smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1873

While the Government is de-
airous OF doing all in its power to
. relieve the present unsettled condition
of business affairs, as has already
been announced by the President, he is
constrained in all his acts to keep with
in the letter and spirit of the laws
which the officers of the Government
are sworn to support, and they cannot
90 beyond the authority which Con-
gress has conferred upon them Your
fret resolution presents difficulties
which cannot be overcome. 1t is not
supposed that you desire to exchange
coin in England for use in New
York at par. If your proposition
is for the government to purchase gold
in England to be paid for in United
States notes at current market rates in
New York, it would involve the gov
erAmenI in the businass of importing
and ,peculating in gold since the
Treasury has no nse for coin beyond
its ordinary receipts, and would be
obliged to cell the coin so purchased at
price greater or less than was paid
for it. II your object is to induce the
Treasury Department to loan United
States notes to banks in New York
upon pledge and deposit in London
OF gold, it is asking OF the Secretary OF
the Treasury to loan money OF the
United States upon collateral security
which is a most dangerous business
to engage in, and which my judgement
would deter me from undertaking, as
the Secretay Of the Treasury. Even ii
by any stretch OF construction ! might
not find it absolutely prohibited
there is no authority in law. II ~
Secretary of the Treasury can loan
notes upon pledge of coin, he can loan
them uaon q pledge OF other property
in his discretion, as ne has recently been
requested to do, which would be an ex-
traordinary violation of law. The Oh
iections already mentioned to your first
resolution, are so inceperable and con"
elusive that it is unnecessary for me to
refer TO many practical difficulties which
would arise if any attempt should be
made to comply with your request.


Your second resolution calls for the
payment at once OF the loan OF 1858, or
The bonds commonly called tives Of
1874. Upon a thorough investigation,l i
am OF the opinion that Congress has
not conferred upon tine Secretrry OF the
Treasury the power to comply with
your resolution IN that particular, and
in this opinion the law officers OF the
Government concur. Under these cir
cumstancea, you will perceive, that
while have great respect for the gen
tlemen composing the New York Ex-
change, 1 am compelled by my views
of the law and my duty, to respectfully
decline TO adopt the measures which
your resolutions propose. l have the
honor to BE- very respectfully yours.


TSrgned w. A. RICHARDSON.


Secretary OF the Treasury.
Year: 1873

1t is useless at this time to discuss
the causes which led to the present
anomalous condition OF affairs, or to
moralize about them. Immediate re-
lief is that which is imperatively de-
manded. For that it is folly to look to
the Government or to the people at
large. The remedy is with the banks
themselves. Bold, decisive, prompt
action by them will at once relieve the
business OF the country from its dead
lock and set it in healthful motion
again.
What, then, is the action that should
be taken by the banks, and which, if
taken. would prove 80 potential for
good2 reply: Let the New York
banks, with whom the trouble COM
menced, and by whom, owing TO their
business relations TO the other banks
Of the country, the initial step in the
direction OF a restored confidence must
be taken, FIX definite time, Say the
10th OF October proximo, when they
will resume currency paymens as
heretofore, conditional upon like action
by the banks in the principal cities
throughout the country. Then let the
banks outside OF New York promptly
respond, pledgiug hearty cooperation
and like resumption OF currency
payments on the same day. Conf
dence, the essential, indispensable
thing to cave the industries Of the
country from utter ruin, will then quick
ly be restored. II can not be restored
10 time 10 meet the present emergency
in any other way. That being accom-
plished, currency will again circulate
'reelv and the dead lock will be re-
moved. repeat, there is no other way
in which It can be done, and it can be
accomplished in the way suggested.
There 10 as much currency in the coun>
try now as there was one month ago,
and it commands as fully the confidence
OF the public. There was sufficient
then for all legitimate business pur.
poses, and there is enough row. Only
give it a chance to perform its
proper functions and all will be well.
The present system Of business adopted
by the banks generally, although per-
hsps wise under the circumstances,
having been forced upon them By the
audiences aud severity OF the shock,
can not bring relief 1t will not an
swer as a remedy. On the contrary,
il continued for any considerable time,
it will inevitably cause matters TO grow
xorse and worse, and very extensive
bankruptcy will be the result. There
ia a way to prevent such q disaster.
Will the banks OF the country have the
clearness OF vision to see il and sutti-
Gent nerve to follow it? trust they
will. VIZ 6RsEsf,
President Northern Bank OF Ky. at
Covlngton.


