davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1881-07-03

even more than Of the rich, the conseone,t
loss Of money and social position, the Iosses;
inflicted upon Innocent persons by bank fiji:
nres and breach OF trust, the growing in6del.
ity Of the agt, the lack of disgrace which nm,
attaches to suicide, and the mercurial ou,1!,
ity Of our people and time, there is one cAnsa
which counts for more than all the otherx e
explaining the spread Of the suicidal tend.
ENJOY in this country. The American No.
pie, partly through the Influence of pioneer,
life, aud partly from the lax administrs-
ton of law in the settled communities
fail to attach the same sacredness
to human life which is entertained il
the European countries Death BY yloll. .pca
is much more frequent occurrence in TIL;
country than in England, France. or Ger
nlany,-wActher accidental or intentional
In this very city Of Chicago, scarcely day
has passed within late months without cra
murder. and on several days there haye heeni
more than one. The same is more OF less
true of most Of the Western communinea'
Railroad and steamboat accidents are miuch.
more frequent among; MS than they are ii
Europe Americans take more chances than
Europeans, physically rs well as in money
matters. Tue crimes OF VIOLENCE. are less
yigilantly prosecuted. and murder and man
slaughter moye frequently condoncd. Heuce
the same value is not placed upon human
life in this country that obtains in the Ell.
ropeau countries, and this circumstance lna-
teri:tlly affects the extent Of suicides Self
murder will decrease whenever the KILN.
TIT
, 1881-07-03

TIE treatment accorded to tho Cornell Uni
versity oarsnlen in England has been out
rageously mean and scandalously discount
eous. In the first place it was questioned
whether Cornell University existed ut nil,
then whether it was 4 college, and lastly
whether the oarsnen were students of the
University. The English oarsn,en and bout
raciuu authorities went so far as to intimate
that American colleges entered professional
oarsmen as members, in order TINT by their
aid victories might be won. No wonder that
the London Spqrtsma,, says that it is "posi~
lively ashamed that such unworthy and dis
graceful statements should omanate from
Establishment"
, 1881-07-03

The american, 4 weekly newspaper pub
lished in Philadelphia, processes to have dis
covered u greater increase il the ratio Of
suicide in the United States than in any
other country during late years There is no
means of arriving at an accurate compari-
son, because there is no regular and trust
worthy system for collecting the statistics of
suicides in the United States. 1t would not
be surprising, however, if the number of
suicides in this country we're greater. in pros
portion to the population than among any
other civilized people. Almost every one
who reads the newspapers must have been
impressed with the frequency of this crime,
and especially with the triyiality of the cause
to which it is traced in many instances. a
boy killing himself because he is reprlmand-
ed, or girl because she fails to pass sche0l
examination, is an event which could hardly
occur among any other than Americans, and
yet just such cases have been noted recently
In this country without exciting any special
comment.
It is easy to find many characteristics Of
the American people which account for
: the growth of the suicidal tendency. Like
the French, the Aneri leans are nervous and
volatile people, quick to respond to all the
emotions. They rebound from extreme CON-
fdence to extreme despair. But there are
temptations to suicide in this country which
do not exist to the same extent in France;
which has, until recent years, furnished the
greatest proportion Of suicides. The French
do not speculate like tho Americans. Specu-
lation In France is limited to certain classes.
The mass Of the people are cautious, plot-
ding, conservative, and parsimonlous. They
are content to make money slowly and to
hoard It. The middle classes do not take
any chances save those which Nature imposes
upon the growing crop. # they invest in
bonds of any kind they select Government
securities. II they buy any property they
pay for it in money. They lay by their saw
ings In safe places, and are rarely oyertaken
by losses which they are not prepared to
meet. But the great mass OF Americans,
with much the same disposition OF the
French for breaking down under great joy
and great sorrow, are constantly gambling
In some form or other, and hence subject
themselves to greater strains The result is,
that the Americans break down earlier in life
than the French, and for the same reason
greater proportion OF the unfortunates are
betgayed into the extreme remedy Of felo
de- sc.
But after allowing for the disappoint tments
inelaent t.. universal speculation, tha e4.
tKaa1qaa ggaasa Of thamidals aud naQzer classes
, 1881-07-03

