smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

To The Editors of the Dispatch:


AS the time is now drawing near for the
Conservative party to bring out her candi-
dates for the next General Assembly, per-
NIT me through your columns to make some
suggestions in relation TO the nomination
OF a senator for the district composed Of the
counties Of Chesterfield, Goochland. and
Powhatan. We would suggest to the coun-
ty superintendent, at their next County
Courts, to call meetings to appoint dele
gates to 4 convention OF the Conservatives
OF the district to be held at Powhatan
Courthouse, the most central point, at Oc-
toher court. the first Monday in the month.


We would also suggest the name Of DR..
William T. Walker, Of Goochand, as a suit
able candidate. He possesses every qualit-
cation for the position. He is gentleman
OF education, superior intelligence, and the
highest character. Born, raised, and edu-
Gated on the south side Of james river, and
having lived for more than twenty years on
the north side, no sectional objection can be
raised against him. In view Of the fact that
Manchester has sent the last senator, and as
the reliance OF the district is upon the as.
surcd Conservative majority OF Goochland
(Manchester and Chesterfield being nearly
equally divided, and Powhatan having a
very large Radical majority, we consider
that Goochland is entitled to the senator.


Although educated a physician, and bay
ing served thl ough the war as surgeon oil
the Confederacy, for the most Of his life be
has been and is now practical farmer. and
thoroughly identified in interest and SYM
pathy with the tax-paying people OF the
State. He is well known outside OF the
district and to the State at large, and is now
a member OF the Executive Committee OF
the State Agricultural Society.


He is a fluent speaker, and is well in
formed upon all the subjects that can come
up for the consideration and action OF the
General Assembly. While he fully appre-
ciated the inability OF our people to bear
an increase Of taxation, and therefore IA
vored an adjustment OF our public debt, be
is now willing to support the compromise
between the State and her creditors passed
last session as final and equitable settle
ment Of this vexed question.


In fine, no one possesses more guali6ca-
tlons than DR.. Walker to entitle him to the
confidence and support of the people OF the
district. PoWHATAS.


August 20, 1879. .s.-
Year: 1879

MoToEs FOR STREET RAILwAYs.-Oneo Of
the New York street railways has recently
placed on its line several of the cars Of the
Pneumatic Tramway Engine Company.
They are propelled by compressed air,
which is stored up in reservoirs placed in
the unused space under the floor and seats.
The reservoirs are char ged at one terminus
OF the route by compressor plant" and
the car is then ready for run of twelve
miles. 1t Itsppears like an ordinary car, but
is larger. A speed Of twelve or fifteen miles
per hour can be attained, and the car can be
stopped within its own length. The speed
is regulated by a driver, who, by the means
OF two levers, can start and stop it with
ease. 1t is thought that the cost Of opera
ting these motors will not exceed one half
the cost OF running cars by the present me-
thod, and that they will enable the surface
roads to compete on favorable terms with
the elevated roads. .......s- .t..-
Year: 1879

The JEFFERSON MONUMENT "A Washing
ton dispatch states that the Attorney-Gene-
raj, in investigating the statutes Of Vir-
ginia, has discovered that law exists pro-
hibitiug the cession Of any territory by in
dividuals to the United States without the
authority Of the Legislature OF the State.
Therefore he will be unable to carry out the
provisions of the act Of Congress authoriz.
ing the purchase OF the ground and the
erection OF monument over the grave OF
ex-President Thomas Jefferson, at Month
cello. until the necessary action is had by
the Legislature. The descendants OF JEFF
ferson, with whom the Attorney-General
has been in correspondence, have informed
him that they will unite in any efforts be
may see fit to make to secure the necessary
authority from the State and to carry out
the intentions Of Congress.
Year: 1879

an amusing Scene.-Yesterday morning
very amusing and ludicrous scene occur
red in the upper portion OF the city, near
SYansboro', which attracted good deal OF
attention. An old colored woman from
Chesterfield rode through that part OF the
town straddling an OK. and had upon each
arm huge basket OF fruit 4 meal bag
swayed over the back OF the animal was
enough to create general laughter. She
was frequently stopped, aud ut each time a
large crowd would gather around the old
woman, and appeared highly delighted.
Year: 1879

