davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-17

widespread as the Sunday Democrat says ~ Is.
There are in this city many hundreds Of clergy
men, Protestant and Catholic, who preach the
belief In hell all the year round. Is 1t true that
their arguments fall UNDECIDED by the multi
tudes who listen to them7
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-17

est-14OoO-eives se,1i4,o0o beats in q year.
moments attention to this simple fact will show
that, although the oil used for watches lie the
best that can be obtained, and may not CONCEAL,
yet II must necessarily be all used up In a year
or eighteen months; ana then, " the handspring
and great wheels are powerful enough TO keep
the watch going, the pivots and other actional
parts must and will wear out-in silence, Of
course for watches do not creak or screech like
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-17

At the opening of his letter of accept
ance, MIR. EAYEs says that ~ elected he hopes
to be able to execute bis duties. A little fur
Their on In 1t, he says that Il elected, he will
duct the Administration In the way be describes.
Once more he says, after writing a few addi-
tona lines, u elected, he will not be a candidate
for a second term. still again, having entered
on a new paragraph, he saws, that q elected, he
shall approve every appropriate measure. Yet
once more, after the composition Of a number
Of sentence, he says that u elected, he shall
consider 1, his duty to labor for a certain end.
Finally in the closing paragraph, OF his letter,
he says that II he shall be charged with the
du'y OF organizing an Administration, IL will be
of the kind be indicates. II elected, HAYES
Will evidently be a patron Of the subiuuctiye
mood. Subiunctive HAYES!
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-17
Advertising Rates.

DAILY AND SUNDAY. 40 cents line ordinary adver-
lasne large type. 80 cents and preferred POSITIONS
% cents TO $3.50 according to classincation.
4 wrrKLY.-bO cents hnc; no extra charge for large
Npe. Preferred positions from 40 cents TO ".
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-17

DAILY a pages), By mail. 5Jc. month. or $3.50
fsyeer postpsid with Sunday edition, $40.
SUNDAY u psges), 81 40 per year. postpaid
WEEKLY u pages. s1.2O per year, postpaid
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-17

A correspondent asks us whether Gov.
TILDEN Is a Catholic ora Protestant, or whether
he fails TO profess any religion at alt. Though
so far concerns Gov. TILDENs fitness for the
Presidency, his being a Catholic or a Protestant
is circumstance Of small account, yet us mat
ter OF fact he is a Protestant and belongs 10
what is called the evangelical branch Of that
faith. What does concern us, however, Ia his
sturdy honesty aud stout determination to Il yht
corruption at Washington as he has done at
Albany. His success In this contest will re-
dound to tho advantage Of all the people, Of
whatever fith, and to enable him to make II
they Will vote for him next November.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-17
Tho Sunday Democrat has an elaborate

Tho Sunday Democrat has an elaborate
disquisition on the question, "ls there hell2"
Tho editor says he has set to himself the task
OF proving the existence Of hell" and then he
proceeds with his 70 sonlng, his quotations
from Scripture, and his references to authori-
ties. He says that Ia a few years he will know
all about 1t, and warns those who tribe
with the subject lie argues that nesrly
all the wickedness OF these times Is
due to the want OF faith Ia the existence Of
hell His disquisiton Is forotble one,
though he leaves out some considerations that
he might very properly have taken into account.
We had no idea that the disbelief in hell was so
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-17

The Senate has so far increased the ap-
propriationJ OF the River and Harbor bill from
<5s0O,000 to $7O0OO00. But even that extrava-
giant body looks with little alarm at what it
has DONE The Senators ind that they have run
up the appropriation to the highest figure ever
yet reached and yet this Is time when the
people are demanding economy;and the interests
OF tho country imperatively require 1t.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-17
One of the mysteries of the world is why

