smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

| THE PROPOSED REFORM IN THE
CIVIL SER RVICE-FLURRY ABOUT
| THE 'FAIR REBEL" IN THE LOL us
| VILLE POSTOFFICE.


Special to the Baltimore Sun.


| THE CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.


WASHINGTON, May 31.-There can


properly be no question that the Presi-
dent is sincere in his declarations with
reference to reform in the civil service,
and that he means to carry out, so far as
he can, the sentiments enunciated in his


letter of instructions in regard to the re-
duction of force in the New York GUS
tom house. But it is no more than truth
to saw that little confidence is felt here in


any permanent good in the matter through
the action of the Executive alone. The


reduction ordered at New York will of


course be made, to be followed likely by
reductions in other custom-houses. But


as soon as Congress meets pressure of


political and personal friends will be
brought to bear to restore the old order


of things.


PROPOSED SURVEYS ON THE PACIFIC
COAST.


WASHINGTON, May 31.-For several
| years past the bureau of navigation at
the Navy Department has made strenu-
GUS efforts to obtain sufficient appropri-
alton to make proper survey of the
Pacific Ocean, and especially the coast
between the Isthmus and San Fran
cisco, for the benefit of commerce be-
tween those places. The necessity
for a proper survey of the very locality


where the Pacific Mail Company's
steamer City of San Francisco was re-
Gently wrecked has been felt, and it was
proposed to make such survey. Estimates
were prepared for that purpose to be sub
mitted to Congress, but the late Secretary
of the Navy did not deem it advisable to
give the matter this approval, and there
fore the survey could not be made,
WASHINGTON NOTES.


WASHINGTON, May 31.-To gentle
man who called upon him recently the
President said that he had decided to
adopt the Jeffersonian doctrine of chang
ing all foreign ministers who had been in
office four years. 1t is not known wheth-
er it is the purpose of the President to
apply this rule to consulships or not.


THE MISSISSIPPI MOLLY MAGUIREs-A


LETTER FROM GOV. STONE.


WASHINGTON, May 31.-While official
authorities here condemn in strong terms
the Mississippi Chisolm massacre, they
express their qualification that the act is
denounced by both democratic and re-
publican newspapers. everywhere thus
showing the public adherence of the
crime. All the representations on the
subject have been referred to Attorney
General Devens, who will examine the
laws for the purpose of ascertaining
whether there is any authority for the
federal courts to interfere. The Secre-
tary of State takes part inthe iuvestiga-
ton only from the fact that the British
authorities complain that one of the par
ties massacred Ga Scotchman) was q
British subject.
Year: 1877

Tread softly DER their graves to-day.
And speak in murmurs low.
For though in many a bloody fray,
The Blue contended with the Gray,


They sleep in peace below. 500.
Bring flowers to deck their hallowed bed
Flowers rich with beauty's bloom
And let the fragrance that they shed
Breathe love and honor to the dead,


And sanctify their tomb,
And We who wear the victor blue


In triumph here today;
Ye who undaunted waded through
The battles smoke until ye drew


Victory from the fray,
Let not the conqueror's smile be thine


Cast triumph ff0fn your eye; ;'7@ q r-''
Within your hearts erect shrine.
And let fraternal love divine


Live there and never die.
And ye, our brothers of the gray


Take not defeat to heart;
Tho tyrant Fate, with iron sway
Ruled victory from your guns away;


You played a gallant part!
Defeat, indeed, is hard to bear


But it was scarce defeat
You breathe the same unfettefed air
OF freedom that your brothers hare


And that is only meet.
Then let no vain regrets awake


False hopes within your soul;
Your hands with honest grip we take
Forget the past for futures sake
"One country and one goal -
Year: 1877

A girl who makes herself too cheap is one
to be avoided. No young man, not even the
worst, except for base purpose, wants any
thing to do with a cheap young lady. For a
wife, none but fool or rascal will approach
such woman. Cheap jewelry nobody will
touch if they can get any better. Cheap girls
are nothing but the refuse; and the young
men know it, and they will look in every
other direction for a long friend and com
panion before they will give a glance at the
pinch beck stuff that tinkles Mt every turn for
iacinating the eye of any that will look. You
think it is quite the correct thing" TO talk
loudly and coarsely; be boisterous and hoy
denish in public places; to make yourself so
bold and forward and commonplace every
where, that people wonder if you ever had Il
mother or a home, or anything to do! So be
it, You will probably be taken for what You
are worth, and one of these years, if you do not
make worse than shipreck out of yourself,
you will begin to wonder where the charms
are that once you thought yourself possessed
of, and what evil spirit could have so bcfooled
you. Go on but remembr, cheap girls attract
nobody but fools and rascals.--Mc MILAN S
Magazine.
Year: 1877

