smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

MECHANICAL AND SURGICAL DENTIST, Is prepared to insert all kinds of Artificial Teeth. Also to treat and fill teeth in the best possible manner.

 Office corner of Meyers street and Maid en Lane. Jan. 23 1875. l6-3m
Year: 1875

will send you an extract from another letter from Thomas H. Norton, who Is in the University at Heidelburg Germany: eve are having a sort of hospital III the house now. The youngest son of my landlady was brought back from duel last Thursday, rather badly cut up. He had slight altercation with Rouman- ian, which led to an exchange of cards. Then for several days he attended the fencing school regularly, until he thought he was ready to meet his adversary. My old friend, Forester, one of whose duels I described to you last winter, was his sec ond; and the weapon chosen was the us- ual schlager. The Roumanian is lazy student, whose time is given chiefly to drinking beer and fighting duels, ill which latter practice he is quite expert. This our poor Her Nickel found to his sor- row, for it was not long after they faced each other, before his face was carved up in the most unpleasant manner. One cut laid open the whole forehead, another took piece out of his.cheek, then his lips were badly chopped up; finally his oppo- nent cut off the end of his nose. This was concluded to be sufficient to satisfy the demands of honor, and the poor fellow was led away to the Doctor, who awaited him with needle and thread. while his vic torious rival wiped away the blood from a few slight scratches. You can without difficulty imagine the feelings of the poor mother, who is devotedly attached to her son, when he was brought back in a car riage, unable to speak, his head wrapped in bloody bandages, and the end of his nose gone. For a week he must be in bed, and it is impossible for him to eat; broth, soup &c, sucked through tube, are his only means of nourishment, and he is so restless that the bandages are frequently loosened, and fresh bleeding ensues. His mother stays by him day and night. He will have a most happy looking counten- ance for several months. The surgeon has fastened on the tip of the nose with little strips of plaster, and that useful or gan will probably soon be all right again. AS this is Mickels first duel, he is rather proud of the scars, and is anxious to dis play them in public as soon as possible. The expenses are hard to be home by 8 family in limited circumstances" After q few days he writes again.

 ''The wounded hero is rapidly convales- cing," &c. "but worst of all he was de- prived of his pipe for whole week, loss of the greatest moment to German stud ent. He does not understand how Ameri- can students can lead a happy existence, and yet have no dwelling system"

 H. N.
Year: 1875

Subscribers who are in arrears must make up arrearges before taking advantage of the forego- ing propositions; and subscribers who are in advance may deduct the amount their subscrip- tions are in advance.

 Money should be sent by post-office order, check or registered letter. if possible. If remit tsnees are made by mail we cannot be responsible for loss before the letter reaches us, but will take all risks of remittance to the clubbing peri .,sHSa
Year: 1875

We yesterday learned of the death of
DIR. r. G. McWilliams, in Bethany, on
Sunday last, which occurred in the fol-
lowing singular manner: It seems that
the Doctor, when under the influence of
liquor. conceived the fancy of holding up
his watch or other object and permitting
some one to shoot at it. A few days
since he and some boon companions met
in Bethany, when McWllllams placed
bottle on his head and insisted upon
some of the party shooting at it. One or
two shots were fired without any serious
result, but finally Cicero Stephens fired,
but missed the bottle and shot McWil-
liams in the head. He fell. remarking
that it was bad shot and he was killed,
but that he did not blame Stephens
These are the facts as related to US,
though we cannot vouch for their accu-
racy of detail. The unfortunate victim
of the experiment has paid the penalty
of his folly. while the man who commit
ted the deed is, in the eyes of the law, a
murderer.


