smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878




The Springfield Republican of late
date has the following:


Since Hayes was inaugurated until
fortnight ago, the Republican managers
have been insisting that the Presidents
policy was destroying the Republican
party in the South. Now the same
managers declare that the party has a
good chance of carrying more districts
in the South this year than in 1876. At
ter while, perhaps, they will see the
wisdom of backing up political assas-
sin of this novel character.


Mr.. II. Victor Redfield thus writes in
his last letter to the Cincinnati C0n1nae1'-
ctdl


" AS have stated, some of the Re-
publican Committee here favor a cam
paign in all the districts of the Southern
States where there is apparently Re
publican majority. That is. a campaign
of speeches, canvassing and organiza-
ton. 1t is calculated that there are
thirty districts in the Southern States
which are fairly Republican, and should
not an effort be made to get them? In
this estimate is not included the First
and Second Tennessee Districts, where
majority or nearly so, of the white
voters are Republicans, and will take
care of themselves handsomely without
outside aid of any description. Others
of the committee, although claiming
that the Republicans have a right to
urge a campaign in any quarter they
please, yet shrink from attempting any
thing in the South except in the few
districts which already have Republican
Representatives. The negro is com
pletely under, so dependent upon the
the whites for even cabin to live in,
that it seems impossible to organize
them into campaign shape and get them
10 the polls. Surrounded by popula-
ton hostile to every effort that might be
made, the outlook is certainly discour-
aging"


Mr. Redfeld and the Republican can
settle the issue of fact between them.
But we further desire that Mr.. r. settle /.
question of another sort with himself.
We quote from the same letter as above:



"To the ordinary field hand on a
Mississippi plantation, for instance, it is
a matter Of no cencern whether Congress
is Republican or Democratic Iventure
that four out of five of them could not
tell to-day if asked When let alone
and not troubled with politics, they get
along very well with the whites, and all
moves along as smoothly as is possible
when two separate and distinct races in
habit the same territory as so-called
equals Bullet an aggressive campaign
be entered upon, let them be organized
into clubs, and gathered into "politi-
cal meetings" and trouble will begin. |
The present peace in the South is sim
ply because the colored people have in
measure retired from politics, or vote
the way that is pleasing to the whites.
l speak in general terms. Politics aside, |
the two races get along very well to- |
gether, for the blacks take a position
that might be termed :" inferior free
dom" and hence do not clash with the I
whites. Therefore, to attempt an ag
gressive campaign would be ster to-
ward organizing anarchy, and the blacks
would suffer out of all proportion to any
good that might be accomplished.


If FL. Victor keeps going round thus
rapidly he will surely meet his tail soon.


q. =
Year: 1878

The victssbKe DAILY HERALD, now In IN,
Fifteenth year Of its publication, has establish
ell itself in the esteem and confidence of the
people, by the plain and fearless manner In
which II deals with all public questions
editoriaily: Its success and enterprise in
gathering great variety and exten, of new,
~ special telegraphic correspondence outside
o: the full reports Of the Associated Press
bv the attention which Il gives to the material
needs and the development of the natural
resources Of the South, particular, of our own
State, and by its manifest determination TO
ho'd no second place In the ranks of Southern
journalism.


tNQUALIFIEDLY


UEMOCRAT TIC in POLITICS


The hEsALD has opinions and sentiments
OF us own, which it is independent enough N
express and maintain. and as


AN ORGAN OF THE PEOPLE.
IN the treatment Of subjects involving The
interest of all, Il 10 not circumscribed by party
lines In short, the HERALD is an earnest,
active, enterprising, wife-awake Daily Paper,
under the management Of experienced,
practical newspaper men, who will spare no
labor nor expense in improving it, and
enlarging its sphere Of influence and useful,
ness.
Year: 1878

lNorE-Letters intended Tor this column must bs
accompanied by the writer's iu name ana address
insure attention. Complainants who unwilling 70
comply with this rule simply waste In writing
Write only side OF tho paper -Ep. HERALD
Year: 1878

