smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

an Obstreperous Youngster.-The only
case before the Mayor yesterday was tnat OF
q youngster who wanted to 60 on the ex-
cursion, while his father wanted him TO de-
yelop his elbow-grease for the development
of bacon and green's for the family use.
This he refused to do, so his father LOOK
him by the ear and waltzed him in. Ihe
Mayor ordered him to be taken to the cage,
and, under the supervision OF the CHIEF OF
Police, to receive q good flogging at the
hands Of his father. This was administer
ed, but the boy remained stubborn, where.
upon the father curried him with cast OF OF
countenance that indicated that the boy
would not be able to sit comfortably even
in an easy chair this morning.
Year: 1876

Last evening between 6 and Z o'clock Hill
larry Page, the condemned " fire. fend,"
made a desperate attempt at an escape from
the county jail, which would have proven a
success but for the great GOODNESS, courage,
and strength Of Jailer 4. Fl. Fisher.


It is the custom OF the iailer every evening
to bring the prisoners out Of Jail, and to
make them carry water to their cells. He
had brought Page out into the yard, and,
having had him gil his bucket, was return
ing with him to his cell at the top OF the
stairs. Ashley gottp the door Of the cell Of
the condemned Page turned suddenly upon
Dir, Fisher, and dashed the bucket OF water
full into his face. This blinded him, and
the prisoner siezed him by the arms, evil
dently with the intention Of pinioning him.
Page is himself q powerful man, and for o
while it seemed as though the iailer would
have to succumb to his efforts to throw him
over the banisters into the area be-
low. Mr.. Fisher, however, proved too
much for him, and succeeded in getting
at his pistol. The prisoner then ran
down the steps and mingled with the crowd
OF prisoners, who seemed to have assembled
below as if by agreement. There are some
thirteen or fourteen colored prisoners in the
jail, and every one of these were gathered
Ill tle uAll DeloW Tue cell OIL Tue cOHUcillneu
man. When the last mentioned had gotten
amongst them Mr.. Fisher walked coolly and
deliberately down the steps and approached
Page with his pistol cooked and pointed to-
wards him.. The prisoners all dispersed,
and Page, thinking he was to be shot, begged
for his Life, saying: "They gwine hang me
anyhow On the fllst Of September. Don't
shoot me now, please, sir; le'me live long
as I kin, please SIR" Dir. Fisher assured
him that there would be no difficulty in the
matter if he would walk up to his cell !;
whereupon Hillary repaired quietly to his
old quarters.


The conduct Of the prisoners about the
Jail indicated plainly that there was some
colusion between themselves and the con.
demned. The latter said to the iailer that
his only motive was to save his life; which
statement would tend to show that the ply
sicians were right in deciding that Hillary
was not insane. The most painful feature
about his case seems to be that he has not
received much religious advice and conso-
lation, and does not seem to care much
for it.
Year: 1876

Church Attendance. church attend
ance on Sunday was remarkably good.
Religious feryor was only stimulated by the
refreshing breeze from the southeast, and
many a young man who would otherwise
have lolled at home went out to church and
listened to blessed words that it is to be
hoped he will ever cherish.
Year: 1876

At the end OF this consultation the ma
iority of those present were i'll favor Of say
ing nothing to the President in regard to
the special facts which had been ascertain
ed. Some present were in favor OF saying
to the President that they had satisfied
themselves that the Attorney-GeneraFs Of
fee and some of his affairs could not stand
an investigation, which was threatened, and
that If it took place such facts would be dis
closed as would cause his presence in the
Cabinet to be load which it was not eXpe-
dient for the President to carry. There was
some opposition to this, however, and it


was insisted by nearly all present that the
President should be informed OF the whole
matter. General Bristow, who was absent,
was written to in regard to the matter and
advised to come to Washington ana the
final result was that all the facts and the
conclusion based upon them were laid before
the President, who himself examined the
letters and conceded with the rest in the con-
clusion that they had reached as to the au-
thorship OF the letters. At this time the
President and his Cabinet were about leaV-
inc for the Lexington Centennial, and the
retirement of Attorney-Ge General Williams
was at once decided upon, and the agree
ment reached that he should withdraw from
the Cabinet soon after the return from New
England; and as the final result the Attor-
ney-General left the Cabinet before the Isl
of May without having been informed OF
the reasons for it, and without any intima-
ton whatever OF the above investigation
having been begun; SO that he testified cor
recty before the Whiskey committee tnat
neither the President nor any member OF MS
Cabinet had ever mentioned this matter to
him, and that, 80 far as he knew or had rea-
son to believe, the letters in question never
originated in his household.


