smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

We are in receipt of the following letter from reliable source. relative to the late count by Agent J. P. Cum, of the White mountain Apaches:

 CAMP APACHE, April 24, 1875. EDITOR CITIZEN: All is quIet here now under the new agent, MT. J. P. Cum, who at present has charge of both San Carlos and this agency. MT. Cum arrived here about the 18th of this month, to relieve ex- agent Roberts who had lately been dis placed by the military authorities and Mir. J. W. Mchley put in his place. On the 18th, Agent Cum called all the Indians to- gether and succeeded in making the first count ever made at this agency by an Agent. He did this without any asSis- tance from the military, and says he never made a more peaceable or orderly count at San Carlos. There were l7S4 Indians drawn up in line, and Mir. Cum informed them that there would be a count made every five days and that as he was their agent he proposed being agent and they need not go to the post hereafter to be couLted. The Indians seemed very well pleased at this and said they were glad to have an agent who will have sole charge of their interests, and look after them himself, as they never had an agent to do

 

 thorities attempted to count the Indians as of old, but the latter refused to go 10 the post and no count could be made and the attempt was given up.

 In common sense view this is the natural and correct position. If these Indians are to be under civil rule while at peace, the agent should have full cOntrol over them; the business of the military with the Indians only commences when the latter break away from the control of the agency. This is the theoretical order of their government, and until it is practical ly carried out, as we have every reason to believe it will now be here, there will and can be no successful management of an agency.

 To gain respect of and command over Indians, there are certain qualifications which experience has shown an agent must possess. He must have force of character and flrmness; there must be the personal appearance, or power of voice or lcountenance to impress the Indians with a sense of his superiority or ability to conl- mand. MT. Gum undoubtedly possesses these qualities with others, and is exactly the right man in the right place. The peo- pie and government may rest assured that nothing will be left undone to ad- vance and civiliZe these Indians, and un- less some unforseen obstacle shall arise we predict that the success with which Agent Cum has met at San Carlos, will be re- peated here. The many changes and, as believe, late bad management of this agency, have discouraged the Indians to an extent in planting, but Mir. Cum will and is urging them to put in their crops.
Year: 1875

THE LAST CHANCE. Valentines studio
will be opened to the public to-day for the
last time before his beautiful monument OF
Lee is boxed up to be sent to Lexington
Visitors will be received at any hour.


The studio was crowded again on yester-
day, and there was but one opinion as to
the work--that Of unqualified and enthusa>-
lie nraisn
Year: 1875

ineraung In Great Britain pre- aching against the Es


abhsnment and arousing public opinion in behalf OF
dlsestaolshment And they are but the vanguard OF
most that Will be engaged in this work within decade
or less


But is Il Protestant dogma, as the Bishop OF Ripon
declares that the state OF the departed fixed the
moment after death ~ lis DEATH then, the great arbi
ter or human destinyY II has always seemed to me
that death was negaton and powerless agent,
per Sc, for human veal or Character and life
have looked upon and from my reading OF the Scrip
lures believed to be the nal arbter OF human destiny
What is there fixed xibe in death that should be
made the great bugbear OF the Church and the world
The Bishop undertakes settle and define the faith OF
''a true Protestans' rs TO the future state OF tho
dead The faithful he says, don't need our prayers,
and lost souls could not be benefited by them. Now
the Scriptures written by Jews and il and is
TO this day dogma OF Judaism that prayers for the
dead effectual And in this faith they arc
offered up by Israelites all over the world
And nowhere in the Bible prayers for
the dead prohibited, and nowhere in that book Is
the dogma Of the xedness OF the human soul at death
taught know IN be referred 10 the narrative OF
Dives and Lazarus teaching that doctrine But that
narrative whole teaches that the future state Of the
rich fixed by the moral character he bore In
his lifetime, and not by the coming Of death TO him.
Who that reads Paul's life does not believe that his
future state fixed long before death set his spirit
free And death fact TO him had scarcely any more
to do with determining his after condition than the last
meal he ate had. While have little or sympathy
with the Universast theory OF the future state have
less for Dr. Bickersteths There shadow OF excuse
in the Bible for the Unversalists yew there Is none
for the preate's. COSMOS
Year: 1875

The revival movement in Brooklyn has gone to sleep
aud in New York it has never been thoroughly awake


The Baptists claiming the Prince Of Wales, on
the ground that he took eight fire engines with him to
India. Some people see nothing but water works


II is pity to quarrel with charitable associations
Just as the call is being made for funds and just as tho
winter is coming on stll when there is heavy deficit
IT is natural to put interrogation point near IT. II is
poor consolation TO feel whom happens 10 have
generous impulse, that II costs just sixty cents
out OF the hundred you willing to give to get the
other thirty three into the home Of deserving poverty
There are 20 many hungry secretaries that the tender
ion Of charity is all eaten up and only the given
10 the poor.


The Church OF the Messiah has been offered for sale
10 the Bapsts II has endured hard fortune for the
iast few years. but u expects that its troubles
viii soon be over 1t is reported that somebody has
been praying for Ne church. and u seems unable 10
Year: 1875

At the monthly meeting OF the New York Medico.
Legal Society at the College Of Physicians and Sur.
gcons, Twenty. third street and Fourth avenue, on
Tuesday evening next Both inst the President elect,
Professor Frank Hastings Hamilton, Will deliver bus
inaugural address and Clark Bell the retiring Prcst
dent Will also speak.
Year: 1875

THE WORK OF CHRISTIAN UNION.


Efforts have been made heretofore among Protestant
denominations to effect some sort OF visible unity,
whereby they could remove the reproach that rests
upon them in contrast with tho Roman Catholic
Church These efforts have been only partly
full The Presbyterians trying to unite their
tered families the Methodiss theirs and the Anglicans
and Old Catholics and Oriental Catholics have moved
in the direction but they all remain about where
they were before And now fresh effort is being put
forth by the Oriental Greek Church through It's repre-
sentative IN this city to awaken enthusiasm on this
subject Not that the Orthodox Greek Catholics seek
union merely with the Old Catholics and Angcans but
with Christians OF all denominations The Rev.
Nicholas Bjerring, priest of tho Russian chapel in
this city, has lately preached some sermons
the doctrines and ceremonies Of his
Church. and on Tuesday evening he will deliver a
lecture in Association Hall 1.-THE Oriental Church
and Its Friendly Relations to Other Religious Bodies
Several OF the religious papers this week call attention
TO this movement and give IL their countenance and
many OF the leading ministers of tho different denom-
ination have expressed not only their willingness TO bo
present the OCCASION but their desire hear the
views of Greek priest on this subject Mr.. Bjerring
will not merely give his views but will represent


the views and feelings and longngs OF Of the best
civil and ecclesiastical life in Russia this m-
portant theme Ono Of the Grand Dukes OF that Empire


s the president of society for the advancement or
substantial unity between the different Christian
churches and denominations and the longing for this
end is widespread and earnest there here.
When ministers and churches learn to exchange and
terchange pulpit and Christian courtesles shall be
step nearer Christian union than at present.
But every step in this direction should be hailed with
delight
Year: 1875

THE following simple precsution !,
suggested by q Western exchange: In
retiring for the night spread newspaper
loosely upon the stairwsys in front Of
the doorways and windowa The noise
produced st she dead Of night BY
tresding on crackling newspapsr, or at.
tempting to remove them from the path
way, Be the burglar ever 50 stsalthy and
sxpest, 10 sufAcient 70 give almost any
sleeper notice Of the presence and where
abouts Of the midnight foe.
Year: 1875

Some of the farmers of the northeast
ern part of Kansas are turning their at
tention to the cultivation of rye for feed
instead Of corn. They say they can
keep their stock in better condition, and
make more and better beef and pork
from the same number of acres of rye
than they can out of corn also that rye
lis more certain crop, taking one sea-
son with another, than corn.


Rowell's Reporter says: 1.-THE COM
positor who has not sufficient informa-
ton and common sense to avoid making
nonsense out of even bad manuscipt has
no calling at the case, and had better re-
tire at once to the more congenial busi-
ness of manufacturing horseshoes. -.


Spring fever is troubling some folks
in this section. This disease works ::in-
Jury to the shoemakers and puts the wo-
men on double duty. Itsaves shoe leath-
er, but is death on that part Of mans
outfit that comes in contract with dry
goods boxes. ..


