smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

A very melancholy report reaches
US from France that the funds for the
completion Of the bronze statue Of Lib
crty intended for presentation to the
United States, and which was to have
served as an emblem and lighthouse
combined at the entrance of New York
harbor, have suddenly given out. From
all accounts the bronze female, who
was to have had a staircase in her left
leg and a balcony in her back hair, will
require to be completed by the United
States, or forever after remain thing
of fancy. Two hundred thousand
francs bad been subscribed toward the
construction of this colossal statue, and
a section, consisting of one arm, was
sent for the inspection and approval of
the New Workers. The thumb-nail of
the hand attached to this arm was so
huge that the largest lat woman could
sit down upon il with ease to herself
and comfort TO her skirts and surround
ings. So far as the arm went appear
ances were favorable. No bigger arm





had been seen, and anticipation ran
high as TO the beauty and entire figure.
But with this senormousarm and thumb
nail, the 100000 francs had become
exhausted, and no more funds being
forthcoming, unless the United States
sees fit to come TO the rescue, there
will be no more bronze female. If it
took 100000 francs TO make one arm.
the cost of the entire female, including
the staircase in her left leg and bal
cony in her back hair, would mount up
to couple OF million dollars. The
present financial condition of the coun.
try scarcely warrants such an expendi.
turc, even upon so unnecessary lux
ury as combined goddess and light
house. We fear, therefore, that all
that exists of her, the arm with the
big thumb, will have to be respectfully
declined, with thanks.
Year: 1876

4 NUIsANcE.-GreatIy to the annoyance OF
pedestrians the upper crossing on Fourteenth
at the intersection with Franklin street IS
often covered with Ice. Water from some
hydrant pours down Fourteenth street and
freezes aud makes the nuisance.
Year: 1876

the Office Of the Secretary, and it was then
ordered that M account be kept in the
latter Office. lie argued that il was only
by exploring and investigation, or by
knowledge derived from practical expert
cncc, that one could understand the busi-
ness Of accounting. II certain bonds were
presented to the Register Of the Treasury
to-day for signature, he would sign them
and Immediately charge the public debt
with the par value Of these bonds, and il
the Register should then be called upon
for n statement Of the debt It would ap-
pear greater than it really was TO the
amount OF bonds signed. He reviewed at
length the manner OF keeping accounts in
the Registers Office, and said there always
would be difference in the statements oi
the offices; but with the two statements
the truth could be traced out. This sys-
ten, about which SO much complaint was
now made, was instituted in 1869 as a
check on the Registers Office. II the
differences in these two accounts did not
exist, collision and fraud between the
different branches Of the Treasury De-
partment would be shown. An analysi
Of the two statements would never fail
to show that thefacts on which they'were
based were the same.


This closes the debate for the present.
The Hon. Henry's resolution for the ap-
pointment OF Committee Of Investiga-
ton will come up as unfinished business
on Monday next. Wejudgc from the light
thrown on the subject by Mr.. Boutwell,,
that should an investigation be ordered
it will turn ont just about as did the re
cent investigation by the Special Com
mittee raised to investigate the $Ss,OOO
deficit in our West Virginia finances.
Year: 1876

1t has been decided, says the Turf,
Field and Farm, that when horse or
carriage is let out for hire, for the pur-
pose OF performing a particular jour
ney, the party letting warrants the
horse and carriage fit and competent
for such journey. If the hirer treats
the horse or carriage as any prudent
man would do, he is not answerable
for any damage either may receive.
But he must use the horse for the pur-
pose for which he hired him. For in
4 tance, a horse hired fer saddle must
not be used in harness. If the hirer
violates this express condition Of the
contract, he is liable for any damage
that may occur. Ii the horse is stolen
through the hirer's negligence, such as
leaving the stable door open all night,
he must answer for it. But if he is
robbed of it by highwaymen, when
travelling the usual road at usual
hours, be cannot be held for damages.
As these questions are frequently in
dispute, it is not out of place to shed
little light upon them.
Year: 1876

1t is quite common custom when
those who Use kerosine lamps, when
the light is not needed and with the
idea of saving oil, TO turn down the
wick sufficiently low to make it smoke,
and not low enough to put out the
fame. The result is, the room is filled
with smoke and the air poisoned. A
case occurred the other day in Cayuga
county, New York, in which this prac-
tice was nearly fatal in its result, a
young lady having gone to sleep with
her lamp thus arranged and being
nearly sufIocated. Either allow the
wick to be high enough to burn clear,
or else extinguish the light.-[The
Household.
Year: 1876

DR.. Mann lately showed, at the
Science Conference at South Kensing-
ton, how unimportant is the form of
lightning conductors, whether rods,
ropes, or pipes; and that the real de-
sideratum was that they should be of
sufficient size to afford an unobstruct-
ed path for the passage of the electric
fluid. He insisted on the necessity of
goodly number of points, and above
all upon the indispensability of large
earth contact, saying that lightning
discharge passing through large rod
with an ample earth contact is only
gentle stream oflow tension; but that,
if the size of the rod or the area Of its
contact with the earth is diminished,
the tension is increased, and the fluid
has a dangerous tendency to discharge
itself laterally by chance outlets.
Year: 1876




A PIcKrocKET works on abstract
principles.


Tue next thing ahead is September,
stoves, you know-stovepipe-joints
all fit-no troublc-easiest thing in the
world


The Missouri Republican has tried
cabbage leaf in its hat, and the Globe
Democrat goes about summer and win
ter with an entire head Of il in its hat.


The latest piece of enterprise &c.
credited to the potatoe bug is that he
was seen recently on a piece Of eel
grass and navigating gaily dlwn Black
River, N. Y.


"How to Get Rid of Cold" is be-
ing discussed by the country papers.
Put a little nitro-glycerine up your
nose, then bit it with a sledge ham,
mer, and the cold will never trouble
you again.


ONE morning Pat was taking down
his shutters, when a brother Irishman
was passing by "Why are you taking
down the shutters, Pat?" he asked.
"To let out the dark, to be sure" was
the reply.


THEY never use bulletin board on
the Worcester Press. They merely
take the insole out Of the editors slip
per and lean it out Of the second story
window against the sidewalk and chalk
their dispatches on that.


THE men who made the law giving
the members of the Connecticut Ma
tional Guards thirty cents a day for
ration money, evidently thought that
the soldiers had all been editors, and
were therefore used to high living.


The Servians have been driven out
OF Gurgusovatz Harvatovitch has fall
en- back on Alexinatz Sevenyearso-
witch has defeated Crackyerjawigatz,
and Pulldownyervestovitch has inAict-
ed crushing blow on Wipofyerchin-
oskil


"WHY didn't l kill somebody"
thought a convict as he entered the
Massachusetts, State Prison to serve
out a ten-years sentence for hen steal
ing side by side with man sentenced
for five years for causing the death of
his wife.


GEORGE ELIOT says thar a young
mans eyes first open to the world
when he is in love. This is not al
ways so. Unusually it is when he has
gone away from home and had his
washing sent out for the first time, and
finds among it when it is returned an
odd stocking with two red stripes
about the top, and long enough to but
ton around his neck.


The Springfield Union relates that
a potato bug, wearing a striped Ulster
and carrying well filed satchel, was
met last night on Main street, near the
depot, on his way to take the cars for
Boston. He intended to take a Gu
nard steamer for Europe, with view
to arranging for the emigration of a
colony of his color to ireland. His
appearance and story being considered
suspicious, he was arrested and held
for extradition.
Year: 1876

Take en- earthen jar which had
nothing sweer or sour in it, put in a
layer of corn, chopped and scraped
from the cobb, say three inches thick,
and then a layer of salt one-fourth
inch thick, then another layer of corn
three inches thick, then salt one
fourth inch thick, and SO on, till you
fill your jar, then make top to fit the
jar nicely and weight down. The
salt and milk from the corn will make
a brine which preserves the corn. Set
away until winter. When you get
ready to Use the corn you must soak
it over night in water, changing the
water twice next morning. The above
is the best method l know Of for can
ming green corn.
Year: 1876

KEEPING MILK SWEET. "A simple
and eilectual remedy for the preven-
ton of milk turning sour in summer
time consists in adding to each quart,
fifteen grains of bicarbonate Of soda.
This does not effect the taste Of the
milk
Year: 1876

THE following Is said to be a Texan
practice for training sheep dogs A
pup is taken from its mother before its
eyes are opened, and put to a eve to
suckls. After a few times, the eve
becomes reeonciled to the pup, which
follows her like lamb, grows up
among, and remains with the flock,
and no wolf, man, or strange dog can
come near the sheep aud the dog will
bring the flock to the fold regularly at
half past seven o'clock, il he is habitu-
ally ted at that hour.
Year: 1876

IP there is anything in this world
that will start a cold perspiration ON
the young man of to-day it is to put on
brand new fifty dollar suit, and have
some one ask him if they are store
clothes or made 10 order.
Year: 1876

GRANT AS A WEST POINT SCHoLAH
Just how much Grant learned about the
Constitution and the Government while
at West Point is question that might be
we'll for those who have that school in
charge to consider. His blunders have
been of such frequent occurrence that
people really begin to wonder whether he
ever had any faith in Constitutions and
avs: and whether he has not ever since
ne first entered the Army of the Republic
gone on as mercenary hireling without
ndulglng q single patriotic impulse
Certainly passages in his message lead to
this conclusion.
Year: 1876

We think the Republicans of Vermont
iofnmltted grave error in the game they
are playing, when they appointed Sollace
to fill the vacancy created by his own
absence from the Electoral College.
Thus they present as an elector the man
chosen on the 1th of November and inc
igible at that time, His absence by
eollusion and the attempt to take advan-
tase of his own wrong make bad case
worse, and strengthen the claim of Mr..
Aldrch, who will contest his vote at
World.
Year: 1876

There can now be hardly a doubt that
the leaders of the Grant and third term
party had arranged a conspiracy by which
the President was to be elected to third
term.


