smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

The Tucson (Nevada) Star of July IS has the
following details of the drowning of Lieuten-
ants Rucker and Henley, at Camp Supply, on
the 18th OF thai month: They met their deaths
ing between Camp Supply and the Hatchet
mountains and had returned with his Indian
company. His command he had stationed in
the canon in the vicinity Of the Point of Rocks


when he started on horseback up the canon to-
ward Supply camp. Twice he had succeeded
in crossing the fearful torrent of water that
was rushing madly along its course carrying
irving about opposite Supply camp he made
third attempt to cross the angry stream


Reaching the rapid current, his horse lost
his fOOthold in the bed of the stream


and Henley was plunged into the water. He
swan with the current for considerable
a tree with great force, far out into the stream.
The blow he received rendered him helpless


Lieut.. Rucker, who was near at hand,
mounted his horse and rode rapidly short
distance below, and plunged into the stream.
hoping to catch Henley as he flOated by. But


alas! the fate of noble Rucker. He too was
separated from his horse, Immediately sank in
no more alive. Fuckers body was found at Z
O'Clock the same evening, about 4 mile down
the stream, and at 10 O'Clock the same evening
the body of Henley was found near where
FUCKERS was taken out Henley'S skull was
fractured, and it was thought by the surgeon
that death ensued Immediately after the frac-
lure was received, which was probably at the
tree or stump described above. Efforts at resus-
citation were thoroughly made but death had
claimed its own. The bodies were sent to
Bowie on the 18th, and buried on the 18th at
mat post. The funeral was one of the most
imposing ever witnessed in Arizona, the Off
GERS and men performing the last sad rites
Year: 1878

From the Popular Science Monthly for March,


The first forms which could bo called
by the name of money were ingots in
various shapes or sealed with the seal
of the ruler us certificate of the quality
and weight of the piece, no attempt be-
ing made to so fashion the coin as to
guard against alteration of weight.
Some of the early pieces were stamped
on but one side, and it was only by very
gradual steps that the handsome circu.
lar pieces which we know rs coins were
evolved. But these are still defined by
Jevons as "ingots, of which the weight
and fneness are certified by the integ-
rity of the designs impressed upon the
surface of the metal.


The stamping OF the bits Of metal has
always been assumed as a prerogative
of the ruler, and to supply the people
with coin has come to be generally con
sidered function of government, II
will be well to bear the above defini.
ton of coin in mind; for the fashion
ing, stamping and certifcation have Of
ten caused very important fact to bt
lost sight of, which is, that Throughout
these changes the metals continue tC
be commodities and nothing more
The stamp works no alteration in tht
metal, any more than does the label oil
a bolt of muslin, showing the widtl
and the number of yards, convert it in
to something other than cotton cloth
The conversion of the unfashionet
metal into coin in no way effects th,
principle of exchanges, and its transfe
Is barter just as 1t ives In the beginning
Year: 1878

Professor G. F. Chandler, in his lee
ture on Photography, in New York, an
nounces that Albert, of Munich, had sue
ceedtd in producing pictures in colors
by the aid of this process. BY the kind
ness of Edward Bicrstadt, he said, lie
was able to exhibit pictures in the
coors produced by the aid Of the pho
tograph by Albert, of Munich. The
principle was, after all, very simple. The
colored picture or landscape is thrown
into camera through a colored screen.
1t includes all that is yellow and all
that is red. There is thus produced Il
silver negative OF everything in the pic
ture which is blue. Tits is transferred
to the Albcrt-typc plate with the aid OF
blue ink, and all the blue parts of the
picture are printed upon the paper.
The experiment is then repeated, eX-
cept that by the use of n different
screen and an Albcrt-typc plate, all
that is yellow in the original picture is
secured from this with yellow ink, and
the yellow parts of the picture are print
ed upon the same sheet of paper. The
third Albert-type is then prepared in
the same manner for the red portion of
the picture, and these in turn are print
ed upon the same sheet of paper in red
ink. Thus the Albert-typa is produced
by the combination of three primary
colors, which faithfully presents the
contests of the original picture, The
specimens exhibited by the lecturer
were truly remarkable.
Year: 1878

ported to the House. it Is the intention of
the friends of the Southern Pacific to move
their bill as a substitute The friends of
the Texas Pacific have made thorough
canvass OF both houses. and feel confident
of being able to carry their measure.
Year: 1878