THE character OF President Garfield and
the circumstances of his assassination were
most felicitonsly pictured by the worlds
greatest poet two centuries anu half ago:
Duncan
Hath borne his faculties so meek: hath heen
So clear In his rrcat Office, that his virtues
Will plead like angels. Trumpet tonGued, against
The deep dau1nhuon Ut his taking on:
And pity. like n newborn babc
stridlng the blasl. or heavens chernbirn, horsd
Upon the sfRhticss co,lricrs Of the air.
Shall bjoY the horrid deed in every eye,
That teatB shall drown the wind.
, 1881-07-03

If there be any compensation in the awful
calamity at Washington, 1t Is to be found In
tue unquestionable partial insanity Of the
miserable wretch who shot the. President
The assassin Guitaau is we'll known in! Chi
cago to many persons by his numerous at
tcmpts to gain public liotorietY, and those
who have been thrown In his way OF who
have had any dealings with him have long
considered him q man Of unsettled. cratic
mind, not alone from bis public actions, but
By his private eccentricltie:. He Is By pro-
, 1881-07-03

THE New ork Nation of Ju ne 50 prints
the following announcement ut The head Of ID
editorial columns:
BcginpipE with the next lumber, tho Nation
will be Issued as the weekly edition Of the New
York .Ereainv Psf. It will retain its maine, ind
have the s,ltpe editorial management as hereto:
its contents will In the main have already ap-
pearcd In the Erc'nng F!,st- Its political dndift
cry standards will remain unchanged. but it ii
believed thut greater variety and interest will
result from the cnn5oli6adon. The size Of the
NNttun will be enlarged to twenty-fonr pages ol
the present fora. hut. for conypnie9ee: sAke
subscription usice will ut the same time be 9e;
duced to - per unntl1u. Subscriptions already
paid ut the previous rate will be proport1ouutelY
extended. Fur the present the office OF the I'd
ton will remain ut No. us Nassau street, and
letters for the editor or publisher should con:
ttpue to he sent to that address Or to Boz IS
Now York City. -
, 1881-07-03

TIE following appointments were made by
the President Into Friday evening: Ex-Sef-
ntor Hannibal Hamllr, of Maine, Minister to
Spain, rice Ltcfcn Falrclild, who asked to
b. relieved; Charles Payson, Massachusetts,
Minister to Denmark, nice CrameF, trans
ferrcd to Switzerland; George Carter, OF
Louisiana, Minister to Venezuela, ulco John
Baker, recalled; the Rev. Henry Highland
Ga1ne,t, New York, Minister Resident and
Consul to Liberia, nice John Il Smythe, re-
cal1pi
, 1881-07-03
= 49,
PUBLIC OPINION.

Vck8btrg Herald tueM.). Ona OF "cuf'
enemies Ia the North: has JUST donated $7Qo@
r. Son,horn fona,e cn,leoa The felIox,s
namc is George |. sene9, and he lives In New
York. He has nothing against the college, e.
cept that u is Methodist instisu uo1. and 9a U
their hind legs and howl at this mixes lnp9s-
yatton.
New York Euenlng Post (Kep.): Reade:nr
of Virgil will find in the 3l2th line OF the saF.
enth Book Of the Eneid q terse and felicltons
description Of the position taken by ex-seassE
Coukltpg wnen be found that no was unable g
rule tho Administration The line is as follow:
.Flcctcre I'll ncuueu superos, AcheFeat&
movebo." These words of tho irate Juno na! q!
be rendered: II cannpt bend to my VII t9a
higher powers. will influence those Of tae "
lated, and put Ia the mouth OF Nr Conk.ns ..;.:
If cau't boss the Government. VIII la9s
Hades." -
s,,;npfa,d 1r,ee, Rer,,br,con fInd).A
gentleman of color gave bali He pala r.
bills and invited whom he would. The musicians
md guests beine old hands. went promptly #
.ha h,,a,,,ass ~ o,,ov,rr ,hanec,res Without
lu' u"a'aess Va cn1u9'n @"1u' .1'".,s.+ nf
mnca at1ehuon % their nost- ~ LIZ ats"s'
the dance the mater Of the house mounted u
niatforn mt. shouted: aston dis bali" 9h4
fn;,stc;.ns censcd fhe dancers sfood amazed
an,i aYteT n snitah,e ia,,se1 the host majes,ieaH
wnveft hia hnnd and sho,lted. go On Wid d
bill IN ba.uu asked for the reason OF bis e.:
fraort1innrv con9uct. the lord OF the occasion
nrnluinnd Thnf he Wished III hrtnc tha cpupaU
~, = IiY.slr annrec,arfrn ~ fhe Tact that be NJ
sd,, boss Of tiat circns.~ Mr. Conkiing has heaH
eo,1nliy self f-consofous and far less suecesstaL
le ntqnPs9 2 r; sne 1 oa ona prt! crcs Is repuda
ss{ff unfrcrsai fccnrs. Tho bnlf would not kts{{s
a,..i, mtsn a":' eA''t 'es!s' -"o eet@ "0 TX
Wv vor,- r,ua.fpo.,. Tho chtef faak !.
, 1881-07-03

