smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

Several of our exchanges have had con-
siderable fun over the late robbery of the
PIONEER Office, all of which we are dis
posed to take cheerfully. When their turns
come, however, we shall be inclined to give
them huge slice of advice about leaving
money lie around loose, etc. But seriously,
friends, this thieving business has gone
about far enough in this community. Our
loss is not the only one which has been felt
in Bridgeton lately. 1t has only been a
few weeks since clothing store was robbed
of large amount of goods, while hen
roosts are being entered almost nightly
There is without doubt, band of thieves
in this city, composed in part of half grown
boys, led on by a few rascals of more ma
ture years. The worst feature of their
thieving operations is that they are thor
oughly familiar with the business places of
this city. You retire to your bed at night
to wake up in the morning and find your
self robbed The next day you meet the
thieves upon the street, and they pretend
to sympathize with you in the loss which
you have experienced. But you know
them not! You are robbed, perhaps, by
your, to all appearances, best friend. It is
time that our citizens awoke to the fact
that band of thieves, organized for plum
der, is among us. Our authorities should
exert more vigilance and ferret out these
cowardly robbers. To begin actively, Coun-
Gil should enlarge the police force immedi-
ately. We want more and better officers.
There ought to be at least three officers on
duty on Commerce street all night, as well
as during the day time. Night is when the
stealing is done, not in the broad glare of
day. "Men love darkness rather than light
because their deeds are evil" Therefore,
let the night patrol be doubled. We pay
taxes sufficient to have safety for our prop
erty while we sleep, and we ought to have it.
Year: 1875

Belle Pancoast, one of Woodstown's priced
young ladies, met with a very painful acci-
dent about week ago. While she was en-
gagged in preparing asparagus soup, having
lifted the lid of the boiler with great effort,
air rushed into the vacuum, and the result
was an explosion, throwing the steam and
contents of the boiler with great force, and
Miss Bellies face being in proximity she re-
ceived very severe and painful steaming.
Fortunately her eyesight is not hurt, and
her physician says by carefully keeping her
face closely bandagcd for week or more,
the injured skin will be renewed and cause
not the least markings.
Year: 1875

A trial trip of the Bessemer steamer was
made on Saturday. The swinging saloon,
the great mechanical attraction which, it is
hoped, will prevent sea-sickness, was not
Dor the steamer refused to obey her helm,
and dashed furiously on the woodwork OF
the pier, damaging the pier considerably
and herself slightly. The passengers who
were on board journeyed to Paris, whence
they will return to England.
Year: 1875

COMMISSION MERCHANTs.-We solicit your or
ders for printing, or call at any time yon may
wish to see specimens or obtain estimates, feeling
assured that II will be to your advantage.
Year: 1875

A judge in a certain county in


New York has recently rendered


a decision that commends itself to


the notice of matchmaking MAN.


mas and matrimonial speculators


of both sexes. A man applied for


a divorce from his wife on the


ground that he had been deceived


into the belief that she was a


healthy woman and not the very


fragile and neuralgia creature


that she was. 1t was proven that


the reluctant bachelor, ior whom


single life had its blessing which


he was 10th to risk upon matrimo-


NAL venture, had been caioled in:


to the belief by the friends OF the


young lady that she Was a para
gOn of virtue and. physically, a


model for a Greek Venus. When


the doctors bills began to pour in


upon the husband, he saw that


he had made u mistake, and he.
implored the court to grant him a.
dissolution of the conDubial knot.


The bench sympathized with the
applicant for a divorce, but in
stead of granting a formal decree
of complete separation declared
that the marriage was no mar
riage at all; that as marriage is q
civil contract under the law, fraud |
in either party made the covenant
of no effect. The husband was, /
therefore, T, leased absolutely, and
went his way seekirg another
mate. Now, while decision of /
this sort is no unusual thing, its
point In this instance, as Capt.
Buhsby would observe, 'Iies in
The application on it," 1t is
warming to both sexes that every
thing Is not fair in the race for
husband or wife. If woman be-
fore marriage beguiIes a man into
the belief that her cheeks are
flushed with mounting hues of
health, when the color is artificial;
that her teeth are her own, when
-hey are hers only by purchase;
that Ler hair was once the crown


ng glory Of another woman; aud
that her beauty unadOrned would
De adorned the most-When she
Ices all this and wins a husband {
BY sailing under false colors, then
'ecOurSe can be had to this deci- ;
ion as a precedent for the adiu
lication Of wrongs TO confding
learts. 1t would have been well, {
however, had this decision been h
endsrcd before the summer seas
III at the leading matrimonial {
markets Of the land had been in :
1t might have saved '
be happiness OF many poor fell |
Nv " ho in the next six months {
viii have learned the bitter lesson t
lat all Is not gold that gIitters. {
Year: 1875

