smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

1t now appears that the presence OF
Sheriff Foreman with his posse from East
Baton Rouge was what prevented the at
tack on the negroes at Port Hudson from
ending in a massacre. Although as yet no
official report of his proceedings has come
to hand, the statements of people on board
the Bertha indicate both he and his men
performed their duty.


The trouble was over when the Bertha
reached Port Hudson; the negroes had fed,
or, at least, such Of them as could, and
there were no signs of Regulators Sheriff
Foreman and his posse were there and were
taken ON board. They had with them four.
teen negroes whom they had taken into
custody mainly for the object of protecting
them from the fury of the Regulators. All
expressed their feelings in regard to their
acts, and condemned them in the strongest
terms.


What might have happened to these
prisoners if Sheriff Foreman had not taken
possession of them was disclosed to all on
the boat a little further on. The gently
sloping bank gave wide view OF the
country to those on the hurricane deck.
About a mile from the shore large planta-
ton double gate could be plainly seen.
Both gates were wide open, and from the


cross beam above were hanging the bodies


of FIVE men. Undoubtedly they we're those
of colcred men and of the party on whom the
attack had been made Sunday. No one
could give more definite explanation. but
no question was made of its being the work
of the Regulator


These bands of armed and disguised
desparadoes, who have committed the
hundreds Of depredations and scores of
murders within the past few months, are
nothing more than half civilized, but Or
ganized robbers and murderers. They live
by plundering all within their reach, white
and black. When some outrage excites
sufficient indignation to endanger them, q
charge is made against the negroes. An
excuse for an arrest is concocted, warrant
obtained, and, with the hope of meeting
sufficient resistance to color an excuse for
slaughter, they proceed to some assemblage
| of negroes. AS in this last case, warned
| by experience that to surrender means to
! become a victim in cold blood and hot


whisky, the looked for resistance is made.
The Regulators do not continue their work
then. The country must be excited and
alarmed. Wild tales of negro uprising,
| negro outragee, negroes arming and


gathering, prepared beforehand, are rapid
| ly circulated by messengers already wait
ing for the word.


The reinforcements come and the body
moves forward "about the business in


hand They find larger gathering, for
the neighboring negroes having heard OF
the attack on their fellows have come to the
scene to learn more Of it. This is received
by the excited "posse" as confirmation OF


the story. Firing instantly commences, the
negroes fee, are pursued, some are killed,
others Hanged. the rest escape in the


swamp.


Fearless of the result of any trial in that
region, the manufacture Of justifying evil
dence is an easy task for the Regulators.
| The result in this case is five negroes
hau ged, an unknown number shot, more
driven from their homes, wounded white
Year: 1876

man and q dead mule, and fourteen unfor-
tunates protected by the sheriff. The ex-
citement, the murders and the efforts to
palliate the guilt of all breed forgetfulness
of the previous crimes of the Regulators,
and they are ready to begin again.


For this state Of things the white citizens
are to blame. If they condemned instead
of enduring, there would be an end to
them. But through policy or fear they
cOuntenance them.
Year: 1876




WASHINGTON, August l5.-The Presi-
dent sent the following message to the
House of Representatives:


In announcing, as do, that l have
attached my signature of official approx.
al to the act making an appropriation for
the consular and diplomatic service OF
the government for the year ending June
80, 1877, and for other purposes, it is
my duty to call attention to provision
in the act directing that notice be sent to
certain of the diplomatic and consular
offices of the government to close their
offices. In literal sense, this direc-
ton would be an invasion OF
the: constitutional prerogstive and
duty of the executive. By constitution
tho President shall here have power by
and with advice and consent ot the Sem
ate to make treaties, provided that two
thirds Of tho Senators present consent,
and he shall terminate by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, and
shall appoint ambassadors and other
public ministers and consuls, DC. IL
is within the power of Congress to grant
and withhold the appropriation
of money for the payment oi
the salaries and expenses OF foreign
representatives of the government. In
the early days of the government sum
in gross was appropriated leaving it to
the executive TO determine the grades oi
officers and countries TO which they
should be sent. Lstterly, for very many
wears, specific sums have here been sp-
prcprlsted for designated missions or
employment, and as a rule the omission
by Congress to make An appropriation
for any specific pos; has hereto
fore been accepted as an indi-
cation of wish on the part of Congress
which the executive branch Of the gov
evernment respected and complied with.
In calling attention TO the passage which
l have indicated assume that the In
tention of the provision is only TO exer-
else the Constitutionalsl prerogstive OF
Congress over the expenditures of the
government and 10 fix time in which
the compensation OF certain diplomatic
and consular officers shall cease and not
10 invade the prerogative OF the eSecu-
tive, which should be compelled to re.
sist and my present object is not 10 dis
cuss or dispute the wisdom OF failing to
appropriate for several offices but to guard
against any construction that might pos
sibly be placed on the language used As
implying . right in the legislative branch
to direct the closing. or;discontinuance o:
any Of the diplomatic or consular offices
Of the government


