smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

Of this city. The pressure, 29.9S inches,
was. with one exception, the lowest re-
corded this year The snow area now ex-
tends from Nashville, Tenn, to Lake
Superior, and northeastward to Nova Scotia.
Rain will prevail on the easterly margin
Of the depression and snow on the
northerly and westerly. The temperature
throughout the country is very low. but
We experienced a slight rise during the
passage of the storm centre, because We
were on its eastern or warmest side 1t is
probable that very bad weather will be ex-
perienced during the next two days along
the coast toward Cape Race. From thence
the storm will be felt across the Atlantic to
the northern part of the British islands and
the Norway coast. The storm zone for the
Atlantic during the coming week will
therefore be between ATTITUDES 80 and 60
degrees north. The weather in New York
to-day will be cold and partly cloudy, possi-
bly, with snow, and followed toward night by
falling temperature and clearing weather.
Year: 1876

Our anticipations Of stormy weather along
the coast and over the Middle and Eastern
States were fully borne out by yesterdays
heavy snowfall and gale. Two storm areas
combined to render coast navigation cx-
tremely dangerous. One Of these moved
into the Atlantic OFF the coast Of Georgia and
the other developed in the Southwest and
West and struck the Allegheny range on the
Tennessee State line and then followed
the axis Of the mountain chain north
eastward toward New York. Early yester-
day tho snow area extended from the
Mississippi to the ocean and as far south
MS Vicksburg, while rain prevailed over
the Eastern Gulf and South Allan
tic States As the evening advanced the
storm centre moved almost directly over
Philadelphia, and passed between New


York city and the Delaware River toward
New England. The velocity of the wind at
twenty minutes past five 7. M. was forty
eight miles an hour from the northeast, but
at eight p. NJ. it blew at thirty EIGHT miles
per hour from the south, thus showing that
the centre Of the depression was westward
Year: 1876

There never was a more certain truth
actions and motives of men than the we'll
known expression that words were invented
to conceal thought but never until now
did we hear of single word being in
vented to disguise failure. Had Cap
tain Mares, commander of the late Arctic
expedition. returned to England and SIM
ply reported that he had failed to ac-
complish the object of his mission he would
have received respect and sympathy; but
when he resorts to Greek in order to obtain
an imposing cover for his want Of sue
cess he seems to go great way for a
small excuse. This late British Arctic ex-
pcdition was fitted out at an immense cost.


The British people were heartily in favor Of
it, and the hopes of centuries were to be re-
allied through British valor. The motive
was rather one of sentiment and national
pride than of public utility. Science
had really the first claim in interest.


We never believed, nor is any one likely to
believe, that Arctic exploration can yield
any immediate practical profit to the
commerce Of tho world but there are
certain objects outside of mere business
undertakings that always have excited, and
always will excite, the attention Of man
kind. Among these may be ranked the SEEM
ingly useless efforts Of the man who ascends
Mont Blanc, the student Of nature who
penetrates with his microscope its most hid
den recesses, and the hardy adventurer
who believes in getting to the North Pole.
Yet had not such sentiments animated
men where would have been the steam en-
gine, the telegraph, the printing press, all
OF which, now SO useful to the commercial
interests Of the world, were at first scarcely
more than toys The magnetic needle was q
plaything for children, the idle and the
curious, until men grew bold and wise
enough to plunge ont into the great ocean
in search Of new tracks for commerce.
franklin was regarded rs an enthusiast
when he said he would bottle lightning from
kite. Watts was an idle boy when he
watched the steam lifting the lid of his
mothers teakettle. These, to be sure, are
not arguments in favor OF keeping up our in
terest in the North Pole, but they are in
Year: 1876

