smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

A special dispatch from Washington,
| dated Juno Goth, says:


Congress is laughing tonight at the


discontinue of Senator Sherman, OF
| Ohio, at whose expense the Democratic


side of the House to-day perpetrated a
huge practical joke. In the Senate
| Sherman is one of the most ultra Re-
publicans, and of course is one of the


loudest mouthed in his denunciation


of the economic legislation of the "ex-


Confederate House." In 1868, how


ever, he held more worthy sentiments,


as will be seen by the following extract
from a speech which he delivered on
the floor of the House on the 9th of
May of that year. Striking out the
first word, the Democrats to day adopt"
ed the rest Uer6atina in the form of a
resolution, and tonight Sherman is
fairly hoisted upon his own petard.
The following is his opinion as a rep
resentat;ve from Ohio in 1853


R-Retrenchment and reform are
uO" VI ASC66bltYs
It is not a mere cry of demagogues,
but a problem demanding attention
and worthy of the highest ability of
the representatives of the people. No
party is fit to govern the country
which cannot solve it. 1t is in vain to
look to executive officers for reform.
Their power and influence depend
upon executive patronage, and while
we grant they will squander. The
Senate is, neither by the theory of our
system nor by its composition, fitted
for the task. The House alone has
constitutional power to perfect radi-
cal reform. The Constitution provides
that no money shall be drawn from the
Treasury but in consequence of appro-
priations made by law, and that all
bills for raising the revenue shall orig
mate in the House of Representatives.
These provisions were designed to
invest in this House the entire control
over the public purse and the power
of. supply. This is invested in the
House of Commons and has been
jealously guarded by it.


This is equalled only by the appro-
priation by Democratic Convention
recently held in one of the Northwest
ern States OF the following plank OF
the National Republican Convention
of 1860.
Year: 1876

THE NEW ENFORCEMENT ACT.


The Senate on Friday of last week
took up and passed Senator Edmunds'
bill, supplementary to the Enforce
ment act. The bill passed by q party
vote. and the House will not take it
up this session unless the appropria-
ton bills are favorably disposed OF. 1t
provides that where the laws OF any
State or Territory require an act to be
done as a prerequisite qualification to
vote, every officer charged with the
duty of furnishing an opportunity to
become 30 qualified shall furnish to all
the same and equal opportunity, with
out distinction on account of race,


color or previous condition. Any
officer refusing or knowingly omitting
to carry out this law forfeits $500 to
the person aggrieved, and is also lia~
BILE to q fine of not less than $500, ard
Imprisonment for not less than one
month nor more than one year, or
both, Section two provides that
if any person or official shall
deny the right to vote to any
citizen so entitled, for the same
reason as above mentioned, or shall
fail to allow and furnish him fair op-
portunity, said official is liable to q
fine of not more than 81 900, and an
imprisonment not exceeding two years.


Section three provides that if any cltl-
zen offers to perform the preliminary
act required by the law of any State to
become a voter, and fails on account OF
the wrongful act or omission OF any
officer having charge of such matters,


such omissions being on account OF the
applicants race, or color, the offer OF
the citizen to qualify himself shall be
held to be a performance of the same,
and any Judge refusing to receive and
duly count.his vote when offered, &C
companied by an affidavit recitipg the
fact of his not being permitted to
qualify when entitled, shall be fined
not less than $500 or be impris-
oned not more than one year,
or both, besides forfeiting $500
to the person aggrieved. Section
four provides that if any person by
force, bribery or intimidation shall him
der or delay any citizen from qualify
ing himself or from voting, or shall
combine with others to do SO, on ac-
count. of race or color, he shall be
subjected to the same penalties as in
the preceding section. Section five
provides that if any one shall prevent,
control, intimidate, or attempt to i'm
timidate, any person having the right
of suffrage from exercising it on ac-
count of race or color, or by bribery,
force, intimidation or by threats of de-
priving such person of employment, or
ejecting such person from house or
lands, or by threats of refusing to re-
new leases or contracts for labor, or
by threats of violence to him, every
such person shall be liable, on convic.
tion, to the penalties provided fol
misdemeanors in the other sections.
Year: 1876

In that year the Convention that
nominated Lincoln resolved:


6. That the people justly view with
alarm the reckless extrayagance which
pervades every department of the
Federal Government; that return to
rigid economy and accountability is
indispensable to arrest the systematic
plunder of the public treasury by
favored partizans while the recent
startling developments of frauds and
corruptions at the Federal metropolis
show that an entire change of admin
istration is imperatively demanded.


