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Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-09-19
The German School.

The German school property on
Main street is so circumscribed that it
is no longer equal to the demands
upon it. This property = lot and
buildings-has all been donated, and
it has been kept in repair and the
school maintained by the society,
each member of which pays fifty
cents per month for that purpose. But
the number of pupils has increased
until the building is no longer ade-
quate and, as the site is not desirable
for school, the society proposes to
sell the property and use the proceeds
of the sale in the erection of larger
building in more convenient local
ity. At its meeting on Thursday the
Council donated the society a lot oil
the corner of Temple street and Gem
etery Avenue for school purposes, and
as soon as the Mayor signs the resolu-
ton, which we presume he will -
probably has already-and the deed is
made out, the Trustees will proceed
to grade the street and erect on the lot
a fine two-story school build ing. The
grounds will be tastefully set out in
trees and shrubbery Immediately, and
as soon as the school opens it will be
supplied with all the implements OF
gymnastic exercises. The Trustees
propose to divide the pupils into two
classes and empty a German and an
English teacher, thus teaching both
languages in the school. This school
has no connection with the public
schools of the city; it is maintained
by the private subscriptions of citi-
zens who, while paying their pro rata
of the school tax, prefer to send their
children to private school. On the
lot donated by the Council the Trus-
tees will erect building on which
will be taught hundreds of children
free of all expense to the city.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-09-19
HIGH PRICE OF LAND.
Some Observations and Remarks Made
by One who Travels with His Eyes
ODeu.

EDITOR HERALD: The fame of Los
Angeles county as health resort and
semi-tropical fruit producing country,
has spread far and wide. The impress
sion created abroad is favorable to the
general growth and prosperity of our
county. But an qnfavorable impress
sion is being created against us by the
numerous seekers of land for homes
who have gone away to buy some
where else.
There is general dissatisfaction
expressed by visitors in regard to the
high price of lands in this county. I
know of parties who have lands upon
which not particle of water can be
had without sinking wells, who are
asking exorbitant prices. There are
others who bought land year ago for
mere trifle, who are now asking an
advance of three hundred per cent.
There can be no doubt but that this
imitation of land prices-this sort of
mania for getting all that can be OBJ
tanned from the strangers a suicidal
policy. 1t has tendency to create the
impression that our landowners are
land-sharks and money-grabbers. The
result is that multitudes of strangers
in search of homes are driven away to
seek homes in other parts of the State,
where the price of land is within the
reach of their means. 1 know of
many who have recently came here
with money in their pockets for the
purpose of purchasing homes, but in
consequence of what they considered
exorbitant prices went to the adjoin-
ing county and bought lands at less
than one-half of the price that they
were asked here for similar land. I
fear that our landowners are short
sighted in not selling at lower figures;
for by selling their land to the stranger
and keeping him here, the money is
put into circulation, our taxes will be
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-09-19

GEORGE G. GORHAM wants to be
Governor of California and he would
like to take the Gubernatorial chair
Immediately after it's vacation by
Lieutenant Governor PACHECo who
will Become Governor after the fourth
Of March next in consequence of Gov
ernor BOOTH assuming his seat in the
United States Senate. GEORGE is a
good fellow socially and as good fell
low politically as thousands who de-
nounce him corrupt. We might
have less honest man for Governor
and we could not have more genial
gentleman. We like GEORGE. He
was a good fellew in miners cabin;
he is a good fellow as Secretary of the
United States Senate, and he would
be a good fellow as Governor of our
State
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-09-19

A PARTY of gentlemen just arrived
from Panamint say they do not believe
the squad of Cinnamon sent out by
the STEWART party will be permitted
to commence work. There are several
hundred white men in the district,
and up to this time not single Chi
naman has made his appearance there.
We trust no unlawful act will trans
pire. Violence and persecution are the
poorest possible remedies to apply in
such cases.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-09-19

