davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-05-23

In the good old colonial times of Her Majesty's
province Of Maryland there wont to be told the
epigrammatic TRUTH "a fool for luck, poor man for
"children, and free niger i0r dogs" The old
saw Is as true here to-day 1t was more than GEN.
tury ago, substituting, OF course, "colored- per-
sons for Stree nggers" The fact Is that since the
dog-tag laws have been put In force more dogs ap.
pear at large upon our streets than ever. .Indiyd-
uals who would have been promlnen. figures in the
revolutionary "srike against taxation without rep.
utation cheerfully or otherwise pay the two-dolar
tax upon worthless CANNES. Beggars who solicit
aims from door to door har5Or dogs who eat more
"daily bread" and meat than the hard working peas.
ants OF Europe. And "love me- love my dog,n is az
truthful as Is trc In spite, however, of all this
atenuated sentmentality, 1t is due to public health
that some means be taken to limit the harm that NAV
be done by the too great freedom given to the dog
1t Is too much the custom to look upon the dog, with
the tax-paid tag annexed, somewhat In the nature
OF citizen, privileged to roam at large and do what
he pleases. The dog nuisance should be looked at
less In the light OF revenue and more In the way OF
a nuisance. Nodog should be permitted to go un-
muzzled in the streets, not unaccompanied by mis-
owner. And dogs found roaming at large should be
Killed, and not taken TO the pound and redeemed.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-05-23

Through the enterprise, energy, and money
of certain public-spirited citizens it has been
ascertained that the Pennsylvania-avenue
bridge across the Eastern Branch can be
constructed for less than one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars. Less money than
was expended upon ascertaining these facts,
properly employed, will lay them before
Congress and the public so effectively that
action can be obtained this session of Con.
cress
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-05-23

In view of the socialstic orgies in Chicago
and elsewhere, Senator Logan's proposed in
crease of the Army is not scofled. at so much
as ID was
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-05-23

New York proposes to increase its police
force 500 men. Let the National Capital do
likewise in proportion.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-05-23

The New York papers certainly could not ascribe
the death of Mrs. Pendeton to the "exacting duties
'of social life In Washington" though 1t is wonder
they did not try to do 80. 1t is likely that it
was due to the frighlful statue of Daniel Webster,
or some OF the other monstrostes Of Central Park,
soaring the horse.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-05-23
for SaIe Or Reut.

FoR RENT, AN ELE1ANTLY AND COM
- petely furnished residence for lease for term
OF three to i've years at very reasonable rates. as
the owner has been suddenly called away. Every.
thing first class Lawn front and east side. Adj
dress "NAvAL OFFICER" this office. my23-lts
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-05-23

Our venerable and venerated townsman,
w. w. Corcoran, has subscribed Gin addi-
tion TO his subscription of $1,000 to the
general fund.- $4,000 to the fund topurchase
Hancock's widow house in this city. 1t is
a well-known fact that General Hancock in
tended to make his home here, after his re-
tirement. In this desire his widow shared.
We hope every citizen of the District will
help to make this intention possible by a
liberal subscription to the Hancock fund.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-05-23

by all means let there be a statue of Edwin NJ
Stanton In front Of the War Department! Let IL
represent "the great sticker" at the moment when
General Sherman CONTEMPORARY spurned his prof.
Tered hand during the review OF the army that
marched to the sea, and let there be inscribed on
the base the estimate Of Stanton given by General
Grant In the second volume OF his memoirs with
this amendment Mr. Bouelle's bill ought to pass.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-05-23

