smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

There are sad tales of distress


among the superabundant negro pop


ulation of Washington city. In the


very home of liberty. armed with the


ballot and sheltered under the civil
rights law, the chosen wards of the
nation" are being decimatcd by want
and disease. while their condition is
critically and weekly discussed by
the Solons of the Board of Health.
Under this cankering combination
the negroes tester and die at midday
as the Indians vanish towards the
setting sun. A species of voodoism
prevails in their medical treatment,
chiefly practiced by persons of their
own race, which hastens, as we'll as
darkens, the last hours and the great
majority pass to their long home in
hunger Of body and superstition of
soul. This sombre picture is the re-
suit of speoious promises which have
lured these gregrarious creatures to
ruin. and they doubles find small
compensation IN the sight of black
face or two in the Lower House of
Congress or in the questionable hon.
or of the rejection of an unlawful as
pirant to the Senate. The average
negro is credulous, certainly, but a
materialist at heart, seeing little
good in the sounding laws of the Re-
publican party eexept their provis-
ions, taken in literal sense, and in
this Dead Sea fruit finds no fulness.
The excess of Republican legislation
has been most pernicious its boast
ed benefits to the colored race are
sad failures, and when that party
passes from popular power the ne
gro in Washington and elsewhere
will be left in the hands of the Dem
ocrats, y perplexipg problem.
Year: 1875

Many people have been puzzled to
decide why the dark wood so highly
valued for furniture should be called
rosewood. Its color certainly does not
much like rose, 50 we must look for
some other reason. Upon asking. we are
told that when the tree is first cut the
fresh wood possesses very strong, rose
like fragrance, hence the name There
are half dozen or more kinds of rose
wood trees. The varieties are found
in South America, and in the East
Indies and neighboring islands. Some.
times the trees grow SO large that planks
four feet broad and ten in length can be
cnt from one Of them. These broad
planks are principally used to make the
tops of piano-forts. When growing in
the forest, the rosewood tree is remark
able for its beauty, but such is its value
IN manufactures as an ornamental wood
that some of the forests where it once
grew ahundantly, now have scarcely a
single specimen. I'm Madras, the Gov
ernment has prudentIy had great planta-
tlons OF this tree set out in order to keep
up the supply
Year: 1875

I never run for office but once.
At the earnest solicitations of come
of my friends, in an unguarded mo-
ment, | allowed myself to be an
nounced as a candidate for the of
fee of Justice of the peace. Previous
to this fool move j had been +eonsid-
cred a decent kind of man, but the
next day when the Bpgle came out
it was filed with accounts of my pre-
vious history that would have cur
died the blood of a Digger Indian.
A suscepbible public was gravely in
formed that was not fit for the of
fee, that / was almost a fool. be-
sides / had come West under very
suspicious circumstances / had
starved my deaf old grandmother to
death and then sold the remains to
soap factory. / had stolen hand
organ from a poor blind cripple and
run away with the proceeds. | had
sold my grand fathers coffin for
fourteen dollars. and buried the old
gent in boot-box. In utter despair
l rushed around to headquarters,
withdrew my name and sWore sol
emn swear that | would never IN
dulge in politics again. And ! ney-
er will. John Quill.
Year: 1875

II. w. This is the priest all
shaven and shorn who almost wished
he had never been born when he
kissed the maiden all forlorn who
Tilted the swain all tattered and torn
who coaxed the COW with the lively
heel that kicked till the dog was aus
ge spiel that worried the cat that
hunted the mouse that hid III the
meal that lay in the house that Bow
en- built.
Year: 1875

ELIzABETH.-Thi is the maiden
all forIorn who Tilted the man all tat
tered and torn who carried the COW
with the angry heel that kicked till
the dog was aus ge spiel that worried
the cat that hunted the mouse that
hid in the meal that lay in the house
that Bowen built.
Year: 1875

SIR MARMADUKE. - This is the
swain all tattered and torn who
soothed the cow with the crumpled
heel that kicked till the dog was aus
ge spiel that worried the cat that
hunted the mouse that hid in the
meal that lay in the house that Bow
en- built.
Year: 1875

VIcKY.-This is the COW with the
crumpled heel that kicked till the
dog was aus ge spiel that worried the
cat that hunted the mouse that hid
in the meal that lay in the house that
Bowen built.
Year: 1875

