smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

The more the affairs Of the defunct Glas-
they become, and the manner in which the
English and Scotch press attack the late
management should delight every one who
has lost money by the failure. AS these
journals have always claimed the reputation
of telling the truth, particularly about
Irregularities of American fnanciers, it
becomes matter of interest to discover
how they treat those of their own land.
We are glad to be able to testify
to their extreme indignation against
the Glasgow thieves. The London Times
says the official report of the Investigators
is zone Of the most disgraceful in the
history of banking" and that the great loss
could never have occurred had it not been
for deliberate and long continued fraud"
The Glasgow Herald says, "The law will
offer no protection for society at large if an
attempt is not made to ascertain the legal
responsibilities of the men who have proved
thus false to their trust and thus guided the
bank to its doom. The Neps, Of the same
city, talks of astounding frauds, "every
conceivable method Of deception" and


'knaves of the blackest dye" while the
Evening Times says that the statements Of
its London contemporary Of similar name
cannot be denied, and that the case is all
the worse because the ''scandalous crime
occurred in the professedly most religious
city in the most religious country in the
world"


The moral of the whole sad business is
that human nature is the same everywhere,
and that few men who, by election or
otherwise, find themselves in control of
large quantity of money belonging to other
people, and without close supervision by
some disinterested officials will not stop to
consider whether they are in Glasgow or
New York before they begin to speculate and
peculate. The losses by the Glasgow bank
exceed those of the combined defalcations
reported in the United States during the
the past two years, but the geographical
and religious environment of the bank has
neither helped nor hindered the directors
in their rascality. The results upon busi-
ness and society are indicated in our special
cable dispatches of to-day. Will Americans
take warming and watch their bankers as
carefully as they do any one else who ham
dies their money?
Year: 1878

Another BoDY OF MES have been setting
Holy Writ at naught. According to the Bible
no one attempts to rob strong man without
first binding him: but couple OF burglars with
designs against the property Of Barnuin's giant
conceived the unorthodox idea of waiting until
the strong away from home. 1t is
gratifying to read that these free thinkers lost
their pluuder and their liberty too.
Year: 1878

ANOTHER MrcH MARRIED MAN appeared in
court yesterday, and several deceived women
are indignant and ineonsolabe. Unmarried
ladies will probably continue to place their
hearts where they please, but would it not be
well for them, before forming life partnerships,
to make at least careful inquiries as men do
before taking business partners for short term
of
Year: 1878

The transactions IN United States securities dur
ing the week of decidedly less magnitude than
last week. both on the Exchange and over tho
counters of the great dealers. Prices have been
well sustained on the whole. particularly the late
descriptions. which seem to be the favortes among
buyers. and it is probable that next month will wit


ness free purchases by parties who take this
method of investing their money in such way a.
to avoid the payment Of taxes The subscriptions
to the new per cents have been renewed with
considerable vigor at Washing gton, as the following
Year: 1878

What shall we do if the hoppers
hatch out III great numbers over this
country again next year us some think
they will? This question is often asked
and l think may be answered so as to
c nvince tie doubling and deslonding
that there is good ground for en"our-
agement> 1t is to be hoped one lesson
will be learned All least after SO many
forcible examples almost compellingtlt-
ten;ion: That there is growing every
year and going to waste ! crop of grass
i" Mobiles county if properly saved and
converted into wool and mutton would
give il respectable fortune to every ill.,
habitent of the county. 1t is estimat-
I'll that every acre of land in Mobiles
county i'll its natural condition would
keep three sheep the year round. At il
moderate estimate even in these times
of low prices, there ought to he All av-
erage income Ut 81 il head. There are
about 46O,0 acres in the county.
Now, suppose one and one half sheep
are Kept on the acre, We have an in.
come of $3 per acre and an aggregation
Of 81 ,3SO, ,OOO coming into the pockets OF
the farmers of Mobiles county every
year. And this the proceeds of IL crop
growing and going to waste, and is
sure to grow in spite Of lloppers and in
defiance of all storm of wind and hail.