A farmers wife in Yorkshire
town was assaulted by her hus-
band in field lately, where there
was cow that the woman had
greatly petted. On seeing the
man beating his vile, tearing her
clothes, and otherwise maltreat.
ing her, the COW came charging
up the field, and attacked the
man with such ferocity that be
was glad to retreat. The COW
then took up defensive position
by the woman'S side, and stood
perfectly still while the latter
struggled to her feet and support
ed herself by leaning against ber
flank, until she had sufficiently
recovered to take refuge from her
husband in flight.
Year: 1875

Hark J what thrilling strains are hearC


Sweet their soft melOdious chime
Blithely hail! thou beauteouS bird,


Hail thee to our genial cline;
Gushing forth in glorious song,


Clear thy Joyous wood-nOtes ring,
Cool, empowering shades among,


Lovely harbinger of spring.
Wildly sweet, thy tuneful lays,


Which our only burden bear
Warbling forth thy Makers praise


Blithely on the scented air.
Truly, sweet contentment reigns,


In that tiny heart of thine
Judging from those glorious strains,


That doth seem almost divine.
All what lessons might we learn,


Lovely melOdist, from thee;
Could we but be taught to spurn


Discomfort and vanity;
Listening to thy thrilling strains,


So replete with earnest praise,
Teaches US what still remains,


Could we learn thy sinless ways.
Guileless worshipper Of God;


Warbler of the woodland glade,
Thro' what devious paths Eve trod,
Less Of sunshine than of shade;
An what cares around me cling,


Let me cast them all aside
And like thee rejoice and sing,


Trusting in my heavenly guide.
Year: 1875

An aged statistician has shut
himself up in his library for the
summer to endeavor to figure
out how a wooden bench capa-
bic Of seating four adults, can,
when placed in the park on a
July evening, accommodate
eight young ladies and seven
gentlemen with room to spare
for another young gentleman.
Year: 1875

1t is said to be a common
practice now in the Florida
Courts, Cor lawyers to stop in
the midst of an argument and
address the Judge: IF your
honor please, | would like to
have the jury shaken Where
upon the Judge calls out:
Mr.. Sheriff, shake the jury
This is rendered necessary by
the fact that negro jurors, all
Of whom can go to sleep on a
fence rail, cannot keep awake
during the course Of a legal ar
gument. 1t sometimes becomes
necessary for all the baililfs to
leave the courthouse and get
straws to insert under the eye
lids Of the sleepy jurors.
Year: 1875

John Riley aged thirty years, was found yester-
day afternoon in the yard OF No 400 West Thirty
sixth street suffering from severe cut in the neck
He could not state how the INJURY received. He
was sent to Bellevue Hospital.
Year: 1875

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

dent Wilson with apparent loathing, now
fsl' upon his neck and kiss him In fraternA
e. race, and tell the Republicans that
9 Republican party might certainly DO
rorse for itself and the country than 70
:. levate Henry Wilson to the position of
'andard-bearer" Wecan say to our Dem
attic friends that their counsel and advice
: entirely gratuitous, and in exceeding
! Il taste. The Republican party has never
lie to the Democracy for direction as to
lis principles or its standard bearers It's
road lies in entirely another direction from
that followed by its opponents, and its
safety and success have hung peculiarly
upon its following the Republican path,
leaving the Opposition to pursue its Swn
course. t. -.


Among the most remarkable and surpris
ing feats of the Vice President is his re-
cent ascent to the third heaven of the New
York Tribune, that he might subject him
self to an interview relating to the real po-
litical condition of the South, and the
'third-term" letter of President Grant.
Whether his utterances regarding the
South are clothed in truth and candor, We
leave him to settle. They certainly are
not in accordance with the honest convic-
tons and observations of equally inteli'
gent and patriotic northern Republicans,
who have visited the South, andSstrike the
Republican mind with peculiar sensation at
this time.


