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| "Buffalo Bill" Cody. |
The Cortland Democrat, Friday, September
6, 1895.
A HERO, INDEED.
"Buffalo
Bill," or to give him his proper name and title, William F. Cody, deserves
recognition at the hands of his countrymen, not only because he has been a
successful entertainer and has afforded a vast amount of instruction through
the valuable object lesson imparted by his reproductions of wild West life,
but also because he has demonstrated that he sets duty and patriotism above all
other considerations.
In 1876,
he received a letter from General E. A. Carr, informing him of a certain outbreak
among the Sioux, which culminated later in the terrible and lamentable massacre
of the gallant Custer and his band, and asking him if he would return to
military service. Colonel Cody, without hesitation, replied in the affirmative,
and waited further instructions. One evening he was on the stage at Trenton, New
Jersey, and during the first act received a telegram asking him to report for duty
in the West. He finished the second act, arranged for a substitute to complete his
role in the play, hastily packed a valise, caught the first train leaving the
city, and speeded onward to the front. This fact is attested by Captain Price,
Captain Buell, and others, in books, newspapers and other publications. The
services he rendered under General Carr at that time need not now be recounted.
They are matters of history which will ever remain to his credit.
Again,
the remarkable "Ghost Dance" craze among the Sioux; and at that time he
was in Germany. Generals Scofield and Miles, and other military leaders familiar
with the moods of the red skins, knew full well that the time was ripe for most
serious consequences. The Sioux were stirred up into a most dangerous condition.
They were well armed, and physically fitted for the war-path. In fact, the condition
of affairs among the Indians resembled a powder magazine with a lighted torch
suspended over it that might at any time fall into the explosive and cause terrible
disaster.
Colonel
Cody was at that time in Alsace-Lorraine with a band of a hundred Indians, who
were in a state of continual ferment by the news that they received from time
to time of the feeling among their red-skin brothers in this country, and Cody
realized the situation, and felt that he could do both his countrymen and the
warlike savages some service, and possibly pacificate [sic] the dangerous malcontents.
Without hesitation, and at a heavy expense to his partner Salsbury and himself,
he closed his entertainment and put the entire outfit into camp for the winter at
Benfeldt, near the city of Strasburg, taking with him Major Burke and the band
of discontented Indian warriors, and went on his mission of peace; he crossed the
Atlantic and landed in New York, prepared to risk anything, and to throw himself
to the forefront of war if need be.
Sending
Major Burke on through Washington to Pine Ridge, he journeyed to Chicago, and was there entrusted by General Miles
with the mission to Sitting Bull. He started from Chicago and went westward to
Standing Rock, via Bismarck, but before he could put into operation his plans
for a peaceful settlement of the troubles, his mission was annulled by orders from
high quarters, prompted by mistaken philanthropists, and the episode ended in
the death of Sitting Bull.
Soon after
he was appointed Brigadier-General of the Frontier Militia on the staff of Governor
Colby of Nebraska, and went to the assistance of General Miles, as volunteer and
scout.
With such
a record, the world-wide popularity of Buffalo Bill is not to be wondered at.
McGRAWVILLE.
Louis
Garda of Brooklyn is visiting friends in town.
Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Pierce of Leominister, Mass., are visiting at Wm. Parker's.
Rev. and
Mrs. W. A. Huntington of Prattsburg, N. Y., are visiting friends in town.
Charles
and Helen Brooks of New York are visiting their parents Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Brooks.
About 200
from this place enjoyed a ride over the new electric road and attended the
Baptist Sunday school picnic at the Cortland Park on Monday.
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| Trolley at the corset factory in McGrawville. |
Secretary
of War D. S. Lamont, accompanied by his mother, arrived in town Saturday evening. Mrs. Lamont has been spending
the summer with relatives in Delaware county. Mr. Lamont returned to Washington
Sunday evening.
Mrs. J.
E. Tanner of Cortland and Miss Arabelle Barnes of Northville, N. Y., were in
town Tuesday calling on old friends. Miss Barnes will be remembered as
preceptress in the McGrawville academy thirteen years ago.
The fall
term of the McGrawville Union Free school opened with a large attendance on
Tuesday, with Prof. Geo. Bailey principal, Miss Claribel Warren preceptress, Mrs.
Wm. Townsend intermediate, and Miss Allie Meacham primary departments.
A New Cider and Vinegar Factory.
An
addition is to be built back of the bathing house and the new part and the dance
hall will be put to cider and vinegar making. The new part of the building is for
a ten horse power engine and two large presses and an elevator. The large part down
stairs for bathing, and the hall up stairs for apple bins and vinegar vats. The old part of the bathing house will be run just
the same as it has been. The cider and vinegar business will be run by Kingman
& Deloss Burnham.
