smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

A distressing case of drowning that
occurred in the Lower Harbor recently
was peculiar, in that the victim had
premoniion, apparently, of his fate, and
three minutes before, when on the point
of stepping into the boat, he handed his
name, written on a tag, to a bystander,
remarking, "That's my address, if l
should be drowned" The boat pushed
off from the wharf and presently cap
sized, and the man went under and was
seen no more alive. The card was then
examined, and the drowned man was
ascertained to be Jacob Wildeburg, a
porter in the employ of L. w. Smith, of
No. 46 South Broadway, with whom he
lived. Wildeburg had been sent with a
barrel of meat to be delivered on board
a vessel anchored in the stream. Having
obtained boat he got into it, and then
handed the card to Mr.. Roll, who was
standing by, with the remark given
above. The boat then showed off, and
had got not more than a dozen lengths
away when it was seen to turn about
and fall into the trough of the sea, which
was running pretty high, and then turn
over. Wildeburg sank at once. Efforts
to secure his body by graphing were
successful two or three hours later. The
coroner declined to hold an inquest, the
drowning being evidently the result O.
an accident.
Year: 1877

Two Belgian peasants, while in an inn,
desiring TO gamble, hit upon a novel
method. Each melted a lump of sugar
in water and poured the syrup on the
table. A multitude of flies were upon
the walls. Money was bet as to which
pool Of syrup the first dozen flies would
gather around. Soon there were eleven
flies around one pool, and, while its
owner was anxiously scanning the air,
into the room buzzed a wasp, and began
feeding by the side of the eleven. The
wasp was instantly claimed as fly, the
claim was declared absurd, a warm argu-
ment followed, then blows-and then
the police marched both men off to the
station house.
Year: 1877

The wonderful versatility of electricity
is constantly finding for it some new
labor to perform, and now the lumber
man and the butcher have secured it's
services. We read of the following use
made of it in the East Indies:


A platinum wire, connected with the
poles of a battery, is stretched around a
tree, and, becoming Immediately red-hot,
it is gently see-sawed with the requisite
pressure against the tree, and rapidly
burns it's way through. 1t is thought
that a tree can be cut down, without
any waste of timber, in about fifteen
minutes, that would require two hours
to fell in the ordinary way.


And in England has been made this
experiment in behalf of animals to be
slaughtered:


An interesting experiment was made
at a horse-slaughtering at Dudley, with
view of testing system of slaughtering
cattle by means of dynamite, and thus
putting them out of existence more
speedily and with less suffering than by
the ordinary pole-ax. Two large, pow
erful horses and a donkey disabled for
work) were arranged in line, about
half a yard apart, under a shed, the
donkey being placed in the center. A
small primer of dynamite, with an
electric fuse attached, was then placed
in each of their foreheads and fastened
no position by piece of string under
the jaw. The wires were then coupled
up in circuit and attached to the electric
machine, which stood about five yards in
front. The handle of the machine being
then turned, an electric current was dis
charged, which exploded three charges
simultaneously, and the enthusiastically
fell dead without struggle The whole
affair was over in ten minutes, and the
experiment appears to have been per-
feet success. By this means, it is stated,
even a hundred or more cattle may be
instantly killed by the same current of
electricity.
Year: 1877

Dom PEDRo-has just ordered state
Coach in Lqndon. 1t is light and roomy
and the entire body is painted white,
relieved with broad bands of gold and
fines lines of crimson. On the doors
and panels are painted the imperial
arms in proper heraldic colors. The
hammer.cloth is Of crimson Genoa velvet
with gold tassels and cords. For the
lining crimson corded silk has been used,
but the glare of color is very much
toned down by the free use of Valen-
ciennes lace.
Year: 1877

You may talk as much as you please
about man being able to accomplish
anything he undertakes if he sets about
it in earnest-we demur. When it comes
to scratching the back dead square be-
tween the shoulders, fat man has to
let out the job. He may pierce the
ocean wave with the lightning's FASH.
make fraud an honored profession, get
up telephone that will carry Russian
names without bending the wire, but he
comes to an impossible stone fence
sometimes.
Year: 1877

