smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

owed. 1t could not without absolute
qualification. Its trainers and the
people who adopted it saw no virtue
in an ed IcatiOu for their posterity, OF
the means of getting whlch Iney
would ever be ashamed. They iooked
upOn the debt as of too high Il dlShlty
thus to he treated. because 1t was ali
obligation then in being ana rec"g-
nized as having both legal anu moral
force, and in that very Instrument,
which the bill calls the fundRG1eutal
law snd of such binding power they
acknowledge or provide TOR me pay
Ineut of the then and now existing
debt in six separate clauses. Ihat the
whole of All instrument must be taken
together to arrive at the intention. ls
q canon of construction We learn IN
the hurn-b1uks. To save the makers
and endOrsers. think they ought to
have the benefit OF that canon. But
the friends of the bill say that the
amount of tax is specified, within GER
tain limits, which shall be laid for
the support of free schools, and which
is building on the Legislature. SO
much the worse for their argument
For the Constitution does not limit
the amount which shall be laid for
the payment of the debt. and which
il at least none the less obligatory.


| cannot. therefore, see how h g
preamble saves The bill, either upon
the grounds OF necessity for the pre-
sprvati IN of the Stats sovereignty
and existence, or the obligation o. the
organic law. 1t is fiat denial of the
latter in it's refusal to carry out its
provisions for the payment of the
debt.


Nor can see how the fifth clause
brings any relief. In my view. L am
not aware of any power in the Legs
lature to take away, or fOrce the
creditors to compromise their legal
rights :" and if 1t had, would 1t be
any solace. after having used it 70
say it was not meant? Nor is it any
more soIace. after having in this very
act taken away those rights, to tell
them it is only done with purpose
to secure an adjustment of the debt. a"
Is there any better tine than now 20
carry out that purpose?


This bill does not help to that end.
| am sorry to say. l see no peace
in it. 1t is a proclamation of war
against those to whom weare IN debt.
1t is an array OF the will of the Leg
islature against the rights OF the
creditors. Under the Constitution
of the State we have sworn to support
there is tribunal to decide that ls>
sue. Beyond the State there is
another Constitution TO obey, which,
is the supreme law, our Oaths, equal
Iy bind US. Under its provisions
there is tribunal to which there is
appeal. These have both spoken
Why seek them again, even though
sure Of eifectiing reversal when We
car try to "secure an adjustment"
which will bring peace, without loss
Of time or credit!


Is it beneath the dignity of TIE
State to look upon it as plain buSi>
ucss matter? The creation of the
debt was so Why not its payment or
adjustment? 1t is not by seemingly
indirect or doubtful ways that things
that are good and great are done. l
am very sure you do not mean suC h
ways, though the world might thiuk
you did, and that by some subtle
alchemy you intended to dissolve
that golden chain which however or
wherever we may 90 must always
beund aud bind both States and men.


+. w. NJ. HOLIDAY.
Year: 1878

A MIsTAKE.-That editors are
always delighted to get anything to
"i!l up" their paper


That they have plenty of time to
correct bad manuscript.


That they should puff every
body tor nothing.


That they should know every
thing whether informed or not.


That they have lots of money.


That they should shave news,
whether informed or not


That they should print every
man who attends dog fight Of
horce race.
Year: 1878

Two brothers, John and Patrick Reil-
Icy, residing at Chippewa, Ont, visited
this place Monday, crossing the river in
ordinary row boats, one brother arriving
some time later in the day than the 9th
or. After the business which they came
over to transact had been dispatched, the
two men started to return, about 6 80
o'clock in the evening. One Of the boats
having been taken back to the Chippewa,
the two brothers started to cross the
stream together in the remaining craft.
1t is known that both the tated men par
took more or less literally OF Intoxicating
drink while in the village, and in this
fact lies the only explanation of their
suicidal folly in choosing the route they
did when they left Port Day for their
Canadian home. For instead OF rowing
up the river the usual distance before at
tcmpting to cross, the men pulled directly
tor Chippewa village. Two or three par
ties who were at Port Day when the two
men started out noted the dangerous
route which they had taken, but as both
the Reilley brothers were known to be
we'll acquainted with tire river, they
naturally supposed that when they
found they could not cross so low down
the stream they would pull up and cross
in one of the usual tracks.