The money required to break and thor
oughIy subdue an acre Of this prairie,


will cut and save the crop OF grass
growing on the Same four years. and if
the amount our people have invested in
farm machinery raising wheat and
breaking and fighting grass and weeds
had been invested in sheep this county
might now be fully stocked with sheep
and the people out Of debt, with clear
annual income Of Il million and IL quar-
ter of money to be used as tlfey may
elect. j. AMES
Year: 1878

To ameliorate the dreadful effects of Yellow Fever. take Simmons Lver Regu- lator. Let it be given in large doses, that it may have an immediate { fleet upon the liver, and remove the accommodating bile. It so acts upon the liver, stomach and blood as to prevent the attack of this terrible dis ease.
Year: 1878

You deserve to suffer if you lead miser- able. unsatisfactory life in this beautiful world, it is entirely your own fault and reasonable prejudice and skepticism, which has killed thousands. Personal knowledge and common sense reasoning will soon show you that Greens August Flower will cure you of Liver Complaint or Dyspepsia, with all it's miserable effects, such as sick headache, palpitation of the heart, sour stomach, habitual costiveness, dizziness of the head, nervous prostration, low spirits. &c. It's sales now reach every town on the Western Continent and not druggist but will tell you of it's wonderful cures. You can buy sample bottle for 10 cents. Three doses will relieve you,
Year: 1878

The tramps have become very trouble
some about Crum Lynne, and the people
|of that vicinity are much exercised to


know what to do with them. They rems in
about The station at night, and in the day
time they roam the country committing all
sorts Of depredations A few days ago
they stole most of the clothes from the
line 10 the yard of Mr.. A. Ward, and from
another person they took numerous small
ARTICLES Chester Times.
Year: 1878

SILVER coin, saying the people were to b'
taxed an enormous sum, represented bN
i've per cent, at compound interest, OF
fifty millions, for thirty years, and tha
II the Secretary of the Treasury, WHIT
framed that measure, had ever sat dowr
and calculated, and then foolIshly
cast that enormous burden on the people
he should be hanged to the nearest lamp
post Tor malice to all mankind, and if he
had not done so he ought to be hanged
al all events for getting into an office be
could net fill. Mr.. Butler concluded aE
follows: We want the greenback fol
our currency and mean to have it, but
do not desire that greenbsck currency
should be made to serve the country as il
has done, villiied, insulted, deprecated
by act OF the Government itself, being re
fused not only 10 be received for all
debts due the Government, not
even paid for all the demands due from
the government. The American system
of finance" which will obtain IN the near
future, and hope at once, is what l
desire:


FlrsL-A dollar that shall have at all
times q certain fixed and stable value
below which it cannot 90.


Second-I demand that dollar shall
be issued by the government alone in
the exercise of its high prerogative and
Constitutional power, and that that
power no. be delegated TO any corpora
tion or individual any more than Charles
the II ought to have delegated his pre-.
rogative of stamping gold coin for the
benefit of his paramours as monopoly.


Third want that dollar stamped on
the same convenient and cheap material
of the least possible intrinsic value, so
that neither its wear nor its destruction
will he any loss to the government issu-
ing it.


FOURTH also desire the dollar to be
made OF such material that 1t may never
be exported or be desirable to carry out
of the cou try. Framing an American
system of finance, l do not propose to
adapt it TO the wants of any other nation,
especially the Chinese, who are one
quarter of the world.


Fifth desire that the dollar 80 issned
shall never be redeemed. see NO more
reason why the unit OF the measure ot
value shall be redeemed or redeemsble
than that the yard stick with which l
measure my cloth should be redeemed.


SiIth-For convenience only L pro-
pose that the dollar so issued shall be
quite equal or a little better than the
value of the average gold dollar of
the world, not TO be changed or changea-
BILE. II the gold dollar grows lower
in value or grows higher it is not to be
obliged to conform itself in value in any
regard to the dollar of any other nation
OF the world, keeping itself always stable
and fixed 60 that when sll property OF
the country adjusts itself to it as a
measure of value, it shall remain fixed
standard forever, but if it is ever changed
it shall change equally and alike for the
creditor and debtor, not as dollar
based upon supposed gold whose changes
always have given the creditor the
advantage.


