smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

costumes OF our society people have never
been so attractive as at the present season.
Receptions, balls, parties, aud Germans
follow each other in such rapid succession
that the wonder is how the participants in
them can withstand the dissipations.


CONGRESSIONAL.


The District has had almost a week to
itself in both branches of Congress- and
the residents cannot complain of any lack
Of attention this year, though it begins to
seem that they may have to complain con-
siderably of a lack of action. The special
business under consideration was the in
terest on the 3-65 bonds, which developed
a great outbreak of eloquence, and the
business was nearly talked to death in both
houses.


The bill before the ex Confederate House
of Representatives, to regulate the pay and
allowances of officers of the army, very
naturally excites the Indignation of all
Just and loyal people. Under the cry of
retrenchment and REFORM" the ex-rebel
generals come up to Washington and pro-
pose to reward those who have been faith
full to the old flag by reducing their pay.
Should this be accompanied they could
easily devise other means for Gripping the
efficiency of the army. and after a little
while it would not be at all surprising to
see them bringing in bin to abolish the
army altogether. Such an event would
certainly assist in the resurrection of the
Lost Cause. There was very little more of
interest during the past week in Congress,
further than the starting and shying of
the Democratic members at their own
blunders, as an animated horse does at his
own shadow They try to get away from
them, but it is impossible; they cannot do
it. la trying to avoid blunders they in
variably blunder, In endeavoring to amend
blundcrs it always results in blunders.-
They seem to have Inherited the disease,
and the evil has increased so much of late
that it is generally acknowledged that no
political organization ever existed that has
committed so many disastrous mistakes in
SO brief time as It.


Yours exultingly, j. H. p.
Year: 1876

There il one conspicuous fact in the pres
ent political situation that is makinga pre-
found impression on the public mind, and
is silently but surely clearing away the
mist before the eyes Of the people. 1t is
simply this-that in Louisiana it is
admitted that Gov. Tilden has clear
majority of all the votes cast Of $500 to
5000 votes. Now the American people
have respect that reaches to reverence for
the verdict of the ballot. Once made, it is
always acquiesced in. To be sure, each
party recognizes the fact that there are few
elections that are not tainted by fraud on
both sides, but they also see that these
frauds usually balance themselves; that
they are not large enough to alter the
result, and that they are usually committed
by men who are candidates for minor
offices, and are seldom countenanced by the
men who are at the head of either organi-
zation. So it is in Louisiana. 1t may be
that some Democrats may have committed
frauds or been guilty of intimidation,
though there is no proof of it, but it must
be evident that this could not possibly
have given Tilden this immense majority
for it is an immense majority on so small
a vote. But, when Returning Board as
sumes to throw out part Of one parish and
take the rest, it is evident that the whole
principle of elections is destroyed. There
might as well be no election at all The
census reports would farnish the relative
proportions Of the white and black popu-


ations, and no ballots whatever need be
cast. The elections in Louisiana have
actually been decided in just this way.
Imagine this principle applied to every
State in the Union. 1t would result III
anarchy and civil war. There is not a
Northern State whose vote might not be
reversed in just this way. Once cut loose
from the sheet-anchor Of the votes actually
cast, and there is know knowing where you
may drift. The proper way to preserve
the purity of the ballot is to prevent fraud
ulent ballots from being cast. Then there
need be no question as to the result. But
to undertake to "revise" the popular ver-
dict is simply to put an end at one blow to
popular government. Why did not Gov.
Kellogg prevent the frands and intimida-
ion which he alleges to have taken place
IN Indiana.
Year: 1876

1t would be guess at the mysterious,
to suspect anything honest from the Re
turning Board in Louisiana. We have had
the action of the Board in South Carolina
as shocking disregard for law and homes
ty, In Florida the law has had to be in
voked to place the check rein upon the dis
honest intentions of the Governor Of that
State TO canvass the vote himself and man.
ipulate it to suit the interests of his party,
This too in defiance Of all the protests
from thesintelligent people OF his State.
His action is in conformity precisely with
that which has named the Canyassing
Board in South Carolina, as a sham and
mockery Of the purpose for which it would
be honestly intended. If the Courts of law
are to have no control over this vital mat
ter, as the Board of Canvassers in South
Carolina say they have not, then there Is
no ground for Democrats to hope that there
will be an honest count turned in from any
Of the disputed Southern States. How We
are to expect it, honorable people cannot
see, that we are to havea fair count from
such set OF scoundrels as compose these
boards, together with those who control
them, We have not the least doubt that
in these three States counts will be
made for Hayes, and then Congress
must decide whether he has been honestly
elected. If they find that he has not,
human intelligence will direct them to
declare Tilden elected. and his inaugura-
ton belongs to the people, despite the
windy protests of fanatics. The iustruc-
tions Of the Republican National Com
mittee, through Zach Chandler, were to
carry these States for Hayes at all haz-
ards. and we see that South Carolina has
lead the way in which Louisiana and
Florida are preparing to follow. Under
such circumstances as these; imperilins
the safety Of the nation, treading upon the
most sacred grounds in constitutional
liberty, the feelings Of the people canno
help realizing an agonizing stab to fret
ballot. The best intelligence Of good judg
ment will be appealed to. And such We
counsel the people to preserve notwish-
standing all the bruises that will be indict
ed upon the common instincts Of al
American people in their love for ou


institutions, as intended and laid down b.
our fore fathers, and not as prescribed b,
Zach Chandler and carried out by tn


carpet baggers and low political scum Q
these disputed Southern States.
Year: 1876

A"0


The proprietor of the Philadelphia
"Ledger'' is known to be one OF General
Grants intimate friends its editor. VIM
V. Mexican, is also upon close terms o.
friendship with the President. From such
source, would come naturally, words OF
palliation, if not defence Of the conspiracy
against freedom, in which Grant, Cameron,
Chandler, Kellogg and Chamberlain are
engaged in; but instead of the one or the
other, the "Ledger" rises above friendship,
and partisanship, and speaks out in the
following way in its issue of yesterday:


at is sufficiently a misfortune at this
time that the discussion rest upon one
electoral vote, even if there were but little
doubt about its validity; but it will be q
calamity with consequences that no
human sagacity eau forsee if that one vote
shall be swayed by any one, by giving
force and vitality to fraud committed
during the election,b by trick, arbitrary action
by false counting, or by lawless proceed
ings after the election, in returning the re-
suit. There can be no fair-minded, intel
lieent man in this country but will adml;
that the attempt 10 decide frerldentla'
election in that way Must prove to be al
unmitigated calamity TO the country and
all the people. The situation, as i. is now
being hourly developed, is, therefore, one
that calls for the most open, fair, and hon
orable treatment, The utmost publicity, and
the most scrupulous adherance.to law and
Justice. 1t is the very last situation tol
trick and evasion and subteriuge-tor the
desperate deyises and stratagems OF desper-
ate political manipulation; it is the very
last for closed doors and secret sessions; Ii
is the very last for disregard Of orderly
| proceedings according to the due forms OF


law Every proceeding in secret, under


the deplorable circumstances OF the present
| situation, is sure to heget suspicion, and
| what is worse, to justify that sus,


picion, every lawless proceeding is
sure to provoke condemnation and


invite rejection and TO merit both. lie


suits brought about in such ways are GER


tain to be impeached They would have
| to 90 before the tribunal Of public opinion


tainted with the suspicion of fraud. or Vi


tiated by their lawless character and such


results cannot win the approval OF the
American people until that day, which we
indulge the hope is far distant, when the


population of this country shall have lost
| it. good sense and its instructive honor and


justice"


This language ought to win its way to


the honest hearts of the masses Of the Re


publicans, who are sustaining the conopi-


rators, by their countenance, and indirect


aid.
Year: 1876

The Citizens would like to be informed
why the Street Committee employ an As
sistant Street Commissioner when only 8
men and ! horse and cart are employed
in the Street Department. Come Mr..
Pickles, answer.
Year: 1876

Why is an extra clerk employed in the
Water Department, when the Chief Engi-
neer has repeatedly stated that he did not
desire such services. Was it because the
clerk isa Republican Office seeker and
must be kept in office. Will Col. Febiger
Year: 1876

Be cheerful. Snap your fingers at tho
DEGREES of fate. III the sun goes under
cloud, and you feel that the shadows are
creeping about your threshold, turn ON
the gas. Let there be light. If suspense
weighs down upon you, and feeling Of
oppression commences to envelop, throw
up the sash and pull off your coat I;
whistle something that is gay, and If .
creditor comes in ask him to sit down.
Ii any one is to be worried over the
event, let it be him. Why not He ran
the risk in trusting you he took tho
chances of his vohtion. You obtained
whatever it was you asked for You en-
joyed it when he didn't. Why should
you weep over it because you are unable
to repay2 Let him do the swearing, and
when he gets to fuming talk to him
cheerfully, and act so that when he shall
leave you he will not think you hard
hearted man. That's the way the English
man did. He owed debts, debts, debts.


He had assets, O, 0, 0. His creditors
came in. He seated them, and in q
philosophical but cheerful way he gave
them the history of his predicament and
then In sang froid way he assured
them that there wasn't even the shadow
of ghost of show of dividend. He
said it in such way that they couldn't
be persuaded to doubt his word. Still,
one of them said he might do something.
He shrugged his shoulders and asked
them to suggest. He was fine singer.
They said to him in an ironical way,
"You can give us song" He went TO
the grand piano. He ran his finger
playfully over the ivory keys, and throw
ing his head back he commenced to
sing. He sang charming ballad, '"Then
You'll Remember Me sang it so
sweetly that the echoes seemed to nestle
in the folds of the damask curtain as il
they could not go away-so softly that
Shylock's heart would have softened had
it been there. How appropriate Re
member him Yes; how could they
forget him Z They might have suggested
to him that other ballad, "How Can
/ Leave Thee z" but, then, what was to
be gained 10y staying! But they could
remember him. The Engishman felt
better. He felt that they would do as
he requested, If he couldn't do as they
had requested. Happy thought for him;
he could book, though they couldn't,
for they had as much booked against
him then as they wanted. Give your
creditors song. There is ripple in
melody which sounds like the tinkling
of silver. It's that JOY which, though il
comes from the world the world cannot
take away. Blessed be the cadence OF
song, the lullaby of heaven, the poetry
of the heart, the broken sheaf of sun
shine where the birds nestle and plume
their wings. Sing oh Sing !-Omdho
Herald.
Year: 1876




On Tuesday evening of last week
the family of Henry RAIDER, of Pleas
ant township, met with a terrible and
fatal accident by the explosion of a
coal-oil lamp. The lamp had been
lighted some little time, but burning
low, Mrs. RAIDER undertook to fill it
up without cxtingnishing the light,
and while SO doing the oil ignited
and exploded, scattering the burning
oil over the entire room and envelop.
ing everything in flames in an in
slant. There were in the room at the
time Mr.. aud Mrs. RAIDER and their
infant child. Mr.. RAIDER caught up
his burning wife and hurried out of
doors and endcavorcd to eXtingnish
the fire on her clothing, but without
success, until nearly all Of her cloth
ing was burned up. His thoughts
then turned to this child, and he at
tempted to rush into the house to res
cue it, but by this time the entire
building was in flames, and he found
it impossible to regain the room
where his child was, and he was
forced to stand and look at the burn
ing ruins where he knew his child
was being roasted alive. II was ter
riblc. but no human agency could res
cue it from the burning building
Mrs. RAIDER was removed to the house
of her father, and everything was
done for her that was possible, bu,
after intense suffering all night, shd
was relieved by death the next day
Year: 1876

JERSEY Cry, N. j., Nov. ll.-At 4
o'clock this evening there was large
crowd of passengers standing on thu
New Jersey Central Railroad depot
at Communipaw, waiting 1 for thu
trains. They were astonished to SEE
a train of nine cars coming, into The
depot al. the rate Of twenty-five miles
per hour, and before they could un
dcrstand why the engineer was whist
ling in so excited manner for brakes
to be down. it dashed down tllt
south track and went through tht
freight office with terrible rush
plunging. into the river. The engin
ccr and fireman jumped from. the en-
ginc, ono on each side, before .rcach
ing the freight office. The engineer
was picked. up insensiblc, and the
fireman escaped with minor injuries.
The engine and tender carried: away
the bumper at the end Of the track,
but even with the collision with the
office, it was not strong enough to
stop the progress of the train. The
engine ent.of.on the other side of
the building, and plunged into the
water used for laying up the ferry
boat, a fcrryboat. which. was in the
lock being forced out of its position
by the shock of the engine and ten
der, both going Into twenty feet of
water. eaThe first car, which was a
baggage and ! smoking car in two
compartments, went over the top of
them turning on one side. The wa
ter came up far enough to cover the
wheels. but left one side of the car
out of the water. Three cars follow
cd the forward truck, going down OH
the smoking car. and the rear truck
remaining on the dock. was fcaught
by the wreck of the bulkhead and
the other car tore away the platforms
and the shock of the Sudden stoppage
smashed the glass and threw the pas
sengers forward with great violence.
The crowd in the depot ran to assist
those who were caught in the wreck.
while the screams Of the passengers
who were not hurt made II pandc-
monium Of noise. The crowd push
cd the f'reight-car float alongside the
overturned car, and drew out eigh-
teen men who were imprisoned in
the water which filled the car, break
ing out the windows of the car to
get them. The passengers were soon
collected, and it was found that not a
single life was lost, Engineer Peters
being the only one seriously injured,
though large number were badly
bruised and cut by broken glass and
splinters. The train was a Philadel-
phia train, and was due at the depot
at 4 10 p. M, and was crowded with
passengers. The engine, No. 95, was
one of the fastest on the road, and il
is thought the engineer tried to put
on the air-brakes as usual just before
entering the depot, and, finding they
would not work, he blew the whistle
for the brakemen to apply the ordi-
nary brakes, but either too late to
avert the accident or the whistling
was misunderstood by the train-nen
Others say that the train was going
at such fearful rate of speed that il
was impossible to stop the train in
the short time allowed for the pur-
pose. All things considered, the
many passengers on the train had a
wonderful escape from horrible
deaths. especially these who went
down in the cars that plunged into
the water.
Year: 1876

Thaddeus G. Pound, a republican,
beats Cate, sitting member and dem
ocrat tor Congress in the Sth Wiscon-
sin district. Many years ago he was
elected Lieutenant Governor Of Wis
consin, when he was younger man
than he is now, and directly after that
to him very important political event,
he married and went east on a we'd
ding tour. Among other places, he
visited Long Branch when it was
crowded and good rooms were in
great demand. After registering he
informed the frigid clerk with due
solemnity that he would like 10 have
az good room as there was in the
hotel, as he was Lieutenant Governor
Of Wisconsin "Very well" says the
clerk, "that won't be anything against
you in this hotel. You shall have
just as good a room as if You We're
not Lieut-Gov. Of Wisconsin"


A man who has ever seen the
Long Branch clerk, with his blonde
hair parted in the middle, and with
his pot metal face, and has noticed
with what iciness and with what an
imperial wave of his jewclcd hand he
levels down all ranks in his hostelrie
can imagine how this remark subdued
the young bridegroom and Lieutcn
ant-Governor of the great State ol
Wisconsin. He has not appeared
since then in politics until the present
He is a good man, and will make {
good member Of Congress, and W.
presume this story to be true, as HI
tells it himself.
Year: 1876

STAGGEEs AND INDIGEsTIoN.- .-Tliis
disease is thus treated by the agricul-
tural editor of the New York Times.


1t is known as "staggers," or con-
gestion Of the brain, resulting from
indigestion, and distension of the
stomach and bowels. 1t is often call
ed stomach staggcrs. and frequently
occurs when horses not subject to in
digestion are overfcd with grain or
green food. The only proper treat
ment is to relieve the bowels BY a
purge of half an ounce of powdered
alOes in warm water. or pint of
linseed oil, or an injection of warm
soap and water with a handful of
salt. Afterward to feed the horse
very cautiously. giving only the
lightest and best feed, namely, sound
timothy hay, cut, moistencd, and mix
ed with oats and rye ground togcth-
er: half a tablespoonful of salt. and a
tcaspoonful Of ginger should be given
in each feed. A drachm of sulphate
Of iron in each feed would be of use.
Care must also be taken to give water
in small quantities but often, and al
ways to treat the horses so that the
stomach may never be overloaded or
overworked. If this be neglected,
there is danger that on some occa-
stons a fatal attack may occur.
Year: 1876

= sI'nE political complexion Of the
next House of Representatives is very
close. Itis probable that the demo-
Gratis will have a majority of two or
three, but this is not certain. At all
events, the parties will he so evenly
balanced as to make the triumph OF
either eide on many important qnes-
tions not governed by a party vote
strictly.
Year: 1876

Take the first parish named. In


1874 the republicans carried 1t by


nearly 900. In 1916 the democrats
carry it by 1853, more than twice the
majority that they had votes in the
parish two years ago. And we are
asked in the face of this, and indeed
in the face of whatever fraud and
murder may yet be proven to have
been committed there, to yield every
thing and count this democratic vote
without word of protcst.-Infcr-
DcpO0
Year: 1876

To hang seed-corn, or place it where


it can be smoked few days, will put
it in condition beyond question. The
heat will dry out and the smoke leave
covering upon ii which will pro-
tcct it from changes of temperature,
from insects when planted. and be a
stimulus to it when it starts to grow.
1t is hardly possible for a farmer to
devote more time i'm the selection and
care of his sced-corn than will be re-
turned to him in tcnfold ratio in
the crop which may be produced
from it. When the seed is saved, be
sure that it is placed beyond the
reach of vcrmin. Mice will walk
with feet uppcrmost if they only
have two sides to brace them against.
Suspend the frame or scaffold which
supports the ears by wires or rods of
iron which neither can be gnawed
off or descended by the little rodents.
Do not fail to save the seed-corn in
proper condition, for It's often worth.
in a wet, backward spring, nearly a
whole crop Of corn to the man who
devotes little time to saving it Just
at the proper season. Wcstcgn Rt-
raj,
Year: 1876

Let the reader look for moment
at the state ofthings in the contested
parishes of Louisiana. Compare the
election of 1874, when the ballot was
admitted on all sides to be fair, with
the vote now:
Year: 1876

by the jumping Juniper Jupiter l
remember now," said the visitor, ris-
ing slowly from his scat and turning
as pale as a cholera patient; ''rcmem-
Der now. My wife had the cramp-
collie and sent me to bring the doctor
D-n politics! / wonder if she is alive
yet 2" And he shot out Of the door
after that doctor without staying to
hear what the outlook was in New
York.
Year: 1876

His wife sent him up to town for
"sumlhin' or ruther. early in the
evening. On the way he met a friend
and they spent half hour in an an
minated dispute as to whether Hayes
or Tilden had the best chances for an
election, and when he left his friend
at the corner of Fourth and Vine
streets he had entirely forgotten what
Maria had sent him after. 1t was in
vain that he tried to think of his for
gotten errand. For three long weary
hours he wandered around from sa-
loon to saloon, trying to stimulate
his unreliable brain and prick up his
memory. Twas no use. The more
he stimulated the more he didn't re.
member. He hated to 60 home and
acknowledge as much to his wife, and
so he just dropped in on his friends
to gather little sympathy. After he
had managed to scrape gooddeal OF
the article together, and just as the
clock on st. Xavier church was chin.
ing the midnight hour, the telegraph
editor opened dispatch and remark
ed that the Associated Press announc.
cd the death of DIR. , the famous