In 1872 there were thirty-two circus
shows in this country on exhibition.
This year there are but thirteen, which
is about as forcible an illustration of
the difference between the financial
condition of the country in 1872 and
1878, as we could give.
Year: 1878

Fisher, the Mollie Ma yuire who was
sentenced to be hanged on the 2Gth of
February and was respited for thirty
days, is to be hanged finally. The affi-
davit which went to prove an alibi is
found to be false and not authorized by
the man who signed it.
Year: 1878

A recent effort in journalism by le-
gal mind presents the following grapple
with the grammar of our fathers to
make it yield the last precision that can
be wrestled out of it, Each and all is
and are entitled to his and their own
opinion and opinions"
Year: 1878

The effect of the Eads jetty improve
mcnts at the mouth of the Mississippi
river is very apparent in the commerce
of New Orleans alone. AT that port
there are now one hundred and twenty
two vesselsagainst ninety-two oflastyear
ut the same date. The expectation Of
corn thus far foots up to nearly four
millions of bushels against but little
over one million last year up to the
same date. The importation of coffee


is correspondingly increased, all OF


which shows how great hindrance the
sand bars of the Mississippi have been,


and how much is due TO the engineer


ing Of Captain Eads,
Year: 1878

The gushing congratulations that have
been exchanged by telegraph between


the Sultan and the Gar would lead the
philosophical observer to suppose that
all the slaughter and misery that have
strewn Bulgaria and the Balkans with
bones of 100000 Turks and Russians
had been only in Pickwickian sense.
Year: 1878

President Hayes determined not to
mako the appointment of collector for New
Orleans from any of the warning factions
there. G. A, Lee. formerly merchant in
the interior Of the State. and now in New
Orleans, is mentioned for the office. The
new appointment will be followed by a
sweeping change in other Offices. The OBJ
iect OF this course is to secure public good
and to silence all animadversions upon the
present condition Of matters at the New
Orleans custom-house.


NOTICE OF CONTEST.


The House committee onpublic lands
has agreed TO report favorably, a bill which
provides that notices Of contest now pro-
vided by law under the homestead pre-
emption and tree culture laws of the United
States. shall hereafter be printed in some
newspaper printed in the county where the
land in contest lies, and II no newspaper be
printed In such county, then in n news
paper printed in the nearest county to such
land,


THE TEXAS PACIFIC.
When the Texas Pacific bill is re-
Year: 1878

The scheme for the emigration of
colored people to Liberia is meeting
with popular favor, far exceeding the
anticipations of even the most visionary
of itsprojectors. In a few days the first
insiallment of emigrants will sail from
Charleston, and it is said that 100000
people are enrolled to embark as soon
as sufficient means of transportation
can be provided.
Year: 1878

Schuyler Colfax has written letter
to the Philadelphia Times to say, what
he claims he has said five hundred times,
that nothing can induce him to become
again servant of the people; and with
spice of humor he tells the TuneS:
"As you have desired me to contribute
to your columns some personal sketches
you can consider this the first one
Year: 1878

CoNsTANTINOPIE, July 1.--At the palace of
thu, Sultan Yesterday and to-day there were
indications OF grave trouble The receipt of
q dispatch from Mehemet Ali, at Berlin, had
caused the members of the council to be sum-
mOned In haste. 1t was some hours ere the
purport OF the dispatch became known, but
ut length it was ascertained that Mehemet
Ali had informed the Porte that The congress
mad refused to pay any attention to the reit-
Grated protests of himself and colleagues
against the virtual surrender Of Bosnia and
Herzegovina to Austria that the Austrian
army was to move Immediately, and that the
two provinces would be occupied by 10000
men within week, and that there was every
reason TO believe congress would form con-
federation OF the Greek provinces and grant
them such privileges as would render them
almost wholly independent of the Porte, and
prepare the way for their annexation to
Greece.


