smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

AN OLD CoUPLE.-We find the follow
ing credited to rural paper in Illinois:
DIR. Wilkins of Fairmount recently visi-
ted man and woman in Montgomery
county, Indiana, whose ages are respect
lively 113 and Ill years. and who have
lived together in the married state eighty
five years. The name of this ancient
couple is Fruits and they are the parents
of Mrs. Thomas Williams of Catlin Town
ship. The old man stands up as straight
as ramrod and does quite good deal
of work every day. He has always been
moderate liver and uses no tobacco.
which is an argument against tobacco
users. But his wife has been steady
smoker for sixty years. which is an ar
gument in favor of tobacco. The old
lady is afflicted with cancer, which
made its appearance upon her forehead
forty years ago and which sheis now doc
toring with coal oil. At one time in her
life she weighed two hundred and twenty
five pounds. but gradually shrunk away
till she now tips the beam at one hundred
and twenty-five.
Year: 1876

Every day brings its events and every
event its lesson. Extraordinary events
teach extraordinary lessons, and these are
sometimes learned by heart. The man will
doubtless be happiest AS well as wisest
who reads. the most carefully and lear IS
the most truthfully. Twenty-Five or
thirty years ago. in Jefferson county.
Wisconsin, Alvinza Hayward promised to
cleave to his wife till death did them
part. They came to this coast in '52 !:
since which time they have accumulated
much wealth-the wife says ten millions
of dollars, and Mr.. Hayward cannot tell
how much. She has applied for d.
vorce on the ground of desertion. aud
asks division of the estate. He con-
fesses by not, denying the allegations
of the complaint. The probabilities are
that had they continued to occupy the
cabin in which they lived when they first
reached the coast, and in which he rested
his weary limbs while she cooked his
meals and where she took in washing.
and had both continued to deny them
selves and delve for living. he would
not have deserted her. But.somehow in
the greed for gain and in the gaities of
the world that death came which parted
them-the bitterest of all deaths, the
death of the affections. Since the bonds
which drew and held them each unto the
other no longer exist they must necessa-
rily drift apart. The Court may and prob
ably will grant the divorce, but the true
marriage bond is already severed, and
has been from the day gain gained the
mastery over him. When all is done the
only interest the world will have in this
episode, aside from the lesson learned
would be in the answer which Mr.. Hay-
wards heart would throb out to the cues
ton whether he is happier now with all
his wealth than when he lived with and
loved his wife. Doubtless with his busi-
ness views he is for with his half of the
estate he will be able to buy handsomer
wife that Mrs. Hayward was even in her
youth. So if there is any anxiety at all
in regard to the matter, aside from pro-
tecting society from the effects of such
alliances. let it be extended toward Mrs.
Hayward, for it is very doubtful whether
at her age. even with five millions at
command. she can get another husband.
- Virginia Enterprise.
Year: 1876

One OF the most remarkable inventions
IN telegraphy was recently exhibited at
the Office Of the Dominion Telegraph Con-
pany at Bradford, Ont. 1t consists of an
apparatus by which musical sounds can
be transmitted over the wires, and every
word and note be as distinctly heard at
the end of the wires as at the place where
the music originates. In short, when the
invention is in working order, it is held
that concert given at San Francisco can
be plainly heard at New York as at that
place. A second improvement soon to
be exhibited, is that Of sending messages
already written out, without the usual
telegraph operations, and pictures as
well. The plan is to have the messages
written on shellac paper, then placed in a
machine made for the purpose 1t is re-
ceived at the other terminus upon piece
OF sheliac paper from like machine,
plainly written, like copper plate. Pic
lures, the inventor says, can be perfectly
copied by the same process. All this
work can be done by boys, andi put into
opera ion, will do away with telegraph
operators altogether. Still another dis
covery, which it is claimed can be put
into use, Is that of transmitting over a
single wire any number of messages to
the same point and at the same time. rhe
plan is to have corresponding number
of instruments at each terminus of the
wire, and one Of each of these tuned to
correspond with one at the other end.
by this arrangement the entire number
of machines can be operated simultane-
ously, and each will sound the one tuned
to the corresponding pitch ut the other
end without any one interfering with
the other.
Year: 1876

