smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

To TIE EDITOR OF THE HERALD


The great public power OF the HERALD cannot be
bcttcfcmploycd Than in exposing the means by which
gas companies force OF this city TO pay for
large amounts OF gas that they DO not consume
Whatsoever these companies charge It has to be paid
there is no remedy for the 'Pay
the bill or will take away the meter and cut on
your gas the answer with possible shade OF
nsolcnce which Is invariably given TO any attempt TO
procure a reduction IN the amount charged. And the
bill has 10 be paid though very often deliberate a
robbery as that OF a highwayman who demands
"your money your life" Here the only difference
is-"Your money, gas hercaftcri"


Let any one attcmptto econumizc in the use OF gas
Tor a month two by nOn-use OF hall many burners
as ordinarily the reduction Will be napprcclbc when
the gas bill 2reseqtcd-at most few cents For
example :-Crcumstanccs caused lavish OF gas In
several OF my house up 10 the middle OF January
Alter that date there was change In one OF the
rooms where the lavish had been the gas
useG al all for fortnight The gas bill was the
since then special has been made throughout
the house reducing the amount e gas consumed
but the saving effected the month Of February. with
all my personal efforts check useless gas twenty
nve ccDts Therefore, as have known a like result
at other times u Is evident that the whole fault Is
exclusively tho meters but IN tho manner system
IN which the gns accounts are made out
Year: 1876

As general thing, the republican primaries held in
Williamsburg last evening, for the election OF delegates
to choose representatives TO the State Convention
passed on quietly In the Nineteenth ward there was
Jostling and high words but battle In tho
Fourteenth contrary TO general expectation the voting
was carried on In peace but as the polls were
closed squaDblc began which ended In the forced en-
trance Of kit Pagan into the polling place and insertion
by lim OF handful OF votes the ballot box The
inspectors then, without the Urmalty OF count
nounocd the vote as l22 Tor tho regular ticket and
for the opposition; and while one OF them elected
Earan. the other pitched the ballots into the nre.
Year: 1876

Workmen are engaged in lifting the naval mon.
ument out of the hold Of the storeshIp Supply at
the navy yard with the aid Of the seyenty-fye ton
crane As the pieces are taken out they are placed
on the trucks Of the yard railway, and Il is sun.
posed they will remain on the truck and be stored


In the boiler shop until the site for the monument
Is decided upon, when they VIII be lifted by the
crane in that shop on to wagons and then hauled
70 the spot selected.
Year: 1876

The venerable William Freeman retains the
buoyancy and elasticity of early manhood and
wooes the muse with all the ardor of youth.
We have from him poem of eighteen hun
dred lines and more, heroic measure at that,
delivered before the Grand Army Post at
Macaias. The poem was originally constructed
for recitation on DECORATION Day, 1873, and has
since been enlarged 70 its present length. 1t is
lament over the honored dead who fell in the
cause of freedom, and breathes throughout a
hopeful and patriotic spirit honorable in its
author and worthy of emulation by younger
men. Following it are shorter poems also,on
patriotic themes. A fair idea may be obtained
of the manner of treatment and tte verse from
the following Introductory lines:


We come on this Memorial day to meet,
And with traternal hearts and lips to greet
Our country's friends, whate'er their rank or name,
And, while rejoicing in its joys and fame,
To interchange our vows of love and praise,
Not for this day alone, but future days,


And now, as we have done, let US unite


Our firm resolves to guard the cause of right.
We meet to pay our grateful debt to those,


Who gave their lives in fighting with the foes,
That sought our halow'd Union to divide,
And humble all, who for it feel pride.


We meet on this, our decoration day,


To deck the graves, where its defenders lay,


With fow'fs which in the field or garden grow,
And in our hearts with brighter colors glow


We meet to show the kindred love we bore
Our brother sol iiers once, but now no more.


