smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

This body yesterday presented their
report to Judge O'Melveny. They
considered twenty four criminal
charges, and found twenty-four true
bills, as follows:


Petit larceny l, grand larceny 4, as
sault with deadly weapon l, assault to
kill /, assault to murder ., robbery :,
assault with deadly instrument l.,
disorderly house /, disorderly house
and house of ill-fame l, renting houses
for the purpose of keeping houses of
ill-fame 4, keeping h& Ses of ill-fame g..
REPORT ON COUNTY JAIL.


We find the prison clean and well
kept, but inadequate to meet the re-
quirements of our rapidly growing
city and county. We do earnestly
recommend that suitable Jail bald
ing be erected at as early day as
practicable. We further believe, TO
the best of our knowledge, that the
prison is insecure, rs far as regards the
Stone portion of that building, as we
| find the stone in places quite soft and
easily removable with an ordinary
pocket-knife; and, to the best of our
knowledge and belief. we do declare
the Jail to be an unsafe custodian for
an expert in jail-breaking, and we do
recommend the matter to the proper
authorities, with the hope that imme-
date steps will be taken in the mat
ter, as the Jail building of Los Angeles
county is unfit for the purpose it
claims to subserve.


REPORT ON THE COUNTY HOSPITAL.


We find some of the wards not kept
as clean as they ought to be. Neither
did there seem to be attendants enough
to attend to those who were very sick.


We found there were no means of
warming any of the wards in cold
weather, except in the new wards, in
which a chimney or flue has been con-
structed.


We recommend that hereafter at
least one stove be supplied to each
ward.


We also find that there is good
deal of complaint of unnecessary de-
lay in sending medicine to the hos
pital, thereby causing much suffering
to some of the patients.


We call the attention of the Board
of Supervisors and the City Council to
the expense of keeping the hospital on
the present plan, and we most ear
nestly recommend that they either
separately or jointly take some steps
to provide County Hospital which
shall belong to the county or county
and city.


REPORT ON LABORY LANE TANNERY.


We recommend the Board of Health
of Los Angeles city to investigate the
matter, and, if found to be nuisance,
to take immediate steps to have the
same abated, as we, the Grand Jurors,
believe the same to be public nui-.
sance aud detrimental to the health of
the residents in that vicinity.


We recommend the Los Angeles
City Marshal to enforce the vagrant
act, as there are great many bad
characters loafing about town, with
out any visible means of support.


We tender our thanks to the District
Attorney for his kind attendance, and
to the Sheriff and his deputies for
their kind and prompt attendance in
bringing up witnesses, and their po-
lite and courteous manner to the
Grand Jurors of Los Angeles county
for the September term, 1875.


M. H. KIMBALL,


Foreman of the Grand Jury.
Year: 1875

One of the effects of the failure of
the Bank of California will be to shake


the faith of the people in the safety
and stability of the gigantic metropol-
itan banks of which every city of con-
siderable dimensions possesses one or
more, and out of this shattered conf
dence will grow desire to invest
money where it will be beyond the
reach of speculative bankers. 1t is
only within the last five years that
any considerable sum of monev could
be enticed from San Francisco to the
rural districts. Millions of dollars
lured by the high rate of interest were
sent from Europe to San Francisco,
but il was confined to the city, while
the owners of city property could OBJ


tain it on loans the farms and towns
of the interior could not secure q dol
lar of this foreign capital. In time
the surplus became so great that
agents were sent out to loan money


On real estate and as these investments
we're found to be safe and profitable,
more money followed and now the
land owner from the interior can go
into San Francisco and negotiate a
loan. Now it is safe to say that San
Francisco capitalists have partially at
least realized the fact that money Sc
cured by farm is as liable to return to
the owner as if deposited in city
bank. Another lesson these city money
holders are learning which is that a
good California farm is good thing
to have and Will yield larger profit
Year: 1875

On the Western boundary of the
Chino ranch about one mile back of
Pomona may be seen an innumerable
swarm Of insects lowering close to the
earth. At first view they appear to
be honey bees that failing to find any
more desirable abode in the vicinity
have resolved to construct a subterra-
mean hive. The busy little workers
are seen penetrating holes about an
eighth of an inch in diameter and
bringing up small particles of earth.
Over an area of more than q thousand
square feet these little holes are bored
at distance from each other of prob
ably half an inch. The, insectis is OF a
bright yellow color, shaped exactly
like the honey bee and appears to be
harmless. Though locating its abode
like the yellow jacket in the ground,
tits certainly not that insect. - rs
Year: 1875