A NOTED writer says: "The power
of putting is greatly exaggerated. How
ever much authors, artists or goods are
puffed, the putting does not gain for them
fame or fortune unless there is degree
of merit. If there is coal in your CRATE,
putting will make the fire burn and your
pot boil. III there is no fuel in your
CRATE, you may puff till the bellows
burst, but there will be no fire, and your
pot will not boil" That writer's legs
carried around sensible man.
Year: 1877

GOETHE says: "People always retain
sufficient energy to do that of which
they are convinced" Yet how many
a strapping and ablebodied man, fully
convinced of the necessity of an early
breakfast, will lie abed these cold morn
ings for an hour wondering if his wife
won't presently get up and light the
fro
Year: 1877

ROCHESTER Democrat: An exchange
says: 1t makes one sad, when treading
up the carpeted aisles of an uptown
church to think how many church
members belong there who have not
good clothes enough to attend the
preaching of Gods word. We are spared
all this sad feeling by attending where
there are no costly carpets, and where a
man coming in late browns the organ
with the music in his sole.
Year: 1877

The young man feels the cold wind of
autumn whistling through his striped
suit, and he feels that the year is pass
ing with rapid steps into the cavernous
tomb of the ages. But he smiles as he
walks out with the maiden of his choice,
for he knows that the ice-cream saloon
is closed, and the proprietor has gone
into the barber business for the winter
Year: 1877

NEW YORK Times: The old world is
cheap for persons necessitated or re-
solved to practice cheapness, for which
Americans are not qualified and have
no fancy. But it is not cheap for those
who demand all the comforts and many
of the luxuries, and the ideas often en-
tertained here ofits cheapness are formed
without reflection, and palpably absurd.
In truth, the old world, considering the
means of earning, which is just
criterion of expense, is altogether and
in every manner dearer than the new.
Year: 1877

New ORLEANS Picayne: A man may
be TOO fiery and quick-tempered to make
and keep friends, or he may be too easy
and too good-natured to get along in the
world. A happy, mean disposition sue
eeeds hest
Year: 1877

IT is stated by Pittsburg physician
that diphtheria is not contagious dis
ease, and that it never attacks a child
whose system is not depressed by bad
health or by exposure to cold or
dampness.
Year: 1877

Physicians say that there is no remedy
for consumption, and possibly, in some
cases the assertion may be correct. We
know however of many cures made by
DR.. Bulls cough syrup and will guaran-
tee positive relief to the sufferer in every
instance
Year: 1877

A Reign of Terror in Darke County.


Cleveland, Oct. 30.-The city Of Day
ton is in a state of excitement over a
terrible outrage committed near that
place last Thursday evening on Wesley
Guyer, an old resident Of the town,
living on the outskirts. He was reused
by cries at the door of his house.
Someone asked to see him and he went
to the door to find out who it was and
found a large gang of men assembled
in front Of his house, wearing masks
and carrying rifles. Before he could
escape Il volley was fired, rousing the
entire neighborhood. The assassins
scattered at once, and Guyer was found
by his neighbors riddled with bullets
and dying. Forty balls were counted,
most of them passing through his body.
Others shattered the doorway of the
house.


The entire country is in an uproar of
excitement with the determination to
bring the murderous villains to justice.
No trace of them has as yet been dis
covered.
Year: 1877

THE Commissioner General of the
Land Office, acting under direction of
Secretary Schurz-to whom he referred
the matter-will shortly issue addi-
tional instructions regarding the inves-
tigation of suspended desert land
entries. These supplemental instruc-
tions will provide that the notice for
taking testimony shall be served by
mail upon the person in whose name
the entry was made, If his residence is
known, and by publication in a news
paper in the county embracing the tract
If his residence is not known. They
require entry to be made whether the
applicant knew the character Of the
land before the entry was filed, and il
so, for how long period; whether he
himself paid the first installment, or If
it was advanced by any other person,
and by whom, and whether he has con-
veyed, assigned or mortgaged, or agreed
to convey, assign or mortgage the land,
and if so, upon what consideration.
Local land officers are furthermore
specially instructed to obtain testi-
mony as to the character of the land
from other persons than those applying
to enter them.
Year: 1877

