smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

THIS time we are solid in our agree.
ment with the Chicago Tribune In the
following:


Storey's memory is failing badly.
He seems to think that the Tribune
advocated a repeal Of the resumption
act three months ago." If he will
come over here and examine its files,
he will find that the Tribune held
steadily and inflexibly to the view
that, if silver We're remOnetized, re-
sumption would be practicable; other
wise the act would have to be repeal
ed, as an attempt to resume on the
single gold standard would break
down. The Tribune is of that opinion
still,
Year: 1878

The Chicago Journal was one of the
Igold journals, though as its positions


slipped out from under it in the con-


troversy, 1t finally rested solelyo on de-


manding the cartwheel dollar. Now


that gold goes down and resumption


is at hand the Journal can't resist


whistling through the graveyard OF


its false predictions. Listen to it:


One paper-only one that we have


seen-claims that the decline in gold


is due to the thew silver dollar of ALA


grains." lnasmuch as, all told, not


over a million of the ''neW silver dol


lars' are yet in circulation, and mas


much as, by the wise action of the
Secretary Of the Treasury, every one
of the new coins has been disposed of
only in exchange for gold, or its
equivalent in greenbacks, it would be
just about as reasonable to claim that
the light Of the moon causes the efful-
gence of the midday sun as to pre-
tend that the passage of the silver bill
has caused the decline in gold. The
fact is, so long as the balance of trade
between Europe and America shall
continue to be largely in our favor,
as it is now, there will be no unusual
demand for gold, and this fact is what
causes it to decline.


Yes, it is true that the Secretary of
the Treasury has placed in circulation
but very few silver dollars, but it is
also true that what he has not put in
circulation he has in the treasury
available for redemption and these
are being added to, each month by
from two to four millions more of sill
yer dollars which, by the time re-
sumption is provided for by law, may
give the Secretary thirty millions sill
yer dollars available for redemption.


Again, let it be remembered that in
this country our mines are producing
yearly about eighty millions of dol
lars, and it is nearly equally divided
between the two metals. 1t may APP
pear to be all moonshine to suppose
that it makes difference whether
One-half this sum that is dug out of
the earth in the shape of silver, is
money or merchandise, but to the or
dinary man of sense it does make
some difference. 1t may appear to
the Journal to be idiotic to suppose
that it makes difference whethert the
standard of values shall consist only |
of what gold dollars we can dig out
of our mines and not add thereto sill
Yer, but we must, nevertheless, be |
permitted to think that the Journal
is wearing idiotic goggles, and in so |
thinking we believe we are very char
table to the Journal folk. We con-
tracted our immense volume of in
debtedness when values were fixed |
with both metals in use as money. |
Had the single standard been retain
ed there would not have been resump-
tion this year, and the Lord only |
knows when it would have come.
Had it been forced, the country would
have been owned by the few and the
great mass Of mankind bankrupted.
Did not the Journal know that the
reconciliation of silver has been just
the thing that is lifting the country
out ofthe slough of despond, it would
not now be engaged in special plead
ing to clear its skirts of the error it |
Year: 1878

THE organ of the Illinois democra-
cy at the capitol of that state, The
State Register, repudiates the platform
adopted by its state convention last
week, but supports the ticketnomina-
ted. Any reasonable man wouldsup-
pose that there are some democratic
stomachs that could not keep the plat
form pill down.
Year: 1878

The public library of Council Bluffs
is to be handed over to the ladies, the
male directors concluding that the la
dies can do the work better than they
themselve have been doing it.
Year: 1878

The Northwestern Bank of Chica-
cago, on the first day it offered to re-
deem its notes in gold paid out but
one hundred dollars. The same APP
pears to be the experience of other
banks that have resumed. There
seems to be no demand for the specie.
All people now have confidence that
the nation can resume when gold and
silver are money.
Year: 1878