Belle ISle.-Workmen were engaged yes
terday in trying to raise the locomotive
which broke through the trestlework on
Belle Isle Wednesday moEuing. Ths dam.
age to the engine is not very gresa- 1t is
expected that it will he Dased to the solid
part OF the trestle in few days. Work TO
that end is necessarily SLOW.
Year: 1879

proofs from Representatives and Senators
chosen at the polls; in arrogating to
themselves the functions of the Courts
and the Legislature and setting aside at
their pleasure the laws of the State, the
Governor and Council have Justly forfeited
the confidence and respect Of the people.


Third. That it is the right and duty
of all good citizens to unite in denounc-
ing this infamy and its authors, and in
taking such measures as will prevent the
consummation of this threatened crime
against the supremacy of the peoples
will, and against the good name and fair
record of our State.


Fourth That we invite the citizens
of every hamlet within the limits Of
Maine to join with US in the vindication
of Republican institutions and the eXer-
else of all that power which shall be nee
essary to preserve and perpetuate the
same.
Year: 1879

THE RESOLUTIONS.


The citizens of Augusta here assembled
unanimously join in the following decla-
ration:


Fra,-That republican form Of gov
ernment requires and demands the prompt
and hearty submission of all to the will
of the majority as expressed at the polls
and any attempt to thwart this will or de-
prive the people of their choice is a crime
against liberty, which, if successful, will
undermine civil order, corrupt society,
and lead to bloodshed and anarchy.


Second, That Alonzo Garcelon, Gov
ernor of Maine, and the seven executive
councillors associated with him, have for
feited the confidence and earned the con-
demnation of the people of this State by
falsely counting and falsely declaring the
result Of the recent election and attempt
ing to install the minority in power over
the majority. They have committed this
crime knowingly, wilfully, deliberately,
with the light before their eyes and in de-
fiance Of the remonstrances, evidence and
proofs submitted to them by the aggrieved
and outraged parties.


Third,-That great crime of this
kind, attempted for the first time in Maine
cannot carry with it the authority of law
and must not be permitted TO achieve its
wrongful and wicked design. We call
on all good citizens to unite with us in
averting this threatened calamity and we
make a special and direct appeal to those
men who are fraudulently counted in as
senators and representatives not to con-
taminate their honor nor soil their con-
science by accepting the wages of sin.
They each and all have it in their power
to refuse to act as the receivers of stolen
goods and thus escape the brand Of in
fanny which surely awaits the thieves.
Year: 1879

By recent Law in Massachusetts, wo-
men are permitted either to vote or to
hold Office connected with the education.
al interests Of the State, but must preyi
ously be registered to be entitled to the
privilege, and great efforts are being made
at this time to induce general registra
ton, which it appears many ladies are
reluctant to do. An incorrigible bachelor
friend At our elbow suggests that it must
be delicious to reside 10 Massachusetts,,
when the lady candidate comes around to
buttonhole the bashful voter with basket
Of ginger cakes on one arm and a pin;
flask Of lemonade or Jamaica ginger in
her lefl hand outside pocket and asks
him to step around the corner to be rea
soned wi,h-Erchange.
Year: 1879

iness trial without expense. The
best opportunity ever offered for those willing to
work. You should try nothing else until you
see for yourself what yon can do at the business
we offer. No room to explain here. You can de-
vote all your time or only your spare time to the
business, and make great pay for every hour that
you work. Women make as much as men. Send
for special private terms and particulars, which
we mail free. SIS Outfit free. Don't complain Of
hard times while you have such chance Ad-
dress 4. HALLETT & Co, Po1tlaaa, Maias.
Year: 1879

New YORK, December 3.-Neariy
three hundred canal boats loaded with
grain are ordered from their moorings
by the harbor master. The boatmen
say that the order is unjust and that
they are ordered out to make way for
more profitable customers. Each
canal boat pays the lessee Of his shir
fifty cents day per vessel and sew
enty'fye cents per day if he has nc
wharfage. They believe that they are
wanted out of the way to make room
for sailing vessels and other ocean
crafts that pay bigger rate. One
reason why boats lie in that neighbor.
hood is that they have grain aboard
which they take in storage. 1t is Gus
tomary for boats upon starting from
Buffalo upon their last trip to contract
for and hold grain in storage on board
until demanded. For this they get
three dollars per day for the first thir-
ty days and two dollars per day there
after, as all other rendezvous are
full and the latest tows from Albany
have gone to the slips.
Year: 1879

