smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

SUDDEN AND TERRIFIC PEALs OF THUNDEz
GIVE RISE TO sUPERsTIr1oUs FEARs-TM
DYNASTY AND PUBLIC MORALITY.


HONOLULU, Dec. u, 1875.
We have been treated to two heavy thunder storma
within month. The first took place on the day that
the remains OF King Lunalilo and his royal mother
we're removed from the mausoeum in Nunanu NO
vember 49, where the Kamehamehas rest, to the
mausolcum erected Kawaiahao, in accordance with
the will OF Lunalio.


TIE coRTEGE,
with the remains, left the valley during drizzna
rain which ceased the procession moved out OF the
valley Peal upon peal of thunder startled the crowd
who believed that God was firing a salute
because the authorities would not. Tho rain
was said to bc tho of God
the best and truest King; that
falls on the day OF burial OF king unless He be true
king OF the blucst blood. Before the remains had
reached town the sky clear and the sun shiningI
but still the thunder OF heaven ratified from time TO time
Just as the being taken from the car by
the pabearer to be carried their last resting place.
a terrific peal of thunder burst FORTH which caused
everybody to stand still, and the crowd was hushed
until some Of the late King burst forth in
ele song reciting the history orthc Lunalc family,
when it was taken up crowd. and the wall could
be heard distinctly nearly mile OF.


PREDICT
Ill for the present dynasty which HIS Majesty hears,
and good naturcdly laughs, showing that education
and travel have happily rid him OF "old womons
tables"


THE SECOND STORM
took place tho sth inst The thunder and lightning
were very sharp and vivid.


ALLEGED BEECHERisM.


A Protestant church at Waikiki struck by light
ming and the stccpe demolished. The natives, rca
sonng the cause, suggested that II was because
Mormon elder had been permitted preach from its pull
pit Another suggested that perhaps their preacher had
been after the ewes OF the nock When a woman
spoke up and said, ''Ycs! YOU know he was after
Mrs. -, and Mrs. -, ana Mrs -"
That's so SAID another, and the congregation havo
settled down upon this as the correct cause. we
have not heard OF any accident to Plymouth church
and must consequence, to be consistent believa
that Becchcr Is innocent "


This Is about as good reasoning as nave seen set
forth in support Of innocence.
Year: 1876

A singular bequest has just been
made by n young woman % years OF
age, living in the western section OF the
city. The lady, whose name is with
held by request, has been afflicted for
four years by an obscure affection OF
the abdominal organ, which has baffied
all the medical men who have attended
her, several of the number being ply
sicians OF Philadelphia. Some months
ago she was admitted 10 the Maryland
University Hospital, where she has
been under treatment. After an exam
ination, her condition was pronounced
hopeless, and she, at the solicitation
OF her parents, determined TO return
to her home to spend the remainder OF
her life. A few days since she had an
interview with DIR. Ashby, resident
physician Of the hospital, and OF her
own free will dictated the following:


"Inasmuch as my death must speed
lily result from causes which have baf-
fled science and confused the best med
ical minds, I desire that you shall per-
form upon my body after death an OK
animation, aud ascertain what it is that
has terminated my life. / request that
such examination shall be made pri-
vately and respectfully by yourself and
few Of your medical students and
medical friends. ] have furthermore
urged my parents and friends TO allow
such an examination, and TO inform
you at once of my death, in case OF
such an event, since i shall go TO my
home from the hospital TO pass the re-
mainder OF my DAYS. My reasons for
making the request are these: A post
mortem examination can do mo no pos
sible injury, and it may benefit science
and through il some other unfortunate
afflicted like myself. Moreover, l de.
sire to express in this manner the graf
itude l feel to the medical men who
have lsbored for my relief Lastly, il
is duty / owe my sex and God"


DIR. Ashby states that the young wo-
man is intelligent and respectable.
She will be removed to her home. and
when death takes place the provisions
OF her will be carried out.
Year: 1876

FROM TIE NOluWdtcT itepuDlci0.


