smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT..


The President of the United States
having designated Thursday, the goth
day OF November, inst, as day of ma
tional thanksgiving and praise, recon-
mend the people of this State on the
day so named to cease from their secular
pursuits and unite in fcrvent manifesto
tions of gratitude to Almighty God Tor
the numberless blessings vouchsafed US.


Let us thankfully recognize the present
as year of exceptional blessings. Let us
be profoundly grateful for the moderation
and wisdom which determined an exigent
choice for Chief Magistrate in porten-
tious national crisis. Let US be glad for
the growth of that sentiment of fraternal
concord through which all the States of
this rescued Union are this year enabled
to dwell together in peace as one people.


Let us rejoice in that highest capacity
for sclf-government which was this year
evidenced by the maintenance OF public
order in period OF great popular distress
and discomfort.


Let us thank God for the gladdening
beauty Of the season-for a tavoripg seed
time, a quickening and radiant midsum-
mer, and the golden bounties of an unpar-
alleled harvest. Let us devout'y thank Him
for the abounding JOY in our hearts, for
peace and plenty in our homes and for
the measureless content with which our
lives are crowned and in especial manner
let our glad hearts swell with praise and
gratitude to the interposing Father of
mercies for our signal deliverance from
that dire locust scourge which for sue
cessive years laid waste portion of our
State as with a bosom of destruction.
Let our joy in the general abundance
seek gracious expression by timely re-
membrance Of those who are yet in need.
Let us gladly acknowledge our continued
enjoyment of health: peace and order and
our exemption from unusual disaster by
land and sea-let us be mindful of the
ample privileges and opportunities which
our free institutions afford, and, after q
period of: salutary adversity let US be
thankful if, with returning prosperity we
may happil y discern evidences that our
errors are corrected and our trangressions
forgotten.


20 praise the Lord all yc nations;
praise Him all yc people,"


Given under my hand and the great
seal of the State, this fifth day of No.
vember, A. D. eighteen hundred and
seventy-seven.


[Seal.] JOHN s. P1L1sBuRY,
Attest:


| J. s. IrgenS. Secretary of State.
Year: 1877

into the chest in which he proposed to
hide her body So carefully had the
murderer washed his trousers and his coat
sleeves that the blood d-stainss could onlv
be discerned with difficulty at the time
of the investig tigation.% But since the coat
and trousers have been hanging on the
Black Museums walls the stains have
come out close and thick. awe many
times notice that here, )" the VISITORS told.
The frightful weapons used by the "Len-
ME" mutineers are here, neatly ranged
under the photograph of the ringleader,
"French Peter" and a 'tgroup" Of the
whole gang of rufians, with red-ink
mark on foul. heads among the number,
to indicate those who were hanged. Hard
by is bundle of letters forming the cor
respondence which furnished much of the
evidence against Margaret Waters, the
baby farmer. How much sin, shame,
sorrow and cruelty that small dusty bun
die represents!


A small hillycock hat, with a mask
fastened inside the front rim, into which
is packed purse, a comforter, small
lantern and ife-preserver with terri
fic knob of lead on it, is quite a cheerful
object to turn to from all these grim
relics of worse crimes, though the bur-
glar who formerly owned the life-preser-
yer Informed the police who seized, but
also rescued him-having come up on
hearing his cries when he was caught be-
tween the iron bars Of window through
which he was escaping-on false alarm,
that he had thoroughly intended to do
for any one who should interrupt him
with that convenient weapon A bundle
of flash notes, Bank of Elegance issue, for
which there is a fixed price, and brisk
sale on racc-courses among bettors who
can only read imperfectly or not at all;
the conjuring book of Prof. Zendavesta,
which always opened at the same page,
the only one on which there is a worked
horoscope; the wretched cheats ILL
spelled accounts, which reveal the stupen-
dous credulity Of the people, for they re-
cord an average of five hundred visitors
week; and the letters addressed to him
chiefly by women, at least sufficiently
educated to know better-these are al
most amusing, after all that has been
seen before. A forged betting ticket,
which got the forger in trouble at tile
Nottingham races, is curious and in
genious example of perverted cleverness
The forged ticket is identified with the
real one, to all appearance. On very
close inspection, one sees that it is better
printed than the genuine article. A large
assortment of burglars tools is not the
least suggestive object here"
Year: 1877

