smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

The New York Herald says:


There are many who will be in
clined to believe that the story
of Harry Meiggs' life has in it
more of evil than of good. With
splendid abilities and remarka-
BILE power, he was destitute OF
moral sense, reckless, audaciOus
and INSCRIPTIONS. His business
career reminds one involuntarily
Of the acts of a Dick Turpin or
Claude Duval. He was indif-
ferent as to what means he used
to accomplish his ends. He
would hire the corrupt and de-
bauch the pure with equal non
chalance. When trouble came
upon him he did not hesitate to
stamp upon himself the brand of
a forger in his desperate but
hopeless effort to redeem his
fortunes. He threw money
about him with prodiga!ity, and
seemed to have no thought or
care for the future, trusting to
his genius to replenish his purse
as hlghwayman would trust to
his arms and his horse. His
generosity was as eccentric as it
was often noble. He would help
the poor, and glory in doing
some unexpected act of princely
liberality to an old friend or to
one he had wronged. Many in
cidents of his life suggest the
sentiment which made the high
wayman of the olden times plum
der a prince or a bishop and give
half the proceeds of the robbery
to the needy. Does such a life
afford a good or an evil example
to the youth of a nation? That
is a question that many will
probably be disposed to ask,
even as the Peruvian people-to
whom Harry Meiggs, with his
genius and his strength, brought
so many practical advantages
are now asking whether he has
not been rather a calamity than
a blessing to their country.
Year: 1877

"Speaking about mules" re
marked a tall six-footer, as he
cracked his whip at market one
day, Give got a mule at
home which knows as much as
l do, and l want to hear some
body say I'm half a fool"


No one said so, and he went
on:


dive got disgusted. When
you come down to kicking, l
want to bet on my mule. A
friend came along and took din
ner with me the other day, and
as he seemed a little downheart-
ed, toek him out to see Thom-
as Jefferson, my champion mule.
1 was telling the good man how
that mule could flip his hind feet
around, ,-and he SAID he'd like to
see a little fun. He'd passed his.
whole life in the South, but had
never seen a mule lay his soul
into a big time at kicking. WE'LL"
he continued, after borrowing
some tobacco, II took Thomas
out of the stable, backed him up
agln a hill, gin him cuff on the
ear, and we stood back to see
the amusement. 1t was a good
place to kick his durndest, and
what dye s'pose he did? In ten
minutes by the watch he was out
of sight. In five minutes more
we could feel him with a twelve
foot pole.'


Here the crowd began to yell
and sneer, and the narrator look
ed around and asked:


"Does anybody think I'm ly-
,ng? Would 1 lie for one mule?
Right here under my arm is a
pound of tallow candles which
are to light the hole for me to
go in after Thomas; and 1 got
word not an hour ago that the
hind feet of q mule were stick
out of a hill 80 miles as the
birds fly, from where my mnle
went. I'm shaky on religion,
gentlemen, but our family never
had liar in it"
Year: 1877

WHEN THE DARK CoMEs.-A
little girl, at twilight, in her sick
mothers room, busiIy thinking.
All day she had been full of fun
and noise, and had many times
worried her poor tired mother.


"Ma,'' said the little girl,
= what do you suppose makes
me get over my mischief, and
begin to act good just about this
time overy night?"


81 do not know, dear; can
you not tell?'


well, l guess it is because
this is when the dark comes
You know | am a little afraid of
that. And then, ma, l begin to
think OF all the naughty things
I've done to grieve you, and that
perhaps you might die before
morning, and SO [ begin to act
good"


"Oh," thought ], chow many
Of us wait till dark comes, in the
form Of sickness and sorrow, or
trouble Of some kind, before we
begin to be good! How much
better to be good while we are
enjoying life's bright sunshine!
and tden, when the dark comes
AS it will, in a measure, to all
we shall be ready to meet il
without fear. @
Year: 1877

An inquiring man thrust his
fingers into a horses mouth to
see how many teeth he had, and
the horse closed his mouth to
see how many fingers he had.
The curiosity of each was fully
satisfied.
Year: 1877

