smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

CONNIYING OF INEFFICIENT OFFICIALS
Much ado is being made in reference to Bris-
tow, the Secretary of the Treasury, in bring
ing TO light the alleged whiskey frauds IN
the West, which had been going on for quite
a length of time, during which the Govern
ment has lost over a million of dollars. But
We hear nothing Of the completely of Revenue
officials who must certainly been in collusiOn
with the distilling or TIE frauds could have
not remained so long undiscovered. Here is
Il whole army of spies, detectives, and mar
shalls paid large salaries TO ferret out viola
tions OF the revenue laws, yet it turns ont
that not one Of these discovered or at least
exposed them. 1t vas left to Il newspaper in
St Louis 70 first draw the attention Of the
Secretary TO these repeated violations of the
law. NJ doubt these revenue officials well
knew of the frauds, and either winked at
them or waited until they became so bold
that exposure had TO follow, and now they
expect to come in and receive their share of


whatever property is confscated. There can


be but this solution, either they connived ct
the frauds, or they were utterly inefficient in
the performance of their duty, in either case
they should be dismissed and punished, but
We hear of none being removed. 1t woald


be TOO much Of reflection on the admins
tration that appointed them, to expose these
roguos, hence they are retained TO work
| more injury to the revenues of the country
Year: 1875

The strike Of tho Brooklyn hat makers still continues
This society numbers three hundrc members. all
of whom arc idle The strike commenced about the
middle OF July last The bosses wanted to employ
society men, and the society struck and they have
been idle since The large manufacturers what
called blocking and pouncng machines" for the work
that formerly done by hand Up to the time or the
strike these machines worked by society meu. As
a knowledge OF the hat trade necessary run
those machines the bosses wanted to employ non
society men, who would work at much lower ratio
than society Both sides confident OF success.
Tue bosses say they will the men, and the
men the contrary claim that by holding out to the
middle OF January the bosses Will be compelled 10 re-
employ them, else lose their trade
Year: 1875

The agitation among the clergy in Jersey City the
question Of taxing church property the increase
Rev. Dr. Imbrie, of the Fret Presbyterian church.
holds that the adoption OF the constitutional amend
mcnts does not create any taxation, but merely
provides for a uniform system taxation property
now taxable. The Methodist clergy have adopted
resolution not to pay taxes church property
carry the question into the courts Tho members or
the Methodist Church were unanimous in support othe
amendments, and now they lind that one amendment
is most detrimental 10 the interests Of their Church.
Year: 1875

Tn last Saturday evening negro woman
named Charlotte Jackson was murdered at
Greenesboro, by some unknown person.


The woman was first seen by two white
men who were riding along the road. When
they first saw her she was sitting in the road
reeling and vomiting. They also saw n man
running from the direction of the woman.
Before they came to the woman she fell over
by the roadside and one Of the men ,houghr
she hal ft. They rode ur to Col Grerne's $
house and met a freedman-Pinli Richmond
going to carry the woman some water lie
was doubtless the man they had first seen
running from the direction of the woman.
Col. Greene soon went down to the place
where the woman had been seen, and found
her dead.


An inquest was held by Coroner Ship.
The jury found that the deceased had come to
her death by choking, al the hands of Pink
Richmond. A post niortrm examination by
Drs Griffin and Pollard disclosed the fact
that the woman had undoubtedly been chUked
to death.


Pink Richmond was arrested and carried
before the Parish Judge for examination
The evidence against him was entirely cir
cumstantlal, but was considered sufficient ,o
commit the prisoner without bail, To await the
action of tie Grand Jury, next week


1t was most brutal murder and we hope
that even justice may be meetei ont TO the
perpetrator of the dastardIy act-Vienn0
Sentinel, 6ih lust


IL Richmond did the choking, the act o
running after water for deceased would max,
it case of mansIaughter instead of murder
as il shows that it was not his intention or de
sire that death should ensue
Year: 1875