When the pilot of the Louisville, KY,
ferry boat Whathen rang to start on the
morning the 7th, the engineer failed to re-
spond. The investigation which followed
found the engineer dead at his post, his head
back, and arms extended as if in the act of
starting the boat the moment the signal was
given. Deceased had been with the Louisville
& Jeffersonville company for years. Death is
supposed to have resulted from heart disease
Year: 1877

The will of Senator Morton has been
admitted to probate at Indianapolis. He
leaves his entire estate to his wife with the re-
quest that she assist his sons in their education
and otherwise as they may need, and make
various presents to bis relation. He requests
Jesse P. siddel to act as attorney for the estate
and appoints his wife sole executrix without
bond. ...
Year: 1877

individual opinion that in the event Of The bills
passage blythe Senate the President win ap-
prove It, and he adds that this expression Of
opinion was made by him without any in.
formation derived from the President is to his
intentions on this subject and he neither pro.
fessed, nor was In fact the statement based on
the Presidents authority. 1twasbased upon
the assumption that the bill would pass by a
large majority, and that the President would
consider it such an expression Of the public
will as he could not properly disregard.
Year: 1877

Just now missed from hail and stair


4 joyful treble that had grown


As dear to me as that grave tone
That tells the world my older care
And little footsteps on the floor


Were stayed | laid aside my pen


Forgot my theme and listened-then
Stole softly to the library door.
No sight no sound "a moments freak
Of fancy thrilled my pulses through


"lf-no and yet that fancy drew
\ fathers blood from heart and check
And them found him There he lay.
Surprised by sleep, caught in the act
The rosy Nandal who had sacked
His little town and thought it play
The shattered vase the broken lar.


4 match still smoudering on the floor;
The nkstands purple pool Of gore;
The cheSsmcn scattered near and far.
Strewn leaves of albums lightly pressed
This wicked Baby Of the W Gods


In fact. of half the household goods
This son and heir was scized-possessed
Vet all in vain, ior sleep had caught


The hand that reached, the feet that strdytd
and fallen in that ambuscadc
The victor was himself o'erWrought
What though torn leaves and tattered book
Still testified his deep disgrace.


stopped and kissed the inlly face
NTH lis demure and calm outlook.
Then back | stole and half bcgnled


My guilt i'll trust that when my sleep
Should come, there might be One who'd keel
An equal mercy for His child.
liarpers Magazine
Year: 1877

nence to detain the dress till payment
was made. The Princess, in Il lofty in
dignation, sent wold to this person to
bring the dress instantly and she wonld
pay the dues on it. He 0beyed, but
scarcely had the princess got eye on him
when she seized her Lyons dress, and
giving the dOaa,aier a couple Of good slapS
on the face, ordered him out of her apart
ment and house. The outraged officer Of
course proceeded to vindicate his official
dignity. He drew out long statement
of the case for the king setting forth how
that he had been 'dishonorcd in doing
the functions appointed him. The reply
was as follows: "To the d0p0j2jer ut
Stettin: The loss Of the excise shall fall
to my score; the dress shall remain with
the princess, the slaps to him who had
received them. AS to the pretended dis
honor, entirely relieve the complainant
of that; never can the appliance Of
beautiful hand dishonor the face OF an
officer of customs
Year: 1877

Pendlynns, who are cousins of the Stam-
pers, so closely are people connected in
this region where emigration and innni-
grafton being alike almost unknown the
families intermarry to an extent unusual
in less isolated districts, and even to the
extent, travellers say, of affecting the
brightness OF the eyes of the women and
the mental quickness Of the men. The
stolen animals were not returned. One
OF the Pendlynns, living in Carter county,
SIX miles from Olive Hill, was shot in the
leg While walking from his house to his
barn. He held his little child by the hand,
and it is believed that this circumstance
changed the aim of his foe and saved his
life. On Tuesday, June ~, at o'clock,
George Underwood, who, during the re-
belllon had been chief of the Union Home
Guards Of that part Of Kentucky, and the
father of the two members of the James
gang OF Missouri, was riding with Jesse
Pendlynn along the banks Of Upper Ty-
CAST creek \ shot was fired from the
woods and Underwood fell dangerously
wounded. Since then Jesse Pcndlvnn
has fallen in a like manner, and within
week four men have been shot dead and
two severely wounded. All Of these were
OF the prescribed, excepting one of the
Vlgilants, who was slightly wounded


