smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1873

AN ACT to amend chapter $50 of the general laws


of 1871 entitled act in relation to the coec-


tion of taxes"


The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in


senate and assembly, do enact as follows:


Section |. Section one of chapter 130 of the gen.
eral laws of 1871, is hereby amended by inserting


Zone year" in place of 'six months SO that the
ton shall read follows: Section /. In all cases in
which the lists of lands to be advertised for sale for
of any county in this state when the number of de-
scriptions shall exceed four thousand, and in all
when the list Of lands to be advertised by the
clerk of the board of supervisors for redemption
when the number of descriptions published shall
exceed three thousand 1t shall be the duty of such
treasurer and such clerk of the board of supervisors
of the several counties in which the several lists
aforesaid shall exceed the number aforesaid, to let
the publication Of such lists to the lowest bidder
upon notice. either written printed, to be deiv-
cred to, and left with the publisher publishers of
each newspaper printed in the county where the
lands to be advertised shall be- at least ten days
prior to the time at which such contract shall be
le pr0Gided, that such publication shall be made
in any newspaper, shall any contract be let to
any publisher OF any newspaper the pblicatiOn of
which has not been regularly and continually Icon-
tinuouslyl made in the county in which such lands
he at least once in each week. for one year prior to
the time at which such publication shall be by law
required to be made; and pr0Uided further that
the price to be paid for the publication of such lists
shall in case exceed the amount now, or which
shall be hereafter prescribed by law as the maxi
mum price allowed for publishing such lists; and
prOUded, further, that this act shall not be held 10
apply in any manner to any county in this state
shall be less than those specified in this act


Sec. 2. This act shall be in force from and after
its passage and publication.


Approved February 90 1873.
Year: 1873

AN ACT relating to highways and amendatory of


section sixty-six, chapter one hundred and fifty


to codify the laws of this state relating to high


ways and bridges"


The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in


senate and assembly, do enact as follows:


Section /. Section sixty-six of chapter one hun
dred and fifiy-two Of the general laws of 1869, is
hereby amended so to read as follows: Section &C.
All damages consequent upon laying out or altering
any highway anally settled upon, pursuant to the
provisions of this chapter and all lawful charges
against town for the services of any jury in the
assessment of damages, or for fees of any justice
constable provided for in this chapter, or for the
services of any commissioners appointed in the
manner herein provided, shall be laid before the
town board to be audited, and the amount allowed
shall the order of the supervisors, be paid by
the town treasurer out of any money in the town
treasury not otherwise appropriated; and if there
be no unapprOpriated money in the town treasury
from which said order orders can be paid it
shall be the duty of the supervisors to certify the
amount OF the order or orders made or issued
and unpaid to the town clerk of the town against
which such Indebtedness exists; and it shall be duty
of the town clerk with whom the certificate of the
Indebtedness aforesaid shall have been filed, to
sess the amount thereof, with interest thereon from
the date OF such order or orders to the time when
the warrant for the collection thereof will expire,
upon the taxable property of said town. placing the
same on the next assessment and tax roll; and the
same proceedings shall be had thereon, and the
same shall be collected and returned in the same
manner as other town taxes, and shall be paid to
the party parties entitled thereto: TOUjded, hOC
eOeT, JnaG Gne Town clerk snail not perform the Ou-
ties prescribed in this section when said indebted
ness so accrTing shall exceed one thousand dollars,
until first authorized by the qualified electors of
such town, at some legal town meeting. Whenever
the damages consequent upon the laying out or al
tering of the highways as finally settled upon, pur
suant to the provisions of this chapter, and all law
ful charges against the town for the services of
jury in the assessment of damages, for the fees
of any justice or constable provided for in this
chapter, or for the services of any commissioners
appointed in the manner provided for in this chap
+ar hall 6p Laid tha oapH 10 ha
ed, and if the said town board shall neglect re-
fuse to audit the same, any person aggrieved by
such neglect or refusal may commence and prose-
cute an action in the proper county, before any
court having jurisdiction of the said town. and the
claimed against said town, for all sums to
which such person shall be entitled for ac-
count of such damages or fees prOUided, said road
has not been discontinued by an order made by the
board of supervisors of said town.


