smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

Long familiarity with the Indians has had
upon the warpath and appeared at the
breakfast table yesterday in his war paint
We suppose this was what an eminent author
calls "a Christian breakfast hot rolls
eggs, coffee, beef" as distinguished from the
heather meal of the Romans and Greeks
which was ga thrice-accursed biscuit, with
half fig, perhaps, by way of garnish."
Such breakfast as he should have at first
class Washington boarding house ought to
have put Mr.. Delano into an amiable state of
mind. He should have been Modified by his
hot buttered rolls, and warmed by his fra
grant coffee. Yet if this were impossible to
his savage disposition, he should have re-
venged himself on his wittles. He might
have stabbed his beefsteak, impaled a potato,
or scalped the butter. But such
victories could not satisfy Mr.. Delano
when he perceived Professor Marsh calmly
chipping his eggshells on the opposite side
of the table. The sight of his enemy spoiled
his appetite for food and kindled it for
revenge. We are sorry to hear that the
OecTeJdTy cdlleu the GTOIeSSOr q liar, ana
other names equally offensive, and shook his
fist at him, and intimated that he could whip
him. This sauce, more pungent than
Worcestershire was not relished by Profess
sor Marsh, who replied that he was not afraid
of Mr.. Delano. Fortunately knives and
forks were not drawn, and the pepper caster
was not SHE'D but for while there was
quite tempest in the teapot. 1t is sad to
think that two gentlemen cannot meet
at breakfast without the danger that one
of them will devour the other and it is plain
that one of the two must change his quar-
ters. One ordinary boarding house cannot
safely contain them both and it would be
charitable to wish that there were a place a
hundred thousand miles long and that Sec
retary Delano might breakfast at one end of
it and Professor Marsh at the other. The
boarders in the middle might then eat their
meal in peace
Year: 1875

A special despatch which we copy in
another column from the Evening Telegram
of yesterday shows the first fruits of the
Pennsylvania Democratic Convention at
Erie upon our credit abroad. An uneasy
feeling" is reported as characterizing the
London market for United States govern
ment securities. There seems to be less
desire on the part of investors to buy, and
"the tone of the market points to still lower
prices" There can only be one explanation
of this phenomenon at the present time, with
money cheap in London, and especially re-
membering that few days since, when the
money markets of Europe were almost at a
panic on account of the threatening attitude
of affairs in the Principalities, American Sc
curities remained firm. We then congratu-
lated ourselves that our government was so
strong that in time of general disaster in
Europe its securities would become an
asylum for anxious investors.


Now we find that in consequence of the
madness of the democrats in the great
State of Pennsylvania this confidence has
passed away. Our credit is as seriously
affected as though we were threatened with
war. With all our resources and beautiful
resolutions to make our credit the finest in
the world we. are sinking rapidly into the
financial condition of Spain andsTurkey.
This is one of the first fruits of the policy of
imitation, which is only another name for that
of reputation.
Year: 1875

The SEEvLAN GovERNMENT is doing all it
can TO escape from the war upon its borders.
On the one hand it has addressed circular to
the chiefs of the districts, declaring that it is
on the best terms with the Porte and ordering
that no assistance shall be given to the in
surgents, while on the other it has ordered
the mobilization of twenty-four thousand
men to meet the threatening concentration
of Turkish troops on the frontier. Severe
fighting for three days is reported in Herze-
goyina.
Year: 1875

sleeping consciences Of sinners it must be
approved. We are glad to hear that Messrs.
Moody and Sankey will visit New York this
fall No city needs revival more. If they
can diminish sin in this community they
will achieve a task which has baffled the
combined efforts of the clergy and the police.
Year: 1875

The NORTH CAROLINA CONVENTION drags
slowly along and yesterday the only partic-
ular event was the proposal to amend the
constitution so as to make citizens who do
not believe in the Old and New Testaments
incapable of holding Office. "Back back !
malignant bigotP' What do such people as
you know about religion?
Year: 1875

A MYSTERIOUS ATTEMPT to murder is re-
ported to-day. 1t is not so much of mys-
terry, however, that the police should not be
able TO unravel it But they have failed so
often in easier matters that it is not certain
they will succeed in this
Year: 1875

FRONTING ON TEMPLE STREET,
On the East side OF Pearl, and South of Canal
and Reservoir streets. About four minutes
walk from Temple Block. H.5.r#.