One Of the mysteries of the world Is why
some nations cook execribly and others defect
ably Who can account for the culinary genius
Of the French. Some have endeayored to ex-
plain II through the long occupation OF Gaul by
the Romans but the Romans occupied every
where, and we know that the cooking Is not
good everywhere. There would seem to be an
innate genius for cooking among the French,
Just there Is for other arts among the Italians
1t will be a great day for this country when 1t Is
educ ted In & ID matter. We are greatly i'm
proved, and the abominable pie, which brings
50 hideous train OF horrors In its wake, Is be-
coming less and less IN request. But each sum
mer the low ebb OF the culinary art among us
Is brought wildly To mind ana body when we
adventure beyond the very best beaten tracks
Of travel. New England carries on the palm for
badness, and It Is puzzling to account for this
That meat to be palatable and digestble,
should be tender, Is a fact rarely recognized by
Yankee hosts, and that there are stomachs from
which greasy check table cloths take away appe-
tte they do not all comprehend. The traditions
OF good homely fare seem to have been almost
forgotten among them. A foreigner In Yer
mont arriving at a country hotel after a long
coach Journey was told, supper, oh, certainly,
you can have supper" and presently found him
self In long dining room lit 10y single malo-
dorous petroleum lamp, at table bespotted
with the dooris OF a coarse meal. Presently tho
hungry wretch was supplied with CHASTITY bur
lesque Of a supper in the form Of under baked
apple pie and doughnuts, to be washed down by
a hoirid dec elton of straw aud hot water,
which passed by the name Of tea. In French
rural town, under such circumstances he would
have had soup, delicious outlet, fried potatoes,
Hight claret, and coffee. In England he would
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-17

There Is strong suspicion In Republican
quarters tnat GHASr /. seeking 10 DO Tie Republican
"a, Si m Yer "a, a'Tss Sgi no dS5 nae
ton VINO w. known = De am aied Vita MN. It 10
vcr certain. q least. tlt a,d deliberately set out
to mase hls Aimlui,irat oiiou- to he country. he
Iurpose.-St M" Pol,c P.ss
Parugra phs ike the aboye are becoming very
#. quent in Republican Journals, but they are
without sufficient Justification. To be sure,
GRANT Is very selfish IN n, and n his hopes Of
a nomination for third term had not been
bishtel he might POSSIBLY, from motives OF
policy, have DELAYED the execution OF some Of
the most obnoxious Of his recent acts until after
the question VI his reelection had been decided.
But even the worst of these are entirely In bar
mony with his whole course as President, and
they are Of trting import compared with many
Of the abuses OF authority and violations Of la W
and the Constitution which have characterized
his admins ration. aud for which tho Conven-
ton which nominated HAYES formally declared
that the country owes him debt OF gratitude.
Besides, tho very acts complained OF meet the
unqualified APPRECIATION OF men like Zach
CHANDLER. Postmaster EDMr Sps, Boss sHEP-
HERD Dos CAMERON, BILL KENDLE, EFFIGY
SARGENT, and Others who are the real leaders
OF the Republican organization-the men who
are man eiug tue campaign In behalf Of HAYES,
and who would control mis- administration II he
should unfortunately be elected, as they have
been more Influential than any other class OF
politicians IN that which is so near an ignomini-
Gus end. GRANT has undoubtedly done a great
deal to ruin tho Republican party, but he did
the mos. OF the work when his popularity with
that organization was at Its height, aud he has
been zealously assisted in 1t by the very men
who are now laoOring the most vigorously for
the election Of HAYES.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-17

1t is gratifying to hear that Gen. CROOK
was safe al last accounts, though under the Are
Of the Indians. 1t Is not gratifying, however, to
learn that when Lieut. sIBLEY and his little
command, sent out to reconnotre, returned to
camp liter barely csc lpng with their lives from
the swarming Indians, Gen. CROOK was away
hunting, and the camp at Cloud Peak was in
charge Of "a subordinate onicer. In these dan
gerous times IN the Dg Horn country, a COM
handing ofhcer should be with his troops, not
OF enjoying himself in the chase. Perhaps
when he heard Of the massacre Of CUSTER and
his troops as hs did on the 18th. Gen. Crook
came to the same conclusion himself.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-17
Wanted to sign the Declaration.
w. 'N
Efom Ne Philade IpAla ReraM. JuIV ".