This is the title of new story by
the popular author Oliver Optic. After
reading the book we do not hesitate to
pronounce it as good as anything we
have ever read by the same author. The
story is written in the concise and
pleasing style peculiar to this celebrated
author The scene of the story is laid
among the great lakes of Michigan and
Canada, and abounds with the narration
of boating trips fishing excursions and
other thrilling aquatic adventures. The
book will interest every boy and girl.
For sale by all book sellers.
Year: 1877

Capt. Ainsworth has donated eighty
acres of land in Pierce county to the
local agricultural society for use as a
fair ground. The location is conven-
lent to town, and situated SO as to be
made available at very small cxpen-
diture.
Year: 1877

fierce rebellion was brewing. The
clock ticked the same as ever, The
boy across The street pounded on
an old tin pan the same as ever.
The big conspirator was suddenly
seen to throw a paper wad across
the room.


He was ordered tocome forward.
He said he didn't want to.


It was moment ofperil, but the
teacher didn't realize it. She walk
ed down the aisle, took the big
conspirator by the collar, and in
ten seconds he wondered whether
he was down cellar or up in the
garret, while twenty other boys
grew white around the mouth, bent
to their lessons with renewed
energy, and mentally whispered !:


BE still, thou Wildly-beatlng
heart-wait till ] grow a foot or
two more 7


The big conspirator IS now
thrashing them in solemn success
sion. He reached number eighteen
yesterday Free Press.l
Year: 1877




The scene is laid within half a
mile Of the Clay School. Twenty
one Of the largest boys gathered IN
solemn council in one corner of the
yard, and decided that they were
too big to he licked by any school
teacher walking the face Of the
earth. After arriving at that
decision q conspiracy was entered
into. The biggest boy in the crowd
was to bring on a conflict with the
teacher as soon as possible, and the
other twenty were to back him.
Death to oowardsR I shouted one,
as the plan was all fixed.


No backing down-no hesita-
tion!' cried another.


"A rush together one wild yell
one mad struggle, and victory
will be ours!, yelled the smallest
Of the lot.


It was desperate plan.


The schoolhouse was not defend
ed By even q Calling gun.


1t might be the commencement





Of a rebellion which would not end
until every schoolhouse il the land
was turned into an establishment
eor the sale Of mourning goods.


Scene second came Oh fifteen
minutes later. The innocent teach.
er looked around upon her scholars
without tie least suspicion that 9
Year: 1877

THE WISE NAN AND THE SERPENT.


A wise man one day asked the
serpent, Of what advantage is it
to thee to deprive men Of life +?
The lion kills and deyours his
prey, The tiger, the wolf and
other fierce beasts do the same, in
order to satisfy their hunger but
thou biteSt thine innocent victims,
and sheddest mortal poison into
their veins, without reoping any
benefit from theh death, save the
cruel satisfaction Of destroying


why askest thou me this ques-
ton ? rejoincd the reptile. Ask
rather the slanderer amongst thy
own race, what pleasure he finds
in poisoning unto death those who
have never injured him


THE WORM AND THE Fly.


The worm and the fly one day
had dispute. The fly despised
the worm, and said-tAlI the earth
IS my free heritage. I enter the
palace Of kings, rest on their heads,
and eat at their tables. / fly with
hersoeYer ! choose, and feed on
the most dainty sweets whilst
thou, crawling and abject, canst
not rise one inch from the ground


I cannot fly, it Is true,' replied
the worm, and yet I am every
where-iD earth, ii water, in the
bodies Of both men and beast and
if thou bosatest Of feeding on mans
daintest food, l feed on man him
self
Year: 1877

