smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

THE WOMAN IN THE TWEED CASE
There Didn't we all know that there
was woman somewhere in the Tweed
case ! Was it possible so much roguery
and rascality could go on year after year
without n woman appearing in 1t at some
timer Perish the thought! Here she
comes in the form of a handsome, buxom
woman, the daughter of we'll known
sporting man. She made Tweed's ac-
quaintanco some time before his downfall
and being clever, bright and Intelligent,
as well as prepossessing she soon acquired
a power over the Boss which was rs nat
ural as the ripple Of II moonbeam. OF
course it was secret at the time: the
Boss enjoyed her society unknown tn his
family and she soon made herself felt in
political and financial circles. When
she frs: made Tweed S acquaintance she
was living in comparative obscurty and
poverty, but soon after she became rich.
She acquired real estate, wore elegant
diamonds, owned handsome carriages
and horses, lived in magnificent house
bought and paid for with money believed
to have been given her by or through
Tweed. Her influence was soon discov-
cred, and the political cronies of Tweod
began to lavish presents upon her, and
were favored in return. She dispensed
contracts and offices with no miserly hand;
but in spite of all had II foreboding of the
future. Had Tweed taken her advice he
might have been free toe day. She wished
him to retire from politics, go TO Europe
and get out Of tho way before the crash
came. She retained her money, though
not in real estate, and has been for months
under the surveillance of the authorities.
She is expected to play an important part
in future developments, and is reported
20 have said that she knew enough of the
Ring secrets TO make her own bargain II
the worst tcame.-NeW York Cor. Chicago
Tribune.
Year: 1877

He WANTED A CERTIFICATE.-They
had quarrel Sunday evening. He got
up and swore he'd leave her. Then she got
vexed and told him he could do as he
pleased. He left. The next night he
came round again. He asked to see her
alone. She readily complied. She was
all OF a tremor. Her heart went out to
him in gush of sympathetic love. She
stood ready to throw both arms about
his neck and cry out her joy. There was
not much color in his face, and his voice
was husky. He said:


have been with you six months,
Matilda, and tried in all that time to do
what was right" lie paused an instant
to recover the voice which was faltering
rapidly, while her trembling increased
- know that | have got considerable
temper, and that do not control it al
ways as | ought. But have tried to be
faithful to you, tried to do everything
that | thought would tend to make you
happy. And feeling this | have called
tonight to sec you wouldn't be kind
enough to give me a sort of testimonial
to this effect, SO that could show it to
any other young lady might want to go
with. 1t might help me-"


He looked at her anxiously. All the
color left her face in fash. She made
great effort to swallow something which
threatened to sufocate her. Then she
spoke:


:" You get out of this house as quick as
you can, you miserable whelp, or my
father shall kick you out"


He didn't toy with time. lie left with
out the testimonial. Dan6ury NeaOS.
Year: 1877

\ SPANISH RoMANCE.-Mr Edward
King tells a romantic story. In Seville,
some years since, youth who had been
encouraged by one of the fairest of the
Andausian maidens arrived under her
balcony and begun, as he had often be-
gun before, love ditty He looked up !;
no light burning in her window; the
street lamp only, Pickering family at the
house corner, threw a feeble CLEAN upon
the image of the Virgin in niche of
the wall. AS he was wondering at his
lack of success the great oaken door of
the mansion creaked on its hinges and q
priest came out. go away, my SOM"
he said, gently "the good girl within is
dead she died few moments ago"
The Andalusian broke his guitar, knelt
for moment before the image of the
Virgin, then rushed away into the dark
ness, and the next morning a boatman
drew his corpse out Of the GuadalqGivir.
Year: 1877

ALONG the Carson river in Nevada are
some OF the most remarkable salt forma-
tions in the world. They are, in fact,
mountains of crystal, extending for more
than thirty miles. The salt lies under n
shallow covering of earth, and is raised
by blasting. Most of it is perfectly pure,
and so clear that fine print can be read
through foot of it. Scarcely less won
derful are the salt wells in the same sec
ton, one Of which is seventy-fve feet in
diameter, and of a great depth, filled with
water SO salt that person bathing in it
will float on it like cork. The indica-
tions are that this region was occupied by
a great salt lake.
Year: 1877