Ffom Ne FNuds phl1 HsruW, JWV II
A well-dressed and respectable looking
man entered Independence Hall Yesterday after
noon and made "A determined effort to enroll his
name, that OF NJ. ). sullivan, with the patriots
and the founders of the country on the original
Declaration of Independence. by force he was
elected from the room where this sacred docu-
ment is kept, and he was no moro allowed to
enter. Then he went into Independence square
and scaled up a lightning rod and reached the
roof of the Sherns office, Infused with pat
rotlc feeling, ho succeeded in reaching the
steepe ia some way and began TO ring the new
arrest and he spent last night In a cell at the
Central stat on. sullivan resides In New York,
and he says he came over to see the Centennial.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-17

Finding that the Democrats OF South
Carolina decline to assist in CHAMBERLAIN's
project to reach the United States Senate by
means Of fusion with the Republicans for the
purpose OF reelecting him as Governor, prepare
tory to the further promotion which Is the OBJ
ject OF his ambition, that INSCRIPTIONS dema-
gogue has thrown OF the mask and made an APP
plicaton to have additional Federal troops sent
to that State previous to the election. This mil
itaIy Intervention Is desired by CHAMBERLAIN
for two purposes namely, to assist In carving
the election for the Republican State aud ma
tionGl tickets in November, and TO restore his
popularity with the neg and carpet-bag politi-
clans who have become suspicious OF hts In.
trlgues with Ring Democrats Troops were
freely used 10y GRANT to maintain CHAMBER
LAIN's thieyIng predecessors in power, and the
writ Of habeas corpus was suspended In many
different counties at time when perfect quiet
prevailed IN them. But we don't believe that
such style Of eectoneering will prove advan-
tageous, this year, TO those employing 1t.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-17

Some OF the most simple necessities in
mechanism appear, strangely enough, to be the
least understood, or, II understood, systemau-
cally neglected. Thus, a watch, like a steam en-
CINE, must be kept In good order. But steam
engine cannot be let run long without oll-it
will report its wants In manner not to be
mistaken so, too, lnborer using wheeloar-
row must, for his own comfort, attend to the
breaking OF the wheel. Now, the trains given
to lever and other good watches showing SEQ
onds, are li,40O 1920 or some $4,000 vibrations
or beats In an hour; each vibration, OF course,
maans . revolution Of the balance. The slow
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-03-18

We commend the manliness and good
sense of the Philadelphia Times in rebuk-
ing the wantonness of the New FORK Sun,
which unfortunately, has its imitators all
over the country, in the unjustfiable attack
upon Mrs. Grant, whose objectionable sin
consists in being the wife of the President.
The Times says:
"The public will not take to reflections
or innuendoes against Mrs. President Grant.
For seven years Mrs. Grant has been the
mistress of the White House, and her name
has uniformly and justly escaped the scan
dals which have spared SO few in their
sweep. She has been a model of a modest,
sensible woman for the women of her coun-
try, and commands the universal respect of
the nation"
Five years ago, Gen. ingalls,, an init
mate army friend of Gen. Grants family,
presented Mrs. Grant, as a souvenir, Swiss
watch of curious workmanship, which he
had purchased abroad. Recently the New
York Sun makes this act of friendship the
occasion of a virulent attack upon the
Presidents family, particularly Mrs. Grant,
which the partisan Democratic press echo
and re-echo as piece of rare scandal. Such
emanations are worthy the character of
their originator, but find currency and in
dorsement only among the most disreputa-
bic portion of newspaper scandal-mongers.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-03-18
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE VICTORY,

New Hampshire has, true to her former
record, elected Republican Governor and
a Legislature, with Republican majority
in both Branches. When it is remembered
that the State went Democratic two years
ago, and that the election was so close last
year as to be thrown into the Legislature.
the marked significance of the present Re
publican triumph will be apparent, That
it is sad blow to Democratic prospects is
also equally clear. The Belknap disgrace
was expected to effect wonderful results in
the Granite State. The 10000 copies of
Marsh's damaging testimony so industri-
ously circulated during the canvass were
expected to afford convincing proofs of
the complete corruption of Repubicanism.
The disgrace of an unworthy Secretary was
pleaded as reason why worthy Governor
should not be reelected. But all to no
avail The sturdy sons of New Hamp-
shire rebuked the attempt to make parti-
san political capital out of Selknap's i'm
parchment, and resented the affront put
upon the Republican party by the attempt
of the Democracy to shoulder upon it the
individual crimes of a man who had be-
trayed it. Disguise the fact as they may,
the result in New Hampshire is an unmis-
taxable rebuke to Democracy as interpreted
by its present leaders. The shifting policy
of that party upon the important question
of national finances. The wholesale truck
ling of the Northern Democratic leaders to
the extreme Southern element of the party.
The defiant tone, and ill-tempered utter
ances of the ex- Confederates upon the floor
of Congress. The constant affronts put
upon the Union soldiers and the cause in
which they risked their lives by the ex-
champions of the Lost Cause The recrim-
nations daily cast upon every man who
espoused the Union Cause by the unrecon
structed representatives in Congress, have
awakened the North to a true appreciation
of what Democratic triumph MEANS
The Democratic party, so far as the North
and West are concerned, has further de-
feats awaiting it. Its only hope of success
lies in the objectionable blunders of its
opponents, against which recent party
experiences will prove an ample safeguard.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-03-18