we greet the spar'd Survivors of the band,


VINO fought TO save from rebel sway our land.
Year: 1876

Some discreet friend Of Mr.. Hendricks
John Kelly, for instance-should tell him
that he is not running for President, but
Vice President. We know that Brother Hen
bricks feels sore on this point, and that he
disdained the nomination, and that he sent us
corruscating Demosthenes, named Hanna,
to howl in Tilden's Gramercy Park
mansion, with the thermometer about seven
hundred and fifty in the shade, and the ice all
melting about the champagne in the dining
room, and everybody hungry, about the
sacrifice Hendricks made in going upon the
ticket Every day or two we see
something in the papers about Hen
bricks s'He will accept" or 'he will not
accept" HE has made up his mind" and
che has not made up his mind" He wants
to know what Tilden will say about finance.
He is anxious about Congress and the Resump-
ton act. He hurries to Saratoga and has an
interview with Uncle Sammy-the thermome-
ter eight hundred in the shade-and Dor
sheimer on guard to keep off the reporters.
One story about this interview is that Uncle
Sammy and Hendricks had it hot and
heavy-pillows, chairs, champagne glasses
and miscellaneous articles of furniture flying
around-and that but for Dorsheimer the
furniture would have been smashed. Then
comes another story that the interview was
lovely; that each candidate melted under the
gracious candor of the other; that they
agreed upon all points; and that all
Dorsheimer had to do was to see that the ice
was cracked fine and keep his weather eye
on the reporters. Now we have third
story from Hendricks himself, which con-
Tilden and himself differed on some imma-
terial points, on the real issues of the cam
paign" they were united. In addition to
this we have story of an embassy from
Hendricks to Congress asking that body to
repeal the Resumption act.


The attitude of Hendricks and his friends
in this campaign is unfortunate If
Hendricks wishes to run for the Vice Presi-
deacy let him fall into place behind his
leader and keep time The Democratic Con-
vention, by singular unanimity, chose Til
den to lead this campaign and not Hendricks.
They chose Tilden because of his loyalty,
his ability his record as reformer
and his soundness on the money question.
They did not choose Hendricks because.
as the HERALD expressed it at the time, his
nomination would have been construed by
conservative men to mean reputation in
the North and revolution in the South.
They put Hendricks on the ticket for har-
mony, not because they wanted him. and
there are many democrats now who feel that
it may prove as grave a blunder as the nomi-
nation of General Blair with Seymour eight
years ago. General Blair, it will be remem-
bered, had n policy of his own, like Hen
bricks. and took to writing letters rs to what
We should all do TO restore the Union, and
he was whipped and Seymour with him.
The democrats feel now that Blair's nomi-
nation was q grave blunder. Hendricks
seems to be following in the wake Of Blair.
Year: 1876

It il really time for Congress to adjourn.
The thermometer in Washington is away up,
about nine hundred and fifty in the shade.
and we notice alarming symptoms in the
behavior of our own little Sunset Cox and
Townsend and some of our sable statesmen
from the Carolinas. The only man who
seems to keep his head cool is Blue Jean
Williams, which, We are told, is the result
of copious libations of iced lemonade The
second Washington feels the heat keenly, as
Mr.. Jewell and other wandering statesmen
will testify, and we would not blame him if
he were to throw down his staff and turn
the whole concern over to Ferry. Ferry is
statesman who appears the better the higher
the thermometer. But the second Washing.
ton has his cottage at Long Branch
all ready, newly painted and the
shrubbery getting on, with George
w. Childs, ex-Collector Murphy, Mr.. Hoey
and other serene and soothing influences
awaiting his coming, and Congress will not
adjourn. Moreover what good does Con-
gress do remaining in session? We can
fancy Mr.. Fish asking the question, sur.
rounded by dusty portfolios and letters
upon extradition from Lord Derby, and
thinking of his Hudson River home, opposite
West Point, where he can have the HERALD
for breakfast all the days in the week, Sun
days included. The two members of the
administration to be envied are Jewell
and Bristow. The ex-Postmaster General
can sit under his spreading oaks and
not care postage stamp whether
the fast mail trains run or'not The ex-
Secretary of the Treasury can stroll along
the Newport cliffs and see the polo games
three times week, with no grim Ulysses to
frown upon him. If the weather continues
we shall soon have no government, and
members of the Cabinet will begin to defy
the President IN order that they may be dis
missed into cooler havens. Let Congress
adjourn and save the Republic
Year: 1876

