smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

GENTLEMANIY AMUsEMENTS


you can neither eat such things nor drink them nor
gamble with them9 But the Beargarden had the best
wines-or thought that it had-and the easiest chairs,
and two billiard tables than which nothing perfect
had ever been made to stand upon legs. The Bear
garden pleasant club that there was no rule
whatsoever TO its being closed the only law being
that it should not be opened before three in the after
noon sort Of sanction had however, been given to
the servants to demur TO producing supper drinks
after six in the morning, that, about eight, unre
eved tobacco began TO be too heavy for juvenile
constitutions.


Al this club meet nearly all the gentlemen Of the
story whose principal occupations seem 10 be gam
bling drinking and contriving means to get rid of i'm
Fortunate creditors; for these members Of the British
arstocracy, who always provided with sufficient
means to indulge their vices are never sufficiently in
funds 10 pay their honest debts This establishment
finally receives ts death blow from the disappearance
Of the invaluable factotum Herr vossner irwas not
only that he had robbed the club, and robbed
every member OF the club who had ven
tured TO have personal dealings with him.
Although bad feeling in regard 10 him was
doubt engendercd in the minds Of those
who had suffered deeply II was not that alone which
cast an almost funerea gloom over the club The sor
was in this, that with Herr vossner all their com
forts had gone. OF course Herr yossner had been a
thief Thai no doubt had been known TO them from
the beginning man does not consent To be called
Of bed at all hours Of the morning to arrange the
gambling accounts Of young gentlemen without being
thief No one concerned with Herr vossner had SUP.
posed him to be an honest man But then as thief ho
] with a tenderness almost amounting " love- even
Year: 1875

THE necessity that Pennsylvania avenue
shall be repaved without delay is now con-
ceded. The present pavements between
the Treasury and the Capitol, it will he re-
memrered, were laid by the old Corporation
before the Board of Public Works was or
ganized by act of Congress, and were expert
ments. The result of four years use Of the
wood patents on this great thcroughfare has
demonstrated their utter inutility for streets
over which heavy wagons and freight
trucks are habitually drawn. If the repay
ing is ordered this experience should teach
that the most substantial concrete or stone
patents will, Notwithstanding their cost,
prove TO be economical in the long run. A
careful examination Of all the patents used
on other streets, at the same time taking
INTO consideration the length of time they
have been laid, and the extent to which they
have been used, cannot fail to furnish am
pie information as regards the most durable
and economical pavement. Out of QUE ex-
perience in this business it will be strange,
indeed, if the authorities cannot arrive at
some satisfactory conclusion.
Year: 1875

THE comments of some of the Dem -Reb


journals regarding Secretary Belknap's &C
ton in connection with the application to
decorate the graves of the Confederate dead
at Arlington are based upon maliciously
false assumptions. He has never refused
to allow the friends of dead Southern SOL
diers to decorate their graves when the sp-
plication to do so has been properly sub


mitted. On several occasions, however, a
few malcontents have insisted upon intrud-
ing themselves into the cemetery on the
day selected by the Grand Army of the
Republic for the decoration of the graves
of the Union dead. In the abstract there
is nothing wrong in this, and there would
have been no objection to it if the design
to make mischief had not been boldly ap-
parent. As it was thus apparent, it was
suggested that another day should be Sc
lected by the friends of the Confederates,
and the Grand Army was allowed to carry
out its programme without interruption.
No one who understands the circumstances
of the case as here presented will deny that
Secretary BelkEap has invariably acted
wisely, and those who charge that he has
acted for any other purpose than to prevent
i'll feeling are simply guilty of falsehood.
Year: 1875

