smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

grim fathers begins to find utterance nero
and there among men who but yesterday
were thinking only of pelt and "'iink
to accept any form Of government
despotic, autocratic, or ecclesiasucSl'
which treated property as more 81.
cred than humanity. Something Oh
the spirit of the declaration Of American
independence mingles with all this, and the
sentiment, 20 government of the people,
for the people, by the people, shall not
perish from the EARTH" is passing from lip
to lip.


May the glorious promise of the new day,
which in 1876 is to rise in Anne rica, be not q
disappointment to those who believe IN
Republican liberty. And yet, God alone
sees to the end. His hand alone can guide;
His will alone will determine all. Those OF
us who love the cause of the human
brotherhood can only do our duty and
leave the conso uences to the Divine
Power, which 6oeth all things we'll. l
can no. but feel that America is to be
Republican and not monarchical, but yet
I can not conceal feom myself the fact that
a Confederate Democratic restoration in
1876 would be the beginning Of the end OF
Republican liberty IN the New World. In
determining this issue, the cause Of the ne
gro becomes the cause of Republicanism
and of Professionalism in the United States
Upon these issues the West and New
England can be made as one. If not, then
in the end the Confederate idea of govern
ment with race caste and Catholic ecclesi
asticism will first triumph on the Northern
continent of America, the Protestant re-
public of the United States being finally
overthrown and monarchy reared on it,
| r,,;,. B.
Year: 1876

THE monumental cheek of the Governor


OF Oregon is emphasized in the fact that the


question of eligibility was one upon which he


had no right to pass any way. 1t was simply
his business to issue the certificate to the
electors having the highest number of votes.


If then there was any question of eligibility
that was for another tribunal. Grover at
tempted to steal vote by a clear usurpation.
Year: 1876

THE gravel train evidently got along to
Boston Tuesday. One Of the accompanying
circumstances Of the Democratic victory
there was the defeat Of every woman who
was candidate for a place on the school COM
NIT
Year: 1876

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The namt and address of the writer are In
all cases Indispensable not necessarily tor publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.


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

SOME of the more uuscrupulous OF the
Democrats are still ebjecting to the admission
of the Colorado Representative, but their po-
sitlon is so absurd they will have difficulty in
bringing their party up to it.
Year: 1876

acy. And the party which at every step has
been wrong demands of the party which has
been uniformly right an unconditional sur
render. BY frauds in New York, New Jer-
sey and Indiana, and by violence and riot
throughout the South they have sought to
seize the government. Foiled in their
wicked designs they have resorted to the des-
perate expedient of stealing an elector from
the Republican state of Oregon. In this they
VIII also be foiled aud their wild rush for
power will serve only to illustrate most graph
ically to the nation the great peril it has es-
capped.
Year: 1876

Ed. RErCBLfCAN: Once more we
grasp our pen to jot few glcanings
from this part of Gods moral herit-
age. Since our last we have exchange
cd our place in the dinyy city 'or one
more cougcnial to health. and have
found in our new situation kind
and generous people. At present we
use our feeble efforts toward helping
'thc young idea TO shoot Although
the cause of education casts but a
faint and feeble ight o'crthc pleasant
Pacific coast. At no great distance in
the future she will illumc the hori-
zon of the illustrious Union with un-
mistakcablc signs of light and wis
dom. No one could reasonably cy-
pcct us TO cope with our sister States
of the East, who had many wears to
build up her educational institutions.
When the Pacific coast shall bav. had
the time to erect aHd dcvclonc the
bulwark Of her liberties. then will we
compare with our friends beyond lAc


Mississippi.
Year: 1876

lron There is no game around here. have
to go five or six miles to hunt and no TIM
Der but pine. have heard of oak, hazel ETC..
but have not seen any yet. The only gold
dust have seen, was two ounces of coarse
gold from Spring creek. i think where that
came from there must be more. The gold
IS TOO me to suit me around this place. This
IS the finest winter I ever saw, no storms.
no snow, no frost in the ground, nothing to
stop person from going and prospecting
where he pleases. We start tomorrow for
Spring creek, and this is the last you will
hear from me for some time. We are going
North to make Il permanent camp, and then
branch out to prospect. Should get loca-
ted will write again.