The proposed monument to Custer and
the brave men who died with him on the
Yellowstone must not be misunderstood. It
is not trophy Of the Indian war. 1t has
nothing to do with the Indian question. 1t
is not a personal tribute'to Custer. 1t is not
to be military monument, like that to
Frederick the Great at Berlin or to Napoleon
in the Place Vendome. 1t is a monument to
bravery, devotion and duty. 1t will cele-
brate alike the valor of Custer who
led the charge; of the faithful cor
respondent who died at his side /;
of the humble private who rode in
his retinue It will commemorate the
fact that in this decaying age, when, as the
politicians tell us, We are all going to the
bad, we have officers and men who in obe-
dience to the call of the country, do not hes
itate to pay to it the highest measure of
devotion. The question is not, were we
right or wrong with the Indians-was our
campaign good or bad-but can we afford to
overlook an achievement which for yalor,
self-denial and self-sacrifce will be remem-
bered with the charge of the Light Brigade.
We do not celebrate any war with Indians.
There is nothing in these wars to call for
mementoes. We only celebrate what was
done by American soldiers in the field.


In that memento all can join. It is a
pleasant fact about this Custer subscription
that all classes vie with each other in honor
ing our dead soldiers. Most of the subscrp-
tions are in small amounts-from the peo-
pie. This is gratifying. Ten. or twelve
wealthy citizens could club together and
build a monument to Custer or any one else
monument that would be q credit to the
city. But this is not what we want It is
our desire that the people should build this;
that it should be the expression of the
gratitude and admiration of tho humblest.
Year: 1876

While New York lies 'broiling under a
MONDAY sun" day after day, with ther-
mometer rising to the hundred, it is to be
hoped that those fortunate citizens whose
means enable them to escape from the city's
heat to the cool sea and mountain breezes
will give some thought to the poor children
who are compelled to remain shut up in the
metropolitan oven. subscriptions from our
summer absentees as well as from others
should flow in literally to promote al the
schemes devised for the health and comfort
of the children of the poor during the
cheated term" The bay and river excur-
sions, the "open air fund" the picnic asso-
cations, should one and all be well supplied
with money, for the charity that gives health
and happiness to suffering childhood must
commend itself to every Christian heart.
The city should do its part toward needed
relief by hurrying up the new free
baths, for which, we believe, an ap-
preparation has been made, and which
ought to be now in use if they are to be of
any benefit to our citizens this summer If
the city authorities intend to get these baths
ready for use when the ice is in the river the
money invested in them will yield no return
until next year. There seems to be some
thing wrong in the management of the free
baths under the present administration, and
the delay in launching the new baths shows
either incapacity or carelessness in the Pub
lie Works Department. Complaint is made
that in the female baths the swimming les
sons are neglected and the attendance is not
such as it should be. This should be rem
edied The new baths should be opened
without delay, and the attendance and man.
agement should be such as to afford full
accommodation to the public and insure
safety to the bathers. Commissioner Camp
bell should look after these matters himself
and not leave them in the hands of incom-
petent subordinates
Year: 1876

to ''put down the carpet-baggers, the scala
wags and the State governments In doing
so they have thrown the republicans upon the
offensive, and the answer has been measure
after measure of repression. These measures
are now the immutable law of the land and
Mr.. Tilden cannot change them. If the
Southern men had taken the republicans at
their word at the close of the war; if they
had accepted offers of Cancellation; if they
had not adopted a policy of ostracism and
terrorism, these laws would not now exist
So far as the South is concerned Tilden and
Hayes stand upon similar ground; and if
the Southern leaders were wise they would
SO act in the present canvass that the tri-
umph Of republican or democrat would be
their triumph. There is no disposition on
the part Of republicans to deal with the old
South in any but the kindest and most fra
ternal spirit. There is no power on the part
of the democrats to do any more for the
South than the republicans would do. Til
den will take the same ground in his letter
as Hayes in order to give himself the chance
of an election. Any other ground would
lose him every Northern State.