THE Secretary of the Interior on
Tuesday heard the argument on the
application of the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company for permission to
change the route of their branch line
so as to make it leave the main line at
Wallula and run to Tacoma, instead of
its present location from Pend Dorcille
lake. Col. Grey, attorney for the COM
pany, advocated the proposition, and
Delegate Jacobs, of Washington Ter
ritory, opposed it. 1t appears from
statistics furnished by the Commits
sioner of the General Land Office that
there are some five and half million of
acres Of land withdrawn by the Gov
ernment along the present branch route,
and that two million would have to be
withdrawn for the benefit of the COM
pany along the proposed new route. If
the change Of route is authorized the
lands now withdrawn would be re-
stored to the public domain.
Year: 1877

THE committee on privileges and
elections has decided that it has no ju-
risdiction in the Pinchback case, mas
much as the credentials which he asks
the committee to consider are on file
with the Secretary of the Senate and
have not been referred for considera-
tion. If Pinchback wants the commit
tee to consider his case it will be neces-
sary to get action by the Senate and to
have his credentials taken from the file
and referred.
Year: 1877

THE LEADER earnestly requests its
friends in all parts of the country to
send in the news. Write often, give
us all the news and keep us posted in
all matters of progress and develop
ment. When in the city our friends
are invited to call at this Office and fur
nish us with any information they may
possess.
Year: 1877

BUcKNER, chairman of the banking
committee, said, at meeting in WASH
ington on Monday, that he was willing
the committee should have the earliest
opportunity to pass on the remonization
and repeal of the resumption act.
Year: 1877




NEW York, April G.-Lewis ]. Jen.
nings sent from London the following dis.
patch 10 the World:


"ln reply to your further questions
concerning my conversation with A. o.
Hall, it may be improper for me to say
that his flight was plainly caused by
the ever recurring spectre oi his alleged
completely in the ring frauds. The pro.
posed revival Of these charges made life
intolerable to him till he came to think
that death is better, than to
be thus constantly haunted. He
said to me that he wished to be
considered dead by his friends, and to be
forgotten. He is very greatly depressed
and seems 10 have no care for the future
AS to the woman, who is said in New
York, as you inform me, 10 be his com.
panion here, l have seen nothing Of any
such person., and from my conversation
with him, believe that no such person
had any part in his flight. don't think
that any other person, man or lady, be.
81 des himself was cognizant Of his pur.
pose in leaving New York, or is in any
way connected with his presence here
As | said yesterday, | consider him to be
simply an utterly broken down man."


The World supplements this morn.
ing's dispatch by saying that there
is a theory connected with
Halls disappearance, which on close
examination Of the facts seems to
cover all the circumstances OF this other.
wise incomprehensible affair, it appears
that Hall had an income OF some $780,.
600 on his life. To his friend, Douglas
Taylor, he said only few weeks before
his flight "My family would be better of
if | were dead" and there is much to
prove that he meant to carry out the be.
lief that he had met his death that Fri.
day night after he left the office.
Year: 1877

fined contingencies, which have not arisen
In Louisiana; that the existing govern.
ment Of the State is fully capable Of main.
tanning the peace, which Is not threat
ened by any persons except those who in.
woke the aid oil troops to protect them in
It's disturbance; that we ask nothing OF
the President except to withdraw them
from upholding Of a pretended govern.
ment and the performance Of his plain
constitutional duty Of non.interference
except in case Of domestic insurrection
beyond the control Of the constituted
authorities, which does not exist and
which we pledge ourselves shall not exist
in the State OF Louisiana


0. That the people Of Louisiana, wear
led with tho discord and strife, il not dis
turbed in the control Of their government,
will demand nothing but peace and ODE.
dience to the constituted authority; that
they will yield to no spirit Of revenge or
persecution for past political oAenses;
that by fostering the interests Of all the
people, extending the benefits Of educa-
tion TO all classes, cultivating 4 spirit Of
federation, guaranteeing equal protection
and Just law 10 every citizen, promoting
harmony and good feeling among the
people, and by wise and economical
administration, We believe the Nichols
government viii secure the end Of all
govcrnment-thc peace, happiness and
prosperity OF the people.


