smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

gentleman, accompanied by his wife,
arrived at this place last night on the mid
night Erie train from the East. They were
on their way from New London, Conn, to
their home in the State of Minnesota, and
deviated little from their direct route in
order to visit the great falls. Arriving so
late, they concluded that they would not 90
to hotel, and waited in the Erie depot
until after o'clock, when they started
down townto see the sights. They strayed
first down to the bank of the river Just be-
low Winners mill. Here the gentleman
attempted to bathe his face, when he sud-
denly became dizzy and fell helplessly in
to the boiling rapids. The screams of the
strangers wife attracted the attention of
VIM. Dinan, who was watering his horses
near by. Dinan, tied his horse to tree
and rushed after the woman, who was rum
ming toward the Cataract House. Dinan
says he could just distinguish the form of
the man in the rapids, and he told the terri
fled woman that it was of no use to attempt
his rescue, lie would certainly go over the
falls. The woman ran through the gate lead
ing to the little park between the Cataract
House and the old River Hotel, and hur-
ried down the bank to the raceway below.
Dinan followed moment later, and his
astonishment can hardly be imagined when
he saw the dripping stranger sitting on
the steps in the embrace of his weeping
wife. After falling into the water the
gentleman said that he hardly realized
where he was for moment. He could
not swim, but he struggled as best he
could to reach the shore. This of course
was an utter impossibility to accomplish,
but as good luck would have it the drown
ing man was hurled against the bulk head
of the pier inclosing the raceway back of
the Cataract House, and was carried into
the quiet water, where he managed to Sc
cure a hold on the masonry, and climbed
out upon terra frma. The mans escape
from death was little less than miraculous.
He hardly realized at first the magnitude
of the danger he had escaped. He had
not seen the falls, and he questioned Mr..
Dinan AS to whethor he would have been
killed to q certainty if had been carried
over the cataract Niagara Falls Gazette,
July 16.
Year: 1879

We advise the farmers and mechanics
everywhere to organize Greenback clubs.
They should be ready to hurl their united
strength against all Objectionable candi-
dates, no matter by which party nomina-
ted. In Ohio, the Greenbackers are sup
porting Gen. Ewing, the Democratic can
didate for Governor. The Greenbackers
of the entire country will doubtless sup
port the Democratic candidate for Presi
dent next year, if he is sound on the cur.
rency question, but they will not and
ought not, if the Democratic National
Convention is controlled by the Money
Power and some such man as Tilden OF
Bayard nominated.


In this State, we doubt not that nine
tentls of the Democrats believe in the
Greenback doctrine. They should organ.
ize in time to give form and force to their
sentiments by electing the right kind OF
men to the Legislature.
Year: 1879

Editor Patron: The great question now agita-
ting the public mind is the money question, ard
it occurs to my mind that the managers of the
money power are like the Roman Catholic priest
hood about the Bible: they do not want the COM
mon people to investigate the subject of money,
And this leads me to ask the question, what is
money? And on consulting Johnson's Dictiona-
ry find he defines it to be metal coined for the
purpose of commerce; gives Shakespear for au-
thority, but does not say what sort of metal. On
consulting ancient history, find that various
metals were used as money, iron, brass, etc. But,
as natural consequence, the metals that are most
costly, gold and silver, by common consent of
mankind are used money, but neither metal is
money unless it has the government stamp on it,
and then it becomes legal tender in payment of
debts, et:. So We arrive at this point: that gold
and silver, by order of the government, will pay
debts that are to be paid in money, and the metal
coined that is, made into pieces of an exact weight
and the government stamp put on it, is made the
medium by which commerce is carried on which
shows 1T to be a representative or measure of
value. Neither metal is of much real value with
out its representative quality but take that into
consideration and it becomes real power almost
without limit; therefore the Importance of un-
derstanding the subject of the representative value
OF money, and we arrive at this point what is
representative of moneyii cannot think of a bet
ter answer than that it is Credit This leads us to
paper money, as the larger portion of money in
circulation for the purpose OF carrying on com
merce Is paper money. Let us see how the mat
ter stands SO far as our country is concerned, and
see 1t we can get at solution of the effects of the
paper money question or money credits on our
people, and ascertain if it would not be best for
the people, through their government, to take
charge OF the money business of the country and
not allow individuals to manage it for us. and h.,
that means put all species of property on par SO
Tar as credits are concerned, as all things
should be made equal as far as possible. so that
my dollar IN land should have as much credit as
the money dealers dollar in gold or silver. The
fluctuations ofvaiues being produced by the guam
thy OF money in circulation, that should be taken
charge OF by the people in their corporate capaci-
ty through their government.
Year: 1879

