smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

Tie Omaha Republican takes
rather strong ground in favor of the
appropriation of 100000 to build a
wing to the capitol. 1t gives as its
reasons for the views that it advanc-
es, that the capitol building is nn-
safe and inadequate and that The
question of capital removal cannot
be intelligently acted upon for tweE-
ty years TO come.


We readily admit the first prOpo-
sition, and favor an appropriation
of ten or fifteen thousand dollars to
put the capitol in repair. The Sec
Ond proposition is scarcely worthy
of consideration. We believe the
question of capital removal can be
intelligently settled within the next
few years, and not only believe that
il can be but that ii should be. The
people Of this state know fully as
well to-day where the centre Of pop
ulation will ultimately be, as they
will know in fifteen years from this
date. 1t is question which will be
agitated and must be settled within
few years and the proposed ap-
preparation only increases the diff
culties of the situation and adds to
the burdens of the people.


Let the present building be so i'm
proved that it will be sa fe and ade-
quate for the next few years, but let
us have no appropriation for build
ing wing 10 future capitol build
ing. We feel sure, we express the
sentiments of the people of Central
Nebraska when we say, that under
existing conditions the proposed
appropriation is unwise and ex-
travagant.


The above, from the pen of Broth
er McCune of the Butler County
Republican, shows that his head ''is
level" His reasoning is sound but
then what do the friends of the
measure have to do with sound
reasoning?
Year: 1879

GEN. SHERMAN and party arrived
at Atlanta, Ga, on the 29th, it being
his first visit to the city since the
war. Several thousand people were
at the depot. There were neither
cheers nor signs of disapprobation.
The vast number of people present
seemed to occupy neutral ground,
and it would appear were brought
together by curiosity to see the hero
who marched his army from Atlanta
to the sea through an enemy's
country.
Year: 1879

claim they are giving low rates on
coal which is three-fourths cents
per ton per mile. The majority of
this committee are personally in
terested in the building of railroads,
as they are at present living off from
the line of any road but have one in
prospect the coming year. Also, a
majority of the House are in about
the same position,--even those re-
siding on railroad are looking for
competing lines. Therefore the mi
nority of this committee have very
little chance, even if they offer a
minority report. 1 have seen a
number of letters from "Grangers"
in the hands of their representatives,
instructing them not to support any
bill that will create a fight with
railroads, for reasons as stated.


Representative Ryan tried very
hard to-day, while working in the
committee of the whole on revision
of the statutes, to amend by adding,
"and the mayor shall have jurisdic-
tion as may be vested in him by
ordinance over ali territory within
one-half mile of the corporate limits
of said city for all purposes except
revenue" but was voted down for
no other reason only that it was
printed and they did not want to
change it. This, you will discover,
is for the purpose of shutting out
one of the worst nuisances we have
in Columbus, that is Senecal's hay
stack, nuisance which the Council
have no power to abate, and which
is the worst fire-trap in the State.
Another object was to protect the
city in collecting the amount due
for license from circuses.


One of the amusing features of
the legislature is the Sd House, who
meet about once a week in the cap
itOl building. The meeting is pre-
sided over by Squatter Governor,
Speaker, ETC., and opens out with a
governors message which is i'm
mense.


The capitol appropriation bill was
voted on in the House to-day and
carried, but think it will not pass in
the Senate. Yours,


INNOCENCE ABROAD.
Year: 1879

an income tax, except when it is needed to
make up deficiencies in the revenue; they
oppose the free and unlimited coinage of
the present silver dollar; and they defend
the national banks, and prefer national
bank notes to further issues of greenbacks
This is the republican position. as made
up in the Congressional debates We hope
to see them defend and maintain it
boldly in Ohio this summer and fall.
They cannot afford to play fast and loose
with any part of it I; they ought to meet
Mr.. Ewing and his fellow democrats on
every stump in the State and insist ON de-
batting before the people these three ques-
tions, for these are the real and living is
sues of the canvass; and we are glad to
notice that Mr.. Foster, in conversation
with HERALD reporter which appears else
where, gives tho currency question due
prominence.
Year: 1879

