smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

town step forward and make affidavit that
they voted for Cheney, while five more stand
ready TO do the same thing. This illustrates
to perfection John G.. Sinclairs method of
running political campaign.


The dispute over the confirmation of Mr..
Dana in the Senate recalls the fact that Ed
ward Everetvs confirmation as Minister to
England was also strenuously opposed. His
letter expressing the opinion that Congress
mad the power to abolish slavery in the Dis
trlct of Columbia called out minority report
OF the judiciary Committee, which took the
ground that it would be dangerous to the
peculiar institution to have the country
represented by an aboltionist, when there
was already a strong anti-slavery feeling.
he was confirmed by a vote of 23 to 10.
Year: 1876

it is an endeavor to rouse the jealous inde-
pendence of the American father in repulse of
q purely illusory attack on his reserved
parental rights, to induce him to substitute
the rights of one party alone for the rights OF
three parties, to disregard the rights of the
child and defy the rights ofsociety. But
parents should see that the Church recognizes
no parental prerogative as towards it.
self. Any exercise of that prerogative which
withdraws Catholic children from parochial
schools to place them in the public schools is
visited with the severest penalties in the pow
er of the Church to infict. The Church
claims for the parent, so far as the State is
concerned, absolute and undivided authority
over his child; but, as the Divinely deputed
parent OF all Catholics, il claims for itself
absolute and undivided authority oyer both
parent and child. The Catholic conscience
oil which we are told is not the tree and indie.
pendent consciences of Individual Catholic
parents, but the organic conscience of the
the Church of Rome. 1t is the conscience
OF the priests, the bishops, and the Pope, us-
ing the consciences Of the laity as mere
pawns in their desperate game with modern
civilization; and the battle here is between
the corporate, consolidated, ecclesiastical con-
science of the Roman Papacy on the one
hand, and on the other the multitudinous,
independent, and secular consciences of the
American Republic. The Church cares
nothing for parental rights except as an out.
er wall of defence against the Republics inst
claim to establish schools for the education OF
her own children.


Directly opposed to this Church theory is
the modern theory which recognizes the in
dividual, and not the family, as the true so
cial unit; the American theory that a free
State exists solely to guarantee and protect
the equal natural rights of all individuals. 1t
holds that every child has right to fair ed
ucation, and that as society has at least as
large stake in his future as has the parent,
it should be joint judge of that education.
The first great right of State is to exist and
to perpetuate its own existence, and in
State based on universal suffrage its right is
to establish for its own protection universal





education. From this arises the right to es-
tablish public schools as the necessary condi-
ton of this education. National education
is national duty, and all Taxpayers alike
receive the benefit of the sums expended for
that education,- it serves to maintain the
existence of the State which protects their in
dividual rights. If the State has the right to
tax all for any purpose it has the right to tax
them all for the public schools, which are the
indispensable condition of its own continued
existence. But it only has the right to teach
that upon which its citizens agree, and in a
country where children belong to different
sects, it cannot teach theology. That is left
to the Church the family and the individual.


Such is the outline of Mr.. Abbots argu-
ment which needs TO be read in full and in
connection with its evidence and its illustra-
tive passages, to be fully appreciated.
Year: 1876

The Shoe and Leather Reporter has good
word for the mercantile agencies, and holds
that if they are properly conducted they ben
eft all parties, restraining undue expansion
on the part of the buyer, and furnishing an
additional safeguard to the seller; but unless
so conducted they are an injury to both. 1t
thinks they have fairly surmounted the diff
culties and prejudices which met them at the
start
Year: 1876

We do not read anonymous letters ami communi,
cations The name and address of the writer are in
sll cases Indispensable not necessarily tor publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
Year: 1876

The Fast Mail system is great accommo-
dation to Wilmington, and the announce
mont in the COMMERCIAL, yesterday, Of the
carly delivery of New York mails here Was
a satisfaction to our business men.
Year: 1876

The New York Tribune has this pointed
introduction to an editorial


'tFor thirty years and more the party
which claims to have elected Mr.. Tilden
has represented whatever is dishonest, COR.
rupt, and degra ding in our politics. We
do not speak of its general repute, which
may be one thing to one man and quite a
different thing to another. This is not the
utterance of prejudice or the voice of par
tisanship. 1t is the simple statement of a
fact which is not matter of opinion, but of
record"
Year: 1876

Two things may as well be understood.
These are : First, that Republicans are
willing for any measures that will assure a
fair count and declaration of the electoral
vote; but second that they will leave moth
ing to the decision of Sam. Randall's parti-
san oonolave. The latter is not body with
either disposition Or ability to look on both
sides of any question: that involves party
.-SnnsidarsTIoi j.
Year: 1876

Score : Hillsbotb Is; Leesburg z


About two hundred people wit
messed the gameof Base Ball at
Leesburg, on Saturday last, between
the Highlands of f4his place, and the
Seventy Skies of Ieesburg.


The game wassone of the finest
played in this pat of the country
for some years past. The fielding
of both mines was ,excellent, but our
boys showed their superiority at the
bat, batting Miller and Cox, the
Leesburg pitchers all over the field
while on the other hand the Lees
burg boys could scarcely get a sin
gle base hit out of Meek, the Hills
boro pitcher.


The Leesburg boys had six goose
eggs presented to them in the nine
innings, while our boys were not SO
highly favored, and only got three.


The finest points of the game were
the catching and pitching of Mathews
and Meek, of the Hillsboro nine, the
former putting out fifteen men be-
hind the bat, besides throwing sever
al men out at bases, but half of this
credit, as every Base Ball player
knows, must be awarded to the fine
pitching of Meek, the Captain of the
nine.


1t was generally yremarked by the
spectators how hard Meek worked
for the game, and with his example
before them, our boys all pitched in
and did their best.


Although our boys got ahead of
Leesburg in the first inning, and
kept it up through7the remainder of
the game, the Leesburg boys fought
on, determined to win, until the end
of the game. We don't think they
gave the game up until the last man
was declared out,by the umpire.


We think the Highland Nine of
this year is one of the strongest we
have had for several years past, and
with practice, they will be able to
play any club in the neighborhood of
Hillsboro very good game.


The boys are very much pleased
with the manner in which they were
entertained at Leesburg, and they
think the Leesburg boys are set of
gentlemen, as well as-good ball play
ers.


1t is considered a great feather in
Hillsboro's cap to have beaten the
Leesburg club two to one, as they
have not been beaten before this
season, and have beaten several good
clubs in the surrounding country


Below we give the score, which is
official:
Year: 1876

In late issue we referred to the
probability that the Springfield &
Jackson Narrow Gauge R. r, would
lay down broad gauge ties from Wa
verify to Jackson, in order to accom-
modate the Scioto Valley R. R. with
a third rail to the jackson coal fields.
We see by last weeks Waverly Re
publican that at the recent meeting
of the Directors of the S. & J. R. R.
at South Charleston, they resolved as
follows:


'That we hereby direct our engin-
eer to construct the road from Wa
verify to jackson of sufficient width,
and the trestling and bridge super
structure of sufficient strength for a
standard gauge road; also, to secure
eight feet ties on that portion of the
line"


Commenting on this resolution,
the Republican says: ''The above
resolution is based upon a probabili-
ty, amounting to almost certain
ty, that the Scioto Valley road will
approach the coal field over the mar
row gauge line, and if it does not,
the bed and bridge will be in readi-
ness to accommodate some other line
or lines, who would rather pay for
the use of the route than to construct
one for themselves.


The same paper says:


'.The surveyors arrived here on
last Tuesday, and are now engaged
in running line on the east side of
town. They are encamped about a
mile above town.


1t seems from the above that the
location of the Valley road through
Pike county has not been definitely
made on the east side of the river,
as was at first anticipated. Surveys
will be made on both sids, and the
best and shortest route will no doubt
be adopted. Piketon and Ports
mouth claim that this is on the east
side of the river.
Year: 1876

warm, and we being entirely without
shelter, the sun was fearfully hot.
Many of the boys were bareheaded
and barefooted- Their foreheads and
insteps we're the most exposed parts,
and blisters would swell up half as
large as hens egg, and the result
would generally be Inflammation and
gangrene, ending in death to the
poor victim.


Nine-tenths of the prisoners that
were vaccinated experienced the same
Inflammation, followed by gangrene,
which resulted in amputation, and at
least 20 per cent. died from that
cause. A few got well without any
difficulty, but when their arms heal
ed up it left red scar, which 1 think
was conclusive evidence that impure
vaccine was used


During the time that so many Of
our boys were suffering with ulcerat-
ed arms and receiving medical treat
ment, several young medical students
came to Andersonville and cut and
butchered the prisoners terribly. I
was told that they would perform an
operation without chloroform or any
thing to deaden the pain, and many
times the poor victims died before
the operation was completed


Some of my readers may be curl
GUS to know how we spent our Sun
days. Sunday looked Just like any
other day. The only thing that re-
minded you that one day was Sab
bath more than another, was that
some prisoner, with more piety than
the rest, would get up and sing a
hymn and read or quote page of
Scripture, and then preach or exhort.
He would call on us to put our trust
in God and be patient-that our tri-
ais were only to purify and prepare
us for better place. Some of the
devout and Christian prisoners would
gather around the preacher, and for
a short time forget their misery IN
the contemplation of better world
beyond the grave.


ITO be continued.
Year: 1876

The Washington Chronicle says
one of the effects of breaking the
whisky rings of the country has been
a large increase in Internal Revenue
receipts. For the month Of April
the increase has been over $780,
900 as compared with same month
last year, which can be attributed
to no other cause than the faithful
ness and vigilance which now mark
the collection of this revenue.
Year: 1876

Greenfield is making arrangements
for a Celebration of the 4th con her
own hook" We had hoped her citi-
zens would have united with those
of the county generally, in the grand
Celebration at the county-seat, but
if they won't, we must let them have
their own way.
Year: 1876

The officers in command of the
prison, and forces guarding it, were
Capt. Wurz and Lieut.. J. B. Davis.
Wurz was German, and had at one
time been sergeant in the q. S.
army. He deserted and enlisted in
the Confederate ranks and was pro-
noted to Captain for his patriotisml
From what 1 could see of him he was
not a very pleasant companion even
to his best friends, and he was un-
mistakably tyrant to those in his
power.


Lieut.. Davis was an American, and
was heartless and cold. You need
expect no sympathy from him. He
carried his head to one side, and his
very looks were repulsive and over
bearing. Many of the surviving
prisoners no doubt remember him,
and I presume not gratefully, as but
few, if any, kind acts could be placed
to his credit.


There was another party that play
ed a conspicuous part in the guard
ing of the prisoners. I allude to a
pack of 6lood-h0u'ads, about 25 in
number. They were kept there to
track "Yankees" that had the audac-
ity and shrewdness to make their
escape. They were tracked and
hunted down, brought back and put
in the stocks, or a so pound ball
chained to their ancles, or sent to
"Castle Thunder" and put In the
dungeon. One of these three pun
ishments was the certain result OF
trying to get away.


They took the hounds and made
a circuit around the stockade every
morning, and if any of the boys had
escaped during the night the dogs
would catch the trail nine times out
of ten, and in few hours, or some
times days, would be the means OF
returning the poor fellows to a worse
life than they lived before.


1t was considered a very serious
crime to attempt to escape, and was
punished accordingly; but that did
not prevent the boys from trying to
get away, and with one exception
they all took the same plan-which
naeF to tunnel under the etockndc.
Some would start their tunnel so or
100 feet inside of the "dead line,
and dig under the stockade and come
out so feet on the other side. 1t
took days and weeks to accomplish
the undertaking, but the boys were
cheered up by the hope that they
might gain their liberty.


They couldn't work in..the daytime,
as they would be discovered, so they
slept in the daytime and dug at night
They had to carry the dirt out and
throw it in the branch, which fire.
quently led to detection by the
guards, and then Capt. Wurz would
send squad to hunt for the tunnel.
They were generally unsuccessful In
finding the entrance, as some fellow
would lay over the mouth, but it was
soon discovered that there must be
some new plan adopted to dispose
of the dirt.


The Yankees being cunning,
scheming kind of race, it was but
short time until they matured a plan
for defeating Capt Wurz and his
sharp-eyed Lieutenant. The water
we had to drink was warm and i'm
pure. The Confederate camp was
situated above us on the branch, and
all the filth and impurities necessa
rily resulting from such a condition
of things were washed down through
our pen to be used by us. so our
bows commenced to dig wells near
the edge of the swamp, and got for
their pains some very good water,
bnt not sufficient for the wants of
all, but it led to others digging wells
| further up on the hill, and q great
Year: 1876




we had to drink was warm and I'M
pure. The Confederate camp was
situated above us on the branch, and
all the filth and impurities necessa
rily resulting from such a condition
of things were washed down through
our pen to be used by us. So our
bows commenced to dig wells near
the edge of the swamp, and got for
their pains some very good water,
bnt not sufficient for the wants of
all but it led to others digging wells
further up on the hill, and a great
MANY wells were started as a pre-
text for tunneling. The dirt OF the
tunnels was carried in haversacks
and thrown with the dirt that came
out of the wells, and digging wells
and filling them up with dirt was
the order of the day.


The one exception to this manner
of escape before mentioned, L Will
give. The sdead house" was situat-
ed just outside of the stockade. Ii
was simply long shed covered with
pine boughs, to keep the sun off the
/


dead bodies. 1t was in plain view
of tha part of the prison where
stayed, and some fellow, in looking
over there and seeing that the dead
had no guard to watch them, con
ceived the plan ote'playing possum,
and getting carried out as dead, will
the rest of the poor fellows. So
when the negroes came in the morn
ing to remove the dead, this fellow
was found apparently dead. He wa
carried out and laid with 49 other
that had been released from theI
suferings, and when good oppor
tunity offered he took his departure
!. When the dead wagon came Il
to move the bodies, they were shor
one man. They looked around an
found the space allotted to him ha'
no occupant. They saw that the
had been tricked, and immediatel
r placed a guard over the dead hous
: to guard them in the future.


The Weather had become yer
Year: 1876

Dr.. Joseph Treat delivered his third Sunday
ing discourse at Harry Hills Theatre last night
audience somewhat reduced account of the weather.
IL has been often and truly said OF Dickens that you
can read any chapter OF his wriungs over and oveI
again with pleasure The may be said OF the
Doctor aud is forcible in its application, there
Is but chapter to him. and his efforts tc mako
comprehensive mrlh-provoking in the extreme.
He is Communistic in his ideas, but expresses
them with tho same degree OF clearncsa
negro minstrel does the arguments OF
stump Speech minus the forciblo accompaniment
OF shattered umbrella. He floats the surface OF his
subject like cork the water, and his ideas Of
about the relative specific gravity His efforts Ia
dive below the surface are nusing, and, like feeble
niboe at float. the result is only little uter and
fish. AS the hour appointed Tor his appearance ap
preached inquiries werc made for him the audi
ence. Mr. Hill has the preacher man come ~ said
festive youth IN velvet vest and red scarf II
guess his coachman disappointed him. replied some
one. 'Ihe walking rather had" another suggested,
with wink OF his eye. But he arrived in timo and
morn.ed the stage. He labored away for hour on
tho same old story Of mans inhumanily
sna w ns wrongs hand OF the sSs The n
would rise in thor might and compel the
passage of law that would secure the
the community. The Doctors plan of working his
grand idea is to compel every man who owns more
head TO divide up the surplus with his fellow men.
TIL that is done he thought tncro should DO
churches built; court should be held In open air
iair days. with the protection OF gingham umbrella
In case Of rain. A man who lived in mansion, With
millions should Keep open house Tor the
poor and issue life lease OF an equal
share In its enjoyment Till this is done
thieves should go unconviccd and murderers unhung.
All that necessary TO bring ABOUT thu state OF
things was the expressed will Of the poor. The rich
would be happier for 1t when the lact was accom-
plished to be IN less than twenty years.
time Society, the Church. the Bible anu every hing
In which there money be dug and divided
up wcro arragncd and condemned as the poor man,s
enemy The Church he accused OF favoring tho rich
and preaching 10 mems pockets instead OF the hearts,
The Doctor committed himself to the fault nt the
conclusion OF his remarks by passing around has
with crown big bushel He wound up with
promise to address his hearers the subjects OF
Tweed, the cannibals and the Cannibsl Islands his
earliest
Year: 1876

very good. and could have had about ten days
to eat II in the dinner would have been very great
success.


EASTERN EosrirAifrY.


Another fact connected with IT, which added zcst 10
our enjoyment OF the entertainment, was that ali tue
clerks whom we had observed employed about the
chanccary OF the Governor Selem Enepdi and of
kan Pacha were now waiting al ailc, and must say
that the trained waters OF the Nsson Dore or the
Moulin Rouge would not have done It any better. This
fact should not be taken deroaory 10 the clerks IN
question, for, far from considering 1t as menial
service they look upon 1t as an honor. Here IN
the East 1t Is still regarded as an honor 10
wait upon the table OF guest or superior
In rank. and II rs regarded only as way
OF tes,iiyng respect. Especially IS this the
case among the Bulgarans for the master dest son
OF The house Will wait upon you at table, and not con-
slider his dignity in the least impered by H. One day
we were accompanied for several hours by an Arine-
man army contractor. who rode with US and talked TO
US on terms OF perfect equality. He was very rich,
and had at that time very large contract Tor supply
Ing beei 10 the army; but that evening. when we ar
rived at the house OF the MuteSarf TO take dinner no
appeared behind my chair with the servants, and
waited upon us throughout the dinner in the most care
ful and conscientious manner; ana when we left no
stood at the door and shook bards with us all as wo
Year: 1876

Mill river, above the upper dam, at


Leeds, Mass, was the theater OF an ex-
citing scene, in Which Joseph Shearn,


superintendent of the silk mill, was the
leading actor. He was in boat teach
ing his eight-year old boy to row, when
he discovered that his little girl Of three
years, who had been sitting in the stern,


had disappeared. He at once dived into
the water, and, snatching the child,


swan to. the shore, although encumbered
by an overcoat and rubber boots.
Arriving at the bank, he was compelled
at once to drop the girl, throw off extra
clothing and swim after the boat, which
was drifting toward the dam. Seeing
that he was not gaining on it, he called
to two men coming down the railroad
track to save the boy. This they we!e
able to do by the boats drifting within
reach of the shore. By this time the
father, who was in the middle of the
river, was taken with cramp and would
doubtless have perished but for the
timely discovery of en- upright stake, to
which he c]ung until rescued by the
men who had secured the boat and boy.
Year: 1876

As the season for swimming is just at
hand, it may be oppoltnne to say that
Captain Webb, who is on the 'topmost
wave CT his profession as q swimmer,
thinks that the best place to teach a very
young child to swim is large puddle in
the sand at low tide. The child, like q
puppy, will begin by padding. If you
throw cork into the water, you will see
the. puppy run i'll up to his depth and
give q short bark, and the chances are,
especially if there is grown-up dog
that can swim to set him an example,
that in day or two he will take his
plunge of his own accord. and very
proud he will be of his first success
only here, again, don't overdo it. As
soon as tho puppy has been in, walk
away and call him, and he will be more
anxious to 60 into the water another
time. Now treat your child like your
puppy. Entince him to go in, and If you
can c get some older child who can swim
to 60 in with him, all the better ; but let
the child do Just as he likes. Get two
children to play at splashing one an;
other they will enjoy the tun' and
gradually getting excited, will venture
in deeper and deeper.
Year: 1876

A voice came down from the far white hills,
And crept like thought along;
The world woke up from it's dream OF STOW
To the sound of the bluebird's song.
A stray lost bird in wind-blown sky,
A stray lost flower by the snow;
And a wandering brook or two set free
To seek where tho violets grow.
All fresh with the breath of the mountain


breeze,
The cong Of the mountain rills,
The voice sped on through the city ways
And over the sunlt hills.
and still as it went the pulse Of life
With dream Of change beat high !;
While over all the changeless stars
Burned on in the watchful sky. -
1.-THE world is wide, and the labor small,
In the reach Of all the crown !"
And over tho hopes and the bright-winged


dreams
The sun Of spring went down. ~


-
Slow and solemn from the forest
WheLce all mysteries have bhth,
Speaking in the flow of rivers,
Came the second voice to earth.
All the world grew still before it,
Idle fell the toiing hand;
As the red leaves of the maple
Drifted brightly through the land.
And the stream Of life set deeper
Through the channel OF the year;
Down among its wrecks were sleeping
Many nope and many fear.
With the sun the birds went southwark,
Bright wings glarc;ng in its beams;
Close beside, on viewless pinions,
Fled nairy host OF dreams.
"Wide the world, its labor endless,
Further off the distant crown"
Over all the broken visions
Slow the autumn sun went down.


= Alice II. Perry.