smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

The Democratic press and orators are
engaged in the laborious occupation ot
| quietly ignoring the position which the
party occupies in relation to the Roman
Catholics and the school question. This
| silence is omlnous. 1t portends either a
cowardly timidity on a matter which is
daily looming into national importance
or it manifests a desire to truckle to that
element which forms its main strength
The folds of the papacy are tightening
around the party and it now typifes the
old fable of the Aeneid the serpents
crushing LAGOON.


The modest claim of the Catholic
| Church that it owns the Democra tic party
is not unfounded The Democratic leg
islator Geghan in a letter of March 3rd,
to Catholic citizen of Cincinnati, said !:


We Speaking of the Catholics) have a
prior claim upon the Democratic party. The
! elements composing the Democratic party in
Ohio are made up Of Irish and German
Catholics Hence the party is
under obligations to US, and we have a
perfect right to demand of them as a
party that they should as a
party redress our grievances.


The above sentences are found in an
appeal to Catholic brother to rouse the
Catholics in behalf of the Geghan BILL
which has been an open avowal of alli-
ance between a political party and the
Roman Catholics, and forward move
ment to plant the banner of the Church
above that of the State in accordance
with the cherished designs of the Papacy.


Again, in the same appeal, this Demo
cratic Roman Catholic Geghan uses this
forcible argument:


"The Democratic party has pandered
to the interest of the whisky dealers by
repeating the Adair Law thereby gaining
will pay attention to demand Gust and
equitable) coming from $4,000 citizens
belonging to their party


The Catholic Telegraph, an influential
paper of the church, in the overflow of
its gratitude at the passage of the Geg-
han bill, said:


"The unbroken, solid vote of the Cath
olic citizens of the State will be given to
the Democracy at the Fall election"


So we see that the Roman Catholics
have a mortgage lien upon the Demo
cratic party, and under threats of with
drawal of support, such as is found in
this paragraph from the Catholic Tele-
graph, while the Geghan bill was pend
ing:


Withdraw the support which Catho-
lies have given to it, and it will fall in
this city, county and State as speedily as
it has risen to its long-lost position and
power"


1t (the Catholic Church) can force it to
accede to any of its demands.


The great demand of the Catholic
power is division of the school fund.
This they will force upon the Democratic
party, and they will not rest until they
have accomplished their object, and
hence their undying antagonism to the
Republican party, because all its instincts
and principles are opposed to it.


The Toledo Catholic Review adds its
exhortation and its reason to this form


"The Catholic vote should be cast sol
idly for the Democracy at the coming
election. It as the only possible hope to
break doaon The school system.
Year: 1875

| face, and to meet it calmly and bravely.
As dreadful as the severing of the bonds
| that have hitherto united the States has
| been in contemplation, it is now appar-
emily stern and inevitabla fact. We
| have now to meet it with all the conse-
quences, whatever they may be.
"If the Confederacy is broken up the
I Gov ernluent is dissolved, and it behooves
every distinct community, as well as ev-
cry individual, to take care of them
selves


"When disunion has become a fixed
and certain fact, why may not New York
| disrupt the bands which bind her to
vellal and corrupt master-to a people
and party.that have plundered her rev.
enues, attempted to ruin her commerce,
taken away the power of self govern
ment, and destroyed the Confederacy, OF
which she was the proud Empire City.


Amid the gloom which the present
and prospective condition of things must
cast over the country, New York, as
free city, may shed the Only light and
hope of a future reconstruction of our
once blessed Confederacy."


The above extracts are sufficient to
show how strong were the attachments
of Fernando Wood to the Union in its
hour of peril. 1t seems almost incredible
that such sentiments could have found
official utterance from the Mayor of New
York. and still more incredible that the
man who uttered them could still be toll
Grated as prominent leader in a party
that aspires to control the nation.


Yet strange as it may appear, Fernan-
do Wood is not only tolerated as lead
er, but has a powerful backing for the
Speakership of the next House.


