smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1873

With the first of July the postage on
newspaper exchanges begins. As the most
ofnewspapers have large list-many more
than they make any use of-there will be
considerable curtailing in this respect
We hope the separation will only be tenn
porary, and that such pressure will be
made by the press, and especially the coun-
try press on Congress, that that body will
be glad to restore the privilege of freeex-
change, and the circulation of county pa
pers in the county of their publication
Every newspaper should give the member
in its district the alternative of staying at
home or pledging himself to repeal of the
law, which was the work of one of the
most mercenary Congresses that ever sat
in Washington. The act was piece of
retaliation for the loss of the Franking
Privilege, which the united voice of the
press compelled the repeal of. Some men,
bers attempt to excuse themselves to their
constituents, by saying the measure was
sprung upon Congress, and that they were
not aware of the effect it would have upon
the circulation of newspapers. The Post
master General, however, contradicts this
allegation. He not only protested against
the clause, before the committee that pre-
pared the bill, but pointed out to forty or
fifty members the effect it would have.
So there is no escape from the responsible
ity which lies at the door of Congress, and
is part of the audacious advance made
against the people by that body, the crown
ing part of which was the salary robbery.
This latter law which raised the salary of
members from 5000 to $500 a year
should be subject of constant attack by
the press. While it was generally under
stood by the country that the salaries of
the President and Secretaries, which had
been fixed in the infancy of the Republic
were too low, none ever asserted that
$1,000 with mileage was not ample for
three months service of members of Con-,
gress; in fact a much higher salary than
the President and Secretaries receive even
under the late increase. But to this large
of great majority of members, is added
an annual tax on the country of over a
million and half of dollars. The act was
a deliberate outrage and robbery of the
people, and the newspapers whom Con-
gress in its impudent audacity has attack
ed, should unite to compel the repeal of
the law, and save annually to the treasury
this sum.
Year: 1873

There will be postage to pay on all news
papers that 60 into the mails or postotfice
after this week. The postage on the Whig
will be five cents for three months. This
law which was one of the spawn of the
late Congress, that adjourned with the
maledictions of the nation upon it, will,
we doubt not be repealed by the next Con-
gress, and there will be probably not more
than six months postage to pay. Any of
our subscribers who receive their papers at
the postoffice in Elkton, can have them
changed and left at any place in town they
may select, or can get them at the Wing
office. The postage on a single paper is
very small, five cents for three months
only half the price of enc glass of grog-
and will not be missed in the course Of a
year, and the majority will most likely pre-
fer to have the paper still put into the
peStoffice.
Year: 1873

Reside in Decatur am an attorney; am
Circuit Court Commissioner; know Morris and
Mattesop. On June 81 last l was from 10 A. II.
to P. ~, except an hour at noon, in the Office
of Foster and Coleman acting in my official ca
pacity; Foster, Tucker, Mrs. John Granger,
j. Q. Adams and others were present began
iu the afternoon about 2 o'clock from where l
sat ! could see the outside door did not see
Amos Morris in the Office that day saw Matte
son at the door about o'clock think he had a
paper in his hand think he called one OF them
to come there; saw Coleman Ill the Office be-
tween * o'clock; he talked to Foster about
the picnic; don't think he left the Office till Just
before we went out he was there all the after
noon after he came was there 215 hours was
writing at his desk; heard him talking to
gentleman and lady who came in when left
there went to my Office know Sam. Morris
remember he came to the Office about the time
Matteson came to the door he passed Matte
son at the door; Foster went into the front
room and spoke to him heard no conversation
about a mortgage.
Year: 1873