Among the possible candidates for
Governor on the Radical ticket is we
learn, our fellow townsmah. Judge
Ludcling Whether the Judge is
really III training for the nomination,
or is calculating upon sufficient
strength in the Convention to COM
mand re-appointment to bis present
position, is something we are unable
to decide. He, very likely, carries
the two strings to his bow. 1t ap-
pears that the Judge, whatever may
be our coniectures, is the chosen
champion of the native, or scalawag,
white element of the Republican
party for next Governor, and that
from the Mississippi to Red river.
the Radical leaders are bent on
securing bis nomination, or, what is
equivalent, a preponderating strength
on the State ticket. How far this
bent will go, the reader may judge
for himself For one, we are inclined
to believe, from the past timid course
of the sealawag Republicans, that if
the carpetbaggers were 10 cuff them
into jelly, they would meekly sub
NIT. There is hardly leader in this
element of the Republican party who
has not been driven and dragged at
every election to do what he swOre
before the canvass he would not do.
and there is hardly one who has not
been the drayhorse for the Suners,
Packards, Pinchbacks, Kelloggs and
others who have either Hoped into the
South to make money, or assumed to
lead because they possessed the
numerical influence.


We do not think that Judge
Ludeling has any great prospects for
a nomination but as Democrat we
should be pleased to see him at the
head Of the Radical ticket-Ouachitd
Telegraph.


This is every word true as to the
making of the Southern Republicans
the cats paws of the carpet-baggers,
many Of them being the ablest men in
tho party at the same time, who
ought to be the leaders instead the
tools of the party. But it is their
own affair.
Year: 1875

If a man is fit to preach, be is worth
wages. If he is worth wages, they
should be paid with alf the business
regularity that is demanded and
enforced in business life. There is no
man in the community who works
harder for the meney he receives than
the faithful minister. There is no
man-in whose work the community
is interested-to whom regular wages,
that shall not cost him a thought, are
so important. Of what possible use
in pulpit can any man be whose
weeks are frittcred away in mean
cares and dirty economies Every
month, or every quarter-day, every
pastor should be sure that there will
be placed in his habds, as his just
wages, money enough to pay all bis
expenses. Then, without special
obligation to anybody, he can preach
the truth with freedom, and prepare
for his public ministrations without
distraction. Nothing more cruel to
pastor, or more disastrous to his work
can be done than to force upon him a
feeling of dependence upon the
charities of his fock.-TmothJ
TttcOnb.
Year: 1875

1t would have been all right if
Johnny bad squealed when be had
enough of it. There had been a
lynching in the neighborhood, and
the boys got together in the woods to
play at hanging. Johnny Webb was
to be the criminal, and to prevent any
accident it was distinctly understood
that he was to squeal when be wanted
to be let down. The clothes li1e was
noosed around his neck and run over
a limb, ard be was hoisted into the
air. He kicked a good deal, and
clutched at the rope above bis head,
but didn't squeal. So the boys
thought be was only acting out, and
kept him suspended. just then a
man came along, and Johnny was
revived with great difficulty. This
was near Knoxville, Tenn.
Year: 1875

Quite recently short sighted
husband saw large boquet Of flowers
on chair and wishing to preserve
them from fading, placed them in a
basin of water. When bis wife saw
the bouquet" half an hour afterward
she gave one piercing scream, aud
tainted on the spot. Her defective
visicDed husband bad mistaken her
new bonnet, with its abundance of
flowers, for freshly culled bouquet.
Year: 1875

The most momentous question woman is
ever called upon to decide is whether the
faults Of tie man she loves viii drag hpr
down. or whether she is Competent to be his
slIhly redeemed.
Year: 1875

posed to contraction, opposed to a currency
of coin and bank-bills, in favor of keeping
specie payments in view but never reaching
them, in favor of waiting for the country to
''grow up'' to the currency, in favor of bank
ing by the government. 1t is not impossible
that the Ohio infationists will succeed in in
cooperating plank demanding more green
backs and the payment of customs in paper.
At the best we can hope for nothing better
than the platform of Mr.. Hendricks. The
Democracy of the East, already inclined to
the Hendricks scheme, will make but feeble
fight against their brethren of the West. The
currency question is to be the issue in 1876.
On the one hand the Republicans will favor
resumption in 1879, and on the other the
Democrats will oppose it.
Year: 1875

an earnest desire to justify your generous conf
dence, and strong regard for the honor and 1el-
fare of our State, inspire soith the firm resolue to
spare no effort and to consider other consequences
in the ededvor to faithfully discharge the duties that
sciu be incumbent on me If your choice shall prore
to be the choice of the people also. pledge you and
thousands for ohom you ct in that event an honest
purpose and fred determination to make the public
good my single aim and constant care.