A PRETTY ORNAMENr.-Here is some
thing pretty that is within the reach of
every little girl. Try it: "Take white
sponge of large size and SOW it full of
rice. oats or wheat. Then place it for a
week or ten days in shallow dish of
water, and as the sponge will absorb the
moisture. the seeds will begin to sprout
before many days. When this has fairly
taken place the sponge may be suspen-
ded by means OF cords from hook in
the top OF the window, where little sun
will enter. 1t will then become like a
mass OF green. and can be kept wet by
the mere immersion of it in a bowl of
water"
Year: 1876

A Coon EXCUSE. Glasgow justice is
not always explicable. The other day, a
tailor, convicted of kicking his daughter
IN the most inhuman manner, was sem
fenced to months Imprisonment. For
similar offence another man received a
like sentence, while a third who had bru-
tally assaulted his sister-in-law, was al
lowed to escape with a fine of fifteen
shillings. The ground upon which the
lenlency in the third case was shown was
little curious. The facts were quite
well established, but the prisoner pleaded
that he assaulted his victim by mistake
thinking she was his wife. The Court
accepted the plea
Year: 1876

CoURTINe IN GEORGIA. "A romantic
marriage lately took place in Alabany, GA.
A young lady of that place wrote to a
young man of Winterville in this county.
that she had heard him highly spoken
of, and if he saw tit to pay her visit,
and could stand satisfactory examina-
ton, that she would reward him with her
heart and hand. He accepted the prop
osition, and started at once to see the
fair one. He arrived at her home Mon
day. was inspected and received. and the
couple were married the next day.
Year: 1876

LAMP CHIMNEYs. = Most people in
cleaning lamp chimneys use brush
made of bristles twisted into wire, or
rag on the point of scissors Both of
these are bad for without great care the
wire or scissors will scratch tho glass as
diamond does, which under the expan-
sive power of heat soon breaks, as all
scratched glass will. If you want neat
little thing that costs nothing, will save
half your glass, tie piece of soft sponge
the size of your chimney to pine stick.
Year: 1876

A PROMINENT Roman Catholic Of Port
land. Maine. who married some time ago
and afterward separated from his wife.
finally got divorce in order that he
might marry another woman, who did
not know that he had been married pre-
viously. When this was discovered the
husband pleaded with the late Bishop
Bacon to get him dispensation from the
Pope for divorce from the first wife,
promising that he would return to the
fold of the church, but owing to the
bishops illness he was unable to attend
to the matter. Lately news has been re-
ceived from Rome that dispensation
could not be granted, and that wife No.
must leave her husband and enter a
convent.
Year: 1876

SICK HEADACHE. Two teaspoonfuls of
finely powdered charcoal, drank in half
tumbler of water, will often give relief to
the sick headache when caused. az in
most cases it is. by superabundance
of acid on the stomach.
Year: 1876

The News Job Office is now supplied with an
cards. and other materials and facilities for
good job printing Additional materials are
constantly arriving, and we ask the attention
of our friends and the public to the fact that
all Job printing can be handsomely and expe-
ditiously done at this office.
Year: 1876

We have just seen letter on the
recent election written by well
known and entirely reliable young
man Of this city, a German by birth,
now law student in Albany, New
York, in which position he has good
opportunities for accurate observation.
In that, the writer says that right ut
the very capital Of New York the en-
issaries of Mr.. Tilden bought votes for
their candidate with shameless open
ness, paying from five to fifteen dol
lars each for them. Another citizen
of Davenport has received private let
ters from his old home in Saratoga
county, New York, in which he is as
sured that at each polling place in
that county, an agent of the Demo-
cratic Committee promptly appeared
at an early hour in the morning on
election day, with a plethoric pocket
book which was vauntingly displayed,
and from the contents ofwhich money
was openly expended for votes. And
this, too, is "reform. ."-Gd.etfe.
Year: 1876

settlement In procession. They came
doubtless with the intention of voting
the Radical ticket. They marched
up to the railing around the court


house and halted. They stood around
for about half an hour, looking con-
fused and sheepish. They were no
doubt ashamed of themselves. A few
white men went among them and
talked with them, but could not get
nothing out Of them. Some of the
crowd had curiosity to see Hayes
and Wheeler ticket, aud tried to find
one among these negroes, but they
failed, ~ nota darkey would show
his ticket. Finally they withdrew in
good order; but looking very foolish"
Year: 1876

A Davenport woman, hearing a
great deal about preserving Autumn
leaves" concluded to put up few jars
Of them. She told n neighbor yester-
day that she didn't think they would
ever he fit to eat, and she might just
as well have thrown her sugar away.
Year: 1876




The sin OF the day is extravaganza waste and the
natural results-bribery and peculation. 1t thus
evident that we want man for the Presidency whose
assured habits and well formed character
tees for his future conduct We need man OF
questioned integrity, of strong, resoute purpose
In the full vigor OF manhood who Will TO ii that
his subordnatcs will clean out the dishonest parasites
aud barnaces in the various departments. The
with that lofty political independence which mistaken
fidelity TO ones party alone can give Such man Is
Thomas r. Bnyard, OF Delaware. For the honor of
State and the good OF the country we suggest
organized movement at by the formation OF
Bayard club, the duty OF which will be to keep his
claims before the great public aud to unite with friends
in other States to go 1000 strong to 81 Louis in the
interest OF Bayard and honest government
Year: 1876

CONTINUATION OF THE TAX DIsCUssIoN-AN
APPROPRIATION FOR THE STATE LUNATIc
ASYLUM


TRENTON, March IA, 1870
The tax discussion was, in one shape another, be-
fore both Of the houses to-day The Assembly refused
to pass any OF the compromise brought to its
notice. ValPs bill, permitting the mortgagor and
mortgage TO agree between themselves TO who Of
them shall pay the mortgage tax, and Patcrsons bill,
permitting deduction to be made on account of any
personal Indebtedness from tho value OF real estate,
were both beaten by vote of - TO 81 Five anti
exemption men and one exemption man we're absent
Senator Smith made the point against the tax bills
pending in the Senate that, they relate to the
raising OF the revenue they ought to have originated
In the House Tho motion, account OF the absence
OF Senator Schultz, was laid till tomorrow


In the House, the bill appropriatng $780, 900 addi-
tional moneys to the State Lunauc Asylum was re-
ported without amendment


The House. for the first time in several weeks, held
an afternoon session to-day. Most of tho time
taken up in the discussion of the bill extending the
jurisdiction OF justices OF the peace $500. call
was passed by strict party vote for another Joint
meeting for the election of commissioners to ll
cancies in the Jersey City local government.
Year: 1876

From the Brandon Miss Republican, dem.


Amos magnity in refusing TO sign the credentials
of Senator elect Lamar is entirely keeping with his
anecedents since his occupation OF the gubcrnatoria
chair of Mississippi his chief aim at all times being to
thwart the will Of the intelligence of the State In the
of any other excuse he says the air too full
of impeachment for to sign credentials ~ Con-
temptble subtcrfugc. He cannot shield himself behind
the plea of n fraudulent election, Tor he has hun
ways recognized the Legislature that elected Col
onel Lamar. HIS action Is due solely TO a petty spite
engendcred by the contempt In which he is held by the
neonla of MlsgsslpD
Year: 1876

We are again called upon TO chronicle one OF those
foul deeds which OF late years have become so very
frequent In this section, that Of ASSASSINATION. Tho
victim in this William Armstrong who lived
Crooked Greek, In Lawrence county. The deceased
left his house last saturday TO 90 his Geld 70 work
and not returning AZ night, his family supposed he
was visiting ncighOor, but when morning came aud
he still had not returned soarcn was Instituted and
his lead body was found IN the Geld where he had
been brutaly murdered by some unknown nerann-
Year: 1876

REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES. In
the usual place in this paper, will be
found the names of the nominees of
the Republican County Convention
held at Dodgeville yesterday, for the
various county offices. We have not
time now to descant upon their in
dividual merits, but can assure our
readers that every man named is
wellqualiiied for the position assigned
him, and worthy the hearty support
of every Republican voter.
Year: 1876

n COUNTERFEIT fifty cent coin is
in circulation. which is very clever
imitation, and we'll calculated to de-
ceive. The characteristics by which
it may be detected are it's lightness,
deadness of sound, imperfect mil
ling and coarse work near the edge,
especially on the face bearing the
eagle.
Year: 1876

SOME people will carry off every
thing they can lay their hands on
even to hot stove. Now who
would think door key would be
valuable enough to filch. The re-
turn of a brass key lost Saturday
night is looked for.
Year: 1876

OrR friends .crrss the river are warm
Ing up somewhat. DANFoRp voted In
Congress 'pr the r,ntInued debssement
Of our silver currency. HIS votes have
constantly been in favor of tho Wall
street gamblers, and Numerically op-
posed TO the interests Of his constituents.
They are an intelligent people over the
river, and those who are not so blinded
by partisan bias as to prefer party sue
cess TO their own interests, will be likely
10 vote for DANFoRD TO stay at
home. LAWRENCE, hIs opponent, is an
sble man, and one who has had
experience in the halls Of Congress; he is
an effective debater, and is making a
close and brilliant canvass of his district.
letter from him informs US that the
canvass in his district is far from beng
without hope. Many Republicans are
d"sertlng DANFoRD on account of his
PERSISTENT opposition to the interests and
prosperity of his own people.
Year: 1876

An ADDRESS TO THE SIC b.
Do you want to purify the system3
Do You want something to strengthen you?
Do you want good appetite
Do you want to get rid of nervousness
Do YOU want good digestion?
Dc you want to sleep we'll
Do you want to build UP your constitution
Do you want brisk aud vigorous feeling


If Won do take
Year: 1876

On questions of interest-especially
those Of a political complexion-the
people of the United States are in
clined to run to extremes. On no
one subject is this prediction more
strongly illustrated than that of rail-
road corporations and no State in the
Union presents stronger individual
illustration of this popularity than
California. Fifteen years ago we
were willing and anxious to pledge
every dollars worth of our property
to make any sacrifice to secure the
building of trans-centinental road,
and for the development of railroad
system throughout our State. The
desire for railroads was SO earnest and
intense that we did not hesitate-nay,
we even petitioned for opportunities
to impose railroad subsidy taxes on
towns, counties and the State. That
in some instances we were more gem
erous than wise-more liberal than
our means would justify-cannot, per-


haps, be denied; but when we calmly
compare what we have gained by
means of the railroads built through
our assistance with what we all know
would have been our condition with
out those roads, we are at loss to de-
Year: 1876

1t is understood that prominent Democrats
have importuned n. Green Curtis, of this
CITY to become candidate for Congress from
the Second Congressional District at the fall
election, and that he has partially consented
to allow them to use his name for that posi-
ton.


One of our Sacramento exchanges
the Bee or Record-gives publicity
as above to the desire of many voters
of both the Democratic and Republi-
can parties of the Second District, that
n. GREEN CURTIS shall accept the
nomination of the Democratic party
for Congress. We can only express
our regret that we have not an oppor-
tunity of voting for him. If the peo-
pie of the Union only knew N.GREEN
CURTIS as we know him they would
gladly elect him to any position to
which he might aspire. He is the
soul of honor, full of charity, full of dig
nifty, and full of all the attributes that
contribute to the creation of great
American. If he is selected to repre-
sent his district in Congress, the coun-
try will have cause to rejoice, and the
first time he is called to the chair to
relieve the Speaker his ability will be
made manifest to all.
Year: 1876

One of the answers to the hard
times croakers which one meets on
the streets almost every day, that
cannot be controverted, is that no city
or locality on the Pacific coast is more
prosperous or evinces healthier bus
mess tone than Los Angeles does to-
day. We doubt if there is city in
the United States of like population
that shows more activity and enter
prise than ours. Times are hard eve.
ry where. We have been travelling
too fast. Expenses have not been
gauged by the income. No effort has
been made to balance the earnings
with the expeditures. A change of
policy must be made or general bank
ruptcy will follow. These remarks
apply to the whole Pacific slope-as
much to any other place as to Los An
geles. But we are as well if not better
off than our neighbors and we are fast
recovering from the effects Of the mon
ey panic which originated with the
suspension of the Bank of California
and eliminated with the collapse of
the Bank of TEMPLE & WORKMAN.
There is now an abundance of money
in the market and borrowers are ac-
commodated on reasonable terms. Our
bank deposits are steadily increasing,
the demand for real estate grows day
by day, there seems to be no falling
off in building enterprise and trade is
prosperous and steady. The season
has been propitious and we have as
surance of abundant crops. With the
completion of the railroad between
this city and San Francisco, an event
that will transpire between the first
and fifteenth of September, we shall
realize business impetus never be-
fore felt here and with the close of
the summer we shall be able to note
degree of prosperity as gratifying to
the community as, to the croakers, it
is unexpected. We would suggest to
those gentlemen who complain of hard
times in Los Angeles that visit to
some other locality would induce the
belief that times are something hard
er elsewhere.
Year: 1876

