smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

VIZ PUBLISH elsewhere q we'll timed
and sensible article from the Morning
Herald" condemning the attempt ofthe
Democrats to legislate Samuel A. Mac
alister out Of the City Solicitors Office,
simply because he is Republican. We
agree with our contemporary in all
that It has said, and We will 20 a little
farther and say that it is a contempti-
BILE piece Of business for any party to
be engaged in. Simple justice demands
this commendation for the Herald, !"
however much we may squabble over
newspaper circulation. .a'
Year: 1879

The limited notice given to the pro-
perty sold by the Sheriff of New Cattle
.,unty, affords sufficient ground to have
the sale set aside II properly brought
to the attention of the Court. In some
instances scarcely single copy of the
papers selected circulate in the Hun
dred in which the property seized upon
Is located, and consequently adver-
tiseing in them is just about as sensi-
bic as the lighting Of lamp and put.
ting 1t under q bushel measure.
Year: 1879

The Republican" backs down; 1t is
afraid to show its hand. We beg to in
form the owners Of that paper that their
editor wilfully and maliciously, with
an intent to injure our business, con-
tinually publishes an estimate OF our
circulation, which is untrue, and vast
" underrated. II it be repeated, it
can only be so with continued intent
to do us harm in our business. In
such case we will give the Messrs. Yer
non an opportunity to prove the truth
of their continued statement about our
circulation.


The above we clip entire from the
"Morning Herald" that it may be read
in a paper that has decent circulation
amongst the people. We would only
say that we have no desire to underes-
innate the circulation Of that paper, but
rather wish that it had just ten times
as much and then it would be some
where near the equal Of the REPUBLICAN
80 far as circulation is concerned. II
the "Herald" is really honest in its
statement Of its pretended circulation
Il will offer the same facilities for ascer.
tanning that circulation that the Re-
PUBLICAN has offered, that is, throw
open its press room, its Office, its mail
ing books, and all other needed facili-
ties for investigation by disinterestsd,
intelligent and reliable committee Of
gentlemen. 1t is poor revenge for the
"Herald" to say we backed down be-
cause we declined to accept its gamb-
ling proposition Of putting up forfeit
ur. of money under certain restrictions
and circumstances. We were never
gamblers. We are very confident that
we have about ten times the circulation
that the "Herald" has, and nothing
can change tina. belief but an honest
Year: 1879

In THE REPORT Of the Treasurer Of the
Board Of Education made at q meeting
Of the Board on Monday night We found
no mention Of that little $40, 900 cash
box that Mr.. Guthrie said was in bank
to the credit of the Board. Before the
election We said that according to Mr..
Guthrie's own reports II was not there,
but the "Gazette" said we lied, and
now we ask that paper to tell us some
thing about it. 5000 is not picked up
every day, and If as Mr.. Guthrie says,
it is in bank somebody besides him
should know something about it. "Now
you see it, and now you don't"
Year: 1879

Having received a hint that the busy
brain of that indefatigable inventor,
Capt. E. Sweet, had been cudgeled for
many months to complete new plan for
rapid railroad transit, reporter inter
viewed the hardy and irrepressible sea-
dog. To the great surprise of the re
porter the gallant captain did not exhibit
any of the wild enthusiasm SO common
with great inventors when questioned as
to the efficacy of their schemes, but
spoke of the matter with business-like
calmness and confidence. He said:


"My plan is something not entirely
new as far as the ruling idea is concerned
but decidedly novel as far as its applica-
ton for railroading purposes. [ am not
at liberty to explain the matter in detail,
Oh to give anything more than a rough
idea of my plan, as the necessary papers
to secure patent right are being pre-
pared, and will be sent to Washington
in a few days. 1 would generally allude
to my scheme as a "suspens N plan, "
that is to say, my road is suspended
from series of bridges, the primary ad-
vantage Of which is that the costly pro-
cess Of grading is entirely done away
with. My plan will ensure absolute
safely, and trains can be run on my road
at speed of one hundred miles an hour
with more safety to life and property
than train can be impelled by the pres
ent system. The cost of my system
throughout will be less than one half of
the present mode of railroading, and
grades can be attained at present insur-
mountable.


