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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-11-06

rings from that primary meeting of free and
independent citizens up through the State con-
ventions to the Congressional caucus and lobby
at Washington. Then take the corporation
rings and follow them from the centre to the
circumference of their power. Do the same
with land rings, gold rings, wheat rings, traffic
and transportation rings, and tariff rings: LOOK
at the great railway rings, that touch with their
perimeters either ocean, at the Credits Moblller
they organize, the legislation they control, and
the legislators they demoralize and smirch with
the pitch Of dishonest transactions. See what
men in the highest places of trust have sold
and soiled the characters the public had given
them, by hasting to be rich by treachery. and
fraud. See how the fine gold of political and
commercial probity has been dimmed by these
transactions, and the suspicious they engender
What the French mean by bourgeoise, we ex-
press by shoddy; and no word in our language
has more uniformly accepted meaning than
this of recent coinage. We all know what
shoddy means in textile fabrics. But never
did it fill such place or play such part in
soldiers coat as it does in our paper money, IN
our paper characters on Change, aud in the
paper moralities which the last few years have
witnessed.
II may seem disloyal to our republican insti-
tutions to say it, but when it is said, let the
candid reader see if he can disprove it: what
this country most needs at the present juncture
is the element that has been displaced by the
political ostracisna of the South. 1 do not say
that we need a Southern aristocracy, but we
need one which shall resemble and exercise
some of its best characteristics, and such we
need imparatively, North and South, East and
West. We need class with as fine an esprit
de corps, with as high sense of honor and per-
sonal and family dignity as England ever pro-
duced or the South claimed to possess. We
want such men as the Jeffersons, Madisons,
Lowndes', Pinckneys, Calhouns, Cays, and
Bentons, and other statesmen whom the South
has contributed to the structure and glory OF
the nation, whether they came from one side OF
Mason and Dixon's line or the other. We
want men who shall walk through the lobbies
Of Congress and "wear the flower of blame
less life," and of blameless thought, though
each hall and every step were beset with the
gift-bearing Greeks of corrupting rings seek
Ing to place their gold "where it shall do most
good" You may call such class an aristoc-
racy, or by any opprobrious name, but
it is a class we most need in every section of
the Union, to stand as a bulwark against the
overflow of shoddy which threatens to throw
down the political probity and purity of our
national life and character.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-11-06

increase of insects so vast that the plaques of
Egypt will be more than reproduced, and that
all vegetation, and finally starving and help
less man himself, will be eaten.
All of which augurs an early dropping of
the curtain upon the feeting show of life. We
quote: >r
II would not live Away; ask not to stay
Where storm after storm rises dark DER the way;
The few lurid mornings that dawn on ug here
Are enough for lfe w0es-full enough for Its cheer
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-11-06

TO recklessly andignorantly accuse anoth:
er of mean or mercenary motives, IS APT TO I'm I'm,
ply that are hs 'bv bv S lust
e,cS.I low and selfish considerations.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-11-06

-"Wife, what has become of the grapes ?"
"I suppose, my dear, the hens picked them
off," was the bland reply. "Hens-hens -
some two-legged hens, l guess" said the hus-
band, with some impetuosity; to which she
calm1 y replied, "My dear, did you ever see any
other kind ?"
- The Boston JournaIsays "The Electoral
College has long outlived its day. Its faults
are too numerous to mention, and it has only
been kept up to this time by the extreme diff
Guilty of agreeing upon substitute" The in
dications begin to point pretty clearly to the
fact that the constitution will be so amended
as that the people will vote directly for Prcsi-
dent,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-11-06