Sec. q This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.


Approved February Is, 1873.
Year: 1873

Attention is again directed to tue abuso known
ns " straw bull IN tho trontment Of criminals,
in q communication which wo publish elsewhere.
The assertion Is made By the writer that there
have not bcen brought to trial.
Year: 1873

Gov. SAFFoRD gives the people of Ari- zona some reasons why they should be thankful and prayerful on the 27th in stant, for which see his proclamation in our advertising columns. As it don't cost anything to be thankful and nothing but little time to pray, we may reasonably expect a liberal OutpOring of thanks and praise on the day officially designated.
Year: 1873

NEW Camp Lowell is six miles east and two north of the old site in Tucson. It is on the northeast quarter of section thirty five and northwest quarter of section thirty-siX, in township thirteen north of range fourteen east Just what dimensions the reserve is or will be there, we are not advised, but have heard some talk of it's being made ten miles square.
Year: 1873

THE weather has been proper enough this week, but one day the dust and street rubbish were pretty lively and scared about in an objectionable way. Thursday evening, a prominent circle surrounded the moon. What change may occur in the elements in a few days, we do not know, and not desiring to know less about the future, we have not consulted any of our excellent weather SeerS.
Year: 1873

THE race between the Gray Eagle and a certain bay horse came off last Tuesday, the former easily winning, as per reports. Some of the losing gamesters say the race was not executed according to previous agreement, in that the bay was to win the first race; then another was to be made and Gray Eagle should win it. Losing men are aptto be suspicious. Our stock of sym pathy is too limited to reach these un- fOrtunateS.
Year: 1873

HIRAM S. STEVENS is overhauling his building at the foot of Main street on the west side. We believe it is to be fitted up into nice rooms to let to transient or regu- lar customers. We have often heard it re- marked that the old ramada in front was no ornament to the house and not exactly safe during times of heavy rains.
Year: 1873

The Governor sent to the House last
night message, in which be urgently ap-
pezls to them to reE ain in session until
they have passed the two important IeVe-
nue. bills which they have before them. 1t
is very evident that some of the Represent
atives most bitterly opposed to the fund.-
ing law, had endeavored to defeat the two
revenue bills of which the Governor speaks,
by frittering away the time of the House
in speeches made solely for delay, and in
diIatory motions, amendments and proceed
ings. They seem not to have been aware
ofthe fact that the funding law makes it
the imperative duty ofthe Treasurer to ''set
apart for that exclusive purpose so much of
the revenues as may be necessary to pay the
interest on the bonds commencing with the
interest that falls due on the 1st of July,
1874" The funding law is the law, and
those who opposed it cannot repeal it nor
defeat its operation. The existing revenue
laws viii raise simply sufficient to pay the
interest on the debt. Ali that those who
are striving SO earnestly TO defeat the pend
ing revenue laws could accomplish by such
result, would be the defeat Of the extraor-
binary appropriations which they have
made. The Governors appeal TO them is
earnest and respectful, and should be heed
ed. If they do not, the corrective will be
in the hands of the people.
Year: 1873

NASHVILLE, March 20, 1S73.-Gentle-
men of the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatiVes: There are some important
measures yet pending before the House of
Representatives, and among them the two
revenue bills. One of them, Senate bill No.
1874, to improve the assessment and revenue
laws, and the other, Senate bill No. 262, to
provide revenue for the State and to sustain
the credit thereof. These bills have passed
the Senate and two readings in the House,
and the former has been on its third read
ing for day or two.


You have enacted a law to fund your
past due debt, and pledged the faith, honor
and credit OF the State for the resumption
of the payment of interest on the bonded
debt on the 1st day of July, 1874, and to
pay it promptly every six months there
after.


The Sd section of that act provides that
"the Treasurer shall set apart for that ex-
elusive purpose so much of the revenues as
may be necessary to pay the interest on the
bonds, commencing with the interest that
falls due on the 1st of July, 1874"


submit to your earnest consideration,
whether after you have set apart a sufi-
ciency of the revenues to meet the INSTALL
ments of interest as above provided and
ordered, you can meet the appropriations
made by you at the present session, amount
ing to nearly S250,000 over and above the
estimates made for the ordinary expenses
Of the Government, and the underlined sp-
preparation for the purchase of statutes
for Justices Of the Peace.


