smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1870

This material is generally looked upon as
largely resisting the action of fluids. 1t is
invaluable to the chemist because of this
quality, fuoric acid being the only veagent
which will attack it destructively 1t is
still true, however, that much of the glass
in common use yields some Off the sonstitu-
ents or its surface to solution in water, and
will lose its polish. Housewives will toll
in vain to restore brightness to the inside
of decanters and tumblers which have be-
come cloudy by long use. 1t is not de-
posit on the surface which looks so much
like dirtiness to the eye of careful mis-
tress, but q loss of substance ~hich has
been solved away. Glass is perishable aside
from being so easily broken. 1t is more
easily scratched than many suppose. The
continual use of silk in wiping spectacles
will be sure to cover the lenses with min
ute scratches till they are blurred, and the
troubled wearers begins to think that his
eyes are growing dim. To keep lenses
from being scratched requires no small care.
They should never be touched with SILK,
but only with linen, or chamois-skin, and
this as free from dust as possible. The
more subtle effects of light and magnetism
upon glass are exceedingly curious. Some
sort ef change is inouced in the atoms, with
more or less permanence. One or two
cases have been recently reported of land
scape pictures being visibly impressed on
glass surfaces after long exposure in q
bright sun. These statements remain yet
to be verified, but they are not more singu-
lar than the eil-established fact that
magnetic current sent througha q coin, lying
on glass, viii leave copy Of the coin on
the glass
Year: 1870

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Considerable excitement was created in
front Of tfs American Express Office, in
this city yesterday, in c. lnsequence of Q
little circumstance that transpired relative
to the shipment of some freight. 1t ap-
pears that cartman brought some barrels
to the freight department OF the Express
Office, TO be shipped to Ann Arbor, Mich.
While attempting to unload the barrels, the
head Of one gave out, and exposed the
body OF a human being stored therein. One
of the employees of the express company
inquired what was in the barrels, but the
cartman evaded an answer He was evil
IDENTIFY aware of what the barrels con-
tanned, and became greatly alarmed
at what had been developed.
the cart and drove of Suspicious were
aroused that something wrong existed,
probably that the barrels contained the re-
mains of the missing Robert Harper, and
the cartman was accordingly followed. He
was traced to the Office OF certain we'll
known physician, when the mystery was at
once unraveled. 1t appears that the bodies
were those of two females, that leg timately
came into the possession of our physician,
and we've being shipped to the above place
for use as subjects for dissection. The
practice of shipping bodies in this way,
from one point to another, We learn from
the Express people, is common, but it is
seldom that they are done up so loosely.
They are ordinarily packed in whisky bar
rels. All We can say is that the members
of our medical profession should use more
care in this matter. and not offend decency
and shock the feelings of "a sensitive public,
by such exhibitions of reckleesDess.
Year: 1870

MucH has been sung Of the s'Msid with
Golden HAIR" No song, however, has yet
been able to make that color popular one
for any considerable length OF time. Light
red, faded or candy hair are equally under the
ban of public opinion. We are happy to an
nounce to our readers who desire to change
those colors, that three applications OF RINGS
Vegetable Ambrosia viii give them beautiful
auburn tresscs possessing all that soft, ius-
adorGment of female beauty.
Year: 1870

Ice can be turned in lathe and lenses
easily formed through which the rays ofthe
sun in passing will cause heat sufficient to
ignite match. These ice lenses are 30
easily made and renewed that they have
been recommended for use for astronomi-
cal purposes in countries the tempersture
of which is below that of freezing for two
or three months of the year.
Year: 1870

