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Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-09-08
$40 REWARD.

- Philadelphia Brewery, on Saturday night
Sept. 5th, Buckskin colored American horse
branded with the GARNER brand. The above
reward will be paid for the delivery of the said
hors at the Philadelphia Brewery.
Sep8-lW
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would not be improbable, is it desir-
able to have such an one foisted in
to a position where the people
cannot reach him for decade OF
years? Rather shorten the term,
that inefficient and incompetent men
land you cannot always judge man
until you try him may be weeded
out. Coed judges seldom go beg
ging for office, and if their services
are desirable they can be readily re-
elected. Mol no! There is too
much risk in the experiment. ''Hold
fast that warch IS good.
Again, are we for q figment OF
economy TO establish precedent
dangerous in Republic, that the
will of the majority shall be set at
naught? Such viii be the result OF
cumulative voting for which the
new book provides. We have, as a
people, had one such experimentand
it cost us countless lives and mil
lions of treasure. We want no more
such heresies. Stick to the ancient
landmarks and let the majorities
rule in equity and justice.
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The steamboat Pat Rodgers was
destroyed by fire, near Aurora, Ind,
on the morning Of the 5th. Sparks
from the smoke stack are supposed
to have set on fire some cotton that
formed a part of her cargo. The
number of persons lost by the disas-
ter it is supposed will reach thirty.
Forty-five only are known to be
saved from list of about seventy
five passengers and crew..
A new law came into effect on the
1st inst. of considerable Importance
to merchant and manufacturers who
use printed cards in their business.
No protection had been afforded for
the inventor or owner of a new Ia
bel, as they could, only in rare cases,
be treated as trade marks, and they
could not be copyrighted. But, the
new law, trade labels, cards, and
prints can be registered in the patent
Office, for trifling expense. and q
copyright in them secured
The amount of national bank notes
received for redemption at the Treas
ury to the close of business on Fri
day was $12,905, ,426; the amount oi
legal tender notes deposited by ma,
tional banks as a reserve fund for re
demption of their notes is $16,770
900. The amount Of circulation oi
national banks outstanding to date
is $3.50, ,142, ,000,so that the whole five
per cent reserve required under tho
act of July 20th, 1874, has been de-
posted with the exception of about
$78O,0O0.
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NEWS ITEMS.

Judge Van Trump died at his res
idence in Lancaster on the 31st ult.
Sixty thousand young shad were
placed in the White River at Colum-
bus, Indiana, recently.
Montreal had a $35O,00O fire on
Saturday. 1t was the most destruc-
tive that has occurred in that city
ior years.
Henry Ward Beecher's brothers
and sisters speak for him, but Henry
does not seem to have the power to
speak for himself.
The owner of Goldsmith's Maid
will trot on the Rochester course
against the Maids own time OF
2.154, on an offer of $1,000.
The internal revenue authorities
seized between 400 and 1900 barrels
of high wines at New York on the Sd.
They represented value of from $685.
900 to $4,000.
A Justice of the Peace in jersey
city has decided that bargain made
by man when drunk cannot be
enforced. Such decision would not
discredit a higher court
The expedition to the Black Hills
has discovered gold in paying guam
titles, and reports from there say it
is one of the most beautiful and fer
tile regions on the continent.
In difiulty between Union and
Independent plasterers, in New York
on the 7th, a Union plasterer was
killed. The Union men were the
aggressers. The name of the man
killed was Killdaf.
The election in Tennessee is a
Democratic success. Likewise in
Kentucky and North Carolina. In
the latter State the Democracy are
known as Conservatives, and they
elect seven of the eight Congress
men.
The forging of $25O,0OO of ware
house receipts by the prominent cot
ton firm of Alexander, Dorman &
Co., is causing a deal ofexeitement
in st. Louis. Bethel C. Alexander, the
senior member of the firm, is sup
posed to be the most guilty party and
is under arrest. Temporary relief
was the alleged reason for the dishon-
est proceeding.
