smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1872

A little girl wanted to say that she had
a fan. but had forgotten the name, so she
described it as "a thing you brush the
warm off YOU with"
Honey bees are winged mercbants-tbey
cell their honey.
Year: 1872

How 1t Affected Metropolifans mt Homo


and Abroad-Christmas Trees and


Trinkcts-The Shopping and Markets


ing-Tho Old Notions and Why We


Have New Ones.


There was no Yule log rolled on to the hearths OF
the metropolis last night nor was there any hang
ing OF the mystic mIstletoe over the doors; but
there was just as general and as heartfelt q wei
come extended to Christmas Eve as ever was paid
by the mummers Of "ye ol1en time.n


1t was 20 nipping and an eager air''
that swept along the streets as the sun went
down upon world busy In preparation OF well
come for the day that gave mankind a Saviour.
The cold was sufficiently sharp aud penetrating to
make everything abroad look bristling and
busy, and TO render home doubly welcome to
all those who had home to enjoy. And
1t was sufficiently bitter, too, to make
the homeless and hungry feel their condition
doubly lonely, when they contrasted their
solitarness and poverty with the gladness and
abundance that seemed universal-though II
was only seeming. The streets never presented q
more pleasantly animated appearance than on
Christmas Eve OF 1872, the weather End the occa
soa both combining to make everything active.


SPop windows blazed out win garish c1algence
Year: 1872

Proposed Reforms I'm tho Wcstchester


County Almshousc-Ladtcs Appeal to


tho Board or Supervisors i'm Behalf OF


Poverty-An Additional Appropriation


Asked For.


A committee OF the Board OF Supervisors Of
Westchester county proceeded to the County Poor
House yesterday, and there met by appointment
committee OF ladies, whose object was the better
management OF the Institution named. The ladies
represented the local visiting committee for the
Westchester County Poor House, the organization
being an auxiliary OF the State Charities
Aid Association, which has for Its OBJ
mttees for the almshOuses, hospitals and other
public institutions of charities throughout the city
ana State OF New York. Having visited the Poor
House frequently during the past year a number OF
peared before the Board Of Supervisors Q few days
since and asked that additional appropriation OF
$4,000 be made for the purpose Of employing q
resident physician, several paid nurses and
they assert are needed lor the better management
OF the institution They also asked that the order
for committing vagrants and criminals be
scinded, as unjust and degrading to those inmates
o result OF this appeal to the Board Of Supervisors
the joint committees met yesterday as above
stated


Nothing is known as to what transpired during
the conference, as lady named Schuyler, who was
chairwOman OF the ladies' committee, curtly de-
cned to admit the members OF the city press, who
were then in another portion OF the building, and
whose desire to be present was made known at
their request by the Superintendent OF the Poor
House. 1t Is not improbable, however, that some-
thing will be done by the Board OF Supervisors
towards setting the affairs Of the Institution on
more popular footing.
Year: 1872

credit Of any other government In the markets
eraily-beter than that Of England The price Of
due not the value Of English credit for they do
not sell ON the Continent at ALL All trust funds In
England by law placed in consot and the quantity
OF such funds In Great Britain Is enormous All moneys
passing through the insolvency courts and probate
courts Is put into consols- .
Mr.. MArNARp-Do you mean US 70 understand, In the
broadest significance OF the expression that


rHK QUA 00yERFnENr


better than that of any government In Europe
Mr. BoUrwELL-yes; mean 70 say that
would bo worth moro than the four per cents OF any
M SourwsII-Yss English consols do not sell out Of
Mr. a.rsxsD-what was the rate Of Interest Of the
recent French loanf


sold at par while the French sold at 81
Mr. Ros.Rrs-Do You know at what rate the German
loan sold during the wari


Mr.. BoyTwELL-Every loan sold below par Russia ne
gotiated the five per cent loan at less than go


MT MArNARD-The point Of my inquiry whether we
condition to command better terms than we now can


Mr. BourwELL-I think that we have lot by the delay
that has already occurred. think the failure of
gress to pass the first bill proved great injury TO the
Mr. MAvNARD-was not that In consequences OF the acci
Mr. B0yrwKLL-We could have negotiated the Ave per
cent bonds previous to the German far better
terms than period since. We could havo disposed
Of the $500 100000 five per cent bonds and probably have
followed with large amount Of four and enehaf and
Mr. HAYsAaD-rhen your Judgment Is that wo had bet
ter dispose Of the remaining ve cents than to
watf


Mr. BoUrwELI-I cannot SEQ why we should pay six per
cent interest when can get money for five per cent
Year: 1872

The Republican Central Committee held their
regular monthly meeting last evening in their
headquarters on the OF Twenty third street
and Broadway. There appears to have been some
error as to the night they should have assembled,
as when they assembled together last evening they
found their meeting hall had been let to club Of
coored gentlemen, who designed passing Christmas
eve in the gay and festive dance. They were In
formed, however, that the hall would not be re-
quired before nine p. NJ, so the chairman OF the
the platform and called the meeting to order.


Mr.. Townsend opened the proceedings by stating
that by some mistake this meeting should have
been called for the previous Tuesday evening, but
as they were assembled together and only had some
trining matters to transact they might as well get
through with them. On motion, then the reading
the minutes or the previous meeting and roll call
were dispensed with.


Colonel SPENCER then rose and said that one OF
the most interesting features OF the last meeting
or the year was the report OF the treasurer. As
that gentleman was not present ne took the
liberty OF informing the members of the COM
would be o surplus to hand over TO the new
committee. He also congratulated those present
upon the work OF the year, which embodied one
OF the most brilliant victories ever achieved by the
republican party. Colonel Spencer concluded his
remarks Dy saying:-I can but recollect that tri
umph has cost first the reason and then the
life OF man that from my boyhood respected
and loved, and am willing and the republican
party OF the country are Wiling to bury this last
great fault of mis- in the grave; to remember his
GENIAL ana generous qualities, and on this Christ
mas Eve, when 1t is our duty to feel kindly towards
everybody, when we are carried back 60 the pleas
ATTEST periods OF our life, to say God bless the
memory OF Horace Greeley.


ON motion q vote OF thanks was rendered to the
officers OF the organization, and alter Mr.. Town.
send had responded, the meeting adjourned sine
Year: 1872

Each returning Christmas is looked forward to
with anxious expectations by the inmates Of the
charitable institutions that scattered all
the island OF Manhattan and the adjacent islands
In the East RIVER Judging from the Information


at hand to-day will be as happy Christmas as
has ever dawned upon the poor Of the city who
have been reared by public and private bounty to
shelter the aged poor and destitute youth OF the
great city. The Commissioners Of Charities and
Correction have been engaged for o week in pre-
paratons for the event, and In all their institutions
good cheer and innocent amusement will make
happy the hearts OF those committed TO their care
Year: 1872

exemplary damages, and makes provis-
ion for the collection of fines under the
law.


The following is the report of the
committee on the judiciary on the bill of
Mr.. Buell., of Middletown, the main pro-
visions of which are referred to in the
foregoing summary


The committee on the judiciary, to
whom was referred House bill AZ, enti-
tied an act to prevent the traffic in in
toxicating liquors, respectfully report:


That they have considered the same,
and have failed to see sufficient advan-
tage in the proposed change of the law
to Justify the experiment. When law
has been long enough in force to be un-
derstood, it is believed to be bad policy
to make a change, unless the law has
proved to be deficient or defective, in the
purposes for which it was created, or
another, more perfect or effectual is Of
fcrred in it's place. The changes pro-
posed by this bill, except in one particu-
lar, are not deemed of great Importance,
and not sufficient to justify the change.
But there is one radical change in the
bill, which does not commend itself to
the committee. THE present law pro-
yides for the election of a commissioner,
by the freemen of the county, whose ju-
rlsdiction extends through the county,
and whose duty it is to appoint an agent
in each town, for the sale of liquor, for
the various purposes authorized by law !;
thus making the administration of the
law, through the county, at least, rea-
hill
that the selectmen of each town may ap-
point some suitable person to sell liquor
for the purposes contemplated by the
law. There are two prominent objec-
tions to this part of the bill in the minds
of the committee. One objection is,
that it will bring into the administration
of town affairs, fruitful source of con-
tention upon subject, upon which, I'M
happily, there is too great diversity of
opinion, and in the election of the Sc
lectmen, the fitness of the candidates for
the important duties or their office in the
minds of the electors, will be made to
yield to their peculiar notions, prejudices
and partialities, upon this one absorbing
and exciting question. The other objec-
ton is, that it will result in waut of
uniformity in the administration of the
law In one town, while the board of
selectmen may be friendly to the law,
and to faithful execution of it, and, to
that end, will appoint an agent who will
be like faithful in his duties, in that re-
spect. in an adjoining town there may
be a board of selectmen. whose princi-
Piles, in regard to the law, chang so
loosely about them" that they will ap-
point an agent Of as easy virtue as them
selves. and thus nullify all the objects
and purposes Of the law. For these rea-
sons, briefly stated, and for others, not
stated, the committee are of the opinion
that the hill ought not to pass