Gen. Connor's Acceptance.
Year: 1875

THE Boston Herald, in its article on the
Maine newspapers, falls into an error as to
the circulation of the PRESS through following
the erroneous rating in Rowelps Directory.
The actual circulation is more than five
hundred in excess of the estimate there Civ.
en-. The Herald and other journals which
may have copied the article are requested 10
take notice of this fact.
Year: 1875

ABOUT this time begin to look in the dr.
gus for arguments against resumption in
1870. The word has been given that the
fight by the Democrats next year will be
made against the specie resumption act, and
so the argus has got to put itself in training


Perhaps it will discreetly postpone the dis
cussion of this issue until after the Maine
Year: 1875

The statement of the PRESS respecting the
cost of the state printing the year of the
Wells administration, Mr.. Argus, is strictly
true; and we challenge you 10 print the
items taken from the official books in the OF
flee of the Secretary of State. True the ap-
preparation bill shows only that amount but
the balance was appropriated subsequently by
raso1vn
Year: 1875

We do not read anonymous letters and cemmuni-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases indspsnsable not necessarily tor publication
but as guaranty OF good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu
nications that are not used.
Year: 1875

THE Argus man took into his head yester-
day that the figure business would look well
in rhyme, and so he sent for his Poet. The
instantaneous rhymer appeared, heard what
was wanted, and got off the following with
any effort at all: ''One and two make three.
This you see, Proves the radical profigacee,
Heydddle-dee, Me name is Pat McGee."
The Argus man warmly commended the poe
try, which he said was brimful of genius
and quite up to the high poetical standard of
the Argus, but he cautioned young Homer
in regard to the figures. "One and two may
make three in poetry" he said, ''but with
Democrats engaged in adding up items of
government expenditures one and two make
twelve; that is the invariable rule of this
Office" aud he sent the Poet of to learn
the Democratic method of addition.
Year: 1875

The use of a "trade-mark" should be necessity
to every manufacturer who has faith in his ow1
wares. The first step towards making the manufac-
turer independent of the commission merchant
should be to make the name of the goods and ,he
trade mark by which they are distinguished wjdeiy
known to the consumer.
Year: 1875

SPAN-Poor little Alfonso must have a
pleasant time of it. The Carlists, who were
TO be dispersed as soon as Spain was fur
nished with brand new king, seem to be as
lively as ever and in no hurry to subside.
BY the latest accounts they made a desperate
assault on Bilbao and we're repulsed
only by vigorous application of the
bayonet. An attack on the Carlst intrench-
ments by the garrison of Bilbao was repulsed
with vigor, and now the two sides are even
again. In this little display the Alfonsist
troops lost three or four hundred men killed
and wounded, and as the Carlist loss must
have been equally heavy some seven hundred
tall fellows had the pleasure of being shot
down for the honor and profit of the two pre-
tenders to the Spanish throne.
Year: 1875

The LAST DAYS OF CONGRESS. 1t is proba-
BILE that Congress will adjourn leaving a
number Of important questions undecided
Among those which, according to our Wash
ington correspondent, it is impossible for the
Senate to dispose of in the short time remain
ing, is the Force bill, over which no tears
need be shed. The Tax bill, it is thought,
will also be defeated in the Senate. Arkansas
and Louisiana are likely to receive little atten-
ton, and Mr.. Pinchback will not be admitted.
No news in most of these cases may be consid-
cred good news, and we hope both houses
will content themselves with absolutely neces-
sary legislation. 1t is rather late in the ses-
sion to attempt anything more.
Year: 1875

The CENTENNIAL ExH1BITIoN.-We publish
In another column the law passed by Congress
exempting from duty goods intended merely
for exhibition. The terms of this law are
very liberal, and ought to encourage foreign
manufacturers to send their wares to our
great worlds fair The precautions against
fraud will probably suffice to protect the gov
eminent from loss through dishonest entries
Year: 1875

The Herald's Value to General Grant.


