smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

Editors of the Dispatch: A few years
ago attended meeting of literary socie-
ty, and listened with interest to debate
and an address which did credit to the
young men who composed the association.
In addition to the regular exercises it had
been announced and published that an adj
dress would be delivered by distinguished
member of the bar. Some imperative en-
gagement, however, prevented this gentle
man from being present, and formal apol-
ogy was made for his absence, which was
regretted by oil. On the succeeding morn
ing great was my surprise to read in one
(and think in ally of our city papers re-
port Of the meeting, including. a commenda-
ton of the speech which had not been de-
livered.


1t is said that certain man who had
relics and antiquities to exhibit on one oc-
casion produced the very sword with which
(as he assured the people) Balaam had killed
the ass on which he rode, Being reminded
by bystander that Balaam did not kill the
ass, and had not any sword, but only
WISHED for one, "Well, }" said he, this is the
sword that he wished forl" Perhaps in
commencing q speech. that was never
spoken the reporter had in mind such
speech rs the orator who failed to appear
would ,oiSh to have spoken bad he spoken
at all


/ am reminded OF all this by the report,
in the Dispatch of this morning, OF an ad-
dress made by myself, in ST. Marks church,
in behalf OF the Bible Society. There is
scarcely word in that report thatI did say,
and nearly everything that is set down to
my credit is precisely aohdt I did not say.
The line OF thought to which tried to give
expression was totally different from that
attributed to me in this report. Indeed,
the entire absence in the report OF an ap-
Proclamation to my brief address is posi-
lively ludicrous. Could I possibly in q
speech Of twenty minutes have put the
writer to sleep, and did he dream or did he
,oish that / had made the remarks that he
puts into my mouthl What he loriteS may
be much better than what l said, but, then,
did not say it. Perhaps ought to. have
said it, but having omitted to say it, it is not
fair to give me credit that I do not deserve.


Isubmit this matter, Messrs. Editors; to
your courtesy and good taste. Is 1t worth
while to attempt to furnish sketch OF every
little address that may be made BY poor
parson or any other manp In this case no
harm has been done that know Of; and
therefore it is suitable case in which to
suggest that if such reports be made at all
they should be so made (however briefly
that they may be relied OH with the fullest
confidence. Accuracy is better than mo-
velty and better than eloquence, either in
speaking or writing; and, in short, IL we
cannot depend upon published representa-
tions (not of opinions but) OF actual occur
renceS the value Of the newspaper sinks to
nothing. In my judgment, such result
would prove great calamity.


j. PETEkKIN.


Richmond, November 81, 1876.
Year: 1876

The board of directors of the Western
Union Telegraph company; has instrue-
ted its executive committee to destroy
original dispatches hereafter, as soon
as possible after their transmission
The company will even have messages
destroyed on the day after their trans
mission, if that is necessary to secure
their privacy.
Year: 1876

his sport, and all fear of God and man were
equally lost to his heart.


"You have not yet told me where he is,
now," said Manuel, as, having satisfied him.
self as to the reality of the happy tidings just
impaired to him, he recurred to the former
topic of their conversation. "Is he in this
country?"


"No. He is imprisoned in California, the
scene of his most recent and startling crimes.
His trial, in the courts there, will come off at
an early day. Have you any desire to see
him ?"


"That question I am not yet prepared to
answer" slowly rejoined Manuel. "1f his
feeling toward me are still those Of hatred
and anger, it would do US no good to meet.
But if, as I venture to hope, some softer emo
tion may be stirred up in his heart"


"From what l know Of his character, I
fear I can not encourage you in any such
hope" said the General, shaking his head.
"And in any case, I do not think an interview
would be productive of satisfaction to your
SELF" ''


Nevertheless, if he should express desire
to see me, I could not refuse to grant the
wish," said Manuel.