In apparently utter ignorance of the
rapidity which the treacherous curreu
bore the boat down the stream, the two
brothers pulled steadily on their way.
as the boat swept lower and lower, the
attention of others on the bank of the
river became attracted to the impending
catastrophe. When the boat as seen
from this shore, had apparently gotten
we'll over into the strong Canadian cur
rent; it had drifted far down tho river,
and at last. when too )ate, the brothers
appeared to realize their position. The
boat was headed up the stream, and the
men bent to their oars with desperate
energy. Finding that they were power
less to stem the current, and having drift
ed into close proximity to the first of the
terrible reefs at the head of the Canadian
rapids, the two men were seen to dciiber-
ately turn their boat round and with
steady strokes pull their craft safely over
to the reefs. The watchers on this side Of
the river then lost sight of both men and
boat, but others on Streets Island and in
the Loretto Convent, on the Canada shore
say that the boat safely jumped the third
reef, when boat and men disappeared in
the boiling rapids, and we're never seen
again.


The supposition is that when the men
determined to attempt shooting the reefs
they had faint hope that they might
reach shore by taking advantage of the
comparatively quiet water below the reefs
"a desperate struggle for life, which
proved to be futile. Pieces Of the boat
were found the next day in the river below
the falls, but as yet nothing has been seen
of the bodies of the unfortunate men.


Patrick Reilly was unmarried. John
leaves wife, but no children. A mother
and two sisters mourn double loss.-
Niagara Falls Gazette
Year: 1878

The Gagged lion or tiger is seen at a
great disadvantage; he is prisoner, and
cannot be expected to show off, At the
London Geological Gardens playground
has been attached to the cages of the IT,
gers, sufficiently large Tor them to sport
in and exhibit some of their jungle hab-
its. Mr.. Buckland thus describes in Land
and Water what he saw while looking at
the tigers in their playground:


It was indeed beautiful sight to see
these lovely, gigantic cats, the four tigers
gradually emerge one by one into their
new, large, open playground. When they
arrived at the opening 1t was beautiful
to watch them crouch down, making
themselves appear Us small as possible.


Finding nothing hurt or alarmed them,
they curiously examined the trunks Of
the trees and rock work placed there for
their especial benefit They trusted to their
sense of smell rather than to their sense
OF s; ght.


One Of the greatest ornaments the
tigers head possesses besides the regula-
tion ' mark over the eyes, which is ob-
servable in ali thoroug bred tigers, the
loveliness of their couhtenances is much
enchanced by the long graceful whiskers,
situated for the most part on each side of
the upper lip.


To the lower end of each whisker is
adjoined is very large bulb of nerve
matter, and from this bulb of ncrve-mat.
ter goes directly to the brain a nerve
This nerve is in fact telegraph-wire
ho r1,hso o1, kh1 -,
news is received.


When the tiger is crouching for o,
gradually creeping up to its prey in the
jungle, these whiskers act like so man y
sentries, which warn it to keep the right
or left, that the coast is clear or obstruct,
cd, SO that when the animals's eyes arc
fully occupied watching its prey, they
act as watchful sentries to guide it.
When the four tigers were loose in theil
play ground, and the door closed behind
them, they at once began to play, and
very beautiful were their movements 81
they ran after each other, tumbled and
gambolled like young kittens before ,
fire, their coats looking like satin in the
| warm sun.


All Of sudden a new and to to them
most interesting object made its ap
pearance. This was young and very
white zebu calf of few days old, which
came out OF its shed, that was situated il
full sight of the cage only few yard.
off.


The moment he saw it one Of the tigerl
crouched to the ground, and remained
stationary an: statue-like, watching the
innocent-looking baby zebu. He was al
fixed and statuc-like, perfectly motionless
except the very tip of his tail, about two
inches Of which kept jerking from side tc
side, signifyinggr great anxiety, expectation
and rediness for immediate action.
Presently the other three perceived
Year: 1878

that their conRade had seen some$hinr,
They also instantly assumed various sf.
titudes, indicating their intense desire to
kill this young zebu calf and eat him.