A FAMILY VENDETTA


How largely the deploluble affair par
takes OF the character Of a family leud is
evident from the fact that the family Of
Stampcrs, from whom The colts were stol-
Ell, numbers over forty-1ivc able bodied
men, and that, excluding the imported
miners who work the iron and coal along
the line from Willard Riverton for the
Eastern Kentucky Coal Company and
the span of railroad it controls. Il drer-
tory OF the counties would not include
fifty family names.


THE ACTION OF THE STATE.


The Governor Of Kentucky has lust
visited the seat of difficulty, but no steps
have been taken yet to suppress the arm
Ell unlawful bands. He SAYS that the
law must be vindicated against all un-
authorized combination, but fancy that
before steps can be taken to Ito this the
vlgllants will have put an end to several
horse thieves and to the practice of horse
thleVing for Il season at least. The far
mers Of Fleming and Rowan and owners
OF the log cabins of Garter seem to be 100
thoroughly aroused To the necessity of
protecting Their property to wait now for
slow process Of law.
Year: 1877

TIE CRY OF "DEAD- In a
long article on Journalism and report
ers," the New York Evening Mail says
thus: 1T is the people and not the Jour
nalistS who are the 'dead-healS' In case
anything more serious than stubbing the
toe betalls a man he hastcns to the near
est newspaper and demands that the
editor shall WELD the pen and shed ink
In his vlndlcatlon OF defence. And if the
iaded editor does not with alaclitv espouse
the cause Of his patron, he will make an
enemy for life. Members of the press are
literally hunted down by all sorts OF pro-
pie who have aNes to grind. The man
agcrS of Il public meeting who do not find
the reporters al the table suffer stings OF
disappointment the Judge, who sonor-
ouslN blows his nose before reading his
opinion, looks anNiously for the steno-
graphers the preacher who discants upon
some special subject lOoseS spirit if the
representatives OF the press are not there :
even the burglar on the way to the state
prison, coNets a talk With the newspaper
man. Yet, the outside barbarian thinks
all newspaper men are dead heads, and
enVlcS them the fine times they have in
the way of free dinners and free tickets
to all manner Of shows. There never
was a greater mistake. People do not
seem to realize that on the part of the
journalist it is merely matter of busl-
ness; that the editor or reporter goes to
these places, 50 attractive to outsiders,
much as the horse goes to the ploW be
cause be must do SO. We venture to say
that four-tifthS of thacn nnrnrtainnnn+l .
are to journalists intolerable bores. The
press is the victim Of the publics rapa-
cious and unceasing demand for service
without pay. Let rs have the boot on
the right LEG.
Year: 1877

CHEESE VS. MEAT. 1t is It little Slngu-
lar that, in these hard times, when every


one IS trying to economic. that more
cheese is not eaten So mach has been
said and written by chemists about the
relative value OF cheese and meat that
We all must have seen some comparisons
of their values as food, with the balance
always ON the side OF cheese when each
is rcckoncd at its usual market quotation.
Another argument in favor of cheese IS
that it requires no cooking or other prepa-
ration but is always ready for lood. Bread
is termed the staff Of life. Most property,
it seems to me- we might add to it chrcsc
and NtHh. 1t might be useful, to confirm
what chemistry declares, if some one in
terested were to try the experiment Of a
diet composed largely OF cheese, in some
of our charitable institutions. reform
schools or poor-houses. We have them
all around lis to support, and if We could
maintain them equally well, or perhaps
better, by some changes of this nature,
would it not he an object to do 50 Ii
our taxes We're lItlr lighter could Hot
We bear it comfortably. When a poor,
unfortunate btggur calls at my door for
food, | give him bread and cheese lie
manirsts many thanks for THIS, and
have repeatedly heard the remark, mo
body gives me cbecs"," Scientific Farmer.
Year: 1877