[Signedl US. GRANT.
Ereemtipe Mansion, Washington ID. C.,


august l4th-
Year: 1876

ployment, and to furnish sinecures for
political helpers. The House has had
hard struggle to secure their small
economical reduction, and it is but an
indication of what will be accomplished
when the departments shall have been
thoroughly reorganized and remodeled
in the spirit and letter OF the St. Louis
platform on civil service reform. Then
instead of renting houses from Boss
Shepherd for the accommodation OF super.
fuous desks and clerks, the government
may derive from the rental of superhous
rooms in the clerk crammed buildings
known as the Interior and Treasury
UepartmeDts.
Year: 1876

union of two centuries in the life of the
republic. National permauence. how
ever, is no guarantee against personal
change. We are about to part, not with
out the suggestive reflection that in the
first month of the new century, and next
to this in which we separate, our number
was broken by the death of one whose
short senatorial career had won the at
tachment of many and the respect of all,
and BY the departure of another whose
larger career had qualified him
for the merited place of an
executive adviser, which he now
bears, with credit to himself and the Sem
ate. In returning to your several states
10 greet their approval of your distin-
guished services, may Heavens kindly
care attend and return you all, with add
ed strength to enter upon your duties
next December.


To the officers OF the Senate, whose
valued aid has enabled me TO hold your
confidence, tender my sincere acknowl-
edgments.


Finally, wishing you all sale return
to your respective homes, / now pro.
nounce the first regular session of the
Senate of the Forty-fourth Congress ad-
journed without day. [Applause on the
floor and in the galleries.
Year: 1876

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.,


INDIANAPOLIS, August 15.


l have been officially informed that q
large body of persons, employed upon
the Ohio and Mississippi Railway, have
banded together for the purpose of OBJ
structing the passage of trains upon said
road, and for several days, by
force, have prevented the trsnsac-
tion OF freight and shipping business,
and have stopped and now detain upon
and along the road, any trains laden with
live stock and products on their way to
market, whereby great inconvenience and
loss are sustained. have been inform
ed also that in the county of Knox, the
sheriff has been, and is unable to meet
and resist the large force of persons so
unlswtully banded toghether. He has
therefore, called on me 10 render
him such assistance as may be
necessary TO maintain the public peace
and the authority Of the law. The we'll
fare of society and the prosperity OF the
business throughout an important sec
ton Of the country requires that the or
ganizstion be at once dlsbsnded and the
authority and power of the law restored.
Persons interested in the shipment OF the
products of the country TO market have
right to the enjoyment of
feeling of security in respect thereto
which becomes impossible when such
combinations for such purposes can exist
with impunity. No classification is found
in the fact that the Railway Company
may have failed in any OF its obli-
cations toward its employees. For such
failure the remedy provided by law is
to be found in the courts and not in ir-
regular and dangerous proceedings. BY
riotous and unlawful proceedings the
right cannot be maintained nor the law
yindicated. l call upon all who are con-
nonected with these bands to withdraw
from them at once and place themselves
on the side of lawful authority. In
breaking down the authority OF the law
you do society agreat wrong, and can
not expect safety in mutual pledges to
stand by each other in unlawful pro-
ceedings. The law is stronger than
your pledges and you will be over
taken and the agencies and in
strumentalities of the law will
reach you. AS citizens You can
not afford to stand in the
attitude OF law breakers. call upon you
to disband at once and return 10 your
employments, and by wiser and safer
means you will be able to maintain your
rights. l call upon the public officers 10
exercise all the powers with which they
are endowed, to break up ths conbins.
ton and bring the guilty parties, who'may
remain contumacious to punishment
and for the maintainance Of the law and
preservation of the public peace, i in
woke the sentiments and judg gment CT the
people against all combinations for un-
lawful purposes.