All of which sounds rather badly
to Radicals now as it is flung back at
them with so much force. It seems
made especially to fit the cases of
Belknap. Batoock and Comyany.
Year: 1876

The New York EUeniag Post, a
''liberar' Republican sheet, has been
constant in season and out of season,
if that were possible, in crying out for
reform. But for once it has enough.
It complains that the st. Louis Plat
form uses the word "Reform" fifteen
times and protests that twelve times
was enough.


Our New York cotemporary is not
the only one sick of the sound of re-
form and st. Louis. The Reform
sickness is disease that is rapidly
spreading throughout the Radical
ranks. It is but secondary form of
the ''Investigation Sickness
Year: 1876

Eu election for President Of the
United States it is not always the can
didate who gets the majority of the
popular vote who is declared elected.
The intervention of the electoral COLI
lege system sometimes operates to
give the election to the man who re-
ceives less than a majority of the
votes of the people. This has hap
pened four times in thelast forty years,
as the subiOined table shows
Year: 1876

OF these States, Ohio is conceded to
the Republicans, and Florida and Ore
gon to the Democrats. The Democ-
racy. therefore. have the prospect of
polling 1876 electoral votes, or IL more
than is necessary to elect.


With Governor HENDRICKS as our
candidate for Vice President and UNCLE
JIMMY WILLIAMS as our candidate for
Governor in that State, Indiana need
no longer be considered doubtful.


A long pull, strong pull, and a
pull altogether will certainly carry us
through. The skies are very bright
just now for the Democracy.
Year: 1876

Whoever may be dissatisfied with
the choice of Tilden the republicans
have no cause to find fault with it.
The nomination means that democrats
have abandoned in advance all hope
of carrying the October States, and
place their reliance ON the solid South,
with the addition of New York, New
Jersey, Connecticut and the Pacific
States.-NeaO York Times (RepubH-
cam.
Year: 1876

The COMMITTEES on Purgation who have
undertaken the task Of purifying the Demo
cratio Legislative ticket IN Cook County arc
not meeting with the success that ali good
citizons hoped for at their hands. They have
accomplished worry little In the why Of in-
proyement, and hayo lett untouched entire
districts In Which not single nomination Of
respectable or oven tolesable character
has boon made. The Committee is evidently
moro concerned in fixing up Legislative
ticket that will win than In securing for Cook
County delegation that will decenty rep.
resent tho important interests OF the people,
They arc consoTtiug with tho Greenbackers
and taking candidates from that crowd whom.
ever they can see chance for defeating u
Republican by tho operation. What they
want ia a Democratic-1ndependent majority
In the Legislature. no matter what kind Of
material 1t Is composed Of. At tho present
rate Of progress, tho "purged" ticket as It
co,nes from the hands OF the Committee will
he ona that ought to be purgod out Of exist
onoe at the polla.
Year: 1876

SEEING THE SIGHTS.
A Joint Committee of the Senate and
House of Representatives,
Pay a Visit to the leavenworth State


Normal School.
After Which They Adjourn to Take a
Look at the Kansas State Peni-


Tertiary.
Year: 1876

the mouse 10 Get D0tA0I00U1OMs


From the Brooklyn Times.l


A few evenings since while the family of
Mr.. James Strickland, of Lorimer street, In
this city, we're entertaining company Of
friends at their house, woman passed the
door and gave one OF the sons letter d.
rected to the lady of the house.


On opening the letter, they were greatly
surprised to find 1t contained three pawn
tickets, and still further surprised that they
had been robbed and knew nothing Of 1t up
to this time.


It appears that some weeks ago before
this, woman of decent appearance called
at the house for aims, but as she only saw
one of the children, she received nothing and
the following letter written by this woman
tells the remainder of the story The fol-
lowing is a copy


"TO THE LADY: / was at your door Tor
assistance about two weeks ago and asked
you to assist me and you refused me. 80
saw your window up down stairs, and
climbed in on the cellar door.


