smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

not flIl upon the authors of this SANDER
oyJs report;


The action of the majority Of the
House III confirming Goodies right tothe
seat held by fraud and usurpation. Is not
a whit less infamous. In justice i; must
he said that a portion Of the Democrats
proved By their votes. that justice and
honor were higher Consultations with
them than party advantages. Two Of
them on the committee that investigated
the case, voted with their Republican
associates in favor Of giving the seat to
Mr.. Plltt to which he was clearly enti-
tied; but the Recommendation of a ma
orltv were ignored on the final vote
These are the patriots who fill the count
try with their dOleful lamentations and
patriotic grOans at its mdone condition
because of radical misrule and partizan-
ship.


y feeling OF hoplessneSs relative to the
Appropriation bills has taken the place of
the bright anticipations of an immedi-
ate compromise adjournment. No pro-
greSs has been made during the week
past; and at the lust report of a disagree
ment upon the consular and diplomatic
bill, III the Senate it was suggested that
no further effort he made A new COM
mittee was, however appointed after a
warm discussion. The Senate Commit
tee proposed to acquiesce in the reduced
salaries if the House would rccede from
It's proposed new legislation; but these
Confederate gentlemen declined.


Amid all the discussion that has been
provoked upon the proposition to restore
the legal tender feature of the silver, it
has been make apparent that large ma
lorty Of people, usually well informed,
knew nothing about the act of 1873 an
nulling the legal tender feature of silver.
Should an opportunity occur to bringup
BANDS bill for vote it is believed that
it would pass both House and Senate,
after having been amended and shOrn of
It's objectionable features There has
been quite a revolution in the minds
Of those in as well as those out of
Congress. 1t has at last been decided in
Democratic caucus to instruct the Com
mittcc on Banking and Currency 10 re-
port a bill repeating the clause of the
Resumption act which fixes the date for
resumption. But much doubt is CX-
pressed whether even this will move this
Obdurate committee to action. Senator
Logan has made repeated attempts to
call up the equalization bounty bill,with-
out success; but his well known perse-
verence may accomplish it before adj
journment is reached. The river and
harbor bill has been sent. t.back to the COM
mittee by the Senate with instructions
to cut down the appropriations to sum
not to exceed $5O00O0O. 1t is generally
conceded that it will be vetoed, should it
reach the President. Democrats are
waiting with hated breath to hear from
the conference between Tilden and Hen
dricks; and they do not attempt to dis
guiSe the fact that Tilden's failure to in
augurate an aggressive campaign" as
promised, has depressed and demOraliz-
ed the whole party. MAXWELL
Year: 1876

The Dayton Journal has the follow
ing very sensible remarks Ou the silver
question. We notice that Thurlow
Weed holds about the same opinion:


1.-The silver question has already de-
veloped its own peculiar literature, and
as might have been expected, there is
vast deal Of nonsense uttered OH both
sides. II it be urged that we are to
have silver and paw debss in il simply
because it is cheap, then the gold men
are right in denouneing the scheme as
silly and dishonest. The real, the
honest reason why We should have the
old silver dollar IS, that 1Cds tie can
tract. 1t was not the contract that
greenbacks were to be a permanent
currency, or gold an exclusive one !;
the Constitution did recognize silver
from the first and did not recognize
paper But incidentally il may be
shown that the use of both metals
tends to steadiness and prevents vio-
lent fluctuations in either 1t further
appears that through all recorded time
the value of the two metals, though
constantly changing, has changed so
slowly that it made no practical differ
ences in contracts whiah had but twen
ty or thirty years TO run. Thus, while
the two together do not constitute an
absolutely perfect standard of values,
(there is no such Standard, yet they
come so near it that practically little
or no loss results.


But to this general rule history
shows two or three important excep-
tions. Three time within 4, ,0O0 years
has one or the other of the precious
metals increased so suddenly as to
lower its value relative to the other.
In the year 1851 gold was so cheap
ened that an ounce of it was only equal
to two ounces OF silver About the
time Carthage was destroyed gold was
considerably cheapened, standing only
one to nine of silver. But for the past
three hundred years the ratio has rare
ly risen above or fallen below fourteen
or fifteen of silver to one of gold; and
there j. every reason to believe that
the present decline in silver is unnatu
rally great, and that it will soon ad-
vance, not indeed 10 the ratio of four
sixteen to one. This Is decline from
natural an Ultimate causes. rs mnch
80 as II decline in pork or wheat, and
either party to Il contract has the moral
right To take advantage of it.
Year: 1876

1t is only a little more than week till
ourannual re union at Columbia Hall
1t is to be hoped that every present or
prospective TEACHER in the county will
be on hand promptly and remain until
the close Make your arrangements in
time and come prepared TO lend n hand
toward giving educational matters in
Old Hancock such IN impulse forward
as they have not had for years. Every
one who has taught has something TO
contribute that is valuable, if lie would
do sO
Year: 1876

NEW PRESTON reports Q case Ot extra. ordinary malice to the Ray. On the 4th, as Edwin Bsardsley was in the act of drawing out his carriage which had just been repaired, what was his surprise to see one of the wheels fall to the ground. On examination he found that the nut which fastens the wheel to the carriage had been removed, and evidently thrown away, as no trace of it could be found. On further examination he found the nut to the other wheel was also missing, while the cushion had been cut and torn until it was completely ruined.

 At NEW HARTFORD, last week, Deacon H. W. Browne, secretary of the Green woods O., received the startling intelli- gence of the death of his daughter. Mrs. Louisa Davis, of Boston. Her death fo1s lowed upon great prostration. being oYer- taxed in nursing her daughter through Q dangerous course of diphtheria.
Year: 1876

Like every other created thing the
ostrich appears to have somewhere or
other iu his minute brain q latent sense
of humor. At least it is very difficult
otherwise to account for the habit of
dancing attributed to him by observers,
on grounds which, according to Mr..
Heller, of Graham's Town, are amply
sufficient.


This gentleman thus describes a scene
he witnessed in an ostrich inclosure/ be-
longing to MIR. Douglas, of Hilton, a
farm about twelve miles from Graham g
Town Out of the inclosure given up
to the exclusive use of this polygamous
family of three, we entered through a
locked gate into large inclosure OF
paddock, in which were fifty-eight one
and two-year-old birds. They all looked
exceedingly we'll, and though they do
not dance, they seemed full of life.
They do sometimes favor the spectators
with dance, and it is one of the fun
niest of all the freaks or habits of ami
mails that evidence sense OF the Joke
ful we ever beheld.


We once saw some twenty nearly full
grown birds waltzing together. They
begun with sort Of siding, slow revo
luton on their toes, moving their wings
gently up and down, and presently they
seemed to get intothe spirit of the thing
without the aid of any fiddler that We
saw, and spun around at a rate thai
would have astonished any one but {
dancing dervish. In dancing they
swept round aud round without eve
coming into contact with each other.
Year: 1876

The commissioners who are taking
testimony in California as to the Chi
nese mainly hear expressions of local
prejudice but in Col. Hollister, one of
the most extensive farmers in the State,
they secure witness on the other side.
He said : 81 do not think there are half
enough Cinnamon in the State. ] am
il favor of letting ell come that will.
] believe that in the cities the savings
banks have larger deposits from labor
ing men in proportion than in any other
State. In the country most of the earn
ings OF the white laboripg men go down
their throats in whisky. The honesty
and sobriety of the Chinese are SO ex-
emplary that have serious thoughts of
becoming a pagan myself. The Chi
nese are generally healthy, and work to
the full extent of their ability. They
shame our own people in habits of
cleanliness. / never met with Chinf :
man who desired to become o citizen,
but there is no reason why they would
not make as good citizens as any other
class of foreigners. Among the farmers
generally there is o strong feeling in
favor Of the Chinese. They are doing
most " the farm work In ell parts Of
ths atAte,'
Year: 1876