If the police had all the facts straight
against Paul Stucke 30 far as concerns his
pistol, his cartridges, the distance and the
time, they would still have to account for
that piece OF indiarubber in the wound,
and would be confronted by the fact that it
could have no relation to such a pistol as
was used by him. No indiarubber is used
in the construction OF the cartridges in his
possession, and that piece Of indiarubber
in the wound was also not part of any
cartridge, since indiarubber in q cartridge
comes behind the bullet. Coroner Flanagan
says the indiarubber in Mr.. Seymour's
wound was in front of the bullet II that
piece of rubber was put in the barrel of
pistol or other arm as u wad above bullet
it was put there to keep the bullet in the
barrel--for nobody puts wad above bullet
that properly fits the piece. Consequently
it is possible that the ball was fired from
piece it did not fit--a piece of On entirely
different style from that for which it was
made. Does not this wad, moreover, pre-
sent itself as fact Of some importance
with regard to the distance? Six hundred
feet, il you like, for bullet, but not for q
wad, for the lighter wad will fall very
quickly. Apparently, therefore, this wad
is an additional evidence that the shooter
was close to his victim
Year: 1879

The proceedings in the Common Council
chamber Of the City Hall were diversified
yesterday by general and angry biting of
Aldermanic thumbs. Alderman Sauer,
conforming his temper to his name. COM
menced the interlude by charging that AL
derman Haughton's action in the matter of
the Fourth avenue rapid transit report was
taken 'ior consideration, Now, in this
accusation there was nothing of itself SO
terrible and startling, inasmuch as Alder
man Hanghton's "consderation" might
have been a consideration of the public
good. But Alderman Sauer went further
and threatened to 'expose" Mr. Haughton
and those who voted with him, adding, II
now tell him that / hold the facts in my
pocket and will give them to the public"
Now, it is very well known that con-
sideration for the public good is not
the sort of reconsideration" that would
be likely to find its way into any
Alderman's pocket, and, besides, there
would be nothing to ''expose" about it if it
should stray into such an unusual retreat.
Hence we are constrained to believe that





Mr.. Sauer. Alderman Haughton has re-
ceived, is OF that description familiar to
New York Aldermen and generally infuen-
tial over their votes.


Alderman Haughton vigorously bit his
thumb at his offending associate, and after
throwing out what might be interpreted Us
a challenge to mortal combat, Indignantly
dc, l.l h. Ii.
sideration" by an aldermanic committee Of
five, and patrlotically named the committee
himself. While this was noble on. the part
of Alderman Haughton, and evinced his
perfect readiness to be investigated in his
own way, it may not be wholly salts
factory to the people. In plain Eng
lish, Alderman Sauer has publicly
accused his associate Alderman, Mr..
Haughton, of having sold his action and
vote in the Common Council Of the city of
New York Tor corrupt consideration.
This is felony under the law, and the
matter is one tor the investigation Of q
grand jury and not of five Of the accused
Alderman's associates picked out by him
self As Alderman Sauer has publicly
asserted that he holds the facts to prove
this alleged felony in his pocket he will be
a good witness before the Grand Jury, ard
if his very serious charge is true and can
be sustained 1t would have u purifying
effect on the atmosphere Of the aldermanic
chamber to send the guilty party or parties
to the Penitentiary. The Grand Jury is
certainly more desirable Investigator of
the charge than Alderman Haughton's pro-
posed packed committee.
Year: 1879

THE WEATHER.-The centre of the disturb
and is passing rapidly into the ocean in north
eastery direction. IL was followed during the
early part of yesterday by u tongue of relatively
high barometer that moved northward from the
central valley districts when the disturbance
passed into the lower lake region. This high
pressure, however, was dssipatcd last evening
and another centre of depression advanced from
the northwest. The barometer is below the mean
throughout all the districts north of Virginia,
the Ohio and Lower Missouri valleys 1t is
creasing slowly. The rains that attended the dis
turbance now moving into the ocean were very
heavy and continuous during its passage over
the lower lake regions, New England and Mid
die Atlantic States. In the other sections of the
country the weather was generally clear. The
winds have been from fresh to brisk over the
lower lakes and the Middle Atlantic and
New England coasts fresh in the Northwest
and light in the other districts. A rise occurred
In temperature throughout the country except
in the extreme Northeast, where it fell quickly,
owing to the large amount of precipitation at
tending the movement of the disturbance. The
weather over the British Islands is threatening
and is likely to become stormy during the day.
The weather in New York and its vicinity to-day
will be warm and fair. Tomorrow the same
conditions arc likely to prevail possibly with
occasional thunder showerA
Year: 1879