10. That We are all aware that large
portion OF our colored iellow.citizens are
nt heart as devoted to the Nichols gov.
ernment rs the whole white people Of the
State, and that they are only restrained
from marifesting it by system Of In
timidation and persecution by the worst
element ol our people, to which they
have too long submitted, and we call
upon them to throw off this bondage and
rally with us 10 the support Of the only
government that can secure happiness
and prosperity in common with us,
pledgiDg ourselves to maintain their
equal rights as citizena and to secure
them their full share Of all the benefits OF
just government.


IL. Finally that with deep sense OF
responsibility, with full recognition Of all
our obligations Us citizens OF the union,
in no spirit Of threatening or bragadocia,
with profound consciousness OF the
power Of the Federal government and OF
our inability to resist it, but with the con-
Victlon that no greater calamity
can possibly beiall us, we invoke
the confederate judgment Of the
American people upon the resolutions
which we here solemnly declare. never to
submit to the pretended Packard govern.
ment, never to pay it II dollar OF taxes
anu never to acknowledge its authority,
but to resist it at every point and in
every way, and to require that every de-
mand which it may make on the obcdi.
ence Of the citizens be enforced only by n
present physical power, which we are
incapable OF resisting. We appeal to the
President to stand firm to the Just and
constitutional policy Of non.interference,
and we entreat the people OF the United
States to sustain and encourage, and IL
need by the mighty power Of public
opinion, TO enforce the adoption Of that
policy,
Year: 1877

Comptroller reports that there arc |574,0 ,018
IN the Treasury which belongs to the Canal
Redemption Fund as its pro rata share, and
SIG, 434 which belongs to the City Hall Fund
under the appropriation of 1874, making in
all over 500, 900 in cash, which may be used
Immediately, and which, judiciously expend-
ed will carry on the work upon the founda-
t'on during the good weather of this fall.
This fund will receive accretions US rapidly
as the defalcation Of GAGE, tho tlefalcation
OF Vos HoI1Es, and the defalcation of the
ta1-tighters can be recovered. Tho Vox
Ho1LEN defalcation is the only one which
can be regarded as m absolute and total loss,
and the deficit of the tax-fshtors will begin
to come in under the collections of next
summer: There is every reason why be-
ginning should be made now. The fair
weather Of this fall, the cheapness of labor
and material, the 100000 in the Treasury
which cannot otherwise he used, the neccssi-
ties of the workingmcn, and tho obligations
Of the city to tho State-all require it. The
matter should be definitely settlod at to-mor-
rows meeting Of the Council, and any Alder
men who show disposition to postpone or
obstruct the work will be severely ccnsurcd
by their constituents,
Year: 1877

Upon long and exhaustive system Of COM
p1icated mathematical computation the base
ball compiler of The TRIBUNE has succeeded
in figuring out the exact relation borne by
the Chicago White Stockings to the cham
pionship. He estimates that if the Club win
all the coming games of the season and the
other clubs lose every game they play, the
White Stockings will win the pennant by a
small majority. THE TRmuSE's baseball
compiler has the reputation of being the
most reliable gentleman in the business of
reporting the national game, and his opin-
ions carry weight His statistics may be re-
lied upon, though the contingencies lie sug-
gests are not liable to accrue.
Year: 1877

ADVICE TO YOUNG LAD1Es.-In marry
ing, make your own match; do not marry a
man to get rid of him, or to oblige him, or to
save him. The man who would 60 to des-
truction without you will quite as likely 60
with you, and perhaps drag you along Do
not marry in haste, lest you repent at leisure.
Do not marry for home and living: Do
not let aunts, fathers and mothers sell you
for money or position in bondage, tears and
lifelong misery, which you must endure.
Place not yourself habitually in the hands of
suitor until you have decided the question
of marriage; human wills are weak, and peo-
pie often become bewildered, and do not
know their error until it is too late. Get
away from their influence, settle your head,
and make up your mind alone. Do not trust
your happiness in the keeping Of one who has
no heart, no head, no health. Shun the man
who ever gets intoxicated: Do not rush
thoughtlessly into welded life, contrary to the
advice of friends. Love can wait; that which
cannot wait is of very different character.
Year: 1877

A question that is question, is proposed
by the Winnsboro Menus:


"How would it do to introduce the Moffett
bell.punch in South Cardinal 1t seems to
be working admirably in Virginia, and We,
down here, surely need money as badly as our
friends in the Old Dominion"


Our impressions on this interesting subject
have already been given. The spirit is will
ing when the flesh is weakest. South Carroll.
ma, to her size, does as much drinking as any
other State in the Union. A large revenue
is as necessary here as it is in Virginia. The
introduction of the bell.punch would un-
doubtedly, increase the present income OF the
State. Should that increase be slight the
State will be no loser, as the experiment is
not an expensive one. Of necessity, much
intemperance would be prevented. This con-
tingency is hardly likely to occur, however.
Men who are disposed to drink will not be de-
barred from doing so by the addition Of a
few cents to the cost of their liquor. If the
amount consumed in small quantities should
continue to be what it is now, or any reason
able proportion Of it, the States gain by the
introduction of the measure would be i'm
mense. South Carolina would then receive
willing and frequent tribute from thousands
who now never pay cent of tax. The drunk
ards money would then not be entirely
thrown away, and some one beside the bar
keeper, would derive benefit from squandered
means.


1t is eninently proper that the liquor which
fills our jals and penitentiaries, should he
made to pay heavily towards their support
1t has always seemed rank injustice that the
Intelligent, sober and industrious citizen, who
had, by his efforts, secured property, shnu Id
be made to pay all the expenses of the safe
kce ping of the idle ignorant and vicious per-
son who is not producer, and only a con-
sumer In a nutshell, the bell punch does
what no tax ever before imposed could do.
1t obliges the non producer to become pro-
ducer, in certain measure, by contributing
to the general fund. 1t obliges men, even
while indulging in their vices, to do good to
the State, and through the State to her clti'
Year: 1877

TYPE IN A NEwsPAPER.-The Poughkeep'
sic Eagle, in an article on chow mistakes hap.
pen in newspapers" figures up the number OF
types used in a newspaper the size of the
Eagle at 600,0O0,i. e., the actual number of
bits of metal arranged and rearranged every
day in preparing a newspaper of that size for
the press. We suppose few people think of
the printing trade as one of the most exact
and particular of all the handicrsfts, but it is.
In making type, variations that might be al
lowed in the finest machinery would render
the type useless. 1t is very rare that type fur.
nished by two separate foundries can be used
together without q great deal of trouble,
though they try to make them after the same
standard. We read, once in a while, of a
wonderful piece of cabinet work, or mosaic
work, containing ten, twenty or fifty thousand
pieces, the maker of which has spent months
or even years of labor in producing it; and
people 60 to see it as a great curiosity but
the most elaborate and carefully fitted piece
of work of this kind ever made does not com.
pare with that which the printer does every
day, for minuteness of detail and accuracy of
fitting. The man who does the first is looked
upon as an artist-a marvel of skill-and ifa
hundred of his pieces are put in wrong side
up, or turned the wrong way, it is not observed
in the general effect but if the printer, in
fitting ten times as many pieces together in q
single day, puts one where another should be,
or turns one the wrong way, everybody sees
it, and is amazed at "the stupid carelessness
of those printers"