New York Herald.l


The Massachusetts, legislature pass


ed an act last winter permitting women


to vote for school committees (Which


are elective by popular ballot in that


state) on the same terms as men as ia


age, residence and registration, and on


condition of having paid taxes with


in two years upon separate real OF


personal property, or of paying a poll


tax amounting to some dollars before


registering Under these circum-
stances a thousand women have been
admitted to register in the city Of


Boston for the purpose Of voting for
members Of the school committee al
an approaching municipal election


The paucity of this number the
total male registration being more
than fifty thousands made pre-
text for ridicule by our neighbor. the
Evening Post, which we think is un.
deserved, 1t strikes us, on the CON
trary, that it is a pretty formidable
expression of feminine desire for
suffrage when so many as a thousand
women will 60 to equal trouble and
expense to vote for a single class Of
officers which the fifty thousand men
incur for the privilege Of voting for a
vast variety ranging in dignity from
Presidential electors down. Suppose
that Especial taxpaying and registering
were necessary to entitle men to vote
for the school committee in Boston
what portion of the fifty thousand
would volunteer the expense and
trouble Of qualifying for that purpose?
Not a very great one, we imagine
Besides, the novelty ofthe experiment
the sensitiyeness Of women 10 pub
licity and their usually scanty control
OF money with which to pay poll taxes
for purpose disapproyed in MANY in
stances by their husbands or other
male connections, all must be taken
into consideration. We feel far from
ridiculing this female registration il
Boston. 1t is the most respeotalis
demonstration Of desire for suIIrace
ever made by women anywhere IN the
eQuntry, both from the number and
from the character of those engaged in
II, who comprise some of the most
staid matrons in the city including
several hundred property owners 10 an
aneunt greatly surprising the average
fthe male voters.
Year: 1879

from an Interview Ia tho New York World,l


Senator. suppose you were called upon TO
permit the use of your name as q candidate
before the next national convention, what
should you say r. "What / said when the
question was put TO mo previous to the last
convention. said then to my friends 1t is
all important to carry New York In this cam
pagn. It you believe that | can carry the
State OF New York mofe certainly than any
other who may be named, you may use my
name, OF course, but 1t la your duty to go Tor
tho man who Is In your Judgment strongest
In the State That" added the Senator,


Ia my position to-day. The convention Of
1916 chose Mr.. Tilden, and Mr. Tilden,
despite al the prejudi'es against him, did
carry the State Of New York and was elected
President Of the United States. At the next
convention, II my friends should think that
with me they are more likely to achieve sue
cess than with any other man, ought not to
refuse. and will not refuse to be candidate
have never sought office and never shall |;
neither have ] affected to decline Office. |
hays never spent any money to obtain office.
never shall. / think ] may sny without
vanity that have the confidence Of my own
people, Republicans AS well as Democrats. L
know that men of my own party from whom
! have differed iu view have given me credit
for acting according to my honest conviction
of what was right, with no bias III favor OF
any section | have tried to take the broad
ground TINT the good OF the whole country
must be studied, and not the Interest OF any
particular locality
Year: 1879

Yesterday evening number of gentlemen
met at the Parochial Hall Of st. Patrick's par
ish. and formed temporarily the first branch IN
New Orleans OF the organization known as the
Catholic Knights OF America" The object had
Year: 1879

was pushed to the order Of third reading
without any hostile amendments. Mr..
Gross bill to enact new rule for the as
sessment of capital stock of railroad COM
panies was taken up on the third reading,
and after long debate was defeated by a
vote Of Is to los. The Senate bill to fix
the rates which sleeping car companies
may charge was ordered to a second read
inn
Year: 1879

interview with Miss La Flesche, of the


Omaha Tribe.