The election for Governor and members
of the State Legislature, which took place
in New Hampshire, on Tuesday, resulted
in complete victory for the Republicans.
They have elected their candidate for Gov
ernor, Hon. Person c. Cheney, by not less
than 3, 300 majority, and have secured a
majority in both branches of the State leg
islature. The vote polled was one of the
largest ever cast in the State, and the in
terest in the contest has probably never
been excelled. The result is one of the
greatest political trumphs in the history of
New Hampshire.
In the Legislature the Republicans have
9 out of the 12 Senators, and majority of
% to 80 in the House. This insures the
election of Republican to the U. S. Senate
in place of Hon. Aaron H. Cragin, whose
term expires in March next.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-03-18


The bill fixing the Presidents salary
at $4,000, has passed the Senate. MIR.
Bayard was the only Presidential candi-
date who voted against it.
-Ex-State Treasurer Sorry, of n. J., has
been sentenced to the penitentiary for three
years for embeZzlement.
A locomotive exploded in the depot at
Indianapolis on Monday, killing the engin-
eer and demolshing one end of the build.
ing.
A resolution providing for a woman $
suffrage amendment to the constitution OF
Massachusetts has passed the Senate.
Three prisoners IN the city Jail of Bal
timore were severely burned on Wednesday
night, by the upsetting of coal oil lamp
in their cell.
Mrs. Schurz, wife of Hon. Carl Schurz
died in New York, on Wednesday, She
had given birth to a boy on Tuesday even
ing.
Caleb p. Marsh is in Montreal, and re.
fuses to be interviewed. 1t is believed that
he will be back to Washington III a few
days under promise of safety.
The Bank of the State of New York,
which closed doors this week, has been re-
organized and will resume business in a
few days.
The ice harvest of New England il
said to be immense.
By the explosion of a coal Oil lamp, the
books and papers in the Surveyors office
in Memphis, Tenn, was destroyed on Sat
| urday night.
The residence of Gen. Pillow, at Mem
phis, Tenn, was disposed Of at bankrup,
sale on Tuesday.
Thirteen bodies have been taken from
the ruins of the burned Poor House. al
Norwich, Conn, so far.
The Emperor and Empress of Brazil viii
sail for New York, on the Goth inst.
Five panthers and two bears were
killed in Garrett county, Md, last week.
A silver half dollar is now actually
worth less than fifty cent note.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-03-18
New Hampshire Sun Beams.

"It proves that the Democratic party
cannot hope to win simply by exposing the
follies or the wickedness of Republican
administration"
"It must establish other and more posi-
tive claims to the confidence of the people"
CHAD Mr.. Clymer and his colleagues
been less intent upon impressing New
Hampshire, Marsh might not have got of
to Canada
"The country just now is looking, as il
has Cooked in vain for the past three
months, to the Democrat House to do some
ton of the financial question. "-Baltimor.
Sun Of March 18Th.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-03-18
SOUTHERN MARYLAND RAILROAD.
THE RINGS GREAT SWINDLE.
The State Plundered of $4,000