A few days since married lady Of
this place had the misfortune to bite her
toung quite severely. Since the acci-
dent, her husband comes home in the
evening at least three hours earlier than
usual.


Pope says: 1.-THE proper study OF man.
kinds man." epopulor study is how


o make money out of him.
Year: 1875

FINDING THE MERIDIAN.-M. George W
Blunt, Of New York, who knows as much
about nautical matters as any gentleman
we know, gives the following simple mode
for running meridian line:


Take piece Of board, or any similar
material, and deacribe on it number Of
concentric circles. Place this in the sun
over the center hang plummet Observe
the shortest shadow from the plummet
the sun will then bo on the meridian
draw a line to the centre of tho circle, and
that will be the true meridian line. This
will do to mark the apparent time or te
correct the compass for variation.
Year: 1875

would think Of taking exception to
the treatment have described; it 10
no moro than tho custom of the sea.


Let your son steal hogs, deal 1t
taro, or drive horses On the towpath
Of the Erie canal, and do you inaict
on him anything short Of murder to
keep him from going to sea.


THANKSGIVING DAY


was quite universally kept, and its
observance grows more and more in
this city. The weather was delight
ful. PIRTRo.
Year: 1875

Come, my wife, put down the Bible,


Lay your glasses on the book,
Both Of US are bent and aged


Backward, mother, let us look.
There Is still the same old homestead
Where brought you long ago,
When the hair was bright with sunshine
That is now like winters snow.
Let us talk about the babies


A We cit here all alone,
Such merry troop Of youngsters;


How We lost them one by one.
Jack, the first Of all the party,


Came to me one winters night.
Jack, you said. should be parson,


Long before he saw the light.
Do you see that great cathedral,


Filled the transept and the nave,
Hear the organ grandly peAling,


Watch the silken hangings wave;
See the priest In robcs Of Office,


With the altar at his back
Would You think that gifted preacher
Could be our own little Jack!
Then girl with curly tresses.


Used to CLINT. upon my knee,
Like little fairy princess


Ruling at the age Of three.
With the years there came a wedding
How your fond heart swelled with pride
When the lord Of all the country


Chose your baby for his bride!
Watch that stately carriage coming,
And the form reclining there
Would you think that brilliant lady
Could be your own little Clares
Then the last, q blued eyed youngster-
can hear him prattling now
Such strong and sturdy fellow,


With his broad and honest brow,
How he used to love his mother!


All! see your trembling lip!
He 10 far Of on the water,


Captain Of royal ship,
See the bronze upsn his forehead,
Hear the voice Of stern command
That the boy who clung 80 fondly
To his mothers trembling hand!
All! my wife, we've lost the babies,
Ours 30 long and ours alone;
What are We to these great people,
Stately men and women growns
Seldom do We even see them;


Yes, . bitter tear-drop starts,
As We sit here in the fre-light,


Lonely hearth, and lonely hearts,
All their lives are full without us;
They'll stop long enough one day
Just to lay us in the church yard,


Then they'll each go on their way.
Year: 1875

General Sheridan has gone the natural way OF
all bachelors. He has taken the matrimonial
plunge, despite all the grave warnings of history
on this subject The one thought of Little
Phil's fellow citizens should be to wish him
happiness ut this interesting and momentous
point in his pilgrimage, but We observe that the
busy-bodies take liberties more free than re-
spectfu The meddlers had no excuse. for it
was expressly given out that this was to bo a
wedding without form or pretenson'
When people conduct themselves 80 as to make
society feel it has as much share in the per-
formance as It chooses to take nothing can be
ssd in opposition, except, indeed, on the score
of good taste, but when couple show by their
sensible and modest action that they desire to
be let alone, any breaking into that reserve be-
comes An impertinence. But q. Lieutenant Gen
eral is not married every day, and Little Phil
might have known that the ". T. Herald would
write him up" no matter if the wedding WAS
celebrated in the very simplest form. Doubtless
no harm is meant by this sort Of newspaper
vulgarity but it may be supposed hat such in
difference to the feelings may often be very
keenly felt. 1t must be pleasant, for instance,
for the parties concerned to read that General
Runker's (ths BRIDES father presents not made
public, but it must of necessity be unpreten-
tous.n This, it strikes us, is impudence of a
very bold kind. If the editor Of the Herald WAS
poor man, how would he fancy his plentiful
lack Of funds being advertised in that fashion,
and what right has he to take similar
liberty with any citizen? Again
We read in this elaborate peace of snobbery,-
Al. :. n,,J
does not approach in magniicence of detail


