smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

TIE public in this section of the country
and further North is curious TO know some
thing more about the very bad uses " to
which some of the yellow fever contribu-
tOus sent to New Orleans were put. No
reasonable man would expect that the
handling of such large sums of money, in
the abscnse Of any accountability rs to the
manner of its use, could occur anywhere
without sOme of it being miSappropriated;
but the curiosity to know what has been
going on exists just the same. The truth
is that the most depraved phases rs well rs
the most exalted, OF human nature are de-
velopcd in such epidemics, and it is just as
natural for certain classes of human beings
to dance and hurrah and debauch them
selves in the midst of plague rs it is for
others to sacrifice themselves upon the altar
Of solemn duty to their suffering fellow
beings. 1t was not expected when these
contributions were made that every cent Of
them would be devoted to legitimate pur-
poses, and the information that some part
of them has been diverted from proper and
intended uses Is therefore not to be Won
dcrcd at. But it will nevertheless receive
the Just condemnation it deserves.
Year: 1878

A WESTERN exchange says there would
be one gain in making Ben BUTLER Govern
or of Massachusetts; itwould take him out
of Congress. lie is already out, or will be,
after the 4th of March next, and it is to be
hoped that no stupidity blind luck will ever
permit him to return.
Year: 1878

WHEN wheel-hOrses get to pulling in op-
posite directions the vehicle behind them
is apt to suffer. But here is wheel-horse
THURMAN pulling the Democratic cart in
the direction of soft money and wheel-horse
BAYARD pulling it in the direction of hard
money. The traces will soon break and the
load will rattle back down the hill into the
ClOngh Of defeat
Year: 1878

THE Republicans of New Hampshire con-
tend that the question of human rights
shall be held as paramount to that OF
finance or any other issue. In this they are
clearly right and wise, for the moment the
Republican party lets go that issue, which
vitalized it into existence it loses its main
anchor and will so ndritt in dangerous
waters. The question of equal rights is the
first that should engage the attention OF u
HDerty-lov!ng American citizen.
Year: 1878

amouNt required for the payment of public
dues" The sum left for the use of the
people after that would as matter Of
course, be readily controlled by the money
sharks and capitalists of New England, and
Year: 1878

THE squibs and dcrisive comments of the
Opposition seem to have no effect upon Mr..
HALE. He bears his defeat with heroic
dignity fact that enOges his opponents
all the more; and when the time comes for
him to assert himseIfagain he will be found
at the front, doing good service for the up
right cause, as usual Meanwhile, what has
become of the bounding BANNING? He
didn't even have the fun Of being nomi-
mated.
Year: 1878

IT is his crooked eye that the sold Re-
publican rulllau" has got on the Massa-
chusctts Gubcrnatoral chair. If he follows
its guidance he will naturally wander far
away from the object OF his present desire.
The only candidate who will certainly re-
main on the Worcester ticket with him is
the nominee for Licutcnant-G Governor JOHN
F. ARNOLD, who is supposed to be q lincal
descendant of BENEDICT of the same name
or he wouldn't stick.
Year: 1878

Fishing for shad will soon be over.
Court will probably adjourn to-day.
There was large market this morning


No engagements ahead at the Opera
House.


Are you going to hear the Bishops
preach tomorrow?


Strawberries are selling very cheap for
early in the season.


The Methodist Bishops did some hand
shaking last evening.
SBock beer tonight at Fehrenbach's
Fourth and French streets.
Do not forget the performance at the
Opera House, this evening.
his is the last day of the strawberry
festival in the Masonic Temple.


Teeth extracted without pain by DR.
Gallagher, No. S35 Market street.
1t is astonishing the way in which the
circulation of the GAZETTE increases.
Call on Sutterly 3O2 Market street for
fine photographs. may2tf.


Fehrenbach Fourth and French streets
Will serve up snapper lunch this evening
and book beer.


The last book of the season will be for
sale this evening by Fehrenbach Fourth
and French streets.


Ask for prices for job work at the GA
ZETTE job office, and you will be aston
lshed at the low prices. All work done
in workmanlike manner.