RELIGION and recreation should
60 together, each resting and enIivening
the other. Heretofore they have
been kept too much apart, and religion
has become joyless and repulsive,
while recreation has run into reckless
ness and license. The church has lost
much of it's influence in society and its
hold on the public heart by it's somber
aspect and ascetic ideas, and its un-
wise endeavors to suppress innocent
amusement, and put the instructive
joyousness and spontaneous eferves-
cence OF human nature under ban;
while those who have broken away
from its restraints have too often for
gotten duty in dissipation. 1t is the
part of wisdom TO keep together what
cannot be separated without injury to
both, and still greater injury to society
at large. 1t is not necessary, of course,
that formal exercise of devotion should
be sandwitched between the pastime
OF watering-place and the excitements
of the field. Religion would hardly





gain anything were a ball opened by
prayer or race by conference meet
ing !; or as a game of billiards or GRO
quet to be introduced and ended by,
an ezhortation to piety. And, certainly
no one in his right mind would care to.
rush from serious discourse to tenpin
alley, or end prayer-meeting in hop.
Such an unatural jumbling together of
things radically unlike, and that can.
not be mixed together, is equally
unreasonable and improper. But ali
that is healthful and helpful and true.
in the teachings and spirit Of religion,
can be carried into innocent recreations.
to their advantage, while all that is
sweet and joyous and exhillarating In
innocent amusement can be carried
into acts OF worship, making them more,
heipful, attractive and human. And
perhaps the best result of these recent
relglous demonstrations in England
and on our seashores' is the suggestion
that religion and recreation, in their
essence and effects. should 90 together,
and never be allowed to drop apart
The Golden Age.
Year: 1875

All life is eternal life; there is NJ
other. .-A5cott.


There are times when, if we coulC
see God, we must turn our faces tt
the bare wall and keep silence.
Violent reservations or afectpc
blunders look not more suspicious thar
strained sanctity or over-offended mod
esty.-Zinanaerna0n.


Love you none? Then you are los
to love. Love is the key to felicity
nor is there heaven to any who loves
not-A1coH.


Thought is deeper than all sreech.
Feeling deeper than all thought:
Souls to souls can never teach
What unto themselves was taught.


The habit Of faltering, and distin.
gushing and concealing and putting
forward the edge Of truth, instead
of showing boldly the full face of it
at last leads men into an insincerity
so habitual, that they really do moi
know when they speak the truth OF





We thank Thee for those newly
born into this world, bringing the frag-
rance of Heaven in the infants breath
and if we dare not thank Thee whe1
our dear ones are born out of this
world and are clothed with immortali-
ity, yet we thank Thee that the eye Of
our faith can follow still to that land
where all tears are wiped from every
eye and the only change is from glory
to glory.-Theodore PARKER.
Il would not be worth while to 1--we
if we were TO die entirely. That
which alleviates labor and sanctifes
toll is to have before us the vision of a
better world through the darkness OF
this life. That world is to me more
real than the chimera which we call
life. It is forever before my eyes. 1t
is the supreme certainty of my reason,
as it is the supreme consolation OF my
soul Victor Hugo.


The ruin and wreck of all things
comes not from God, but from man.
So in our spiritual life God is always
pouring into our hearts more and more
OF his grace. If we do not bar and
hinder his operations in US, he will ac-
| cOmpllsh his own work. 1t is we
alone who can wreck it. God never
forsakes those whom he has once called.
He may at last judicially reject them,
but only after long patience, an ample
trial, judicial process, and an newt
able judgment.-Cardinal Manniag
What is called conversion is ONLY an
hour in a mans life, and it is only one
Of the objective points in the life of
Year: 1875

the church and in the effort of the
pulpit. 1t is the event of day or an
hour. But the building up of char
acter is the long and glorious work Of
the whole life, the life of the church.
This work the soul, the pulpit, tho
whole church organism must do, not
in the tumult of day or of winter.
but in the calmness, and dignity, and
solemnlty of long life, full of Christ's
boldness, and purity, and freedom, and
never changing earnestness.- Collyer.


