smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

LADORERS on GOVERNMENT GROUNDS COMPELLED


TO sroP WORK BY THREATS AND VIOLENCE


TELEGRArH TO THE TRIBUNE.l


wAsHINeT0S, July 20.-This city was the scene Of
the occurrence of little speck of this after
noon the results of which bade fair at time TO be
serious and which. considering the state of affairs
in regard to the labor question in this country, will
receive more attention through the press than it
would otherwise deserve. Six white and three col
ored laborers were placed at work this afternoon
upon the ground recently purchased by the Govern
ment for the new building of the Engraving
and Printing Bureau. About o'clock a crowd.
numbering 200 white aud cOlOred men, armed
with shovels picks and clubs, made their appear
anee on the grounds and demanded that the labor
ers should cease work. The pretext assigned was
that the men were working too cheaply They
were supposed to be getting only rs cents per day.
while the rioters demanded that no laborers should
work for less than 81 80 per day. The wOrkmen
at first paid no attention to the demands of the
rioters to stop work, whereupon they were assailed
with stones and were fOrcibly driven away, one of
them being seriously cut and bruised. The crowd
increased with surprising rapidity, and as the
rumor spread over the city, colored and
white idlers gathered from all directions.
Having gained possession of the ground
the rioters posted upon the fences notice that If
any man worked for lees than 81 80 per day he
would be killed They then arranged themselves
along the sidewalks and groaned and hissed the
two or three policemen who had at this time come
upon the ground. The contractors had given notice
TO the police authorities as soon as the trou bes
began, and about O'Clock lieutenant of police.
at the head of the entire reserve force made his
anpesrance and commanded the crowd TO disperse,
at the same time getting his men a position to
charge upon the rioters. This was the end OF the
matter. for to-day at least as the crowd very
soon disappeared in different directions, but
with many ominOus mutterings and threats. II is
not likely that any further trouble III that locality
will occur since the authorities are now fully aware
of the danger and will take measures to protect the
workmen who are to begin labor again IN the morn
of auy Organized plan by the labor societies of the
district but was spontaneous movement OF mis-
guided men who have been listening TO the mar
rangues OF the unpriDcipled agitators with whose
presence Washington is cursed and who are dong
their worst to stir up tumult for the sake of Doto-
riefv and Dlunder.
Year: 1878




WASHINGTON, July 26.-Under the opinion
given this month by the AttorneyGeneral which gives
tardy Justice to the assstantsurgeons In the army who
had previously served in the volunteers but had been
deprived of their proper rank since 1866 by AdJutant
General Townsends rulings, the War Department has
prepared new list of the officers affected showing the
relative rank each will hold hereafter All OF the officers
affected assistaDtsurgeons holding the rank OF CAP
tain and only eight retain thcr positions on the
register The names are given in the order OF actual
rank the number following each name being the num-
10, no ratofore held the list:
Year: 1878

carried away her foremast at 230 D. when on Cold
Spring Inlet, with heavy south Wind came to anchor
and the crew landed by the crew OF Liesayns sta
ton No. 80 az $50 She started her anchors and
came broadsde the beach, carrying away her main
mast There is very heavy on and she VIII prove


total loss. She is two miles north OF Cape May CITY
Year: 1878

r. Plcket's paper has not yet made it.
apparence. 1t now is uncertain VIII, n it
will be issued.


James Mastcrson, after visiting the Pal
ouse country has finally located in New
Tacoma in the grocery business. His
family have moved there from Portland.
The branch OF the Chlberg family located
there do n large business, as they do
where ever located.


MIR. John Pike has purchad lot and
erected dwelling house there, they ap-
pear well satisfied with the change from
Snohomish.


Harvey Pike is at Astoria, but is ex-
pected soon to return to New Tacoma
with his family t. live there.


John Ross is in the employ of the Rail
road company, and is at work near Will
keson His family lives in New Tacoma.
Mrs. Ross and Mrs. Masterson bath ap-
peared much pleased to see again some
one from Snohoaish.


The surveying parties now in the noun
tains are 1T work getting the necessary
data tor the final location OF road way
over the Cascades. There can be no dout
but that the Co. now ore in good faith des-
string to locate the road direct from New
Tacoma to eastern Washington and
not with standing the unfavorable action
of congress :he prospcct'tor the compile
tion of the road over the mountains by
this company ut no distant day is more
favorable than ever before.


