was that woman's hair red?
Year: 1870

BY special mail correspondence from st.
Petersburg we have the following animated re-
port Of the celebration Of the one hundredth ami
versary Of one Of the most brilliant war epochs in
the history Of the triumph-the naval triumphs
accomplished over tho Turks in the year ITO.
Our writer also notes, very appropriately, the
peaceful yet powerful attitude Of Russia to. day,
after the lapse of . century.
Year: 1870

notwithstanding the splendid rain on
Monday put the ground in good conh-
ton for blowing. SO that large numbers
of farmers siaid at work, and did not go
to the polls, SO that the vote Of the conn, ,l,
tv is a very light one, yet we have rolled
nm a good Democratic majority. ana
send greeting to the balance of the State
Rclow we give the official vote. but are
sure We ought to have had. with full
vote. AT least 200 more majority, as more
than double that many Democrats failed
to vote.


ON,cial Vote Of Dubois County.
Year: 1870

of the county, named respectively X. f. Scott,
William Rose Alonzo Holman, Frank Worden,
and William Carroll They were all In the
engine room at the time the boiler exploded,
and death was almost instantaneous. The body
of one of the unfortunate men was hurled some
distance through the air into the woods, and was
precipitated with such force against tree that
o portion of the skin of the face adhered to the
bark of the tree. Another had his head COM
pletely blown off, and the others we're 80 fright
fully mangled that 1t was almost impossible TO
recognize them. In order TO show the force of
the explosion 1t may be stated that piece of
the boiler weighing four hundred pounds was
carried a distance of over five hundred yards
from the sawmill. In Its passage through the
trees it Topped off the limbs as II half q dozen
wood-choppers had been at work. The cause
of the horrible catastrophe is unknown. Messrs.
Scott and Rose were married men, and leave
widows and families to lament their untimely
loss The other sufferers were all unmarried.
The sad accident has created the greatest sym
patby among all classes In the community OF
McNairy county, where the deceased were well
known TO the citizens and highly respected.
Year: 1870

A SLIGHT MIsTAKE-In our statement yes
terday that there had been great rejoicings at
Salt Lake City over the arrival Of General
Grants new Governor and other Territorial
officers for Utah. These rejoicings were at
the new Gentle city of Corinne, a Pacific Rail-
way settlement, but inside of Utah Territory.
Hence the joyous welcome extended to Cover
nor Shatfer and party. Their coming was
hailed as ''the beginning Of the end" Of the
Mormon despotism Of Brigham Young. Still
we shall not be surprised if, for the sake of
appearances, Governor Shaffer is well received
even at Salt Lake City; for the Mormon head
chief has already played that game several
times, and always with success. We dare say,
however, that this time he will be brought
squarely to the alternative of giving up po-
lygamy or leaving Utah, and that ne will
leave.
Year: 1870

ADMIRAL PORTER is investigating the gold
gambling forgery that was perpetrated on
Thursday in regard to an imminent war with
Spain. He was rebuffed OF the telegraph
Office at the first move, the officials there
refusing to show him the manuscript of the
telegram. While the principle followed by
the telegraph officials is in itself good one,
in this particular instance fraud having
clearly been perpetrated-they were simply
boorish. Butler, we believe, once compelled
this company to show certain dispatches, and
we are confident Admiral Porter will be able
to do 80 too.
Year: 1870

ment bears all the loss and responsibility.
We doubt II tho national banks ever were OF
service to the government, even when they
were organized for the purpose Of absorbing .
portion Of the United States bonds. A much
better plan Of raising means for the war or
Of placing the bonds could have been devised.
But now it is evident the whole system is
vicious and dangerous. 1t will be difficult to
abolish or modify the system; for two-thirds OF
the members of Congress probably are interest
ed, directly or indirectly, in the banks. Besides,
these banks are vast power in the country.
They feel that they can be arrogant. The
only hope Of change is through public sentl-
ment. 1t is favorable sign, however, to see
such man as Treasurer Spinner battling with
the monster.