BY the People.-Know Sam. Morris Have
known MIN or years. Don't remember seeing
Sam Morris on June 21st Don't remember
seeing him in nv Office on that day; Went to
Three Rivers a few days after; we fixed the
time before, that week, but think not that
day don't remember his coming to my Office
that day; think we fixed the time on the street.
Don't know where went after leaving the Of
fee on the 21st don't remember leaving my
office was called into Matteson's Office to wit
ness the paper; don't know what time we
stopped taking testimony; remember remarks
l made and reply Tucker made ID relation to
my little girl gong to the picnic; Matteson
came for me before the adjournment Heard
nothing between Matteson and Morris as to the
consideration saw no other papers the Office
was not lumber room Matteson was using
it just before that he spent his time at the
Duncombe House and in kalamazoo; think
there was some old furniture stored in there
Had no conversation with Matteson after sign
ing it he told me the consideration when
drew the answer he told me it consisted Of a
$9i5 note and a $4,000 mortgage, and the in-
terest and percentage; we talked Of it in my
Office and in hls my partner was not present
Don't know what the $4,000 mortgage was
made for, I saw it signed Matteson did not
tell me what it was made for never saw Mat
teson let Morris have any money; never saw
any property sold between them; he Is in the
adjoining Office still think he stays IN Kaa-
mazoo part of the time Saw the 1900 note ;
did not put that into tue answer he never
told me the consideration OF the %. 200 mort
gage; knew of the mortgage but had forgotten
it before this case was brought up; can't tell
when he left the Duncombe House. Know
John NJ. Steele know his wife,-am her solic
itor IN divorce suit she did not find fault
with the delay in the suit | did not say it was
not best to press it TIL after the Matteson trail
Mrs. steele SAID that. Took part IN the ex-
animation in this case; was employed by Mat
teson. Know Chas. f. Galligan did not state
after the examination that did not see Morris
sign the mortgage.
Year: 1873

There are four rooms in my Office the ante
room leads into the public Office: was taking
the testimony IN the private Office; to go to
that must go through the public Office. Cole
mans desk was next to the partition near the
double doors. describes office. Made state
of a mortgage that did not remember the
giving of it except by seeing my signature, "a
mortgage for $4,000, but never of the $4,000
Have known but one instance where deviated
from the rule of writing the consideration
Have had papers of Matteson in nv hands for
examination have witnessed papers between
these parties before at the time made the
Answer did not see the papers that made up
tue amount they are exhibits 5 & s the sig
nature as witness to the mortgage Is mine; the
interest was figured to the time they run. com
pounded, and to the amount he added the per
Cent, 33E, think for the time the mortgage
was 10 run he told me that made the sum
total. shown exhibit Is. That is my sigma
ture; l took the acknowledgment. Witnessed
No. IA.


1t is proposed to show on the part Of the
people that Amos Morris was not in the village
OF Decatur on the 21st OF June, the day 1t is
alleged the mortgage was made, and that the
people IN Foster X Coleman's Office continued
to take testimony on that day until after six
o'clock, and that Foster did not leave the room.
Year: 1873

The darkest side of hard times was dis
closed in Philadelphia courtroom last


week when man was arraigned on a
charge Of theft. He pleaded the necessi-
ties Of his family and his want of employ
ment. Two officers who went to his house
found his wife and five children in the
most abject destitution. There was not q
morsel Of food in the house, and the! wife
and her little ones were weak from abso-
Lutte starvation. The wife states that her
husband was good mechanic, man o.
orderly habits, and that, if he had com:
mitted CRIME, it was to save his family.
They had been married seven years, and
during that time .hsr husband lad been
uniformly kind, and had never done any
thing to throw a shade Of suspicion upon


his integrity. He was held to bail, '''s
Year: 1873

beta pronounce. 49, e...D.~...---, -
was the brightest and bravest creature l
ever saw.


The priest who gave me communion on
board this morning put double scapular
about my neck, and medal which he
intends to wear himself a young Span
ish officer brought me bright new silk
badge with the Blessed Virgin stamped
upon it to wear to my execution for HIM,
and handsome cross in some fair ladys
handiwork. These are to be kept as relics
of me. He embraced me affectlonately in
my room with tears in his eyes. =


Dear sweetheart, you will be able to
bear it for my sake for will be with
you if God permits it. Although know
my hours are short and few, am not sad.
l feel shall always be with you right
soon. dear Dita, and you will not be
afraid Of me. n


Pray for me, and l will pray with you,
There is to be a fearful sac
rifce of life from the Virginius, and, as |
think, needless one, as the poor people
are unconscious of crime, and even Of their
late up 10 now. 1 uopc Oou VIII loiSlfe
me if l am to blame for it.


If you write to President Grant, he will
probably order my pay due when I re-
signed paid to you after my death.
People will be kinder to you now, dear
Dita, at least hope 80. Do not dread
death when it comes to you; it will be
as Gods angel of rest-remember this.