1t must, therefore, be clearly evident to
every member of the General Assembly
that the State cannot meet these with its
other obligations, without material i'm
provement in existing revenue laws. | beg
most earnestly to present for your consider
alton the importance of final action upon
these vital questions before you adjourn,
even if day or two beyond the period for
which you are entitled to pay should be re-
quired.


Without intimating whether an extra
session would be called in the event you fail
to provide sufficient revenue, yet it is most
manifest that it is far better for the General
Assembly to sit few days longer, at a
trifing cost to each member, rather than
the State should incur an expense of $685.
900 or more for an extra session. The bills
in question are well nigh matured. Ifyou
adjourn without final action upon them, they
are lost, and all the labor you have bestowed
upon them will prove useless. l therefore
appeal to you, sctuated alone by an earnest
and ardent desire to preserve and sustain
the honor and plighted faith Cf the State,
to continue your present session until you
shall have provided ample revenue to meet
the obligations incurred by the measures of
this session. Upon you, and you alone,
rests the responsibility now. And 1 feel
sure you will meet it with the promptness
its magnitude deserves.


Respectfully,


JOHN G. BROWN, Governor.
Year: 1873

SEVEN Of the jurors who tried Foster for
She murder of Putnam in New York, and
agreed 10 verdict of murder in the first
degree, swore to a statement, which was
presented to Gov. Dix, that conviction could
never have been obtained but for the belief
by the Jurors that a recommendation q
mercy would procure commutation of the
sentence to Imprisonment for life, and ask
ing the Governor to prevent the execution.
Such confession as this is well calculated to
throw distrust upon the trial by jury.
Year: 1873

Otherwise he would not have risen again.
He sees no reason 10 retract slngle WORD,
but would repeat that be thought that after
the long time that had elapsed since the
bitter campaign, he should nave expected
that no insinuations would have been lu-
dulged in. He was glad the Senator from
New York had retracted the remark thst
he had made allusion to him In his speech.
Year: 1873

THE SENTENCE APPROVED BY THE JUDGE ADVOCATE


GENERAL.


WASHINGTON, August 2ist.-The proceedings
of the commission that tried the Modocs have
been returned to the Secretary of War by Judge
Advocate General Holt with his approval OF the
sentence. They will be Transmitted to President
Grant tomorrow.
Year: 1873

The Exposition at Vienna proves to be no ca
option to the usual iule, with regard to the
Swing machines exhibited Each aud all of
them announce that they have .aGea the highest
prize,
Year: 1873




Not a new move Of the democratic party
I'VE have had enough of them, ending
with the move towards the negroes in
LOuisiana-but the departure Of his Excel
lency, Governor Davis and suit to wash
ington and New York, which calls forth q
long leader in the ssoficial organ Of the
State, y that is, the organ Of Governor Davis,
which, in the estimation Of Louis the XIV
and the State journal, we suppose, means
the same thing, We are told the Governor
has two main objects in view in this new
departure Of his-frst, to settle the Indian
question, and, second, to procure financial
relief to the State. We shall be heartily
glad if he accomplishes both these satisfac-
torilya But viii he get the Secretary Of the
Interior to leave the delights of summer
watering place for the dangerous vicinity Of
Fort SHli And viii he give up the WAGNER
roasters, Santanta and Big Treel We shall
see what we shall see. As for the money
matter, we wish his financial Ex-
ceIlency great success, but we can
not allow the Journals statement, that
the present necessity for money relief arises
from the conduct of the Thirteenth Leg
islatnre, to go uncontradicted. The States
indebtedness and its present embarrassment
are the natural results Of radical rule and
the doings of the Twelfth radical Legisla-
ture. The bonds, now to be sold, were is
sued under the authority of that radical
body, and the Governor found it impossible
to sell them. Now that democratic legis-
Iature has sanctioned their sale and author
lied the Governor, or his agent, to sell
them, we. understand the moneyed men of
Wall street are willing to take them at s5
or 90 cents on the dollar. His ExceIlency,
understanding this, also come to the con-
clusion that he would go on himself instead
of appointing shreYd financial agent, and
try his hand again. We wish him much
luck. The bonds ought 70 sell for at least
90 cents on the dollar, for the credit of
Texas ought to be on par with the soundest
States of the Union. Considering her small
Indebtedness and her immense resources,
uCA iICA NSuOs Q pCClC DOuuS SHOulu Do CduSilo
at like hot cakes With regard to the per-
sonal compliment, paid the Governor by the
thirteenth democratic Legislature, in author
izing him to sell the bonds, we hope he
may prove himself worthy of it. The
Journal seems to think that the prospect is
not very good, because the reputation of
the thirteenth Legislature will be ''dangling
at his heels, y yet the Governor is hopeful.
If there was nothing worse dangling at
his heelsn than the reputation of the thir-
teenth Legislature, we, too, should be hope
full; and we viii here add, that this thrust
of the Governors organ is but a sorry re-
turn for the personal compliment, said to
have been paid him. But of such is radi-
calism. May his Excellency escape the
scalping knife of the Comanche and return
safe with his 'pockets full OF rocks"
Year: 1873