The offices the Railroad company seen
somewhat discouraged by the opposition
ofSenator Mitchell and others to the build
ing of the Railroad to the sound as well as
their lack of success in Congress. Prob
ably nothing will be finally determined
either way this year in Congress, so that
it is looked upon by many as year of
grace, where the company have the OPP
portunity to make n showing of what
they intend to do. Recent developments
indicated that the company wish to act
Justly toward the Sound, and if possible
give direct communication with Eastern
Washington. The officers at the east have
found it very difficult to properly under.
stand the interests of the people or the
company, Col. Black is doing all in
his power to furnish them their informa-
tion so that they will properly appreciate
the situation.
Year: 1878

The old pagan philosophers did not, as
we have recently seen it stated, "cOthe
death IN herrsrs christianity refuses to
recognize" SO far from this, they had
no conception of many of the horrors
with which the popular opinion of christ
endom has enveloped the inevitable event.
They painted no pictures of 1.-THE lake
which burneth with fire and birthstone"
They would have deemed it IN insult to
the Deity to believe that beyond the grave,
human souls were fed upon by undying
worms and scorched by quenchlng flames.
In some cases OF exceptional and enormous
crimianity they ip:imatcd that the pur-
ishment might I've everlasting, but that the
great bulk of mankind were doomed to
such an awful fate was an idea that never
entered the pagan mind. And the Greek
and Roman heather, whom We so often
pity on account of their ignorance and
superstition, would have rejected with
scorn and contempt the suggestion that
that an error in belief deserved, and
would receive, endless damnaton. D, ath
TO them was not cure, but IL blessing.
They met it calmly and cheerfully, ms
scmthing they could not avoid if they
would, and would not if they could, they
represented death, not In the shape of a
loathsome skeleton draped in a shroud
and carrying the dismal emblems of NOR.
tality, but as winged boy with downcast
face and inverted torch--a bright and
beautiful angle, not grim and ghasty
demon. 1t is strange, to say the least, that
II fundamental principle the fatherhood
of God and the infnitude of His love and
mercy, should, through the influence of
its theology, surround the end of life
with darker doubt and deeper gloom
than did that ancient religion which
christianity ex.inguished.
Year: 1878

There is no more justification for 6
solid Democratic South now than
there was for solid Confederate South
from 1851 to 1855. To yindicate the
one involves excuse of the other. II
is q common trick of Democratic log
ic to claim that the Democratic party
is national, and the Republican, par
~ sectional. And We suspend serious
argument TO jocosely say that it is
by parity Of logic we presume that 90
many members of that party justify
themselves for so generally giving
themselves over to the service of the
devil. They see sin universal and right
eous living limited and so In their
doctrine of devotion to majOrities they
find their own unmixed cussedness
sustained by Democratic principles.
That when some Southern people
committed themselves to slavery and
secession they found allies in every
state OF the Union where they found
Democrats. does not prove anything
tn the the discredit Of RapuhIicsnism.
IT merely proved that the Democratic
marty was everywhers eaten out and
In by dough fscism. m.-Keokuk Gate
City.
Year: 1878

Elder shoekey.


Dear Sir: Your letter of date July
23d is received, contents noted. In
reply will say. FIRST, that / believe
that where two religions denomina-
tions live IN the same locality and are
having influence over the minds of
the people. that fair honest discussion
will always result in good. but as far
as universalism is concerned / do not
think it profitable to discuss the diff
ference between US. especially in this
place. There is no church in this
county, and / don't know Of a Uni
versalist church in the State, and you
say that you are the only preacher of
that order in the State. / feel sorry
for you in your lonely condition and
verify believe that you are trying to
build up a theory that must ultimate
iy be destroyed, and should the time
come that you do succeed in establish
ing such q theory, then me or my
Brethren will be willing to meet you,
but as yet We think it is not needed
and therefore decline the offer.


remain as ever, your friend, and
wish that we may both of us so con.
duct ourselves in this life that we
may ultimately enjoy eternal life.


