smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

thus showing, although the valuation in per-
sonal property has fallen off somewhat, on
the whole steady and healthy increase on
the part of the city and presenting condi-
ton of things which most favorablY contrasts
with that of other cities during the same
period.


There has been no general valuation of the
city since 1861. That year, the commence
ment of the war, the valuation of real
estate was $14,416,30O. In 1867, the year
after the great fire, it was only 14,951, 800.
This year it is $19,O67,2O0. We have there
fore gained in real estate since the COM
mencement of the war-the great fire inter-
vening-over 80 per cent; and in the ten
years since the fire over 27 per cent, or on
an average rising 100000 each Of the ten
years.


Another favorable feature in the exhibit
is that the interest to the amount Of $150,00O
on the city railroad debt heretofore paid by
the issue of new bonds, has been included
this year in the tax levy, and that without
raising the rate of taxation beyond what it
was last year, or indeed, beyond the average
rate for the last dozen years. Instead, there
fore of running in debt to this large amount,
we pay as we so. Indeed, the State, county,
and city taxes this year, with this railroad
interest put in, are less than the taxes of last
year without including them, being $780,
496. 40 in 1876 to $76O O,564.22 in 1877. 1t is
also to be taken into consideration that the
city income this year is $1,000 less than last,
requiring so much additional taxation, and
that the assessors have allowed $37,712. 80
overlaying this year, to $27,5SO.47 last year.


With the taxing capacity of the city, con-
slstent with its growth and prosperity ,already
reached in the opinion of those best qualified
to judge, it was Ga big job" as President
Lincoln would say, to include in this years
taxes a sum nearly equal to one-fifth of their
amount, and at the same time not to raise
the rate beyond that of former years. The
ability of Mayor Butler to carry out this line
of policy recommended by him In his message
was doubted by many, leading as it must
through the pathway of retrenchment and
reduction of expenditures, not always smooth
or easy to follow. But the difficulties have
been overcome and the figures demonstrate
that the Judgment of the Mayor in this regard
was not at fault.


The advantages of this policy are apparent
in the rise in the price of our city securities
Our IA year 6 per cent. bonds are now selling
at 100 over the counters of our home brokers
equal to Ill or 112 for 20 year bonds. With
these results our taxpayers we think ought
to feel satisfied. Indeed they very generally
are, and recognize at their full worth the
measures in furtherance of retrenchment and
economy taken by the Mayor ard his associ-
ates.


There is further occasion for pride furnished
our citizens. 1t is hardly fitting to boast OF
the exercise Of common honesty, yet in these
Year: 1877

THERE is a vigorous war of words between
the Bangor Commercial and the Augusta
Standard. The Standard in stating the
cause of the Bangor rebellion gives the old
verdict, that rum did it. 1t says: "Some
of the Bangor advocates of license plank in
the platform openly threatened at the Con-
vention that if the issue was not made they
would bolt the nomination, put another can
didate in the field and even named the man
they intended to put in nomination, long
before the action of the Convention indicated
who the standard bearer would be. The
voice of the Convention was so overwhelm-
ingly against them that they seem to have
abandoned the idea of thus standing up to
be counted, and determined upon the less
manly course of stabbng at the party while
pretending to be its firmest friends. Lacking
the courage to plant the standard of open
revolt in the bung-hole of a rum barrel they
remain in the ranks, not to render service
against the common enemy, but to breed
mutiny and shoot in the back the chosen
leader of the party while his name floats on
the old flag above them" Confederate flag
is probably meant.
Year: 1877

THE secret of the prosecution of Gam
BETA is disclosed. The French Cabinet fears
defeat in the coming election and, as result,
Gambetta's elevation to the premiership. By
prosecuting him and securing a sentence, it
hopes to get him out of the way. And to
conceal the weakness of the case, it proposes
to conduct the trial in secret. The crime of
such a proceeding is only surpassed by its
Year: 1877

THE reply of Senator Christiancy to the
inquiry as to his views on 1.-The silver question
shows correct understanding of its princi-
pies, but not just view of methods. He
rightly says that no mere law can restore
'the dollar of the fathers' to its old place.
The silver and the gold dollar are of unequal
value, and no statute can make them circu-
late side by side. The standard of the one
must be raised or that of the other lowered


