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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-06-19
A Vermont Girls Happy Escape.

y young girl named Rosa Clements
arrived i'll Rutland "Wednesday on her
way to st. Adams. who had just escaped
from Il house of ill-famc in New York
city. The circumstances of her case
were such as to excite the deepest sym
pathy. She states that her fathers
name was John Clements. and that she
lived i'll Shelherth. Canada East. until
she was twelve Years of age. when her
father and mother both died. She was
then adopted by Il farmer named Thos.
Cox. of II. Alhans She worked for
him until the 18th of May. last. when
she left and went to the village of Fair
field to seek employment. She remain
ed there four days. when she met Il
woman who engaged her to work in a
shirt factory i'll New York city. They
went to that city together. when the
woman took Rosa TO Il house of ill-tame
on Green street. While the woman
WAS away during the tilst night of her
arrival. the girl managed to make her
escape from the house. being aware of
the nature of its occupants. and took
passage on the steamer SunnySidc. At
Troy her money gave out, but on tell
ing her story To the poormaSter of that
city. he gave her money enough to re-
turn to st. Adams. The girl is eighteen
years old. appears intelligent. and may
well congratulate herself on escaping
from the net which had been laid for
her. RHtidHd Giob".
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-06-19

The THIRD DIsTRICT.-Tne Repub-
licans of the Third District unanimously
re-nominated Congressman Hendee at
convention i'll Hyde Park on Wednes-
day, no other name being even men
toned. A resolution against Il renewal
of the reciprocity treaty with Canada
was adopted.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-06-19

DEMOCRATICC oNvENTIoN.-The dem
ocrats of the state hold their convention
at Montpelier, Thursday, June %. w.
II. Ii. Bingham, of Stove. the most
popular democrat in Vermont. is talked
of us candidate for Governor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-06-19
BURLINGTON, June 18th

To CdiedonjGn The Convention or
president. The ballot for Governor
stood Peck. 309: Taft, l25; Miner, &c !:
Sprague. St.: NeaSey ). The ballot for
Lieut.-Gov. stood. lIinkley, 800 Fair
banks. l33 Eddy - The nominations
were made unanimous
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-06-19

\ POSSIBLE CAUSE.-THE CdIcdOHidH
says that crime is alarminglv on the
increase in Vermont, and is at loss to
account for it. since the increase of
population is so very slight. and it can
not be charged to foreign population
coming in, as a full proportion of the
offences against law and good order.
and especially the worst of them. are
committed by native citizens. If the
CdiedOnidH were not blinded 10y prieu-
dice. it might find possible cause for
the decentralization ii deplorcs in its
pet liquor law, which has been the
means of Il more wide spread loss OF
respect for law than all other things
combined. The workings of that law
have made perjury almost respectable.
the sanctity of an oath i'll a court of
justice being comparatively very light
ly regarded Montpelier Argus.
That is too good joke to be confined
simply to the circulation of the Yer
mont rum organ, and so we copy it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-06-19
Later.
= NJ. :.

\ dispatch from Burlington gives the
following result of the doing> of the
State Republican Convention at Bur
lupton
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-06-19

gular and painful accident occurred on
Tuesday evening last ut Paterson : dock.
opposite Chipman's Point. by which Mr..
David Dec and his wife were seriously.
and the latter probably fatally. injured.
Ii seems that Mr.. Dec WAS building
fence for the New York and Canada
railroad. and. as the road runs along
the lake shore. lived with his family in
canal boat or barge. which at time of
the accident. was moorcd ut the above
dock. Wishing to protect his boat
more effectively from fire, and finding
tin can near. Mr.. Dec took the can
on board and proceeded to manufacture
il ''collar for the stovepipe hole of his
temporary domicile. his wife assisting
him 10y holding the tin while he oper-
ated with Il hammer and cold chisel.
The can proved to he an empty nitro
glyccrine can. and though it lad re
manned there since last fall and only
the glNccrine adheling to The tin re
manned i'll it. an explosion followed the
first blow of the hammer with the
above disastrous results.
HE jim FISK MoNUMENT.-A Brat
tleboro man writes in vein of mild
sarcasm to the New York Tribune !:
That Col. Fisk would have been graft
fled at the sight of the beautiful marble
work erected over his remains. with its
exquisite female figures and his own
semblance in medallion, there is no
doubt. Indeed. not less pleasing to
him would have been our band. which
dlscourSed fine music. and the presence
OF lOO or 300 men. women. bows and
girls, including very few of the re-
nowned 9TH boys. who were rather Jolly
Tor funeral. and the superb and costly
flowers. But he would have locked in
vain for most of his early mates. for
most OF 1.-THE first people of the town. :
who were about their own business.
The monument is costly and fine. and
fairly represents the colonel in his
tastes, pleasure and pursuits. 1t is not
worth while to be particular as to the
numbers on the occasion. but really
5OO men would more than cover rho
crowd, mOurners and all. The ; ONO
spoken of by the Troy Press were an
other crowd, on IL different occasion.
and III another part of the dav. Posi-
Sedgwlck, &. \. R., not only did moi
participate in the Fisk celebration but
distinctly declined to have their nrn-
ceedings at an hour when the two cere-
MONIES could have been blended in the
least.
fooLIsHNEss.-1ti is midsummer mad
ness t" think that the vote in September
ana not that at the caucus is what really
te'lS. 1t Is Il beautiful sight, that which
may he seen by solitary balloonisl OF
some caucus eve. Half a dozen ..per-
sohai trends and half il dozen ..men
about town" electing delegates. and
three or four hundred farmers seated
On the milking stool thinking how that
.ney ought to have their say. more
than ever now, in politics AID flat the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-06-19

SENT GP FOR AE~uN. \l,ur .
ard. of Londonderry. Na> r!i.. .
last session of the NIud>o
Court. on two indictments u
crime of arson. He Ms pu..
guilty and Judge Bane't >clr.n.a
TO he confined iii the State Piss
Windsor for Il term of !Ot,.r>.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-06-19

September election must i,
NAT Is the sort Of thing ,S.., "''rnir,
darkey despiSed when h., WI" The ok
baptized and the ofliciar.,,,' '.... To :,
ped HIM carele>>ly and tI,7 ii'l'i>"n d-.
swept INN down >trcam. ~ j." r.nr
the shade got out. and ,t,,, ~ Good
remarked that ..I n,' >'a''mst"
valuable hi g@rr some da1 luna" Jos.
f""lIShness." NonfDcIa,. ~ i.> 81.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-06-19

At Il meeting of the Masonic bodies
ut burlington last week the following
officers were elected
, 1874-07-17


sueciat Dispatch to The Chitmgo 1fidnne.
DUBUQUE, H., July l6.-Tle best-informod
farmers Of Eraul1in County say the pooplo Of
that section are upon tile eve Of QUO of tho most
bountiful harvosts with which We have ever beon
favored. Tie straw is shorter tha1 It il soma
yoara. but tho grain generally stands thick, and
il illlinH out unuBua]ly we'll. 6honld no unfore-
Soon calamity ouuur. the farmors will Hoon hayo
gasners ovorflowtag with tho products, Of the
oarth. aud should good prices prevail, tlle hard
tl'nos Of which Honle complaint iH now made will
10 very materially mitigated.
Slfciul Cor,eaDondt:ec Of Tho Chicago Tribune.
FAlnBuRY, ILL.,, JulY 1b.-I1e drought still
continues, increasing oach succeeding day in ill.,
tonAty, and everything il 10 excessively dry that,
Tor four Of fire, no 60 to bed praying, aud. IL not
burnt out, get up 10 tho morning giving thanka.
Harreat Is nearly done. but, although tho aver
age Of oata sDwu wna fur moro thnu iu any year
1orotofore, the crop will be light for tue hoads,
like those OF fNHt young men, become prema-
turoly white. Corn is yot doing worry wo11
MILWAUKEE, Wis.,. July 16.-The Sentinel to-
morrow morning wilt publish adyices from thirty
counties Of this State, showing tho condition Of
the crops. With reference to the whoat-orop,
it appears that there III bolt extending through
Green, Rock, and Jcf(erson Counties Wllera the
heads have not filled at all. owing to tho
drought. Tho Hamo Htato OF things appoar III
parts of Juneau Adams, jackson, Buffalo, and
Pierce. Elsewhere the yield will range from
average to considerably above an average. Oats
ia q fair crop, being short only In a few ptacen.
Barley is light, hut ryo iH an Average yield.
Winter Wheat il already harvested, and is gou-
orally good. Thore il a good yield Of hay.
, 1874-07-17