This: for a young man, SO placed
that for him to allow himself some in
dulgence lawful to him might be to
tempt some companion to an indulg-
ence to him unlawful and dangerous.
to give up that pleasure to close per-
manently all the avenues of his nature
which lead in that direction, for the
sake of the benefit to be hoped to an
other from that transaction !; as Paul
declared his willingness to eat no meat
(to him lawful, and, in itself, strictly
expedient) while the world should stand
1t tor him to do so would be to make
his brother of weak conscience, TO of
fend. Total abstinence from intoxicat-
ing drinks may be your friend, a self
denial. If SO, by all means exercise
1t. That exercise may react in bless
ing on yourself, while, almost surely.
it will help (and may save) others
THE Congregotionolist.
Year: 1875

When we reflect how nearly ali these Causes
are connected With the social condition OF
country, We will be better able to appreciate how
all must bear the burden On their consciences
Of the wrong OF the few. It would be interest
ing to discuss the question OF free will in the
light of these statistics, aud endeavor to recon-
Gle tho consciousness Of moral freedom with tho
stern reality Of these facts.-a task which it
would be 4 bold undertaking to pronounce i'm
possible.
Year: 1875

solitaire in which weighed nineteen and FIVE
sixteenth carats, and was of the purest wa
ter, he said, in a voice husky with emotion
Take this my dear, and this too" taking
from his pocket roll of parchment. THAT
is the deed in fee simple, to mansion and
corner lot on Calumet avenue, with blank
for you to fill with your name. Nay, refuse
it not. am not your long lost uncle, but
have devoted the past seventeen years of
my life to seeking the woman who, before
answering the door bell, did not strive to
peep through the window to see who was
there. Good by" and with the agility of
a boy he sprang into magnificent barouche
that was drawn by two priceless horses and
vanished
Year: 1875

Mrs. Beecher is feverishly anxious about
the verdict. Her faith in her husband is no
new matter. She has lived with him and
honored him for two-score years and more,
and doesn't propose IN the sunset of their
life to change her confidence or her love-
Ne,p York Star
Year: 1875

1t would seem, judging from the heroine
Of the following sketch, that cleanliness is
not necessary to perfect health. \ wealthy
English widow of the First Georges time,
never allowed her room to be cleaned, and
the windows were 50 1ncrusted with dirt as
to admit scarcely any light. She reasoned
thus when asked for an explanation If the
room were wetted she might catch cold if
the windows were cleaned glass might he
broken, and somebody hurt She never
washed herself for fear Of cold as substi-
tute she anointed her face and neck with a
little milk and hogs lard, finished off with
a touch of rose pink on the cheeks. She
was methodical in all her habits, eating with
one particular knife, fork and plate, and
drinking out Of one cup. She had excellent
health. abhorred physics and doctors, and
cut two teeth at the age Of eighty-seyen.
She had no near relations, and refused to see
these more distantly related One pleasant
characteristic Is recorded She had a large.
well-kept garden, in which she passed most
of her time reading. Although she lived
entirely through the reign of the First and
Second George, and 50 far into that Of the
Third, she continued to wear fashions Of the
time Of George First, As being those Of her
married life. Notwithstanding this she was
everywhere treated with respect. Perhaps
her gold had something to do with that,
n l,trPvpr
Year: 1875

The jury, after a long deliberatiOn. came
in on Friday morning and returned a YER
dict in favor of plaintiff for 81 O50 So. The
defendant has made motion to set the YER
diet aside, and hearing will take place
some time this week. 1t not successful in
that, defendant will take the case to the
supreme court. on a question as to the val
idity OF the proof of marriage OF the Stan
tons. which took place in England.
Year: 1875

The publication of the above
resolutions has been delayed from
no sense of disrespect to the meet
ing or its members but it was
held during the session of Court
at which it was supposed Mr..
Webber would be proceeded
against criminally, and we did not
consider that its publication would
be proper at that time. In point
of fact, Sheriff Winslow is a mere
tigure-head, and is in no way re-
sponsible for ANYTHING done in the
Sherlff's office as he has placed
Mr.. Webber in absolute charge Of
litN
Year: 1875

Is removed TO a building on his
residence lot on Locust street, tenn
porarily. My goods were mainly
saved from the fire, and Istill have
the most complete stock Of Drugs
and Medicines In the city of Green
Vile. apl7
Year: 1875

