smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

Concerning the movements Of stocks. there Is little
to be said that explained by tho figures In the
table below. Lake Shore, under the manipulation OF
n few parties, been alternately firm and Irregular
Western Union is in the same category, though 1t is
strongly suspected that eventually 1t will be used us
trip hammer break down the list Michigan Cen
trail since the organization and the election OF Mr.
Samuel Sloan President has shown the evidences of
strong buying rho Granger stocks were less than
usually active although toward the close both North
west and ST. Paul preferred enjoyed spurt and So
cured temporary recognition OF strength. Erie,
Pacific Mail Ohio and Mississippi and Atlantic and
Pacific Telegraph were quiet and featurcess Harlem
rose TO lao, Jersey Central waltzed around 72 and
TAX aud shows less determination to stay in one
place than any stock the list Delaware and Lacka
wanna likewise evnced signs Of depression and made
the greatest loss Of the week. Express stocks wcrc
active and arm.


TRANSACTIONS Oy THE WEEK


The following table represents the opening, highest
and sales, regular way, Of the principal stocks
during the past week, together with the number Of
shares dCat in
Year: 1876

THE MONEY MARKET.


Money has been freely supplied on call during the
week at prices ranging from TO per cent with the
majority of business on the basis of ~ per cent To
the bond houses money accessible at IL and per
cent The discount market has been quiet but
ready demand exists for first class commercial paper
The leading note brokers' scale rates as ioows:-
Year: 1876

The following letter from professor 10 the
University of South carolina, has been receiv-
ed by Virginia merchant, who is visiting this
city. 1t was written in reply to one from him,
asking how much reliance could be placed upon
the newspaper reports of Southern outrages:


have read the articles in the New York
Times, and am willing to go 20 far as 10 say
that they only give truthful description OF


things here so far as they have come to the
knowledge of the correspondent So far from
his statements being aD exaggeratioD, they fall
short of the truth. Inssmuch as the truth IN its
awful fulDess has not and cannot come to bis


notice. We are Drifting into anot ber civil war.
and in my opinion 1t does not matter how the
election my result-there are agencies apd pas
sious at work which can only end in fierce
and bloody strife. That men are murdered for
mere opinions sake, that Is because they bold
certain opinions distasteful to those who as
sa1lt them, is as certain as that the san shines
aI u0On
Year: 1876

IT is suggested to Mr.. Tilden that now he
has got his hand in at letter-writing be can
find time to reply to letter addressed to
him in 1869. which up to date has not been
answered. The letter was from Horace
Greeley and in it MIR. Tilden was asked to
exert his great influence to put a stop to the
enormous registration frauds in New YORK
city. A reply just now would be timely.
Year: 1876

A PORCELAIN tureen was recently sold in
Paris on which Is painting representing
the execution of Louis XVI, at the
moment the executioner is holding the
head up to the view of the
people. 1t must be cheerful dish upon a
dining table, or any other table for that mat
Year: 1876

THE "Antigone" OF Sophocles will be per-
formed at Athens for the entertainment of
Dom Pedro. 1t is to be given in the Odeon
on the southwest slope of the Acropo-
lis, and the actors will be dressed in ancient
costume. Another case of the ass In the
lions skin.
Year: 1876

IT is remembered that in 1860 the Charles
ton clergy issued an address to the North
claiming that South Carolina was thorough
ly loyal. They were mistaken then. The
North will incline to the opinion that they
are mistaken now, and will prefer the testi-
mony of Gov Chamberlain to that of men
who have shown so great a capacity =
rOr
Year: 1876

THE latest great reform agency to come to


the support of Tlden is the pool-room. John


Morrissey knows thing or two about that
moral Institution and has taken the manage
ment of that branch of the canvass, with a
view to helping his candidate and at the
same time turning an honest penny for him.
self. His plan is to work up fictitious odds
for Tilden and then quietly put up his mon
ey on Hayes In real bets with greenhorns,- -


and on the 7th of November the greenhorns
will find themselves 'sscooped."
Year: 1876

