smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1870

a serious attempt 20 take In flank. would have
ridden back on the chance OF scng some lighting, but
that unfortunately mposslbe once you have Joineda
column and entered Its line OF march, must share its
fortunes be they good evil All along the line OF march
there are uncoInmony sharp gendarmes or field police,
"a they are sometimes called who look most uncommony
sharp after all sragger and have an unpleasant way OF
stopping you and demanding your papers or your life.
From the great Ignorance OF the Prlssan movements
dIspIayed througout the war by the French, should
imagine the Prussan precautions against spies very
eIicient That they rigorous not 10 say uksome
know from personal experience have to show my pass
40 often that fear that II the war ass much longer
will he thumbed and rubbed to pieces and am seriously
thinking OF having it indented strong canvas like
man All this bother might be done away with by the
very smpe expedient OF issuing 10 all Authorized CORE
spondens colored ribbon to be worn on the arm as was
done unless am much mistaken in the campaign OF &c
by the Austrians


This morning woke in the midst OF Gen. Barnekow's
beadouarters An officer put his head into room and
informed me that o'clock Up got to get cupof
coffee and some milk and black bread before getting into
the saddle However found that need not have hur
Red as the vanguard was TO come on with some bread
and forage The oven being heated az got into the
Kitchen and the of the column could not wait to
carry ON the bread with them. Gen. Barnekows column
had marched 80 rapidly from Teyes that they have out
sripped their 'Proyian provision wagons,
and are Obliged TO depend the country through which
they pass for supplies. And here It may be well to
say something Of the Prussian system OF "requisi-
tions" about which l doubt not the French have
already invented many fables, as ia the amiabe
habit OF that imaginative people when writing OF their
enemies especially OF their victorious enemies. The
Prussian system this every village occupied by the
troops has to furnish certain quantity Of provisions for
the use Of the olderabout II pounds Of bread per man,


half bottle OF wine, and All this is paid for by
checks which will be honored at the end OF the by
the yanquished. II Prussia wins. France will have to
nav the piper If France Is in the end victorious Prussia
will have to pay her checks and any the French
may draw on Prussan ground But the officers only
make acquisitions and all the take they must pay for
honestly This they a rule anxious to do. This
morning we bought couple OF bottles OF wine $50 sou)
at cottage and half dozen purses at once opened
TO pay for it, OF course If the peasants unciy they
are treated to few OF the smaller horrors OF war.
Year: 1870

The Methodist congregation for many years
past worshiping in Onehuhdred-and-twenty ffthst.,
Harlem finding their present position unsuited 20 their
wants have determined upon the erection Of edi


fee intended TO be OF the finest in the city. The
church is very completion and, when finished, will
nearly 100000 1t is situated the OF One
hundred and twenty sxth-st and Madison will be
the Thirteenth Century Gothic style, crucform, will
have two towers of which will form the steepe
the of and Mad
isOnaye.. and the other the belfry, the north end
The spire TO be 100 feet high will be ornamented with
traceTy and crochet work OF elaborate description.
The material Of the building is Connecticut browns tone
rock faced There several entrances OF very mpos
ing appearance which ornamented with crown stone
work In the interior there will be no columns 10 OBJ
the view Of the congregation, but complete open
space that will improve the acoustics of the building
The ceiling which Is to be richly groined will also be
ribbed and orTamcnted with bases, aud have large
pendent base at the intersection of the and tran
sept which win receive the different line of ribs
yerging 10 that point The windows will be filed with
stained glass bearing the most delicate tracerv. The
church will be divided into auditorium, class lecture,
and sabbath-sehoo rooms, all containing the latest i'm
provements. The auditorium VIII seat about 1-0o per
sons and behind il will be the rooms already ment Oned


In the organlo there will be placed an organ of much
power and sweetness.
Year: 1870