While the horrors of the Brooklyn fire are
yet fresh in the public mind there comes the
story of terrible railway disaster in Ohio.
A large train, binding storm, a broken
bridge, fall Of seventy-fve feet, an almost
inaccessible location and fire which con-
sumed every car, are conditions which COM
bine to form tragedy of appalling magni-
tude and terror The worst cannot def
nitely be ascertained at once and the agonies
of those whose lost friends are iden-
tilted will be outdone hundred
times by those who fear for the fate
of travelling relatives. The saying
that "misfortunes never come singly"
gains new force from this sudden following
Of one awful calamity upon another. The
cause of the disaster has not yet been ascer-
tained, but it is impossible that in this case
there can be repeated the mocking verdict,
Nobody to blame" Horrors worse than
those Of the battle field cannot take place
on the rail without gross neglect or incom-
potency somewhere, and criminal" is an
inadequate name to apply to whoever is re-
sponsible for this sickening holocaust.
Year: 1876

structive examples Of IN undying human
curiosity which never rests until the goal is
reached and mankind applauds. Immortal
will be the name Of the man who first
reaches the North Pole, be the achievement
useful or not. In point Of fact, however, no
discovery can be useless.


Captain Mares sailed with the intention of
planting the British flag at the North Pole.
He was sent for that purpose, and none
other, in particular. He had good ships,
fitted ont at great cost, with all the ap-
pliances that science could suggest, and
they were thoroughly manned. He comes
home. invents a fanciful name, and finds
fault with his predecessors, who hap
pened to be Americans. After all what
does it amount to except excuses?
What more did he do in the way OF actual
accomplishment than the miserably
equipped expeditions Of Kane, Hayes and
Hall? Although he got further north
he did not do as much real work
Of exploration as either Of them. He had.
moreover, the advantage of their experience.
and should, we opine, have initiated their
courtesy. Besides, in reply to the stric-
lures upon the work of his American
predecessors might not the question be
raised whether something of the old-time
jealousy of the British naval officer toward
civilians is not at the bottom of it-whether,
in short, men with royal commissions Of
manhood nre not trife sensitive about
some other people not SO fortunate in that
particular beating them by taking short
cuts from the red tape highway.
Year: 1876

STATE CcNyESTIoS.-Thc Kentucky democrats
have determined TO hold q State Convention on the
18th OF January at Louisville. 'ior the. purpose OF
taking counsel the present critical state OF pub
lie Affairs" AS the basis OF representation is to be
in the ratio OF one delegate for every one hundred
votes cast for Mr.. Tldcn in the November election
the Convention viii be in fact meeting.
Such an asscmblage cannot do much good ana Is
not likely to do much harm; hut IT is to be hoped


that before the day OF meeting the present critical
state Of public arairs VIII be IN a fair way OF ac-
ccpiahc termination. Bu. II is singular that the
Kentucky democrats did not fix their day OF meet
inC on the sth of January, the anniversary OF the
battle OF New Orleans.
Year: 1876




noteworthy Washington despatch in the
SIN yesterday strongly corroborates the in
telligence which we received six or eight
days ago from our own sources Of inteli-
gence. Our information was confidential
and we were only permitted to shadow
forth its substance, without liberty 10 state
details. The correspondent of the Sun
obtained greater liberty from his informants,
and we are glad to find our private adyices
publicly confirmed from q source which we
have many reasons for deeming trustworthy.
We knew that trusted republican Senators
were only waiting for proper time to act,
and the intelligent despatch of the SIN par
TALLY relieves rs from the pledge of secrecy
respecting names and details by which
our own correspondents consented to
be bound. According to the information
of the Sur. Mr.. Blaine, as well as Mr..
Conkling, stands ready to abjure party
in the interest of justice, and neither Of them
will be particeps criminis to the counting
in of Mr. Hayes if it shall appear, on q
candid review of the evidence, that he was
not fairly elected. This not only accords
with our own information, but with the
intrinsic probabilities of the situation.