Although there was Official display In New Jer-
sey the people celebrated tho day with something OF
the old time enthusiasm In Newark tEoro was no
parade OF tho military Fire Departments ana the
neat proved fatal TO stump orAtory Eitzabeth, how
over, WAS more nthusastic, and the whole town
turucd out 10 witooss the parade OF some military
compaueR
Year: 1878

The gallant Eighth regiment, under tho command OF
Coonei Scott celebrated tho day at Creedmoor
by dress parade and an exhibition Of
sknl before the butts Tho gallant fellows
were cheered In the performance OF thor military
dues by tho presence oi largo number OF their lady
trends for whose special entertainment Informal
hop orgapjzed on the greenswArd, but this lea
spoiled by an cnvious sky.
Year: 1878

The South Carolina Legislature has
passed law Furnishing burglary, rape
and arson with death. Society is COM
PEELED to punish the crimes most severely
to which it is most subject. In many OF
the states arson in the first degree and
rape are punished with death. 1t is only
a short step to add burglary to these,
The social condition of South Carolins
now IS such as to require stern Justice.
Year: 1878

THIS being WAsHINGToN's birthday,
the banks are all closed, and the Boards
Of Brokers in the large cities not being
in session, no reports as to the precise
effect of the passage of the Silver bill en
the gold market are made.
Year: 1878

ARTILLERY SALUTEs IN HONOR OF
THE DAY.-rhe weather being altogether
unfit for our artillery men, we were
unexpectedly supplied by the artillery Of
the skies which did it, with some earn
estness for a while.
Year: 1878

THE Baltimore Gazette and few other
papers of the same ilk are hoping that a
veto, accompanied by an able message
from the President, may defeat the silver
bill yet But the New York Herald has
information that the President will sign
the bill on Monday when presented to him
Year: 1878

The ReUeilte thus tells of an incident
of the recent cloud.burst at Austin:


A man was carried down by the
food, but managed to get upon swift
ly dissolving bank of earth. He called
to his son, who was on high ground
above, to bring a rope, and the boy
hurriedly obeyed the request, and
when he arrived at the edge of the
bank and threw the rope over to his
father the old man took it in his hand,
and in as cool tone as If he were or
dering cocktail said to the boy:
"Now, listen to me, and do as | tell
you. If you find you can't hold on
when | commence to climb, let 60.
There's no use in both of US being
I'm down here in the water,
and yon are safe up there on the bank,
SO don't let me pull you down. If you
find you can't hold the rope, drop it,
and run down the fat and grab for
me as | float by" The boy braced
himself firmly on the ground and told
his father to come on, and the old fell
low went up the rope like cat going
up back yard fence with a booUack
in pursuit
Year: 1878

The Belgian Government has been taken to
task for its lack of liberality by the Nonitsar,
which observes that prior to the recent cleo
tions an extension of the franchise formed q
part Of the new Ministrys programme. It is
well known that the exercise Of this right in
Belgium ID attached to o tolerably high quail
dcation, but that. ecarcely in possession Of
cfioe, the Ministry has proposed measure to
the Chambers, the effect OF which is to reduce
the number of the electors t, the extent Of
about five thousand Eve hundred votes. The
journal just now eDtioned goes on to say
that, upon the other hand, it is true that
amongst tho number of citizers who are to be
deprived Of the franchise about two-thirds are
Catholics, whilst the proposed Law will hardly
affect many mora than one Thousand free
hiakers or Liberals.
Year: 1878

| Very Rev. Joseph Marie Millet, Vica


General OF this Archdiocese, and whose


death was announced nearly q week ago


was = man of more than ordinary mark


A native Of Yennes, in Savoy, be devoted


his life from boyhood to the ecclesiastical


state and distinguished his career a. q


student by earnest application and solid
| attainment. This conscientious devotion
| to study and this precision OF knowledge
were conspicuous in him throughout life.
He became thoroughly versed in the writ
ings Of the great st. Thomas and was .


really learned theologian. As to natural
capacity there can be no doubt of his
superiority. A sound judgment, o pene-
tratipg mind, and q strong power of ansly-
sis were coupled with Discrimination in
the science of human nature, and marked
facility for the administration Of business
matters. As an orator Father Millet dis
played, besides the strong common sense
which enabled him to master his subject,
o warmth of feeling and richness of illus
tration which made his sermons a. at
traetive as they were Instructive.