Mrs. MoULToN.-Th is ''Slice
of the Judgment Day" whose ''down-
right truthfulness'' carried dismay
to the naughty priest in "the cave
Of gloom who "sat on the ragged
edge" Of his doom when he kissed
the maiden all forlorn who Tilted the
man all :attered and torn who sooth-
ell the cow with the vicious heel that
kicked till the dog was aus ge spiel
that worried the cat that hunted the
mouse that hid in the meal that lay
in the house that Bowen built.
Year: 1875

"MY DEAR Won MoLTKE."-This
is the name Of the Mutual Friend
who carried the secrecy through to
the end for the sly old priest in the
cave Of gloom, who kept dangerous
cup in his room when he kissed the
maiden all forlorn who Tilted the
man all worried and worn who coax
ed the cow with the versatile heel
That kicked till the dog was aus ge
spiel that tcased the cat that hunted
the mouse that hid in the meal that
lay in the house that Bowen built.
Year: 1875

Mrs. MoRsE,-This is the typical
mother-in-law with the terrible
tongue and flexible jaw. the eagle
eye and avenging claw who told Of
all that she heard and saw who in
dulged in various comments aloud
and made it sultry for all the crowd
for the Mutual Friend who dared
to refuse to let her get at his budget
of news; for the priest, who, caught
in what he had done said, Mother,
wish you would call my son - for
the desolate daughter all forlorn who
Tilted I. L. CTattered and Torn) who
carried the COW with the frisky heel
that kicked till the dog was aus ge
spiel that worried the cat that hunted
the mouse that hid in The meal that
lay i'll the house that Bowen built.
Year: 1875

THE GRAPHIC.-This is the cock
that will crow in the morn when
Justice blows her delinquent horn,
commanding all to acknowledge the
corn, for the mother-in-law with the
lingual thorn for the Mutual Friend
with his lofty scorn; for that Slice
of the Day of Judgment, born to
comfort and scare and guide and
warn; for Bessie who, as she has
sworn, by Marmaduke from her bed
was torn. and unto him screaming
and sleeping borne for the social
priest all shaven and shorn who
kissed the maiden all forlorn who
Tilted the man all worried and worn
who soothed the cow with the timber
heel that kicked till the dog was aus
sc spiel that worried the cat that
hunted the mouse that hid i'm the
meal that lay in the house that Bow
en- built.
Year: 1875

SAMPLE. MERCHANTS SENT TO THE GRAND
was made in the Dispatch
on Saturday of tbe arrest of j. L. Denise by
Officer Sweeney or the charge OF selling, or
offering to sell, goods by sample, in viola,
ton of the State revenue laws. The accused
was brought before the Police Court on Sat
urday, and after examination sent on tothe
grand jury Of the Hastings Court for the
first Monday In February.
Year: 1875

If We could keep the present repudiated
Congress in power, elect burglar to the
presidency, and give Sheridan big army TO
put down discontented persons who imagine
themselves pr0perty.owners, we might soon
be rid of such troublesome communities as
that in Louisiana. The Republican leaders
should go TO work in earnest and see ~h It
can be ione.- Courier Journal.
Year: 1875

Burlington Hawbeye: The other night u
gentleman who lives out on West Hill went
home In tipsy condition, and several times
fell doyn on bis head, greatly to the detiiment
of his silk hat, which came out of the series
Of accidents looking like concertina with
hair on. He threw it away, of course; but
the next day he met bis wife on the street
wearing that identical hat, pinned up at the
side. elabontely trimmed, and the envy or
every woman she met.
Year: 1875

Church and say "uy published her biography but Henry
Ward Beecher endorsed the and her sentiments
senway Hall you got any quarrel with mo you nave
the same quarrel Henry Ward Beecher This woman is
good woman This pure woman An enthusiast she
may be- but the fact that Henry Ward Beecher has endorsed
her evidence Of her purity and does not enable any man
to condemn me for having published her biography That
was his effort It the scheme Of himself and Moulton and


is the explanation OF their efforts to induce Mr. Beecher to
preside that stenway Hall meeting have no doubt II we
could penetrate the inner Of the thoughts OF these
three persons would ranspre that the stenway Hall meet


ing devised for purpose than to induce Mr. Beecher
to preside IT, this woman ami thus to that
relieve Theodore Ton from the scandal and the oby
that had brought upon himself by publishing that Life That
Life, as say, was published in September.
Year: 1875