JOHN A. CHILD was superintendent of
Methodist Sunday school in Indianapo-
lis, president of an insurance company
and large owner Of property. These
facts are interesting in connection with
the fact that he has just deserted bis wife
to elope With his neice.
Year: 1877

IT was II happy thought, says the Aus
tin Re0ettte, when he dropped II hand
some ore specimen in his wte's stocking
on Christmas eve, and it was still hap
pier suggestion that he made ner the next
morning that Santa Claus had probably
mistaken her stocking for an ore sack,
but tbs rock struck him too bard for it to
be of much use as cabinet specimen at
terwards.
Year: 1877

The way to save is to begin with Z
little matters, and to begin at once.
Noione ever made his way from poy-
erty to riches who scorned economy
in small things, and could not compre
hend the value of a single cent. The
poor man who would get ahead pecu-
nialily must 1earn that to save cent


after cent-one at time, if he cam
do no more-till he gets a hundred 81.
them, and so has dollar, is a wise


and noble thing for him to do. Hav-


ing thus actually saved hls first dollar,


he will have acquired power of
sef-denial and a tenaeityof purpose
which viii enable him to save one
dollar after another until lie SeG q
hundred; and then he can save on
indefinitely, and become indepehdefls.
in fortune. ''But," says some one


who has lived all his life without saw
ing, "how am I to save! My habits


are fixed. How can / lay by some
thing for old age? "You must do as to
money matters what the4ancient school
of philosophers did as to- morals.


These old sages used,i every night, to
review, their actions for the day, and
| see what they ought not to have done
| that they had done and what they


might have done better Of the thing
I, which it had been necessary for them


to do. So, too, must you every night


review the actions Of the day, and


seee what ycu have spent that you


ought not have spent, and how you
might have got more economically


what it was necessary for you to OBJ


tain. Any one who faithfully makes


such review of his expenditures will
tbe apt to discover many opportunities


for retrenchment and reform; and


then, if he will, he can at once begin


to save, and may acquire economical
habits which will secure his future
fprosperty. ~, e... s--r;.s7as... E!l
Year: 1877

1t isn't boys play, reader, to make


newspaper. Everybody can't do it


although most people think they can.
More excellent qualities Of head and


heart are required in an editor, than


in any other calling or profession in


the world. He talks to more people


than the pulpit does, and talks to b


people of all grades of life, Of all


shades of belief. If conscientious


and no man who is not. has any busi-


ness in the editorial chair, he feels the
responsibility Of his position as il il
were a mountain on his soul. He
knows that the welfare moral growth
and peace of the community depend
largely upon his daily or weekly ut.
terances. Many times does he draw
his pen through lines which expresses


his sentiments, but which he, fears


may be misunderstood, and do harm
to some Of those whom he desires to
make better and not worse. 1t is not
an easy position--it is scarcely de-
sirable one; and yet, If he happens to
express sentiment which does not
suit the reader, the latter is unchari-
table enough to lose no time in cen-
suring him. Thegeditor) does not sal- /
ways shink as the reader. does; he
cant. If he did, and never expressed
a sentiment, except such % the reader
cherished what would be the object OF
taking his paper5 It is certainly
foolish to pay for Q Journal which SIM
ply contains a re-hash Of what We
have long before thought of ourselves. +.
But, reader, when you are induced to
find fault with the editor because he
says something that doesn't suit you,
remember that you cart get q paper
under the sun, If it amounts to any
thing, that win mot sometimes say
things that you cannot agree with. - /.
Western Rural. m es
: When you see man with SUBJ


