smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

An American artist-he has lived in
Paris for seven or eight years-like most
artists, had mistress, Of whom he was
very fond, and who was very fond of him.
She was a pretty grisette, well educated
graceful, and possessed of fine taste in
literature, music and art. She was SC
conspicuously attractive that many
efforts were made to ALLEVIATE her from
her allegiance, but without success.


Last September, the artist met one Of
his country-women, young lady from
Boston, travelling on the Continent with
her father, and fell in love with her
She reciprocated his passion, and they
became engaged. He frankly told the
grisette Of this, and she accepted hit
surrender of her, not without sorrow ant
tears, for she was woman, but without
protest or murmur.


Mistresses here expect to be given up
when their lovers are on the eve Of
matrimony, though it is said they are
often taken back ere the first year has
passed. o


Minnie and her friend had sad and
tender parting; but they parted about the
middle of November, never, never to
meet again. The wedding was to take
place on Christmas Day. Three weeks
before the date the afianced husband
sought out Minnie, and told her he had
deceived himself; that he could not and
would not abandon her; that he loved
her ten times more than he ever could
love the other woman.


Minnie was happy, and yet she was
wretched. She declared she ought not
to keep him; that she must not keep him.
Finally he told her that he did not be-
lieve his betrothed really loved him.


This shook her resolution; she said no
more. She determined, however, to see
and judge for herself. She had learned
where the fair Bostonian was residing,
and making some ingenious excuse,
gained an interview, without revealing
her true character She found the Amer
ican lovely; that she was we'll nigh heart
broken at the neglect of her lover; that
she knew he had had a mistress; that
she suspected he was still bound by his
old attachment; that that was the barrier
between her and happiness.


The grisette went away. She saw the
artist no more; but she wrote him
long letter, telling him how much he had
wronged the beautiful girl he was en-.
gagged to-; that she worsbipped him and
would make him happy,


The next day Minnie was dead in her
lodgings, asphyxiated by charcoal. She
had deliberately destroyed herself to
insure the happiness Of another woman,
and that woman her rival


Such instances are not common in
France, or anywhere else, They are
sublime self.sacrifces that no man
would be likely to make outside of fc.
ton, and yet man is perpetually iterat-
ing the insincerity and sel6shness OF the
sex which exceeds him in goodness as
much as in purity.
Year: 1875

Nevada Correspondence San Francisco Chron-


icle.


A few days since, Frank Chapman, a
young man of q years, while herding
his fathers cattle, in Antelope Valley,
about thirty miles east of Shellburn, Ne
vada, thought he would put some OF his
time in trapping. One night he heard a
fearful growing and the next morning
he resolved to 90 and see what was in
the trap, in company with boy who
was on visit, stopping with him. They
both armed themselves with couple Of
six-shooters and started to the trap, nei.
ther caring to take the lead; but Frank
started out, and on approaching the trap
they saw something that looked like a
dark.colored man sitting up and holding
the trap, but on closer observation, they
found, to their great surprise, they had
trapped huge black bear. Frank had
large dog aud he set him on the bear,
but bruin sent him rolling in the snow.
Frank, being fond of adventure, walks
up to bruin, but the bear was on the box,
and Frank kept his distance. Frank
was trying to take the bear alive, but
bruin was too much for him, so he blazed
away and shot the bear in the side
Bruin lay back and bit his wounds in a
terrible manner. Frank thought the
bear was dying and caught hold Of him,
but Just as he touched him the bear
sprank up, made lunge and broke the
chain, and struck Frank and knocked
him down. At this stage of the game
Franks dog grabbed the bear, but he
was sent rolling on the snow as before.
Frank now leaped up, cooked his pistol,
and as the bear made lunge he fred, !,
the ball taking effect in the head, killing
the bear instantly. Had not Frank
killed the bear he would have been se-
yerely mangled. When bruin knocked
Frank down the boy made a break for
the house, losing his hat and pistol on
the way.
Year: 1875