The Convention of American Hebrew con-
gregations effected a permanent organization
yesterday, and INDUCED itself in some very
stormy moments of objection at the compli-
mentary mention OF the name of Felix
Adler. It is prerogative of bodies gathered
together in democratic spirit to express
equally approval or dissent in vigorous
way, and the delegates on this occasion did
full honor to the best traditions. Tempted
away from the real purpose of their assem-
bly, by a proposition. to listen to mere
address without specific purpose they fell
innocently upon a'pitfall that opened wide
differences upon doctrinal views. and
they are to be congratulated upon the
grace, good nature and mutual consid era
Year: 1879

From the investigation of the conduct of
Lieutenant Carey on the day of the killing
OF the Prince Imperial are to be drawn
some singular evidences of the inefficiency
OF the British military service. Lieutenant
Carey did not know that the person OF the
Prince Imperial was especially in his
charge, and did not know, even, that he
was in command of the party. Here, there
fore is party sent out to reconnoitre prac-
tically without any one in command, and
therefore without any one informed OF the
precise and definite object OF the expedi-
tion. The Prince was not in command, of
course, for he was not in the service, and
made the campaign merely en- amateur !;
yet he was supposed to be in
ent shared that supposition with others.
Another point shown is even worse than
this evidence of want of attention to the
most necessary details of military service.
1t is shown that the state of mind of officers
and men is one that leads Immediately to
panic, Nobody has any confidence in any
body else or in any source of safety except
the speed OF his horse. In we'll disciplined
armies of good morale the alarm that the
enemy is ut hand starts everywhere the in
stinctiye purpose to put things in shape
for fight. In the British army in South
Africa that alarm seems to move only an
energetic impulse to mount and run. An
army in that conditions than half
whipped at the very name of the enemy-is
a poor machine with which to fight Getty
wayo.
Year: 1879

Miss JULIET CoRsoN, manager of the cooking
school that has done so much for New York's
digestion and temper, read yesterday to the
Farmers Club an essay the relation of food
to health. As farmers have usually more
variety of food material than any other class,
and make less of it, the essay was put where
it should do the most good
Year: 1879

THE HABIT of dumping refuse from the Street
Cleaning Bureaus scows into the bay far in
side of the designated dumping place was
officially reported to the Pilot Commissioners
yesterday, and the Board instructed their Sec
retary to notify the Police Board. just as if
that body attended to anything outside of
politics
Year: 1879

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-The stock mar
ket opened feverish and after fairly active
day closed irregularly. Money on call opened
at 3 per cent and closed at gig to per cent.
Governments were strong and active, State
securities weak and dull. while railway bonds
were in moderate demand and ragged us regards
prices.
Year: 1879

THINGS have come to a serious pass when
married couple cannot appear affectionate to
each other in Central Park without being
dragged to the station house; but when a New
York official trusts to his suspicious all natural
human indications are sighted
Year: 1879

CAPTAIN HEDDEN having succeeded Captain
Gunner as business head of the Street Cleaning
Bureau the public may perhaps learn why the
money appropriated for street cleaning is not
applied to the purpose for which it is collected
Year: 1879

Chicago, Feb. 8.-Major Reno was
again on the stand to-day, and in
answering a question, replied emphat-
ically it was not cowardice that made
him move from the timber on the hill.


He had a flask of whiskey with him,


but didn't drink drop until the battle
was over. He used it on the 25th on
the Custer battle field, where the stencil
was so severe that the officers drank it..
He was pressed as to an opinion OF
Custer, and finally confessed that he
had no confidence in him as soldier,
but said his relations with Custer were
friendly. Had his own brother beer
with Custer he could not have done
Year: 1879

matters, lest Pelton might compromise
the democratic general committee?


Al suppose they had full know
ledge, and would be able to take care
that nothing wrong should he done.
The atmosphere at that time was full
of rumors of fraudulent returning
boards. I declare before God and my
country that the votes of Louisiana
and Florida were bought (meaning by
republicans). would scorn and con-
denim my righteous title If the demo-
cratic party had secured my seat by
fraud. p
Year: 1879

differently. He would do the same
again under the same circumstances,
with the knowledge he then had.