Yours truly,


Gro MAcDoNATn
Year: 1876

Mr.. Editor: The cause of temperance in


our territory is now assuming Il kerry FORM
| ldable attitude. Indeed, il seems with


Its present activity and onward march to
| change incrednlity itself as to its complete


and speedy success. The Grand Worthy


Chief Templar of the Territory, Massena


Bullard Esq, is pushing things vigorously.


This is we'll. In him the temperance cause
has warm and determined friend. He has
organized three or four lodges in the last
few months, and we see that another will
be organized on Willow Creek, Wednesday.
the 9th inst. This will make in all. about
ttty-seven or eight lodges in the Terrific
ry Is it not fact that intemperance ex-
lists, and does its work Of destruction-not
because it is irremidable, but because the
people do not grasp the bold, yet high
ly practical idea, that by vigorous
use of the means now employed, q
speedy deliverance from its despotic reign
might be achieved? Certainly, the intelli-
gence and morals Of the people are not SO
much to blame for the existence of intem
perance, as is their faith in the means for its
obstruction. The former, it is but reasona-
Bile to conclude, does see and deplore the ex-
istence If an evil so blighting to the rising
virtue of this promising land Of ours; and if
the latter did but prove strong enough to
put forth and sustain a vigorous effort, then
success would not, we think, be doubtful.
or even distant. You then, that have sons
to save, and daughters to protect from the
evils Of intemperance. You, who have a
spark of sympathy for our suffering human
lty, rush to the support of temperance.
Let it but feel the warmth of your hearts
that are inspired with courage, and the day
is not far distant when King Alcohol must
succumb.
Year: 1876

CARRIAGE AND WAGON MANuFAcToRY This Is
the largest establishment of the kind in the Terri
tory, and is turning out work equal to the best in
East. Our Horse shoeing Department is under the
supervision Of the best horse shoer in Montana, and
we prepared to do work in this line to the salts
faction of any who may flvor us with their pat
ronage


IzsGive ms a TriaI.+FE


BROWN s. WEISENIOK
Helena, Deeember2, 1875.
Year: 1876




Friend Barnes arrived here.on the 13th
after quite pleasant trip of fourteen days
from Cheyenne. We had no snow on the
road, except little between Cheyenne and
Laramie. There is no snow here only on
the north hillsides, and a person can pros
pect anywhere.


can't say that / am very well pleased
with the country, so far, as a.mining country,
but it is the prettiest mountain country [
have ever seen. 1t is all heavy timbered,
with open parks all through it. If nothing
else, it is fine country to settle in. 1t does
not look like any mining country you ever
saw. In this section the hills are low, not cut
down deep like the Northern mines. The
gulches are very fiat, and no water to speak
of, though north Of here it is very rugged
and more water, and everybody is going
that way. At present, there are about
dozen gulches struck up there, commenc-
ing at Spring creek, sixteen miles from
here. This place is on French gulch, and
is building up rapidly, there are. about
one hundred houses in it now, There is a
saw-mill here lumber is worth $50 a thou
sand. THERE'S no mining going Oh here now.
All are hunting ranches and locating town
lots. have prospected the gulch and do
not find it very encouraging, It is taken up
for twenty miles. They appear to be afraid to
start in. There is not sluice-box in the
gulch, but one claim to bedrock, where |
heard they got seven cents, The gulch is
twenty feet deep. The best have paned
myself is one cent Oh bar right over the
creek-fourteen colors, almost as fine as river
gold. Ihaye seen and panned in other claims,
but got nothing but colors. Our party has
been prospecting the creek and bars ten
miles below here. | was down Yesterday
and got nothing but a color occasionally in
the gravel, and no better on bedrock, and
nowhere in the gulch is itany better on bed
rock. There is more quartz here than i'll
all the rest of the United States. 1t is al
most quartz formation. In going through
the woods, you are never out of sight of
quartz It is pure white and covers the.hills
in places so that it looks like snow. It carries
no mineral so far as have seen, not even
Year: 1876

MILLS q kEssLER, Of the Neao North
Vest, announce that they will at an early
day begin the publication of the Butte Miner
at Butte City. The Miner is to be devoted
PRINCIPALLY to the interests of the miners
ana mines OF the Territory. If another pa
per is needed in Montana it is a class-publl-
cauon devoted to mining. The men who
are now delving in quartz, and present
indications point to a large increase Of their
number, will find in the Ahner under the
above management, all the latest and most.
reliable information in the many details of
their business. ...
Year: 1876

