smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

1t is the province bf the State to secure and
maintain the well ing Of society in all temporal
matters. The Sta.Sis organized for the protection
of all the natural and Justly acquired rights Of the
citizen 1t exists for the punishment Of crime, on
land and sea- and is set for the defense Of the in
nocent IT Is at once the duty and the right OF the


state to defend its citizens against lawlessness at
home and against tnvasions, from abroad. 1t Is
the peculiar province Of theState to develop the
natural resources Of the national domain and
make such internal improvements as will contrib
nte 70 the wealth, the happiness and the glory Of
the body polite.


1t is no less the high prerogatiye and impera-
tive duty of the Commonwealth to provide for the
destitute, to educate the childhood Of its citizen
ship and protect the people in their religious wor-
ship. And these three provisions should be made
without sectarian dietaIion and without denomina-
tional Dartiality,
Year: 1875

FIXTURES for any violation of said act Of
1852, and for any violation OF "any by-
law or ordinance established BY that
board The language which have
quoted applies think to any bylaw or
ordinance established by q Board OF
Trustees under the laws of the State
and Is not restricted 10 said act Of 1852.
The language "for any violation of this
act is limited to the act Of 1852, but the
language which follows, ''or any bylaw
or ordinance by them established" is
not so limited but is general in its mean
ing and applies to all bylaws and or
dinances which are enacted by Board
Of Town Trustees in conformity with
the law.


am of the opinion therefore that the
Board OF Trustees of an incorporated
town possesses the power TO enact an
ordnance under the 33d section of the
act Of 1882, and the 9th section of the
act of March 18th, 1875, qnoied supra


or course You understand that my
opinion upon questions like these is adj
visory merely. being my opinion as a
LAWYER. and not binding upon the courts
of their Interpretation iu the law.
Very respectfully. etc.


c. A. BU USKIRE,


Attorney General.
Year: 1875

THE JUBILEE IN BRooKLYN.-The zeal
with which the Catholics of Brooklyn have
begun to make the jubilee is very pleasant
thing to see. At some hours of the day the
streets in the vicinity of the jubilee church
es are fairly thronged with people bent on
that devotional journey, and the churches,
empty from dawn until unit ten o04Se 36e
eyenin gs of weekdays, filled to their utmost
capacity, with constantly changing crowds
The schools send daily detachments. each
class making its pilgrimage on particular
day, and taking possession of the churches,
they recite in unison their innocent prayers prayers
for the ''peace of the Church, the exaltation
of the Apostolic See, the prosperity, OF
Christian people and the intentions lion Of the
are 40 varied and so great, and the sound of
the constantly dropping Jubilee aims" SO
ince ssant that the conviction that Brooklyn
Catholics are very much in earnest about
gaining the jubilee indulgence and very
devoted to the Pope, must impress itself
on every cne who has the happiness to
share, or the good fortune to witness their
devotion..-CathOlic Review.
Year: 1875

We are pleased to learn from cur venerable
friend Mr. John Connolly Cashier Of st. PAtrcks Hall
Association Savings Bank that the number Of deposit
os and the amount deposits secured By the Bank on
and since the Ist inst whom It opened for business
exceeds all expectations. Timid and nervous people
who had been saving mp their earnings In mattresses
old chair bottoms and other equally dangerous places
b.inq read the st Of officers Of S. PAtricks ASSocia
tiou Bank, are convinced that their money will be
perfectly safe If deposited there besides paying them
handsome rate of interest. They leave the bank with
their little books perfectly happy in the thought that


20 much At least beyond the danger Of loss from are
or burglars.
Year: 1875

New York Cores. st. Louis Republic an


One year ago to fashionable moth
er was born baby boy. She got
wet-nurse, who remained with her
six months, and then, as the child
liked the bottle best, the wet-nurse
was discharged. When the boy was
born the grandmother was there from
her distant Western home, and short
ly thereafter returned, to come no
more till this summer. In the mean
time the young mother has seen her
child sometimes once a day, some
times once week, as the case might
be. The first thing on grandma's ar
rival was loud call for Tommy, and
Tommy was forthcoming. He was
kissed and Rugged and praised and
petted, and grandma just lugged him
abou till finally, old lady like, she
stripped him to see how much he had
grown. Then came shrek, "where
was Tommy's extra toe?" Tommy
was born with six toes; grandma
knew it. The family doctor was
sent for, and when an examination
of Tommy was made the M, d. un-
hesitatingly pronounced it not the
Simon-pure Tommy by any means.
There had been malformation of
the original Toms feet that time
would not have remedied. Then all
sorts of speculations were in order.
But one servant had anything to do
with the baby, and she had been for
six months away, no one knows i'm
what direction. Thomas sets up in a
dubious position, if he amt Tommy,
who is he?
Year: 1875