Adjourned.
Year: 1878

exhibiting his stock of game chickens.
and extolling, in that peculiar style Of
language which appears to be indispen-
SADLY necessary TO convey a correct idea
on the subject, their many good and sur
passing qualities. A little further on
was two savage bull dogs engaged in the
very laudsble psstime of trying TO ex-
terminate each other.
Year: 1878

How 70 KEEP MEAT IN SUMMEn-Thc
meat should first be wiped clean and dry.
Some sprinkle it well in all parts with salt
Others use black pepper pl"ntifully (wash-
ing and wiping it well before using it, TO
remove the pepper or saltD, and then hang
it in the coolest place posssble-some in
the well, others in cellar. Perhaps the
best prccaution is to wrap it in a dry cloth,
and cover it with charcoal,dust. Some say
that wood ashes will answer about as well
as charcoal, but only know the virtues of
charcoal by experience. l have found that
charcoal will even remove slight degree of
tant. [ am told that mutton is improved
as well as preserved, for a short time, by
wrapping it in a cloth wet with vinegar, and
laying it on the bottom of dry cellar
All kinds Of meat, including fish and fowl
may be preserved in brine for II longer or
shorter time.
Year: 1878

THE NEGRO IN PoLIrIcs..Thc proper
disposition of the negro vote is becoming
the allimportant question in the discussion
Of political affairs i'll this State. OF course
it is conceded that all who have heretofore
voted with the Democracy have right to
join the Democratic party, and vote at our
primary elections, but what is to become of
the great army of Republican voters? 1t
is clearly the policy and Intention of the
white Democracy to educate and elevate,
as well as exercise the broadest charity to-.
wards. their dusky companions; but it is
feared the Democratic party will be
swamped by this hood.tidc of colored vo.
tcrs, who may prove as dangerous inside of
the party as they are now outside of it. II
every one is allowed to join the Democratic
party, and vote at its elections, then VIC
have not only broken down the race line in
politics, but the party line also.


In our opinion there is too great dis
position to mcddle with the negro vote,
which, if let a!onc, will hereafter prove not
only harmless, but tractable. 1t can never
be practically put on the same footing with
the white vote, but unfortunately there are
too many who, thinking they can manipu-
late it, wish to bring it into the Democratic
party. If this is done, it will not only de.
stroy the controlling influence of the white
man, and endanger his institutions and civ
ilization, but will put the up country of
South Carolina under the control of the
low-country, where this great negro vote
lies. Whilst we are in favor of the liberal
exercise Of the broadcst charity, we cannot
sec that our late opponents have done any
thing as yet to convince US that they are in
favor of good government, which is the first
requisite Of good Democrat We can
easily win upon the same line adopted in
the last campaign, by making the Demo
cracy an aggressive unit, and by letting
alone that portion of the negro vote that
we cannot influence or control.-Spartan.


THE TRIBUNE's New PRINTING. Press
is one of the most interesting objects to be
seen in New York City. In small! COM
pact space stands machine that draws q
wide strip of paper from continuous roll,
prints two copies at time on both sides,
gathers and f0iHs the sheets ready Enr ma .
Year: 1878

asparagus should not be exhausted by
too long continued cutting. The usual rule
is to stop as soon as carly peas are ready
Recent inquiries show that it is not gcner-
ally understood that the crop of meet ycor
depends upon the growth of the tops Mis
season, as we have been asked by several if
they should not be kept cut off. This would
completely dcStroy Hc bed. The growth Of
the foliage is Of the greatest Importance, as
it provides for the bads for next season. -
Allow the tops to grow Until the change of
color shows that they have done their work;
all weeds that appear should be pulled.


Knowing now, as We do with certainty.
the extremes Of form to which all matter is
liable, VIC may surely predict that the future
of our globe simply depends upon the
amount Of heat received by its surface. If
the heat diminishcs, all earth and air will
be silent stone, without the breath of life
upon it; if the heat increases, the whole
world will melt in thin air.-Dr. T.. Il.
Foote's Hcuh .Mnthy.
Year: 1878

and to admit that they believe they ore
right in the views which they enter
tain. freely admit ali this as 20 the
eniire Democratic party. This does
not change the character Of my posi-
ton, nor the force Of my deductions.
Year: 1878

Cleveland Herald.