Mr. Conkling and Mr.. Blaine are both
comparatively young men, and if the repub-
lican party has any future either Of them
may reasonably hope to be the recipient of
its highest honors. In point of ability they
are head and shoulders above the other re-
publican leaders. If there is future for
anybody in that perty there is future for
structure and equipment, and being personal
enemies, although they belong to the same
party, they have, nevertheless, common
interest in preventing the destruction of the
political organization on which they must
alike rely for future advancement Neither
of them can afford to have Mr.. Hayes
counted in against o general public
belief that he was not elected. They
know that the inevitable consequence
would be an overwhelming defeat of the
republican party in the next Presidential
election, which would be fatal to the hopes
of the ablest men in that organization. If
Mr.. Hayes has been truly elected they will
of course stand by their party and insist on
his induction into Office. But if, as seems
not improbable, when the committees sent
to the South make their reports it shall
be evident that Mr.. Tilden was fairly
chosen, no republican, except its small
hand-to-mouth spoils politicians, who do
not look an inch before their noses. can
afford to be accomplices in m attempt to in
stall Mr.. Hayes by manifest fraud. The
wise and sagacious republican leaders
will consider what the country will
think of such a man1uvre three years hence
when s'the sober second thought Of the peo-
ple which is generally wise and always eff
cient," will come into full play. No long
sighted republican desires the Inauguration
of Mr.. Hayes at the expense of destruction
to his party and ruin to the hopes of leaders
ADLER than Mr.. Hayes, who might wish to
succeed him. II Mr.. Hayes is unfairly
counted in republican success in 1880 will
be past praying for.
Year: 1876

Electoral Votes.


When Mr.. Ferry, the President pro tenn.
of the Senate, selected the members
to serve on the committee for devising
plan for counting the electoral votes, it was
felt that he had given it too strong party
tinge by appointing two such vehement
partisans as Senator Morton and Senator
Logan. 1t might have. been expedient to
put one such member on the committee to
protect the interests of the republican party,
but its average composition should be such
as to warrant an expectation of judicial fair
ness This committee of the Senate
is to act in concert with similar
committee of the House. 1t is to be hoped
that the two committees will succeed in de-
vsing plan for the counting to which both
houses will consent, and the chance Of such
agreement seems to be greatly improved by
the substitution of Senator Conkling for
Senator Logan as a member Of the Senate
branch of the committee.


Mr.. Logan. who is in Illinois looking after
his chances for o reelection, has resigned
his place on the committee, and Mr.. Ferry
has done the wisest thing possible in select
ing Mr.. Conkling to act in his place. This
appointment strengthens the committee in
point of ability and will greatly strengthen
it in public confidence. We are encouraged
to hope that fair and just method of count
ing will be agreed on, and that Congress
and the country will acquiesce in a result
which accords with the real facts, which,
ever party may gain or lose by an honest
count
Year: 1876

whom the electoral votes might, under the
constitution, be scrutinized, it does not
seem at any time up to 1887 to have occurred
to any one Of either house to assert that the
power rested in the Vice President We
shall endeavor to pursue the subject still
further
Year: 1876

An extract from the forthcoming report Of
the Department Of Taxes and Assessm ents,
published elsewhere, will command general
attention. 1t assails the injudicious policy
of overtaxing the stock Of banking and
manufacturing corporations, and shows,
succinctly and forcibly, that such policy
must be fatal to the prosperity of q COM
mercial city like New York and>in the end
destructive of the interests of the owners of
its real estate. The Commissioners repeat
their former structures on the inefficient and
injurious character Of the laws taxing per-
sonal property in this State, and give their
official approval to the outline Of plan for
the reconstruction Of our tax system, pre-
pared by one of their number, whose long
experience and close study Of the subject,
aided by clear and cultivated intellect,
peculiarly qualify him for the task and give
much value to his recommendations.


The owners of real estate are accustomed
to ask why their particular kind of property
should be burdened with taxation and the
owners Of bank stock, man utacturing stock
and the like be suffered to escape? This





apparent on examination.


No other tax can be distributed so thor
oughly or so equally rs one on real estate.
The owner of the land pays the tax, but he
collects the tenants portion of it in increased
rent, or gets it back from the purchaser Of
the produce he raises The tenant, if in
trade, charges his proportion back on his
customers in the article he sells, and 80 on
through the list. If all the States were
under uniform system Of assessment and
taxation it might not matter how much we
taxed corporate capital since it could not
anywhere escape the burden. But the sys-
tenn Of taxation differs in the several
States. In commercial community like
New York we must be careful to
attract banking and manufacturing capital,
and must avoid driving it away from us by
unwise tax laws to States where it can escape
such burdens. The Tax Commissioners
insist that, while real estate in New York has
gained temporary advantage by the heavily
increased assessment Of bank stock in this
city, it will in the end be the loser by the
withdrawal of banking capital and the con-
sequent crippling of business. Their posi-
tion seems based on common sense. If we
increase bank capital in city we increase
the facilities for doing business on large
scale. Manufacturers grow up and they pay
liberal rents for real estate, or purchase it,
erect fine buildings and enhance the value
of property in the vicinity. The relief from
the burden Of taxation that should be sought
by real estate owners is that afforded by the
enlargement of the basis OF taxation through
the increased value of real estate and the
extension Of the area of that increase by
means of such improvements as follow public
enterprise and private investments. Such
investments will not be made on any ex-
tended scale where corporate capital is
crippled and driven away by excessive taxa
ton. We commend the Tax Commissioners
report to the consideration of taxpayers.
Year: 1876

PROFESSOR CHANDLER DOES not believe that milk
men tighten their milk with cream, so to lessen
confidence in the laciomctcr; hut IL such malicious
enemies OF science can he found hundred thou
sand milk buyers will welcome them with pitchers
and grcenbacks
Year: 1876

JUDGE BENEDICT DECIDED YESTERDAY that the
commission OF crime against the United States
does not disqualify man from voting for State
officers. Certainly not If it did how could any
carpc t-bavger vote
Year: 1876

THE COMMISSION on CITY GOVERNMENT recon-
mend the enactment Of twelve amendments 10 the
state constitution. and yet there are people who
believe that our legislators have nothing to 10 but
smoke cigars and draw their pay.
Year: 1876

The regular edition of the HERALD VIII be sent here
after ms far West rs Harrisburg and lar South as
Washington by special newspaper train run by Adams
Express Company, at tho usual rates.
Year: 1876

COLI MBUS, october l8.-The Democratic
State central committee and a number OF
prominent Democrats met in council here to-
day. A number of speeches of the most hope
ful character was made, and a determination
reached TO renew the contest in Ohio with all
possible vigor and to work with the idea OF
carrying the State. The State committee will
tomorrow issue an address congratulating
the Democracy on the gallant fight they have
made, urging them to renewed efforts, and
stating that II the Democracy do their whole
duty the State can be carried for Tilden in No
Vemhe
Year: 1876




There some events in real life that are so
c,osely allied to the marvellous. as to place them
among the fancies or the vsgaries of the magma
tipn-thcy seem not to belong TO the tangible, but
10 ho,d companionship with mythical and phan-
tom s,or es of slists. Among these, perchsnce,
the events which We will relate may be assigned q
place by those not conyersant with the facts and
to these we will say, that from our best informa-
Ii II,


Tus STORY Is SUBSTANTIALLY TRUTHFUL.
For seven or eight years past, Mr.. Samuel j.
Chute has resided in this city; an industrious,
faithful mt chanc, respected by his fellow citizens.
and held in esteem by his companions lie has
been tm poyed as fireman on the trains of the
Maine Central Railroad, running latterly on the
/ ight train between Boston and Bangor. Little
did he think, as he was feeding provender to the
in a'ate iron. horse, that in short time he would
lac on


Tn; ROAD TO FORTUNE,


an be able to drive horse of his own, fed with
oats, and not With wood or coal.


Chute born in one of the towns of the Prov
inces. His father was a seafarng man, and when
Samuel was about six years of age, started on a
voyage which WAS supposed TO be his last earthly
voyage. lie set sail from New York to Australia,
but his vessel never reached her port. Long and
anxiously did the owners and those having friends
on board wait for the least bit of news from the
missi ing craft with her precious cargo; but news
never came; so that the dread alternative must
he accepted, and it had to be believed that


ALL on BOARD HAD persisted.
Not a clue could be obtained; not spar or float
ing timber or portion of the vessel picked up 10
render certain that which was generally accepted,
that the vessel and her entire crew were lost


That was more than twenty years ago, as the
then boy is now some twenty eight years of age
lie always bore in mind the remembrance of his
father and the lineaments of his face. Many
years had flown since the bright spring morning
when his father took him to bis arms, and gave
him the farewell kiss, but the memory Of the de-
parted one whose grave was in the sea, remained
ever fresh and green with the boy and growing
man.