Father Miliet, though commencing his
acquaintance with this city some eleven
yeare ago, had not remained here during
the whole Of the intervening time, a., for
several years, he was connected with the
Order of Mercy in its missionary work.
For some eighteen months past, however,
he has been lsboripg earnestly in the field
assigned to him as Vicar General by Arch
bishop Perche and achieved universal con-
fidence in that position.


The premature death of this very able
and pious clergyman frustrstes the inten-
ton, here generally accredited to the
Holy See, of elevatipg him to the episco-
pacy as coadjutor Of our Moet Rev. Arch
bishop. And in this connection we may
say that very reliable rumor fxee quite
persistent fatality upon the Office in ques-
ton. It is said that Very Rev. Father
Gaud, of the Marist Order, was originally
settled on for the coadjutorship of this
Archdiocese, and We all remem ber his sud-
den death. Rev. Father Ronay, of New
York was then confidently believed to be
the person selected for the dignity, when
death removed him from the scene, and
now the sudden demise of our able Vicar
General, for third time tries the wisdom
of the Holy See in providing an incumbent
for 30 responsible position.


Faithful to the trust that was confided to
him, he fell at his post facing an enemy
that he would not shun. Missing the pre-
fermehts and dignities of this life, be has
gone where heroism meets its reward and
where dignity once bestowed is eternal.
Year: 1878




The whole tenor Of the letter from which We
take this sextEaet asd which was pa biiiished la ia
the IiMes Of last week, shows it to have been
written by some earnest Protestant who IL
mortified by the co wardioe, and grieved by the
abandonment of those whom he considers as
his pastors.


We propose to show him that bis Protestant
ministers are not to b, blamed for what they
have done, and that he is somewhat eelf.h 10
desiring them to remain in place where they
can be Of very little nee either to the DYING to
the dead, or to the living.


A Protestant minister 10 not bound to sacri-
fee himself for his flock he did not take any
vows to that efteot on the day of bis ordination,
and his first duty - . man and father, is to
himself and family. When he decided to en-.
brace the ministry g . profession, he did not
bind himself by o solemn vow to spend his life
in poverty, obedience and chastity, in humble
services to the poor, and devoted ministrations
to the sick and st ffsring.


And what io his post, which our letter writer
complains has been deserted 7 post implies
duties. it conveys the idea ef Q sentinel on the
watch; it speaks of . trust committed to ones
keeping, Of charge foF which one is to be held
to ttriot responsibility. Now Protestant
minister has very light and easy duties-an he
can do, all.he is ever expected to do, 10 to read
| little, pray . little and aermonize q little.
Once week is the usual amount of this re-
| quired labor, unless there should be q funeral
| OF wedding during the course of the seven
days. He can very we'll be dispensed with, as
far - marriages are concerned, for he does not
consider them q sacrament, ard thinks they
are as binding when performed by justice of
| the peace as by q minister of the Gospel. In
regard to funerals, his services axe still less re-
quisite; for any good reader can give the chap
| ters from the Bible appropriate to the occasion,
and any intslligent scholar can offer up q
prayer for the relatives, friends and acquaint-
| ances of the deceased. The poor dear body
receives NO ministrAtions at his hands, the
poor dear soul is not made the subject of any
microscopy prayer. The treatment bestowed
upon the departed, implies that he was either
sinner or Q saint, that ut the moment ofdeath
he passed instantly into heaven or hell.
Hence, what are the duties of minister which
should pervent him from leaving o place pre-
judicial to his health aud dissRreeable to his
feelings1


Leaving the dying and tho dead regardless
ofoonss quenoes," Bot We have already shown
that there are no consequences which he can
Obviate in regard to the dead and does our
distressed letter-Writer imagine there we're any
worth speaking of to the dyingf