"Of course you are the best judge Of what
it would be expedient to do. But must not
linger here too long, my friend, for there is
much to be attended to- I am forgetting that
you are not yet outside these gloomy prison
walls though, of course, it only now remains
for certain preliminaries to be accomplished
in order to attain that result. In less than
twenty-four hours, you will once more tread
the earth free man And then trust there
will be little delay in our return, or rather
my return, in which you will accompany me,
to America. I long to witness the meeting
between you and your daughter, and the Joy
which ! am sure you will feel, in finding her
50 worthy of your love-"
Year: 1876

The new moulders at Deere pillow works
do not seem to be psoGclents and thus far
have fallen short of the amount of work
required to be done One mouldcr cast
wheels of which only two were perfect;
another made wheels of which were
spoiled; and another made 3 wheels and
only good. Another hired helper and
agreed to pay him $l.50 per day. The
two made only si,r Wneets in a day. And
now they say that the new hands have
been notified that they must make s wheels
per day, or work at 3li cents per wheel.
Thus far the highest number made by any
one of the new moulders has been only I
wheels These facts only go to prove that
6 wheels per day is as much as any man
ought to make. and that it requires not
OILY a skilled workman but a man Of extra
powers of endurance to exceed this mum
ber. The idea of any man making or


10 wheels per day. continually, is pro-
nounced by experienced moulders to be
impossible. without injury to health. II
is not known yet whether the new en-
ployes viii accept the arbitrary terms a


Deere & Co, but this much is certain, tht


conduct of the firm in this matter has beer


an open act of oppression. 1t was al


effort Of capital against labor. and thu
mouldcrs who refused to accel the starva


tion wages offered were only acting the
part of men who felt that acceptance woul'
only pave the wav for more sweeping re
: duction in wages, and be bending th
knee to manufacturing tyranny.
Year: 1876

One of the investigating committees
now at work in Washington, recently
listened to most remarkable account
of perfidy against President Grant.
The witness testified that Grant had
come to him at all hours of the day
and night to pray on his bended knees
for pardon for nameless wrong done
to the witness affianced bride. AS a
final question he was asked how the
President managed to see him at Ger.
tain places named. Perhaps the feel
ings of the committee can be imagined
when the witness replied that the
wrong the President had done him was
only in the spirit-he never appeared
to him in the body!


The President tells the story that
for many weeks he was conscious that
he was being shadowed ; that he could
never leave the white-house without
finding the maniac turn upon him at
some corner, and glover upon him
with his roaming eyes; that the es-
pionage became intolerable, and one
day he stopped the man and told him
it must cease, or he would have him
arrested. It did not cease, and the
President in his walks carried cane
The mad man still continued to haunt
the white-house grounds and the
streets, and was finally taken to the
asylum. He had been there but a
short time, when his friends told the
authorities that they would take him
to his home in Ireland if he could be
released. The request was immediate:
ly granted, and he was sent to Ireland.
BY what means that madman was
brought here is left to the readers
imagination.
Year: 1876

From the Wausau wis., Pilot.


Since the death penalty was abolish
ed in Wisconsin, the amusements offer
ed to the public have been s'stale, fiat,
and Improbable. The high-toned
moral status of some could only be
amused and satisfied with an entertain
ment which could furnish at least a
rope and death. Hence when it was
announced that w. D. Linscott would
walk across the falls at Wausau on a
single line, there were men who said
they would give 25 cents to see him
walk across, but would give SIS to see
him fall in; others. freely uttered the
prediction that the whole thing was
. sell and when the stranger had COL
lected few dollars he would light
out, and no attempt would be made to
perform the perilous feat.


At the appointed hour the man ap.
peared before the assemble multitude,
and regardless of 4 very strong wind
stepped upon the rope. His balance
pole in hand he walked forward upon
the slender thread, and in spite of the
bowling winds around him and the dark
waves below, which sent up their cold
crests as if to invite him to their dead.
ly embrace, walked: steadily forward
to a point about 800 feet from the west
shore, and about $50 from the east
shore, when gust of wind more pow
erful than evof struck the brave man,
threw him off Of balance; his pole,
with which he attempted to regain his
balance, came up to nearly perpen.
dicular, when the lower end was caught
by the crest of a giant wave below and
wrenched from his hands. Lanscott
fell, and was swallowed up by the mad
waves to reappear at the brink of the
falls. over which he plunged. Quickly
emerging amid the breakers below the
falls, his stalwart form was seen battl'
ing with the icy waves for his life. By
almost superhuman efforts he gained
the shore near the lower end of
Clark's lumber.yard, and by the assist
ance of those who had gathered there
he soon stood upon the dry land, to
wave his hands to the vast concourse
of people whose, glad cheers proclaimed
him the hero of the hour
Year: 1876