md New Dominion, OF Toronto. Tho first
named wAa the winner, tho Buffnlo boat bning
Second. Tho Now Dominion 1ed until within
quarter OF mflo Of the winning-buoy, when ahe
broke lor rntldor.
:. Tho donblo-aou1l two-rnio raoo was Won by
tho ,Atanttcs,, Williams, Btroko Wator Lily,
c. Morse, stroke, nocond
-. Tho snElc-scull raco Of miles, was won by
Edward Hano1l, Sam WillInma being second,
The fonr-oAreu race OF 1 1niIes Way won by
Tie John Straclnn. Of Toronto, William Dillon
Btroho.
!. Tho doub1o-acull race Of miles was won by
tho Atlantic, ". A[cCann, Btroko Eureka, Il.
London, Btrnko. Becuud.
III the skin rncc, tllreo-1uartors OF milo and
return, G. soarHall was hrst ". Darchard, Beo-
ond.
III tho snglc-ecull race Of n,tlo., T. L,,thor
waB winner; ThomaH Lawtlot, Aecond.
Tho rnces were postponed till noar]y 4 O'Clock
md wore not concluded TIL aftor 3.
TnB UNIVERSITY RACE POSTPONED.
Speeiaf UasfM,tdif to 1Ne Chicago Tribune.
SARATOGA, n. T., July 1G.--A 1argo crowd as-
no1nnlad to witness tho University raco to-tlay,
but 1t Was postponed until O'Clock friday after
noon Oh accouut Of tho rough water In tho lake.
A mcoting was called at Congress Hnl this
morning 10 discuss tho proposition Of sonding q
four-oared GROW. picked from all the colleges to
row agaiust Oxford nn1 Cambridge, but 10 aon-
cusion Was arrived at.
, 1874-07-17

Notice t0 School Directors ana TOWN.
ship Trciasnrers.
Specfuf Ditputeh 10 1.ts Chseaqn 3ffbWAf.
spRtxorzgLn, ILL.,. July 1a.-The following cir
oular wua tasuad to-dAy:
spnlNar1E1n, Ill., July 10, 1874.
Tho attention of school directors ana township
tre.urera IL caed to tho Important fact that certh-
cae4 Of thu ut,ouns Of aleenl taxes rn1lired to DO
oylcll III s.hn0 diytrtcta for acoal rurnaes Mtst be
returned 10 tie County CLERK hcfuro tho second
TeHday of August t1sead at tha SECOND sloaaa; OF
Nuireluouta Of tho l2.1 section Of the act fur tho
szesstent of property aud tho levy anu collection Of
uxey Nv amended ly tic act apprtyod Feb, 3, 1879
IL fo2cs July !. la73 nosr'ls o Directors should
h4nt their certificates to tho Township Treasurer
or before the hrnt Tuesday Of August mud 1t VII, be,
tue duty Of t,s Treasurer to ilo Tho sumo with tho
Col11lty Clurk ar before tho second Tuoaduy of
August aforesaid. THIS natter 1s very important,
aud aon'd receive tnneato md careful Intention.
County Bnperlttuaue.s Of Schools ra0ucHted to
send copy Of THIS circular to osory Towhhh!p Treas:
urer IL tMo!r Respective rnuneh without t.tay, AMA
also to hive IT, or .ho substance tloreof publBlol i
tho cuullty PAPERS 4a extensively practicable.
NEWTON EATKMAH.
Superintendent 0i Public INSTRUCTION.
, 1874-07-17

Elm1nA, N. Y, July 10.--A suit ut Inv which
involved a large sim has just been decided in
this judicial district Itarose from tho nala Of coal
larda made by the lnte John Arnot. of this city,
to tho Eric Eallway Company about 1866, whicl,
wore puid for by tile bonlls OF tho Boston, Hart
ford L. Erie Hallway Company. guarantood by
the Eric Railway Company. Tho executors Of
AIR. Arnot were Obliged to bring suit against
tho Company for payment OF the bonls
md iuseaest. It WAS tried hero lust
February ia tho Circuit Court, aud the
Justice reserved hla decision, which waa ren-
tlored Oh tho 18th lust, in favor Of the plaintiffs
the sum being a littlo less than 397. 700. A levy
WAS nlnds OH the Company's property in thus
city On Tuesday night, i paaHougor-traln, beng
seized, but it was permitted to proceed when
enough to satisfy tho judgment Was 70 uud.
Should tllia decision 10 affirmed bya higher
teo 1aado by tho Eric Company Of 81. .0o0.ou Of
uoston, Hartford j. Erie bopds and q largo
amount Of accrued Interest,"
, 1874-07-17
CHICAGO, FRIDAY, JULY II, 1874.