ACCORDING to q correspondent o. the
New York Sun, President Grant intends
to annex something less than one half of
the territory of Mexico to the United
States within sixty days. Like other pre-
dictions of the New York Sun regarding
Administration affairs, this one will prove
to be false. 1t is not improbable, however,
that Mexico may be called upon very soon
for settlement of any balance that may be
decided by the Mexican Claims Commis-
sion TO be due to this country. When this
demand is made the Administration will
undoubtedly call the attention Of the
Mexican authorities to the fact that our
Government hiss been the friend and
finn supporter of Mexico at all times
and under all circumstances; that the over
throw Of Maximillian ives manly accom-
plished by American agencies, and that
when the Powers of Europe combined to
destroy the Mexican Republic, although
we were engaged in great civil strife. our
Government did not hesitate to boldly pro-
testagainst the attemptt to overturn the sacred
principles of the Monroe Doctrine. In the
light Of such an explanation as this, Mex
leo cannot fail to make an earnest effort to
comply with our just demands, and 1t may
be confidently expected that the result will
be a satisfactory and friendly adjustment.
Year: 1876

THE New York Herald advises Secretary
Bristow to stick" and insinuates that an
unpleasant feeling exists between him and
President Grant. The Secretary will un-
doubtedly stick to his duty, regardless
of Abou Ben Benefits advice, and will
not be disturbed in the least by the insin-
uation referred to, simply because it is ab-
solutely groundless. From the very out
set of the investigation by the Treasury
Department into the frauds by the whisky
ring, General Bristow and the President
have been in thorough accord, and the
former has never taken any important step
relating to this matter without consultation
with the latter. The effort to create q
feeling of enmity between these high Off
cials is, to say the least, ill-timed, as its
success could not fail to result In public
disaster, and is liable to the suspicion of
having been originated in the interests of
the members of the ring. But it has not
been, and will not be, successful.
Year: 1876

dwells in the heart of our beloved country.
The year closes with splendid celebrations
in all the great cities of the Union-cele-
brations in which the fervor and patriotism
of the people find expression in songs,
illuminations, ringing of bells and all out
ward signs of joy. The dying year
fringes with beautiful and glorious bor-
der The first centenary of our existence
as nation. We salute it as departing
friend, and bid it take its place among the
stars. We hail, thrice hail the first of the
next one hundred years. When our Sec
ond Centennial comes, whel bells and
cannon usher in the year 1876. all, so to
speak. who live now on the face of the
earth will be covered by the grave; but we
have firm faith that the Republic will
stand, and 60 on increasing in majesty,
dominion and power.
Year: 1876

TIE New York World snd other 0ppo-
sition journals insinuate or directly charge
that the Administration is in favor of the
annexation Of Cuba. This is untrue.


Cuban annexation is a Democratic idea
one that was originated by that party at q
time when it desired the extension of slave
Territory as q means of addingto its political
power All that the Administration seeks
now Is To preserve and cherish American
Interests, to secure the abolition of slavery
and to put an end to the inhumanities of
Year: 1876

THEexisting condition Of affairs in South
Carolina plainly indicates an intended at
tempt in that State Of q repetition Of the
terrible scenes which last fall placed Mis-
sissippi under the iron heel of the White
League Democracy. The New York 2ri-
6uns and other assistant Ku-Klux journals
are already beginning to frame excuses for
an overthrow Of the Republican party in
that State, which will be accepted by the
White Leaguers as an indication that North
ern public sentiment will sustain them in
resorting to violent means for the purpose
of attaining the success of their party.
Year: 1876

THE sensational correspondents are still
engaged in trying to create an impression
that war between this Government and
Spain is threatened. The truth is that the
relations between the two Governments are
entirely friendly.
Year: 1876

Prom the Now York Sportsman, Jan. Is


The American Jockey Club has hitherto refrained
nom making steepleohase code, requiring that
the jump shall be of certain dimensions We
remember distinctly that some years ago, when
one or two incompetent riders were thrown
there was q howl Of horror and Indignation
against the sport and the Jockey Club was i'm
plored not to sanction any Of 1t. Some OF the
suggestions made by the HERALD are good, and many
of the facts 1t advances entitled to great weight.
The jumps, in opinion, might be Increased in
height and width with advantage, provided there
were fewer of them. We heard
however. Of any rule which hxed tho height
Of hurdles, stone walls, and other fences, to say
nothing of water jumps which are usually artificial
hitches So far we remember, they were OF various
heights and OF various widths The feats OF Chandler,
Lottery &c, altogether exceptional and not one
horse in u million do the like There is ore OBJ
sace here TO anything like such steepechases as are
witnessed in England Ireland and France II is this
the grounds much too limited in space and too
poorly adapted In situation and surroundings for
good steeplechase course. Hence see nothing but
dodging in and out and turning and twisting like
hare before greyhounds and the bad taking of makes
many Of the small jumps more dangerous and difficult
lhan larger might DO under other circumstances.
That there should be prize for the best jumper may
be conceded, but who is to know which tho best
Jumper is by the test OF his ability TO get
The obstacles without coming 10 serious grief and
reaching the winning post 1rstf
Year: 1876