Our merciIess critic in the Houston Tele-
graph persists in the idea that she is man,
and no other than the veritable brother
Webb himself. fl is true she writes 'like
man, " and stands up for sex like man, !"
and fights her battle maRtaVy, but, after
all, there is no mistakihg her sex. There
are indications so peculiar and prominent
in the body of her article, the sentences are
so beautifully and gracefully rounded out,
that even an old bachelor would come to
the conclusion that she was ''truly a wo-
man." Don't let her try to conceal herself
under brother Webb's long tailed black
coat, close fitting vest and neither unmen-
tionables. We can see the lovely daughter
of Eve, within all this coarse and cumbrous
vestment, as clearly as the sculptor can
discern the foamy Venus, with all her in
comparable and matchless proportions in the
rough block of marble. Pshaw Try to de-
ceive usi


Haven't we always had an eye for a
woman and a ''truen woman toog How
coHld.she imagine we had any dislike to the
''better half of creation and 'skick before
she was spurredgp We adore them. We
want them to be perfect-as perfect as
shemQaity can be. Hence our unfortunate
article on ''manners and pclitness" :" Now,
don't come at us again for the use of that
unsanctioned word, 'sshemanity.n 1t is
shorter than ''humanitarianism, and ought
to be in a dictionary, for it expresses, in our
idea, something more than human. Men are
human, women divine. To err is man, to
be perfect is woman. Does that satisfy your
And now, in conclusion, don't you get an
CRY, brother Webb, because we wont let you
play the part of woman. Had you been
our critic, would you not have raked us
over hot Goals for undertaking the present
manners of meng OF course, you would.
We know you and your perfect manhood.
We know your style as we do our spelling
book Editors soon learn to distinguish
one another by their unmistalIabIe ear
marks. You could no more have written
that very wOmanly criticism than you could
dress baby or work a buttonhole. It
shows the woman all over as plain as the
naked truth. Old bachelor as we are, we
could see the needles (and sharps at that
and the bodkins and hair pins sticking out
al over it. It made us fairly tremble in our
boots. Oh, brother Webb, for the sake of
brotherhood, and the great democratic
party, which We are both lhboing for, don't
let her get into your editorial chair again,
or You win have 10 write our obituary your
self, and chronicle the melancholy fact
died Of a woman's bOdkin.
Year: 1873

