smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

a strictly serviceable footing. we
might expect to see the Indian
question handled with the skill
and success which characterized
the administration of James Blu.
chanan, when the Indians were
twice as numerous as they are
now, and the army only forty per
cent. of the present standard. a
Year: 1879

THE Rev. Isaac S. Kalloch, the
Workingmen's Mayor of San
Francisco, announces it to be his
purpose to make the best Mayor
that city ever had. This is an ex-
tensive programme, but perhaps
the Reverend gentleman may car
ry it out. Stranger things have
happened, and the fact that the
Mayoralty election comes off next
Fall may have some influence on
Mr.. Kalloeh. Those who think
that there is something incongru-
Gus in minister Of the gospel fill
ing political situation will abate
much Of their adverse opinion
should this gifted but eccentric
Baptist preacher prove as good as
his word.
Year: 1879

ing the outbreak of the Uintahs was manu-
factured for the purpose Of delaying their
work and providing against the advance OF
the troops till the snow is so deep as to i'm
pede their movements. ~


When the message of the hostiles was first
announced Gen. Adams proposed the ad-
journment of the Commission, but Ouray
and Gen. Hatch were in favor of giving the
rebels one more chance, and this was final
ly agreed to. Ouray Immediately sent out
runners with the message to the hostiles
that unless they came in Immediately a
military force would be put into the field
against them. The runners will be back in
five days with the final answer.
Year: 1879

National Associated Press to the Star


WASHINGTON. D. G., Nov. 29.-Secretary
Sherman is very much annoyed at the pre-
mature publicat on of his report, which
was stolen from the Department and sold
to certain Representatives. the press. The
Secretary has directed o most rigid investi-
gation to be made, under the supervision
of the Chief of the Secret Service Division
of the Department. The latter has set his
entire force in this cAy at work, and feels
confident that he will be able to secure the
thief before night.
Year: 1879




Special to the Star.


SEYMOUR, IND, Nov. 29.-One of the most
singular natural freaks, in the shape of an
aerial cyclone, ever known in this part Of
the country, passed over here YESTERDAY.
About noon dark and angry looking
cloud rose in the West, and soon it was
necessary to light lamps. As it came up 1t
rolled over and over, making one revolu-
tion after another in quick succession.


As it came near it raised and fell, some
times coming below the tree-tops. Every
limb it came in contact with we're shaven
off as smooth as if cut off with an Ak.
When above the trees the sound Of the
wind rescn,bled that Of mighty cataract.
Its path was not over two hundred yards
wide. Passers passing along the highways
were terribly alarmed. "-
Year: 1879

Peter H. Clark is announced to deliver
the opening address on tomorrow after
noon at Workman's Hall. Subject: "The
recent decision of the Supreme Court of the
United States in the matter of the Union
Pacific Railroad" The meeting will be
called to order at 3:15.
Year: 1879

A deckhand on the steamer Potomac
named Chas Wasener was engaged in un-
loading sulphuric acid from that boat this
afternoon when he accidentally let fall
from his shoulder a carboy of that powerful
liquid. Tie vessel was broken and the acid
few all over the unfortunate man. He
was terribly burned about the hands, face
and shoulders. Officer Brazil had him
taken to the Cincinnati Hospital.
Year: 1879

The premature publication Of the report
of the Secretary of the Treasury is con-
sidered good joke on the Secretary ON ac-
count of his having taken extra precau-
tions to secure its being kept safe.


THE CABINET CONFERENCE. eN


The members of the Cabinet are visiting
the President to confer as to the list of
nominations from their respective depart
ments to be sent to The Senate on Monday.
Year: 1879

people of the country. It is utterly unjus-
tifiable on grounds of oorstitutionality or
public policy. 1t is an assumption on the
part of Mr.. Hayes that he is not only the
executive but the law. making power of the
government, and that Congress is assembled
but to do his bidding. It is an assertion
of the one-man power in its most offensive
form.


In passing the bill in the shape in which
it was vetoed, Congress exercised q lawful
prsrogative- that of providing for the sus-
tenance of such officials as it deemed essen
tial and of refusing to provide for those that
it deemed unnecessary. Mr.. Hayes, however,
takes the position that Congress must provide
for whatever officers he may wish to be cared
for, whether they are necessary to the proper
execution of the laws or not. He has there
fore committed himself to the policy of e1-
pending the money of the people uselessly,
and he and his party must bear the blame.