The long trial was closed by the de-
fense submitting some documents. The
arguments will be submitted on Mon
day and the case will be closed.
Year: 1879

CHURCH and state in France are
bound to be separated, according to the
programme published by Gambetta in
the last campaign. There is nothing
paternal in republic. Every tub
must stand on its own bottom. The
day has gone by when nations are
bound to support the church in order
that their own existence may be assured
Year: 1879

THERE is a strange fatality about
-four mills and grain elevators during
the present winter. Not week passes
but one is burned. And it is not at all
singular that they are always insured.
Year: 1879

"What brought Grant home =
mysteriously demands Missouri
cotemporary. We didn't follow
the game close, but he might have
got in hard hit to centre field, or
hot liner to the third, badly muf-
fed, or a daisy cutter out TO left
field /; it's enough to get home when
you are on third and have a lively
hitter at the bat.-IIawkeye.
Year: 1879

A Milwaukee girl suffering from
lock Jaw wasIleft alone with a mouse,
by a shrewd physician, and she
contrived to open her mouth enough
to give a yell that made the crock
cry in the china closet rattle
Boston Post.
Year: 1879

Little Billy has been taken to
see his old uncle, who is so deaf
that he cannot hear q single word
without recourse to his ear trump
ct. Billy watches the movements
of this instrument for some time
with great interest, and then ex-
claims: Mamma, what does un-
Gle Try all the time to play with his
ear for, when he can't make it go"'
Year: 1879

TALMAGE LAST SABBATH.
THE STIR IN THE HOUSE OF


ABRAHAM.
The World Full Of Wandering HagarS and Ish.
maels Who Have Not Found Their Sphere
Yet There is Well in Every Wilderness,
Comfort for All Trouble, Light for


All Darkness.
Year: 1879

We have had quite enough of grumbling
and now let us have some healthy action.
For months, in store Office, upon the street,
wherever two citizens have met, we have
had nothing but fault-fnding and censure
of the Commissioners. The water tax,
absurd, illegal and oppressive as it was,
was but specimen of the lack of fitness in
all directions. The acting of the Commits
sioners on all questions has been halting,
feeble and largely destitute of sympathy
with the people, or care for the Taxpayers.
They have demonstrated by large ma
jority that they are not the kind Of men
demanded by their olfice-pleasant and
honorable gentlemen as they may be. But
finally affairs eliminated in the foolish
water tax-now stamped out by the right
eous decision of the court-so nothing
remains but for the Commissioners
to resign, that the President (who,
we are happy to know, takes u deep interest
in the welfare of Washington may give us
men fit for the place. We want capable
men-men of business and of gumption-
men who, with their laudable enterprise,
will so mix stern economy that the burden
of taxation shall not be onerous, while they
build for us city that shall be the pride OF
every citizen. Our supply of water, our
pavements, our schools, our railroad sta
tions, our river front, our sewerage, our
taxes are all waiting for the coming of the
capable and resoute hand that shall set
each and all in proper order. With the
large aid now given by the Federal Govern
ment, with an efficient Board of Commits
soners, men who, in the duties of their
Office, find field broad enough for all their
ambition, Washington should be assured Of
rapid advancement along every line Of
improYement.
Year: 1879

There has been more or less doubt and


some little anxiety in certain quarters as to
who would be the next Republican candidate


for the Presidency, General GRANT has
had friends presumptuous enough to think
that he stood some little chance to be named
as the Republican standard-bearer in 1880.
Senator BLAINE, who, if his friends had
stood by him faithfully, would have been
nominated in 1876 at Cincinnati, is not
one as without hope in 1880 Aud then
there is the stalwart Zach. CHANDLER, who
has admiring friends that are dIily increas-
ing in numbers and are becoming more and
more hopeful that the Presidential honor
may fall upon Michigan and upon his own
brawny shoulders, Then again there is
Secretary EyARTs, the pupils of whose eyes
begin TO dilate as he looks upon the next
Presidency. While Governor FISH, of New
York the quiet, ,discreetand good statesman, is
not without friends and admirers when the
Presidency in 1880 is considered There are
Year: 1879