1t will be remembered by many of our
citizens that DIR. McWilliams-who had
not then become member of the medi-
cal professionalism and killed a negro
soldier in this city Immediately after the
war, for which he was acquitted. as it was
clearly proven to the satisfaction of the
Federal officer who was, at the time, in
command here, that the killing was done
in self-defense. The soldier was advanc-
ing on him with fixed bayonet while be
was walking quietly on the sidewalk,
when he jerked six-shooter from the
belt of gentleman who was with him,
and shot him, killing him, we believe, al
most instantly. In those days the negro
soldiers here were daily guilty of the most
unprovoked outrages upon citizens, and
this one deserved his fate. When not
under the influence ofLliquor. DIR. McWil-
liams was quiet gentleman.
Year: 1875

The story of the loves, sorrows. do
mestic troubles, stock transactions and
other important events in the life of TN
Dawson, late pastor of the Presbyterian
Church in Brooklyn, have been told In
the San Francisco ChronicleIwith minute
particularity. He loved damsel over
the bay. not wisely, but too well. He
specuiated wildly in mining shares,
squandered his own money and that of
others. When the game was up he re-
signed his pastorate to save the lady with
whom he was connected from public
scandal. There being positively nothing
to detain him in California and verv lit
tie to entice him to the Eastern States.
he took the Australian steamer one fine
Summer day, intending to wear his life
out on sugar plantation in the Sandwich
Islands. But the ruling passion in him
was as strong on shipboard AS on shore.
On the steamer were two charming ladies',
actresses. bound for Australia. where
they had professional engagement
Mrs. Alice Dunning and Miss Dickie
Llngard. Dawson had seen Miss Dickie
on the stage, cheaply attired and suffer
ing intense mental and bodily anguish,
In The Two Orphans = and his heart,
full OF his own great sorrows, had gone
out towards her on account of her scenic
griefs. When be again met her, pale and
interesting from the first attack of NAL
de mer, as the gallant ship was blowing
off the Farralones, and having forgotten
his right name, was introduced to her by
a pseudonym. his passion recurred with
greater intensity and he madly vowed
that she should be his. His first wooing
was slightly interrupted by the pitching
of the ship, and the lady at intervals
turned delicately aside during his most
feryent protestations, and, evidently agi-
tated by emotion, gazed attentively over
the side OF the vessel at the sea. But on
the whole, his suit prospered, and ere the
steamer was five days out his addresses
were graciously received and he had con-
cluded to abandon the plan of the sugar
plantation and accompany the ladies to
Australia. 1t is even insinuated that a
proposal of marriage was not received by
Miss Lingard with disfavor All this
billing and cooling had been observed by
some ladies from Oakland who were 90
ing to Honolulu. They knew the ex-
clergyman S character resolved to save
the lady from disgrace. So they took her
abaft the main mast one day and told her
the whole story. The disilInsion was
painful, but she bore up bravely and re-
fused to have anything more to say to the
gay deceiver. Dawson LETT the steamer
at Honolulu. but fearing that the tale
would be bruited all over the little Haw-
waiian Kingdom he left for the Society
Islands, where he will hereafter be COM
PEELED to waste his affections on the un-
sentimental banana and corresponding
cocoanut. Miss Lingard meanwhile is
fulfilling her engagement in Melbourne
Year: 1875

Stir in a fool to make us Taught a4l s
Two heavy villains and half
heroine with sheeny hair,
And half dozen beadx to spare
A mystery upon the shore


Some bloody footprints on the floor;
A shrewd detective chap. who mates
Those footprints with the hero's eights,
And makes it squally for that gent
Till he is proven innocent;


brown stone front; a dingle dell
Spice it with scandal stir 1t we'll;
Serve it up hot-and the book will sell.
-Scribner for November.
Year: 1875

PoTAro BUGs.-We were informed by
a gentleman the other day that the
Colorado potato bugs were eating hie


potato tops as fast as they came
through the ground. This is rather


carly for these pests to commence their
dcpredations, their time heretofore


having been devoted exclusively to the


late crops of potatoes. We would ad-
wise our truckers and farmers to keep
a sharp eye for them, and to use any
and all means for their determination.
|-D0cer Sentinel.
Year: 1875

ELEGANT CLopHiNa.-Gentlemen
who want an elegant salt, made In the
most substantial manner and of the
best material, should call at J. H.
Muhllausen, No. 415 King street. He
has an assortment OF the best cloths and
cassimeres from which they cannot fail
to select an article that will please and
the artistic fit and make will be sure to
render full satisfaction while the price
is lower than the average cost of good
garments. 49, -,t.
Year: 1875