4 LIVERPOOL newspaper says that the
British Government, has received letters
threatening to. blow up the Duke OF West
minister's house, near Chester, and Hawar-
den Castle, the residence of Mr.. Gladstone
The miscreants who sent the threatening let
ters had no intention, III all probability, Of
carrying out thciE threats. They might try
it but that they have too great dread Of the
deserved punishment which would follow
lheir aftRmnt.
, 1881-07-03

Of Iowa, Consul at Leipsic; Hans Mattson.
OF Minnesota, Constil at Calcutta; Mark S.
Brewer, Consul General at Berlin, vtce Her
mann Kcisnlann, recalled Ferdinand Voge--
lcr, Ohio, Consul at. Frankfort; James Eglin-:
ton, New York, Consul at Brussels.
, 1881-07-03

ON Friday the President sent for Mr.
Walker Blaine, son of the Secretary Of State,
and rendered him the appointment OF Third
Assistant. Secretary Of State, vtcc Charles
Payson, appointed Minister to Denmark.
Tie President warmly conlplimented young
Mr. Blaine, whom he has known since child
hood. and told him lie was appointed, not on
his fathers account, but because Of his own
abilities and qualifications for the Office.
, 1881-07-03

II is stated that Count Herbert Bismarck,
the elder son Of the German Chancellor, and
whose elopement with the wife Of German
nob1eman was recently the subject Of much
comment, will soon be attached to the Ger
man. Legation at Washington.
, 1881-07-03

LAND in some Of the best parts Of the city
Of London proper, or the district east Of Temple
Bar, and in which the chief money transactions
take place, is worth, according to a recent sale.
$.,500.0G0 per acre. The piece disposed Of com.
prised 1870 square feet, or about one-tWeitth Of
an acre. and brought $216, 900, which is over s65
a SQUARE foot.
, 1881-07-03
TRIBUNE BRANCH OFFICES.

TIE CHICAGO TRIBUNE has established branch
ocea for the receipt Of subscriptions and ADVERTISE
nsnts as follows:
NEW YoKK-Room = Tribune Building. FIT. Nc
fApDEss, Manager.
GLASGOW. Scouand-Allan's American News
Agency, u Kcaneld-at
LONDON. Eng-American Exchange, z1 Strand
aESuY 2. GtLLIG. Agent,
WASHINGTON. D. C--E5ls street
, 1881-07-03

WHEAT in France promises to be an e1s
cellent crop this year. and Freuchmen arc in:
clined to believe enough will he erown to more
than 5upp]y the home demand Should this
provo true it will be the first instance Of, tho
kind that has occurred since American wheat
was introduced there.
, 1881-07-03

NEAR the observatory on Mount Vesuyfu9
q hotel will soon be built Land has already
been purchased, and the start OF the enterprise
was formally celebrated short time ago by q
dinner ut the old Hermitage. Tourists, weary
OF the hot and unwhoiesome air in the city be-
Low, have often wished for place on the mount.
ain where they might enjoy, for a permanent
TIME, the pure and refreshing air that sweeps
over its crest :
, 1881-07-03

