smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

Judge Green, of the Second District,
Washington Territory, may fairly claim
to be considered the most cautious oc-
cupant of the bench eXtant. A case
resently bame before him in which an
Indian was charged with the murder of
another nonlad who was a medicine
man. The defendants wife had been
very ill, and laboTed under the firm
conviction tnat the medicine man had
bewitched her. The husband went to
the medicine man and requested the res
lease of his wife from the spell which
was killing her. The demand was re,
fused by the repUted wizard, who fur
ther said that the woman was in his
power and would die the next day.
Upon this the husband very naturally
killed him. The defense took the
ground that a belief in witchcratt wa,
sanctioned by the Bible, and was COM
mon all the world over. The Judge, in
charging the jury, observed that he did
not feel at liberty to assume that there
was no such thing as witchcraft that
he would not take upon himself to de-
ny the possibility OF the enchantnent
OF the sick woman and that as the de-
fendant believed it to be his duty to
save his wife by killing the medicine
man, 1t was proper for the jury to find
a verdict of not guilty. Which they
accordingly did, to the confusion OF ali
future medicine men. IL Is u funny
case.
Year: 1876

There is considerable anxiety among the holders OF
the District OF Columbia g. 6s bonds in regard 70 the
result the conference between the Senate and House
committees The issue Of these bonds is about
s13 TOO oO0 and Mr. Buckner, Chairman OF the House
District Committee, states that the payment Of Feb
ruary interest provided for and that Congress
do nothing else but provide for the payment OF interest
hereafter. The House Committee is opposed TO the
issuing Of any bonds and is In favor Of dscharg
ing the Board The Senate Committee Is In favor Of
permitting the Board 10 issue more bonds; but Mr..
Buckner of the opinion that the Senate viii not IN
dorse the view Of the committee


despatch from Washington says the House has
passed resolution directing the Pacific Railroad Com
mittee TO inquire whether q combination has been
formed between the Central and Union Pacific and
English capitalists TO transfer the carrying trade from
American to English built vesselR


NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE SALES
Year: 1876

Tomorrow, washington's Birthday, being legal
holiday. all the Exchanges have adjourned TO
Wednesday and business will be suspended financial
circles


The movement to fuller information in regard
to corporate property ia making headway. The Ohio
and Mississippi Railway Company have notified the
Stock Exchange that they viii comply with the request
to furnish monthly reports of earnings


The earnings Of the ST. Louis Kansas City and
Northern Railway Company officially reported as
Year: 1876

tale OF murder AMI crime; now, when
our settlements are abandoned by panic
stricken suttlers-now is the time to end
this question, and forever. The way to do
it is to give Lieutenant General Sheridan
the whole army-twenty, thirty, fifty
thousand men--and bid him go out and
make war and not return until he has
secured peace which can never be
broken.
Year: 1876

Two persons were once disputing so
loudly on the subject OF religion, that
they awoke big dog which had been
sleeping IN the hearth before them, and
he forthwith barked most fnriously. An
old divine present, who had been quietly
slipping his tea, while the dsputants
were talking, gaze the dog a kick, and
exclaimed, Hold your tongue, you silly
brute; you know no more about it than
they do"
Year: 1876

A wicked Wyoming lawyer holds up
his right harnd and swears that, whereas
female juror may not always yield to
the bribe Of u stick of gum, the promise
of new. fashioned bonnet will influence
her verdict every time.
Year: 1876

Since the October elections intelligent
Republicans in all directions are falling
into line for Tilden and Reform. Here
are couple of instances, which we take
from the Sun:


At the Democratic headquarters there
is feeling of confidence that Tilden will
carry the State of New York by a largely
increased majority. This is no assertion
for mere political effect, but belief gath
cred from reports that are coming from
all parts of the State. Many of the letters
contain long lists of Republicans who
have avowed their intention to vote for
Tilden and Hendricks. A gentleman
well known in business circles in this
city sent his card up to the headquarters
yesterday, saying that he and his six sons
heretofore Republican voters, would vote
the Reform ticket.


James r. Coke of Auburn, one of the
original Abolitionists and founders of the
Republican party, has announced his ad
herence to Tilden and Hendricks, and i.
making Democratic speeches in the west


ern part of the State. He is brother o


Bishop Coke, Episcopal Bishop of westerl


New York.
Year: 1876

vigorously than ever. How much money
they could have extorted from these citi-
zens can never be known. Harrington
is now under bail for a trial on the charge
of conspiracy.


Such are few of the heinous crimes of
the conspirators at the head of the pres
ent administration. viii not every hon
est man who loves his country admit the
terrible necessity for a change?
Year: 1876




MILITARY ARRESTS IN SOUTH CARO-
LIMA.


TILDEN's PROSPECTS.


WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-Letters re-
ceived here yesterday from New York
c aim that Tilden will carry the State by
majority much greater than that by
which he was elected Governor. Any
such figure as this would give Tilden
considerable majority outside the city of
New York. 1t is represented that the
republican campaign is prosecuted in a
most spiritless manner; that such party
leaders as Senator Conklin are perfectly
lukewarm, and that the republican COM
mittee are out of funds. There is strong
evidence here of Generalization among
the adherents of the administration over
the general prospect. In "betting circles"
Tilden is the favorite, and the indications
are that between now and November there
will be stampede to what is looked upon
as the winning side.


THE COMING BOSS.
A number of applications on behalf of
representatives of the press have been
made to the Secretary of the Navy for
permission to board the Franklin on her
arrival in New York harbor. To all
such applications the secretary has re-
turned decided refusal. Tweed is not
the prisoner of the United States, but be-
longs to the State of New York, which
fact the administration has recognized by
its prompt compliance with the request
of Gov. Tilden for the delivery of the
body of the great criminal. All the talk
about the damage done to Gov. Tilden's
prospects by the revelations which it was
alledged Tweed would make was set
afoat for purpose. As Tweed is to be
handed over to the sheriff of New York,
it is not now probable that he will have
an opportunity to make any revelations,
but it is well known that should he open
his mouth and tell all he knows the re-
suit would be to bring disgrace and dis
aster upon many prominent republicans
of New York who shared in the robberies
committed by his ring.


| THE sPEAKERsHIP.


Representative Milton Sayler will be
here shortly. AT the solicitation of NIL
merous associates in the House, Mr.. Say
Ter has determined to stand for the speak
ership, and he has very good chance Of
election.


THE SOUTH CAROLINA oUTRAGEs.
1t appears that the United States mar
shal for South Carolina proposes to break
up and prohibit democratic professions
as no other explanation can be assumed
for his action in arTesting the officers OF
the parade at Aiken the other day. This
is going one step farther than anything
that has yet been attempted If it were
not for that which has gone before, il
would seem scarcely credible that the ad
ministration would uphold its officer il
this outrage, But no matter what the
: administration may do about it, the peo-
pie Of the country most assuredly will
set. the seal of their rebuke upon it in
unmiStakable terms.
Year: 1876

him as falsifier of history or to take up
arms in defense of the atrocities for which
he has become the leading apologist.


There were. other featur of his speech.
including his illusions o President Grant
and his feeble attempt TO show that MIR,
Blaine was actuated by unusual partisan
motives in assailing JEFF. l. wis. which were
simply demagogical. His presentation of
statistics was weak, because it was Incor-
rect His quotations from so-called rebel
authorities were foolish, because when
que STONED closely he was compelled to
admit them to be apoCryphal. But he
laGorCd under great restraint. Those who
have heard him under other circumstances
al his home, Georgia, when his surround
ings were congcnial, and the necessity of
pursuing a conservative policy did not
weigh upon him, will admit that he did
did not do justice to his great rhetorical
powers. Although his voice is not alto
gether agreeable, he is a natural orator, and
is entitled to rank as the leader of the DEM
ocratic side Of the House. His legal ac-
quirements are unquestiOned, and if he did
not acquit himself with credit it was be-
cause his arguments were based upon false
assumptions, and because, as we have init
mated, curb was placed upon him which
hampered his thoughts and crippled his
every step. He, nevertheless, did better
than we expected. Bat the Republican
party will not have occasion to regret his
success. Messrs Garfield, Wheeler, Frye
and others will enter the list to do battle
in behalf of the gauntlet thrown down to the
Opposition by Mr.. Blaine. They will be
met by men who are not so cautious as Mr.
Hill has unexpectedly proved himself to
bc, and the result can only be a general
revival of the spirit which in 1861 aroused
the country TO a full appreciation of the
dangers of Southern Democratic trcachcry.


We cannot refrain from the suggestion
in this connection that some of the Repub-
lican leaders who will take part in this
debate before it is over were numbered not
long age among the weak kneed elements
of the party. were among those who in
sisted that the "war is over and who were
willing to give, and 10 some extent did
give, inc COntEu Ol lliC OOuLutTn okaLeS
into the hands Of the Democracy. They
were then afraid of the cry of Bloody
Shirt" because they believed their con-
stituents would not sustain them IN the
urgent, if not extreme, measures required
to keep such men as Mr.. Hill in the politi-
cal or official background. We think,
however, that they have now discovered
their error. They may dismiss their fears,
and replace them with an unerring assump-
ton that their constituents will support
them in the most determined opposition to
the cX-Confedcratc Democracy. From
Mainc TO California. and throughout the
East, West and North, there can be bat
one scntimcn: regarding the developements
of the past two days The Democratic and
assistant Democratic press Of New York to
the contrary Notwithstanding, that senti-
ment will respond only to the leadership
OF pure patriotism, and will condemn any
compromise with traitors or their apollo
oiStS.
Year: 1876

