smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

Work. Suspended on tho B0stn - IN,
Funds Nearly EchaMsed-A CO~tt's.
gesscy that may load to Something.
Last evening ended the work upon tht
new basin for the present, at least. The
reason of this is that the appropriation has


nearly exhausted itself. It was generally
understood yesterday that such would
occur, and visit to the proper authorities
confirmed it. There is now left in the fund
81, ,777 .92, against which there are checks


for $61.56. This It after The pay


roll, for the week ending last


evening, has been considered, amounting to


81 ,3OS. The matter was duly deliberated


last evening at meeting of the Water


Committee.


The exact situation was stated by Mr.


Pyle that there was only SO much left, and
as to the advisability of continuing the
work, which could not be done for more
than three days at the furthest, the com.
mite was the most competent to decide.


It was also stated that the supply of clay
on hand would not last more than day, land
if the work was continued it would
only be to q great disadvantage,
with no clay on hand. It was there
fore determined, that in view Of the small
amount in the Treasury Of the appropria-
tion for this purpose, and the disadvantages
under which work would have to be contin.
|ued, to order an estopel of further progress.
AS to the probability of continuing remains
altogether with the legality of certain
contingency which is now being considered.
The city, as it is known, leyies tax of ont
dollar per foot on all water pipe laid for this
new basin. This is an assessment on all
property holders who enjoy the benefit Of
this improvement, and is made lien upon
their property. There has been about eight
thousand feet of piping laid, which will
make the tax amount to eight thousand
dollars. This pipe extends over Third street
bridge. 1t runs along Christiana Avenue
to Heal street, and out Heal as far as C
street, along Church street to Eleventh, and
out Eleventh to Claymont, out Claymont to
Vandever avenue. 1t extends along this
Avenue to Market street, and down Market
to Mill street on the opposite side of Bran
dywine creek.


The bills for the levy have been made out
and delivered, and to continue the work
upon the reservoir 1t would be appropriated
to the reservoir fund, as 1t is properly re-
garded as part return of the money ex.
pended in the work. The matter has been
submitted to Mr.. Walter A. Cummins, City
Solicitor, who has not yet rendered his de.
cision, but expects to do so to-day or to-
morrow. This morning Col. McIntire will
appear at the works and explain to those
who apply for work the cause of the sus-
pension. Many of the Councilmen, know.
ing that the fund will soon be exhausted,
did not report any men from their wards
1t is the opinion of all acquainted with the
work that that which needs to be done first
will be to dig out more clay, large quanti-
ties of which will be needed It can easily
be inferred how little benefit men could de-
rive from continuance of the work, with
so little of the fund remaining and the pay
rolls averaging nearly twelve hundred dol
lars per week.
Year: 1876

Count Ludwig stolbergs boots and shoes still In
the Seizure Room Of the Custom House The Count
has sworn that the nine pairs Of top boots and eight
pairs OF shoes question are his personal property and
that when he imported them the Switzerland from
Antwerp he had no intention OF using them for the
purpose Of trade The customs officers however think
the Count has brought too many Some OF the Top boots
unique specimens Of Crspin art being hutcd near
the ankles 70 give them easy and elegant movement
They are Principally "long twelvcs," and growing
rapidly mouldy In the Custom House
Year: 1876

The reports of a disagreement


between President Grant and Sec


retary, Bristow having been re


vived here with more than usua


particularly of detail, your cores


pondent to-day undertook to sift
them to the bottom. 1t has been
stated, among other things, that
the issue between the President
and the Secretary reached a point
where either concession Or resigna.
tion must speedily ensue. This
report your correspondent feels au-
thorized to deny in toto. Secre-
tary Bristow has no notion of re-
signing. There are some differ
ences of opinion between Mr.. B.
and Mr.. Grant in regard to the
pending Whisky Ring suits, and
particularly in regard to the Bah
cock case; but there never have
been any discussions which could
be characterized as anything more
than animated. 1t is known that
the President does not entertain
the same kindly feeling for, or the
same tender confidence in Bristow,
that he does in Belknap or Robson,
for example. On the other hand,
he regards Bristow as an aspiring
man, not over-scrupulous as to the
means which he may employ for
his own advancement. In this
light the President looks upon his
Secretary with something like ad-
version, but Mr.. Grant thinks that
to force Bristow out of the Cabinet
at this time would almost inevi-
tably make him the next Republi-
can nominee for the Presidency,
and this feeling compels the Presi-
dent to the utmost forbearance
and circumspection. On the other
hand, Mr.. Bristow thinks that if he
were to leave the Cabinet now, be
would be torn to pieces during the
three months intervening before
the Republican Convention, by the
organs Of his rival aspirants for the
nomination, and he is hence moved
to hang on yet a while longer.