Under these circumstances Mehemet Ali
represented that to remain longer in the
congress would be useless sacrifice of
Turkeys dignity and honor, and he asked
permission to withdraw from it, after warn
ing it that the Sultan would not consent to
see his empire thus dismembered and his
faithful Mahommedan subjects handed over
to the rule Of hostile powers.


An animated discussion upon this dispatch
was carried on In the council, and the course
which Turkey should now pursue was de-
bated. 1t was urged that unless she resisted
now, she was lost forever; but it was replied
to this that resistance now was practically
madness. The Sultan, who was greatly agf-
tated was vacilating and undecided, and
the result OF the council is not yet known.
Year: 1878

BERLIN, July 1T is said that Prince Bis
marck's argument in favor Of the occupation
OF Bosnia and Herzegovina by Austria con
tanned the assertion that either this or q Joint
protectorate must be provided, and that OF
the two the Austrian occupation was alto
gether preferred. It was idle, said the Chan
cellor, for Turkey to longer pretend that she
should even maintain order and promote the
material welfare and progress OF the people
OF these provinces by occupying them.


Austria would become responsible for the
peace, tranquility and welfare of the people,
and the Sultan need give himself no uneasi.
ness about the equal justice with which all
classes would be dealt with.


Turning towards the Turkish delegates he
reproached them for their unwillingness to
recognize the inevitable and for their vainly
attempting to retain for Turkey dominions
that she could neither govern well nor keep
peace in, nor subdue in war.


Mehemet Ali retorted by complaining in
very strong terms of what he declared mea-
sure infinitely worse than anything provided
for in the San Stefano treaty
Year: 1878

New YORK, July lin reference to the
case Of Joseph Irving, charged with outrag-
ing Emma Baker, the accused says it is
case Of blackmail. That the child's mother
had visited him. and said her daughter was
sick and it cost her lots of money for the doc
tor bills. Then she said her daughter had
been ruined and charged him with the crime.
He told her she was crazy she began to abuse
him, and said as he would not do anything
she would make it hot for him. It is said
further that the girls reputation for truth
and virtue is not good enough to bear investi-
CATION, and that the defendant will find wit
nesses to prove that her conduct for two
years has been questionable.


Mrs. Baker is spoken of as woman who
would be careful about the adventures Of her
child
Year: 1878

mitted in principle that every part of the ter
rltory detached from Turkey shall bear a
proportional part in the financial charges Of
with the interests of the holders of Turkish
bonds.


j., A Berlin dispatch to the Post says Prince
GortschakoH proposes to remain in Berlin
until the close Of the congress, after which he
long enough to report in person to the Gar
upon the result Of proceedings at Berlin.
Year: 1878

Philadelphia, April 10, 1878.
To Mrs. Jenks


Your last two letters may not have been
funny, as you say, still | laughed heartily
over them, and so was not mad How strange,
considering you damned Hayes, Sherman
IL Co, and wished them


TO THE DEVIL,


/ naturally concluded you were mad, and so
you would not take filthy lucre from my
friends; Well, that's good. Why distinctly
understood you to name $4,000 as the sum
needed to pay off that mortgage, and after
receiving 1t you would return to New Orleans
and forward the documents that would carry
CONSERVATION to the Administration. What
in Satan's name did you expect to gain by
lying in the manner you did, for you lie most
damnably. Why, at the very time you we're
in Washington trying to sell that document,
another was there who had it in his possess
sion and declares that you never said that.
He does not know you, and never heard Of
you until you gained notoriety by attempting
n bulldoze S-n.


No wonder the old coon got mad. He knew
I'll about it, and knew that you knew nothing.
/ was not aware OF the actual state of things
until the day saw you last and the produc-
tion Of the paper itself could convince me that
you had the hardihood to come on such
Year: 1878

A dispatch from Pittsburg states that Col
Thomas A. Scott, who recently sailed for E,l-
rope, had previously been stricken with
paralysis and that his mind was hopelessly
shattered This information comes in a
roundabout way and does not bear that i'm
press necessary to cause belief in It's truth
II it should, unfortunately, prove to be true
the Texas Pacific Railroad will have lost Its
most powerful friend and New Orleans will
Indirectly be great sufferer. There Is req
son to hope that the story Of the Chicago
7rtban,e'e correspondent is without founda-
tiDn
Year: 1878

