smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1873

- The manuscript for book, which will
contain three hundred or more pages-recol-
lections and "reminiscences of old times in
West TenneSsee-semi-h historic of pioneer life
and the early immigrant, in which the names
of the most notable characters and eminent
men are mentioned, with incidents and anec-
dOtes; life in the woods, with numerous
scenes in camp; hunters rencounter with the
bear and the panther; the origin and legend
of Reelfoot Lake, written by descendent of
one of the first settlers, is in the hands of the
publishers. a prospectus has been furnished
by the publishers for subscription to this
forthcoming book-a pioneer of its kind, so
far as West Tennessee has figured in historic
print to enable the author to have it pub
hshed.


An appeal is made to the immediate sue
cessors of the pioneer and early immigrant
settlers of West Tennessee, whose brave hearts
and strong arms subdued the wilderness and
made 1.-THE fitting abode of refined civilized
enjoyment, to aid the author in getting it be-
fore the reading public.


The subscription book is in the hands of
canvaSsers. ap3 d&w
Year: 1873

AN ACT relating to the Distribution of Acts


and Journals and AmendatOry of Section


- of the Code.


Section BE 1t enacted by The General AS-
seDlbly Of the State Of Tennessee, That section
% OF the Code be so amended as that the Sec
retary of State shall cause the Acts and Jour-
mails for the several officers in the State to be
safely packed and boxed, placing ali for any
one county in one and the same box, and the
same to mark and ship by railroad or other
wise, as may be most economical to the CLERK
CT the County Court in each of the several
counties OF the State, and said books shall be
shipped by public conveyance or common
carriers to the point 20 be designated blythe
Clerk of the County Court OF each county re-
spectively, nearest the county site to which
the books are to be sent and not otherwise
and when so shipped the Secretary of State
shall Immediately notify the County Court
Clerk to whom the same are shipped, and the
freight shall be paid by the county 10 which
they are shipped.


Section BE il further enacted, That this
act shall take effect from and aiterits passage,
the public welfare requiring il.


ATa,Nsr n
Year: 1873

Hon. John NJ. Bright, Of the Fourth
Tennessee District, explains in the Fay
cite Express his back pay troubles. He
SAYS: "If should give it back to the
government a certain class would cry
out with the New York Tribune, as it
said Of the back-payers, that they 'haye
been led by conscience or driven by
shame, or induced by considerations OF
policy to return II should propose
to give it to the endowment fund OF q
university, the clamor comes from
another quarter that want to make it
a sounding board OF mock liberality,
which is only charity in the rind, but
selfishness in the core II had LEFT it
in the Treasury, the charge would have
been made that it was only left there
with the dishonest motive OF stealing it
out after the storm had blown over. II
propose to give it to the counties Of
m, congressional district, they are to be
persuaded tnat the receipt OF it would
be communicating. II / propose to
keep it, others raise the cry that ! am
guilty upon the principle that the re-
ceiver is guilty as the thief. If | re-
fuse to speak out. am considered dumb
with conscious guilt II | attempt an
explanation, it is considered only g
hollow p-etense, and, like the dog Tray,
| must be beaten anyhow.
Year: 1873

The cough Of Pulmonary Phthisis or Tu-
bercular Consumption commences gradual
ly, without fever and without the running
at the eyes and nose which characterize an
ordinary cold.


The cough Is generally dry and hacking
for some time afler its commencement,


The eXpectoration is often speckled or
streaked with blood.


There is seldom much pain in the chest
and very rarely any JiEed pain.


when pain does occur II Is nearly always
OF a dull aching character, and is met with
in the sides or under the collar bone or
shoulder blades, and is not unfrequently
aggravated by coughing:


The morbid or un heaIt thy sounds detected
by means OF the StethOScOpe are generally
confined 10 the upper l0be ofthe hing. These
sounds are often limited 10 one side OF the
chest. They are very persistent, and, even
II met with on both sides nj first, are apt TO
subSide partially or wholly on one side,
while they continue, or even increase, on
the other.


BY closely watching the progress OF the
above symptoms no one need long remain
In doubt as 10 the true condition ofhis lungs.