Thus are two sets of influences
operating to prevent an immediate
rupture IN the Cabinet, and it may
be safely assumed that they will be
strong enough to overcome any
temporary disagreement that may
occur. If Bristow leaves the Cab
met at all it viii not occur until
within two or three weeks Of the
assembling Of the Republican Con
vention, and not then unless he can
get a better pretext than he has
had for several weeks. Had the
Henderson case been deferred until
the middle Of May, it is safe to say
that the Secretary would have made
it the pretext Of resigning for the
dramatic effect 1t might have had
upon the Presidential situation.-
But as the case stands now there
is less likelihood of a Cabinet rup-
ture than there has been at any
time since the whisky trials began.
Year: 1876

Hon. r. R. Butler, of Tennessee,
has arrived in the city, and is await
ing developments in the Sugg Fort
Gase. He states that he is not
aware of any Indictment against
finn, neither have'any Of his friends
been able TO ascertain that one has
been found. He says he knows OF
no reason why there should be eth
er, as his connection with the Sugg
Fort case was mere routine mat
ter, such as every Congressman is
called upon to perform every week
for a constituent. 1t was, he says,
by the merest accident that he was
called upon by Mr.. Fort, whom he
had never seen but once before.


After the adjournment of Con
gress he was unable to leave the
City on account of illness for several
days, and while confined to his
room he was called upon by Mr..
Fort and urged to go up to the
Treasury and identify him. He
declined to do it on account of his
Illness, and Mr.. Fort afterward
brought carriage to his house and
Tenewed his request AMI offered to
lake him in the carriage. Under
these circumstances he went with
Fort, and all he did in the premises
was to identify him as a constitu-
mt of his, and when the check was
eaid he lndorsed it to satisfy the
parties that Fort was all right, and
had it not been for his detention
here by sickness some other Ten
iessee member would probably
lave done the work for Mr.. Fort
instead of him. Fort offered to pay
him for his services, but he declin-
ed to receive anything, and Fort
then offered to make present to
his wife and lie would not allow
that, and he never received q dollar
Of the money. He says all this has
been sworn to before the grand
jury, and he does not understand
upon what ground an indictment
can be found against him. d
Year: 1876

"You needn't be afraid that Grant
is going to carry this State or the
solid South in the National Con
vention. 1t looked so a while ago,
and there are still plenty of third
tcrmers; but Senator Morton, OF
Indiana, is at work very busily in
some quarters. In Mississippi he
has the promise of Governor Ames'
support if he can, for his part, keep
Ames at the head of the party, and
he has Jealous friends and agents
in other States. You probably saw
the effect of their efforts in the way
in which the National Committee
was swayed the other day in Wash
ington,
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.
AN 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 posses
ion OF all the property under and BY virtue of
said will of said decrased; 1t 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

to send to this hospital such INDECENT insane
under their charge as they may deem pro-
per subjects, and they shall be generally
chargeable with the expenses OF the care and
maintenance and removal to and from the
hospital for such INDECENT insane.


SECTION II. That the rights which now
reside in the courts as to the commitment
of the insane to the State hospitals shall be
possessed by the several courts of the afore-
said Southeastern districts of Pennsylvania
in relation to the hospital herein named.