IT is made known that Queen Victoria re.
Gently visited the estate. near the churchSaEd at
Stoke Fogis, where Gray wrote bis '' Elegy," and
with q view, it IS assumed, Of purchasing !,
since the estate has been for some time In ths
market. One rumor said she designed it q .
country house for the Duke Of Albany. and an.
other thar she merely desired TO see whether i
genie TO occupy. Stoke is only a few miles trom
Windsor.
, 1881-07-03

A FAMILY group Of seven persons, repre-.
senting five generations, was fotoerafed In
Clinton, Wis, few days ago. The Oldest will
be 100 years Of age Aug. Q. II she lives. and her
great-g1eat-grandchil Is little girl Of :yeaA
, 1881-07-03
POSTAGE.

Ense1ed a: 1s Post-0Mce at Chicago. LII, Second
Cldss Natter.
For tho benefit OF our patrons who desire to send
Single copies Of TILL TRIBUNE through the mau. We
eve herewith the transient rate Ut postage:
Foreign aud Domestic. Per Copy.
E.Eht and Twelve Page Paper. cents
, 1881-07-03

VAN RENSSELAER, GRAND LODGE or PER-
FEcT1oN, A. 1. SCOTCH KITE MAsoNsLRe$uar Ass aI
Assembly on Thursday evening next Work on the
Fourth ana Fifth Degrees. ny order OF the F. r.
e.. M. ED. G.UODALE, Grand SECRETARY.
, 1881-07-03

seYefeSt sufferers; but probably in no case
save that of the Huguenots has local perse-
cution resulted in such broad dissemina-
ton of benefits elsewhere:
, 1881-07-03

ASHlAR LODGE NO. 5B, A. F. A. M-KeGu1ar
rrcctinc TucsdxJ evening July s. for business uFd
Work:: The fraternity cordially invt!ed Hall s3
Mouroe-st T. L. CRANE. Secretary
, 1881-07-03

"r3Cht'M Grove.
North Clark street, between Diversey and Wright
wood avenues Sinxerfcst picnic
, 1881-07-03

ever think Of retaining his services. He
made q pfecarious living BY casual jobs,
deadbeat1ng, and sponglng. upon every
one with whom he came IN CONTACT
aud the number Of those who are
creditors Of his in small sums Is legion:
He has been run out OF boarding.
houses and kicked out of hotels; many 2! p
times. aud suits innumerable u have been
brought against him for debt without avail,
as bis financial condition was always one OF
impecuniosity, lie was only Hush With
money when he found some creduloMs VIC
tim, and then he would appear well dressed
though quite as likely: to be found upon the
streets In a linen dustcr on the coldest day.
He had a constant itch for notoriety, aud
was ambitious to be considered q theologlan
and lecturer upon religious and scientific sub
jects. lie fanciel he had invented new re-
ligious system, and he expounded it at con-
siderable length IN a volume entitled 'Ihe
Truth, Companion to the Bible,' in which
he signs himself *sLawyer, Theolosian, and
Lecturer" lie also lectured upon the Sec
oud Advent of Christ" and printed his
sw;lsl in pamphlet form. The religious
mania was one phase Of his mental
disease, and ne constantly imposed Ills no.
tions upon those about him, and hung about
newspaper Offices like a pest, importunsng
for the publication Of lis religious views,
apd regarding it as personal Insult when
no attention was paid TO- his requests:
Gultean's unsettled condition Of mind dis
played itself in anotheE way. He became a[! IN IN
fatuated with the daughter Of prominent
citizen, followed her iii the streets. sought
her at her home, wrote hor decorous but
wildly-afectionate letters, even after he had
been repeatedly warned by her friends to
discontinue his prosecutions lle had tue
crazy idea that the young lady was III love
with him and would marry INN. though ms
conduct was constant annoyance to nor u
her father WIS outof the way Ine iatter was
summary chastlsement upon hlnl haa ne no'
been satisfied that the teittoW was Is pattla4ly
lnsane* 1t was not uhta* WARNING Was
given h'm Whlcl actualiy 1ertlleq MN tl4t pe
deslsted from MS peTsecutlons ano no lonser
troubled the famlly.
lie was also eager 1of pollucal hotorleey'
and, not being aole TO- make any IMPRESSION
upon sane men Ill the kepaol!can ana Defno-
cratic parties, he consoltea VIII cle cta]s
Socialists as boon companions anu so"gnt ~
get place upon their municipal ucket, nut
wild as they are they were not SO crazy as lie,
and he failed III bis ambitions
Of late ho has been hanging around
Washington making himself conspicuous
BY his ridiculous actions, and has inl-
portuned the President and Secretary Of
, 1881-07-03

