smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

The Reese River Reveille tells of an Austin man who was reading a story to his wife, the other night, and came to a piece of fine writing, in which the ear of the heroine was compared to'some creamy white, pink-tinged shell of ocean,

 By the way, said the husband, cutting short his reading, that description of the ear reminds me of your ear-you have an ear like she'll 1

 It was the first compliment she had re- ceived from hum since the early days of their marriage, and blush of pride suf- fused her face as she asked

 "What kind of sEell, darling?"

 ''An abalone shell, he replied.

 She had never before heard of nor seen an abalone shell, but she did not want to display her ignorance, so she made up her mind to hunt it up in the .Condensed Conchology' that ornamented the center table. Next morning the first thing she did after her husband had left the house was to hunt np the description of an aba lone shell. She found it. It was des- eribed as she'll about the size of an ordi. nary wagon wheel. She nursed her wrath during thatday. At night she met him at the door with the towel roller. and now his ear is as big as an abalone shell, but 1t looks like piece of pounded beef.
Year: 1876

HUNTING TEsTIMoNIAL.-They had a quarrel Sunday evening. He got mad and swore he'd leave her. Then she got vexed and told him he could do as he pleased. He left. The next night he came around again.. He asked to see her alone. She readily complied. She was all of tremor. Her heart went out to him in gush of sympathetic love. She stood ready to throw both arms around his neck and cry out for joy. There was not much color n his face, and his voich was husky. He said:

 ''l have been with you six months, Ma tilda, and tried in all that time to do what was right" He paused minute to recover the voice which was falterIng rap- idly, while her trembling increased. II know that have got considerable temper, and that do not control it as I ought. But have tried to be faithful to you, tried to do everything that I thought would tend to make you happy. And feeling this I have called tonight to see if you wouldn't be kind enough to give me sort of testimonial to this effect, so that I could show it to any other young lady that l might want to go with. It might help me."

 He looked at her anxiously. All the color left her face in flash. She made a great effort to swallow something which threatened to saffocate her. Then she spoke.

 "You get out of this house as quick as you can you miserable whelp, or my fath- CT shall kick you out"

 He didn't toy with time. He left with. out the testimonial. Danbu1y Neass.
Year: 1876

A STORY OF THE HARTFORD PULPrT.-A story of the Hartford pulpit, told in the "Recollections, illustrates the simple customs of the days gone by. Dr. Strong. after his Revolutionary chaplaincy, was pastor for many years in the city, where he was universally loved and respected. On week days, the Doctor was interested in the sale of rum as member of firm who distilled and sold the liquor. This may seem strange, yet it is worth remark that the liquor business appears to have been better in the time when ministers managed it than now; but that is not all the story. The firm failed, and the sher- if followed up the minister with writ. The latter retired to his house and shut himself up there to escape, but as writs could not be served on Sundays, he would come out of exile on those days, and, making his way to the sanctuary, would in safety lead his flock in their. religious duties. nor did anybody then comment on the affair as peculiar. Another version of the tradition has it that the sheriff did arrest the minister but he was released ''within limits" as the custom then was. and the legal ''limits" had to be especial. ly extended for the benefit of this culprit in order that he might be able to reach the church where he preached.-C. IT. CT1rk; Scribaaer Jor. November.
Year: 1876

Two sportsmen who went out Saturday for game brought home wild pigeon. two chipping birds and three pints of whiskey We mention the last merely as establishing an extraordinary precedent.
Year: 1876

Forming in fact Cycop@dia with the same plan and compnss its predecessor but with far greater pecuniary expenditure and with such Improvements in its composition have been suggested by onQer experience and enlarged knowledee
Year: 1876

The work has been begun after long and careful preliminary abor and with the most ample resources for carrying it on to successful termination.