The contest between New Orleans and
Baton Rouge for the State capital is likely to
be closer than was thought at first. Full re-
turns of the vote on this question have come
In from nine parishes -BienvlIe, Concordia,
East Feliciana Iberville, Lafourohe, Pointe
Coupee, st. Charles, st. Tammany and West
Feliciana-w which may be considered as, fair
representatives Of the country sentiment on
this subject. The returns show D majority OF
1888 for Baton Rouge, an average OF barely
two hundred majority to the parish. Had
New Orleans cast o solid vote infavor OF re-
tanning the capital here there would not be
the slightest doubt on this subject but only
one third Of the voters Of this city apparently
cared to vote on 1t. Instead Of having ma
iorty Of twenty five thousand, New Orleans
leaves the city only 1856 votes ahead OF
Baton Rouge. AS 1t Is, the question where
the State capital will be located In future, de-
pends not on the views and desires Of ma
iority of the people of this State, but on the
chance whether more friends Of Baton Rouge
or of New Orleans thought of voting ON this
question


The same negligence was shown here in
voting on the amendments. There was a
full vote polled for constables. Everybody
thought it his duty to vote on the grave
question, who should occupy these important
offices; but fifteen hundred voters did not
care who was Treasurer Of the State, and
twenty Thousand were wholly indifferent and
| unconcernet about the heritags Of amend
ments left us by our la+ae Legislature. Tt is
not just, however, to charge these twenty
Thousand voters with more than negligence
| or carelessness. Thousands OF them were
unaware of what they were voting for ol
against when they cast their ballots for OF
against these amendments. The practice Ii
the North, as well as in our sister State O.
Mississippi, Is to consider all votes not cast fol
o constitutional amendment as cast against
it. on the ground that the constitution of {
State should not be changed OR altered excep
at the demand of majority of its people
No such rule however, prevails here


There is no reason to doubt that the amend
ments are defeated, but q strange possibility
is presented as regards this capital question
The vote of the State will be found rather
light this year. Of this vote, however, less
than one-third seems to have been cast on th
capital amendment. A simple majority of thi
vote, or one-sixth of the voters of this State
have it In their power, therefore, to chang
Year: 1878

the Democratic Senate will forget all about
him. But let him not take that unction to
his soul, for just about the first thing that
Senate will do will be to boost Brindle Bill
out Of Judge Spoford's seat. SO William
might as well let himself out and give us d
q tghpnneru
Year: 1878

The custom Of voters calling upon a candi-
date for office before an election, getting his
views on questions of interest and securing
from him ple42ges as to the course he will
pursue when In office, is growing In popu-
larity, but it may sometimes be slightly
oyerdone, A number OF leading German citi-
Year: 1878

Washington, March 19.-Questions
were discussed in Congress relative to
the practicability of specie payments
and the effect of the silver bill on re-
sumption, and whether the bill assist
ed or retarded resumption, and the
amount of gold and silver in the treas
ury and in the country. Members
made inquiries and the Secretary re-
piled, taking the ground that the re-
monetization of silver was an aid to re-
sumption. The silver bill did some
good and some harm. One way in
which it was harmful was in the return
of bonds from abroad, but it produced
good by increasing foreign confidence
in our bonds, by reason of the fact that
our own people took them up in large
quantities. He was strongly opposed
to the repeal of the resumption act.
He stated the resumption of specie
payments could not be permanently
maintained without retaining legal
tender function, for about three hun
dred millions of dollars in United
States notes, or in other words, that
the legal tender notes, after reaching
par, should be paid out again for gov
ernment disbursements.
Year: 1878

Washington, March 19.-The House
committee on Territories, to-day, agreed
to report to the House with favorable
recommendation Representative Lut-
trell's bill to regulate elections and the
elective franchise in Utah.