Tonight l am going to Chadwick
ice cream garden and museum; there will
be grand time as 13 musicians and
walters have been engaged for the occa-
sion.
Year: 1878

Lovers Of book beer, viii not fail to
bear in mind that this evening, will close
the season for book beer. Hartman &
Fehrenbach's celebrated book beer, will
be for sale during to-day and this even-
ing, by their customers throughout the
city and at the saloon Fourth and French
streets. Those who drank it two weeks
ago will remember the.eXcellent quality
Of the article, and will no doubt not fail
to procure some this evening, it being
the last opportunity until next May. Mr.
Fehrenbach will also serve up this even
ing a fne Snapper lunch.
Year: 1878

Thomas j. Bowen is about to erect
Twelve nice two story brick houses on
Scett street. near the City Passenger
halfway depot They will be decided
Improvement to that part of the city.
Year: 1878

buyer of smaller rates for freight. Chicago
! is also importing goods directly to q vast
extent, and thus gains point on the sea-
board cities, especially as she is able to get
low rates of freight, as q leading competi-
tive centre, both for her imports and the
exports of cereals che ships in payment of
them.


New York during the last ten or fifteen
years has grown largely as a man ufactur-
ing city, and it is likely to so on increas
ing in the came direction, there being
abundant opportunities for it's expansion.
In the man ufacture of the lighter and more
elegant articles. especially those for which
Paris has made herself 30 famous the me-
tropolis ought to prove, and eventually
must prove, great competitor of the
French capital. But We must first get an
efficient and economical municipal govern
ment and system of taxation 4 which shall
favor and foster business enterprise, now
so often driven away from the city to which
it naturally belongs.
Year: 1878

The meek and humble are the great
spiritual conquerors of the earth. The
lees of human feeling we put into our
efforts for souls, the more the spirit of
God works in us and for ne. Not merely
interior pride, but interior impatience,
should be carefully mortified by all who
seek to gain souls.
Year: 1878

THERE ARE TOO MANY Bob INGER-
SOILS about the country, and earnest
and decided work is needed to destroy
their influence in every part of the land.
This fellow and his followers would tear
down our churches and destroy all our
sacred hopes and the most inspiring in
tiuences of home and the family circle
without which life to our civilized and
educated people would be more of a bur-
den than a pleasure. And what would
such fellows give US instead? What
could they give us instead? All, echo
answers what The modern clubh ouse :?
We hope not


Our ministry and our churches should
lose no time In denouncing these infidel
teachers. Such able mon as Bascomb
was or Newman is or Hughes was and
Becker is ; or Cummins was and Tynp is.
or Gelette was, or HaldemAn is should
be sent upon the track of the loathing
monster, Ingersoll, and he should be de-
nounced everywhere until he hides his
impudent and impious head in obscure
oblivion. Such a man is calculated if
left alone to undue the work of hundreds
of able and devout men. And the min
istry should be sustained everywhere in
their denunciation Of his vile theories,
and wild and deadly assertions, which
are being caught up and yelped about
the country by the poor and the unlearn-
ed and ignorant, for whom Ingersoll has
not thought or a care.
Year: 1878

OUR DRY GooDs merchants are now
selling all the finest la,e style goods for
the season, at really lower rates than the
same class of goods are sold at in Phila-
delphia' The ladies and gentlemen in
the country who shop in Philadelphia
should note this.
Year: 1878

The Senators who opposed and defeat


ed the proposition of the Interior Depart
ment, made through Senator ingalls,, that
the President should be allowed to fill va
cancies in the office of Pension Agent
without consulting the Senate. were more
than right in what they did. No good
reason was shown, or could be shown. for
thus violating precedent and flying in the
face of the law. II was simply piece OF
special legislation, proposed to allow the
President to put ia office, without the
usual formalities. a Pension Agent for this
district, who was confirmed nearly a
month ago, but has not been able to com
plete his bond. The substitute which was
adopted insures payments to The pension
es at The proper time, by authorizing the
temporary designation OF AN officer OF the
United States to perform the duties of the
agent. The original bill was in direct
violation of the principles which are SO
ostenlatiously proiessed in the Interior
Department, and was fairly indefensibe.
Senators Edmunds, Conkling and Blaine
are TO be commended Tor killing it.-Tri-
June.
Year: 1878

The silver bill has become law over
and in spite of the Presidents veto, more
than two-thirds of the Senate and House
voting TO sustain it, The Maine delega-
ton in both branches voted solidly against
the bill throughout all stages OF the con-
test.