A THEORY ABOUT JEALOUSY AND REVENGE.


Another theory by which it is attempted
to explain the belief that Mrs. Williams
wrote these letters is that it was in return
for the bitter and persistent intrigues OF
many OF the leading women In washington
to secure the defeat Of Attorney General
williams as Chief Justice on account OF their
jealousy OF Mrs. Williams, and their deter
mination that if any efforts OF their own
could prevent it she should not occupy the
position of second lady in social rank IN
Washington.
Year: 1876

PRESENT CONDITION OF THE TRAFFIC.
ATTEMPTS BY ARREST AND EXPOSURE TO SUPPRESS


THE BUsINEss-OBs rACLEs IN THE WAY OF THE


POLLCE-LIsT OF KNOWN DEALERS.


Exposures have been made from time to
time of those engaged in the lottery and policy business
together with the situation of their OH e. Inc Ponce
DEPARTMENT also has made efforts to suppress tins
traffic by arresng those engaged in 1t, ana has beeh
successful, aided by tue quarrels Of the managers
themselves in breaking up about 80 Per cent OF the
Offices where this Illegal business Is earned on Oh
Thursday according the returns at the Police Depart
ment there reported 10 be in acuNe operation $50
Offices 81 Of which selling policy slips only lhe
police are holding these under strict surveillance and
make frequent endeayors to obtain evidence sufficient o
convict tie lroprietors but far have met with no



some Of those who deal in lottery tickets advertise
their business in Of the daily papers, ana one oi
the police captains has stated that Il had many times
been question in his miud whe her or not he would not
be justified in arrestg the proprietOrs OF the journals
which publish these advertisements in violation OF the
law Superintendent Wailing, who has been mosi az
tive in his attempt TO break up this taic staes tht
is very difficult matter to obtain evidence enough 20
warrant the Of these people, and very dscoHt
aging TO the force when they not brought To tdl
but admitted to bail after which they nave III
yariably resumed their old vocation. He says be
has many times tried to have some of the principals
brought to trial as example for Others for to ccnVei
one of them aud send him TO Jail would virtually be the
end Of the lottery business here He adds that the roa
son assigned by the District Attorney for not bringing
any OF them TO trial that le was OF
posed TO trying any bailed cases until all OF the
prison cases were cleared from the docket "Ihs the
Superintendent said. fear, Will never be- Another
phase of the is, that many tunes when those ar
rested are brought before the magistrate he decides that
where the slips are made out hy the officer even though
they are accepted by the dealer aud transferred to his
book and payment accepted for them, II Is not evidence
against the dealer The magistrates had also accused
officers of engaging In mighty small business IN
acting as detectives obtain evidence against dealer
MANY of the dealers are held In small bail to appear be-
fore the Court Of General Sessions but the matter 1t IL
claimed generally ends there and the dealer goes bucN
| TO his business. +. f. Luthey, one OF the prominent
"policy hackers this city, testified before the Com
mittee on Crime that policy " risht down nc0lo-
rated swinde from word CO." Its patrons are almost
wholly confined the lower classes. lnc statutory law
disn ushcs lottery from policy by making those who
deal in the former guilty Of mlsucnedhO "IIe lhOsc
engaged in the latter guilty of felony


The following is list Of those who are reputed 10 De
Year: 1876

A BOLD BREAK FOR BUSrNESs.-The auction
Of dry goods have proved brilliantly successful so as
introduction OF that marvel Of taste skill and genius the
KSox for gentlemen. Make your purchases at
No. 2l9 Broadway OF at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Year: 1876