The Outspoken Endorsement of President
Grant, administration by the Pennsylvania
Republican Convention has aroused the
people Of the country to due appreciation
of the malignant ISLANDERS of the Opposition.
The more the matter is examined the higher
the President will stand in the estimation of
the country. Personal spites, petty ambi-
tions and maleVolent ISLANDERS have for a
long time inspired groundless assaults upon
his course, but those assaults are now being
replaced with words of praise and conf
dence. Laying the Third Term question
aside, and baniShing all the nonsensical
trash from memory that has been written
about ii, no one can doubt that the Presi-
dent stands as firm in the confidence of the
people as he did when his patriotic skill en-
abled him to vanquish the armed enemies
of the Government. In other words,
stripped of all future complications, his
record up to the present time has
been acceptible beyond his most sanguine
expectations. Possessed of modest amount
of self confidence, he entered upon the du-
ties of his office when first elected to be
Chief Magistrate with a sincere desire to
yield to the wishes of the whole people,
and since then has consistently adhered to
that desire as it has been indicated to him
by the majority party in Congress. A
safer guide than this indication he could
not have sought but there have been times
when that majority party did not plainly
point out the policy to be pursued regard
ing the intricacies of the Southern question.
At such times he ventured, with the light
Of past experience, to follow the dictates of
his own thoughtful consideration. The in
variable result has been the approval of
those acts by Congress. These are few
Of the facts which the action of the Lam
caster convention now bring into proml-
nencC. No amount of misrepresentation
can allay these truths, and the false accu-
sations of the Opposition will not serve to
destroy their effect. We repeat, then, that
President Grant has reason to congratulate
himself that the discussion of the Third
Term project has given his party friends in
one of the foremost States of the Union an
opportunity, by means of plank in their
platform, to defend him against the mali
cious charges of his enemies.
Year: 1875

IT is RELATED that four Boslonians were
in Berlin number ofy years ago, and, having
received an invitation TO an evening piano
recital of . young American, forgot the
number of their hosts dwelling although
they remembered the street With true
Yankee ingenuity they marched down the
street whistling Yankee Doodle as shrilly
as they could. Instantly. on reaching the
sought.for number, the windows were
raised and they recognized their friends.
This incident is being recalled as peril
nent to the Centennial tidal wave ofpatriotic
sentiment now sweeping over the country.
Pride in the homely melody Of yankee
Doodle" will always remain a heritage of
the loyal American people; but where is
the Southern Democrat who can whistle it
now with any such feelingH
Year: 1875

The possibility of a general and bloody
war when Red Cloud and Spotted Tail re-
turn to the Black Hills is predicted by some
of the sensational correspondents. This
class of writers are never satisfied with facts
as they occur, but, for the purpose of at
tracing attention to their trashy nonsense,
they resort to gloomy predictions of the
future.
Year: 1875

THE Iowa State Republican Convention
is called to meet at Des Moines to-day. A
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Judge of
the Supreme Court and Superintendent of
Public Instruction are to be elected in Oc-
tober. All the members of the Lower House
of the Legislature and half of the Senate
are also to be chosen, and the next Legis-
Year: 1875

IT is said that THE DALLAS HERALD
is to be purchased by the Texas and
Pacific railroad officials. This may ac-
count for its recent hostility to demo-
cratic USAGE Austin Gazette.


The publisher of THE HERALD is GER
tainly unaware of any such contem-
plated purchase. As regards THE
HERALDs hostility to " democratic
usage" it has only to refer to its record
of over quarter of a century to refute
any insinuation in regard to its political
faith or honesty. While true to its party
and friends, it has never yet been sub
servient to the behests of any man or
clique, or so lost to self respect aud in
dependence ~ TO fear to eriticise cor
ruption, dishonesty or error among
members OF its own political faith, or
render just praise and credit to an oppo-
nent when merited. THE HERALD is
content to rest its reputation with the
people of Texas. No charge of bribery,
corruption or false dealing talnts its
skirts in either national, state or mu-
nicipal matters. Can the Gazette say
as much?
Year: 1875

Our New Orleans dispatch announces
the death of Mrs. Leonidas Polk, widow
of the confederate shishOp general.
She was lady of unusual character
and Intelligence, who passed long
and eyentful life as the companion of
an exceptionally great and good man.
Her husband fell as he would have
chosen to fall bad he been given the
choice of his taking of, with his face
to the foe and u cannon ball through
his heart. He was in every sense, II
model of the legendery chevalier, sans
peur ct sans reprOche. A Jupiter To-
mans under fire, aC rest u simple
minded, child-like man, General Polk
possessed the confidence and love of
his troops, spite of the jokes they were
fond of getting OFF at his eX-
pense, more thoroughly than ally
commander in the west. His wife
kept constantly near the theater of his
operations, useful helpmate no less
than loving watcher. Since the fatal
shot which laid him dead almost at her
feet she has lived in closest retirement,
waiting with Christian resignation the
call to follow her lost chieftain. Her
death, however, for all the seclusive-
ness of her life, Will raise up many SAD
memories ana bring many sorlowful
regrets to thousands of Christian
households north and south. She
was an ardent churchw0man as her
husband was an ardent churchman's;
and, divided as both were from their
church during the war, the fire-line did
not separate them from its love. 1t
can be said to the honor of that church
that it held itself intact during the
progress of civil feud, standing to-day
an honorable mark for the imitation of
christians everywhere. Idrs. Polk left
behind her large progeny of children
and grandchildren, who are scattered
over different parts of the south. She
was herself North Carolinian, and
bad reached an advanced age Louis
vile Courier-J Journal.
Year: 1875