cially conspicuous In tho present conflict.
These have to do with that sweot charity
which oovereth multitude Of sins--the gal
liant consideration shown to prisoners taken ON
either side, the tender care Of the sick and
wounded, the timely and becoming burial Of the
dead. As the captured French Of Wissembourg
passed through the German towns toward Berlin
the populace Of all ages and classes came forth
to offer them rest and bread and wine, and
many fierce Turco and SCARED Zouave
wrdng the hand of the poor Prussiau peasant
who saluted him with o kindly word and gave
him bite or sup, although twas in ''hostile"
tongue and in the ''enemys" land. On the bat
tie field Of Woerth, almost ere the smoke began
to clear away, the white badges of the surgeons
and nurses, authorized by the International
Convention at Geneva, were seen moving
about among the heaps Of dead and dying. But
everywhere, all over Europe and America, the
angelic hand of woman Is stretched forth to
aid and save. With them-mourning mothers,
sisters and wives as thousands of them soon
may be, or, perchance, are now, even while
we writs-there is no distinction of cause or
nationality. The Empress Eugenie and tho
Queen of Prussia alike have fastened to the
blessed work, and every day adds to the army
of those who, amid oil this frightful evil, 60
about doing good. With such Manifestations
Of the boundless good that still exists, hu-
manity may still believe that, as the darkest
hour prece1es the dawn, so will the very enor-
mites of this mOst CrueI most nee dless and
therefore. most wicked, war Of all, bs the last
dreadful convulsion needed to disgust man
kind with International murder, and usher in
the auspicioas hour when all this gallantry, all
this genius, all this love Of country, all this
endurance, all this tenderness and charity,
shall attain their loftiest development In arts
and works which shall bear no stain Of tears
or blood, but shall be indeed tho glory and
not the shame of humanity.
Year: 1870

Our criminal records from day to day are
BILE crimes. In fact, despite our police system
and what we claim as our advanced civiliza-
ton, the story of murder, outrages upon the
person, and rapine generally, runs along hour
by hour, one chapter more horrible than an
other. late case-we will not say the latest,
because few hours must elapse between the
writing of this article and its publication, and
new horror may arise in the meantime-but
late case of extraordinary atrocity was that
which occurred in Eighty-ninlh street on
Tuesday, where a young, virtuous girl, en-
ployed as household servant, was forcibly
violated by her emplOyer-he having obtained
entrance to her room through the fanlight-
and afterwards was savagely beaten and thrust
out into the street almost naked. 1t appears
by the statement of this rufian's wife whom,
1t is said, he treats most brutally, that the vic
tim in this case is not the first one who has been
similarly treated by Linn, for that is the fell
lows name. 1t appears that he Is in the habit
Of employing young girls as house servants, in
the Labor Exchange at Castle Garden, and
grossly matreating them when he gets them
| into his lair. So his wife is alleged to have
stated.


| We thought that the Labor Exchange excr-
| cised some precaution as to the character of
the parties to whom poor girls were
hired out If it does not, but IL the institution
simply obtains employms mt for them, regard
less of the society into which they
may be transferred or the dangers
that beset their youth and virtue,
| then we think that the Labor Exchange is but
doing half its duty. 1t is as essential for the
| good of the employee to know the character Of
the employer as 1t is for the employer to get a
recommendation with the employee. In cases
of poor friendless servant girls this is still
more important as the facts in this case of
Linn show. But there is feature In this
| peculiar manner. It is stated that two Off
GERS who were called upon by the poor out
ragged girl to arrest the offender declined to
do so on the ground that 'it would be as
much as their situations were worth TO arrest
Linn" What does this mean? Is Linn 30
desperate u praVo tnat TWO pOllcemen were
afraid to grapple with him, or is he SO potent
apolitician that the officers dare not lay hands
upon him? The Police Commissioners will
have to settle the matter with the officers and


the public If the conservators of the peace
are allowed to sneak away from duty upon
such pretexts it would be well to know it.


People will then comprehend the value of a
policeman when political rowdy tralsgresses
the law and comes into violent collision with
peaceful citizens. Il is 10 be hoped that the
authorities will follow up this case and bring
the career of the flemish perpetrator OF the
| crime to an end.
Year: 1870

EXCLUSIVE TO TIE KSoXvILLH CHnoKIcLI.


NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-During the entire
week there has been squeeze in cash
gold. The supply of gold for daily use is
small and steadily decreasing, under the
ABSORPTION by the Treasury for duties. The
supply is concentrated in few hands en-
abling them TO control the gold ROOM
Relief to this scarcity will come shortly.
Exchange very dull and nominal. The on
ly feature of interestin Wall street to-day,
was the squeeze in cash gold at opening.
The borrowing rate was put up to a quar-
ter by one of the Canards. A rumOr that
the November interest would be anticipa-
ted OIL Monday, caused it to fall to one
eighth. The rumor was denied, and the
rate advanced as high as two for the use of
gold till Monday. This manipulation
completely demoralized foreign exchange.
Gold opened at 12sa12t, but late in the day
became firm and closed at l3. The scarcity
Of gold has never been so marked as it has
been to-day, and will remain so till the
Treasury relieves the market. Govern
ments quiet and firm
Year: 1870

A GoOD WORD FOR o RICHARD GRASS
\ writer III the st. Louis Journal Of
agriculture, says: have to remark that
for years [ grew orchard grass with red
clover | soWed two bushels of orchard
grass seed and six quarts of clover to the
acre. My soil was gravelly clay, and l
cut year after year two crops in q season,
cutting Just as the grasses were in flower
for they flower togethcr-mOwingi in the
morning or forenoon; leaving it two days
in the cock, if the weather allowed, then
opening cut in the forenoon and drawing
it in the afternoon. No animal-cow,
horse, or sheep, all of which l then had
but would eat itravenously, and always pick
the orchard grass from the clover; if any
was left in the manger it WAS sure to he
c1ON-nr
Year: 1870

\ man who cannot afford to advertise cannot
afford to do business. A merchant prince said
truly that a person investing one dollar in any
kind of business, should spend a dollar in adyer.
ti-ing that business
Year: 1870

The Advent of Nilsson to tho American


A good many people in the theatrical line
have been trying to catch Mile. Nilsson-the
Swedish Nightingale number two"-for the
American operatic stage We have heard of
various attempts on the part Of ambitious
mpresarii to bring this beautiful Scandina-
vian warbler across the water Her splendid
reputation in Europe is certainly great in
ducement to keep her there, and we cannot be
surprised that it required a good deal of blan-
dishment and .Gnesse to secure such an engage
ment as Mr. Max Strakosch has perfected It
is officially announced by this indefatigable
purveyer Of artistic celebrities that Christine
Nilsson is TO appear in this city on the 10Th of
September next She could not appear in bet
ter time. 1t will be just at that opportune
season when the watering places are giving
up their crowds, half tired of the country
and longing for something new in city life.


The name of Christine Nilsson is now as
familiar to us as that Of Jenny Lind was before
she came among us. Perhaps her European
reputation, if not as widely diffused is quite as
well established as her Swedish sister of song
1t is said that Strakosch has agreed to pay
Mile Nilsson fifteen hundred dollars a night
for her services. This, in connection with the
expenses of the company to support the donna,
is bold venture. But the manager must RELY
upon the known liberality of our people to sus-
tain anything in the way of art which
approaches perfection. 1t is said further that
Mile. Nilsson has bound herself in for
feiture of fifty thousand dollars to carry
out her engagement in America This is
probably no more than the manager should
demand. But another curious incident in
regard to her engagement is the report that
the Emperor Napoleon has offered to pay this
forfeit if the Swedish diva will only consent to
remain in Paris. If there be any truth in this
we only hope that Strakosch will prove better
diplomatist than Napoleon and steal away the
beautiful cantatrice. We want to hear her on
our stage. She will find quite as critical an
audience here as in Europe, and, we think,
fully as cordial welcome.
Year: 1870

era commences in human affairs. This era Is
distinguished by free representative govern
ments, by entire religious liberty, by improved
systems of national intercourse, by newly
awakened and unconquerable spirit Of free
inquiry, and by a diffusion of knowledge
through the community such as has been be-
fore altogether unknown and nnheard." ''Let
us contemplate, then, this connection which
binds the prosperity of others to our own, and
let us manfully discharge all the duties which
it imposes. Auspicious omens, cheer US on
Great examples are before us. Our own
armament now shines brightly upon our path.


