smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

The following anecdote of Chief-Justice
Chase is told by the Toledo Commercial: !:
- Soon after ChiefJustice Chase assumed
the gubernatorial chair in Ohio he issued
his proclamation appointing Thanks.
giving Day. To make sure Of being ortho-
dox. the Governor composed his proclama-
ton almost entirely cf passages from the
Bible which he did not designate as ouota-
tion>, prcsuming that every one would
recognize them and admire the fitness of
the words as well rs his taste in their selec-
ton. The proclamation meeting the eve
OLA Democratic editor, he pounced at once
upon it. and declared that he had read il
before-couldn't exactly say where-but he
would take his oath that it was downright
plagiarism from beginning to end. That
would have been a pretty fair Joke: but
the next day Il Republican editor came out
valiantly in defense of the Governor. pro
nounced the charge libeious. and chaI-
lenged any man living to produce one
single line of the proclamation that had
appeared in print before
Year: 1875

WHAT HENDERSON SAID.-Ex-Senator
Henderson, of st. Louis, was DISCHARGED
frora the prosecution of the parties in The
whisky frauds IN that city, last week, for
insulting the President i'm one of HE
speeches. Here is the part of the sneecb
containing the insult:


What right had Babcock to 90 to Dnuc.
lass to induce him to Withdraw his ooonts .
Douglass was placed in his position 70 soc
that the revenue laws of the Government
we're properly enforced. What business.
then, had Douglass with him? When an
official goes into office, he should be free
and independent of all influences excent
that of law, and if he recognizes any other
master, then the Government is ttlmbling
down. What right has the President TO in.
terfere with Commissioner Douglass in the
proper discharge of his duties, or with the
Treasurer? None; and Douglass showed
lamentable weakness of character when he
listened to BabcOcl's dictates He should
either have insisted that his orders as they
existed be carried out, or should have re-
signed his office.


Why did Douglass bend the supple him
ges of the knee and permit any inter-
ference by the President? This was Doug
lass own business, and he stood responsible





to listen to no dietation from the President.
Babcock, or ny.other officer, and it was his
duty TO see that order was carried out, or to
resign. Would that we had officials who
possessed more of that sterner stuff of which
the office holders of olden times were
made. Why do they not leave their office
when they cannot remain there honorablv ?
Is 1t to continue that because man holds
an office at the hands of another he is TO
be bonded slave? 1t is little that our
nation has gained by abolition if the black
man Is freed only that the white man be
placed in the ignominious chains which are
now an attendant of public office. Henry
Clay made himself immortal in the one
SAYING: i would rather be right than be
President" 1t is a sentiment worth all the
baubles Of the day, and of itself should en-
title him who uttered it to Immortality
But Don lass yielded. The speaker did not
believe aim dishonest; but he was poor
and Wa frightened by the thought that his
tenure OF office depended on his obedience
to til" behests of the higher powers.
Year: 1875

INQUEST IN THE CASE YESTERDAY.


Coroner Eickhon held inquest yesterday tho
body ofThomas Dowdel, the young man who was shot,
as alleged by his father the night of October 81
at No. A Henry street Very little evidence was
taken there were no witnesses to the shooting Tho
father claims that the boy shot himself while aborng
under the influence Of liquor.


James Dowden brother Of the deceased, first
placed on the stand. His evidence was iolows:-on
the 18th OF October disturbance took place between
my father and my deceased brother; asleep in
Tho basement at the time; between twelve and ono
O'Clock the morning In question heard loud talking
| then heard the report OF either gun pistol ;


judged by the sound that the report came from where
heard the loud talking; got up and went out in the
yard lried TO get into the back yard but could not
the door bolted; / asked the lady who sleeps in
tho back basement TO unbot tho door but she would
not do IL, and remained in the yard for nearly two
hours afterward; got into the house by climbing on
shed and entering the second story window did not
60 into my father's until after the police


Ellen O'Connor married daughter OF the accused,
corrvborated the above testimony, but knew nothing OF
how the shooting done


Officer Nelas Of the Seventh precinct testified to
having arrested the accused He sad-l called to
No A Horny street the morning OF october 81; tho
father Of the deceased let me IN; know nothing
whatever of the shooting.