Earthquake
in Brooklyn.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.—Three distinct earthquake
shocks were felt by the residents of Brooklyn about 6 o'clock this morning.
They were not severe, as no damage to life or property is reported from any
section of the city. The districts of East New York and South Brooklyn received
the greatest shock, but it was also distinctly felt in the other districts. The
shock was pretty severe at Coney Island and many persons were awakened from
their sleep. Pictures, crockery and even pieces of furniture in many houses
were dislodged from their positions. From telegraphic reports it appears that the
earthquake was felt on Staten Island and throughout New Jersey and eastern
Pennsylvania as far south as Philadelphia.
COOLEY'S
AIRSHIP.
The Flying
Machines Makes a Successful Flight at Rochester on its Second Trial.
ROCHESTER, Sept. 2—Two tests of the Cooley airship were made to-day in this city, the second one being successful.
Mr. Cooley, after drawing all the ropes tight,
gave the signal and the ship shot up with surprising rapidity. A strong west wind
was blowing at the time and the pet and pride of the inventor in a moment sailed
across the meadow to a tree and entangled one of its ropes in it.
This caused the ship to shift its position so
that it no longer faced the wind, and it made a dive to the earth, amid the
laments of a thousand spectators. When Mr. Cooley reached the ship he found it
to all appearances a complete wreck.
Mr. Cooley set to work with a will. He found
that he would be able to use but a single set of sails on the next trial, for
the cross spars were broken in several places.
The useless set of sails were accordingly removed,
and with the help of several men the ship was again placed in an erect
position, the ropes tightened and fastened and several extra braces added to
assure stability of the two parts.
About 5 o'clock all was in readiness for the
second trial, and the ship was carried far out in the meadow away from any dangerous
trees, and ten men held the ropes preparatory to the signal from the inventor.
When, finally, the signal came, the ship arose
slowly in the air to the height of 200 feet and instead of darting downward, it
stayed right where it was. It was evident, too, that it wished to go higher for
it tugged at its ropes, and then finding that it could not go farther, began
its course downward with great ease.
It alighted about 500 feet from the spot of
its flight upward and settled slowly to the earth without damage.
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| Sen. Matthew S. Quay. |
(From our Regular Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. D. C. Sept. 2, 1895—Secretary
Carlisle will go to Kentucky and take the stump for Colonel Hardin and the
whole state ticket. He is too good a democrat to countenance the fight which has
been mistakenly made upon Colonel Hardin, because of financial opinions which
everybody knew he held before he was nominated for Governor, and which are not
a legitimate issue in the state campaign, anyway. Secretary Carlisle will have
but one object in view in going into this campaign, and that will be to bring about
party harmony and the election of the state democratic ticket and a democratic legislature.
He has stated in the most positive terms that he was not and would not become a
candidate for the senate before the legislature to be elected, nor will he take
any part either for or against any other candidate. All he asks is that the
people keep the state in the democratic column and send a democrat to the
Senate, both of which will be easy if democrats will only stand together and
fight the common enemy instead of each other.
Mr. Benjamin Harrison's goose is cooked, so
far as his being a presidential candidate again is concerned. That at least is
the opinion of many of the longest headed republicans in Washington, some of
whom want Harrison nominated badly. Boss Quay is the man credited with blocking
Mr. H's ambition. Had he lost his fight in Pennsylvania he would have ceased to
be a factor in the national politics of his party, but by winning it he
obtained virtually the power to cast the sixty-four votes of Pennsylvania in
the Republican convention and a strong influence over votes from other states. His
opposition to Mr. Harrison was unavailing in '92, because Mr. Harrison had the
Minneapolis Convention packed with Federal office holders, but it will be
effectual in '96, so effectual that Mr. Harrison will have the good sense to
get down in order to save himself from being knocked down.
Quay's triumph in addition to forcing Mr.
Harrison out of the running has given Tom Reed a boom for the nomination. But
as this boom has no better foundation than Quay's expression in favor of Reed several
months ago it would not be advisable for Mr. Reed to lean too heavily upon it.
He would better trust the bicycle he had made to order; the strength of that has
been tested. Quay having got a copper riveted cinch on those sixty-four votes will
now proceed to dicker with those who want them, and if McKinley will make a better
trade than Reed, or Allison or Morton than either of the others it is
senatorial togas to horse covers than he can get them. The probabilities all
point to Reed, however simple because he is in a good position to offer a
dicker which may land Quay on the winning side, which is where he wants to be.
