smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

party named Tom - to allow him his
passage on tho schooner -, to Bati-
more and return "a very common request
before mboating was established on
the river he hailed from.) agreed, and
he took his place in the cabin and seemed
more at home there than anywhere else.
4 He couldn't (or wouldn'U neither steer,
stow excepting grub) nor rect l
tried him at everything that fell to the lot
of a sailor, and though raised in a salt
water region, he failed at all. On our
way back we arrived off the mouth of the
river "a very wide one) about midnight,
and as the wind was very light, and a
strong ebb tide, l anchored with my sail
up. A large schooner was lying ahead of
me at anchor, and was the only thing
visible. Now, thinks /, is the time to
settle with my green passenger. He was
in the cabin dead asleep. The crew went
below and turned in. l waited till every
thing was quiet, then standing by the
wheel, called Tom. After good deal
OF yawning he turned out, and wanted to
know what was wanted. | told him to
take her a little while, Ii. Ell to take the
wheel. He said


You know, Cap, l can't steer by the
compass


Now, Tom, I've got you fixed up
nicely. You see that large schooner
ahead 2?


Yes, sir 2


We'll, steady her right for her. She
is steady craft, and MS the wind is light,
we ought to overhaul her that is if you
can keep our craft steady


Telling him to call me when he came
up with her, l laid down. The strong
tide made our vessel sheer about when
ever Tom moved the helm, and the water
passing us gave the appearance of the
vessel going ahead. After half an hour,
| sang out


Tom p


Sir =


y


Pretty we'll, SIR (moving the wheel a
leetle.)


How is she making it with the schoon-
err ahead p


We'll, sir, it is about 'what-what' "a
great expression with him when compar.
ing rates of speedy


After an hour, perhaps, sang out to
him:


Tom p


Sir .


Have you came up with the chap yet?'


No, SIR


How are you making it p


About what what, sir
Towards daybreali awoke. The wind
was better and the tide about done. |
aroused one of the men, sent him on deck
and sang out
tom p


Aye, aye, sir y


Lay forward with Jim and get our
anchor


Get what p
/ The anchor.'
! The anchor?'


Yes, get the anchor up


He stood still, stared little, and the
way he breezed would have put to shame
Black Hills miner.


Just to think he soliIoquized, Il
straddled that wheel halfthe night steady
ing this old hulk, racing with another
and both of them anchored, and to brag
about it, too!'


1t was too much for him, and to-day
the question, How does she head p will
put him on his mettle. Detroit Free
Press.
Year: 1878

EATEN UP BY INTEREsT.-We have
learned the particulars of case Of a
young man who is being eaten up by
interest at about as lively rate as though
he were being devouIed by devil-fsh.
His case is reminder of the horseshoe
problem. i: appears that in 1876 the
young man, not then being of age, was
the keeper Of II restaurant in tho city. On
one occasion he required some money,
and lawyer boarding with him loaned
him $50, the young man saying that, as
interest on the sum, he would not charge
the lawyer for his board until he paid
him back in money. The lawyer said
this was all right and the next day brought
the boy a note, to be signed by him, in
which interest on the $50 was char ged at
the rate of 81 40 per day, the lawyer say
ing this was about the value of what he
was eating each day. The boy object
ed strongly TO signing the rote, but was
finally induced to put his name to the
paper. The lawyer went on eating-the
boy not Finding it in his power to keep
going and pay the s50-till the restaurant
busted" Finally the young man, who
had gone 10 work in some restaurant in
the city, was sued on the note by the
lawyer, who obtained judgment with


interest at the rate of 81 40 per day. The
young mans wages amounting to SIG,
we're attached and gobbled, yet the note
was far from being paid. Now the lawyer


is going after his victim again, and the
principal and interest yesterday amounted
to just S725 80, not saying anything about
what the lawyer ate and Sll6 he got by
attaching the young mans wages.
Year: 1878