While the Senate committee Is investiga.
ting the gas question they should carefully
consider the propriety of buying the plant of
the present company and having the gas sup
piled by the city government. The subjects
now under controversy are in their nature
incapable of permanent and satisfactory So
luton. The officers aud stockholders of the
gas company will naturally hold that they
are furnishing good article at a fair
price. The consumers, ignorant of all the
details of manufacture, will naturally all the
time feel that they are paying too much.
Successive reductions in price do not stop
the mouths of the growlers, who will always
find or imagine fresh causes for complaint.
After all, it is perhaps the holder of gas
stock whose case is the hardest This stock
is freely bought and sold, and the owner
ought in every sense to be treated as an in.
nocent holder. A person who bought gas
stock yesterday cannot fairly be held re.
sponsible for excessive dividends that NAV
have been paid, or watering which may have
taken place, five or fifteen years ago. To
confscate the Income of present holder of
stock is not the remedy for too large
a profit exacted by some former holder,
And as the methods of regulating the
gas company which have hitherto been
tried are totally inconclusive and lead to
never ending trouble, let more logical sys-
tenn be adopted. Fall back upon the sound
principle that in municipal government such
prime necessaries as gas aud water should
be supplied by the city for its people and
We shall be upon firm ground. This is the
only reform in the gas question that will be
thorough and permanent. When the city
supplies the gas any excess the price over
the cost of production will constitute a fairly
distributed tax for the common benefit.
Gas and street railways ought to be perma.
nent sources of revenue in city. Then let
Congress provide for taking over the gas
works, and begin conducting this branch of
the city's business upon sound principles.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-05-23

local contemporary last Monday crowed
as follows:
"Our issue OF yesterday morning contained the
announcement Of the conviction and sentence tsicl
OF the corrupt Alderman Jaehne. The
New York Herald and the washington - were
the only papers that had the most important news
of the morning"
Strange to say, there are only two blum
ders in this paragraph. Jaehne was not
sentenced Sunday morning, and this journal
had the news of his conviction prominently
displayed on its first page. We think of
running a special SUNDAY HERALD train TO
New York, in order to supply the residents
of that burg with their local news before
Monday morning. 1t would be fair offset
to the Saturday evening editions of the
daily morning journals there which are
palmed of on the unsuspecting readers of
this city every Sunday.
Monday evening paper here, by the
way, announced that in the Twenty-second
Pennsylvania District the contest between
Representative Negley and Mr.. John Dalzell
for the Congressional nomination was very
close, when tbs HERALD the day before an
nounced the nomination of Mr.. Dalzell.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-05-23

Some twenty seven years ago wise men,
like the elder Bayard, Douglas, and other
statesmen of broad views. proposed to extend
the Capitol grounds from street north to C
street south and Second street east. Part of
this programme was carried out long after
the war. Another part Of it is being carried
out to-day in the condemnation of q site for
the Congressional Library. If the whole of
this comprehensive plan had been adopted
when proposed four times as much space
could have been obtained for one.quarter of
the money paid and to be yet paid for the
lesser quantity.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-05-23

The plan to straighten Rock Creek and
reclaim part of its valley. thus connecting
Washington and Georgetown, has been
broached none too soon. This and the ex-
tension of the street system of the city over
the surrounding heights ON the Northwest
should not be long delayed. Massachusetts,
avenue ought to be extended with good
bridge over Rock Creek. When Georgetown
Heights is no longer restricted to the p
street bridge, already occupied by the tram
way, there will be boom in real estate on
that beautiful elevation. And by all means
let Rock Creek be Strengthened and carried
through tunnel, so that we can soon see fine
streets and handsome dwellings over what
is now an obstruction to the growth of the
twocites as well as an unwholesome open
sewer.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-05-23

In these days of fast newspaper trains,
when the Metropolitan dailies, as the result
of individual enterprise, beat the so.called
"fast mair' from New York to Buffalo seven
hours in total of seventeen hours, II Is a
crying shame that the Capital of the Nation
should bs belated in its mail deliveries.
Letters leaving New York City of an after
noon are frequently delivered here, from the
branch post Offices at as late an hour az 2
O'Clock the next afternoon! Can this be
credited in the last quarter of this century 2
And yet such is the case four days out of
seven The City Postmaster excuses this
delay by saying that he has frequently asked
that clerks be put upon the trains from New
York to this city to sort the mail for the
various branch post Offices, and that il he
had sufficient room at the City Post Office
he might start the branch deliveries from
there and get them out in time. This shows
the great need Of new post Office for this
city.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-05-23