Field Marshal O'Byrne, of the VIII
mington Herald spoils the old STORY Of
the honest patriotism of the men who
captured Andre in revolutionary times.
Here is what be says about them:


"a monument is being erected in
Schoharie county, N. r, to record the
virtues and exalted patriotism Of Da-
vid Williams, one Of the three men
who arrested Major Andre in the year
1880 as he was going to New York
with papers from General Benedict
Arnold to General Clinton, who was
then in command Of the British forces.
From that day to this, Williams, Paul
ding and Van Wart have had the
credit Of acting solely from lofty mo
tives; they spurned the offers Of money
which were made to them by Major
Andre to permit him to escape; they
loved their country more than gold
and yet there are stories told about
them which place their action in an
entirely different light from this, It
may be true that our historians have
not dealt justly with them, and that
like many other monuments which tell
the glories Of dead men, the monument
which stands to their memory at Tar
rytown, and the one which is rising in
Schoharie to David Williams. do moi
adhere strictly to the truth. The word
"tramp" has but lately come into use
in America, but old men who live in
Schoharie county and know 'Dave
Williams" by tradition say that he al
least Of the three famous patriots was
in effect neither more nor less than q
tramp, and the story runs that his two
companions in arms were as bad as he
This is very sad to think Of, and ifit be
true we will not be inclined to think
better Of tramps therefor, any more
than our appreciation OF the moral and
intellectual condition of geese is height
ened by the remembrance that once by
their cackling they saved the lofty city
Of Rome.


This new story Of an ancient deed is
that as Paulding and Van Wart were
one day sitting under a tree near Tar
rytown, enjoying a game at cards, they
saw a well-dressed gentleman riding
along the road, and were struck with
the happy thought that, as the place
was lonely, it would be profitable to
rob the solitary horseman. They at
Year: 1877

The heavy rains Of Thursday infict-
ed great damage in the Patent Office
1T Washington. The roof which was
badly injured and partially destroyed
by the fire a few days ago had not been
replaced, and the rain poured in upon
the building, greatly injuring the rec
ords and furniture. The damage by
the water is far greater than that by
the fire.
Year: 1877

% the Ohio clerks may go home to
vote without losing their pay. Well
that is a pretty easy way Of getting an
extra ten days holiday, even if it i
slightly out of the regular line Of civil
service reform.
Year: 1877

Miss A word in your ear. The next fine
afternoon that you saunter out, buy box o.
GIENNs SULPHUR Soar. That admirable pe-
ri6er will remove every one Of those pimple:
which detract so much from your beauty
Sold by all Druggists.


There is youth in every bottle Of Hills Hail
DYE.
Year: 1877

KANSAS CITY, September 27.-The
Kansas City Times has special from
Buffalo Station, Kansas, giving par
ticulars of the capture and killing OF
two Union Pacific express robbers yes
terday and recovery Of $40 900 in gold.
About o'clock two men riding Jaded
horses and leading heavily loaded
pony came into the station and stop
ped for refreshment. The station
agents suspicion was aroused by no.
tIcing the name of Joel Collins on an
envelope in the pocket of one of the
men, which was exposed in drawing
his handkerchief. 1t happened that
Sheriff Beardsley, of Ellis county, and
a squad of soldiers on watch for the
robbers were encamped in a ravine
near by, and as soon as the men left
the agent notified the sheriff, who
mounted his men and soon overlook
the robbers. They told him he was
mistaken in the men; they were
Texas cattle men returning home.
The sheriff asked them to return to
the station, which they cheerfully
agreed to do. They had gone only a
short distance when Collins suddenly
turned and said to his companion If
we have to die let us do it gamely.'
Both attempted to draw revolvers.
The Sheriff's posse was too quick for
them and fired, killing both men in
stantly. The gold was sewed up in
the legs cf a pair of pantaloons and
consists of $50 pieces of the mint of
1877. The bodies were taken to Ellis,
where an inquest will be held. There
were no papers on their bodies except
a roll of poetry dedicated to Collins by
young lady. and which he seemed
to prize highly. The name ofthe 9th
er man is not given. Collins is said
to be from Dallas, and to be of high
ly respectable family. Sheriff Boards
ley and citizens are in hot pursuit of
the balance of the gang.
Year: 1877