You will remember that the Cincinnati Conyen.
ton followed after in the beginning OF May Mr. Tton
to the Cincinnati Convention He claims in an article
subsequently published in The GOn Age that he suggested
the nomination Of Horace Greeley to that Convention
Whether he got It patented not 1 do not know But
at al events he took very prominent part in that
campaign He looked the Of Greeley as the
opening to his success and 1t is fair 10
say that the beginning Of that campaign the prospect not
look unreasonable lie went into the campaign heartily and
oil through the Summer Of 1917 you observe there Is no out


break regard the scandal The money had been got from
Bowen; he had future hope OF to be won
in the election Of Greeley aud he had every
ambition have mo scandal that would njurc him or his
family njure any inducement promugate the
scandal and he says he separated from Woodhus about
that tune. II he did, 1t clear he separated from them on ac
Of political reasons and IN the hope OF having political
promotion because you have seen gentlemen by the CORE
spondence have introduced between himself and
Horace Greeley, early in the previous year. how little
sympathy Mr. Greeley had with the Woodruff or her
and very clear to the apprehension of Mr.
Ton think that he could have hope success with Mr.


Greeley he continued his relations with Victoria c. Wood
hull He In his e therefore, sacrificed his love to his
political ambition. lie entered into the campaign as / say


with high hopes OF success and nothing until the
North Carolina election, which w cscsssd " sRosca thass
Year: 1875

In confirmation of the fact which | have Just
stated that Mr. 1ions pecunary wants always the
by which you could determine what his
these SANDERS Il just reminded by my learned
advocate that the very time of the publication OF this Sr
Mamadukes Musings" and this effort compel Mr. Beecher
to preside the senway Hall meeting Mr. Tton had just
oyerdrawn his at Woodruff Robinson's-had no
money-out OF money The importance Of that will be made
apparent 90 along TO another point Of this But
refer another fact gentlemen In evidence in support my
view that the StenHay Hall meeting designed for the
purpose OF compelling Mr. Beecher to relieve Mr. Ton
the load oboquy which rested him. and that his
fusal to do regarded as act OF hostility
by Mr. Tlton, andi so treated by Mr.. Moul.
ton; and that, from that time forward, they
have never been anything but pretended friends
certainly; that whatever they may have pretended Mr.
Beecher their has been OF secret hostility which
ceased for single moment And support OF that


refer you to letter OF February 9th, 1s That the long
letter. written Moulton the 9th Of February 1872 which
is known this trial the Ragged Edge Letter" one
which Beeche you remember his having upon
his hands his church. his book and his newspaper and his
being absorbed In these abos and his OF ecturng
abroad he necessarily taken away from the society OF
Mouon but little Of him. while he had Tion constantly
under his presence and therefore, continuously
with Tons needs and necessities which could not neces
sary be with the situation Of Mr. Beecher You will remem
Der the letter only desire to call your attention to single
phase Of this letter In this connection for the purpose OF Illus
tratng the point that making Mr. Beecher says:


"For all this Fa and Winter have felt that you did not
feel satisfied with and that seemed both you and Ton
as contenting myself with cautious sluggish policy willing
to save myself but not to risk anything for Titon


IAN this Fall and Winter" that going back to his refusal


TO preside the Senway Hall meeting which was the preced
ing November Tha. is the beginning OF the codness Of
Mouton towards Beeohe In other words the com
Of feeling his part he could not induce
Beecher TO forward and ind0rse this the
purpose OF saving Theodore Tnton. That was on tho
5tA OF FehxuAxy. l87t Abcrt that Tune you
Year: 1875