George Mclaughlin, well known citizen OF
Jersey city, breathed his last yesterday. at his
late residence, No. 100 Grove street. He was born
in Jersey City in the year 1872 Having accumu.
lated suf1cient means by the cooperng business
In New York to enable him to retire in
1858, he turned his attention to politics,
in which he took an active part as democrat
during the remainder OF his lie. He was twice
several times to the Board OF Chosen Freenolders
and twice to the Board Of Aldermen. He was Tor
several years President OF the Board OF Wafer
Commissioners, anG to the water supply OF the
city he devoted close attention during those years.
years ago. he was known as the Dictator, OF the
Third WARD. AT the time OF his death he was q
director In the Second National Bank, the State
Insurance Company and the international Insur-
ance AID Trust Company OF Jersey City. Last
Friday he was attacked with neart disease, to
wnlcn he had been subject Tor many years. and he
never rallied. Tne funeral Will take place to.mor.
row afternoon.
Year: 1875

art In me, and In thee, that they also be one 10
US; that the world may believe that thou hast
sent me."-St. John xviii1i.


Some Of the very best men that have ever lived
have spoken Of this chapter ss the simplest, but
the most sublime, chapter IN the Bible. lt u
called the saeerdotal and highly -priestly prayer
ofJesus before he was offered for the sins OF the


Il is to influence the hearts Of the people that
ne prays as you see; that the mighty Intercessor
Tor the people, and with the Father he pleads In
our behalf II Is said Of q certain minister that
ne dared not select o text from this cnapter be-
cause the truths were so deep, but when he came
to die he requested It TO be read over three times
were In want Of position under the Government,
you would feel that II you got q man Of influence
70 aid you your place would be had, but here is
Christ pleading to the Father In your behalf


The Lord intended that his people should
cover the earth as the waters cover the land.
When the Jews were divided the Lord did not
prosper If It Is divided. They must be united in
one body: God, In his divine providence, has
made different branches, but all must be one
body: The interests OF the various Churches
should be one, as Christ said, "Be ye one, even
and the Father are one." But how is this
union to be brought about? By earnest prayer.
and We hope that the time is not far distant
when the Kingdom ef God shall abound " the
ottelmost parts OF the earth. Being united with
Christ, through him We partske Of the same
spirit that came down On the day Of Pentecost.
IL becomes us to-day to look into our hearts and
see II there is ything in the way OF our serving
the n y. Lord; & n There are many around Us that are
OF The people they Will come to the truth as It Is
In Christ Jesus,
Year: 1875

WE learn there is to be an elec-
ton for a Justice of the Peace in
Troy township on the 18th day OF
June, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death Of Squire Clark; written
notices having been tackled on the
trees in that section to that effect.
Year: 1875

each other 10r Joy and warmth, for
they were very cold.


Farmer Buxton, who lived IN a
lonely house on the edge OF his own
private prairie, was famous sleeper
in general, but on this particular
morning he awoke before the dawn,
and though he turned and turned
again, he could sleep no more. SO at
last he awoke his wife and said: "It's
no use; I'll just get up and dress, and
have a good look ut the comet"


The next she heard was trighten-
ed summons to the door. 1t seems
that no sooner did he step from his
house than his eyes fell on a strange
shape hanging in a large pear tree
about twenty yards distant. He could
see in it no likeness to anything
earthly, and he half fancled it might
be the comet, who, having put out
his lights, had come down there to
perch. In his fright and perplexity
he did what every wise man would
do in like extremity. Reinforced by
her, he drew near the tree, cautiously
accommodating. Surely, never pear
tree bore such fruit? Suddenly there
descended from the thing plaintive,
trembling little voice, "Plcase take
us down; we are very cold."


Then second little voice, ''and
hungry, too; please take us DOWN.


"Who are you? And where are
you?"


The first little voice said: 1--WE
are Mrs. Harwood's little boy and
girl, and we are lost in balloon"


The second little voice said: at is
us, and we ruined away in balloon.
Please take us down."


Dimly comprehending the situa-
ton, the farmer, getting hold Of 4
dangling rope, succeeded in pulling
down the balloon. He first lifted out
little johnny, who ran rapidly few
yards toward the house, then turned
around and stood for few moments
curiously surveying the balloon. The
faithful little sister was so chilled and
exhausted that she had to be carried
into the house, where, trembling and
sobbing, she thld her wonderful story.
Before sunrise mounted messenger
was dispatched to the Harvard home
with the glad tidings Of great joy
lie reached it in the afternoon, and
few hours later the children them
selves arrived in state, with banners,
and conveyed in covered hay wagon
and four. Joy bells were rung in the
neighboring town, and in the farmers
brown house the happiest family on
the continent thanked God that night.
Year: 1875

"There! God heard that easy; for
we are close to him up here" said in
noccnt little Johnny.


