smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

advertisers wiH please bring in their farorS
before HALF-PAST FIVE O'CLOCK in the
evening" We cannot undertake to classify those
received after that hour. The greatly increasing
demand upon our Press-room compeIs us to send
the various Pages of THE TRIBUNE to press at
an earlier hour than heretofore, ana thus makes
The above requirement necessary.
Year: 1875

Now here is dog, foreign animal 1t is true, who
deserves stickful of minion lead immortality. The
only mourner at a nameless grave, he followed his
frendless master to the old Grayfriar's Churchyard
in Edinburgh. The day after the funeral he came
again. and paying attention to the notice, Dogs
not admitted" he crept to the grave and though
starving cold and shivering he would not go away
And he stayed there for eight years Kind people
supplied his rations but every night he came back
to sleep upon the tomb. We understand that
Bobby" is now himself deceased, but he has re-
ceived the honor of an obituary notice in monthly
magazine. He was of the terrier Sort
Year: 1875

The geographical discoveries of the last
year were presented in most entertaining
form before the New-York Historical Society
last night by Chief-Justice Daily. A careful
outline of the address is printed on our
second page.
Year: 1875

toned for the vacancy, was former law
pupil of Thaddeus Stevens, has served good


many years in the House from Indiana, and
is a man of more than usual native force OF
intellect. He will not carry to Vienna, how
ever, the severe training and the social and
diplomatic culture which have made Mr. Jay
one of the very best of our Foreign Ministers.
Year: 1875

Mr.. Derwin. a prominent stock raiser OF
Colorado. saws the Omaha Herald. lately
met with a very severe accident. a num-
Der Of his sheep had strayed from shelter
in driving snow storm, and Derwin set
olt to drive them in. The storm increased
in fury and the sheep huddled together
and were 80 blinded by the falling storm
tha. il was well nigh impossible TO move
them. He first tried To hurry them 10 his
own rancho. but. finding this Impossible,
change! his plan and ebdeavored 20 bring
his sheep to another shelter that was stu
ated on neighboring farm. a few miles
distant. He wa. the more encouraged u
do this because the sheds to which he now
aimed Law in the direction toward which
the storm was drifting. In this direction
the sheep would run. and they proceeded
as fast "a the rapidly falling snow would
permit. Mr.. Derwin followed on horse
back. and though exposed to the severe
cold. he did not realize his danger. FINAL
iy, as the darkness came on AMI the snow
grew deeper. ne first reaiizcd the futility
Of his efforts to save his sheep and took the
precaution 10 save himself. He felt that
he was growing numb. and rode with all
the speed he could TO the nearest house.


Arriving there he was surprised TO find


that both legs were stiff. Cold water and
snow were applied to thaw them. but tic
flesh cracked open and gave aigns Of falling
off as il grew warm. Surgical aid Was
called. and il was decided that the only
hope Of saving Mr.. Derwin's life would be
in the amputation of both legs below the
| knee. and this was done.
Year: 1875

A Newburyport man was tfae
victim of singular coincidence
the other night. While passing
along the street d boy exploded q
common cracker just behind him,
while at the same instant a rotten
banana, thrown from a neighbor-
ing fruit store, struck him ON Che
back of the head. He at once
screamed, "My God, I'm shot ! I'm
shot !" and taking a handful of
the decayed fruit from his head,
exhibited it as a specimen of his
brains. A great crowd assembled
and q doctor was called who soon
explained the matter TO the satis-
faction Of all.
Year: 1875

A lady occupying a high posi-
tion at Washington, whose husband
was Of the Government, made d
trip to Europe with him. She "do-
ted" on lace, and here was her oppori
tunity. Talking of the acquisi-
tions she would make in this line,
he told her she should purchase any
reasonable amount, provided she
would not Struggle any. To this
she acceded. The gentleman took
as part of his wardrobe, a dressing
gown, for Qike most Americans) in
the privacy of his room he liked
TO pull off his coat. Several times
during the trip he noticed the care
his wife took of this garment, and
was gratified for her anxiety for
his coffifort. Ofice when smoking
while lighting his cigar, he set his
gown on fire and quite hole was
burned in the skirt. His wife was
considerably agitated, and he was
flattered that so trifing a danger
to him had so moved her. One
morning, Immediately after their
return to this country, he found
before he reached his Office that
the keys he needed he had left at
home, and retraced his steps to get
them. Letting himself in with his
latch key he proceeded to his
chamber, and on opening the door
found his wife ON her knees on the
floor, his dressing-gown divested
Of its lining and spread before her,
and she, scissors In hand, disengag-
ed from it q white flimsy fabric
with which it was covered. She
sprang up on seeing him, laughed