They are making a sensation in
the Aquarium by shooting a young
woman from a cannon. The can
non seems to be made,of wood, and
is mounted after the manner of a
mortar. 1t stands at the front of
the stage, pointing at an angle of
about thirty-fve or forty degrees,
between the upturned faces of the
spectators and the rafters overhead.
At the close of the trapeze act Miss
Geraldine comes down the rope,
head foremost, by twining one leg
around it, and with her disengaged
toe describing an Archimedian spi-
raj. She is then assisted to the
raised muzzle of the cannon, into
the bore of which she slips, feet
first, lying on her back. Her head
and neck are just visible when the
gun is charged. Then she gives
the word, the report of the cannon
is heard, and she flies toward the
spectators, going some twenty-five
or thirty feet in astraight line before
she drops to the net spread to catch
her, when she again steps upon the
stage and smiles her acknowledge
nent of the applause. Her bright
garments are not at all blackened by
powder, fact which is doubtless
due to the interior construction OF
the cannon.
Year: 1878

The plans for cleaning the streets of New
York prepared by the Mayor, the Com
missioner of Public Works and the Pres
ident of the Board of Health, have been
forwarded to the Legislature in the shape
of two bills. One of these provides for
what is called the ''small contract plan
that is to say, for the division of
the city into districts not less than
twenty in number, and the letting of
such districts to separate contractors, (D
for the cleaning of the streets and removal
of the ashes and street sweepings, and (2)
for the collection and removal Of garbage
The other bill is based on what is known as
the "block plan," the streets being cleaned
and the ashes and sweepings collected by
the Street Cleaning Bureau, while contracts
are made separately for removing the ashes
and sweepings and collecting and removing
the garbage.


Both systems are framed after tho same
model. There is to be bureau distinct
from oil the other city departments, the
superintendent of which is to be appointed
and removed by the Mayor. The deputy
superintendent is to be appointed by the
superintendent and removable by him with
the Mayors approval. The clerks, messen-
gers and not more than twenty inspectors
in ono case or thirty foremen in the other
ore to be similarly appointed. Under the
small contract plan the garbage contractors
are not to be interested in the
street cleaning contracts; no garbage con-
tractor is to have more than one, and no
street cleaning contractor more than three
district contracts Proper regulations are
made in both bills for the collection of gar
bace and the distinctive color and number
Year: 1878

that no President can effect a permanent


reform Of the civil service without the
support and cooperation of Congress.


Until the method of appointments is
brought under the strict control of law tho
work begun by one President, however sue
cessfully begun, would probably be aban-
doned by his successor. and the civil SER
vice would revert to it's old condition as
soon as new party President was inaugu-
rated. IfMr. Conkling or Mr. Blaine should
he President Hayes successor it is certain
that his methods would not be followed,
and still less would they be followed by n
democratic successor. Even if Mr.. Hayes


civil service reform could be successful it
would be of transient duration, like that of
the house of the foolish man who built
upon the sand. The successful reformer
of the civil service will not be
President who alienates Congress and for
feits all influence in that body, but popu-
lar and sagacious President who skilfully
wins its consent to such civil service rules
as will quietly supplant the detestable and
loathsome spoils system. Mr.. Hayes is not
that sagacious and influential President.
He has gained the confidence neither of the
civil service reformers nor of their oppo-
nents, and has fatally impaired his power
to be useful to the country in other great
questions of more immediate urgency.
Year: 1878

Annual Meeting OF the American


Geographical Society.