The New York Tribune now takes MIR.
Wilson to its bosom in fraternal and loving
embrace, and yet it is among the most vi
cious, unscrupulous and unfair of the assail-
ants of the Republican party aud its policy.
Why is this? Simply for the reason that
his views seem to be in harmony with those
of the Democracy and antagonistic to the
Republican view of the situation. Every
where the Vice President seems to have
become very suddenly the especial favorite
Of his late enemies. Have they changed
positions, or has he on the great national
situation and issues? Certainly both do
not now stand where they did in 1872.
when Mr.. Wilson was strictly in tune with
his party, and his opponents reviled him
without stint. 1t seems that the Vice Presi-
dent has been at dalliance with the Delilsh
of Confederate Democracy at the South,
and has returned to the North with his
Republican locks closely shsven. This,
however, is his cake, in which the Republi-
can party have no lot except to pity his ego
tism and waywardness.
Year: 1875

ONE distinguishing difference between
the Northern and Southern sections Of this
country is developed by comparison be-
tween Louisiana and New Hampshire. The
troubles regarding the organization of the
Legislatures of these two States were some
what similar In the former, however,
the people appealed to arms, and blOodshed
would have followed if the United States
forces had not quelled the riotous feeling
by their presence in New Orleans. In New
Hampshire the difficulty was referred to a
Democratic court, and finally received 4
partial adjustment at the hands of the
Legislature itself, and while the excitement
regarding it ran high, the people did not
lOrsake their ordinary occupations, but re-
manned quietly at their homes or places of
business. Farming, merchandising, and
every other branch Of business was pursued
as usual, and the Contcnding politicians
were alone in the questionable glory of
contest over the political spoils. In short,
the comparison demonstrates that the
Southern people arc too much absorbed
with politics and too little devoted to
buSincSs
Year: 1875

GENERAL RUFUS INGALLS, should esteem
himself highly complimented by the notice
of the Ishmaeliteish press incident to his
detail to the position of acting quarter
master general. When it is considered
that the statements of this press are voted
outside the pale of libel and SANDER on &C
count of the general falsity of their char
acter, and that consequently the exact
reverse Of them may be generally taken for
the truth, like the Irishman's dream,
abuse and suspicion from that source
amOunt TO Draise
Year: 1875

THE Opposition is again in trouble, owing
to the mendacity of the ,sub-detectives OF
the Detective press on Newspaper Row,
who ascribed the inane howlings of the
indianapolis Journal regarding President
Grant and his anti-Third Term letter to
Senator Morton. They declared positively
that the Journal was his organ = but the
Senator as positively denies that he has any
connection or influence with its manage
mont
Year: 1875

But few men in this country have been
hOnOred more by State and national prefer
ence than Henry Wilson. Massachusetts,
has borne him in its arms into its Guberna-
torial chair. 1t has repeatedly given him
positions in the House of Representatives
and in the Senate Chamber of the United
States. And at length the Republican
party of the nation took him gently by the
hand and amid the revilings of the Democ
racy, led him Othe Vice Presidents cham.
Der, and made him second only to the
President in the scale of national honor
and distinction. Here we now find him,
officially. but under a strict construction of
the laws Of consistency and propriety, he
seems TO be wandering away among strange
gods.


We say it, and we do 50 in the light Of
his own recent record, that Henry Wilson
has been led into strange and devious
paths. 1t is a great calamity for a great
statesman to Outlive his party fealty, his re
spect and gratitude for those who have
honored and trusted him, and his useful
ness in the organization which has raised
him to distinctive positions. Whether
Vice President Wilson has reached this
poor eminence his record must decide for
him. Since the last session of Congress
closed he has been on the wing. He has
known no South, no North, no East, no
West, that was exempt from his invasion
This was his privilege To go anywhere,
North, South, East and West, was the
right of the Vice President of the United
States.