In the course of further conversation
it was elected that Captain Sweet has
been figuring on, and experimenting
with his railroad idea for over ten years
He made and destroyed several models,
bat is now completing one that will sat-
isfactorily carry out his theory.


We look forward to The result of his
tests with much more than mere curiosi-
ty, as Captain Sweet is practical
man; more than one of his mechanical
inventions for oil drilling and other pur-
poses have displayed marked features of
utility as well as novelty.
Year: 1879

was doing all that could be done to undo
his wicked work, and while she watched,
her heart grew still beneath the rumble
Of the express.


Hell soon call me. she said to her
self. ''There there -


The familiar shrieks cleft the cool De-
tober air, but they brought no Joy to her
heart. She was not at the old window
beside tie light lie loved to hail from
his engine. Perhaps she would be the
first to kiss his cold brow beneath the
stars at Gwynne's Cat. She almost
shouted for Joy when she saw the first
tie drawn from the guard by the desper-
ate man.


"Quick the sledge break the guard
she cried.


"God, I never thought OF that" he
said, and the next moment he was shat
tering the long guard with the heavy
sledge.


At that the tie was broken, and he
thrust the other ties down into the long
opening he had made.


At that moment the train. rounding
the curve, dashed into the cut, and the
flashing headlight not twenty feet away,
almost blinded the eyes OF the twain.


Morgan Duke stepped from tie track
and threw himself upon the heap of ties,
utterly exhausted. He saw triumph in
the girls eyes, and watched her as the
train came on.


Oh ! for strength TO hurl her upon the
track and beneath the wheels of the
laundering train. Her revolver had
ceased 10 cover him, but he could not
have lifted even a child.


The train dashed by. Viola saw her
lovers face, for moment, ana an excla-
nation of thankfulness swelled from her
heart. He was safe. and the precious
lives that he CARED westward had escaped
Morgan Duke's Vaccinations.


''You're worker, Morgan Duke, she
said to him, smiling. We will part here. !"


He looked at her moment in silence.


care you going to tell?' he asked.


''Such men as you are dangerous, she
replied.


Then you are going to expose me?"


81 am"


He did not reply.


They parted forever, there. Morgan
Duke was never caught By the officers Of
the law, but Justice afterwards overlook
him. The IRON wheels of a railway train
caught him on the track.


The company presented Viola with a
beautiful house. when her husband took
charge Of the car shops. I know she
viii never regret her night III Gwynne's
E.,t with f,rr- rr-ivvtrct I-,-e,.
Year: 1879

OCoNoMowoc, Wis, May S.-From 4
limestone quarry in the township of Lis
bon, Waukesha county, there was re-
Gently exhumed quite number of petri-
fed animals. One, q large bullfrog was
found solidly imbedded in large, fiat
stone, four inches thick, which was as
hard as the rock which surrounded it.
The shape of the frog is perfect Annth-
er petritied article taken out a few weeks
ago IS pair of stag's antlers, which are
about two and half feet in length.
They were broken in separating them
from the stone, but are of very good
shape. This stratum of limestone runs
entirely through the county, though in
some places it is at a great distance from
the surface, and supplies building mate
rial for many.
Year: 1879

Il good deal has lately been heard of
the progress of female emancipation in
Russia, but it is somewhat of a novelty
to find the Russian ladies figuring in the
character OF duelists, as was the case not
long since with two bellies of Petigorsk,
weii-known fashionable resort ON tie
northern slope of the Caucasus. A dis
pute arose between the rival beauties.
springing out OF The attentions paid
by young cavalry officer quartered in
the neighborhood. The quarrel ran so
high that one OF the Amazons at length
dispatched her maid to the other with n
formal challenge, which was instantly
accepted. The belligerents met without
seconds in lonely place outside of town,
each armed with brace Of loaded pistols
Before, however, they had even taken
up their respective positions, the tren b.
ling. of the one lady's hand caused her
pistol to explode prematurely, sending a
bullet through the dress of the other,
who shrieked and fell down in a swoop.
The assailant frightened out of her wits,
flung away her weapon and rushed to
raise the supposed corpse; but her un-
grateful antagonist, recovering her senses
as suddenly as she had lost them, clutch
ed her by the hair with one hand, while
boxing her ears with the other in the
other IN the most energetic style. The
firing having now ceased. the battle pro-
ceeded hand to hand Locks of hair
ribbons and shreds of clothing flew in
every direction, and, but for the timely
advent of three or four policemen, the
affray might have ended like the some
what similar combat OF the Kilkenny
cats. The military Lothario's only re-
mark on hearing the story was, "Its
lucky they took to clawirg each other
instead Of me-"
Year: 1879

