smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1871

Parties emplyed at the mills and
manufactures on either side of the
river in this city were greatly aston
ished, this morning, on discovering
that the good head of water flowing in
the river last evening had been reduced
during the night by some mysterious
agency to less than the slack supply of
midsummer, and, in fact, the water
power of the river was almost COM
pietely lost for the time. Little or no
water was descending the river, and
the level above the first dam had tal-
len three feet, when last evening con
siderable body of water was pourng
over the top of the dam. and the mill
races running full. In the harb' r and
above the bridges no movement OF the
water was perceptible, where quite IL
sti1 current prevailed yesterday, and
the ice commenced 10 form across the
river.


During the forenoon the river com
menced to gather again slowly, but it
is still far below the natural level. No
satisfactory explanation has yet been
given Of this rather startling occur
renee, which seems to threaten the
stability of the water power, which is
the great element of our business pros
perity. Some people ascribe it sud
den freezing up Of the tributary
streams; others are speculating on the
probability of quiet earthquake, in
some way brought about by the total
eclipse of the sun which occurred this
morning, and which, some philosophers
predicted, would be the cause of un-
usual commissions of nature. But the
phenomenon is still unexplained
OsleegO Commercial, Dec %.
Year: 1871

The Hornellsville Tribune relates
the following We are told that
well.to merchant of Warsaw invit-
ed young lady of the same place to
take short buggy ride with him on
Thursday of last week. The young
lady consented, and the pair started
in the direction of the railroad depot.
While on the road the young blood
proposed getting married before return
ing. The fair one consented, and they
accordingly took the cars for Hnrnells-
yille, where they arrived about two
o'clock on Friday morning.-Ihey
went Ia hotel, and the intended groom
called for rom with bed in it, and
then informed the young lady that he
had secured private apartments for
themselves and wished to retire. But
she couldn't see it from where she was;
she politely told the gallant that she
guessed she would "be married little
firstp The poor man begged and
plead to postpone the ceremony until
daylight, but it was no use she would
be married then and there or return
home on the next train, which left
within thirty minutes. So rather than
blast all his bright hopes and anticipa-
tions, he was forced TO toddle up town
and arouse a sleepy divine, and with
the assistance of number of boardsrs,
for witnesses, they were put in condi-
ton to take private room. Then the
fair bride concluded she would rather
go home, and they accordingly went
back to Warsaw, within an hour af-
ter they had arrived in town.
Year: 1871

Frank Trask, fireman, running on
the night freight train from the city of
Providence, had a most remarkable
escape from death on the 9th inst.
AS the train was going on the down
grade, east from the summit of Bolton
Mountain he went to the forward part
of the engine to oil the piston. The
oil is distributed better when the train
is going the fastest and he took this
part of the road, wheres train gets its
highest speed, to attend to it. BY some
sudden motion of the locomotive he
lost his hold and was thrown forward
on to the COW catcher. Instead of
rolling off and being dashed to pieces,
as.he expected the pilot caught him by
a few threads in the Cardigan jacket
he had on, 50 that he was held fast
with his feet dragging upon the ground
-dashing along in that perilous situa-
ton, from 15 to 20 miles an hour. He
did not lose his consciousness nor his
presence of mind in the slightest de-
gree, but nerved himself to take the
best chances for his life. By a des-
parate effort he succeeded in keeping
his head raised, so that it escaped the
ground-though he was hanging close
down. and the least depression would
dash him to pieces. The engineer in
the meantime. had not discovered the
frightful position eff his assistant till,
thinking that he was gone longer than
usual, he looked forward and there
saw his shadow, by the light of the
moon, running a phantom race with
the iron horse. In an instant he whis-
tied down brakes, and the speed began
to slack but in the sudden checking
of the train, the tender threads OF
Trask's jacket broke and he was hurl
ed to the ground, pitching over and
over; aid yet he retained his self
possession, and when his associate ar
rived by his side he was MS clear-head
ed as ever. He had noticed the alarm
for down brakes, and felt that his posi-
tion was discovered. He was taken to
Wilmantic and brought back to thi;
city. There were several cuts and
contusions on his legs and the lower
part of his body but no fractures, nor
anything Of a particularly dangerous
nature. Two or three months ago be
was on the same train coming from
Providence, when the engince ran into
a turn-table at Wilmantic, and then
had his arm broken, which was not en-.
tirely healed. He says if he had the
use of both arms he could have extri-
Gated himself. but being disabled made
his situation not only more hazardous,
but his escape from death more miracu.
| Ions
Year: 1871