Still another United States Senator
from Louisiana When will the D4moc-
racv Of that State learn that the country Is
tired of their continuous efforts to clnipli


cate affairs in that section: They agreed
last year to abide by the Wheeler compro
mise, but they have, with Characteristic
treachery, repudiated it in letter and spirit.
Year: 1876




1t would have been just as improper, and
quite as ridiculous, for the American Congress
to have pardoned Benedict Arnold and taken
him back into its confidence as it Is now to
place jefferson Davis in q position where he
can again WELD an influence in the councils of
the nation. They are men of the same kid
ney, same impulses, and both have made
record of infamy, which the Government
should allow to stand plain and clear on the
pages of history, as an example for Iosterity,
and not by any legislative act or expression
detract from its odiousness.


An Andersonville veteran prisoner, bearing
traces of the disease contracted and the hard
ships suffered within the narrow confines of
the dead-line of that odious prison pen, said
during the speech of Congressman Hill yester-
ca that had he an audience of ten thousand
o" the skeleton soldiers who are now dragging
out painful ard wretched existence in the
North, he would soon ascertain how much they
appreciated the wild and baselesS statements
he was making respecting the humanity of the
Confederate authorities as exhibited toward
those starving and dying men.


A man while pettng a cat in Brooklyn some
six weeks ago was bitten by the creature, and
died yesterday in great agony of hydrophobia.
There was noise and dust and trouble in john
NIix's dining room when he heard of this sad
catastrophe, for he is timid man and it wor-
ried him. He owned n cat, and the feline was
purring the happy hour away on the hearth
rug, and he disturbed her. He said she must
go away and not tarry longer meath his roof,
and he arose to 10 her bodily harm, but the cat
went under the table and, curving her spine,
said, "Sis-s-s sputspu And when last
heard from Mix was in the other room waiting
for the feline TO como out from under the table
and behave herself.
Year: 1876

The New York Sc, says that preparations
for war between Spain and this country are
going on Going on to where: If prepara-
tiOns for war are going on the people of these
United States would like to know where they
are going on to. But the san never will tell
the half il knows.
Year: 1876

An animated strife is in progress between
the Frence war Office and the legal authorities
on the question of mustaches. An officer must
wear enc, and a barrister is strictly forbidden
the privilege. In the fight it seems reasona-
bic to believe that the barristers have the
vantage ground. A man can very readily
keep mustache from growing out by cutting
it off, but it is very difficult to make one grow
when nature is not inclined that way. This
bly.
Year: 1876

The editor of the Cincinnati E,tq,tirer was
asked the other day whether he thought the
resumption act would be repealed or not, and
he put his doubled knuckles down on his edi-
toriaI desk and exclaimed "Repealed' Re-
pealed Why don't you ask me can duck
swim! OF course it will be repealed, else
there is no justice or judgment on this spheri-
cal footstool and no common sense in the
House." and he dipped his pen into the paste
box and swore because it did not write black
Year: 1876

Mr.. Hill spoke under great restrain. ycster-
day. If he had come out frankly and said
the North was wrong, the South right: the
Lost Cause is not lost; the Government mus.
pay for those slaves; Congress must pension
the Confederate soldiers; the Southern war
debt must be paid; the Grays are on deck now,
with fiddle in hand, and the North must
dance, he would have given utterance to the
genuine feelings of his heart.
Year: 1876

Fort Fetterman Letter in New York Times.


1t awakens in every lively interest in
the typographical features Of the coun-
try, when you know that any hill or
ravine may conceal party of the ene-
my. There is little rear or front in the
usual Indian fight. In fact it is all
front, for they circulate on all sides, and
shoot from every point which offers
place Of concealment. When the Sioux
attacked General Crook in the valley of
the Rosebud, just before the Custer dis,
aster, the firing opened in rear, front,
and hanks within FIVE min utes of the
time the first shots were heard. There
are no non-combatants in such affairs as
this. One place is rs safe or unsafe as
another, and every man who has gun
goea in to use It if he wishes to save his
scalp. 1t is entirely mistake, how
ever, to suppose that only the cavalry
are of use in Indian fighting. The in
fantry carrying rifles which shoot closer
aid further than the cavalry carbine,
have driven the Indians from positions
which the cavalry were unable to carry
These savages understand the difference
between the infantry and cavalry gun a.
well as the men who carry them; but
they will make a bold stand against
both. Artillery, however, is the thing
that demoralizes them. Let a shell ex-
plode among lot of rocks in which
they have been making a stand against
the musketry, and there will not be an
Indian remain a moment longer than is
sufficient for him TO jump and run.
Brave as the Sioux are, and they are the
bravest of their race, they will never
stand against field guns; but with small
arms alone, it is the opinion of officers
here who have fought them, that it re.
qnires man to man to thoroughly thrash
them. This may seem strange talk tc


people who have been accustomed to be.