Tho following tho exports OF butter and cheese
from New York tho aforementioned ports since the
LIST Of May, 1877 beginning OF the trade year., and
for the week ending March 1875. as compared with
same time last year.
Year: 1878

Above all things, let my imaginary
pupil have preserved the freshness and
vigor of youth in his mind as well as his
body. The educational abomination of
desolatioh of the present day is the
stimulation of young people to work at
high pressure by incessant competitive
examinations. Some wise man (who
probably was not an early riser) has said
of early risers in general, that they are
conceited all the forenoon and stupid all
the afternoon. Now, whether this is
trtie Of eafly fisefs ia the common ac-
ceptation of the VOID or not, L will not
pretend to say; but it is too often true of
the unhappy children who are forced to
rise too early in their classes. They are
conceited all the forenoon of life, and
stupid all it's afternoon. The vigor and
freshness, which shoald haze been
stored up for the purposes of the hard
struggle for existence in practical life,
have been washed out of them by pre-
cocious mental debauchery-by book
glutidny and Lesson bibbins Their
faculties are worn out by the strain put
upon their callow brains, and they are
demoralized by worthless childish tri-
umphs befofG tie teal work OF life be-
gins. [ have no compassion for sloGh,
but youth has more need fer intellectual
rest than age; and the cheerfulness, the
tenacity of purpose, the power of work
which make many a successful man what
he is, must dfteh be placed to she credit,
not of his hours of industry, but to that
of his hours of idleness, in boyhood.
Even the hardest worker of us all, il ne
has to deal with anything above mere
details, will do we'll, now and again, to
let his brain lie fallow for q space. The
next crop Of thought will certainly be
all the fuller iii the ear and the weeds
fewer. HUXLEY, in Popular
Science Monthly for March.
Year: 1878

the back of the blade, the shank of the
blade being gfasped firmly in the hand
It requires an expert to handle it. I
was shown through the cemetery, and,
before leaving, was presented with a
handsome bouquet cut by Madame
Lulu in the flower garden. AS I took
my departure Papa said quite patroniz-
ingly, &c If you should happen to need
my services before you leave the city,
yot know where to find me- can soon
teach you trick or ts3c with the pistol;
Or if you prefer the short sword, broad
sword, or rapier, can give you few
lessons that won't be amiss. "-1. N. g.,
in NeaD York Sun
Year: 1878

The captain y. a whaler gives the fol-
lowing account of an adventure which
came very near being his last. In giving
an account of the accident and singular
escape, he said that as soon as he dis
covered that the line had caught in the
bow of the boat, stopped to clear it, anu
attempted to throw it out from the chock
so that it might run free. In doing this,
ne was eau 5ht by a turn round his left
wrist, and himself dragged overboardss lie
VS. perfectly conscious while be was rush
ing down with unknown force and swift
ness, and it appeared to him that his arm
would be- torG from his body, so great was
the resistance of the water. He was wei
aware of his perilous condition, and that
as onIy chance OF lie was to cut the line.
But he could not remove his right arnl
from his side, to which it was pressed by
The force Of the element through which II
vas drawn. When he first opened his
yes, it appeared as though a stream Of
fire was passing before them, but as he
descended il grew dark, and lie felt a ter
rible pressure on his brain, and a roaring
of thunder in his ears. Yet he was con
scious of his situation, and made sever
efforts to reach his knife that was in his
belt. At last he felt his strength filling
and his brain reeling; the line for an in
stant slackene6; he reached his knife, and


instantly that the line became again taut
It's edge was upon it, AID, by desperate
effort Of his exhausted energies, he freed
himself After this he only remembered
a feeling Of sufocation, a gursling spasm,
and all was over, until he awoke to an ago
ni5ed sense of pain in the boat.
Year: 1878

the flooded valley Wis ea!lel Nlti s!o~se
Prairie. We followed the stream leading
out of this valley until we discovered some
wagon tracks which appeared to Cross 70"
stream, and we then telt even more salts
fed than we were on the Bitter Root.


