smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

There is one indignant young husband
in this city, who has had a very startling
experience this month of the widespread
power exercised by the clergy of the Ro.
man Catholic church over their people.
Some ten month ago the gentleman in
question, respectable, we'll educated
French Canadian, and who had occupied
a responsible position on the Grand Truck
railway, married handsome young girl
In this city. The bride was very young
being under sixteen, but the couple lived
very happily together. They attended
mass quite regularly, at the parish church
OF Notre Dame. but the husband had moi
been to confession for long time his
wife after her marriage also gave Up at.
tending the confessional and this aroused
her spiritual adviser to high sense Of
his duties, and ho took favorable oppor.
tanity OF demonstrating with her on the
sinful course she was pursuing. She said
her husband had not gone to confession
and she had followed his example.
Eventually and unknown to her ieee
lord, her feelings were so worked upon
that she was either induced to leave her
house or was taken away, 9th September.
inst, and the distracted husband was Jeff
to picture many terrible things as the
cause OF her absence. Howovor, he got
clue at last to where sho was, and dis
covered that she had left at tke instance
OF the priest, in order that the godly and
ungodly might be separated. Tho injured
husband, todiug that his future marital
happiness was imperilled, consulted
prominent Queens Counsel, who, on hear.
ing the details of the case, sent a com.
munication to tho Church, stating that his
client would take legal proceedings for
the recovery of his wife, if sho was no,
allowed to return home. At first there
were no signs Of the Church backing
down, but on the 10Th tho lady left her
retreat and returned home much TO the
JOY OF her husband, after over five days'
separation. He and his friends express
their condemnation Of this high h.handed
interference with domestic life and the
married ststes iDthe strongest terms and
they add that many instances can be
given where husband aud vito are livino
separate in obedience to the command Of
the Church, and that some poor women's
board is paid in the Retreat rather than
allow them to live longer with a partner
who neSlects his religious duties. Our
informant, who considers himself a good
Catholic, says that husbands whose family
circles are thus outraged as a rule fear TO
take legal proceedings which would add
to tho already great burden of sin" the7
are bearing in the eyes OF the Church
Many are the wiles of the priests to keen
their followers in subsection. but this seq.
aration Of man and wife is ono of The
most daring being in Aegran, violation of
the divine precept, Whom God hath
Joined together let no man put asunder. -
How can those who do such things con.
sistently oppose divorce - Montreal
Witness
Year: 1875

Mary. why cd you kiss your band tc
tb gentleman opposite p asked careful
mo her Of her bloc ing daughter. "Why
TIE gentleman had the impudeuco to
throw kiss clear across the street to me,
and OF course, threw it bach indignant,
ly You wouldn't have me encourage him
by keeping it, would you?'
Year: 1875

An officer in the regular army laughed
at timid woman because she was alarm.
ed at the noise of cannon when salute
vas fired. He subsequently, married that
woman, and six months afterwards he
took on his boots in the hall when be
came in late at nights.
Year: 1875

Cassel Letter TO the Boston Traveller


Very few of the German journals pub
lish anything as to court affairs and but
two journals in Berlin profess to keep
themselves posted on how the emperor
sleeps-whether he walked or rode to the
theater, gave a dinner or not; much less
do they trouble themselves about the
prince imperial or crown prince, as he is
generally called; only when correspon.
dent happens to meet q secretary with
whom he may be personally acquainted,
does he ask such questions, in which
case he receives seeretarys reply,
which may be correct or not. The Ger
man emperor is not particular on those
points, and only desires the journals to
ann ounce whether be held the review Of
his favorite guards this morning or not,
who, as is we'll known, file by bis palace
every day for his inspection from the
window. The movements Of the German
prince Of Vale" are seldom known,
much less those of his children, as is so
much the case in Old England.