Can the Protestant MINISTER hear q confes-
zion Of sins and human frailitieo, and bring to
bear the PardOninG power left on earth by an
all meroifnl and all powerful RedesmerH Can
tho Psotes tAut mlnisteE snolnt with oonseoEnt-
Year: 1878

MEMBERS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL SILVER
ASSOCIATION say their organization is neither
dead nor sleeping. 1t is sending off a large
number of documents intended to educate the
public mind up to the repeal of the resumption
act and circulation of plenty of silver with GER
titicateS for bullion deposjted
Year: 1878

A very brisk bit Of religious history ap-
pears in another column, the leading
characters consisting of some New Britain
sayages and determined missionary.
Some natives Of the island named became
incensed at the whites, apparently because
of fight with crowd of sailors, so they
proceeded to avenge themselves on the race
by attacking small party of missionaries
and native teachers, killing and eating
several OF the number. According to long
established precedent the remaining mis-
sionaries should have passiyely submitted
to the same fate or any other that the
savages chose to prepare for them;
then some civilized nation would have
conquered and annexed the island,
killing of, with vices peculiar to
civilization, the naives who escaped the
military or naval force sent against them.
But the manager of the missions took the
matter into his own hands; arming his
own little party and taking with him
number Of friendly natives, he fell upon
the can nibals, killed large number Q.
them and compelled the remainder tc
apologize His method may not meet the
views Of the missionary society that sent
him out but, as for the results, it is ex-
tremely probable that fried missionary will
hereafter be an rnheard of delicacy among
the New Britain bon Uirants, and that
preachers of the Gospel will be regarded
with that peculiar respect that is every.
where accorded to men who know how to
take care of themselves.
Year: 1878

number Of Hindoo youths have lately
united in an expression Of opinion which
young Americans might adopt with great
benefit 10 themselves and the race. These
BOYS, all students at Calcutta, having noted
the evil effects of marriage at the very early
age at which it is allowed in India, have pull
licly declared their intention to defer the
contracting Of matrimonial relations until
maturity. If the young men Of America
were to make similar declaration the ques-
ton would hang upon whatever constitutes
maturity, and on this subject there is reason
for considerable change in the accepted
standard. Maturity certainly implies the
possession Of common sense; but how much
sense is there in the habit, peculiar to young
people in America more than anywhere else,
of marrying without any provision for the
future? Fully nine-tenths Of our newly
married couples are dependent upon sala-
ried positions which may be lost at any
moment or upon trades which any
year may become rs languid as many
others are at the present time. AS
for savings, accumulations Of previous
earnings, upon which to live in case of loss
Of employment or Of sickness, our young
people know scarcely anything about them.
Love in a cottage is doubtless very delight
ful, but starving in garrett unpaid for is
not, and this latter is what great many
loving but rashly married couples are doing
at present. according to the visitors of the
poor, and, worse still, their misery is being
shared by some helpless little beings who
had no part in the original blunder. Such
il!-considered unions are "clild-marriages"
in the worst sense Of the term for years and
stature are not the true standards of maturity.
Because the law, despairing generally of
regulating the relations Of the sexes, i'm
poses no material restrictions upon marriage
Of persons Of adult age it does not follow
that the contracting parties have right to
cast prudence to the winds and make mere
inclination the excuse for bringing wretch
edness upon themselves and their offspring,
and imposing paupers, vulgar or genteel,
upon society.
Year: 1878

The promised speedy extension of the
rapid transit roads cannot be carried out
too speedily to suit the people. The full
benefit of rapid transit will only be felt
when we have continuous lines along the
entire extent OF the east side and west side
routes. The completion Of the branch
from Chatham square to the City Hall, ON
the New York Elevated road, will accom-
modate many thousands of persons whose
places Of business are in the neighborhood
Of the Post Office.