This stream was very high and Jack Men
denhall loaned his roam horse to one q


the party to swim the stream and search


for the wagon tracks on the other side.


The tracks were found leading towards


another stream, now called the Big Hole.


We should probably have attempted to


cross the stream at once had not the man


who swan over to find the road come yer,


near drowning on his return, owing o-the
! sw;ftness of the current. We then con


cluded to 60 further down until we


had either found a safer place fot crossing


or timber to make raft. On the fourth


day we camped near point OF rocks on


the Jefferson river and our provisions


having run low we killed one Of Aenden-


halls oxen and RECALLED ourselves with


baked OK head, cooked in hole filled with
hot boulders and covered with earth. Al
this place we discovered that we were on
+ba head waters Of the Missouri. The river
was not taking the right course to SUIT US
and we concluded to cross, which we did
after considerable trouble but without
serious mishap. From the point OF cross
ing we travelled up Whitehall Deer creek
and over to the Boulder. At the latter
nlace we found large herds Of Elk, and
Bostwick's unerring rife soon brought
down q fine fat buck which we drieI upon
the granite rocks within mile of what is
now called the town of Boulder.


There was apparently good trail lead
inc IN on the north side of the Boulder
which we had almost decided upon fol,
lowing, but were deferred by the rough
anpearance Of the mountains IN the DIS
tance and we followed an Indian tr il
instead which led US to the valley after
wards named Prickley Pear. Before
reaching this point we discovered, one
afternoon, mounted Indian who was
as fast as the nature of the conn-
try would permit and evidently trying to
conceal himself by falling on his horses
neck. This made us more cautious than
usual but the next day, while Bostwick
and I 1ore travelling alone, but within
sight Of rest of the party, we were sud
lenly startled BY Indian yells and the re-
ports Of fire arms.
Year: 1878

According to the British Journ u Of


Photography, it is impossible to get a
superior Photographic picture Of an iron
casting, or, indeed, Of any metallic object
which is not finely polished, unless it be
purposely painted before hand in q special
manner-that is, with turpertine 4atting
"a light color Of slate being the tone
most advisable, as its Photographic value
can be seen at a glance, without lie
chance Of miscalculation which green or
a brown, for instance, might offer. This,
says the journal, is matter whose useful
ness cannot be too highly appreciated
for the contrast between machine, no
matter how excellently photographed,
which has not been specially painted, and
the same subject with coating OF the aat-
ting, will be 50 great that no one who has
once seen the two would be disposed to
photograph ! piece Of ironWork not thus
painted. It is essential, however, that the
color laid on be made with 50 little oil or
gold size that il will not dry patehy Or
cloudy.
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON, April 3.-The new Blue Book,
just published, g. cumbrous and utterly use
less but very costly publication, which con-
tains the name of every person employed in
the Federal service, gives $3.50 as the total
number OF Federal office holders Of all kinds
and degrees. This Is about one in $50 Of the
total population, or one for every ninety votes.
The vast number of Office seekers ceases to
excite surprise when these figures are known,
for if there were but five applicants for
every place this would make one in
every eighteen Of the voting population
Federal place hunter. But when the State
and local officers are added to the Federal the
number Of persons who are paid for attending
to the business Of ruling the remainder be-
comes frightful to contemplate. Counting
school officers, constables and justices Of the
peace, with the more important placemen, 1t
Is probable that the State and local office
holders are at least as numerous as those in
Federal employment, and at that rate one
man in forty-five voters would be drawing his
support from the public purse, or in other
words, every collection Of forty-fve voters
Throughout the country is obliged to support
one man by their labor in order to maintain
such government as we have. But we allow
five place-hunters for every State and local
place, as we'll as for the Federal offices, the
result would show that every ninth voter in
the entire Republic is an office-seeker.
Year: 1878

LONDON, April SIN the House Of Lords
this evening Earl Beaconsfieid In speaking
on the Eastern question. said that the treaty
of San Stefano had reduced Turkey to a mere
vassal and it now became necessary to show
how the attitude Of Russia toward Turkey
could be met.