SECTION -. That the Governor, judges
of the several courts of record of the Com
monwealth, and members of the Legisla-
ture shall be cx-oflicio visitors of the insti-
tuition.
Year: 1876

Parties from the neighborhood of the
occurrence furnish the following particulars
of tragedy which was consummated near
Blk City; on the Green river, Indiana -


1t appears that Miss Margaret Payne,
who resides mile or two up the river from
the village mentioned above, had gone into
the place to make some purchases and spend
the day with young lady acquaintance. In
the afternoon she started home, and when
about three quarters of a mile from the vii
lage, and at point for from any house or
help, burly negro man, who was out on
the water in a skiff, pulled into the shore
and sprang into the road, accosting the
young lady, and asking if he could walk
with her. Thoroughly frightened, she an
swered "No," and increased her pace. He
also hurried up, keeping by her side, but
between her and the river.


Miss PAYNE home was the nearest house,
and between her and it lay heavy strip
of brush and timber, lonesome, dark and
dense At point where an encroachine
hill crowded the road to the very verage OF
the river, and where the bank was steep
an inspiring thought flashed upon the brain
of the sorey distressed damsel and, mus
tering her strength for one signal effort
when she reached that point she gave hel
unwelcome companion a tremendous shove
hurling him over the bank headlong in q
bed of quicksand. Then, without stopping
to look after the fate Of the man, she ran
home at the top Of her speed, The negro, o
course, was immediately swallowed up by the
sand His body has not been recovered
though it can be distinctly felt with pole
He is supposed to be tramp who had beer
lettering about the neigbhorhood for few
weeks past, aud who is now missing.
Year: 1876

The Detroit Free Press thus describes a
youngster who came to that place from
Boston to be a lawyer


1t was amusing how quickly that boy
picked up knowledge of legal business.
1t was his duty to stay in the office when
the lawyer went out, and he felt all the
Importance of his position. When big
boys came around to ask for job Of carry
ing up coal Thomas went for them heavy.


"Boyr' he would answer in a severe
voice, Il don't want to see you come to
grief, but if you don't hurry right down
stalls Ill get out capias, switch you be-
hind the bars and have you hung before
grass starts -


The attorney had to go to Chicago one
day, and he told Thomas that he might
wash the windows and slick up little.
Thomas went in. He had new mating
put on the floor, put a painter at work
thing which could be washed. 1t was a
neat job all around, and he felt as if he
ought to be praised for his enterprise. The
attorney begun to scold, but Thomas re-
marked


''Ain't we as good as those one-horse
lawyers across the road ? Is a law Office
a barn or is it law office p


Two weeks ago he was told to go down
and order half ton Of coal to keep the
stove going till warm weather. Some one
| told him the coal would be considerably
higher next year, and so, on the ground OF
economy, he ordered five tons sent up, and
most of it had been dumped on the walk
before the attorney discovered the situation
Thomas would probably have lasted a week
or so longer than he did, but for his recep
ton of lady client who came to see the
lawyer about applying for divorce. The
lawyer was trying the case in court, anc
the boy had sole charge of the office. He
received the lady in his usual urbanC
manner, and when she inquired for the
attorney, he replied:


"He is out, but my legal services are al
your disposal"


She didn't seem inclined to consult him
and he went on:


"Is it a case of wife beating or divorce p


She intimated that he was an impuden
boy, and he replied


Very well, madam, we can't take youl
case at al"


She said she'd call and see the lawyer
but Thomas answered:


at won't do you any good We can
take your case at all-not for love o.
money"


She returned two hours later, when tn,
lawyer was in and Thomas was out, and i
was decided that the boy would have t,
seek some other profession. That evening
when so informed, he replied;


"All right If I'm going to be a law
yer [ want things to git up and git around
You don't want lively boy around here
and | saw that over a week ago


1t was intimated that he hadn't bette
"sass" any one, and he blandly replied:


'No one is sassing you. If you wan
this partnership dissolved we'll par
friendly. If you don't want to rusl
things this is no place for me"


He is peddling peanuts now. and th'
way he dusts around is the cause of hi
having half a dozen fights per day.
Year: 1876

THE saloon OF the new hotel was opened
on Tuesday evening. On the occasion the
Brass Band discOursed some excellent mu-
sic from the upper veranda of tile building,
after which they played opposite the
ARGUS office, thus giving the residents in
this vicinity a musical treat.
Year: 1876

soon as enough sold ers arrive, They
hail the arrival of the commission as
a means Of relief T~enty or thirty
lodges left Red Cloud recently Tor
Spotted Tail agency through fear of
danger here. The commissioners are
anxious to proceed with the council
without delay, and will los 9 no time !;
but of course cannot say TOW when
the council will be had.
Year: 1876

hand, the sentiment which now makes it possible to
arouse more enthusiasm in a Vermont audience by
abuse of Rebels" and stories of outrages upon ne
grOes existed before Mr Blaine stirred up the South
em Representatives in Congress, and it was that
sentiment which made him popular.


Vermont is not very large State, but it has sent
out to build up the interests of other States thou
sands Of her sons. OF adult persons born among the
Green Mountains half at least live beyond the bor-
ders of the State Wherever they have gone, except


into the South, they have always been heartily well
coined and kindly treated. But of those who have
settled in the reconstructed States since the war
number have been killed and others have been
abused. The friends and relatives OF many OF
these men sti reside in this State and the families
of some Of them have returned to their old homes
Generally they were honest, respectable men when
they left Vermont and, my informant said, the
memory of the treatment they have received at the
hands of the Southerners, toward whom the North
has been so strs the blood of the people OF
this State more than the recollection OF many
battles This, he said, is what has made bloody
shirt campaign possible in this State in 1879.
Year: 1876

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-There is great deal
OF talk among army officers single feature of the
new regulations which have just been agreed upon by
the board officers who have long been in charge Of the
revision Of the regulations. Congress in its closing
hours passed Joint resolution prohibiting the promu
CATION OF the revision until further legislation, but


il Is known that the long pending controversy between
the varods generals of the army and the Secretaries
of War In regard to their relative authority the
heads OF staff corps is decided Tho regulations
prepared take the ground that these heads OF staff corps
shoad report to and be under the exclusive control Of
the general of the army This the present order
by which the President, CommandernChef, commit
ncaes with the army through the Secretary of War, aud
goes rs far as is possible to go under system in
making the army independent ~ the civ branch This
new regulation has been submitted to several Of the
heads of the staff corps for their consideration and
some Of them have called attention in pointed terms TO
ia conflict with existing laws. The controversy must
now remain undecided until Congress acts.
Year: 1876

Years ago, while still working at home,
| went one day to tie up my fathers cows,
| opened the stable door, and the queen of
the yard-old Brindle-started in, but
stopped just inside the door and would 60
no further. Thinking it was because the
stable was so dark, | urged her, but to no
purpose. | kicked, and found two could
play ut that game. Her conduct was SO
unusual that | then began to investigate,
and found that sunbeam came through
crack and reached across the stable just
before her, making the little dancing
notes plainly visible, and lookiug-for all
the world-like bar newly put up, over
which she could scarcely leap, and under
which she felt it impossible to crawl.
Enjoying her pcrplexity now that its cause
was plain, | waited and laughed to see her
lift her head, (eyidently comparing the
height of the supposed obstruction with
some fence over which the mischieyous
creature had broken in past days. and
then give it up, as was plain by the fact
that she began to calculate the chances of
crawling under, and shook her head at it.
Explanation was useless, as it is in sundry
like cases among more intelligent animals,
and the fun was too good to spoil by
coercion, At length / went round and
poured the sliced turnips slowly into the
manger. This was too much Old Brindle
evidently made up her mind that she must
risk everything for the mess. So, with
sudden leap, she cleared the obstruction,
teithyut touching, (though she came down
just where it would have BEEN Ia feat
which evidently astonished her, - and
took her place at the mauger. She look
ed as If she could not see any reason for
the shout that greeted her. Il was scri-
Gus business to her.


Aud ever since, IL | see one delaying
to do plain duty for various reasons
which seem real and formidable to him,
but are only sunshine--or moonshine---to
any one else, l always think of old Brindlc,
and endeavor to find out what is turnip
to him, in order to coax him on with it.