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The survey of the line of the
Wheeling and Lake Eric R. R., from
Milan to Toledo, which was begun
on the 2Sth ult., was completed to
Toledo on Tuseday. The line crosses
the B. & o. R. r. at Prout's station,
the C. S. & C. R. R. two and hall
miles south of Castalia; crosses the
Sandusky river above Mud Creek
near C. Hoane's residence, and the
Portage at Oak Harbor; crosses the
LIS. &. NJ. S. track north OF the de-
pot at that place, and runs thence
81 deg. N. to Toledo. The distance
from Milan to Sandusky river is a
miles, thence to Oak Harbor 8 miles,
and thence to Toledo 81 miles,-in
all So miles. The route is said to
be of easy grade and entirely prac-
ticable.
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An ARGUMENT FOR THE New Con-
sTITUTIoN.-Under the above title we
publish in another column an article
in favor of the new constitution, in
which the writer endeavors to show
that if the new book is adopted the
effect will be to lesson instead of in
creasing the expenses of govern
ment. He makes a good showing,
but as some of his figures are mere
ly infcrential they cannot be relied
upon. For instance his average OF
the salaries of four county officers
1t is scarcely probable that the fees
of the county o fficers referred to, in
even a county of $4,000 Inhabitants
would be less than the average he
has fixed, while in some Of the larger
counties the sum he names would
not pay the assistants necessarily
employed in discharging the duties
enjoined. This fact alone proves
him long way out in his reckoning.
Neither does be take cognizance Of
the fact that the number of Legisla-
tors is increased, that an annual sal
ary is provided for which mug be
much in excess of what they now re-
eeive, and eat up all the difference
that would be left. We do not pro-
pose to argue this point further. 1t
will readily be perceived that his de-
duction is unteurable. But suppose
it were otherwise, are we to accept
an instrument with more serious de-
fects, simply because it nay save a
few dollars?
Look, for instance, at the terms of
the judgeships extended from five to
ten years. A titled aristocracy, as
it were, created, and removed SO far
from the people that they hold them
selves ID a measure independent OF
them. And now suppose we should
| get a Jefries on the bench, and as
history repeats Itself such a thing
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AN ORDINANCE,

TO Improve North Center Street.
SECTIoN 1.-Be it ordained bv the Citv
" Council Of the City of Fremont. two
thirds Of all the members concurrino1 That
North Center street be improved bV pradino.
in accordance with the resolutions Of sad
Council, adopted on the sixth day of Jnlv-
1874. OU'J'
Section 2.-That the cost and exnansa Of
such improvement, excepting so much thereof
as shall BE- paid nom the general fund of the
Corporation, shall be levied and assessed nnon
the lots and lands bounding and abuttlne nm
on said improvement, according TO the YalIe
OF such lots and lands as assessed for taxatfon
under the general law of the State.
Section 3,-That John NJ. Smith, VIM. w.
Stne and c. Doncyson, three disinterestsd
1reeholGers OF said city, be, and thew are here
by appointed to report to said Council an esti-
mated assessment of the cost of said imnrova-
ments on the lots and lands boundin0 and
abuttng upon the same, in proportion. nd
nearly as may be, to the benefits which nav
result from said Improvements to the severn
lots or lands so assessed.
Section 4,-That in payment for such esti.
mated assessment, there shall be issued eer-
tlhcates OF indebtedness, to be signed bv the
Mayor and countersigned by the clerk. nav.
able one half on the first day OF January next
and one half on the first day of July next, and
said amounts shall be collected in such man.
ner as the Council may hereafter determine
Passed, Aug. 10th, 1874. G. W. GUST,
Attest: Pres CounciI
+. j. GIEBEL. Jr., City Clerk.
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Mass Convention.

In another column viii be found
the call of the,Central Committee fol
a mass convention at which to select
delegates to attend the State and
Congressional Conventions.
We would not forego this oppor-
tunity of calling the attention of Re.
pubicans to the importance of the
canvass upon which we are about tc
enter, and of urging them to come
out to this meeting. We hope every
township will be fully represented
and so manifest the interest felt il
the coming fall election. Delegates
to the Congressional Convention viii
be apportioned to the several town.
ships, according to the ratio set forth
in the call.