The efforts made by Mr.. Evarts were
of very exhausting nature. He not
only wore the subject threadbare, but
he wore out himself. Porter, too, is
severely exhausted. These men ought
to be well paid, inasmuch as their SER
vices have been rendered at the ex-
pense of health-perhaps of life. What
l mean is that such pfotracted and
tremendous conflicts must tell power
fully Oh the frame; must impair vital
ity; must tend to the shortening of
human existence. Both Porter and
Evarts are much enfeebled and it will
require the entire Summer to give res
toration. The danger of such extra
ordinary efforts is vel known at the
bar, as it is at the theatre, and hence
the public will not be surprised to
learn that physicians have been con-
stantiy looking after these legal glad
iators. The inner life of these men
will not come before the world, but it
is said that they have been under Pc
culiar care, and that every possible
appliance has been used to prepare
them for the conflict. One of the prin-
cipal points has been stimulating diet.
Another is the bath. Sleep, which is
so necessary aud yet so difficult for an
excited brain, has been induced by
reading aloud and by soothing music.
In this manner, to say nothing OF al
coholic stimulus, they have been toned
up for the occasion. Now that this Is
past, the effect will be felt during a
long and painful period of reaction.
The fact is, all of Beecher's lawyers
should be taken up to Peekskill and
put out to grass for the whole season.
New York Letter to Rochester Demo
cT0f
Year: 1875

Every person should know how to
treat Il flesh wound. Every one is liza
BILE to be placed in circumstances away
from surgical and veterinary aid,
where he may save his own life, the
life of friend or beast, simply by
the exercise of little common sense.
In the first place, close the lips of the
wound with the hands and hold them
firmly together to check the flow OF
blood until several stitches can be TIA
ken and bandage applied. Then
bath the wound for long time in
cold water. ''Should it he painful,
a correspondent says take Il painful
of burning Goals and sprinkle upon
them common brown sugar. and hold
the wound in the smoke. In min
ute or two the pain will be allayed,
and the recovery proceeds rapidly.
In my case rusty nail had made a
bad wound in my foot. The pain and
nervous irritation were severe. This
was all removed by holding it in
smoke fifteen minutes, and was able
to resume my reading with comfort.
We have often recommended it TO
others with like result. Last week
one of my men had Il finger-nail torn
out by a pair of ice tOngs. 1t became
very painful, as was to be expected.
Held in sugar smoke twenty minutes,
pain ceased and promised speedy
recovery"
Year: 1875

There is one man in South Leaven-
worth who will forever have ocea-
sion to remember the terrible cOnse-
quences of getting dead drunk in
zero weather. HIS name is Joseph
Barnes, he lives just west of Broad
way, and the particulars of his sad
case are briefly as follows:


Three nights ago he attended a
party given at his neighbours house,
accompanied by his wife. On their
way home the woman discoved that
she had dropped her apron, and re-
quested her husband to stay where
he was till she went back and recov
cred the lost article. 1t was very
cold, indeed, and when she returned
she did not find her husband where
she had left him. Supposing he had
gone to neighbOring saloon to Get
drink, she went home without him,
and never gave his sudden disappear
ance a second thought till the next
morning. As he had not then put in
an appearance she thought possibly
something might he wrong and start
ed out in search of him. His where
abOuts, could not, however, be ascer-
tanned. For two days and nights the
search was continued, and no trace
of the missing one was found till he
crawled into his own home, Wednes-
day noon, in most wretched plight,
and with hands and feet so badly fro
zen that they will have to be ampu
tated.