Frederic William, the crown prince 8
eldest son, is now at Cassel. He was
born in the year 1859, and was named
Frederic William Victor Albert His
titles Of honor are Bs yet few. He is
corporal OF the Royal Guard, as was for.
merly Frederic the Great The Emperor
of Russia has likewise extended him a
compliment by appointing him sergeant
in his majesty's Imperial Guard, but as
yet he has bnckled on his sword for
neither. His father and grandfather
both believing that q littls fundamental
education is essential befors he com
mences to handle guns, play with can
mons, or drill boy companies, have seen
it to exile him from the German capital
TO Cessel, where, in company with q
physicia0 to look after his health and Q
lieutenant to train his steps. he is al
present passing his time. he attends
the common school with the other boys
OF the town, and is following the prepar
atory course for entering the university
! Being q prince and grandson Of the
Year: 1875

From the Toledo Blade.l


An instance Of insanity under the
above name recently occurred in Paris
where the daughter of wealthy Ohioan
eloped with the impecuuious, demoral
lied and decidedly fast younger son of a
British peer. The young lady, like Sc
many unfortunate American girls, who
are afflicted with vain, silly mothers, had
been educated to regard an aristocratic
title as the one desirable thing of life
and, consequently, was perfectly title
crazed. A few years ago her sister was
literally sold by her parents TO German
prince, whose possessions IN real estate
were all Chateaux en- Espaigne, for the
sum Of 100000, this comfortable for
tune being absolutely settled upon the
bridegroom before the wedding day, il
being especially stipulated that neither
death nor divorce could compel him tC
reimburse her or her parents for the
amount named. The younger sister also
resolved 70 initiate the elder one, and re-
moved with her to Paris, where the hus
band OF the latter is an ,attache OF the
German Diplomatic Corps. There she
met the son Of an English lord, and
contrary to the wishes and advice OF the
friends Of both parties, eloped with him
marrying him in haste to undoubtedly
repent at leisure of her imprudence anC
her insanity to wed title.
Year: 1875

Emperor Of the Germans, we woul d
naturally think him to be surrounded by
luxury and refinement, but such is not
his life. His own remark is enough;
MY grandfather sleeps on an iron bed,
so can | !" and so he does. His life is
simple. Every morning he takes his
ride, accompanied by his faithful atten.
dant the lieutenant. He enters the
school with the other boys, sits on the
same benches, and expounds the various
passages from Cesar's Commentaries in
his turn. His hours for labor and leisure
are well marked out, so that his mental
and physical training will keep pace with
each other. Toward evening be mounts
his horse for run through the fields,
and whenever any historical play is
given at the theater be is said to be
present.


Occasional visits from bis father aud
grandfather servet keep up bis courage,
while ne is preparing in his solitude to
mount the throne at some later day like
man, and not with vault, la Don
Alfonso, as one would vault horse.
Year: 1875

Before Judge Shipman, holding the
equity branch Of the United States
Circuit Court, on the 10Th, uIt., was
filed petition in behalf OF Jay Cooke
and others, compIainants, against the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company,
for the appointment of q receiver IN
the person of George w. Cass- Judge
Shipman took the papers and has COM
Piled with the petition and issued an
order, of which the following are the
principal features;


Under this order of recelversmp
Authority is given the receiver to re-
tain in employ all agents, clerks, ser
wants and assistants, counsel and at
torneys, as the said receiver may
deem necessary to carry the order INTO
effect, and TO appropriate the property
and etfcts Of the road and Its earnings
so far as they may be necessary
The receiver shall, in the corporate
name of the Northern Pacific Rail
road Company, make and enter into
all contracts for the obtaining Of the
necessary supplies aud for the compile
ton of all shops or structures now in
/ process of construction ard for keep
/ ING the said road in thorough repair,
He, the said receiver, shall also con-
tinue the contracts with connecting
roads and make new contracts with
them as he may think for the best IN
terests of the companies and other
parties in interest until further ordered
! by the Court, and he shall carry out
all contracts relating to the business
Of the road heretofore entered into by
the company III good faith; and all
such contracts entered into by the
receiver shall have precedence of and
be entitled to priority over any and
all claimants in the suit or otherwise.
Upon entering on his duties the re-
ceiver shall, without necessary delay,
make schedule of all items of prop
erty, real, personal and mixed, which
shall come into his hands and of all
chooses in action aAd evidences Of debt
due TO the company from the said
parties and of all moneys on hand at
the time he shall take possession un-
der the order.