GAUNTLET LODGE. NO. l. X OF T.. will
have Public Installation Tucsday evening" July
s Open TO al friends Ut No. / Music h5 the APOLLO
QunFtct-
, 1881-07-03

CHICAGO CHAPTER NO IL. II. A. H.. 11ali III
TTentJ-eccond-sL-Kcg -Kcgular Convocntion " Wednesday
evpuinE nt O'clock Work tho II. +. desrca.
Visiting coupanious invited. Hy order of the II. E.
H ELI SMITH, Secretary.
, 1881-07-03
Grand 0s,eEH-I3ous

Clafk street opposl: new C0urt-1Iouse- ENGAGE
ment Of Tony PASTORS Troupe VARIETY eute1tan
ment. '--
, 1881-07-03
SOCIETY, MEETINGS.

0lymp'c ThentFo.
C1s1k9treet between Lake and Randolph. " Hump
pumpty."
, 1881-07-03

APOLLO coNMANDEKy. NO. !, KNIGHTS
TEMFI4All-Stutcd Conclaye Tuesday ercntn&. July
hnts O'clock Visiting Sir hnth:s are cordially In
yitHt. Hy order ut the E1ntnen, C0msnnndcr.
IL s. TIFFANY, Recorder.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-06-11
A CONSCIENTIOUS VOTER.

Hartford Letter III Springfield Republican.
An instance of the character of some
of the Connecticut voters is told me by
an ex-State committee chairman. 1t is
to the effect that Republican voter in
one Of the Lymes-a man worth $50, 600,
by the way-was induced for $50 paid
him by a Democrat to agree to stay away
from the polls at a certain close election.
When the Republicans sent for him to
come to the polls he replied, II shall
vote Democratic if l come, but finally
said that if they would pay him $50 he
would keep away, whereupon he receiv-
ed the money. Next morning he went
over to deposit his $40 in the Essex Saw
ings Bank. En- route he was accosted
by q friend, who SAID, EWhy did you
not vote yesterday" His reply was,
well, made up my mind that both
parties had got so corrupt that l would
keep away from the polls this year"
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-06-11
1.-THE OUTCAsT."

Bleaks winds of winter, sobbing and moaning,
Pluck not my rags with your pittiless hand
Here, in the darkness cold and despairing,
Homeless and frendless, and starving stand.
Scourged by the white, icy whips ofthe tempest
wonder forlorn on my desolate way;
Forgotten of earth, ard fOTsaken of heaven
Too frozen to kn9el and too hungry to pray.
! look at the stately and palace-lke dwellings
That line with grandeur the pathway tread,
I fancy the brightness and warmth of the hearth.
stone,
The plenteous board with the wine and the
bread.
see the heads bowed with a reverent meaning,
A blessing is breathed oer the sumptuons fare;
Will it rise to the ear of the pitiful Father,
Or die of the cold, like vagabonds prayer!
Hark, Midnight. The chime from the church
tower above me,
Drops solemnly down through the whirl Of the
storm;
If one could but pass through the gate 10 'ht
portal,
Could sleep there, and dream it was lighted
and warm
Give way cold bars; let me through to refuge
Give way but rave, and the fierce winds re
ply,
'No room IN HIS house for His vagabOnd chill
dren,
No room in His porch for an outcast to die
No room in the dwelinss--no room in thu
churches
Noroom in the prison. for hungers no crime
Is there room in the bed of the river, wonder,
Deep down by the pier in the ooze and tn
slime'
Mock on, haunting wind l can laugh you al
answer,
An hour and your bitterest breath defy;
Since bars shut me ont Of Gods house anon:
Mortals,
! will knock at the gate OF His home in the sky
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-06-11
THE PROMINENT CITIZEN.
Cincinnati Saturday Night.

