smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

The constitutional antipathy OF the average New
Yorker to the Puritan observance Of the Sabbath Is at
no time more strikingy apparent than on the Sunday
Immediately preceding the day Of election. On this
day immense deal Of work is done by the party
machines, for by common consent the Sunday is
chosen for the arrangement Of the ballots technically
called the "bunching Of tickets" and for the
instruction Of the workers appointed to take
charge Of the various booths which. like sentry
boxes, will be tomorrow in the vicinity Of the
various polling places Whether it be for the greater
ease with which men can be gathered together on
Sunday than on other days. all business being sus-
pended whether 1t be that the time Of the battle
drawing near makes every hour seem more
precious than tho last. it is certain
that the Sunday before election is Sabbath
to the politician. and that those who on other
Sundays attend to their church duties to be
found yesterday either in committee meeting at some
headquarters or punching tickets in active co-opera-
ton with score or more of companions. "A thou
sand details were to be arranged, and hundreds Of
thousands Of balets were to be folded and put into
sets forming the ticket Of each respective party.


There was no exception to the rule yesterday.
From forenoon until late last night men hurry
ing from 'headquarters to another carrying in
structons and advice. equivalent to orders from the
chiefs Of the different orgadizations. Committee





tors and Of other workers were addressed
by recognized representatives Of the parties and
structed in their duties warned Of dangers and adj
monshed to keep sharp lookout for opportunities.
In each Congressional district in the city the report
srs of the HERALD on the alert looking for the
latest items Of and Indications Of change in the
prospects for Tuesday. The punching OF tickets,
however. which in the olden time done in
the various districts on the principle Of divid-
ing large piece Of work into many small
pieces is now done in private in almost every case.
probably from the fear Of treachery. The Tammany
tickets were punched under the immediate super
vision Of committee chosen for the purpose, and
will be kept in some secret place until early to-
morrow morning. when they will be delivered in the
proper numbers at each Tammany booth. The anti
Tammany tickets were punched by boys and girls
poyed for the purpose in the printers Office and only
the republicans followed the old plan Of asserting
the district headquarters
Year: 1878

The announcement of the establishment
OF new paper at Waterville is certainly a
surprise and seems to be an entirely unneces-
sary piece of business. We have no knowledge
OF the persons engaged in the new enterprise
nor Of their motives in the matter. They
cannot hope for pecuniary gain in entering
upon SO narrow field and one so we'll filled.
There is no proper call for a new paper at
Watervlle. The Mail is an old and well-es-
tabshed paper, which understands the bust.
ness and general interest of its locality
perfectly, and serves them thoroughly. Its
managers are old citizens of the town and
have the respect and confidence of their
townsmen. The Mail has always rated as
one of the very best of the local papers of
Maine. We hope the Watervills people will
not thoughtlessly and from mere love of
change desert an old and faithful friend for a
new and untried one. Any attempt to weak
EN- or break down the Mail will not be for the
interest of the town. If such attempt should
succeed which we do not deem possible-the
people of Waterville may too late come to ap.
preciate the benefit of good, reliable, re-
spectacle, and faithful newspaper in their
midst.
Year: 1878

We do not read anonymous letters and commuui
cations. The anne 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 conn
munications that are not used.
Year: 1878

THE Baltimore Gazette I'd emocratic) under
the head Of Resumption Certainty says:
"The main question of the campaign was
decided by the October elections. 1t is that
the resumption act will not be repealed, and
that resumption will quietly take pace in
January next if indeed, the disappearance of
the premium on gold does not anticipate it.
If the Greenback vote had been heavy 1t
might have produced moral effect on the
present Congress which would have led it to
repeal the resumption act Immediately on
coming together next December, but now
the last possibility Of that is gomez
Year: 1878