those which other noted brides have displayed
within the past year, still it will in no manner


disgrace the position. Whatever it may lack in


quantity is made up in quality" What excuse


can there be for such an offense against good


breeding and good feeling as that? Thing'


have come to pretty pass when the privacy o


lady's toilet is to be thus invaded.
Year: 1875

President Scott states that the Pennsylvania
Railroad is not suffering from tho hot competi-
tion and low rates entailed by the railroad war.
He announces that the accounts OF the company
for the four months ending April 3Oth OF this
year have been carefully made up, and show
that the entire decrease in gross earning on
through and competitive business for that period
is s444, ,66s.0s. and allowing as net profit on
this traffic 25 per cent, which s. perhaps, above
the average of the profit on through business, a
net loss is shown of about S1ll 200, being less
than one sixth Of per cent ont of the annual
fund for dividend purposes. This represents in
part, too, a loss from reduced tonnage to and
from the seaboard, resulting from the de-
pressed condition of the country.
Year: 1875

The Boston Base Ball club has not lost sin
gle game this season. Up to the end of May it
had played and won in twenty contests In the
record for the championship it stands first, the
Hartfords second and the Athletics third.
Year: 1875

K Bringhurst 4 Co. have re-opened their Mineral
Water Fountain for the season. The majority of
our citizens have tasted and know for themselves
the superiority of the soda water from this fountain
and the delicious havor OF the Fruit syrups they
prepare, of which there are upwards OF twenty va
rieties. They have


GLASS sIPHoN BOTTLES,
and the apparatus for properly filling them
with highly charged Carbonlc Acid Water, which
can be drawn at Will, making the bottles really


PORTABLE FOUNTAINS,
which enable the invalid who may require H. or the
lover of Soda water who may desire IT, 70 enjoy the
use OF this delightful beverage at any time at hnme
We have on draught the following popular
Year: 1875

When these are paid they will have the
right to buy the the assignment of the patent
ior those SIX states, paying for it one halt of
their capital stock. The buyers of stock in
these companies are influenced solely by
their confidence in the men who know what
the motor is. They have no knowledge OF
1t themselves, although private exhibitions
OF it have been given under great pressure
rom tne stock who demanded TO be
shown what the thing was. An engine was
shown, working by the new power, but it
was impossible for any one who saw it TO
understand the motor. There is no necessity
for telling the public about it, because we
have plenty of money to follow it up our
selves, and ask none from the public, and
our great anxiety is to keep the secret until
we shall have perfected our system of work
ing the power so as to be able to take out
letters patent that will protect u.s. 1t has
been said that Mr.. Keely has received
large sums of money, and has
been raised from poverty to com
benefit by his invention. The facts
are that he receives 5000 a month for bis per-
sonal expenses, and his machinist's bills are
paid. This money is advanced to him, and
II be receives other money it must be from
sale OF his interest, and 1 don't think he
would sell a dollars worth of that as q mat
ter OF principle, for if he were TO DISPOSE of
his interest 1t would be demoralizing in its
effect on his associates. He works on his
invention so constantly that have repeat
edly taken him away from il, aud taken
him out driving, fearing that his constant
application would be Injurious. II is, of
course, uncertain how soon bis labors viii
be completed, but it is probable that before
long the patents will be taken out. aud the
whole thing given to the world. Until that
time, OF course, we can say no more than
has been said. The stockholders are imps-
tient, and, not being men OF science, are un-
able to see why we can not patent what we
have, and then patent the improvements
that we are able TO make. / have had con-
siderable experience in such matters, and
have taken out so many patents that have
learned that it is best to perfect an invention
before patenting it.
Year: 1875

NC ~ ABSURD sIAIhMENIss
1t has been asserted that We do not know
the difference between pressure and power;
that we claim TO have perpetual motion
machine; that we pretend to be able to
Year: 1875