BAD FAITH.-Thr tests of Democratic
faith do not bring it out as altogether
lovely. For instance, there is the Chris
holem massacre in Mississippi, as foul an
Outrage as ever disgraced civilized
country, yet no man for moment be-
lieves the murderers will be brought to
justice. Now comes another exhibition
in proof Of the fact that the "era Of good
feeling" which it was hoped Mr.. Hayes
conciliatory policy would bring around
has not reached Louisiana, at least Wells
and Anderson of the Returning Board are
being prosecuted for forgery. In the
present state Of feeling in Louisiana those
in power can bring about conviction of
the members Of the Board on any charge
which may be trumped up against them.
But such a policy is not one to max e
friends for Southern Democrats, who show
that about the first use they make of their
long g-wished for local government"
is to revenge themselves upon their enc
mics.
Year: 1877

DARING RoBBERY.-A robbery which
for daring, and GOODNESS of execution
could hardly be surpassed occurred at
San Miguel, San Luis Obispo county on
the 2Sth ult. The proprietor ofa store and
his two clerks were in the hotel and at 0
O'Clock in the evening sailed out to their
respective quarters. AS each emerged he
was confronted by m armed man who
marched him into the store, when the
robbers compelled the proprietor to open
the safe. from which they took every
thing valuable. They then took the
money and jewelry from the persons of
their prisoner, cut the cords.thnt bound
them and left.
Year: 1877

THE Sacramento Bee has commenced
its forty second volume. The Bee is a
spicy little paper, outspoken on every
question, and being published in the even
ing furnishes the latest news tor people
who live north Of the Capital city. We
wish it torty-two volumes more.
Year: 1877

THE Oakland Transcript thinks our
rich men who are childless should dis
pose of their benefactlons before they die
and they would thus have the satisfac-
ton of hearing themselves spoken well Of
in their latter days. 1t comes to this con-
clusion because a fresh lot Of the heirs of
James Lick have put in for share of the
nsfata
Year: 1877

AN Austin lady, who prides herself on
her eocution, is under the doctors care
for dislocated jaw. She received the
injury in the attempt to read aloud to her
husband the account of a battle between
the Turks and the Russians.
Year: 1877

A WOMAN pushing a baby-cab with
on" hand, holding up her skirts with the
other, and carrying her parasol with her
teeth is n sight which can only be seen
since tie new fashion broke out.
Year: 1877

A WHITE SlvAGE.-There is GER
tainly no accounting for the whims
of some of our women. Elton
made a hit years ago in one of his
comic "Allmy -nacks," by likening
o woman to q hen, and then saying
that hens had not grain of sense,
as that was "a grain not found in
gizzards." It is only occasionally,
however, that the comparison holds
good. The, nearest exemplification
of it which has come under our no.
tice for years, occurred yesterday in
Gold Hill. In yesterdays issue


mention was made of Mat. Truen's
scalping his wife. The narration
was not overdrawn. He actually
wrenched the hair, scalp and all,
from the top of her head. He was
taken before Judge Cook, of Gold
Hill, yesterday, for trial, and his
wife came and not only shook her
CORY locks at him and said he did it,
but so pictured the assault as to
greatly incense the jury. She took
from her basket the identical scalp
which her husband had taken from
her head, and showed both it and
the wound to the Court and jury.
The CORY patch was nearly as large
as the palm of ones hand. The
jury upon such evidence found him
guilty, and Judge Cook fined him
800. The woman seems to have
all her animosity during
the trial, for no sooner was sentence
pronounced than she stepped for
ward, counted out the coin, and re-
leased her savage lord from the
of the law.-Vwginia Enter
prise.
Year: 1877

South Carolina that they must care for
themselves. How soon lamp-posts will bear
fruit is for them to say. To the people of
the North and West notice is given that all
the toll to which they are subjected, that
bondhodcrs and monopolists may fatten Be-
cure, is repaid by no security for their rights,
and that II shrinkage of values is now in
order. IF there is law for fraud there is
reason for violence. And to that We make
our last appeal Washington Capitol.
Year: 1877