Given under the seal OF the state and
hand OF the Governor NJ indianapolis,
on this 18th day of August, A. ID. 1876.


Tuos. A. HESDKICKs,


GorernOr Of Indiana.


BY the Governor.


.JouS f.. NEFF,
Year: 1876

lF ScHURz can accept MoRToN's doc
,rines AS the ruling principle of the
campaign and still support HAYES for
the Presidency, then he must abandon
bis claim of being honestly in favor OF
rafnrnl-
Year: 1876

there we're two sides tothe Hamburg
stiair after all, and now that one side has
been held up to the country for month,
i, is to be hoped that the other side will
be shown. When syorn atfidavits show
that the negroes fired first; that MERKI-
wETHER was killed before shot was
fired by the whites, and that the negroes
had publicly threatened to 'elear out
the whites from that section, it looks a.
il Senator PATTERSON would show the
part of wisdom by not Insisting on any
further investigation. And perhaps
there is not any need of very large
army in South Carolina just yet.
Year: 1876

The summer OF 1876 Will be memora'


BILE, not only for the intensity of It's heat


but for the wide extent of country at.


fected and the duration of the torid


period. "None but itself can be its par.
allel." In this country the mercury


reached a phenomenal elevation from
Canada to Texas and from Pennsylvania
to the Pacific Coast. Even in noun
famous parts of the country the heat
was such as to command attention from
its contrast with other years. For weeks
the thermometer stood between ninety
and one hundred, and there was
no break in the frey current. Even
at the present time, the middle of
August, the heat is still oppressive. And
this state of the weather is also appar ent
in Europe. Men have been sunstruck in
the streets of London, most rarc and
remarkable occurrence, and in all parts
OF Great Britain the heat has been such
rs 10 cause much suffering among work
ing people. Nor has France escaped
from the visitation. On Friday last
Count ST. WALLER, q member of the
Senate, was overcome when in the dis.
charge of his duties, and workmen in
various parts Of Paris had to suspend
their labors. In the south Of France
the weather was such as has rarely
been experienced in that country.
In Spain matters are still more serious.
Forty field laborers died from the effects
of the heat in Seville, and in Madrid the
people deserted the streets to escape the
effects of the sun. At midday the place
seemed deserted. From other portions
of Europe news of a similar character has
been received, showing that the heated
wave has travelled from the west to the
east and is now breaking with force upon
the soil OF Europe. From thence it may
pass on to Asia, and thus complete the
tour of the world. There Is food for re-
Election in these remarkable facts, and IT,
will be digested by scientific wen to the
profit of the community.
Year: 1876

Don't fail to attend the picnic on the
Fourth of July, given under the auspices Of
st. Joseph's Beneficial Society. This will
be the 22nd annual picnic given by the
above named society; every one, proving .
success, and the managers are taking all the
necessary pains in their power, not only to
equal, but far surpass all former ones this
being Centennial year. The picnic is to be
given in nSquirrel Run Woods about five
minutes walk from the city depot.
Year: 1876

The Aid Loan meets to night.


Bush's coal is always as cheap as any
dealer in the city, and of superior quality.


On Saturday next, the Brandywine car
penters will give their second annual pic
mic at Squirrel Run woods on the Brandy
wine.


Mills & Combs, Fourth and Spruce Sts.,
have superior quality of coal which they
are now disposing at low figures.


