smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

business. From the corner of Broad
way and Fourteenth street, at eight
o'clock, P. NJ, I counted eight par
ties, not man of whom could stand
truly erect, and they were still max
ing calls. One young sprig at ten
boasted that he made three hundred
calls, and | should have made two
hundred more. only I was too full.n
Not one in ten of them could afford
the carriage that they rode in, and to
say nothing of the gorgeous clothes
they wore. A carriage for four is $50
day, and the other appurtenances
makes it cost the young man fully
800. This is all we'll enough for
the heir to an estate, but the counter
jumpers, who make up the mass of
callers, find it digs viciously into
their $1,000 year.


The Reform Democracy have
nominated David Dudley Field for
Congress, in the place of Smith Ely,
elected Mayor. Field is fair rep
resentative of the Democratic Reform.
He was Tweed's right bower, and if
there is an unscrupulous trader in
politics and spoils in ew York, who
is entitled, after Tilden, to be closely
watched, he is the man. There hasn't
been nasty thing in the city for
years, that he hasn't had his hand in,
and there hasn't been a job since
Tweed's day that he hasn't proited
by. But, as the district is overwhelm-
nglyiDemocratic, he will be elected,
and as he is very rich, he will be an
ornament to Washington society. We
have no right to sneer at the igno-
rance of the negro, when constituent
cies can be found in the Northern
States to elect such men as Field.


There is much more crime than is
usual, and it is not committed by pro-
fessionals either. The fifty thousand
men out of work and out of bread,
are driven to desperation, and as they
have, in many instances, taken the
bread that they would gladly have
worked for, if they could have had
the work to do. This has been the
worst winter ever known in this city,
and it is growing harder and harder
every day. There is no work for the
half of the mechanics and laboring
men, and the destitution is appalling.
1t is no wonder that thefts and gar
roting are rapidly increasing-the
wonder rather, is that there is not
more of it. Thank heaven it is only
few months till the Spring opens.


PIETRO.
Year: 1877

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD


Your agitation Of the rapid transit question is timely
and just Nobody who has to undergo tho misories Of
horse travel fail to appreciate your strenuous
efforts to perfect the steam road now have and In
suro the construction Of other lines In the city
During the past two weeks II has taken between two
and three hours day to roach Elghysixth street by
the Third line. OF the time nearly irozeD
always half sunocated by 0ycrcrowding, always dis
gustcd by the rudeness OF conductors and the tactics
or the pickpockets Gentlemen OF my acquaintance
reach Sxtieh street by the Greenwich street line In
twenty five minutes in warm aud without those
revolving scenes Of ignorance and brutality which
seem inseparablc from street car travel. j. H. N.


New YORK, Jan. 9, 1877.
Year: 1877

TON.


WASHINGTON, March IA, 1877
Very great interest is felt hero among the friends of
the administration, and particularly among those OF
them the Senate, with to the Senatorial clcc.
ton in OHIO. The friends Of the President intimate
very positively their opinion that tho new Senator
should be fully accord with the President In his
Southern policy, and aver that such support for him
Is regarded as doubly important from his own State.
Year: 1877




RUN


By TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD


COLUMBUS March Is, 1877.
The Senatorial contest has not been lively to-day
as yesterday, candidates having evidently secured
pledges from most members to first and second
choice, leaving little to do except to skrmsh for
.cominittal mcn Matthews claims to be In better
shape than any previous time and have secured
pledges from Ave now men after tho first ballot
is cast They say Matthews will havc
twenty nine votes in the House and seven
in the Senate or thirtysix votes the first ballot;
this is within seven votes OF enough to secure tho
nomination, but quito likely this statement is somc-
what rose .colored by enthusiastic friends Something
Of q sensation caused to-day by the story that
when Howland had been given a complimentary voto
two he would throw his entire twenty or twenty
five votes for Taft but personal interview with How
land authorizes the statement that when he Is out of
the way he shall not seek to influence any OF his
friends TO vote for any particular man. Howand
could not 40 TINS IN IN u most oasos, even If
such thing. That Taits men rely on this strength
thero is no doubt and tho probability is that they will
get fair share Of II In the cnd-probaby the biggest
end.