In another column We give letter from subscriber
touching this matter, which is well worthy OF con-
sideration. The writer Is able to speak with great
practical knowledge OF the subject as he has owned
good steeplechasers IN England and ridden them him
self The difficulty to be first surmounted, in our
opinion is the tortuous nature Of the They
wire In and out and round and about and are 80 ex
esodngly roundabout that horse, who is not as quick
upon bis hooks and launches as cat does not show
20 advantage. In some instances he has 70 make q
Jump In direction and then cant right around and
take In another, without the possibility OF estab-
fishing himself in good, squire stride. II never
intended that this class Of should
be lodged about under the eyes Of the people In the
ahonld be aecnred
Year: 1876

A prominent merchant of Nashville
has addressed letter to the Banner
in which he urges the people Of Ten
nessee to pay more attention to the
blackberry industry. North Carolina
shipped $500, 600 worth of dried black
berries last year, and one small county
realized 10000 from this branch OF
industry alone. Last year $4,000 lbs
Of this berry we're Clipped from Nash
vile. He adds word about the prop
er way of drying blackberries. They
should be in the right condition when
gathered. When dried too ripe they
lose their flavor, and when too green
have a bitter taste. The best fruit
is that dried in the sun simply spread
out in thin layer on clean boards
Unless thoroughly dried they will be
apt to mould and to breed worms
Always pack them in nice, clean and
sound barrels.
Year: 1876

The New York Bulletin publishes
the following extract from n London
letter to a prominent house in that
city:


"There is no life in the wheat trade
at present. Liverpool has stock Of
fully four months consumption, but
taking the whole Of England there arc
over two million Of quarters (sixteen
million bushels) Of foreign wheat in
store, and another million quarters
afoat, 80 that on the whole there are
three months stock on hand. America
is again beginning 20 ship largely.
Russia will also commence doing the
same, SO that without some outside
pressure, such as war, very bad wealth
er, or very large continental demand,
there does not seem 10 be much chance
of an immediate advance. Another
feature in this market is the large
quantity of Calcutta wheat that is
taken by millers in preference to
American. The wheat is made thor
oughl ly wet, so that all the earth in il
may be brought to a pulp, and when it
dries it is reduced to dust and blown
out, leaving the wheat perfectly clean.
The wheat itself has both color and
strength, and as the best qualities are
obtalnable at 4Gs and the lower quail
ties at ABS, il is natural enough that
the millers should prefer il 10 the
American wheats, which are poor aud
dear"
Year: 1876

Richmond Register: The following
rare document was received few days
ago by the county clerk of this coun-
ty. For choice orthogroghy we think
Josh Billings would yield the palm
without murmur. The direction.on
the envelope was this: Madison, coun-
ty Ky.-Richmon to the county clerk
pleas stick up the advertisement and
red the within to Evrybody. The let
ter was as follows: E Royalty hav
the means to cure the so cald hog coll
cry do not think that viii fail one
time in 80 as long as hog will eat any
thing and after tina fail to eat unles
their lites is almost rotain no man
need not fer in handling hogs if he
has my cure it is preventive as wei
as cure my medison is easy got and
easy handled 40 years ago hogs got
their own medison am going to rite
one Letter to every county in the State
and if a county does no more than
send and get on farm rite it will prove
to the people that it is al rite have a
gents out but it may be two or years
before tina vii get over al the county i
will sci a man a county rite for two
ten dollars am we'll aprised that the
people is tired Of being humbugged by
eastern yankees but was borned and
raised in washington co ky and am 81
years old am free malson and grain
ger but best of al am hard shel bap-
tbs and it does me good to skin the
specializing sunday cristians nov liv
in anderson CO ky one mile from leath-
ers if any man viii com to me will go
with him to see men that has had their
hogs cured e Royalty the hard shell
hog doctor. gar
Year: 1876