TIE CLERGY BROUGHT TOGETHER FOR THE STUDY


OF THEOLOGY AND FOR MORE PERFECT DIsCI-


PINE


Several weeks ago the Rig Rev. Michael
A. Corrigan D. d. BisnOp of N"wa:f, y. j., addressed
a diocesan letter the clergy OF H. diocese, relative
to conference in order insure u ormity OF disci
pline throughout the various parishes. nd to promote
love OF study among the clergy In tn second PenaTy
Council at Baltimore this practice warmly recon-
mendod and since that time special laws this subject
have been made in various Diocesan synOds. The
satutes OF the Diocese Of Newark far back 1885,
state that it was the intention Of the Ordinary TO
establish as soon practicable Conferences on
moral and dogInatic theology and sacred liturgy
The first Conference in the Diocese Of
Newark WAS held at the Catholic Institute
in Newark yesterday afternoon As the chief object in
view was that clergy should keep up the study Of
theology tho cases made to embrace the leading
nrncples OF treatise rather than knotty questions
some particular point and that all might be melted TO
study the Moderator OF the Conference after the sol
tion OF the by those previously appointed, an
nounced that he would call on others present, at s dis
cretion, for expression of opinion The Bishop an
pounced that in addition 10 the case Of conscience
0ogmatic case would also be introduced account OF
the too general neglect OF that province OF theology
obliged to instruct his flock in sound doctrine and to be
al avs ready satisfy every that asks
for the hope which is in him


Bishop Corrcan presided the Conere yesterday
at which about co priests were present including the
Very Rev g. Ii. Doane, " q. Every parish III the do
cese was represented The conference session
aOout hours, with closed DOORS tho debates and de-
lioeraiions not DelnS lnte4ded I2r puPeaon ~ the
religious secular eWspaers IL is Tue intention OF
the Bishop have several OF these Conferences each
year thai OF yesterday beng lnatory and experlmen-
raj He hopes very much good may arise from bring
ing the Clergy together that they may become better
acquainted with each other and with the Bishop. and
that "a spirit OF emulation may 5De created among the
workers. The Bishop felt that the diocese wanted a
perfect discipline and he hopes 10 accomplish tns
through these Conferences. The cases Tor the next
Conference were distributed yesterday
Year: 1875

OF THE BOAhS.


The hutter Of excitement in the upper circles
of New York society Will reach Its hight this evening at
the Academy Of Music, when the annual Charity Bail
will occur Unusual efforts have been made TO make
this ball the most successful in every respect OF any yet
given The boxes have all been sOld and TINS morning
the final touches will be given to the adjournment Of the
interior Of the Academy The back portion OF the stage
oor will be closed In By exterior cenc and near 1t
will be erected platform FOR the lady managers This
platform Will be decorated with few rare flowers aud


fountain OF perlumed water Will be placed near by
Aside from these decorations and the usual motto,
"Charity," in gas jets, which will he suspended
from the stage front, the OrnamentatOn Will
lie slight. The Floor Committee is chosen from the
General Committee OF Managers The members In
charge will be distinguished by badge Supper will
be served in Nilsson Hall by DelmOnIco. There will be
two orchestras Bernstein furnishing the dancing music
and Gratulls that for the promenades The managers
will enter the ballroom at $3.50 IN, and at 10 O'Clock
the ball will open with grand promenade. The cos
TUNES generally are said to eclipse IN magnitcence and
value any yet seen in New-YOrk


In anticipation OF the usual rush for carriages, a
special force police under Capt Gunner has been de-
tailed for duty at the Academy. Following are the
names o. The occupants OF boxes:
Year: 1875

For the New England and the Middle States,
rising followed by falling barometer, slightly


warmer and clear weather, with northwest to south
west winds in the latter and northerly winds in
the former, shifting to southery over the interior.
Year: 1875

One evening recently, one Of our city physicians
rad his horse stopped on gas house hill, by three
or four men, whose faces could not be seen in the
darkness. 1t was about third OF the way up the
hill, where the dense foliage shuts OIL. all light.
The physician lashed his horse, and the animal
leapcd ahead, away from the rutii'ns. That local
ity getting to be quite dangerous after nshiall
We hear oc others who have been suddenly stop
ped there.