Barnes says that after leaving his
wife he went to a saloon and took two
or three big drinks to keep out the
cold. After going out in the air again
he did not know anything till he
awOke from his stupor, nearly forty
eight hours afterward, and found
himselfin gully in vacant lot of
west Broadway, completely stitfened
up, and it was with the greatest agony
that he was enabled to crawl on his
hands and knees to the shanty where
he lived. The loss of hands and
feet will be terrible affiictiOn to the
suffering man.-LedrenwOrth Com
merdidt.
Year: 1875

dare not look upon thy face,


For must soon away;
Too much already its soft grace


Hath won me to delay
! few short hours, and | can gaze


On thy loved form no more;
A dream will seem the pleasant days


Passed on this lovely shore.
Thy tender heart, it is so pure


| wish it not for mine;
Too feverish and insecure


Would he this wOrld-worn shrine;
For thou dOst need such quiet home


AS might befit the dove,
Where green leaves droop and sof


winds blow,
And peace attends on love.
l love thee! but my heart hath cast
Its tenderness away;
The many mem'ries of the past


Leave little for to-day.
Thou art TO me thing apart


From passion, hope or fear;
Yet tits a pleasure to my heart


TO feel thou art so dear.
1t shows that have something left


OF what youth used TO be;
The spirit is not quite bereft


That dreams of me like thee.
And vet, | know another hour,


When | have left this isle,
There will remain but little power


In thy sweet vanish'd smile.
When other smiles that are as sweet,
And might have been as dear,
Shall make gay midnight moments flee
Unlike the midnights here;
When they shall ask for pledge or song
will not name thy name,
For other thoughts to them belong
That at thy charming came.
No more e'er shall look again
Upon thy peaceful brow;
Now back to Wonder glitt'ring main,
My bark the waves must plOw.
When mirth and revel. feast and fight
Spread DER life's troubled sea,
All, where will be the calm delight
That now entranceth me!
Thy blessed influence ever brought
The dreams of other years:
What childhood felt, what childhood


thought,


Its tenderness, its tears.
Farewell, the wind sets from the shore
The white foam lights the sea;
If Heaven one blessing hath in store,
That blessing rest oil thee!
Year: 1875

In regard to portion of "the
Great West" it is a private opinion
extensively held that a country
which is eaten out by grasshoppers
in the summer, and where the whisky
freezes solid in the winter, may be
advantageously left for the exclusive
occupation of the noble red man and
prairie dog.
Year: 1875

The Washington correspondent of
the New Orleans Times VOWS that
of all places for ugly girls, Washing
ton deserves honorable mention, and
he SAYS this in the face of the fact
that a Rhode Island Senator told
him that the women were better look
ing than usual this winter.
Year: 1875

WE give our washerwoman notice
that hereafter we want our own
clothes. Last Sunday we put on an
other fellows shirt, but couldn't wear
If at all 1t was all ruffied around the
ton and looked real handsome, but
there was no place for collar, and it
hadn't any bosom though we are
bound to say there was plenty of room
for one. Yes, it was a handsome
shirt, but we don't have ours made
that waY.=Mag AdeLer.
Year: 1875

visited al his house. eighth street. where
he earnest consultation with Inspector Thorne
and superintendent Walling Ho expressed his opin-
ion that the whole affair "a put-up jobr and
that the escape had been made with the full
knowledge and consent OF DunhamL "Who knows, "
said the President OF the Police Commissioners,


whether Tweed did not leave the city yesterday No
one can tell but his friends and Warden Dunham and
the former not at liberty TO say anything about
what they know. This NOT an affair
Of q moment but has been planned delib.
erately and all preparations mades Mr. Matsell
declined 70 say what arrangements The police had
made to try and effect the capture Of Tweed but said


significantly. "our arms are long" The police boat
Seneca had not gone out to look after the escaped
man, for she is unit for service and Ia now
on the ways being repaired when asked
II any other boat had been hired he
said, eve shall take every possible precauton, and
shall srnensa" ne did not. NJ said. kRow Of
Year: 1875