New YORK World: The general feeling on
both sides is that the money question was the
true cause of the defeat of the Democrats, and
the thinking people of the party were unwil-
ing to endorse principles that would lead
again to the financial terrors of the past few
years. There is also an impression that this
seriously hurts Thurman, especially since his
avowal in favor of soft money, but that had
he remained true to his real principles he
would have stood far better with tae party
and the people.
Year: 1878

GENERAL GARFIELD, who is in Washing
ton, says that the publication of the cipher
kilograms blythe Tribune will effectualy ex-
tinguish the fraud" cry of the Democracy.
With regard to the report that certain tele-
grams, very damaging TO the Republican
statesmen visiting Louisiana, are in existence
he said that he probably knows as much Of
what was going on on the Republican side
during the visit to Louisiana as anybody, and
that there is no objection to the publication
of any kilograms sent or received by the Re.
publican visitors,
Year: 1878

General Batter is rnmored to be 10 treaty
with Ellison for new Invention in boot-heels
by which man can stamp dollar out Of the
-"the cheapest material every time he
steps-Boston Courier
Year: 1878

The Burlington Hawkeye is of the opinion
that probably there is nothing in the world
that man resents so quickly and so deeply as
to find you awfully busy when he is perfectly
at leisura.
Year: 1878

The Whitehall Times didn't half faish that
story about the trout in a gentleman's trout
pond saving the life of little girl who was ac-
customed to feed them, and who had accident
ally fallen into pond, by forming themselves
into solid body and supporting her in the wa
ter. We'have the later advice about it, The
trout not only raised her to the surface, but
they foated her ashore, after which they took
her upon their shoulders and carried her up to
the house, over half a mile, across lots, being
compelled to take down several fences in order
to do it. When the father of the little girl
came to the door 10 answer to the bell (rung by
one of the trout, he discovered a lot of them
rolling the child on an old salt barrel to get the
water out of her. When she was. finally resus-
citated the trout united in giving three cheers,
aud declining to step into the house and take
suthin', they trotted back to the pond. Why
don't you finish story when you begin i.?-
Cincinnati Saturday Night
Year: 1878

AS5OVIHIDU


TORONTO, April 10.-Eighty-nine horses
were sold at the Grands sale yesterday, the
highest price realized for one animal being
1852, while team of brown geldings sold
for $401 No horse sold for less than SO
On account of the rain the sale was not as
successful as would have been, had the
weather been more favorable
Year: 1878

MONDAY, Dec. 2-6 p. M


A Mondays market-never q particularly active
one-was rendered less to-day by number Of ex-
traneous circumstances which were brought to bear
upon it. Mr. Gould's effort to bull gold. bear stocks
and tighten money was accepted as one alarming
feature and the meeting of Congress- with its corner
grocery knowledge of finance, taken as another.
It was fair suppositon that the first named indi-
vidual knew perfectly well what he about and it
was equally probable that the second named legsla-
tive body knew nothing of the question whatever.
Between the two-the Vaccinations Of Gould and the
anticipated bundering Of Congress-the only won-
der Is that stocks were held as firmly as
they were At the opening and for an hour
or two afterward the share list was generally
weak and lower prices were made throughout After
midday the decline gave way to an Improvement.
which grew with the day, and eliminated with .
handsome rise in the whole list. The knowing ones
Of the street, who plentiful as backberres and
eager to disseminate information at the absurdly
ridiculous compensation of "two for quarter" ap-
prise that Mr.. Gould has been large buyer Of all
sorts Of stocks to-day; that he has succeeded in
covering his shorts to satisfactory extent and that
the bull movement in gold has been abandoned. APP
parently this surmse was well founded. judging
from the decline of quarter per cent in the gold
premium and the advance of several quarters per cent
In stock shares. From opening prices the recovery
which afterward set in advanced the most prominent
specialties from 81 to ~ cent the grangers and
Lake Shore being especially active. Tho improved
feeling extended to Of the usually less
sctive stocks. such Wabash. Michigan Central and
G. G. and c., the latter in particuarundar the at