1t is the ambition of some men to fig
ure as prominent citizen. They have
an Unsuitable craving to see their names
in print. They attend all meetings in
which "our most prominent citizens"
take part, and nothing pleases them SO
much as to have their names appear in
the morning papers, in the long list OF
vice presidents.
The prominent citizen signs requests
to theatrical manager or star to accept
a benefit, after carefully scanning the
list of names to see that there is pre-
ponderance of prominent citizens like
himself, though it has been remarked
that he rarely buys ticket. 1.-The gives
prominence to the affair by lending his
name to it that is enough.
1t is for the prominent citizen that
chars are placed on the stage onPublic
occasions, and we have seen him Swell
I'D with the consciousness of his own i'm
portance, and look as though the affair
was arranged with the sole view of lift
ing him up fer the admiration of the null
titude of ordinary citizens of no promi-
nence to speak of. SO long as he main
tains a dignifed composnre and holds his
tongue he does well enough, but some
times the prominent citizen-the kind
we are writing about, Of course-feels
called upon to make a few remarks him
self, and the shallowness Of his claims to
any consideration above his fellows be-
comes painfully evident, and people be-
gin to inquire how he came to be a prom
inent citizen, anyhow? 1t is embar-
RAISING to have an inquiry of that kind
set in motion, sometimes, and no proml-
pent citizen who feels at all insecure
about his position should ever do any
thing to initiate it.
There is is rarely procession with
out carriages being provided for the
prominent citizen. 1t would be very I'M
dignifed fer him to walk like common
mortals, besides that, in crowd HI
might be mistaken for one of the mos
insignificant of the procession. seate'
in a hack with a colored badge on an'
strangers on the sidewalk might inquire
"who's that ?" And he is in hard luck
some one isn't on hand to say "That
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-06-11
HE DIDN'T CATCH ON.

He was tender-toot, new to the wild
scenes among the Bushmen of Nebraska,
and when the rancher slapped him on
the shoulder and asked him if he would
"irrigate," he said:
"What ?"
"Moisten your larnyx.'
"Howw
"Smile.'
81 don't catch your reference
"Drive another nail9"
"You have the advantage"
"Try some ofthe hair of the dog which
bit you"
81 cannot grasp"
"Nominate your poison"
"My poison -
"Crook your elbow"
'I'm il the dark
"'Test the tipple ?"
"Don't-"
Cut the phlegm?'
"The--'
Sample ?"
Sample what?'
"Paint your nose?"
"Paint my nose"
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-06-11

-, one of our most promi-

Colonel , one of our most promi-
nent citizens"
No one enjoys being interviewed by
the newspaper reporter like the promi-
nent citizen Of the type we are describ-
ing. He is ready to give his opinion on
all subjects, from fracture in the side
walk to break in the Cabinet, on mo-
ment's notice. If a series of interviews
should appear in paper headed "What
our prominent citizens think .ofit," with
ont his name appearing, it would make
him sick, and he would probably call
on the editor and ask for an explanation.
Instances have been known where he
has written out an interview himself and
put it in a reporters hand.
1t is on an excursion to some other
city that the prominent citizen shines
in all his glory. To have his coming an
nounced in the papers to be received at
the depot by committee Of prominent
citizens, some of whom are transparent
humbugs, as he himself is, to listen to
speeches of welcome, and make one him
self if some friend is kind enough to
write it for him; to be feasted, and
| treated to free drinks, and taken around
in a hack to see the manufactures and
prisons and poor houses, with a lunch
and speech-making at each stopping
place; to be stared at by barefooted
boys, and introduced to people as "the
man who has given so much prominence
to his city," the introducer not embar-
RAISING himself by entering into any
particulars, all Of these are what gives
the prominent citizen On an excursion
such exquisite joy. Thenit is that he is
in his perfect element.