Sponges were very numerous, though
we were told that large portion were
not worth gathering. The sponger
could readily distinguish the best as
he pushed his boat over them. Some
of the coarser kinds, not marketable,
are four feet in diameter, They are
more or less concove at the apex. A
black membraneOus tunic covers them,
and soft jeIly-like portions project in
to the pores and cavities, constituting
the slight claim they have to place
in the animal kingdom. Animal mu-
Gus and fat oil have been found III their
analysis; so the vexed question is set.
tied by chemistry, and the are un-
questionably admitted to the ranks of
animated nature, though far from ac-
tive members. A slight current is OBJ
servable over the openings, and nour-
ishment is probably absorbed as it cir
culates through them. The frame
work is made up of silica, wonderful
proportion, in the form of spicule or
spinters. Unlike most other marine
objects, sponge is less attractive in its
living state; only after the soft parts
are removed is it pleasing to the eye.
The pretty urn and other shaped
sponges found on the beaches are mere
ly the skeletons.


A large trade is now carried on at
Key West in this article. Small
schooners, from ten to twenty tons
burden, are employed. They are much
the shape of half an egg, and as fiat
as is consistent with due regard to sail
ing qualities; approaching, probably,
as near as is possible the mythic craft
that is said to "hoat in heavy dew"
These vessels lie at anchor in The
channels, while the spongers push their
small boats over the flats to gather the
sponge. In some places they dive for
it, and in shoal water grapple them.
The specimens are very heavy, being
loaded with water and the jellylike
animal matter. They are buried in
the sand of the beaches until the mat.
ter is decomposed, when they are wash
ed and carried to Key West, collected
upon strings of convenient length, and
bleached in the sun. That portion OF
Key West called Conchtown in the
principal depository, where the yards
and fences are loaded withthem. For
many years nearly all the sponge col
lected on the Florida Reef was sold at
Key West to an Israelite of fIew York
one Isaacs; latterly others have enter
ed the trade, very respectable in
come is derived from it.-Harper's
Magazine for February.
Year: 1871

don't dare to call out the affections Of
a young lady unless you can make her
your wife. Her love is her life, and
you have no business with it unless she
is your prospective wife. 1t is danger
Gus to think to triAe with a girls aiiec.
tons, and there is not so much fiction
about broken hearts as you may imag-
inc. A lady, Mrs. Ayers, had two pidg-
cons which she kept in one cage with
only bars between them, and when one
of them was taken away the other flew
about in prison in great distress, and
finally fell dead, and a subsequent ex-
animation showed that its heart was
actually burst in twaiu. So of young
lady who was disappointed in love.
She refused to marry, and lived life
of devotion to her first love, though
she was years in recovering from the
shock Of her disappointment. At her
death she requested that post mort
EN- examination be made, and that
post mortem showed that there had
been on actual sundering of the heart.
tell you that broken hearts are not
entirely figurative, but if they were,
you should not tr;he with the affections
of any one, and thus do them no wrong
which can never be remedied. But
you say, Professor cannot be decently
polite to the ladies without being in.
volved in love affair. Well, l tell
you, no young lady under twenty-one
ever gave her love unsolicitedJ and
here l will tell you a story. A young
Hoosier once said to Hoosieress, "Sal
is there anybody courtin' you now?''
meaning thereby to invuire whether OF
not his address were acceptable. And
Sal replied, swell, Sam, there is one
fellow sorter courtin' and sorter not
but | reckon it is more sorter not than
sorter'-a much as to say, come ON i


you like. Let me advise you not t.
do your courting "kinder sorter,


Whatever is worth doing at all i:
worth doing we'll. Again, if you have
10 marry the whole family i'll order tc
to get your sweetheart, let me tell you
that the old folks will interfere, and
advise you to open the doors and win


dnws and tell them their room is better
than their company. By all means
stick to your wife. If, as is often the
case, there is a sister who is jealous o


the attentions which are given to the
wife, instead of the sister, and she in


terferes by pointing out what she con
sidered u .ault, and says your wife i
not such a pink of perfection after all
that sister deserves pitching out Of Il
second story window head first.
Year: 1871