The lesson of the elections which
gave the country a democratic con-
gress, and more recently administered
the rebuke direct to President Grant
and his apostles Of hate, teach that the
Year: 1875

USE so STOVE DAMrERs.- nui.


snnccs are now quite common, and be-
cause they "save wood" and thereby save
money they arc popular. by shutting of
the upward drift they throw back into
the room all the poisonous gas generated


by the combustion of fuel, and arc, there.


fore, very destructive to health. 1t Is II
subject Of common remark that an open


fireplace Is more healthy than Il stove
and II is largely owing to tho better cir
cnlation of mir through the open upward
draft. Now 1t is truo that wood might
bc saved in n fireplace by covering, up
the top Of the chimney, but wo should
not wish TO live in the house. Aud that
Is exactly the principle on which wood is
snrcd by means of dampcrs in st0vc-pipcs.
Fire may be easily checked by shutting
of tho supply of air in front, and this
is the only Safo method of checking il in
the stove. If all the mir could bo shut
of from the fire in front ii would 10 Out
ma quickly Rs if it were immersed In wa.
ter. Thus II may bc seen that fire NAV
bc we'll controlled if the stove Is tolcr.
ably tight in front when closed M. All
who do not wish TO commit suicide or tc
undermine the health Of tho family will
do well to discard stovc.pipc dalnpcrs.--
Ldes Gf Life.
Year: 1875

lN a front window where worked last
summer was II buttrrnut tree. A hum
ming bird built her nest on limb that
grew near the window, and we had mn op.
portnnity TO watch her closely, rs we
could look right into the nest from tho
window. One day there was shower
coming up, and VIC thought wc would fcc
If she covered her young during the
storm; but when the first drops fell she
came and took In her bill one Of two or
three large leaves growing close to the
nest, and laid this leaf over 80 It com.
plctcly covered the ncst then few away


On looking ut the lcnf wo found hole In
it, and in The side of the nest was d
small stick Tint the lcaf was fastened tc
or Hooked on. After tho storm was oycl
the old bird came back and unhoukcd tho
leaf and the nest wns perfectly dry


dmcricdH ISp0risudn.
Year: 1875

EDITOR REPUBLICAN,.


/ would like to call attention through
your columns to the fact that this "otfi.
ciaf' refuses to inspect cattle that are
killed in the parish of Orleans !across the
river. outside the legal Iimits|.


The meat of cattle slaughtered across the
river is much better in many respects. The
slaughterhouse is large and airy, and the
meat can be delivered at the markets with.
out being exposed to July sun for several
hours, as is the case with that slaughtered
in the parish Of st. Bernard, four miles be.
low the city. AS there are so many ad-
vantages in favor of the cattle killed across
the river, I think it is the duty of the in.
spector to inspect the cattle killed there.
His office was created for the benefit of the
public health, and if this object is import
ant to him, he should certainly inspect the
cattle across the river.


1t is well-known that the meat from st.
Bernard parish is brought to the city in
carts in the heat of the day, distance of
four or five miles. Now, it is a question
whether this of itself is not sufficient to dis
ease the meat that our people are consum.
ing. This is not the case with meat from
Orleans parish lacross the river;D it is
placed in a large terryboat and landed at
the French Market. without being exposed
to the hot sun.