There is the keynote struck by master
hand. Such too, is the demand Of the hour.
We are strong enough, we have skill enough
to be no longer merely a heterogeneous mass
OF men subsisting by the good pleasure OF royal
councils and conclaves, but to become indeed
nation, standing upon platform of our own,
a broad rule of humanity, justice and freedom,
aud urging the law of right upon the world.
The events that are crowding upon us speak
trumpet-toned in this sense to all our public
men, and, if we mistake not, the Immediately
approaching future will cali to the front the
supporters and consign to oblivion the oppo-
nents Of a broad, generous, genial and un-
trammelled policy truly modern, truly liberal,
and, therefore, truly American.
Year: 1870

the Internal Taxes.


The question OF increasing the compensa-
fion OF census takers came up in the Senate
yesterday, and it was stated in debate that
census operations had been suspended in some
parts Of the Union on account of the impossi-
bility of securing agents at the compensation
allowed. The census should be taken stimuli
taneously all over the country, and should,
moreover, be taken as rapidly as possible.
Therefore any interruption to the work is apt
to cause serious differences in the count, and
Congress should not allow any such Interrupt
ton through mistaken economy. Under the
present slow method of business in the two
houses the interruption may continue until
the time for taking the CENSUS expires before
the proposed increase of pay becomes estab-
lished by law. The proposition yesterday
caused considerable discussion, and went over
on the expiration of the morning hour. The
Indian Appropriation bill was then taken up,
and the Quaker policy was sharply dissected.
Some members conceded the peaceful system
of dealing with The Indians to be failure and
others opposed the appointment of Quakers as
Indian agents on the ground that it was dis
eliminating between religious sects. The
amendment, however, which was favorable
to the Quaker policy, was adopted


The House was simply uproarious yester-
day If Spotted Tail or Red Cloud had been
in the galleries-and it was doubtless through
a merciful interposition of Providence alone
that they were not-their savage blood would
have been reused to irresistible ardor by the
furious scene beneath them, and there might
have been some scalping done as well as
tongue lashing The Internal Tax bill was
under discussion, and Mr.. Schenck, on his own
responsibility, offered an amendment tacking
tariff provision to the bill. This was
vehemently objected to by the democrats and
anti-tarif men, and the trouble commenced
Dilaiory motions, flibustering expedients and
calls of the yeas and nays were resorted to
to gain time, and no compromise was offered
that could be acceptable to either party.
Honest John Covode commenced speech, in
which he heartily belabored his democratic
colleagues and several republican opponents,
thereby heartily amusing the democrats, who
were willing enough to gain time through his
verbosity, and for that purpose encouraged
him by cries of ''Ahab"-a somewhat mys-
terious but apparently cutting allusiou to bib
lical error which the Honest John made seve-
raj sessions ago. Mr.. Woodward was the only
democrat thoroughly nettled by Mr. Covode's
remarks, and he succeeded in making reply,
in which he intimated some extremely sharp
things in language only about half Parlia-
mentary. Finally, at five O'clock, the minority
having expressed savage determination to
keep it up all night, exhaustion got the better
OF the tariff men and an adjournment took
place, with no decisive action whatever on the
all important bill to reduce internal taxes, the
income tax included
Year: 1870

Yesterday almost the entire session OF the National
Synod OF the Reformed Church. now being held at
Newark N. J was taken up with the case of Rev.
William Demarest. This Clergyman was pastor Of a
church at Ramapo N j., but got into some difficulty
tue Chassis OF Marasmus having solempowered them.
He appeaed TO the Particular Synod Of New Bruins.
frmed. Now again, he appeals to the
highest authority In his church-the National Synod.
After Mr. Denarest had had the Of the synod iOr
some time yesterday, urging his own reinstatement,
Rev. Mr. Taylor, OF the Particular Synod, arose ana
stated that that synod was unit in favor OF sustain
ing the action OF both the classs and the consist.
ory The case was still under consideration, when
The synod adjourned Till tomorrow morning.
Year: 1870