The BODY OF MARY THoMAs,-The
remains of Mary Thomas, the young
lady who committed suicide, will be
buried tomorrow morning, by d Fox,
undertaken. Subscriptions are now
being collected for the purpose of
making the interment respectable
one. lhe father of the deceased is now
In town and will attend the funeral,
Year: 1875

JoURNALIsuc.--The PesasasaIap Far
Dsels which some of the Peninsula Pa
pers accused Of suspension, has changed
its make up, and now appears as an
eight page, four column, Journal as
neat and ship shape as any paper ON
the shore. The change was most
judicious and sensible one.
Year: 1875

In the meeting of the Board yesterday the answer Of
the Counsel to the Board relative to the application Of
tho LederkraDz and the Cercc dc rHarmone societies
permission to hold fancy dress and masked balls the
former last evening and tho lattor January 90 1876
was received He says that any person Disgusting
himself in any public place is by statute deemed
guilty Of misdcmeanor, and, in the opinion of the
counsel there is no discretion vested in tho Board OF
Police any other officer OF the department to permit
or countenance violation Of the statute. He advised
that both Of the above societies should be informed
that the police will interfere to prevent any violation
OF tho law


The contract for furnishing illuminating gas to tho
buildings OF the Police Department below Thirty fourth
street. at So 10 per coo cubic feet was awarded TO
the New York Mutual Gas Company Tor the year end
ing August /, 1875.


Honorable mention made of Peter B. Lamb. of
the Twenty precinct, for jumping overheard
and rcscuing Frank Appleby from drowning.


Patromen George ;. Gasskel, OF the Ninth precinct
and VI. j. Fianneiy, OF the Seventeenth, were dis
M
Year: 1875

Tine jury in the Bowen Eagle libel suit remained out
ill ten O'Clock yesterday forenoon at which time
Judge Reynolds sent for them. Tho foreman stated


that they differed greatly to the amount ofdamages
and he feared that there prospect OF their agree
ing The Judge, however, directed them TO again 70
tire and look at tho question by daylight shortly be
fore two o'clock they into court again TO ask for
instructions 10 how the Court charged as 10 Mr. Kin
seilas knowledge Of the article going into the papor.
The Judge informed them uhe proof that Kinsella
knew beforehand Of It's being prepared The verdict,
whatever II should be, would loo against both defend
ants Tho jury again withdrew and ye minutes later
returned verdict o 81 600 for the plaintiff The SUIT
brought 70 500 900 damages for injury
tanned TO the character OF Mr. Bowen by OF the
pubIlcatlon oL tho .Captain KIDD salvage Company.n
Year: 1875

e-,~e~S.e.e~SsoNs


''The labor we delight in ply sizes paying
Acting upon that theory, the Anakapas
Sentinel, the Brashear Ne,cs and the Alex
andria Caucasian publish letter from
Houston which contains a puff for real
estate lottery. The writer gets in his work
Of advertising gratuitously in the White
League organs by skillfully appealing to
the heart of "the people" of louisiana The
letter has the following sweet morsel:


Every country has had its patriot to rise
up with heaven-strengthened arm and
strike down the tyrant depressing it. To
kill in self-pr0tectiOn is justifable always.
To rid the earth of such a monster as
Sheridan would be deed for all the world
to applaud. We don't mean for midnight
masked assassin to murder him, but for the
people of New Orleans, of Louisiana, rising
in the majesty OF their might, to slay him
on the streets as they would rabid dog, in
the broad open day, with the sunlight of
Gods heaven shining down upon the act,
and growing brighter in approval.