General Vandever, who has just returned
from the Sioux country, where he has been
sojourning for some time in the capacity of
special Indian agent, reports that Red Cloud
and Spotted Tail are very anxious TO treat
with the Government for cession Of the Black
Hills to the United States. The great military
demonstration has depressed the spirits of the
chiefs and warriors. They shudder at the
prospects of long and bloody war, and yet
such seems inevitable SO long as they continue
to cling to the graves of their fathers and the
hunting grounds of their native heath. The
time is ripe now for removal of this great
Sioux tribe to the Iudian Territory. General
Vandever says Shat 1t is impossible to prevent
the influx of gold hunters into the Black
Hills, and as this Till be q constant
source o. trouble and bloodshed, the
only remedy Is the transplanting of the
Northern Sioux into a more southern
and SUMMER cline. Now is the proper time
to take action. The great chiefs, forced by
circumstances, now yield and are anxious to
pass toward the Red river of the South. They
want to escape war, but while in possession of
the Black Hills war seems a necessity, in order
to preserve their rights, and strife and pillage
and scalp taking will be the result If they re-
main where they are. 1t is evidently, therefore,
one Of the most urgent duties of Congress to
make some provision for the removal of this
tribe to the Indian Territory, which has been
set aside as the permanent home of the wild
aborigines. Consolidation of the tribes is the
only true solution Of the Indian problem, and
the removal of the Sioux will be an excellent
first step. They desire it, the anxious and
Year: 1876

WE PRINT this morning some extracts
from the argument of Senator Boutwell,
against the jurisdiction of the Senate Is
Court of Impeachment for the trial of pri-
vate citizens. The Senator holds that the
Senate as court must confine itself to the
functions defined as belonging to the judi
ciary by the Constitution AS constitu-
ent of the aw-making power, its functions
are broad enough to cover all legislation
necessary to enforce the provisions of the
Constitution, but when it resolves itself
into court, its powers are of judicial
character solely, and must be circumscribed
accordingly. His next point is that the
Senate as a court is empowered by the Con-
stitution to try all cases of impeachment.
and that such cases are confined to the
President, Vice President and all the civil
officers of the Government. A private
citizen is not civil officer. If the House
may impeach and the Senate as
court may try one private citizen,
why not all He holds that an officer
only may be Impeached. and that the pri
mary and chief object of impeachment is
the removal of corrupt men from office.
The Constitution commands the removal
of the impeached and convicted officer,
but only negatively permits the addition to
that penalty the disqualification from hold
ing office thereafter. 1t does not author
ize the disqualification independently of
the removal. The argument is an able
one, and is well fortified by citations from
authorities and illustrated by facts from
history. 1t deserves careful perusal.
Year: 1876

IT Is NOT improbable that public opinion
will justify Mr.. ex-Speaker Blaine in his
refusal to give into the possession of the
Judiciary Committee yesterday his private
letters and business correspondence, rang
ing over years of public and private life.
This rummaging of telegraph offices,
searching of fre-side archives and hearth.
stone secrets is something new and repul-
sive to the average American. But, then,
the doings of the ex Confederate House are
always repulsive to those individuals who
take rank under that category.
Year: 1876

SENATOR ANTHONY, who is now in his
eighteenth year of continuous service in
the United States Senate, has just been
nominated by the Republicans of Rhode
Island, with great unanimitY, for a fourth
term. This is not only rare compliment
to Mr.. Anthony, but argues an unusual
degree of sagacity and practical wisdom on
behalf Of the people of his State. His ripe
legislative experience, combined with his
watchful vigilance and untiring industry,
are of more value to his people than any
services new and inexperienced Senator
could render them, and they are wise in
keeping him in retention. Mr.. Anthony
is powerful in council, although he rarely
occupies the time of the Senate upon the
hO0r
Year: 1876

THE IDEA that the Southern Democracy
will not urge the nomination of one of
their own section at st. Louis seems to be
generally accepted as a foregone conclu-
sion. 1t is mere sham, however, be-
cause, if 1t is carried out, the Southern
leaders will see to it that some dough-
faced and plant Northerner is put in nomi-
nation. The truth is that the coming cam
paign will be, simply and plainly, a
struggle for supremacy between the late
rebels Of the South and the loyslists of the
North. Sectionalism will not be lost sight
of any more than it was in the campaign
Immediately preceding the war
Year: 1876