1T may seem trite enough to point
to the savage ferocitiess which grow
out of the use Of alcoholic liquor, and
show that most of the bloodshed re-
corded In our columns from day to
day is caused by it. But this Hot
tentot propensity in civilized society
should be commented on soeeasion-
ally. We have recently had the
Brooklyn case and. other cases of
homicide, all closely traceable to the
poison which so many aOf our people
are fools enough to sip and swallow,
In token of Enjoyment and good fell
lowship and now there is the story
OF the two brothers Booth, English
men, residing with their mother at
Fall River-the elder ill-treating his
mother, numbering his brother for
interfering, and then, in an agony of
remorse, taking his own life = all be-
cause he thought, like so many
others, that whisky is good and
pleasant restorative for a hard-work-
ing man. 1t has been proposed that
the young people in our schools
should be taught something of the
laws of life and health and we think
such teaching would have a good
effect in removing much of the igno-
rance at present existing onathe use
Of alcoholic beverages. 1g s.
Year: 1870

How Fisk Frys His Fairies--Tho Crisped


Coryphcc's Casualty.


Notwithstanding the atudieI silence Of the Grand
burning of member OF the ballet in the Demon Can.
eau at that place Of amusement, the HERALD has Oh
taned complete history Of all the circumstances,
and full particulars OF the recklessness
with which the management surrounds its
employees with dangerous fireworks In the
Demon Cancan twenty.f0ur girls compose the ballet
sixteen OF whom carry laming torch In each hand.
The material used m the composition OF the torch
Is highly innammable. ana is Liable to be shaken
down upon the persons of the coryphees by any
slight movement. The coryphee who was
burned last week was standing IN the
appear before the audience, when one OF her com.
pani0hs accidentally spilled the contents Of her
torch upon the coryphee's head and shoulders SET
face and hands, Notwithstanding that o coat
was thrown over her. There we're no
precautions taken by the management to
Of some one standing near at hand the corypSes
would have been dangerously injured. The girls In
the cancan are liable to be badly burned ut any
moment ana the audience may some night be
former on the stage. T6e peril might be
fessencd without diminishing the erect OF
the scene by giving each coryphee but one
torch, they could then move with more steadiness
and have one hand free to protect themselves; but
going upon the stage as they do with torch In
each hand, requires The greatest care to prevent
setting each others COmbustlble headdresses and
apparel on fire. The burned c0ryphee Is slowly re-
covering from her INJURIES and will resume her
position in the ballet next week. Her husband Is
with her, and everything has been done by him and
their friends to alleviate her suffering; bur she Is
still subject to great pain, and Is unable
without assistance.
Year: 1870




The Bordeaux Chamber Of Commerce have re-.
solved to impose duty OF half franc per ton on
vessels with cargoes entering or leaving the harbor
and quarter Of franc per ton on those In ballast.
Year: 1870

REPORT OF TIE WEST POINT COURT OF INQUIRY


WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-The report of the
Court OF Inquiry, which appointed to investigate
the complaints OF the coOred cadets at West Point has
been received at the War Department The Court finds
that statement Of the coored cadet contained In
his letter as recently published not in the main
rect That he had been subjected to some Ill treatment,
however, has been proved by the testimony, and the
recommends that both the cOored cadet and the
white cadet in fault be tried by cOurtmatal they also
found that all the officers and academcal authorities
treated the cadet who makes complaint which led 10
the inquiry with the consideration that the others
treated and that they did everything IN their power
to prevent misdemeanOrs


Secretary Belknap disposed OF the case by causing
Cadets Gilmore and Smith, who were recommended 20
be tried by court martial, to be reprimanded by tho
superintendent taking this course with the belief based
upon the opinion OF the Court Of Inquiry hat no further


irregularities OF the kind will occur, at the same time
assuring the cadets that II these reasonable expectations
OF the Department not responded to the offenders In
future will be dealt with i'm q summary manner.
Year: 1870

ing in any other way to control in that king
DOM Our Minister indicates his strong belief that
the has been forced Prussia without the least
preparation on the part of its sovereign.