In the great majority OF these cases the
disease Is allowed 10 run until II IL too late
for the best medical talent and skill 10 avail.


II then your vitality il impaired, your
chest organs weakened, your digestion i'm.
perfect, your nervous energies enfeebed
and any of the foregoing symptoms have
been developed in your case, the sooner
you try for help, the more likely you are to
avert the fatal termination OF n disease that
has swept It's millions to untimely graves.


Our treatment, when employed in time
and faithfully carried ont, seldom fails To
cure Catarrah. Sore Throat, Bronchitis,
scrofula, and all diseases OF the Air PssSa-
geS which lead 10 Consumption.
Year: 1873

GRAFTON, September q.
Editors Of the Register:


The fourth annual fair OF the Taylor
county Agricultural and Mechanical
Society closed last evening, The fair
might be called success in every re-
spect but in the attendance, a combi-
nation of circumstances causing The
turnout to be rather behind that OF for"
mer years. The Wood county and the
Cameron fairs were advertised to take
place at the same time as this. and they
probably drew heavily on the quota
that generally put in an appear
ance here during such occasions
and the way Jupiter Pluvius
poured out his bucketfulls OF wrath dur
ing the first two days, was enough to
take the enthusiasm ont OF the most
elevated lover of gingerbread and cider.
To look at the sights presented by the
female portion OF the crowd was enough
to shock almost any one snd especial-
IL your modest correspondent. One
thing is certain; the country ladies who
attend the fairs, are not so particular
about showing their feet; they care
more about keeping their dresses
clean than they do about the criticisms
of the vulgar. And that's where they
show their good sense.


The floral hall was well filed with all
kinds of flowers, fruits, jellies, preser-
yes and variety OF articles, such as
quilts, crochet and fancy needle work
Of every description, the handiwork Of
the young ladies OF Taylor county and
vicinity
Year: 1873

Mrs. Huston did not believe in
WOman's Rights. She could not see
what rights they needed that were not
already in their possession. 1t seemed
to her so utterly absurd to sweep the
horizon with telescope in search of
rights, when under their eyes lay duties
and obligations undischarged. She and
her husband labOred together year in
and year out; she had gone hand-in-
hand with him, never stopping even to
ask for a right not already her own.
For years they had borne poverty to-
gether; then, at last, brighter days be-
gan TO dawn-feebly, at first, tits true,
but i'm time the sun of prosperity rose
high in the zenith, and they were
classed among the wealthy OF the land.
Mr.. Huston had always been the kindest
and most indulgent of husbands, and in
their prosperous days every comfort
that wealth could lavish upOn-h was
hers. Like many another, she judged
all women by herself, and was content.
Why should she not be, when she had
every prospect of an abundance of the
good things of this life as long as she
lived?


But there came n time when she was
sOrely tried-when even she saw how
much she needed more rights than she
had.


Death entered her abode of happiness,
and bore away her companion; and
when, after the last fond look had been
given to all that remained of the one
dearer than life to her; when the casket
containing his lifeless form was low
cred into the cold and silent abode of
the dead; when the hollow sound of the
clods as they filled the new-made grave
had ceased to vibrate on her ears, re-
placed by the comforting ones OF the
Savior-''I am the resurrection and the
life;r when with tears and sObs she re-
turned to her desOlate home, she found
what she never dreamed Of-that 10y the
| laws of the State in which she lived, her
! husband having neglected to make his
will, and Eeing childless, she was left
with only mere pittance-a sum
simply sufficient to support her by the
exercise of rigid economy. She, his
trusting, faithful wife-she who had
performed her part cheerfully and
patiently through so many long years


of toll and self-denial-left cOmpara-
lively 4 beggar; for the law gave her


only the income OF One-third of the


estate, and the remainder went 10 his
nearest relatives, and she was obliged to


submit with the best grace possible.
Had she died instead of the husband,


the estate would have remained un-


touched, and he would have enjoyed


the income from the whole.