A good many envous and malignant people
still pretend to doubt that the HERALD
is the trusted organ of the President, and
some are even malignant enough to add that
they do not believe he is among its regular
and constant readers. We might, no doubt,
easily have settled this question long ago by
asking His Excellency for certificate show
ing his appreciation of our journal. But in
doing so we might have seemed boastful or
vainglorious, and we have, therefore, been
content with offering to the President, besides
the news of the world, o great quantity of
sound advice, which we do not doubt will
bear fruit in good time. We are not impa-
tient If farmer must wait many months
for crop after he has sown his wheat, and
if he contentedly waits even years for the
apple trees to bear which he plants in his Or
chard, why should we be in haste? General
Grant has not quick mind, and his habit of
eating heavy dinners, and so forth, makes
him no doubt even slower to move than when
Richmond.


That our expectations of good results are
not in vain, however, begins to be seen Just
now, in his selection of a batch of new Office
holders. Last October we took the trouble to
ascertain the opinions then held by members
OF both houses of Congress on the question
of third term. We did not think it neces-
sary to ask the cousins and nephews OF the
family what they thought, for they naturally
are faithful. But on the 18th of October we
printed the third term opinions of all the
congressman; and it is plain to the meanest
comprehension that General Grant has care
fully preserved this invaluable record, and is
now using it to guide him in the selection of
new ambassadors, postmasters, and so on. We
proudly present to our detractors this proof
that the President now, as always, reads his
HERALD with confidence and attention.


Horace Maynard is to receive the mission
TO Constantinople. He "thinks the subject
of third term will take care of itself.
He could tell better when he was re-
quired to decide whether he would
support Grant for third term"-which
is almost as oracular as His Excel
lency's own utterances upon the great ques-
ton, and what everybody expected of the
eminent Tennesseean, who has long been
known as the Jack Bunsby of the House.


Godlove S. Orth is to be Ambassador to
Austria. He s in principle opposed to a
third term, but does not know what crcum-
stances may beset the republican party two
years hence which would make 1t necessary,
perhaps, to run Grant for the success of the
party; in that event he would support the
nomination" Just so. Mr.. Orth stands on
his principles, and is glad that his feet are
big enough to cover them all out of sight.
! William G. Donnan il to succeed Nh. Jones
Year: 1875

RAPID TRANsrr.-The important question of
rapid transit is ably treated in communica-
ton we publish in another column. The
writer, practical engineer, Is in favor of the
loop system, and puts his views clearly be-
fore the public. The necessity of providing
that the fares on the proposed line should be
reasonable is properly insisted on, as the road
ought to be built for the benefit of the citizens
and not alone for that Of the speculators.
Year: 1875

FRENCH PoLITIcs.-Our Paris letter gives
An extended account of the struggle In the
French Assembly over the constitutional
bills. At the date it was written there seemed
little hope that the power of the Republic
would be definitely organized, but in
spite Of the unscrupulous' intrigues of
the Bonapartist and Bourbon factions
the work OF laying the foundation of consti-
tutional government in France goes bravely
on. 1t is now just possible that when the
Septennate comes to an end France may be in
a position to control her destinies without
caring for the intrigues of the selfish politi-
clans who seek to re-establish some form of
monarchy for their own profit.
Year: 1875

discipline will be guaranteed; and without
the most perfect discipline no such undertake
ing can fail to prove disastrous. Some men
are born to command and such men always
maintain authority, but the systematic disci-
pline OF the navy is always reliable. Admiral
Blake, who whipped the Dutch, was not
sailor, but he was a man of genius, which
supplied the deficiency. From the Coast
Survey, the Smithsonian Institution in Wash
ington and our colleges any number of ambi-
tious young men, thoroughly skilled in
scientific investigation could be had at a
day notice, to join their fortunes with the
new attempt to reach the Pole.