AMONG the most absurd propositions
that have recently attracted the attention
of this Government is that which relates
to taking measures for the recovery from
the Bank of England Of balances remaining
to the credit of the Southern Confederacy at
the time of its collapse. This is cunningly
devised trap that has been invented for the
purpose of betraying this Government into
some sort of recognition of the Confederacy
that will commit it by way of precedent, 50
that it can be held responsible for its oonsc-
quences Most assuredly if VIC put ourself
in position to collect moneys due the Con-
federacy, we cannot consistently decline to
pay its indebtedness. We are of opinion
that this Government has sufficiently COM
mitted itself to the Confederacy when we
honor its warriors and statesmen with
places in the administration Of its affairs,
without becoming the executor Of its estate
In England or elsewhere. Thus under the
encouragement which comes Of preferring a
Confederate to q Union soldier in filling tho
places in the Government, those who failed
to overthrow II ae making gradual ap-
pToaches to its capture.
Year: 1877

THE New York Herald goes into ecstacies
over the fact that on Christmas eve the
Norwalk Comm Iron Works Company
paid all its employees in gold. Why, if this
is an act of such high commendation, does
not the company do the same thing on each
pay dnyP The employees would, no doubt,
have been just as happy with the silver
dollars of their daddies.
Year: 1877

IT is announced that Speaker RANDALL has
been considering new rule, which is intended
to prevent flllibVStering on propositions for the
investigation of any Of the Departments Of the
Government. The intention Is 10 cut off oil
Year: 1877

GROWERS VS.. SHIPPERs.-It seems to be
an impossibility for the men who grow
peaches to agree with the men who trans
port them, Notwithstanding the common
interest that is evidently involved. For
years the fruit growers met at Dover and
organized conventions. They as collec-
tive body found fault with things they
were powerless to remedy, and finally so
shaded their practical results with windy
chickering's that they dwindled below a
quorum and lost the influence they wished
to exercise. The Dover peach meetings
dwindled into comparative nothingness.
This year a change of base was effected by
shifting the conventions to Middletown.
But what was begun at Dover seems to be
continued at Middletown with only greater
energy. The capacity for quarrelling is
only the better developed by the change of
location. The feelings of the growers
against the railroad officials are all the
time intensified, and we fear the parties
will work out only the rusults of the past,
viz: quarrel away what influence they may
have possessed. 1t is said "he who looses
his temper looses his cause" and surely
the last meeting at Middletown lost its
temper The point at issue between the
Co. and growers was the charter question.
The Company decline to charter cars to
shippers, as formerly, and the meeting,
unable to change the purpose in this par
ticular, set to tongue-lashing President
Hinckley to the roundest Some of the
growers at the meeting even said they
wanted the peaches left to rot on the trees
rather than ship them. But this met with
no response, and only showed more plainly
to the Company the weakness of its adver
saries. True, the Company promised some
thing better in lieu of the chartered cars
but without paying any heed to the
promise the growers went right on showing
their bad temper and made Hon. B. T
Biggs the scape-goat for their i'll feeling.


The truth Of the matter is, the r. R. Co
has its idea of how the peach crop shoulC
be moved, and the growers have theirs, anC
it seems impossible for the two ever t,
harmonic, unless the fruit should becom
a sure paying crop, like it was at the start
Then the growers will be in good humo
and be satisfied all around.


The point is, that the growers had bette
do nothing than to weaken their cause b
pickering. They put themselves to dis
advantage by such conventions as the
hold. Why meet to cry over what the
cannot help?
Year: 1877

CARE OF INFANTS IN Hot WEATHER.-Ata
recent menting of the Philadelphia County
Medical Society, Prof VIM. Goodell, of the
University OF Pennsylvania, spoke on
infant hygiene. He said that much sick
ness is caused among infants in hot weather
by too much clothing. In regard to food,
he said the infant, as long as it thrives on
it, should have no other food than the
mothers milk until it is year old. If the
mother has not milk enough, he thought
that in cities cows milk was the best
substitute, and, as most of the milk sold in
cities is apt to be diluted before sold, he
would not mix any more water with it. If
the milk is absolutely known to be pure,
then it should be diluted one-fifth and
little sugar added to it, when the nearest
approach to the mothers milk obtainable
is had. He also disapproved Of boiling the
milk for infants, but thought it ought to be
given cold. To prevent the ill-effects of
the churning of the milk by hauling it in
halfflled cans over the stones of the
streets, he suggested that parents should
have cans to hold just the quantity needed
and have them filled and the tops screwed
on at the depots. He strongly favored the
use of condensed milk in cities as the best
possible food for infants that had to be
reared on the bottle. He also condemned
the use of nursing bottles with flexible
tubes, on account of the temptation to lay
them beside the. child and allow it to
suck until it is overfed. An ordinary
bottle, with a gum nipple, is far better,
because it is impossible for the child to
nurse itself, and it is not so apt to get
indigestion by overfeeding. No child
under two years old should be allowed to
sit at the table with adults and eat the
same food. Starch food are very harmful
to infants. =