 None of the original stereotype plates have been used, but every page has been
Year: 1876

WHY BOB INGERsoLL OPPOSES THE DEMocRArs.-I am opposed to the demo- cratic party, and will tell you why: Eve ry state that seeded from the United States was democratic state. Every or dinance of secession that was drawn was drawn by a democrat. Every man that endeavored to tear the old flag from the heaven that it enrlches was a democrat. Every man that tried to destroy this na- tion was a democrat. Every man that shot Union soldiers was democrat Eve " man that starved Union soldiers and refused them in the extremity of death a crust, was democrat. Every man that loved slavery better than liberty was g democrat. The man that assassinated Lincoln was democrat. Every man that sympathised with the assassin-every man glad that the noblest President ever elect ed was assassinated-was democrat.
Year: 1876

Of all the blunders, says the Gard
ner'S Monthly, that the common farm


er and some others make with trees,
none is so common or so hurttul, and


which he is so long finding out, and
of which he might know so certainly,
as the practice of cutting off lower
limbs. All over the country nothing
is more common than to see mutilated
trees on almost every farm. Big
limbs cut off near the body of the
tree, and of course rotling to the
heart. This is 4 great sin against
nature. The very limbs necessary to
protect the tree from wind and sun,
and just where limbs are needed most,
are cut away. But the greatest in
jury is the rotting that always takes
place when a big limb is sawed off
too big to heal over, it must rot, and
being kept moist by the growing
tree, is in the right condition to rot,
and heing on the body, the rotting
goes to the heart and hurts the whole
tree. 1t is common all over the coun


try to see large orchards mutilated in
this way. We often see holes in the
trees where big limbs have been cut
away, where squirrels and even rae
coons could crawl in. Perhaps the
only reason these trimmers would
give is that the lower limbs were easi


est got at, and some would say they
wanted to raise a crop under the tree.
Year: 1876




TIE WEDDINGS or RIVERS. = Prof.
James Thompson, at the meeting of the
British Association, exhibited a model
to illustrate the action of rivers in mod
flying the forms of their windings. He
said that most treaties on hydraulics
speak of this action as if water consist
ed of particles inpinging against the
outer side of the bend, and so wearing
it away. This is Objectionable, as wa
ter does not impinge but presses against
the outer bank. The action is more
properly as follows: The stream lines
of water flow less rapidly from the CEN
ter to the outer, and more rapidly from
the center to the inner side. In conse-
quence Of this and fluid friction, there
is flow of water at thessurface from
the inner to the outer side, and below
from the outer to the inner. This causes
the earth at the outer side to be trans
ferred along the bottom to the inner
bank. He illustrated these remarks-by
the behavior of threads attached to pins
stuck in at different parts of the bend of
the model river. The bottom threads
inclined towards the inner side, while
the upper threads inclined slightly to-
wards the outer. The actual state of
matters could also be seen from the mud
raised by the flow of the stream in the
model.
Year: 1876

HIS MULE.-"Speaking about mules, -
remarked six-footer from Harnett
County, as he cracked his whip at the
market yesterday morning, "I've got a
mule at home which knows as much as
l do, and 1 want to hear somebody say
that I'm half fool


No one said so and he went on.


I've stood around here and heard
men blow about kicking mules until
I've got disgusted. When you come
down to kicking, I want to bet on my
mule. A preacher came along and took
dinner with me the other day, and as he
seemed little disheartened took him
out to. see Thomas Jefferson, my cham
pion mule. I was telling the good man
how that mule would flop his hind feet
around, and he said he'd like to see q
little fun. He'd passed his whole life
in the South, but had never seen o mule
lay his soul into big time at kicking.


"WeH, y he continued, after borrow
ing some tobacco, 81 took Thomas out
of the stable, backed him up agin hill,
gin him a cuff on the ear, and we stood
back to see the amusement. It was a
good place to kick his darndest, and
what dye spose he did? In ten min
utes he was out of sight. In five more
we couldn't feel him with twelve-foot
pole, and-and-"


The crowd began to yell and sneer,
and the old man looked around and
added:


"Does anybody think I'm lying
Would l lie for one mule ?"-Raleigh
Sentinel
Year: 1876

There is man in New York SO close
that when he attends church he occu-
pies the pew farthest from the pulpit,
to save the interest on his money while
collectors are passing the plates for con-
tribution.