And took out of your trunks some coats:
and If you want your coats, here are the
tickets for them. The name gave for the
coats was Williams, 2l7 Ainshe street. And
the name ] gave for the box OF furs, was
Howe, 2O1 Sixth street.


Twas going to destroy the tickets-but by
paying what got you can have them. 20
do not never refuse anybody when they
come to your door again.


came back the second time for moro but
you had closed the house all up. SO be on
look out after this and keep your house
locked upe
OF course the letter was without sigma
ture. Upon presenting the tickets to bro
ker, the goods were all recovered after the
payment of the money advanced upon them.


The advice of the letter, although GOOD
enough in itself, is certainly marvel OF I'M
pudence coming from such source.
But the Indignation of the family was
somewhat lessened by the plea of necessity !;
and by the spark of remaining honor that
evidently prompted the return of the tickets
after the woman had procured all the value
she could out Of the tronsaction. q
Year: 1876

Seeing request from you for itemI


concerning our old men, I will give you q


few items of one of the first settlers of our


county. The subject of this sketch,


Billy Mckinney, was born in--coupty,


~ G., about the year 1892. His father


emigrated to this county when he was


three years old, bringing Billy and a


sister two years older in couple of ham.


per baskets strapped across horse. That


same horse carried the household and


kitchen furniture besides, and wus led by


the cid lady, the father CARRYING q rifle


with which he supplied their daily pro,


visions. lie reached this county in the


fall of 1895, and settled on Clear Creek


where he spent his time between cultiva>


ting small farm and hunting. Billy


grew up much as other young men of the
country, and though he may have been


proof against hardship and rough living,
yet he was not against the smiling face
and black eyes of Miss Polly Alexander,
a ayouEg lady who lived near by. In fact
he was completely captivatcd As many
OF the young men Of the present day do,
he seemed to live only in her smiles But
alas! for human happiness-the cause of
true love never did run smooth. Although
he had proposed and been accepted, lust
before the time for them to be married
there came a call from the Governor for
troops, and as bad luck would have it,
Billy was drafted. When the fatal day
arrived for the rendezvous Billy went over
to take leave of his lady love, but found
it simply impossible. An officer sent a
sergeant with posse after him, with
orders to bring him right aleng. as they
had to start Immediately for New Orleans
The house in which Miss Polly lived was
a small cabin, one room, one door, pun
cheon floor and clapboard roof. The
furniture was in keeping with the house
straiGht-post bedsteai, three>lcgged stools
with no backs aud other things on the
same order. When the sergeant was in
fifty yards Of the house the dog barked,
and Billy went to the door and was seen
by the whole party. They all thought
they had him sure enough ,and so thought
Billy. The latter walked back to the
fire, told Polly it was up with him. But
there is many a slip between the cup and
the lip, especially where woman is con.
,el ned, and that sergeant reckoned with
,ut his host, for there was never a more
striking instance of the ready wit of
woman in case of emergency. She told
Billy to sit down in the corner and draw
lis feet up under him, then she sat down
m his head and shoulders, spread her
'kirts over him, completely concsaling
lin, and went to knitting away as calmly
IS if she had been sitting on one of the
hroe.legged stools, as indeed the con-
cripting party thought she was. The
ilicer searched the cabin from top to bot
ON, and though he knew he saw him, he
lad to go away without him. They left
he next day, and Billy was left, and lost
n opportunity of distinguishing himself
n the battle of New Orleans. but he mar.
led Polly and was still living few years
go.
Year: 1876

ELOOR STAIN-We have just prepared by
Il our new recipe large supply Of the above
useful and popular article. 1t renders the floor
slightly and attractive in appearance, beng OF .
rich, dark walnut color. For stairways, halls
or the floors of rooms it s desired to keep ua-
carpeted during the summer season it is espe
cially adapted Il is prepared already lor i'm
mediate use will dry hard and firm in the course
of few hours, and can be applied By any one
with brush or sponge. We are permitted to
refer to \ number OF our customers who have
used it with entire satisfaction. Shipped TO the
country in any quantity desired Sold oy the
pint or gallon.


apl7 jar NE q w
Year: 1876

SONG MEN ARE THAT WAY-The
other day lady on a conducterless
street car handed her ticket to man
who sat opposite, and he received it
with blank look, turned it over and
over and said:


Yes, l guess that's good ticket.


She motioned toward the ticket box
and be looked that way and replied


Got it of the driver, eh? Well |
suppose it's all right


Please put it in the box, she whis-
pered.


In the box ? Why. Of course l will.
am always willing to oblige any one
and am glad l can be of service to
you.


After disposing of the ticket he took
his seat and said.


There, madam, your ticket is in the
box, and now if can do anything else
to oblige. please command me.


She blushed aud looked this way and
that, and he continued


Don't be back ward, madam. If there
is any question you want to ask just
speak right up!


She pulled the bell and started for
the door and he said.


Why. why didn't you ask me TO pull
the bell? l would have cheerfully
pulled it With the greatest vigor =
Free Press
Year: 1876

HIS BoY's QUESTION The other day
a Detroiter who has good record of
army service took down his revolver to
shoot cat which had been hanging
around the house. After looking at
him while he fred six shots the cat
walked away While be was loading
up for more destruction, his boy in
quired


Father, did you ever kill any one
while you were in the army p


Il suppose SO, my son."


After long pause the boy contin-
ued:


Then you must have got near
enough to hit 'em with an ak, didn't
you ?"


1t was then discovered to be about
school time.
Year: 1876

TRY EXPERIMENTS Few things tend
to infuse life and interest in ones oc-
cupa,ion more than the trying Of ex-
perinents. Farmers, who can should
try experiments in small way and
note accurately the time and expense
incurred in making them If this were
done by active, energetic farmers. and
they would communicate the result to
the columns Of the agricultural press.
it would add yearly to the general fund
Of agricultural knowledge. Of course
all the experiments one undertakes can
not be expected to give satisfactory
pecuniary ults.-but they will give
scope to thought aud enterprise. and
benefit mankind. Step by step We will
find ourselves advancing in the art Of
better farming, and success will be sure
to crown our latter efforts. .-Rual
World.
Year: 1876

HADN'T BEEN THERE.-In the Office
of one of the hotels the other day a
man spit great deal of tobacco juice
around, and had great deal to say
about bis voyage to Europe last year
He used many oaths, made himself dis
agreeably familiar to all, and finally
stepped on little mans corns and
bluntly asked:


did you ever 60 to Europe p


"No, sir, never did," was the re-
ply. Il have had all | could do to
stay at home and learn manners.


There was lots Of silence around
there after that.
Year: 1876

A WESTERN RoMANCE.-Bottleberry will
never dive into creek to save another
woman from drowning. He saw a red
haired girl named Sparks tumble in the
other day off a boat, and he instantly
plunged in after her, caught her by her
dress and swan to the shore with her. AS
soon as they were on dry land Miss Sparks
gave hysterical scream, flung her arms
around BOttleberys neck and tainted


Just then the father came upJ with the
rest of the family, and perceiving the situa-
ton, he dashed up to Bottlebery, grasped
his hand and said, "Take her, my boy
take her 1t is hard to give her up; it
wrenches her old fathers heart; but she is
yours. Bless you, my children-bless
your Then Mrs. Sparks cried, and she
hoped Harriet would be happy. The
little Sparks manifested their emotion by
climbing up his legs and pulling at his coat
tails. Then Harriet came to, and laying
her head on his shoulder whispered, Kis


me darlingT Bottlebery, amazed and in
dignant, tore himself away and fled. II,
was arrested that afternoon on charge o
breach of promise, and on the trial the iur,
gave the broken-hearted Miss Sparks tw


hundred dollars damages. Bottlebery ha
intimated to his confidential friends that
any other warm haired woman intends +


fall overheard near him, she will find it t


her advantage to learn to swim.
Year: 1876

The HumboIdth Register says /:
"a man in town the other day
left bording house just because
a rat bit off his ear. When people
get that particular about trittes.
they ought to quit boarding and
go to keeping house"
Year: 1876