Men with the very best intentions are
often careless and neglectful-a will is
suggestive of death, and they are apt to
defer it until the last moment, and the
last moment is sometimes too late; so ii
is very important that our laws should


be just, so that 4 wOman's right shall
not be dependent merely on the life or
the good nature and liberality of her
/ hnshand
Year: 1873

PROPERTY OF WOMEN IN CALIFoR-
NIA.-Section 9l4 of the new code of
State laws reads as follows:


Sec. 9l4. When 4 married woman,
entitled to an estate in fee, is author
lied by a power to dispose of such estate
during her marriage, she may by notice
of such power create any estate which
she might create if unmarried.


Commenting on this, the Los Angeles
Star has these observations: ''rhere is
no limit to the authority which this
section gives a married woman in a bus
iness point of view. All she has to do
is to procure sufficient money for a
starter, and ever after she can build up
her fortunes on that capital with as
much facility and IS little legal inter-
ference from her husband as if she were
a femme sole. 1t seems to us that no
broader enfranchisement from the con-
troll of the husband could be given than
this. 1t renders her safe from his cred
itors and also from himself 1t is the
corner stone of Woman's Rights, and If,
after that, we refuse them the elective
franchise, we are to blame. y woman
who is fit to carry on every business in-
cluded in active life is certainly mt To
vOten
Year: 1873

Yesterday we visited the ComptroIer's
Office to learn what progress is being made
in the examination and payment Of teach
ers' claims in the new school department Of
that Office. This work has been prosecuted
under many disadvantages from the begin
ming. Numerous requests have been made,
direct to the Office Of the superintendent
Of Public Instruction, for lists Of outstand-
ing vouchers, but with no effect, that Office
claiming, that as the law did not require
it to give such reports it declined to extend
any accommodation With the complete
clerical force inthat Office, and full record
Of said vouchers already among its archives,
such information could have been obtained
as would have facilitated the work towards
very rapid completion. Instead of this
the work has been carried on entirely by the
reception Of vouchers through mail, and
from parties acting as attorneys at this point.
In this way the registration is being made,
and it may, after all, be the best for the
State and the teachers, for there is but little
confidence felt by any one in faithful re-
cord Of anything in the educational Office.


For long time no lists Of paid vouchers
were received at the Comptroller's Office,
and even up to this time only seventy
counties have sent in such lists. In Harris
county, where there is every facility for OBJ
tanning and sending in an early report, only
about half of its paid vouchers have been
reported to the comproller's Office It be-
ing impossible to order payment of any
vouchers for any one county until full re-
port of the paid and unpaid vouchers have
been obtained from such county, it has ne
cessarily retarded the work and prevented
its being done according to the original in
tention.


AS the appropriation is not sufficient to
pay off the claims of teachers within the
time specified, it is intended to take the
claim Of each county and pay them off ac-
cording to priority, to the amount allowed
each. Full returns have been received
from only few counties, and in conse-
queuce tho claims have been settled up to
this time without any order. Payment of
all claims allowed under the appropriation
have been made in the counties of Bell,
Bexar, Burnet, Collin, Fannin, Galveston,
Harris, Menard, San Saba, Travis and
Wilson.


The payment Of others will bo made
out of order until full returns are obtained,
when the remaining counties viii be taken
up and payed according to alphabetical
order.


On inquiry at the treasury we learn there
are ample funds there to take up all claims
covered under the law.
Year: 1873