hope, Mr.. Editor, in the interest of the
public health, that you will call attention
to this matter. MEAT EATER.
Year: 1875

opinions OF the lawyers are given with the


utmost freedom, and are certainly worth


their cost, not including telegra ph and COM


position bills. One "distinguished jurist'
l hadn't read anything Of the trial, one only
| the evidence, another only the arguments,
| another great portion Of both, some a
little of one and none of the other, and two
| or three carefully studied the case.' All
have opinions. Such phrases as not the
slightest doubt, not much doubt, no moral
doubt, no one else could have any doubt,
no doubt Of what the verdict would be, it
ia undoubtedly, not tho shadow Of doubt,
beyond any reasonable doubt. nothing
could satisfy an ordinary man. impos.
sibie to believe in conspiracy, can not
be .econciled with any other by.


pothesis. too thin. would convict a man


of ordinary standing, are contained in the
opinion Of those who call him guilty. Such


as. do not believe, not the slightest degree,


too atrocious testimony of the child pater.


nifty interview. not by any means made


out. 90 not see how a verdict, nothing to


hinge one on. not any case at all, no rea.


son why. nothing to change an opinion, not


any tangible evidence, could not convict


any man of any charge. not question sor


moment. absolutely nothing in the testi-


mony. can't see. no proof, are used by those


who call him innocent. The verdict of the


majority is the reverse of that of the clergy


men. Sixty.seven believe him guilty, TWEEN.


ty-nine innocent. ten pair off with the
doubtful clergynen iperhaps because they
set a value on their opinions). and eight
thiak he was either only indiscreet,or fool.
In one State an admiralty lawyer wishes to
give one cent DANA ges, which would not
indorse Tiiton, q second lawyer has no opin.
ION: a third thinks all parties innocent,
and a fourth both guilty. 1t would be IN
teresting TO know on what question two
lawyers Of that State could agree.


Of course these opinions are of no value
except as those of l63 persons, who being
somewhat, more interested than the ordi.
nary reader, generally afford warning to
avoid such literature. If any lawyer has
read the whole case as carefully as he would
scan brief, with fee in it, his opinion is
worth something: otherwise not more than
one who has read nothing. If any clergy
man can, with full knowledge of every
statement detailed in the trial, put himself
in Beecher's place two years ago and fore
tell. as he did in his own mind, the newt
able consequences of an exposure, his
opinion will be decisive-to every one he
convinces that he has arrived at his solu-
ton by that process.


If the Herald desires to secure verdict
more nearly unanimous, this is the question
to ask. Put it to every clergyman, suppose
you were two years ago in Beecher's . place,
knew all you know now Of the case and its
terrible effect, and were innocent-what |
would be your course: Put the same state
OF things to every lawyer and ask him what |
bis course would be if guilty.
Year: 1875

HOW A GRAHAMTTE SAMPLE IS REPAlkED'
WHAT A PHYSICIAN SAW AT NIGHT-FIRE-PANs AS


WELL AS BRoOMs.


ro IN, Editor of TIE Trfbune


SIR: As 80 much has been said about the "ia-
hamito" e" pavement, allow me a word In relation 70
the matter In the first place. all that has Deen su
in relation to the nursing of the piece In iro' oi
the Worth Monument is strictly true. There IS one
and sometlmes there are two men, employed IN
sweeping and sprnkling this piece. As regards the
niece laid down in Twenty -elghth-st., between
broadway and Fifth-ave.. i affirm of my own knowi
edge that it has required constant repair belhg
physician am liable to be out at all hours Oh the
day and night and consequently see things that are
not intended for public observation, especially the
repair of this much vaunted " Grahamte" AT least
three times during the past Summer passed through
Twenty-eighth-st at the point mentioned, and saw
men at work on the pavement. They were supplied
with fre-pots similar to those used by timers, only
much larger, in which they heated large fiat pieces
of iron, and with these soderng1rOns they went
over the broken places, melting the asphalt and
working in new material to fill up the holes. The
pavement was then covered with sand of dark
color so that in the morning the work sone at
night would not be noticed by casual observer. L
asked the men why they worked so late at night
They answered SO as not to interfere with travel
This seemed very thin excuse for them to MAKE
las knew (my Office being in the immediate neigh
borhood that there was comparatively little travel
over that part of the street. Doubtless we need a
new payement on Fifth-ave, and if we can have
n noiseless one so much the better for both COM
fort and bealtb DoCToR.