If Democracy is looking for represen
tative men-Fernando Wood cannot be
ignored. He represented the principles
of that party in 1861, and still holding
views of like character, he faithfully rep
resents the party to-day. Are loyal
American citizens to be hoodwinked by
the sophistry of such men? Are they to
be deceived into believing that a party,
led by patriots of the Fernando Wood
school, is the party best calculated to
preserve through future what has been
won in the past? These questions must
be answered by the people, and what 10y
al heart can doubt the character of the
reply?
Year: 1875

The widow Gallagher's son James, II
years old, worked in a coal mine near
Dunmore, Pennsylvania, as a mule-boy.
He was in the employ of the Pennsyl-
vania Coal Co., and was a hard working
little fellow. He had an enemy among
the miners, one James Barrett, brute.
Barrett was in the habit of kicking and
cutting and otherwise abusing the boy
shamefully, and young Gallagher became
mortally afraid of his task-master and
tyrant. One day, in the mine, Barrett
raised his pick-ax, and running toward
Gallagher threatened to split his head
wide open. The boy ran from his tor
mentor In mortal terror, and entered the
mouth of an abandoned coal mine with
out knowing it. At length after assrr-
ing himself that he was not pursued he
stopped, and first found he was in
strange place. He had heard the miners
stories of horrible sufferings in aban-
doned mines, and became greatly fright
ened. He ran along the corridors to
find his way out, and could not. He
was lost. The mine lamp on his cap
grew dim, and finally went out, leaving
him in thick darkness. The echoes
which his calls for help sent ringing
through the subterranean world reached
no mortal ear. He was followed by
droves of aggressive rats, too, but he
went on and on as long as he could hold
out. The rats were ready to take pos
session of him as soon as he gave up,
and when he sat down to rest they scam
pered over him, apparently in high
glee of expectancy So he kept moving
on through this terrible solitude. At
length his memory failed him. A party
of miners went into the abandoned mine
to search for the boy. They found him
after short search, and brought him
up into the light of day amid the Joy of
the villagers. He was still alive, and af-
ter time revived sufficiently to tell so
much of his experience in the mine as
above related. He had been lost two
days and one night. The rats had
gnawed one of his hands so much that
it was necessary to have it amputated,
and two or three of his toes were eaten
off. The rats had also taken various
other bites out of him. His mind wan
dered, and now and then he would
shrek, "The rats are eating me up"
Drive them away" and then he would
cover in terror. These shrieking fits
became more frequent, and finally the
doctors pronounced the boy insane, and
he was taken to the lunatic asylum in
Danville. The miners routed James
Barrett out of town, and collected all his
clothes and other effects and publicly
burned them, as an expression of their
opinion of the brute.
Year: 1875

A Massachusetts, paper relates the fol-
lowing: Passengers on Conductor
Johnsons train on the Eastern railroad
have noticed at house close to the road,
Just beyond the North Beverly station,
on a piazza next them, beautiful little
girl of about 3 years old. She is always
there when Mr.. Johnson's train passes,
as he is near relative. She was born
on board O ship in the Pacific ocean.
Before she WAS three days old her mother
died. Before she was seven days old,
the ship was wrecked and sank. Her
father, who was Captain of the vessel,
the infant, and one sailor were saved IN
boat. The babe was wrapped in @
blanket and kept warm, and the sailo,
paid every attention to her and kept he,
alive with biscuit soaked in water, and
was hardly less attentive to the little
ones wants than her father. Ten DAYS
after the wreck the three were picked ur
by an English vessel and taken to Liver.
pool. Thence they came to this country,
and the little one has been brought M
at the house of her grandparents, close
by the railroad, near the North Beverly
station"
Year: 1875

In Jacksonville, H., last week, only
one marriage license was issued, and
when the young lady heard that she was
the only candidate for matrimony she
reversed her decision on the ground
that she couldn't think of being married
If it wasn't any more fashionable than
that.
Year: 1875

A young San Francisco mechanic is
now candidate for fame as the bene-
factor Of his race. by claiming tho light
ming of heaven to the rafting car. This
inventor has fled his caveat for patents,
and within few days past has waited
upon several wealthy citizens who have
the reputation of encouraging pro-
gressiye measures, to solicit assistance
for the development of his plans ON on
enlarged scale. He exhibits his drafts
and estimates to oil who desire to SEQ
them, and appears to have no desire to
conceal the principle or details OF his
invention. The electric motor devised
by this gentleman is designed specially
for the propulsion OF railroad cars, and
could hardly he adopted for ships, or,
in fact, any other purpose than that
mentioned, should it prove successful.
Tho principle is the construction OF
driving wheels OK enormous electro
magnets, which diverge from the center
in the same form as the spokes of an
ordinary wheel, the poles of each mag
net terminating with the outer circum-
ference. The electric circuit is COM
plete as the magnet impinges upon the
steel rails of the track. AS the poles
of each magnet forming the driving
wheel approach the track, an enormous
magnetic attraction is exerted, and, as
they pass the center, or perpendicular
point Of the magnet upon the track,
the current is cut off from each partic-
ular magnet and the attraction abated.
By the multiplication of driving wheels
Of this description, the inventor ex-
poets 10 acquire any degree of power
requisite, and accomplish any rate of
speed at which railroad car is capa-
BILE Of travelling, and NO possible dan
ger of the locomotive leaving the track.
In place OF the cumbersome steam boiler
and tender loaded with coal, the loco.
motive will carry magnetic battery Of
immense power. Such is the latest
shape assumed by the prospective cleo
tric motor, which is anticipated as one
of the achievements, sooner or later, Of
the present age of scientific progress.
Whether our San Francisco genius has
solved the problem remains to be seen
but his scheme is certainly entitled to
the merit Of novelty, and that at least
is gratifying indication that the world
is moving, especially in this latitude
s. r. Bulletia.
Year: 1875

sHriA novel way of producing seeds
less watermelons is: When the vine be-
gins to bear, let the first watermelon on
each branch grow undisturbed, but COW
er the branch up with dirt, iron, the
first melon to the second ,one,g within
six inches OF, more from the end Of tho
vine will be q seedless watermelon, the
melon nearest the body of the vine hay
ing kept all the seed. aytD atss fo
Year: 1875

IT is said that Congress will finally appro-
pirate $1,5OO,OOO to the Centennial Exposi.
tion at Philadelphia. There is nothing like
sticking to thing and the Centennial Com
mission thoroughly appreciate the fact. Just
now they appeal TO national pride and there
is nothing that will SO stir up our people as
an intmation that the plumage'of our nation
al bird is in danger Of being plucked or tar
nished. There is bit of consolation in the
fact that the Commission have cut down
their requisition upon the national treasury
one-half in the past two years. The average
American citizen was not absorbed in the
Philadelphia exhibition to such an extent as
to neglect his business at the inception ofthe
enterprise and he warns slowly to the work.
Few people can afford to visit Philadelphia
probably not over five hundred of our Maine
people will be able to avail themselves of the
privilege of witnessing the exhibition, yet we
doubt not that having TO choose between an
unworthy representation of the state and a
legislative appropriation they would through
state pride, approve of their representatives
voting a fair amount as the part of the tax
payers toward an object, which, of itself,
they would not so heartily endorse as to give
it money.
Year: 1875

than ALL OTHERS can sell
it, although OTHERS say
different; they do not
know of whom they talk.
We have seen some smart
men but could always find
another just as smart. and
we do not have to go to
Providence to find them
either. A large assOrt-
ment of
Year: 1875

ACCORDING to the Boston Journal the
somerset railroad is an International railway.
The last international railway has not been
so remarkable success as to make it worth
while to name every railroad which points to.
wards Canada international.
Year: 1875

DE TT RESOLVED, BY THE COMMON
ID Council of the City of Los Angeles as fol-
lows:


SECTIoNl l. That the assessments hereinaf-
ter set forth are hereby declared to be the as
sessments properly chargeable to and collect
able from the several owners of the property
respectively hereinafter described for and on
the grading and improving of Temple street
from its intersection with Spring street to its
intersection with Fort street; and that the
several valuations of the respective pieces of
real estate assessable for improving intersec-
t ons Of streets are the true valuations of such
several pieces of property, irrespective of the
Improvements thereon.


SEC. 2. The Clerk of the Common Council
Is hereby directed to enter statement of this
assessment in the Docket of City Liens, ac-
cording to law and give notice of the levy of
said assessments by publication OF the same
for ten days in English in the Los Angeles
Daily HERALD and for ten days in Spanish in
La Cronico.


SEC 8. The following is the list of the as
sessments hereinbefore referred to; that is to
say:


Assessment levied along the line of Temple


street, between Spring and Fort streets,


including the crossing of Fort STREET, to


cover the expense of grading, graveling,


and curbing of sidewalks, as well as of


plapking of sidewalks between Spring and


New High streets


North Side.
Year: 1875

Instead of the bitter cold prog
nosticated by Prof. Tice. We are
still in the enjoyment of pleasant
weather, which our farmers are
making good use of, in gathering
their crops. and sowing wheat.
Many are putting in a good average
of the latter. while Others blind to
the lessons taught this year, are de-
termined to still adhere to the fall
len fortunes of the (at least so far
as Tennessee is concernedl de-
throned king. There is a dearth of
news in our village, except the i'm
preston that the matrimonial fe-
ver'' is making on Frank Amis. He
has some of the premenitory symp-
toms, that is. he actually wears a
paper collar and keeps his boots
blacked on week days, and when
ever he sees a lady coming toward
his store he casts sundry glances
in the direction of his mirror. Bet
ter late than never old friend!


Dick Jones has built large barn,
and. it is GRAINED full of provender,
and he is still gathering the golden
grain. BY the way. Dick is a whole
soul hospitable fellow, and in order
to prove it to all passers-by, he has
scattered to the four winds the rails
that divided his beautiful front
yard from the highway, and now,
ali you have to do is TO ride up to
the door and throw your rein to his
ever faithful body servant (his
dog) who viii hold your pegasus"
while you enter his den and look
round.


There is great complaint of hard
times, but we are certainly in better
condition than we were last year at
this time, as we have abundance of
''hog and hominy." And if the
cotton crop should teach US to plant
grain, and raise stock, then we
would always be "fush." I am
glad to see you string up the peo-
pie on the subject of Giles county
roads, as we have the worst in the
State. We have fine farms as there
are in any county, but our roads,
Uhl they are just an outrage on
any county for atleast three months
in the year. 1 think some plan
ought TO be devised for their i'm
provement. At some future time I
will give you my ideas in regard to
this (to u.s. all important matter.


OCCASIONAL.
Year: 1875




The bottom idea Of grangerism, as
we understand it, is to dignity and
improve the agricultural pursuits Of
the country; to make farming profit
able and pleasant; to protect the
farmer from impositions and to ele-
vate him to the high position his
calling entities him to occupy. And
this is to be done, not by making
warfare on any other occupation,
nor by degrading or destroying any
other pursuit, nor by bringing any
odium or contempt on anybody,
any association or class, but by an
honest, united, and earnest attempt
to make the farm bear its legitimate
fruits of plenty and independence,
by clearing it up properly, cultivat-
ing it well, harvesting it carefully,
improving it handsomely, and
adjoining it beautifully, thus seeur-
ing the full reward Of honest labor,
to be kept in possession lor needful
and charitable purposes, and at the
same time filing, from the scenes
OF nature, the soul with immortal
longings for a higher life than this.
Who can fail to feel deep interest
in a movement like this-to lift up
and protect an occupation upon the
success of which all things else of
an earthly character depends
West Tennessee Journal
Year: 1875




It is the business Of a newspaper
to furnish news-that Is implied in
the very inception of a newspaper
enterprise. People who object to
the more disagreeable events that
make up the sum of the worlds
daily record areat liberty to pass
the repugnant parts by, and read
only such things as are congenial.
Deaths are not as general thing
agreeable reading, yet people look
for them in their regular places.
The Beecher business was not re-
ining, nor agreeable in its sugges-
tions, yet every Christian in the land
read that, and would read new
dose of it were it pulished to NOR
row. Newspaper publishers do not
make newspapers for pleasure, nor
do they select any one style of news
in preference to another Whatso-
ever partakes Of the character Of
news, obtains publicity in their col
umns. If the newspaper gains cir
culation and holds it, this may be
taken as evidence that the article an
swers the demand. When we reach
the age Of refinement, which shall
have no murders, nor base ball, nor
horse racing, nor depravitY, nor
theiving, then we shall have papers
to answer the demand Of that cetes-
tial season. Until it comes, we
must even make the best Of what we
have.
Year: 1875