THE Chinese Empire is getting enlightened
with preposterous rapidity. For the first
time in its history tits in the money market.
endeavoring TO make loan. True the sum
desired is only a trihe over three millions, but
three millions, though a small loan to the ap-
prehension of the ''supreme Caucasian mind"
will do very we'll for Mongolan novice.
Year: 1875

THE death of Charles Kingsley, which is
announced by cable, took place in London,
Sunday. He will be remembered as the fore
most leader if not the founder of that school
of thought which for want of a better name
we may call liberal orthodoxy, as the apostle
of muscular Christianity and as the author of
sAlton Locke"
Year: 1875

next to city building where she Is prepared to fur
nish good help at short notice. Those wanting good
girls to do general housework work IN hotels will
please give me call. None but good help will be
furnished. ja22eodtf
Year: 1875

There are places not secret where Virtue has birth,
Where Charity dwells on this beautiful earth;
Where Mercy and Kindness joined hand in hand,
And PHYS tear falls at the warm hearts command;
There are doors that the gentle knock will unbar
And others that swing on their hinges ajar,
Giving egress to angels who lovingly scan
The woes and the wants of the moneyless man.
Does he work Does he thrive Is he faithful and true
Does he know what has DONE and what he may do
Or does he creep with the sluggard's slow pace,
And refuse to take part in ambitions proud race
Does he drink while his neghbor, with whole heart
Is giving his strength to be first at the goalP
If such be his crimes pity him, if you can
Content to be scorned as moneyless man.
Labor taught with the brain, with its strong, skiu


hand


Has reared princely palaces over the land;
And the man who will work will sooner or late,
Cease to sigh like vagrant at rich mans gate
With purple and crimson his walls may be hung,
While the chandeliers light DER the table is fung
With heart brave and free ere he measures es span
He'll forget that he eer was moneyless man. e.
There are churches whose lofest turret and spire,
Have sprung from the depths of some poor boys desire
There are colleges, hospitals founded by those
Who knew at the outset, stern povertys woes
But they labored undaunted with hand heart and brain
And we know that such labor never in vain.
That man with his millions, when first he began,
Was known on Change as moneyless man.
-Ira cam ravens for meat and for brs.d
Or efnect t1zt I : n e s.as p mir-ss ed -~--<
Wh%e he spens all MS Ieisuie in looking for banks
That would lend out their gold for poor DEVILS thanks
Or a court where the law was SO cheap and so free,
That client welcome with never feeg
No! if he had been of this base, shiftess clan,
He, too, would have died as a moneyless man.
Nor do portals of paradise open for one


Who has left any work that he could do undone!
Its honors, its blisses, await the true man,


Who, with ten talents trusted, have made other ten.
"He is worse than the heather who does not provide
For his own - and the Judge of all lives may decide
That brave earnest labor, being part of les plan,
Heaven has rewards for the moneyless man.
Year: 1875

A KNOWING HORSE. A stable keeper in Roches-
ter has hack horse, of which the following
stories are told At the end of the stable is a
water faucet under which has been placed a
tub for the horses to drink from. When this an


imal is thirsty be scorns the use of the tub, but
turns on the faucet with his teeth and holds bis
head under the running stream until his thirst is
quenched then turns the faucet off again, and


with knowing look at his observers trots back
to his stall. During the present spell of cold
weather the water has been allowed to run 10
prevent it freezing in the pipes One evening,
when the men were elsewhere engaged, he went
for drink in his usual manner, and after he got
through turned the faucet off The consequence
was the pipes got frozen up, and had to be thaw-
ed cut before the horse could quench his thirst in
his accustomed manner Turf, Field and Rarm
Year: 1875

Ma bashful young clergyman recently
rising to preach for the first time, made ter
rible mix of it, and announced his text in this
wise: "And Immediately the cock wept, and
Peter went out and crew bitterly"
Year: 1875

> A short man became attached to tall
woman, and somebody said that he had fallen
in love with her. "Do you call it falling in
love ?" said the suitor; "its more like climb
ing up to it,"
Year: 1875