lieve that one white man was equal tc
any three Indians, but / give the opin


ion of gentlemen of unquestioned cour


age who are Thoroughly acquainted with


the Sioux.
Year: 1876

To be properly enjoyed, a walking
tour should be gone upon alone. If you
20 in company, or even in pairs, it is no
longer walking tour in anything but
name; II Is something else and more in
the nainre Of q picnic. 1t should be
gone upon alone, because freedom is Of
the essence; because you should be able
to stop and go on, and follow this way
or that, as the freak takes you; and be-
cause you must have your own pace, and
neither trot alongside n champion
walker, nor mince in time with a girl
And then you must be open to all i'm
pressions, and let your thoughts take
color from what you see. You should
be as pipe for any to play upon. 81
cannot see the w.t." says Hazlitt, 20
walking and talking at the same time
When I am in the country, / wish Il
vegetare like the country" Which i
the gist Of all that be said upon tn,
matter. There should be no cackle O
voices at your elbow TO jar on tho medi
tativo silence Of the morniDg.-[Cornhil
Magazine.
Year: 1876

The Perry County Live Stock Agri- |
and Mech anical Art Union So
ciety, appeals for patronage at this
seasons Fair; which Fair they intend |
shall outdo every exhibition hereto
fore held in the county, and which at
the same time will relieve the Society
of its liabilities. Whether there has been
mismanagement or not heretofore is not
the question of to-day. We believe
that every Board Of Directors and Of
ficers of the Society in the past, have
tried to do their duty-and their whole
duty. Circumstances beyond their con-
troll, such as unfortuitous weather,
extreme heat, rains, and dust, rendering
attendance and cash receipts small; ac-
cumulating interests on Indebtedness for
lands and lumber and unpaid premiums,
by reason of short receipts, have brought
the Society to the verge Of hopeless
bankruptcy. This dire catastrophe and
disgrace to the people of Northern Per
ry can be averted if the people them
selves will act with hearty and deter
mined purpose 70 avoid it. 1t is mat
ter in which every man, woman and
child of age, of reason, and sense. has an
interest, whether that interest be recog-


nized or not by themselves, and that in
terest involves duty on each lndivid-


ual to be performed by them for the
general veal of the community at large.


1t is not our purpose to argue in this
appeal, the advantages of Society like


ours. They are already we'll known.


The question to be solved now, is:


Shall the Society die this fall for want


of patronage-for want of exhibitors of


the fruits of the soil with which our


good God and Father has SO abundantly


rewarded the farmer for his labor?


Shall the excellent live stock Of the


farm be withheld from exhibition? Shall


the industry and skill of the industri-


GUS house wife and maiden, and the


manufacturer, be withheld from exhibi.


tion, and shall our people remain al


home, all ignoring their vital interests,


thereby driving the Society to dis


graceful death at their hands? That ii


the question.


With firm determination on the par
J of the managers of the Society to use
every honorable expedient to rescue il
from it's impending fate; to adjust it
liabilities and place it on sound fnan
} cial basis, they confidently make thi
last appeal to the good people of North
,, !, ern Perry and every friend of the organ
! iZation.


D To the end that the coming Fair shall
J be glorious success, let it be the sol
n umn determination of every man ant
0 woman to work; let every household b
0 an auxiliary, and let each and ever
y person constitute themselves commit
y tee of one to see to it that the fai- sha
o succeed. Friends and neighbors-wil
0 you come to the rescue? We ask you I
y take this matter into solemn considers
y tion and act accordingly.


q THE BOARD.
Year: 1876

The Danforth Locomotive Works at
Paterson, New Jersey, have been dis
charging their men lately, till now
about 800 out of 500 are without work.
The city is now full of idle machinists
and mechanics.
Year: 1876

Is acknowledged and recommended by
physicians and apothecaries to be the
best purifier and cleanser of the blood
vet discovered. and thousands speak in
its praise who have been restored to
health
Year: 1876

Is not vile, nauseous compound, which
simply purges the bowels, but safe,
pleasant remedy which is sure to purify
the blood and thereby restore the health.


TEGETINE
Is now prescribed in cases of Scrofula
and other diseases ofthe blood. by many
of the best physicians, owing to its
great success in curing al! diseases of
this nature
Year: 1876

On the 28td inst. q grand Inter
national Rowing Regatta will take
place on the SchuylEill river. The
race viii be open to all regularly
organized boat clubs throughout
the world Same day there will be a
novel and exciting contest Oh the
sehuylkill the harpooning Of d
whale. Half 4 dozen whaling crews
will he there from the ooastof New
England, but ne have not learn
"a where lie whale is to come
from.