Doubtless Divine love stopped to
the little ones, and folded them in
perfect peace, for soon the younger
sitting on the bottom of the car, his
head leaning against his sisters knee,
slept rs sound rs though he were
lying in his little bed at home, while
the elder watched quietly through the
long, long hours, and the car tloated
gently on the still night air, till it be-
gan to rock and sway on the fresh
morning wind.


At length a happy providence guild
ed the little girls wandering hand to
a cord connected with the valve
Something told her to pull it. At
once the balloon began to sink, slow
ly and gently, as though let down by
careful hands, or rs though some
celestial pilot guided it through the
wild currents of air, not letting it
drop into lakes or rivers, leaty WOOD
or impenetrable swamp, where this
strange, unchildlike experience might
have been closed by death OF I'M
spcakablc horror; but causing 1t to
descend as swiftly rs Il bird alights,
on spot where care and human pity
awaited it.


The sun had not yet risen, but the
morning twilight had come, when the
little girl, looking over the edge OF
the ear, saw the dear old earth com
ing nearer "rising toward them,
she said. But when the car stopped,
to her great disappointment, it was
not on the ground, but caught fast in
the topmost branches OF q tree. Yet
she saw they were near house,
whence help might soon come; so she
awaked her brother and told him the
good news, and together they watched
and waited for deliverance, hugging
Year: 1875

TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. ga portable
engine attached to threshing machine
four miles north of Defiance, exploded
to-day, killing three men and wounding a
fourth. The head of the boiler was blown
through the side of the house, through
the kitchen into the sitting room. The
body Of the boiler was blown. through a
barn, demolishing a thresher. The cause
is supposed to be a defect in the fues of
the boiler.
Year: 1875

Double Tragedy at OhiO's CaPIfaI-A


Negro Butchers His Aunt and shoots


Himself


COLUMBUS, o., May 10.-The cOlored
residents of Long street were thrown into
a SEA of excitement this evening, by the
report Of a murder and suicide in their
midst. Hundreds of terrOr-stricken people
gathered about the scene of the murder,
making it almost impossible to gather the
particulars of the tragedy. The facts in
the case are these


About year ago young cOlOred man
named Wyatt Flowers shot and wounded
his white mistress and was sentenced to the
penitentiary for one year. During his i'm
prisOnment be manifested signs of insanity,
once attempting to kill himself. Upon his
release he was sent to the lunatic asylum,
from which he was irecently released as
cured. Since his release he has lived with
his aunt. Mrs. Mary Childs, on
Longstreet. Tonight while at supper a tri-
vial misunderstanding arose, when Flowers
made threats OF revenge. When his
aunt became alarmed and started to call
help, Flowers followed her and shot her
with his pistol. He then drew razor and
cut two terrible gashes across her head,
and then across her stomach, causing her
intestines to fall out and run upon the
ground. He then ran into the house, re-
loaded his pistol and shot himself in the
right temple, the bullet lodging in his
brain. Flowers died soon after in great
agony. 1t is hardly possible the woman
can survive, but she is alive at this hour.
Year: 1875




OF the many measures passed by our
LEGISLATURE, there was none so unpopular
or more universally denounced than the
dog law in this section. To illustrate:


Recently a merchant doing business not
a hundred miles from Pickles Landing,
who is one Of the few who believe il good
law. being belated in iOUTneying through
the Tenth District. took lodging with Mr..
John Hacker, one Of the many substan-
tai and well-tO-dO farmers Of that section,
who is the fortunate or unfortunate posses
sor Of a half dozen dogs, more or less. The
friend Of the unpopular measure had
scarcely been seated when the host referred
to the dog law, taking occasion to denOunce
il in unueasured terms. But much to his
astonishment he soon learned that his
guest favored the law, and the question
was warmly discussed between them until
bed time. Next morning the dog law
champion prepared to resume his journey,
and asked his host for his bill. All who
know Hacker are aware that he Is q man
Of few words and in nOWise giving to jOk-
ing, and it was nothing but his indignation
a. the law and disgust Of its advocates, that
prompted the reply: Il have lived at this
place for many years, and during that time
have entertained q great many people, and
have vet to charge any man cent, but as
1 have several dogs and you so warmly ap-
prove Of the dog law, will let you pay for
one of them.7 The dollar was paid and
the merchant departed . wiser and poorer
man.
Year: 1875