This group of four magnificent tiger.
oil intent upon one and the same object
was grand in the extreme. 1t was Also
very interesting to observe that the moth
er of the young zebu seemed to know in
stinctively that her calf was in danger.
a. she seemed to warn it in her own
peculiar way.
Year: 1878

Before beginning the second
psalm for the day, a GLASGOW clergy
man reached down into his pocket
and took pinch of snuff. Even
vet he cannot understand what
there was In the first verse of the
psalm to make the congregation
laugh when he read, "My soul
clesveth to the dust"
Year: 1878

DON'T GO WHERE YOUR LOVE LIES DREAM
ING but 90 to any cigar store restaurant and ask
for WIIITLoCK MODEL CIGARS, and dream the
happy hours away by yourself 1t will pay better In
the long
Year: 1878

Dr.. Leibreich suggests the following
rules to painters in oil who desire IN, tnat
their works may not deteriorate; l, Inc
oil should in all cases be reduced to
minimnm and under no form should
more of It be introduced into picture
than is absolutely necessary. 2. All
transparent colOrs which dry slowly
should not be ground with oil at all, but
with a resinous vehicle. 8. No eolors
should be put on any part of q picture
which is not yet perfectly dry t. White
and other quick drying OPAQUE colors
may be put on thickly, put transparency
and slow drying colors should always he
put on In thin layers.
Year: 1878

Evidence accumulates to sustain the belief
that the Democrats contemplated violence as
well as bribery, in order to prevent the full
electoral vote of South Carolina being cast for
Hayes. The latest evidence is that of Judge
Samuel Shellabarger,'of Ohio, who makes the
following statement:


Secretary Of War and Attorney General TO act
as counsel in the mandamus case brought before
the vote was cast Wade Hampton's militia
to the number of 5000, were there to inaugur-
ate him. soon found out their plan, which
was subsequently made public, and is confirmed
by the cipher dispatches 1t was to arrest the
Republican Electors for contempt of the Su-
preme Court in not obeying its order in the
mandamus suit, and to imprison them In differ
ent Jails, so that it would be impossible for
tnem to meet at 10 or 1890 O'Clock. Believing
tnat tnls was their plan, we arranged to have Q
preliminary meeting of electors very early that
morning, and to have them vote before the Su-
preme Court could touch them, as that court
could not meet before TO- We found in the
morning that the Democrats had one of the
electors. colored man. The electors met. /
was present. from the fact that was connected
with the defense in the mandamus suit, The
electors were waiting for th-ir absent member.
The report was brought that he was in a bank
with the Democrats, and there was great alarm
among the Republicans. TLey felt confident
there was corrupt sale being ATTEMPTED.
They did not get their meeting before the court
met as was arranged. Such arrangement
seems to have been made that, If there had
been plan to arrest them that morning before
they voted, it must have been abandoned. be.
cause the Supreme Court took no such action
While was sitting there waiting the absent
Elector came bounding In, and the fifst thing
he said was "Hurrah for HaJes!' and then he
sat down and told the story that the Democrats
had been after him The substance of his
story, which heard him tell In the presence of
the other Electors. before the vote was cast
was that they had offered him so much cash
and another large sum after the vote was cast,
but. as represented, hs had declined all such
corrupt proposals. What the sum was 10 not
remember. then left the room, and the vote
was after ward cast
Year: 1878

THE Nation has been an admirer of Tilden,
but the cipher dispatches are too much even
for its trusting confidence. 'The Florida
revelations" it says, ''fix on Mr.. Tilden in a
way in which the Oregon story cannot be
said to have done the responsibility of con-
niving, at least, at an effort to purchase the
Presidency. Of course his name does not ap-
pear in the Florida any more than in the Ore
gon transaction, but the negotiations were
carried on, in one case as in the other, from
his house in New York, and by his nephew
and confidential agent, and, however likely it
may be that the nephew took upon himself
the sole care of piece of corruption involv-
ing only $4,000 in money, only the extraordi-
narily credulous will be got to believe that a
case involving 100000 in money, or even
$4,000 in ''United States Documents" was
not brought to his notice, and did not get the
benefit of his personal superintendent"
Year: 1878

THE World does not put much faith in the
statement of the st. Louis Globe Demo crat
that Mr.. Tilden is about to marry belle of
St. Louis in three months, and gives these
reasons for its disbelief: SIN the first place If
Governor Tilden were about to do such a
thing he would not wait three months to do
it. And in the next place he would not let
even the belle of st. Louis know that he
meant to do it so long beforehand. The sto-
ry is nothing but cipher telegram badly
trapslated3 -
Year: 1878

We do not read anonymous letters ana communi-
cations. The anne and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve com.
munications that are not used.
Year: 1878

A factory is In operation ut Davcn-
port, Iowa, for the making or sugar
from corn--the first In the country.
This sugar Is the same as maple sugar,
or is chemically known as glucose
pure maple sugar, grape sugar and glu-
cose being one aud the same thing.