DR.. Atkinson indorsed Prof Goodell's re.
marks in favor of the use of condensed
milk and against allowing young children
to eat the same food as adults.
Year: 1877

Mrs. Hayes the Presidents wife present
ed herself in pleasant light on Wednes-
day to the eyes of Boston. She was driving
with the ladies of her party when a carriage
containing gentleman, lady and several
pass them. Scarcely had the accident oc-
CURED before Mrs. Hayes was out of her
carriage and had one Of the children in
her arms, striving to soothe its frightened
cries. Fortunately no one was seriously
injured, the overturned vehicle was righted


and all concerned proceeded on their way
Year: 1877

A PLEASANT INCIDENT.--At Newport,
Rhode Island, as President Hayes was about
to enter his hotel, he was stopped by a lady
and introduced to another lady. The
latter presented him with a flower basket,
made with crystal and satin beads, the
work of her own hands. She asked the
President if he would accept it from one
who had never seen the light of day but,
although blind, she had heard read enough
of his life and public services to know that
he was all that was good The President
accepted the token and feelingly thanked
her. The lady was totally blind, and was
accompanied by another blind lady, who
was kindly spoken to by the President.
Year: 1877

The Permanent Exhibitors Association
are not so scrupulous in regard to Sunday
as the managers of the Centennial were.
A vote was taken by letter of the members
of the Association last week, and at meet
ing on Monday the result was announced
exhibitors had been received, of which 6S9
were in favor of opening ON Sunday, and
500 were opposed to it. So hereafter the
exhibition will be open on Sunday, but the
machinery will be stopped and nothing
will be sold on that day.
Year: 1877

The Young Mems Christian Association
Will hold meeting in their rooms s37
Market street, next Thursday morning, at
'oclock. AT this meeting all will have an
opportunity to state why they can praise
and thank God for the past year. Let there
be very large attendance at this meeting
and true spirit of thankfuness.
Year: 1877

Yesterday afternoon about 30 O'Clock. a
plack mare belonging to farmer was taken
from the stable of the White Horse Hotel,
az second and shipley streets, by fa,mer,
who left another one in its place. The per-
son Will please return the mare, receive his
own and prevent any further trouble
Year: 1877

From the Ware County (Mo.) Banner.


While chopping on white oak
tree, one day last week, in the pasture
OF Mr.. Joseph Guggenmoos, in the
edge Of town, Mr.. August Antmller
found i silver % cent piece embedded
eight inches in the wood. The
piece of money is either French or
Spanish. and was made in the year
l774 1t was about three feet aud a
half above the base of the tree, and
had been put there by a hole being
bored INTO the tree and afterwards
I plugged up. The money was wrapped
in paper, on which there had been
writing, but as it crumbled to pieces
Immediately after being removed
from the wood, only two or three let
terS on it could be distinguished
The coin had evidently seen much
service before it was ever placed in
the tree, lis it was almost smooth
from use, though it had evidently
been buried where it was found for
1 many wears.
Year: 1877

4 man in Brunswick bought a
new pocket-book last week and threw
the old one, which had his name on
the back, into the street. The book
was returned to him and thrown
away again fifteen times during the
next three days, and each boy who
brought it back expected at least
nickle for his honesty. Finally the
prosecuted man put twenty-five
cent shin plaster in the odious cur
rency-vehicle, and once again launch
e'l it forth. AS he expected, he has
not been tormcnted by the sight Of
of it, and hopes that quarter was suf-
ticent to pay Tor its interment or Gre
nation.
Year: 1877

NEW YORK is in trlouIsuon because,
when corporations and institutions and
estates are found to be managed dishon-
estly, it is found also that there is just
about as much risk in appointing re,
-eeiver as to leave them where they are.
One receiver is appointed, and he is dis.
covered plundering; another is tried
with no better success. One large life
insurance company is now in the
hands of its third receiver, and it is not
yet half settled. Yet tbeoIogisns rcilt in
sist that the world is growing better
Year: 1877