THE Japanese Government has promul-
gated a copyright law by which the name
and address ofthe author must be attached
TO every newspaper article and book. The
author Of book is obliged to go through
amost tedious process to obtain permission
to publish it, and must send three printed
copies and the retail price Of six to the
Home Office. Thatputs an end to anony-
nous writings in Japan.
Year: 1876

A YOUNG woman in Chicago put her
false teeth in glass ofwater at night, and
in the morning found them imbedded in a
chunk ofsolid ice, She was late at break
fast the process of thawing out the teeth
with a bonfire of matches having been
slow
Year: 1876

SERMON BY A CLowN.-The following
was preached by clown, in circus that
was exhibiting in one Of our country
towns in this State. There is a good deal
of bitter truth in it,


MY friends. we have taken in about
six hundle ed dollars here to-day, more
ventLre to say, than any minister Of the
gospel in this town will receive for II
whole yeal service. A large portion Of
this audience is composed Of members Of
the church. And yet when your preacher
asks you for money to aid in supfo. ting
til Gospel, you say you are too poor to
give anything. Yet you come here to
hear me tlk nonsense. | am a fool be-
cause | am paid for it make my living
by 1t. You profess to be wise, and yet
you support me in my folly. But Ter
haps you say you did not come to see the
circns, but the animals why did you o
look at them and 90 away Why did you
stay to hear my nonsense ? Now is this
not pretty place for CI ristian to e
in Do you not feel ashamed o. your
selves ou ought to blush to be caught
in such place as this."
Year: 1876

DAVID DUDLEY FIELD is not n teacher
of penlnanship. Recently he signed a
legal document, and sent it to printer in
Albany. The proof was sent to him to
be read, and David Dudley Field in
manuscript appeared in type as Tried and
duly filed.
Year: 1876

TIE question, Where do the pins go?'
seems to be in fair way to be answered.
At least, we know that talented stock
broker who sat down on one yesterday
seemed TO have no difficulty in deciding
where it had gone, but put his hand on
the place and spoke about it.-.4Ha
Year: 1876

WEDDINGs.-Sugar wedding Marry
ing IA candid man.


Silver wedding Marrying an old gray
beard


Tin wedding The man that pans out
well.


Wooden wedding Marrying perfect
stick


Crystal wedding Marrying one addict
ed to the glass.


Golden wedding-When the groom is a
minor ana the bride is little vain.


Diamond wedding When the wash
ings' are Hrge.-Troy Budgct.
Year: 1876

Mary Rourk, girl OF seventeen, was brought TO
Bellevue Hospital from the Eighteenth precinct early
yesterday morning in sick and faintng condition. II
was soon ascerained by the physician In attendance
that the poor girl had disease but was actually dy
ing rom starvation. Day after day she had walked
the streets searching for employment at night she
slept IN The station houses. Though on the brink y
starvation 1here "a no doubt Of her recovery.
Year: 1876

We have received from Trustworthy source,
clergyman of he Greek Church. the following details
OF the war operations which being by tho
Turks with such terrible effect against the Christian
population in Herzegovina II is tale of horror.
Men, women and children not to have been
empt from the cruel and brutal rage OF Turkish
fanaticsm, and 1t is claimed that all Christians,
whether Catholic or Protestant called upon by
common interest and common humanity to utter
protest that shall be effective IN putting end to such
a mode of warfare The matter is taken from reports
given by the delegate Croatia and Dalmata OF the
International Committee for the Wounded and Refu-
gees of Herzegovina and Bosnia TO His Eminence Lord
Michael Archbishop of Belgrade, Metropolitan of Ser
via President OF the Committee
Year: 1876

a
Do you want to purify the system!
Do you want to get rid of Biliousness?
Do you want something to strengthen your
Do you want good appetizer
Do you want to get rid of nervousness
Do you want good digestion2
Do you want to sleep well
Do you want to build up your constitution
Do you want q brisk and vigorous feeling?