THE MINOR CANDIDATES.


Shcllabarger has few faithful friends who will give
him half dozen more votes on the first ballot but
will then drop him. Smaller candidates are, appar-
emily, showed under" but still remain here hoping





MATTHEWS AND HIS WORKERS.
Matthews has the shrcwdost workcrs-oId wire
workers from all parts OF the State who understand
how such matter as making Senator is done-and IN
response to kilograms additional supply will arrive
tonight from Cleveland. Each candidate has rooms
at the loading hotel, but fluid solid hospitality Is
dspensed even cigars are rarely offered. Candidates
for Office clover and some Senatorial candidates
have all but signed away their souls in the hope OF
making friends. Men whose applications for sigma.
lures would ordinarily be given the cold shoulder
warmly welcomed at various eadquarters,





THE GOVERNOR FOR MATTHEW'S
Governor Young, although friend and associate OF
both Matthews and TAFT Is taking any active part
in the contest but Is for Matthews.


TACTICS THE AssEMBLYMEy.
Mcmbers Of Assembly who have political aspirations
next fall are disgusted that they will be forced
thews nominated tor Senator II is probable TAFT will
conceded that the next Gubcrnatorial candidate
carry Hamilton county, which will DO ab.
carry Ohio next fall, and to against Matthews
them for any place the ticket next fall lfone tho
other quietly induced to emgrato there could bo


TAFT OR MATTHEWS.
that eWhcr Matthews or Taft will be nominated and
At this hour there Is not much choice between them.
Year: 1877

Picayume, that the closing of the


Bonnet Care Crevasse would


greatly aid in facilitating the
work at the jetties. OF course,
the action of the current on the
bar ID increased by an increase in
the volume of water, and it is es-
timated that about ten per cent.
of the river water escapes through
Bonnet Carre Crevasse. The
muddy stream flowing through
the crevasse has made Lake Pont-
chartrain almost q fresh water
lake, and changed the character
of tho water along the Mississippi
coast. Dnrng high water it ex.
tends over a large area ofvaluable
land, much Of which has been ruin
ed by it, and increases the danger
of a possible inundation of the city
from the lake. It is estimated
that the cost of closing the cre-
vase will not exceed 100000; !;
but the State can not possibly &C.
complish the work at present.
When the question Of making an
appropriation for the Mississippi
levees comes mp before Congress.
it is hoped that a special effort
will be made to provide for the
early closing Of this crevasse.
Year: 1877

A PtIllEp PREACHER. A negro was
found dead in Georgia. having fallen and
broken his neck while stealing chickens
from high roost He was class leader
ia a church. and his pastor in preaching
the funeral sermon was bothered by the
question where the soul ol the dead broth
er had gone ''lIis well known piety,n
said the preacher, Indicates that he died
a Christian; yet there are circumstances
connected with his death that are perpleN-
ing. If, after he fell and before he struck
the ground, he repented OF his sins, there
can be no question but that he is now in
glory; but there was mighty little time
Tor him to think about it,"
Year: 1877

Woo a woman bravely If there is any
thing humiliating to u woman it is to have
a lover whom she wishes to honor weak
and vapid, ever yielding, and half afraid
of her. She longs to tell him "to act like
man" The man who conceals or denies
his love for fear Of being laughed at is a
coward. A love that has no element of di-
vnity in it is not love, but passion. which,
of itself, has nothing ennobling. That was
a beautiful inscription on wedding ring,
Each for the other, and both for God"
Year: 1877

Store Crowded. u Perfect Rush Every
body buying! All admit such great bargains were
never before offered in Chicago are now to be
had at the great liquidation sale OF clothing, Ill
Madison street, between Clark anti LaSalle streets
Remember this great sale must positively close at
tue end Of seven daye.
Year: 1877

The following is published at the |
request of an old and respected cit
izsn, whose name appears below:


The trainers of the Constitution
of the United States, declared it to
be the supreme law Of the land; and
this supreme law declares that Con-
gress alone shall have power to coin
money and regulate the value there
Of. And it is quito obvious from
the provisions that the Constitution
contains, that Congress has inher-
ent power to make and give out
bills of credit. But the Constitu-
tion does not give Congress the
right to delegate that power away;
consequently Congress cannot le-
gally delegate the power to banks
or to States, to coin money, regu-
late the the value thereof, or issue
bills of credit. But it il claimed
that Congress has the right to del
egate away the power given them
by the Constitution; then it might
with the same propriety be claimed
that the Judges Of the Supreme
Court have the right to delegate
away the powers given them by the
Constitution, to lot Of women; or
the President delegate his power to
a negro. Now, it is the duty of this
government to give the people
uniform currency with Q specie
standard, and its bills of credit
made equal with gold, in value.
But it appears that Congress has
gone outside of the powers given
them in the Constitution, and es-
tablished banks all over the coun-
try to issue bills of credit, without
a dollar Of specie in their vaults for
redemption. The banks have no
foundation except government in
debtedness. And Congress enacted
the bond law, with interest at six
per cent. and the bonds not taxed,
immediately after they established
the bank law, and the stock holders
of the banks purchased these bonds
with greenbacks, when they were
worth less than fifty cents on the
dollar. And now the banks get six
per cent. interest on the bonds
which they paid nothing for and six
per cent. interest on those they
paid for, making twelve per cent;
and those persons who borrow Of
them, pay eight per cent. more,
making twenty per cent; and the
banks are not taxed. How shall
we arrive at better times? To my
view, we must repeal the bond law;
the bank law; and government issue
its own bills Of credit for circula.
ton, made equal with gold. Then
the tax question will settle the bal.
ance Of our troubles by taxing al
kinds of property equally alike
and until this Is done distress must
continue to exist.


s. G. RANDALL.
Year: 1877

And for the benefit of their many
customers and the public general
ly in this vicinity, will here state
that they have the best selection
of goods, and the lowest prices
ever offered in thismarket. They
wish it distinctly understood that
they will not be undersOld either
by home or foreign competition.


A cordial invitation is extended to
all, to call and examine goods and
prices.


4-5-50
Year: 1877

THE Gar has issued his proclama-
tion in relation to the granting of let
tiers of marque. He accepts of the dec
laration of Paris regarding free navi-
CATION to neutrals, and guarantees a
careful observance of the treaty. The
Gar, whilst lie accepts the provisions
of the treaty, will do just as he-pleases
in relation to the treaty of Paris. What
does he care for the treaty of Paris
after his study of the faith of nations
The Car will simply do this-if it suits
him to keep the treaty he will, and if
he, in connection with those who hedge
him about with "points," arrives at
the conclusion that he does not require
any of the treaty of Paris in his as u
corrective bitters, he will very soon
break the tr'aaiiionnl treaty and take
his straight.
Year: 1877

drawing it mild, for the widow would
appear at dinner dressed principally
with a breast-pin, and a very small pin
at that, TO tile no small amazement of
the respectable gentleman and his
wife, the latter, desirous of leaving the
house at once, when the custom be-
came general; but the gentleman hated
to move, and consequently, to-day is
reaping the benefits Of having had any
thing to do with II boarding-house
keeper who would sit up night after
night in her parlor boarder's room,
who happened to be a nice young
man;the lights out and the other
boarders in; bed. The widow
was also in the habit of enticing
other nice young men in her rooms,
and of going into their rooms and kiss
ing them. She was very fond of kiss
ing, this widow, and-well, she did a
great many very imprudent things that
annoyed the young man, her son, and
sent her daughter out of the room in
tears-for widow, until finally the
gentleman and his wife could stand it
no longer, and gave notice that they
should quit, and made preparations for
doing so, and then the widow showed
her hand. She quarreled with the
parting guests, and they evidently lost
their tempers and retaliated III kind,
and insinuated-fata insinuation-tha
the house and the widow were no bet
ter than they should be. This was eX-
actly what the widow wanted, and
quivering with simulated rage, she
rushed off to her lawyers, who re-
ceived her smilingly, heard her whole
story through, and Immediately COM
menced an action against the unfortu-
nate gentleman, placing the damages at
twenty thousand dollars, and although
this evidence has all come out on the
trial, and great deal more of like
damaging nature, yet we are told that
the jury will undoubtedly bring in a
verdict in her favor, because of her pc
culiar position in society as lone and
defenseless but highly connected widow
and boarding-house keeper.