D. B. CoRYEIL.
Year: 1878

Judge Buckner. Of Missouri. Chair.
man of the Committee on Banking
and Currency. and President Of the
Congressional Silver League. In an
ever to an inquiry as to what the silver
men proposed doing in Congress this
winter. said IL was proposed to secure
unlimited coinage. II possible. and in
other wsvs try tn make silver as good
as gold. He Thought snmething would
he done with regard tn retiring the
circulation Of national hank notes
but he was only speaking from his
impressions. and not from the knowl,
edge Of sry stated plan.
Year: 1878

The best and cheapest clothing
and furnishing goods can always be
found for cash at the Quincy Hall
clothing store, Ducommun Block.
You can dress stylishly and with
economy by buying your goods
there. oct3l-tt
Year: 1878

The next Unitarian Tursday en-
tertainment falling on Thanksgiv-
ing evening, the managers have
concluded to prolong the time for
dancing so that all may have full
measure of enjoyment.
Year: 1878

Recent suits on behalf of q former propri- etor of the Litchfield Sentinel have aroused a good deal of suspicion on the part of subscrib- CTS to other ocalpapers. They fear they maybe hereafter made liable for large amounts be- yond what they have supposed themselves in- debted- AS far as the Enquirer is concerned there need be no such fear. The figures fol lowing each subscribers name on the address of his paper show precisely the state of the subscription account between him and us. For instance, U. Brown, 1may77," stamped on every paper he receives, shows that our books hold him indebted for subscription since May 1st 1877, 'J. Brown" without any date or figures thereafter, shows that there is no charge against him on our subscription book, his pa per being free, or paid for by correspondence from himself or others. Another difficulty has been with regard to stoppages We now keep separate book in which the names of all subscribers who expressly instruct us to stop their papers at the termination of their sub scriptions are regularly entered, and no delay need be feared. We wish it understood, how ever, that we do not feel bound to stop papers | where arrearages are not paid up at the time that the paper is ordered to be stopped, al- though we generally do so.

 When subscriptions are renewed, either by payment at the office or by mail, change of the date on the address should follow If this change is not made within less than fort night of the time of paying the subscription, notice should be given us, so that the error may l be corrected.

 We have never offered chromos or lottery prizes, to our subscribers, but look at our clubbing list will show them that We can eb- tain material discounts for such as wish to take the magazines and other periodicals to be found in that list.
Year: 1878

Governor Wade Hampton directs the sheriff of the county in whIchprisonere were recently rescued from revenue officers, to see that the laws are enforced, and promptly disbands the militia company engaged in the rescue The federal officers anticipate no further trouble.
Year: 1878

The entertainment advertised for Washing ton Hall on Monday evening next is undoubt- edIv the finest of its kind ever offered there Miss Dargon has been there before; those who were present then will no doubt strain point fo see and hear her again, and those who were not there ought certainly to be present, this time. She is one of the finest actresses i'll the
Year: 1878

THE Baltimore Sun is not in favor
Of the Sassafras river route for the
proposed Chesapeake and Delaware
Ship Canal, which it denominates as
"Tibbet's Canal" Til following is an
extract from an editorial in recent
issue Of that paper:


eve have before Us new report
from "the engineers Office" Of the COM
pany. 1t announces a new survey of
the Sassafras river route for the pur-
poses of a ship canal We find that
the canal i to be forty feet wide at
bottom and sixty feet wide at top. and
the depth of the canal below low tide
twenty-one feet, Tt is the old Sassa-
fras river scheme over again, with some
notifications. We want none Of it
The present Chesapeake and Delaware
canal answers all the purposes Of such
q canal. What Baltimore requires i
a ship canal striking across the PENN
sula and reaching the sea at or near
the mouth Of the Delaware bay. Such
a canal, to answer its purpose, and to
entitle it to the claim of national
work, should not be less than twenty
five feet deep and one hundred feet
wide on the surface.
Year: 1878