The thing should be done thoroughly if at
all, and there should be sufficient force of
men for any emergency and to make success
certain. Valuable aid can always be had in
Greenland, where there are hunters of long
experience and thoroughly hardened by ex-
posure Here also Esquimau dogs, invaluable
for sledge travel, can and should be procured.
The region of Smith Sound, and as far beyond
as known, aboundsi in game at certain seasons
fact which should not be lost sight of. All
of our explorers found great quantities Of
birds and bears. Seal and walrus are numer-
ous DR.. Hayes fed his party at Port Foulke
mainly on reindeer and Captain Halls party
shot musk oxen as far up as latitude 50
deg. There is one other point not to
be lost sight of. The present season is likely
to prove an open one. A cold winter in the
temperate regions is usually mild one in the
Arctic. In this we find another argument for
haste in passing the appropriation and getting
the expedition off. Let us not wait another
year but 90 to work ut once.


TO-DAY THE BEEcHER TRIAL will begin its
eighth week, and wo briefly review elsewhere
Year: 1875

defeat by Germany in 1870, aud an
ardent desire to wipe out the stain
of that defeat in another conflict
with the conqueror. On the other
hand, Germany is surprised and an
noyed at the rapidity with which
France has recovered from what
was generally supposed would prove
crushing blow-a blow that would
cripple her for a generation.


One thing is pretty certain, and
that is, France would not be likely
to decline a plain challenge to
another conflict with her enemy:
although she will not probably for
some time yet give challenge her
self. But let her once feel tolerably
secure of unity and peace in her
own factions, and a thorough or
ganization of her army, and war
would be inevitable. Should war
again break ont it would be a des-
perate one; for, besides the national
sntipathies, there would be pow
erful incentive to desperation in the
knowledge that defeat would be
followed by the victor's debating
the most rigorous and humiliating
terms to the vanquished. Under
such clrcumsta 1T is not sur
prising that there is great uneasi-
ness In both nations and that the
foreign policy of each government
should be regarded with the closest
scrutiny -Nilsoaukee Wisconsin,.
Year: 1875

So that tor ten years past the
tendency has been 10 narrower
gauges. Many thousands of miles
OF the four foot eight and one-haIf
inch gauge have been laid and lono
lines Of broad gauge such as the
Grand Trunk and Great Western
torn up and relaid at immense cost
in labor and rolling stock.


The narrow (3 tt.) gauge has
many and great advantages over the
broad. 1t costs less than one half
as much per mile Where a broad
gauge costs $4,000 the narrow
costs less than $4,000. Itsengines
climb steep grades with great ia
cility, and it turns curves with a
radius of 500 feet as readily "a the
broad gauge does those OF 800
| feet. Its locomotives of fifteen tons
haul two thirds the load of the
broad gauge thirty ton engines made
at the same shop.


On broad gauge roads for every
ION of freight hauled, ton of
freight car has to go along also. On
the narrow gauge 80 to 40 per cent
of that dead weight is avoided.
lnstead Of paying $4,000 a year in
terest on bonds, it pays but $500
1t will do all the work of an ordi-
nary Wisconsin or Minnesota rail
road twenty per cent cheaper than
the broad gauge can and with less
than one half the capital invested.
Its passenger cars, weighing one
half as much as the ordinary style,
carry two-thirds as many passen-
gers. Nor is its superiority TO the
broad gauge lessened as business in
creases. Of course broad track
with ponderous cars and engines
has greater capacity than the mar
row gauge.


But a double track will do three
times as much as single track pos
sibly can, for all its trains on either
track are always moving In the same
| direction. A double track narrow
gauge will do more than one and a
| halt times as much As a single track
broad gauge, while it costs less than
the latter. Extend the business
still further and we find that four
track road can do more than three
times as much as a double track
one, and nine times As much as a
single track, since the freight and
passenger traffic is kept separate and
each has two tracks-one for up and
the other for down trains-and the
business on each becomes like the
steady, uniform flow of river, and
10 time is lost by trains waiting for
others to get out of the way.-Ec-
| chanQe.
Year: 1875

THE following encouraging news
in regard to the canal suit was re-
ceived here the fore part of the
week:


complainant, vs.. the city of Duluth, in the
Supreme Court Of the United States, Mr.
Chief Justice Waite, on the last day of the
overruling the demurrer without prejudice
Year: 1875

XNANrBD-A PARTY WITH A FEW HUNDRED


w dollars to Join in the purchase OF nigh toned
ana profitable business Those moaning business
only reply and appoint interview Address NOBLE, box
liz Herald office.