The bill provides that after its passage
every male citizen of the United States,
aged 81 and upwards, who shall have
resided in the territory for six months
next preceding any election, and ten
days in the ward, township, or other
election precinct in which such person
shall offer to vote, and no other person
whatever shall be entitled to the elective
franchise in the territory. The bill dis
franchises women who now have access
to the polls in the Utah.
Year: 1878

IT is officially stated that Servia will
not recognize the Russo-Turkish terms
of peace until they are confirmed by
the Congress. The state of siege con-
tinues and arms are still arriving.
Year: 1878

The second table exhibits the total amount
Of all kinds Of paper currency outstanding,
The value Ct such money per dollar in coin,
and the total value OF the whole amount of
paper obligation. in coin, at the close of
each, fiscal year;
Year: 1878

This table shows the whole history of the
currency from 1860 down to the present
time. and forms triumphant ard unimpeaeh-
able refutation of the cry that the depression
of business and labor is due to the contrac-
ton of the currency. The following table
gives the whole thing in a nutshell
Year: 1878

New YORK, Aug. 17.-Since q case of disease
In this city has been. reported to the Health
Board as yellow fever and the board has not,
at the latest accounts, thought fit to remove
the patient from where he was found, it is
doubtless to be presumed that the doctor who
was sent to examine into the case did not
agree with the one who reported it, and was
OF the opinion that an error had been made in
the diagnosis.


A subscription was started in the Cotton
Exchange yesterday for the sufferers by yell
low fever at Grenada, Miss, and before the
close OF business hours $500 were subscribed.
The Adams and Southern express companies
ttons Of money contributed in New York and
elsewhere for the relief OF the afflicted In the
South where yellow fever prevails.


All contributions should be addressed to the
mayor or president OF the Howard Associa-
ton
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-Secretary Sherman
on yesterday sent out notifications to his diff
ferent official subordinates directing them to
transmit to him by October / next their annu-
al estimates for the public service These es-
Inmates are to be used by the Secretary in the
preparation Of his annual report to Congress.


Other heads of departments are commence
ing work on their reports, some Of which will
be more lengthy for this than for any former
year. The report of Commissioner Raum
will make very good show as to the proceeds
OF the government internal revenue the in
crease Of which he naturally assigns to the
gradual looking up IN business interests.
Year: 1878

New YORK, Aug. Ex-senator Ferry, of
Michigan, says that the Indications are very
tlattering for decisive Republican victory in
his State at the approaching election. The
National Labor party is working hard, but he
did not think they were as strong as had been
given out. There is great discomfort among
the Nationals. Many of their nominees are
really strong, but they will be defeated The
Republicans are thoroughly organized, have
as one man. Kearney does not find much
faith among the sober-minded laborers of
hchipan
Year: 1878

New YORK, Aug. 17.-One of Edison's
latest novelties is the megaphone for talking
over great distances without the intervention
OF q wire. This instrument ts really q large
ear trumpet and consists of two paper fun
nels, each six feet eight inches long, twenty
seven and half inches in diameter at the
the tunnels, each provided with O. flexible
tube, one end Of which is placed in the ear.
Conversation can be carried on with it at a


distance OF from mile and half to two
miles ~
Year: 1878

NEW YORK, August ia Reading Pa,
some important facts in regard to the recent
startling growth of the secret society called
the Knights of Labor. The society Is said to
comprise 100000 members, and to WELD a
tremendous influence in the matter Of strikes.
1t is bound together by an oath.
Year: 1878

The power of an artist is often
most wonderful. The Baltimore
Nea0s says: Those who were pres
ent at the matinee at Holiday
Street Theatre on Saturday and
saw great audience moved from
one extreme Of emotion to another
appreciated this, but not so greatly
as did those who were in the same
house last night and who chanced
to witness the intense impression
made upon two little boys who sat
In the front of one of the boxes
They leant forward as eager to
drink in to the full every word that
fell from the lips Of the "Cricket,"
and they laughed and cried and
crowed and wept, as one emotion
succeeded another, and their heart
strings were touched one by one
by the hand of one of the greatest
Of artists.


They were the two little orphans
left upon the world by the brother
of Maggie Mitchell, who has taken
them tor her own. The little ones
are charmingly attractive, and the
younger is most intelligent. The
stories they tell of the
dreadful plague that deprived
them of their father and moth
er, brother and sister are
touching 10 the extreme. To-day
they LETT Guys for New York and
from there will go at once to the
Long Branch home Of the mother
they now have. If they love her
as do ten of thousands who have
listened to her they will be once
more happy.