He said that the greater part of Turkey was
now occupied by Russian troops, and as the
whole world was armed, England could not
remain disarmed. Lord Beaconsfield in clos
ing his remarks appealed to the House to
vote for the protection of England.
Year: 1878

of her passengers severely injured. The cap
tain of the schooner says he had no headway
on his vessel, and thinks that the pilot of the
ferryboat was at fault, and that If he had put
his helm a-port the collision, though unaveid-
able, would not have been SO serious. He
heard the signals given by the whistle, but
could not then change his course. No
body is known to have been lost overheard or
killed
Year: 1878

Hayes.


Especial to the DemocratI


WASHINGTON, April 8.-The New York
sugar importers after months campaign
here against Randall Gibbons sugar section
in the tariff bill, have gone home to walt until
the bill Is placed on the calendar, when they
will muster again In force. One OF them eaid
to me that the bill in its present shape was as
as good at ten million dollars Of subsidy to
the sugar planting interest


schurz is Terribly Exercised
about the developments in the timber cases,
and inveighs bitterly against Carter for get
ting into such scrape, and bringing disre-
pute on the reform policy OF the Interior De-
partment.


The Lottery Men
are getting anxious at the delay of Devens to
decide the points presented to him. The mat
ter seems to have been pigeonholed in the
department, for the present at least, and it is
evident that Devens hesitates to dispose of It.
Howard's heavy political swell around here
did him no good.


The extra item for the restoration OF the
river channel at vicksburg will probably be
reported In the bill at $4,000


The Radical Joint Caucus
bids fair to be interesting. Indications are
that the usual congressional address to the
country will ignore Hayes entirely. BUELL..
Year: 1878




PRACTICE FAR PREFERABLE.


lGENERAL PRESS DIsPATCHl


WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-Mr. Spear, who resigned
the position of Commissioner of Patents a few days
ago. says that the Office is labOrious one as it COM
bines two different heads of business in themselves
incompatible-one of executive character aud the
other of judicial. The compensation is snadequate
for the wear and tear involved. Mr.
Spear says: "It is notorious that any
patent attorney of good capacity and diligence
finds his business more valuable than the salary OF
the Commissioner of Patents. The temptation is,
as it has been for years with the Commissioner
after year or two of service in the office, to go out
into the patent business which l shall do when
leave the Office. The relations between
myself and Secretary Schurz have been, and are.
entirely friendly. There is truth whatever in
those reports as to any request or mtmatOn either
from him OF the President that my resignation was
desired by either of them. The sole cause of my
resignation was my own personal preference tor
r,riV 10 buginpsgO
Year: 1878

strongest trade organization In this city, has
nearly paid off the large debt contracted
during their long strike Its list Of members
now numbers over 600, and is rapidly increas-
ing. Tho Manhattan Lodge of Operative
Plasterers is also well organized. and last
week compelled the bosses to accede to their
demands. for equalizing wages. which have
been fixed at 50 per day.