On the 1st of November he published the poem
that been given in evidence here, known Sir Marina
Musings the object OF that although denied by
Mr. Ton, perfectly obvious There had been comparative
peace from the 7h Of February in this matter until Noyem
Der s There had been outbreak there had been
dali there had been nothing such circulation to
1t by the whisperngs OF Tton and two Others who
quietly circulating stories injurious Mr. Beecher What
their what their character do know but
there had been certain extent calculations ous to his
character this connecticut but there had been outbreak
outbreak had threatened None would have been
made gentlemen II Theodore Ton had remained prosperous
II he had made this blunder of writing the life Of this
man. IL he had become infatuated with her to have
lost his head and made fool Of himself II he had gone
prosperously in The Golden Age having fair future before
him. idea that any publication would have been
made auson made to his troubles The history OF this
shows you gentlemen that whenever Theodore Ton
prosperous whenever he had future before him. he
silent the grave concerning this scandal wa only when
in adveiy only when he down and requiring help
be lifted, only when he involved in difficulty and de-
mandng Mr. Beecher should put his hand beneath him and
up he bruted this scandal at ALL Then in
September say the time Of this publication, all pros
perous he had involved himself in difficulty Mr. Beeche
did forward to endorse Mrs Woodruff to relieve
him from that difficulty. 1t is we'll known and will be shown
you that Mr. Beecher always repudated that relation Of Til
with Mrs Woodruff From the beginning to the end he told
him 1t disastrous to him From the beginning TO the end he
always told him. There power earth lift you into
respect Of the people Of this country without you epudae
absolutely your relations with this woman That the po
sion that Henry Ward Beeeher always held to Mr. Ton 1t
is the language he always used from beginning to end


You repudiate your relation there you must cast her
you say the people that in other you
have made mistake and you repent Of henccforwad your
conduct will be entirely free from just Of complaint in
this particular"
Year: 1875

One word more upon the "trpartite agreement" 1"
Ton tells you on his crossexamination gentlemen that the
signing the parte agreement had nothing whatever
do with the award Of the money that awarded the
money had been paid and had been actually received by him
time before there anything all said about this
parte agreement; that 1t subsequent suggestion
brought up and signed by mutual consent, in no
manner resting upon this arbitration There gentemen
shall show you he is not truthful On the contrary we shall
show you that the very first step in this arbitration the
"trpate agreement and the award followed the agreement
TO sgn and not the agreement sign followed the award We
shall you that days before this check was prepared
and before this award made that the tpare agreement
drafted, and presented TO this plaintiff, and he
objected to clause Of it, and all his objections
fixed and arranged and that the paper agreed by
him finally to be signed and it finally signed by him.
presented the night of the arbitration was assented
to the presence Of the arbrators before they made
any award at all, considered the question OF award
and that after this "rpartite agreement" had been
fixed upon, and all its settled satisfactory to TIL
ton then the abiraors withdrew into room heard
his statement and Mouon statement and Bowens statement
and then made the award Then the partite agreement
taken by Mr. Wkeson and engrossedt having been in
detached pieces and erased and ntened-engosed by Mr.
Weson just as ii agreed upon by the parties that night
and then scd but the agreement to sign the
terms Of the agreement all fixed before the arbitration
commenced at all and matter tha. preceded the arbra
ton


Now, we shall show you that unless misinorned by all
the arorators who took in the controversy Well gentle
men, Mr. Ton got his $1,000 from Bowen and was then in
prosperous condition 1t is remarkable fact however that
just he got the $1,000 his dear friend Mr. Woodruff took
advantage Of that $1,000 to get relieved from his subscription
The Golden Age and all the parties got relieved from their sub
scrpons II should be necessary go that question
further Gt not very important and may not do SOL but
IL is necessary, shall have difficulty in showing you
that Mr. Woodruff urged the other parties TO accept these
terms, the distinct ground that the paper was
to fail; that he had confidence in 1t himself
and said 1t could succeed owing Mr. Ton fatal con-
necton with the Woodruff womanthat he himself entire
y dsgused with the whole crowd to get out OF
and that he urged the other subscribers get out Of in the
way and it upon his argument and his suggestion
that they did it This the 18th or 5th Of April
Year: 1875




The Court met at p. M, pursuant to adjourn
ment.