But in swinging around the circle he
should, in all localities, under all circum-
stances and upon all occasions have re-
garded himself as Vice President, elevated
by Republican ballots, and in all his utter
ances he should have shown becoming
respect for the party which elected him to
his present position, and for the Chief Mag
istrate who was elevated on the same ticket
with himself to the head of public affairs.
We have had great respect for Henry Viii
son for the reason that we have regarded
him as . simon pure Republican, devoted
to Republican principles and usages, and
incapable of playing in any degree into the
hands Of the common enemy.


We do not question the right of Mr.
Wilson 10 visit his whilom friend, Mrs
jefferson Davis, and hob mob with her over
dish of tea, with ice cream, &c. There
is nothing in the Constitution or in the
social code which should interdict this: but
that the Democratic press, which constantly
abuses and traduces the President, should
be allowed the privilege of extolling the
Vice President because of his dalliance with
the presidentess Of the late Confederacy,
and by comparison, to the prejudice of the
President of the United States, does raise a
question of seeming consistency and pro-
priety.


The Democratic press, which North and
South have heretofore spurned Vice Presi-
Year: 1875

THE Democratic newspapers continue to
quote extracts from Vice President Will
sons report of the condition Of the South
to show that loyalty and peace prevail in
that section. The report is a perfect pOlit-
ical bonanza to them.
Year: 1875

During the September storm, which
proved so terribly disastrous all along the
Texas coast the West India and Pacific
Steamship Companys steamer Australian
was driven on shore near the mouth of San
Bernard river, forty miles south of Gal
weston, and it was believed that nothing
could prevent her becoming total wreck.
The wind drove her into shoal water, and
she settled deep in the sand, head on, where
there was only five or six feet of water.
After the storm an examination and sound
ings were made, and most men believed it
next to impossible to take her off, as it
would require an immense deal of dredging,
and an expenditure Of quite as much money
as the vessel was worth afloat A contract
was made with New York wreekIng COM
pany, and day before yesterday the Aus
tralian was. put to rights, and is now quite
ready to sail, having suffered very little in
jury. 1t is possible that she will come to
this port to repair.
Year: 1875

HAD BETTER TAKE OARr.-An article
on Ohio politics in the New York Sam
closes as follows; There 10 great danger
that new and grave element will be-
introduced into this campaign by the
Republicans. which in the event Of sue
cess would take vast proportions. and
might ultimately effect the Presidential
question. It Is understood that the
old Know Nothing organization is 10 be
revived with additional features, and in
fact that secret lody yes have already been
organized with view to excite religiS
ous prejudice and convert ID toisthe
worst Of partisan uses. This is . two
edged sword, and they had better take
care how they handle Il.
Year: 1875

DRY RoT IN MEN.--Charles Dickens
said that "the first external revelation
of the dry rot in man 10 q tendency to


lurk and Lounge; TO be at the street


corners without intelligent reasons; TO
be going anywhere when met; to be


about many places rather than any; to
do nothing tangible, but to have an in
tention Of performing a number Of tang
ible duties tomorrow or the day after. u
Year: 1875

Z gAwee bit Of girl in Cusco, Wis
consin, while at the breakfast-table q
few mornings since, made loud and re-
peated calls for buttered toast. After
disposing OF a liberal quantity Of that
nourishing article, she was told that too
much toast would make her sick.
Looking wistfully at the dish for a
moment, she thought she saw way
out of her difficulty, and exclaimed,
swell, give me anuzzer piece and send
for the DOCTOR"
Year: 1875

sR- An Ohio paper says the reason
why Grant is SO anxious to name his
successor has at last leaked out. When
his time is up he wants to be appointed
on the list OF internal revenue officers
who are charged with inspection in the
whisky department. His third-terrn
back-down treaty with the United
States was signed on that bung only.
Year: 1875