It is generally admitted that Reed will have the solid New England Delegation
and a number of scattering votes from other states. If he can add to those
Pennsylvania's sixty-four votes he will enter the convention with more votes
than any other candidate, which would of itself attract a number of unattached votes,
perhaps enough to nominate him on the first or second ballot. A majority nominates
in the Republican Convention.
Hon. Wm. H. Clopton of St. Louis, U. S.
Attorney for the eastern district of Missouri, is in Washington. He is credited
with always keeping posted on democratic sentiment in his section. In the course
of an interesting conversation he said: "The present agitation over silver
will do the democratic party no harm in Missouri. The state will be
overwhelmingly democratic in 1896. There is considerable talk out our way about
the candidacy of Colonel Wm. R. Morrison. I think that he has the call in
Missouri over any other democrat who has been mentioned in connection with the
presidency. Morrison's long and honorable public career, his unspotted personal
character, his conservatism, and his straight democracy are points in his favor
not to be overlooked. He is available from every standpoint, and he is popular
throughout the entire country."
Although Ex-Senator Ransom has been reappointed
Minister to Mexico, his first appointment having been decided illegal by the
accounting officers of the Treasury, and is now on his way back to Mexico, he will
not be able to draw any salary, either for the time between his first
appointment and the time that appointment was officially declared to be illegal
or between this time and the date upon which his last appointment shad be
confirmed by the Senate, owing to legal technicalities. It will require a
special Act of Congress to pay him for the time served under his first appointment,
but only his confirmation by the Senate is required to enable him to draw his
salary from the date of his last appointment.
HERE AND
THERE.
Be sure and attend the fair next week.
Good races every day at the fair next week.
Thanksgiving will be the next legal holiday,
Republican county convention in Taylor Hall
to-day.
The Cortland base ball club has disbanded
for the season.
Chas. Antisdel has taken possession of the
Mansion House in Homer.
Holden & Bingham have the contract to furnish
the Normal with steam coal.
The Normal school opened on Wednesday with a
very large number of students.
Buffalo Bill's Wild West can be seen in
Cortland, Monday, Sept 16, rain or shine.
The Cortland County Agricultural Society's
fair takes place Sept. 10, 11, 12 and 13.
The floor in the vacant store in the Schermerhorn
block is being lowered even with the sidewalk.
No gambling games of any description will be
permitted on the grounds during the fair next week.
Wedding invitations, either printed or engraved,
turned out on short notice at the DEMOCRAT office.
Emerald Hose Company will hold a fair in the
old armory building during the week commencing Oct. 14.
F. Daehler, the merchant tailor and gents'
furnisher, has a new advertisement on our fourth page. Be sure and read it.
Alexander Salvini in the opera house Tuesday
evening, Sept. 10, in "The Three Guardsmen." Don't miss this rare
treat.
Farmers in this vicinity never raised a heavier
crop of corn than they have this season. The growth is simply immense and the
stalks are well eared.
The Y. P. C. U. of the Universalist church
will hold a corn roast social at the church on
Friday evening. Everybody is invited. Costs only ten cents.
The Norwich club beat the Cortlands on the
fair grounds last Friday by a score of 20 to 0. The Norwich club is said to be
composed mainly of professionals.
Health officer Moore reports 10 deaths, 8 births
and 4 marriages for the month of August.
The services incident to the opening of the
Cortland and Homer Traction Co.'s road from this place to McGrawville are being
held in the park as we go to press Thursday afternoon.
Fifty-nine tickets were sold at the Cortland
station for the excursion over the E. C. & N. by way of Albany to New York last
Monday. There were 235 in the party when the train left Cortland.
Ed. Mathewson of this place won the 100 yard
dash at Elmira last Monday in 10 1/4 seconds and the 440 yard dash in 53 seconds.
Ray Harrington also of this place, won the one mile novice bicycle race in 2:24
1/4.
Mr. William D. Riley of this place has in his
possession a day book opened by the firm of Lyman & Blair, general
merchants, doing business in this place in 1818. He found the book in his
building on Main st. It is an interesting relic of the olden time and will
serve to call to mind to the oldest resident, many familiar names. It is a noticeable
fact that many customers in those days got trusted for six cents worth of
whiskey at a time.
The attention of "the powers that
be" is respectfully called to the dreadful condition of some of the
highways in town. North Main and the west end of Port Watson-sts. are a
disgrace to a civilized community and have been all summer. Chasing after a
sentiment may be a pleasant pastime, but practical people become surfeited
after a time with a continual round of this sort of unprofitable dissipation. The
DEMOCRAT begs leave to suggest that the balance of the season be devoted to
some little practical work on the streets of Cortland.
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