Editor Nebraska Advertiser:


1t is thought by some to be strange
that the late Democratic county con-
yention should endorse the admins
tration of President Hayes. We do
not SO regard it. From 1861 to the
present time the Democratic party
has not, from pure, sincere motives,
endorsed any act Of the Republican
party, and they do not do so now.
They did heartily approve and rejoice
In the apostasy of Andrew johnson,
and it is only in a fanciful hope that
the present administration may fall
into like disrepute with the Repub-
lican party, that it receives these
smiles from the Democratic counten-
ance. Republicans will deceive them
selves if they believe otherwise. The
southern policy" is approved be-
cause it restores those States to the
good old Democratic rule" which is
abundant reason for pronounciDg it
fright" by the Sheridan Democratic
statesmen. The civil service policy
is endorsed, irrespective of merit. be-
cause it weakens the working force, or
political power, of the Republican
party. Certainly they did not expect
that Tilden would perpetuate the off,
GERS found in Office at his incoming
until cause should be found for re-
moval, yet this is involved in the en-
dorsement of the civil service policy
of the administration. Every Demo-
cratic administration, from Jefferson
to Buchanan, exercised the most ar
bitrary discretion over its appointees,
and do these Sheridan statesmen in
tend to improve on the traditionary
policy of their forefathers? The Re
publicans in that convention doubt
less endorsed the administration in
spirit of sincere approval, but it
must be rare that minds so meet from
such different sentiment. Christian
and Pagan, while each retains his
own faith, do not bow to the same
God unless there is hypocrisy on the
one side or the other,
Year: 1877

The New York Times thinks the
President should have humbly en-
treated the South to spare US the old
flag to postpone for few years the
formal adoption of the Confederacy.
1t is conscious that such plea for the
stars and stripes will be called partis-
an. malignant, and brutal. but it in
sists that 1t would be graceful act for
the South to leave US the old flag until
the last of Grants and Sherman's SOL
diers are under the sod.-Inter Ocean.
Year: 1877

Since when, and upon what princi-
pie, and for what end is the Inde-
pendent party opposed to a third
term? Why was it not 80 two years
ago? or, why so now? We think it
is best to let the people have their
own way ia this regard. A conven-
tion which attempts to forestall the
popular approval Of a good officer
may stand in its own light.
Year: 1877

1t has been clearly and conclusively
decided by the Supreme court of the
United States that, except as an extra
ordinary war measure, in the nature
of a forced loan, Congress has no con-
stitutional power to issue legal tender
notes.-Ne1O York Times.


The Supreme Court never decided
any such thing. And we have treat
ed the assertion as a mistake about
long enough. 1t is not true, and the
man who keeps on making the decla-
ration is either an ignoramus or he Is
dishonest.-Inter Ocean.
Year: 1877

One of the advantages of silver was
shown In the recent robbery of the ex.
press on the Union Pacific road. AL
the gold, to the amount of SO. 900 was
gohbled and carried off. The govern
ment had in the car $500, 900 in silver
but IL was too heavy for the robbers,
and was left. If this had been in gold
it would have gone with the rest-a
big argument for the double standard.
kansas City Journal Of Commerce.
Year: 1877

How sad it is for the president that
the people have memories, and records
will not fade within q few months.
But for the inconveDient obtrusion of
the ghost of the past. there is no tell
ing how far his ambition to capture the
south might be realized Richmond
Enquirer.
Year: 1877

We get our best and fullest Fair re-
ports and all other Lincoln news,
from the State Journal. If our peo-
pie want paper from the capital they
will find the Journal will "fill the
BILL" and the only one that will.
Year: 1877

An old topper In Pawnee county was
bitten by a rattle snake, one day last
week. The snake died in five minutes
afterwards showing that the "pison"
in the man was too much for his
snakesbip.-Chieftdin Herald.