Captain Mount, OF tho Nineteenth precinct, stated
that Warden Dunham had called at the station house
shortly after O'clock and in very
ncr said that Tweed had escaped from him and that
he wished TO have general alarm sent out for the
arrest OF the fugitive. The manner OF the Warden,
he sad struck him that OF genuinely excited man,
and not one put for the occasion He thought him.
self the affair somewhat suspicious, but IL might
have been possible that Tweed had escaped by going
through the scuttle into ono Of the vacant
houses next door to his famfys residence
He did not inspect the premises himself, for
reason that he had lately been confined his
and was unable 70 walk through accident He had
his detectives he sad 10 do what they could
but he believed Tweed far out on his way 70 sea
and tha4 no would never be caught
Year: 1875

invisible last night, not having returned to his
house since the morning Warden Dunham is under
his control and had right it is asserted take any
prisoner from the Jail unless by his express per-
mission


AS soon as he learned Of the escape the prisoner in
his custody Sheriff connor authorized the announce
ment that he would pay reward Of $4,000 for tho
capture OF Tweed. This announcement was
signed by Warden Dunham in behalf Of the Sheriff
but Is understood that the reward will not tempt any
one privy to tho escape 70 reveal the route
taken by Tweed. When It is considered
that Tweed away to escape . suit OF
s6oooooo, the reward OF $4,000 appears quite insig
nincant in comparison. Late last night seemed
70 think that the reward would help to secure the
rest OF the ex-Boss.


The following Is the Official document


$40, 900 REWARD
Year: 1875




No information whatever could be obtained TOR no
admitted. negro servant answered The bell,
but only opened the door sufficiently wide 20 hear what
said and 10 make replies Tho chain was kept up
to enectuay prevent any attempt AZ an entrance
being made This colored gentleman, In answer 70
every inquiry sad, ~ don't know nothin' Ifyou want
any information 60 70 Police Headquarters" when
asked n any OF the family we're IN he replied u nrst
thas in the house but himselfi but
being further pressed he stated that there were
OF the ladies at home, but they had gone to bed
Finding that information could be obtained from this
dusky parsonage the HERALD reporter proceeded 70
make investigation Of the situation OF the house and
the possible by which escape could have been
Effected supposing the Boss had not gone out Of the
front door with the full knowledge and consent Of his
keepers.


The diagram given herewith win show the exact stu
alton OF the house and the immediate surroundings
Year: 1875

could be done about t and that money Is not always
potent 70 protect criminals Relieved from the igno
miny Of further durance In the Penitentiary, his
position after all was but slightly improved The


1KExoRABLK YErrERs THE Law


held him stll, with hrm, unrsenting grasp Aspects
act relieving prior cv suit OF its difficulties, bad
been passed BY the Legislature, the people were made
the plaintiff and the State Attorney Genera
made the prosecutor A suit had been begun,
and following his discharge upon the decision othe Court
OF Appeals setting aside the Of Judge Davis nc
at arrested under this proceeding and ns
bail promptly fixed al So 100000.


From this point the story OF the proceedings in con-
necon with the sx million SUIT" agaidst Tweed is
threadbare one enough. Scarcely . week has passed
bat has been before the form another
There have been complaints and amended complaints
answers and supplemental answers and motions and
counter motions


An ossA ON PELIoS STRATEGIC sUBrERFUCEs


First camo the motion to the order Of arrest
reduce the bail Failing In this application
for bill OF particulars On the order OF arrest and
ball question the courts nexorable, but the bill
Of particulars ordered The last but transient
victory, for the order speedily reversed by the
Court OF Appeals The tribunal also sustained tho
lower Court In refusing 10 reduce the bail Meantime
similar proceedings with like results took place in
regard 70 the so called million suit against Tweed
All tho way through there has been hand-to-hand
fight between the opposing counse% It was a skrmsh
it is true but il was keenly, most bitterly fought
THE GREAT BATTLE TO BEGIN
tomorrow. Tweeds counsel had been disarmed- This
had put calendar for trial Notice had
been given OF az intention TO apply for struck jury
This was the hair that broke the camePs back What
hope there for Tweedf He availed himself Of the
only ground of hope left-fight
Year: 1875

C-yacant house. owned by Mr. Brown


D.-Vacant house, owned by Mr.. Swensky.


E.-Yard in rear Of Tweed's house


F.-0pen space on Fourth avenue.