While his train was waiting at the Portland de-
pot, the other day, Chute saw man walking about
the depot that


LOOKED LIKE HIS FATHER


lie went to the engineer and said pointing to the
person in question, who appeared to be a sojourn.
er, waiting for the train to depart, "That man
looks like my father; If he were living could al
most swear it was himl" These remarks were
made of course without any hea that his susp
cens were well grounded. The engineer replied
jokingly, "Well wen soon find out-I'll ask him
If he is your father; just lief to not' So he
approached the gentleman and inquired of hin
if his name was Chute. The gentleman replied
that it was. Then assuring himself that he wa,
the man supposed to be lost at sea, and really the


LOST FATHER FOUND,


the engineer said, "If you will come with me,
Year: 1876

We can better appreciate the golden autumn
we have enjoyed, by recalling the kind of wealth
er endured last year during the corresponding
season. Then the ice was so thick on the liver
above the dam, that horse trot took place there
on the 25th of last November, one year next Sat
urday. The ice was strong, and quite crowd
collected TO witness the trot
Year: 1876

THURSDAY, November 23i
Peaslee vs.. The town of China The testimony
on the part of the plf was closed in the forenoon.
After dinner w. S. Choate opened for the de-
fence and called some ten or twelve witnesses
The defts. will endeavor to show that there was no
such defect in the road to render the town liable
and second that the deft. not thrown from b s
carriage at the spot alleged, but at different
place some rods distant therefrom.
Year: 1876

The opening of this important road
seems to meet with opposition at every
turn. From its inception its opening has
been retarded by certain clique, whose
ouly ground for opposition appears to be
personal spite. There is no measure of
its nature that would benefit the public as
much as this new road and although
preparation for the c0nsummatl0n OF the
project has frequently been attempted,
yet it has always been opposed on some
fiimsy preteXt or other until it begins to
look as if this much needed public lm


provement would fail entirely. The ARGUS
has advocated the opening OF this new
avenue to the farming country OF the
Dosha, and its many advantages have frou'
time to time been clearly explained. The
history Of this case is so we'll known to
| business men and others as to need nc
further explanation. 1t the highway com
missioners ever intend TO open this road
if the good of the public is to be the para


mount consideration, let the new Pleasant
Valley road become a fact If, on Tho
other hand, the interests Of private cliques


actuated by personal envy, are to govern
and control the matter, the sooner
the board OF township commits
sioners throw aside the cloal
aud reveal fits true standing th


sooner the public will understand tL'


reason for delay At present no excus


exists whv the road should not be opene,


at once 1t is a public necessity, its open


ing would greatly enhance the Commercial


interests Of Moline, and unless its consum
nation is effected. aud that at once, tb
people will be judges OF the real reaso
. why the project has been defeated. Their


is but one way to settle it satisfactorily t


the public, and that is to open the road {


once. Ii this is not done the public ca


draw its own inference, Of the cause {
failnre
Year: 1876

We do not believe that anybody is


suffering from contraction. A great


many peopleare suffering, weareawage,


but we do not know of any one who
is suffering from the contraction ofths
currency. We know Of plenty who
have borrowed more than they can
pay, because there has been n redund-
ancy Of currency. We hear Of many
who have spent more than they have
earned, because in redundant times it
was the fashion. We have heard Of
those who have lived On great expeeta-
tions and over valuation Of lots, stocks
and railroad bonds suddenly risen la
value or put out on himsy credit We
hear of many mill-ownerB and other
manufacturers who can not employ
their invested capital at profit, simply
because so many people are trying to
make up the deficits resulting from
their previous extravagance by strict
retrenchment of expenditure. We
hear Of many laborers who are thrown
out of employment by the same cause.
But In all these classes, from the mil
lionaire bankrupt to the Indiana farm
er or the mill operative struggling TO
keep body and soul together, we fail 10
discern the person with a valuable
collateral who cannot borrow ub0n il
all the currency which il is good for,
and at lower rate Of interest than at
any previous time in the past fifteen
years.-Sprinafeld Republicda.