The State journal, the obsequious organ
of Governor Davis, announces his re-
turn home. The Twelfth Radical Legis-
lature having, with much other misdoing,
involved the State in debt and deprecated
its warrants, the last Legislature, as about
the best it could do, authorized the Cover
nor, or his agent, to go to New York and
sell an amount OF bonds previously issued
under Radical rule. 1t was led to believe
that the Governor would appoint a compe-
tent financial agent, and that the bonds
could be sold at a reasonable rate. The
Governor, as he was desirous of summer
trip and had little matter of Federal pat
ronage to settle with General Clark, ETC.,
concluded to 60 on himself and attend to
the matter. We were really anxious that he
would faithfully attend to the business con-
fided to him and come back, with some lit
tie credit to himself and some little benefit
to the State. What has been the result7
What has he done? The Northern
newspapers have kept us pretty well posted
Of his doings. as well as correspondent of
the Galveston Ne,oS, who seems to have been
trotting about with him, at his head or his
HEELS, while at Washington, New York
and Long Branch. His Excellency seems to
have considered the selling of the bonds
small matter compared with his quarrel with
Clark & Co. Well, he had a grand quarrel
with Clark. He told Clark he was little
better than thief, and Clark reminded him
how the little thief used to pay the Gov
ernor's private bills. It was nip and tuck,
which should get the ear and support of the
President-Davis holding the trump cards,
santanta and Big Tree, and Clark strong in
the wartime affection of the Secretary of
War and the great Smoker. The bonds
were forgotten, and the fight over the Fed
eral patronage got hotter and hotter,
to the amusement of the Northern pa
pers, but the sore disgrace of the Gov
ernor, the Texas Radicals, and the State
of Texas, so far as the doings of such men
could effect it. At length it is telegraphed
that the Governor has got whipped out, in
the cat and dog fight, and is about to return
with the lost favor of Grant, the accumu-
lated enmity of Clark, and the general odium
attached to a defeated perty, who has
sought difficulty and got the worst of ity
Andlo, he comes back, with the bonds un-
sold, leaving them behind him with dam
aged reputation, but, it is hoped, no unpaid
bills. The Legislature was careful to pro-
vide against that and the contingency of a
quarrel with Clark. So we go. Had the
Governor appointed a proper business man
to sell the bonds, as it was trustingly be-
lieved he would, the bonds might have been
sold promptly at fair value and the money
now be in the treasury of the State. But
it is as it is and we have all got to bear it,
at least, for month longer, says. the. court
journal.
Year: 1873

THE account Of the German meeting Al
New Braunfels, which wepubIished in oul
last daily issue, came too late FOR any com.
ment. We are reioiced to SEQ that the bulk
Of our German friends agree with Us lnlll
on the subject Of separate political action.
The resolutions adopted are drawn with
much clearness and force, AID do great
honor to the author and the meeting. We
trust they win be published by the Demos
cratic papers throughout the State We
have reason to be proud Of our German pop.
ulation. They are generally industrious
orderly and intelligent, and have done much
to forward the march Of improvement il
Texas. We should regret exceedingly Il
anything should occur TO array thon as >
body against their fellow-citizens Of All iolS
can or other foreign birth. Let Us all Act
together for the good Of our common coun.
try. In reference to this subject, We call
especial attention to our republication from
the Houston Telegraph
Year: 1873

GovHRSon DAVIS has shown q, much
neglect Of his official duty as did Honey.
For this and thousand greater oiiepaes The
people demand that bis place be filed by
another, and they win see that Il is done q
December.
Year: 1873

Ii n man is q man, 1t lie not the property he can
eat up, or wear out or consume Immediately In any
way, that he most enjoys. But it is tha. which is
most safely secured for those he will leave to
mourn when he dies.
Year: 1873

lieve of hi: art tbat & ssI other nieosmrss 2 De
not worth its palms," consider what it is to
call down fire from heaven to keep the pot
boiling, before he commit himself to a life of
authorship as something free and easy. That
fire will not condescend to such office,
though it come without asking, on ceremo-
nial days, to the free service Of the altar
LotceU a l-
Year: 1873

On the Pacific Slope, says the Chicago
Times, it is not an uncommon thing for edi-
tors to get rich and retire from business. On
the Atlantic Slope it is not an uncommon
thing for them to remain poor, unless they re-
tire from the business. -rr-
Year: 1873

Anew York paper wants to know why it
is that drowning men catch at straw" We
don't know that they do. We have seen
several men drown, but those of them
who had any preference at all seemed to be
prejudiced in favor of a plank. We don't re-
member even being asked for straw by a
gentleman who was drowning, and it is just
as well perhaps, because we never carry one
with us.
Year: 1873

Yesterday was as pleasant day as any
one could reasonably desire at this season,
albeit little dusty. But it suited the
farmers, we doubt not, and enabled them
TO rush up their spring work, which is
now rather behind hand. The thermom-
eter indicated $50 and with such temper
ature the seed will not be long in germina-
ting. If the weather continues pleasant,
there will be a great deal more than the
|average amount Of farm work done with
in the next two weeks.
Year: 1873