termine whether we have not acted
wisely after all. But in time we be-
gan to drift toward the other extreme,
and once the current fairly set in that
direction it was not long until denun-
citation of railroads and railroad corpo-
rations was the path selected by news
paper writers and politicians as the
one most likely to lead to the apex of
popular favor. BY this path majori-
ty of the Legislature reached the cap
ital, and through this anti-railroad
majority NEWTON BOOTH lifted him.
self to seat in the United States Sem
ate. But with the touching of the
anti-railroad bank the waves began to
recede, and now at the close of anoth-
er session of the Legislature
we find ourselves midway of
the stream. quietly riding in conserva-
tive water. From one side is heard
the faint cry of anti-railroad fanatics,
while from the other we behold as the
fruits of our railroad system, progress
and development such as no other
State in the Union can ex hibit within
like period of time. With our rail-
roads have come towns, farms, popu-
lation and taxable wealth. In ten
years the locomotive has carried us to


I A.
old time methods of locomotion fifty
years to reach. The people compre-
hend the situation, and we venture
the prediction that the day is near at
hand when even our Legislature will
recognize the building and operating
of railroads as legitimate business
deserving both protection and encour-
agement from the State.
Year: 1876

Messrs Johannsen & Co. have removed
their large furniture warehouse from Ducom-
NUNS building to the building on Main st.,
near First, formerly occupied by L. Roeder.
The public are invited to call at the new es-
tablishment and inspect the elegant lot of
goods on display which comprises everything
in the line of furniture and upholstery, from
a pine table and bedroom suit to an elegantly
carved parlor set. With largely increased
Messrs. Johannsen & Co. hope to keep pace
with fhe growth of their business and give
their customers the best establishment of the
kind in the city
Year: 1876

effect, one in the head and two in the
body. Ryan made his escape but the
next day was captured and identified
by the proprietress of the house as the
man who had been elected by the po-
liceman. A bowie knife and a revol-
yer were found upon the defeneant at
the time of his arrest.


All about a Woman.


VIRGIoIA, Ma, 24th.-IIast night
about O'clock John Dallie, saloon
keeper on G street, was shot and in
stantly killed by r. HI. Caster, alias
Bingham, case keeper at Buckner's
faro game. The cause of the trouble
was a woman named Kittie Twist,
who was at one time Dallie's mistress.
1t seems she had taken up recently
with Caster and was in bed with him
when Dallie went to their room and
demanded admittance. He was or
dered away but returned soon after
with Pistol and tried to force his
way into the room when Caster opened
the door and fired, the ball passing
through Dallie's heart. Caster and
the woman Twist were taken into
custody.
Year: 1876

h PERSONS wishing to breed
- to this fine MESSENGER
Horse will apply to the SUBJ


scriber, who will take pleas


ure in showing some of the


colts of the get of 1879. Colts


that will prove the ability of
Year: 1876

1t is quite time the Senatorial croak-
ers about the union which they and
their friends have been robbing for the
past ten years were brought to their
senses. Delaware does not mean that
her Representatives. in that body shall
be insulted by brogadocioes whose every
day acts have been to cloak rogues and
scounlrels. 1t is to be regretted that
hasty and angry words should become
necessary at any time in the legislative
halls of the country. But we are sure
that the remarks drawn from Senator
Bayard yesterday were deserved as well
by the manner as the language used to.
ward him by Boutwell, and Morton. Men
with such suspicious characters should
be made to use the language of gentle.
men at least.