In recent issue of the Bulletin, the
editor OF that journal seemed bothered
about legislative mileage and per diem. He
could not tell why Homer. in the parish Of
Claiborne, should be put down in the legis
lative mileage schedule SO much farther
from New Orleans than Vienna, in the
parish OF Lincoln; and he wondered"
whether the publication Of the Iiad at the
former locality had anything to do with the
discrepancy. l do not know myself pre-
cisely how this is, and am disposed to won
der at it a little also but do believe it
COMES Of Democratic precedent-which,
like our miserable levee system, was en-
grated upon our political economy "before
the war;" TO enrich the faithful of the true
and ancient Democratic household. If
mistake not, it has been Democratic rule
always to reckon mileage from point to
point by the longest eligible route ever
travelled; and time honOred rule of that
disinterested and unseltish party to make
all such measurements with fox skin, with
the tail thrown in for good count. Thus,
from Homer to New Orleans, via Shreve.
port, the distance tor which legislative
mileage is allowed, is not too much, and it
was a route Oftener than not travelled
in former days, and was established
bv Democratic usage; whereas, from
Vienna, only thirty miles this side OF
Homer, the distance for which mileage
is allowed to New Orleans is but little over
one-half. reckoning via Monroe, the route
uniformly travelled from that point. say
this is q Democratic precedent, and perhaps
should be changed. And also as to con
gressiOnal mileage ! recollect very well
when in Congress | was allowed mileage
by a route much longer than the one |
travelled, and was told that it was from a
precedent established in behalf Of Demo.
cratic Representatives from my district
who had preceded me. So it can be seen
there is no Republican trick in all this and
no sharp practice on the part of the Homer
Uidd.


But now, will the editor of the Bulletin
inform the public how and why it is that
the Democratic Representatives from my
parish, and living In the same town, have
been allowed more pay in the recent extra
session than have! The mileage, suppose
has been reckoned the same, but their
vouchers will show that they have been
allowed SO more per diem-that is, one day
more pay than your humble servant. And
80 in regard to their pay for the regular
session. in which they did not serve. They
were allowed each $S more pay than
l received, notwithstanding l served
the entire term. 1t may have re-
suited from the fact that Dem
ocratic committee made the reckoning Tor
the House, while in the Senate the estimate
was the work of Republican committee.
Be this as it may, the discrepancy exists
either the Democratic members of tho
Honse from Claiborne have received too
much pay, or the gentleman from the
twentieth senatorial district has not re,
ceived what was Justly due to him. and
although it is very small matter, should
like to have it explained, since small mat
ters seem to be the order of the day.


Very respectfully.


w. JASPER BLACKBURN,


Twentieth Senatorial District.
Year: 1875

A case of remarkable interest to physi.
clans can be seen at the rooms of the Board
of Health this morning. 1t is that of
spontaneous cure of ansurism, caused by q
tumer on the leg, which burst by the action
of the patient.
Year: 1875

While the general trade Of the city during the
week closing to-day has been very moderate, the
hopeful see, think they see on all sides the ndi


cations of better times to They say, and not
without very good reason, that the results Of The
recent State elections fairly indicate not only the de-


feat of any future efforts TO further initiate our ire


deemabe paper currency but point in the direction
of return at no very distant period TO that sound
coin basis which is recognized throughout the world
as the only legitimate measure of value. They see
also reason to hope and believe that have sub
stantially touched hardpan" in the fact that in
many articles of merchandise. especially domestic
cotton and some other manufactured goods prices
are now ruling lower than when upon
gold basis in ante-panic times--sO low indeed to


induce an export demand for our cheaper cotton fab


RIGS in competition with British manufactures. OF
course these exports at present are only to very


limited extent and it il quite possible that in soule
cases the goods are consigned to be sold on
commission but still the fact that we are export
ing any kinds of manufactures not heretofore sent
abroad Is good indication, since il is sign of
tvty and of "a disposition to compete with the Old
World manufacturers in their own markets. Busi-
ness men find encouragement also in the fact of
wonted activity in the movement Of tho abundant
products of the West and of the South to the sea-
board, and In the renewed export demand for these
products, which is thought likely to continue
less interfered with as heretofore by such hurt
full speculations rs advance prices beyond shipping
points. United States bonds have been In fair de-
uland at firm prices in view of the decline In gold.


In State bonds the business has been light and with


out material variation in quotations. Virginias, how


ever having been shade more firm. while Tennes-
sees have lacked strength. Railway mortgages have
been fairly active with very material fluctuations


in the Pacific issues, more particularly the Union
Pacific sinking funds which declined from SGss on
Saturday Last to s0s4 on Thursday. on a report
that tho Supreme Court at Washington had
decided the case appealed by the Gov
emmont from the Court of Claims sd-