Passengers crossing the Thirty-fourth street
ferS to Hunters Point have been annoyed by the ope
rations OF a gang OF pcspockets the New YORK
SIDE. The plan is for Of stand on the ferry
bridge the boat approaches. and to jump on board
before II Is made generally on the ladies' side,
whore the largest crowd congrcgate ready to on
ashore and swaits an opportunity repeat the
lion. Meantime, the policeman duty AZ the ferry
has Kept himself conveniently out OF sight.
Year: 1876

tor him, when. from neishbcving cell 10 the Tsubs
he viii hear the familiar Of Woodward As toe
mtmbsrs OF the ring still in the city Woodwsrds rs
turn exctes II them, 80 lar - can b judged from
osty, alarm, or passing interest Ingersoll
lvesin East ssventy-third street. IN four story
brown stone residence the Park. The house -
fitted up with great luxury, and ns lngcrso has Deen
put out OF all DANGER through his pardon No can view
woodwards return without special alarm. He says
that he had idea OF his return until he saw his
announced In The newspapers; that he does not
know whether Woodward comes back by precon.
ceried arrangement with the District Attorney, or
that his capture was probably merely the cause OF ha
own reckessness in thinking that the change In his
personal appearance during thc years Of his absence
had disguised him beyond fear OF discovery. Garvcy
occupies q magnificent residence In Fortyseventb
street. IRON whence he views Woodwards return with
great equanimiiy Keyser, who lives in Second ave-
nue. is still more retcent than are the others
His pusinessstoves, chandeliers, &c -haa been ut-
tcrly prostraled by the frequent association OF ha
name with the ring IN the newspapers, and there 10
little doubt that he is ruined man HIS condition 70
ptiable for he old man whose hair 10 snow white
and whose connection with the ring was more the re-
suit OF weakness than OF actual turptude These men
all silently shake their heads and refuse 20 venture
EXPRESSION OF sentiment or opinion when Woodwardl
return is mentioned Indeed they are men whose only
nothing much as 10 figure In the public Journals
II is not likely that any oil them VIII
now renew their previous caiamitous ass0oIasion
with Woodward by calling upon him in prison Among
must be financially crippled as he invested consider
able share OF his money IN second mortgages, Wnicn
IN tho present depreciation OF property, are mostly
worthless


The District Attorney still denies that he means to
uso Woodward Ss States evidence against rwoed; but
would be against the interests Of tho prosecution
to reveal the fact at this stage OF tue proceedings INN
denial must be accepted with some reservation
Year: 1876

To THE EDITOR HERALD:--


In your editorial in this mornings Issue tho sick.
ness occurring Philadelphia in consequence OF over
crowdng. bad drainage and impure water you are not
quite just AS the editorial in question will doubtless
prejudice tmid people lei me give you n few figures
taken from reports Of the Board of Health 1875
and 1876 giving the mortality for tho month of Sep
tcmber OF each year,
Year: 1876

REACTION IN SPAIY.-The unhappy
SpanlarCS seem again OF the verge of
civil war. This lime the danger again
threatens from the northern provinces,
which are rendered more hostile than
ever to the Madrid government
through the destruction OF their ancient
privileges. the position of poor little
Alfonso is really pitlable. On the
north his throne IL asSaiIed by the Car
lists, aud every where else the repu6


licans are doing their best to render
his reign short and as uncomfortable
As possible. The reaCii0nary policy
adopted by his government since the
return Of the ex Queen Isabella has
deprived the thrCue of all popular sup


port, anu it may now be said 10 rest
on ,he bsyonets of the soldiers-a very
unstable support, as his mother can
tell the yoni hiuI King, Had mon


archy in SPAN sho .vn ltseii progressive
Alfonso might have secured a hong
lease of power from peop.e disgust
Ell by the blundering ot the republican
party but the reactlOnary policy has
reunited all the liberal elements with.
out conciliaiing the high conservative
party which looks 10 Don Carlos as
lis legitimate chief This unsettled
state OF the public mind, even if it does
not Immediately plunge Spain once
more into civil war, must render her a
mere spectator of the important events
rranspiring in the East, in which she
is deeply interested This Is what she
has gained by her reactionary policy.
Year: 1876