Matters have assumed such a shape
on this road that it remains entirely
with the people OF Girard township
and this city to say whether we shall
have the road or not. The road-bed
between Girard aud this city is COM
pleted, or, at least, in such condition
as TO require but n small expenditure
to place il in readiness for the ties, and
there remains less than four miles north
of that point to the south bank of the
St Joseph River 10 complete The adj
yantages Of this road TO our Girard
friends cannot help but he apparent,
as it gives them a northern and south
ern outlet with competing eastern and
western lines six miles north and south
OF them, thus giving them railroad adj
vantages which will be of incalculable
importance. Securing the right of
way and building the road-bed--which
is all that il required of that township
- is but small item in comparison
with the advantages that will be deriv-
ell. OF course our citizens are well
aware of the advantages which will re-
suit to our city, and We hope they will
put their shoulder TO the wheel and
help the matter along with n will and
determination to have the cars running
north from here before another winter
sets in.


The proposition from the party who
stands ready 10 complete the road is
substantially as follows: He will iron
the road, build all the bridges OF over
- foot span, erect depot buildings,
round-houses, machine shops and turn
tables. put up telegraph lines, etc.
and commence laying iron north from
this city at n rate of net less than 90
miles per month upon the performance
of the contract ou the part of the citi-
Gems regarding the road.bed and right
Of way; he to take their obligations
payable after the road has been in sue
cessful operation 80 days. Nothing
could be more fair. and rs the terms
arc 80 liberal we see no gool reason
why the road should not be pushed to
All early completion.
Year: 1876

As to the past enforcement of the United
States election law we have meyer heard that
any legal voter was prevented from casting
one ballot for whomsoever he chose. The
law was enacted to prevent wholesale frauds
upon the ballot box when members of Con-
gress are chosen.


Ifit is not crime to stuff balot-boxes and
deprive defenseless citizens of the right to
vote, then this election law is an outrage. If
our elections are not to be farces, and polling
places the arenas for riots and bloodshed, if a
free, honest expression of the people is of any
account, then the United States election law
is not only necessary, but righteous.


The incendiary expressions of the Baltimore
Gazette and like papers of influence in the
South, are being marked by intelligent peo-
pie. They will not win votes in the North !;
and if there is bloodshed and riot in Mary
land in November, the ex-confederates will
be held responsible. The country does not
desire second Rebellion and will look upon
those who advise it and use their influence to
infame the passions ofmobs as the Enemies
of the ReDubic
Year: 1876

Since the return of the Confederates who
left Baltimore to enter the rebel army, the
elections in that city have been carried by
corruption and violence. Ballot box stuffing
has been the rule rather than the exception.
The knife and the pistol have been potent
agents in swelling Democratic majorities.
Republicans have been shot or driven away
from the polls by armed Democratic rufians.
Indeed, so infamous has been the conduct of
the Democracy that the better class of citi-
zens, including such men as Reverdy John
son united with the Republicans to cast out
the ring which ruled by corruption and vio-
lence. At the last state election an indie
pendent candidate was run for Governor by
the Republicans and better portion of the
Democracy, and he would have been elected
but for violence and ballot box Stating in
Baltimore by which the Democratic vote was
increased thousands.


The ex-rebels intend to hold that State by
such tactics. They are. therefore, enrag ed
at the recent order of the Attorney General
of the United States which give United States
marshals instructions relative to the enforce
ment of the general election laws. The Bal
timore Gazette, the most influential Demo.
cratic paper in Maryland, gives expression to
the rebel sentiment In bitter editorial etc


Your Tents o Israelp' from which the fol


lowing extracts are taken:


The party Of constitutional government every


where and especially in the State of Maryland ant
the city of Baltimore must teach them that force viii
be met by force. We must have the stat'
militia and ten thousand minute men, led by tn


most elevated men in the state. Overwhelming torc


alone can prevent dreadful bloodsbed at the polls


Let us have the "Minute Men of '76'' organ


lied, drilled, equipped and led by the best men wh
can be found to lead them. This is the great duty
the hour. To your tents! o, Israel!