The review of the great work of geograph-
ical exploration during the past year, which
formed the basis OF Chief Justice Daly's an
nual address as President Of the American
Geographical Society last evening, presents
one Of the most interesting pictures
of modern progress and enlightenment
that has yet been depicted in eloquent SEN
tences. Scarcely a corner Of the earth has
been omitted in the description of travel
and exploration, and the fruits and flowers
Of discovery gathered by many searchers
will grandly adorn the annals Of geographic
cal science. But the browning triumph
is that which has been won by
Henry M. Stanley from the dark
recesses Of Central Africa. The veil which
shrouded the mysterious interior of the
great Continent has been rent by the sturdy
explorer, and light admitted which will
guide the footsteps of later travellers
journeying over the great equatorial
mountains and plains. Judge Daily prop
erly devoted much of his address to the dis
cussion OF African exploration and pointed
out many facts connected Herewith which
are generally unknown. Taking each great
continent in turn he reviewed the geographic
cal work of the year and it's relation to past
successes. Schemes of exploration of the
Arctic regions were as lucidly discussed as
those for perfecting the surveys Of our own
States and Territories. The voyages to the
Kara Sea were referred to and the labors of
Layard, Cesnola, Schliemann and other
archmologists reviewed. Thibet and the
Valley Of the Amazon, the interior OF Aus
tralia and the island groups offhe Pacific were
treated of in turn, each receiving its proper
share of notice. Special care was taken by
the Chief Justice to give prominence to
American scientific exploration, and the
claims of the great Western Territories, with
their wonderful relics of q prehistoric race,
were not forgotten in the wide range of
description and comment. We may say
that no important area of land between
the eightieth northern and SEVENTEEN south
ern parallels of latitude passed unnoticed
in this comprehensive annual address.
Science, too, wins her share of praise, and a
graceful reference was made among others
to the work of the HERALD weather service
as marking IN advance in meteorology.
Year: 1878

The washington Square ArmOry JODs


AS we ventured to predict, the citizens of
New York, once fully aware of the charac-
ter of the job to rob the city of one of its
pubic parks, have bestirred themselves in
protest. The excuse of the boy who put
the cobblers wax upon the teachers stool,
that she had nowhere else to put it," is
about the sum of the argument" in favor
of putting an armory in Washington
square. The diaphanous excuse did not
save the boy from corporal punishment of a
humilating kind, and the argument of the
armory schemers will not save them from
public indignation. We are glad to see that
an organization has been formed, composed
of our most prominent citizens, for the pur-
pose of giving shape to the popular protest


The question of the armories has been o
vexed one because under the Tweed regime
rents were paid for armories in private
buildings which were exorbitant, and there
has been long and bitter struggle
in the courts and among city officials to
keep up or cut down such rents. No sensi-
BILE citizen is opposed to the idea of the
city owning the armorv buildings. md if a
Year: 1878

new brigade armory is needed there will be
no hearty opposition to erecting it at the
public expense. But we warn those big
with such projects that they must find some
location outside of the parks, which are the
property of all our citizens, which are
among our main preservers of health. and
which have been solemnly accepted by the
city under express contracts to be kept as
open breathing places for the people to all
time.
Year: 1878

Two important denials are made on Rus
sian authority of the terms of peace re-
Gently given in the London dispatches
Russia does not abandon her claim to the
freedom of the Dardanelles, but is willing
to leave that point to the Conference. and
she has never demanded the expulsion OF
the Mussulmans from Bulgaria. From the
indication Of one point in her peace terms
that Russia is willing to relinquish if she
is voted down in the Conference it may be
inferred that as to all the other points
she will not yield, let the Confer
ence vote as it may. She will re-
quest the approval of the Confer
ence but rs Bismarck limited, if she
cannot get that approval she will hold on to
what she has got without it, Turkey has not
yet signed the treaty of peace. and her hes
itation has somewhat excited Russia; but
comfort and assistance move too slowly for
the Porte to take any advantage by this de-
lay. There is but one point of great uncer-
tainty now in oil the activities on foot, and
this is the attitude Of Austria. She is the
object OF the most energetic diplomatic as
sault from every side. She is urged by
England to take on active part against Rus
sia; she is urged by Russia to adhere to her
relation with her neighbors and keep Eng
land out Of the case entirely. How she
will decide is far from certain; but there
are some indications that she will mildly
protest against Russias course and accept
q slice of Turkish territory.
Year: 1878