I


AS to wheat, the basis of the drop
of 203c was larger arrivals yester-
day of new spring in Chicago. This
was the ostensible reason given, but
it is no doubt due to the desire to
get the price down to the lowest pos
sible point, at which they will buy
the crop as usual, and when it is
out of the farmers hands (whose fl
nancial necessities, it is thought,
will compel him to realize early this
year, let prices go up. Large deal
ers here express the belief that they
are OVERRIDING the thing, and
that at 81 in Chicago and 70 cents
for the farmer, he will not send
much wheat forward, at present, at
least. The old proverb is, that far
mers will not market their wheat
freely when they do not get a dol
lar per bushel, delivered on the cars.
The market however, is getting in
to a critical and interesting position,
as the shippers are still buying most
that is sold, and re-Selling it on the
other side at a good profit, as the
new crop prices are regarded there
as cheap, and have been since it
came to be offered. When, there
fore, the wheat comes to be called
for on these future contracts and
shipped, as it is certain it will be
from the large grain chartering
movement of yesterday, in spot YES
selsand near by, there may be anoth-
er element than plenty of wheat in
the country to determine the basis
of values. Flour continued on the
decline. from natural causes-redu-
ced cost of new Wheat-and oats
were off again on the near approach
of the new crop. Rye was also cas-
ier, and not an article on the list es-
capped the general depression.
Year: 1877

Col. Frederick w. Holiday, the
Conservative candidate for Governor
of Virginia, was born at Winchester
Feb. %, 1927. He graduated in the
academic department of Yale and
at the University of Virginia in the
schools of moral philosophy, politics
and law. He was a Colonel in the
Confederate army until he lost an
arm in the battle at Cedar Noun
tain. He then became member Of
the Confederate Congress, defeating
Hon. Alexander r. Boteler. Since
the war he has devoted himself to
the practice of law at Winchester.
He was Centennial Commissioner
from Virginia, but the duties of that
position were performed by his as
sOciate commissioner, and was an
elector-at-large on the Tilden tick
ct. AS to the State debt Col. HOl-
liday says: Z" am opposed to the
repudiation. would not have such
a stigma cast upon my State any
more than upon my private fame
but whilst am thus opposed to re-
pudiation, for the same general
reason am in favor of some speedy
settlement of the debt, honorable to
our State and satisfactory to our
creditors" Again: But the road
to prosperity is not through the door
of repudiation-that is the road to
her doom. And would not beckon
her in that direction for all the honor
any office she may have can confer.
Indeed, what would the Office be
worth when won? 1t would be
barren sceptre,' if not disgraceful
prize" The declaration adopted by
the convention which nominated
Col. Holiday, concerning the State
debt, is as follows:


While the Conservative party,
true to the past glorious history of
Virginia, and proud of her good
name and fame among the nations
of the earth, would scorn to repudi-
ate her just obligations, and are re-
solved to preserve inviolate the pub
lie faith and credit, yet we cannot
but view with concern and anxiety
the accumulation of our financial
difficulties and the increasing weight
of our public debt; we therefore
urge upon the Legislative and Ex-
ecutive branches of the Government
the importance of using all just and
honorable means of bringing about
an adjustment of the obligations Of
the Commonwealth which viii
bring the payment of interests upon
our entire Indebtedness within the
resources of the State derived from
the present rate of taxation, and do
equal justice to all classes of credi-
tors"
Year: 1877

A tall, elderly, refined-lOOking
gentleman recently went into a
small pOstoffice in rural region OF
England. He asked some questiQn5
relative to the registering OF a let
ter, and was very sharply, rudely
and unnecessarily snubbed by a
young woman in attendance. He
asked her if she thought that prop
erway to answer an inquiry in apub-
lie Office. She said she thought that
she had been quite civil enough for
him. He asked her, with an Omin-
ously increasing mildness Of man
ner, if she would favor him with
her name. She emphatically de-
clined to do so, He then said he
thought he would tell he1Shis name,
which, however, she declined TO
hear, saying that his name was no
concern Of hers, He calmly replied
that he thought it was, for his name
was John Manners, and he was the
POstmaster-Gen
Year: 1877