And now there is q claimant 70 Wheel
ing. He is moderate man, however,
and generously offers to let the Wheel
ing people of if they will Just hand him
over q million dollars. HIS grandfather
was revolutionary soldier who had
patent gwen him OF large tract of land
on the Ohio river, on part OF which the
city Of w WheelIrg now stands. The in
portant family documents revealing this
fact nave lorg been IN the possession OF
the claimants sister, who only recently dis
covered their value. Oicourse they were
at once submitted TO the inspection OF the
best legal talent, and Of course the best
legal talent expressed the opinioD that
the clsimsHt could resd his thle clear TO
millions OF dollars worth of property.
The claimant, however, is getting on in
years. and does not want 70 be pestered
with lsw suits, 60 he offers 10 take 8 mill
ion and call it square. Next
Year: 1878

A special agent Of the Post Office
Department was recently sent to the
village Of Spring Garden, Ala, to in
vestigate the conduct Of the Postmas-
ter at that place. 1t is small town,
but under the recent law giving Post
masters commission on stamp sales, the
Postmaster there ran up his pay to
81 400 making Presidential office in
a village of 800 inhabitants. The
agent had the Postmaster arrested and
bound over for trial, but not until at
tempts had been made to frighten the
agent by firing pistols, and threats of
revenge. Finding that he would not
scare the Postmaster had the agent ar
rested for libel, and bound over to ap-
pear at the Circuit Court. Postnas-
ter. General Key is indignant at this
treatment Of the special agent by the
Postmaster and his friends. and has
ordered the Spring Garden (Ala.)
Post Office to be discontinued ana
mails for that place to be sent to the
neighboring Post Office at Ladiga.


In another instance, it is stated, the
Postmaster of Waterproof, La, was
run off by band Of armed und law
less men, and is now refugee in Miss
issippi. Postmaster General Key has
written an account of it to Governor
Nichols, sending copies Of all the pa
pers, and asking him how long this
sort of thing was to continue.
Year: 1878

by Republican votes, it is sn error IN
the working of the machinery en-
pIoyed to produce Solid South-an
error which, Democrats assure US, will
be corrected hereafter.


We offer no suggestion now as to the
remedy to be adopted The question
at present is whether the loyal and
liberty-loving North is willing to be
ruled itself by this same system Of
violence and fraud 1t is whether
the conditions upon which certain
States were restored to the Union
have not been UNANIMOUSLY dlsregarded.
The question is, ia word, whether
100000 Southern Democrats shall
have as much power in this lUnona as
10000 900 Northern and 100000
Southern Republicans, by means of
systematic defence Of the Constitution
and its guarantees of freedom. 1t is
high time that the question should be
seriously considered, and, unless we
very much mistake, the people of the
North will have something to say
about it in due time, when the facts
have been fully placed before them.-
Neao York Tribune.
Year: 1878

Determined that the Crown Jewel shall
maintain its enviahle position at the head
of Base Burners (and realizing that great
efforts would be made by our competitors to
equal the stove. at least in appearance) the
manufacturers have again remode led the ex-
'rrior of the stove FOR the Season Of 1878,
and offer it to he Trade as The
Year: 1878

lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSRI


WASHINGTON, March 2S.-Representative Will
liams, of Wisconsin, who did not accompany the
other Republican members of the delegation from
that State in their visit to tho President
tho other day, said, in connection this
afternoon "You are at liberty to say
that Senator Howe did converse with me
about his speech before its delivery. especially
about that portion of it relating to the Presidents
Southern policy, and that did and do indorse his
condemnation of that policy, because believe that
by it Republicanism was utterly given away and
that it is impossible for Republican principles to sur
vive in their integrity upon any such plan
Had such purpose been hinted at in
our country in the preceding campaign
we would have been beaten ont OF sight. 1
presume no one Of the Wisconsin delegation. knew
anything of the details of Senator Howe's speech ;
but heard nothing Of move on the part OF the
delegation to dissuade him from delivering it, Per-
sonally have 10 feeling against the Administra-
ton. for have been treated with uniform kind
ness in all my intercourse with 1t, both personally
and officially"
Year: 1878

will not be held, and Russia will endeavor TO come
Thus England condemns herself to isolation, makes
the triple alliance political necessity, and perhaps
renders inevitable that radical solution OF the
Eastern question which she wishes to PREVENT


A dispatch from st. Petersburg, received at Paris,
says that there is excited party there who oppose
any concession to Austria which might impair the
ciently humiliating for Russia already.
Year: 1878