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TuE third term idea, however re-
pugnant to most men, seems TO have
got hold of others, and every now
and then articles are published
giving programmes intended to be
carried out so as to give Grant a
third term. he is to disorganize
the Republicans, consolidate the
Democrats and Liberals, get the
Liberals to nominate him on a plat
form something like that of '72,with
cheap transportation, and a general
easy policy toward the South added.
There may be something in the much
talked of movement after all, but we
do not believe it possible that it
ever can be consummated. Give
him a third term and will he not
want a fourth?
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AN ORDINANCES
To Improve Il6in Street, from Man
Gfasoof IN fbo (f~a.., go, -, 2

10 Improve Is6tn Street, from Nam
Street to the Corporation Line.
SECTION BE it ordained by the CITY
~ Council Of the City of Fremont, two
thirds Of all the members concurring) That
Tifin street, from Main street to the Corpora
ton line, be improved by grading and Macad-
amizing, IN accordance with the resolution OF
Council, adopted June 29th., 1874; that the
cost and expense OF said improvement, ex-
cepting so much thereof as shall be paid from
the general fund of the Corporation, shall be
levied and assessed upon the lots and lands
bounding and abutting upon said improve.
ment, according to the value Of such lots and
lands as assessed for taxation under the general
law of the State.
Section 2.-That John III. Smith, W. W.
Slime and c. Doncyson, three disinterested
freeholders of said city, be, and they are
hereby appointed to report to said Council an
estimated assessment OF the cost Of said i'm
proYement on the lands and lots bounding
and abutting upon the same, in proportion, as
nearly as may be, to the benefits which may
result from said improvement to the several
lots or lands so assessed.
Section 3.-That in payment for such esti-
mated assessment there shall be issued certif.
Gates of Indebtedness, to be signed by the
Mayor and countersigned by the clerk, pay
able one half on the first day of January
next, and one half On the first day of July
next, and said assessments shall be collected
in such manner as the Council may hereafter
determine.
Passed, Aug. 10th, 1874, CIV. GURST,
Attest Pres. Council
F. G. GIEBEL, Jr., City Clerk.
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the old. All but you answer these
men want judgeships. We guess
not. Very few of these men could
be induced under any circumstances
TO take a seat on the bench, while
some of them have even resigned
and vacated their seats on the bench
! of the Supreme Court. One of the
great objects of a Constitutional
Convention was to revise our judici-
ary system. This they have done;
and while there is an increase of
tHenty-one judges necessary to carry
it out, it is certainly the best that
could have been done. The increase
of judges are for a court that has
heretofore been held by the Judges
of an inferior court, and has there
fore fallen into disrepute. The silly
twaddle of "Old Joe Root" that this
court brings into disgrace the Court
of Common Pleas is about like his
argument on hAbeas corpus. You
might as well say the common pleas
brings into disgrace a Justices court.
But the truth is this argument about
it being lawyers constitution; and
for the benefit cf lawyers; and that
it will increase taxation, &c, is all
for deception. This we now propose
to prove by showing its effect upon
taxation, about which so much has
been said.
AS We have admitted, the increas-
ed cost of the judiciary will be some
thing like $4,000 per annum. Now
are there any leak holes proposed to
be stopped by which anything will
be saved by the adoption of the New
Constitution? Let US see, section
twenty-tbree of article second pro
vides that no money shall be drawn
from the treasury except by an ap-
preparation Of the general assembly.
In the general appropriation bill
which is passed by every general
assembly, any member shall have the
right to call a separate vote on any
item, which will give him a chance
to expose all jobs and plunder of the
peoples money. And if anything
should accidentally be passed the
| Governor is given a chance to veto
any item, thus providing further
guards to the treasury of the people.
The saving here alone will annually
more than pay all extra salaries of
Judges. Again, elections are pro-
yided for biennially, thus saving the
expe1se Of one election every two
years.
There are 1853 election precincts
in Ohio, and the average cost in each
precinct for each election is $40;
thus it costs to hold an eletion in
the State $31, ,06O. This is saved
under the New Constitution and we
have the same officers we now have
and for the same time. 1t is further
provided in the New Constitution
that county officers shall receive an
annual salary to be fixed by the
Legislature. Under our present
constitution the salaries of Auditor,
Treasurer, Sheriff and Clerk under
the present system averages about
as follows:
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sherwood pefeated.