Washington Post: 1t is not generally
known that there IS in Georgia an i'm
mense ledge, The formation commonly
called elastic sandstone" which Is the
natrix of the diamond. It is described
by DR.. NJ. T. Stephenson in his book,
now almost out of print, on "The Miner
alogy and Geology of Georgia" 1t ex-
tends for many miles. A few splendid
diamonds were found there years ago by
gold washers, who were ignorant of what
they found. Some of these were cut in
England and set in jewelry. but most of
them were lost. They were of weight
from two to six carats, and three are re
membered which were of large size One
of these was broken up by tho miners to
learn the cause of its luster. Another
was used for years by the boys in playing
marbles. Ey far the largest one was
lost by DR.. Doyd, who was employed
to oversee the miners, and was one day
working in the pit in the place of a sick
hand. He says that about two hours be-
fore sundown while employed in raising
gravel, he picked up stone, (which was
bright and shiny only on one side, the
other sides being covered with crust of
brown stuff. It was about the size of a
guinea egg. He laid it out on bank
under gum tree, intending at night to
show it to his wife and children as the
largest of the ''pretty stones" which had
been found. But he forget all about it.
Twelve years later he learned from ex-
perts who took his description of the
stone that his ''guinea egg" was a dia-
mond, which, if pure, must have been
worth about twenty-five millions of doi-
lars,
Year: 1879

4 farmer from Pittsfeld, in town on
Thursday, related that among a litter Of
pigs born at his place few days ago, is
one that has no ears on its head, but has,
instead thereof, two tails, about two in
ches long. and on the hind quarters of
the pig are two well defined ears, while
the animal is wholly devoid of natural
caudal appendage. He would like some
student of natural history to tell him
why this Is thus.-DePere 1Necs.
Year: 1879

Fvervihino is ioooinr alone swimming
ly at the head of the bay. The two
dredges are steadily employed-one run
ming both day and night--in scooping
ont the bottom of the canal and at the
same time in widening it the requisite
width. The hydraulic has been and is
employed IN washing back the high
banks which overlook both sides OF the
cut, and is doing en- immense ammount
of work in that line as is evidenced by
the acres Of sand and mud washed into
the adjoining woods.-1GyOcate.
Year: 1879

\ man named Thompson, but known
as ''Old Socken," q resident of Plumas
county for quarter of century, was
fatally hurt by the fall of rock in a
mining claim at Dutch Hill, last week
Wednesday. He has always been a very
dissipated man, but would now and then
have several hundred dollars that no one
could account for. After he was hurt.
the National says, he made confession
that when younger man, ne was rail-
road engineer and was hired to throw a
train from the track, and succeeded so
well that he killed several people and
was himself badly injured. He received
81, 600 for the job, and ever since when
in need of money, the Eastern parties
have forwarded it to him.
Year: 1879

r,ASHIONABLE TAILOR. ALL GOODS


made by the subscriber are warranted 70 lit
lie form Prices, reasonable and am bound to
please those who rive Inc their custom Shop
on York Street two doors West of the Wind.ltc
Hnlsl.-
Year: 1879

There seems TO be great variety ofopin
ions among those who have considered the
question of location for the Congressional
Library, rs to where the proposed new
building for that purpose shall be located.
Judiciary Square, Capitol Hill, the reserva-
tion near the Smithsonian Institute, and
an enlargement of the Capitol building for
Gates. II occurs to us that if new build
ing is to be erected, it should be contigu-
ous and convenient to the Capitol, and
hence an enlargement of the Capitol build
seems TO be the most feasible of all the
locations yet presented. The extension
Of the building westward would not only
save the necessity of removal, but could be
so constructed as TO largely increase its ac.
commodations for purposes connected with
legislation. As the business of Congress
more room for documents and their folding
and transmission, rs well us for the use of
committees and other increased re qure-
mcnts TO accommodate the business of both
Houses. The proposed enlargement of the
Capitol building can bc made to subsewe
all these purposes without much addition al
expense beyond that necessary to provide
Library accommodations for the future.
This is an important consideration in the
way both of convenience and economy.