Il


hope my children will forget their
fathers harshness and remember his love
and anxiety for them. May they practice
regularly their religion, and pray for him
always. Tell that the last
act OF my life will be public profession
Of my faith and hope in Him of whom we
need not be ashamed, and 1t is not honest
to withhold that public acknowledgment
from any false modesty or timidity. May
God bless and save US all. \ \


Sweet, dear, dear Dlta, we will soor
meet again. Till then, adieu, for the last
time. Your devoted husband, =


JOSEPH FnY.
Year: 1873

- .s-
- MIAMI, Mo, Nov. %, 1873.
Dear Advertiser: am up alittle earli-
er than usual this morning, and have
concluded to spend the time till break
fast, writing for my home-paper, in the
home-State, to my home-people.


This purpose was suggested, by the re-
collection of what Theard a.Missourian
saying last evening about his crop; but
will not tell you about that crop until
I have told you that I am still glad of my
recent trip with my family to your State.
On leaving it two years ago many SEEM
ed to not realize that we were actually
gone and it seemed necessary for US to
return once to bid them good-bye.'


Some thought that we would be back
looking for home within a year, and
some, after a few months, even said we
had returned, and were located near Mt.
Ebal, on the Bouran sand-hill.


There we would have had good shelter
and plenty of good pine-knots, but for
good land what. could we find2 I sup.
pose, however, those who entertained
this idea, must have thought that my
small family would not need much of
the staff of life, and that now poverty
having. overtaken~us and become our
companion for the rest of the journey,
we would not expect much of that, nor
of anything else but the shelter and the
pine, which of course we could be sure
of. getting. This is all very small when
I call to my remembrance what that Mis-
sourian was saying last evening. I hope
however you will not think, am elec-
tioneering for company from the home
State. I believe I did my last election
eering worth naming, when we had Judge
Carpenter and General Butler in the
field; and we'll do remember now the
music that was made, and who it was
that paid the piper too, Now I look upon
the scenes 6f that canvass as I do upon
Year: 1873

election, and certify his name and post Office
address to the State Superintendent.


13 IF the Clerk of the County Court finds
that there is a. tie in the vote for county SUI
perintendent, he shall give notice to the pres
iidents of the several boards of education of
his county. tosmeet at the court house on a
day to be fixed by him to choose, by vote,
one of the candidates for county superirten,
dent. School Law, Sec. 2, p. s.


II. Wherever the word district is used. it
means that division of territory which under
the old Constitution was known as Township,
over which q board of education presides.-
Independent school district, is that division
of territory which has been designated by
special act of the Legislature for that pur-
pose, which is presided over by such officers
'is the name given to the subdivisions of the
districts into school districts over which a
trustee presides.


Is. Section 40, page 90 of the school law
provides, that for. the support of primary free
schools of their district and each independent
school district, the board of education thereof,
shall annually levy, by the authority of the
people. as prescribed in section 2, such tax on
the property taxable in the district as will,
with the money received from the State, be
sufficient to keep the schools in operation for
at least four months in the year.


By this provision understand that the
board of officers of each independent school
district who discharge the duties devolving
on the Boards of Education of other districts,
are required to submit the question of levy
for school purposes to the people at the Aus
gust election, as provided in section 2 of the
school law.


The special acts creating these independent
districts are SO various and the Offices created
by them have so many different names, that
uogeneral instructions can be given applicable
to them oil. But their officers will be elected
according to the special laws providing for
their creation.
Year: 1873

1t is now said to be probable that the
President will veto the Rock Island and
Pacific railroad steal, which passed con
gress last week and that whether he does
50 or not there is likely to be an official in
ouirv into the manner Of its passage As
with most other perhaps all other
schemes of public plunder which have
strewn the legislation Of congress during
the last decade thicker than autumn
leaves in Valambrosa, it is believed that
this latest railroad steal was compassed
corruptly by money influences 1t was a
lobby measure, and it is natural and a
! logical influence that every lobby meas
ure involves theft as the object and cor
ruption as the means In the matter o.
the latest Rock Island railroad steal, the
facts (which the Times presented the othel
dayl prove beyond any question that it:
object is theft of the most fagitiou.
character. If the President should sigr
the bill, he would simply render himself ;
party to the perpetration OF as baretacet


an act of public robbery as any other tha


has disgraced the federal Congress. CHI


cana Times
Year: 1873

Buy Renne's Pain Killing Magic Oil Of
the druggist or merchant where you usual
IL trade. If they are out of it, get them
to order some at once. All the wholesale
druggists keep it on their list of staple
goods. 1t is an excellent remedy to cure
any kind of pain or Inflammation, and is
used both externally and internally. Try
Year: 1873