We. hereafter, would advise all those
who are in want of board, to avoid the
widow, or the unmarried woman, or
the boarding house woman with mar
riageable daughters; to shun all such
as they would a pest-house. They are
a snare and delusion, and there is Il
speculation in their eyes, when they re-
gard you as you sit at their feast, as to
your intrinsic value and what they can
get out of you. They are mercenary
and they are treacherous, and as gen.
eral rule, have no character worth men-
tioning, to speak of. The gentleman
who is in danger of losing his twenty
thousand dollars, no doubt, is of that
opinion now, and we would advise
him, that in case the jury does render
verdict against him, to initiate Pick
wick and go to prison, before such 4
harpy as this-boarding house woman
should get one single penny of the
award
Year: 1877

THE Corinne Record grows facetious
over the supposed-presumably So
discovery that we have made in con-
nection with her navy. We made no
discovery whatever, but answered her
facetious article relating to the mares
nest that the Herald correspondent had
discovered in a purely facetious man
ner. We are sorry that the Record did
not discover the humor, but it un-
doubtedly discovered the point that we
made. Hence its dab at us with its
pen full of solid matter.
Year: 1877

This time the woman appears in the
roll of an injured, insulted, defenceless,


suffering widow, and threatens suit
against highly respectable gentleman
and his wife, for having expressed
themselves upon leaving her boarding
house-she is a boarding house keeper
as well, and the Lord only knows what


other avocations she may have-in a
very decided manner, as to her conduct,


which, certainly from all that we can


learn from the papers, was of a most
extraordinary and outrageous charac-
ter. But the flend is at work in the


heart of this mercenary and, guilty
boarding-house keeper, and besides,


she fancies that she sees fine
opportunity for making some money
in an easy sort of way by suing
or threatening to sue the gentleman
and his wife for having made use of
defamatory language in conversation,
with her name ands honor. Twenty,
thousand dollars is what this woman
claims for damages, and it is a question
whether she will succeed in securing it
or not. This woman, who sues her
former boarders-and who is also a


widow, and as some affirm, n ''widow
on the wing" whatever that may
mean--it seems owned a house in the city,
and not having money enough to live
on without going to work at something
to make both ends meet, conceived the
idea Of keeping a boarding house her.
self, and as the owner of the property to
remain as a boarder in the family with
her children, one n young man near
grown, and with an excellent reputa-
ton; the other, a young girl, just out of
her teens. 1t was something new for
the widow to descend from her social
sphere in life to the lower one Of a
clearinghouse keeper; but she seems
to have succeeded admirably, for the
very first six months of her career in
that role, she had acquired a reputation
among the neighbors in her vicinity, as
the woman who kept queer house.
The servants were also queer girls, and
the young men and young ladies, albeit
very nice young men and young ladies
had queer ways with them; they would
sit up and drink hot whisky punches,
and the Lord only knows what else
they did not do that was not queer, SO
that the police watched the house after
a while and interrogated parties in the
neighbOrhOOd as to the charac-
ter of the inmates and the style
of establishment that it was, but as the
widow was church member, in good
standing, and attended an aristocratic
church, the ignorant-minded police
man thought the house and the widow
must undoubtedly be all right, and
then let the matter drop. But there
came time when she could no longer
get boarders; they kept away from
the place, but the reputation that it
acquired still scented the neighborhood.
People looking for board came and were
suited, and ''would call again. but
they never did, for they inquired else
where and had enough to satisfy them
that they did not care to return. So
matters went from bad to worse until
the widow in despair induced her
housekeeper to use her influence in
securing boarders among her own imme-
diate friends, and the result was that
the very respectable gentleman and
his wife, who are now in trouble, were
induced to come and take board. To
say that they were scandalized would be
Year: 1877

The Russians have destroyed Tur-
kish man of War. ''This were kind
ness indeed" for by this they have
translated good many of their foe
into that Paradise they all desire to at
tain-one of wine, women and song.
Year: 1877