AT the close of concert, while a
young gentleman was struggling
with his hat, cane, oyerooat, opera
glass and his young lady's fan, all
of which he was trying to retain on
his lap, a suspicious looking black
bottle fell on the floor with a thud.
There" he exclaimed to his COM
pany, 81 shall lose my cough medi-
cine" That was presence of mind
for you.
Year: 1876

Once more we call attention to the
fact that Mr. Potts is determined to
sell all of his lots overlooking the
city. The sale will commence to-mor-
row at IL O'Clock and be continued if
there are purchasers on the grounds
who are willing to give two thirds of
what they are bringing at private sale.
All of these lots are eligibly situated,
easy of access with rights to water
from Beaudry's water pipes. Streets
graded. None should miss this rare
chance to buy as the lots on the hill
will advance from rs to 100 per cent.
as soon as these lots are all sold.
There is no Disgusting the fact that
people will build on the hills in future
though they may have to give fancy
prices for lots. 1t is the intention of
Mr.. Potts to open streets Westward to
large tract which he owns back of
these hills and which will greatly en-
hance the value Of the lots now before
the public. The sale will be conduct
opportunity to see what they are buy
lDS. Tue SdlG Will Ou
Olive street near Second.


Mr., l.. E. Page is now manager of
the Asbestine Stone Company, ,and we
predict under his control the compa-
ny will have great prosperity. Mr.
Page, as senior member of the firm of
Page & Gravel is well known as a
business man and his success in the
new enterprise will equal that which
he has had in carriage making. The
business Of the Asbestine Company
will be conducted at the office of Page
& Gravel on Los Angeles street.


Nothing like it has ever been seen
in this city, and can now only be
found at the Important, where the
latest, most complete and cheapest
stock of clothing can be bad at prices
which defy competition.
Year: 1876

BY American Press Association to the sTAR.


NEW YORK, June 20.-Mr. Vanderbilt
is still very weak and suffers great pain.
He Is very waketul, and his condition is
less favorable than it was few days
ago.
Year: 1876

and were no light weight to carry seven
miles on Il hlinding hot summers after
noon.


Well. sir. Jcm says he doesn't know
to this day how he got over them seven
miles. but ut last. dead beat, they did
just manage to crawl up to the station
and get those blessed tubs off their
shoulders at last. 1t was only the
thought of the share that would be com
ing To them of this seizure that prevent
ed them from breaking down altogether
long before they got home.


As soon as they recovered themselves
Il little bit they set to work to draw the
hun"S aud measure the stuff. 1t turned
out to he of excellent quality, but not
;" strong a> they had hoped, for all
three tubs were full up To the hung with
salt watcl: and these three coast guards
men had carried these fine samples of
old ocean for seven miles along those
awful cliffs.


As soon aS the bold SmugglcrS had
seen how we'll their trick had answered
they makes each of them as Inc il bow
a> French dancing master. and walk,
of"
Year: 1876

YELLOW FEVER AND THE COACH TRADE
The carriage manufacturers Of Wilmington,
say that there has been d very perceptible
falling oil in their Southern trade, since
the breaking out of the yellow fever at
Savannah, and other towns in the south.
Year: 1876

and capable Of being WORKED at expense Of but Sc
or SO per ton The pay OF ono laborer IN Nevada Will


hire hve negroes either OF the ether States named
while the OF . OF wood in the bonanxa DIS
trcts will purchase dozen cords In North Carolina
Virginia In the latter State the Bertha mine sill
make It's arst clean up in December tho re-
suit OF which Is looked for with interest as
testing the prontableness OF hydraulic mining in
the Old Dominion. In Georgia several placer mines
aro being prontably worked by private individuals
who mako public reports. The Kings Mountain
mine in North Carolina Is doing well that yield
but s. per ton, the deposits more than COM
pcnsating for the ghtness OF the product In Gran
vc county, in that State large tracts OF land bearing
gold quartz Of excellent quality have boen taken upon
lcases and engineers are the ground laying out
work for mining the approved principles The
modern improvements IN the machinery and impie-
mcnts for mning and In tho process OF treatment
opening mp q comparatively new industry TO our
Southern friends that must give a value TO thousands
OF that have heretofore been regarded as
almost worthless The whole country will hail such
. conspmmation with hoarty approval.