"We never hear but one side.
We have no newspapers to tell our
story. / tell you the soldiers do
things with the prisoners or the
dead as horrible as any Indian
could think of. Then your people
are almost always the aggressors.
pll tell you case / know of. Two
young white men met an Indian
with O basket of potatoes. One of
them said he would like to have it
to say when he went home that he
had shot an Indian. The other
dared him to shoot this one. He
drew revolver and shot him. The
Indian was an Omaha. Oh, L tell
you, if he had been a Sioux or o
Cheyenne you would have heard
from it. But we knew we would
gain nothing, and SO nothing was
done.p


"Well, what do you propose to
do?u


I'll propose that you white peo-
pie treat US on platform of plain
honesty, and lei us be citizens.
We are now farmers and are doing
well. We want to stay here, and
want assurance that we can live
like other farmers. We have de-
posed the c!iief5, and want u lie
just IKE any other citizens of the
State" The young lady is
daughter of White Eagle, the old
head phiaf and No hlnnd hut fhot
of the Omahas flows in her veins. Il
Year: 1879

A number of desirable rooms to
lot at No.. = Third street. The loca-
tion is accessible and desirable
from every standpoint. The neigh
borhood is good and the house Is
barely five minutes walk from the
Court House.
Year: 1879

A TOXIC correspondent says the proposed
treaty between this government and Japan
will never be carried out, because it is op-
posed to British interests, and one of its
articles provides that the treaty shall only 60
into effect when similar treaties with all other
powers shall be concluded. OF course Eng
land will not consent to similar treaty.
The correspondent says: SIT is impossible
to conceive of more wretched non-sequitur.
1t makes the treaty bundle of waste paper.
The only valuable result of the arrangement
would have been for America to lead the
way with an original treaty, the ratification
of which would compel all the other powers
to follow suit. They could not have avoided
it. and America would have taken the front
stand in every kind of influence and moral
power here. Now the opportunity is wasted.
OF course the European governments, with
England at their head, will never conclude
such treaty so long as they can avoid it,
1t is believed by England to be Numerically
adverse to British commercial interests. To
Americans in japan it seems extraordinary
that the State Department should not have
been sensible of the impropriety of allowing
its actions to be regulated by the caprices of
European powers. That is what it amounts
to. The United States says to Japan: we
will pledge ourselves to this treaty il the ma
tions of Europe will allow us to abide by It,
1t is needless to say that the Japanese rulers
are astounded and beWildered."
Year: 1879

TODAY the Argus will be relieved from its
suspense. 1t will know whether it is the Or
gan of the Democratic party or the Green
back party, or the Peoples movement, or
the Citizens organization, or the license fac
tion, or the party of protest against city team
sters, or the grand combination of which ev-
cry member is a Colonel. 1t will be a great
relief, to the Argus, and to its subscribers,
for that paper will be at liberty to give the
news concerning the contest for the Mayor
atty. Its enforced silence has not been at all
pleasant to bear, and has had an irritating
effect upon its temper; an irritation which
shows itself in amusing petuance. After
plundering the Sunday Times the other day
of every item of news. save one, which that
enterprisiDg paper contained, it abused the
Times for publishing the only bit of inteli-
gence, something about the Mayorship,
which the argus did not dare to appropriate.
1t has even omitted to indulge in gossip con-
corning the weather, subject usually con-
sidered out Of politics, for fear an expression
Of opinion would embarrass Colonel George
Walker. The Colonel hopes to get the sup
port of the believers in soft weather as well
as of those In hard weather. 80 yes" he
is reported as saying on recent occasion,
"Jane is fine month, but there is a great
deal to be said for February. Though for
that matter some strong arguments can be
brought forward in favor of June. l see no
objections to coalition. What we want is
weather. To get that we must carry the
city. 1t is time enough then to discuss what
kind we will have. The great object to be
achieved now is to elect me clerk of the
weather"
Year: 1879

ONE OF the most creditabe things which
has appeared in journalism of late is the edi-
torial comment in the Bangor Whig on the
late editor of the Commercial. The Whig
pays feeling tribute to the memory OF its
cd opponent, and does it, too, without the
sacrifice OF dignity or consistency.
Year: 1879