The Surveyor is now at work surveying
these lots. They are not to be laid out in the
stereotyped style, in square blocks--in order
to get the greatest number OF lots, with no re-
gard TO the grades of the streets--but
Year: 1875

THE Calais Times publishes long let
ter written by Hon. Geo. f. Talbot of this
city to Calais gentleman showing that the
proposed Shore Line Railroad, if built, will
be burden rather than benefit TO the peo-
pie of his native county. The engineer Of
the proposed railroad having made some esti-
mate of the bu,iness of the road for the first
year after it shall be completed, Mr.. Talbot
analyzes them in style at once searching
and vigorous. The engineer in his report
stated that the gross receipts of the road the
first year would be 81 1850, 900 and that when
running expenses were paid, ten per cent
interest on the bonds and seven per cent.
dividend on the stock, there would still be
surplus of S33SS50. Mr.. Talbot's illustra-
ton from the census, the valuation table and
the business of that part Of the State show
the estimates of the experienced engineer to
be the widest nonsense, Mr.. Talbot has un-
doubtedly told his old friends more truth than
they will thank him for and which they prob.
ably will not heed unless comnelled to because
thew cannot raise the money. Mr.. Talbot
does not recognize the fact that the most sen.
sible and cool headed men will lose their bal
ance and utter the most astounding nonsense
when they get started on railroad enterprise.
Year: 1875

The session of the Board of Agriculture at
Calais the past week, we are informed, was
not of particular interest. Few papers of
practical Importance were read and large
portion of the time of the Board was con-
sumed by the delightful courtesies of the
notably hospitable people of our border city,
and our New Brunswick cousins. There
are members of the Legislature so practical
that they talk freely of sending the Maine
Board of Agriculture to history as COM
pleted thing by giving its Secretary an oppor-
tunity to write fms at the end of his next
repOrt .-.7..r ...H
Year: 1875

OUTSIDE of Baltimore the Democratic
State ticket in Maryland had pretty close
shave, the majority being only 250 votes. In
the city of Baltimore, there was not only ruff


fanism at the polls but the Democratic lead
ers organized a plot of ballot box stuffing
which alone made the election worse than a
farce. The principal device was called the
''pudden ticket" Small Democratic tickets
printed on thin paper were inserted in the
folds of large folded like closed fan. In
this way single voter was enabled TO insert
four or five votes into the box and as "repeat-
ing'' was. the order of the day, it may be
readily seen how majority Of twelve thou
sand was secured. L
Year: 1875




A NUMBER of Maine Democratic journals
follow the Western Democracy in making
war upon the national banking system, which
is called a grinding monopoly. If this is true
we should think that in these times, when so
much capital is unemployed, that there would
be rush made by capitalists 20 form NatioL-
al banks under the free banking act OF the
last Congress. Such, however, is not the
case as the reports of the Treasury Depart
ment show. During the past three months
sixteen new National Banks have been organ
lied, with circulation of S1,916, ,710, but for
the same period the "wants OF trade' have
led to the deposit of S6,752, ,536 in legal ten
ders for the redemption and retirement Of
National Bank circulation, of Which over
$5,5O0,000 has been actually retired and
burned. In view Of these facts it will be
difficult matter to make square fight upon
the banks
Year: 1875

THERE seems to be danger of a revival of
the Beecher scandal, which everybody hoped
was buried beyond all chance of resurrection.
If the Congregational Association must again
rake over that pile of filth, by all means let
them do 1t with closed doors and not offend
other'people's nostrils.
Year: 1875

SINCE the late elections, the independent
press which has been on such good terms with
the Democracy and even predicted that it
had interesting political probabilities, now
turns its back on the old organization and
rather insolently gives it to understand that
it is now dead and very much worse than
useless and ought to know enough to recog-
nize the fact and get out of the way. The
''putrid reminiscence' however, don't see it
in that aspect.
Year: 1875

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with a Card certificate countersigned by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming represent our
Year: 1875