The President in his message returning
the bill to the House stated clearly the
principal objections to it; first that the
dollar which il provides for is less in value
than the gold dollar by nearly ten per
cent; second, that compelling OF holders
of bonds to accept payment for bonds and
interest in deprecated coin is a breach ol
faith with the government creditors third,
that il will operate uniuslly in regard to
debts between individuals contracted prior
to the passage of the silver measure.
Were the silver dollar which this act au
thorizes to be comedian circulated and
made legal tender for all debts aud dues,
private and public, equal in value to the
gold dollar, then the above objections to 1t
would be removed, leaving only the ques-
tion in dispute as to the operation OF the
double instead of the single standard.
With the present difference between the
gold and silver dollar existing, the pas
sage of the bill can only be regarded as
gross violation OF faith


The friends OF the bill. however, claim
that the reconciliation of silver in this
country will cause the value of silver to
rise, so that the silver dollar will soon
equate with the gold dollar. This Is not
certain. II it were the bill wonld bear
different aspect. 1t is tue that in 1873.
when the decentralization OF the silver dol
lar by our government took place, it stood
at above par with the gold dollar, but the
causes which have since sunk it ten per
cent. below are not removable by the
reconciliation of silver in this country
Much depends upon the action of other
countries 10 regard to the money standard
RECOMMENDATION of silver here will tend to
the restoration of the value and use OF
silver in Europe. perhaps, but how long
a period OF time may be necessary to
cause the equation of the silver and gold
dollar. if ever, is uncertain.


But the silver bill has become law,
whether we like it or not, and now goes
on trial before the people. Speculation
and theorizing in regard to its operation
must halt while practical results show for
themselves what manner of measure this
is We shall not long be left in doubt. Its
effects will be clearly seen and felt On
the face OF it the bill. though much i'm
proved by the amendments made to it in
the Senate. wears anything but satialac-
tory look to those who believe in keeping
the public faith invlolate, but they who
opposed 1t can afford to wait and see if
it fulfills the promises of those who as
sumed the grave responsibility of placing
1t upon the statute book.
Year: 1878

"The most unfortunate incident Of the
late Presidential election" says the Mobile
Gala. Register, twas the letter written by
Mr.. Tlden short time before the election
saving he would veto any bill proposed to
pay Southern war claims" There is a
GOOD deal of milk in that little cocoanut.
Year: 1878

THE ONO NATIONALS held state conven-
ton at Columbus on Tuesday, which was rath,
er thinly attended and singularly devoid of
enthusiasm. Sam Cary, Of course, was the
master.spirit of the concern and directed all its
proceedings. He reported a platform, all of
which is meaningless rubbish except the iol
lowing:


We demand that the government shall issue
a full legal-tender paper money adequate in
volume for the employment of labor, the dis.
tribution of its products, the requirements OF
business, and the payment of all inereSt-bear
ing bonds as fast as rcdecmable, the withdrawal
and cancellation of all bank notes designed to
circulate as currency, the non-eXemptiOn from
taxation of all private property the passage OF
graduated income tax, the unlimited coinage
of gold and silver, and the repeal of the specie
resumption act; all legalized monopolies abol
ished and their establishment in the future
prohibited.


As this doubtless embodies the sum and sub
stance of what the Nationals are striving for
and is the gist of all their platforms, it may
with the first demand" that the government
shall issue full legal tender paper money" is
an impossibillty under the constitution rs il
now stands, for the Supreme Court of the L
S has repeatedly decided that further issue
of legal tender paper would be unconstitution
al The payment OF call interest-bearing bonds
rs fast as Iedeemable" in such paper would be
a breach of contract and disgraceiul TO the gov
ernment, as would also the "non-eXemptlon
from taxation of all private property" mean
ing government bonds, and the unlimited coin
uge of gold and silver would be absurd If We
are never to have specie payment, for with q
currency not redeemable in specie gold and
silver could not enter into the general circula
ton but would remain mere merchandise, and
as such ii might as we'll remain bullion aS
be coined into smaller pieces As to the can
collation. of the national bank notes, the pass
age of a graduated income tax and the abol
ishment of all legalized monopolies these art
measures about which certainly there is nc
such general disagreement as to make them
the basis for a separate party organization
The truth is, when you come to simmer down
the demands" Of the new party, they aie
found in Ohio as everywhere else TO consist OF
few impractcabe absurdities and preten
tious array of platitudes to which nobody pre-
tends TO object
Year: 1878

