smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

In the light of the latest news from the
seat Of war in Servia we see moro clearly
the nature of that victory over the Turks
which the Servians claimed as the result Of
the conflicts on the right bank of the Morava,
In front Of Alexinatz. Some Servian battal-
ions, We were told, had occupied on that side
the lines previously held by the Turks.
For the Servian soldiers to believe their
occupation of the Turkish lines in those cir
cumstances the substantial result of their
valor was perhaps excusable 1t is, however,
scarcely credible that the Servian COM
mander did not discern the real nature of
the movement on the part of his enemy, of
which the abandonment of the lines east of
the river, or their partial abandonment was
a consequence; and yet that he did not
discern the nature of that movement
seems to follow from the fact that
his own infantry was passed over the
river while his outposts on the west side
were engaged. He was, in fact, appar-
emily taken by surprise. Yet the move
ment made by the Turks seems as
obvious as daylight. Alexinatz was in their
way on the right bank of the river, and if
man finds his way obstructed on one side
the river he naturally inquiries what sort of
a road there is on the other side, and an in
quiry Of this simple nature led to the opera
ton by which the Turks got the Servians
out Of Alexinatz. They rushed at the forti-
fed position in the first place, it is true, and
that was simply because in military opera
tions if the valley on one side of the river is
alone fortified it is commonly fair to assume
that there are some natural difficulties on
obstacles of military art But in this case,
finding the position on the right bank
strong, the Turks slipped over the river in
force and overwhelmed the Servians that
were on the other side, and, as the result of
one battle, were at night in position which
rendered Alexinatz no longer tenable
for an army, since they could cut it's
communications unless Tchernayeff could
beat them in the open country. He evil
IDENTIFY felt no confidence in his capacity to
do that, and retreated precipitately, with his
army cut in two. The denial that he has





has not withdrawn his army, but only that
he still holds with garrison some fortified
point. Apparently part of the Servian
force has been. driven before the victors
toward Krusevatz, and is at that place ;
while another, and perhaps the greater part,
has retreated on Deligrad. Perhaps it is
scarcely necessary to consider the possibili-
ties of military operations beyond this event,
for here they may cease. This battle will
inspire the Servian Prince once more with o
love of peace; and as the Turks only refused
to make peace till the fate of Alexinatz
should be decided they now will be pre-
pared to concede. reasonable terms. From
this point, therefore, the case has larger
horizon, for irrepressible difficulties will at
tend the making of this peace, and a great
war may date from the endeavor; or, if peace
is made, it is to be apprehended that it will
be rather truce than the definite determi-
nation of the difficulties
Year: 1876

In THE INTERNATIONAL REGATTA on the
Schuylkill yesterday the London crew won
the first heat over the New York crew, and
the Halifax crew beat the famous Paris
English scullers were oil beaten, but as q
matter of course the principal interest at
taches to the four-oared races. The heat
between the Thames and Halifax crews can.
not fail to be one of the most exciting evel
rowed on this side of the Atlantic.
Year: 1876

The GREAT INCREASE in the attendance in
The public schools this year over all previous
years may not be an evidence of increased
efficiency much as of the hard times, which
have compelled the withdrawal of thousands
of children from private establishments; but
it ought to prove a great incentive toward
making our common schools in every way
worthy of their foundation and of the city
which endows them
Year: 1876

great difficulty in keeping up prices which
will enable them to sell their stock on hand
without loss. They are ready enough to
rise with the advance but dislike very much
to come down with the decline in prices.
They ought to remember that their business
is tolerated only b, cause it is convenience
and that anything short of fair dealing will
make it intolerable.
Year: 1876

A DARING BURGLARY was committed in
Christopher street yesterday, and one of the
burglars was shot, perhaps fatally. while
trying to escape. Our citizens are begin
ming tc depend upon themselves and not
on the police, for protection against burg
lars-a course which seems to have become q
necessity. If the criminal in this case had
got away unhurt our model police would
never have found him, as it is probable they
never will find his companion.
Year: 1876

The STREET was very much disturbed
yesterday by the actual failure of one house
and the reported failure Of number of
others. Individual failures can add very
little to the general business depression, and
they should not be allowed to affect any but
those Immediately interested.
Year: 1876