A meeting for the organization of the old
Sixth Ward Bayard Club will be held this
evening in Concert Hall, on Seventh street,
below Walnut street.
Year: 1876

The MORNING HERALD furnishes daily
more telegraphic news than all the other pa
pers combined. Our dispatches taken from
the Associated Press are complete in every
respect and give the reader all the current
news of the day.
Year: 1876

The Red Rose Library Association hold
picnic at Rosendale Park to-day. This As
ISOLATION is endeavoring to increase their
library and propose to devote the proceeds
from this picnic for that purpose. IL is
composed of active young men and we feel
assured that persons who will patronlzes
Them will be amply rewarded. Theprice Oh
admission will be but 25 cents.
Year: 1876

BURGLARS DAY.-The Sabbath,
which is to the world day of rest
and to the Christian world a day of
devotion, is to New York burglars a
day of profit. The Herald says that
scarcely Monday morning passes
without some vigilant police officer or
early porter discovering that rob-
berry was committed the day before in
some business houses.
Year: 1876

The trade in horses between Eng
land and Canada is rapidly increasing,
and promises TO become of great iupor-
tance. They are found precisely Of
the stamp desired for useful purposes
Year: 1876

have been made by the indefatigable ex-
plorers of Africa


The great political revolutions of the last
decade, with the natural result of the lapse
of time, have brought into public view Il
multitude of new men, who's names are in
every ones mouth, and whose lives every
one is curious to know the particulars.
Great battles have been fought and mpor-
tant sieges have been maintained, of which
the details are as vet preserved only in the
newspapers or in the transient publications
of the day, but which now ought to take
their place in
Year: 1876

ACCORDING to correspondent of
the Pittsburg Commercial, the failure
of the Pennsylvania Transportation
Company will not kill the seaboard
pipe line undertaking, which will
nevertheless be carried forward.
Year: 1876

In preparing the present edition for the
press, it has accordingly been the aim Of
the editors TO bring down the information
to the latest possible dates, and to furnish
an accurate account of the most recent Il s.
coveries in science, of every fresh produc
ton in literature, and of The newest invcn
tions in the practical arts, as well as to give
a succinct and original record of the prog
ress of
Year: 1876

The work has been begun after long and
careful preiminar, Labor, and with the
most ample Resources for carrying it on to
a successful termination.


None OF the original stereotype plates
have been used, but every page has been
Year: 1876

The EASTERN QEsr1oN is getting
more complicated. A few days ago
the assent given by Turkey to the
armistice proposed by Russia gave a
reasonable assurance that some terms
would be agreed upon whereby peace
would be secured. Now there is an
other change which indicates that Rus
sia will help the provinces all she can,
directly or indirectly. The new Rus
sian demands are that the revenues
raised in the insurgent provinces shall
be deposited for the payment of the
interest on the Turkish troops shall
be withdrawn from the Christian
provinces pending the negotiations.
What the other powers will do in
respect to these demands it is impos-
lble to say, though their citizens are
certainly as largely interested in the
payment of the interest on Turk.
ish bonds and as are those of Russia,
and also in giving fair chance to the
Christians.
Year: 1876

The Richmond Wig. in an editorial
on the death of Gen. Custer. says: /" The
North shall not alone mourn this gal
liant soldier. He belongs to all the
Saxon race, and when be carried bis
bold Dragons into the thickest of the
ambuscade, where his sun Of life for
ever set, We behold in him the true
spirit of that living chivalry which
cannot die, but shall live forever to il
lnstrate the pride, the glory and the
grandeur of our imperishsble race.
Custer and his men. though dead, shall
live while admiration Of the heroic and
the memory of great deeds survive
among men.
Year: 1876

fet few more days, and the atmosphere In
the vicinity OF the corner OF Clark and Madl-
son streets will become redo]ent with the
sagory lamel1ibranchiate. Since the earliest
times tradition has assigned the LIST day Of
September rs the opening of the oyster season.
Just why, in these days Of scientific progress,
the rule should remain in force Is not quite ap-
parent. In the Dark Ages, before the tnven-
ton Of the railroad and refrigerator cars, and
when the delicate mollusk would naturally
lose much OF its virgin flavor in tranaporta-
tion, there was, no doubt, wisdom in refralning
from the oyster during the summer months,
and even in prohibiting the disturbance
of its beds By the fishers, thus giving it
an opportunity to generate and increase.


But nowadays, by the aid Of modern appliances,
the oyster may be landed III Chicago during
the month Of July in all its native Innocence
and freshness. Scientists hare declared repeat
ediy that, in so lar as the spawning of thc
oyster is concerned, it IS quite as good eating
then as at any other time Of year Such was,
doubtless, the opinion Of Sir Qufsrus srUrzs-
Year: 1876

ment. They should make their demand IN a
positive manner, and insist either that the
saloons shall furnish good, honest, hat~bot~
toned, old-faahioned mug Of beer for 5
cents, or else two Of the present curVlng-
sided, upward glasses, which hold
more froth than beer, for the same price.