The future course of Congress is outlined
by the proceedings detailed elsewhere. There
will be no backdown, but Congress will ad-
journ without passing the bill, leaving the
marshals to look to providence and Mr..
Hayes for their pay. The dependence will
be but slight, but if they dislike it they
must make the best of it.
Year: 1879

IT was wholly unnecessary for the dis
patches to deny the existence of an agree


ment between Mr.. Hayes and certain mem
bers of the Southern delegation in Congress,
to the effect that if he would approve the
Mississippi river Improvement bill they would
sustain him in setting at defiance the will of
the majority as to the enactment of the po-
litical legislation. No one of sense believed
any s1ch report, and the denials, positive
and circumstantial, of the parties supposed
to be concerned, only adds emphasis to the
public conviction.
Year: 1879

WHAT A FORTUNE MAY TURN ON.-A for
tune OF Sl2,OO0,000 may turn upon bit of
yellow parchment found in a rubbish heap.
A Nova Scotia journal says that the agent
employed by the heirs Of the Hyde estate
to go to England has written encouraging
reports. He has met the directors of the
Bank of England, where the money is de-
posted. Hyde was formerly in Annapolis,
having been sent out by the Imperial Gov.
ernment. He had one daughter born in
Nova Scotia. The money in question was
left to her after he died. An intimation
was sent to this country many years ago
asking for the heirs. The family Of the
llydes in the United States took the mat
ter up and decided that the real heirs were
in Nova Scotia. The missing link up to a
| recent period was proof that the original
| Hyde was the one who held the imperial
commission and went to Annapolis. There
was no commission of his to be found 4
few years ago an old trunk was sold at auc.
ton and bought by woman for % cents.
She subsequently broke it up for kindling
wood, and III the lining found parchment
document, which she deemed so pretty
with the seals attached that she put it away
as worthy Of preservation. Subsequently
she happened to mention the incident to
friend. 1t proved to be the missing docu
ment.
Year: 1879

AN IMPROVED BLASTING AGENT.-Trials
made of the improved blasting agent
woody fibre prepared with nitro glycerine
in various mines in upper Silesa are
stated to have proved, on the whole, not
unfavorable, though the action was not in
all cases regular. The substance has not,
as claimed by the inventor, five times the
force of an equal weight of ordinary black
blasting powder, and even four times was
doubtful, three-fold force, however, being
plainly exhibited. The advantages claimed
for the new agent are less danger, as it does
not explode on contact with open fire, and
is by no means easily exploded by friction
or conclusion, and the fact that, to effect
its explosion in a blast hole, the strand
match may be used. The powder is very
light, and in the loose state burns very
slowly,
Year: 1879

The COLD WAvEs-According to the
latest view, the cold attending these great
waves which roll over the country does not
come from distance, but from overhead.
Only few thousand feet above the sur
face of the earth at this season, the tempera.
ture Of the atmospher is constantly far be-
low zero. 1t only needs disturbance of
the equilibrium, electric or otherwise, which
shall bring down the cold air from above,
and we have at once a sudden fall of tenn.
perature. We have familiar experience
of this kind in the cooling of the air after
an extensive thunder storm. The thunder
clouds are often pillars Of vapor several
miles high, in the centre of which the
heated air rises, and all around which the
cold air from above pours down.


1t is an interesting thought that only a
distance of two or three miles in winter
separates us from perpetual arctic tenn.
perature. We owe our comfort to the deli
cate balance Of the air, of which barome
trio pressure, antagonizing the expansion
Of the air on the surface by the SUMS heat
is one factor, and which is overthrown by
a storm. ni.wave.-PrOvidence journal.
Year: 1879