4 few weeks ago we mentioned that, under
the charter of the Union, the Central and the
Kansas Pacific railroads, the lands granted to
those r. Ids were thrown open to entry and set
tlement at the government price Of $1.25 per
acre three years after their completion: but
that, in spite of this provision of thci: char
tiers and the actual completion of the roads as
long ago as 1869, the companies continued to
hold their lands at the high prices of from 81
to So per acre and sold none for less. The
matter was brought few months ago to the
attention of Secretary Schurz and he now de.
cides that the provision of the charters referred
to is imperative and binding on the roads, and
that all moneys paid them for lands since 1872
by actual settlers in excess of S125 per acre
must be refunded. As the roads in question
have sold from five to twelve millions worth
of land each at more than double the legal
price the refunding of the excess will make
such serious draw upon their treasures that
doubtless rather than yield TO it they will
spend millions to weary out the poor settlers
by litigation, and in the end it will be found
that before the three years were up the CON-
panies had made some sort of bogus sale OF
all their lands to defeat the honest intention OF
their charters. Such adroit thieves as the
managers of these roads have proved To be are
not likely to be caught mapping In a simple
matter like that
Year: 1878

No little alarm was caused at Brooklyn last
Saturday on the appearance of three deaths
from yellow fever, and three more cases not
fatal The alarming features about il were
that the disease was not imported but resulted
from local causes, supposed TO be the employ
meut of tainted material from an old vessel in
the building on the wharf, and that it has brok-
en- out almost in the heart of a crowded pop
ulation There appear, however, to have
been no new case since Saturday
Year: 1878

The La Sale County Democratic Central
Committee met at Ottawa yesterday and agreed
upon call Of a county convention to nominate
candidates and appoint delegates 10 the con
gressIonal convention as above. The sent
ment was strong with the committee 10 max,
a avigorous aud honest square democratic fight
and 10 have no cozening or fooling with sldc
shows
Year: 1878

Late dispatches from Minnesota contradict
the stories of a few weeks ago that half of this
years wheat crop OF that state had been ruined
BY wet weather and rust The crop is said To
be in process of harvesting in good condition
and will exceed last years crop of $4,000, goo
bushels by four or five millions
Year: 1878

The san Francisco merchants have caused
some surprise by seddenly taking their gold
to the banks and exchanging it for the new
silver dollar. 1t is found that they can thus
get silver certificates which they send east by
mail and thus save the cost of express charges
on gold
Year: 1878

The end Of last week saw the close of the
heated term and sunstroke epidemic in Chi.
cago, 81 Louis, Milwaukee &c, and since then
the weather nas been but moderately hot
throughout the vest The extreme heat that
SCI IN last week at the east and threatened to
be as fatal as it had been at The west was of
but four or i've days continuance and has also
abaied.
Year: 1878

The dsgraceful feud in East ST. Louis had a
slight renewal on Tuesday leading to some
further bloodshed. The recent decision of the
Supreme Court, that the election of the Bow
man council last spring was illegal embod-
ened the Wider council on Monday evening to
pass an order directing the Metropolitan police
to take possession of the City Market House,
the headquarters Of the Bowman police The
order naturally created some excitement on
Tuesday, and all day the rival police forces
kept close watch of each other. Towards even
ing couple of squads met on the street and
commenced taunting each other, and from
taunts proceeded to blows and finally to un-
loading revolvers at eachother The fight con-
tnued for an hour the principal shooting be


ing between the engine house, occupied by the
Metropolitans, and the market house, held by


the Bowman police or deputy marshals. The
only harm done was the wounding of half "a
dozen persons, among them an old man and Il
little girl by accident. The parties still main
tain their beligerant attitudes on both sides,
though there has been no fighting since then,
a volunteer company from Belevllc being en-
campcd in the street between the belligcrants
to keep the peace. The whole squabbc is dis
graceful and ought to be indicted rs nuisance
Year: 1878