IT WILL BDsEEN that the Secretary of
the Navy yesterday gsve the House Naval
Committee full and satisfactory explana-
ton of his business relations with the Cat
tell firm, his private bank account, and his
method of awarding contracts for work in
the Navy Department. He made an ex-
plicit denial that he had ever made any
such awards from corrupt or interested
motives. His statement was frank, candid
and earnest, and appeared to carry convic-
ton to the minds of all who heard it.
Year: 1876

troubled miner demands 1t, and humanity and
Christian civilization urge that the Sioux In
dians be removed, and a small appropriation
from Congress will inaugurate the work which
will eventually result in so much good,
Year: 1876

A man who prided himself on his
morality, and expected to be saved by
it, was constantly saying, ri am doing
pretty we'll on the whole. sometimes
get mad and swear, but then I am per-
fectly honest. 1 work on Sunday when
| am particularly busy, but 1 give q
good deal to the poor, and l never
was drunk in my life" The man
hired a canny Scotchmen to build q
fsnce around his pasture lot. He gave
him very particular directions. In the
evening, when the Scotchman came in
from work, the man said :--'Well,
Jack, is the fence built, and is it tight
and strongP" 81 Gamma say it. is all
tight and strong" Jack replied, "but
it's good average fence, anyhow. If
some parts of it are a little weak,
other parts are extra strong. l don't
know but l may have left a gap here
and there, a yard or 50 wide; but
then made up for it by doubling the
number of rails on each side Of the
gap. dare say that the cattle will
find it good fence on the whole, and
will like it, though l Gamma just say
that it is perfect in every part"


"Whatw cried the man, not seeing
the point, "Do you tell me that you
built fence around my lot with weak
places in it, and gaps in it? Why you
might as we'll have built no fence at
all. II there is one opening, or a
place where an opening can be made,
the cattle will be sure to find it, and
will all go through. Don't you know
mar, that fence must be perfect, or,
it is northeast" 81 used to think So"
said the dry scotchman, "but l hear
you talk so much about averaging
matters with the Lord, it seemed to
me that we might try it with the cat
tie. If an average fence will not do
for them, am afraid an average char
acter will not do on the day Of judg-
ment.
Year: 1876

We can remember the time Cand we


are not yet octogenarians), when a


congregation that could not readily


furnish generous number of individ.


uals, of both sexes, with strong, robust


voices for its voluntary choir, was not


known. We do not speak of the


quality of the voices, nor the degree of


musical proficiency to which the DOS.
SCISSORS of them bad attained, but the
ability to produce loud aud by no


means disagreeable sound was not


wanting, nor the intelligence to modi.
fy and improve that sound. At the
present time, however, all this seems
to have changed. The general, indeed
we may say, the universal, report from
Organists or choirmasters is to the
effect that the material from which to
form church choirs is SO limited as to
make any attempt to do SO almost, if
not quite, impossible. We do not
mean to say that owing to an improv-
ed musical taste in congregations gen
orally, the material to be had is inca
pable of being trained TO a point of
excellence sufficiently high to meet
modern requirements. Such a state of
things would not be very surprising.
But the difficulty experienced is not of
this nature. The voices are not to be
found. They seem to have passed
quite away-to have disappeared
gradually, year by year, until now we
could name, in this city alone, more
than one church in which it is next to
impossible TO find four voices of sufi-
cient strength to sing a quartette so
that it can be heard distinctly ia
every part of the edifce.


The fact is striking one certainly,
but we believe it is only true. From
one cause or another, steady dete-
rloration of the voice is taking place
in Canada and the Northern States of
the Union. Whether this deteriora-
tion is attributable to the climate, the
modes of living, or the manner in
which vocal music is generally taught
nowadays as compared with that of
twenty years ago, is question deserv-
ing serious consideration. If traceable
to our trying climate there is probably
no help for it; but if it can be shown
that either of the two other causes sug-
gested, or, in fact, any other remedia-
BILE cause, is working this evil, earnest
attention to the subject cannot be Civ
en- to soon. 1t is a noticeable feature |
In the case that this absence ofstrength |
of voice is much more observable
among the young and growing men,
bers of the congregation than among
their parents, or persons of the same
age. This fact may, perhaps, afford
a clue to the solution of the problem.
Year: 1876