1t is fallacy to suppose that this canvass
is struggle for anything but power. ''Re-
FORM" revolution" 'repudiation these
cries are mere words We may win civil
service and the one term; but this will come
whoever goes in. Hayes has taken grounds
in their favor and Tilden will be forced to
take grounds. There are no principles at
stake-none Of those issues that sink deep
into the hearts of men. 1t will be noisy,
insincere, claptrap, defamatory canvass,
which we regret 1t will, probably, be the
last time-more especially if the Southern
people are wise-that the republicans and
democrats will hold their present
lines. New parties must form; new
questions must enter our politics
affecting the prosperity and the advance
ment of the country. TO sum up the stu
alton in one sentence, this is a canvass for
roast beef On one side are the gorged re-
publicans, on the other the starving demo-
Gratis. SO far as the outside world is con-
cerned it will make little difference whether
the slices are cut for the next four years by
Tilden or Hayes.
Year: 1876

When death by sudden and awful stroke
removes man as widely known and beloved
as ex-vice Commodore Garner, of the New
York Yacht Club, his dirge is intoned by
thousand lips trembling with pity for
his moumful fate. At one moment,
in the ruddy prime of life, full
of hope and heart, seated in charming and
brilliant circle, with the wife of his bosom
by his side, the bright waves tapping their
fortune singing none but gay tunes to
his soul; ut the next instant
shock as from q thunderbolt in his
ears, a crash, quaking and an overturning
an thrush of boiling, angry waters, the
bright circle broken forever, strug-
wife, wife's brother and one fair
young form sway blind and dead
to and fro amid the imprisoned waters
drowned. In our compassion for the dead
we almost forget to rejoice over those links
Of the circle of life in the Mohawk's cabin
snatched by strong will and miraculous
circumstance from the opened jaws of
death. Some, we are glad to say,
were saved; but our pitying thoughts
go swiftly back to the terrible picture of
lives of love and beauty and promise
quenched utterly in the swaying charnel
house beneath the cruel waves. We can but
bow our heads and whisper to our hearts
what the Word has taught us of how inscru-
tably the mystery of life is solved
in an instant; how the stoutest
bark that man in knowledge, JOY and pride
can build, is but as paper when the immu-
table hour has come for the whitening
wind to strike and the waves of death to
engulf


Beautiful and firm to sea and wind as
ever boat that sped across the waters seemed
the Mohawk to all eyes through her year
OF life till yesterday. Yet launched in
the rain and wind one day of May year
ago, a gust of wind and a simmer of rain
came out of the blue carrying death to the
fair hand that dashed the baptizing wine
upon her bows, death to the man who stood in
pleasure by that ladys side. Sad enough in
deed the coincidence to bring to mind


the pcrhdious bark,


Built i tn eclipse and rigged with curses dark
that Milton in melodious mourning sung Of
When the first tidings of disaster reached us
they seemed incredible. But few short
miles away stately yacht to founder in
squall while scarce breath Of air stirred
through the sun-scorched city 1t could
not be true. But it was. 1t was too true
Almost within sight of the city what had
happened once before had happened again.
A yacht with life and mrth and worth
aboard had gone down. For awhile it
seemed to stand as solitary story of
wild freak Of the wind, but it was, after all,
not the first catastrophe of the same kind in
the same waters and the same fair summer
time. And this breathes the moral Of it all.
With the strangest, sharpest cry Of sud-
den death there comes mourning wall,
its counterpart, from the past, with awful
warning of the same deep cry of agony to
come again. 1t comes out of the shadow
that hangs unseen above us all, as the wind
bolt came to the living on the Mohawk yes
terday
Year: 1876

That ARIsToCRATIc RADICAL, Sir Charles
Dixie, M. p, is not coming to the Centen-
nial after all. This shows lack Of stead
Eastness to principle, for if he believes in
The people as the source of authority he
should embrace the opportunity of showing
els less advanced fellow legislators what
the people have accomplished here during
single century.
Year: 1876

TuDEN AND HAYEs.-It is said that the
reason Governor Tilden does not write his
letter of acceptance is that he is too busy
with his duties as Governor of New York.
Well, Hayes is Governor of Ohio, and he
found time to write letter which helps his
canvass. Uncle Sammy must not let the
.ountry think that Hayes is a livelier Execu-
hive than himself
Year: 1876

LET TILDEN WRITE HIS LETrER.-If Til
den has made up his mind what to say to the
country on the question of the Presidency
let him say it. There are few men in pub
lie life more ready with the pen. He could
write letter in an hour.
Year: 1876

The REAL TRoUBLE.-One of the troubles
in the democratic canvass is that the party
has two candidates for the Presidency. The
ticket is all head and no tail When two
ride the same horse one must ride behind
and Hendricks insists upon riding ahead.
Year: 1876