Tom Ochiltree, now United States Mar
shal Of the Eastern District Of Texas, in a
letter to the Houstos Union, says he has
no time to aid in the ''dirty linen washing
now going on with the leading members
Of his party in this State We are sorry
for this, as the amount to be washed is
very large, and the linen very dirty. Our
friend Tom is an able-bodied man, strong
in arms and purpose, when he undertakes
to do anything, and we regret that he could
not spare few days or even hours in
.''white washing" the Governor, as desired
by the State Journal. If Tom would but
have rolled up his sleeves, taken large
tub, with plenty of soft soap, washed him
from top to toe, thoroughly clean of all
pollution, State police, martial law, bogus
certificates, Setc., and then wrung him and
starched him and ironed him well, so that
he would have shone like one of Moody's
superine shirts, it might have been of
great advantage to his Excellency before
starting off on his travels. As '.an' earnest
and loyal member of the great un-
washed Republican party" was not
this a duty, which the Marshal owed
to Texas and himself, as Texan
born and bred, and ever well washed and
presentable9 It is evident the Journal takes
this view Of the matter, and feels hurt at
this neglect, deeming the plea of want of
time mere subterfuge, and thereupon pro-
nounces the United States Marshal, with all
his proud array and clean linen, little else
than short sighted political trickster. {"
Well if that be true of the veritable
Thomas of the restG Let the s'wash-
ing'' go on till the radicals of Texas are
thoroughly cleaned.
Year: 1873

THE State Journal, feeling the force of
our late article on common schools and the
new school law, and being unable to an
swer it, resorts to its old way of person
ality, of which it complains loudly, when
applied to ITSELF We will say to the Jour
nal, that nine months of each year of our
boyhood, when not at school, were en-
ployed in honest labor, a good way of MAX
ing an honest democrat and an honest man.
Had the writey in the Journal been engaged
in similar occupation, instead of spending
his time in idleness or reading worthless
radical papers, he would now be altogether
a wiser politician, better man and far
more acceptable editor. We fear from the
character;:of his editorials, that our neigh
Dor never. got even the three months year
schooling, with which we were favored and
felt thankful for
Year: 1873

Pshaw! Mr., WLKEs-don't you know
that the sea sickness was imaginary, and all a
joker Had 1t been real you might then well
have said that 1t was no joking matter


And now, II you will carefully read the argu-
ment Of our counsel you will see that the nrin-
cipe which you speak Of was referred to IN his
argument, and although the particular case be-
fore the court could not turn upon It, the opin-
ion was expressed that whenever II should pro-
perry arise. the courts would be Obliged to hold,
10y analogy t. Judge MARsHALLs decision in re-
gard to treason, that u person accused of libel
could only be tried where his entire action In
the matter was committed.


That question would properly have arisen had
Mr. DANA been charged in Washington before a
competent court. As the court was not COM
petent one II did not arise. But If Il had come
up the Court could not have sustained il on the
strength Of the New York statute, but only on
the ground-that statute being gsuperiluous-that
the common law doctrine on the subject was er-
TOneous,
Year: 1873

Al seen by the tourist, it is most beat =
tlful country, possessing every variety OF
surface and soil. from rugged mountains to
lovely valleys and expansive pains. The
streams are everywhere bright and clear.
and generally swift running. For so small
territory there are remarkably large rivers
and lakes. With the exception Of one or
two in Switzerland there are larger lakes in
Ireland than can be found elsewhere in Eu-
rope. The Shannon is larger river than


any In Great Britain, and navigable for


longer distance. The harbors are among
the finest in the world. The climate is
remarkably temperate and equable.
Many plants which can only flourish in hot.
houses in England, flourish in the


open air in Ireland, while the great
moisture which prevails is so favorable
to vegetation that the country ia
carpeted in almost perpetual green. This
verdure extends to the mountain tops
where there is a particle of earth, and on
the sea shores right down to where the
ocean breakers dash against the rocks.
From what had heard before visiting Ire


land L supposed it was nearly treeless
country. But such is not the case.
Every rod square almost, which is unfit
for cultivation, is covered with trees,
Trees abound on the mountains and on
the steep hill-sides, and along many


of the roads and lanes; and they may be
seen anywhere standing singly or in clumps.
Where one tree is seen in Illinois from the
windows of the train, fifty may be seen In
Ireland. The hedge-rows add greatly to
the beauty of the landscape. The foliage
of the thorn is very dark green, and those
live fences can be distinguished for long


distances, subdividing the face of the coun-
try into squares like those on a chess
board. Joe MediW an Ireland.
Year: 1873

CoRoNER's FINDINa.-The inquest
over the body of Alice Henry resulted in a
verdict declaring that she died "from the
effects of exposure and lack of proper
attendance to which she subjected herself
while making criminal attempt to conceal
the birth of her newborn and illegitimate
child -