September %.
Year: 1873

From the Gold Hill News, Sept. s.


For several days past, the teachers
and pupils connected with the Gold
Hill public school have been very much
embarrassed in their labors, owing to
the fact that tAe school rooms have
been invaded: by an army of hedbugs.
The bugs come from an abandoned
building situated short distance from
the school house. Hordes OF these
pests, thirsting not for knowledge, but
for blood, climb up the window.siIl and
look about irquiriugly, as if singing
out some victim upon whom to COM
mence an attack. For time the pu-
pills kept tally upon their states OF the
number each one had destroyed
during the day. but this numerical CAL
culation involved too much labor and
attention, and had to be given up.
Speaking oil bedbugs reminds Us OF a
good story tpld By Commercial travel.
er who stopped over night at log
cabin in Missouri. He was first assign
ed bed on the floor OF the cabin; but
the bedbugs made such vigorous at
tack upon him that be retrested to the
lott by means OF a ladder. Just as be
was congrstulating himself upon his
escape from the enemy be noticed q
bedbug of enormous slze perched upon
the top round OF the ladder. Surveying
the situation, and spying the traveller
stretched out on the floor, this huge
bug turned round to his companions,
and remarked: Come up, boys, he's
here"
Year: 1873

.


THE LEGISLATIVE VISIT TO WILMINGTON.


The visit of the legislature to Wilmington was
every thing the visitors could ask. The Board OF
Trade, Board OF Education and citizens did every
thing possible to make the visit pleasant and how
admirably they succeeded, every visitor can testify
That the excursion to Wilmington and the ming
ling OF the people of the extreme sections of the
state, interchange of views, acquaintance with
the Industries, enterprises and needs of each will
result In lasting good to both sections there can
DO no doubt. II as some contend (which we do not
admitJ the people of tho lower counties are un-
reasonable IN refusing the demands Of Whining
ton this will cease when our people become thor
oughly acquainted with the industries aud needs
OF Wilmington; certainly every one must recog-
nize the fact that the prosperity Of Wilmington
is the prosperity of the State and we believe that
our people are truly proud of this growing city
and were they more familiar with its great manu-
featuring interests and intimately associated with
Its business men they would feel moro inclined
not only to coDcede such legislation as it requires
but to make 1t the business centre of the State
Our people have business association with Phlla-
delphla ana Baltimore when they should buy iheir
goods and stop their produce at Wilmington. In
the past years Wilmington has not furnished as
desirable market as the other cities but the time
has come when il can and does furnish all the ad-
vantagcs which can be found in Philadelphia
Then Is 1t not our interest and duty spend every
| dollar we expend in that city which is y part and
parcel OF rs This Is simply self preservation
and we believt that our people will ere long awake
to the necessity of building up and binding to-
gether the interest of our State. Every dollar OF
Wilmington capital helps pay our taxes, helps
educate our children and the increase of wealth
In New Castle does not only injure and impover
ish US but absolutely and directly enriches Kent
and Sussex.


| We confidently and hopefully look forward to
the day when in this State as In the nation a
large there shall be no north no SOUTH but grand
little State, with large and prosperous city a.


the north and ut the south the turtle fields taxeC


to their utmost capacity to furnish food for thu


busy operators of that city; we are one people
with common interest and common ties.
Year: 1873

The SOulhside Virginian has had great deal
TO say about the Usury Law, and its arguments
have been generally very good. The mos: dis
cOuraginR aspect in this State. says the Virgnian
is afforded by the discussion Of such fallacies as
the usury law. 1t is mere childish nonsense to
attempt TO regulate values, either ofcash or other
property, BY legal enactment. A six per cent.
Limitation Of interest only means the exclusion
Of capital. Whether ia it best, to borrow a, what
money may be worth in case Of need, or not to
be'ablegtO borrow at all? We have known a
millionaire who, in a temporary emergency, had
to discount bilI at seventeen and a half pei
C, nt and was glad TO get relief at that
Year: 1873

Collector Robinson and eight DenOCralic
judges Of Lexington are under arrest in Ken.
lucky by the United States marshal for refusing
to receive the votes Of coloFeL men at the recent
municipal election in said city committee OF
Kentucky citizens are at Washington on the
subjsct.in consultation with the Government, but
what their explanation is against the charge for
which they were arr ested does not appear
Perhaps their plea is that they were ignorant oi
the ratification Of the Ffteenih amendment. II
80, they are in fair way to learn that negro
suffrage is the law, even for KentuCky.-NeW
York Herald.
Year: 1873

