smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1871

BOSTON, Dec. H. 1871.
The Grand Duke Alexis has mad serene and
quiet time OF 1t to-day. He has not even left has
hotel except for short ride and brief airing early
this afternoon and few, II any, callers were ad-
mitted to his imperial presence


combination OF ague, neuralgia and t00thache
interlered materially with his ambition during the
earlier portion Of the day, but 1t decreased during
the afternoon and allowed him to appear this even
ing in gay and festive manner as host at banquet
rendered to him by Governor Claim, Mayor Cas-
ton and a few other prominent gentlemen who have
shown him marked attention during his sojourn In
Boston.


s,The spread took place in the Revere House, and
was very elegant as well as very informal affair."
There were no speeches., but an abundance OF social
intercourse and clever interchanges OF compliments.


THE DUKES FUTURE MOVEMENTS IN BOSTON.


The balance OF the Dukes visit to Boston, which
terminates on Thursday morning. will be Of very
quiet nature. No committees will wait upon him,
and ne will be free to go and come when and where
he chooses II is understood that he will happen
into some OF the public schools tomorrow and in
the evening visit the Globe Theatre and witness
Miss Cushman IN her great representation OF
"Queen CaCharine.u
Year: 1871

Two men who were riding Ia light business
wagon yesterday came into collision with car No.
16o of the Third avenue line, and both were thrown
out. Henry Elias, the one VINO was driving was
severely injured about the head and was sent to
the German Hospital.
Year: 1871

NEW Okht June ID 1c 4.
70 the Editor Of the woRKneMAs's ADVOCATE


CAMERON, my dear fellow, presume
Trevellick does not intend to call the
fifth session of the National Labor Con
gress together until after the political
convention Is held at Columbus. Ohio.


This may appear very broad, but it
is hardly possible for it to appear
broader than it is intended. If it was
the intention to disorganize the Ma
uonal Labor Union it ought to have
been made manifest at Cincinnati, and
adjourned sine die then and there. But
the movement won't suffer in cOnse-
quence. II will only have the effect
of purifying and bene6tting, as ex-
perience is a bitter teacher, but there
are none so effective and thorough.


"A movement is now on foot TO or
ganize a National Association of Work
ingmen, composed Of the officers or
representatives Of the National or
State Trades Associations, whose duties
it shall be to seek out and discover the
cause of the present state of society and
government, and find true remedy
for such evils. We must admit that
Year: 1871

must oppose one hundred millions Of
dollars in one hundred hands with one
hundred millions of dollars in a million
hands. We shall then fight mammon
on his own ground with the balance of
men on our side to the good.


But in order to win this fight we must
have justice on our side, and take in all
the day laborers Of the community.
We must endorse fully the value Of all
kinds of human labor, agricultural,
mining, mechanical, intellectual and
moral. We must assert equality of
payment for all kinds of useful labor.
We must fix the value Of the labor day
as well as the time of it ourselves, and
If present Governors cannot enforce the
laws and States Attorneys dare not do
their duty, we must change them and
put in those who will. That twO-thlrds
Of both houses Of Congress are lawyers
is credit 10 that profession, but dis
grace TO workingmen. | know not how
it is with you at Chicago, but here in
New York | think we could well ex-
change such representatives as Brooks
the "knOwnothing"-MOrrissey "the
ex-pugilist" Wood the adroit
arithmetician"- Harding, Jessup,
and Reid, or many other wOrkingmen
| could name. But alas the time for
such changes is not yet.


1t has ever been the opinion OF the
writer that the cause of the wealth-pr
ducers would be best advanced by first
attacking the evils existing among
themselves which assuredly they can
control. If we can ordain a just re-
word for labor performed no man
amongst us will be the loser, although
the lower and more necessary kinds Oi
laborers will be the greater gamers. Ii
the mason thinks himself q worthier
man than an equally industrious tailor,
or deserving of higher reward than
an agricultural laborer equally faithful
TO his work, it would be as well for the
two latter to let things remain as they
are, for in reality they would have few
er rulers and oppressors. But, IT the
skilled workmen of our cities are will
ing to use their knowledge to elevate
the condition of all toilers, and institute
Democracy of LabOrers," they
would soon be able to form a Union
strong enough TO overthrow the money
changers, land grabbers and specula-
tors, now running, by their peculations
and robberies, the Republic Of the
United States. r. W. II.
Year: 1871