tention Of the new pool which. it is reported has
been formed to advance the price belief Of .
Judicial decision in its favorhavng the price Of its
stock advanced from 5 to 61s and that Of its first
mortgage bonds from 81 to 59k. The impression
that Mr.. Gould and his companion pessimists in
stocks had abandoned for the present their bearish
ideas. the decline in gold and the cheeruLtone Of
the Presidents Message far known before the
close of business, important factors in chang
ing the tone Of the market from the sombrous de-
preston Of the morning to the positive elation Of
the afternoon. Under these favorable circum.
stances the market closed. the quotations Of tho
leading stocks. without exception. showing greater
or less Improvement upon opening prices


The opening highest. loves. and closing prices Of
stocks and gold at tho New York Stock Exchange
Year: 1878

THE phonograph threatens to be
one of the most dangerous things
ever invented The first thing we
know 1t will be- perfected so that
an enemy can slyly put one in our
private room or office and it will
record everything We say with the
unerring accuracy Of the forces OF
nature. Just imagine the tales it
would tell on scheming politicians,
on dishonest business men, on un-
faithful lovers! And there viii be
ne getting around it. In fact, we
don't know but that, in view Of the
immense mischief it may work, and
the sinister uses that it can be put
to, people would be justified in pc
tltioning Congress to suppress it by
a special act. Either that, or we
will soon have to keep the door OF
our lips with a great deal more care
than before the phonogra PHI was in
vented.
Year: 1878

Boys AT HoHE.-Curious to say,
it is in real knowlenge of reading,
writing and arithmetic, that our
young men are often found most
deficient. Ask an average boy of
sixteen, who has been at a good
school, to read aloud leader in
any journal, and the chances are
you have to stop your ears. Ask
him to write a simple note of inquiry,
and he looks aghast, although he
has perhaps carried off a prize for
Latin composition. Give him a
house account book to add up and
request him TO make an abstract of
the weekly bills Of the grocer for
the month, and he is absolutely
helpless, and yet he may have
reached the sixth book of Euclid.
Send him to shopping, and he can
scarcely calculate what he has
spent and what change he ought
to bring back. No wonder so many
lads get into debt, when they are
obliged to cater for themselves, and
have never learned the price of
anything beyond lolipops and lem
onade.


The child who can read aloud,
modulate his voice, attend to stops,
and enunciate his words distinctly,
may be Ounce in other things, but
he will find the accomplishment so
easily acquired, of lifelong advan-
tage to him. Much may be done to
simplify the process of learning to
Year: 1878

THE supreme court at Madison
has decided that the amount for
which building is insured must be
held to be it's true value in estimat-
ing loss by fire. The decision will
doubtless have the effect of causing
companies to pay the losses Of the
poor as promptly as those of the
rich are usually settled.
Year: 1878

write, by encouraging children to
send letters to each other, or to abb
sent members of the family. There
is nothing that cultivates boy SO
rapidly and in SO satisfactory direc-
tion, as being able to put in writing
what he wants TO say.
Year: 1878

dependent journal as any within our knowl-
edge We are glad to know it enjoys large
circulation. It gives more and better resd-
ing matter for two dollars per year than any
weekly in the United States.
Year: 1878

DR.. Graham having passed a very
creditable examination before the
Army Medical Board, was commits
stoned an assistant surgeon in the


United States army in 1S-, and or
dered to report for duty to the cum-


manding officer at Fort MKavett,
Texas. There were no railroads In
the Western country at that time, and
the usual way of getting to Texas
was by the Mississippi River in New
Orleans, and then crossing the Gulf
to stage IL up through the State. DR..
Graham was very lesirous of exam
ining the Western country mineral
ogically, so applied and received per-
mission from the War Department to
go by way OF Arkansas and the In
dian Territory to his post.


