smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

OoWu ln Williamson county


Tenn. tragical feud has Just growr


out of a fox-chase. In January par


ty OF hunters captured two foxe.


alive, and the question of the righ


of possession got into the magistrate ;.


court, and subsequently into the Unit


ed States Court, on account of alleged
intimidation of negro witnesses. The
feeling between the prosecution and
defense grew very bitter, and as each
side had many friends, nearly all the
people living in the immediate section
became interested in the affair, one
way or the other.


The principals, however, went a.
bout armed to the teeth, with their
weapons ready primed aud swinging
within easy reach. The poor foxes,
however, innocent of the mischief
they were making, were all this time
languishlng in the custody of the
High Sheriff. Wednesday night last
Robert Wilson, who was the leader
upon the side Of the plaintiffs, while
riding along the road, was fired upon
from covered vehicle, and instantly
killed. A companion at the time was
dangerously wounded. This bloody
deed will proJaly quash the suit,
while at the same moment it brings
about murder trial.


The fatal issue of the quarrel is ap
paliing; the origin, trivial. Well
bath the Apostle said: "Behold. what
q great matter little fire kindletb ~
TO say Reynard was to blame would
be unjust. To infer that fox-chaslng
is wrong, and that the sportsman
should shoot bis hounds and throw
the gun into the river, would be a
lame and impotent conclusion. We
are sure that the entire party went
out upon the hunt merely for the
sport of the thing, and are positive
that when they all buckled saddle.
g'rths at the meeting frolic was the
intention uppermost in the minds of
ell.


How slight a step it is from fun to
funeral! Therefore we are con.
strained to observe that if foxes do
ourrow in ones neighborbood, if
chasing them must be INDUCED in,
then let each and every bunier, be-
fore be starts upon the trail, paste a I
copy Of the golden rule in bis hat and
VOW to abide by it. Then, should
q question arise as to the exact indi.
vidual who is entitled to the brush.
spirit of concession would render
things although lovely.
Year: 1875

The Meridian Mercury of Sunday
has the following announcement ol
the burning of the Scott county jail
together with prisoner who was
roasted alive:


We learn that the Scott county Jail
was burnt night before last, and that
prisoner confined in it was burnt to
death. The prisoner was white
man, and had been committed for
larceny. Particulars not known to
US. When the people were aroused
aud discovered the fire, it had made
such progress as to cut off all escape
of the prisoner from the horrible doom
of being burnt alive. The poor fel-
low called to the people to contrive
to give him gun or pistol that be
might shoot himself
Year: 1875

The Charleston Netcs says: We


print to-day the special message sen,


by Gov. Chamberlain to the General


Assembly upon its reassembling


yesterday. The message is warmly


praised by both Conservatives and


Republicans in Columbia; and it NAV


well be, for We can say of this mes.
sage, what we could not say of any


previous message, that it contains


not a single recommendation which


is not, in the main, wise, prudent and
just. And the tone of the message


is as healthy as its policy is sound.


Our Republican Governor tells the


General Assembly, in plain words,
that, in South Carolina the Constitu.
tion shall be the highest law and be
places on record, before the people.
the manly declaration that, whenever
the necessities Of any political party
shall require him to disregard or
abuse the public trusts, his allegiance
to that party will cease. There is q
world Of cheer and comfort in these
words. There is reason for hopeful
ness and confidence. And we saw
once more to Gov. Chamberlain, that
so long as be maintains his present
position-so long as be stands on the
high place of his inaugural address
and special message-the honest
people Of all classes will sustain him
aud strengthen him, not as Conscrva.
tives or Republicans, but as citizens
of South Carolina, having one and
the same interest in the present and
future Of the State.
Year: 1875