The jury retired and wore ont little more than an
hour when they returned with the following verdict
"We nnd that the deceased Thomas Dowdei, came TO
his death from gunshOt wound received October q,
1875 from the hands OF parties unknown 10 us.n


Notwithstanding this verdict Coroner EckhofT held
tho accused to bail IN the sum OF S2,5 500.
Year: 1875

Shortly before two O'Clock yesterday morning the
upper portion OF the side wall OF the six story building
running from No. 619 to No. 637 Sixth avenue occu-
pied a brewery by David Jones, fell with crash
into the yard OF an adjoining tenement house. The
inmates OF the neighborng houses suddenly awakened
by the terrible report which sounded like the simul-
taneous discharge OF number Of pieces of heavy
tilery jumped from their beds in great CONSERVATION
and rushed into the street. apprehenslve that some
awful calamity had happened In q few moments the
street nlled with excited men. women and chill
dren running in every direction, many being still
their night clothing For n long time IL believed
that some persons had been buried in the ruins of
the fallen wall but after the excitement began TO sub
side II was ascerained that person had been in
jured detachment OF police Of the Eleventh precinct
were on the spot shortly after the accident aud
ceeded in aayng the tears OF those present and in
preserving order


An investigation into tho cause OF the disaster
elected the fact that the upper part OF the brewery had
boon stored with 1000 bushels Of gram and that tho
wall had for some time previous been regarded by
many who live in the ncighborhood as unsafe Tho
unusual quantity OF grain had bulged out the already
weakened wall and caused s fall AT the time Of tho
falling with tho exception OF the night watchmau,
one was IN the neighborhood Of the building Had the
disaster occurred during the day time u Is more than
probable that many lives would have been lost The
Damage to the building and grain is estimated at So OO0
Year: 1875

The New York Elevated Railroad Company yesterday
opened the extension of their line Thirty fourth
street to Fortysecond street. Ninth The time
occupied in travelling from the Battery Forty
street, including stoppage, is twenty minutes. The
company arranging for line stages to through
Forty second street, from Ninth avenue to the Grand
Central depot which will thereby enable passengers to
reach the Harlem Hudson River railroad in nearly
onehalf less time than at present consumed in gong
from the City Hall by the horse Next week the
Elevated road will be opened to Fteth and 10
SxtyArst street in about three weeks from the present
time.


With regard to the proposed rapid transit road
through the Bowery and Third avenue, for which the
charter granted to this company by the Commits.
sloners attempt has been made to obtain the con-
sent OF the property along the line proposed
allow the road to be built II has, however been found
from thorough canvass that fully twothrds object
the road passing along the indicated route although
they all willing and desire to have rapid transit but
along some other avenue The matter will, therefore,
have to to the courts for decision and steps
beng taken by the company to bring the question
legally to the notice of the proper tribunal The
essary capital to construct the line will 1t is asserted
be forthcoming as tho authority to commence
operations is obtained.
Year: 1875

INTERVIEW WITH VICE COMMODORE GARNER


REGARDING IT'S REMOVAL.


The Vanderbilt party appear to be still very much
troubled at the defeat they suffered from the hands Of
the opposition company, and spreading false
reports to the effect that they have made compromise
that will remove the New York Yacht Club house back
to the line OF their bulkhcad statement to the above
effect appeared yesterday in two OF the morning dales
and excited considerable discussion among Staten
islanders. The majority OF the residents Of the
island stated that it entirely false
and only published with view TO mislead
the people, so that if the Vanderbilt party were to
make another attempt to it by force they
would not be interfered with, as everybody would
imagine 1t being done by Mr.. Gamers orders
One gentleman old resident OF tho island was very
much excited on the subject and he would not give
much for the Vanderbilt property the island If
other such attempt was made, as the people would
treat II as they did the Old Quarantine He added


They have suffered patiently for years the extortion
and oppression OF the Vanderbilt monopoly and now
that they had some one TO head The fight they intended
to back him upn


HERALD reporter paid visit to Vice Commodore
Garner yesterday alternoon, in order to learn what
truth there the report that circulated about
the removal Of the club house The following
saton ensued on The subject


REroRTER-What is the meaning, Commodore, OF the
paragraph in the morning papers relative to compro
mise you are credited with making2


Mr.. GARNER-There is not word of truth in the
statement and the club house will remain where 1t is
until am compelled by the law to remove It,


REPoRfER-What do you think was the object in
view when such false statement was publishedY


Mr.. GARNER-I cannot say, unless IL was TO mislead
the public have had the cooking utensils and some
few other articles removed from the club house, as
to shut il up for the winter.


REPoRTER-Well, then, the club house will remain
where 1t isY


Mr.. GARNER-Yes sir, and you can tell the people of
Staten Island that when l undertake to remove the
club house will myself give them timely warning


The HERALD reporter then retired, and on his way
to the HERALD Office met member of the New York
Yacht Club who had just come from Staten Island and
had heard that another attempt going to be madc
to remove the club house He also SAID the people do
not believe the paragraphs that printed this
morning and quietly awaiting further Developments
Year: 1875

machine. This force, if applied to o
common wheel or engine, would pro.
duoe q considerable amount Of con-
stant mechanical power. But the
moving foroo is nearly all wasted in
KeeeleJ's device, for he is only able
to drive a toy engine for minute or
two at tin Q. This does not look
much like driving Il train Of cars from


philadelphia to New York, or crossing
the ocean without tho consumption Of
ooal.-.ScienttEc american.
Year: 1875

Judge Underwood, of Rome, Ga,
said to four young lawyers who had
just passed an examination in his
court; "Young gentlemen, want to
say thing or two to you. You have
passed as good an examination. as us.
ual, perhaps better, but you don't
know anything. Like these young
fellows just back from their gradua-
tion college, you thipk you know a
great deal. It's a mistake. If you.
ever get to be of any account, you will
he surprised at your present ignorance.
Don't be too big for your breeches.
Go round to the Justices court and
try to learn something. Don't be afraid
let off upon high key. You will,
no doubt, speak good deal of non
sense. You will have one consola-
tion-nobody will know it. The great
mass of mankind take sound for sense.
Never mind about your case, pitch in
you are about as apt to gain as
lose. Don't be ashamed at the wise
looking justice. He don't know
thing. He's a deadbeat on knowledge
Stand to your rack fodder or no fod-
der, and you will see daylight after
while. The community generally sup
pose that you will be rascals. There
is no absolute necessity that you
should. You may be smart without
being tricky. Lawyers ought to DO
gentlemen. Some of them don't come
up to the standard, and are disgrace
to the fraternity. They know more
than any other race generally, and not
much in particular. They don'tknow
anything about sandstones, carbonifer-
Gus periods, and ancient land animals
known as fossils. Men that make out
they know a great deal on these sub
jeets don't know much. They are
humbugs-superb humbugs. They
are ancient land animals themselves,
and will ultimately be fossils. You
are dismissed with the sincere hope Of
the court that you not make asses OF
yourselves"
Year: 1875

A few guerrilla papers in the State
are cautiously publishing the call for
q Democratic State Convention, un.
der the title of Liberal Democratic
Conventitn." But what's the odds
anyway. As the Inter Ocean says
that which we call the Democratic
party, by any other name would smell
as strong.
Year: 1875

Strangely enough the Grand Jury
Of Story county failed to find evidence
sufficient on which to indict anyone
Of the murders of Mr.. kirkman.-
Every person who was supposed TO
know anything about it was brought
before them. So this inhuman crime
will 90 unsolved into oblivion. With
all the surroundings of this case, and
all the motives for the murder, and
the singular conduct of those most
interested in the murder, the action
Of the Grand Jury is most singular
proceeding. 1t is hoped the reward
offered by the Governor may disclose
the guilty parties.
Year: 1875

ishment, they began to realize that the
white man still had SOME rights which
even the favored darkey was bound to
respect, and the more timid OF them
went of without voting. while others re-
manned surly OF boisterous about the
polls.


We regret sincerely that there was
any disturbance Mt alto mar the usual
quiet OF our elections. Had the doini-
nent party not taken the interest it did,
and had had gone about lheir business
as was the case on Wednesday last, thus
surrendering the polls to the other side,
doubtles there would have been no dis
turbance. But this was expecting lit
| tie too much of the people Of Baltimore
after the warning they received on We'd
nesday last of the danger they courted
by such neglect.


When both parties thus arrayed at
the polls, and With the provocstions
already heaped upon the dominant par
ty, it is wonder that there was not
more disorder. Had it not been for the
tirmness and energy of the police we
should doubtless have had to chronicle
yesterday bloody scenes, which would
have done infinite harm to the good
name Of our city. As it was the disor-
der was confined to few assaults, the
parties to which were promptly arrested
and, though the city was noisy up to
late hour. there was no riotous demon
stration or serious disturbance.
Year: 1875

Beecher Threatened withApOPIexy.
From the Chicago Tribune.


His unwholesome redness looks to me
like dreadful menace Of apopexy. The
slightest personal allusion to himself
during the proceedings invariably del.
uges his face with blood. He seems TO
swell in moments of nervous irritation
aud the veins upon his forehead dilate
to the very point of rupture. Once to
day was alarmed by his fearful appear
ance. His throat and neck were Just as
crimson as his cheeks, and his heart kept
pumping the dangerous food into his
brain until thought TO see him COM
plete the tragedy OF falling out Of his
chair dead Whether these acute con.
gestlons will not be aggravated by his
helpless and terrible condition in the
witness chair, / am not learned enough
to declare To my late Judgment, the
possibility OF death.blow that win tear
the iiliments of his brain and smite him
with the stroke of paralysis does not
seem too remote 70 be conjecturable.
One day last week his physician, DR..
Jewett, whose knowledge of cerebral dis
orders is profound, sat close to his pa.
tient, with an anxious frown upon his
face, and | think | may pronounce him
just as anticipatiye of such an end for
Me. Beecher as | am myself. Those
sudden and vertignous hushes have a
meaning which it does not take ply.
sician 8 experience to discover.
Year: 1875

Of all the evils prevalent among young men, none are more blighting in their effects than the habit of speaking slight ingly of women. Nor, indeed, is there anything in which young men are so thoroughly mistaken as in the low estimate in which they are wont to form of the in- tegrity of the sex--not of their own mothers and sisters. As a general rule, itmay be said that no person who descends to this habit should be entrusted with any enterprise in which integrity of character is an indespensi- ble prerequisite. Plain words should be spoken and written on this point. The evil is wide spread, and particularly so among the young men of the West.

 If, indeed, young men are some times thrown into society of thoughtless women, they have no more right to measure other fe- males by what they see than they would have to estimate the char acter of our most upright and virtuous citizens by the develop ment of crime in our city police courts. Let our young men re- fleet, then, and bear in continual remembrance that their chief hap piness in this life depends up on their unwavering faith in wom- en.
Year: 1875

While stopping over night at a farm house in Missouri, a travel CT was astonlshed to see his host ess walk up to her husband about every fifteen minutes and box his ears or give his hair Q pull. In the morning the guest, seeing the woman alone, asked an explana- tion of her strange conduct, and the reply was; "You see stranger, me and the old man, has been llghtin' for ten years to see who shall boss this 'ere ranch, and just got him cowed, but if should let up on him for a day he would turn me again, and my work would all go for nothin'."
Year: 1875

At the present term of the U. $. Court for the Western district of Arkansas, six men have been con victed of murder in the first de gree. That is the way. The on ly safety to life is to visit speedy punishment upon those who have so little regard for it as to imbue their hands in the life blood of their fellow creatures. Let all men know that it is a serious matter-something more than a one days gossip-to take the life of fellow man, and that to do so, is at the jeopardy of loosing his own life at the hands of the law, and we opine the peace and quiet of our country, and the sensibili- ty of civilization will not so often be shocked by these horrible crimes.
Year: 1875

The Master of the State Grange of Texas, w. w. Lang, has issued an address, from which we make the following extract:

 "Through the instrumentality of the Patrons of Husbandry ev- cry farming community is being thoroughly organized and put in a good working condition. All neighborhood interests are more deliberately considered, and bet ter results are to be expected. No interest common to the farm CT but should be considered in the Grange. There is no ques- tion of more vital importance to us as a class or as q nation than the education of our children, that moral, social and intel. .ctual training essential in the pursuit of happiness, and important in the maintenance and support of a good republican government. To this subject the organization of Patrons of Husbandry was pri marily and wisely directed. In the fundamental principle of the Order it is made a prominent fea- ture, and should in every subordi- nate grange, receive the fullest consideration. Plans for the pro- motion of education should be de- liberately matured with a view to permanency.