Mr. EDITOR People who are willing to pay
their debts and submit to all the laws of our own
Oiamond State, and are willing to attend to their
own business, and not meddle with other peoples,
need have no fear Of the laws, although they are
accused Of taking the bread out of poor people $
mouths by ObnO4 ious laws made by our honest
grandfathers, by penny paper in this city Why
don't the penny paper howl when their pet Scna-
tor Riddle, who advocates higher laws, asks for a
law to stop poor people from having any milk or
pork without they can own houses and lands =
He don't want the poor to have a COW and pig
and let them run where there Is plenty to cat and
disturb no one. Why don't he ask for a law
making landlord equal with the merchant in
collection Of debts; He is "joined to his idols,
let him alone" TRAvFIER
Year: 1873

bill Is now before the Legislature with the
above title, copy of which will be found in our
issue to-day. Its provisions appear very good
But there has been SO many acts passed of this
character that 1t would take some time to ascer-
tain what is really necessary to &c added.
Year: 1873

TIE DEATH GRR A REAL1TY.-Thc Cape May
Ware OF this week says One of our pilot boat
boys was deschblngthe rescpe ofa wrecked boats
crew from the German bark Midway" lost over
by LeWes this winter. Some of the men were
dead and 1Oating about the water IN The bottom
Of boat, and two were unconscious from expo
RAre aud suffering, aud had grasped the gunwale
al edge Of the boat In their agony so firmly, that
IN removing their bodies the gunwale was torn
OF and retained In their grasp.
Year: 1873

New Yonx, May 20.-1n the Train case
this morning, the court directed the jury
to give a verdict of not guilty on the ground
of insanity. Mr.. Bell said that two of the
Jurors informed him that it was not their
verdict. The court replied The YER
diet is entered and that part of the case is
disposed of" DR.. Cross testies that this
insanity continues, and therefore Train
must be sent to the State Lunatic ASYLUM
Train excitedly said, l protest against
the proceeding here, ! have been five
months in jail without being granted a
trial" Then addressing Judge Davis he
said, Before leave here move your i'm
peachncnt in the name Of the peopl1-
The Judge ordered him TO sit down and
an order was made to send Train to the
State Lunatic Asylum.
Year: 1873

This fYst-class house is in excellent oondi
ton, and the Proprietor is confident that he
can give perfect satisfaction to the travelling
puplic.


A Buss Will always be ready 10 take
Travellers to and from the Boats. =
GOOD LIVERY STABLE
is kept in connection vita the House.


ly
Year: 1873

The rum0r on St Charles street last night,
that TWO police officers had been shooting
at each other, had only the slight founda-
ton of the accidental discharge Of a new
pistol one of them was examining. The
other received a t1e sh wound in the forearm.
Year: 1873

A Philadelphia editor thus relieves
his mind on subject familiar to all
newspaper offices-the inevitable Pub.
Doc: ave owe our thanks to Judge
Kelley for the latest Patent Na'ce re-
ports. We already have sixte, hun
dred of these interesting volumes in
our little library, but they have been
read and re-read so many times that We
know every page of them by heart.
This new volume came opportunely and
gratefully on Christmas morning, and
that night we gathered our little family
around the fire and read it through to
them. The affecting tale entitled I'm
provement in Monkey Wrenches,
seemed to touch every heart, and when
we came to the climax of the little story
about Reversible Pieboards,' there
was not dry eve between the front
door and the stable. During the read
ing of the piteous narrative entitled
Gum Washers for Carriage Axles, the
whole family gave expression to bois-
ferrous emotion, and the hired girl was
so much excited that she lost her pres
ence of mind, and went around to her
mothers inadvertently with six pounds
of sugar and a butter kettle full of
-four, and came home at midnight in
toxicated. We can never sufficiently
thank Judge Kelley for the innocent
endowment thus furnished us. The
memory of that happy evening will
linger in our minds very much longer
than that hired girl ever fingers when
she lights on q lot of substance which
she thinks will suit the constitution of
her aged parents"
Year: 1873

Two minutes suffice for Swedish
execution with the new instrument Just
adopted. The victim is made to stand
mp inside q hollow cone, his head pro-
truding from an opening at the apex
another cone is placed over his head,
which brings curved knife against his
neck, and tho executioner slices his
head of by single movement
Year: 1873