This is evident from the complete pre-
arrangement Of the Returning Boards in
the Southern States. Grant, had he
been the candidate no doubt contem-
plated carrying five or six of these States,
or being counted in by them, just as they
have been counted for Hayes.


The work was to be done by such men
as Morton, Kellogg, Packard, Chamber
lain, Chandler and Cameron. The de-
feat Of Grant in the nomination inter
rupted the scheme somewhat so far as the
President was concerned. But it has
not been wholly given up; and will be
played to the end if the people do not
denounce it openly and boldly


If allowed to succeed, and the ma
chimes called Returning Boards are al
lowed to set aside the voice OF the ma
jority of the people in three States and
thus upset the decision of the whole
forty millions of people, self-government
will be at an end, and the declaration of
Hon. Charles O'Connor, that s'the Re-
public perished on the day that Mcdowell
moved on to Richmond" be found to
contain "more truth than poetry
Year: 1876

Terre Hsute Express: James Insler, q
farmer residing in the southern part of the
county, met with frightful accident yes
terday forenoon. while engaged in thresh-
ing wheat. Some part of the machinery
getting out of order, be undertook TO re-
p sir IL while the thresher was in motion,
and In so doing bis right hand was caught
between the cog wheels. He cried aloud
for help, but before the machine could be
stopped the tour fingers of his hand were
taken on His hand was so badly mans sled
that It's amputation was necessary.
Year: 1876

BY virtue of certain precept TO me directed
by the mayor of the city OF Ind annapolis, In
diana, and duly attested by the CLERK of said
city under the corporate seal of said city, 1
will on
Year: 1876

By virtue of certain precept TO me directed
by the mayor of the city of INDIANAPOLIS, In
diana, and duly attested by the clerk OF said
city under the corporate seal of said city,
will on
Year: 1876

The President and Cabinet have ta-
ken final action with regard to the dis
position of Tweed, whose arrival on the
steamer Franklin, at New York is
hourly expected. Acting Secretary of
State Cadwallader presented at the last
cabinet session letter from Gov. Til
den, asking that Tweed, upon his arri-
val be delivered to the sheriff of New
York, and that no unofficial commune
cation be permitted with the vessel, un-
til after Tweed had been surrendered
to Sheriff Conner. The President and
Cabinet decided this request should be
promptly complied with, and accord
ingly the Secretary of the Navy has is
sued orders to that effect.
Year: 1876

RESOLVED. That upon all questions of
national concern, we cordially endorse
and adopt the platform of principles
recited by the National Republican
Convention held at Cincinnati, and we
earnestly desire the election of the nom-
inees of that convention to the offices
of President and Vice. President of the
United States, respectively, believing
that such result would in the present
aspect of affairs be the only safe guar
anty Of the permanency of the American
Union and the prosperity of every Sec
tion of our common country.


Resolved, That we favor home-rule
and self-government in the Territories,
and in the filling Of all Offices therein,
including the important office of Dele
gate in Congress, with honest and COM
petent citizens, selected from actual and
bona fde residents of the Territory;


Resolved, That the introduction OF
Chinese labor into this country is
fraught with serious and dangerous
consequences to that system of free Ia
bor to which the Republican party has
ever been committed and that we
condemn every system and policy in
the Government which deprives Ia
bor of its dignity; and that the i'm
portation of Cinnamon to this coun-
try has driven out OF employment
a large class of native and foreign-born
citizens; and that it retards the progress
and development of the territories; and
that we highly commend the action OF
the National Republican Convention
in calling upon Congress to investigate
the effect of Chinese immigration upon
the laboring classes of this country,
and that the prompt action of Congress
in the matter meets our hearty appro-
val.
Resolved, That we utterly and un.
quali'edly condemn the whole Indian
policy OF the United States-so far as
relates TO the practice of making
treaties with these savage and barbarous
tribes-as inconsistent with the sover-
eighty of the government and as being
puerile in policy and failure in results
We therefore ask for such changes
in the policy of the government
respecting Indian affairs, as will sub
ject these savages at all times to- the
efficient and absolute control Of the ma.
tion, and will at the same time destroy
the Indian ring, its aiders and abet-
tors


Resolved, That we return thanks to
President Grants administration fol
Year: 1876

Senator Blaine will speak through
New York State in the afternoon and
evening from now until election. He
was received with the greatest enthusi-
asm. At Buffalo, last Thursday, 10000
people turned out in a procession to do
honor to this popular leader.
Year: 1876

ONO CouxTY, Feb. Goth, 1876.
EAtOn IntSllIEeueer:


There are few cities, ancient or modern,
about the origin Of tho name Of which
there IS more uncertainty or mystery
than that OF the city Of Wheeling.