X = Hs
Year: 1877

Indian Agent J. P. Cum has offered to take the protection of the Territory upon bis shoulders, in addition to ihe five thousand pets that belong 10 his Agency, if he can have two companies of Indian police. He evidently thinks that if officers of the army can attend to his business, he can undertake to dc military duty. He is gallant youth, brave, energetic and charitable. The ill- success of lhe Governor and Captain Buford. his right hand man, who really has all the capacity there Is. al San Carlos, 10 manage Indian scouts does not deter him from un- dertsking the task of keeping the Indians quiet. He proposes to hold himself respon- sible for the conduct of the Indians; but even this obligation of the youthful saint will hardly be accepted by the people of the Territory. No doubt the Governor and Was son would both indorSe him. Still. even that will not be sufficient to give the people confidence to allow the troops to be with drawn, as recommended by General Sher man. If Cum ana his packers only would suffer in case of failure. we should like to see him take charge of the whole business; but as an innocent people would be the sui fcrers we sincerely hope that the youths en- desvors to destroy the reputation of a we'll tried gentleman's past and present honorable career will be nipped m the bud. Mir. Cum evidently wants 10 vent his spite on General kautz, and il at the expense of the inhabi- tauts Of the whole Territory
Year: 1877

SECRETARY SHERMAN AND THE SILVER

 QUESTION New York, June i2-The eiab-

 crate statement of the policy of compro-

 mise on the silver question simply means

 that while silver remains at ii- present fig

 ure the monetary standard is to continue

 as it k. sherman proposes to coin silver dollar of full value on relative propor-

 lion to gold of sixteen to one. This he pro-

 poses to issue in exchange for legal tenier notes. He expects that fifty millions of notes could be readily redeemed in this way and the process of resumption greatly facili- tsied AS a note would be worth a trife more than dollar. and as majority of the people think a roll of notes more Conycn- len, than that of a pocketiul of silver picc- e, We suspect that sherman is expecting a good deal too much In any case the plan iS double standard only in name. and un- der lt> operation silver could bc brought out iu large quantities only in the event of decided depreciation in the value of legal tenders, or, what is the same thing, sharp ! use in the gold premium It's possibly mis- | chicyous effects are obvious enough, bot it 1 k harmless when compared with the demand | of the silver maniacs who will TOW doubtless ! turn round and abuse the Secretary for fa- { goring their cause only to bctray them
Year: 1877

Al the Manhatten reception given in New

 York City to Gov Tilden recently. he mad,

 the following remarks

 "Everybody knows that after the recent election, the men who were elected by inc people as President and Vice President oi | the United States were coun'ed out and

 men who were not elected were counted ID

 and seated. l diSclaim any thought of per

 sonal wrong involved in this transaction Not by any set or word of mine shall that

 be dwarfed or degraded into personal griey-

 ance, which is in truth the greatest wrong that has stained our national annals To

 every man of the four and a quarter mil

 millions who were dctraGdcd of the fruits of

 their elective franchise, it is as great a

 wrong as it is to mo. and no less of every

 man of the minority will the ultimate con

 sequence extend. Evils in government grow

 by success and by impurity. They do not

 arrest their own progress; they can never

 be limited except by extreme forces. If

 men in possession of government can in one

 instance maintain themselves in power

 against an adverse decision at elections.

 such an example vii. be initiated Tcmpta-

 ton exists always; devices to give color of law. and false prctenses on winch to found fraudulent decisions, will not be wanting. The wrong will grow into practice. if con doned. In the worlds history, changes in succession of governments have usually been the result of fraud or force It had been our faith and pride that We had estab- lished mode of peaceful change. to be worked out by the agency of the ballot box. The question is now, whether our elective system in it's substance as we'll as its form Is to be maintained This k the question of questions. It involves the fun rights of the people; il involves ! the elective principle; it involves the whole ! system of popular government. The peo- pie must signally condemn the great wrong | which has been done 10 them. They must strip the example of everything that can at. porous immunity Co crime This is not all. The people will not be able 10 trust the au- -hors or benefciaries of wrong to devise but when those who condemn the wrong shall have the power, they must de- rise measures which shall render rcpeti ion of wrong forever impossible, Ii my 'oice could reach throughout the country. md be heard in its remotest hamlet, would ay: Be good cheer. The republic will i've. The institutions of our fathers are not O expire in shame. The sovereignty of the people shall be rescued from the peril and established. A successful wrong never ppears so triumphantly as on the very eve f its fall. Seven years ago corrupt dv- asty eliminated in its power over the mil , ion of people who live in the city of New {. 'ork. II had conquered or bribed or flat cred and won almost everybody rto acqui. Ssence. It appeared to be inyincible. A I ear or two later its members were in peni entiaiies or exile. History abounds in C lmilar examples. We must believe in the 2 ght and in the future. A great and noble l ation will not sever its people from its loral life"
Year: 1877