THE BILL to give the new Pension Agent in
his city time to obtain bondsmcn was the topic
,f an acrimonious debate in the Senate yesterday.
II was finally passed by large vote. In the
House the Mexican Veterans bill was debated,
but no vote was reached Mr.. Reagan reported
from the Commerce Committee IN important
bill which aims to regulate the railroad inter-
state commerce and put an end to unjust
freight determinations
Year: 1878

THE VERDICT for the city yesterday in the
suit of the New York Rendering Company for
compensation for work performed after the con-
tract had been rescinded OH account of violation
of its terms, is severe lesson to contractors.
The days when contractors could do as they
pleased appear to have passed away.
Year: 1878

fects OF nemperance, but what is the uso of talking
about the havoc which IL producesl Very little I
think men go on drinking just the same. What we
OUglt TO do Ia to every 20 stop buying LIQUOR
My idea is that every man should be a law unto him
self You stop buying, and the men who sell will stop
selling. The time has for preach kindness
and 10 give credit for intelligence and manhood
No men easily savedas the drinking men, because
they have selfrigbteousness My success has been
IN being kind to men. You catch more flies with
molasses than with vinegar. God forbid that should
sneak an unkind word 10 any man"
Year: 1878

The motion of Mr.. Harrison, of Iii


nois, in the House of Representatives
on Tuesday, to permit the registry of
toreign-built ships, is understood to
pretigure energetic action..on this most
important subject. When the motion
was made the question arose as to
whether it should be referred to the
committee on commerce or the wavs
and means committee. As the latter
committee, by its non-action on a sim
liar bill laid before it at the last ses-
sion of Congress, is understood to be op-
posed to the policy of free ships, the
vote on the question of reference, 81 to
IS in favor of seddng the bill to the
committee on commerce, may be
taken as a partial indication OF the
favor with which the majority OF
the House of Representative re-.
CARDS the proposition to amend our
registration laws so as 20 admit of the
purchase Of foreign built iron sailing
vessels and steamships.


The Baltimore Sun thinks that if this
bill should become a law the United
States will immedi lately begin to regain
its share of the carrying trade of the
country, of which, in 1856, it had nor ,
than half, and of the commercial world,
in which, at the date mentioned il
was very nearly the competitor an 4
equal of Great Britain. Let us once gp,
the ships and our vessels are sure &c
get the freights, and with these will
naturally come transfer of the great
business of building iron ships from
the Clyde and the Medway to the Della
ware and the Chesapeake. 1t is esti.
mated that even if we should not i'm.
mediately get the building of new ships
the simple repairs of the old ones,
should the right be conceded to buy
ships where they are the cheapest,
would be more profitable business to
our people than ship building now is,
in its present languishing condition.
Year: 1878

We ARE UNDER obligations to Erert
Ece"ng, the hasette and to James 4
Webb for running off the balance o
our yesterdays edition of the REprBLI-
CAN, after our boiler failed to perform
its functions. We first applied to the
Herald for assistance, it which would
have cheerfuly given had the blanket
on the cylinder of their press been large
enough. Finally by scattering our
forms around amongst the three first
Offices named, We We're enabled to fin
ISh up at the Guzette office from which
place the REPUBLICAN was served to its
thousands Of readers. The situation
was embarrassing and novel in the ex-
treme, but through the kindness ofour
contemporaries the Republican was
served at a late hour which was better
han not at all. To those who helped
US out OF our temporary difficulty we
return our sincere thanks. "How sweet
and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell
together in unity"
Year: 1878