The order provides that the receiver
shall keep full and accurate accounts
of all receipts and disbursements, and


q he shall not be held answerable in
dividually or as such receiver for any
breach Of contract entered into by
him, or for any injury TO persons or
or property Of third parties by acci-
dent i'll the prosecution Of said busi-
ness or by the negligence Of others
employed by him in that behalf" The
power of removing any and all of the
employees Of the road is, under this
order, vested in the receiyer.-N 7.
| Heraid.
Year: 1875

The lMNIGRANTs.-A gentleman
from Sacramento, who made it his du-
", in connection with a number of
leading citizens of that place, to visit
round among the immigrants and as
certain their condition as to health
and comfort, gives tiattering report
of the situation. 1t was found that
the immigrants were of an excellent
class-men and womsn OF thrift and
industrious habits, who are fully alive
10 the fact that their future depends
mainly upon their own efforts, and
who came prepared to perform hard
labor for subsistence, if the contin-
gency required it. These people al
brought more or less money with them,
and are not regarded as objects OF
charity, which they neither expected
nor ask. Most of the number had
their point Of destination fixed upon
before leaving their old homes, and
are moving off from day to day in a
quiet and orderly manner, 10 the va
nous points selected for location.-S.
+. CAL
Year: 1875

4 CcMANCHE SURREyDEE.-WlId
Horse, the celebrated Comanche chief,
and some forty of his braves, with
their families, have surrendered to the
agent at Fort Sill. We hope these
people will be at once disarmed and
sent to some reservation where they
can do no more injury. 1t is almost
time TO be done with the farce of in
viting the Indians to be peaceable AMI
then supplying them with arms and
ammunition i'll order TO tempt them to
break the peace.
Year: 1875

Ben WADE, of Ohio, declines en-
phatieally TO be a candidate for Gov
ernOr against Governor Allen, the
present democratic incumbent. The
reasons he gives are, first, that his
voice is so used up that he has not
been able TO make speech for years ;
and, second, he says that it has always
been a fundamental principle with
him and one which he has never yio-
lated, that the office should seek the
man and not the man the office. lie
says that he early took solemn oath
that he would never stump for an
office that he was himself TO fill, and
that he would sooner " beg for old
clothes" " than solicit any mortal man
for position He further says that
these will no doubt be considered very
| old-taShioned ideas, but that if this
glorious government is ever ruined, it
will be by office seekers"
Year: 1875

THE lNTEEoCEAyIc CAyAL.-There
Is a difference of opinion as to wheth-
er Panama or Nicaragua furnishes the
best route for the interoceanic canal
that Is destined to join the Atlantic
and Pacific. At first sight Panama,
on account of It's shorter canal line,
appears the most suitable, but the
doctors disagree and the matter will
have 70 be settled by consultation.
Year: 1875

Senator John B. Gordon, Of Geor-
gia, was recently interviewed by a
New York Herald reporter, when
the following coIlOquy ensued:


REPORrER-Do You think that we
should make the next national cam
paign on the Cincinnati platform ?


General GoRDOY-I think that we
should hazard nothing on account OF
prejudice or partisan opinion, Tor l be-
lieve shat the perpetuation OF our free
institutions depends Oh the issue OF
the next national campaign. On Its
result hangs, in my opinion, the safety
of the republic, which should be more
estimable than any mere party lrl-
umph could be. There are four lead
ing ideas that should enter into the
democratic platform for 1876. These
four cardinal principles should be put
In our platform to insure success, and
then adhered to by our party to ensure
peace. The first point is, that we
shall have economy, purity and ldeil-
ty In the administration of the gov
ernment. All these elements may be
included under the one head of hon
esty. If there is anything that the
people of this eountry-the whole
people, without distinction Of party
desire,
Year: 1875

The second point that shoaId be in
corporated into the platform should


be "a restoration of concord" We
must have an equilibrium restored be-
tween the sections. We must have a
thorough good will and harmony. We
must learn all men 10 love the nation
al flag, to guard the national honor
and to further the national prosperity.
We can solve no question satistacto-
rily while we are divided. While sec
tjonal prejudice and passion rule men
it is of no use to address them with
arguments on public policy, or public
pOlity; it is Of no Use to talk to them
Of injustice or dishonesty; You cannot
penetrate their prejudiceS; they are
swept along by passion almost in spite
of themselves. But let them drop
and forget all these questions-let
them come together as brothers and
stand face TO face, and looking each


other fairly in the eyes, seek for the
true and the good ana the wise, and
you will see what, in view of our mis-
cradle hide-bound past, may be es-
teemed a political millennium. There
must be unity-a oneness of feeling
and of purpose-an assertion that the
people of this Republic seeking a COM
mon end, defending a common right,
building up common country, shall
move onward in harmony and peace.
Year: 1875

a party that will oppose fraud and
corruption; that will throttle rings
aud cliques; that will denOunee and
dethrone even its own leaders when
they become corrupt; that will COM
mand the confidence Of home tax
payers and retrieve our reputation
abroad. The first and leading princi-
pie, then, in the platform should be a
promise made-not idly but earnestly,
and as guapantee-that We viii re-
form the abuses OF the present party
and fairly and honestly run the gov
eminent and dispose Of its revenues.
Year: 1875

The third point in the platform
should be, | thipk, a definite and IN
mistakable pledge, that we, the people
of the South, will protect the negro in
all his rights of freedom and franchise.
Strange as it may seem to US, who
year after year have seen the white
employer and his negro employee vO-
ting against each other in peace and
kindness, it is believed by great
many people in the North that the
first step with which we woald mark
the democratic reascendency would be
to deprive the negro not only of his
right to vote, but his freedom also !;
that ct any rate We would reduce him
to a condition Of quasi slavery. They
are exceedingly jealous, and naturally
so about the perpetuatiOn of what they
call I" the results of the war" They
are afraid to trust the democratic party
with power again Oh the sole account
that they fear reactionary legislation.
Let US convince them that we accept
as final the abolition of slavery and
the franchise Of the negro, and will
defend them as such, and we Will have
done very much toward removing the
only obstacle that stands between the
democratic party and an oYerWhelm-
ing national triumph.


LET Us RETURN TO TIE CONSTITUTION.


The fourth point of cardinal i'm
portance that should put in the plat
form is, a return TO the constitutional
methods Of government, both in the
the stale and in the nation. While
we must yield to the general govern
ment all the rights it has, or all that
the Supreme Court by decisions will
give TO it, We should insist upon the
right Of the states to manage for them
selves their own internal affairs.
Without this right were fully protect
ed and It's maintenance guaranteed, |
wouldn't give cent for any victory.
There Is an alarming tendency lust
now 10 consolidate this government,
to gather all the power at Washing.
ton, TO lessen more and more the lib
critics of the states and make them
dependencies upon the great central
power. This must be checked, and
that, too, promptly and decisively, or
the Republic is lost. | have a letter
from Mr.. William VI. Evarts, of New
York, one of the puress and wisest
men, in which he says Il do not
think there are 100 men in this coun-
try who realize how near We are to a
complete change in the form of gov
ernment." We are drifting toward a
despotism with rapidity and direct
ness that cannot fail to alarm the peo.
pie when it is made plain to them.
On this platform, then, with its four
cardinal points of honesty, concord,
the protection of all citizens in ali
their legal rights and constitutional
Republic, | think We should q enter
the campaign"
Year: 1875

back. A great many Of our meadows are
still standing. The hoppers have strip
ped nearly every blade of the timothy,
leaving lust the naked stalk standing.


heard one man say he had lost two
hundred bushels of oats by the hoppers.
A great many of the oats fields had to be
cut while they were quite green, to save
them. Some think they have destroyed
fifteen bushels per acre.


a great deal of our wheat is very much
damaged BY the rains, while standing in
shocks. Quite an amount is standing yet,
with no prospect of getting il dry enough
TO haul in. | saw VIM. Castor, prcprie-
tor OF the Point mill, to-day. He had
been eXaming wheat in the shock, and
the driest he could find was very damp
and quite musty in the center. lie
thought it would not be fit for flour, but
might do for feed for stock.


Some farmers think there would not
be mere than one-third of crop
of wheat in our county, il 1t
could have been all saved. AS it is, it
certainly will be great deal worse. So
much for the dark side of the picture.
Now for the other The rains are giving
Us an excellent prospect for fail pasture,
the fields that seemed to be burnt out in
the earlier part of the summer, are now
quite green. Corn is looking we'll pota-
toes are looking well but think there is
danger of rot from overgrowth and cN-
cesSive dampness


Some of the farmers are selling their
wool | hear that y. Bcal and some OF
the Ridgcley's here, sold for ffty-six
cents. This is pretty fair price, but |
understand they have very fine wool.
Such prices as these would move the
greater part Of the wool of this county,
but our farmers seem determined that
they will not sell unless they can get a
living price .or their wool.