and exclaimed: "You are the


smuggler. You wore that lace all


over Europe and brought 1t home"
Year: 1875

A member Of the colored church
was lately conversing earnestly
with an acquaintance, and seeking
to have him change into better
paths, but the friend said that he
was too often tempted to permit
him to become q Christian.


whar's yer backbone, dat ye
can't rose up and stand tempta-
tionl" exclaimed the good man.


IL was dat way myself once.
Right In dis yer town I had a
chance to steal q par o boots
mighty nice ones, too. Nobody
was dar to see me, and ! reached
Year: 1875

]


verge of one of these rocky ter


races, looking down on a brush


like forest q thousand feet below,


stood a hale old gentleman, with


a straw hat in his hand and his


white locks streaming on the breeze.


GA long leap that" he said, with


smile, as I bent over.


"Aye, indeed, sir; tempting


leap for suicide. Only that bed


of green looks too soft to bruise a


limb or break bone"


81 came up this mountain a few


winters ago." said the old gentle
man, "when the snow was very
deep and hard crust was frozen
on the surface. That's the time
to climb the Catskills. My COM
panion was an old resident here
abouts-born here, in fact. We


walked up that peak yonder with
less fatigue than / now feel after
getting up this far. He told me
that a suicide actually did take
place here when he was lad, and
related the circumstances"


Seeing my interest, the old gen.
tleman went on.


at was a young woman-a young
English woman-who had arrived
in this country year or two be-
fore in company, it was said, with
her brother, and who, after serving
some months ih the household of a
merchant in New York, came up
here and settled as kind of gov
erness or companion to the children
of the merchants brother, a we'll
to-do farmer in this neighborhood.
She was as good as adopted into
the family and treated in all res
poets as an equal. Once in about
every fortnight she received q let
ter, addressed always in the same
handwriting, but post-marked at
different places in the West and
South. These letters were under
stood by the farmer and the family
to be written by the girls brother,
who had accepted the place of
travelling agent for a New York
firm. About the beginning of one
spring the letters ceased to arrive.
The young woman moped and
pined. In the following Septem-
Der a letter came and was handed
her in the evening. She took it to
her room. Next morning she had
disappeared, leaving her trunk
locked and her clothing, except
what she wore, hanging from the
pegs against the wall. It was not
until ten days afterward that some
boys out chestnuting came across
her body below there under the
trees. In her dress pocket was
found the last letter she had re-
ceived, a letter which disclosed
that the writer was not her brother,
but her husband, to whom she had
been married before their departure
from England, and from whom she
had consented to separate until
they should by their united efforts
have saved enough money to start
them In life together. Absence,
in this case, had rusted love. This
letter announced that he had mar
ried another person. "Ah, me-"
concluded the old gentleman, sadly,
putting on his hat and preparing
o., ,,,ova oxr-ox, Ter ~rarrc tba xs-orl1
Year: 1875

Whatever claims the Democracy of the East
have to be considered advocates of hard mon
ey (and those claims have not the surest
foundation), it is certain that they have in
common with their Western brethren made
continual assaults upon the national credit
ever since the administration OF the treasury
passed out of their hands. Honest differen-
of course allowable. No objection is taken
to disbelief in the constitutionality or ex-
pediency of the legal tender and national
banking acts. But persistent attempt to un-
dermine the credit of the government, espe-


cially at time when the government is
utilizing every resource to put down con-
spiraey against its life, is reprehensible and
reasonable. Yet this is what Democrats,
East and West, have done. When the gov
ernment issued bonds upon which to obtain
money to suppress the rebellion the Democ-
racy openly proclaimed that these bonds could
never be paid, and deprecated investment in
them. Every successive issue of greenbacks
While the war was in progress was bitterly
denounced. Depreciation of the currency
was hailed with delight. When gold touched
2.S5 the satisfastion of Democrats was un-
bounded. As they jubilantly expressed them
selves, "the thing has burst" The ''thing"