The demand for the article by con-
fectioners alone In the United States Is
Immense. The sources Of supply here.
tofofe have been France and Germany,
where glucose Is made from potatoes.
Here 1t Is the product or corn wholly


IT is as pleasing to tho taste as honey.


Tho capacity of the works at Davon-
port Is 500 bushels per day. ..,
Year: 1878

Make your farms SO valuable by con-
slant improvement, skillfuI culture,
good fruit, ornamental sflrubbery ana
pleasant surroundings that no money
Will tempt you to leave it. We think
1t should be the settled purpose cf every
young man to put down his stakes
for life to mako permanent home
which he will never wish to part with
till he Is called to tho better lantl,--
Spirit Of Kansas.
Year: 1878

THE CoRoNER's sOFFICE.-A great COM
plant is made of the expense to the
county of this office, arising from the
frequent cases of post-mortem examina-
ton by physicians. We presume this
complaint is just in some particulars.
There has no doubt been cases where ply
sicians have been called in when it was
not necessary. At least the charge has
been made, or openly and boldly insinu-
ated.


1t devolves on the Coroner as a duty
to use care to ferret out crime ;
but it does not follow that all future Cor
oners win be Influenced to have such ex-
amihatlons made when not necessary
nor does it follow that any collusion or
arrangement will be effected by any Cor
oner, who is now before the Democratic
party for nomination, with any physi
clan whereby the county will be put to
extraordinary expense for services OF
physicians. 1t is unfair that any sucl
feet. In any event it would be better if the
Levy Court would put some limit to
this business. The cost for post n,orter
examinations might be fixed at certain
sum, and other fees limited. The county
will not be allowed to be defrauded lon
ger if it has been heretofore, and we ar,
not sure that it has. Indeed we doub
the charge altogether, and believe it il
put in circulation in sly way only t,
injure the chances of the Democrats a
the election.
Year: 1878

WHAT is the use of party if it allows
the people to be cheated out of the bene-
hts it proposes TO effect through
their votes 1t becomes itself a fraud
and cheat and does not deserve to be
credited when it proposes to reform abus-
es and reduce expenses. The examna-
ton and exposure of the Presidential
fraud is necessary to the future existence
OF the Democratic party. The Electoral
Commission never performed the work
that was promised by those who created
IT, IT, therefore, was only an accessory
10 the fraud and deserves to be so de-
houhced Every man connected with il
mas suffered in reputation. In fact the z
10 nave sunk into such scandal as to
aestroy In great part any faith in the U


S. Court.
Year: 1878

CokN HAS not been so low for many
years. 1t is doubtful whether it will he
higher so long as the present high tariff
rules the country and diminishes the sale
of it abroad, to put money in the pockets
of few manufacturers.
Year: 1878

The work Oh the cables for the East River
Bridge has been a continual repetition OF wrapping
and "lOwering" for the last two months. Mr.
Harrington says that thirty-two strands were COM
pleted during the past year, ana that the
men are now working on the thrty-thfd and thirty
fourth strands Tie temporary cradle, on which the
men have been wrapping the cable. have been GOV
erred with canvas protect the workmen from the wind
These houses are TOw styled "buSge~ small
stock Of wire accumulated in the bridge yard dur
ing the Summer, that now there need be
no DELAY at any time from shOrt supply.
Tie oilng process. important portion Of the work,
Is done in the yard on the Brooklyn side IN wooden
sheds erected for that purpose. There Is little
change in the work on the approaches At the brooklyn
anchorage double force OF men has been put TO Work
on the pier that met with the accident few days ago
On the NewYOrk SIDE the wOrKnen still engaged In
building arches ~ support the approach.
Year: 1878