We DO not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address Of the writer are In
all cases indispensable, not necessarily publication
but as a guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
Year: 1876

There is proverb held in much esteem
which says that he who excuses himself
accuses himself, and Mr.. Tilden's recent


letter in regard to the Southern claims is


held by most people to be an Illustration of
it. The letter has had quite contrary effect
from the intended one, for it has called closer


attention to the great peril involved in the


claims. The danger must be serious to in


duce candidate to depart from all precedent


aud write letter of excuse at this late stage


of the canvass. That the claims question is


an issue is acknowledged and even proclaimed


by the highest authority in the Democratic


party. Many who have been inclined to


think tina. the discussion of the matter was


mere campaign talk are now convinced that


the peril is menacing one, and that there


must be much in an issue which is recog-


nized by Mr.. Tilden himself.


People recognize, too, that in the firm of
S. ]. Tilden and Democratic party Tilden


has not controlling voice. He must depend


upon that party for the support and success
of his administration. No matter what bis


personal desires may be he will be compelled


to yield when the whole party is arrayed
against him. He has recognized this him
self, for in his letter of acceptance he de-


clared that Experience has repeatedly ex-


posed the futility of selfimposed restrictions


by candidates." That is true; the pledge of


presidential candidate that he will op-


pose the policy of the party which elects


him is an absurdity and not worth the paper


it is written upon. The Democratic party


can only succeed by the aid Of the South,
and that section will demand and exact its
reward. Mr.. Tilden's veto will be frail
safeguard, and he will find it easy to keep
the word of his promise while disregarding
the spirit.


1t is not necessary to believe that Mr.. Tilden
made his pledge with the deliberate intention
20 break it. But there are hundred ways
in which these claims can be granted and yet
escape presidential veto. They can be sat
isfied by appropriations ostensibly for quite
other purposes, or the claims can be SO COM
plicated with other and important legislation
that it will be pleaded that veto would en-
danger measures of great value. These con-
siderations suggest themselves to the people,
who are not inclined to take the risks. With
Hayes as President there are no risks.
Year: 1876

brought to our notice within n short
time, and this fact would be good
reason for entirely giving up swine's
flesh Hs an Article of food. But there
II a sure preventive for al this.
Thorough cooking will render pork
absolutely free from any injurious eff
frcts In this direction.


Ii we give up swine's flesh for the
reason that it contains eptUZa we shall
be Obliged for the same reason To dis
card all animal food. One of the same
family winch we have mentioned as
causing sickness among tile Egyptians
is of frequent occurrence among cattle,
sheep aud horses, the hare, the rabbit,
etc. Another species Is found I'm the
liver OF the sdlmOn, in the Hlimentary
canal Of the pike and perch, and many
species Iufrst the feathered tribes.


We ought perhaps to say that, al
though the careful smoking of pork is
said To kill the trichinR, is never safe,
in our opinion, tO eat pork which is
not very thoroughly cooked.
Year: 1876

There is altogether too much marry
ing, by a sorm of law, those who AT
the most are only third or half mar
ried in other ways. And there is alto
gether too much urging and cuaXIng.
and alluring young people into the
most important aud sacred of all hu-
man relations before they are prepar-
ed or moved to assume its burdens,
and by those who ought to know better
and act with more consideration, We
make too much of marrying aud be-
ing married. until it is thought by
many penlne, somewhat Of Il Disgrace
for woman To pass through life alone
when in fact, the life of many single
woman Is poetry, romance, rapture
even, in con- mlarlsun " iLh that OF many
wife. So there is u vast deal Ot mar
rying with very little OF real marry
ing; vart deal of discunten., heart
acEe, misery, hypocrisy and unmarrl =
ing at the last. What we want i'd not
q more stringent divorce law, bnt a
Letter understanding of the moral law ,
which fUrbiis the marrying "f those
not already one not less marrying,
where there is no real marrying. And,
above all, lat there be no melting or
hrlbing lhuse To marry who are not
drawn 10 each other, aud held INSOFAR
ably together by qualities Of mind and
soul.
Year: 1876