A Ten THOUSAND DOLLAR DAuaH.
TER.-On a certain day, on - Penn.
sylvania railrord. belle of a thriv.
ing Pennsylvania town, the daughter
of wealthy lumber merchant, was
travelling in the same car With a
shrewd old citizen of her native town
and an agreeable gentleman from the
West, who tells the story. The lat
ter had been talking to the belle, but
as the night drew on and the young
lady grew drOwsy, be gave up bis
seat to her and placed himself beside
the somewhat cynical Pennsylvania.
The latter began conversation by
pointing to q high mountain past
which they were whirling. and said !:


"You see that mountain? Six or
eight years ago it was covered with
as fine forest as ever grew, and
worth $4,000 and upward. Now,
without tree, covered with stumps,
the land is scarcely worth q conlinen-
tai. The net produce of that noun
tain lies over there in that seat" aud
be pOiLted to the recumbent belle !;
"that is my calculation. 1t has just
absorbed all Of that lumber which
her father owned to raise and edu-
cate the girl, pay for her clothes and
jewelry. bring her out in society, and
maintain her there. Some of you
young men, If you were given the
choice between the mountain wonder,
as it now stands, and the net produce
on that seat, would take the net pro.
duce but, as for me, give me the
stumps."
Year: 1875

The situation this week is about the sam,
as last. The Senate is working smoothly
but the House only meets and adjourns. OWN.
TO no quorum present. If the Democrat
members would come in all would be right
but as they seem determined to clog the
wheels Of the government, they should be
pushed aside and others admitted in tl,eir
place. Something must be done-Coacordio
Eagle.


Wouldn't it be serene and lovely
for the plunderers of the people if the
Democrat members" would come in
and assist them in perfec;ing their
plans of robbery? This specimen of
radicalism talks about the minority
pushing aside majority of represent
atives of the people with as much
complacency and assurance as if
treason were virtue and patriotism
a crime The something that "must
be done," according to this editors
opinion, is no doubt to give him a
pull at the public plunder. We think
should he done 100, but
not what he wants.
Year: 1875

MEMPHIS, April 28.-A negro named
Dan White attempted to ravish widow
lady, living near Raleigh, this county, on
whose plantation he was at work. Her
cries attracted the attention of her son,
ut the sight of whom the negro fled, but
he was afterwards captured and taken to
Bartlett to await trial Last night he
was taken from jail by a party Of dis
guised men and carried to the woods and
hung to tree
Year: 1875

HoUGHToN will have six or eight hum
dred majority over WIGGINToN in San
Diego county. He says thisis simply
impossible and to talk of it the sheer
est nonsense. The city Sill probably
give HoUGHToN small majority, but
in the remainder of the county the
vote on Congressman will be about
even. HoUGHToN's most sanguine
supporters do not claim for him over
three hundred majority in the coun-
ty. Although it will make no mate
rial difference in the general result,
as WIGGINToN will be elected if he
does not receive single vote in San
Diego county, yet we are pleased to
record the fact that our neighbors are
not deceived by HOUGHToN's false
promises and to exhonorate Senator
Mccoy from the charge that he has
deserted his party nominee and taken
the stump for the candidate of par
ty that has always opposed him in the
past, and will resort to all means, hon.
orable and dishonorable, to defeat him
at the approaching election.
Year: 1875

Finally we have an official and ap-
parently reliable report on the miner
al character of the Black Hill country.
Mining Engineer JENNY whom the
government sent among the Hills on
prospecting expedition has forward
ed to Washington some account of his
observations and discoveries, from
which we learn that gold is found in
small quantities over broad extent
of the Black Hill country. The en-
gineer thinks that the precious metal
exists in sufficient plentitude to make
mining remunerative, provided it is
carried on with the experience and
improved implements of the California
miners. The richest spot found by
Mr.. JENNY yielded an average of about
three cents per pan, but the placer
was soon exhausted and he found no
other of equal richness. The report
inclines to the belief that rich placer
and quartz mines exist in that coun-
try, but neither one nor the other
were found by Mr.. JENNY. He repre-
sents the climate as something colder
than that of New York or New Hamp-
shire. The altitude is from three to
four thousand feet above the sea. The
seasons are too short for corn, but
wheat, barley and potatoes may be
produced in abund ance. The rains
are frequent-light showers fail al
most every day-and consequently the
hills and valleys, are always covered
with verdure. In the hills there is
at all seasons of the year an abundance
of water in the streams but in all the
smaller creeks the water sinks as soon
as it reaches the plains. Mr.. JENNY
thinks the Black Hills country excel
lent for grazing and agricultural pur-
poses, but of their richness in precious
metals he does not venture decided
opinion.
Year: 1875