which they hoped had burst was the national
credit. So long as extraordinary loans were
needed to meet extraordinary expenditures,
so long as government was daily expending
in the prosecution of righteous war much
more money than it could by any possibility
raise by revenue, that long did the Democ.
racy oppose every measure brought forward
to obtain funds necessary to preserve the ex-
Istence of the county; and favor every hint
and suggestion that tended to impugn the ma
tional credit. But Immediately the time for
extraordinary leans had passed, as soon as
the receipts had come to equal the expendi-
lures, when the necessity for the employment
of vast sums of money had passed by, the
Democracy began to favor an enormous in
crease of the Indebtedness of the country.
and to clamor for forced loan, unnecessary
and mischevous, in time of profound peace.
In time OF war they demanded peace meas
ures. In time of peace they clamored for
war measures. While the rebellion was in
progress they insisted upon keeping the trea-
sury on peace footing. When the rebellion
Year: 1875

The Argus says that the people want po-
litical change, and to make its readers un-
derstand how anxious it is for change, it
prints the word change in larger type each
time. But no type was ever large enough or
black enough to indicate the anxiety of the
argus for such change as will bring its
friends into places to which dinner is attached.
We are inclined to believe that the ArguS
doesn't know what the people desire, as in
1904 II tconstantiy declared That the people
wanted change and would have it. The
argus has been deluded about this desire on
the part of the people for change the past
fifteen years so far as Maine is concerned.
Year: 1875

The editor of the Arson Aduocate is in
that furious condition ofmind which reminds
one of bovine in the height of fly time that
has been bereft of his natural means of de-
tense. The only matter which troubles him
is about certificate for paper nen which he
says he didn't give, but which the general
inference is that he did give. He had better
drop the matter, since in his last confession
he admits the purchase of four more paper
men. Don't waste yourself in personal ex-
planation on that rather venerable joke of
spelling a mans name wrong. Help your
State committee man, W. D. Hayden OF Madi-
son.
Year: 1875

An earnest desire to justify your generous conf
dence, and a strong regard for the honor and ,cet-
fare of our State, inspire NTH the firm reSotre TO
spare effort and to consider other consequences
in the endeavor to faithfully discharge the duties thai
Wiu be incumbent on me if your choice shall prore
to be che choice of the people also. pledge you and
thousands for aohona you act in that event. hones
purpose and fred determination to make the public
good my single aim and constant care.


Gen. Connor's Acceptance.
Year: 1875

me to speak at soma point in your state upon
the questions OF finance at issue in your can
vass. 1t is clear that the Democratic party Of
your state has declared policy of initiation
ana reputation which is at war with all hon.
est finance, and which no citizen who regards
the public welfare need hesitate to Condemn.
If had the power, should feel 1t nv duty
to aid you in resisting their false doctrine"
Year: 1875

We do not read anonymous letters and cemmuni-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty OF good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
Year: 1875

The Llyls Insured by the Society are carefully
selected In different parts of North America and
Europe furnishing BY this broad field Of opera
tious an additional ans; exceptional safety to the
Pocy.holdcrs. The nsurances made only on
the Mutual Principle. The Surplus Premiums are
returned annually to the Insured.
Year: 1875

IMPORTANT DECISION OF THE SUPREME COURT


CoIoRED CHILDREN MUST GO TO coLoRED


SCHOOLS.


Judge Gilbert, of the Supreme Court. Kings county,
yesterday rendered an important decision upon the
question the right of colorcd citizen to compel
the principal of public school to receive coored
child pupil where the other children in Attendance
were white The Board Of Education Of Brooklyn has
provided schools specially for black boys and girls but
the rclator William +. Johnson, sought to have his
son admitted to the public school in his district
which happened TO be white school The folowing is
an abstract of tho Judges dccision:-