SPEAKING of the escape Of Ganum
Mynatt and Bill Smith from the PEN
itentiarys the Memphis Ledger says,


''This makes five desperate men
who have quietly walked off In the
last month or so They did not get
away by burrowing under the wall
cutting through iron doors or desper
ate encounters with well armed and
vigilant guards. A man would be n
great fool to run such desperate risks
when he can ride out at the back gate
or walk out on the front way like a
gentleman. There is loseness about
the management of this prison which
the gentlemanly prisoners admire"
Year: 1876

A GEM.-Nothing on earth can
smile but human being. Gems may
flash reflected light, but v hat is a dla-
mon'ds fash compared with an eye
flash aud a mirth-tias A face that
cannot smile il like bud that cannot
blossom, and dries upon the stalk
Laughter is day, and sobriety is night.
ana smile is the twilight that how
ers sgently between them both, and
more heWitching than either.
Year: 1876

A Chinese cook, with a butchers hatcbet
as sharp rs a rezor, will, in ten seconds,
thoroughly bone ard skin fish 50 that not
a particle is wasted. lie will give you an
unbroken orange full of ten different kinds
Of jelly. A Chinese acrobat is the only man
who can fall from trapeze plump on the
top Of his heal and laugh at you. Yet there
is law forhidding Chimanen to carry their
baskets along the streets San Francisco.
Year: 1876

The notice of this pleasant af- fair, in our last, was written by our foreman and was in type be- fore our return from Tucson. We consider it very good, but if it is not too late we would like to say a few words about it ourself. On that evening after our form was made up and the proof sheet talk en, ready to go to press,at 2 o'clock in the morning, we attended that festival, but of course could not report it in that issue. The next day we started for Tucson. What we wish to say is that we never saw anything of the kind more complete, satisfactory and success ful. Great credit is.due to all con- cerned, particularly the ladies, headed by the excellent teacher, Miss Post, who worked with un- tiring hands in all the elaborate preparations. The Courtroom was beautifully festooned with evergreens. @ fine arch and stage were erected, and running along one side of the hall in large letters composed of green branches, were those hallOWed words "Peace on earth and good will to men," The hall was densly crowded and hundreds had to 20 away. The whole scene was civilization, in it's brightest aspect. The presents were very numerous and many of them beautiful, and the beaming happy faces of the children made children of larger growth feel happy. Old Santa Claus perform ed his duties in very happy manner. Although one of our most prominent citizens, he was so completely disguised that no one not in the secret could tell who he was. Some of the know ing ones guessed that he must be our worthy Mayor, just because they couldn't see that gentleman anywhere else. The entertain ment was greatly enjoyed by all and was enlivened by excellent music by the voice and organ. When another Christmas rolls around may we all be there to witness another such a happy scene.
Year: 1876

WE are sorry that we have no Territorial telegrams this week. The reason that we do not publish them is simply because we did not receive them. We know of some papers, (not in Arizona), who manufacture telegrams, but we have not received that machine yet, and don't want it.
Year: 1876

In the Probate Court of the County Of Los


Angeles, State OF California.
In the matter of the estate of


Jacob Keller, deceased.


Order to show cause why decree of distribu-


button should not be made.
NN reading and filing the petition of Lou
~ lisa Keller, surviving widow OF said
deceased, setting forth that more than four
months have elapsed since the probate of the
will of the estate of said deceased, and
that she is entitled to the immediate possess
ion OF all the property under and by virtue of
said will of said deceased; it is ordered that
all persons interested in the estate of the said
Jacob Keller, deceased, be and appear before
the Probate Court of the county of Los An
geles, at the court room of said court, in the
city of Los Angeles, in said Los Angeles
county, on
Year: 1876

We especially request all our readers
to act upon the following advice from
the New York World: ......r.


"From this day forth the party of
corruption will fight a losing battle. 1t
becomes the party of honesty and of
freedom, never now for a moment to
forget that we are dealing with des-
perate foe, sure to be made tenfold
more desperate by the sense Of coming
doom. ........ y.