WILLIAM HEBARD.


for Committee
Year: 1872

AN ATTEMPT TO THROW RUTLAND
RAILROAD TRAIN FROM THE TRACK
An epidemic of crime and disaster seems
to be sweeping over the country. Our
telegraph columns are filled, from day
to day with accounts of fires, murders
and crimes of lesser and even greater
degree. Only yesterday morning we
published an account of an attempt to
throw railroad train from the track,


in Maine. and we have, this morning to


record a similar fiendish and desperate
crime committed almost in our livery
midst, and on one of our home railroads.
On Monday afternoon the passengers on
Conductor Cuttings train, over the Rut-
land railroad, were startled by hearing
the signal for brakes sounded from the
locomotive, and by the sudden stopping
of the train, in that part of Chester in
the vicinity of which the railroad pass
es through what is known as ''Sergeant's
swamp" The cause was soon ascer-
tanned, and it was anything but calculat-
ed to allay the apprehensions of those
on the cars. The engineer had discov-
cred, just in season to stop his train,
Instructions on the track in the shape of
a large boulder. The watchfulness of
the engineer prevented serious, and in
all probability, fatal accident. 1t was
fortunate for the miserable, guilty
wretch, who had, probably to crafty
some mean. petty revenge, thus attemp-
ted the wholesale destruction of life and
property, that he was not around"
about that time, for we greatly fear his
own life would have quicklyp paid the for
felt for his misdeeds. We are no up
holder or believer'in 'lynch law" but
we opine that speedy infliction thereof
in this case, would not have met with
0ery severe condemnation at our hands.
Year: 1872

MAXsART. -Mansart, whose roofs are
the subject of much obloquy at present.
was superintendent of public buildings
in the reign of Louis XIV. 1t is told OF
him that he possessed to remarkable
amount the power of subtle fiattery'
which be used to practice with great III
grnuity upon the King. He would some
times submit plans, portions OF when
were purposely made so impractlcable.
not to say, absurd, that tae King could
not avoid detecting and pointing out the
Inconsistencies, whereupon Mansart
would declare that if His Majesty had
not been King he would have made a
first class architect, blaming himself the
while for having made such blunders. IL
is not stated whether the famous roof
was one of these latter, nor whether
the King took fire when it was shown 10
him.
Year: 1872

CANADA The Canadian people will,
probably, soon begin to agitate the sub
ject of annexation, after shot or two
more like this from the London Times
which says in an address to Canada:


From this time forth look after your
own business yourselves; you are big
enough, strong enough, you are lntelli-
gent enough, and if there were any de,
6ciency in any of these points, it would
be supplied by the education OF self-re-
lance. We are both now in a false
position, and the time has arrived when
we should be relieved from it. Take up
your freedom your days OF apprentice
ship are over"
Year: 1872

The fact that on Monday, just after the
rumor was circulated of the formation of
an 'old citizens white ticket" Senator
Kellogg called on Governor Warmoth, has
given rise to many surmises and oonjec-
lures as to the object of the interview.
Some knowing ones pretend to see in it a
prospect for Republican consolidation, Kel-
logg to retire on guarantee Of the Senate ;
others pretend to a knowledge that the
Governor would listen to no proposals that
required even a quasi support Of Grant.
We see in it nothing but the customary ex-
change of social courtesies proper between
gentlemen Of high position, ner have we
been able to ascertain that there was any
other significance in the. call.