countless friends, who to-day mourn for
him now dead, and will not soon forget
one whose presence was always the
omen of good cheer and genial fellow
ship. No man ever connected with the
press Of this city was more untiring, en-
ergetic and faithful in the discharge Of
his duty. His only enemies were those
who had felt the thrust of his trenchant
pen; his best friends-they who viii
grieve because of his death and cherish
his memory-are those who knew and
who recognized the qualities that gave
strength and purpose and manly stabil-
ty to one Of his intelligence and honest
heart.
Year: 1875

louisville, PA, May 10.-TO-day 300
men from Lucust Gap went to Hickory
Ridge and Lancaster colleries and cOmpell
ed the miners to stop work, giving them to
understand that if caught at work again
they would kill the whole party at
work and bury the breaker to the
ground. This is the first open threat made
to take life and burn property since the
strike commenced. After the above threats
were made, a private consultation was
held and the men declared they would
strike, stick to the Union and fight it out,
after which the mob scattered in various
directions.
Year: 1875

UNDER her new charter, the police
force of Memphis cannot exceed forty
One-Or one to every thousand inhabi-
tants. With so large an element of
floating population, double the number
would not be too many. False economy
IN that direction is inetfable folly.
Year: 1875

LITTLE George Dunham, of New
York, who played hockey, told a won
derfuI story about being kidnapped by
two strange men, nailed in a large box
with a dog and carried On a wagon sew
eral miles out to the Harlem fats,
where he was kept over night IN hole
IN the ground, covered with a stone
slab, the dog keeping guard to prevent
his escape. The story was a very neat
one, as reproduced by reporter, and
is having quite a run IN thepapers, but
1t turns out that George was taken to
Harlem fats by policeman next day,
and could net locate his wonderful ad'
venture.
Year: 1875

last some Of the trunk lines made further
reduction in freights to the West, and this
no doubt had something to do with the de-
cline in Erie to-day.


How Uncle Sam Loses Half a Million


Dollars on Jay Cooke.


Sometime ago an Injunction was granted
in the Supreme Court Chambers restraining
the New York Guaranty and Indemnity
Company from removing a large quantity
Of iron rails from the store of Woodruff <
Robinson, the application being made in
behalf of Jay Cooke & Co. and Jay Cooke,
Mccullough & Co. The latter firm
pledged portion Of the iron to the Secre-
tary Of the Navy to pTegent the removal Of
deposits with them as European navy pay
masters, and for a further deposit of
100000 pounds. The Supreme Court to
day decided the case, holding that the
Cooke firms obtained no right to the iron,
but those who actually advanced hemOney
on the faith of the iron stand in the posi-
tion of innocent purchasers and have
right to fOreclose the lien by selling the
iron to reimburse themselves; that the
New York Guaranty and Indemnity Com
pany stand in that position and the in
junction must be vacated as to them; that
the Secretary of the Navy stands in the
same position as to the iron pledged to him
for an advance, and the injunction would be
vacated as to him if it appeared that the ad-
vance had not been repaid, but as TO the
portion pledged to him for money due him
from Cooke, Mccullough & Co., it was not
for money advanced, and he stands in no
better light than that firm.
Year: 1875

We now enter the field for
the fall and coming Winter
and are furnishing the bes-
paying and most easily worked
agency in the world. Our
agents have always been the
most successful, and we have
lately added ne " and exceed


ingiy taking inducements, re


quiring only intelligence and
application for any one,young
or old, of either sex, to make
really first-class paying bust
Year: 1875

LAVE PROVED, FROM ETHE MOST AMPLE
efficient and reliable They are the only medicines
perfectly adapted to popular use-so simple that
mistakes cannot be made in using them; so harm
ess as TO be free from danger; end so efficient as
o be always reliable. They have the highest COM
mendation from all, and will always render stats
Year: 1875

pressed for and against seem to have been
more evenly balanced, though the weight Of
infiucn9 against, for reasons which have
stated, were greatly In the preponderance,
have concluded to release upon the payment
OF any costs which may have been incurred,
ard to allow that which is already upon the
market to be sold without rcpacking and
stamping, but with the express understand
ing that hereafter no more tobacco of the
same grade shall be put upon the market In
bu k-psckages.