New YORK, October 1.-THE effect
here OF the advance in the Bank OF
England rate was to advance gold TO
lO3! and to advance the tate for demand
sterling to 4S5! from AS, 5 per cent
DISCOUNT The market in London makes
difference here between demand and
sixty day bills Of Al per cent. during the
dav
Year: 1877

At the semi-snnusl meeting of the
National Board OF Fire Underwriters
the President discoursed with emphasis
on the reckless competition for business
which has been the bane OF fire insurance
all over the land. The agent between the
two fires has had much TO contend with.
On one side the customer urging re-
duction OF the premium on the renewal
policy, which, if not conceded, will turn
away business to others. On the other
side the company, continually pressing
for 'an increase of premium receipts, no
matter what liability is assumed.
The chairman also said the MutusI Com
panles have been increasing their busl.
ness largely to the detriment OF stock
corporations, and suggested the enact
ment o u law to stop what he termed un.
derground insurance.
Year: 1877

STATE RIGHTS INVADED How suddenly the
Southern horror of Federal troops vanishes,
when the boot is on the other leg! Almost as
soon as the strike on the Baltimore and Ohio
Road occurred, the Governor of West Virginia.
called the President for troops to suppress it.
The militia of whole State was not sufficient
to cope with the employees Of single railroad;
and it seems there was no law for calling them
out, if they had been efficient.


Tho alacrity, too, with which the President
obeycd the call was remarkable, in the light OF
very recent events. But the other day, as il
were, the lawful Governors of two States called
upon the President for assistance to sustain
themselves against armed insurrection but the
President refused to grant it, under the misera-
BILE excuse that the United States Government
was not competent to carry out the provisions
of its Constitution, but that he must yield to
the inevitable. Yet another Governor calls up
on him for troops, not to preserve the lawful
Government, but to suppress strike against q
gigantic and oppressive monopoly, and he at
once sends forth troops to shoot down laboring
men who are contending for bread for their fam
lilies. Perhaps it can be shown that he was
pledged to this in the Republican platform, and
in his letter of acceptance!
Year: 1877

E4- Another of those spasmodic temperance
excitements which break ont at intervals, is
now raging in the East. Ohio has it the worst.
1t is called the "Murphy Movement" from the
name of its originator. People are joining it by
the thousands, and young ladies, as usual, are
taking very conspicuous part in it-vowing
not to marry or keep company with young men
who use liquor. A very good thing, if it would
last-but it will not. In six months, at least
two-thirds of the converts will be back in the
wallow, and thousands of young ladies will be
hitched to fellows who have no appetite for
breakfast until they get about three fingers of
very mean whiskey into their diaphragm. This
thing has been tried so often.
Year: 1877

Too WEAK TO STAND ALONE.-The apelogists
for Hayes and his miserable policy, (he has but
few endorsers; they are principally apologists,)
are working hard to show, by the Republican
national platform and his letter Of acceptance,
that he is but carrying out the letter snd spirit
of both. The following is the last clause in the
Civil Service plank of she platform:
Ils inyariablc sule fr apPainfaacnts should have
reference . honaey A1sity ss1 eapsbiity Of the ap
Wise Is<nons and visor Of adsinistration require
to Sc ed by psrsoas selected With sole reference
the eeiency of the publc service, and tie right Of
all citizens to share IN the honor Of rendering faith
full service to their country"


A patriot is friend of his country. Men unite
with political parties because they believe the
principles of the parties to be such are neces-
sary for the welfare of the country. The Pres
ident's order prohibiting ofice-holders from TAX
ing part in politics, is in direct opposition to the
declaration in the above clause, of @the right Of
all citizens to share in the honor of rendering
faithful service to their country"


In bis letter Of acceptance, Hayes said:


They meant that the officer should be secure in his
tenure as long as his personal character remained
tarnshed and the performance of his duties satisfc
tory.


The President confessed to Marshal Pitkin, of
Louisiana, that he knew of nothing derogatory
of his personal character, and that the perform
ance of his duties had been satisfactory. He
was native of the State, and Republican.
Yet Hayes turned him out, and appointed reb-
el in his place. There are hundreds of similar
cases, in which men have been turned out of
Office against whom no complaint has Leen made.
This is the way in which he is honestly carrying
out the Republican platform and his pledges.
How is that for lowf