Adam Goodenough, who formerly
kept the Tiffany House in this city
poor enough, heeced soL.o of our citi'
zens we'll enough, and started off quick
enough, but didn't run quite fast
enough, nor keep ruh5ing long enough,
nor 60 quite far enough, got jersey
policeman's grip on him tight enough,
and ut the request of Governor Geary,
Governor Randolph was kind enough
to surrender the said Adam Good
enough to answer the charge of forging
the name of James Ford TO check
on the First National Bank of this
city, on which he obtained the money,
He will be returned to this city fol
trial, which Goodenough will no doubt
consider tough enough. The whole
affair is bad enough.-MeadViHe Re
publican.
Year: 1871

SHRISKAaE OF GRAIN-Thc writer had
a quantity carefully measured and put up
in sacks. II remained in the barn in this
way for three months. When the sacks
were first filed the mouths could scarcely
be tied. they were 50 full. AT the end o!
three months there was apparently plenty
Of room for more. For curiosity, some OF
it was remeasured and it was found that
two quarts per bushel had fallen away,
which is loss of about seven per ccrt -


In the place where the seed is kept was
no heat or wind TO dry il up. and it may
be taken as the very lowest percentage Of
loss. Under other circumstances the loss


by saving six months may often reach as
high as twenty per cent. These things
should be CONSIDERED BY those who are in
|clincd 10 hold on for the chance of q rise.
Anc.her consideration strikes one here.
People often complain they get short
weight or measure, No doubt this Is too
often the case : but il is likely that IN semc
instances the difference is as much in
shrinkage as in intention.
Year: 1871

The Department no longer has single official repre-


sentative in Parliament who can by possibility DO
supposed to know anything of its working. And the
Captain debate is coming on, and the Spencer Rob
inson debate, and the naval estimates are to be
moved, and the country is somehow to be persuaded
that the one military department in which it had
some faith is really efficient, and will continue to
be efficient in the hands of an administrator who
knows all about work-houses, and who has lately
carried on war, more OF less successful against the
ST. Pancras Board of Guardians. 1t is hardly to be
wondered at that Sir John Elphinstone got up last
night in the House and asked Mr.. Gladstone if 1T
was true as the papers said, that Mr.. Gosohen had
been made First Lord of the Admiralty-a story
which he thought incredible. Such question is
without precedent, beeve-at any rate, in such
form. G.w.s.
Year: 1871

THE ILLEGAL ORGANIZATIONS IN SOUTH CARO-


LIMA ORDERED TO DIsBAND WITHIN TWENTY


WASHINGTON, Friday. March "a, 1871


BvMs President Of me United STATES Of america:


PROCLAMATION.


Whereas. II is provided in the Constitution
of the United States that the United States shall pro-
tect every state in this Union the application OF the
Legislature or OF the Executive when the Legislature
cannot be convened sagainst domestic violence; and


Whereas 1t is provided in the laws OF the ohi'cd
states that in all cases OF insurrecon in any stae OF
obstruction to the laws thereof 1t shall be lawful for the
President Of the United States, on application OF 'ne
Legislature Of such State, or OF the Executive, "nen
the Legislature cannot be convened" to call forth he
militia OF any state States, or to employ such part OF
tho land and naval forces shall be Judged necessary
for the purpose of suppresng such insurrecon or OF
causing the laws to be duly executed; and,


Whereas, have received information that combina-
tons OF armed men, unauthorized by law, are now dis
turbing the peace and safety Of the citizens OF
the State Of South Carolina, and committing
acts Of violence in said State OF o charac-
ter and to an extent which renders the power OF the
state and its officers unequal to the task OF pro-
tecting life and property and securing public order
therein and,


Whereas The Legislature Of said State Is not now In
session. and cannot be convened in time to meet tho
present emergency and the Executive Of said State has
therefore made application to me for such part OF the
military force Of the United states may be necessary
and adequate to protect said State and the citizens
thereof against the domestic violence herenbefore men
toned and to enforce the due execution Of the laws
and,


Whereas The laws OF the United States require that
whenever it may be necessary in the judgment OF the
President to use the military force for the purpose
aforesaid he shall forthwith, by proclamation, COM
mand such insurgents to disperse and retire peaceaby
70 their respective abodes within limited time;


Now, therefore, l. Ulysses s. Grant, President OF the
United States, do hereby command the persons COM
posing the unlawful combinations aforesaid to dperse
and retire peaceaby their respective abodeS within
twenty days from this date.