The Chinese question is evidently assum-
ing shape at Washington. The Committee
on Education and Labor have reported
back the bill to restrict Chinese immigra-
ton. Amongst other things the bill pro-
vldes that all shipmasters from the Celes


tlal Empire shall be prohibited from carry
ing more than fifteen Chineses at one time.
As steamer can not make more than four
trips year, this provlso would limit the
importation to just sixty per annum. How
long 1T will take, at this rate to supply the
Pacific slope with its fair quota of laundry.
men, masculine servants and general utility
men; or deplete the realms of COnfucius
and of Joss-hOuses, the committee does not
seem yet ready to elucidate. Joking apart,
the Chinese ito not seem to be much of a
success in California. There are many rea.
sons for this. In the first place, they are
not particularly famous for that QUALITY
which, in all civilized communities, ranks
next to godlincss; they can live on what
would starve any full-blOOded Caucasian
and consequently, can undersell him in
the labor market; they lack moral stamina
they do not become identified with the
country as citizens, but leave as soon a.
| they have earned what to them is sufficient


to live affluently in their iatherland. Ex
tracing all they can, and spending as little
as possible, their presence in the country fo


a number of years does not add much t
the wealth of the country. Taken in it,


moral aspects, Chinese immigration on
large scale, would inevitably lower tn,
standard when brought in contact will
superior types of humanity, in inferio


numbers. 1t is much easier to descend tn


scale of morality, than to ascend. Th


present measure of restricting immigration
may not be the right remedy, but the ex
periences of the past fey years demon
strate the necessity of some modification c
the Buringame treaty.-Media Record.
Year: 1879

Sixteen prominent business men of Bay
City, Mich, have published a card an
nouncing their intention to observe Sunday
as day of rest and cessation of their secu-
lar labors. The occasion for this singular
action was an increasing and open defiance
in that town of all customs, sacred and
worldly, as regards the Sabbath Day.
Year: 1879

IRISH VITA gentleman who had the
misfortune to lose his nose was followed by
4 beggar, in Ireland, vino kept exclaiming,
Heaven preserve your honor's eyesight y
The gentleman WAS at last irritated by his
importantly, and said why do you wish
my eyesight to be preserved? Nothing ails
my eyesight, nor is likely to-" mo, your
HONOR" said the beggar, but it will be a
sad thing if it does, for you will have
nothing to rest your spectacles upon"
Year: 1879

During last weeks cold snap Salem
lad, says the Sunbeam, had the curiosity to
stick his tongue TO q piece Of cold iron; his
cries brought help, and warm water was ap-
piled, but It took half an hour to release the
unruly member from its painful captivity.
The lads curiosity was satisfied, and he'll
not be apt to make another trial very soon
Year: 1879

Tecumseh Sherman intends at an early
day to make trip Through Georgia"
lie will also visit other Southern States.
The object of his trip is to examine certain
abandoned military posts, and ascertain
what measures should be taken to reclaim
and preserve the same.
Year: 1879

A scotch parson said recently, somewhat
sarcastically, of topper, that he put an
enemy into his mouth to steal away his
brains, but that the enemy, after thorough
and protracted search, returned without
anything.
Year: 1879

A correspondent of the New York Sun
thinks Grant would make a good Ameer in
place of Shere Ali, because he would never
run away from Cabul-as long as there was
any whiskey in the place.
Year: 1879

WHAT DID He MEAN John Newton
once said to lady with ideas of pure
church, "Well, Madam, if there were u
perfect church on earth, it would cease to
be so the moment You and entered it."
Year: 1879

Florence Nightingale has written letter
on the prevailing distress in England, in
which she says: MAY | send you poor
little sum (E25). wishing it were twenty
times as much, and hoping to be allowed to
repeat it, for your relief fund? Might
ask that it should be applied to providing
work for the poor mothers-work which
know has been so well organized; and if
might breathe hope, as earnest as that
which trusts that Sheffield will tide over
these sad times, it would be that her men
may learn from these lesson of prudence
and manly self-control, and when good
times come again, as pray God they may
might use their higher wages so as to be
come capital instead of waste.
Year: 1879

The boys around the State Building at Dover have
a very amusing and easy way Of earning fcw pen
nieS. They ask who ever happens to pass to lay
penny on the pavement and the boy who is lucky
enough to strike the penny with his top is entitled to
the money. The sport is watched with apparently
much interest Ly of the Legislators. 1t is not
unusual now to hear Mister lay down penny"
Year: 1879