THE GOVERNORS THOROUGH AND EX-
HAUsTIvE ExAMINATION."--On our suppl-
ment this week may be found the Governors
Message in full tits principally in relation
to the public debt of the State, Of which the
Governor says he has made "a thorough and
exhaustive examination" In the midst of
many very lengthy statements and much ditfuse
reasoning, the Governor says with true Radi-
cal audacity) that it is not at all important ito
reflect upon the qcay the debt has been contrac-
ted or to estimate arhat consideration the State
received in return. The debt exists and sound
public policy demands that some provision be
made at once for its adjustment. And the
Governors plan for such adjustment is seal
ing of the nominal amount of the entire debt.
I'VE differ from the easy-going Governors
plan, for such adjustment is scaling of the
nominal amount of the entire debt.
We differ from the easy-going Governor in
his opinion that it is unimportant to reflect
upon "theaoay the debt has been contracted, dc. "
On the contrary, the only right mode of proce-
dure is to reflect upon this 'way" very deeply,
and to sift it, and shake it, and air it, until it
should be discovered which were the good
bonds apd which the fraudulent And then to
cav the good ones at their face value, and re-
pudiate the false ones promptly and utterly.
The scaling proposition is arrant sophistry.
We have not whit more right to scale an
honest bond than to repudiate an honest bond.
As to the Governors specious endeavors to
prove that the increase in the average of taxa
tion between 1850 and 1870 is less in South
Carolina than in five Democratic States, and
that the per capita taxation in South Carolina
is less than in Massachusetts, New York, Ohio,
Maryland, or Kentucky, does he think that
our people are absolute fools7 And does he
forget how often such fallacious statements
have been exposed ?-Edgefeld Advertiser.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-11-06

CALHoUN's LAST SPEECH The Boston CON-
mercial Bulletin gives this account Of the last
speech of John G. Calhoun, in the United
States Senate. Calhoun came into the Senate
Chamber, supported on one side by his vener-
able and chivalric colleague, A. P Butler, and
on the other by Jas. NJ. Mason, then Senator
from Virginia. He had been unable to attend
to his place in the Senate for several weeks,
but had devoted his expiring energies to the
preparation of great speech in opposition to
the admission Of California into the Union as
a free State, by which the equilibrium, or, as
he termed it, the equality of the saveholding
and on-slaveholding States would be destroy
ed. He was unable to stand without support,
and unable to utter even few short sentences
without great difficulty. His large, clear eyes
shone with supernatural lustre, his long white
kair brushed back over his head flowed lightly
in the air. His face was pale and emaciated,
so that the colorless skin seemed to adhere to
the osseous framework. The day had been
assigned for this speech, which, it was evident,
would be his last
The seats and galleries were filled to the
utmost capacity, and yet the silence was op-
pressve, as if in presence OF the grim messen-
ger. He calmly and deliberately surveyed the
eager faces before and around him, and being
assisted to arise, summoned strength to address
the chair, and request that the speech he had
intended to deliver might be read by his friend
from Virginia. Mr.. Mason.
After the conclusion of the reading, many
Senators gathered around the dying Senator to
give expression to their respect and sympathy.
He left the Senate Chamber for the last time
as he had entered, supported by the arms of
his two friends. He was taken to the "Old
Capital" and in a few days passed to "that
undiscovered country, from whose bourne no
traveller returns"
Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-12-24
PACIFIC COAST.
SACRAMENTO, Dec. %.

g#rN SACRAMENTO, Dec. Z3.
The Joint convention this afternoon
elected Judge Hager Senator for. the
short term, on the second ballot, by a
majority of II votes. /4V
- SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. .23
Dennis Maloney, the second mate OF
the ship Sunrise, convicted OF cruelty
to seamen, died in the hospital yester-
day. He had a few days longer to
serve in the county Jail. -I
In the Senate yesterday Kent intro
duced q concurrent resolution asking
Congress to grant the forest lands to
the State. Referred to the committee
on Federal Relations. "a r~w
One of the carriers of the Chronicle
pleaded guilty to-day to stealing cop
Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-12-24
FOREIGN NEWS.