"The results of October not only
show conclusively that crownfng vic
tory awaits us in November If we will
but deserve it, but also clearly how
alone we can deserve it. Democrats
throughout the country must think,
plain and act undera SOLDERING and chas-
tening sense of the tremendous respon-
sibilities which are imposed upon them
as a party by the near approach Of a
great National triumph. In all their
nominations for roffice-National, State
and municipal-they must sternly
resolve to bring only the hest men
within their ranks to the front. The
campaign OF calumny has ignomiuious.
ly failed. The bloody shirt has become
the political winding sheet Of the DEM
agogues who have fiaunted it in the
face of Nation clamoring for new
Year: 1876

SOMEBODY who wants silly to disparage
Uncle William Aliens running powers in the
eyes of the ST. Louis Convention has been tel
ing story about the way he was outdone by
"a little pennyroyal bull" Uncle William on
his morning walk found the calf in his early
corn, and he started in after the intruder. He
''shewed" at it, but the calf was as unmoved
as specie resumptionist would have been.
Then he said something sky-blue, but the calf
was as calm as Uncle William Allen was the
morning after the last election. Then, saws
the story, she made dash for the brute who,
seeing that this attack really meant business,
started off on a run, with a snort of defiance.
Close upon his heels came Uncle William.
now thoroughly walked up. For time it was
lively race, but in the end the calf won,
and, exhausted and disguised, the human
gave up to the brute, and, painting for breath,
leaned up against friendly fence-rail for sup
port. AS soon as breath returned, UuncIe
William thus addressed himself to small col
ored servant who had been quietly enioying
the sport from his outlook in the shade: 81
have served in the assembly of the naticn as
the peer of some of the greatest men the CEN
tury ever produced, and none of them in de-
bate ever worried me so much as that double
BANKED little penny-royal bull"
Year: 1876




There is little ring of Republicans and
mongrels, chief among them the managers of
the Cincinnati Commercial and the Spring
field Republican, which have no federation for
any candidate-not even for honest, able and
patriotic Hayes-save Bristow. Morton is
sneered at, Blaine is roundly abused, and
Conkling is treated like dog by all the men,
bers of the Bristow ring. We are not for
Bristow as first choice, yet we have not at
tempted to injure him, much less abused him,
as Bristow's friends have attempted to abuse
men who have never swerved in their devotion
to the Republican party. We have raised Ger
tain objections to Bristow. Not one of them
involves his private character; not one of them
detracts from his well earned reputation as
fearless manager Of an important department
of the Government. Chief among these OBJ
jections is the fact that he has not been long
enough in prominent public life to justify the
people in accepting him at this time. His rep
utation was purely local until a few msnths
since, when Grant, with the same character
istic indifference to what we call popular opin-
ion, selected an unknown man to be Secretary
of the Treasury. Apparently he has been
success; and had he proved failure, and his
appointment was an experiment, the very pa
pers which now see no virtue outside of him
would have been swift to condemn the Presi-
dent for selecting man who had held no
higher office than that of District Attorney in
Kentucky. We believe he will prove an ex-
cellent piece of leather when he has been in
the tan long enough to harden. Another OBJ
tility to the Civil Rights bill and his SYM
Year: 1876

pathy with and for the conservative negro
hating nabobs south of the Ohio River, and
the very fact that he is Kentuckian gives
force to this objection. 1t may be the oppo-
site of an objection to the White Leaguers of
the South and the old Ku-Klux of Kentucky.