VEGETABLE OYSTER. $50 Gar rs our
experience goes, it is no use 10 try TO
grow satisfy on high, dry ground
What are called early gardens are not
spots TO try TO grow this vegetable.
It must have cool ground aud then
we think it likes a heavy, rich ground,
rather than light one. The Jersey
men bring il 20 market sometimes ia
toIerably good condition, ind we are
apt to associate every Jersey crop with
a rich, damp sand. However this may
be, we have no doubt that in the or
dinary garden soils heavy one is much
better for satisfy than light one. And
then it must be sOwn very early. IL
takes time to grow to o good size, and
needs the whole season to do IL in. IL
is not at all tender plant, A little
frost is laughed at, aud so no one neei
fear to sow IL as early as IL can be got
in, for fear cold weather may follow
the sowing.-Germant0lon Telegraph
Year: 1876

Among the many old employees
of the Central Hudson Railroad was
Charles ScrafTord OF Schenectady,-
who for twenty-five years was en-
gagied on tie tracks. and fol. several
years as foreman Of a gang Of men.
AT nostine during his long service
for the company was lie paid over
$1.75 per day, and yet he accumu.
}Iated sconsiderablef property and
lived well. It has been ascertained
that as foreman he gave men work
only on condition that they would
pay him a certain amount from their
wages every pay day. From fifty
cents to three dollars per month each
was the tax that he levied upon
these poor men. most Of them hav-
inc large families to care for,
Another plan of his was to hire
extra men who would work perhaps
ten or fifteen days a month, but who
would draw wages for full mouth
which was divided among such men
and the dishonest foreman.
Year: 1876

From an Occasional Correspondent Of the AP-


PEAL.l


HUMBOLDT, December 81, 1S75.-I ar
rived at this raillcRd center to-day, and
as have only short time to stay will
give you my IMPRESSIONS Of the place. 1t
st ems to be too near Forked-Deer river
for health, but all accounts agree that it
is subject to fewer cases Of severe sick
ness than any town of the ssme size in
the State. This may be owing to the
fine water they have here. They say
that the experts who examined this
place Isst year in regard to the lunatic
asylum did them great injustice, and il
must be admitted that facts appear to
sustain them in this assertion. They
are now anxious to ests sblish an agTicul-
tursl school and experimental farm near
this place, at which the boys will be
taught farming and will practice it.
This is considered one Of the hest places
in West Tennessee for a school of that
kind, as it is about the center Of West
Tennessee, and at the junction of two
important railroads. They wish to COM
mence with about two hundred acres Of
land, and they would as soon have poor
land as rich. because their object is to
show how much il can be improved. 1t
is thought that there are land owners
near here who will give forty CT
fifty acres of land each, so as TO
make up the requisite amount.
Other farmers in the different
portions of the State will furnish them
with work-stock, fine cattle, hogs, sheep
and mares. They do not intend to raise
any ordinary stock on the farm. Their
object Is to show that as fine cattle,
horses hogs and sheep can be grown in
West Tennessee ss in any country. Glib.
son has been the great grain and stock
county in West Tennessee, and, there
fore, they think the experiment should
be made in this county whether fine
stock can be successfully grown in, West
Tennessee. There is a floating rumor
that Colonel Ripley Dunlap, who has
just returned from Texas, where he has
large landed interests, has an idea of
leaving Humboldt This the people
here and the travelling public. would
greatly regret, and it Is hoped that the
rumor is without foundation. The peo-
( pie here feel that they made q mistake
/ years ago in not offering the Mississippi
/ Central railroad company inducements
to put their workshops here, and such q


mistake will never be made by them
again. They now See that only towns
/ that have liberality and public spirit
/ can prosper and grow. The United
! States officers and soldiers who are sta
| toned here make themselves very
/ agreeable, and are quite popular. The
| health OF the garrison shows that this is


net a sickly place, as has been reported
! by soma persons whose means Of in
/ formation were not good.