The Tribune speaks admiringly of the
''nerve" exhibited by Speaker Kerr in disre-
garding Mr.. Fernando Woods claim to the
Craftsmanship of Ways and Means. The
truth is that Speaker Kerr is the political
ally and supple instrument of the Tilden
clique in New York and has been governed
by its wishes at every critical point in the
Tilden staked all his chances for the
Presidential nomination on the adoption of
the New York platform by the democratic
party at large, and every secret wire he could
pull was used to bring forward Mr.. Kerr as
a candidate for the Speakership and secure
his election. When he had succeeded in this
point nobody should have doubted that the
committees would be composed in the in
terest of Governor Tilden. Speaker Kerr is
his creature, and it was not to be expected
that he would rebel against his New York
creator. When he knew that neither Mr..
Wood nor Mr.. Cox possessed Governor Til
den's confidence it required no nerve" "
but only facile subservience, to set aside the
pretensions of both to the craftsmanship of
Ways and Means Mr. Kerr's election to
the Speakership is the pivot of the Tilden
canvass for the Presidential nomination. 1t
was an inevitable consequence that the COM
mittees of the House should be organized in
the Tilden interest 1t was not display of
nerve" on the part of Speaker Kerr,
but the fulfilment of q political bar
gain The composition Of the committees
is intended to forestall the action of the
Democratic National Convention and force it
to adopt the New York platform, thereby
shutting the door against any Western
rival for the democratic nomination. Speaker
Kerr is the puppet of Governor Tilden s
political supporters, and it would have re-
quired T'nerve" and independence to have
crossed their wishes.


Mr.. Morrison owes his promotion to his
subservience to the New York clique He has
been their echo in the politics of Illinois; he
was their tool in Washington in the jealous
work he did for Mr.. Kerr; and it is a part of
their tactics to reward their friends and
punish their enemies. Mr.. Hewitt has been
showed aside and sighted because he does
not accept the free trade shibboleth. Mr..
Kerr's instructions bound him to promote
every insignificant man who is ready to shout
for Tilden, and to humiliate every democrat
who will not work for Governor Tilden's
nomination. Hence the strange composition
of the House committees.
Year: 1875

Within a brief period justice has dealt
more or less defnitively with the cases of
three distinguished gentlemen-Dolan,
wainwright and Staudermann. wainwright has
been thoroughly well hanged, and that is the
end of him, so far as this worlds justice goes
He killed a woman whom he, perhaps once
loved. Staudermann also killed woman
whom he perhaps, once loved. Governor
Tilden has, however, commuted his sentence
to Imprisonment for life. Whether the Gov
ernor will pardon him next year or leave
him to be pardoned by his successor
we cannot say but as communication
for life is simply preliminary
for absolute pardon in the vast majority of
cases it is quite safe to say that within the
next seven years Staudermann will be at large,
and once more probably waiting on q corner
with pistol to kill some other woman for
the crime of refusing to marry him. Strange
that the Staudermanns condemn people to
death for SO little and execute their SEN
tences so resolutely, and that all the ma
chinery of the criminal law is brought to q
standstill by the effort to do as much. Dolan
murdered his man, was well caught by the
police, was proved guilty, and was SEN
fenced to death. But Mr.. Beach, who
is of more consequence than the criminal
authorities and the laval the judges,
juries and governors archaeological, and
the place prepared for Dolan beside the
three negro murderers was left vacant, for
Mr.. Beach went to Judge Donohue about it.
Judge Donohue apparently sits on the bench
to do the will Of Mr.. Beach and prevent the
operation of the law, SO that Dolan still
hue did not sit on the bench in London
bad for Wainwright that these pitiful British
judges and juries cannot take such lofty
moral view Of murderer's case as has been
taken here over Stauderman
Year: 1875

Among the committees appointed by Mr..
Kerr is one on Civil Service Reform. The
duties of this committee are, we believe, to
see that good men are appointed to Office and
kept there during good behavior. The
members are also to censure all attempts to
dismiss competent men for political reasons.
This is q good idea, and the sooner the COM
mittee goes to work the better. Let it in
quire how many competent men, men ofhonor
and capacity, who have been for years in the
service Of the House, have been dismissed in
the past few days. Let it demand the rea-
sons for these removals. the names of the
persons appointed to succeed them, and the
reasons for the appointment Of these new
men. Let it summon the Postmaster
and ask him for the names of
the battalion of ex-Confederate soldiers
which have been brought from Alexandria to
find snug berths in the capital they tried so
hard TO burn few years ago. Let it give
the country the names of the members who
have recommended the wholesale removal of
old and faithful and efficient servants of the
House to make room for the squbds Of ex-
Congressman, politicians, "bummers' and
rebels who have been quartered on the
House There is no better way to begin this
civil service investigation. The House is
democratic. If the democrats mean to have
this reform now is their chance.