There Is an unseemly squabble before the
House Committee on Public Buildings as to
the site for our City Post Office. The COM
mittee has become convinced that Washing
ton needs City Post Office. That is zone
''leg," as the seven-up players say, Sin the
''game." Having come to this conclusion,
and being willing to appropriate the neces-
sary funds, the members of the committee
are confronted with the "claims" OF two op-
posing sites. To us, however, and to the
public, who are interested solely in this
matter in getting the Improvements, there
seems no cause for hesitation. II is well
known that in the present and the near
future there is and will be necessity for
acquiring the square west of the General
Post once Building for Post Office and ulti-
mately for Interior Department purposes.
There is a like necessity for additional facil-
tiles, sorely needed, for the whole square
now occupied by the leased post Office
building for a City Post Office and for
the minor Offices of the District Government.
II would be cheaper aud better for the GOV.
ernment TO acquire both sites now.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-05-23

Congress ought to make short work OF the
bills to charter new street railways in this
city. Each and every one of them should
be summarily rejected. No new street car
lines are needed here now, nor are likely to
be in the near future. II would be an out
rage to permit any more of our streets to be
cut up and destroyed by tramways, whether
the cars are to be drawn by cables or horses.
The greatest beauty aud advantage Of Wash.
ington oyerother cities is in its long stretches
Of smooth asphalt payements. Fortunately
these have obviated the need for laying more
rails, since wheeled vehicles can traverse
them with such ease. The uerdic lines,
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-05-23

90 and examine II and be convinced of lin great
usefulness. With this invention ut hand those who
Dut themselves. lngrowlng nails treated and cure
GnareeI Another great invention Is Georges
me evils attending sore feet. Mr. Georges viii be
glad 10 explain the usefulness OF this Invention
J.J. GEORGES,
Anatomical Boot and Shoe Maker and Chironodiet
apis-tf7 l2Os II street ~ ""po"'''
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-05-23

Mr.. Boyle's committee has patiently investigated
the Fan Electric business. The public has found
verdict OF "nothing proved" This Is not due to any
wan, OF faithful performance OF duty by MIR. Boyle
or his associates II is due to the fact that nothing
was TO he found out by the process OF special com.
mittee. The public are pretty well assured OF the
fact that most special committees are useless waste
OF public money.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-07
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY.

Terrible spell of Westber-Stock Sune rin:.
Correspondence ofthe Richmond Dispatch ]
HARRIsONBURG, Feb. 5, 1886.
Certainly the most excruciatingly-
bitter weather known in this section for
twenty or thirty years is now upon
us. The snow lies upon the ground to
a depth Of from twenty inches on level
to ten feet in the drifts, and our town
is practically cut off from all inter-
course with our county people. The
county roads are drifted so as to be i'm
passable, and the cold is so intense that
freezing is imminent after a very slight
exposure. The mercury this morning
at : o'clock touched II degrees below
zero-a fall of about so degrees in-lS
hours. Several wagons are here from
West Virginia, and the indications now
are that they will be unable to recross
the mountains for a month or six weeks
by reason Of the great depth of the
snow. Over the Valley branch Of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad it now re-
quires three engines-one passenger
and two camel-backs-to draw two
coaches, and it is impossible to make
time then. Stock is suffering now, and
unless there is speedy thaw much loss
of life will likely result. Small game,
such as cartridges and rabbits, are be-
lieved to have been exterminated.
Steps are being taken by our town
authorities to furnish the poor people
inside the corporate limits with fuel.
Work on the Merchant mill here has
been suspended by reason of the cold
weather, but for which it would now be
in full operation.
Rev. j. II. Smith, pastor Of the
Presbyterian church here, son of Pro-
fessor Smith, of the Virginia Military
Institute, who has been quite i'll for
several weeks with gastric foyer, is i'm
proving slowly, though still unable to
be out. Three of his children who
have been i'll with scarlet-feyer are also
cor yalescent.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-07
Professor sherlock. Death.

Professor A. G.. Sherlock, who was
in Richmond during the summer Of
1884, and who managed the Carnival Of
Authors given for the benefit Of d Com
pany, died at his home in Antrim, n.
H., about ten days ago. Professor
Sherlock's real name was Langley, but
becoming an orphan at the age Of two
years he was adopted into the Sherlock
family. took their name, and married
one Of the daughters. His grandfather
was Bishop Langley, of the English
Church who was an intimate friend Of
Bishop Sherlock. grandfather Of the
Professors wife. He was a very genial.
whole-souled man, and his death will
be deplored by his many friends here.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-07
THE CASTLE CRAIC's ANTICS,
STEAMSHIP RUNNING AxUcx.