THE HEHALD's SPECIAL EXPRESS to Saratoga
made the last trip of the season on Sunday
In n few days the famous watering place will
be deserted, for only the decrepit would be
wiling to drink the waters on Sunday morn
ing if the HERALD is denied them
Year: 1876

THE VISITING RIrLEMEN are TO be duly
honorcd by our City Fathers. If the Alder
men will only consent not to be too prom
inent in these little displays of municipal
courtesy no good objection can be urged
against n reasonable amount Of junketing.
Year: 1876

ECONOMY AT NEWPORT seems to have been
The rule this season, as will be seen by our
interesting letter from that fashionable re-
sort this morning, and from Newport it is
likely the practice Of this virtue will spread
all over the country.
Year: 1876

The seandalous nomination Of E. G. Bill
linrs, saws the New York Sam as the sue
cessor of the notorious Judge Durrell, not
wilhstanding his record as member of the
New Orleans Bankruptcy Ring, taken in
connection with other facts, is a strong in
dicatiou that Grant designs to maintain the
ascendcncy Of the Republican party in
Louisiana by the same lawless means which
he has hitherto used to secure that end


Billings was the intimate associate of Durel


and the reputed author of the Infamous
midpiobt order which was seized upon b,
Year: 1876

From tx. Nets Iort Herald.


An obvious rule of propriety restrains us
from commenting on the proceedings Of the
Court at St. Louis during the progress OF
General Babcock' trial, although a journal
published at this distance might, without


disrespect for the Court, indulge in more


freedom than would be proper in the local


newspapers near the scene of the trial. II


General Babcock is innocent all just men


must wish that bis innocence may be vim
dicated, and the press has no more right to
prejudice the jury either against him or for
him.


The duty of standing aloof and refrain
ing from all attempts to influence the trial
one way or the other is equally binding on
the President, the Attorney General and
all officers Of the Government who have no
immediate connection with the trial. They
have no more right to prejudice the case
and attempt to influence the Court, than
the press of the vicinity or the press at a
distance Judging by this sound rule the
course of Attorney-General Pierrepont
seems incapable Of defence, He seems, at
an early stage of the proceedings, to have
mistaken the extent of his authority. The
statute of 1869 takes the prosecution Of
revenue offences quite out of his hands and
gives the Treasury Department complete
| control over them, authorizing it to settle
or com promise cases in the interest of the
Government, and, of course, to exempt
minor offenders as a means OF pro-
curing evidence against the greater criml-
nails who have used them as tools.
It is a common practice with prose
cutting officers to promise lenity to accom-
plces who are willing to turn States evil
dence and whose testimony is indispensable
for the conviction OF their associates. In


apparent defiance Of this sound practice


Attorney General Pierrepont issued, just


previous to the Babcock trial, circular to


the District Attorneys engaged in the prose


cution of the whisky thieves which would


naturally be understood as forbidding the


usual immunity to criminals who consent tc
give testimony against their associates


That circular, if understood in its obvious


sense, would prevent any person from turn


ing States evidence and defeat the ends 0
justice by terrifying witnesses and shutting


their mouths. A thousand newspaper


could not so eaectually interfere with tn


administration Of justice as a threat fror
the Attorney General of the United State
that accomplices who consented to testi1
against their principals shall be rigorousl
e punished on the strength of their own col
t fessions. 1t looks too much as if the A
!; torpey Generals devotion to the wishes
y the President had swayed him to a con
e pliance inconsistent with the duties of h
position and subversive Of one of the ord
h nary means of convicting criminals. If tn
10 was not the intent Of this strange and u


exampled circular it is difficult to ASST


Il apy reason why it was issued at all.
Year: 1876

THE Sr. Louis CONVENTION All in
tercst now eliminates in, and all eyes
are nov turned. to st. Louis. and men
of both political parties. as we'll as
those of no party. are anxiously await


ing the action of the Democratic Ma
tional Convention to assemble in that
city next Tuesday. That convention
will have very important and delicate
task to perform. Not since the disas-