Russia on TURKISH DEBr-Russia
makes an adroit move in regard 10 the
financial interests of Turkey If the
proposition she is credited with shall
prove to really Indicate her intention
By the deposit of the revenue of the
Christian provinces 20 pay the interes;
on such a proportion of the Turkish
debt as they might be justly charged
with, there would be effected at
one stroke a very grand reform IN
the administration of the country. lis
wealth, which now finds its way into
tie pockets of thieying pachas, would
he diverted Themes into the pockets OF
Turkish bondholders Such reform
London aud Paris would equally ap-
preciate; and this measure if acted
upon will rally 20 the support OF Rus
sian policy all those in England ana
France who have hitherto supported
The integrity OF Turkey against all
comers, because OF Turkish indebted
reSs. They who feared that in the
division of Turkey all sense of Tur'
keys financial obligations would be
overlooked will be as much startled
as pleased to discover that the first
step toward the dissolution OF Turkey
the exercise of an effective European
protectorate-will give them the first
tangible security for the payment of
interest that they have ever had. 1t
will be dangerous for Turkey, on the
o,her nand, if it be shown that her
provinces become solvent in proper
lion as they pass from under her con


troll, for the bOEdhoidIng interest is


very potent in the making and unmak


ing Of governments. The Conference
10 follow the now Actually accor ded
armisIice will be vi great consequence
if this vital proposition is q sample OF
those that will he brought before 1t.
Year: 1876

LEr's HAVE 1T SErTLED.-We presume
that it never has been denied that the
change made in our assessment law was
partisan legislation on the part of the
Democrats to hedge in the Republicans
from securing the franchise to all the
negroes who of right htoughtto bevoters. 1t
is very evident, at all events, that if the Re-
publicans had had control of the assessing
machinery the change would never have
been made. But whether or not the fiasco
created in the Levy Court last week is in
tended to be a test case on the part OF
Assessor Learned we cannot say. 1t looks
as if 1t might be. The Levy Court accuse
him of emitting a number of names that
ought to have been on his list, and putting
on a number that should have been left off
of misspelling names, &c. So we are told.
Yet it is stated that he has assessed l2O
more persons than his predecessor had on
his list. motion was made in the Levy
Court last week to not accept his list, but
his counsel, Mr.. Smithers, instructed the
body that they had no right to throw il
out, nor alter it in any respect--not ever
to dot an 1 or cross a t. They were bound
to accept the list, and if it bore evidence O
fraud or dereliction on its face, then the
body had the right to proceed in due course
Of law against the offender. The cas-
comes up for final decision to-day, we be
lieve.
Year: 1876

A New IDEA IN THE WILMINGTON LOAN
AssOCIATIoNs.-To make matters easy for
some of the old borrowers in the Whining
ton loan associations, the following plan
has been hit upon, the Commercial says:


This is, in brief, to issue a new series of
stock, to which persons who have borrowed
in the old series can subscribe, and by
borrowing on these new series a small
amount, they can pay off in advance their
dues and interest on the loan which they
held in the old series. The way of this
simply is that where party has borrowed
in the old series, say $1,000, he may now
borrow in the new series about $500, and
clear off the old mortgage by paying up in
advance. The result is that lie then has
to pay only $3.50 a month, instead of $50 a
month, as heretofore and the burden upon
him is three-fourths lightened. How this
will work for the community may be seen
at glance. 1t will relieve the strain on a
great many men, who have been for over
seven years and half pinching and scrap
ing to pay up their monthly dues in the
Loan Association. They will now have,
taking the example of the $4,000 borrower
to pay only S65 year in that direction
instead of $24O, a difference of $l75.
Year: 1876

A LITTLE TOO SPICY.-Rev. John Wilson,
President of the Wesleyan College, Will
mington, is also President of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
in that city. Last week he had a man
hauled up before the Mayors court for
working a mule with a galded shoulder,
but as the man produced several witnesses,
one of whom was a veterinary surgeon, who
testified that the sore was not sufficient to
cause the animal much suffering, or to
render it unfit to be worked, the Mayor
dismissed the case. This decision not
suiting the views of the Reverend plaintiff,
he INDUCED in some remarks which the
witnesses construed into delicate insinua-
tions that they had perjured themselves and
given in false testimony. Archie Given
one of the witnesses attempted to resent
this imputation, and was met with the re,
sponse, from the President, al have moth
ing to say to you; you are a man of no
character" Here the Mayor interposed
and sternly informed Rev. Mr.. Wilson that
| such insinuations and remarks were very
improper and must not be persisted in
This rebuke checked all further contro
versy and the parties to the trial left the
Court. Other accounts state that the Mayor
was especially harsh and unkind to the
| President.
Year: 1876

ACQUITTAL OF THE VINELAND MURDERER.
Mr.. Landis has been acquitted of murder
ing CarTuth, on the ground of insanity.
The insanity is probably humbug, but it
is as good an excuse as any for an acquittal
which was to have been expected from the
outset. He only killed a man who had
wantonly pursued him relentlessly from
public into private life, had outraged
decency in assaults upon his family, and
had done this not once or twice in hot
blood, but coolly and systematically for
| years. In any other country than this
there would probably have been some
| redress for the monstrOus outrage thus COM
mitted. Here, we may as well admit it
frankly, there was none Mr.. Lands bore
| it as long as he could-bore it until he
thought his wife was driven insane by it
and then shot his brutal and unrelenting
prosecutor. 1t was u bad ending to a
thoroughly bad business, and the jury merely
make feeble effort to hide it away decently
behind the thin vail of acquittal on the
ground of insanity. This murder of Car
ruth was possible, because the community
allowed Carruths paper to be possible.
The people who sustain wanton, brutal, and
perpetual defamation of private charac-
ter, buy eagerly the paper that prints it,
and support the editor who seeks TO stab a
man he dislikes through the quivering form
OF his half-insane wife, must expect an oc
casional hunted victim to take matters in
his own hand. 1t is a relapse into bar
barism, cannot be justified, and cannot be
concealed behind transparent pleas of in


sanity. But how much better is that state
of society and of law which seems to leavS
the man no other mode of protecting him


self and his family IN. J.. Tribune
Year: 1876

THE CURRENcY QUESTION IN CONGRESS-
Says the N. Y. 1tiJme's Washington CORES.
pondent:


The Republicans are waiting and watching
with considerable interest the movements
of the Democrats on the currency question,
and will, when the time comes to act, adopt
that policy which seems to their leaders TO
be most likely to divide the majority in the
House, and to prevent any compromise be.
tween its several factions being made. A
very careful canvass of the House, which
has been made by some of the Republican
leaders, shows that of the l05 Republican
Representatives, at least 90 are perfectly
sound on the currency question, and cannot
be led away 10y any initiation sophistry. II
it were possible to divide the Democrats
and secure so votes for a practical measure
looking toward resumption, such bill
could, with the united votes of the 90 Re.
publicans, be passed by the House but il
is very doubtful il there are so men on the
Democratic side of the House who would
break away from their party and join with
the opposition in n practical measure o
financial relief.
Year: 1876

The Ohio infationists announce that
there can be no harmony in the Democratic
party unless their views on the financial
question are made the views of the party.
This attitude prompts the Richmond Who
to make this unfriendly comment: "Wise
men will sometimes see the error of their
ways and change; fools never will.n
Year: 1876

Many among the wiser sort of Democrats
begin TO talk about Boston rs the best place
for holding their National Convention.
Some conspicuous Southern leaders warmly
favor the suggestion, and there is reason to
think that It is not looked upon unfavor.
ably in New York. II the Convention
should go west OF Philadelphia, the hard.
money people will probably prefer Chicago.
Year: 1876

A Slab for Sale.-The building commit
tee of church recently finished in New
Jersey wanted stone slab over the door
with the name of the church and scrip
tural motto. 1t occurred to them that
nothing could be better than Ny house
shall be called house Of prayer" So one
of the committeeman, who was in a great
hurry, told the stone-cutter TO chisel the
18th verse of the 21st chapter of Matthew.
He thought the verse ended with the words
he wanted TO use. The stone-cutter took
the whole verse from the Bible and faith
fully copied it to the end. Imagine the
horror of the committeeman when the
stone was delivered 1t read: Ny house
shall be called house of prayer but ye have
made it den of thieves" The stone-
cutter insisted that he obeyed orders, but
the committee men insisted that tho motto
he inscribed was not wanted, and that it
would be of no particular use to them.
That slab is now in the stnne.cutter yard,
and anybody who wants it for a tombstone
can probably buy it cheap.