The cable gives it as ''almost certain that
struggle against the Sublime Porte, and that
Russia will lend him her powerful assistance"
or course, if this be true, the end of the Sui
tan's dominion in Egypt is near; but then this
story comes from Paris, where it was first
heard at the Bourse. ''WaIl street" in Paris


like Wall street everywhere else, is ingenious
in the contrivance of reasons why speculative
values should 60 up on the one hand or down
on the other, and there is no reason more
potent than war in which any European
Power is compelled to spend money and ven
ture its credit in any degree. Thus the trouble
that suddenly becomes imminent may be only
fancy of the financiers. 1t is true, however,
that the fnanciers contrive these stories
shrewdly; and there is no story they could
invent more likely to be true than this. For
long while it has been scarcely secret--or, if
secret, certainly an ill kept one-that the
Viceroy is sparing no effort to organize an
effective fighting army, and it is well known
that he has Differed this army with some of
the men who were best tried in our own great
war. Neither has Russia ever yielded point
of her traditional policy ofpressure against the
Turk. For while, however, she has made
no very apparent demonstration against
that Power, but if she should suddenly join
hands with Egypt the doubt of the latter's
ability to contend successfully against the Sui
tan would pass away and the Ottoman empire
would be torn asunder. 1t does not appear
probable that the Western Powers would
undertake another Quixotic trip to the East for
the defence of balance of power that they
could not save. England has other ideas in her
head just now, and if France should move she
would perhaps presently come to know that
Russia had not begun this business without an
understanding at Berlin,
Year: 1870

from New York, on Thursday evening, and without
registering his name, engaged room at one of the
village hotels, in which, by his instructions, large
and apparently well filled trunk, comprising his bag
gage, was promptly deposited. On Friday morning
the consequential guest proceeded to business by
hiring a stylish horse ana vehicle from the livery
drive to Prices Ridge, few miles distant and
would return in couple of hours The fellow mas
not since reappeared with the property which Is
gentemany guest was 'fraud," the hotel keeper
forcibly opened the trunk, and found it tightly
similar to that sold many stores In the city at this
Year: 1870

THE BLACK POPULATION that 80 character
istically buzzes about the free concerts of the
Marine Band in the White House grounds
were dispersed yesterday by sudden rain,
and took refuge indiscriminately in the base
ments, entries and halls Of the White House,
soaring General Grant and his family from the
portico
Year: 1870

will find themselves under nobler conditions
than ever One language, one religion, one
nationality, one brotherhood will no longer
be the vain dream of the poet, but living,


present fact. Will not this be the millennium?
Year: 1870

It is apprchcndcd by shippers in
New York that, as France is so great
ly superior to Prussia in Naval force,
Napoleon will stretch his authority
as far as possible in regard to the
second and third article of the "Paris
Declaration," which provides that the
neutral flag covers cnemys goods,
with the exception Of contraband of
war;" and that neutral goods not
contraband arc not liable to capture
under an enemys flag. 1t is believed
that tho French Government will try
to render these provisions Of little
effect by including everything posi-
bic under the. term contraband; and
there are apprehensions OF trouble
on this account.
Year: 1870

branch was so nearly balanced IN a
party sense that when in joint con-
vention it met and balloted daily
about three months before choice
was made, he was Speaker of the
House, and presided over the joint con-
vention, and justly acquired prominent
rank and celebrity as presiding Off
Ger. He is of much prominence in the
l. o. o. E., HAVING for many years
been Grand Secretary, also Grand
Patriarch and Deputy Grand Master


It is indeed fortunate that our com
ing Legislature will have the services
of such an experienced gentleman.


He will proceed to Tucson about the
first proximo. ]. W.
Year: 1870

NEW SULPHURET SAvER.-Jcl.s,
Pattison, of Nevada, Cal, has invc~.-
ed new sulphuret saver, which L.-S
been tried at the Pittsburg mine, and
is said to work to charm. 1t consists
of an ordinary square trough, closed at
one end, end supplied with sliding
door at the lower end. The pulp from
the battery is run through the trough,
and as the sulphurets settle at the bot
tom, the sliding door is raised at the
rate of three quarters of an inch per
hour, SO that as the sulphurets are di-
posted they are thus held back. The
heavier sulphurets all settle at the up
per end and the lighter ones at the
lower end, while the sand is carried otf.
The sliding door is raised by means of
wheel and shaft, with screw runnig
around it. The one tested at the Pitts-
burg has given such entire satisfaction
that another is to be put up.