smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

OUR Duluth neighbors have
been racking their brains for some
time past in an oHort TO Gnd soaac
means for compromising or getting
rid of the burdensome debt of their
city, now over 100000 without in
terest. Public meetings have been
held, committees appointed, and
much earnest work done in direc-
ton leading to that end.


Fortunately for the city a major
ity of the bonds outstanding are
held by owners of property there
in, and as the heavy cloud of debt
prevents sales or development of
any kind, and besides, the legality
of most ofthe bonds has been ques-
toned, and interest being in default,
considerable number of the hold
ers have signified d their Willingness to
surrender those they hold, and
accept in return new bonds to the
amount of twenty-five per cent CT
the face of the original amount. In
order to be able to meet this propo-
sition legally, it is proposed to dl-
vide the city into two parts, one
part to consist of the present busi-
ness portion, the other part the re-
mainder of the city, each part to
assume its just proportion of the
debt, and tt en- the part comprising
the business will at once settle
with such of th3 bondholders as are
willing, and thus shake off the
onerous burden which has crushed
all energy for several years past.
The other portion of the city will
settle with its creditors on like con-
ditions as rapidly as the latter in
dcate their Willingness to do SO. A
delegation of citizens is now in St.
Paul for the purpose of obtaining
Legislation looking to the ends above
indicated.
Year: 1877

1t Is stated that the New York banks
are unable to supply the money re-
quired for the transfer of Western and
Southern crops to market. These banks
are related to interior and Western
States and cities, as the Bank of
England to the commerce of Great
Britain, each year holding reserve for
this purpose. The volume of currency
has been lessened more than twelve
million dollars, and while the emission
of silver has been larger than the with
drawal of fractional currency much of
this silver has been exported, and
much has gone to the Pacific States,
and it is assumed that the volume of
currency has been reduced fifteen mil
lion dollars In twelve months.
Year: 1877

A FAST young man fascinated, of
course, by the peculiar charms of Dali
las writes under date of the twenty
second from that blessed place:


Editors Democratic Statesman In your
beautiful City of Austin yesterday it
was exceedingly hot and intolerably
dusty; here in this flourlshing North
Texas metropolis to-day, it is very cool.
The rainfall has been abundant oyer
contrast is remarkable. This country
is an Egypt for all sorts of crops. There
is no trace of the cotton W )rm this side
of Hearpe From Austin to ilearne
oue-third of the cotton is riddled by the
worms. In the Brazos bottom, where
the weed is large and splendid, it seems
to be almost destroyed by this cotton
planters memorable enemy. The cot
ton crop from Austin to Hearne will
not yield over half crop, but thence
to Dallas and around about, the crop
bids fair to make full yield, with
one-third more in acreage than in any
former year. You all talk about Aus
tin and the country around it as peer
lessly beautiful, but you have no such
country as this of ours. There is q
good deal of stir about the district
judgeship. His Excellency had better
appoint Judge Hunt unless he wants
the very sky to fall on his virtuous
head. G.
Year: 1877

We feared it was the policy of the
Executive to postpone action in the
matter of forfeiture of the land grant
to Tom Scott until the Legislature may
be convened, when the question of
retrocession would be injected into the
contest and each candidate for the
Legislature must declare for or against
the Tom Scott land grab. Men would
then come as law-givers to Austin
simply as hired agents of mighty cor
poration, and Texas would be griev-
ously wronged by the delay to enforce
the rights of the State against the
mighty corporation. After the courts
have declared, as they will, at the first
term, unless Tom Scott interpose, that
the land grant has been forfeited, the
Legislature will properly have nothing
more to do with the question. After
forfeiture has been declared the COM
pany would be compelled to take out a
new charter under the general law grant
ing sixteen sections of land to the mile.
Hence we may find Scott's agents urg-
ing the speedy convocation of the Leg
lslatuIe. Just so soon as the Attorney
General files his bill and Judge Turner
is about to state the single fact assert
ed in the statutes that Tom Scott has
forfeited his land, at that very hour
will the uproar begin, and the ennis
s2ries and agents of Scott will demand
the meeting-of this Legislature. I'm
less Scott secure the Federal subsidy,
which he seeks, he will build no more
miles of railway. In fact, he cannot,
and this Texas land grant, in the pres
ent condition of the money market,
would not enable him to do 1t. II
Scott secure the Federal subsidy he
does not need the Texas land grant,
and in no event will the Governor
or Attorney General or Legislature or
district court interpose obstacles or
delays to aid the great Pennsylvania
in regaining title to the public domain
Of Texas.
Year: 1877