1t is to be regretted that this BEECH
ER-TILToN business cannot be at once
and forever consigned to oblivion. A
new trial should not be had, and all
attempts at the commencement of new
suits should be frowned down. Pub
lie opinion cannot be changed with
regard to the guilt or innocence Of
BEEoHER by the verdict of a jury, land
all the testimony possible to adduce
cannot remove the we'll grounded i'm
preston that Triton is sham and a
fraud. He brought suit he knew he
could not win; asked for dam ages he
we'll knew he could not recover and
sought to blacken the character of
woman in whose purity he has pro-
fessed the most sincere belief. If he
has lost reputation he is himself its
destroyer; if his wife is guilty he is
the alder and abettor of her crime; if
BEEcHER betrayed his confidence as
lie dlltScSt Hc 10 Withoue tiiO ONiuCHNS
to prove his charge; a convicted
Fourierist, he charges as a crime in
others that which he processes to be-
lieve but right in himself. We can
not conceive more humiliating and
degrading position than that of man
who flies to the courts for vindication,
we'll knowing that that vindicatlon is
only obtainable at the expense of the
character and reputation of the wom-
an whose offences he has pardoned
and in whose innocence he has avowed
the most unwavering belief. Let us
have no more of TILTON himelf nor
of any suits to which he is party.
BEECHER may be guilty; Mrs. TILToN
may not be without blemish, but ad-
mitting all that, ,TILToN is the blackest
sheep in the flock, because he assumes


a crime then condones it and seeks to
destroy the fair fame of woman
whom he swears is as pure as an an
uaI
Year: 1875

1T seems that some of our colored
fellow citizens down in Georgia, did
contemplate little reduction in the
white population of that State. 1t is
a bad use to put the inalienable rights
of American citizens. When it comes
to conflict of races the white always
lasts the longest and one could almost
guess the result ola war of extermina-
tion between thirty-six million whites
and four million blacks. 1t cannot be
possible that this massacre was coun-
seled by the more Intelligent class Of
the colored men of Georgia. They
cannot be ignorant of the disastrous
consequences which must inevitably
ensue to that race. 1t seems incredi-
able that the most ignorant negro
could be prevailed on to enter into a
plot, which, while it might sacrifice
the lives ofmany women and children,
must end in the destruction of himself
and all in anyway implicated with
him.
Year: 1875

The San Diego World says it be-
lieves the first railroad connection
with San Diego bay will be made by
the Southern Pacific Company. The
Worlds faith is well founded and If it
said the only locomotives that San Di-
ego will ever hear whistle within the
next quarter of century would be
those of the Southern Pacific, it would
not be far wrong.
Year: 1875

The liberal and enterprising char
acter of the Texas State Grange, is
shown in nothing more clearly than
In its fostering care of the manufac.
turing interests of the State. Ex.
tending this care, IN ITS effort to
arouse the people and identify them
with this spirit, and in the earnest
ness with which it has taken hold of
the matter, are all subjects of warm
congratulation, not only to the
Grangers themselves as an organiza.
ton, but to every class OF citizen
striving for the good of society. and
the prosperity of the State.