Mr. acy-Gentlemen we have now approached the period
OF time in this when the plaintiff he first made the
acquaintance Of Victoria Woodruff Something OF the history
Of that quantance gentlemen has already been detailed 10
you from the witness stand. You know something OF the
character and public position Of Mrs Woodruff OF her prnc
pies and the which she advocated them, and the
fact of this acquaintance of Theodore Tton with her has
also been brought TO your attention 1t Is conceded
that in September, 1871, he wrote and published
biography OF Mrs Woodruff That has not been introduced
in evidence TO you, the whole OF it, at least but
enough introduced to show something OF the char
acer the work. and the fact that he published is admitted
lie tells YOU gentlemen that that acquaintance OF bis with MIS-
Woodruff misfortune to him. and he has stated in various
ways that great misfortune great calamity to him.
That that was the secret Of Mr. Ttons failure in his
paper enterprise The Golden Age have doubt at least
that that was sufficient to prevent success had other
wise been possible But the most remarkable feature OF MS
evidence in this connection, and the one which desire
briefly TO call your attention, Is that he attempts 10
charge the existence of that acquaintance, and his
association with Mrs Woodhu to the defendant in this suit
the writing Of that Le his falling in love and be-
coming infatuated with this woman is all account OF the
defendant and for his sake and account OF his we SAKE
The period which he assigns for the beginning OF this acquain
tance very remarkable He fixes about May 3d.
1871 and you that before that time he had not known
WOOunul no w you, sch1ieoh' IN "" an
bound to do his theory Of his that his acquaintance
with her being the purpose preventing her from publish
ing scandal entirely pure his part that he never saw
Victoria Woodruff guilty Of any improperly and his relations
with her have been always entirely proper Because
perceive perceyes that if he compelled to admit
that improper relations existed between himself and Mrs
Woodruff he could hardly have the presumption to
that the sake OF Henry Ward Beecher for the
sake his wife, Therefore he makes his acquaintance with
merely having been brought into relations with her
on account knowledge Of this scandal and pursu
ing that acquaintance beyond what necessary or what he
deemed TO be necessary induce her suppress it, and not to
publish Now if should transpre, gentlemen that thsis
u misrepresentation on the part OF MIR. Tlton. you
will at once perceive how fatal it to his II he has pre-
sumed under the soemny Of oa to account to and
TO this community the remarkable relation which existed
between himself Victoria WoodhuSo account for
account this scandal and its existence and his apprehension
that she might give publicity to it. when that statement un
true-why need not you that would
give anything he has said here from the witness
stand
Year: 1875

And you remember, gentlemen, the letter winch
he Bowen the I'd Of January 1871 Immediately
after his dismissal by that gentleman in which he ecouuts
item by em different ISLANDERS which he said Bowen re-
pcaed against Henry Ward Beechcr at the Interview on the
2th OF December lie that letter What was his mo-
tive, say twofod First to show Beecher that he
did the union between himself and Bowen and make
peace with Ton he would have to subject himself to the pub
licaon OF this letter. and to this open scandal which
would arise from its publication because Tilton
would publish to the world the accusations which
Bowen had made against Beechcrhe fact that he had
nsgaed Tton write that letter. and that that had led to
his dismissal lie pretends say that he deemed the pubca


ton OF that letter explanation OF his DIS
mssa At all events its preparation and its threatened use
showed Beecher that he persisted in the hostility to Ton
and continued his relations with Bowen, and took Bowens


side OF the fight letter would be published and he would
have to public scandal which would arise from It.
used to Bowen by saying Sir publish this
letter to to the world inform the world own signature
that in that interview you repeated those horrible scandals
against Henry Ward Beecher You nsgated me to write that
letter You promised support You promised to bear 10
Mr. Bcecher yourself You have borne to him as my end
and you basey deserted and Joined him, and that the
explanation Of my dismissal"
Year: 1875

Nor will l stop to consider the monstrous story
which this plaintiff told you concerning remarkable In
eryew which says occurred between him and Mr. Beeche
when they held inquest the paternity OF the last child
OF Mr. Tton The monstroty Of such story suceht 70
shock the Of any who compelled 10 listen 10
it. You viii believe gentlemen, that any such interview
ever occurred We you what did there by the
witness who was present and who took part in It, That was
friendly interview and 1t in which Mr. T1on ex-
pressed wish past be buried and that the old rea


tons of Mr. Beechcr family be restored and he resume his
visitsa fact which quite inconsistent with adultery But
for reasons which are obvious YOU while Mr. Beecher had
the deepest sympathy this woman and while he had the
highest regard her. he OF under the
would not renew his visits to that family and never did


The next important in this history to which wish to call
your attention gentlemen, is the acquaintance OF TINS
plaintiff and his relations with Mrs. Woodruff ITO Judge
Neilson see your Honor is five minutes to one o'clock
Perhaps before enter upon that subject as it will take some
tme we had better take our recess


Judge Nelson ITO the JurylPlease return puncualy at
o'clock, gentlemen.


The Court then took recess until two o'clock