In another article the same paper says:
THE TINE HAS COME WHEN WE MUST NEE
FORCE WITH FORCE. To THE BAYoNEr WE MUS,
OPPOSE THE BAYoNET. THAT is THE ONLY WAY T.
SAVE REPUBLICAN INSTITUTIONS AND DEMocRAc
IN THE UNITED STATES.


The article further urges that the blood
work ofsaving the country be begun at Ba
timore. As the first blood Of New Englan
for the defense or the Union was shed b.
these same men in Baltimore, that city is
place for the beginning of second rebellion
Year: 1876

The Democrats say they are sure of elect
ing Tilden, but their acts belle their words.
In New York, "to save the party" as they
said, they have streuously attempted to force
nomination upon man who had repeat
edly declared that he would not accept the
nomination. A similar attempt was made
in Connecticut, while in Massachusetts,
also "to save the party" a nomination is
given to man who never acted with the
party and is greatly disliked by many of its
members, in the openly expressed hope that
while it Is unpopular there it will 'help the
party in other states. Tue patient that re-
quires so much nursing and doctoring must
be desperately sick.
Year: 1876

The broad position which the Republican
party holds in this campaign is the protec-
tion of the American citizen, whatever his
color or race. The issue between the two
great parties is: Shall the negro be per-
mitted to exercise his light of suffrage? The
black man has been made citizen, and it is
our duty to see that he is protected in his
rights. 1t is true the Democrats sag that
they accept the amendments, but it is an
acceptance only in words. in most of the
states of the South the Republicans are in
clear majority; but by intimidation and MUIR
der enough black men have been kept from
the polls to give these states into the hands
of the Democracy. To-day the same meas
ures which in Democratic hands proved so
successful in Mississippi are being undertaken
In Louisiana and South Carolina. There
is no freedom of opinion. In many parts
of the Sonth IL is as unsafe this year as in
any year before the war to proclaim Repub-
lcan sentiments. The voter who casts his
ballot for Republican nominees does so at
the peril of his life. 1t is this condition of
affairs that the Republican party protests
against 1t cannot drop the Southern ques.
tion while Southern citizens are debarred
from the exercise of the right of suffrage or
from freedom in the expression of opinion.
Republicans are fighting the campaign on old
issues because these issues have been forced
upon them by the white-liners of the
South and the white-line sympathizers
of the North. They would gladly re-
strict themselves to the discussion of
matters of currency and taxation would their
opponents only permit it. But as long as
manhood suffrage is denied or interfered with
in this country so long is the Republican par
ty committed by its principles and its history
to defence of the old issues.
Year: 1876

AND now fellow who chooses to regard
Mr.. Reed as his personal foe goes about urg-
ing Republicans to vote against Mr.. Reed
as personal favor to him. Itstrikes us that
it is asking great deal of a man to sacri-
flee his political convictions to crafty the
malice of another. We shall next expect TO
hear of this foolish and malicious fellow pray
ing Providence to visit those whom he
chooses to dislike with dire punishment,
Year: 1876

Several hundred of the circulars addressed
to Temperance men, urging them to vote
against Mr.. Reed, have been mailed by the
Democratic County Committee in this city
and taken to the Post Office by man who
spends his spare time in the lowest groggeries
of Portland.


HONESTY AND REFORM.
Year: 1876

We were much pleased to ob- se.ve, during our flying trip to the City of Roses last week, the many marks of progress and i'm provement visible in that city. With the political excitement which is now agitating the coun- try once settled, we are satisfied that our Capital city will make a stride forward which will give her far greater importance than she has ever heretofore enjoyed. We feel quite sanguine that Little Rock will at no very di tant day become manufacturing and commercial center of no mean proportions. The start that has been made is indeed very credit able and will invite a spirit of friendly rivalry in competitors who will be attracted there which will be bound to give Little Rock some fine establishments. The Oil Mill which is now in success ful operation IS truly a grand affair, and will certainly compare favorably with any enterprise of the same kind anywhere. The establishment betokens enter prise, business tact and degree of solidness which is very fa'terlng, and which will do much to con vince foreign capitalists that men of sagacity arc not afraid to invest in manufacturing enterprises in Arkansas.