My little niece and IL read


My Platoin my easy chair;
And she was building on the tleor
4 pack of cards with wondrous care
We worked In silence. but, alas,
Among the cards a mighty spill.
And then the little ape exclaimed.
well such is life, Look, Uncle Will.
gave start and dropped by book
II was the Phsedo had read
A sympathetic current thrilled,
Like tightening, through my heart and


head.


l eyed with curious awe the child.
The unconscious Sibyl where she sat,
Whose thoughtless tongue could babble


forth


Strange parables OF life and fate.
Yes such is life! a Babel house,
A common doom hath tumbled all
King, Queen, and KnsNe, and plain and


trump.


a motley crew In motley fall
We rear our hopes, no Pharaoh's tomb,
Is Nor brass couidbuild so sure a name;
But, soon or late, a sad collapse,
And great the ruin of the same.
All, such is life! Oh, sad and strange
That Love and Wisdom so ordain
Some ere tho builders hand have YET
One card against another lain.
Some when the house is still
Some when you've built n lite more;
And some when patience hath achieved
4 second, third or higher floor.
Or should you win the topmost stage,
Yet is the strength but toll and pain
And here the tiny voice reioined,
"Rut can build ii up again"
NV height OF awe WAS reached. Can babes
Behold what reason scans in vain?
All childhood is divine, / thought
Yes, Lizzie, build it up again!
Year: 1877

things; but the promise was not kept.
God bless you, Ruth Warneford"


The girl understood that it was her
brother-he who was gone-whom
Mr.. Baldwin had once loved, and she
went away shamefaced. So that the
shadow of this crime rested upon
many hearts. The wreck of one poor
human ship upon the ocean of life
somehow drags down with il so many
others; the sudden storm in which
George Warneford went down disabled
half dozen gallant craft.


So Ruth Warneford became visit
ing governess. The neighborhood of
America Square would not at first
sight appear to offer the most desirable
opening for such profession. But
then if your ambition is bounded by
the sum of eighteen pence an hour at
the outside; if you do not mind trudg-
ing a mile or two from house to house;
If you are ready to begin work Mt
eight, and to leave off at six; if you do
not look for pupils more genteel than
the children of respectable tradesmen;
and if you have youth and hope-you
may find America Square by no means
a bad place as a base Of operations.
Ruth not only toiled all day when
clients came, but, when business was
slack, filled up her time by teaching
the younger members of the Lemire
family; and the earnings of the girl
were useful, and helped out the in
come Of the family. Indeed, had it
not been for Ruth, the dinner of soup
and vegetables must often have been
exchanged for the dinner of dry bread;
for times were growing very hard with
the professor. A dreary life for the
girl. hard work from morning till
night; and yet she endured it, and
was happy. She had no holidays, and
never went any where: still she was
happy-happy until one day came
which shattered her little Castle of
Delight.


1t happened through her taking the
post-whieh she thought great pro-
motion-of organist to st. Ethslred's
Church.
Year: 1877

\ CURIOUS FREAk.-We interviewed an old turkey gobler yesterday at ono of our neighborS in his quiet place of retreat, set ting on nest of eggs, which he took pos. session of about eight days since The old he Thomas drove the female from the nest and took the same unto himself, and is now master of the situation, while the old hen turkey remains close by with dropped head ana broken spirits. We have heard of roosterS matching out chickens; cats nursing rats; child being nurscd from the breast of man; but we believe that this is the first in stance We have ever heard of a male turkey taking possession of the nest and eggs of the female and holding supreme control. Evidently cid Thomas does not believe in womcn'S rights which may in measure ac- coust for this strange freak.
Year: 1877

PREACHING IN THE WILDERNESS There is, in the region round about Chino and Williamson, an evangelist named Stuart. who seems to be d sort of cross between Lorenzo Dow and John the Baptist. His personal appearance, it k said by those who have seen him and heard him preach. is not very suggestive of the divinity of his mission. and vet he is represented as being the pos sor of power of argument and eoqucncc quite at variance with his physical make up. Mir Stuart threatens, ere long. to make a raid on the Capital and permission to preach in one of our metropolitan churches.