Ninety per cent of our people can,
with the machinery we Americans
use, produce all that the whole peo-
pie can consume. That means that
SO, 100000 can produce all that 40
OO0, 700 can use, and that, unless we
re-establish our foreign commerce,
1000, GOO at least must remain idle
and are condemned to beggary or
starvation. If the workingmen OF
the country were wise, instead OF
striking and suffering they would
unite to send up to Congress mon
ster petitions for the repeal of re-
strictive laws on foreign commerce
This is not question of free trade
or protection, or of Republican QI
Democratic politics, but q question
of bread and hutter, of clothing, Of
comfortable homes, of work and
wages or of continuous poverty and
starvation,
Year: 1877

If it be true that the Russians
have determined not to attempt to
pass the Balkans this year, they
must have decided to make a watt
ing business of it. 1t is hard to tell
how they will be any better able to
cross the Balkans next year than this;
they will not fight any better, nor
the Turks any worse. They have
no other war on their hands at pres
ent, and if, with their immense re-
sources in men and material, they
confess their inability to capture
Constantinople by hard fighting,
how are they to get there at all
There is but one answer to this queS-
ton: they expect to exhaust the
Turkish eXchequer by delays which
will force the Porte to maintain
large armies in the field without
having anything for them to do
they hope the Turkish GQVerament
will collapse and fall to the ground
for want of money, and when that
occurs they will march to Constants
nople with little opposition. 1t Is
impossible to avoid comparing the
present war with the FrancO-Ger-
man war, seven years ago. Turkey
is a much feebler power than France,
and Russia is supposed to be as
Germany was in 1870; yet the Ger
man invasion of France was mark
ed by pFodigous fighting, victories
and c0nquests, while the Russian
invasion of Turkey:is an empty re


cord of timid delays. The Turks
evidently could take care of them


selves if they only had the money
to carry on the war. They show
better strategy and better fighting
than their enemies, and the only aiC
they urgently need is that of a full


money chest.-Ndsh. Banner.
Year: 1877

We are sometimes asked if we are
in favor of scaling the State debt ?
The State is debtor, and 1t is for
her to pay and not to make propo-
sitions. To scale the debt is as
much reputation, as to the amount
scaled, as to openly refuse to pay the
whole debt. There would be moth
ing dishonOrable in the State receiv-
ing any propositions, if they should


be voluntarily made by the credi-
tors; but never let it be said that
the people of Tennessee bought a
compromise of their bonded obliga-
ton; and never let it be said that
they are faithless and careless of
honor and integrity. But suppose
the creditors come up and say they
will take forty cents on the dollar !
what assurance have they that it
will be paid, either principal or in
terest? When compromises are af-
fected between individuals, the
debtor Is expected in consideration
of the reduction to pay the balance
in cash or secure its equivalent.
This the State cannot do; and, hence,
after the creditors claim had been
by consent, reduced more than half,
he would still have to rely upon the
pledged honor and faith of the State.
The people several years ago,
through their properly appointed
representatives bonded the debt and
renewed sacred promises; if they
fail and refuse to meet this Obliga-
ton, upon what foundation would
the creditor build a hope that the
debt would be paid after it was
scaled. 1t would be wiser to take
the chances on the whole debt. II
seems to us that any sensible busl-
ness man would take this view OF
the question,-C Columbia Jdl0ndt
Year: 1877

Justice is not half so slow of foot
as many a man to-day would like
to believe. 1t is noteworthy fact
that the civil power moved faster
last week than the military; in
many instances the leaders of the
riot were in Jail before the riot itself
had been quelled. Thus in New
York, while the strikers at Hornells-
vile were yet meditating violence,
their master spirit, one Donahue,
was captured by the police and
hustled off for trial. At Albany,
before the rioters had made up their
minds whether or not to initiate the
performances of Pittsburg, their In
ternationalist chief was run down by
railroad detective and taken " in a
shackles" to prison. In fact it is
safe to say that in every city where
the mob enjoyed its brief hour of
unreasoning violence, the ringlead-
ers are now within the clutches of
the law, with prospect of suffering
its severest penalties The majesty
of the law is still something more
than a name in this countrywide


inlOre Gazette.
Year: 1877

There is a thing of which ! want
to speak, and that is of the behavior
of young girls toward young men
who are not lovers, but simply
friends. Let me tell you plainly
that our sex were not meant to be
wooers. The custom prevalent
among certain class of young la
dies Of asking, directly or Indirect
ly, the attentions of young gentle
men is not an admirable custom.
"Myson,' said lady to me not long
since, is much prejudiced against
a young girl whom l admire, be-
cause she Is constantly sending him
notes, inviting him to be her escort
here and there, and planning to
have him with her" A modest and
dignified reserve, which is neither
prudery or affectatiOn, should dis
tinguish your manner to gentlemen.
Too great familiarity and too evil
dent pleasure in the society of young
men are errors into which no deli
cate and pureminded girl should
fall
Year: 1877