 The merchants, too, of Little Rock, are beginning to prove themselves equal to the task Of toning up commercial interests of the place. We are proud to see that Little Rock IS now distriuut- ing her goods to every part of the State. We have no doubt coun- try dealers will soon supply them selves altogether from the Little Rock market.
Year: 1876

-EplToR:-it was our pleasure to witness the amateur perform ance Saturday evening Of thc Ten Virgins, by the young ladies of Russellvillc, and We desire to say through your columns to them that they acquitted themselves with much honor and credit, through the entire scene. Such lessons are instructive and we trust will accomplish among your good people the result it was de signed to give by God Himself.

 SAINT LOUIS.
Year: 1876

M. w. Gray is an ex.Confederate
and lawyer of some prominence in
South Carolina He made a speech at
AIKEN, in that State, recently, and was
reported by a correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette, who attribuated to
him the following amazing languages:
"And now let me tell you what to do
on election day. Go in masses, armed,
and try and force the negroes to vote
our ticket. If they don't do it, shoot
them down and cut off thsir ears, and
and / warrant you this will teach
them lesson; and even if we are not
allowed to take our seats, We will
surround the State house and tear it
down, and show them we will rule"


There are a good many people in
the world who spend half their time
in thinking what they would do il
they were rich, and the other half in
conjecturing what they shall do az
they are not.
Year: 1876

"A curious coincidence occurred in
connection with the recent death, on a
Louisiana railroad, of young Morse, son
of the inventor OF the telegraph. One OF
the engravings of the professor published
in an illustrated journal lust after his
death in 1872 was framed by Major Boyle
of New Orleans and placed on the manlel-
piece of his dining room, where il re-
mained undsturbed till Monday evening
at eight o'clock, when it fell to the floor
with an extraordinary crash. The major
picked up the pieces and thought nothing
more of the matter, but on Tuesday
morning was amazed aud Mortified to find
chronicled in the papers the tragic death,
at the same hour in the evening, of the
son OF the gentleman whose picture met
with so disastrous an accident.
Year: 1876

What the Troops will Do In the South


Many members Of Congress made streDu,
Gus opposition to the bill authorizing the en-.
llstmeut of twenty five hundred additional cav
alrymeu to serve against the Indians. The
ground of opposition was that there are abun-
iant troops 10 the South that might be cm-
ployed against the Indians. Even without any
minute investigation this allegation: would seem
to be we'll founded. 1t is preposterous and ln-
credible that with an army Of twenty thou
sand men the government cannot muster
force of more than three or four thousand tor
active service 10 40 emergency. Five regl-
ments might be spared from the military posts
in The South to reinforce Crook and Terry N
their campaign against the Sioux. There Is,
of course, no reason why these troops snouio
not be kept in the South for precautionary
purposes so long as there Is no employment lot
them elsewhere; but it is wastetul absurdlty
to maintain idle soldiers in the South while we
are prosecuting an active campaign against
the Indians with an insufficient force. The
State militia should be adequate for every
emergency in the South, or II the
militia of any particular State cannot be
relied on to put down riot, and federal
assistance should be needed, it is lawful tor the
President to call out the militia OF the States
whose loyalty and fidelity could be safely trust
ed.


The order from Secretary Cameron to Gen;
Sherman shows that the administration has bad
very dehcite use to make OF these troops all
the time, and we at once see why CROOK ana
Terry have been deliberately left without the
adequate support. 1t is expected that the i've
regiments will carry tour OF the Southern
States, by whipping the negroes into line who
have either become listless 10 politics or wan
dcred off to the democracy, and by terrifying
the ''6endish' white liners into subJeotlon. by
keeping the outrage mill slowly grinding, aad
sending plstoons of cavalry hither and thlther'
1t is evidently hoped to revive the bitterness
which has been rapidly disappearing between
the races in mosst parts of the South. we
wish to see all citizens protected in their rights,
but this turning of the army OF the Unlteo
States into bands of drummers for the negro
vote is pushing partizanship so far that 1t would
be grotesque if it We're not infamous ibis Is
doubtless the work to which General Sherman
referred when be said the "highest authority


must answer why the troops could not be spared
to fight the Sioux. The desperation Of a move
which dares to saddle the country With the ex
reuse of extra soldiers while keeping nearly


our thousand idle tor political purposes is sp
parent, and adds another stigma to the rule o
the party in whose name and tor whose AID l
Is unblushingly done.-Neao Yor; Herald.
Year: 1876