The first degree of virtue is to keep
peace with God the second to keep peace
with our neighbor; the third and most
perfect is to make peace between those
who are enemies, and to do this for the
sake of Christ who ia our peace.
Year: 1878

protected and guaranteed by that Con-
stitution and Union which our adversa-
ries alleged they took up arms to main
tain and keep intact and defend. More
over, they took no part in that fratricidal
struggle, save when forced to join the
ranks of the invader and wage war
against their best friends and benefactors.
On the banditti principle that might
makes right" and to the "victor belongs
the spoils' only, therefore, can this rob-
berry of an impoverished people be justi-
fed.


Having thus established to their own
satisfaction the nconstitutionality of the
amendment, the spoliatlon and violent
wickedness, which, while it did not, as
they contend, seize or appropriate "pri-
vate property" recognized and protected
by the Constitution, abolished an institu-
ton of the Confederacy-that sum of all
villainies," domestic slavery-abhored by
the Christian civ illzation of the age, it
continues:


We cannot but indulge the hope that
when we have helped to extinguish the
public debt, and time has healed the
gaping wounds of the past, when reason
and brotherly love shall have fully gained
the ascendancy over prejudice and hate,
even though it shall be the next genera
ton, brave and honorable peole of the
same blood and lineage will see to it that
the value of our property in slaves shall
be returned to those from whom it was
wrongfully wrested. 1t will do no harm
to keep this question before the people,
that they may preserve the records and
proper memoranda of their former slaves,
in the event that returning sense of
justice on the part of the Federal Govern
ment may compensate them, at least in
part, for the loss of this portion of their
rightful property.


And as means to that end, the liqui-
dation of those claims by the nation, the
assessment of $400,000,000 upon the in
dustry and property of the loyal States
for the benefit of the ex-rebel slave
holders, lists or rosters have been
prepared in all the late slave States,
embracing the number of slaves liberated,
with the names of their respective owners,
and the claims only await for payment
the success of the Democracy in seizing
upon the Government
Year: 1878

To the American boy there is an awful,
a majestic difference in weight between
the butt end of fish pole and hoe
handle.


"Surely, you must be tired, Aunty. l
can't think how it is you are able to work
so long" Laws bless you, my dear
When l onst sets down to it, like, I'm
just too lazy to leave off. -


A Washington woman frightened a
colored burglar, the other evening, by
aiming her pocket book at him, as if it
were pistol 1t is a wonder that that
pocket book didn't go Off


Anything new or fresh this morning2"
reporter asked in a railroad Office.
"Yes," replied the lone occupant of the
apartment. What is it? queried the
reporter, whipping out his note book.
Said the railroad man, edging toward the
door: THAT paint you are leaning
against.


Dean Hook (the late Dean of Chiches-
ter) was associated with one of the late
Bishop Wilberforce's favorite witticisms.
What articles of ladies' attire" the
bishop used to ask, give the name of
two of the most eloquent men in the
church," When the auditory gave up
the puzzle, DR.. Wilberforce would say,
with great glee, at the astonishment at
his own egotism, Hook and l.


(Time p. m.) Charles, love, Lady
Ledbury is at home tonight, and Mrs.
Gelasma has concert, and there is the
Duchess of lpswich's party. Now, are
we going to these places, or not2 For, if
we are, it is time for me to go and dress
and if we are not, it is time for me to put
a mustard plaster on my chest, some
flannel round my throat, and go straight
off to bed!


A tramp knocked at the door, and un-
expectedly, the head of the family opened
it. Young man" said the latter, 81
landed here twenty years ago. in worse
times than the present, with two shil-
lings, and washed dishes in the country
for living, and now look at me-" And
he threw his chest out and beamed.
Sir replied the tramp, ''can you direct
me to anybody who has lot of dishes to
clean?'


An old lady from the country, upon
seeing a placard in a store-window an
nouncing lone price for all, was might
ly disappointed when she went in and
discovered that instead of being able to
buy all in the window for one dollar and
half, she must pay "one price" for an
article. And now you cannot disabuse
her mind of the idea that some store
keepers will lie.