Boston Post.
Year: 1870

An unusual affair occurred in the Circuit Court
of Louisville on Wednesday last, The trial of
Jack johnson, for rape, had just been concluded,
and the prisoner discharged on motion of the
Commonwealth attorney, Mrs. Louisa Henry,
the chief witness, having failed to testify in such
a manner as to fasten the crime upon her
ravisher, though there was little doubt of his
guilt. Mrs. Henry had gone into the witness
room to claim her attendance fee, when the
negro came in and laughed In her face. She i'm
mediately drew a pistol from under her apron,
and, pushing 1t square in his face, fired. The
negro anticipated her just in time to dodge, but
the powder burned his face, and the back made
u little round hole in his bushy wool. The
affair created momentary panic In the court
room, but the excitement was soon quelled by
the sheriffs. The lady was Immediately arrested
by Officer Hines, who was In the room at the
time, and prevented her from firingagain which
she was hastily making preparations to do. The
negro was badly frightened, and affirmed that
he had swallowed the ball. 1t was afterwards
found, however buried deep in the door-facing,
about eight feet above the floor. He made a
narrow escape from death. Mrs. Henry was
presented TO the court for contempt, but the
members of the bar arose to a man and asked
that she be discharged Under the circumstances
Of the case Judge Bruce let her go, but she was
Immediately put under arrest for shooting with
intent to kill. She gave bail, and was released
without going to jail. Her husband was present.
and seemed to be proud of the heroism which
his wife had displayed.
Year: 1870

The blood at the opening was spunged off, AID
ly relieving the pressure on the breast aid
pressing on the sides beneath the arms, air W.
drawn In through the aperture made by the In
cision. A mechanical passage of air was thus
established and by continued efforts the child
began TO breathe and show signs of conscious
ness The color returned, the eyes
received their wonted expression, and the little
child, whose feet had almost touched the black
river of death, began to move. There were
about fifty students present, and the success of
loud applause. The parents of the child sat in
an adjoining room in breathless expectation,
hopes of the child's recovery and fears OF his
death contending in their bosoms. The noise OF
the students caused them to make rush into
the operating room, where the child lay with
every appearance Of robust health, Their JOY
was so great that II became Necessary to take
the child away from them to prevent him from
being smothered by their caresses.
Year: 1870

A Child Apparently ChOked TO Denth-success-
ful SurGical Operation and Touching Finale.


The Cleveland Leader Of yesterday tells this
touching story


An accident, which nearly proved fatal, took
place on the West Side yesterday. A little boy
a large bean in his mouth, accidentally swal-
lowed it, and Immediately experienced the most
intense pain. The child was Immediately taken
to the operating rooms of DIR. Weber, where the
doctor proceeded to extract the bean. A person
not practiced in examining patients in such a
condition would have beliey yed the child to be
dead. deadly pallor oVerspread his counte-
nance, the eyes were CLASSY and without express
sion the muscles all relaxed and the perspira-
indicated that the grim king of terrors had inn
pressed his ineffaeeable seal upon the young boy.
The actual presence of death would hardly have
changed the stiffened limbs and Whitened fea-
lures of the youth, who seemed TO have been
snatched away from his loving and tender
parents in moment of idle playfulness Dur
ing q minute and half the child remained
without breathing. All tho students surrounded
the child In breathless silence and DIR. Weber
proceeded to extract the troublesome beam 1t
had passed down out Of the windpipe into the
opening that leads into the lung and there
stopped.


DIR. Weber began the operation by making q
longitudinal iucision in the neck just below the
pOnlufn Addnli in vulgar parlance Adams
apple. Ills next step was TO pass an instrument
down through the incsion, drew up the bean
and pulled it out with a pair of forceps. The
child still presented every appearance OF life
less corpse.