There are four lnches or snow In the MIDI
land Counties and is still falling Tie weather
throughout the gdom is unseasOnaby cold and farm
ing operations are irnpeded. Considerable damage is
likely result in consequence OF the forward state ct
vegetation, after months Of very mild weather.
Year: 1878

race will ever rule 100000 Of the in
teligence and patriotism Of this country,
and this outcry of race prejudice is only
used for the purpose Of prosecuting and
crushing out that portion Of our people who
were made freemen and citizens among the
results of the war that was waged by the
South TO destroy the Republic. These
papers at the South which manifest
such fear that this will not con-
tinue to be o white mans Government
will be taught that 1t will be governed in
the future as IL has been In the past, by
white men, and Northern white men ut that,
until il Is made to afford full and ample pro
lection to the rights of all its people, white
or black. This bellicose TRADE against the
President has aroused the North 10 sense
Of duty, and the South in the future will be
regarded as In rebellion and treated in ac-
cordance with the latitude that spirit tax es
to itself and exercises under every availa
BILE opportunity. The South has drawn the
line rs distinctly as during the former re-
bellion, and 1t is not only wisdom, but duty,
to meet the issue rs presented with un.
shrinking boldness.
Year: 1878

We give place in another part of this pa
per to nn elaborate letter from JAMES Ar
KINs, Esq, collector of the port of Savannah,
Ga for the reason that we had inserted an
anonymous communication on the 18th
ult. referring to him, and to which this is a
reply. We do this as an act Of simple JUS
tice, but with an expression Of regret that
there is such 4 spirit of criminption and re-
elimination eXtant among Republicans in
that State. 1t is an unfortunate political
omen, and in some degree accounts for the
transition of that State from Republican to
Democratic rule. If the Republican ma
iOrity in Georgia had been lOnOt0 ii could
not have been held under Republican CON
troll amid the schsms, jealousics, chickering's
ordinations and rccriminatiOns that have
marked the internal history of the Repub'
lican party during the last five or six years
No party can hope for success so long as il
expends its best ammunition and energies
upOn its own members instead Of upon thu
common foe. The Republicans of Georgia
have quarreled among themselves, and the
Democrats have captured the State. W.
take no stock in such politics. they are no
suited to our taste and political education
and are improbable to the success of Re
publican principles. We must be excuset
from any further participation in this con
troversy TIE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN hal
another mission. Its great aim is to build
up and not pull down the Republican
cause, and will reserve its ammunition fol
the Democrats, instead of expending it il
internal squabblcs over personal disappoint
ments and gricls. The Republicans o


Georgia should have a love.ieast and agree
to disagree while there isa Democratic part,
to be fought and overcome. They had bet
ter prepare for rcjoicings over victory tha


70 be perpetuaIly qunrreling in defeat.
Year: 1878

THE recommendations of the President
and Attorney General for additional appro-
priations of public funds for the support of
United States courts in the Southern States
should be formulated into n bill without
delay. And then the Democrats in the
House should be put to the test Of their
professions of regard for the integrity OF
American citizenship by being called upon
to vote for or against such bill. The coun-
try is wideawake TO the fact that this
money is imperatively needed to defray the
Legitimate expenses of the courts of justice
A vote against such measure will there
fore be accepted as condemnation of the
party by whom it is cast. Let us have the
record made up OH this important question
while public attention is still freshly at.
tracted to il.
Year: 1878

THE following little "stcal5 were fur
nishcd THE NATIONAL REPrBLICAN by
prominent gentleman, who, like the razor
strap man, has several moro of the same
kind still in store, which will be furnished
from time to time for the instruction of
those editorial iguoramuscs who imagine
that the Democratic party has record of
honesty:
Year: 1878

THE New York World pettiiogs that part
Of the Presidents message which relates to
the late Southern elections with lamentable
prejudice and weakness. Its criticism is
more insipid than water. It hasn't the
nerve to raise even a rebel yell over it.
Year: 1878

ACCORDING to the best of General Cor
DoS's knowledge and belief the $SO,OG1
ciphers that passed between him and
SMITH WEED related to the expense of max
ing up case before the Supreme Court, in
order to test the legality of the election in
South Carolina in 1sfG Happy after
thouuht