OUR people are in the habit of swear
ing at the Common Council for not inn
proving the streets. We have no doubt
the Council has many sins to answer
for, but that body has much to con-
tend against. An idea of how much,
may be obtained from reading re-
monstrance, together with the names
of it's signers, which we publish in
another column. The Council pro-
posed to grade Commercial street, and
forthwith every property holder on
that street, except one or two, sign a
protest against the improvement.
They believe the work "entirely I'M
necessary for the present.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-09-19
G o M M e r c IAL
FIRST W A r D.
[NoRTH.l

The line dividing the First and Sec
ond Wards strikes Downey Block at
the intersection of Commercial and
Main streets, and goes through the
block by means of an imaginary pass
age to Sand street, thence to the western
limits of the city. A portion of the
inhabitants of Downey block will
never know in which Ward they re-
side. All the cemeteries, all the
swamp land and all of Sonora" are
in the First Ward. Nearly the entire
native California vote of the city is in
this Ward. The division is bad one
for several reasons. Each Ward elects
an equal number of Councilmen, and
this division deprives the Third Ward
which is growing more rapidly than
any other portion of the city, of a fair
representation. The disproportion Of
the Wards is marked now and will
grow still greater in very short time.
The plan Of throwing all the Mexican
vote into one Ward is not calculated to
advance the best interests of the en-
tire city. The Spanish American
and the American population are gov
erned by the same laws and ordin-
ances, and it should be the purpose
of those who district the city
to place in proportionate ratio
the two classes in each Ward, rather
than to colonize them in Wards by
themselves and thereby aid in foster
ing and maintaining sectional feel
ing. In our opinion the plan of divid-
ing the city into Wards submitted by
Mr.. BEAUDRY would have been much
more satisfactory had it been adopted.
He divided the city into three Wards
by commencing at a point in the CEN
ter of the intersection of Spring and
Fourth streets and running northerly
through Spring to its intersection
with Main street, thence through
Main street to its junction with Ala
media street, thence northerly to the
city limits. The area East of this line
to the city limits to constitute the
First Ward; that West to the city
limits to constitute the Second
Ward, and all South of the center of
Fouth street extending East and West
to the city limits to comprise the
Third Ward. The following diagram
will explain Mr.. BEAUDRY's plan:
THIRD WARD.
SOUTH
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-09-19

THE Democrats of Nevada are
strongly inclined to renominate Gov
ernor BRADLEY. The old man has
made good Governor, and if can
didate for reelection he will be hard
to heat
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-09-19
Mayor

a SAN FRANCISCO Grand Jury con-
cluded that for waylaying a man and
shooting at him in a crowded street, q
newspaper publisher committed no
offense against the law or the public
safety. De YOUNG should be permit
ted to practice on the members of that
Grand Jury until he succeeded in lodg-
ing ball in the body of each one.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-09-19

THE Express has reached the con-
clusion that our Common Council
might be surpassed in intelligence by
a deputation from the State Insane
Asylum. 1t is the common habit of
insanity to imagine everybody else
insane. The Express seems to have it
bad
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-09-19

The Oregon Legislature is in ses-
sion. OF the neutrality-suspicious.,
Democrats and Republicans-no one
has majority, and either one holds a
balance of power. Party feeling runs
high, and some warm times are antici-
pated
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-09-19

"VERDE," the Los Angeles CORES
pondent of the San Diego Union, in a
late letter says of the popular candi-
date for Mayor: "Mr. BEAUDRY is
one of our most enterprising citizens,
and has done more probably than any
one citizen to push the city forward,
and would doubtless make an excellent
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-09-19

CRoFUTT's Western World for Sep
tember says: "The Los Angeles HER
AID, one of the largest and best con-
Quoted weekly papers in the State, has
come to hand. 1t contains great
amount of valuable State news.n
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-09-19

The Visalia Delta has an article on
"self' and spins it out column long.
OF course it is very thin. When an
editor takes himself for a text he
should remember that he has subject
matter but for a paragraph, unless,
indeed, he lives in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-09-19

1t will be seen at a glance that had
Mr.. BEAUDRY's suggestion been
adopted the city would have been
more equally divided both in terri
tory, population and intelligence and
it is to be regretted that the Council
could not be induced to do piece of
sooner or later
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-09-19
WAN TEE

\ MAN AND WIFE without children) to
IA work on farm about one mile from the
city. The man to do general farm work, and
the woman to do the house and kitchen work
for small family. Best of references will be
required. Address lock box AZ, giving refer
ences, stating when and where the parties can
be seen. sepl7-lw"
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-09-19
NEW TODAY.
Cigars, Tobacco. Pipes.