ne IOuS agony aAOA5 ONA S
publican brethren in the Sixth Dis
trict is over, and has resulted in the
defeat of the Hon. ]. R. Sherwood
for re- nomination. We could have
hoped otherwise, but the result was
only the legitimate outgrowth of a
mistaken course on the part of that
gentleman, in regard to appointments.
We do not believe that there were
any feeling of dissatisfaction exist
ing against hin upon any other
grounds, that could have at all eff
fected him, but his course in regard
to the Toledo Postofice, was so un-
satisfactory that it resulted in q
united opposition to him in Lucas
county. His friends worked hard
for him there, but Notwithstanding,
all their efforts, during a long pre-
liminary campaign, they failed to Sc
cure a single delegate for him from
that county. Nor was that feeling
confined alone to opposing his re-
nomination; it threatened to defeat
him for election, and to avoid that
alternative, some of the delegates
from the other counties we're no
doubt influenced to vote against
their convictions. For instance, on
the 1st ballot Sherwood had II from
Williams county and 13 from Full
ton, on the second ballot, on which
he was defeated, he had but 9 from
Williams and II from Fulton. Had
those who deserted him on that bal
lot remained with him he would have
been nominated. That he was not
shows either that the above conclu-
sion is correct, or that the meanest
kind Of trickery was resorted to to
secure his defeat. Another item is
more inexplicable. When the re-
suit Of the Ottawa county conven-
tion was telegraphed to Toledo, the
dispatch read that the delegation
chosen we're instructed to vote for
Sherwood eight for Sherwood.
Yet even on the first bollot three of
the eight voted for Pratt. If that
dispatch was authorized, the failure
ofthe delegates to vote as instructed
needs explanation, Sherwood cyl
IDENTIFY had friends enough in Con-
vention to have nominated him, if
they had remained true to him, and
his vote on the second ballot should
have been Fulton 13. Henry 8, OF
tawa 8, Williams II, and Wood 224
in all 644, leaving 484 for his oppo-
nent. But from the way it was
changed it looks as if "ways that
are dark" must have been numerous
in that body of politicians or else
that some of them were plant as
wax in the hands of the manipula-
tors.
A. NJ. Pratt, the nominee is a
prominent lawyer of Bryan, and
late a member of the Constitutional
Convention, He is an old residen-
ter, quite well known, and will
doubtless prove an acceptable man
The Democrats of the district how
ever, seem to feel degree of conf.
dence that they are going to carry
the district, and it will become the
new man and his friends to "hooI
'em up'' lively in order that they
msv not fall behind in the race.
/
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EXPosURE.-And now it is John
]. Inglass Senator from Kansas,w who
is brought to the light, and the n. Y.
Times devotes fifteen columns to the
to the subject, from which it appears
that Inglass had associated unlaw-
yfull with Mrs. Benedict, who bore a
child, and when Inglass was married
was restrained from creating troub-
le by his friends; that a woman in
Olympia, Washington Territory,
claims to have been married to him
some years ago; that he has turned
his mother-in- law away from her
home, leaving her in poverty, he hay
ing wealth; that he received $4,000
from a mercantile firm in Atchison
for making its record good on the
books of the Commercial Register
that he caused Pomeroy's election
to the Senate by manufacturing
votes, giving Pomeroy a majority Of
three; that he changed the resOlu-
tions prepared by the counsel Of
Usage settlers; that he was aware o1
York's conspiracy before itoccurred
which would have driven him from
the Senate; that Fosters appoint
ment as U. is. Judge cost $4,000
that Scofeld paid Inglass $1,000
while he held the Office; that Pom
eroy's trials we're postponed by his
giving the ingalls, ring a note for $40
600, and the York conspiracy S.,
600.
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For the journal.
An Argument for the New Consti-
tuition

For the Journal
An Argument for the New Consti-
tuition.