An Exchange says: "When you
get in tight place for some article
of family use and havn't just got the
money by you to pay for it, you of
ten get accommodation from the
merchant or mechanic of your town
or neighborhood, who waits till it is
convenient for you to pay for it
But then, again when you have some
funds on hand, do you think of this
and go and spend your money with
those who accommodated you, and
thus keep the home currency in cir
culation where it ought to stay? or
do you make up an order, getting
others perhaps to join you, and for
ward the cash to a distaut city, to
swell the Golfers of those from whom
you never derive any benefit or ia
vor? This course will react on
you if you do so. Each class is de-
pendent on the other, to some ex-
tent, for mutual benefits, and patron
age should be bestowed on those
upon whom you are dependent for
patronage. In that way you are
building up an interest from which
you may some day derive something
in return, no matter what your bus
mess may be. 1t is better even to
pay little more for an article some
times than to be draining your sec
tion of its circulating medium by
sending off to foreign parts. II
others would serve you so in your
line of business how would you livef
Patronize home interests first if you
want to prosper yourselves and see
others prosper.
Year: 1875

+ Dear Mr.. Horsley The kind
ness which you have shown to me
for so many years. and for which I
shall never cease to be gateful,
makes me hope that you win allow
me to say few words for myself in
connection with the lecture lately
delivered in Columbia. You said
there were passages at which the
audience dropped their heads! I
would have dropped my own into a
halter before speaking what I be-
lieved was calculated to have such
an effect Before delivering the lee
ture, I read it to a physician. a man
of culture, who ridiculed the idea
that it could offend the most fastid
ious. If offended the taste of the
refined and cultivated audience I ad-
dressed, I decidedly object to being
excused on the ground that an espe-
cial license is to be allowed me. One
prominent point made in the lecture
was to allow liberties to no one.
If in the thirteen years have been
receiving the unspeakabIe kind
ness of the people of this State, I
have in public or in private, said
one word to a lady which has been
calculated to offend her delicaey,
desire to be held fully accountable.
Tread your criticism about my abuse
of the fair sex the same day that
happened to say in a sermon, that
zone woman working in a church is
worth twenty men, and I recall no
sentiment in my lectures to which
this assertion is contradictory.
Perhaps I should add that it is
harder to endure a criticism from
you, because you are so distinguish
ed a member of our most noble
craft. Indeed, many of our fraten
ity are looking to your election to
the office of Grand Master of the
Order of Perpetual Celibat es.


Affectionately, WIN. SroDDERr,


We cheerfully yield a place for
the above excellent letter from our
esteemed friend, Rev. VIM. Stoddert.
1t would pain us indeed to know
that we had hurt the feelings Of one
for whom we have so high a regard
and tender an affection. Mr.. Stod-
dert has led blameiess life, and
kept himself unspotted from the
world-indeed, We know no purer or
better man on this sin cursed earth
than Mr.. Stoddert. We never lose
an opportunity to hear him preach
or lecture, because he always tells
the Gospel in an attractive, simple
way, and his pure, unselfish life
makes us believe more fully in
the Chistian religion. We trust we
can say this much without Offending



against his innate sense of modesty
and delieacy. We wrote our criti-
cism from a sence of duty, and TO
show our sincerity, and desire to
correct any error, if any there be, we
request Mr.. Stoddert to furnish US
the manuscript of his lecture, and
we will publish it in full. In regard
to our being made stGraHd Master of
Perpetual Celibates," we have this
to say; Not if we can help it,
Brother Stodaert-not five can help
it. We have ten years to so on yet
before we can get admission into the
@noble craft" We are scarcely eli
gible to a seat in the Blue Lodge
Not if we can help it, Brother Srod
dert.-Columbia Herald.
Year: 1875

We copy the article referred to be-
low by the Herald and Mail, and be-
Heve the main idea a splended one


We publish to-day an exceed
ingly interesting communication
from one of our leading citizens
man who has been successfulin bus
mess, aDd one of the most practical,
sensible business men in the State.
He, signs himself, ECONOMY" and
his plan, which is submitted at the
earnest solicitation of citizens, pro
poses to relieve the State in many
ways, and especially its financial
condition. He thinks he can save
the State and the people enough in
the way OF insurance to pay off the
State debt. We are sure that this
communication viii attract consid-
erable attention among sensible men,
and we trust Economy" viii give
US his views more in detail. The
calling of q constitutional eonven-
tion is the most serious objection to
the plan, but is absolutely necessary
to carrying it ont.