justified in Baying the wicko1ncss- of hEr. Doaoi-
or IN appointing committee to mako at, investf-
cation OF tlc caao. Mono understood better than
tinl Investigation Of Tie facts must cngondor. If
Mr. BoechOr autfClFatel Tint hiH Committee
would mako d fnar Investigation md rouf1or MI
l'oncst yor1ct, ls act III forming It wan idoaioal
with tho cool signing OF warrant @ Tor tho utter
issuing tile death warrant OF llH own reputation
ne m honorable Christina matl but Ao doubted
II alr. Dcoclor anticipated nliy such thing: It
was mcroly = pioco Of bravndo though. Of tho
1noa1 wonderful bravalo un1ertllo circumstances,
un record. hr. Docchor beloved ]'o snppoAed,
that tllo Offer to have m inyoatgation would ex-
onornte llmsolf before tho public, and tl,at tho
reluctance or hfH ncc,11or to mnko epcolhc
ono who bad boon cherished by him (tho accuaer),
would not bo overcome oyou by this 1aBt grcat
provocation.
THE sElAnAr1oN OF a1n. AND MRS. Triton
flod:nim Of hor intention. Flo assontod, and Aae
won't away. Tho vito has 10 ill-wlll for her
husband. neithor Inns tho husband any for tho
wife. That this is true ts now proved Binco sat.
rlay they have m,,ut9aly ~, aereea that papers q
wAs proposed TINT tho matter bo 1uft to the TO-
Hpective lawyers Of tie two. Mr. Iilton ro-
filsed to do thfa. and said l,e WA
oontont to leavo 1t In tho hands OF Mrs. Tilton'a
| step-fnther, who, while he retainu all bis ai{ec~
tion for his dangltor. has been and stili In =
warm personal friend Of Dir. Tilton. With raro
generosity A1r. T1ton In hnvlng papers tlrawr,
| deciding tie beautiful houHo md all TINT itcon-
tnins to Mrs. Tlton. The net is dono without
solicitation. When the napo1s Of separation aro
finished, 8trs. Triton Will return to her Oil homo,
aud ha who haa anrod it with her far many
years goes out from 1t forever, lenving behind
lin MI the bonutiful pictures, raro bo0ks,-
everything except perhaps q few books Of
| reference.
TIE CHILDREN
WHO nro nosr with him, will remain In tho house
! with their mother. Mr. Triton will tako rooms
! In Mew York.
MouIFoN's nEruTATlox,
A Brool1yn oveniug paper says that promtn.
ent rosfont Of that city Is ready to 70 before the
Investigating Connittee and swear that Franl
| htoulton once declared TO him TINT ho lad never
aeon Mr. Beociera letters to btr. Ttlton In wl1icl
the divine "humbled himself M hs did bafort
| bib God, )" and TINT no such document oror OK.
| iBtpd.
, 1874-07-17

r1dEoN-sllooT1Sa At aouTI nEXD.
Spteial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
souTH bEND, Ind, July 1o.-A tournament for
pigoon-Bhooting was Ae1d hero today. with
twanty-nno ontriea. strong wInd blow from
tue waas, mailing bad work for somo Of tho cracle
marhsmen. ,. 4. Dauforth, Of Elkhart, got his
prlzo. Hudson Duzby, of tl,iu oity, killed nine,
anl took second prize. The third was tic on
eight tsrda betwoon POSTMASTER Wado and Frank
Duzby, Of Sontb Bond, aud was divided. The
fourth VAS Won by jacob atrnYor, Of South
Dnnd. eou1o double shooting waA dono with OK
oeliept execution outside tho entries, tho whole
furnishing fine sport to large attendance Of
people.
, 1874-07-17
THE POLICE 0oMMrssIoNERs AMI
MARSHAL.