After The bean had been extracted the iucison
was held open by two hooks, and by pressing on
Tie elilds ehes! Tue air u J. Ma a.I(sl Vai
Year: 1870

In the report of the Boston Board of
Trade the disabilities of American ship
builders are discussed and some remedies
suggested, the principal of which is the
removal of duties. If the present duties
shall be removed or in some way compen-
sated for. it is argued that our shipyards
and machine shops will gradually revive
and our tonnage reach its former extent.
In relation to wooden vessels the report
presents new way of building which is
worthy of the attention of shipbuilders.
1t says:


Nor is it to be admitted, that whatever the
excellence of iron, wooden ships are going
Immediately and altogether out of use; we
are supplied in the United States with the ma
terial in abundance and of the best quality to
build vessels of this kind, and we shall proba-
bly, find occasion to turn our advantage to
profitable account. A ship of 100 tons is now
building at East Boston, which bids fair to
place the whole question of shipbuilding in
wood, in new light; her frame consists
wholly of bent white oak timber, frame, floor
timbers, knees and breasthooks, each frame
extending from the keel to thep gunwale,-
With less amount of bulk in wood, it is claim
ed that she will be nearly fifty per cent.
stronger than the strongest ship built in fitch
pieces, that is, in the old method; and that
she will be stronger, also, than iron framed
ships. The wood is thoroughly seasoned in
the method of preparing it for bending, whicl,
neutralizes the acids and elects the deleteri-
Gus matter which occasions dry rot; thus the
vessel will last much longer than the average
of ordinary wooden ships. The cost Of build
ing by this process will not be any more than
in the old way, perhaps less. We mention
the fact as having an important bearing upon
the construction of wooden ships, and as sup
plying an element to be taken into the ac-
count in considering the future of American
shipping.
Year: 1870

Tenney of the Brunswick Telegraph, is to
lecture before the Topsham Farmers Club on
Monday evening. The speaker will endeavor
to show the relation OF agriculture to science
at all events the illustrations which he will set
forth, will go toprove the Importance of study
as well as practise to successful farming As i,
ordinarily takes heavy team to draw on the
farm, there will be music upon the occasion
by the Glee Club Of TopslIam.
Year: 1870

The Press says that on Wednesday after
Commercial street, Portland, from the west
ern depot team loading with shocks from a
car, and standing across the track, could no,
be started. Tire situation was discovered by
the brakeman on the rear of the train, which
was backing at the time, just in time to save
a valuable pal Of horses from being crushed
to death.
Year: 1870

A few days since man in Pennington built
big fire in his stove. Soon afterwards his
olfactories were saluted with the smell of
burning hair. On opening the the oven door
of the stove out sprang the houe cat, entirely
denuded of hair. She took to the street like
a mad one, since which time neither "hide nor


hair" of her have been seen.
Year: 1870

A committee of the Maine Eclectic Medical
Society which was in session recently in Bath,
will petition the Legislature soon for some
portion of the aid which is commonly granted
to medical associations The next regular
held in this city on the fourth Wednesday of
June next
Year: 1870

without fratricidal strife Behold the third
awakening; it is ideally beautiful! The third say
rather the fourth for must not forget that 1880
republican at the beginning We have fought for her
onp lose her. To-day she rises complete with single
word-Vire la France. This then is the normal state
which conscience OF humanity desires. This is the
inevsable end of the prodgious toll OF humanity 1t is
WELL 1t is the law of intelligence. The Imanliness Of
man only develope In the air Of freedom. Behold
the god Of armies! His name is country and liberty.
Hail to the Republic! Thou art in good hands
and great people is marching under thy
banner after bloody expiation. Thy task is hard But
should it happen 10 thee TO fall more, thou wilt
surely rise again. The rights of imperishable


GEORGES SAND.
These and similar appeals have effect on the people
and strengthen their determination to defend the
CITY to the last
Year: 1870

srasbOure is the OF surrender Next TO Nets t
s the strongest fortress OF France the Rhine frontier
The defenses Of which the above s correct map, con-
sst OF Fashioned enceinte very irregular in outline


the bastons constructed at intervals along its permeter
varying in each instance but admirably well located for
mutual support and defense. The numerous rcentering
angles In the trace Of the enceinte well secured by
towers and dem bastons OF suitable construction while
the saents protected by powerful cross fire from
the supporting works The main ditch is filed with
water for nearly the whole distance around the city
Between the city proper and the Rhine, and connected
Year: 1870

A


A GREETING TO THE REPUBLIC.