In those cases where majority of those
who expressed an opinion were in favor of
the sample as being fine.cut chewing you
will release the tobacco upon the payment OF
any expense incurred by the seizure.
In concluding this letter baye to inform
you that not single sample of all those
which were submitted for an expression of
opinion was so clearly fne-cut as to pass
without some dissent, and in some cases the
manufacturers expressed doubt on samples
Of their own manufacture.


Very respectfully, j. W. DOUGLASS.
Commissioner.


r. B. Hathorn, Esq, Collector Fifth District,
Newark, n. j.
Year: 1875

TRADE OF RIcuM M)ND.-We are glad to
learn from our exchanges and from country
merchants just returned from buying their
stocks that the wholesale trade OF Richmond
has been larger this spring than for several
seasons, and that that city seems to be in a
fair way to recover much of the business
which contributed largely to her prosperity
in former years, but which since the war has
been attracted to New York and Baltimore.
Very many of the country merchants OF Vlr.
ginia and North Carolina who for several
years past have been purchasing their goods
chiefly in northern market have this spring
laid in their supplies in Richmond. We are
glad 10 know this. If the retail trade can DE ac-
commodated on as good terms in one Of our
own cities as elseWhere-and we see no rea-
son why it cannot be--it is obviously to the
advantage of the buyer as well as the seller
that the home market shall be encouraged
and built up. In many ways reciprocal adj
yantaees ensue from the maintenance of
home trade, which unretlectiDg persons are
not apt TO consider. In the first place, the
growth of q city or town in commerce and
manufacturing interests, and the consequent
increase of population, make q larger local
market for the purchase and consumption OF
everything that is produced upon the farms,
or in the dairy, or in the poultry yard. Great
and flourishing cities contribute to enrich
the country that trades with them, just rs the
productive country in turn helps to make
and sustain centres Of commerce.


In the next place, the increase OF trade,
upon which icense.taX paid, and the aug
mentatiou of the aggregate value OF real and
personal property which always follows the
commercial prosperity Of cities, brings in an
increased revenue to the State from the tax
upon the business and property Of the cities,
and to that extent may ease the burden upon
the tax payers of the country. If, for Illus
tration, Richmond could be swelled to the
proportions of Baltimore, or even Louisville,
her taxable values would be so much ln-
creased that without adding one cent to the
present tax upon country property the reVe.
uues Of the State would be sufficient to meet
all the expenses Of government, together with
full! interest upon the public debt, and we
should hear no more Of this noisy fanfaronade
of Reputation. Such consummation is de-
youtly to be wished. Our hope is that by
the augmenting commerce and population of
her towns and cities, as well as by the thrift
and prosperity of the agricultural classes, the
State may grow beyond her financial en-
barrassments, and that with her wealth and


POPULATION doubled she may carry without
Inconvenience the burden which she now
sbriuks from, just as the grown man bears
easily the load under which the boy stag.
gers. Even now Richmond pays onc-eishth
of all the revenue Of the State; so that if the
taxable values of that city alone could be
trebled the finances Of the Commonwealth
would be placed upon sound basis without
dollars increase anywhere else.-DanUille
Times.
Year: 1875

CONE TO A FuLL-SToP.-The root of the
clapper Of the First station-house bell unex-
pectedly dissolved its connection with the
bell yesterday. Captain Tyler has notified
the chief engineer of the Fire Department
that fre-aIarms cannot be sounded from that
station-house until proper repairs to the
striking apparatus are made.
Year: 1875

MATCH GAME OF BAsE.BALL.-Tbe sturdy
puddlers and nalers OF the Old Dominion
Iron Works of Belle Isle have resolved to
contend with each other at game of base
ball for the championship of Manchester and
Belle Isle. The match will take place at
p. NJ. Saturday at Spring Hill battery, west
end of Fourteenth street, Manchester.
Year: 1875

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