From lands end to lands end, that all may read
and reading. believe, that for the countless NIL
lions who are on the road TO an untimely grave
with bilious complaints there is but one trnly great
and reliable remedy, and that Is
Year: 1873

INDIANAPOLIS. IND. June 27.-Thomas


Langsdale a resident of this city for sew


eral years, was arrested last night on re-


quistisn from the Governor for The alleged


murder of Colonel John Lillard, in Gal


latin County, KY, in 1866, she result of a
feud brought on by the war of secession.


MIR. Langsdafe during that period remain


ing % Union man and the other Joining the


confederate army. After the ending OF the


war, the Colonel threatened Langsdale' s


life, and the two met at Warsaw in that


county on election day with fatal resal:,


the Colonel being instantly killed.


Langsdale fled to this State. A reward


OF $ 900 was offered for his arrest, and
during previous gubernatorial admins
| trations several attempts to obtain re-
QUESTION were made and Langsdale was


Drought before Judge Howland at 8


o'clock last night on writ of habeas cor
pls obtained by his attorneys. The court
| found no retlrn upon the writ showing


by what right the chief of police detained
the prisoner, holding that arrests upon
| a requisition could only be made by a
sheriff. The judge gave until 8 O'clock
this morning to make a proper return on
the writ, and declined to hold the prisoner
nnder bonds until that time, and Langs-
dale was allowed to go to his home dur
ing the night. Upon he opening of the
court this morning Judge Howland asked


II the prosecution was ready to make re-
turn OF the writ, and was answered on
part Of the KeDtucians by ATTORNEY


Foster that they were ready but the pris-
oner was not to be found. The court
then asked for the writ, and received in


return that they did not know where it


was, whefeupOn writ of attachment was
orderd to be issued against the Chief of
Police to show cause why he should not
be arraigned for contempt of court. An
hour later a 5ailiff made his appearance
with the illustrious prisoner. The Chief
OF Police, submitted as an excuse a sworn
affidavit, the chief point of which is that
he is now advised that he had no power
to make the arrest, and that Langsdale
was net now in his custody. The petit
toner foi the writ of habeaS corpus also
filed an affidavit for its dismissal The
court held that while he could take no ac-
ton on the habeas corpus case it having
been dismissed by the petitioner, still it
was clear that the process of the court had
been interfered with, and there were in
dications of a collusion, and he would,
therefore, fine the Chief of Police $25
and costs. Another question was raised
by the Kentuckian's attorneys, whether
the petitioners had right to this sum-
mary dismissal, but the court held differ
emily and claimed he had nothing further
to do with the business. The Chief paid


his fine, and expressed regret that the
court should have held there was collu-
sion in the non return of this writ After
the parties withdrew from the court, it
was recommended to the Kentuckians
that they procure a requsition from the
Governor, making it necessary for the
Sheriff to arrest and to hold Thomas
Langsdale, but this advice had not been
acted on at the latest accounts.
Year: 1873

The Ln5saa'aoH threatens to be perfectly
and entirely Independent of Railroad
Companies after the first of July, when
it says the free pass system fsto end. No
more Railroad time tables are to be pub
lished in the Ind5eniara without pay in
money. Such an arrangement might
have been effected by all the newspapers
IN the country. They could have refused
pass at any time. We have never felt
at all worried about getting something
or nothing from the railroads. With us
The arrangement was convenient and
agreeable.
Year: 1873

The Oranges have determined to- df-
vorce themselves from the professional
politicians, and remand back to private
life the political scoEndrels that have
robbed them of their hard earnings un-
der the name of party" They have our
heartfelt sympathy and earnest coopera-
ton in their undertaking. = Vasapraiso
Messenger.