IT is intimated that Speaker Randall will
repeat the most credtable act of his political
career, and squelch the filibusters on the leg
islative bill as he did the fiiibusters on the
electoral count.
Year: 1879

We do not read anonymous letters and communi.
cations. 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
muncations that are not used.
Year: 1879


lOswego (Kan,) Correspondence of Indianapolis


Sentinel


There died one day last week, in this
vicinity, an aged and eccentric man
named Alvin Harrison. He was about
73 years of age, and was a cousin of ex-
President Harrison. In 1910 he was a
promising young lawyer of Ross county
Ohio, and stumped the state in the in
terest of his cousin, ''Old Tippecanoe. .
Several years thereafter he quit the
practice of law and took up the study
of medicine. Later on he became en-
gagged to a young lady, and at last the
happy day was fixed for the celebration
of his marriage. But before the arrival
of the eventful day the young lady
eloped with stage driver, leaving Mi
Harrison to mourn her sudden and un-
expected departure. This incident So
dlsgusted Mr.. Harrison with the tickle
ness OF human nature and civilization
IN general that he turned his back upon
the world, preferring home in the
trackless wilderness and barren prairies
to one IN the busy haunts of refined life,
Some IA years ago he built him a loo
cabin and took up his abode in the Ne
osho bottoms, some three miles from
town. His nearest neighbor at thai
time was miles away. He lived ali
alone, and subsisted on scanty and
nnwholesome diet of spoiled bacon
The cabin was open and uncomfortable
while he was content with a simple pal.
let of straw. He drove a team, poor
bony and dilapidated as himself. hal
starved, and clothed in rope and string
harness. He had an intelligent expires.
sion of countenance, but went about
Year: 1879

The following is the story of Barba-
ry ape:


Father Casaubon, il famous preacher.
brought up the animal in question,
which, having become attached to him.
wished to follow him wherever he went.
One day when Casaubon was going to
Church, the ape, not being made secuI e
followed his master to the place of wor-
ship, and being good climber. silent
ly mounted the sounding board, and
there lay, quiet and concealed, until
the sermon was in course of delivery.
1t then advanced to the edge of its
perch to see what was going on beneath
it and to watch the actions of the ora
tor. These were no sooner observed
by the able mimic than it began to
perform also, and its limitations of the
preacher were so perfectly grotesque
that the whole congregation was put
into state of great visibility, such as
could not be repressed. The good ia
ther was alike shocked and indignant
at the ill-timed levity of his audience
and began to administer some severe
reprOofs. But seeing all his efforts
failing, he launched forth into violent
action, accompanied by loud vocifera-
tions. His frequent gestures the ape
did not fail to take up Immediately,
with no less animation than that which
inspirited his master. And at this ap-
parent competition of the two individ-
uals the people burst into roars of
laughter, and when the animal was
pointed out to the pastor, though high
ly eXasperated, it is said he could hard
ly command his own cOuntenance while
he gave directions to have the ape re-
moved
Year: 1879

of wreckage were picked up on Sunday at the
mouth of the Firth of Forth and along the Fife
foreshore in exposed places


THE STORMS RAvAGEs


In Fifeshirc trees. were uprooted, walls blown
down and much damage done to property. In
Kilkcaldy there were numerous narrow escapes
from falling States and chimneypots. People
were blown off their feet in the streets of the
town of Greenock by the terrific gale Of wind
that prevailed. A fierce tempest broke over
Greenock district on Sunday night and great
damage was done to property Of every kind.
Gables and houses were blown down; brick
walls and palings enclosing gardens and yards
were demolished; large number Of houses
were stripped of roofs states and zinc, and in
Vulnerable chimneypots were sent flying into
the streets, rendering it highly dangerous to
traverse the town. So strong was the gale that
many people were thrown down while attempt
ing to cross from under the shelter of the
houses


HURRICANES IN THE ATLANTIC.


Little damage was done to vessels in the
harbor but those at Tail Bank dragged their
steamers report that fearful storms are raging
outside, so that 1t is evident the prediction of
the HERALD Weather Bureau as to the contin-
uance of tho bad weather is well founded.