Pa" said son to his father, " What
is mean by chip of the old block p .
"Why my son, do you ask that question y
=" Because l was in Enfield this morning,
and told the gentlemen that while hunt
ing l saw fifty squirrels up on one tree.
They kept trying to make me say that
| did not see but forty-nine, and because
! wouldn't say 50, they said was a chip
of the old block p Hem we'll, my
son, they meant that you we're smart
and honest like your pa. You can go
and play"
Year: 1873

A man recently came to Ionia, Mich,
who claimed to have lain four days and
three nights apparently dead. He was
struck down in the snow by falling tree
His comrades found him alter long
search, and although he was pronounced
dead by physician, his brother persist.
ed in keeping him. The result was that
on the fourth day he began to revive.
Year: 1873

Another Arctic expedition, in search of
the open Polar Sea ard the imaginative
North Pole. has come to grief Instead Of
the fame he sought, the gallant Capt Hall
found grave in the Arctic regions, and his
vessel. the POlaris, with part Of his crew, 10
drifting no one knows where


Ten white men and eight Esquimauxs.
belonging to the Polaris. were picked up
April 30. 1873. in latitude So. 80 north. about
forty miles from Wolf Island. by the steam.
cr Tigrcss. This party had become separat
cd from the ship October Is, 1872. storm
breaking the vessel from its moorings and
leaving them IN !l,c ice The story Of their
life on the ice foe for l07 days. sounds more
like tale of romance than . narrative Of
truth. What seems very remarkable is the
fact that during this long winter confine
ment, on field Of no~ting ice, exposed to
the storms and intense cold of the Arctic re,
gions, not life was lost; even babe but
eight months lid lived through the terrible
privations.


The Polar Sea problem Is no nearer its
solution than it WAS century ago. We are
Of the opinion that enough lives have been
sacrificed aud enough money wasted In these
fruitless Arctic explorations. Just what
practical bencf, is to he conferred upon the
civilized world by the discovery ct an open
Polar sea VIZ are at loss to determine. The
very fact already known, that an almost
in,passiblc i"c belt surrounds il, proves that
the discovery would amount /" nothing cx'
ccpt the slight satisfaction of knowing that
inside the belt Of ice was On open sea. Ad
NIT its existence and what does It prove:
Nothing Of practical importance, nothing
worth single life to prove. We hope the
sad fate of Captain Hall will close the list Of
heroic navigators who have lost their lives
in this foolish effort to find something
which. II found, would be of no practical
value to mankind.


Hereafter If men are anxious to know just
how low degree Of cold they can stand,
and how much wslrus oil ia needed 10 keep
the lsmp Of life burning let them stock .
huge refrigerator with few tons Of ice. lay
in stock "f blubbcr and pass few months
in this c',ol retreat. II the c"ld should be
too intense they could easily escape from
their uncomfortable quarters. or he rescued
without much expense or trouble. II the
fate Of Halls cxpe ii,ion will serve to put n
stop to this foolish sacrifice ut life In hunt
ing for the North Pole, sad IS it is. It will
he nrOductiye IF sOrne rtMM
Year: 1873

ANOTHER SERIOUS BREAR.-Cn Sunday
night last another serious break occurred in the
Canal at a point about three miles west Of
Horper's Ferry. About fifty feet Of the en-
tarkment was washed out presenting to boat
men and others interested frightful appear
auce. At the point where the break occurred
there is said to have existed a leak for several
years, but it was never considered Of sufficient
Importance to require serious attention.
Year: 1873

fealty Of tho being sho loves, and
hence Guinivere soon perceived that
the affections of her lord were trans
ferred almost wholly TO the fascina-
ting Clotildo.


When the spark of Jealousy was
kindle1, it burst into a flame so
fierce az to absorb the whole being
of her majesty; but. ut the same
time, to prompt her to measures OF
strict caution, 80 that her vengeance
might be at once terrible and secure.