One account ascribes the name to a
Jesuit priest, by the name Of Wheelfn,
alleged TO have had mission post at the
mouth of the creek prior to the settle
ment Of the country. A fatal objection
to this theory is that there is no authen-
tic account Of any such priest or mission
post having existed there, besides it is
highly improbable as there were no in
habitants there to missionate among.


Another account says that it was the
Indian name OF the creek, or rather q
derivation from the Indian name. This
is merely a vague conjecture, and is un-
supported by any evidence. 1t is not
even certain that the Indians had any
recognized name for the creek. AS far
back as history or tradition goes, there
have not been any permanent Indian ia.
habitants on Wheeling Creek, and there
is nothing to indicate that it has ever
been inhabited since the disappearance Of
the Mound Builders. The country was
merely hunting ground for the red man
and they seem to.have had q sort Of war
path through Wheeling Creek valley
over which the plumed and painted war
riors Of distant tribes marched for many
a century on their foraging exploits.


According to still another account, the
name was what 1t is now. 1t was suggest
ed by the remarkable curves made by the
creek near its mouth. This is known to
have been the current explanation Of this
matter at nm early day. That some such
a name should be so suggested to Col.
Zane, lor whoever gave Il the name, is
natural and probable. 1t divests II Of all
mystery, and we believe II is the true
origin Of the name.


We have not been able to discover
single Indian name in Ohio county. The
name Of the county itself is probably not
as generally supposed an Indian name,
although Peters Run, which heads in
Richland district near Clinton and emp.
ties into Wheeling Creek near Triadel-
pnia, was named for an Indian known to
the early settlers by the name OF Peter.
He made yearly visits to spring or
rather swamp on tho farm now owned by
]. P. Stewart on the waters Of that
stream, for the purpose Of making salt.


W,C.S
Year: 1876

THE GAS QUEsTroS.-It seems rs II an
agitation about gas and gas.meters had
broken out all over the country. They
have it in an incipient form down at
Parkersburg, where, as we observe by.
late Council proceedings, the price of gas
to the city has been up for discussion aad
adjudication. We notice that one of the
committees submitted a proposition the
other night from the gas company to sup
ply the city at the rate of sS per thou
sand feet the city to pay the expense Of
lighting, &c. It was asserted in Council
that at this price it would cost the city
S35 per lamp.post for gas, which, it seems,
is the price it has been paying heretofore.
It was therefore moved that the Council
agree to pay the gas company S95 per
post, which motion was carried.


In order to show how much cheaper
gas is in other places than in Parkera-
burg, the Jo,lraal publishes the following
table.
Year: 1876




Washington, March 2o.-Wright
said he desired to do what he thought
he never should do while he was con-
fined TO his house by illness. Last
Thursday the Senator from PennsyI-
vania had sent TO the clerks desk and
had read newspaper item charging
several Senators, himself included,
with having private secretaries paid
for by the government. For himself
he had no clerk appointed in Indian
Bureau for three years and there Is no
person there whom he had recon-
mended. There was no person there
who does any work for him and he
has not any private Secretary what
ever. The only person who does any
work with anything with which he
is connected is the clerk to the COM
mittee ON claims who does the work
of the committee.


On motion of Allison the Senate
took up for consideration the Senate
bill providing for an agreement with
the Sioux Nation in regard to IA por-
tion of their reservation and for other
purposes. The matter was briefly dis
cussed by Hitchcock, who said he was
opposed to any further appropriation
for these Indians, or for another com
mission. There was one man out there
now, General George Crook, who was
a. able to make an agreement with
these Indians as any commission that
| could be sent out to them. The debate
was continued by B ,gy, Hamilton.
Allison and Edmunds. Morton said
he had permitted this debate, hoping
the bill would pass, but as it was quite
evident that it couldn't he would call
up the regular order, the Senate bill
to provide for counting the votes of
President and Vice President. Mer-
riman asked to offer an amendment
to the pending bill that the President
shall appoint five army officers not be-
low the rank of Colonel, in place of
the five persons mentioned in the
bill. Ordered printed. Morton offered
a resolution that the committee on
privileges and elections have power
to sit during the sessions Of the SEN
ate while they are investigating the
case of Senator Spencer. Agreed to.
The Senate electoral bill was then
taken up. After debate the Chair laid
before the Senate the military bill
from the House with the notification
that the House fail to concur in the
amendments of the Senate. The Sen
ate agreed to adhere to the amend
ments and and ask committee of
conference. The Senate then went into
executive session and soon adjourned.