AS we go to press, the Electoral Com
mission is dragging its weary length
along, and our gallant standard bearers,
Tilden and Hendricks, and the National
Democracy, are taking another lesson in
the ways that are dark and the tricks
that are mean, in the party that has
never kept faith either with God or nan.
1t does look as though when the Democ.
racy get through with this last compro.
mise with the enemy, there will not be
much left for the compromise men" to
re-commence business on.-BOssier (La.)
Banner.
Year: 1877

THE President and Secretary of the
Life Association of America have been
indicted for perjury in swearing to false
returns of the condition of the company.
A st. Louis Grand Jury made this new
departure in the history of life insurance
scheming. A good step.
Year: 1877

The "Cincinnati business man" is bull
doing sayler and Banning with dis
patches again. He is very conservative,
and is afraid that the country will suffer
if the decision of the tribunal isn't
cheerfully acquiesced in.
Year: 1877

THE MILLARD OoNCERT.-The con-
cert of the Millard Club was given in the
Opera House, last night, 70 one of the
most fashionable and crowded audiences
which ever assembled in this city. The
scenery and decorations of the stage were
beautiful in the extreme, and ELECTED
praise on all sides. The singing was very
superior and was encored so repeatedly
that the patience of the performers must
have been put to the utmost test. Prof


Rhoads, as musical director, reaped lau-
fels Of which he may well be proud, as
we'll for his own musical talent as for
that of the high order of the club. of
which he has the lead. Our city is evil
IDENTIFY proud of the MILLARD. : .
Year: 1877

BY the advice of the Executive Council, 1 do here
by appoint Thursday, the tweniy-ninth day
of November, instant, as a day of Public
thanksgiving and Praise to our Father in Heaven.
for his great goodness to the people of this State in
the year that is now closing. While uniting with our
fellow countrymen upon that day, at the invitation
OF the Presiden of the United States, in solemn a
knowledgment ofthe Divine favorwherewith our land
has been blest, let the peace and prosperity and
exemption from every Ill whichour State has enjoyed
in marked degree. be specially remembered before
Him with reverent thanks and gladness. May the
hearts of all be moved to make this customary ser
vice an earnest offering of gratitude and devotion,
and an occasion for befrending those who are in
need.


Given at the Council Chamber, at Augusta, this


eighth day of November, in the year OF our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and seveuty-seven
and of the independence OF the United States OF
America the one hundred and second.


SELDEN CONNOR.
b the Governor:


S. j. CHADBoURNE, Secretary of State.
Year: 1877

We do not read anonymous etters and communi-
cations The name 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 COM
mdnications that are not used,
Year: 1877

stopped Hork.


Work will be stopped for about week
at McCullough's Iron Works At Seventh
street and the Railroad, on account of the
scarcity of certain kind of iron which
they use in their mandatory. They will
resume work again as soon as they receive
q supply.
Year: 1877

A sneaking looking chap was acting very
suspiciously on Saturday night sbou. 10
o'clock at Fifth and Orange streets, he
was trying some doors, but when attention
was directed to him he skunk away.
Year: 1877

Coroner Stitch has returned to his duty
from bis eastern trip, and this morning
held an inquest on the body of man
found in the river at Fleming's Landing
storrs sownship, yesterday by Barney
Mclean. A description of the body.
which was so much decomposed
that Identification was impossible. ia ma
follows: Gray jeans pants, red flannel
shirt and drawers, common cowhide
boots, no SOCKS, blue shirt, no vest.
black cloth sack coat, forefnger OF right
hand gone and wire ring on the little
finger Of right hand. The verdict was
'death from drowning, but in what
manner the jury are unable to ascer-
TAIN"
Year: 1877

Patrolman Helmick, of the Central
Station, while on his beat near Cutter
and Clark last evening, was following a
noisy crowd, when one of them turned
and hurled a bowlder at him. The off,
Ger was struck in the face below the
left eye and was severely wounded. He
had to be taken to his home by his part
ner, Officer Donnelly, and a citizen.