Nor, do We think the Texas State
Grange made of the material which
will stop, and rest satisfied with q
task half completed. Their action
in so promptly establishing manu-.
factory of farm implements, encour.
ages us to hope that the Order
which is abandantly able, will take
equally efficient steps, to establish
or encourage the establishment of
both cotton and woolen mills, both
OF which are equally necessary, al.
though the want of them was not
quite so pressing as that which in.
duced the erection of the implement
establishment. Aside from the
mere profit of the measure; which
would be considerable, it, convent.
ence to the people of Texas, who
ship all this raw material over long
transportation lines TO the northern
manufactures, at a great cost, and
the manufactured goods back over
the same costly route, the freights
both ways would be saved, and
profitable employment would thus
be furnished for hundreds and ,hou.
sands of industrious people,


We hope soon to hear that the
Worthy Master and the Executive
Committee, have the subject of es.
tablishing both wooden, and cot.
ton mill in this State, under favora.
BILE consideration.
Year: 1875

A distinguished and influential
member Of the Constitutional Con.
vention gives il as his opinion that
the new constitution will be ready
to submit to the people on the first
Of January, If not before. There
il a growing feeling all over the
State, that it would be wise in the
Convention to hurry up matters as
mnSh as possible, consistent with
thorough work. A feeling of deer
interest in the result is manifested
and q sincere desire is felt that the
Convention completes its task with
out any more delay than what i
unavoidable under the circum
stances.
Year: 1875

The Galveston News favor- a
short session OF the Convention.


The ladies of the Crescent City
Relief Association give grand con-
cert on Tuesday next for the joint
benefit of her own and the Texas
sufferers by the storm.


Col. Ashbcl Smith, writing to the
News under date Sept. 20, from the
head of Galveston Bay, says; "rhe
barometer, at its lowest, during the
recent cyclone, marked 29.095
inches. The water in the bay rose
six feet higher by estimate than has
been known for fifty years or up
wards.


The wind blew at the rate Of
sixty miles an hour at San Antonio
during the recent severe storm.


We are left to infer that the Gal
weston News Is in favor of liberal
public school system, although it is
careful not to say so in express
terms, and this is time when every
friend of public schools should
speak out in clear and unmistake-
able terms.


The Sherman Register ruefully
regrets the inability of the Texas
and Pacific railroad to comply with
the terms of the act of extension
passed BY the last Legislature, and
thus forfeits the liberal land subsidy
granted to it. Its only hope is in
the Conventions passing an ordi-
nance granting the required exten.
sion, but the Register is opposed to
any farther extensions, and very
Justly so, we think.


The Denison News is opposed to
any nlurpation of Legislative
functions by the Convention. The
News does not think the Convention
can legally grant any extension of
charter to the Texas and Pacific
railroad.
Year: 1875




There is not subject to-day upon
which the Democratic party proper,
Of this State, rs d,vided--to any
appreciable degree. This singular
unanimity is very reassur'ing 10 all
true Democrats, and it is mn earnest
that in the great struggle in 1875,
Texas will be found unit, battling
for the right, and the triumph Of
the principles of true Democracy.


Effort has been made to divide
and distract the councils Of the
party upon trivial questions and
upon frivolous pretexts. Papcrs
only Democratic in name, have been
found so lost to the memory of the
past, and so lost to every feeling Of
self-respect and fairness as to be
found willing to do the dirty work
of the Radicals, in defaming and
shining the leading men of the
party. Representative Democrats
occupying the proudest positions in
the party and in the State govern
mept, whose entire lives have been
free from even the suspicion of
taint, and whose every public act is
a full refutation of the disgraceful
charges brought against them by
this purchased mendacity, have
been pursued by these bloodhounds.
The people at first wondered, at the
effrontery of these attacks, and
then smiled at their very weakness,
and are now gathering about their
chosen and trusted chiefs
with unanimity which, while
it promises well for the future
of the party, is big with the
promise of early and entire discom-
future Of these faithless leaders Of
the people.


Some of the papers we allude to
have not hesitated TO publish false.
hoods of the most glaring and in
consistent character, and which they
must have known would be prompt.
ly and effectually refuted. This
course makes one wonder, in what
deep cavern of human depravity is
hidden the motive underlying &C.
ton as reprehensible as this. Sure.
ly no ordinary disappointment, or
mere unfriendlincss or disobligcd
ambition could account for it.