If anybody has seen II black.and-
tam deg, answering to the rame
OF Judge" going down the street
W tn II hard shell turtle that won't
answer to anything, and certain
wont answer 10 tack le-as the dog
will tell you, if you can only get
him 10 stop long enough; please
stop the eloping pair, as they are
the property of the editor of this
paper. We are fondly attached
to the dog on account Of his vaga-


bondish. Bohemianlsh habits. He
knows every dog IN Peoria by
name, and is on speaking terms
with nine -tcnths of the dogs that
come in under the wagons, and ho
knows more OF the inhabitants of
this cIty than the tax collectors
does. The turtle is a more recent
acquisition. 1t was placed IN the
back yard yesterday, and the dog
spent an hour and u half trying to
induce 1t 10 come out OF its shell
and be comfortable. Inc old iron
clad maintained his reserve, how
ever, until the dog ornamented his
nose against the forward part and
commenced to sniff. The par
seemed to come to some under
standing at once, for the dog made
an lmpctuOus remark in very
high key, and then they both
started on trip togoiAer. The dog
was last seen sauntering along like
Il whirl.wind, and the turtle stay.
ing right by him. Ne should be
very sorry to lose the dog now, as
he has acquired another important
and valuable quality. He knows
more about turtles than any other
dog in the country.~iL Peoria re
view.
Year: 1875

In the following the Gazette
is right; there should be no doubt
left on the mlrd; If young men
will wear pocket handkerchief in
the rear pocket of their pantalcons,
it would be an ordinary favor TO
blushing public TO select such as
have ornamented borders. We like
to feel sure it's handkerchief,
that's ALL 4
Year: 1875

The average American boy
will make great fuss and COM
plain bitterly that it will spoil his
clothes, if asked to bring in an


rmiul of wood for his mother; but
give him a gun, and he will crawl
half a mile on his stomach, hrough
Il ditch with four inches of water
in it, to get shot at some ducks.
Year: 1875

A DEAD MAN DISCOVERED STANDING BY


HIS OWN DOORWAY.


From the Baltimore Nens.


This morning at about half past sew
en- o'clock, little boy residing in the
n ortheastern section of the city had
occasion, while going on an GRAND for
his mother, to pass through a narrow
alley in the rear of the residence oil
Mr. Israel Cross, No. 563 North Gay
street. 1t was short cut to the little
fellows destination, and he was max
ing every haste to complete his jour
ney when lie was suddenly stopped in
his course. There is fence on one
side of the alley, and standing up
against the rails was man of medium
stature with coat tightly buttoned up
about his chin. The strangers legs
reached almost across the narrow path
way and the boy found it impossible
to get by. He paused for moment,
expecting the man 20 move aside, but
finally fading that the legs remained
immovable he mildly requested TO be
allowed to pass. Receiving no reply,
he touched the strangers hand and
reeled br.ck with shudder. The
fingers were icy cold and dropped from
his like lead, On looking upwards in
the dim light, the little fellow shouted
in alright as he


BEHELD THE FACE OF 4 CORPSE
! looking down AS if reprovingly at
being disturbed. Almost paralyled
with fright the boy staggered from the
spot, and durting into the house of the
nearest neighbor, the Cross family, i'm
parted the tidings of death. An cX
animation was at once made and by
strange coincidence, it was discovered
that the corpse was that of hlr. Cross
himself He was carried, still stand
ing in his horribly unnatural upright
position, into the house, where Mrs
Cross, the distressed wife, broke fortl
in the most heartrending sobs at tho


fearful spectacle brought before her


view.


Il is supposed that deceased haC


been ont last night, and in attempting
to enter his house by rear entrance


lad been


. SEIZED BY KING DEATH,
, before he could utter even cry o
distress His family were within hear
ing, but lie fell lifeless against tn
= fence without their knowledge, an
there he stood like dead sentinel i
the alleyway during the long dar


hours of the night.


Mr.. Cross was thirty seven years c
age and carpenter by trade. II
r leaves wife and three children t
n mourn his untimely end. Corono
/ Walker has been notified and wi
j probably hold an inquest.
Year: 1875

The amendments to the pork rules OF the Produce
Exchange, which have been long under eonsidcra-
tion, ratified yesterday meeting OF the Board
or Managers The rules will bo posted the bulletins
Of the Exchange to-day and 90 into eject AFTER ten
days have elapsed


A notice yesterday received AT the Produce Ex
change stating that the Ero Railroad has decided and
and so notified the other trunk lines that II positive
Information should not be received by them yester.
day from the Grand Trunk Railway they would ad
their from Boston TO tho same figures az
from New York and maintain them there. They will
reduce their through tariff from New York 10 take
effect today that the merchants OF New York will
be able 70 compete with those OF Boston for The Western
trade