There must either be reduction in the pr1ce
Of beer or An improvement in the capacity OF
glasses. Beer-drinkers everywhere Will
watch the crusade Of the Cincinnati Ger
mans with intense interest, for, if they can
succeed where beer is drank more freely
than water, there will certainly be good
grounds for hope Of reform in other cities.
We have no doubt That the temperance 1e-
formers themselves will wish the Germans
SUCCESS, since whatever tends to cheapen
beer strikes hard blow at whisky.
Year: 1876

The physical condition of the Sultan Of
Turkey is daily growing worse, and his Min
listers are already considering the question Of
the succession ABDUL HAND, his eventual
SUCCESSOR, is endeavoring to make favor
able impression On the minds Of the Euro
pean potentates, having entered into CON-
munication with the several Courts with q
view to reaching an understanding on the
momentous questions now pending.
Year: 1876




There are one or two pertinent inquiries
to bo made touching. the County Ring and
the stone steal, Why is it that the Chicago
Times, which started out by couple of cd
itorial articles indicating how the Board
should proceed in the interest of WALKER,
and evidently leading the Ring to believe
that it wonld have the support of the Times,
has had SO little to say in approval OF the
steal as it has been finally perpetrated? In
deed, paragraph in that paper Of yesterday
the only one that has appeared against the
Ring-wou1d seem to imply that somebody
about the establishment was disguised be-
cause the original job, with Sl55. 900 added
to the present contract figure, was not car
ried through. Another pertinent inquiry
is, whether arrangements are making
to push the indicted County Com
missioners to trial -Four Of these
Acknowledgements, CARRo1L, JOHNSON, and
Ho1DEN-are under indictment for conspira-
cy against the county in connection with
P1n1o1kr, and yet these same indicted men
are regularly at their post to vote through
the WA1KkR-McNEn stone steal, engineered
by this same PER1olAT. Though the indlct-
ed Commissioners have secured change of
venue by swearing to prejudice which does
not exist against them among the Cook
County Judges, the circumstances of the
case demand that the States Attorney
for Cook County should give the cases
his prompt personal attention, and press
them to trial as quickly as possible.
The taxpayers Of this county are mainly
interested in furnishing them and depriving
them Of all further opportunity for plunder-
ing the public, and their trials should not be
postponed one moment longer than can be
helped.
Year: 1876

Dsce.t Democrats declare that if THDEN
carSos clear up those charges against him of
sviidline the Government and lying about
it under oath, he will have to step down and
out, as they will bolt him en- naasse if
he stays on the track. The Brooklyn
EAGLE, q rabid Tn4DEN organ, says
in regard to the terrible expose Of
TuDEs,s fraudulent and Illegal practices in
connection with the income-tax, that it is
private matter and nobody's business but his
own! This excuse won't do. It is public
matter. MIR. TaDzN is public character.
He is candidate for the highest Office in the
gift Of the people. The people have right
to scan his private character and his busl-
ness practices. They have right to know
how be made his millions Of money, and
especially they hive right to know whether
this candidate for President swindled the
Government in the payment Of his taxes
during the War, or since then. If he has
committed fraud and perjury, the people
hare right to know it; and the sooner ne
gets off tbs track the better it will be both
for Sham T1DEs and Sfam Democracy.
Year: 1876

Yesterday was filed with excitement for
lovers of aquatic sports. The yacht Fro@
beat the Ina in one of the most interesting
races ever known on Lake Michigan, and on
Geneva Lake the Genera captured the PH11
SHERIDAN prize after lively struggle with
four active competitors.
Year: 1876

We now have another phase Of the suit Of
Mou11os vs.. BEEcHER for alleged malicious
prosecution. Counsel for the latter gentle
mnn have applied for change Of venue on
the ground that in the present conflicting
state Of public opinion in Brooklyn as to the
merits Of the controversy between these
gentlenaen.it xiu be impossible to obtain an
impartial iury.