Failing 10 Obey Her Rudser, she Crsssss lace
ana seriously Damages sevefsi O,hsr ys,.
sets aed WhsrC
tBy telegraph TO the Dlspatch,i
NEW ORLEANS, La, February O.
When the British steamer Castle Craig
swung out from her wharf in the upper
part Of the city to-day on her trip TO
Liverpool the pilot discovered that she
would 10, obey her rudder. and gave
orders to reverse the engines. The
vessel was under full Roadway, how
ever. and before the order could be
obeyed she ran into the British ship
Erin's Gem, lying at her wharf, scrap'ng
her side for thirty feet, tearing away
the planks, strainipg her joints, and
causing the seams Of her deck to
open. Swinging of from the Erin'S
Gem. the Castle Craig struck the
British ship Equator, smashing her
bowsprit, knocking a hole in her
side and crushing the port and starboard
sides. The Equator parted her lines
and the Castle Craig ran between her
and the wharf, doing considerable other
damage. and finally got into clear wa
ter. Her officers thought the damage
was now over, but the next instant the
Castle Craig crashed into the British
ship Asians. leaving her total wreck.
Steering Of again she struck the Equa-
tor for the second time. demoiishing
timbers right and left. The Asiana got
another severe shaking-up, and the
Castle Craig turned her attention to the
Norwegian bark 0phir, STAYING in her
bulwarks. She then steamed out
into the river and was anchored.
There was intense excitement du-
ring the accidents, but the vessels
being at wharves, no lives were lost.
The total damage caused by the Castle
Craig will foot up to about 100000.
divided as follows: Erin's Gem,
$1,000; Equator, $4,000; Asiana,
$4,000; 0phir, $4,000, and wharf,
$1,000. The damage to the Castle
Craig is not known. All the injured
vessels will be unloaded and run into
docks for repairs.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-07
NATIONAL CAPITAL MATTERS.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
A Hitch In the Committee on Bankrupt
Law-Privau CIaims-The Telephone sean

A Hitch In the Committee on Baakrup,
Law-Pri,au CIaims-The Telephone sean
dai.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. d. c., February o.
The subcommittee on the national
bankrupt law has struck a small snag
and come to halt. Mr.. Culberson, Of
Texas, who fayors the proposed legis-
lation, objects to certain details Of the
Lowell bill, of which Mr.. Collins, of
Massachusetts,, is the patron. The bill
provides that il commercial paper be
allowed to pass due for thirty days it
shall be considered an act Of involun-
tary bankruptcy. Mr.. Culberson de-
sires to amend this so as to provide that
the act must be for the purpose Of de-
frauding creditors to make it an act Of
involuntary bankruptcy. Whatever
may be the decision Of the committee,
Mr.. Culberson's objection will be raised
and insisted upon in the House.
A subcommittee Of the Judiciary
Committee, consisting Of Tucker, Gull
berson of Texas, Bennett Of North
Carolina, Taylor Of Ohio, and Parker
Of New York, have agreed to report a
bill that is intended to relieve Congress
of the burden Of adjudicating private
claims. The bill gives to United States
circuit and district courts, in the States
where the cause Of action arises, juris-
diction Of all claims at law or in
equity where the amount in controversy
does not exceed ten thousand dollars /;
and to the Court Of Claims jurisdiction
of all claims above that amount, saving
to the Government the right of set-oii
and counter-claims. The bill will be
mainly prospective, as it does not re-
move the bar made by any statute of
limitations, nor permit the bringing OF
suits when the cause Of action arose
more than three years before the insti-
tuition of the suit.
One of the most prominent Demo-
Gratis in Congress said to-day that he
thought there must be a congressional
investigation Of the telephone scandal
before the close of the session, and he
was surprised to find that the resolu-
ton offered by Mr.. Hanback,, Republi-
can. was not drawn so as to give the
committee full power to investigate all
the charges made. He would not ex-
press any opinion now, because the
facts were not established and injustice
might be done to some Of the gentle
men against whom suspicion has been
raised or is sought to be raised, but
public sentiment demands that the facts
be brought to light by thorough in
vestigation for the sake Of saving the
regulations of some men who have
been honored aud trusted, as well as
to ascertain who have done wrong,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-07
rrom pr,,on inc ,,are.