The Democratic party is placed be
tween two dilemmas from which 10
choose, and no matter what the choice
may i've, defeat will still stare it in the
face in 1880. All the lea trrs of
that party know very well that the eff
fort to make the South solid at the re-
cent elections, was overdone and re-
coiled with ruinous effect upon their
party. The reason why the northern
wing of the party acqniesces in the
Southern outrages, is because there
could have been no success without
them. Had there been anything ap.
preaching a fair election III the South
the Democrats would have been in
such minority in the next Congress
that they would scarcely have been a
check to the most extreme measures Of
the Republicans. This is one of the
dilemmas set forth lefore them to
choose, but it was not very inviting
one. Ir these days of political pro-
tiigacy it was too much to expect the
Democracy to act fairly, honestly and
Justly, when by so doing they were
sure to be defeated, not because the
people do not love such actions hut be-
cause they have no confidence in the
professions of the Democracy. The
other dilemma was to carry solid
South without re- ard to the means
used in doing so, and this dilemma
they chose. 1t was desperate leap
for life, in which the body OF the Dem
ocracy has been so feartully torn aud
lacerated that its recovery will indeed
be miracle. By this leap however
they have gained short two years
lease of lif- in which every effort will
be made to commit tn" party to the de-
AthNV vi INV DulIdsfS ny W illtIl
the Southern Republicans have been
disfranchis-d. This course has already
been entered upon in Congress, the
Northern doughtaced demagogues Wood
and Cox leading in it.


The southern intinidations are to be
ofs"t by pret -nd-d Republican intim-
datiOns in Northern cities. To every
we'll in formed mind such subterfuges
ar" disgusting. 1t is too plain a case
a. false prrtense and instead of benefit
ting the Democracy it but plunges them
deeper in the mire of obloquy. II they
Keep on defending the southern outra
ges they may succeed in preserving a
solid South for some time to come, bu,
that dilemma makes solid North
against th"m, and i. polls the mos
votes. Should the Democratic party
seeing the folly of defending the mean.
hy which solid South was secured
face about and advocate honest elections
the people would have no faith IN them
1t will require years of peuance tc
atone for the sins Of the past so far as
T" regain that lost confidence formerly
reposed in il. There seems really moth.
ing left for it to do now but to support
the southern outrages and keep a solid
South. This We think is about the
surest thing that could happen to unite
the Republican hosts, as in war times,
and Wien united it will not be long lie
fore every man in this great nation
qualified to vote can, without molesta.
tion or intimidation of any kind, 20 ~
TO the polls and vote for whom he
pleases.
Year: 1878

A movement is On foot to give Gen.
Grant brilliant reception in Philadel-
phia, New York and the Eastern cities
on his return from Europe. An effort
will be mace to give it a non -partizan
character In Boston grand ball is to
be given, to which it is also intended
to invite the Marquis of Lorne and the
Princess Louise, and it is intimated tha at
they will come, as the former is said to
have expressed a desire to meet the Gen.
eral in his own country,
Year: 1878

The Ererg Ere'i"g yesterday, in re.
ferring to our article of the day before,
on State and City Debt" attempts a
sarcastic criticism on the same, and
wound up with saying; "Ani yet
this is the work OF a newspaper editor
God save the mark We have only
o say that the REPUBLICAN succeeded
IN making the Z. E, call upon God tor
assistance, which was something the
editors fear of the devil could never do.
Year: 1878

THE GREENBACKERs at Washington
claim sixteen members in the next
Congress who will ant Independently,
not joining either party in caucus.
They say that this number az balance
Of power, will enable them to decide
the Speakership, and claim the Clerk.
ship and chairmanship of important
committees. They insist that the tail
shall control the dog, and wag the Dem
ocratic party around just as it has a
mind to.
Year: 1878

THE New YORK Banks have agreed
after the first Of January to receive le-
gal tender silver dollars as special de,
posit only, to be paid back in the same
kind of money. The Philadelphia
Banks express an intention of adopting
a similar course, but have not yet deci
ded to do so. They prefer to wait and
see hw resumption on gold and silver


basis works, and not 10 discriminate
against silver unless compelled to do
so. This is the sensible course.
Year: 1878

From the Baltimore Sun, Oct 81


Tho NEW YORK HERALD on Sunday printed In the
original Chinese the text aud signatures OF the EN-.
peror OF Chinas letter accredtng Chin Ian PIN and
Yuug Wing TO the President OF the United States as
his ambassadors Tho letter In this shape looks SO
much like Of our modern political platforms
you may read It any way you please and make the
same sense out OF it-that we recommend tho
HERALD to lend It's font OF Chinese characters to
some politicians for during the present campaign