1t is serious objection on the Western Re
serve, and will stand in the way of Bristow's
nomination at Cincinnati. Still another OBJ
lection TO Bristow with the genuine Republi-
cans of the more northern portion of the
country, is the fact that his chief supporter is
the editor of the Cincinnati Commercial. The
State of Ohio is Republican, because the
Western Reserve is Republican. On the Re
serve the Commercials prominent support of
a candidate is regarded good evidence of the
candidates unfitness for the Office Repub-
licans do not care to accept the dictation of a
journal which is ''here tomorrow and gone
to-day, a journal having no possible sympa-
thy with anybody but itself, and known to
favor only those it can make useful to itself.
Year: 1876

New YORK is the very center and battle
ground of the great Presidential contest If
the Democrats are divided and broken here,
if they cannot carry this State, their campaign
is hopeless. And the Utica Convention goes
far toward placing them in just that situation
+ Albany Journal.
Year: 1876

The CURE FOR GossIP.-What is the
cure for gossip ? Simply culture. There
is great deal of gossip that has no ma
lignity in it. Good natured people talk
about their neighbors because, and only
because they have nothing else to talk a.
bout. AS we write there comes to us the
picture of a family of young ladies. We
have seen them at home, we have met
them in galleries of art, we have caught
glimpses of them going from book store
or library with fresh volume in their
hands. When we meet them they are
full of what they have seen and read


They arc brimming with questions.
One topic of conversation is dropped only
to give place to another in which they are
interested. We have left them, after a
delightful hour, stimulated and refreshed ;
and during the whole hour not neigh
boris garment was soiled by so much as
a touch. They had something to talk
about. They knew something, and want
cd W hlIOW iIioics Hcy tOuiu HSttn IT'S
well as they could talk. To speak freely
Of neighbours doings and belongings
would have seemed an impertinence to
them, and, Of course, an impropriety.
They had no temptation to gossip, and
because the doings Of their neighbors
formed a subject very much less inter
esting than those which grew out of their
knowledge and their culture.


And this tells the whole story. The
confirmed gossip is always either mali
cious or ignorant. The one variety needs
a change of heart and the other n change
fpasture. Gossip is always personal
confession either of malice or imbeciity,
and the young should not only shun it,
but by the most thorough culture relieve
themselves from all temptation to indulge
in it. It's low, frivilous, and too often
a dirty pastme. There are country neigh
borhoods where it RACES like pest
Churches are split in pieces by it. Neigh
bors are made enemies by it for life. In
many persons il degenerates into n chronic
disease which is practically incurable.
Let the young cure it while they may
Dr.. Holland.
Year: 1876

Coon ADvIcE.-IP you cannot speak
we'll of your neighbors, do not speak Of
them at all. A cross neighbor may be
kind one by kind treatment. The true
way to be happy is 10 make others happy.
To do good is a luxury. Ifyou are not
wiser and better at the end OF the day,
that day is lost. Practice kindness. even
if it be but little each day. Learn some
thing each day, even if it be but to spell
one word. Do not seem to be what you
are not. Learn 10 control your temper
and your words. Say nothing behind
ones back that you would not say to his
face.
Year: 1876




THE NEXT CROP.-From present ap-
pearances we should judge that the next
crop, in this State, will be so great rs TO
attract attention in all parts Of the COM
mel cial world. At no time within our
recollection has there been greater activity
among the farmers, in plowing and pre-
pairing the ground for seed. Thus far,
the rains and fair weather have been eX-
actly in accordance with their wishes, and
they are evidently making the most of it.
The area of acreage sown to grain will be
greatly in excess of that of any year since
the settlement of this State. 1t may be
thought rather early to begin to canvass
the crop outlook for the coming season to
any groat extent, but it can be safely said
that no previous year in the history OF
California has her agricultural prospects
looked more encouraging at the end OF
January. The wheat crop of last year
was about eighty per cent. only Of the
yield of the previous year. This centcn-
NAL year we rope to see every acre oi
land yielding as it did in 1874. If so,
California and her wonderful capabilities
will surprise the press Of the Atlantic
States of the Union, for the yield Of the
cereal crop will reach nearly fifty million
bushels. = Resources ofCal(o,nia.
Year: 1876

The Taunton Gazette makes this rec
ord =" 1t was good and prayerful old
lady of this city who said that she had
stopped praying for her husband be-
cause have prayed sol long without effect
that think the Lord has just as poor
opinion OF that man as | have