The union Democrat., 1869-01-30

church property, lie is master Of the situa-
.ion. He in,ima.ed, when calling st the
| Chronicle ofice, that he was comparatively
Indifferent to the charge of sermon stealing,
and of getting the church property in bis own
hands. But he objected TO the other scandal
attached. It is indeed shameful, that min
lister connot exercise little business talent
without incurring such aspersions On his
moral character. Holy Willie. it is said,
promises to resign on the first Of February.
PoLIcE CHANGES.
~ een made iso
I lice force. The design of getting rid or
the tried and expert officials, will probably be
| soon accomplished. 1t requires almost life
time for a detective to learn his business. He
is obliged to study thieves as botanist does
plants. He must acquire faculty of know
ing them hy certain signs unrecognizable TO
others Not only this, but he must know of
their presence by certain traces. The policy
of discharging such O class Of men from polif-
zeal motives dpes not bear very close inspec-
tion. However, it seems politically necessa-
ry to be done. The reform of such abuses
will be put off until the Millennium.
NV own opinon is. that there is about as
much consistency in discharging such class
Of public officials, on account of political SEN
timent as in diseharging your cook, because
he won't vote your ticket. The town Is over
run with sneak thieves. Perhaps my views
in this matter are unduly prejudiced in CON
sequence Of the abstraction of bran new SUIT
of clothing few months since. It's enough
to sour any man after sailing cash for SIX
months for such purpose, to have the invest
ment swooped off ere you have worn out Its
first stiffness.
DOLLAR UMBRELLAS.
1t rained here on Saturday for an hour or
two, as it never raineG before. Cellars we're
filed up, sewers under repair were much
damaged dollar umbrellas failed to ensure
protection, only changing the big drops as
they ran through the miserable gauze into
many little ones, tinged by the colorlng TO
inky blackness. Never buy cheap dollar
umbrella. They will in heavy rain "renig"
and turn even the soundest Democrat black.
purchased such an one. AT fest bore it
in light rains with feeling of pride, Il have
at last" thought l, "an umbrella" Four
teen years have been in California, and new
er before did buy an umbrella. have al
ways begged, oriowed or stolen them. This
is mine. | left it in six places the first even
ing, and was obliged to return for it. 1t may
be worse, thought TO own an umbrella with
a bad memory, or rather have bad memory
in connection with an umbrella than to go
without one in the rain. Still felt proud of
my umbrella | was becoming more prudent
than formerly, | was commencing to live, |
regarded my reflection and that of the um<
bra 1lo IN bo al ula WI
with pleasure The tout ensemble, looked dig
nifed and substantial. One dollar not
thrown away at all events, | thought. But
when the Heavens did really open, the dollar
umbrella proved delusion, a myth, cano-
py having tho appearance, but not the reali-
ty Of protection. Never buy dollar umbrel-
! la, until the manufacturers of such articles in
corporate consciences with their souls.
STRAWs.
The New California Theater has during the
week drawn very large houses. Some of the
papers pronounce the building an acoustic
failure.
The interior, and especially the Nevada pa
pers are more or less iubilant on the cum
ing commercial downfall of San Francisco, on
the completion of the Central Pacific Rail-
rnad. The interior trade is to be drawn away
70 Chicago. We shall see whether the eye
teeth sharpsned by 20 years Occidental expe-
rence, will be cut out by those irem the Lake
Shore City.
A China-woman killed her Is months old
baby, because it creid too hard The Legti-
mate journals deprecste the act. 81
Abner Reed is much about town. He
seems prudent. we'll behaved, and preserves
his usual aspect of business melancholy.
Caxton is predicting more earthquakes.
The curses of all the nervous women IN town
and those of their husbands are falling on
him.
The police have arrested boys for throw
ing poker dice. San Francisco is to be made
the Occidental Boston, the moral Hub of the
| Pacific coast.
Judge Quint looks we'll. He would i'm
prove Montgomery street by buying a new hat
SUNDAYS Alta contends that ministerial
souabhles with Presbyteries and Synods is
not legitimate topic for secular newspapers.
This is probably called out by the late Ham
ilton and Eagan excitements. The Alta has
proclaimed itself dictator as to what may be.
and what may not be written. +. NJ.
A NICE LITTLE LOBBY JOB IN WASHINGTON
Only TWELVE MILLIONS rnsA CANAL AROUND
NIAGARA FALLs.-The Rochester IN. W
Chronicle (Repubiican) of December 10Th,
Jays:
| a bill providing for an appropriation of
S& 600. 900 to construct canal around the
Falls of Niagara has been made the special
order for January 18th in the House of Rep
resentatives at Washington. This is one of
the Jobs that are to be pressed upon the atten-
tion of Congress during the present session.
Only SO. 600 900. OF course the people can
easily stand that. 1t is true that they can
never receive any benefit from the expendi-
ture but Just think how much good that Sl2,