 While you are able to econo- mise through the combined eff orts of your members, in practica- ble every day operations of busi- ness, you should wisely consider how you can best invest your earnings so as to advance your material interest, and promote your happiness as class. No thing will conduce more to this end tLan education; and it will tend more to elevate and enoble your profession than the acquisi tion of all wealth.

 Your neighborhood being or ganized into Grange, the first thing necessary is to provide a Grange room, in which you are to hold your meetings. In the con struction of these halls you should not omit the idea of a common school house, and it should be designated as the Grange School House." The site should be selected with reference to con venience of the community com posing the Grange, and to health. But you say that you cannot build just now. Do you recollect that the education of your child cannot be delayed? The young mind must catch every moment, and load it with interest A golden opportunity past, is forever gone
Year: 1875

Do not forget that you accom- plish little every day it will amount to q good deal in a year If you pursue some study, or read one hour every day in the year, you will have acquired an amount of knowledge in three hundred and sixty five days that will surprise you. Bear this in mind now, and let nothing prevent you from talk ing advantage of it.
Year: 1875

These arc subjects which can

 not be kept too prominently before

 the people, We cannot prosper

 by paying all our attention to the cultivation of crops. Irepeat that

 it is impossible for Q community as a whole to prosper and become independent solely by oaltivating corn and cotton.

 Nothing is needed so much as gcod stock, good meadows and good pastures. We need fine large horses. We need oxen and cows that would cure the sore eyes to take look at them. We need noble flocks of south downs, cots wolds and marinos. We need big fat Poland China and berk- shire in place of the long snout. Now we inquire whether any one will contend that they can be rais- ed on dog fennel, rag weeds, jim son-weeds" or black jack brush? Oh no; guess not. Well then, do you propose to raise corn enough on our hillsides by sending down the plowshare to the enormous depth of two and kalf inches, drawn by an enormously stout Texas or Indian pony nearly as big as cotswold ram? am far from wishing to make sport of the poor man who is not able to buy a good team for "I know how it is myself but l wish to urge on our | farmers one and all the absolute necessity of radical changes in our ways of farming.

 We cannot prosper without bet ter domestic animals nor can we raise them profitably until we have meadows and pastures-nor can We afford to raise cotton and corn wherewith to purchase them. Let us make meadows and pas lures; let us destroy the useless timber saving only what is need ed for fuel and fencing, SOW the land in the various grasses. Don't you know that is the way the Kentucky farmers have become rich? Who will set the example next fall of clearing and setting in grass fine pasture? T.
Year: 1875

Let us consider your ability to build now. First, you are nearly All laboring men, accustomed to work; then can you not so man age your affairs on your farm' as to give q few days work to thls building without material injury to your farm? Second, have you not excess upon your farms, such as corn, wheat, oats, bacon or other farm products, of such small quantities, that will not de- mand the attention to take 1t to market for sale, but, when com bincd with your associates in the Order, perhaps would buy your lumber? if so, combine, save the waste, and purchase your material for your building. The mechanic and his family must live; pay him from the products of your farms, which he would now buy if they were only carried to market and not permitted to waste. Haul your lumber with your wagons and teams when they cannot be used profitably on the farm. Thus you perceive by cooperation and combination you may establish in your community your Grange school house, and so slight will be the expense to each individual that it will scarcely be noticed.

 cannot omit, in connection with this, to urge upon you to provide for your Grange a library of useful and instructive reading.

 WM. W. LANG.
Year: 1875

Post Master General Jewell is said to be softening down Tn his feelings toward straw bidders, in view of their intimatlons that they will favor him as the next candidate for the Presidency. It is to be hoped MT. Jewell will not allow himself to be entrap- ped by such chaff as this.