The ADRIANCE REAPER.-We believe that
we confer favor on the farmers by directing
their attention to the Adriancc Reaper, built
by Adriqnce, Plat & Co., Of Pouyhkeepsie, and
l65 Greenwich Street, New York, who are 80
well and favorably known as the builders Of
the famous Buckeye Ao,gers and Reape,s. The
Adriance Reaper is fitted to meet the wants
Of those farmers who prefer a separate and
distinct machine for reaping. The name Of
the builders is sufficient guarantee for the
excelleLce Of its material and workmanship !;
but nothing short Of a personal inspection can
enable the farmer to appreciate the remarka-
Bile ingenuity Of its devices, or the admirable
manner in which it combines simplicity with
efficiency. It is q light iron reaper, with one
driving wheel. The rakes are operated in a
manner similar to that which has proved so
successful on the Buckeye Harvester, but are
still more perfectly under the control Of the
driver. 1t is Of very light draft, but very
strong. The ease with which the platform can
be tilted fits it especially for use in lodged
grain. II will do good work in all kinds or
conditions Of grain, and its folding platform
make it as portable as the Buckeye Mower.


With an Adriance Reaper and New Mod
el Buckeye Mower farmer is enabled to
gather his grass and grain crop with the
least degree Of discomfort to himself or his
team, anG with the most satisfactory results.
Year: 1878

THOMAS, the wife murderer, was
found not guilty, at New Castle, Sat
urday last, positive evidence having
been brought before the jury that he
was suffering from delirjrtna trenrens
when the crime was committed, and
was therefore an irresponsible being.
This being the case, the jury had no
other course but to clear him. but it
is certainly a dangerous precedent,
and We may expect the same plea from
numerous wife murderers in the fu-
ture. The regular howl at Delaware
justice by northernjournals has al
ready commenced.
Year: 1878

uDllSllCu ny AuGAOIAGy.J

 House Bill No. 332.

 CHAPTER LIv.

 An act to prevent the Making and Publication of False or Deceptive Statements in relation to the Assets of Fire Insurance Companies Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep resentatives in General Assembly convened:

 Section 1. No company, corporation or association authorized to transact the business of fire insurance within this state, shall state or represent, either by advertisement in any newspaper, magazine or periodical, or Dy any sign, circular, card policy of insurance, or certificate of renewal thereof, any funds or as- sets te be in it's possession, not actually pos sessed by it, and available for the payment of losses by fire and held for the protection of holders of their peliees of fire insurance. The advertising of subscribed capital not actually paid up in cash, shall be construed as a viola tion of the provisions of this act.

 Sec 2. Every advertisement or public announcement, and every circular or card hearafter made or issued by any company, corporation, or association authorized to trans act the business of fire insurance within this state; which shall purport to make known the financial standing of any such company, cor poration or association, shall in all particulars which it purports to give, correspond with the last preceding verified statements made by said company, corporation or association to the insurance department of this state.

 Sec. 3. Every person or corporation vlo- lating any provision of this act shall, for the first offense, forfeit and pay to this state five hundred dollars, and for every subsequent vio- lation of any provisions of this act shall for felt and pay to this state the sum of one thous- and dollars.

 |. Approved March go 1272
Year: 1878



 An Act concerning application for Restoration s of Forfeited Rights

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House ofRep-

 resentatives in General Assembly convened: :

 No application for the restoration of forfeited rights to any person convicted of crime shall be heard by the general assembly unless notice of such application shall have been published at least once week fortwo weeks successively before the session at which the application isto be made, in some newspaper published in the town where the applicant resides, if any be published in that town, and if there be none, then in some newspaper of general circulation, in the county where such applicant resides. And such notice shall specify the crime for which the applicant was convicted the date and place of the conviction, and the court be- fore which the conviction was had and III case the conviction was in justices court, such mo- tice shall state the name of the justice of the peace who held such court

 Approved March 27, 1878.
Year: 1878

C11OuoO OOrI1O 1VooOIt1UIOr1 1NO'

 CHAPTER LVII.

 An Act authorizing the Board of Managers at the Paris Exposition to appoint one of their own number an agent.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep resentatives in General Assembly convened That the board of managers to secure due representation of the arts and industries of this state at the coming International Exhibi- it proper, to appoint one of their own number an agent to carry out the objects of said act, and to report upon the industries and arts rep resented in said exhibition; and that such ex- penditures may be made for that purpose from the appropriations allowed by said act, as the board may see fit to authorize. So much of chapter one hundred of the acts of 1877 as is inconsistent herewith is hereby repealed.