! 1t would not be bad idea for Mr. Blaine
/ TO offer q resolution that will enable the
country to see how the party has observed
! civil service reform. In the meantime we
would like one of our correspondents to
send us a list of these removals, Of the time
each removed officer has served the House,
Of those appointed and the names of the
congressman securing their appointment
This will make interesting Christmas read


ina so- ''the civil service reformers."
Year: 1875

whether Shareholders should be admitted TO
the communion. But the election Of Presi-
dent Grant third time is matter entirely
outside the limits of ecclesiastical jurisdic-
ton, with which no denomination can inter
meddle without subjecting itself to the i'm
putation of favoring union between Church
and State. Bishop Haven has not been for
pally cepsured by his Methodist brethren,
but he has received warning, which he
ought to heed, that he is putting the peace
Of the Church in peril by his impertinent
advocacy of the third term and his attempt
to dishonor the memory of Washington.
Year: 1875




Even men as fit and honored as Mr.. Hewitt
and Mr.. Chittenden, of New York, are for
gotten by Speaker who was probably so
much engrossed in the contemplation OF his
''bosom friend" that he did not know that
such men were in the House and that they
represented there the highest commercial
and social standing in New York


1t is painful to dwell upon q failure
so deplorable as that of Mr. Kerr. 1t
shows the value of the advice Of the HERALD,
that the new party should not take an ailing
man whose mind has naturally enough been
upon his nerves and who does not seem to
know the men in Congress, but an active,
live, progressive man who would
give the party life and ambition.
We never believed that the new
Speaker was Bourbon, but he has restored
every Bourbon in the House to power. We
have them one and ALL and if they do not
make matters lively for oil who have not o
good record" it will surprise US. AS it now
looks, the only interest that has been served
is that prodigious, untiring, extensively ad-
vertised, quack-medicine intrigue to give
Mr.. Tilden the nomination for the Presi-
dency. From that point of view the action
of the Speaker and the caucus looks intelli-
gent and well directed, showing disposition
to give everything to the West and the South
provided that Mr.. Tilden might have the
nomination for the Presidency. From this
aspect of the case we can understand the
whole business But with all respect for
Mr.. Tilden we cannot fail to think that it is
about as small and selfish and unworthy an
intrigue as ever marked the advent of a
great party to power. More than all, it
will not succeed We have given the
West and South nineteen-twentieths of
the power, and they will never rest
until they again have the Presidency. They
had it with Lincoln, Johnson and Grant.
They have the command of the army, the
Chief Justiceship of the Supreme Court,
the Presidency, the Vice Presidency Tin Mr..
Ferry) the Speakership, the principal
foreign missions, the control of the leading
committees in the Senate, and, practically,
everything in the House. If our quack-
medicine statesmen in the East imagine that
this power will be surrendered they do not
know the men of the West and South They
have no more idea of nominating Mr.. Tilden
than of nominating Mr. Wood That intrigue
has been used to strengthen the West in the
caucus. It's uses are over. Mr.. Kerr shows
that he believes in his own people, and that
he does not, as Speaker, think that the dem
ocrats of the North or the East have any
rights which he or his allies in the West and
the South are bound to respect.
Year: 1875

We are sorry that the meeting of Metho-
dist ministers in Cincinnati adjourned with
out coming to q vote on the question OF CEN
suring Bishop Haven. resolution Of GEN.
sure was offered, and after o warm and pro-
tracted debate the meeting adjourned with
out taking any action. The attempt OF
Bishop Haven to drag the Methodist denom-
ination into the mire of party politics was
wholly inexcusable and deserves the strong
rebuke Of his clerical brethren. The third
term is q very different question, in all its
moral aspects, from the great question OF slay-
ery. which split the Methodist denomination
in twain previous to the civil war and led to
the noted lawsuits in relation to the Church
property. Slavery was question which
touched the conscience Of the Church, and it
was iustifable to hazard q schism rather than
show any tolerance for an institution which
the great founder of Methodism denounced
as "the sum of oil villanies." But the third
election of President is not moral ques-
ton it is a mere question Of politics. To
divide one of our great religious denomina-
tious on such an issue would be an
egregious folly and Bishop Haven deserves
censure for so mischievous and hazardous
an attempt. When the Methodists divided
on the slavery question it was subject
relating to the internal discipline
! nf their Church. the question being
Year: 1875