There are schools specially provided for the use OF col
ored pupils hut the relao in the present action contend
cd that he had right select such schools as he m
the regulations of the Board OF Education to the
trary Notwithstanding The Court in rendering the de-
cison holds that common schools public charity
Tho benefits conferred by them free gift from the
State; consequently, the state, like every other donor
may prescribe in what and upon what term and
conditions the gift may be enjoyed The benenciarics
acquire legal rights In the thing given. except
such as the State has bestowed By means of
its legislative acts. Notwithstanding the Gift, 1t Is
maintained in part by funds annually raised by
taxation. Participation in the privileges and benefits
Of common schools forms part OF that body Of pot
cal and civil rights which protected and secured by
the fundamental law Section /, of article IA OF tho
constitution OF the United States commonly called the
fourteenth amendment. therefore has application
the Neither the constitution nor the Bill of
Rights OF this State contains any provision relating
this subject The question turns wholly upon the
effects Of acts Of the Legislature. Prior to the Civil
Rights act OF 1873 the Board of Education Of Brooklyn
was by an passed by the Legislature April 1850
gwen entire charge and direction OF all
public schools. The Board has never, by any
subsequent amendment been prescribed in its author
ity in tins respect In conclusion, the Court holds that
the statute by guaranteeing equal privileges, docs OF
confer the right 10 ENJOY them in common with any
class OF persons in any particular school Nothing
has been shown from which IL can be inferred that the
rcator has been deprived of that equality Of privilege
TO which he is entitled He has put himself upon the
claim OF an absolute right to have his admitted into
the public school of the district in which he resides
In my opinion such claim cannot be sustained in
The motion for mandamus must therefore be denied
but without costs
Year: 1875

The historic period of these nations ia
extremely short, and in studying them
the first significant fact we encounter
il the extreme gloom which covers their
existence before the white man came to
record their characteristics. The almost
entire absence of tradition among most
oil them, and the mythical character oil
what tradition they do have, are proof
of their low intellectual condition. I'm.
like the myths of ancient story, no long
lapse of time hallows their place only a
little " ay back in point OF time from the
present. @


Prof. Owen contends that the red man
hunted over this continent when the
Pharoahs were building the Pyramids ;
and if he can establish that assertion,
he will find in the Indians extreme fee
bieness, after SO many ages of tribal ex-
lstence, proof Of that painful sl0wness
in development Tor which he argues. II
the Indian, with his child's understands
ing, is the product oi many thousand
years Of progress, we may well trust the
hypothesis that the civilized races OF
man are OF a stock which went through
its development out OF barbarism icons
before the historic period Was reached.


Little remains to indicate what the
Indians status was before the white
man began to influence him so powerful
ly; but in the rather doubtful discoveries
Which the early travellers were able to
make in the face Of his jealous secresy,
there are some Significant points con-
cerning his government, religion and
morals.
Year: 1875

Dramatic scene at the reading OF q


will. A rich dame VINO recently died at
an advanced age at Fontainebieau, left a
will containing, among others, a bequest
to her physician Of the objects contained
in an olden oak chest oil her cabinet de


toilette, for "his enlightened care and the


sage instructions" which had enabled


her to live to such an age. There was
great eommotion ameng the heirs when
this clause in the will was read, and
greater curiosity to know what treas
pres had escaped them. The notary
handed the key to the doctor, who ON
opening the chest found all the drugs
aud potions that he had ordered for his
patient during the past twenty years.
Year: 1875

The Pacific railroad convention Will
be calle1 TO order at the 0pershouse this
morning st eleven o'clock, and not at
ten, as stated in the editorial on our
second page. The order Of proceedings
and list Of delegates who had arrived up
TO six O'Clock yesterday afternoon will
be found In aGother column.
Year: 1875

The shooting match which was arranged
for yesterday afternoon did not take place
on account of the difficulty in obtaining the
necessary number of birds Arrange
ments have been made to have the match
next Tuesday when $50 birds will be shot
at 81 yards rise. The interest in this class
club will no doubt be organized at an early
held just back of the Half Way House aud
number OF our crack shots will partiel-
pate. Among the number who will pro-
bably form part of the new club are the
following crack shots: John A. Healy,
Doc Morey, Jno. Fish. "Dr." Shaw, and
James Furst. 1t is barely possible that
the veteran Collin" may be participant,
but then that is mere conjecture.