The topic of conversation around the
Pinchbaek headquarters on Dryades street,
yesterday, was the new combination ticket
of the Bourbons and Reforners. There and
at the various club rooms, and other places
of political gossiping, Republicans seemed
to regard it as calculated to drive every
element of their party together, declaring
that Kellogg, with Antoine for his speedy
successor, shall be carried "with a whoop"
into power, rather Athan such a ticket
should win. With the Legislature that
would thus 90 into power with Kellogg,
there would not be the remotest chance for
reform, but at whose door would lie the
blame


The Liberals evidently regard this ticket
as bluff to scare Governor WarmOth out
of the field, made by the members of the
two committees, who daily seeing their
strength diminishing, and knowing that
the rank and file viii all desert after the
result of the Baltimore convention is an
nounced, leaving them like generals with
out an army, felt the necessity Of desper-
ate step in order to gain some sort of recog-
milton from the young giant party that is
swallowing them up. The game won't win
they don't hold trump card.


Uncompromising, straight-Out Democrats
are wildly indignant. What right have
these committeeman to wipe out of existence
the Opera House ticket, and constitute in
its place hybrid affair not half SO popular
Is not Jumel tenfold more favorite than
old bennett land the query of a leading
Democratic politician, "Who the devil is
Lafargue p was wonderingly re-echoed by
dozen indignant bystanders-not one
present, by the by, ever before having
heard of him except the writer.


Whence.do these committees derive their
authority for making a ticket.l Did the
Ref Orm or Democratic conventions delegate
such powers Can the astute Mr.. Lasere
tell us if the Opera House convention did
not expressly refuse to confer such author
ity upon his select little body, when it
kicked out the conference report; and again
when it would not permit Carleton Hunts
whereases and resolves to be even read?


We do not believe Mr.. Lasere, at least,
thinks the people will have a close corpora
ton job of this sort thrust down th cir
throats, He is too shrewd judge of the
political disposition of our people and the
jealous regard they entertain for their
rights. 1t is therefore probable that he in
tends this move as little bluff at the
Liveral convention.
Year: 1872

We regret very much to hear that there
is no abatement of the charbOn on Bayou
Crosse Tete and Msringouin. The loss Of
stock has already been very great, and viii,
necessarily, cause falling off in the crop Of
that section Of the parish. Those who have
no means to replace the lost animals are un-
fortunate indeed, and those who can pur-
chase other stock fear TO do so at present.
Year: 1872

vampire, fattening the pain
OF bleeding hearts and children slain;
foe to virtue, learning, truth,
The bane of age end snare of youth:
A licensed woe and murder den,
a curse and pest to honest men.
A nation 8 burning blot and shame,
Which all its noblest deeds defame;
Deaths gilded door, round which men wait
And madly take the poisoned bait
A source from whence pollution Streams
Darkening beauty's heavenly beams;
The poor man foe and wise man dread,
Where poverty to vice IS wed;
A trumpet call to all the good
20 join in holy brotherhood,
1his glarlng wrong to sweep away,
And hydra host of evils stay;
The misery and crime it brings
To rank among departed things,


whose sPectres, trembling in the gloom


Us wakeful keep; lest i resume


It's blasting away, and daring, wage


Destructive warfare with the age


Then rouse ye. all who hold the helm


OF public action in the realm;


Mark well the facts within your reach.


For these fearful lesson teach


of fostered ignorance and sin


In these abodes of beer and GIN


IT, then, from guilt you would be free,


Declare-this evil shall not be.
Year: 1872

Our City Council have, commercially,
adopted an ordinance TO muzzle or kill
all the dogs, in order to guard against
the dangers of hydrophobia TO her citi-
zens, and yet the writer of this article
has lived in its borders for twenty seven
years, and has never heard or known OF
a solitary case of biting, or death by a
mad dog within its sacred precincts.
We are an advocate of the ordinance
(though our 'pet poodle" may have to
die, and she has never done ore half as
much to deserve death as any member
of the couneiD because we believe ''an
ounce of preventive is worth pound Of
cure" Thus much for the plaintiff :
side of the case, now let US take up the
defendants view, and then submit the
whole question to the decision of our
"city fathers" who are the guardians OF
our rights, and who will doubtless reu
der an impartial. just and consistent
judgement in the case.