hotel windows and from balconies


that he is ''repentant SINNER" hav


ing been an awful rebel and secession
ist-when such a speech is made by
such q. man on such an occasion, the
sorehesds and straightouts and Bour-


bons show the whites OF their godly
eyes and are sad that Key so degrades
himself. 1t is awfully bad. But this
little speech of Ben Wade should
serve to make uschary of criticism and
condemnation affecting the President
and his Cabinet. Southern patriots, if
partisans may not, would do we'll to
leave the ungracioHs task OF assalling
those who serve US and sacrifice party
to serve the country, to Wade and
Blaine and Butler.
Year: 1877

The intervention of working men as
a class and party In politics will compel
Congress to address itself to new ques-
tions involving to greater extent the
interests and fortunes Of Northern peo
pie than the blessed negro. Partisan
ship addresses itself at last to the
pocket of the capitalist. The South,
meanwhile, escapes and Democracy
and Radicslism alike must consider
new questions and individuals must
discover new partisan associations. Old
questions and issues are subordinated
to the new and the President finds his
policy sustained by the very incidents
of which old party-leaders complain.
The working men may demand the as
sumption by Congress of supreme
power over railways. The international
road is wholly within the State of Tex
as. 1t is a Texan institution, created
and controlled by local law, and affect
ing directly the rights and fortunes Of
no other State. And yet II Congress
interpose and seize railways or under.
take to regulate freight and passenger
rates, and such are the exactions of the
Commune and of the labor anions, party
leaders will be silent for time. They
will hesitate and watch the course of
events and opinion, and finally fall,
each on the strong side in his own dis
tIict or State. Sunset Cox represents
district that gives him II, 900 "Dem-
ocratic" majority in the city of New
York. This majority consists of mem
bers of the Commune or of labor
unions. Ben Butler is the peculiar
representative Of the working people
OF Massachusetts,. Win it amaze
mankind when the issue Is made in
Congress, and when the Commune
stands before the country declaring
that Congress shall control the rail-
ways and regulate tolls, as Sherman
proposes-will it amaze mankind il
Butler and Cox stand side by ade and
cooperate in accomplishing the pur'
poses of the working peoplea 1t will
be hard test to applyto TO the Demo
cratic virtue OF Mr.. Cox, and hs
will triumph over himself and remain
true to the faith and to hls theory O
constitutional Law and government
but there are few who may not be cor
rupted by the sllurements Of place ant
power and the Democratic party in thu
North consists mainly OF men Of tn
Commune or of labor unions or OF tn
Iuternationale. On the contrary tn


Democratic party Of the South consist
OF Democrats, per q, and Of old Wing
and Of Conservatives who have com


to the ballot-box since the war. Be
tween these and the sans eallottes anC
the followers Of George Francis Trail


and the mob that lifts Cox into Con


gress there can be no sympathy, anl


we cannot fail 70 see that if the cours


Of events be unchanged and politicA


organizations be effected BY Granger


and by working men and BY the Con


muns there nuss follow q thorough n


Organization Of partisan association
TIE very fountains Of the great dee


win be broken up.
Year: 1877

THE Pen and PlOao says circular ad-
vertising has proven failure for the
reason that every unlawful business
is disseminated through the masses in
the shape of circulars. The country
has been so repeatedly flooded with
this class of advertising that nine cir
culars out of every ten taken from the
channels of transit, are cast aside with
out perusal. Thus tens of thousands
of business circulars fare the same fate.
But recently this matter has been con,
sidered, and men who wish their busi,
ness known and read among the gen
eral public are reaching out and asking
for the most widely and general circu-
lated reading matter in the shape ot
newspapers and periodicals so they car
safely advertise.
Year: 1877

Haskell; "the little tigress turned him
loose. He is armed and will fight like
demon; besides, he is many miles on
his way to Nueces. This is bad work
for u.s." The latter sentence he NUT
tered in low tones, as if dreading the
future.