If you do, take
Year: 1876

The unfayorable opinion of Miss Dickin-
ison's debut, which we printed yesterday
from the Philadelphia PresS,is not only not
contradicted by the voices of other critics but
all too fully sustained. The despatch sent
from Boston to the New York Tribune al
most derides the whole affair, and the no.
tice in the New York Times, besides much
more to the same effect, plumply says that
"Miss Dickinson won no laurels as play
wright, and her impersonation must be ac-
counted a fiat failure" We confess our
disappointment that no better report than
this is made of the play itself, for it was
entirely possible for the critics who saw it
before it was brought out to have detected
and judged OF its demerits. AS for the la
dy's dramatic talent, that was something
that had never before been precisely mes-
eured.
Year: 1876

There have been many ludicrous stories
told about court etiquette, but the follow
ing, which Mr.. Conway tells of an English
court, surpasses most of them 1t is con-
sidered indispensable that ladies introduced
at Court or received there shall wear very
low-bodied dresses. just before the last
drawing room reception Lady -, wife of
distinguished nobleman, wrote to the Lord
Chamberlain, saying that she had recently
been ill, and her shoulders had become so
thin that she was ashamed to show them
The Chamberlain, knowing how strict the
Queen was, referred the matter to her, and
a grand consultation was held. After a
long and serious debate, the Lord Cham
berlain was instructed to write to the petl-
tioning lady that Her Majesty would for
once give her consent to the Innovation
but it was intimated that the dress must be
a compromise, that is cut down in front.
The Court papers referred vaguely to this
exception to the rules of court dress, stat
ing that it was by Her Majesty's gracious
and special concession, in order that it
might not become precedent.
Year: 1876

If there ever was time when Delaware
was in danger of up-tipping, that time is
the present. The railroad has been one
great highway of travel along which i'm
mense numbers of people have hsstened to
the Centennial, and the drain upon our pop
ulation has been heavy. Who knows but
that before nightfall the links that bind
us to our sister States may break and we in
the upper and may find ourselves rising rap
idly into mid air, clutching for something to
prevent our slipping down to the lower
end ? One thought consoles US we shall
have soft place to fall upon.
Year: 1876

- Thousands Of hearts are to-day rejoicing
in the gladstone sunshine which has dis-
PEELED the weeping clouds which threatened
TO overhang our Centennial opening day.
1t is token Of divine approval-an evil
dence of God with us that even as his arm
has been around and about us during the
first century of our progress, He is still
with us in the celebration which we have
undertaken.
Year: 1876

1t has become quite plain that the Gen.
tennial Commission is in imminent danger
OF making itself a nuisance. Some of the
members desire to keep up continuous
session, while the Exposition is open, for
no possible good purpose, but with the
certainty that they will draw pay for an
noying and disturbing the operations of the
executive officers.
Year: 1876

Collecting the whisky Revenue.


1t is stated that one Of the effects of the
breaking up of the whole whisky rings Of
the country has been the large increase in
the internal revenue receipts. For the
month of April the increase has been over
three and half millions as compared with
the same month last year, which can be at
tributed to no other cause than the faithful
ness and vigilance which now mark the
collection of this revenue, under Secretary
Bristow.
Year: 1876

will be about as decided and unmistaka.
bl e as JelT. Davis himself could demand
at our hands. II all the Confederate
claims that West Virginia can trump up
are not successfully put through Con
grcss, ii will not be because we have
failed to do all in our power to gain q
hold on the gratitude Of the Democratic
party OF the country.
Year: 1876

The Register is shocked at the idea OF a
man olsuch personal antecedcnts as Gen.
Sickles having been brought to Wheeling
to address the Radicals. We are surprised
considering the ardent character OF the
support given by the Register to one OF the
nominees on the Demo cratic ticket that it
should be so sincerely offended at the an
tecedents Of Sickles. For the editication
of the editor we will remark that
Sickles was Democrat, and a Demo-
cratic Congressman at that, when the in
cident to which ii refers took place.
Ever since he joined the Republican
church his record has been good. If in
tho opinion of the Register a man cannot,
even by such service as Gen. sickles has
rendeted his country, atone for his errors,
it will be in order for that paper to call
a new convention or two and expurgate
the list Of its nominees.
Year: 1876

is man Of independent judgement. But
few people in this world rise superior to
their surroundings. Most people get
their views second hand-ready made
from somebody else, mostly from their
parents. It's really refreshing to see once
in while man like Mr.. Browning who
is not only gentleman Of education but
Of manifest liberaliLy and independence.
He is the sort OF a man we should like to
sec elected to the Senate from this dis
trict this time. -.
Year: 1876