AS gentleman was nearly run over
in q narrow street by a dray, he shouted
to the driver, ''Do you want to kill me?"
whereupon the intelligent, driver replied,
"f I had knowed you was coming this
way | would have sent you a postal
cardr
Year: 1876

In the Supreme Court, before Justice Donohue, the
ofBenjamin Haskn against the City brought
TO trial yesterday afternoon. Tho action for
services Assistant Clerk Of the Tenth District Court


OF which Judge John Flanagan is the Justice. The
City denied his appointment and the rendition of tho
services but after the examination of the Clerk of the
Court the of action admitted, and Assistant
Corporation Counsel Stetson sought defeat recovery
by claiming that moneys had been paid to Mr.. Haskin
for services as senographer and that he ncompe
TO render such services and had not in fact
dcred them and, therefore, the amount paid to him
should be offset against the present action Mr. Meyer
Butzel the attorney for Haskin, in his opening the
jury contested the proposition. When proof was Of
fered by the Corporation Counsel defendants counsel
Mr.. Abel Crook, introduced in evidence Judgment
stenographer and insisted that IL formed complete bar
and estopne Upon the city, After hearing argument by
both sides the Court reserved decision II the deci
sion shall be favorable to plaintiff important prece-
dent Will be established, which will materially reduce
litigation between the city and those in It's employ.
Year: 1876

Pesach N Rubensteln still protests his innocence.
Yesterday he was visited by his sister who remained
in conversation with him for two hours. Three keep
ers have been assigned to the duty Of guarding him.
citizen told Of the jaers yesterday that he recog
nized Rubensten us man he had seen on the Grand
street terryboat on the Sunday the murder
mitted. He was then in company with young woman
who wore no bonnet 1t is believed that when the
condemned man finds that there is no longer any
hope of reprieve he will confess his guilt His
sci are engaged in preparing the papers upon which 10
base an argument Tor trial


District Attorney Winchester Britton denies that he
demanded the conviction OF Rubensten the ground
that he was jew as Is declared by Israel Rubensten
In his appeal to tho Hebrews. He says:-'I made no
attack on the Jewish people as a class a Sect
did ask for any conviction of the defendant in any
sense because he was Jew. What did say, which is
evidently what Israel Rubenstcin refers to, and the
only thing bearing any similarity TO his statement was
unless this defendant is convicted this testimony
II Will be long time before shall be able TO obtain
conviction on crcumstantial evidence IN this county,
Year: 1876

Tho general committee the new armory have is
sued circular asking for subscription to the new
buildings Among other things stated in tho circular
the following reason is given why the Seventh needs
new armory:-


As the centre OF population has advanced toward the
upper part Of the island during the past fifteen years
thr seventh regiment armory at rompkns Market has
become less and less central and convenient access
large majority OF its officers and members re-
side above Thirty street. and they find II difficult
and onerous TO attend the frequent drills which
necessary TO maintain the military efficiency OF tho
regiment Tho present armory by constant and
account OF the large drllroon being tho third
floor, has become unsafe IN the opinion OF architccts
the drill of than two companies one tlme
and the regiment can never the desired pcrcc-
ton until It's large drllroom is located the ground
floor. thereby giving an opportunity to practise mill
tary evOlutions IN double time, aud IS sufficiently spa
cious to accommodate one half OF the regiment at
battalion drill Tho future welfare and prosperity OF
the regiment as a large, thoroughly drilled AMI well
disciplined organization IS endangered, and new ar
mory in proper location has become positive neces
sity


The circular continues


A long and earnest effort has been made to secure
the erection Of new armory by the city state but
II become apparent that there Is a strong impress
sion among taxpayers and citizens generally thai tho
time Is inoppOrtune Tor the expenditure OF public
money for such purpose and that account OF the


large debt OF the city and heavy taxation there is
sonabe objection to any increase Of hepCblc burdens
The Board OF Officers therefore tue 18th OF ofJanunry
1876, resolved unanimously 10 make effort TO build
the necessary new armoy by subscription, and TO APP
peal to the active and exempt members OF the reg-
ment and to the wealthy citizens ahd business men o
the city for the amount required Tho officers and
mbcrs OF the Seventh regiment have subscribed over
$4,000 for the erection ora new armory; subscription
lists are now being circulated among the exempt and
veteran members, and II the wealthy citizens and bust
of the city contribute literally 20 this object
the complete success of tho enterprise will DO
sured. The Trustees OF the seventh Regiment New
ArmOry Fund Washington X. Nermilyc, Royal
Phelps and Robert LenOx Kennedy and all moneys COZ
octed be deposited la the United states Trust
Company, Union Trust Company, Farmers Loan and
Trust Company and New York Lie and Trust Com
pany. Drafts upon the fund are to be made by tho
Joint checks Of the OF the regiment and the
Veteran ASSOCIATION, and only In payment OF bills duly
approved by a majority Of tho Building Committee
Checks for amounts subscribed TO be made payable to
the Seventh Regiment New ArmOry Fund.- or to either
OF tho trustees above named
Year: 1876