/ never yet tired OF advertising as long as
people respond to IL by examining my stock
am certain that all my customers will ad-
NIT that the best assortment OF Cigars, Tobac-
cos, Pipes, and all smokers articles can be
found at /. GOLDSMITH'S,
Main ST., next to w. +. Il Co.'s Express
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-09-19

lessened, and our resources developed.
The policy now pursued will not only
drive purchasers with their money
away, but will augment the popula-
tion of other counties and enrich their
people. ODoACER.
Los Angeles, Sept. Is, 1874.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-09-19

AN Eastern Journal declines to pub
lish the details of the BEECHER-T TIL
TON scandal on the ground that it is
not religious paper.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-09-19
w A N, It e ID -

\ PRACTICAL LAUNDRYMAN with
"A capital of 81 900, to purchase half in
terest IN the best paying Laundry business in
the city. Apply Immediately to
CHAMBERLIN & BANCROFT,
Real Estate Brokers, opposite Postoffice.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-09-19
w A NTEDy.

HOOD BUSINESS MEN OF CAPITAL to
" apply at our office and enquire concern
ing good business opportunities and invest
ments.
CHAMBERLIN & BANCROFT,
Real Estate Brokers, opposite Postoffice.
sepl6tf
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-09-19
DIR. N. 3. MATTHEWS.

Licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons,
London, England; graduate of the Royal Uni
versity, Glasgow, Scotland, and twenty-six
years practicing his profession in the United
states, has opened an office in the HIENSCH
BLOCK, corner of Los Angeles and CONNER
cial streets, Los Angeles. Special attention
given to obstetrics and diseases of women.
SeplS-lm*
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-09-19
NOTICE.

ITO LET,-TWO FURNISHED ROOMS,
L with or without board, at Mrs. BULLIs's
on First street, just below the Tivoli Garden.
sepl8-lw
ITO LET.-A FINE LARGE FURNISHED
l. ROOM with first-class board for q gentle
man and wife, or single gents, at
MRS. BACKMAN'S,
sepl7-lw New High street.
A GOOD FARM-6O ACRES OF LAND.
"A well improved, is offered for rent by
CHAMBERLIN & BANCROFT,
sepl3r 2I Spring street.
r OST.-A BLACK COAT, on the Anaheim
IL Road between the Seventeen Mile House
and city, containing letters and a note for $500
In favor OF VIM. Bush. The finder will be
literally rewarded by leaving the same at
this office, or with WIN. BUSH
Sepl6-2t" Santa Ana.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-09-19
IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN

THERE WILL BE A MEETING of those
Il who desire to unite in forming Tribe of
the Improved Order of Red Men in Los An
evening, Sep. 25th, 1874, for the purpose of
taking the initiatory steps for the formation
OF the Tribe. All who bave signed the petit
pay the charter fee, and others who desire to
join should put their names to the petition
before that meeting. A full attendance is de-
term. L. NJ. HOLT,
T.J. CAYST1LE.
Los Angeles, Sep. H. 1874 lStd
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-09-19
How the City is Divided.

At its meeting on Thursday the
Council re-districted the city, and did
it in such way as to be unsatisfac-
tory to the residents generally. The
city is now divided into three slices,
running east and west. An idea of the
Wards may be obtained from the an
nexed diagram:
THIRD WARD.
lSoUTH.l
THIRD STR z EFT.
SEC OND WARD.
G o M M e r c AL ST.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-02-05
lie FIRsT TENNEssEE.
A Reunion of the Surviving
Members Proposed.
To the Union and American.

To the Union and American.
SHELBYvILLE, Tenn, Jan. 81, 1874.
Why is it that there has not been a
reunion of the First Tennessee Regi-
mentp l have heard quite a number of
the old members of the regiment eX-
press themselves as most heartily in ia
favor of reunion, and yet there has
not been, that am aware Of, any pub
lie agitation of the subject. Other reg
iments have had reunions, and why may
not the glorious old First? l cannot see
that there would be any improperly in
such a reunion, and it certainly would
be very pleasant for old comrades in
arms to meet in a social capacity, and
clasp frrternal hands in memory OF the
war-darkened "days of other years"
when shoulder to shoulder, they trOd the
battles dreadful, bloody path together
marched, eounter-marched, fought and
bivouacked in the snow and ice of North
West Virginia in the midst of winter,
and on the burning sands of the far
South under a summers sun. 1t would
be pleasant for the war-scarred veterans
of the old First to wander together
through the dangers they have seen, and
to swap memories of the past; and there
would be mournful pleasure in paying,
in a collective capacity, some fitting
tribute to the memory of those of our
brave comrades who went down in the
fiery storm of battle, or sank before the
blighting simeon of wars able consort,
disease.
Let us have a reunion, and to that
end l would suggest that Col. Field, Col.
House or Maj. Kelly call a primary
meeting at Nashville at an early day of
such members of the regiment as can
conveniently be present, and that at
said meeting dag be fixed for the re-
union, And would suggest the I'd day
of May rs a fitting day for yearly re-
union of the regiment, as it is the ami
versary of the mastering into service of
the regiment.
Let US hear from some other old mem
Der of the dear old First, and let the
ball be kept in motion till a reunion is
brought about, and let that Reunion
be fixed for the 2d day of May, next, in
the city of Nashville. There is no
place more fitting. 1t was there that
many of the regiment first learned to
tramp i'm measure to the dulcet cleft {!
lett leftp of Sergeant OBJ AMI
others.
/ am satisfied that the citizens of
Nashville, irrespe ctive of war or pOliti-
cal associations, would give the old reg
iment hearty welcome.
WANDERER.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-02-05
A Brilliant Work.

We have on our table the anXiously
expected January Quarterly issued by
the world famous seedmen and florists,
Brig gs & Brother, Rochester, New
York, and although we had anticipated
from previous announcement of the firm
to see something quite elaborate, we
were not prepared to see the wonderous
combination of brilliant coloTs display
eel on the calendar cover, to say moth
ing Of the beautiful typography of the
book proper, which is printed upon
rose-tinted paper. The illustrations
are splendidly worked up, and the
work rebounds 10 the credit of the
Rochester Printing Company, which
firm have printed all the recent works
of this famous house. it is surprising
that these elaborate publications can
be sent four times year for the low
price of twenty-five cents, but we sup
pose the subsequent purchase of Seeds,
Bulbs or Plants, make the firm whole
upon their very liberal outlay for prin-
teTS' ink. In referring to the ROches-
ter Printing Company as the printers,
we would not omit 10 say that the cover
was executed by G. +. Muntz 4 Co.,
who enjoy an envlable reputation rs
first-class photographers. The magnifi-
cent Parlor Chrome for 1874 IAN en-
craving of which is presented in the
catalogue,) was also the work of Muntz
& Co. We pronounce il the finest flor
al chrome we have ever seen, and shall
take the first opportunity to grace our
sanctum with it. IL is hardly necessary
to say that Briggs & Brother are at the
head of the largest seed house in the
world, and that nearly 10000 dealers
i'm North America buy their seeds to
sell again. The paloT chrome is a most
happy hit on the part of the artist. IL
represents several vases OF flowers
standing upon a marble iOor, with a
large mirror, in which are reflected the
objects Ia front of it-one vase with u
medallion which does not show in the
1 foreground, but which is revealed in
the reflection; vase with goldfish is
/ also reflected in the mirror. and the
skin of the artist in showing the effects
OF the light aud shade, as above de-
/ scribed, IS worthy Of the highest praise.
/ The inverted buildings, as mirrOred in
the globe, is very artistic eoneeit.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-02-05
SCHEDULE.


EVERY subscriber who neglects
for refuses to heed the warning
conveyed by the pencil marks
around the notice at the head of his
paper when his term expires, may
expect to it be discontinued. The
cash alone will enable us to print a
paper worthy of Pulaski and Giles
county. We hope therefore that no
true friend of the CITIZEN will ask
or EXPECT us to credit him and vio-
late this rule. If we make an ex
ception in one case, why not in an
other? Any one can readily see
where such violation would inevi
tably lead us. No sane man who
really wishes success to the CITIZEN
can object TO the course we have
adopted, and to which we intent to
adhere even more rigidly than ever
before. Now remember that our
mailing clerk knows nobody. and it
is impossible for him to discriminate.
He has instructions 10 discontinue I
every paper at the expiration of
the time paid for, IT, i
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-02-05
JUDICIAL REFORMS.
How to Reduce the Cost OF
Criminal Prosecutions.
JASPER, Tenn, january Is, 1874.

JASPER, Tenn, January 10, 1874.
To the Editor of the Banner.
DEAR SIR 81 have been thinking for
some time past, that l would tell our
States Attorneys and Judges how to
reduce the expenses of criminal prose-
cutions, and, at the same time not re-
duce their salaries. Let our next Leg
islature pass law requiring all viola
tons of our criminal Code, say to the
grade of petit larceny, where the pun
ishment is imprisonment not exceeding
twelve months in the Denitentiary, or
fine and Imprisonment, or either fine
or imprisonment, be required to work on
the public highways leading to the diff
ferent county sites, or on any public
road, at .dfty cents a day and board, until
the fines, costs and JdilOr's fees, and all
the witness and jury fees, incident to his
conviction, are paid.
If one county has not criminals
enough to pay for an Overseer, let them
hire their criminals out to other cOun-
ties at fifty cents day and board, and
apply the proceeds to keeping up public
roads, and do away with criminals
swearing out of jail at the end of TWEEN
ty days, as insolvent criminals now do.
A few chain gangs on our public roads
will do more toward suppressing very
large portion of our small offenses than
anything else.
ANY way, we can have better public
roads than we now have, which viii go
far toward remunerating us taxpayers,
who have to pay for feeding a lot of
worthless offenders of our laws, besides
| paying for their conviction.
This will not be popular law among
offenders, but honest men will not COM
nj N "A 4 r.
no taxpayer will object to criminals pay
ing the expenses of their conviction, to-
gether with fine and costs.
When the criminal is Imprisoned for
| 80, so, 90 days or twelve months under
the present law, let him be required to
work during that time for nothing, and
at the expiration of his term of impris-
/ onment require him to work out all the
! costs of suit, etc, as above, and his board
bill. l, as a taxpayer, hold that viola
/ tor of the law has no right to compel
me TO feed him for nothing, and pay 8
| jury and witnesses to enable me to gel
TO feed him. If he does not respect the
rights Of law abiding citizens, let hin
/ pay the penalties of the law with thS
sweat of his brow, unless he is able Il
come down with the greenbacks.
In the mountain counties, where pop
ulatiOn is sparse, two, three or fOul
counties could hire their criminals t.
some coal company for more than fifty
cents day, and the extra funds cOulC
be profitably applied toward any public
Improvements, or to the school fttnd
But in no event allow the offender ex'
ceeding fifty cents and his board, and i
he is a lazy whelp, dock his wages il
proportion.
Pass a law holding tipplers and liquo
- u.
injury to person or property caused bJ
the use of liquor sold by them, and i
will have very salutary effect upoI
tax payers, and go far toward reducing
cost of prosecutions.
This is merely an outline for our At
tOrneys and Jurists to build upon.
AMOS /. GRIFFITH.