The cigar packers are holding regular mcet-
ings again, and preparing to strike should
any further reduction be made in their wages


The German compostors. who were on q
strike short time ago have nearly all gone
to work again. They claim that they were
successful


An old trade unionist said to-day that,
should trades be all brisk this spring, many
strikes would undoubtedly take place for IN
Increase Of wages, which have not been so
low in nearly every branch Of trade for many
YeaIG mast.
Year: 1878

In the high and difficult art of speaking
the truth, silence is to speech what shadow
is to light. So to place ones silence as TO
increase the amount of truth conveyed is
as important part of sincerity as chairo-
scuro is of painting. II Is not only that
silence in many cases bears so obvious an


Interpretation that it is just az easy and just
as dishonest to deny the truth by silence
as by words. The Importance of discre-
ton in abstaning from words lies in this,
that truth requires not merely that what
we say or imply shall not be inconsistent
with facts. 1t requires Gin its perfection)
that the impressions we convey shall cor
respond with realities as a good portrait
corresponds with its subject; that the pro-
portions shall be preserved. and the rela-
tions with surrounding objects truly indi-
Gated. We see this at once in thinking of
the truth of history. A writer who gives
undue prominence to one set OF facts, or to
some favorite parsonage, distorts and mis-
leads as surely as he could do by definite
Inaccuracies of statement, and often in
much more important sense. And so in
that continual presentation of the affairs
of daily lite in which we are all engaged.
to alter the proportion of things by una
vowed reticence is more subtle and more
dangerous kind Of untruthfuness than
mere verbal inacuracv. The fact is, that
we do not take sufficiently large view of
truth We do not consider enough how
deep and wide foundation Of patient
thought, of forbearing Justice, and cleaI-
sighted generosity must be laid before
perfectly transparent surface can be even
possible. Perfect sincerity is the result of
deep inward order. in which the true
relation Of things are grasped so firmly
that our words, our silence, and every
thing e.se which goes to make up our in
tercourse with each other, fall into their
right places without an effort. For 81
lence has its right place as well as speech.
There are subjects yelled by natural deli
cacy, and facts marked off by confidential
barriers, and tritles which healthy
mind shakes off like dust, and wounds to
be gently shielded. and delightful discov-
cries to be reserved for favored explorers,
and many other spots sacred to silence.


The question is, how to combine the
perfect preservation of these sanctuaries
with the openness which inspires perfect
trust. We can no more confde in one
whose mind seems to be full of dark
places than in one who lays everything
bare. We look to a friend for sheltering
wings to brood over our condolences, not
for magpie tricks of concealment. -Satur.
ddy RerieU.
Year: 1878

The Democratic editors are just now en-
gagged in some tall mathematical calCula-
tions to make it appear that the next House
is to bc overwhelmingly Democratic, and
they are making figures lie like the mis-
chief They are making comparisons of the
elections in 1874, when tidal wave swept q
Democratic majority of over seventy into
the House, with the elections held this year.
Here is the way the Cincinnati Enquirer
makes table to show that more Democrats
have been so far elected this year than were
elected in 1874:
Year: 1878

THE New York papers raise their voices
and cry aloud for "a responsible mayor"
There is a well-grounied fear that the city
will not get one Of that sort until it throws
of the shackles of Tammany Hall and re-
fuses to be led by the nose by Five Points
politicians Republican ascendancy in New
York would mean honest government.
Year: 1878

A revolution in Canada, much like the
revolution in Maine. has taken place. Sir
John Macdonald and his party who fell
into disgrace five years ago, IN conse.
quence of Sir Hugh Aliens Canadian
Pacific Railway jobbery, has made pro-
lection his hobby, and owing to a general
discomfort at hard times-which really
come from the hard times here-rather
than any rational approval of his extreme
views on high tariff, he has swept the
country, and the Mackenzie ministry
must step down. Unfortunately, how
ever, Macdonald cannot assume the pre-
miership at present for it is precedent
in Canadian politics that minister
should hold seat in parliament. And
Sir John has failed of election in his
own city Of Kingston. He will however
get elected by another constituency and
then will be ready to take the reins He
IS long-nosed, scrawny, policy man
whose love of principle is not deep'seated
enough to have erased the lines of cum
ming in his face, and he is, to draw it mild,
the "slaVe Of English convivial habits"
Notwithstanding the astonishing change
IN public opinion, we do not believe that
he or his party can hold power long.