But many man makes as unnecessary
and ludicrous a leap in getting clear of
imaginary distractions as did old Brindle.
Year: 1876

was tired Of washing dishes | was
tired of drudgery. 1t had always been
so, and / was dissatisfied. never sat
down a moment to read, that jamie
Smith did not want cake. or piece
Of paper to scribble on, a bit of soap to
make bubbles. I'D rather be in pris-
on" | said one day. than have my life
teased out so, as Jamie knocked my ell
bow as / was writing to friend.


But morning came when ! had one
less plate to wash. one less chair to set
away by the wall in the dining-rOOm
when Jamie's little crib was put away
into the garret. and it has never come
down since. / had been unusually fret
full and discontented with him that
damp May morning that he took the
Group. Gloomy weather gave me the
headache, and | had less patience than
at any other time. BY and by he was
singing in another room, II want to be
an angel :" and presently rang out that
metallic Group cough. | never hear that
hymn since, that it does not cut me to
the heart, for the Group cough rings out
with it. He grew worse towards night.
and when my husband came home he
went for the doctor. At first he seemed
to help him, but it merged into infam-
matory Group, and was soon over.


II ought to have been called sooner,
said the doctor.


have servant 10 wash the dishes,
now, and when visitor comes. can sit
down and entertain her without having
to work all the time. There is no little
boy to worry me to open his jack-knife,
there are no shavings. The magazines
are not soiled with looking at the pic
lures, but stand prim and neat on the
reading table. just as | leave them.


"Your carpets never look dirty" say
weary-worn mothers 10 me.


''Oh, nc" / mutter TO myself, "there
are no muddy little boots to dirty it
now"


But my face is as weary as theirs
weary Of sitting in my Lonesome parlor
at twilight. weary Of watching for the
little arms that used 10 twibe around my
neck, for the curls that brushed against
my checks. for the young laugh that
rang out with mine. as we watched the
blazing coal fire or made rabbits with
the shadow Oh the wall. waiting merrily
for the return home Of papa. l have the
wealth and ease | loDged for, but at
what price And when ! see other
mothers with grown-up sons driving up
70 town or church. and my hair gray. 1
think what might have been, bad ] mur-
INJURED less at the providence Of God.


Reader-young mother you may be-
had you heard this mother tell her stO-
ry, you would have felt disposed with
me TO say. Il will be more patient with
my little ones-I will murrnur less"
Year: 1876

The boy stood on the burning deck.
With paper collar round his neck;
He couldn't sit down to save his soul,
For his pants were as tight as old King Cole
The flames rolled on and burnt his clothes.
Aud popped the eorns upon his toes;
Thermometer ninety in the shade
This boy was not bit afraid.


For when the flames up his shins,
II made him think Of all his sins;


He elasped his hands and cracked his heels,
And danced four jigs and sixteen reels.
He hopped and kicked like a horse mariEe
When the flames had reached the magazine
And uttered all sorts of words and vowels
This poor little boy with east-iron bowels
For he saw that his doom a trip in the air
And he knew that he hadn't moment to spare
Crack bang whiz Away went the powder,
And Kassy Banker was blown to clam ehorder
Year: 1876

Cigar smoke expelled from the mouth
contains enough of the nicotine to hurt
the eyes severely, but smoke fully char
ged with the, poison direct from the
bowl of the pipe or tip Of the cigar is.
proportionately more painful and inju-
rious. II the smoker can keep the
fumes Of the consuming weed from his
eyes, Of course smoking will no.-aRect
his sight. The greatest troubls wAh
smokers is that there is most tempte-
ton to indulge in their favofife habit
while reading or writing At such simss
their eyes are most exposed. We know
Of gentleman who lost one eye, and
came near losing both, by the habit Of
sitting upon high stool in his count
ing room and bending forward and res-
ding q newspaper spread out upon his
desk, while indulging himself witA q ci-
gar. The frequent fop d the smoke
upon the eyeball finally affected his
sight, . black spot--at &rst insieni6cant
but gradually growing more pefeepsible
and annoying-appeariAg before his
vision. Gradually film formed over
the pupil of the eye, and when too hate
to save it he discovered the cause.
Year: 1876

ringIeaoers into custody The remainder OF the crew
were left lying drunk about the deck


WOUNDED
oae was very severely injured during the riot


DETANEn
The Caravans detained in order to ship fresh crew