When the reads are completed we believe
that it will be found greatly to the profit Of
the companies, especially on the Third
avenue line, to reduce the fares to five cents
to Sixty-seventh street and six cents to
Harlem. We believe that moro than double
the traffic could be secured on that line ut
the lower rate of fare. Passengers going
short distances in the slack hours Of the
day would take the elevated road il the fare
were five cents when they will not pay ten
cents. In the five cent hours, between five
and seven T.. NJ, the cars are so crowded
that many persons are deferred from going
on them and prefer the delay of the street
railroads to the rush on the elevated. The
overcrowding is due to the fact that three
hours travel is packed into two hours that
is to say, persons who could leave their
business at half-past four or remain until
hali-past seven now wait till five o'clock or
hurry away before seven in order to avail
themselves of the lower rate Of fare. II
the fare " ere five cents all the time the
travel now jammed in between five and
seven o'clock would be spread out from
half-past four to half-past seven or eight
o'clock, and there would be no such incon-
venicnt crowding at any hour ms at present
Of course an enternr,se which has Welded
Year: 1878

After a stormy voyage of nine days the
Sarmatian, bearing the new Governor Gen.
eral of Canada and his wife. the Princess
Louise, dropped anchor yesterday evening
in the harbor of Halifax, Nova Scotia
All on board We're in good health, though
the Princess had suffered a good deal during
the trip. Sea sickness, however, is soon for
gotten on sight of land, and the welcome
which the loyal Nova Scotians are preparing
will quickly efface every vestige of the dis
agreeable mid-ocean recollections. Her
brother, the Duke of Edinburgh was there
to welcome the Princess and her husband
and in every way that foresight could
arrange, steps have been taken to make the
moment of their setting foot on Amerl-
can soil memorable and agreeable. Last
night the town Of Halifax cleaned
poration addresses are all in type;
the triumphal arches are erected; Her
Majesty's subjects are ready to cheer till
they are hoarse for Her Majesty's represent
ative and Her Majesty's daughter, and the
trained leaders of Dominion politics are all
prepared to begin the induction Of the young
Marquis into his onerous and delicate duties
as Governor General We are glad that
in extending warm welcome to the distin-
guished couple we are enabled to observe
how auspicious are the surroundings Of
their arrival. OF course the grand entry
into Halifax and the other ceremonies of
state and courtesy must be postponed until
tomorrow A day of rest will be welcome
to the travellers before commencing the
round Of fatguing festivities which the hos
pitality of the Dominion has made ready.


That the history Of the family of the noble
Marquis may be familiar to our readers we
present the supplement to that portion of it
which was published in yesterdays HERALD
Reaching from the times of Charles l.
down to the present day it will be found of
the highest interest.
Year: 1878

larly classified for education or any personal
distinction. Under this law there are about
six hundred thousand voters.


But it is now proposed to extend the
suffrage so as 10 give vote to nine hun
dred Thousand persons who do not now
possess it, and thus to make in all one
million and half Of voters. This is the
project Of Signor Carroll, who the other
day caught Passanante, the would-be regi-
eide by the hair, and held him till he was
dragged away. In the new project the
Ministry does not abandon the restriction
in regard to the knowledge of reading and
writing, but lowers the other require
ments One million ana half voters for
all Italy will be yet very far from universal
suffrage. since that would give upward Of
seven million votes.


Naturally the clerical influences will take
an active part in the parliamentary conflict
on this point, and already they raise their
voice in favor Of absolute universal suffrage.
Undoubtedly absolute universal suffrage
majority, though it has not done this III
other nominally Catholic countries. 1t is
even doubtful whether the extension pro-
posed might not do this, and the attitude
of the Church will make the liberals very
wary on this point 1t is one Of the
curiosities of contemporary politics to see
an indisputably reactionary Power SO urgent
for the adoption Of an instrument supposed,
like universal suffrage, to be a guarantee Of
progress and freedom, bu. it may be re-
garded as certain that the italian Paria-
ment will not by foolish regard to the
name OF liberality surrender the kingdom
into the hands of its enemies, and it is
doubtful whether the blow ut the Kings
life will not completely defeat the project
for more liberal law.