On his arrival at st. Louis he ship
ped the greater part OF his baggage
by way OF the river, and taking only
what he could carry on horseback,
started on his journey. While in st.
Louis. at the Planters Hotel, he
formed the acquaintance OF gentle
man who, learning where he was GO
ing, gave him a letter OF introduction
to his brother, who was farmer liv-
on his route in Arkansas. 1t is not
necessary for us to follow him on his
road, or tell what discoveries he made
in the interest OF science; sufficient it
Is that one day, toward dusk, he
reached the house OF the gentleman
to whom he had the letter, and dis
mounting, knocked at the door and
presented his letter to the Judge
(even in those days every one was a
judge in Arkansas) who would not
have needed it to have accorded him
an open-handed welcome; for travel
ers were a god send, and new was as
much sought after then as now. AZ
ter short visit, he proposed to go on
to the next town, about four miles
of, where he intended to put up for
the night. The judge would not lis
ten to his leaving, and was so cordial
in his desire for him to stay that he
would have been rude not to have
done so. The Judge. after directing
one OF the servants to attend to his
horse. in vited him into The dining
room, where he was introduced to
the wife and daughter OF his host, and
also to substantial Western supper,
to which he did ample justice. After
supper they adjourned to the parlor.
and he entertained his new made
friends with the latest news OF the
outside world. The Judge brewsd
some stiff whisky punch, which Ora
ham, socially inclined, imbibed quite
Year: 1878

A Presbyterian Church eoparega-
tiCn in Chicago was broken up Sun
day night Of last week by boy diop-
ping into the register guam ity Of
Cayenne pepper, which was borne up
and difrused through the church,
causing pastor and people to sneeze
most incontinently and resulting in a
dismissal OF the congregation,
Year: 1878

The Secretary OF the Treasury au-
thorized the payment OF coupon in
terest on the public debt falling due
January |, 1879, without rebate. and
in coin or currency, as the claimant
may prefer. Registered interest will
be paid In like manner as soon as the
schedule can be prepared.
Year: 1878

From SrokAHE.-We learn that the new
post at the Gear de- Alene lake is progress
ing rapidly, that the site has been changed
for one on higher ground than where first
selected on the margin OF tie lake, that the
logs and timber have been prepared for build
ing and good quantity of logs cut for the
saw-mill, that the machinery for the u,il has
already arrived on the ground and that it
will soon be erected and put in operation
The post garden has been planted on the
margin of the lake, aud much other work
done, and all done by the troops themselves
under the directions of Col. Merriam, who
is reported to be good business manager
and worker, and understands mechanics
All seem to anticipate that this post viii be
one of the best. If not the best in the cosn-
try.-Telier
Year: 1878

lis DAILE CHRONICLE, anC


Weekly WING sSD CHRONICLE


will be kept up during the year
/ 1879 to their usual high standard.


BY enterprise, accurateness, and


close attention to the wants of our


readers, we hope to merit contin-


aation of the liberal patronage


heretofore extended these journals.


Nearly nine years ago, when
there was not a Republican daily in
the State, and only two or three IN
the South, we commenced the pub
lication of the CHRONICLE. In all
these years we Rave battled for Re-
/ publican principles, and see no
reason to change our course now.
Hence we shall continue to publish
a truthful, reliable Republican
journal, not the organ of any man
or clique, but the outspoken and
fearless advocate Of principles,
measures and men, best calculated
to promote the welfare of the
country and the Republican party,


We shall make unceasing war
against all men who spouse the
cause of reputation in Tennessee.
Against those who are willing to de-
stroy their State for a little brief
authority, and who for Office are
willing to hishonor and disgrace the
Commonwealth, we shall cry aloud
and spare not.


AS newspaper our publications
shall not be excelled in the State.
In addition to our telegraphic dis
patches from all parts~efthe world,
our readers shall have the benefit Of
correspondence and every other
means through which reliable infor~
nation is obtained,


Each humber of the paper will
contain selections made with special
reference to the home circle. We
will continue to avoid everything
calculated to contaminate, and will
publish paper that may be taken
without question within the sacred
precints of the family circle.