Later in the evening some officers
learned the names of the party who as
saulted Officer Helmick. Dan. Mahoney,
who resides at 40 Elizabeth street, was
taken in on a charge Of assault with in
tent to kill. The man who threw the
bowlder, and whose name is Driscoll,
has not yet been arrested.
Year: 1877

Richard Baum was arraigned before
Commissioner Hooper this morning on
the charge Of passing counterfeit $5
bill. AS it was proved that he received
the bill in part payment OF his wages
and passed it nowingly, the case was
dismissed.
Year: 1877

The meeting of the committee of Cne
hundred on District matters, called for Sat
urday evening was largely attended, and
becoming spirit and interest characterized
its proceedings. We give full account of
what was done, and the showing is that the
people of this District have determined to
make a strong appeal to Congress for justice
in the way of improvements and taxation.
The preliminary action of the committee is
systematic and thorough and wears a
decided business aspect The remarks
made by Mr.. GIVEN, one of the
speakers on Saturday evening, that the
committee of one hundred might very prop
erly he designated as the "RIGGs Legion
struck the keynote Of the movement, for it
is well understood that any enterprise, pub
lie or private, which Mr.. RIGGS leads must
be crowned with success-he is so strongly
clothed with public confidence and respect.


The appointment of subcommittee maps
out the work to be accomplished in q very
systematic manner, and inspires the hope
that Congress may be influenced to do sim
pie justice to the District. The people ask
nothing more, and will be content with
nothing less.
Year: 1877

The Louisville tOaricr-JOWrMm SAYS the
issue now before the people is Exclusively
matcrialistic." We do not subscribe to this
proposition, but admit that questions of
that class demand grave consideration, not
as party issues or from a sectional stand
point but as national questions of vital i'm
portancc.


The material interests Of the country are
depressed; not in the South alone, but in all
sections. Various causes have combined to
would be- criminal to deny. Mistaken
legislation has something to do with it, and
wise legislation will remedy it, This Con-
gress is expected TO give the country such
legislation. Whether il is equal 10 the task
remains yet to he seen. Whatever is done
should be done for the whole country, not
for one section alone, as the tOHricr-IpHihdI
demands, when il asks for the construction
Ola railroad on the thirty-secOnd parallel
of latitude and for the building Of the
levecs on the Mississippi. These measures
may both be just and proper, but to show
that they are 80 their advocates must prove
them to be of u character to benefit the II
ton, not one part Of il only. This may he
true OF one or both of them. We arc not
not prepared TO say whether il is or not.
A careful examination Of the merits of each
when presented will disclose the truth.


Whatever legislation of this kind comes
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27-The Administration
conStrues Conkling's management of the New
York convention as an open declaration of
war 1t was an issue it did not seek, would
rather have avoided, and which, in fact, it en-


deavored to avoid even at the expense of just
criticism heaped upon it, A. B. Cornell was
a very convenient Mohammed to keep in the
balance to test the temper Of Senator Conk-
ling and at the same time be of utility to
Secretary Evarts, who has charge of New
York affairs from an Administration stand
point. Had Conkling refrained from his i'm
petuosity, and allowed Curtis resolution of
Endorsement to have passed there would have
been found convenient way to have over


looked Cornell recalcitrancy Now the issue
is joined, and not only Cornell, but all Of the
prominent Conkling officeholders in the State
will be gradually suspended. Friends of
President Hayes say that while he had reason
to believe that Conkling was not in accord
with the general principles underlying his ad-
ministration Of the presidential office, he did
not apprehend that the convention would so
utterly ignore giving some decided express
sion to national affairs. The platform is SO
buried in platitudes and generalities that
portions OF it are calculated to blunt even
an analytical comprehension; but the most
obtuse cannot fail to discern a vein OF cold
rebuke to the President running through por-
tions of it, and that portion which quotes from
his letter OF acceptance is regarded here
as an Endorsement Of good intention in
writing, but announcement of its practice.


he speech nf rsklipg Is generally COM