Eal,1
Year: 1875

Jackson s. Schultz stated that in all COM
upon this matter very material point Dau not
been even limited at. He added:


The probability OF the passage Of either the Campbell
the Costgan bill by the Lower House, and possibility
of the other, have been discussed at some
lengh the entirely lost sight OF that the
Governors signature necessary before either can
become a law. Don't you suppose the Governor eau
see the "hte Afcan" in these bisi The Campbell bill
not to be thought Of II is supp0saOe that The
Governor Will sign a bill that may cause trouble Tor
Controller Green The Costigan bill must prove equally
Objectionable Even supposing that II may pass Re
publican nate. Gov Tlien can hardly be expected 10
sign bill tna shall take away from him all power in
the control OF tho dep Irtments Of this city have
Gov. Tlden for 40 or IS years, and believe hm
a man OF too much sense to take step OF this KIND
And this mnst work defeat OF these bills even sup
posing they may pass both Houses Of the Loglsatnrc


ii is the squdOOlo OF the dominant party TO gam
all the Offices aud II Is hardly probable that at this time
they can receive any aid through legislative onaCtnens
Year: 1875

The Fire Commissioners expressed themselves
Yesterday as Unwilling to make any extended state
ment Of their views upon the effect of the BILL Ihey
admitted that they had not read the bill very aten-
tiyely and consequently unable to what ulte
ror object might served by its passage In regard 10
removals by the Mayor alone, 1t was their impression
that the chief magistrate Of any locality should nave
full Jurisdiction all matters pertaining to that local


y and IL he s TO be held personally Responsible lor the
conduct OF affairs within his jurisdiction he should GER
tainy have full power to choose his subordinate
officers There possibly weight In the argument
that the Mayor should be responsible TO higher oncer
and none fitted by his own position TO exercise
that responsibility the Governor but as the Governor
himself by customary usage and the law OF the ah


it seems reasonable that the Mayor should nave TO
account for his to power higher than hlmse


Except for these plausible objections the bill was per
fecty acceptable 1t seemed certain that good govern
ment would not suffer in the hands or the present
Mayor, and the Commissioners, notwithstanding the
rumors that flying about unowned and unauthor-
lzed regarding their depravity and corruption, were
willing to submit their case To Mr. Wickhams decision
Year: 1875

Another Republican official expressed his
dssatisfaction at the present law. There were two
ways in which the local government could be admins
tered. Tue Mayor could be vested with the absoIute
power OF removal without assigning reason therefore
or. IL removal for cause the official complained Of
should be tried before judicial tribunal At one time
there was such o clause in our Charter; the
accused official was tried before the Court OF Common
Pleas This was proper The accused was certain OF re-
Now the Mayor is both accuser and judge With refer
ence TO the COstigan BILL he was not prepared 10 pass
an opinion upon its merits or dement's IL did not seem
likely that It could pass Republican Senate consider
ing that apparent object TO enable the Mayor 70
reconstruct such Of the Commissions as he chose IL
was not likely under such arrangement tne he-
pubcans would have much voice in the Commissions
as they now possess, aud there was acc0rdlhsiy no
strong reason for their voting for it. 1t was qnesuon
with many whether not 1t was not good check uPoh
the city government TO have the Governor posSeSs Win
the Mayor tho concurrent power OF remoVai.
Year: 1875

1t is well understood that there are a large
number OF Republican and Democratic Assembly men
and Senators who have friends holding Office in the
various departments under the City Government These
cam it is believed be depended upon to delay action
the bill and defeat IT, The country members can do
this under pretense OF not wishing to tske from the
Governor any Of his power prerogatves of Office On
the part OF the Tammauy Democrats It Is asserted that
the l is only just and fair that there can be no ref C.
tion on the Governor, because he has always
declared himself in favor OF allowing New-YoTk
90 govern itself. To the assertion that the
Controller would also be removed as well as number
of Republicans and Independent Democrats. because
the feeling AGAINST him the part OF the Democratic
politicians is strong and that the Governor as his
lifelong friend is bound to stand by him, the reply is
made the Governor has right to assume that
bill general in its provisions, is directed at any one
man. and that in any TIE Governor has no right to
allow his partiay for man TO stand in the way of


measure which is favored by large majority OF the
Democratic organization in tins city. Both Rcpubh-
cans and Democrats that cOnhct over the pas
Sage of the bill will take place. and that its friends
and opponents must soon make a show OF hands and
range themselves openly on one side or the other