Friday morning three small colored
boys-David Mathews, Lewis johnson,
and Charles Braxton--were before the
Police Court on the charge Of being
suspicious characters, common thieves,
and stealing crate and lot OF lead
pipe from a vacant house 900 west
Grace street,. They were required to
give bond in the sum Of 5000 for their
good behavior for twelve months, but
not being able to secure bondsmen were
committed to Jail. The smallest OF
these hoys. Familiarity known as
monk" is very black little
fellow, about thirteen years old,
and for the last five years has
been hanging around the hotels, thea
tres, varieties, &C., and made his living
by singing comic songs and jig-danc-
ing. Before going to Jail Friday
"Monk " wept bitterly, and pleaded
with Justice Richardson to release him,
as he was playing an engagement at the
Academy Of Music and did not want to
lose his situation. The Justice said
that upon application of Mr.. Chanfrau
he would be released. After adjourn
ment Of the court, but while in the
prisoner's-box at the court, "Monk, -
at the request of some Of the spectators,
sang song and danced jig, which
evoked considerable applause.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Chanfrau and
his manager applied to Justice Richard
son, saying that Monks mother had
consented to lease her son for term OF
years, and that he would like to get
possession Of the little fellow.
Monk was sent for, and after receiv-
ing some good advice from the Justice
was turned over to his employer.
Monk. in leaving the courtroom. said
II have at last secured a permanent
engagement; the next time | come to
Richmond will have company Of my
own. Goodbye"
The little fellow appeared on the
stage of the Academy yesterday after
noon and last night, in the levee scene,
and danced and sung to the delight Of
large audiences.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-07
GERMAN AFFAIRS.
Tue Anti. socialist Law-Ihs spirit MsHop-
oily Bail 10 BE- Nthdrawu.

Tue Anti. >ociaI,s, Law-Ths spirit Meaop-
oily Bili 10 BE- wuhdrawp.
10y Anglo American cable tothe Dispatch
BERLIN. February 6.-Since the
adoption by the Bundesrath Of the bill
proloDging the operations of the anti
Socialist law five years the agitation in
Reichstag circles in regard to the mea-
sure has increased. The Cologne Ga.
zette says that the coalition now being
formed threatens the defeat of the bill
in the Reichstag.
It's rumored that the spirit-monopoly
bill will be withdrawn from the Reich
stag, the Government being unable to
face the universal opposition to the
measure. Four hundred and ten petit
tions have been presented to the Reich
stag against the bill. 1t is thought,
however, that Bismarck will persist in
his attempt to carry the measure
through the Landtag.
Herr Won Schultz, Prussian Minister
OF Finance, replying in the Landtag to
Herr Wolf Conservative. stated that
the Government had abandoned its re-
form measures having for their object
direct taxation, owing to the opposi-
ton of the majority Of the members Of
the Landtag. He added that in copse-
quence OF this opposition the Govern
ment would be forced to have recourse
to indirect taxation.
DR.. Windthorst, leader Of the cleri.
calls, will raise a question as to the con-
tinued closing Of Catholic seminaries,
the recent negotiations with the Vatican
having failed to procure their reopen
ing. The Catholic press, commenting
upon this fact, declares that the Kul-
turkampf is not yet dead. In the Aus
trian Reichrach q new anti-Socialist bill
has been introduced. The CHIEF purpose
Of this measure is the suppression Of
the sale Of Social organs.
The SeuTich.Social Democrat de.
clares that despite the anti-Socialist laws,
the minor state Of siege inaugurated,
and the incessant persecution OF its Ger
man comrades, the propaganda is most
prosperous, and that all papers which
are suppressed by the Government soon
resppear elsewhere. 1t says that the
increasing depression in trade is chiefly
felt by the workingmen, and this fact
assists the spread of Socialistic doc
trines. Smaller tradesmen, it adds, are
also suffering, while large manu(ac-
turing companies are paying dividends
of IS per cent.