BosToN, Sept. 18.-The fire last
night, Of incendiary origin, broke
out in a tenement house in South
Boston, occupied principally by
Germans, nearly all of whom were
asleep at the time. The fire broke
out in the rear portion of the lower
story, and made such rapid head
way that before those in the upper
stories could descend all avenues of
escape were cut off. The scene was
one of the greatest distress, as the
imprisoned victims appeared on the
roof and at the windows in a vain
attempt to seek safety. Several
burned to death, and others were
badly injured, and it is not yet
known what is the full extent of
the disaster. Mary Huldworth was
burned to death. Her husband is
also badly burned and has been re-
moved to the hospital. Friedmond
Mayruth jumped from the roof Of
the burning building and was killed.
His wife, Amelia, aged %, jumped
from the third story window, with
her son. She had a leg and an arm
broken and was otherwise injured
and the boy was badly hurt in the
spine. The body of man who is
not yet recognized, but who is sup
posed to be Christian Fifer, was
found in the ruins. A young woman
and two children, known to have
been in the house at the time, are
missing and are probably burned.


The list of dead taken from the
tenement house in Gold street,
which was burned last night, COM
prises five persons, which may be
increased to seven or eight.
Year: 1879

Department show that some of the most gallant
officers of the army were punished for
this offence during their cadetship ut
West Point it is thought by the officers OF the
War Department that the ends OF discipline would
thus be amply served. The recent publication IN
the HERALD of the official order relating to Cadet
Schohelds punishment in connection with
hazing is supplemented with the information
that General Speridan turned back
for making free with his fists upon the
face OF an under cadet. The Secretary of War adds
that the country would have had reason to regret
the dismissal of either Schoheld or Sheridan. and
the probability is that the six cadets recently
dismissed will have opportunity OF associating
with the plebes whom they sought to initiate into
the mysteries of army life
Year: 1879

A woman will go on q shopping
tour inquest OLA score of di>similar
articles. The ribbon must be ten
fingers and u half long and half u
finger wide; the carpet must be like
Mrs, ST ri ;gins, only that she wants
hers brown where Mrs. IS is green;
the first knot in the string she
carries in her pocket is the width of
the window curtain; the second knot,
the length of Susie's skirt; the third
knot, Of the picture cord, and the
whole string the distance around The
center table. Besides these she has
buttons to buy, cotton to select, silk
TO match, and heaven knows what
not; she will come home ut night
without having madea single blum
der, with u full sachel and an empty
pocket book, and express packages
will be arriving fora week to come.
But the strangest part Of this strange,
cventful story is, that she can also
tell you oft.hand the custom of every
lady she saw during her tour, either
on the street or in any of the numer-
Gus sLops visited. Can a man do
this?
Year: 1879

To the Editor Of the Press:


Several articles have recently appeared in
the Lewiston Journal and have been more or
less fully copied by other papers in the State,
bearing down rather heavily on the action of
the town of Wiscasset in asking compromise
with its creditors; fifty per cent. reduction of
its bonded debt and lower rate Of interest on
its new bonds. The articles referred to are
particularly severe on the proposition, and,
assuming Wiscassets ample ability to pay its
debt, the writer quotes largely from legal de-
cisions and intimates that the bankrupt town
must pay in full or payment will be enforced
by the sheriff, or the U. S. Marshals, backed
up, if necessary by the United States army


All that sounds well, and perhaps serves it
apparent purpose-to encourage the bond
holders to refuse compromise, but it does not
change the hard facts of the situation, nor
help to pay single dollar of the debt.


The main question is not ought Wiscasset to
pay; but can she? 1t is not question of hon
or, but of ability. Wiscasset numbers among
her citizens no phlanthropic millionaires who
are ready to patriotically pay the towns debt
from their individual fortunes. No millionaires
live -phianthropic or otherwise. If the
debt is paid it must be paid by direct, heavy
and long continued taxation. And that taxa
ton must bear hardest ON the middle and poor
er classes. But it is not even question of in
dividual hardship. The question is can the
debt be paid at all, as it now stands. Let us
then examine some of the arguments advanced
by the Journal writer and others, who hold
that it can, in the light of common sense as
well as common law.