PARIS, Dec. ".
In the Assembly to-day, several
members alluded to the imperfect pos
tai arrangement between France and
the United States. They complained
of the present system, declaring 1t un-
Just to French commerce and intoler-
able to the people at large. The finan-
cial secretary replied that 1t was the
governments interest and desire to
harmonic the two countries, and a
speedy understanding was expected.
ROME, Dec. %.
In the Consistory to-day, the Pope
delivered an allocutiOn and appointed
twelve Cardinals. hans ais9 ..if.-.
''o'uD'0 va HAGUE, Dec. %.
A dispatch from Penang, December
20, announces that the Dutch troops
have occupied both banks Of the river
running through Acheen. 1t is re-
ported that the Sultan, seeing defeat
inevitable, has submitted to the Dutch
commander.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-12-24
SUM MON S.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE sEv-
ENTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF
THE II, STATE OF GALIF9HNlA dF ~ IN AND ~
MARY JANE DORM, Plaintiff, VS.. HENRY
BLUME, Defendant.
Action brought in the District Court of the
California, in and for the County of Los An
gelts, and the complaint filed In said County
of Los Angeles, In the office of the Clerk of said
District Court. ~ .8E
greeting to HENRY BLUME, Defendant.
VOU ARE HEREBY REQUIRED TO AP-
l. pear in an action brought against you by
the above named plaintitf, In the District
Court OF the Seventeenth Judicial District of
the State OF California, in and for the County
of Los Angeles, and to answer the complaint
filed therein, within ten days exclusive of the
day of service) after the service on you of this
SummOns-if served within this county; or, II
served out of this county, but in this district,
within twenty days; otherwise, within forty
days-Or judgment by default will be taken
against you, according to the prayer OF said
complaint.
The said action is brought to obtain decree
of this Court adjudging that you be forever
barred from all claim to any estate OF Inherit
ance or freehold In the following described
premises, or any part thereof, to wit: Situated
In the City and County of Los Angeles, State
OF California, and known as Lot No. 2, on
plat OF survey made by George Hansen, APP
Los Angeles, A. d. 1855, containing ten acres
OF land, more or less, fronting on the street
leading to the Arroyo Seco, four chains eighty
seven links, and the same width to the river.
s And you are hereby notified that If you fail to
appear and answer the said com plant ,as above
required, the said plaintiff will cause your de-
fault to be entered, and will apply to the Court
for the relief demanded in the complaint.
Given under my hand and the Seal
OF the District Court of the Seventeenth
Judiciul District of the State of CalifOr-
[I.s. MIA, In and for the County of Los An
geles, this fifteenth day of December,
III the year OF our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-three.
A. w. POTTS, Clerk.
BY G. w. GOULD, Deputy Clerk.
.C.HUBBELI., PPff,s Atty,
doe o. n, los A n uaioc
Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-12-24
les of the Call from subscribers doors.
and will be sentenced tomorrow.

les of the Call from subscribers doors.
and will be sentenced tomorrow.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec %.
Philip Moore was before the Police
Court to-day on examination for hav-
ing threatened to murder a young
lady, who for reasons best known to
herself, declines to become his wife.
She testified that on several occasions
he tried to enforce his suit by drawing
a bowie knife on her, and at last wrote
her letter in which lie swOre that he
would kill her the first time they met.
He is not q bad looking man and
the young lady is quite handsome.
From her earnings in a shoe factory
she has saved and has in bank about
$4,000, which sum appears to be
Moore's objective point. The case is
not yet concluded. ~
On Christmas, Nell Flaherty and
Joe Daniels will run q mile and half
dash at Ocean View Park, for 81, 600,
weather permitting.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-12-24
r. M, CONRoY.

\ CCOUNTANT AND COLLECT
IA ING AGENT. Ofiice-ROom No. s, Tenn
pie Block, Los Angeles. Bookkeeping by the
the city ana cc..:" de7tf
Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-12-24
DIR, A, LOE1EL,

CURGEON AND CHIROPODIST.
~ Cons and bunions extracted without
using knife, files or medicine, and with
out causing pain. Cures ingrowing nails,
warts, moles, freckles, etc. Treats scientifi-
cally and successfully all kinds of sores of
long standing. Charges moderate and satis-
faction guaranteed. Orders sent through the
Los Angeles postofice, or Wells, Fargo 4 Co.,
attended to with dispatch. nov7-tf
Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-12-24
sBECIAL INDICTMENT,

All yearly subscribers to the WEEKLY
PRESS will obtain, FREE, an Illustrated
Number, and copy OF WOODS GUIDE to
Santa barbara, Town and County.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-12-24
J. A. JOHNSON, Editor and Proprieto
A S THE CHARMING CHARA(

A S THE CHARMING CHARAC-
"A ter of Southern California, and more
especially that most favored section called
Santa Barbara, becomes known to the world,
1t is not surprising that widespread and
growing interest In this region should be
awakened. 1t Is the constant aim of the Press
to furnish perfectly reliable information on al
points Of interest to tourists, invalids and
hOme-seekers, which we are now able to do
with greatly increased facilities.
While the PRESS seeks to promote the
prosperity ofall Southern California by all le-
gitimate and honorable methods, 1t is more
directly interested in the growth and coming
greatness of Santa Barbara. The unequaled
lOveliness OF the climate, its almost Incredible
healthfulness, the beauty of the scenery, tn
w0ndrous variety and fertility Of the soil, tn
almost unlimited range of products whic
flourish there without irrigation, will b
known from time to time by facts which can
not be controverted, In the columns of the
PRESS. Any intelligent person can become
familiar with this part of the State by reading
the PRESS for year.
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Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-12-24
f X r II A D.

Latin, Phonetic Shorthand and Geom-
etry, per month ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 40 90
Competent Teachers of Drawing, Painting,
and the Modern Languages, Will be connected
with the Institution. 4Es ,Ilft
For further particulars, apply to the under
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Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-12-24
EDUCATIONAL,

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Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-12-24
A WORD TO ADVERTISERS,

II Is an admitted fact that the SANTA BAR
BARA PRESS is the lending Journal OfSouth-
ern California, and has q much larger circu-
lation than any other newspaper In that Sec
ttOn, being more chiefly read by the more
thrifty families. and hence Its advantages to
advertisers are obvious. nOv20tf
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-12-25

COMMISSIONER DRUMMoND says,
in regard to the forfeited land eraot OF
the st. Croix and Superior Railroad,
th0t-
II vas held by the Circuit Court Of the
United States that the Department could
not sssuns control Of these lands until
their forfeiture had been decided on by
Congressional legislation or judicial action.
The land grants of the st. Vincent
and BIaiuord Branches of the First
Division St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
arc ID tho ssme oonditlon-they can.
not be put in the market by the De-
partmsnt, or taken by homestead o.
presumption settlers, until after Con.
ersssionsl or judicial acticn has been ia.
ken % to their forfeiture.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-12-25

The following is copy of the bill
introduced by Senator Ramsey for an
extension of time to the St. Paul &
Pacific Railroad Company for the com.
pletioo of ito road
That tho time for the completion Of the
railroad from st. Anthony to Brsinerd, in
the State OF Minnesota, - now limited by
law, and Of the railroad from St. Cloud ia
6t. Vincent, in said State, ss now located,
with the approval Of tho Secretary Of the
Interior, b extended for the period OF
eighteen months from the time limited by
the acts Of Congress relating to the same,
respectively, and ii completed within said
eighteen months tho esid railroads shall be
entitled 70 oil the benefits Of tho several
provisions Of the acts Of Congress relating
thereto, in the same manner as if said
rosds had been fully completed within tho
tius there in limited.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-12-25

A KEY WEST dispatch Of Saturday
says that information has been re.
oeived there that serious complications
10 regard to Cuba have arisen between
Spain and Great Britain. Lord Gran.
Vile has ordered all British Naval Dom.
manders in the West Indias to rendez.
vous in Cuban ports. The British
government will demand the punishment,
of Burriel.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-12-25

We regret to state that the Mime.
apoIis Eoeniny Times has Suspended
publication. The suspension was oaus-
ed by financial difficulties. The es.
Enlistment has passed into the hands
of Col. W. s. King. We certainly hope
the suspension will be only temporary.
Under tho editorial management Of
Frank Mead the Times was q spicv.
newsy and independent paper.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-12-25

TIE Minnesota State Grange P. Of
II. which met at Faribault last week
adjourned on Thursday evening, afte,
having a pleasant aud important meet.
iog J. s. Deuman was appointed 9
State business agent, to negotiate with
manufacturers for agricultural machin.
cry and distribute it through the State
His salary wa. fixed at $500 pc,
year, payable fir m the commissions.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-12-25