The rangers left me at the mission,
and one month from the night of Mus
tang Gray's escape, | was again in Vic
torla on the Gaudalope. where I learned
that the girl was the daughter of Grey,
and that she inherited all the fierce
traits of her fathers.


That eventful night she rode in the
gloom in the direction of the Rio Grande,
the route to which wild stream she knew
as well as any frontier scout.


While the conflict waged between the
United States and Mexico, Mustang
Grey proved himself of service, and at
Humantia he received his death wound,
and died in Pueblo.


The history of the child is unknown,
as she faded from sight and memory of
men, as she sunk into the darkness of
the night when she and her father fed
from the old mission.
Year: 1877

A late number of The Telescope has
the following in relation to secret socle-
ties: "There is a reaction settling IN
against the fanaticism for secrecy, and
there is powerful movement in the
country against the whole system of Sc
cret societies. This movement has
national organization, and also state and
local organizations. Those engaged in
it are pressing forward like men in real
earnest. The aim is to save and rescue
the churches and individuals from the
wild rage of the secrecy excitement. A
number of religious journals are enlisted
in the reform, and numerous lecturers
are in the field. 1t should not be
thought strange that the great POPULAR
ty of secrecy meets with an opposition
in a determined form. So far as we
know, most of the opposers OF secrecy
can give a reason for action, and have
no cause to stop to inquire whether they
should move forward. The greatest
evangelist of modern times, Nr. Moody,
has enrolled himself among the promo
ters of this anti-secrecy reform. With
his outspoken words great encourage
ment has come to many doubling
Christians in all churches. May we no


also take heart from him p
Year: 1877

The men who objected to the Elec-
toral Commission because it would be
partisan in its decision are now trium-
phantly declaring; 1--WE told you So"
Well, partisan decison is better than
none at all, which would have been the
case without the tribunal But we sus-
pect that the men who now declare that
the Commission is partisan would be the
first to denounce as traitor any men,
Der of his party on the Commission who
should decide adversely to his wishes
Such is the supreme inconsistency OF hu'
man nature. Telegraph.
Year: 1877

claiming this mournful pleasure rs a
right. What may / say ?"


Say replied the sick man, with
an earnestness which was almost ter
rible in its intensity: "say that whis-
ky was the best business friend | ever
found, and that when ii began to abuse
ME, no one thought enough enough of
Us to step in between us. And tell
them that this story is as true as ii is
ugly"


As Doughty spoke, he had raised
himself upon one elbow; as he uttered
his last word, he dropped upon his
pillow, and passed into land to
which no one but his wife manifested
any willingness to follow him.
Year: 1877

TIE FORGED RESIGNATION Previous
to the adjournment of the District Court
there, says the Selttle "Dispatch," 4"
Judge Lewis stated that the Grand Jury
hadnot found an indictment in regard to
the forged resignation ofhis judicial posi-
tion, and lie was glad Of it, as he had no
feeling in the matter, but he was satisfied
that the perpetrators remorse would be
sufficient punishment tor such a crime,
committed in a spirit of wanton malevo-
lencc. His honor then turned the forged
documents over to the members of the bar
present for their inspection. The action
and expressions of the Judge regarding
this most distardIy swindle are highly
commendsble.
Year: 1877

This life is like game of cards. We
must play the hands dealt to us, and the
credit is not 40 much in winning as in play
ing poor hand WE'LL"


when | hear man Dragging about
what he did last year and what he's going
to DO next year. | can tell pretty near what
he's doing now"


Don't despise your poor relations. They
might get rich some time, and then it would
be so hard to explain the thing


The reputation man gets for his anc.s-
tors wants about as much altering to fit him
as their clothes would"


There is no woman stationed on the face
of the earth who tries so hard to do right,
and fails ottener, than the average mother
in-law."