THE New York Herald now arogates to
itself great prescience, for the reason that
General GRANT, in conversation with the
Viceroy of Tientsin, revealed his " true in
wardness" in regard to being candidate
for the Presidency next year. 1t knew it
all the time, and hence it opposed the
" GRANT movement in the Generals inter
est. 1t was just so, we suppose, when it
raised the cry of imperialism in 1875, and
rung the changes over it until it became
pdrticeps criminis in giving the best interests
of the nation away to the late Confederates
and brought the existing perils upon the
country. 1t did all that in the interest OF
friendship for GRANT, no doubt.
Year: 1879

others whose ambitions arenot pent up, and
who feel that the prize is still open for COM
petition. N


What n shock it will bring to all these
statesmen of commendable ambition to be
informed that the question of the next
Presidency is settled, and the door is shut
against further competition for the tempt
ing prize. We proceed, therefore, to break
the news to them as gently and tenderly as
possible, by reproducing the following from
the Wilmington, N. c., Post of the l7th
inst.


We had the pleasure, while in Washington
few days ago, to meet Colonel VANCE, oil
West Virginia. He is one of the most iniiu-
ential Republicans in his State, newspaper
man of very superior abilities, who is exceed
ingly well posted in politics and whose judg-
ment is perfectly safe. And he says that Mr.
Secretary SHERMAN will certainly be the
nominee of the next Republican National Con.
vention for President, and the nominee OF said
convention will unquestionably be the Presi-
dent of the United States from 1881 to 1888.


The other gentlemen who have been fool
ing around the question of the next Presi-
dency may as we'll


LAY down the shovel and the hoe,


Hang mp the fiddle and the bow,


For there is no more work for poor old NED"


The jig is up. The die Is cast The
thing is settled for Ohio, and there is no use
of talking any mo-. Colonel VANCE is in
cautiously credited to West Virginia as "a
newspaper man of superior abilities,
vol, T., IL lol
that his services in journalism had been
chiefly confined to the State of Ohio, and
this accounts for his superior knowledge OF
coming events which seem to cast their
shadows only upon that noble State. The
friends of Senator BLAINE will please take
notice that there is no use in trying any
more against the inevitable. General
GRANTS friends can take down their sign,
put up the shutters and shut
shop, for their occupation is gone.
Governor FISH can hang Grape on his
door, and send for the political undertaken
and surrogate CHANDLER can retire to his
magnificent farm; EvARTs can 90 a-fishing
and other candidates for the Presidency
may 60 and do likewise, for it is now mex
orably fixed " that Secretary SHERMAN will
certainly be the nominee of the next Re
publican National Convention for Presi
dent" If this be so, why go to the ex
pense and trouble of holding a convention
at all? But we presume there are perverst
people who will contend that the popular
voice shall yet be heard on this importan
question, though the event shall be pre-
cisely as this modern prophet has announced
Somehow, the people always like to hav'
something to say on matters of public con
cernment. They do not like TO be summarily
choked off, so to speak.
Year: 1879

FIVE million bales of cotton, 100000
hogsheads of sugar and 6O0,00O,0O0 pounds
of tobacco are accounted as the staple
yield of the South this year. This will be
more cotton by half million bales, twice
as much sugar and at least 100000 more
pounds of tobacco than has ever before been
produced in that section in any single year
And still they talk ofbeing poor, and down
trodden, and devastated, and ruined by the
war, and all that sort of thing, down that
way. And, further, they repudiate private
and public debts just the same as if their
talk were true.
Year: 1879

THE plantation manners " developed by
the Narragansett Pier scandal have all been
exhibited by the anti-CoNKLING side of the
controversy, so to speak, Governor
SPRAGUE's shotgun raid was the first illus
tration thereof, and very strong one; but
since then the Democratic press has been
imbued with the same spirit, and has almost
invariably alluded to the fact that Mr..
CoNKLING was not killed by the infuriated
drunken hero Of this affair." with regret, If
all that they have charged and intimated
against him were true, it is possible that
the hero aforesaid would have been justified
in killing him half dozen times or more
but as it is we suppose it is q further illus
tration of plantation manners to insist that
he is guilty until he proves himself to be
| innocent