smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

Eeeder OI saL-fEranciscO. The city of San Francisco consume: daily 300 to 325 head of horned cattle

 with the usual proportion of sheep calves and swine. This gives 118,625

 meat cattle as our annual consumption The city is rapidly outgrowing the

 State. Our consumption of meat in a

 few years must exceed the capacity Of

 the interior for production, and either

 stimulate production in new fields or

 cause high prices. Men not over san-

 guine think San Francisco may reach

 a population of 350,00O in this decade.

 It was before the city of New York

 had 350,000 inhabitants that the states

 men of that State saw the necessity of l improved communications with the

 grain and stock region of the West, as

 means of supplying the metropolis of

 the Atlantic seabOard and of cheapen- ing supplies. If any of our railroad

 builders are pausing in the enterprise

 of connecting this city and the AtIan-

 tic States by rail by way of Arizona,

 for fear that it will lack trade, they

 had as well dismiss their fears at once.

 It will not be many years till we of

 this city will have use for all the graz l ing lands of that Territory, and be able

 to create very rich trade, and lucra- l tive to any transportation company.

 There is now hardly an acre of pasture land in the Sierra Nevada from Shasta to the region behind Los Angeles, that is not alive with sheep and cattle; and this Summer the Cal Iifornians have been pushing their flocks eastward, invading the pastures of the State of Navada, because every thing is eaten up, and every available place occupied on the western slope. A few have sent both sheep and cattle into Arizona, with the intention of re- maining there.

 The Territory of Arizona is as large as,the State of Nevada. It is by no means the desert country it has been popularly advertised to be. Probably not more than one-fourth of it is desert and mountain. The greater part of the other three-fOurths is rated by good judges among the best natural grazing land on the continent. The climate is precisely that best adapted 10 the breed ing of sheep and cattle-neither too hot in Summer nor too cold in Winter, 1 and destitute of the moisture and mala- ria which breed sand-flles and mosuui- tos-the pests of all animal life. No where else on the Pacific slope, save in | the valleys of Oregon west of the Gas cade mountains, do tiocks and herds thrive and increase as those of Arizona. It affords the natural outlet for the herdsmen of California, and with the Apaches confined upon reservations and completely subdued as they are, there will, in year or two, be a gen eral movement of stock from tbis State to that Territory contingent only upon the probable speedy completion of rail way communication between this city and the ColOrado.-[S. F. Bulletin, 15.
Year: 1875

Is it for ECONOMY or Political Effect.


NEW ORLEANS, January %, 1876.
EDITOR REPUBLICANS:


The Bulletin of this date gives notice that
our annual carnival sports will not take
place, owing to ''our political misfortunes
and commercial depression" While admir-.
ing the economy which will perhaps enable
some of our Democratic friends to pay their
debts before indulging in the extravagance
incident to "ye Mystic Krewe" and "Rex,"
yet venture to assert had our merchants
spent less during tho past year in arming
and sustaining White League organizations
they would feel less depletion of pocket, as
it is we'll known that they have been heavily
taxed


Still the true reason is not set forth in the
above announcement after all, viz: That q
few disappointed political leaders desire to
make our Northern friends believe their
false representations. Poverty" "oppres-
sion," forsooth! A subterfuge worthy the
White League, for we do not forget the
money expended during the recent visit Of
the Knights Templar. Surely the elegant
costumes, costly to magnifcence, deemed
worthy OF recording in the daily papers,
would serve again even for the r. cherche
Krewe. Perchance dim perception that
they did not quite capture the Northern
sympathy by a lavish display Of hospitality
and Indifference to expense during the
Templars' stay as they did the recent con-
gressional conmittee by excessive hospi-
tality, has led to this change of tactics.
Let us have the truth, dear Comus; do not
assume a virtue and have it not for the sake
of a little cheap political capital.


ORLEANiA,
Year: 1875

DERe


A Few Leading Questions from Major
Howell.


NEW ORLEANS, January 25. 1875.
EDITOR REPUBLICANS:
In the New Orleans Times of last Sunday
noticed letter from Mr.. L. j. Highly ad.
vocating surrender to Captain Eads and his
cities. Mr.. Highly has large interests at
stake in New Orleans that will be worthless
unless with government aid an adequate
outlet to the port may be shortly secured.
tie is, therefore, q represent tative man who
has right to speak for himself. If others
equally interested do not speak it will be
presumed that they are of his opinion. If
he truly reflects the ideas Of this business
community as regards the subject of an
outlet, those engineers who have been
fighting for the canal must withdraw from
the line of battle and wait for time to
justify their opinions. Do the people of
New Orleans want this donel


As the discussion now stands the opinion
OF engineers who have spoken is about
equally divided. One side maintains that
jetties may prove applicable at the passes
OF the Mississippi, and therefore should be
tried as an experiment. The other side
reports that they are not applicable, and
that the canal offers certain outlet


No one doubts the praoticability and
value Of the canal. Then why not support
that which is certainf


Can the commerce of New Orleans afford
to wait, for years, the result Of an expert
nent when it has an acknowledged Ger
tainty as substituted Can it, under tho
circumstances, be bullied into surrender to
scheme which many believe has been
conceived and forced on Congress in the
interest Of the great Northeastern and
Western railroads and the St. Louis Bridge
Company as opposed to q gulf route afford
ing cheaper transportation to and from the
seat


If the jetties fail, as many good engineers
think they will, after years spent in expert
ment, how much will New Orleans have
advancedl Will the canal then be con-
structed or will some other adventurer, with
another experiment, impose upon the people
and give the enterprising rivals of New
Orleans another series of years in which to
build up and consolidate their interests9


No business can be built up while the
jetty experiment is in progress. for there
can be no confidence in it's attainment of
adequate results. If the canal should be
assured to-day, business men could at once
commence their preparations for utilizing it
on the day of it's completion.


New Orleans must shortly decide whether
she will fight this jetty scheme at the risk
Of getting neither jetty nor canal for the
present, or put up with an experiment that,
once saddled on her commerce, may ride it
for an indefinite number of years.


C. w. HOWELL.
Year: 1875

sion nat n discovered they actually weighed $50
pounds should have been very much surprised


"Upon this point the controversy between Pro
lessor Marsh and DR. Savile Is brought down 10 few
words, savie saying said they would come up TO the
average and more and the Professor claiming that he
said they would weigh that precisely. only want you
TO give your best recollection upon the subject ?"
81 omit the word more as ] have said.n


The Commissioner Of Indian Ahairs-'T would like
TO have the Bishop state his habit and mine Of
comparing views when we met respecting the irteg-
rity and efficiency Of the administration OF agents. for
which both Of US are rcspousibleyn ~


Bishop Hare-"Our exchange Of views has been very
free and full But let me say 70 the Commissioner that
l consider my responsibility Of a very modified char
acter 4"


BY Mr.. Harris-"Do you know whether from the
statement Of Saville from other he has re-
ceiyed anything the shape OF presents any other
way any compensation from any contractor or any per
interested in furnishing Indian goods supplies %
A. ~ have no information Whatsoever -


This ended the regular examination Of Bishop Hare
In the informal conversation which followed
he gave account OF his experien ce
among Indians generally his observations as to their
character and customs expressed his poor opinion Of
the squaw around the Indian agencies and said
the government should adopt hrmer policy in dealing
with the Indians.
Year: 1875

STOCKHOLDERS RECOMMENDATION TO CONTINUE
THE LINE BY FOUNDING A NEW COMPANY.


LONDON, Sept. TO- 1875
The financial article Of this evenings Echo contains
ME following paragraph


at is stated that the State Line Steamship Company
Is in danger Of complete collapse. The directors and
the committee of the stockholders have concluded that
any attempt TO carry the company by borrowing
money is hopeless and that the only OF avertng
the total loss of what remains of the capital to con.
tnuc the line by the formation of company
They propose TO offer their ships, which cost
e462, 600 sterling, for f256, 600 Thcy the
Iharehoders TO allow the value of the stock in trade to
be transferred to the company, and also to apply
Tor considerable amount OF the proposed supplement
ary capital, believing that the winding up OF the com
pany at this time would result in the loss of the
capital invested.
Year: 1875

THE OPEN AIR RECEPTION PREVENTED BY THE


RAIN


FORT EDWARD, N. Y, Sept. 10, 1875
In accordance with previous arrangements Governor
Tilden arrived at Fort Edward this morning and was
received by a committee appointed to him to the
grounds of the Washington Agricultural Society. On
account of the rain it thought advisable that the
reception the Governor should take place
at the Opera House. to which place the
party adjourned, where appropriate address
of welcome was made by Dr. J. +. King, NJ the
Fort Edward Institute. The Governor respondS in a
brief speech thanking the citizens for the hospitates
extended HIM, and assuring them OF the pleasure it
gave him revisit their beautiful village and gaze upon
the spot which in his childhood he had taught
reverence for its historic fame


He followed by Lieutenant Governor Dorsheimer
in a few well chosen remarks, after which the party
visited the Institute and driven to the Fair
Grounds, where they received by the officers of
the society at their private rooms the rain preventing
their appearance in public.
Year: 1875

At one O'Clock the weather appeared more favorable
and the rain finally ceased II then deemed
advisable that tho original programme, which
had hour earlier been abandoned, should
be taken up, and that the Governor should address
the people assembled on the Far Grounds. The
party we're driven at once to the grounds
and rendered private reception in the
Office Of the association and soon after were
escorted to the grand stand, where, despite the chilly
and damp state of the weather large throng number
ing nearly 5000 people. including many OF the gencr
sex. had assembled. The Governor introduced
by Mr.. /. Coy, President Of the society, and adj
dressed the audience in a clear and distinct voice,
which was heard in every part OF the circle
Year: 1875

TERMINATION OF THE INQUEST OVER TIE BODY
OF THE MIsTLEToE's MATE-A VERDICT OF
ACCIDENTAL DEATH.


LONDON Sept 10 1875.
The body OF the Mate of the Mistletoe which
down and sunk In the Solcnt the 18th ult, by the
royal yacht Alberta, recently recovered. AS the
body found within the jurisdiction of Portsmouth
another inquest held and terminated to-day. The
jury rendered verdict Of accidental death, but with
rider that there of judgment the part
Of the officers of the Alberta and they further express
The opinion that slower rate Of speed and more ci
cient lookout would be conducive the public safety.
Year: 1875

The CoUSrRY Pass. - The
Fort Scott [Kansas) Monitor has
an article upon this subject, from
which we clip the following: The
newspaper is the useful agent in
every place desiring progress and
growth. There is not another sin
gle power can do so much good,
patient work in the way Of build
ing up as the local newspaper. 1t
is not altogether important how II
is edited. A country paper that
had little else than advertisements
would be an immense help to
any place, for advertisements con-
stitute q most reliable index to
character, size and general eondi-
ton of the town. Totbe stranger
who may have looked in a pro-
spective way upon a place, the
advertisements are the invaluable
part of the papers that have been
sent him. Without a newspaper,
with its local news and business
announcements, what would
the average American city or vii
lage be? 1t would surely be un-
known Of its neighbors. 1t is not
always that the best towns support
the best newspapers, butts strictly
a fact that no place ever gets the
credit OF being thrifty or enter
prising until it can send out a first
class paper, and that always de-
pends more upon the people than
the editor.
Year: 1875

WoRKMEN at the Washington
navy yard are engaged in demol-
ishing the iron-clads Hero and
Piscataqua. The'iron will be sold
at auction. The Nipsic, screw, is
also being broken up. The build
ing of the new sloop of war Nip
sic is progressing slowly. This
vessel is entered on the navy reg
lister as repairing, but there is
nothing from the keel up that is
not entirely new. There are at
present 1877 men employed in the
construction department.
Year: 1875

ALATE dispatch from Beaver,
Utah, asserts that neither Brig
ham Young nor other officials of
the Mormon church had anything
to do with the Mountain Meadow
massacre, but on the contrary
Brigham "sent an emphatic COM
mand that it should not be done" "
But he must have been aware oi
the intention of his followers, else
why was the command sent? anC
why did he not bring the offenders
to justice instead of shielding then
from it?
Year: 1875

NATURALLY.-A man in Michigan got
a divorce from his wife, intending 10
marry another woman. The latter, how
ever, became tired Of watingand married
another man on the day the divorce was
granted. Then the fellow hestated rs to
whether to try and make it up with his
wife again or not, and while he was hesi-
,ating, his wife married another fellow.
This is what would naturally be called
getting left all around.
Year: 1875

The death of Gov. Bramlette in no wise
interieres with the progress of the last Gif,
Concert, nor viii that or anything else pre-
vent the drawing from taking place on the
9th OF February. So certain is this that
all the money paid for tickets, will be re-
funded in case the drawing does not take
place on that day. Mr.. Briggs has conduc-
ted all the details of the former concerts
and is giving his whole time, his whole
still and his great energy to make the last
the greatest drawing. He offers, in addi-
ton to the excitement of the drawing itself
a concert by Gilmore's Great Orchestra
perhaps the best in the world: admission
to which can only be had by those that
hold at least a part OF a ticket. Eeb6lt.
Year: 1875

There may be seen daily OH Chest
nut st, eet man dressed in faul.ess
apparel, with a groat diamond upon
his breast, vainly endeavoring to out
glitter the magnificent solitaire on
his finger. In a German university
he learned chemistry, and not cv,n
Liebig knows it bettor. His occopa.
tion is the mixing and adulteration
of liquors. Give him dozen casks
of dcodorizod alcohol and the next
day each Of them will represent the
namo of genuine wine or popular
spirit. He enters a wholesale drug
store bearing q large basket upon his
arm. Five pounds Of iceland moss
arc FIRST weighed out to him. TO
raw liquor this imparts degree Of
smoothness and oleagnousness that
gives to Imitation brandy tho oilness
Of that which 10 most matured. An
astringent oalled cateohu, that would
almost olose the mouth Of q glass
inkstand, is next in order. A couple
of ounces Of strychnine, next called
for, are quickly conveyed to the vest
pocket, and a pound of white vitroil
is as silently placed in the bottom OF
the basket. Then oil of cognac, the
sulphuric acid, and other article.
that give fire and body to tho liquid
poison are always kept in store


PhtlHdelphia Biltetin.
Year: 1875

WHERE THE ADVANTAGE VAST had
more money than he had to carry on the suit"
said a mean individual who had just won .
law suit over his poor Deighbor. "and there's
where had the advantage of him. Then
were sick while the suit was PeDdiag. % he
couidn't attend TO Il, and there l had the adj
vantage Of him again But, then. Brown is
\ very decent sort Of man after al"


Yes said the listener, sand there's EhsrO
he had the advantage of yUu."
Year: 1875

SENATE.
In the Senate the Sundry Civil Appropriation
Bill WAS referred to the Committee on Appropri-
alton


The River and Harbor Bill WAS reported by
the Committee without any amendments, on ac-
count OF not wishing to risk failure to pass if
any changes were made.
The Force bill was read second time MIR.
Bayard objected to it's third reading to-day, and
it lies over till tomorrow.
The bill for the equalization Of bountiss was
then taken up.
Year: 1875

DULL TRADE THE cAUsE-MrHERs DEPRIVED
OF EMPLOYMENT UNTIL sPRNa-UEx-
PEcrED sEouhL OF THE '1oNa STRIKE"


PoTrsvnLLz, Pa, Dec. 3, 1875.
Tomorrow the unwelcome intelligence will be
spread throughout tho schuyik region that general
stoppage OF nearly all the coleries has been ordered
1t expected that before the old year out the
greater number would be stopped temporarily for re-
para but it was hoped that work might be furnished
the men, less steadily, for month or more
However, there has been


BUT LITTLE REooURAGEMEsT
for the production OF coal The retail yards the cities
are full the large soreyards OF the companies arc
taxed to tho utermost to hold the stores on hand thu
iron trade Is dull and there orders coming in
The Reading Company, which operates some forty
collieres IN this county, have ordered all but the fol-
lowing 10 shipments tomorrow --Mern
Boston Locust, Bun Tunnel, Julian Ridge, Mahonoy
City Eagle Hill, Pine Forest Mine Hill Gap and tho
Mammoth Vein shaft. These will be worked 10 supply
the line trade and the companyis engine works and
shops and TO I'LL such orders may come in.


The Schuylkill Coal Exchange did not contemplate
the action Of the Reading Company will preciptate the
closing OF their coliieriss especially as they, too
plain Of


DULL TRADR


The Exchange meets in Philadelphia next week and
will then probably decide close some time in
tho spring II cannot be stated how long this suspen
sion will last Individual operators may or may not
start up here and there after the holidays Il may
however, bo accepted fact that the Reading Com
pany will not again begin active shipments until
the long strike az the beginning of the year ship
of this region for the year show falling of OF
400, 900 tons compared with 1874 This, however,
from individual collieries the Reading Company
increased their shipments 1000 tons having taken
advantage OF the strike put their In the best OF
order The suspension following 80 close the heels
Of the strike will necessarily great deal Of dis
tresS among tho miners and their families
Year: 1875

To THB EDITOR or TnR HERALD


AS by the articles appearing in your paper see
you determined 70 your influence in calling for
thorough investigation into the causes which pro.
duced the sinking Of tho steamer sunnysde and tho
terrible loss Of life occasioned thereby was pas
scnger on board the steamer James Schuyler which
LEFT Albany at two O'Clock the afternoon Of tho 3oth
ofNovembcr The sunnyside at that time coming
through the lower draw on her way from Troy to New
York. making her about 200 yards astern OF the schuy
Ter. She then stopped and took In tow the steamer
Golden Gate, belonging 70 the company. The
weather was intensely cold the thermometer ranging
about SIX desrnes below rivcN full Of ice and maxi
Year: 1875

An eastward bound freight train was thrown from
the track at Greenwood, the Erie Railway, about
half-p eight O'Clock Thursday night, by iron
rail which had been placed across the track by some
malicious person. Fortunately but little damage was
DONE and injured
Year: 1875

Justice OF the Peace Charles Gerch Of West Hobo
KEN charged yesterday with using threatening
abusive language 10 Justice Burns also Of West Hobo
ken, and thereby breaking the peace The evidence
was very explicit against the accused, and Justice
Crossman, before whom the tried, fined his
brother justice the Of S. which Gerlich promptly
maid
Year: 1875

diminishing juvenile crime. If, for in stance, the penalties of the law were al ways and vigorously inflicted upon adults of sound and responsible mind ; if murderers, while the law against mur- der remains as it is, were always execu- ted if thieves, of high or low degree, in Congress or custom-house or Five Points, were always, upon detection, punished If courts of law in every case were consistent and above the suspicion of venal1ty.; if the statutes were invari- ably enforced with Rhadamanthine se- verity, is it unreasonable to presume that by perfectly natural process the offenses of our minor population would diminish9 We offer it as a proposition perfectly susceptible of demonstration, that juvenile crime will always be in proportion to adult crime, and that this will always increase or diminish in pro- portion to the rigor with which the laws are executed. Children, and especially American children, are quick to learn both evil and good. None are affected sooner than they are by low standing of morality and if they are expected to initiate social virtues, why not also social vices2 To begin with them in otir reformatory efforts is to rely upon fallacy. They will be no better than the world into which they are born, and in which they ate destined to live and move,
Year: 1875

The Duchess of Marlborough had a relative, commonly called Jack Spencer, who was a very eccentric character.

 One of his whimsical freaks was to take hackney coach with three friends in dark evening, and order the man to set them down in gloomy part of the Strand at the side of the new church. He had previously opened the door opposite to that where the coachman waited, and as Spencer and his friends quilted the coach on one side, they went round and entered at the other. The coachman was at first surprised that more issued from the coach than he had taken in. As they continued to go round and come out, he became dread fully alarmed, and at length his terror was so great that he ran from the coach, and ran into the first public house, tell ing the people there he must have taken in legion of devils for, he added, with every sign of horror, that he had only taken four in, but had counted eighteen out, and that more were coming when he left tEe coach.

 It is said that he once contrived to collect party of hunch-backed men to dine with him, some of whom indignantly uuitted the table. Another whimsical party which he assembled at his house consisted merely of number of persons all Of whom suffered but this meeting at first threatened serious consequences, for each supposed he was mocked by the other, and it was with great difficulty that their host restored peace by acl1nowl- edging the ludlcrous purpose of his lnvl- totiOD