Concience will say because you have obey
ed my dictates enjoy thy peaceful slumber
until the hour of thy toll arrivetb, to those


that sold us--concience will say-because
thou hast disoheyed my dictates revolve on
thy pillow until thy hour of toll ariveth-
thou shalt find no rest. We must admit
that money has been freely used by bankers
and money changers for his defeat but to
know how little they received that ought
to be his Trnest friends is az well known to
as as anything visible. Times are dull
here as usual, and no likelyhood Of i'm
provement, as hundreds Of men are COM
ing on every train to our already crowded
district You must have a kind of up hill
work editing workman's paper, as there
are so many amongst them theacherous to
its Advancement.


-esys-, XoSsa truly, @ Vrco.
Year: 1876

THE Martins Ferry Metrs is infor med
that a number OF iron workers have de.
tcrmined to organize a cooperative roll
ing mill and nail factory. The whereat
of the organization is not specified. They
must be courageous set OF men to en-
bark in such an enterprise these times.
Somebody should point them out as u
curiosity to that man up at Pittsburgh
who didn't want anybody for an assignee,
where he was creditor, who was "con-
taminated with iron"
Year: 1876

WEjudge from an editorial in the Mar
tins Ferry News Of yesterday, that the
leading spirits OF the Wheeling & Lake
Erie road are seriously considering the
expediency, indeed the absolute necessity
Of adopting the narrOw-gauge track Tor
their road. There has not been such
rrsnopse as encourages them to wait
much longer for subscriptions sufficient to
mt under contract a standard track road.
The existing depression has operated
apains. the sale Of railroad bonds both in
this country and in Europe, and it seems
hardly wise for the directors to expect to
find responsible contractors unless said
contractors can put mortgage upon the
road on fair terms. The New' says that
Mr.. Stanley was to get $4,000 per mile
for building a standard track road, but,
as we understand it, over four-tenths Of
this amount was payable in bonds and
stock. Mr.. shanley's ability to build the
road depended wholly on his ability to
market these bonds. The contract with
him was made before the panic, since
which time the chances Of marketing this
class Of railroad bonds has been rather
declining than improving. But for the
panic it is not impossible that weshould
have seen the Wheeling & Lake Erie
pretty we'll finished by this time.


The question that the Directors arc
now considering is as to what is best
to be done under the circumstances. The
Ners states that Engineer Robinson esti-
mates that nnrrow.gauge road can be
built and equipped, ready for business,
for $1,000 per mile, and it quotes the
experience OF the Dayton & Southeastern
narrow.gauge, which runs through a tol-
erably rough country, as proof that it
can be built for that sum. 1t seems that
road is being built mot equipped) for
$6765 per mile. It is also known that
the grading Of the Waynesburg & Wash
ington narrow-gaugc was put under con-
tract at 81 900 per mile.


We are not certain that it will not turn
out to be blessing in disguise il the
friends Of the Wheeling & Lake Erie
road are compelled to adopt u narrow
gauge track. We are aware that it seems
hard to give up the gauge that prevails
on the various roads that it will cross be-
tween here and Toledo, and this fact no
doubt operates to delay conclusion.
Aside from that, the argument would
seem to be largely in favor Of the narrow
gauge, and, even in despite of it, it is not
certain that the balance OF argument is
not still on the side Of the narrow.gauge.
The changing OF bulk from one road to
another OF different gauge is no longer
the bug-a.boo that it once was, and it is
altogether likely that with the present
disposition to build narrow-gauge feeders
to the main lines OF transportation, that q
still more perfect system Of changing
loaded cars from one set OF trucks to an
other will be devised.
Year: 1876

CHICAGO, January 20.-Sexton, one Of
the election judges in the second precinct
Of the Twentieth ward at the last county
election, was to-day found guilty Of hay
ing excluded Republican challenger
from the pools. The penalty for this
oflense is one years imprisonment in the
county Jail. A motion was entered for n
naw trial