MARSHAL.
Tho Police md Firo Commissioners mot yes
tertlay afternoon aa usual. Tho amount Of no.
tual business OIL hand was comparatively lnslg-
nlflcant, but the afternoon was pronsably Bpont
IN ati informal discussion OF
THE pErIo1ENo1Es OF TEE DEPARTMENT..
The first thing discussed was tile hook-and-
ladder system. This Commissioner K1okke con-
domned as a cumbersome llooIz-and-ladler systom.
Thia ho regarded AZ propostorous. The ladders
woro useful IN their way, but tho hooks wero
not. Tho ropoa gave way ut tho least strain,
md woro utterly usoless in tho leBtruc-
ton Of buildings. Chains aud graphing
irons wero immediately necessary, OF auhlclona
strength to pull down any obstacle in tic way OF
tho tremcn. The men weze sufficiently good
but tlaoir apparatus could be improved.
Commissioner Sheridan suggested tho addition
uArrEnIau-nANs
to smash down such buildings al could not boL
pulled down.
Commissioner Sheridan aaid thcro WAS ons
thing absolutely oHaontal, and tho Board must
provide for 1t without delay. This Was
ArowDEN-MAaAz1NE,
built on a pior Into the lake, aud kept wot
stoeked with ammunition.
Tho Other Commissioners aHhented to this
proposition. Commissioner Sheridan explained
that the Marshal was compelled to send to tue
1t took nearly three hours to bring ii IN.
Commissioner Ayara thought tho use OF tha
powder should be intruHtod to 4 eorps OF men
shllled IN its application to tires. 4 short time
nEo experiments Ind been nude with brick and
wooden buildings erected lor TIC purpoae Of tout.
INK System Of explosive cartridges composed OF
glant powder. They woro firod with 4 fusa
sud could, IT "aa demonstrated. ba uaad vita
, 1874-07-17
BASE BALL,

TIE TosToNs AND ATl1LEr1cH sAr1 FOR Eunopz.
pn1DApELPn1A, July 1G.--A large crowd wit
nesncd tho departure of tho steauluhip Ohio for
Liverpool this morning, with tho members Of
tho DoBton md Athletic Daao Ball Ul,lbp, OIL
their professional tour in Engnnd. a number
of tho friends of both clubs accompany tho clupa
down tho river ut fur NJ Delaware City, with
band OF music.
, 1874-07-17
AQUATIC.

INTERNATIONAL AEaArTA At TORONTO.
ToRosTo, Out. July 1G.-Iho internctiona!
regatta, u1,dor the auspices OF tho Dominion
Tic single ucull raco of two lnllos WAS won by II.
LinunE; d. Nurse. second. Tllo second race
,yaB fo,,r-oarcd boata-dytauce 4 mllos ;
ilrst Prize, 5000; second. a150. Entries,
Clipper, OF plttsbuEgi ". Weston, OF Buffalo /;
, 1874-07-17
HAND.DA1T,.

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH IN NEW YORK.
NEW YonK, July l8.-A hand-ball match for
$1,000 and tho championship of A,norica bo-
tTeen James O'Drton and James Farron, Of Chi
oaBo, aud James Dunn and James Casey. Of
Brooklyn. took place this afternoon and roattIt-
od in favor Of Brooklyn BY score Of III to n.
Chicago had thu gan,o 1t It's hands until Farron
bocatllo exhausted br heat,
, 1874-07-17
LEGAL lNTELLlGENCI1.

Distinguished C0unscl-Tho Verdict
Against Il Township.
Srrctat Dispatch to The Chicago 1Yfbnne.
OSHKOSH, Wis.,, July 16.-In tho United States
Circuit Court to-day, a1-Chiof-Juntico Dixon
appeared for Theodore Yates in tic Blt against
tho Nilwanitoo Soldiers Homo, and Mutt Cur
pcnter for the dofonHe.
a voltict Ut a4,100 was giyon against tho
Town Of Omro in a suit to recover the aulollnt
Of tho town bonds. Tho dofanse sos up tho plea
tint tho honda had be Oh Btolon.
, 1874-07-17

NEw yoNx, July l8.-Na~s hna been received
hero that tho Fronuia Steamship Company hns
dismisuod from It's aorvfco Capta, L4onaro and
Roit6nonu, rlo former of tic stenmahlp Europa,
md tho latter Of tho stoamor Amerique, both
having boon removed fur abandoning tEoir
YesAelA,
, 1874-07-17
YOUTHFUL SUICIDE.