trous division in 1860, which gave vic
tory to the Republican party, has the
prospect for success to the Democratic
ticket been 50 bright and promising as
it is at present. The people of the
country. grown disgusted with the dis
honesty and corruption that has for
wears marked the administration of the
government under the rule Of the Be-
publican party, and despairiug of re-
form Of these abuses, naturally turn to
the Democracy for help and relief
Hence the eyes Of the Dstion will be
upon the St. Louis Convention and
millions Of people will watch with the
most intense anxiety their deliberations.
To satisfy this longing Of the people
thew must lay down q platform of sound
Year: 1876

principles. and nominate candidates of
irreproachable character and unques-
tionable integrity If they would con-
suit the signs of the times and the de-
mand Of the day they will in selecting
the ticket ask-not SO much can the
man be elected as is he the best man
for the Office. Principle is far superior
to expediency, and in selecting the can
didates at ST. Louis, the chief point to
be settled is the qualifications Of the
aspirant for the place. With so many
excellent men and noble statesmen to
choose from-with Bayard, Thurman,
Tilden, Hendricks, Parker and many
more such at their command-it would
be folly akin to madness for that con-
vention to follow the example of their
opponents at Cincinnati and nominate
candidate whose only claim to the
position is his supposed availability, or
like the Baltimore Convention Of 1872
to throw away principle and manliness
in the wild pursuit of phantom, which
promised success without the means to
fulfil its promise The Democracy want
no Greeleyism in 1876, nor yet do they
want placed at the head of their ticket
the name of q man whose claim to
greatness is that Of the warrior and not
Of the statesmen. With the rule Of
Grant the country has had sufficient Of
military men. The demand of the hour
+ fer . statesman-a man versed in the
legal. political and constitutional lore
Of the country and who will be an honor
and credit to the nation as its head
and chief magistrate. Let us 60 back,
in the beginning Of this new century of
our national existence, to its pristine
custom and place at the head of the
nation one of the greatest civil states
men of which the country can boast.
The Republican convention has not Of
fered such ticket to the people. Let
the St. Louis convention. then, seize
upon the opportunity and fill the void
the Republicans have neglected. We
want our best-not a halfway, man.
Year: 1876

was dense crowd gathered SO that he
could hardly move in any direction.
This excess Of attention on the public's
part is not very surprising considering
that juvenile Lambert is fourteen years
old and weighs close on to five hundred
pounds. Still another addition to
Philadelphias dignity is the big bell
which has just arrived for the tower
Of Independence Hall and been safely
housed within the building after cut
ting away a couple of feet from the
sides of the main doorway to admit its
vast bulk. This grand production of
the founders art weighs about $4,000
lbs and is said to be of beautiful tone,
but it will not be allowed to be sounded
until noon of the Fourth of July when
will first ring out this noble successor
Of the old Independence bell which
one century before, was overpowered
by the mighty message Of freedom and
burst in the telling of it. RADIx.
Year: 1876




The weather. though still warm, has
been vastly more comfortable this week
than last, we having bad several days
when constant clouds restrained the
ardor Of the sun and occasional showers
diffused delightful coolness. There
has thus been much greater enjoyment
in exploring the exhaustless wealth of
the Exposition, which enjoyment is
being shared by larger crowds of de-
lighted visitors I speak of cro,cds at
the Centennial grounds only when
thinking of the aggregate number pres
ent, for SO vast are its premises and SO
evenly distributed its attractions that
even on the day Of opening, when the
attendance was many times the present
daily average, the whole vast assem-
blage moved easily and freely through
the place with no jostling and little in
convenience. That is one great beauty
Of this wonderful place, SO broad is the
expanse and SO endless the variety Of
objects that delight and instruct that
when mind and eye become jaded by
long attention to any one class Of SUBJ
jects, entire change Of scene and inter-
est may be bad over and over again
The interest of the Exposition is not
monopolized by that group Of wonder
palaces, the Main Building and Ma
chinery. Memorial, Agricultural and
Horticultural Halls, which are the most
prominent objects of the whole enclosure
and the ones which the word Ceuten-
NAL naturally calls first to mind. Every
inch of ground from the shady little dell
first traversed as one enters from the
Reading railway station, here the sua
scarcely penetrates the luxuriant foliage
and where rich bird notes and the trick
ling of water are often the only sounds
heard among Its cool shadows, over to
the grassy slope at the opposite limit
where white tents and pacing sentries
suggest widely different thoughts-all
is fascinating variety There is hardly
nationality, an age, q temperament,
or mood among men that cannot here
find something to harmonize with its
own condition and delight its taste. and
it seems to me that any man in this
country who has it in his power to enjoy
the expansion Of mind and the increase
Of knowledge which the study Of this
microcosm- condensation of the
great affords, is guilty of crime
toward himself, if be neglects it.