The PREVIOUS RUMoBs Of the death of
Sitting Bull in the attack upon General
Custer are in q measure confirmed this
morning, but we still regard it as exceed
ingly doubtful that he is dead. 1t is not easy
10 identify dead savage by means of descrip-
lions and comparisons, and it seems too
much to expect this Sioux warrior to have
met the fate OF Custer and his companions
Still, it may be true, and if it is the mere
fact will do much to destroy the prestige of
the fatal battle from which such evil conse-
uuenccs were feared
Year: 1876

EARL DERBY acknowledges the receipt of
= communication from the United States
government relative to the sExtradition
Treaty. He desires further delay to the
expression of parliamentary opinion regard
ing this matter, and the opposition oblige
him so far as to postpone n motion on the
subject Now, while it existed, the treaty
suited us very we'll, and the first objection
rnised to its operation was by the English
Minister. We hope, therefore, that in the
desire to recement the diplomatic relations
between the two countries, our govern
mcnt will make no concessions not consist
ent with our national rights and dignity.
The suggestion of any modification in the
terms of the old treaty must come from Eng
land, to be accepted OF rejected bv us, as our
interests demand.
Year: 1876

THE EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT sets itself
above the law which it has itself created,
and refuses to permit the execution of a
judgment rendered against it by one of its
own courts. The result proves that the
Judge considers that his functions rs dis
penser of Justice have ceased and he there
fore closes his court. The nature of the
case which has led to this deadlock between
government and court is not yet fully known,
but it illustrates very clearly the difficulties
that surround litigation where an absolute
ruler is the defendant.
Year: 1876

The WEATHER will continue warm and
cloudy, with occasional local thunder
storms passing to the northwest of this city,
which will probably give us a sprinkling of
rain now and then. Copious raintalls have
occurred in the Upper Missouri and Missis-
sippi valleys and over the lake region, which
will be felt in New York State tomorrow
and Sunday. On Tuesday the temperature
will fall somewhat, and cool weather. with
westerly winds, will prevail for some days.
Year: 1876

If he THINKS the place to which he has been
nominated too small let him decline it. If
the democrats cannot win without Hendricks
they cannot win with him. AS it is his un-
certain, menacing, dissatisfied, offcious at
titude hurts the Tilden canvass. If he
really means to run for Vice President let
him take his place behind his leader, listen
to the music and keep time until November.
Year: 1876

In the house Of commons, Sir Henry
James, liberal, has given notice that he
would move resolution to the effect
that the royal titles proclamation does
not fulfill the pledges given by the
government during the debate on the
bill, and the vote was taken under a
misconception. Disraeli accepted the
motion as for vote of censure and
not of want of confidence, and fixed
the discussion for Thursday next.
This action of Disraeli's was respond
ed to by cheers and counter cheers.
Year: 1876

How terrific must be the molecular
action in the brain of a man who
comes home at l O'Clock in the morn
ing, singing, "Tooral; coral eddy, and
mistakes his wife's patent hustle,
standing pale and rigid in the corner.
for the spirit Of his deceased mother
in.law.
Year: 1876

Treasury may contract with the low
est bidder to furnish distilled spirits
for scientific, mechanical and medical
purposes, under such regulations as he
may establish. In the preparation of
his bill Mr.. White inadvertently omit
ted to prescribe penalties for the i'll
fringment of the law. It is perhaps
unnecessary to state that Mr.. White is
the youngest member Of the house,
and that he is serving his first term.
Year: 1876

Ho,c 1sro Young Non scere Wo"nded.,


Fourth street, near French, on Thursday
night, was the scene of little circumstance
which was highly amusing to those who
witnessed 1t. Two young ladies were pro-
ceeding along Market street, and two dap
per-looking young men essayed to follow
them, which they did, until reaching
Fourth street near French, when one of the
number stepped up to the side Of one ofthe
young ladies and in his blandest manner
said, Chow do you doT That was
enough If ever that young man had cause
to regret speaking to young lady, he had
at that moment, for she struck out from the
shoulder In most convincing manner. He
tarried not to see the lucklees fate of his
companion, who was getting q shower Of
cobble stones from the other young lady who
gathered them in the middle Of the street.
Now, If you see young man with blue
mark on his right cheek, and another with
bruised shins and shoulders, you may
know why they bear those distinguishing
marks.