Our market reports shall have
close attention, and be made en-
tirely correct and reliable.


We will endeaYor to make our
agricultural columns worth more to
farmers than our subscription price


We call upon all persons inter
ested in the publication of our in
dependent, fearless, reliable Repub-
lican journal to come to our aid and |
assist in extending the circulation
of the DAILY CHRONICLE and |
WEEKLY WHIG AND CHRONICLE.


In view Of the financial pressure
upon the country and the gen
eral reduction of values, we have
decided to reduce the price of the
WEEKLY Wing AND CHRONICLE to
suit the times. In the future we
will send our weekly paper to sub
scribers on the following
Year: 1878

Halifax, Jan. 16.-Latest adyices
from the scene of the railroad disaster
of last night, and from places where
the wounded were taken, place the
number of dead at 13. 1t is possible
that more may be found in the wreck.


The bridge is elevated about 10 feet
above the river at the present stage of
water, and is approached from the east
by an embankment and from the west
by long trestle work across the mea-
dows. The first locomotive had cleared
the west span and had entered upon
the trestle work when the entire span
gave away, breaking off Immediately
east Of the heavy stone pier in the
centre of the river. As the structure
gave way the first engine was hurled
violently over, imbedded. in the ground
and completely wrecked. The other
engine and baggage car went down
with the wreck in an upright position,
and the side of the heavy truss fell
over upon them. The first passenger
car was whirled around and sank to
the bottom of the river, lying nearly
parallel with the stream. The second
passenger car went down end foremost
upon the first car, smashing the largest
portion of it into kindling wood, the
rear end resting upon the bridge. The
next car occupied a similar position,
but swerved to the left and did not
rest upon the car in front. None of
the remaining coaches left the track.


The crash and the cries of the wound
ed and dying speedily brought assist
ance, but the first corners worked at
great disadvantage. The cars had
broken through the ice, which made it
difficult to approach near enough to
reach the passengers.


The scenes on the relief train were
heartrending. In every car were men
and women with heads bandaged OF
arms in sings. Some had been terribly
scalded. In one passenger car we're the
bodies of three women, and in the bag
gage car two more, just as they had
! been taken from the wreck. Rev. Mr.
Year: 1878

THE hardest time is now. That is
what everybody thinks and says. The
present trouble is always little worse
than any other trouble. The wet sea-
son is the wettest, and the dry season is
the dryest ever experienced. SO it is
with hard times. People complain that
wages were never so low, that there
never was harder time for men to get
labor and living wages and support a
family. Yet there are men in Kent
county who in New England more than
a quarter of century ago worked,
year in and year out, for less than an
average Of 90 cents day and supported
families of from two to four persons
The support was meager, but they lived
through, and some may be well off and
some are still struggling. They did
that when flour cost them from So to
$40 barrel, and when other goods
were no cheaper in proportion than
they are now. The hardest thing about
it is for people to live now as they did
thirty or forty years ago. There are
thousands of families who were then
content to live upon less generous pro-
vision than is now made for the inmates
of many of our county poor houses.
lGrand Rapids Mich Eagle.
Year: 1878

THE Home Rule conference at Dub
lin passed a resolution by which its
members pledged themselves to main
tain unity and authority of party, and
recognized the wisdom of united, ener-
getic action, under the leadership of
DIR. Butt. The resolution reserved in
dividual action relative to questions on
which the members had not arrived at
any preconcerted agreement, but en-
forced the necessity of avoiding any
course tending to injure the force and
unity of party.
Year: 1878

THE Emperor of Japan recently gave
audience to Rear Admiral Patterson
and other Americans. He was dressed
in a Russian hussar colonel's uniform.
Will England send her. fleet over and
make him take it off Z?
Year: 1878

MONTGOMERY BLAIR supplements
his recent manifesto on the Presiden-
tial question with statement of his
opinions upon that and kindred topics.
The only new point in it is that he has
notified Mr.. Tilden that if he became
President he would not take an Office
from him