But, should il be decided that il is wisest
and best to isolate the Library building
from the Capitol, then convenience and
economy should bc studied in deciding
upon location. We have been in doubt
about the propriety of adopting Judiciary
Square, for the reason OF its distance from
the Capitol and reluctance to having that
beautiful park appropriat ed to any other
purpose than its present use-a park, and
breathing place for that section of the
city. We have thought that it would be n
graceful thing to gratify the expressed de-
sire of the late lamcnted Professor
HENRY, that the Congressional Library
when detached from the Capitol
building, should be located on
some one of the Government reservations
between the Smithsonian grounds and its





BILE property for that purpose belonging to
the Government in the locality indicated in
his wish which would obviate the expense
OF purchase to crafty the cupidity Of those
who have property for sale, or that may be
improved in value by another location OF
the edifice. We can see no good reason
why the Library shall not be located on
some of the Government reservations con-
tiguous to the Capitol. Aud, furthermore,
we are strongly inclined to crafty those
who now sympathize with and represent
the expressed wish Of Professor HENRY
who had devoted long, active, and useful
life to the promotion of science and litera-
ture, and whose patriotism in that direction
has become proverbial. We, therefore, ex-
press the hope that if the Congressional
Library is to be detached from the Capito
ediiice that it may be located near the Hor.
ticultural Gardens, so that that beautiful
spot may form in part its surroundings.
Year: 1879

The Democrats begin to be aware of the
fact that though they have clutched at the


power to control the organization of the
next House they have it not. They are now
studying with much interest the aphorism
of BURNS that "tbc best laid plans of men
81 and mice oft gang aglee." They are not
half as confident and gleelul as they were
before the seventeen Nationals or Green
hackers arrived at the National Capital and
have declared their eiruncondtionedin independ-
ence of any aud all alliances with that or
any other party in etiecting an organi-
zation. Without a majority of those sew
enteen votes the Democrats cannot control
the organization. 1t is cOntended by the


leaders of the National party that these
seventeen do not comprise their entire force.
They claim three more-Mossrs. KELLEY,
WRIGHT, and PHELPs-as almost certain
to link their fortunes to that side. With
such q confronting the Democrats are greatly
alarmed and demoralized, and do not look
upon the loayes and fishes of the
House with half the confidence that they
did before the Nationals paraded their forces
around the Capitol. A change has come
over the Democratic dream of sudden access
sion to power under coveted and sought
for extra session Of Congress. The chances
now are that if an extra session is precipi-
tated the Democrats will lose the Organiza-
tiou, unless the Nationals can be brought to
q compromise, which does not seem possible
without an absolute surrender on their part.
If they do this, Of course that ends their
party, and it will pass into history as hay
ing died in infancy This the National
leaders have the sagacity to understand
and hence they propose to maintain their
party integrity by placing themselves as a
wall between the Democratic party and its
mordnate ambition for power, So long as
the Republican party holds its forces well
in hand in the House, no organization
can be effected until a coalition is
formed between two of the three
contending parties and the longer the next
House is held In u disOrganized state the
Year: 1879

THE bona fde pensioners of the country
and those who are justly entitled to pen
sion have no desire TO prevent Congress
from enacting such laws rs will protect the
Government from fraud, but would heart
lily indorse such legislation. They do claim,
however, that the presentation of fraudulent
claims or their allowance by the Govern
ment or its agents is no argument why their
just claims should be ignored The blatant
denunciation of the arrears of pension law
by certain Of the metropolitan press and
others, backed by the money power, is
made to defeat the appropriation necessary to
the carrying out Of said law, Hence their cry
is Fraud" Fraud - "Fraud!p But il
we go behind this cry we will find that the
true reason for their antagonism to the
measure is that it will divert so much
money from the Treasury that the little
schemes in which they are interested and
which, of course, according to their own
statements, are free from even the suspicion
of fraud, will be less likely to receive favor
able consideration
Year: 1879

safer will be the general interests Of the
country. The Nationals are more largely
from the North, and hence have little or no
affinity with the Confederate element
which controls the Democratic party. Their
natural political sympathies are with the
Republican party, which is really Green
back party, and hence coalition between
the Nationals and Republicans would in-
volve far less concession of principle than
an attempt to consummate one between the
Conledcrates and the Nationals. AT all
events, without an early and absolute sur
render on the part of the Nationals to the
Democrats, the latter are long way off
from an enjoyment Of the House patronage
and the control of that body in the Forty
Sixth Congress
Year: 1879