The market value, and not law. governs the
circulation. So far he is right. But when
he suggests commission to fix at short in
tervals the rates at which gold and silver
should be exchangeable, he proposes what
would be as cumbrous as it would be unwise.
Year: 1877

we 10 not read anonymous etters and eommuni-
catons' The name 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: 1877

ut ten o'clock in the forenoon,
to give in their votes for Governor four Senators and
five Representatives. to represent them in the Leg1s
lature of this state County Commissioner County
Treasurer, and Register of Deeds. And in Ward
Number four for one Common Councilman to fill
vacancy in said ward, also to give in their votes upon
the following questions viz Shall the Constitution
of the State of Maine be amended as proposed by re-
solves of the Legislature, approved on the ninth day
of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-seven, to wit:


Electors.


No person shall vote at any election in this State
unless he has paid poll tax within two years pre-
cedng the election in which he proposes to VOTE pro-
vided said tax has been legally assessed upon him.


Municipal Indebtedness.


No city or town shall hereafter create any debt
liability which, sngly, in the aggregate with pre-
yious debts liabilities shall exceed five per centum
of the last regular valuation of said city or
town; provided, however, that the adoption
of this article shall not be construed applying to
any fund received in trust by said city town, nor
for war, or to temporary loans to be paid out of
money raised by taxation during the year in which
they are made


The polls on such day of election to remain open
until four O'Clock in the afternoon, when they shall
be closed


The Aldermen of said city will be in open session
at the Aldermens Room, in City Building from
nine to twelve O'Clock in the forenoon and from two
to five O'Clock in the afternoon each of the five
secular days next preceding such day of the election
for the purpose of receiving evidence of the quaca
tion of voters whose names have not been entered
on the lists of qualified voters, in and for the several
""''i Per G order, ,ie ,i ''iN Il. .'f T. ROBINSON,


City Clerk.
aug25 dtd
Year: 1877

The Senate Republican Committee in
vestigating the Watts case in Oregon re-
ports that the Governor of the State had
no right to decide the ineligibility OF
Watts; that Watts did not take his seat
on the ground that he was elector by the
votes of the people, but by the votes of
the majority of the Electoral College,
and that the majority had a right to fill
the vacancy-all of this is directly con-
trary to the law laid down in the Rhode
Island and Vermont cases. 1t was there
decided that the election of an ineligible
elector is failure to elect, and does not
create Vacancy which can be filled by
the Executive or by the choice of new
man by the Electoral College that the
ineligible elector cannot resign, having
never been elected. The only possible
way to cure the defect is by the concur
rent action of the Governor and Legisla-
ture, under the law of Congress passed
to meet such cases. In Vermont in the
Sollace case, and in Rhode Island in
the Corliss case, all this was done. 1t
was not done in Oregon in the Watts case,
nor was it done in Louisiana in the case
of the two ineligible electors in that State.
Year: 1877

Every citizen of Canton has, or ought
to have, patriotic desire to see the town
occupy the proudest position in the State
as an inland manufacturing town; and
to have the town occupy that position, it
behooves every citizen to use his utmost
endeavors to encourage all classes of en-
terprises that are thrown out to us.


One of the important necessities the
town needs, is that of additional railroad
communication. Our Valley road is
going ahead as fast as possible under the
exigencies of the times, and the prospect
for its early completion is quite Aatter-
ing, While the completion of the Val
ley road will give us good eastern con-
nections, we still need other western
connections to enable our manufacturing
establishments to get competitive rates
for their shipments to the west and south
west. To do this our citizens should
make an effort to bring the Massillon
CoshoCton road to Canton. This road
is already graded from Beach City,
in this county, to Coshocton, and we
learn the ties are distributed along the
line. The first step is to have survey
made, and demonstrate the existence of
practicable route from here to Beach
city. This being done, we can ask favor
able consideration. Beach city is only
about 16 miles distant, and the road will
ruo through an excellent coal and iron
region, an3 from Beach City to Coshoc-
ton the road rams through an almost con-
tinuous line of coal and iron fields
With this connection Canton would be
placed 80 miles nearer Cincinnati, and
about the same nearer Columbus than
we now are. While the road will place
Canton so much nearer the capital of the
State, it will also place Coshocton and 9TH
er towns in that part of the State much
nearer to Cleveland, as the connection of
this road at Canton with the Valley road
will place the distance from Coshocton
to Cleveland Is miles shorter than any
other route. The immense coal fields
that surround Canton give us such
cheap coal that, with additional railway
facilities, no town in Ohio could offer
such inducements as Canton to manu-
featuring establishments to locate here.


Let our citizens do their duty to them
selves, and use every means to secure
this new railway connection.
Year: 1877




Board of the State as to the vote.


Second-The Commission could not
consider as evidence any act of Legis-
lature or courts in determining whom the
State had appointed electors after the
day said electors gave their vote.


Third-In regard to the alleged ineli-
gibility of F. c. Humphrey there was not
sufficient proof that he held office on the
9TH ofNovember.


The Secretary of the Commission will
to morrow morning deliver to the Presi-
dent pro tenn. of the Senate the formal
decision above described, together with
all certificates and accompanying papers
in the Florida case which were referred
to the Commission, and the Secretary will
also deliver to the Speaker of the House
a formal notification signed by the Presi-
dent of the Commission that their decision
has been communicated to the President
FRO tenn. of the Senate. Thereupon, in
compliance with the Electoral act, the
two houses will again meet and the de-
cision will be read and entered on the
journal OF each House and the vote of
Florida will Immediately be counted for
Hayes and Wheeler. unless upon objec-
ton being made in writing by at least
three Senators and FIVE members Of the
House of Representatives the two houses
shall separately concur in ordering other
wise, it being known that the two houses
will not so concur. 1t is not thought
likely that any objection will be made to
the immediate counting Of Florida Re-
publican votes as this would be an un-
necessary waste Of time.
Year: 1877

1t will really be beautiful, not to say
interesting, to have Rutherford B. Hayes
declared President Of the United States
on the false returns of fraudulent return.
ing boards, and with quart of mil
lion Of the popular vote against him.
Hayes must want the thing bad to take
it in this thieving and villainous way.
Year: 1877

Some sharp talk seems to have occur.
red in the Commission on Friday last,
between Justice Field and Sc nator Ed
munds, and between Bayard and Gar
field. Senator Bayard in his talk was
plain and explicit, and Judge Cliffords
mallet was busy, and at one juncture he
threatened to adjourn the Commission.
Year: 1877

The criminal suit of the United States
against General Belknap, late Secretary
of War, was dismissed last week, on the
motion Of the District Attorney, who
gave as his reason that the testimony was
not sufficient TO sustain the prosecution.
The President also recommended that
the case be disposed Of So ego.
Year: 1877

The vote in thesenate on the question
Of passing the bill. to abolish the Board
of Police. Commissioners of the District
Of Columbia, over the Presidents veto,
was.S2 to %, and consequently lost. But
the vote was sufficiently large and nom
partisan to be a plain vote of censure,
which President Grant will do we'll to
haad
Year: 1877

J. Madison Wells is entitled to proper
quarter, and we infer from the state
ments made in the House that he has
them. They are decidedly better than
better men than he got in Fort Lafayette
and other places some years ago.
Year: 1877

Republicans are astonished themselves
at the decision of the Electoral Commits
sion on Florida and as they really can
not hope for Hayes count from such a
fraud as that Of Louisiana, they are yet
without full and abiding faith.
Year: 1877

DON'T Box Your CHLDREN's EARS.
The drum of the ear is as thin as pa
per, and is stretched like curtain be-
tween the air outside and that within;
and thus having nothing to support it,
and being extremely delicate, a slap
with the hand on the side of the face,
made with the force which sudden and
violent anger gives it, has in multitudes
of cases ruptured this delicate mem
hrane, resulting in the afflictiou Of deaf
Hess for lie. As the right hand is almost
always used, it is the left ear which is
striken; this aids in accounting for the
fact that the left ear is more frequently
affected with deafness than the right.
Year: 1877

THE English are somewhat alarmed at
the danger which their great ironclads
would run IN time of war from torpedoes
like the Whitehead torpedo. 1t is in
sisted that the British navy should pos.
sess the newest and most varied means OF
launching torpedoes Of every kind
against the enemy. The Whitehead
torpedo can be directed against an
enemy's ship 1000 yards, and in partial
darkness the vessel bearing it would be
able to approach any large ship without
danger. The simultaneous attack OF
three torpedo boats would thus imPeril
the safety of the most powerful iron
clads. Purely defensive measures, such
as enveloping the ship with a skirt OF
wire rets, must be of little avail. The
best means of defense is to give each
ironclad couple of satellites in the
shape of fast steam torpedo beats, armed
with light guns and carrying the White
head torpedo.
Year: 1877

Many years ago, ina certain town
in one Of the northwestern States,
an old gentleman of antiquated ideas
managed to make both ends meet
by carrying on the grocery business.


Newspapers were little known and
less cared for in that part of the
country at the time to which we
refer. The telegraph had not been
heard of, and there had not been a
hundred miles of railroad construct
ed in the United States. In those
nonprogressive days the merchant
who could meet current expenses,
with little besides, was Contented.


The old gentleman had no rival
in business, and he was consequently
enabled to support his family with
ont difficulty. A beautiful daughter
was the sunlight Of his household
upon her he dotted with tondest
affection. By the time she had
reached q marriageable age, 4 news
paper was established in the town,
and the old gentleman shook his
head enormously, wondering greatly
what that was for, The little paper
gave the people Of other States in
formation in regard to the rich soil
and bracing climate, with lands to
be obtained almost for the asking.


The efforts Of the paper induced
immigration-an influx Of new COM
crs-and with them came q young
man who set up an opposition gro
Gerry store. At first the Old gentle
man regarded his rival with feelings
but little above contempt, and for
months predicted that he would soon
reach the bottom Of the hill. But
the young grocer pursued the even
tenor Of his way, his business
increasing as the weeks became
months and months heightened into
years. The old gentleman was
amazed at the decrease in his busi-
ness and corresponding prosperity
of his rival. 1t was a source OF won
dermcnt, mingled with bitterness.
The rival grocer had by some means
made the acquaintance Of the old
mans daughter, had won her heart
and gained her consent TO be his
wife, The stern refusal Of the old
gentleman to the marriage alone
prevented the consummation of the
young couples happiness. How to
overcome objections not founded in
reason is sometimes Of the most diff
fcuIt nature, but, said the lovers
when discussing the situation, Glove
laughs at locksmlths; and "wherc
there's u will there's way" espe-
cially if matrimony is the object in
view. So the young man continued
to press his suit, when, at last, the
old gentleman agreed to withdraw
all opposition to the match provid-
ed his would-be soh-in-Iaw would
unfold to him the wonderful secret
of his success IN business. This
was at once agreed to, and soon
after the rival grocer came to claim
his bride They repaired to the
alter, and the beautiful maiden
arrayed in snowy white, emblem
attic Of her innocence and purity,
was welded to the man of her
choice. The ceremony said, benc-
diction prCnouncedj the old gentle.
man demanded his secret, when his
son-in-law replied, 81 ADVERTISE"
Year: 1877

lr the 'niarmers now prowling around
will turn their attention to the policy shop
In King street, between Third and Fourth
they will find an opportunity Of aha'inI a
nuisance which carries more woe and snf'
terins to the homes ef the respectable psm
than all the tippling houses combined.
Year: 1877

By uniting with few friends. and making up a
Club Of Twenty you will each get the WEEKLY
TIMES for one year postage paid by u.s. for the Low
PRICE Of 2 II at any time during the year you are
dissatisfied with the paper send to us and we Will re-
turn your money.
Year: 1877

From Leading Actors In the Cdbfnet, In the Field in he


Forum North and South


sT-This feature OF the PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY
TIMES alone will make one of the most Entertaining
and Instructive Volumes the unwritten records of
the late War that has ever been given TO the nation
While these contributions will be free from all sec
tonal partisan tone they will be written from the
various standpOnts of the respective authors and
over their proper names
Year: 1877

The New Orleans Picayune says that, "while southern opinion is unanimous in favor of the Texas Pacific railroad, it will be found that the support of the enterprise will not be confined to the South. The eastern journals, which are in sympathy with the Jay Gould monopoly, underestimate the strength of the movement against which they manifest such bitter hostility. It may be expected that a good many of the eastern Democrats will, in the supposed interest of the section they repre- sent, oppose a grant of Govern ment aid to the Texas Pacific road. But the West and South are strong enough to carry the meas. ure through" Tine Pennsylvania vote may also be counted for the measure.