1t depends good deal on how and
where you are located about that. The
Democratic party is not worth cent to a
newspaper, in Porter County. In Mar
shall, it is different. The Democrat in
this place is decidedly in favor of sustain.
ing the old party. We are half inclined
to believe the Oranges and the Messenger
are right.
Year: 1873

Picnic Parties are quite the rage, just
now. Pretty Lake and Maxinkuckee are.
the most attractive points for this kind of
amusement. We have been patiently
waiting for an invitation to some of those
delightful parties.
Year: 1873

The Celestials are beginning to be con-
sidered failure, as cheap laborers. Some
of them are setting up business on their
account; and they learn how to charge
for their manufactured articles as rapidly
as they do TO make them. They lean
the bad habits of this country and don't
forget those of those of their native
land
Year: 1873

From Plymouth we hear that since the
passage of our New Liquor law, there has
been an Association of thirsty souls form.
ed in Valparaiso, who buy their beer by
the keg and meet regularly to imbibe the
fluid. They have called themselves the
Young Mems Christian Association. 1t is
said that minors and habitual drunkards
are not admitted How is this, and where
does this association meet Valparaiso
Vidette


Better not join them Gurney. They
will get you into trouble The name is
only cloak, you know.
Year: 1873

When Platt Mcdonald retired from the
editorial chair of the Democrat he called.
at our office and ordered the REPUBLICAN
sent to his address through the Post Of
flee and paid for it in advance.
Year: 1873

Our young friend Ed. Jeregan, editor of
the Mishawaka Enterprise, acknowledges
that dead beat strapped printer came it
over him for nights lodging warm
meal at the hotel few days ago. Keep a
sharp look out Ed. or somebody will sell
you copy of the "Ulster County Co.
zette" some of these days. This world is
awfully given to swindling,
Year: 1873

The tomato plants in some localities
are being assailed by new enemy in the
shape OF short, thick, and striped bug,
second cousin to She potato bug but diff
ferent from it in being shorter, and la
in diameter. They eat not only the leaves
but branches and stalks
Year: 1873

nENTIST. Office I'd story Post Office Building.
~ Teeth extracted without pain, by the use of
Nitrous Oxide Tor Laughing GAS. TEETH; from
one tooth to fall sett cheap that the rich and
poor can all get them. Office open all day except
Mondays and Tuesdays. lS4tf[
Year: 1873

\ wealthy and intelligent lady
was overtaken with the accident of
child birth while travelling over the
Pacific railway, last week, the most
distressing feature of the case being
that the babe has no ears, no fingers Oh
one hand, but five fingers and Il thumb
Oh the other, while its breast and alb
domen are covered with IL heavy coat
ing of hard, callous skin, presenting the
appearance of turtles back.
Year: 1873

The decline in stocks to-day was greatly
due to heavy realizations, and partly to a
telegram from Washington that Senator
Sherman did not believe in either war or
imitation. After the close of business a
rumor was afloat that a London banking
company, identified with prominent Amer
lean railroads by the negotiation of bonds,
aud still holding balance belonging to
railroad was in trouble.
Year: 1873

The Secretary of War, who was in this
city yesterday, is reported to have said to
an intimate friend who called ON him:
''You are aware that l have been eonsid-
cred somewhat b1oodthirsty on this mat
ter; but the entire Cabinet are now of my
mind. At the Cabinet meeting held yes
terday we were unit; and if the Ameri-
can people are not satisfied with the meas
ures resolved upon at that meeting to vim
dicate the national honor, they must be
very hard TO please"
Year: 1873

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. 16.-This
afternoon a large mass meeting of working
men and women was held in the Assembly
building to discuss the situation. The City
Council was denounced for not providing
work for the destitute. A committee was
appointed to meet a council committee to-
morrow. 1t is said that forty thousand
people are ont of work in this city.
Year: 1873

At the Navy Yard the same activity is
manifested as for the past few days. To-
day ESQ men were added to the force. The
Juniata is now ready for sea and will
anchor at the Battery to await orders. 1t
is stated by employees of the Navy Yard
that work upon the Spanish Iron-clad Ara
plies was suspended this evening.