A rather singular suit was commenced yesterday in
the Court OF Oyer and Termner before Judge Barrett
Austin Black indicted for subornatlon Of perjury was
placed trial. He is represented by Ex-Judge Fuller
ron and Charles W. Brooke, and the prosecution by
District Attorney Phelps The facts of tho case as
stated in Mr. Phelps opening show that in 1866 man
named John Ross was engaged in business in this city
ms broker and that shortly afterward he disap
pcarcd; that aAer Mr. Black turned up possessor
OF check $63 OOO purportng to be drawn by
Mr. Ross the Continental Bank OF this city and that
when tho check presented at the Continental
Bank they declared that the certificate was
forgery whereupon Mr.. Black COM
menced suits against the bank claiming that
the ccrlihcation proper The issue raised in that
suit whether the certacation was forged or not,
and it became necessary for Mr. Black 10 establish that
the relations between Ross and Tmpson the teller OF
The bank very intimate, so as to make proba
bic that Mr. Timpson had really certified the check
II he could show this intimacy he might make the GER
tncaion probable Mr.. Black, knowing this, under
took TO supply evidence He engages Dusenbury,
former orrand bow OF Ross who In turn engages two
men, named Howells and Boelngcr, but there was
difficulty In the way Neither of these men knew Ross
who had absconded This difficulty, however, was
overcome by Black furnishing them with written
description Of Ross Howels and Boclinger had never
bury was directed TO take howeIls aud Boeln.
ger down to the Continental Bank day
would be very easy for them to see Timpson at
work at his desk in the bank. Dusenbury complied
WIN ie4ucet anu ulu actually take them down 10
the bank. Black then went 20 work 10 prepare very
elaborate examination in writing, which Howells and
Boclnger we're to learn by heart Evcrything went
on swimmngly Tor some time, but by some hocus
pocus or other The whole scheme exposed and the
two men tDusenbury and Black) arrested for sub
ornation OF perjury.


The prosecution called as their FIRST witness John H.
Duscnbury the young man who was jointly indicted
with the defendant Black Dusenbury testified that he
was employed IN the Office OF Mr. Ross for about ten
days; that he knew Black by sight, that he came TO
him about three years ago and asked him II he had
ever seen Mr.. Ross and Mr. Timpson together much
or at any time; witness told him that he had not he
then asked him II he could find any man who had seen
them together hc said ne thought he could find men
who could testify 10 what no wanted; no then went


vor 20 see Howcls and BoclinRer and told them that
there was job TO be had; witness knew they had no
money and told them that they could make $500 IN
they would testify Mr.. Black wished-ans6 when
lhey went into the court room and 225o after thar lof
Year: 1876

The various captains Of police summoned 10 tho
Central Olice yesterday, by order OF Commissioners
Erhardt 10 receive further instructions about the new
record book which each Is obliged TO keep Some mis-
apprchensons with regard TO tho forwarding OF tho
same 70 headquarters every day were corrected
Year: 1876

The staff correspondent of the Tribune
at New Orleans, in q letter published this
morning, gives a careful statement of the
murder of Henry Pinkston, of the violence
offered to his wife, aud of the brutal
killing of their child. Mr.. White, man Of
large experience, declares that 1T is long
time since he has been 80 shocked by the
recital of any crime," and that to 1.-THE
worst phase of the story "there is no
other side" There Is perfect conference
in the statements of Mrs. Pinkston, and
her narrative is ono which it would have
been hardly possible for such q woman to
invent. These dreadful deeds are not to be
sneered down. scoffed down, sophisticated
into q misdemeanor, nor cross-examined
into tri1es unworthy Of public considera
ton. There are those who may have an
interest in discreditiDg Mrs. Pinkston's
testimony; but it is the whole situation
which they have to uncomfortable semi
military, semi-political clubs; the nocturnal
visits; the blacks flying from their homes
and taking refuge in swamps; the
Withholding of employment from the
laborer; the persecuted. with bullets in
their bodies, crawling for succor and med
ical treatment to the quarters Of Federal
soldiers; the raids, the burnings and the
mysterious assassinations. All these could
have but two objects-either to prevent the
cOlOred men from voting at all, or to keep
them from voting the Republican ticket.
Our correspondent in previous letter,
while suspending his judgment, found in
the facts "a sufficient explanation either tor
general absence of the negro voters from
the polls or for their desertion of their
party"