The only legitimate conclusion is
that the papers pursuing this course,
and protesting Democracy, are sail
ing under false colors, and under
their ostensible Democracy is hid
den secret hostility to the party and
its principles. The people Of Texa,
are slow 10 believe i'll of those &c
whom they have given their faith
but the derelictions of these journ
ais have been SO many and of such
grave character, as to arouse both
suspicion and determination te
baulk and defeat them.


With the exception of these three
papers land we need not name
them) the same unity and good un
derstanding which won for Texan
Democracy the splendid success Of
1873, still pervades the party, and
rules its councils, as the next cam
paign will full illustrate.
Year: 1875

We again refer to the matter of
obituaries. We will publish all
obituary notices of ten lines and
under, free, but in all cases, where
the notice exceeds that number of
lines, it must be accompanied by
the cash, or satisfactory reference,
at ten cents per line. We trust it
will not be necessary to refer to this
matter again A reference 10 our
published rates, which are kept
standing in the weekly issue, will
prevent misunderstanding on this
subject in future.
Year: 1875

IT rs HEARTILY amusing to see Re-
publican papers pretending to believe
that they do not think that the Demo.
erats have shadow Of chance for suc-
cess at the next Presidential election,
while at the same time they publish
long -winded editorials to try to show
why the people should vote the Repub-
licsu ticket. Now if they are so very
sure Of their own success what are they
making SO much fuss about it for? 1t
looks as ii, for men who are so very
certain Of winning. they show a great
deal Of uneasiness. They don't '.be-
lieve there is the least likelihood Of the
success Of the Democrats in the next
contest !" yet they 90 to . tremendous
amount Of trouble to try to prevent
them from succeeding, and to say oil
they can against Senator Bayard who
they think is 'the last man who could
be elected !" Oh, consistency!
Year: 1875

TnE TRANscR1pr.-With the present
number We close another volume Of the
Transcript. Eight years have passed
away since its irst establishment and
despite the dismal forebodings Of
croakers who. imagining. they could
see the end from the beginning ,foretold
that the enterprise would be failure
because Middletown and vicinity could
mot support paper, it has lived and
continued to thrive and shows no near
q signs Of failure to-day than it did
at the end Of its FIRST year, but on the
contrary We believe it stands on irmer
basis to-day than at any previous period
Of its existence. He knows but little
Of the spirit Of our people Who thinks
that they will turn their backs upon a
public undertaking whose object, and
end, is SO plainly the general welfare.


For the good done BY the paper in
the past We leave others to speak !;
for its influence. We refer to objects
accomplished through its labors, the
public being judges.


For the past we thank our friends
and patrons for their aid and encour-
agement for the future We ask q con-
tinuation Of them. If the paper has
been the instrument Of accomplishing
any good. or giving pleasure. the result
Is our reward, and we are thus far
grati6ed. If on the other hand we
have unwittingly done harm or given
ofIense wrongly we can but express our
regret and promise in the future to be
more careful. But il the offence came
ID the performance Of known duty We
can not promise that it will not be re-
peated.- If possible. We desire to offend
none, but caunot undertake to please
all at the sacrifice of q conscientious re-
gard for right and duty.


Learning from experience. We shall
cndeavor to make our paper more and
more conducive to the interests of our
people ~ it grows older. With this
end in view We have given. and will
continue to give, the strictest attention
70 the Local Department, believing
that that most interests our readers,
still at the same time we will not neg
lect the weightier matters Of the gen.
eral public, but will give, from week to
week. for the sake of those whose
means and facilities deny them the
daily papers. . summary Of the most
important events occurring in the land.


Gratefully acknowledging past favors
and promising thus much for the future
Ne solicit . continuance Of the public
patronage.
Year: 1875

THr passiNr is the time to look back
over the past and, calling to mind its
errors and mishsps, determine to take
warning from its lessons and do better
in the future. Now is the season for
turning over new leaves" and let us
see to it that. if life is spared US, the
new page shall bear q better record
than did the old.