In witness whereof have hereunto set my hand, ana
caused the seal of the United States to be affixed
Don. Al. the City ofwhngon March in the year Of
our Lord Eighteen and and tho ndepndenco
the United States the Ninsy6ts 49, , o,.


BY the President: HAMILTON FISH, Secretary OF State
Year: 1871

The Mormon problem is just now at


tracing much curious speculation since


Brigham Young has been indicted and is


to be tried for bigamy before United


States court. 1t has even been intimated


that violence might result from a verdict


of condemnation. There is very little
real reason for this apprehension, since
the Salt Lake ruler is far too sharp man
to engage in fight which would inevita-
bly, break himself and his people down
completely. The prospect that presents
itself to US in this connection is this:
That Young will prolong the fight before
the local courts as long as possible on
technical grounds; that he will rely upon
the jary to disagree: that be will appeal
an adverse verdict to the Supreme Court
Of the United States on his exceptions to
the rulings Of the federal territorial court,
and that, before the end is attained, some
new outlet will present itself to preserve
the faithful from the penalty of their Of
fenses. Since the government has toler-
ated the Mormon question so long, it cer-
tainly will not proceed now to malignity
in its prosecution of these offenders.
The design Of the present proceedings is
more to arrest and destroy the existence
of bigamy at Salt Lake hereafter than to
punish for its commission heretofore.
Year: 1871

Blackburn says very properly in the
Homer Niod, that present appearances
seem to indicate that the laws which are
complained Of as conferring extraordi-
nary power on the Governor Of the State,
were wisely left untouched by the last
Legislature. 1t is unsafe to let up on
prejudice too soon.
Year: 1871

A special cable dispatch from London
to the Picayune last evening informed us
and the balance of the impatient world
that the public was unpFepared to deter
mine what would happen if Theirs should
unfortunately die of. tits luckily in our
power to supply the information which
the London public is unprepared to give:
There would be big funeral, and a pro-
bate of Mons. Thiers' estate would be
made in the proper court.
Year: 1871

cussion in the interest of Republicanism


j. hnahad hy threAtss Of violence. The


peace which was stipulated to be kept is a


hoQew mec4ey. Tine and time again


has the hand Of rebellion been raised
against the friends of the Union, and as
often as this has been done the voice Of
falsehood has covered up the treason that


was too cowardiy 10 avow ITSELF The


people Of Texas, so-cailed, know these


things to be true, and they know that we
know it. ..4


What else will Senator Shurz discover


when he comes to probe this Texas letter


to the bottom? He will find that all the


acts which these so-called Texans COM


plain about are the deliberate legislative


enactments of the people Of Texas, shaped


into laws for the express purpose of fulfill


ing the treaty stipulations between the


United States and the State Of Texas.


The government Of Texas discovered at


very early day that the element in that


State, which pretends to call itself ''the


people" by virtue Of the color Of its skin,


had solemnly resolved to dishonor the


terms Of its surrender, and it passed
series of laws that were intended, and
which have had the effect SO far, to main
tain that engagement in some sort. All
men are measurably protected in their
political rights; discussion is measurably
free; Yankees are tolerably safe; the Union
is somewhat respected, and caste is little
less important. The State has done this,
and it has cost q vast amount of money.
But the blame of these expenditures at
taches not to the government, which has
done so much to keep its word, but to the
people who surrendered and then at
to cheat the power that trusted
them.


Suppose the State of Texas, through
its legitimate authorities, had not acted |
as promptly as she did, would the
measures of expense and protection that |
have been forced from the local authori-
hes have been avoided? By no means.
The federal government would have
been compelled to adopt the same e1-
traordinary precautions that the State
has resorted to, and the end might not
nave been as favorable as it is now.
Peace and good will had to be estab-
ished at whatever cost, and the men who
ender force and cost necessary are the
mes to be held responsible for this sin
,ular display in a republican form of
government.