Exhibits are still arriving. The big
gest things in lately are the great 81
tops Rodman gun from England, which
vicious looking monster now frowns
upon all who enter Machinery Hall,
and fat boy from the Westsomewhere
who came here this week bound to see
the Exposition. but to his considerable
annoyance found the tables turned and
Exposition bound to see him Wher-
ever young obesity happened to be there
Year: 1876

The following is an extract from a
recent letter in the Philadelphia Public
Ledger from a New York correspon-
dent. We will only add that the ticket
of the money men" would be very ac-
ceptable to the Democrats Of this State
and would be one that in point OF
intelligence, talent and craftsmanship
could not be surpassed, if equalled, in
the United States.


Mr.. Tilden and his friends do not
relish the turn affairs have taken at
Cincinnati. They reason in this way
If the Republicans have deemed it good
policy to throw overheard all the prom
inent men who have been identified
with the entanglements and controver-
sizes Of the past few years, the Demo-
Gratis at St. Louis may catch the same
idea, and as Conkling, with almost the
entire New York delegation at his back
was thrown overheard, SO the Governor
may share the same fate. va
Again the Governor and his friends
make no secret of the fact that they are
now more than ever afraid Of the West.
The Western Democrats are quite as
conscious as the W estern Republicans
that they are great power now, and
the power will be exercised to their own
advantage. They have been saying all
along in private letters and confidential
conversations with influential men of
the party here, that under no circum-
stances will they put up with Tilden.
This feeling Of hostility, according to
all accounts. has acquired fresh inten-
sity from the nomination at Cincinnati
A telegram from an influential Ohio
editor to an nti-Tammany Chief, this
morning, gives expression to something
Of this feeling, and as such it is
worth quoting: "Tildeu's hard money
speeches last State campaign killed of
glorious Bill Allen, and made Hayes
Governor. But for that Hayes would
never have received the Cincinnati
nomination. It follows, therefore, that
Tilden is more Of Republican in prae
tice than o Democrat. Ohio will re-
pudiate him, and SO will nearly the
whole West


There is good reason for believing
that, within the. past twelve hours,
overtures have been made to Mr.. Til
den's friends with view Of reserving
for him the second place on the ticket,
but it is understood that the Governor
will not listen to any proposition of the
kind He does not say SO in express
terms. but clearly be means to be Caesar
or nothing.


Some of the strong men Of the party
who usually contribute most Of the
funds to carry on a Presidential cam
paign. but who are not known as talk
ing politicians. put their heads together
this morning and agreed that eombi-
nation something like this would be
necessary to checkmate the move at
Cincinnati For President. Thomas F.
Bayard, Of Delaware for Vice Presi-
dent, Allan G. Thurman, of Ohio
They say if Thurman is nominated he
can take Ohio from Hayes. As the
gentlemen who are fixing up" this
slate are likely to exercise powerful il
invisible influence at St. Louis, politi-
clans who are trying to forecast results
there would do we'll not to underrate its
importance. Neither of these Senators
would respond to the alleged demand
for new men. but it is admitted by all,
save hack politicians, that 1t would be
q ticket hard to beat
Year: 1876