Such stuff is the key to trade in Louisiana.
Let any vinigar bitters man or drummer
come here with his mouth full of assassina-
tion and unfortunately LIE has open sesame
to vicious press and deluded public. The
traveller is not slow to take ad.
vantage of such prejudices and work them
for his benefit. He will even III AXE speeches
at hotels, denouncing the government he
fought for if he can thereby sell a bill of
goods by the sample he always has in his
The same drummer returns to
his Northern or Western house in Goods
and is considered commercial
success, saying by way Of apology for his
questionable conduct, "When We are in
Rome, you know, we must 90 as the Ro-
mans do"


The time will come when "our people,
will not take such fighting talk as compli-
nent. Romans who howl in the arena were |
lot the right sort of Romans to build up |
me commerce of a country. We should |
'spire to higher civilization, and then Mr.. |
Drummer or Mr.. Vinegar Bitters will |
AVE different speech and better letters
or US, and the State will be better for it.
Year: 1875

A man whose name We withhold for
the pIl-cnt, resident of New York
state, made desperate attempt at sui.
eide in this city the other day, under the
following circumstances. 1t seems that
in December last the man in question was
married in New York and for a short
time everything went on pleasantly. At
length the wife left him for a short visit
to her parents. Remaining absent some
time, the husband followed her, found
that she had left the place, and, on fur
.her investigation it was found that she
had deliberately adopted a life ofiniamy.
The deceived and anguished husband af-
ter several vain endeavors, obtained a
clue TO her whereabouts and came TO this
city. Here he found his wife in house
of ill-lame. He sought her out and beg
ged her to return with him, assuring her
that he would gladly welcome her back
and that the past would be forgot
ten forever. But the misguided wo,
man utterly refused to accept his offer.
preierriug life of shame. Finallyon
coming from the house after the last of
several interviews, the man took largo
dose of laudanum and crawled under az
old, deserted house, near at hand to die,
heart broken and alone. But some Of
the residents of the vicinity, noticing his
peculiar appearance as he staggered
along TO what he intended as his last
resting place, went to his succor, and, as.
certaining bis condition, administered
emetics and other remedies, with such
success that he recovered partially though
he announced his determination to make
another and more successful attempt at
suicide as soon as the opportunity offered.
He left town on the four o'clock train
Thursday, A. NJ. The woman has also
left the city. She calls herself Carrie
Shepard, is only twenty.three years of
age, and is described to US as of very
prepossessing appearance. Her conduct in
adopting, Of choice, mode Of life which
can only lead through shame and sorrow
and disgrace to bitter and awful death
seems most inexplicable. - Free Press.
Year: 1875

AT Lexington, Ky. a few days ago, a
remarkable discovery of living frog in
the heart of a large tree was made. A
section of a sycamore tree four feet 10
diameter, and three feet wide, intended
for butchers block, was cut into two
equal sections with cross. cut saw, thus
making two blocks of the same size. In
the centre Of the tree an irregular fissurc
was discovered which measured six N bes
in length and three eighths of an Inch
wide, and extended into each block. One
of the blocks was placed upon its end, the
newly cut surface being uppermost. One
of the workmen happening to look into the
narrow crack, noticed the green Shiny
surface of what he supposed was q snake.
Having procured small stick, he thrust
it in the orifce, when green frog Jump
ed out, and fell, apparently lifeless, upon
the surface of the block In few min.
utes it commenced to breathe The pull
sations of the blood could be plainly seen
on the under surface of the throat,
and it SOM revived. 1t was placed in
glass jar half filled with water, when it
Immediately climbed up the slippery sur
face and stuck to the side of the glass,
where it could be plainly observed. lis
back was bright green, and the under
part Of the body was of pale blue, like
the colorless appearance Of vegetables
which have grown in dark cellar. 1t
was about three inches in length and. was
evidently a tree frog (rana hyla) At
latest reports it was still alive, and made
the night melodious with its singing
Year: 1875

this way she lays a foundation by plaster
ing her materials against the brick or
stone. She frequently goes away, to
leave her masonary chance to dry ;; and
when it becomes hard enough not to fall
by its own weight, she adds little more.
People sometimes place scalloped shells
near their windows, to induce the sociabe
little creatures to come and build. They
often nestle in them but for fear of q
tumble, they are always careful to make
substantial ridge Of masonry under.
meath the shell. A pair of these birds
built, for two successive years, on the
handles Of pair of garden shears stuck
into the boards Of an clubhouse. They
line their little cradles with straw and
feathers, or moss interviewer with wool.