A FIRE at Eau Claire, Wis, on
Thursday morning destroyed Gleason
& Anderson's block, including the
Office Of the American Express Com:
pany the United States Land Office
with all plats, records and papers
Audersoo's hardware store; Ballard 4
Alexauder's restaurant, and G. Moser't
law Office. The fire started in the
restaurant. Partially insured.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-12-25

s. D. bow, who removed from
Shakopee to California five or six years
ago, has returned satisfied that Mime.
sofa is, after al, the best State he has
yet found.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-12-25

The worklngmen of Chicago and
Cincinnati have been forming in pro.
oessions, marching to the Office of the
Mayor, and demanding work, or to be
furnished With food for themselves and
families until work can be obtained.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-12-25

The Chinese residents of the Pacific
coast import, for their own con.
sumption, chiefly, large quantities of
oysters dried in the suo. They come
10 wooden boxes containing 100 pounds
each We prefer ours moist on the
she'll.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-12-25

THE President stated emphatioally
on Tuesday that the nomination of At.
torDey General Williams for Cbiei
Justice would DOT be Withdrawn, snd
that be had never contemplated such q
thing.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-12-25

General Ord, commanding the
Department of the Platte received q
telegram Saturday evening from Fort
Laramie, Wyoming Territory, saying
several parties Of Indians were killing
stock in the vicinity of SCOTS Bluff
end Horse Greek, situated about 90
miles north OF the Union Pacific road
from Sidney. He Immediately issued
an order to the commandments at Fort
Laramie and Sidney barracks to send
s'outing parties out after these Indians,
to scout the country on and between
Lawrence Fork and SCOTS Bluffs.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-12-25

The New York Times has learned
At last that "the scepter of political
power hss passed from the East, and is
now held in the upper Valley of the
Mississippi"
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-12-25

ACCORDING to present indications,
the bankrupt law will not be repealed,
but will be gfestIy modified That part
providing for involuntary bankruptcy
will undoubtedly be stricken out.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-12-25

The French Assembly on Friday
passed the bill increasing oresiden,
MoMahon's salary from 100000 to
$4,000 ger year.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-12-25

The several heade Of Executive
Departments of the Goverp nent will
this week begin the work Of revising
their estimates for the current fiscal
year. The estimates for work done on
public buildings, erection of light
houses, and improvements Of rivers,
harbors, aud Notifications will be ex.
tensively cut down. -.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-12-25

Mr.. BECK, stra'ght.out Democra,
of Kentucky, has Set his larty's press
a pretty example by saying in Con.
gress, in discussing Cuban affairs, that
1.-The President might have plunged
the country into difficulties, and per.
haps have sggrandized himself at the
expense Of the country, but the course
which be has pursued has been ex.
tremely moderate and WISE"
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-12-25

CONGRESS adjourned on Friday, un'
til January 5th. Senator Ramsey and
General Averill are expected home
this week to remain during the holi.
days.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-12-25

THIS has not proved very favorable
year for newspapers not we'll established.
The Red Wing Star isthe latest Min.
nesota suspension announced.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-12-25

GOVERNOR BOOTH was, on Friday,
after q prolonged struggle, elected
Uulted States Senator from California.
He is a leading Republican of that
State, and a representative of the anti.
railroad spirit that showed itself to be &c
strong in the elections last fall.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-12-25

The trial Of Ex. Mayor Oakley Hall.
of New York, one Of Tweed's partners,
began on Monday.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-12-25

IT is asserted thst Gen. Sickles,
Americas Minister to Spain, has de-
termined to send in bis resignation.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-12-25

Mn. MED1LL, the editor OF the Chi.
cago Tribune, is now iu France,
whence be writes interesting let tiers for
bis paper. In the last he says that
even eff McMahon had received his
appointment by popular vote, he would
still not be President of q Republic,
because France is not Republic, rev.
er was, and, until the fundamental ideas
of the people are changed, can neve,
be Republic. In q country where
the political life and management Of
affairs are formed and operated on the
model of a standing army, Republi.
can form OF Government is sheer I'm.
possibility"