Mr.. EDITOR: Permit me as an
advocate for the New Constitution
the use of a short space in your val
liable paper, to tell the people why
we think they should vote for the
New Book, as "Old Joe Root" calls
it. While the opponents of the New
Constitution have been very active
in their exertions to defeat it's rati-
fication we have been unable to see
where solitary argument or reason
has been given, based upon facts
and figures, why we should vote
against it. In our opinion which we
propose to show, is based upon facts,
the arguments used by those oppos-
ed to the New Constitution are en-
tirely a sham and made to deceive
the people, while the real opposition
originates from other causes-cau-
ses which are in themselves selfish
and only need be mentioned to be
exposed.
Much is said in regard to the ex-
pense of putting the New Constitu-
ton in force, and the increased tax
alton upon the people consequent
upon its adoption. In support of
this theory we have the argument of
"Old Joe Root" and the fimsey
statement of the Chief Clerk of the
Auditor of State. And this extends
wholly to the Judiciary. No one
has pretended thatincreased taxation
will be necessary on any other &C
count. This amount of increase in
expenses it is charged, and we ad-
NIT, will be about $4,000. While
not one word is said by these Shy
locks about the expenses that will be
curtailed and the money saved
to the people by the adoption of the
New Constitution.
As to the increase in the expenses
consequent upon the going into ef-
feet of the new judiciary, the only
question is it necessary? Will it give
us a better Judiciary? Here is a
subject which is sufficient of itself
to afford grounds for an elaborate
argument; suffice it to say, the best
judicial minds of the State, inelud-
ing Judge Raney, West, King, An
dreBs, Scribner and a host Of others,
all claim that the proposed judiciary
viii be q decided improvement on
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The committee, with Moulton's
statementin its hands,st hangs fire
1t was presented on Monday after
noon, and occupied just fifty-fve
minutes in delivery. 1t Itcannot, there
fore, be remarkably long. 1t was
promised that it would be given tc
the press on Monday night; then
eleven o'clock Tuesday morning was
fixed; then two in the afternoon then
eight P. NJ, and finally the crowd Of
anxious reporters we're informed that
il would not be given out at all, last
night. Mr.. Moulton thinks that it
may be published to-day, but oi
course this depends on the committee
who have the whole matter now il
their hands. Naturally, the delay and
hesitation ofthe committee is con
strued as meaning that the statement
has proved too formidable to be rash
ly published. This may be true o.
it may not.
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While in Toledo last week, we inspected
a very Oeat plan of a plat of 212 lots in Sea-
man s. Reeds addition, accurately surveyed
by Mr.. J. L. Rawson of this city. The lots
are about the most desirable at present on sale
in the city, being located only about one mile
from the post-Ofice, and bounded by Seman,
Poplar, Clyde and Hicks streets. There is 8
beautiful grove in one portion and very fine
bearing orchard on another. The whole is
beautifully situated with every advantage
desirable to the location of private residences
We congratulate Messrs. SEAMAN & REED OIL
possessing SO fine plat, and on their decision
to submit to the approval of the public, who
we feel sure, on viewing it will speedily be-
come possessors also of one or more lots.
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Making a sum total of $14,15O,
this multiplied by SS the number OF
counties in the State makes 81, ,245,
200. 1t is not probable that the
Legislature would make the salaries
of these officers to exceed $4,000
each. Total annual salaries of Aud
itor, Treasurer, Sheriff and Clerk
$4,000, or throughout the State
100000 difference in favor of the
New Constitution $54I,200. Here,
then, is the secret of the opposition
of all county officers to the New
Constitution, and 1 may add Of the
local papers in their interest.
Take this saving alone on county
officers for ona year and multiply it
by ten we have the enormous sum
of ($5,4I2,O00) five million four
hundred and twelve thousand dol
lars as a saving for the people. And
on these four officers alone leaving
a balance in favor Of the people oi
$2,9I2,2OO after deducting the two
and half millions expenses Of putting
in operation the reformatory insti,
tuition spoken of by the Clerk of the
Auditor of State. Now let US see
how the account stands for one
| vnar.
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Goldsmith Maid has
eclipsed herself. At Buffalo on Fri
day last, she made the unparalleled
time Of 2153. She now stands the
uRapproacbable. Red Cloud, a
srising animal" made heat in 2:1s,