The authors of the letter to Senator
'churz have another tribunal, and a
'etter one, to appeal to. Let them
robe their own consciences, and pray
or the wisdom to be tolerant and just to
heir neighbors. If they Will do this
and obtain favorable answer
their supplications, they will discover
hat they have been their own best
hysicians. Senators in the United
tates are incompetent to heal irritations
hat arise out of local prejudices. And
enator Schurz is fully are of this fact.
Year: 1871

When man is unable to tell the time by
his watch, because there are two hands,
and he does not know (which to believe"
it is tolerable sure sign that he has par
taken of more refreshments than nature re-
Quires.
Year: 1871

The latest touching ditty is request to
''Cut of my curls with your scissors,
mamma II her curls are like the ma
jority OF those worn by ladies nowadays
it will not be necessary to use the scis-
sors. A gentle pull will remove them.
Year: 1871

favorable opportunity, then they, them


selves, have abolished the treaty, and are
no longer entitled to claim its liberal
allowance in their behalf.


How does the case stand? What are
the facts which Senator Schurz will have
to examine before he decides about his
advocacy in this case? We are afraid
they are unfavorable to the Texans. That
is, We are afraid the Texans, so-called. are
not as clean as they ought to be. They
have presented their wrongs, but they


have not told the entire story; and the
other half Of the story, if they do not
keep sharp lookout, will end in their
own Indictment. They have not kept the
treaty which they made with the federal
government either in word, thought or
action. They pretend, in the first place,
that they represent the people of Texas


when, in truth and in fact, they represent
only fractions and disconnected minor.
ity. They assume to be .'the people" bv
presumptuously ignoring the very class
which the United States insisted that thew
should accept as fellow-citizens. Thew
impertinently offend the State by refusing
to consider as people those who are
specially anointed as citizens by its i'm.
perial mandate. In the next place they
have shut their doors upon three-fourths
of the American people, thus refusing to
accept the treaty oflove and brotherhood.
Men from Maine are branded as carpet
baggers, and their presence is secuted
unless they consent to live with locks
upon their months. The voice of dis
Year: 1871

entertain the hope that of itself or Of
Congress there can be a change. This
measure promises relief. 1t without
violence. It affords no pretext to the
invocation of superior military force.
It proposes to do that which every one
with interests in this State desires to be
done. It proposes that adjustment Of
relations between the people Of this
State which will relieve the general
government itself from a most embar-
RAISING issue. It meets the question
at the very point of contact. 1t must.
paralyze the assailant; and it is a
measure, therefore, which We are all
pledged by every consideration of in,
terest and of duty to adopt. And
there is the assurance of the adoption
in the further consideration that it ad-
dresses the interests of every one own
ing property in this State There are
few who desire to pay these taxes, very
few who can pay them without great
inconvenience who can pay them
without the feeling that they are sub
mitting to an outrage and very large
portion of our people cannot pay them
ut all and without this measure, must
be left as victims to be stripped OF what
little of property remaining.


CITIZEN.
Year: 1871

s-The Petersburg Alaer reads a long
lecture in u leading article on the subject OF
shoe-strngs with thepurposc proving that
ladies Waste in the aggregate few million
hours every day in lacing their boots-time
which might be saved by wearing CATERS with
elastics.
Year: 1871

On last Friday evening Prof. Hart,
a scientific gentleman from Council
Bluffs, was announced to deliver a
lecture here on the twin sciences, as
tronomy and geology, and We regret
to add that although the lecture was
one deserving a popular house, but
few appeared to listen to it. True the
night was cold one, but had the en-
tertainment offered been of the Min
strel order, a full house would have
been the result.
Year: 1871

We have on sale our Tobacco, by
the cady! Many have importuned US
to sell them a cady of Tobacco, We do
not wish to deal with any other man
than the wholesale or retail dealer
but here is chance for those who
wish to purchase 10y the csdy; or per-
chance wish to trade for the weed.


CoLHAPP BRO's.