PARIS, Friday, Sept. ., 1870
Victor Hugo has written an address to the Ger
mans, of which the following is an extract:


"You may take the fortress you will find the rampant.
You may take the rampant you will find the barrcade.
You may take the barrcade, and then-who knows the
resources OF patriotism In dstress-you will find the
ewers mines Of powder ready to blow whole streets into
the air This will be the terrible sentence you
must accept To take Paris stone by stone TO slaughter
Europe on the spot, TO kill France in detail in each
street in each house that great light must be extn-
0nished soul by soul! Germans, hold backl Paris is
formidable Think while before her walls. All
formations are possible for her Her Incidence gives
you the measure of her energy She to sleep She
will awaken Her thought will leap from Its scabbord
ike sword; and this city, which yesterday sybars,
to morrow may De sarragossa-"


George Sand salutes the new regime In the follow
ing words:


The Repubici-she must have life In her since she
again from her ashes by the voice Of ALL by will of
which che lie worthy, without tho spllng Of blood.
Year: 1870




on Saturday next.


The Cabinet to-day talked over the Franco-Prus-
sian war question: and finally agreed that dispatch
be sent to Minister Bancroft in reply to one from
him, in which this Government says, in substance,
that while we cannot act in connection with other
nations yet if our good offices should be requested
by the bellgerents we shall be happy to lend them
with view to bringing out peace between two
great powers with which we have traditional friend
ship. Such dispatch has since been sent


ESPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE TRIBUSBl


WASHINGTON, Friday Sept. Q, 1870
As to any further action of our Government in re-
gard to the Republic, the President thinks that
we have done all that can be done for the present
1t is part of our doctrine not to interfere with the
quarrels of European nations nor have them inter
fere with u.s. No official notice of the assembling Ofa
Peace Congress at Vienna has been received, and
should such Congress meet and an invitation to par
tcipate be extended the United States the President
doubts the propriety of an acceptance. He thinks
the only way in which could interfere would be
by invitation of the belligerent powers themselves
Should Germany and France ask our Government to
interpOse it's friendlysoices and act arbiter, 1t
would gladly accept and do its utmost to secure JUS
tice to all upon the broad principle upon which this
Government is founded. He thinks the news from
France is favorable TO the of the Republic
but everything depends the leaders. He hopes
for immediate peace, and believes that it will be
cured without further bloodshed


The Secretary of State has addressed telegTaphic
orders TO Minister Bancroft at Berlin and Minister
Washburne at Paris to inform the respective Gov
ernments that the United States Government has
decided not to join with any of the European Powers
in a congress OF convention for interference OF
mediation. But the President will listen at any
time to Joint request Of France and Prussia for the
friendly mediation of the United States.


MEDIATION OF THE UNITED STATES REQUESTED


BY FRANCE.


The State Department to-day received dispatch
from the Provisional Government of France asking
for the mediation of the United States in
nection with the leading Powers of Europe
in the interest of peace, and for securing such
terms of settlement as France can accept with
honor The dispatch explains that it is copy of "a
ioint note addressed to neutral European Powers.
The President expressed great satisfaction at receiv
ing the dispatch. and the subject will be the chief
matter for consideration in Cabinet meeting to-mor-
row. at which Secretaries Fish, Cox. and Robeson
will be present. Wash cor. Boston Adv Sept. S.
Year: 1870

THE rapid concentration of troops
at Sioux City looks as though the
government was anticipating an In
dian war of large dimensions. This
will be cheering news to the harpies
who fatten on army contracts, and
government plunder, but unpleasant
to those who are groaning under the
burdens Of taxation.
Year: 1870

THE New Harmony Register has
completed its third volume. 1t takes
the opportunity of calling on those
who are indebted for one, two and
even three years subscription (of
whom there are ma N.Y. to settle up at
onoa
Year: 1870

The loan market is active on speculative ac-
count, but business borrowers are virtually out
of the market There is very little commercial
paper making, and until the approach of the
holidays lenders are anxious 10 place their
balances on more favorable Ierlns 20 lenders.
The comparative quiet in business has much to