THE CINCINNATI NOMINATIONS. The
Republicans, as q party, have, assur-
edly, no great cause to be much pulled
up with "over-weening PRIDE with
their presidential ticket. The conven-
ton, in order to still the .clamors of the
contending factions deliberately threw
overheard all the great men and ac-
knowledged leaders Of the party and
took up men scarcely known to the
public at large. To the question, "Who
is Mr.. Hayes? the answer is made,
"He is Governor Of Ohio" During
the late war between the States he was
an officer in the army Of the North and
became Brigadisr General, in which
capacity he acquitted himself with pass
able credit. Not having displayed any
marked talent in the profession Of arms
his name does not appear among those
made illustrious 10 the great struggle.
As Governor sf an inland, agricultural
State, no opportunity for the manifesta-
ton Of great qualities as ruler has
been offered him, consequently his title
to statesmanship is yet to be acquired.
Thus after all their boasted promises of
reform and to place the best men on
their tickets, the National Convention
Of the great Republican party has
adopted the old expediency policy
discarded all the men known to the
country from the conspicuous of the
positions to which they have attained,
and placed at the head of their ticket
man almost unknown and whose only
qualification for the Office to which they
seek to elevate him is his supposed i'm.
munity from the SANDER Of enemies
Being unknown, or at least not we'll
known. they argue that no harm can be
said Of him by his opponents even if
bis advocates can say no good Of him,
and the people Of the United States are
asked to exalt to the position Of their
Chief Magistrate this man, not because
of great deeds that be HAS done and
which entitle him to place 10 the front
rank Of American statesmen !; not be-
cause be has displayed great zeal and
energy 10 the cause Of the country and
for the welfare Of the people. but be-
cause, forsooth. as he has never occu-
pied any prominent position, his politi-
cal opponents don't know enough about
him to tell of past evil deeds that he
may have doEe-beeause they can say
nothing against him. In the choice Of
their ticket it is evident that the Repub-
liesn Convention aimed not at the good
of the country that they we're not in
fluenced by laudable jealousy for the
honor and integrity Of the government
as exhibited in its presiding officer.
but that they only sought availability
10 their candidate, and his supposed
chances for success in the approaching





election out weighed all other consider
ations. s
Year: 1876

The "Chair of st. Peter" which has
been spoken of and known to Christen-
dom for long time, was placed by Da-
mascus i'm the baptistry of the Vatican,
and even previous to that age it is prob
able that up to that period it may have
been kept in the crypt of st. Peters
tomb or i'm the basilica OF Constantine
pie. 1t was moved from the chapel of
the Vatican before the days Of Alexan-
der VII, who enclosed it in bronze
monument. 1t is yellow chair, formed
OF four uprights united by horizontal
bars, two being higher than the others
to form the back. The four legs were
evidently one square, but they are much
eaten away by age, and have also had
pieces cut from them. These time worn
portions have been strengthened and
rendered more ornamental by pieces Of
dark acacia wood, which form the whole
interior part of the chair, and which
appears to have hardly suffered at all
from the same causes which have SO al
tered the appearance of the legs. The
panels, fronts, and sides, and the row
of arches with the tympanum above
them, which form the back, are also
composed of his wood. But the most
remarkable circumstance about these
two different kinds of materials is that
all the ivory ornaments which cover
he front and back of the chair are at
tached to the acacia portion alone, and
never to the parts composed of oak.
Some of the ornamentatiOn is attribu-
ted to the age of Charlemagne, and
some, such as the labors of Hercules, in
the ivory panels, are more ancient; the
oak work is deemed likely to be as old
as tradition states it to be.
Year: 1876

A gentleman who was once an inve


trate stammerer writes us about the
way to cure the habit: "NO stammering
person ever found any difficulty in
singing. The reason of this is, that by
observing the measure of the music
by keeping time the organs of speech
are kept in such position that enuncia-
ton is easy. Apply the same rule to
reading or speech, and the same result
will follow. Let the stammerer take a
sentence, say this one, 'Leander swan
the HellespOnt,' and pronounce it by
syllable, keeping time with his finger,
letting each syllable occupy the same
time, thus: Decentralization the
Hel-les-pOnt, and he will not stam-
mer. Let him pronounce slowly at
first, then faster, but still keeping time
with words instead of syllables, and he
will be surprised to find that, by very
little practice, he will read without
stammering, and nearly as rapidly as
persons ordinarily talk or read. Then
practice this in reading and cOnversa-


tiOn until the habit is broken up. Per-
severance and attention is all that is
necessary to perform perfect cure" !"