HOME has been happily saved and
many a fortune retrieved by a mans
full confidence in his wife. Woman
is far more a seer and a prophet than
man, if she is given a fair chance, As
a general rule, the wives cnnfide the
minutest of their thoughts and plans
to their husbands. Why not recipro-
cate, if but for the pleasure of meet
ing confidence with confidence? i
am certain no man succeeds so well
in the world as he who, taking a
partner for life, makes her the part.
ner of his purposes and hopes.
What is wrong Of his impulses or
judgment, she will check and set
right with her almost universally
right instinct. And what she most
Graves and most deserves, Is conf
dence, without which love is never
free from a shadow,
Year: 1877

The Next Governor of Virginia.


Referring to Colonel Holiday, the
Democratic nominee for Governor
of Virginia, a recent dispatch says


He is a true representative of the
old regime, and is distinguished
graduate Of the University of Viz
ginia. He was known before the
civil war us q brilliant young orator
and politician. His empty coat
sleeve to which he is now Indebted
for his popularity, marks him one
of the knightly heroes Of the war,
who as a highborn gentleman draws
to himself the traditional clanship
of the Virginians. His complexion
approaches the blonde, and he is a
man of tall and powerful frame,
large boned and sinewy. He is, how
ever, very soft in his manners, ele-
CANT, graceful aud dehonair, in fact,
the persopiflpatlon of the qualities
of the old Virginia gentleman, and
such q man as to fill the public heart.
He stands firm on the honor of the
Old Dominion, pledged to her obli-
cations, and is opposed to all rings
and bond spectators. Ho Is the
great lawyer of his section, and
unites with his profession the Occu-
nation or farmer, a time-honOred
connection well known in the days
of Marshall, Henry, Writ, Mason,
and Jefferson.
Year: 1877

The first month of the new Admins tration is just closed. The country has before it the practical workings of one forty-eighth of the whole time allotted to this new rule which was heralded beforehand with such great promises, such fair pledges, and such immense boasts of what 1t would ac- complish for the country which for eight years had been suffering under the evils of Grantism. Remembering that close and eternal vigilance is the only safeguard which there is to the liberties of free people, it is important that we keep close note of what is, and may be, accomplished by tue new

 administration. So let the review be commenced at this, the close of the first

 month. And in the beginning, let it be understood that the DEMOCRAT is not one of those papers which are disposed to sna.l and grumble at everything done by an Administration of adverse politics with itself, simply on account Of that difference in political opinions. Let it be understood that the DEMOCRAT is willing always to accord full and eX- act credit to any and every official, nc matter what may he his political faith, for every meritorious aet. But let il all so be understood that the DEMOCRAT in- tends to urge npoa the people the ne- cessity for holding every official, from the highest down to the lowest to a strict accountability for the manner in
Year: 1877

The batch of new laws which we give publication to this week are im- portant and of direct interest to the people. No. ? is in regard to the i'm portant writ of habeas corpus and pre- seribes the judicial source from whence this writ may issue. No. is an import ant act of much utility. It is in regard to the sales of real estate of deceased persons, and is a measure which will secure justice to creditors of estates in despite of the s.ub0ornness of adminis- trators, and executors. No. pre- scribes the power of magistrates in re- gard to allowing bail and committing to jail or to the custody of peace officer.

 We shall continue from week to week to publish the new laws until we have given our readers all that are of any general interest. It would be well for our subscribers to save files of the paper containing these laws.
Year: 1877

And now, comes the fraud, Chamber lain, and asks for little 3 to } Com- mission to count him in as fraudulent governor of South Carolina. We hope so long as Governor Hampton has his good right arm he will never yield his title under the decision of any power now in existence in our government. He has had the title conferred upon him by the sovereign people of his own State, and has been recognized by all the judicial authority in the State, and we do not fear that he will now turn traitor to his people by lending any conntenence to any movement which may be calculated to add dignity and importance % Chamberlain s pretences.