Sometimes twenty or thirty swallows
will build side by side in the same barn.
They never quarrel, but seem to live to-
gether in most happy friendship. l once
watched pair of swallows while making
their nest and feeding their young. 1t
was great joy to me to hear their happy
voices as they flew in and out with straws
and feathers The father bird was very
kind and attentive to his mate. When
he found a particularly large aud downy
feather, he would bring it to her in a
great hurry, and pour forth a gush Of
song, as if his little heart were brimful of
love and joy.


But the neatest nest is made by the
song thrush. In some hawthorn hedge,
holly bush, or silver FIR she lays founda.
ton OF featnery green moss, which she
fashions into rounded wall by means
of grass stems aud bits Of straw. Round
the edge she makes thick band. to keen
all in place When the frame is compet
ed she lays on the inside thin coating
OF yellow plaster which is hard, water
proof, and as smooth and polished as n
tea.cup.


In South America bird called the
baker.bird makes nest shaped like a
bakers oven on tho leahess branch Of
some tree or high post by the roadside
1t is made Of mortar, which the birds
carry in their bills, in small pellets, about
as big as fibert, The interior is divi.
ded into two rooms, by partition of the
same mason work A bed Of dried grass
is spread for the eggs. These nests last
more than one season, and are so conve.
nient that swallows, paroquets and other
birds are apt to go in and take possession,
and the builder has trouble to drive them
away.


You have probably seen, in museums,
tall scarlet birds from Africa, called fla
mingoes These birds build in the marsh
es, hillocks ofmud and slime, as high as
their long legs. The base is broad, aud a
little hollow is left at the top for their eggs
which they hatch, standing. They look
awkwardly enough straddling across their
mud hillocks
Year: 1875

We are informed by Messrs, Durant and
Daniels in their communication. which we
printed on Saturday, that the Detroit Shin
plaster Convention met to demand "the
repeal Of the resumption Of specie pay.
ments." They insist upon the intelligence
and respectability Of the convention in
point of Names numbers, and the classes Of
citizens which they.represented, and, In con.
frmation, cite the rsvered names Of Harry
Clay, Peter Cooper, and Henry O. Carey
aS approving their principles, In company
with three thousand eight hundred more,
who, though compelled 10 be absent In
person, were present In spirit and actually
appeared by letter.


The great respectabIlity Of Its following,
no less than the large numbers attracted by
II, who are no doubt sincere believers In
the "more paper money" doctrine, and the
absolute superhuousness Of coin as me.
Gum, render this doctrine of imitation
worthy Of serious consideration. We do
not call 1t imitation In any derislye
sense, but simply because that Is Its
proper name. And that this is its proper
name, perhaps we had better proceed
at once to show. Our friends say we want
"more money" and that we want a cur
rency "under the control of the people"
How do they know we want more moneys
Why, because they say that money is
scarce. What makes money scarce? Is it
a lack of currencyf No; for there is quite
as much currency now as there was in the
prosperous times of five years ago. What
then is it2 Why, those rascally national
banks have it all locked up, and will not
let it out. They will not loan 1t to us on
our notes, with each other as indorses,
and then renew ouf notes at maturity, but
say that we must pay them. Well, why
don't you pay themi Because we have
been making improvements in our lands
and factories, and have been expending
beyond what our present income warrants,
in order that it may be greater in the
future. 10 you suppose that the banks
can treat all their customers in the way
yor would prescribe, and still have money
to lend on new applicationsi No, and that
is the reason We wish them superseded by
greenbacks, and the latter issued without
limit And then how would Won obtain
possession Of these greenbacksf Would
you have the Government discount your
notes whenever you wished, paying You in
greenbacks, and renew them at maturity
without limit? No, but individual capital.
lists would do SO If they were only able to
get the money. from the Treasury with
out limit. This we regard as doubtful, be-
cause, as rule, individuals are quite as
careful to whom and upon what security they
lend money as are National banks. Butyou
have not fully explained how individuals