A California correspondent, writing
from San Francisco, Of 3Oth May saws i:


What is the object Of the nine and
ahalf millions Of memorial fund, collected
by the Presbyterian Church, on the
eve of a Presidential election


would like TO see an article in YOUR
paper explaining satisfactorily its OBJ
ject or, if that cannot be done, let
the tocsin be sounded at once. This
large sum in the hands of men, most of
whom are known to be strong political
partizans of the now dominant party,
cannot tut view with alarm, Being a
frequeDter Of the weekly meetings of
that sect, | have listened to express
sions at times which have led me to
fear that there is an organization among
them which cOntemplates crushing the
laboring classes of our country. This
is publicly exhibited in the strong
sympathy evinced towards Cinnamon,
and the animosity displayed towards
the Irish. The latter feeling l have
imputed always to sectarianism until
very lately. suspect that the idea of
converting these heather Chinee is
held up to deceive religious en-
thuslasts."
Year: 1871

IT. CLAIR, June 10, 1871.
TO the Editor OF the WoRKISONAss ADvocArE


Wadesvile shaft is still on Ere and
they have turned the mil creek into il,
and i has stopped the Hickory already
and it is very likely to stop the old ST.
Clair shaft. 1t 1t does it will altogether
throw over a thousand men and BOYS
out Of employment. A great many Of
the Vaudeville men are moving away
to other parts, and it comes very hard
on them, for il worked only four months
and eight days last year, and has tbs
year worked none. have been lucky
enough to get work near home, but the
places are all crowded with men 30 that
we can't make very good wages.


MINER
Year: 1871

In New York City, the French Cnna-
dians have an organization to promote the
Gauss of annexation in reference to Caua-
da and the United States |, is also re-
ported from Canada that the sentiment Of
the French people there is rapidly bccom-
ing unanimous in favor Of annexation to
the United States The Catholic clergy es-
pccially are attaching themselves to this
idea, although few years since they were
entirely opposed to it. This change has
been wrought by the experience of the
French Canadians. who, with n the last
ten years have cmigratel to this country


in great numbers The reports which
these cmgranis have sent back TO Canada
have been so favorable, their prosperity
has been so great, aud the improvement,
in their condition so surprising to them.
selves that the who, French population
which they left behind are rapidly arrv-
ing at the conclusion that their country
should be annexed to the United States
with the least possible delay
Year: 1871

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.-Att the
election this fail the people will vote upon
an amendment providing that the Legisla-
ture shall have no power to appropriate
money for longer period than two years
Year: 1871

Poll TAx-After the first Monday in
August poll tax will be three dollars. As
q dollar saved is dollar earned, those who
have not yet paid that tax had better save
their dollar BY settliug to-day
Year: 1871

The Democrats think We shou'd quit
appealing to old psejudices by referring
to their record during the war We think
the Democrats should quit trying to ride
into power on the strength of the high
taxes caused BY the Democratic war.
Year: 1871

The County Court of Sewer county, or. Mon
day. by a unanimous vote, decided to submit
the question to the people on the last Saturday
in May, whether or not they will authorize the
Conrs 70 take stock in ainarrow gauge road
from. Seviervilissto this place. We are informed
that everybody up there is alive on the subject,
and that the county viii certainly vote the
stock This is cheering news, and reflects credit
'eAFthe eRerg cad progressiyehessgo the Court
Such an enterprise, when completed win rem
der Sewer one Of the richest counties in this end
of the strls s a uITH
Year: 1871

DoMINIoN AFFAIRs.-The recent debates in
the Dominion Parliament indicate that q
change of guage of the Grand Trunk railway
to that which prevails in the United States
will be made at an early day. 1t would be
made Immediately but for tbs impecuniosity of
that company.


Goodwin Smith is receiving the hospitalities
OF Montreal. At a lecture at Mechanics Hall
he strongly inculcated the duty of raising up
great British Empire on this continent


The Welland Canal will be open for naviga.
tion ON the 9th of April
Year: 1871

1t is expected that Lafourche
will presently have a large increase
of colors from the canadas.


A fresh Importation was recent
ly before his high and mighty
majesty parish Judge Knobloch, for
the purpose of coercing them to
perform o stipulated amount of
labor or some thing Of that sort,
we simply gather the facts that
these yoang and certain good look
ing specimen of Canadian man.
hood were brought here for the pur-
pose Of laboring, and because they
did not labor,they are now in Jail.


This course is probably salts
factory to Honor, Knobloch and
when the news of thier in career
alton is carried to thier friends and
relatives in Canada we may expect
an immediate infex of immi-
grafton, meantime these labors are
in the Parish Jail. How is this for an
immigration.-La
Times.
Year: 1871

NEVER FoReEr what a man has
said to you when he was angry. Il
he has charged you with anytime,
you had better look it up. A per
son has often been started from q
pleasant dream of self-deception
by the words of any angry man.
who may wish his words unsaid the
next hour, but they are past recall.
The wisest course is to take home
this lesson with meekness to our
souls. 1t is q saying of Socrates
that every man had need of q faith
full friend and q bitter enemy; the
one to advise, and the other to show
hun his faults.
Year: 1871

l
l said. If l might go back again


To the very hour and place of my birth
Might have my life whatever choose,


And live it in any part of the earth;-
Put perfect sunshine into my sky,


Danish the shadow Of SORROW and doubt
Have all my happiness multiplied,
And all my suffering stricken out;
III could have known, in the years now
gone,
The best that a woman comes to know.
Could have had whatever will make her
blest,
Or whatever she thinks will make her 30
Have found the highest and purest bliss
That the bridal wreath and ring inclose;
And gained the one out of all the world
That MY heart as we'll as my reason
chose;
And if this had been, and l stood tonight
BY my children, lying asleep in their


beds,
And could count in my prayers, for q


rosary,


The shining row of their golden heads;-
Yea! said, if miracle such as this
Could be wrought for me, at my bid


ding, still
/ would choose to have my pas. as it il,
And TO let my future come as it will!
l would not make the path have trod
More pleasant or even, more straight or


wide;
Nor change my course the breadth of


hair,


This way or that way. to either side.
Ny past is mine, and ! take it all;
Its weakness its folly, if you please;
Nay, even my sins, if you come to that,
May have been my helps, not hind


RANGES!
If l have saved my body from the flames
Because that once I had burned my


hand;
Or kept myself from q greater sin
By doing a less you will understand;
1t WAS better suffered little pain,
Better l sinned tor little time,
II the smarting warned ME back from |


death.
And the sting of sin withheld from !


crime.
Who knows its strength by trial. will know
What strength must be set against sin;
And how temptation is overcome
lie has learned. who has felt its power


within.
And who knows how a life at the last NAV


show


Why. look at the moon from where we


stand!
Opaque. uneven, you say; yet he shines,
A luminous sphere, complete and grand!
80 let my past stand, just M it stands.
And let me now, as may. grow old;
AM what am, and my life for Inc
LIZ the best-or it had not been, I hold.
Year: 1871

To BE PITIED. independent neigh
Dor should be condoled by somebody, but a.
no one comes to the rescue We will tender
our commiseratons. A few weeks ago h.
said, dolefully, Booth WAS the choice of his
party achether he ,coud hare II 50 or not.
and now, in discourAging Tuttle from run
ming for Congress he says "we cannot afford
if we were inclined, TO condemn Sargent's rec
ord The poor fellow must go for Booth
like him or not, and must stand by Sargent
and kick Tuttle to the dogs, whether TuttIC
is the best man or not What witch is rid
ing our poor neighbor, whose collar does he
wear, and who has got curb bit in hi,
mouth Jump stiff legged and buck this
witch off, burst the CALLING collar and spit tic
bit ont of your mouth, take a hearty breakfast
cf ram-rods to stiffen your back some morn
ing, and give us y0ur olcR opinions in
smashing editorial is our advice, and yor
will feel better and think more Of yourself
whether your masters do or not.
Year: 1871

DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE. At the heGC
Of our editorial columns to-day, will lC
found the names of the members of the
County Democratic Central Committee, and
also call for IA meeting of the members O.


said Committee at Auburn, on the 18Th inst


for the purpose of making the necessary an
rangements for a County Convention. 1t
will also be seen elsewhere in this paper that
the State Nominating Democratic Convcn-
ton is called to meet at Sacramento on june
Goth next. Let every member of the Com


mittee be present at the meeting. The
present contest involves no less an issue than


whether we, the people, shall keep and en-
joy the property we have labored and toeo
for, or whether it can be taken from us hy
cormorant corporations and other thieves


Then rally to the work as men who have
rights and know how to maintain them.
Year: 1871

ALL O. K.-Our Dutch Fiat friend c. J
Brown has taken our advice and concluded
to only ran for one office on the Republican
ticket AMI has announced that that will be
for District Attorney
Year: 1871

HORRIBLE SCENE At AN ExEcUTroN.-
John Howard was hanged last week at
Cumberland, Maryland. He had been given
IN extra allowance of whiskey, and was in
a half drunken condition when he assembled
the scaffold. As soon as the body was low.
cred there was rush of the crowd, the mil
itsry not excepted, 10 obtain view of the
corpse The absurd practice OF obtaining a
piece of the ''hangman's rope" was carried
to ridiculous extent. Not satisfied with
using their knives to cut off pieces of the
rope, many were seen to rub their piece of
rope against the gallows, the coffin, the
shroud, and even attempt to draw it across
the face of the corpse. The jam and crush
was only stopped by the peremptory orders
Of the Sheriff to tie military to remove the
intruders and to protect the body.


One old lady forced herself under the
scaffold, saying ''shc was going home and
must sec the body"
Year: 1871

ROMANTIC CAREER.-Ccrtain circles of
good New Orleans society has been agog of
late over the adventures of lady Of fash.
ion. Being II blonde, pretty, well educated
and refined, she naturally attracted atten.
ton, and her career has been devoid of spec.
u!ation and remark. Married to dissipated
husband, she sought release from that union
only TO form another less suitable to her
taste, and her family relied wholly upon her
for support. Tired of their mutations of
fortune she contracted alliances that ruined
her reputation, and step by step plunged
deeper into vickedness. But the mind of o
woman is ficklc thing, and she determined
on . grand scheme of adventure. So she
cmisratcd to neighboring State, married
a general, is the beau ideal of the Governor.
the leader of fashion, and smiles at the
shuttlecock of fortune with tho indifference
of one assured Of position and at peace with
the world. This certainly discloscs life of
no common interest, and may well be con.
sidcred the romance of lady Cf fashion.
Year: 1871

The relations between President Theirs and
the Holy Father, at the present time, are of
peculiarly interesting character. The French
Executive, possibly in anticipation If changes
which may occur in the immediate future Of
France, is trimming his sails acco rdingly.
He is anxious to conciliate the Pope, and is
doing everything in his power to make as
good show as possible in that direction.
With the French peasantry manifestations of
this kind 60 q great way. Devout Catholics
as they are, they are also strong Bona
partists. They associate the days of the
empire with the most prosperous in their
recollections, and long for a return of these
times No one knows this better than
the present head Of the French nation. Ca
lamitous as were the disasters which befell
France during the last days of the empire, the
name of Napoleon is not forgotten by them.
The position of the Pope in Rome the rumors
of his proposed departure from that city and
the recent interviews of the Minister accredited
to the Vatican, prepare us in q measure fox
any movement on the part of His Holiness.
In case he should leave Rome, where will he
take up his residencep M. Theirs almost as
good as answers the question when he places
the Chateau Of Pau at his disposal, and has
stationed frgate at Civita vecchia to be used
In case His Holiness should need 1t to bear
him to the hospitable shores Of France. Gen.
erous as this offer of M. Theirs is.
we think he would rather the Pope would
remain where he is. In his dealing with
this question M. Theirs is attempting the
difficult undertaking of riding two horses. He
does not invite the Pope directly to take up
his residence in France, but he offers him the
generous hospitality of the nation If he should
come. If M. Theirs sentiments were thor
oughly estimated we think they would amount
to this :-"Your Holiness is welcome If you
come, but would sooner you would remain
where you are." 1t is impossible to say what
course the Holy Father will eventually adopt,
but 1t is some consolation for him to know
that he has home to 60 to should he resolve
to leave the Vatican and, generous as is the
offer of President Theirs, there are other
nations, we have no doubt, ready to accord
the Holy Father quite as friendly an offer as
that given by France through M. Theirs.
Year: 1871

The Rumored Design OF the Impeachmenr nj


Of President Grant.


The reported combination movement of the
disaffected republicans and the democrats of
Congress for the impeachment of President
Grant has in 1t the elements Of great politi-
cal agitation, and, perhaps, Of great political
revolution. The parties concerned in the
scheme, and the grounds Of their contem-
plated action on the st. Domingo imbroglio,
as reported by our Washington correspondent.
make out very plausible case, both for the
projected impeachment and in view Of the
chances of it's success as irebrand in the re-
publican camp. There are many republicans in
both houses of Congress whose first desire Is
the defeat of General Grant as o candidate
for another term. They, perhaps, see that
as he cannot be defeated in the regular
party convention, nor by the democrats in the
election, some bolder expedient must be
adopted to cut him off. They, perhaps,
expect that in this impeachment scheme, If
nothing else is accomplished, great agitation
may be raised, which will so split up and dis
organize the administration party as to give
the coming national election to the combined
opposition forces by heavy majority.


We await further Information on the sub
ject. Let us hear, not that some democrat is
going to lead off in this movement in the
House of Representatives, but that some re-
publican has authorized the fact to be made
known that he will take the initiative, and
we shall know that mischief is afoot
If the Senate possessed the initiative on
impeachments we should have had from Mr..
Sumner or Mr.. Schurz an indictment, with
long string of specifications, against General
Grant at the last session; but the initiative
belongs to the House, and when we hear of
republican in that body bold enough to make
the venture and resolve to try it we shall be
ready for a great commotion. Impeachment
resolutions from democrat would be quietly
laid on the table, and that would be the end of
them; but republican, in taking the lead,
backed by strong force of ant-Grant repub-
lcans would ''make Rome howl" We walt
for further information.
Year: 1871

lished to-day would not satisfy oil. AS little,
however, would the monarchy or the empire.
What better course, then, can be followed
than to prolong the existence Of the present
provisional government?


The great trouble, however, is that the
French people and the French political fac
tions are not so wise as they ought to be.
What should be done is more or less clear.
What will be done is in the last degree uncer-
tain. From later despatch we learn that
the Princes of the House of Orleans have
yielded to the remonstrances of the President
and have promised for the present not to take
their seats. This, we think, is we'll. But it
leaves things as unsettled as ever What
If the Orleanists in the Assembly should
insist on pushing matters to q final
settlement What if the Emperor Napoleon
should some of these mornings effect land
ing on the French coast, and the old mar shals
Of the empire, with MacMahon at their head
and the entire army Of France at their back,
should hoist the imperial eagle and proclaim
the empire restored2 These are not improba-
bilities. The fact is that an uprising in favor
Of Napoleon is one of the main causes of the
present alarm. The Orleanists are impatient
of delay, because delay is in the interest of
the empire. Should President Theirs honestly
make the attempt to carry out his new pro-
gramme we wish him all the success which he
deserves but we have an honest conviction
that the present government has been a fail
ure, that the political factions are as yet ire
concilable and that France is on the verge Of
another revolution.
Year: 1871

The argument in the Connolly case at Al
bany was concluded yesterday, and Judge
Learned took the papers, signifying that he
should make his decision as speedily as possf-
BILE. The proceedings show the insuficiency
of any civil suit in the case of the city frauds.
Everybody knows that the public treasury has
been robbed of millions of dollars BY
means of fraudulent vouchers and forged
Warrants that the robberies were planned
and executed in the Comptroller's Office; that
the parties supposed to be concerned in them
have grown in few years from poor men
into millionnaires and yet, at this hate day,
months after the crimes have been discovered,
we find host of learned lawyers before
Court arguing technical points as to whether
the State has any right to sue Tweed
or whether Connolly can be legally
arrested on this or that affidavit.
If two poor men had stolen hun
dred dollars apiece by means of a forged
check or fraudulent order they would have
been arrested, committed by magistrate and
sent to Sing Sing. No person would have
thought of suing them in civil action to
recover back the plunder. The only way to
deal with criminal is through the criminal law;
and now that the Albany argument has closed
the people will be glad to hear from Judge
Bedford's Grand Jury. They can reach the
core Of the matter yiithogt ttschnicalities aud
without lawyers. Judge Bedford has done
his duty in affording them full time to COM
plete the work before them. and he will give
them more if they need it. Let them act fear
lessly and honestly, and there will be no
further need of nice legal points on one side
or the other. When the guilty parties are in
a criminal jail there will be no difficulty in
recovering the money they have stolen.