1t is said-and here is the strength of the ar
gument-that the assets of the town are about
Year: 1879

Gen. Grant, says the Toxic Times, has by
his reputation acquired the special regard of
the able Viceroy, who is reported to have
expressed the determination of placing his
steam launch at the disposal of the republican
guest to convey him from Tientsin to Tung
Chow, compliment never paid to any one
before. 1t is added that Ii has not on any
previous occasion taken the liberty, even ON
his own account, to bring the proclamation of
steam engine within twelve miles of Peking,
course which he now proposes to adopt in
honor of the ex-President of the United
States.
Year: 1879

THE Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Times writes: "There has
been something accomplished this week in
Congress, and the question of adjournment
is somewhat more settled than it has been
since the assembling of the extra session of
Congress twelve weeks ago, although the
time is yet in great doubt. The point gained
is that the Democrats have at last made up
their minds that it will be useless and even
damaging to them as a party to trifie with
the appropriation bills any longer, and the
majority have come round to the position
held by Bayard, Alexander Stephens and
others from the first. The party has done
all it could do to secure the repeal of laws
obnoxious to them, and having failed, they
have at least placed themselves ON the record,
either wisely or unwisely, and now they do
the most sensible thing by getting out of the
mess as best they may. 1t would have been
better, as it seems to me, had they come to
this resolution weeks ago, and thus saved
themselves from the charge of party disor-
ganzation-a legitimate charge considering
the quarrelling and pickering they have in
dulged in in their almost countless caucuses.
Although the bills by which it is expected by
many that Congress will be able to soon get
away are not yet, at the hour of writing,
wholly formulated, enough of them is known
to judge of their character. What the Dem
ocrats are now trying to do is to cover up
With phrases their retreat from the position


srst taken, that they never, never would
desert the stalwart Micawber-in other
words, that they would stay in Washington
forever and never vote dollar for any pur-
pose whatever while the exasperating laws
relating to the army at the polls, the Super
visors, Marshals and test oaths for jurors
were still in operation. Now the trouble is
to arrange certain phrases that will not
mean anything, but which will sound loud


to take the places of the political sections of
the two appropriation bills. Care will be
taken not to make the phrases and sophis-
try so strong as to incur more vetoes from
the President, but to make them so plain
that the people, on an average, will be salts
| fed with them"
Year: 1879

We do not read anonymous letters and commune
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all indispensable, not necessarily for pubca
ton but guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1879

THE San Francisco Chronicle has taken
the trouble to hunt up the record of Mr..
Dennis Kearney's life and finds that as first
mate of the clipper ship Shooting Star he
was brutal and cowardly officer; as a
drayman he denounced the men who were
anxious for an increase of wages; as an early
reformer he spoke in favor of the Chinese
and was one of the most unrelenting oppo-
nents of the first anti-coolie club
Year: 1879

The Democratic State Committee "earn-
estly invite the 10000 Democratic voters in
Maine" to send delegates to a convention to
be held in Bangor on the first day of next
month. Most of these voters are in the
Greenback camp, and something more than
can urgent invitation is needed to call
them back. Proclamations are not taking
well with them this year. Last year the
Democratic leaders in many counties of the
State advised their followers to vote the Ma
tional ticket. They couldn't do it them
selves, they said, for they had characters to
sustain, but the rank and file might and had
best do it. And the rank and file did. The
leaders reasoned that Congressman or two
might be gained then, and that the wander
ers could be called back by whistle when
the standard should ne raised this year.


The whistle has been sounded. We have
yet to see how many will pay it heed. The
indications are that many of the Democrats
who went into the third-party movement last
year will extend'their vacation. Yet the Dem
ocratic State Committee offers very liberal





rejects the old Jacksonian and Bentonion doc
trines, and declares for Government paper
money In sodoing however, it achieves moth
ing The surrender is not complete enough
to bring back the men who left last Fall and
goes far arenought to ALLEVIATE many who votedfor
Governor Garcelon. The Greenbackers will
not content themselves with the substitu-
ton of Government notes for bank notes
in the currency. They demand that the coin
basis shall be abandoned altogether. And on
the other hand those Democrats who believe
in sound currency system, free from politics,
and contrived in accordance with the teach
ings of political economy drawn from tn
general experience of mankind, find them
selves excluded from the Bangor convention
by the terms of the call. Those left to take
part are the spoilsmen, who seek to keep up
the party organization in order to secure the
Federal Offices should a Democratic Presi-
dent be elected in 1880.