THE Democracy of the Empire State be-
gin TO boast that New York is the pivotal
Commonwealth and must be.carricd in 1850.
Meanwhile Indiana, which occupies a
pivotal relation to the Solid South says
nothing 1t is proper that the Bourbon
tail-piece should he silent.
Year: 1879

TmDEN refused to plunge the country
into civil war by vigorously claiming the
Office of President to which he had been
elected but sncal-lilie he tried to buy his
way into that Office by corrupt bargains. A
brave man is SANGJTILDEN-almost as brave
rs mouse No wonder that the chiyary
hate and despise him. But he is the only
Democrat who thinks he can, but cannot,
carry New York in 1850.
Year: 1879

THOSE who have no invitations to the
Presidents reception this evening, and who
have no familiarity with the White House,
except, perhaps, with the kitchen servants,
are now laboring to get even by announcing
that there will be a plentiful supply of wine
upon this occasion. This is a very sickly
business, and those who feel chagrin that
they have not been invited should pocket
the neglect with better grace. If they are
thirsty they know whue the stuff is for
sale.
Year: 1879

IT is to be hoped that Congress will sit
down on the proposed measure authorizing
the District Commissioners to let contracts
for rcpaying and repairing the streets with
out public advertisement. There are strong
and unanswepble reasons why such a dark
lantern measure should not succeed Give
every contractor chance for his life. Let
no such measure Of dark exclusion be toll
Grated in this enlightened age.
Year: 1879

TT now looks as if the conserving power
of the veto over the interests Of the country


is more likely to be ylndicated in the pres
ent and ensuing Congress than ever before
in our history, The Democrats can be held
in check in their wild schemes Of outrage
and plunder by the hand Of the Executive.
lie can wield the veto power wisely and
efficiently in every attempt on their part to
override right and subyert the best inter
Year: 1879

AMONG the most bold and shameless pub
lie robberies perpetrated by the Democratic
party is the taking Of $11 900 from the Ma
tional Treasury and handing it over to FIN
LEY, Of Florida--a man who wasnot elected,
and who has not earned the money as mem-
Der of Congress. A party that will do this
thing will plunder the National Treasury to
the last cent on OPPORTUNITY and it is now
seeking that opportunity
Year: 1879

ARE United States Senators elected to
conserve mere policy? Or are they elected
to uphold the right and to serve the ends of
justice? The idea of rejecting Mr. Cor
BINS claims TO seat in the Senate on the
grounds of policy is simply revolving.
Year: 1879

THE platform of the Democratic party, as
enunciated by the party in Congress- is,
" We must be allowed the right to commit
" fraud in the elections Or the wheels of
Government must stop That is the
meaning of the determination to make an
" annex TO the Legislative, executive, and
judicial appropriation bill of the repeal of
the election laws
Year: 1879

THE Democratic pretension to economy
and close attention TO duty, which illus
trated the beginning of the present session,
has faded away into bombastic nothingness
in the light of the facts and experience We
were promised that the appropriation bills
would be hurried through with an expe-
dtion that threatened neglect of due
Investigation of their contents but here
we are in the very last hours of the session,
and the most important appropriation bill
of all, the legislative, judicial, aud execu-
tive, has not been acted upon by the House,


in which it must originate. The fact is,
there was not word of truth in those
promises, and there was no intention when
they were made to keep them. They
sounded nicely for the time being, and gave
Chairman ATKINS n chance to glorify him
self in the creduous estimation Of those in
nocents who We're simple enough not to
know that the Democrats were really in
tending all the while to hold this bill back
for the purpose of utilizing it as a pack
horse for all kinds Of political riders. But
day of reckoning is coming!