The constitution of 1867 contained a per-
mission to the Legislature to make grant
to the counties of Charles Calvert and st.
Mary's of $500, 1000, to be appropriated pre-
rata among them for works of internal
improvement. The ensuing session of the
Legislature made the appropriation, giving
$173,000 to St. Mary's and dividing the
rest between Charles and Calvert counties.
Charles county invested in the Baltimore
& Potomac Railroad, and Calvert in the
Drum Point Road; St. Mary's county, as
will be seen, became the prey of swindlers.
The Southern Maryland Road and the
Washington & Point Lookout Road were
competitors for the St. Mary's county fund,
and the former succeeded in inducing the
County Commissioners to award it the
preference.
The conditions of the subscriptions by
the State was, that the offices of the COM
pany should make satisfactory affidavit to
the State Treasurer, that bona ,fde sub
scriptions to the capital stock of the road
paid by the State. In 1872 Mr. Smoot,
President of the road, unblushingly took
such an oath and the money was paid over
to him in 1878. Before getting it, how
ever, Mr.. Smoot, President; Hamilton G..
FAINT, Treasurer; and Charles II. Winder,
Secretary, made further affidavit that fifty
per cent of the capital stock had been paid
in money, outside of the State subscrip-
ton. $163, 900 was handed over to Smoot
and his associates. AS soon as this money
was secured, all work on the road stopped,
and it fell into a condition of hopeless
bankruptcy. They did small amount of
grading, for which it is said they still owe
the laborers, in return for which they gath
cred in S16S, 900 hard cash and the profits
from floating S2,2OO,0OO of bonds. Mr..
Smoot was before the committee of inves-
tigation on Tuesday night, and admitted
that when he swore that there we're out
side subscriptions to the stock to the ex-
the case-is this perjury THAT the sole
object was to obtain the money, and that
there was nothing else in the way of sub
scriptions, except note issued by firm
of Washington brokers, in which he is
partner. Thus has $163, 900 of the money
of the State of Maryland been diverted
into the pockets of Smoot & Co. The
Southern Maryland Railroad was made a
capper for plunderers.
They admit that they paid to get this
money, but decline to say to whom and
how much they paid. The public have a
right to know who it was that helped Mr..
Smoot to get this money from the State
Treasury on false affidavits.
There are names of prominent men of
the dominant cliques mentioned in this
connection, and Mr.. German and Bannon' S
cutting short Of the inquiry will only
strengthen the suspicion already enter
tanned. The Legislature cannot afford tol
smot her this thing up; if they do, we shall
have in Mary land the spectacle of a mon.
strous steal being slurred over and no effort
made to show it up.
We talk much of corruption at Washing
ton, but national thieves are generally de-
tected and punished, and no effort made to
shield them. Shall Maryland shelter her
criminals?
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-03-18
SELECT THE BEST.

AS the time approaches for the selection
of Delegates to represent Maryland in the
Republican National Convention, to assem-
BILE at Cincinnati, on the 14th of June, the
necessity of securing the ablest representa-.
ton Of Maryland therein grows more i'm
perative. If recent developments mean
anything, they indicate the fact, too plainly
to be ignored, that if the Republican party
expects success in the present Presidential
campaign, it must be by force of the high
character, the elevated personal standing,
and the unimpeachable political records of
the candidates it presents for the suffrages
of the people. The demand for the highest
order of qualification, integrity and fitness
of its nominees, will take no denial from
those in whose hands is the success or de-
feat of it's candidates. Such being the fact
it may safely be assumed that the business
of the Cincinnati Convention is unusually
important, since the maintenance of Ma
tional Republican supremacy will be so
materially dependent upon its action
That Convention will represent the aggre-
gate interests of the whole party of the
country, and no mere section or portion of
it. At its door, individual interest in the
selection of this or that man is to be sub
ordinated to the general interest, and the
delegate who goes to Cincinnati expecting
to realize increased personal or political in
tiuence, by aiding in the nomination of the
candidates whose success would most likely
assure it, misrepresents his constituents
and should have no voice there. The Re-
publcans of this county and of the State
should look to it, then, that they are repre-
sented by the ablest and best opponents of
Maryland Republicanism. They should
take part in the primaries soon to be call
ed, and show by their presence at these
preliminary meetings, that they recognize
the necessity of making the State Conven-
ton, that will assemble at Frederick, a
truly representative body. To make it re-
preventative will be to secure it's harmony.
The solid rank and file of the party, the
men who constitute the aggregate voting
strength of Maryland Republcanism, are
heartily tired of the petty squabbles and
contests that have too often disturbed the
general peace of the party, and impaired
its strength. There are no reasons, except
merely personal ones, why the Republican
party of Maryland should not be thorough
ly united in the present canvass. If there
fore, they who claim to be its leaders, can
not lay aside, for the general party success,
mere personal grievances, let the voters of
the party take the matter in their own
hands, and select such representatives as
will sink every personal consideration in
the effort to secure a Republican triumph
in Maryland.