 Approved March 27th, 1S78
Year: 1878

An old resident of Oil City, Pl.,
says: Il have lived here since oil was
first discovered, and l can confidently
say that over 70 per cent. of those who
have grown rich in oil production and
oil speculation are now paupers."
Year: 1878

less stock, lighter crops, and more
debts than his more careful neighbor.
Such farmer, however, does not con-
tinue contracting debts and liabilities
until be can go no farther and there
is an extensive failure involving hum
dred Of other business men, but he
buys something he does not need (per-
haps top buggy or a machine). or he
hires some one to do work that he
could do himself. He has not the
money TO pay down and gives his
note, which is as good as cash. How
ever, when the note is due, his credi


tor must walt few days, and this Is
repeated so frequently and always by
asking more days of grace, so that at
last to secure his debts and obtain
credit he must mortgage his stock,
and chattel mortgage Is followed by
a mortgage on his farm. There are
very many other reasons why farm
mer should fail. He may have been
unfortunate. perhaps he has lost
some stock from accident or disease.
His crops may have been light and
growing lighter. He may have occa-
sioDally sold his stock or crops In an
unfavorable market. These are all
apparent reasons for his failure. but
back of all this is the man himself.
Year: 1878

To destroy bugs on squash, cucum-
ber, or melon vines, dissolve a table,
spoonful of saltpetre In in a pail of
water; put one pint of this around
each hill, shaping the earth so that II
will not spread much, and the thing
Is done. Use more saltpeter II you
can afford 1t; 1t is good for vegetables
but death to animal life. The bugs
burrow in the earth at night and fail
to rise In the morning. 1t is also good
to Kill the grub In peach trees-only
use twice as much, say quart or two
10 each tree.
Year: 1878

The day ia not far distant when the
housewife will glance into the wood
shed, and finding that the husband
has gone off without splitting the dali
~ allowance of fuel, will take down
the phonograph, howl into 1t a volley
of epithets that will register one hum
dred and sixty pounds pressure to the
square inch on the safety guage. and
then call out to her boy: "Here,
John, go down town and grind that
out to yonr darned lazy old father,
and see that you turn the-crank live
ly, too"
Year: 1878

sion, including twenty-slx sarnest
women, was securely stuck In the
adhesive compound. To llfstheir feet
was an impossibiiity. and two ladies
who rashIy sat down with q view OF
removing their boots, and thus make
their escape, found It impossible to
rise again. The wicked saloon keep
or al first pretended not TO notice the
misfortune which had befaIIen the
procession. and assuming that the la
dies had paused for refreshments,
loudly begged the ladies "to name the
poison, aud be would be delighted 10
supply them" OF course, he was
soon compelled TO recognize the true
cause Of the stoppage Of the process
sion, and be then prOfessed to be so
overwhelmed with sorrow that he felt
unable 10 gaze upon the scene, and so
put up his shutters and retired by the
back door into an adjoining street.


The Earnest Women were ultimate
~ pried out with fence rails, after not
crow-baTs had been used TO soften the
tenacious tar, and they were then
taken home In carriages, and scraped
by their devoted husbands. The sf
fair, however, cast gloom over the
reformers, and seriously Injured the
cause. The wicked liquor dealer had
a sudden increase Of custom, and 1t is
understood that two new saloons are
to be opened before Christmas. This
melancholy event may well fill us
with goTrow, while It conveys the
solemn lesson that refOrmers should
take heed TO their footsteps. lest haply
they fall into the snares Of the wick
d.-N. y. TImcs.
Year: 1878

Elmira Advertiser: How a woman
can manage TO sit bolt upright and not
change position. looking neither to
to the right nor left, during a sermon
in church, passes the understanding.
A man will sit on the picket fence all
the afternoon to see ball match, but
put him in a church pew for three
quarters of an hour and he will wob-
bic all over the seat.
Year: 1878

A Georgia farmer smeared his hogs
with tar TO rid them of fleas, and
turned them loose in the woods. AT
night they did not return to the pen
as usual, and In the morning he found
them stuck together, the tar making
them adhere in mass. They might
have gone home nevertheless, by con-
cert of action, but it isn't In hog to