If the fundamental condition of the am
nesty which gave again to this and other
Southern States their former place in the
Union is repudiated in this way, and the
right of colored citizens to vote greatly
abridged, it is time that the fact was Off
cially known. The penalty which the four
teenth amendment provides is one that the
South would feel to its inmost soul. With
it's representation in Congress reduced in
the same proportion that the righttul vote
has been wrongfully abridged, the solid
South wouldn't mean 80 much as it does
now. and it might not be 80 solid.-Ne,c
York Tribune.
Year: 1876

Moody, on the corner of Royal and Canal
streets, reminds the public that be has q
large variety of goods for gentlemen in the
furnishing line. Ladies will Kud there 3
choice selection of articles which gentle
men would willingly accept as presents
when the holidays arrive. A word to the
wise in time saves nine at the proper sea-
son. The rich and poor Can BE- satisfied
and fannel-suited at Moody's. If poor
girl can not buy gentleman's dressing
robe, let her paper-coilar some young man
at Moody's and make him happy.
Year: 1876

Tn. calamity to the Brookly theatre on
Tuesday night, is the most terrible blow
that the public feeling of America has ever
felt. There is something as shocking in
the recital of such horror as to witness it..
Three hundred human beings burned to
death is spectacle in tale of the awful
that appeals to the sympathies, and reminds
US how sadly deficient we are in the per-
fection Of those buildings where the most
care should be taken. There are few build
ines where there should be better arrange =
ment for egress than in theatres 1t is
there that the largest audiences are con-
gregated, and in the emergency Of panic
there is no human instinct that can prevent
stampedes and its terrible consequences
Discretion is an instinct that the mind does
not possess, self preservation o.verrules all
other thought, and prudence is sacrificed
to it.


This is told in the tole of horror tina,
comes to us from Brooklyn. The coolest
presence of mind by the actors, who were
really in more imminent danger than the
audience, could not allay the terror they
felt, and the panic was one indescribable
in it disastrous effects. Tie modes of egress
Year: 1876

NJ. WnDIE II Council Pripans Com
mittee, gave sosice LAT night that at the
next meeting Of Council he would intro
ducs an ordinance, the OBJECT Of which is to
empower the Clerk of Council to dispose
of the city printing, under the direction Of
The Printing Committee. We eendorse this
as right and proper that the party in
power shall favor their patrons, and under
The same ruling it would be right and
proper that by Legislative enactment the
Sheriff be empowered to dispose Of his
printing in thu same way.
Year: 1876

O! the Louisiana vote the New York
Herald says;-It will not surprise any one
to learn that the Returning Board Of Lou
isiana have declared The final result of their
count to be in favor Of the Republican
Presidential electors. By what means the
conclusion has been reached cannot be
known at present, as the work of the Board
was completed in secret session. The de-
cision will not be satisfactory to the pub
lie mind, To complete reversal Of the
result shown on the face of the returns
could only Ue jus,iiable on the clearest
proof of such gross frauds in counties Civ
ing Democratic majorities to convince all
impartial judges that nothing like fair
election had leen held in such counties
Certainly the evidence brought before the
Board in its open session established nc
such fact, and the time devoted to the in
vestigation was not sufficient to enable the
Board to arrive at fair and honest iudg-
ment on so grave an issue. The matter
now rests with the Congress Of the United
States, and it will be deplorable if some
means cannot be found by which equa
justice may be done. The Democratic
electors it is announced. intend to cast theil
votes for Mr.. Tilden, under the authority
of commissions received by them from Mr.
McEnery. OF course they will have NJ
standing that can be recognized, as Mr.
McEnery can now make no claim to be re
garded as Governor of the State. Still


is to be hoped that the unsatisfactory worl
of the Returning Board may be suscepti
BILE of some revision.