Tne robbery OF the Manhattan Savings
bank yesterday was nominally the greatest
burglary on record, the value OF the stolen
bonds registered, and consequently useless
to the thieves, being nearly three millions
OF dollars. Bnt the most astonishing fes-
ture Of the transaction is the fact that the
ianitor, who is described az a very stupid
person, should have been intrusted with the
combination key OF the vault. This key
an implement dangerous enough in any
hands, was doubly hazardous to the inter
ests of depositors and stockholders when in
possession OF person living in the bank
building. That the key of the Manba attain
Bank was so intrusted shows a degree OF
stupidity almost inconceivable in bank Off
cials had not experience often shown that
business men have a strange idea that the
less intelligence a man has the safer he is
Depositors in other concerns will be taking
only ordinary precautions if they at once
ask some pointed questions, for the strength
OF bank, like that Of a chain, is only that
OF its We 'kest point.
Year: 1878

The Globe and Champion, OF Atchison,
have kissed and made up, and mutually
agreed to quit throwing mud and things
at each other. We are truly glad TO be
able to chronicle this fact the ugly and
unnecessary newspaper quarrels which our
Atchison neighbors are prove TO indulge in,
are not only disgraceiul to themselves and
disgusting to their readers, but cast an un-
pleasant reflection upon the entire profess
sion. THE TINES endeavors to teach COZ
rect habits in this regard, not only BY pre-.
cept but by example, and we sincerely hope
that our neighbors at Atchiscn will profit
by our course, and abstain hereafter from
such disreputable squabbles as that through
which they have just past. There is room
enough in Atchison for the Globe and Clam
pion both to make a living, and if they
would turn their energies toward the
work Of building up their town and help
ing each other, it would be vastly better
for both of them than to be wasting their
strength in disgraceful newspaper fights,
which cannot result otherwise than in in
iury TO both.
Year: 1878

The first, third and fourth pages OF The
TINES. are set this morning in nonpareil,
and will 40 appear hereafter. Nonpareil Is
smaller type than We like to use for read
ing matter, but the pressure upon our ad'
vertising columns compels US to economic
SPACE, and in order to make more room
for advertisements without decreasing the
amount of reading matter, We have con-
cluded to use smaller type until after the
holidays. BY this arrangement we are en-
sbIed tn take about a column OF advertis-
ments, and at the same time give little
more reading m after than heretofore.
Year: 1878

A happy couple married in Cape Town
crossed the seas to spend their honeymoon
in Merrie England, and halted for few
days in London to see the town shows. A
trip down the Thames was suggested, and
they went on board the Princes Alice on
the evening of the dreadful collision. By
the merest chance their bodies were recog.
mixed BY friend, Likewise on holiday in
England, who from morbid curiosity went
to Woolwich to see the bodies and happen
ed to find those whom he knew. II It had
not been for this recognition their friends
at the Cape would never have known Tie
ats Of the beids and groom.
Year: 1878

The inquiry which hs- long heen gong
O, at West Point into the case of II john
Porter, and which is not vet c'ncluded' Is
not a court inquiry nor court MARTIAL nor
:ny other military court known TO the law
II is an extra legal inquiry, ordered by the
President, to see if there are sufficient rea'
sons for granting Potter's application for
new trial. Its conclusions are only advis
ory to the President. The inquest acts a
his agent, to ascertain for him whether
grounds are shown for the application.
Year: 1878

The attempted murder of Alderman
Morris on Sixth avenue on Saturday morn
ing, shows how easily men may be killed
in New York. The important point is not
the dastardly deed itself-it is the exis-
tence of the bastard, and the demonstra-
tion that life here is exposed in a measure
to the same peril which besets it in coun-
tries notorious for skulking and cowardly
homicides.
Year: 1878

There was meeting of prominent Dem
ocrats recently in New York, who met to
discuss the best method Of getting rid OF
Mr.. Tilden as a candidate for 1850. Their
conference was private, but enough has
leaked out to show general belief in his
party that the cipher business will efirctu-
ally disorganize and demoraliz- MIR. Til
Year: 1878

View York Herald, 2s


The moral portion Of the public viii be
glad to read in our report OF Mr.. Trlmage's
sermon on The GATES of Help that what
the preacher graphically STYLES holy i'm
belicity" is TO blame for great deal OF the
sin in the world. True, the people knew
this before, but they were not sure that min
isters did
Year: 1878

The most inter .sting amusement of the
week for the father OF the family will be to
boss the job of putting up the old stove
pipes, which have got thor oughly mixed
in the garret. The law ought TO fix day
for such business, ami follow it with day
OF fasting and prayer.