An enthusiast is an individual who be
licves about four times as much as he can
prove, d can prove four times as much as
anybody elac will believe"


"FallinsIn love is like falling down stairs;
ita hard work to find out lust how the thing
was DONE"


"a man who has been waiting for the last
fifteen years for something to turn up, is
still in the same business"


"a poodle ia woman's pet. and I have
seen some | would like swap livings with"


"Mice can live anywhere comfortably hut
in church; they fat very slowly in a
church. This proves that they can't liye on
religion any more than minister can"


"The worst tyrant in this world i. a wo.
man who is superior to her husband, and
lets everybody know it,"


Glove is like the measles you can't have
it but once, and, the later in life we have it,
the tougher it goes with us"


Great thinkers are not apt to be great
whistlers. When man can't think of any,
thing, he begins to whistle


"The all you can have to work on the
farm for nothing and board himself, Just
about earns his wages"


"Neatness, in my opinion, is one of the
virtues. l have always considered it twin
sister to chastity, but none work so hard as
the victim OF ecstatic neatness. have seen
neat person who would not let weary tly
rest long enough on the best wallpaper to
take breath, and who would chase ringle
cockroach up and down stairs until his legs
were worn off,
Year: 1877

The Rev DR.. Deems. i'll conversation with RIB
INr reporter said Mr. Yandcrbilts death had been
50 often expected and frequently averted tha' u
finally came upon him like great surprise. lie
could scarcely realize that his cid friend had gone


have seen him." he said, "evcry day but elght
since last April 2G. have seen more to admire IN
him durinc his sickness than when he was well. lie
mn,t have been very great man, for like all things
truly great, he grew and grew upon ones
regard. have never known grander
man. He could comprehend so much so
ouicklv. He had 50 much vgor and daring,
and vet ne possessed perfect womanly tenderness


and in matters of faith nc had The simplicity oi
little hid have not been able to find that he has
made q single complaint through his long sickness


AT its beginning he was nervous and irritable, and
somctimes-a he would say ugly l have
gone into his room just after paIoXySm OF PAM
and he has taken my hand, burst into tears ana
exclaimed VIII God forgive me that have been
80 bad and ugly toward people who have been 80
faithful to meP Even then he never prayed that
the pain be taken from him, but would often pray


oh God, not takeit away fit Unnecessary iorme"
Year: 1877

Those best acquainted with the condition OF the
Commodore's affairs have been impressed by tie
scrupulouS care with which he always kept them IN
q shame suitably prepared for ms death. Unlike
most men of n methodca turn of mind and possessed
of slfearned fortunes, he never stunned thought
of the possibility of a sudden decease, and although
compelled by the constant growth Of ms wealth ana
by the manner in which he invested it to frame
new wills at short intervals. he always performed
the dutv with cheerful readiness taking the utmost
pains to render the testaments plain and explicit
and above all legal quibb,cs. 1t always his in
tcnfion 10 Keep hIS affairs arranged in such way
that his death should have effect upon tie rall-
roads with which lie was Connected and that they
should pas. quietly into the han ds of hs immediate
heirs, and still be the Vanderbilt roads as they
had always been.


When five months ago. Commodore Vanderbilt
first became satisfied that his bed of pain was to be
n death-bcd he immediately set about making his
pr.paratloms with the utmost COoneSs and precision.
Day after dav he consulted with his lawyers, sign
ing his name where it was need d. and exhibiting
marvellous cleaYness Of mind. shrewdneSs and fore
sight when engaged upon tangled questions. ne"
and final last will and testament was drawn up and
attested the contents Of which are rot yet made
public bat which, it is understood, is one OF the
most perfect instruments Of the kind ever made.
One of Commodore Nandcrbit's lawyers expressed
the confident opinion that publicity would prove the
Comnodore'S atrjirs to be in the most admirable
condition. He was not conveTsant with the whole
of them. but lie felt certain that the system which
had ruled those with which ne was acquainted was
carried out through them all.
Year: 1877

"The baby has got a new tooth,
but the old lady is laid up with cold
in the head" remarked a gentleman
to a defeated candidate. "Well,"
said the gentleman, slowly, "betoro
the election you used to take me
aside and ask me how my family
was coming on, and I've been hunt
ing all over town to tell you, and
that's the way you talk to me. But
it don'r make any difference I voted
tor the other candidate, anyhow"
Year: 1877