Markets are dull, especially the matri-
monial, old bachelors and maids are
plenty and at discount; children gre
looking ur. n u. horfER'
Year: 1875

CAIRO, August 80 correct an er-
roneous impression which scent to pre-
vail abroad as to the danger of this city
from an inundation, it is only necessary
to say that the levees are considered safe
at the highest water mark, and the rivers
are still SIX ieet below it, No unca,ness
is felt here.
Year: 1875

LI- There was question in the minds
of the audience Of Woods theatre, Gin
clnnati, whether Frank Fraync really
shot rifle ball through an apple placed
on his wife's head, as he announced and
appeared to do every night for their
amusement. 1t was part Of the pro.
gramme, and the house was crowded
every night to see this thrilling feat per.
formed There were those who doubted
the genuineness of the rifle hall, but they
heard the shot and saw the apple perfo.
rated, and the woman stand unflnching
ly to have it done, and admired the trick
Frayne stands with bis back to his wife,
and fires the rifle over his shoulder. The
ball passes through the apple and is fiat.
tened against cast iron plate on the
other side Of the stage For some rca.
son the ball did not hatten right the
other night. 1t passed through the ap
pie, but glanced Off the plate and entered
the ankle of an employe Of the theatre
who was standing near, passing through
his foot and smashing bones in its course
This was nj least genuine performance,
and proved the other to lie SO too. he
man may lose his foot, but his William
Tell stage business loses nothing in in.
tereSt.


1t is very thrilling to think there is a
head so near the range of the rife ball
every night. 1t is ood.curdling to
think that there might be nervous tire.
NOR, and miss of the mark some time.
1t is beautiful to see such an exhibition
of confidence as the wife displays towards
her husband. The great lesson OF the
shooting act is corjugal confidence, and
there are, doubtless, many husbands who
cannot believe the thing possible until
they have seen it half dozen tin es
This is one Of the sources of profit in the
performance, and no one will gainsay the
effectiveness of the moral lesson it incul
Gates. Those two cannot afordto quar-
rel while giving this moral show.
Year: 1875

This is said by florists to be the finest
tea rose ever grown. The efforts made
by several persons here to raise it have
proved with most of them failures NV
own experience with il has been very un-
fortunate having lost four or five plants
at various times. Recent efforts and loss
have caused me to make closer observa.
tons, and for the benefit of those who
desire to possess this superb rose give
them. The Marechal Mel seems to be
subject to the attacks of insects in an
eminent degree The white worm, with
dark head, that curls himself up so
gracefully when we dig him up in our
gardens, lays seige to the roots and
seems to deveur them. You see your
plant lock sickly and on examination
find il cut off smooth a quarter Of an inch
under ground The aphis or green fly
has special fondness for the plant, at
tacking the tender leaves and branches.
| have seen hundreds of then on small
bush, when other rose plants Of other
varieties standing near would not have a
single fly on them. The remedy for the
fly is tobacco smoke; one or two appli
cations cover the bush with box or
barrel and put under it pan of burning
tobacco; let the smoke remain on a half
hour Constant attention seems to be
required to guard the plant against its
many enemies. The green fly is extreme
ly small and it requires a close examina-
ton to discover it,
Year: 1875

EN Rain, rain--so much rain Of late
has pat several fine pieces Of cotton and
corn under water in the bottoms The
long continued spell Of rainy weather is
bound to damage the cotton and corn
crops generally throughout the County.
Year: 1875

~ From Capt Shoemaker who is just
Blown from Lees Creek, We learn that the
prospect for large crops never was better


Wheat all through that section makes the
Mariners grin from ear to ear" What is
truc of TIE Lees Creek section is also. true OF


Utmost all other parts of the county
Year: 1875

The Republicans claim TO follow the
policy of contraction as the oItly thing
hat is sensible, Sometimes they try to
show that, though they have pursued
this policy for ten years, the volume of
currency is greater than ever.
Year: 1875

B For the past week. the days and
nights have been made hideous bv the
Chinese celebration of their New Years.
Happily it is now over, With no damage
except fearful waste of frecrackers
and rice wine