smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1872

naIly. You have spared me the awkward
feeling Of any public demonstration, and FOR
this YOU have my most sinccre thanks. Re
assiilssI gen tlenlen. that the splendid animal
aud no less splendid trappings which you
have fresentef me with shall De used In The
public service in that manner which viii re-
dOund most to the common good and TO your
gratihcation. 1 accept this very fine mare,
with her costly trappings, as a present 10 me,
an officer OF The peace, from gentlemen who
understand the difficulties and hardships of
the pirffic service, and who can appreciate
at their proper value every honest effort made
TO discharge duty faithfully aud efficiently.
4 hope that my future course may prove me
worthy Of your esteem and respect.


With heartfelt thanks, remain, gentlemen,
yours truly,
Year: 1872

Yesterday Captain Weatherford, an
unassuming, efficient and gentlemanly
officer, who has made multitudes OF
friends since his connection with the
police, was presented by his friends with
a fine riding-mare, saddle and bride.
This mark of appreciation from men OF
social and commercial standing must be
flattering to the feelings of any man, nc
matter how stern or how cynical in dis
position. Captain Weatherford is one
Of those men who never make a fuss noI
make any one unhappy. He does his
duty in quiet, unassuming way, and
rules the men under him with a gentle
force which never seems to be CON
straint. Failing in no point of duty, he
never aims at making an impression by
imposing display, cOyets no notoriety,
and seeks no praise. His friends
maugre all this mOdesty, are numerous,
and daily increasing. All those who
We're not in a condition to participate in
the honor of bestowing a gift on SO
worthy an officer rejoice that his merit
has found this acknowledgement. ThOse
gentlemen who presented the animal,
not wishing to be blazoned forth in the
morning press, request us to leave out
their names in the following


CARD OF THANKS FROM CAPITA N


wEATHERFORD:
Year: 1872

GRAFT Brown, in his speech at To-
peka, published the next day after its
delivery in the APPEAL, compressed a
world of philosophy in a compact SEN
tence when he said: ''The present crisis
demands above all else President
without partyism, an army without
mission, a Congress without price, and
Il Supreme Judiciary without politics. "
Year: 1872

IL
it shrivels in drying"


Another authority states that "grain
reaped eight days before ripening has
the berries larger, fuller and finer.b


An experienced Pennsylvania farmer
states that he always cuts his oats while
the straw is green. He learned this by
accident. His hay crop was short, and
he cut his oats before ripening, but left
a strip for seed. Upon threshing, he
was surprised to find the early cut grain
yielding as much and as plump grain
as that which stood until it was ripe
while the straw was incomparably
better.


Let us test for ourselves during the
coming harvest.


1t might be interesting to some to
state reasons why the grain is better,
cut early. They arc exceedingly inter-
esting, but may come more properly at
another time, perhaps, when farm
duties are less pressing.-NeU England
Farmer.
Year: 1872

There being no good material here out of which to make rollers, the MINER of to-day is very poorly printed, and it has been so for some time past, too. We are and have been experimenting, and may soon be able to ap- ply rsnsdy.
Year: 1872

To obtain good nights sleep, sponge the
entire length of the spine in hot water for ten
or fifteen minutes. This will reduce the cir
culation, quiet the nervous system, and in
duce sleep, better than any drug.-Health
Year: 1872

Somebody having applied to an editor for
ainethod by which he might cure his daugh-
ter Of her partiality for young gentlemen, is
kindly informed that there are several meth
ods Of reform. One way is to skin the young
person; another is to put her into a well and
drop few loads of gravel on her head; an
other is to bind her ankles to an anvil and up
set her out of boat. H.1 rH 9WHid -f"
Year: 1872

Another woman has been found with a live
snake in her stomach She is a negro wo-
man and lives Paducah, Ky. 1t is hard po-
sition for q snake, and it is to be hoped that
he will be extrieated from his difficulty before
long, and then he will look twice before he
leaps again down anybody's throat .-9LaA
Year: 1872

4 One Of the peeularities of Colorado appears
to be that th the the lakes and streams We're. by
some mistake put on the under side. While
the surface sp is dry and thirsty land there is
an abundance of subterranean water. The
people propose to.set the matter right by bor-
ing lot of artesian wells into the territory.
Why not turn it the other side up?" "5gT
Year: 1872

,adItis considered somewhat hilly on the West


Side, Norwich. The height of the average
sidewalk from the gutter varies from nine to
thirteen feet When you see a man with a


rope. ladder and a life preserver taking a tear


fill farewell of his wife and family you may
know that he is going to "run across the
I street, to neighbors. s. .5aU eisa5 'l GIiuST5 /
Year: 1872

r Jenkins is alive, and having come out of
the the hole where he had hidden himself ever
since the ball season closed, is now at the
watering places. The ingenuity with which
the creature contriyes to praise people for
gifts which they do not possess, and the care
with with which he avoids mentioning their best
points, are as remarkable as ever. .r
Year: 1872

Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, Sunday
morning, in the course of his sermon,
thus expressed himself in regard to the
Darwinian theory; ltis Of little conse-
auence to me where l came from; it is
Of great deal of consequence to me
where l am going. There are great
many men at the present day iuvesti-
eating the road which has brought man
up to the present state, and ] confess to
a curiosity in the matter and | do not
say that the researches may not be Of
benefit. I regard the labors Of Mr..
Darwin with profound interest, believe
ing that the world will, in time, accord
him a great deal Of credit. Although |
am not prepared 10 accept his specula-
tons, thank him for all his deductions
Of fact do not participate a particle
with those that dread the idea OF man .
having sprung from some lower form Of
existence; all that I ask is that you
show me how got clear from the mon
keys, and then am quite satisfied to
have had one for an ancestor fifty CEN
turies ago. (Laugbter.) Only make
the difference great enough and | am
content. l had just as leave spring
from a monkey as from some men I
know around here. (Renewed laughter.
I look upon the Patagonians or the
miserable crawling Esquimsux, and |
don't see much to choose between them
aud any later animalhood. I don't care
so much about that thing, for I have
never been there. had no early asso-
Citations a great while ago. l have not
the least recollection of what happened
a million years ago. All my life is look
ing forward. | want to know where l
am going, don't care where | came
from.
Year: 1872

BosroS, May 30-The base ball
match between the Mutuals Of New
York and the Boston club OF this city,
which was to have been played this
afternoon, did not take place. The
Mutuals were on the ground at an early
hour but in consequence of stormy
weather they retired from the field and
took the 3 clock train for New York.
Considerable feeling exists here in con-
sequence of their action.
Year: 1872

INTERESTING EXERCISES AT THE
CENTRAL SCHooL-HoUsE.-T usual
routine of studies at the Central School
house were set aside this afternoon for a
little diversion in the way of singing, decla-
nation, reading of compositions, &C., in
the open air. The entire scholarship of
the Central, with the teachers and
numerous visitors, were adjourned to
the spacious grounds in the rear of
the building, and over an hour spent
in these pleasant exercises. The scholars
showed wonderful proficiency, and judging
from these preparatory efforts, the general
examination day, will find this school pre-
pared to acquit itself in most handsome
style. Owing to the lateness Of the hour
at which we write, we are unable to give
the details in this issue of our paper.
Year: 1872

Will continue the practice OF the law in this, his
home He will practice in the State and Federal
Courts held in this city. His friends need not be
deferred by the thirty six lawyers who recently
Illuminated their DEGREES against him. He will
not need their assistance in any of his cases.
He can obtain better, TAR better assistance, than
any of them. Office corner of Twelfth and
Main streets, over Weisiger's hat store.


my Sits
Year: 1872

Cincinnati, May 2.-Senator Fenton,
has certainly departed for home. Various
constructions are placed on this sudden
move.


The quantity of special dispatches sent
from this city during the last few days is
without a precedent.


There is still anxiety among the friends
of the Liberal movement in relation to the
tariff plank in the platform. On Tuesday
night the prospect of an understanding was
dark. Yesterday there was growing feel.
ing that the Convention would decline to
declare itself on this question, but would
leave it to the people in the districts to
settle in accordance with Greeley's under
stood wishes. The Revenue Reformers
say that if Greeley is nominated they will
accept the New York proposition to re-
mand the whole business to the people, but
if Greeley should not be nominated they
say they will insist on declaration as ex-
plicit as that in New York. There is
strong feeling that the difference will be
safely bridged over. Thirty-one members
of the New York delegation signed a pro-
test against the action of the delegation
regarding Greeley.


The committee on rules elected Theodore
Tilton, of New York, chairman.


There are only three states unrepre-
sented.


Each delegate shall vote for his own
preference, but only through the chairman
of the delegation.


A majority of all the votes is made
necessary to choice for candidates for
President and Vice-President. Ayes and
noes are forbidden, but division may be
had upon call of a majority of states.


A motion to proceed to the ballot was
tabled by vote of 557 to 14S.


Pending motion forbidding balloting until
platform of principles is adopted, the
convention adjourned until Z o'clock P.
M.
Year: 1872

When in Portugal, the Hon. Eli
Slfer, of Union county, learned some
thing Of wine making and ho thus
tells about il in letter to the LeDiS.
burg Chronicle. II the information
here impaired is not encouraging TO
epcurcs, it is no faults Of ours:


Portugal has long been famous for
its wine. At Lisbon l witnessed tho
process Of manufacture, and | must
say not TO the increase of appetite for
the article. The grapes are thrown
into a vat, and with bare feet tramped
into pulp. To see these fat, pussy
people almost knee deep in grape
juice, putting and blowing under their
task till their grape stained legs are
streaked with sweat, rolling down and
intermingling with the embryo vino,
is not particularly appetizing. have
sometimes sat at table aud been not u
little Disguised to witness how the
wine- wise smack their lips and talk
knowingly aud most wisely Of the
aromatic flavor of this wine, the rich
bouquet Of that, and the nutty oiliness
of the other. | am rather inclined
to think that these finely drawn and
exquisite shades Of fragrance that con.
noiseurs discover, depend somewhat
npon the temperature Of the day
when the wine was made, and per-
haps as much upon the leanness or
iatnoss, and the filth or cleanliness Of
the persons who have made it. ]
have no question that if work about
our barn yards and farms was done
barefooted, as it is here, and the good
housewife was to use the evenings
footbatlr to make tea for her next
days party there would be general
adjusting of spcctaclcs, as peculiar
sniffs of noses, and perhaps quite as
sage remarks by the old ladies on the
rich aroma Of the dclectable beverage
before them, as you hear in compa
ny of ofwinc.snobs, who measure q mans
gcntility by tho number of brands OF
wine he can distinguish, and the flip
pant fuency with which he can discuss
their nice shades OF difference.
Year: 1872

THE SOIREE OF TIE PHILUARMGNICa.--Wr RI
ting at q late hour, we have only time and
space to say that the first soircc Of The Rich
mond Philharmonic Association, which took
place at Assembly Hall last night, was not
only n most fashionable event, but Os n lniIsi-
cal entertainment WAS Il great treat There
was an encore for nearly every feature on
the unusually brilliant programme. All did
so we'll that we hesitate about making any
distinction in this notice: indeed, VIC are as
surcd that the Association prefer that no
names should be mentioned. We can, how
ever, congratulate tic. c.citizcns Of Richmond
upon the Reorganization Of thC Fh!lharmonjcs
with such an admirable array ui talent, aid
venture to predict that macy such pleasant
entertainments as that Of last night are in
store for us during the next few years.


The large attendance last night is, by the
way. an item worthy of note. Seldom has
there been such a rush to any place OF
amusement in Richmond Nobody was ad.
mitted without an invitation, but the invita-
tions, though carefully distributed, must
have been numerous. for long before the cur
tain rose every seat of the large auditorium
was filled. Then the aisles were filled by
persons standing. and then the yestibule,
until at Inst il was impossible for another per-
son to enter the door. Hundreds Of ladies
and gentlemen had to go away without being
accommodated, and others were situated
most inconycnicntly during the whole per-
formancc. But the utmost good humor pre-
vailed, and the only matter OF regret was that
all could not hear.
Year: 1872

CONDENSATION TO OPEN A STREET.-A few
days since jury, summoned under a writ Of
ad qpod dansauns, assembled on the premises
to condemn land sufficient for the opening of
Twcntv-frst street north of Broad to point
a short distance beyond Clay. After care
full review and stryey Of the property needed
for that purpose they made report, allow
ing the owners about $1,000. The latter.
considering this sum insufficient, intend, we
learn, to demur and resist the award of dam
ages, unless greater compensation is given
them.


The opening of this highway to that por-
ton OF the suburbs is impcratively de-
manded as furnishing the easiest route to
Streckcr's and Union Hills. This, too, will
nesdoubt be the route selected for the street
r;idlSay should they ever conclude to run Il
line to Union Hill. by grading a portion of
the street, now filled up, between Franklin
and Grace streets, III easy grade could be
made from Main to Broad, and north Of that
street the grade on the one proposed to be
made will DC much easier. Once on tho hill
at Clay street, a number Of routes to Oak
wood and the more thickly-scttled portions
Of that portion OF the city arc Obtained.
Year: 1872

DER FREIscHuTz.-A great number OF
seats lave been sold for both performances OF
this popular and romantic otera by the Vir.
ginia Gesangverein. The first will take place
at the Theatre tonight. and brilliant audi
ence- is already assured. We can add nothing
now to what we have already said and re-
peated in relation to the Gesangverein, and
the manner in which they have studied and
worked upon Der Freischutz. Few persons
can have any idea of the proficiency which
they have attained; and we predict for the
performance tonight success which will be
brilliant enough TO reward the performers
for their many months of ;lssiduous devotion
to their task.
Year: 1872

MEETING OF THE CITY CONSERVATIVE Con-.


MlrTEE.-rhe regular monthly meeting of
this committee will be held tonight at the
usual hour, at the headquarters on Ninth


street, when it is expected that plan look
ing to the selection of delegates to tile City


Convention will be discussed in full commit


tee. No member of this organization should
be absent tonight.
Year: 1872

great run has already been made upon the
stock Of gold and silver watches at the Dollar Store
COZ nroadway. These goods sold at much ess than
the cost Of Importation, ami the propretors personally
guarantee them to be gold silver and to keep good
time for one year.-.ldr.
Year: 1872

British and Mercantile, the Imperial, the Royal,
the Queen, and the Union Commercial, have
also run heavy lines Of insurance in Boston, and
it will be marvel, indeed, if they all survive.
The Philadelphia companies come next in favor
of the Bostonians, and the New York companies
last. Generally, it may be said that those COM
panies which made the greatest sacrifices to out
live the Chicago fire, will most likely be doomed
by the calamity in Boston.


We will not anticipate the condition OF indi-
yidual companies. The painful truth will soon
be known, and it will probably show that a large
part of the insurable property Of this city, and
OF the whole country, is now uncovered. We
publish elsewhere list Of all the companies
taking risks in massachusetts, from which in
surers can learn what companies are certainly
companies having large risks there hare
the pluck and ability to subscribe new capital
to the amount necessary to carry them through
this grent crisis, the fire insurance business
will expand into capacity equal to these great
connagrations. We have heretofore had COM
panies whose policies were good against single
fires. We have had few which could well stand
the burning Of fourth Of one of our leading
cities. At present the entire insurance capital
Of the country in but about $10o,0o0,o0o, or
one-half enough to pay the loss Of either tho
Chicago or the Boston conflagrations. If we are
to have insurance worthy Of the name
we must have companies whose assets range at
from S10, 1000, 900 to S20,0o0,000. Only such can
make any head against the class Of confagra-
ton to which we now know that all our large
cities are liable. 4 fire in New York or Phila-
dclphia might as easily sweep away five hum
dred millions of values as those in Chicago and
Boston have swept away half that sum in each.
These fires will increase the demand for insur-
ance, and will at the same time inten-
sify the demand that our insurance COM
panies shall have larger capitals. This
very hour Of their prostration and calamity,
therefore, is the golden hour in which the losing
companies should so enlarge their capitals and
broaden their base as to lift themselves into q
more commanding position in the financial world
than they havo ever before known. The COM
pany which will meet the Boston calamity by
boldly throwing open its subscription books to
the public, and increasing its capital to ten or
twenty millions. would VIC believe, meet with
cordial and triumphant response on the part of
both capitalists and insurers. 1t would be i'm
| mediately felt that such companies alone are
absolutely eafo, and this would concentrate tho
business Of insurance IN cities into the hands Of
stronger institutions.
Year: 1872

FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF THE BOSTON FIRE.


The BoB ton fire has blotted out perhaps one
hundred millions Of accumulated capital. It's
first effects will, of course. be felt by the imme-
diate loaers-the merchants and business men
whose circulating capital in the form of goods
and materials has been destroyed, and the OWL
ers Of buildings whose income has been taken
away from them. It's next effects will be felt by
the insurance companies whose assets have
been engulfed in the condagration, and by their
policy holders in all parts of the country: Who
are not only deprived of the protection they had
bargained for, but are unable to get the requisite
amount of insurance elsewhere, and are COM
PEELED to become their own insurers for the time
being. The next blow will fall upon the credl-
tors Of those Boston merchants who are un-
able to meet their engagements. How
far this may reach it is Impossible
now to say. Boston has not only done business
on her own capital heretofore, but has been q
large lender to other parts Of the country. Such
calamity could not fall upon any community IN
the United States better able to bear it. Money
has been very tight in Boston as elsewhere late
II, but her banks arc the strongest in the
country. and we do not apprehend that any OF
them will suspend. The next thing III order will
be heavy sale Of securities (stocks, bonds,
&c.) by insurance companies and private lndl-
yidua1s to meet losses, and to obtain funds Tor
rebuilding. Spectators carrying stocks, bonds,
&C., on margins, will also be compelled to throw
them overheard. This will cause O tempo
rary decline in all such securities, and
perhaps produce q panic in the stock
exchanges of Boston, New York, and
Philadelphia similar to that which followed the
Chicago fire, but will not necessarily extend be-
yond those precincts. The next effect, and this
is the one Chicago ia most concerned in, will be
the curtailment or cessation of loans from New
England, from which large share Of the capi-
tal has been obtained for rebuilding here. Bos-
ton and Chicago cannot be rebuilt with the same
capital at the same time. the amount of money
We have obtained from New England has been
80 great that ne apprehend Boston will not easi-
ly find the capital to replace her ruined edidcee.


Tie question which most people will ask
is whether the Boston fire will be like
" to produce q general financial
crisis. The Chicago fire did not hive that eff
feet and there is no reason intrinsically why the
Boston fire should do so. Money is tighter now
than it was one year ago; but, on the other
hand, Boston is less in debt than Chicago WIS,
and in the aggregate, is not in debt at all Being


creditor, and not debtor city to the rest Of the
country, there is no reason why her disaster
should carry alarm to the business community
elsewhere. She will not be able to lend az for
merlv, but she will not suspend.
Year: 1872

Boston, among other aids to her rebuilding
and restoration, has an admirable city policy,
already made familiar to her citizens OF direct
and readily available method Of locating and
widening streets, without the tedious process
that hold such improvements in check in other
cities. The effect OF this system had manifested
itself in the numerous new streets and avenues
finished or projected. The burned district will
now give an area in the very heart Of business
for complete application Of the modern de-
yelopment system. Crooked streets, uarrow
lanes, places that lead nowhere, will disappear
from the Boston City map, and Boston IS re-
built will sea her palaces OF trade restored on
vide, straight thoroughfares for the first time
worthy Of the buildings that adorn them.
Year: 1872

then, az soon as ne know what the city needs,
let there be an immediate outpouring that will


in some small way repay the debt We owe the
generous people who visited us in our calamity.