. We publish this morning an interest
Ing interview between the Hon. Carl
Schurz and reporter for the Parkers.
burg Journal at Marietta a few days
since. There is one point made by MIR.
Schurz in this interview that is we'll
worthy of special attention. 1t is what
he says in reference to the well.known
fact that wherever the Democracy have
gained power in the former border slave
States, like West Virginia and Missouri,
the Confederate element has come boldly
to the front and assumed control. Those
who witnessed the Democratic process
sion in this city on Thursday night and
heard the yelis within its ranks for Jetl.
Davis, can well understand how this feel.
Ing manifests itself among many pt the
more reckless and outspOken Of the party
when opportunity offers. Doubtless the
Democratic leaders in this city would not
yell for JEFF. Davis in public process.
sion through our strcets-even those oil
them who voted for the ordinance Of Sc
ression in 1861, or those who afterwards
served in the rebellion. They are too
wary for that But the men who train
under them in political demonstrations
mud who by instinct understand the
bond of fellowship that uniles them with
their leaders in opposition to the Repnb'
Iican pnrty-sre' Indifferent to public
opinion, and thereforelyelt out in the face
Of their opponents as they pass through
the streets just what they feel. Some OF
these latter like the man HambIeton who
named his child after Wilkes Booth, seek
Ing to outdo their fellows, were not con-
tent simply to hurroh for jeff Davis, but
were heard to sing this choice piece OF
rebel poetry.
Year: 1876

The DEMOCRATIC County MEETING
held at New Castle on Saturday was,
according TO those ubiquitous individ-
uals, the "oldest inhabitants" one Of
the largest and ''most spirited Of the
kind, with the possible exception Of
that Of 1874, held formany years. The
interest shown by all present in the
proceedings and the zeal manifested for
the prosperity and success Of the party,
betoken an earnestness and a readiness
for the coming contest with our Repub-
lican opponents which augurs we'll for
the success Of the Democratic party.
while the generous good nature with
which men yielded to the defeat Of pet
measures under the will Of the majority
show a party organization and q una
nimity Of purpose which it will be hard
to overcome. The prospects for Dem
ocratic victory in November are as
bright at the present time as at the
outset Of any previous campaign and q
continuation Of the spirit shown on
Saturday will increase our strength and
result in the triumphant election Of our
whole ticket.
Year: 1876

THE Presbyterian General Assembly.
in session at Brooklyn, having repeated
its oft-mado overtures to the Southern
General Assembly for reunion, the
latter. just prior to adjournment,
adopted resolution declaring that
while they accept the proaered kind
feelings Of their Northern brethren,
they must still insist in their demand
for retraction Of the bitter denuncia-
tions made against them by the North
ern church during the civil war. This
the latter refuses to do and as the
Southerners show no signs Of giving
in, there does not seem to be any very
brilliant prospect Of speedy reunion
Of the two churches.
Year: 1876

THE United States Senate, after an
able and lengthy debate, has at length
decided that ex-Secretary Belknap is
liable to impeachment for high crimes
and misdemeanors Notwithstanding his
resignation. As the Senate is the only
judge in matters Of its jurisdiction, this
decision is final and the trial must now
60 on. The only question to be settled
now is the guilt or innocence Of the
Secretary Of the charges made against
him, and having once virtually con-
fessed his guilt there would seem to be
but little doubt as to the issue Of the
trial.
Year: 1876

own views in regard to whom they
wish to have sent as their representa-
tives to the Convention. Whoever,
therefore, that is not prevented by i'm
possibilities, should make it point to 60
and vote for somebody, and whose yer
does not should hereafter hold their
tongue about the manner in which these
primary elections are conducted. If
they stand back and take no part and
let others. more active than themselves,
do the work, they have no right to
complain Of what those others do.