As will be noticed, at the Of Fifty ninth street
and Madison avenue, there is a large vacant lot
which is fenced in on the street sides with
high boarding. Next to this is q vacant
house, with but carpenter and his wife
living in it to take charge Of the property. Tweed's
house next to this and is adoined the other
side by another house in which one all Is living
while on the OF sxeth street another empty
residence. At the rear Of these houses is . yard
about twenty-five feet square, which Is divided
from the houses and yards OF the
houses on Fifty ninth and Sixtieth streets
by q wooden fence about six or seven feet high From
the back Of Tweeds house to Fourth there
q Of wooden fences but Fourth avenue there
buildings From the height OF the fences in the
aSd sides of the yard at the back Of the
house, II is difhcut to realize how could be
possible for of Tweeds size and weight climb
over them especially he would have, II he took
either OF the side routes the street. climb which
way he went, less than three Of these The
to Fourth would be simply impossible for
him 10 take


THE THEORY OF SOME or THE DETECTIVES,


who have become engaged in the case is that Tweed
went up through tho scuttle OF his own house. down
tH2b Oi NO oaS ana SO Out on the 9reoL out
the reasonable supposition Is that while Warden
Dunham and his assistant, Hagan were In
the parlor Tweed quietly walked down and
out through the front basement door. This could have
been easily done these keepers sitting back at
al from the wndowa The fact too that Tweed len the
Jail so early in the afternoon O'Clock and hts
escape was not made known until after seven
o'clock is another suspicious element In the
case In fact other information on
this subject obtainable except that which came
through and from Warden Dunham himself The
house, soon as the escape was made known at the
Nineteenth precinct police station visited by In
spector Thorn accompanied by Sergeant Whit
comb and Detectives MCGOWAN and Levins
Every room was lit up and the house looked from the
outside both back and 'front.' though n Illuminated
for the celebration Of joyful event A thorough
examination made OF the premises from roof to
ground to II the sought for criminal could have
hidden himself by any means


NO TRACE, HOWEVER, COULD BIZ FOUND,


and the house left possession OF the family
There present at the time Tweeds brother law
w. N. Tweed, Jr., and another gentleman, whose name
could not be ascertained. No ladies were visible
A watchman, who is employed to take care OF the
houses in the neghborhood stated that he had noticed
unusual stir last evening in the neighborhood of
the house he had not Tweed go either or out


although he had other occasions lately frequently
seen him going in. The family residing in the house,
be said consisted OF Mrs Tweed two young ladies'
and some three or four colored servants.
Year: 1875

superintendent Walng arrived al Police Head
quarters at about O'Clock this morning, having
Just come from . consultation with Commissioner
Matsen The writer spoke to him to discover the
Iatest particulars in reference to the Tweed case
and was told that Commissioner Matsell had sent
information OF Tweed's escape TO Governor Tilden,
and had received to the effect that the
Governor would hold Sheriff Connor respon-
sible for the So ooo, 900 ball. in default Of which
Tweed was held. The Governor also declared
that he would treat Sheriff Conner as II
the latter were accomplice OF Tweed,
until his monetary responsibility was extingnished
1t was understood ator that superintendent
walng had sent word TO the Captain
OF the police precinct In which Sheriff Conner re-
sides to keep latter official under surveillance.
Year: 1875

Hagan said that the party into the back parior
and opened the folding door get there Hagan went
TO wash his hands and saw Tweed 90 partly up the
stairs, when he ceased watching him; did not
see any one else the stairs; went back
to the parlor sat there about mlnutes when Bun
ham said had better go up and tell the old man
bad better 60. William Tweed, Jr went up TO tell
him and IN few minutes came down, saying his
father had not been up stairs Durham said
70 me, go up and search the house .
went all over the house and through
the closets noticed Tweed had left his has on the
stand in the ball, but had taken his overcoat II was
a large brown one, not Ulster. saw young
Tweed come down stars tearing his hair and crying
out 81 am ruined" He was greatly excited. So was
Douglas, who made the remark There were two
ladies up stairs besides Mrs. Tweed
Year: 1875

United States District Attorney Bliss, speaking Of
Sheriff Connors liability in the Tweed matter said to
HERALD reporter that the Sheriff would be liable In
the civil suits when final judgment in them had been
rendered against Mr. Tweed Prior TO that time and
event. however and up to the service Of papers upon
him, Mr. connor will have chance to save himself
from liability he by hook crook capture the
refugee AT present Mr.. Bliss did think that the
Sheriff in anything than unfortunate pre-
dicament