Some time since we mentioned the
fact that OH Raecoon street, in this
city. woman was living in the reIa-
ton of wife to two different men.
One man, Huff by name, was the law
full husband. He had been in the
penitentiary, and during his absence
his wife had been living with man
by the name of Louis Young. Upon
Huff's return he accepted the situa-
tion and became an inmate of the
house with his wife and the man.
The wife lavished the wealth of her
tender affections upon the two equal
ly and all was peaceable. Lately
there has. been change and Huff has
considered himself slighted. He
thinks his wife is no longer doing the
square thing by him. Yesterday he
had Young arrested for adultery, and
he was brought before Judge Ham
mer, who fixed his bail at S5OO-and
not being able to furnish it, the un-
Young was compelled to
go to Jail.
Year: 1876

PRESIDENT GRANT announces ms
intention to veto the river and harboi
bill. His reasons are that there Is
now no use to make such appropria-
tions on account Of the lateness of the
season. He says by the time the en-
gineers could get plans submitted the
season would be passed. lie regards
it as no economy to make appropria-
tions and tic up money that cannot
be used, because the Democracy have
wasted the season before taking ac-
ton, The Democratic House have
been too busy seeking political capi-
tai, to do any good work.
Year: 1876

The Marshalltown Times says: The
Democrats i'm Marshall county that
will support Tilden are getting scare.
er every day. Those who do not
come straight into the Republican
fold 60 over to Peter Cooper. There
will not be enough Tilden Democrats
found in this county to winter over
Year: 1876

Chief Clerk Avery is still in Jail.
The report that he was pardoned by
the President without awaiting the
action of the Attorney General turns
out to have been a pure invention
gotten up to hurt the administration
Year: 1876

pearance Of vice but, above all, we
must shun evil companionship. A
youth may make all the good resolu-
tions thought can afford, but if he
continues one evil companionship he
| is not safe
Year: 1876

various WAyS,8uu tnlS was his revenge.
Not only she, but two of her girls had
suspected him from the first, but they
dare not complain, for fear he would
not be convicted and would be sure to


murder them.


The hardened william confessed his
guilt after he had been condemned,
and then it was that he told how he
happened to be so careless in regard
to the paper and knife. 1t was he who
had robbed Ambold, and when he
took the old letter from his hat to use
| il for u torch in setting the fire, he
did not even notice what it was, and
when that partly burned half had


been exhibited in court he had en-
tirely forgotten that he had torn the


other half off and put it back in his
hat, as he must have done. The let.
ter had been found in Ambold's pock.


textbook, and he kept it, because in il


the youth was warned against his in
| fiuence.


He confessed that he had slight


idea of calling the writer to an ac


count when il should become conve


intent. With regard to the knife, i
was as before stated. He took tina


also from Ambold's pocket. and pu
1t in his own and on the night of thu
fire he used it to pry up the sash, ant


when he had broken it he had put i
back in his pocket and had forgotten
! It.


Thus wasCharley saved--and save'
from more than an ignOminiou


death, too. He was saved to be no
BILE virturous man. and his mothe
once more took ample delight ant
joy in the love and tender care of he
only child.


When Charles Ambold knew tina
Moulton Warren had expatiated hi
crimes upon the gallows he sat dow
and pondered upon his past life. Th
thoughts of his old companion bein
: hanged, sent strange thrill throug
| his frame. But he WAS able to traC
out, clearly and logically, the terribl
: result from the course of life the ]
, fated man had pursued. He shud
= dered as he remembered how far |
> had gone in the same course himself


land he was able to sec the only So
Q path for any youth.


Not only must we shun temptatic
only keep clear Of even the o.