The farmers and workingmen of the
country must unite to defeat the politi-
clans in their schemes to secure the
Offices and get control of public affairs.
They should contest every inch of ground.
If beaten at the primaries, let them orga-
nize for still another contest at the cleo
ton. As long as the masses yield implicit
chance for reform, no chance for improve
ment in their condition. They must elect
men of their own classes, or be prepared
to submit to continuance of misrule and
of hard times
Year: 1879

Why is an ounce of silver worth more
than an ounce of nickles Is it because it
is more useful in the arts? Is it because
it is scarceF5 Is il because IT costs more
labor to mine it and extract It from its
ores? No It is because all civilized na-
8tions have used il from time mmemoriai
as money metal, as material out of
which are made tokens of the unit of val
ue. 1t possesses its great value, because
by general consent for common conven-
ience, very small quantity oft properly
stamped, may be exchanged for large
quantity of other substances, or for the la
Dor necessary to produce these As a
writer in Black.ooods Magazine well OBJ
serves, the total dcmonetization of silver
by all nations would sink its market value
to one shilling per ounce say twenty
four cents. This may be assumed as its
real intrinsic value, and measures the cost
of its production as compared with the
cost of production, of other articles, and
its utility In the arts. The real intrinsic
value of the silver in the American dollar
being about twenty cents, it follows, that
in using it as token of the unit of value
the wealth and industry of the world pay
the mine-owners, miners, and bullion
dealers, tax of eighty cents on the dol
lar for the use of silver as money-rsetai.
Herein, is a strong, very strong, argu-
ment in the hands of the opponents of sill
yer RECOMMENDATION. Who can. success
fully assail it:


But-will not the very same line OF ar
gument appy to gold' On what depends
the extraordinary price of gold, compared
with other metals, equally scarce, equally
useful in the arts, and just as hard to OBJ
tain? Is it not on its universal immemo-
rial use as money metal? Deprive it of
this quality impaired to it by usage and
law, demonetize it everywhere, and what
would an ounce of gold be worth in the
markets of the world: Whatever it might
be worth would be its real intrinsic value.
The difference between this and its pur-
chasing power when made into coin, is
the tax which the property and labor OF
the world pay for its use as moneymet-
al, all of which goes into the Golfers OF
mine owners, miners, and bullion dealers
Why is it that the owners of gold and sill
yer mines on the Pacific slope have be
come millionaires, while the owners oi
iron mines in Pennsylvania have become
bankruptss Why does the penniless gold
digger of California FIVE years ago dwell
in a palace to-day, while the life time
toiler in the Ohio iron mine starves in z
howell.
Year: 1879

Since the organization and steady in
crease of the Greenback party in the
North, the sectional question was rapidly
dropping out of the politics of that Sec
ton. But the deplorable and uncaIled for
affair in Yazoo county, followed by the
killing of Dixon, has enabled the Repub-
lcans to infame the passions of the North
ern people TO some extent, and we fear
the Southern question will again be
brought into prominence.
Year: 1879

We have repeatedly said that the Order
OF Patrons of Husbandry is on the eve of
grand revival in Ohio. We base our
opinion, partly on what we have seen and
partly on reports that come up from ev-
cry quartor of the State. Yet it must be
bourne in mind that this can happen only
on the the active efforts of members.
success will not come unsought The
Train may be laid, but If no match be
ready at the right moment, it will avail
nothing. Now is the tune to get ready.
A good crop generally follows good pre-.
paration. Alhthings are favorable. Scat
tor the seed and call in the harves:ers.
Grange Bulletin.
Year: 1879

General Rice, the candidate of the Ohio
Democrats for Lieutenant Governor,
opened the campaign for his party at OF
tawa, his home, on Saturday last. The
speech is almost wholly confined to dis
cussion of the political issues raised in the
extra session of Congress, but in conclud-
ing General Rice announced briefly his
views on the financial question, and said
he would discuss the subject more fully in
future speech. He said:


We declare that the issue of money in
any form, gold, silver or currency, is a
right that belongs to the General Govern
ment, and ought not to be delegated to in
dividuals or corporations. We declare for
Greenbacks, their gradual substitution for
National bank notes, and that they shall
be made receivable for all dues, and a le-
gal tender equally with coin. We further
demand the full reconciliation of silver.
That it shall be made again money metal
the same as gold-the same as before its
fraudulent demonetization in 1879. We
demand that the further increase of the
bonded debt in time of peace be stopped,
and that it be put in process of extinction.
On the e issues we go to the people, con-
fident that we are right, and confident of
success.
Year: 1879

The farmers of this State should de-
mand pledge fIom every candidate for
the Legislature to vote for the repeal of
the Agricultural Lien law. If they won't
make the pledge, don't vote for them.
Year: 1879

We shall continue to urge upon Subor-
dinate Oranges the Importance of giving
special and constant attention to the cot
ton seed question. 1t should be discussed
at every meeting. The farmers generally
have no idea of the value of cotton seed
as fertilizer and as an article of COM
merce. Every Subordinate Grange in the
Cotton States should have standing
cotton seed committee specially charged
with the examination of the question and
required to report at every meeting Let
the farmers OF the cotton States inform
themselves fully in this matter, establish
a fair price and unite in demanding If, and
they will save hundreds of thousands OF
dollars annually. The oil mill companies
cooperate to put down the price to mere
song; let the farmers meet them and fight
them with the same weapon.
Year: 1879

Worthy Lecturer B. B. Boone, of the
Mississippi State Grange, has been doing
some splendid work in Northeast Mississ-
ippi He is getting the Order revived in
Lee county, where it once had consider
able strength. We regret that we could
not attend the meeting in Clay county.
The fact is, our Grange friends over in
Clay are in the habit of "hiding their light
under bushel," and we did not know
when the meeting was to take place. The
Worthy Lecturer, who is one Of our ablest
and most effective speakers, will get the
farmers of Northeast Mississippi thor
oughly interested in the cause this fall
and winter, and we now expect to see the
Order there in better condition than ever.
Year: 1879

A very comely woman is Mrs. Lena Vim
cent of Saltwater. She introduced herself
at police headquarters yesterday afternoon,
and made known her mission. She was
looking for an 8-year-old son. Five weeks
ago Fred had left home with his father, Nor
man Vincent, and she had heard nothing of
him. And she wanted to be understood;
she didn't want to know anything of hor
husband, bat she did want to see her boy.
had deserted the wife, she didn't want to
take him away, but just did want to see him,
once. She was placed in charge of an officer
and started out to look through the hotels
and boarding houses for her child. At
nightfall she gave up the unsuccessful search,
to resume it again to-day.
Year: 1879

A regular meeting of the bridge commits
sion was held yesterday forenoon, Mayor
Dawson in the chair. Present: Messrs
Knaphide, Lindeke, and Cochran. The en-
gineer reported that it would cost Sc ,638 to
construct half mile approach from the Fort
road to the bridge. A discussion took place
resulting in the adoption of the following
resolutions:


Kesozved, That the expense of making new
approach of half mile to the bridge being 80
great according to the engineers estimate, the
engineer be instructed to make the approach
from the nearest point on the road at the earli-
est possible moment.


A general conversation took place on mat
ters connected with the bridge, following
which the commission adjourned.
Year: 1879

The Managing Committee Of the Seventh regiment
fair held meeting yesterday morning at the armory
for tho purpose Of determining how the unsold
goods now in the armory should be disposed Of.
II vaguely stated during the closing days OF last
week that . store would be hired on Broadway for
the purpose Of selling tho remnants OF the fair; but
the committee yesterday did not entertain such Q
suggestion. but decided to sell all that left on


the premises, just whore 1t Stood and this done
yesterday afternoon and evening ut private sale. A
yet the mttee IL unable to mako exact state
ment concerning the earnings OF tho fair. Most Of
the valuable pictures removed yesterday after
noon. aud when the goods are removed the carpen-
ters and hnishers will immediately set to work to
complete the interior Of the great armory. 1t will
fore the building is thoroughly completed and ready
for occupancy. Colonel Clark thinks that the ro-
ceipts OF the fair will amount to 100000. Al


though auction sale OF the goods remaining on
hand IL announced in our advertising columns
sale w III be held.
Year: 1879

The marriage Of Mr.. Moses Tannenholx to Miss
Rachel Blumenthal. which took place st Paterson.
N J.. Juno Is. 1875. created considerable stir In
Isrseitic circles. especially among the friends Of
the bride. She was . native of Canada whore her
parents resided. and had gons TO Paterson to visit
some friends. She only slightly acquainted
with Tsnnenholz when the ceremony performed
by Justice OF the Peace James A. Morrisse. and when
the fact that tho ceremony had been performed by
Christian justice instead Of Jewish rabbi made
known rumors Of fraud in connection with tho
marriage were soon set ahoat. It was charged
by the brides friends that unlawful means
had been used to obtain her consent to the
alliance. and that Tannenholz. who had no visible
fortune, had only married to obtain possession OF
fortune his wife being the only daughter wealthy
parents When, the day after the marriage, he called
on his wife, who had gone direct from the Justices
Office to the residence OF her friends she refused to
returned to her parents home in Canada. Finding
that the laws of the Dominion would not free her
from her bond Of m.Msr0sy she returned to New
the time required by law before proceedings Tor
divorce can be begun suit was then instituted In
chancery asking for decree annulling the marriage
that Tannenholz had asked her to become betrothed
to him. and that in moment of infatuation she had
yielded reluctant consent. He had then taken her
before o justice where . ceremony was performed,
which she had regarded the ceremony OF be-
trothal usual among people OF her religious persus
sion. She had no idea that she was being married
until her husband subsequently informed her OF the
fact She then promptly declined to have anything
further to do with him. Chancellor Runyon has
filed his opinion In this case Diminishing the appli-
cation. with COSTS The ground OF denial that the
petitioner Is not resident OF the State OF New Jer-
sey. She IL not OF age. and no formal cmancpa-
tion from the guardanship Of her parents. who still
virtually domiciled with them and have stand
ing in court in New Jersey.
Year: 1879

TRIAL OF PIErEo BALBo FOR KILLING HIS


wIFE-wHY HE CUT HER.


The trial Of Pietro Balbo, charged with the MUIR
der Of his wife in the h6use No. IA Rose street on
September 80 last. was continued In the Court of
Oyer and Termner yesterday before Judge Daniels
and jury. The first witness produced was the
mother of the murdered woman. She testified that
for time after they arrived in this country she
and her husband and the accused and his wife all
lived together. but subsequently separated; Balbo
and his wife quarrelled frequently; after the famI-
lies separated the daughter and mother visited al
most every day; on the day when the murder
discovered, the daughter not making her
usual VISIT the mother went to her apartments
and found them locked man an upper floor
brought and opened the window. The wit
then went in and discovered the dead body Of
her daughter stretched the bed with large
wound on the side OF her neck Deputy Coroner
Goldsmith testified to having made a. post-mortem
examination of the body of the deceased, and de-
scribed the nature of the wounds. Martin Mona
han testified that about O'Clock in the morning
of the day when the murder discovered he heard
upon by the mother OF the deceased to force en-
trance into the apartments. He did so and tho
in and discovered the body. Special otiicer Gilbert
Carr OF the Fourth precinct testified to his pursuit
OF she prisoner % snfoagn sne S.a1S o. fsnnsyivania
back to New York he asked the accused It he killed
his wife, and he said he did; said he only cut her
once. and gave that she did not like him.


This closed the testimony for the prosecution.
In opening the for the defence the theory of the
killing US claimed on behalf OF the prisoner.
that quarrel arose between him and his wife in
bed; that she assaulted him with knife. and he in
selfdefence cut her. Balbo was the first witness
amined In his own behalf. He testified that he was
twenty-three years of age. born and
reared in Italy. and had been about three
years in this country. In relation to
the circumstances attending the killing Of his
wife he said they quarrelled while in bed, and she
got his finger between her teeth and at the same
time drew u knife on him. He took the knife away
from her and she still held to his finger. He
then cut her the side OF the neck to make her let
go his finger and not letting go. he cut her again
under her pillow. and he believed she going to
kill him. as she had often threatened to do He
did not intend to kill her, when he what he
had done he fed. He loved his wife. he said, but
she did not love him. and always told him ne
''ugly aud dark"


At the conclusion Of the prisoners testimony the
court adjou urned to this morning.
Year: 1879

escaped the hands of the medical experts. The en-
tire head severed with the glittering instru-
ments of Yale professor. and is in the Yale
Medical school building. Nearly all the internal
organs in the same place. Kindly people aided
the poor family in the burial of the girl at the end
of life which had given her less OF the pleasures of
this world than II did of hard toll ana burdensome
trouble Who is responsible for this ending is
question which three months OF time and $500 OF
expenses may never solve


IMPORTANT TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENCE.


The trial will be resumed tomorrow, and Mrs.
Hayden will be the witness stand all day 1t is not
yet positively known whether her husband will re-
late his story in his own defence immediately
upon the conclusion of her testimony. One
rumor is that he may bo held to the
last in order to have his evidence fresher
in the minds OF the jury than it would be
il now given It is believed that the jury will visit
the OF the tragedy In the early part OF TINS
week. If any arrangement whatever can be agreed
upon. rumor current in town this evening
that the final arrangements were perfected at
conference the judges and counsel last sat
urday and that they. with the jurors. conveyed py
the High Sheriff and several deputies. to prevent
possible interference. left for the trip at an early
hour this morning This story proved to be mere
haax
Year: 1879

PROCTOR TO PAkkHuRST.


To THE EDrroR OF THE HERALD:-


lido not my way at present to any interpreta-
ton of the observations made by Mr.. II. and Mr.. D.
1t seems clear that mistake has been made some
where; but, in truth. such observations cannot be
OF use unless far more exact details are given.


think Professor Parkhurst and are at one, or
should be- IL through some misrepresentation. on
one side or tho other. ON both, we had not been
somewhat ut purposes for It 10 clear we both
accept the same principles. which are. indeed.
mistakable. for our guidance. must explain In
passing that NO longer believe that Pogson saw
meteorio cluster following In tho train Of Bielas
comet. intended the concluding sentences Of my
last letter to imply that had srong doubts that
point. af9F ~ Aa ID


I think, however. Professor Parkhurst is mis-
taken In supposng that "a flight Of meteors could
not be seen as . nebulous body In the telescope
il It more than filled the field OF view and
was shaded or at the edge. It proba.
bly, would be-" II we imagine an observer
placed near the middle OF . long cylindri-
cal region of space within which meteors
strewn with tolerable uniformity (the argument
will. however. be strengthened il they more
densely strewn the axis than toward the outside
the cylindrical space is manifest that the
meteors will be spread the entire sky above the
horizon Of such observer. Yet this would not
prevent his seeing the meteor cluster when looi ing
along the axis Of tho system He could in that drec
ton nuclesr nebulosity, bright toward its
tire. but fading Off rapidly all around that centre.
This is manifest If we consider that given length
OF the cylindrical space at any considerable dis
tance would give (per sei small and probably faint
nebuous disk; the next such length would give
smaller disk Of equal brightness Tor fsntness)dis-
tance does not affect the intrinsic lustre OF such disk
in any way only its size the next. still smaller
disk Of equal Brightness aud till the end Of the
cylindrical region has been reached and II the
region very long the continual addition Of fresh
lustre toward the centre cannot but produce .
recognizable nuclesr nebulosity. Most probably-or
rather almost certainly-we have Of just this
nature in the zodiacal light for are usually in
the midst Of the cosmical dust producing that light


RICHARD A. PROCTOR