LOUISVILLE, KY. July 10.--.Jolsn Drunor, 12
years old, hanged himself At lY fats,cs's house
in lIardin County luut Tues.:ay. Ills luther
had refused to buy bin uaw Hntltllo
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-01-25

One of the Vasquez gang was cap
tured close to Millerton, san Joaquin
county, Sunday night, by the forty
vigilantes of Fresno county. When
captured, he turned on his captors and
said: "Some of sou have stolen more
cattle than | have money! When
they bound him to take him with
them, he remarked: "You might as
we'll put the rope around my neck, for
don't want to go among the Ameri-
cans again. Pm goner anyhow
sheriff Thomas, Of Navapai county,
Arizona, emigrated n short time since
with 81, 1892 50 of taxes collected by
him. His bondsmen Immediately
made good the defalcation.
The police in Sacramento have at
last found the person who shot Il Chi
nawoman several weeks ago in that
city. He was arrested Sunday night,
and his name is Wong All Boo.
A few nights since wild duck flew
into the light house of Shoalwater
Bay, about 10 O'clock, crashing the
glass and frightening the inmates,
who thought the day Of iudgment had
come.
The expenses of the trial of Samp-
son, lately acquitted in Austin for
murder, footed up to the snug sum of
S4,141 10. 1t is not known what the
two previous trials at Belmont
amounted to.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-01-25
CODE COMM ENTARIES p!
BY CHAS. Ii N d l. + Y,
Late Code Commissioner.

PART I. of this work is now ready for tina
profession. 1t contains:
I.-Disintegration and Indignation of Legal
Systems
H-Historc Glance at Codification.
uI-Practcal Codifcaton and Amend
ment.
IV.-Appendix. Letter to II. II. Iaight and
others-tuture Treatment of the Codes.
Underline first head are briefly treated-The
Philosophy OF Law; The Science OF Law;
Common and Statute I4aw-their FleXibility
and Rigidity; Fragmentary Expression of the
Common Law; Effect of Political and Social
Changes on Legal systems.
Under the second head is contained a His
torc Glance at Coditication, including Ro-
man, French, Spanish, Canadian and Amcri-
can. Thus far the work presents clear, terse
view of the subject, and brings the reader to
the third head, Practical Codlncaton, with
his mind better prepared to appreciate what
follows.
Under the third head, Practical Codifica-
ton, are the sub-headS: Automatic PROPOSE
lions; Preparation OF the Act authorizing
CodiIication; Requisite Qualification of Com
mSSioners Compensation; Time for the Per-
formance of the Work; and Rules for Codfi-
cation and Amendment. These rules, seven
teen in number, are elaborated and illustrated
by sections drawn from the Code.
The work has an eight page Appendix in
the form of II letter to II. ii. Haight and
others, touching the authors connection with
the code commission ana tne causes Oh MS
resignation; touching also the future treat
mcnt of the Codes. The last is an important
matter, and should engage the attention of
every lawyer in the State. The author is evil
IDENTIFY master of his subject, and has given to
if an unsparing, analytical. demonStraive
treatment. The work has come in most OPP
perfume moment, containing, as il does, most
important recommendations as to the mode
ofamending the Codes.
The work will he mailed, post paid by
SUMNER WHITNEY d Co,
san Francisco,
on receipt of price, 81 90. JAMS d&w
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-01-25
The Bell Expulsion Matter.

The extreme sensitiveness of public
men to newspaper criticism while it is
calculated to raise smile at their eX-
pense, is still an encouraging feature.
1t shows that however they may affect
to despise the power of the newspapers
they are yet keenly alive to the fact
that in the presence Of an Independent
and fearless press, it is impossible to
defy public opinion and escape un-
scathed. Legislative bodies, however,
are showing a disposition to overawe
the free expression of opinion, and the
hasty action of the Senate in the Bell
ease, is not of a character to reassure
us of the wisdom and moderation of
our Sacramento Solons. However,
that action has been reconsidered, and
the Committee to whom the matter
was referred for examination, reported
on Tuesday that they found nothing
in the letter of Mr.. Bell charging any
member of the Senate with bribery
that the action of the Senate in eXpell-
ing Bell was hasty, and recommends
ing that the resolution of expulsion be
not adopted.
The Senate under these circum-
stances was very sensible to adopt the
report of the Committee, and drop the
question.