FIFTEEN thousand people. the telegraph in
forms lis. have visited Mr. Stokes. Stree the
late decision in his case by the Court of APP
peals. We should think the better way would
be to give him reception at one OF the pub
! ic halls. or to get up an outdoor mass meet
ing in his honor,
Year: 1873

Commissioner Van Mort seeing the statement in
yesterdays HERALD Of the arrest Of Michael Kenney
for personating Joseph Powers on the payroll OF
the Boulevard laborers, requested report from
Engineer Kellogg That genueman's investigation
shows no fraud beyond the personation of another
party. Powers was driver for q team owned by
*. Lynch and left the work previous to the pay
ment OF the roll The usual pay check was given to
Lynch In o sealed envelope, directed to the pay.
master oil the Department OF Finance. Lynch gave
the check to Kenney. The time for which the
check was made was actually worked and the only
irregularty was the presentation OF the pay check
by person other than the one whose name ap-
peared on Its face.
Year: 1873

The Narragansett Steamship Company will run
three boats this morning from pier No. %, foot of
with cars direct for the track. These boats will
leave at quarter to seven, twenty minutes to ten
and halfpast ten O'Clock. AS on other days OF the
meeting, the arrangements will be such that the
crowd, however large, Will be returned to the city
before dark.
Year: 1873

Renne's Pain Killing Magic Oil is clean,
safe, and delicious to use. 1t does not soil
the clothing or the skin 1t does not lose
its virture by age or exposure, andin using
it for curing headache it prevents the hair
from falling or becoming prematnrelT gray,
and cleanses the scalp by curing its humors
Try IL and see
Year: 1873

The following is an extract from a Denver
letter Of the Danbury Ne,os man to his pa
per:


The river is much broader at this point
than ever expected to see 1t, but we cannot
always have things our own way in this
world. The channel is about three feet deep
opposite this place; don't know the exact
width of the river, bat there is no doubt but
that the water is as thick as 1t is broad The
traveller should turn il over with his foot AID
so look at 10th sides of it. All was hustle on
deck when / got there. The boat was taking
on its freight, and about thirty lively negroes,
and one very excited and awfuly profane
white man were doing the business. That
white man was study. He was the mate
of the vessel. and what he didn't know about
rhetoric could be held on the point of a knife
| blade by nervous man. The thirty negroes
Lad all they could well attend to to keep ND
with his new Oaths and roll On the casks.
Without any cessation they bobbed from the
boat to the shore, and from the shore back to
tie boat, and all the while that Mississippi
eiocutionist danced around and swore. When
got on the boat sat down on my baggage
and watched that man.


Being resident Of New England thought
l knew something at wickedness, but was
mistaken. The negrrss were uniformly
dressed IN pants, shirt and h..af- Some OF the
nais weie ornamen.ed with differ, ot colored
riorohs Others. again, contained but a simple
orass Plate-the trade mark of retired 4, UT
can Ihey were driven line sheep, first to
,i me snore and then back to the boat. The
least hesitation, the slightest missten WAS
n0ted Dy the orator and promptly incorporat-
ed mic his discourse. He couldn't have been
more famli1ar were they his own fathers.
which 1t Is not likely they were.
Year: 1873

A singular epidemic broke out in Kansas
town last week. Every wife in the town was
suddenly attac led by an irresistible desire to
present her husbaId with nice little dress
ing case, with shaving materials complete.
An attractive young woman had opened a
barber shop in the village.
Year: 1873

Janesville, Wis, is soon to have an inita-
ton "Belshazzar's Feast" if they can find a
man without the ague long enough to keep
his knees from knocking together until the
proper time comes.
Year: 1873

10 THOMPSON ST "A MIDDLE-AGED WOMAN
llC as housekeeper for wdower: no objection to
children to the country Is first class seamstress
good home more an object than salary city reference
Call for two days
Year: 1873

In response TO the House resolution
calling for statement of amounts paid
the Union Pacific Railroad Company
for army transportation and IN estimate
of what said transportation would cost
If the railroad had not been constructed,
the Secretary has transmitted the report
of the Quartermaster General showing
that he has paid the Union Pacific Com
pany for such transportation the fol
lowing amounts: