smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

New York Heraldl


Just as great battle is about to begin
each army waits for moment as if to
draw long breath and brace its nerves
for the struggle. That moment is like
the moment before an awful storm
breaks. Every man knows what is COM
ing, every horse is watching and trem-
bling, and the bravest man in the ranks
will turn pale and mark himself
for victim. 1t is a terrible moment.
Every scul feels awed, every heart beats
painfully, and it would seem as if the
fall of musket would stampede whole
brigade. When the sharp crack of a
single musket, or the hoarse below of a
cannon echoes from The hill, the spell is
broken, and the men are eager to dash at
each Others throats.


I have watched Custer while We
waited Sitting like figure of bronze,
only his eyes moved. They glanced here
and there, noting everything in detail,
and before the signal came he knew
where the fight would be hottest. He
was to lead us, and he might have trem-
bled without losing our respect or any OF
the reputation he had won.


It has been asserted by several infuen-
tial dailies, since Clusters death, that a
spirited cavalry charge was pet hobby
of his. General Custer had but one
theory in war-whip the enemy if you
can. He often could and did, but it was
not always by cavalry dash. Two
thousand men encamped in a
field can be routed by a charge of one
hundred troopers. A whole brigade of
infantry in line of battle have been
known to fly before charge of six COM
panics of cavalry. Even when it is cav
airy against cavalry, fierce charge, a
long yell, and the good use of sabers
leaves the victory on the side of dash.


General Custer not only loved music
for its soothing influence. but he loved it
because it cheered the men, and nerYed
them up for bold dash or hot encounter.
His band was probably more exposed
than any other in the service. The
proofs of this are the scars which some
CT the members are carrying to their
graves. Before the war closed every
member of the band was willing to make
oath that Clusters hobby was band
music.


At Burns's Ford the cavalry found the
bluffs on the opposite side of the rivel
alive with sharpshooters. Custer must
cross, and when he saw that the sharp
shooters must first be routed, he turned
to the band. It was ordered to the front
stationed where bullets whizzed past
their ears, and the General remarked:
/ "When you see me draw my saber de
you strike up Yankee Doodle and play
her for all she's worthp'


He put himself at the head of tht
brigade, drew ssber, and as the banG
struck up, the troopers charged the ford
crossed it, and routed the sharpshooter
in no time at all.


j At Bristow Station, the gunners of {
field battery received such vigorous re
ply from another in the hands of tn,
enemy that the men wavered little.
Where's my band ?' shouted Custer
and when the leader reported, he wa
ordered to take position beside the bat
terry and give the gunners something
lively. The band went down, every mai
wishing he was his horn or back in Mich
igan. The guns kept roaring, and Will
there is no doubt that the band played
Year: 1876

On the WfId Rose Tree.
On the wild rose tree
Many buds there be;
Yet each sunny hour
Hath but one perfect hour.
Thou who wouldst be wisei
Open well thine eyes;
In each sunny hour
Pluck the one perfect flower.
Year: 1876

A Song of the EARLY Season.
Not yet the orchard lifted


It's cloudy bloom to the sky,
Nor through the dim twilight drifted
The villow-whistle's cry;
The gray rock had not made
OF the vine its glistening kirtle,
Nor shook meath the locust's shade
The purple bells Of the myrtle;
Ere, awake in the darkling night,


You hear in the chimney hollow
The booming whir of the swallow,


And the twitter that follows the flight;
Before the foamy whitening


OF the water below the mill;
Ere yet the summer lightning


Shone red at the edge of the hill
know without something human


A song like this is vain;
For earth without man or woman


Is Hamlet without the Dane;
But in fact have no story;


You must wait till another time;
But summer Is in its glory,


And can not keep from rhyme.
Year: 1876

In Attica thy birthplace should have been,
Or the lonlan Isles, or where the seas
Encircle in their arms the Cyclades,
So wholly Greek was thou in thy serene
And childlike JOY of life, Philhelene!
Around thee would have swarmed the At


tic bees;


Homer had been thy friend, or Socrates,
And Plato welcomed thee to his demesne,
For the old legends breathed historic breath
Thou sawest POseidon in the purple sea,
And the sunset Jasof's fleece of gold
y, what hadst thou to do with cruel Death,
- Who was SO full of life, or Death with thee,
That thou shouldst die before thou hadst


grown old!
stand again on the familiar shore,
And hear the waves of the distracted sea
Piteously calling and lamenting thee,
And waiting restless at thy cottage door,
The rocks, the sea weed on the ocean floor,
The willows in the meadow and the free
Wild winds of the Atlantic welcome me !;
Then why shouldst thou be dead, and came


no more?


All why shouldst thou be dead, when COM


mon men s46
Are busy with their trivial affairs
Having and holding? Why, when thou


hadst read





Vast ready to reveal the truth it bears,
Why art thou silent? Why shouldst thou


be dead?


River, that stealest with such silent pace
Around the City of the Dead, where lies
A friend who bore my name, and whom


these Eyes
Shall see no more in his accustomed place,
I.inger and fold him in thy soft embrace,
And say good light, for now the western
Are red with sunset, and gray mists arise
Like damps that gather on a dead mans
Good night! good night! as we so oft have
Beneath this roof at midnight, in days
That are no more, and shall no more return.
Thou hast but taken thy lamp and gone to


bed;


| stay little longer, as one stays
To cover up the embers that still burn.
The doors are all wide open; at the gate
The blossomed lilacs counterfeit blaze,
And seem to warm the air; dreamy haze
Hangs DER the Brighton meadow like fate,
And DER their margin, with sea tides elate.
The flooded Charles, as in the happier days,
Writes the last letter of his name, and stays
His restless steps, as if compelled to wait.
also wait; but they will come no more,
Those friends Of mine, whose presence sat


istfed


The thirst and hunger of my heart. All me |!
They have forgotten the pathway to my door |!
Something is gone from nature since they


died.


And summer is not summer, nor can be.
Year: 1876

"a prophet is not without honor save
in bis own country" At this distance
from st. LOUIS we have been taught to
believe CARL ScHURz, an able and pure
man, probably not so much because OF
anything he has said and done himself as
from the fact that, during his last year
or two in the Senate he was so kicked
and cufied by GRANT and his crowd. We
naturally enough thought that. no bad
man would be thus maltreated by the
jockeys who ruled at the White House.
However that may be, this IS the way
the nelghbors of CARL SCHURz talk
about him: ,s t..t IS .-- -
From the st. Louis Republican,


He is NO longer statesman; he IS
merely politician, and not very hon
orable one either, if we may judge from
his latest editorial effort. He is no long
er a Liberal Republican and reformer;
he has Joined tho straight out" Repub.
licans and the anti-reformers. After de-
nouncing Grant and Grantism for years
in the strongest English and German, he
now endorses platform which declares
Grant and his administration observing
of the continued and hearty gratitude OF
the American people" In other and
palmer words. he is eating penitential
dirt at the teet of the very men who have
most persistently abused him.


~. Louis Times.


Shall we speak of Carl Schurz? OF
all our statesman he is the suprem t
sham, and in nothing did the May e. E
ference more plainly stamp itself as n
farce than by allowing Carl 'Schurz to
assume It's leadership. 1t is not
worth while to do anything TO
Carl Schurz, except TO label him
with his price, and turn him loose. 1t
is evident that he would gladly support
Tilden and be true to his professions; but
the Hayes banner over him is the 5, and
he evades his plain duty by the shabby
and shilly.shsl' wing plea that Tilden may
die, and then Hendricks will be Presi-
dent. The Germans are enthusiastic for
Tilden and reform, and Carl Schurz is
but dust in the balance, no matter at
what price he may take the stump.
Year: 1876

The cen.est upon the rates Of postage
on third-class matter hiss been adjusted
very ssnsibly, by reducing the rates on
transit printed matter TO one cant for
two ounces, and continuing the rate Of
one cent per ounce on merchandise. The
distinction is eminentiy proper. The
next thing for Congress 10 do with the
postal rates is 10 LET them alone Tor
awhile.
Year: 1876

THE better class of Republicans long
since MESSED that 1t would be impossi
bic for them to meet in the Presidential
campaign the charges of corruption to
which the Administration had laid the
party liable, except by nominating man
whose name should be guarantee OF re-
torn. The Republicans have not nomi-
mated such n man, and where do they
find Themselves noW2
Year: 1876

Summit Sentinel


Judge d. w. Hurst delivered well
worked and excellent address, which we
thing will be the means of adding many
new Democrats to our Club. After the
Judge had finished, Rov. b. j. Wilson,
(col.) }, arose and said he desired to make
a few remarks. He dwelt at length up
on his past political career, that Of a Re
publican, and said that hereafter he
would work and vote for the great De
mocracy. He made very good speech,
and we doubt not but what he will induce
many more Of his colored friends to vote
the Democratic ticket. Three other col
ored men joined, after which the Club
adjourned. All that we have got to do
now, is to work harmoniously and dill
gently together, and every colored man
in this precinct will join our Club. Let
them see that we will do just what we
say.


Summit Times j


The attendance at Lyceum Hall last
evening to hear the address of our po-
li.ical war horse, Gov. A. q. Brown,
and the accomplished young candidate
for elector from our district, Mr.. K. n
Miller, was BY far the largest we have
known to assemble in our town for lcnJ
time. Our space is too limited to under
! take anything like a synopsis even, 0
Year: 1876

An intelligent black boy was trudging
along highway at night in the viCini-
ty Of Palestine, Texas. There was a
negro woman riding horse in the same
direction the boy was going. The in
telligent black boy reappeared in Psles-
tine that night out Of breath, and as
pale as he could get. He said he saw a
ball Of fife come out Of the sky and
strike the woman and set her ablaze.
The horse ran away with the woman
afire on his back, and he ran to the
town to tell the people what had hap.
pened. The people went to look after
further particulars Of the curious Incl.
dent. They found the woman lying on
the ground, with her clothing burned
off, hut life enough in her to tell that
she had been struck in the breast with a
ball Of fire. The horse was found with
his name siDged, and the woman died
the next day. The people think she
was hit by q meteor.
Year: 1876

stole thirty dollars of her money and
went away. She recovered sufficiently
TO reach neighbor's house and tell her
story, and the sheriff arrested Bailey be-
fore morning at his house. He was
bound over in thirty-five hundred dol
lars to await trial. The people Of Gull
ford are greatly iucensed at this outrage
Year: 1876




WASHINGTON, April 1O.-The house
passed the river aud harbor bill to-day
without word OF debate, under a sus-
pension Of the rules. The bill, doubt
less, could not have been passed other
wise, and it was so passed by a general
lOg-rolling organization. No measure
could, perhaps, have been passed which
would better show the relative strength
Of the south and west. 1t has been q
legend in the last two or three congres }es
that the Michigan members spend their
summers in marking upon the maps
imaginary creeks which might figure
among the Improvements in the next
river and harbor bill. Michigan seems
to have lost none OF its power in the
Democratic house, for the following are
the appropriations for the great maritime
and lake States in the order of their i'm
pOrtance as exhibited in the river and
he
Year: 1876

Reese River (Csl.) Reveille.I


Somebody dropped some quicksilver
on the sidewalk on Main street to-day,
and an Indian tried TO pick it up. First
he made a grab at it with his thumb and
toTefinEer, and was astOnished when he
found he couldn't pick it up. He was
determined to have that quicksilver,
anyhow; SO he unwound a hsndker-
chief from his hat, and, spread
ing it out on the ground, got a
chip and scraped tne- quicksilver
into it. A look OF triumph shot from
his eagle eye as he gathered up the four
corners Of the handkerchief, but it was
replaced by one OF horror and disgust
when the metal ran through the FABRIC
like water through a sieve. Looking at
the metal ss it lay on the ground, in a
puzzled sort Of way, for moment, he
launched vicious kick at it, and utter.
ing the ejaculation used by keno play
er when SOME other fellow makes a
keno, he turned on his heel and left the
quicksilver for some other untutOred son
OF the forest to experiment on.
Year: 1876

Inc MOOuo xteylS6er 8O0s Cnls 10 lte Ols'
cussion of the suffrage question:


The grave question to be settled with
much cost is, "What is to be done to get rid
of the negro as q vOter?" Sooner or later,
with more or less dispatch, he will be dis
franchised and thrust out of politics. White
men of all parties and Of every grade Of
religious and moral conviction may as well
come quickly to the consideration how to
get the negro out of politics with the least
confusion and cost. He must go, and there
is no profit in standing long upon the order
of his going. The question OF suffrage be-
longs to the States respectively. When the
re0rganized Democracy IN 1876 60 into Of
fee each State will be allowed to settle this
and all other social and domestic issues for
itself and in its own way. without any in
reference from the general government.
Then, and not till then, can we begin the
work of resetting our shattered political
and our demoralized social institutions
upon correct foundation.
Year: 1876

The nrst sign OF occupancy OF the new Castle Gar.
den building IN the fact that the telegraph compa
nies have resumed their instruments occupy
their old position facing the main entrance. The
flooring all laid and the partitions all erected
nothing being lacking excepting another days work
for tho pssuters All the stoves up, and fires arr
kept burning as TO thoroughly air tho building
The interior OF the building is divided before on
side for the German and another side for the Engs!
speaking passengers Another doorway has been Gu
through the massive stone walls the east side o
the building so as to allow tho German passenger
cgress TO their baggage. Tho building looks YER.
handsome, both inside and outside, and Is vor.
great Improvement the old place Tho ugly gallery
winch formerly around the INSIDE OF tis building
and which once held thousands OF people attentive 10
tho Singing OF JENNY Lind IS no longer 10 DC seen
cmgrants who stay there over night may have an
easier position to sleep The building will DO occu-
pied about the bcginnng Of tho next week.
Year: 1876

emma and have the Board get TO work on what re-
Turns before it,


The Secretary OF State to-day furnished the demo
srais with list Of counties whose Official
turns we're in. There nine yet missing,
the most OF them being distant counties The
democrats arc under profound sincere uneasness
over the delay in the arrival OF these returns In
former elections have been held back until II
was too late TO count them the fear is very gen.
erai that the returns from several heavy democratic
counties VIII not be here until after the 9th OF Decem
Der.


now rHE RETURNS co.


said the secretary oil the democratic committee TO
me to-day, ave have followed to the hands
OF county boards and have fixed their figures
there by taking certified copies. They
now 20 from republican clerk 10 republican route
AGENT thence TO republican postmaster, TO a repub-
and 10 republican secretary. We cannot
follow them direct thom can only hope that
lheir transit win be certain and prompt"
Year: 1876

From the London telegraph.


At recent meeting of the MICROSCOPE
cul Society, DR.. r. n. Piper read an able
paper on the use of the microscope in the
detection of crime. 1t had particular ref
erence to the human blood as contradistin-
linguished from that of the dog, whose
blood was most likely to be confounded
with that of man on account Of their close
association. While there was apparently
very little difference in the size of the cor
puscles OF the two, and some claimed there
was none. he had demonstrated difference
by an original measurement. Placing q
human corpuscle in an angle Of square
and building up ten or dozen, and then
beside this column, putting another Of
dogs corpuscles, there was an appreciable
difference in the height Of the columns, that
containing the dog corpuscles being small
er. To shsw the difference between hair,
he related the facts brought out in . muir
der case in England. A little girl was
found dead with her throat cut. Her
mother was suspected Of having committed
the crime, on account of her actions. A
knit. was found in her pocket, on the ham
die Of which were several hairs, and on
the blade were several spots of blood. Her
explanation was that on her way home she
saw rabbit in a trap and cut his throat.
A microscopical examination Of the hair
showed that it had come from squirrel,
and as the little girl wore . squirrel tippst,
the evidence Of guilt va sonaidsred cons
elusive,
Year: 1876

Army and Navy Gazette.


A correspondent gives the following ac-
count ofthe origin OF the military salute !:
within the last few years, among the
many changes which have been introduced
into the army is that of the salute. Why
the old time ordered salute was abolished
no enc knows, but it is an interesting fact
and one probably unknown to most of our
readers, that the old salute, which consis-
ted of the hand being brought to horizon
tai position over the eyebrows, has a very
old origin, dating, in fact: from the very
commencement of the history of the Eng
lish army.


Its origin is found in the tournaments Of
the Middle ages, and was US follows Al
ter the Queen of beauty was enthroned, the
knights who were to take parts in the
sports of the day marched past the dais On
which she sat, and as they passed, they
shielded their eyes from the rays Of her
beauty. Such wss the very interesting
origin of the old salute, and it is question
worthy the attention of our military au-
thorities, why should not the old salute,
possessing such an origin, and associated
with our army from the earliest times, be
restored! 1t is difficult to discover for what
purpose it was ever abolished.


The pincipal part Of the officers salute
kissing the hilt Of the sword-dates also
from the middle ages. When the crusa-
ders were on their march towards the Holy
City, the knights were in the daily Gus
toms Of planting their long, two-haaded
swords upright in the gronnd, thereby
forming cross, and before these they
performed their morning devotion. On
all military occasions they kissed the hllt
Of their swords in token of their devotion
to the cause Of the cross, and this custom
was perpetuated after the crusaders were
numbered among the things Of the past,
and the religious origin of the salute was
forgotten"
Year: 1876

Yesterday morning. Rebecca Jane Up
dyke. and Emma Jones, were sent over to
the county Jail. The former by Esquire
Frazer, and the other by Hagany. The
charges brought against Rebecca were
drunkenness and disorderly conduct, while
those of Emma were threatening violence
to her mother and otherwise showing her
respect by such strange demonstrations,
that the elder lady was led to believe that
Emma had serious intentions OF scalping
her. The charges having been maintained
against both of the offenders, in default OF
bail, they were escorted to New Castle.
Year: 1876




THE TRIBUNE EXTRA No. 80 pamphlet, %
centsl is happy illustration Of the always admirable
work done by this great paper under It's present ainls
trstion kfer the genius of the country had localized
itself upon the great Exhibition, and guide books with
out number had been most carefully prepared, THE
letters and the managers OF the Centennial discover that
II Is by best guide yet furnished, and reprint
this casual pamphlet There s prenxed "a map OF the
grounds and buildings and whoever invests 70 cents for
Ills pampnlet needs no other, he can find better
guide Through all tho grounds.
Year: 1876

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,


WASHINGTON August al A. Il


ProbaLiiiheG


For the South Atlantic and East Gulf States station
ary to falling barometer winds mostly from southeast
to southwest. slight change In temperature, partly
cloudy weather and rain areas.


For the West Gulf States, Tennessee and tho Ohio
Valley, slowly falling barometer ensterly to southerly
Winds stationary to rising temperature partly cloudy
weather and occasional thunder storms


For the upper lake region. upper Mississippi and
lower Missouri Valleys rising barometer warm south.
enstcrly winds shifting to cooler nor:herly, partly
cloudy or cloudy weather and frequent rains.
For the lower lake region and Middle Statcs falling
barometer nearly stationary temperature winds mostly
from northeast and increasing cloud
with rain from tho former to Virginia and Mary
land and succeeded in the former by rising barometer
For New England, slowly falling barometer, south-
TO southeast Winds nearly stationary temperature
and generally clear weather.


Tho Mississippi River will continue rising At Cairo
and falling below Memphis.
Year: 1876

Tho following record Will show the changes in tho
temperature for the past twenty hours compar
ison with tho corresponding date Of year. as ind
Gated by the thermometer At Hudnut's pharmacy
HERALD Building
Year: 1876

old California miners who went with tho expedition
on their own responsibility found gold there. The
best answer 10 the charge tho reports from Dead
wood published in the same paper, giving the number
OF ounces OF gold just brought in from the Black Hills
Year: 1876

WHENEVER case of yellow fever oc-
ours in New Orleans the streets sur
rounding the square arc sprinkled with
Calvert's No. 8 carbolic acid, diluted in
fifty parts of water. A large sprinkler
on wheels is used for the roadways and
the sidewalks are sprinklcd by hand.
The grounds of neighborng yards are
similarly treated, and the privy vaults
disntected with solution of zinc-irvn
chloride. At the termination of the case
by death or removal, the infected apart
meuts are fumigated with sulphurous
acid of chloride. The extent Cf the
ground disinfected is according to the
lapse of time since the appearance of the
fever. The extent Of the disinfection
along the ground is about forty or fifty
feet daily, so that after some days delay
the whole square must be enclosed with
disinlecting band and the enclosed
surface sprinkled.
Year: 1876

In Philadelphia, on the 9th, the Jones
burial case was decided in the supreme court.
The authorities OF Mount Moriah cemetery,
last autumn, refused to allow the body Of
Henry Jones, a colored man, to be buried in
the cemetery, although his widow owned a
lot there. The matter was taken into court
and the authorities were ordered to permit
the burial. They appealed from the decision
and carried the case to the supreme court


The decision of the supreme court to-day
affirms the finding of the lower court, and
orders the burial to be made in the cemetery.
Year: 1876

Says the New York World: This lady
has been the object of general admiration
since first she came to Washington six
years ago to visit her sister, the former
wife of Gen. Belknap. Her handsome
face and figure and witty conversational
powers at once made her central figure
in any assemblage. She is tall, has n
well-developed and rounded form, and
graceful carriage. Her features are reg