We have been honored with copy OF
sthe address to the electors" by John
Kelly's dark lantern, Know Nothing lodge,
Tammany Hail. This address tells US about
'the principles of the democracy" ''the
creed of Jefferson" ''the year of democratic
rule" the desire of the committee for rapid
transit and the last election. This it regards
as ''the temporary success of placemen and
demagogues 1--WE have expected Te
Deum," says the committee, "but lamenta-
tions alone resound- The minor key of re-
gret may yet swell into the symphony of
sslf-condemnation." If this means anything
at all it means that the last election
was blunder and will bring harm upon the
people because certain gentlemen were
chosen officers, mainly judicial, defeating
certain other gentlemen-namely, the candi-
dates of John Kelly. No one denies that the
ticket nominated by John Kelly was good
one. The fight was not upon the men, but
upon the principles which those men repre-
sented. What reason has the Tammany
Committee for saying that the men who were
successful will disappoint the peoplea The
judges who come upon the Bench by the
action of the anti-Tammany and republican
alliance are men of stainless character and
high reputation. We question if the Bench
ever received the same number Of judges of
as high personal character as Sanford, who
goes on the Superior Bench Van Hoesen,
who goes on the Common Pleas Glider
sleeve and Hackett, who take the criminal
courts Sheridan and Goepp, who become
Marine judges. Not word has ever been
breathed against any one Of these gentlemen,
not single charge affecting their character
as citizens or their integrity or capacity as
Judges. Therefore, for the Tammany ad-
dress to intimate that they are bad men,
ssmen whose names are an evil and reproach
to the community" is o slander unworthy Of
any political society and characteristic of
the desperate demagogues who control this
secret lodge and who, SO far as they could,
made the last campaign one of SANDER and
defamation.


Tammany Society grows quite eloquent
over national politics. We have great deal
about the Whiskey Ring and the Credit
Mobilier and Grants course in the South.
We are told of the "bloody shirt" of recon-
struction and of ''the bowling deryishes of
Know Nothingism," but we. have nothing
whatever about the reorganization of Tam
many which was promised by the leaders at
the close of the last canvass John Kelly
seems to ignore the one fact-namely, that
the city of New York is disposed to manage
its affairs upon good, sound business princi-
pies. Tammany Hall, although it may
nominate four or five good men, as it did
last year, is yet quite capable of putting
thieves in power like Tweed or imbeciles
like Wickham. Kelly should know that
the people of New York Of the DEM
ocratic faith propose, above all things,
to strike down the dark lantern lodge
which is the keystone of Kelly's power.
This address is Of itself 50 silly and absurd,
such violation of good taste and political
common sense, as to be only another evidence
of the incapacity of the leaders OF Tam
many Hall to understand the first drift o.
Year: 1875

WHEN MEN do an act which distinguishes
them from their fellows it is proper the
story of their lives should be recorded. The
world would gladly remember the names of
all the heroes who assisted in defending the
pass of Thermopyle, and it is not unlikely
that most people will believe that the
eighteen congressman who voted for third
term should also be immortal. In order to
provide for such a contingency we print this
morning sketches of their lives, together
with synopsis of their opinions on the
question which gave them fame.
Year: 1875

GENERAL JovELLAR is to become Captain
General of Cuba once more. We presume
that his second appointment, like that OF
valmaseda, means that he is to pacify the
island. Spain deals with Cuba as if she
was playing a game of political hide and
seek. 1t is not long since Valmaseda was
sent to the Antilles to stamp out insurrec-
ton, and now Jovellar returns to coax it out
Through all this the condition of the island
remains practically unchanged, and the in
surrection is stronger to-day than it was five
years ago.