Seventeen years ago Tim Hayes,
then a young man of about eighteen
years of age, arrived in New York
from his home in Dublin. He had 8
little reputation as jig dancer, but
that was all, While on his way to
this country he conceived the idea of
daneings q jig in a clog or wooden
bottom shoes, and as soons ss he put
his foot on this country he ordered
to- be made pair of shoes with
wooden soles. On each one of the
heels he had nailed an old fashioned
large sized copper cent. We tried a
dance and succeeded. Immediately
he secured an engagement as clog
dancer. His idea was good one,
and his fancy steps, that would not
have any particular attention in an
ordinary shoe, created a sensation.
Soon he he'd many imitators, many
of whom turned out to be better dan.
GERS than the "father" of clog dan
GERS, as Tim Hayss was everywhere
recognized TO be. Some of them
made money and kept it, but, not~
withstanding all that Hayes made, he
died in the Washington Poor House
hospital on Saturday night last
About four years ago Ire got SO low
that no manger would employ him.
TO raise money enough to buy the
whiskey he needed, he frequently
danced step or two in the low dives
in New York. Three years ago he
ran himself down 80 low that he could
not work at all. Consumption had a
strong hold on him, and, being
without money. and friends, and be-
ing too proud to knuckle down to
any Of his professional brethren, he


went tothe poor house in Philadel-


phia to die. He improved somewhat


several weeks ago, and, being al.


lowed q short liberty outside the


hospital, raised small sum of money
and came to this city in dying con-
dition. He applied for an engage


ment at variety theatre, saying, II
know I am dying, and want to die


with my clogs on" He was sent to
a boarding house near by and q
physician employed to attend him
Being just as proud as ever, he did
not like to be kept at the expense of
a friend, and he expressed a desire


to be sent to the poor house or hos


pital, otherwise known as the Wash
ington Asylum. He was there but
one week when he expired. He has


been reported dead several times, and
has on several occasions read obitu.
, aries over his own death.
Year: 1877

A Kansas farmer purchased re-
volver for his wife, and insisted on
target practice, 80 that she could de-
fend her house in case OF his absence.
After the bullet had been dug ont of
his leg and the COW buried, he said
he guessed that shed better shoot
with an ak.
Year: 1877

Spend your time in nothing which
you know must be repented Of
Spend it in nothiug which yon could
not review with quiet conscience
on your dying bed. Spend it in
nothing which you might not safely
in properly be found doing, if death
should surprise you in the tact.
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 1871
THE LOUISIANA SENATORIAL oUEsTIoN-DEMo-


Gratis BECOMING INPATIENT.


The democratic Senators begin TO be impatient with
the datory Of the Elections Committee IN the
Spofford-Kellogg case, and in the CAUCUS held this
afternoon this was the subject OF an informal con-
vcrsation Unless the committee reports this week
1t probable that the democrats will make
an effort early week bring this case and those
Of Hess, Eusts and Butler before the Senate. This
may be done by resolution discharging the commit
tee from the further consideration OF these throe
cases. This would be regarded as q somewhat
peremptory proceeding, but large port Of the demo-
rratc Senators think that tho committee has taken
long time do very lita in the Spoford case, and
that s not proper TO deprive Louisiana entirely and
Tor indefinite period OF constitutional represen-
tation In one branch OF Congress


THE NEW COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS AT NEW Or
LEANs-GENERAL SATISFACTION ALL AROUND.


Louisiana democrats regard the nomination OF Mr.
Bingham Lawrence to be Collector OF New Orleans
with satisfaction. They say that fur the Presidents
appointments In their State not Of kind make
. break in tho democratic ranks. The straight-out
democrats were uneasy for o time lest tho
President should make such . selection tor
the federal Offices In Louisiana would
have made q division in the conservative
party and have carried large and Influential class
over to the republicans They say that they no
longer fear tha Collector Lawrence is old citizen
and property owner In Louisiana. His appointment
Is therefore unobectonabe and The removal OF King,
his predecessor gives great satisfaction But, IRON
political standpoint the Louisiana democrats say II
all right for them, it leaves their party unbrokcn
Mr. Lawrence Is treasurer OF the Republican State
Central Committee aud was q Warmoth man.