The water main question seems to be
the subject for discussion at present, and
the plan proposed by Chas. o. Mason
seems to NEE: with general favor. The
council meets on Monday evening and the
subject will no doubt be thoroughly
canvassed by our board of alder
men. The time to prepare for con-
tingencies is now, and it is hoped that
the matter will receive prompt attention.
The question of better protection against
| fire is one of vital interest to every citizen
and the early adoption of some measure
looking to the consumation of some such
project should meet with prompt action by
the council. Of course, no matter what is
done there will be some GROWERS and some
disaffection, but so long as our aldermen
do their entire duty in the premises they
will be supported by the mass of the com
munity. Anti-progressionists are found
in almost every town, and Moline is no ex-
ception; but as public benefit and not pri
vate or individual interests are to be con
sidered it is hoped that our aldermanie
body, at its session on Monday evening,
will give the water main question g
full and unbiased investigation. The com
mittee of citizens appointed to canvass the
matter is composed Of some of our most en-
terprising men, and the people of Moline
who have entrusted the subject to theil
care will look to, them for fair and i'm
partial report of their examination into tn,
merits or demerits of the plan presented
for their consideration This matter is o
too important nature to be allowed t.
quietly sleep and should be urged ol
council and its early adoption effected.


| Children's and Boys Linen White an,
Fancy Marseilles SUITS, the nobbiest style
rn town, at Loeb
Year: 1875

A CHANGE AT THE BosToN RAzAR.-
Messrs. L. s. Gates & Co., would inform
the public that they are now going out Of
the dry goods business and intend to de-
vote their time to the sewing machine
business exclusively, and will sell their
entire stock of dry goods, notions and
carpats at net cost. There has never been
any misrepresentation of selling goods at
cost heretofore, and the public may be
assured that this is no humbug, but that
they mean just what they say. They
recommend the public to call early and
secure bargains before the stock is
broken. 7.20-d&w2m.
Year: 1875

TRY THE RNAMELLED PIPE, IT WILL NOT
] Rust or crack and costs only tribe more than
common iron pipe Is lpositiveiy THE BEST thing
for water service pipe. have the exclusive agency
Tor Rock Ialand FRED HASS.


Store in Star Block.
Year: 1875

abreast possible without any inconvenience to
Ioot passengers. The bridge is capable OF sus-
tainlhg weight or 28,972 tons. At its highest
point It 10 l03 feet above average water. Its
massive piers are sunk below the river through
water and sand to the depth of so feet until
they finally rest on the everlasting bed rock
The actual cost OF the bridge and its approaches
is about S8,OO0,O00 but at present with the ac-
cumulations of interest the enormous sum Of
S13,000,000 is giyer as the ultimate cost Feel
ing that words of mine are totally inadequate
to convey any clear idea of the beauty grand
eur and immensity of this wonderful bridge
will forbear nor weary you longer with dry de-
tail. Should you desire further knowledge on
the subject apply to our friend j. K, of Port
land. He has been here and can speak whore
OF he has seen L neglected to say that the for
NAL opening Of the bridge to the public took
place on the 4th of last July which was there
by made the greatest day In the annals OF ST.
Louis.


The weather here is as mild and springlike
as one can desire, and although some OF the
streets are slightly muddy most of them are
dry, and some even dusty. The frost is all out
of the ground and the ice out of the river.
Boats commence their regular trips to-day.
With few more days as warm and sunny as
those of the past week, we shall have trees in
leaf, and flowers in bloom, green grass spring.
ing upbe actually once more in the midst Of
''Spring spr--" well won't.


Trusting that you OF Portland may ere long
enjoy such weather and that the PRESS and
contemporaries may soon briste with notes Of
yachting etc, | remain now as always your
friend. X.
Year: 1875

The members of the Typographical Union
employed in the Boston Globe Office have left
on account of a reduction of wages. About 4
o'clock on Saturday morning, when the matter
for the paper was all in type, the foreman OF
the composing room called them together and
read communication from the proprietors,
stating that from that hour the price of COM
position would be forty five cents thousand
ems instead of fifty cents, the rate on all tho
morning papers in Boston. The letter require1
an answer from each cornpositor as to his ac'
ceptance of the reduction at / o'clock in the
afternoon of the same day. The men then and
there expressed determination to refuse the
acceptance of forty-ive cents per thousand, and
retired, and at l o'clock when they went to the
office to get their pay, they reiterated their de-
termination.


General Burnside was once tailor in Aenia'
Ohio,