 We take the following amour. cement from the Philadelphia Press, the well known Republican organ of Col, J. w. FoRNEY:

 "A careful reading of our South ern exchange papers justifies the opinion that the Southern States will be a unit in favor of the Tex as and Pacific project att the called session of Congress, and this issue so important to them and to the whole country. will he made para mount in the organization of the House.
Year: 1877

President Hayes sentiments on the subject of Mexico are given a little more specifically than hith- erto in this dispatch 10 the Gin cinnati Commercials: "This mOrn- ing 1 asked the President about this. He was surprised, not hav- ing seen the morning papers. He said that he had just received letter from the Senator, pleasant, kindly one, and he did not imagine that Mir. Blaine could be very hostile. If he or others think we want to annex Mexico, or any part of it, or that this Ad- ministration has any designs, se- cret or otherwise, on Mexico, he has been misled. We have no policy toward Mexico except tn stay on our side Of the line and attend to our own business. but to protect 10 the fullest extent our citizens on the border. We cer- tainly shall protect them. 1 think I cap say that we are not in the biblical sense cOvetOuS. We don't covet any of our neighbor's terri tory, south ur north. We have all we can conveniently attend 10. It is our business to attend to our own business. I think l can say that we would not take Mexico as a gift. Of course in the distant future no man can say what ques tiOnS may arise, but so far as this administration is concerned, We have no annexation scheme to prosecute either secretly or openly. A couple of Texas gentlemen (naming them) were talking to me this morning. They said that the annexation of Mexico, or a portion Of it. would be a great calamity to Texas and to the coun- try. I donot think we could afford to take Mexico as a free gift. If we were offered, free of charge, both Canada and Mexico, all the parties interested being willing, I should prefer Canada; that is, it would he better for Us to grow in that direction than south ward. But we have no annexation scheme to prosecute in any direc- ton. We have all the territory we can manage, and certainly all that we want"
Year: 1877

FOLKS who are forever wor- rying themselves about the wei. fare of other folks are hard at work, trying 10 prove the dread ful dangers that attend the drink ing Of ice-water. 4 short time ago it was whiskey that was the most perilous fluid to imbibe. Either taken to excess is undoubt. ediy dangerous, and those people who never know when they have get enough always have to suffer, no. matter what fluid they imbibe.
Year: 1877

A man down East who had a grudge against certain woman actually broke her legs and arms across his knee, she dying in ahout an hour after the cruel tor ture. This is equal to the j lily times they had in France in l685 at the revocation of the edict of Nantes, when the Catholics made numerous converts ill 6 similar manner.
Year: 1877

I feel under increased obligations for the patronage so liberally accorded me as the successor of the old and successful house of Vim. B. Hooper 6c Co.,, and while ac- Enowledging this fact, allow me to add that those dealing with me will find as complete a stock as was ever offered by the old firm with all that is new anI desirable in addi- tion.-

 JAMES NT. BARNEY
Year: 1877

Gold, Silver, Copper or Lead, will be made at highest possible rates for account of owners. Ny long experience and con- nection with buyers in the different mar kets give me a very decided advantage over any one in the Territory in making such sales to the profit of those entrusting them to me. Correct and responsible assays obtained and submitted when desired
Year: 1877

A fellow with side whisksrs and white
nccktie called into the Office and said: II
was little late in getting my work in on
the ground pig but here is something on
love which presume is worth about slO."
Then he recited through his nose as follows:
"a passionate waltz in the ball room,


A moonlight row on the river,
An odor of pigs feet and onions


And paroxysmal shiver-"


He was requested not to repeat the other
seventeen verses, but to call around for
check next Christmas.