We affirm that ''whisky aud her kin
dred spirits" are daily biting many OF
our best citizens, and from its bite mum
bers hare suffered death, and that to day
there is a thousand times more danger to
be apprekended from the sale of intoxi
eating drinks in our town, than from all
the dogs in the county. Does not oui
city council now know of men being
bitten daily by strong drink, so as tC
render them unfit for labor OF duty
Can they not recollect of some that have
been bitten to madness. rendering
them as wild and ungovernabIe as he VIII,
iabors under hydrophobia Can they
not call to mind some one whose deati
was caused by its bite? If So then thi
is a real, apparent danger, and calls 70
such action as will avert its impending
calamities.


We leave the question with the arbi-
ters of our rights, trusting that THEN
eonscienees will approve of their action
Year: 1872

WE cannot answer our correspondent
fully and correctly this week in regard to
the statistics required, bat will as soon
as the facts can be ascertained. This
much we do know, that there was more
money spent in Fulton county for intoxi-
eating drink last year, than was given to
support the Gospel, and for the purposes
of education What sad commentary
on the virtue, intelligence, morality and
christianity of our people.
Year: 1872

TO THOSE WHO WANT
A GOOD NEWSPAPER
A Paper for the Merchant, the Farmer, the
Mechanic, the Stock Trader, the Poli-
tician, the man of Leisure, the


Family Circle, the Workshop,


and the Office
Year: 1872

shall be, as far as n liberal expenditure OF
money, and unremitting editorial labor can
make ii the best daily telegraphic, COM
mercial, general news and political paper
TO be had anywhere between the Ohio River
and the Gulf. Terms below.
Year: 1872

in anticipation of large Fall trade. I
buy for cash, and viii sell at very small
profits for cash. l simply ask an examina-
ton of my goods and prices In the whole
sale department l will promise to duplicate
St. Louis prices for same size bills with
freights added.
Year: 1872

The condition of the Emigrant Insane Asy-
lum, as exhibited by the Investigation on Sat-
urday, demands the immediate attention of the
Commissioners of Emigration. 1t is true that
a new building for the reception of the insane
patien under the care of this Board is erect
ing, and that the Commissioners, without ex-
ception, admit the utter unftness of the pres
ent structure for its uses. Much time must,
however, elapse before the completion of the
new edifce, and the cause of humanity makes
it imperative that the present state of the Asy-
lum be bettered at once. The most distressing
feature developed by the visit of the Commits
siOners is the entire absence of proper classifi-
cation. This may at any moment result in tho
death Of harmless imbecile at the hands of
q dangerous maniac.


Although the Commissioners cannot entirely
overcome the defects of the institution, they
can do much for the temporary relief of tho
patients. The thorough renovation of tho
building the construction of separate inclo-
sures for the several classes of patients, tho
subdivision of the large sleeping apartments
q more agreeable mode of serving the meals,
and the complete abolition of the dungeon
system of punishment, are all within the
power of the Committee. II should then bo
determined whether one visit per day on tho
part of the physician is to be the maximum
of medical attendance. Then, AZ of equal
Importance the new structure should be hur
ried to completion. The Board possess tho
confidence of the people to an extent which
warrants them moving in this matter without
waiting for the assembling of the Legislature.
Let them be true to their duty and TO tho
cause of humanity.
Year: 1872

Another case of persecution for refusing
to pay political assessments is furnished the
publc this morning The men whose discharge
was ordered by Collector Arthur refused to
pay the tribute laid upon them; they were
accused of being tainted with Greeleyism,"
and so were cut off without remedy. This is
the Grant way of reforming Civil Service ; it
has reformed great many men into the Lib
eral party The publication of the facts will
afford the special funkey of the Administration
another opportunity to double himself up with
laughter inextinguishable.
Year: 1872

Cabinet Ministers nowadays must earn their
places or give them up. The requirements of
this campaign are pretty severe on them. Sec
retary Belknap is spoken Of as being under a
cloud on account of his failure to beat up the
political game during the present canvass.
The Secretary has been the solitary exception
to the general rule of Summer absenteeism,
and has seemed to think that he ought to stay
in Washington and attend to the business Of
the War Department There is something Of
the fine old antique about such an officer
which is out of place in Grants Cabinet and
30 the Administration Ring thinks they reckon
they won't need him after next March prob
ably not.