So blind, however, was the king
to oil that was transpiring in the
heart of his spouse, that he abso-
lutoly so fur forgot himself as to
beg, incautionsly one evening, that
she would permit his favorite to
deck herself out in costly jewels
worn by her royal self only, so that
Clotide should almost outshine her
at the Christmas fote about to take
place. TO this request she acceded, (,
and at once invited the unsuspect-
ing beauty to the Jewel-Chamber,
where untold wealth in gold and
precious stones was kept locked in
a massive iron chest, whose pom
derous lid sharp round tho edges as
a knife, closed like one side Of
hugo strange shears over the an
swering upper rim Of the hody Of
the safe itself. OF this Golfer she
handed her rival the key.
directing her to open and select for
herself In an instant the happy
and triumphant beauty was on her
knees, looking into the interior
that was absolutely ablaze with
gems Of every description. Already
she had removed some of them, and
laid them on the tessellatod floor
and had returned once moro to in.
spect others, when the queen, per.
ceiving that she had caught up a
gorgeous diamond necklace of
priceless value, that she herself had
worn but lately, and was about to
drop it to the shining floor, leaped
upon her with the bound ofa tigress,
and brought the pondsrous lid
down upon her delcate neck with
a crash so deadly that but ono wild
cry alarmed tho guards, who, on
entering the apartment, found her
dead.
Year: 1873

Surely the genius who invented wooden
nutmegs and oats made Of deal chips can
not vet be "played out" A Maine man
ia about TO apply for patent for an arti-
fetal oyster made out of flour paste,
tapioca, salt and water. The inventor
places these in secondhand oyster shells,
which are carefully glued round the
edges. There eau be no dispute as to
the success Of this invention.
Year: 1873

THE expense IS as nAught, when compared to
Its usefulness.


About a week ago lady who was employed
In the jute mill in East Fourth street. had finger
torn of by the machinery. She was poor aud
friendless, but proud aud industrious-but for the
city Hospital, the deep humiliation of casual
bed Ia the poor house would have been bers.-
This Is one Of the instances of the benehcience
Of the Charity.-AdUertisey.


AS the proprietor Of the Advertiser lives ont
of the city and do not vote within its limits or
pay tax to tho treasury thereof, its advice as to
the expense Is wholly gratuitOus.


II Is well 10 examine the cost. We have hear
of no other patients being sent to the "cily hos
pital, and II there are none, the cost may wei
be reckOneA when the reader understands that
the house and grounds cost about $25, 600; tho
physician IL employed by the year at what salary
we do not know; but II Ia likely TO be made quite
heavy; then the superintendent; the nurse; the
cook the laundry womln, and house maid, are
all 10 be paid. Whether the city supplies the food
for these people, independent Of their salaries,
we do not know. Bat whether or not the cost
CONES OF the city. Add the cost Of all these 10
gethcr and the expense Of this lady's inJ1ry will
iou nd considerable.


pleasanter and cheaper way would have been
for the city to have sent physician to her board
ing house paid for dressing her fnger aud be-
come responsible for a week OF two Of board.


This might have been done too In a more ecrip-
Year: 1873

RETESrhSCE OF A MEMBER OF CONGRESS FOR VOTING


FOR THE NEW SALARY GRAB--THE TRUTH OF Mr.


DAwEs's PREDICTION REAIHED-THE LAST TEST


VOTE ON THE BILL IN DETAIL.


lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUYEl


WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S-Not a few members who
voted for the salary grab last night
would to-day gladly give up the extra
$500 q year they are to get by it if tthey
could change their votes. The bill does not look
well to them by daylight it did last night when
their vision was befogged by the vaporings of DEM
agogism that made the air murky. They begin
already 70 realize the truth of Mr.. Dawes
prediction, that public opinion would condemn
this new increase of pay with as much severity as
il did the famous steal of last Winter. There is
no excuse for them they had warning enough. II
they honestly desired to undo the wretched work OF
the last Congress, their course plain that
they could not possibly go astray. When the
Hurlbut substitute was offered they had
only TO vote it down to give oppor-
tunity for the square and complete repeal
bill, brought in by Mr. Hale under express instrnc
tions Of the House, to have been reached for imme
date action. Later. when the Hurlbut substitute
had been adopted, when its Objectionable character
had been fully exposed, they could have voted
against the previous question on the passage of the
bill as amended, and by doing opened the way for
motion Of recommittal with instructions, which
Mr.. Hawley of Connecticut gave notice he should
make And still later, when the bill came to the
final vote they could have killed it, knowing, as
they did, that honest repeal bill could be intro
duced on the next Monday and passed under sus-
pension of the rules.


The following was the last test vote on the bill
Republicans in Roman, Democrats i'll italics, and
Liberal Republicans in small capitals: