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RESTAURANTS.
" EFT Ellie,

VETELLE, ia -
corner Of s&&V
ELEVENTH AND BANK sTREEIsa Sg6@
800 tho fall season superbly. He has ofs-
opens opens VI. TyRRApIys. FISH Of n.y. sorts, CRABS
CLANS. and The sal, water inxur IS genssaliy ne s
mas i aiso 81 Injuries are pEAcIs and CREAM Al
things seryedi in best style.
ais sAfi as ever, "a sup died with the
He invites his frients to test his uhequaiNfoe
All things surplie9 to order Families and par
| Tics served n, t1ls ansst ~ ls,
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cUMMERDEAN fAUGUsrA CO. Cou J, SAY
SVA-l RYE.-First premium awarded az s.a ne
Fair, October 81, 1874, for purity OF hAsof Ah'
3i St ~ GNPERIAL- CABINET RYE-careiuiIy
anaiyzed and highly recommended by state Chea'
st Dr: W ,I,,lls~R y. a Ie}iGfs; BRANDY.
NV ENGLAND RUM, for tobacco mapu ANU, y,
turers use These and general Ina srsde uly
Wines and Liquors for sale 70 p Ihs srSae Co.
nc9s No. ll3 south Fourteenth sure Il
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THE = EET.-Go to Dr.. SCHULZ ~.
i Twer ty years. practice here. warrants 70 cue
all eases of CoRNs, BUS1oss, =
&c. Pc also CANCER, ULCERS, and all CHRONIC
psrcTIoss without pain. Once, No 129 Nam
street between seventh and Eighth, Richmond va:
| e25-3R
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IS 6-,ANTON INSIDE LINE."e41sIga


NEW FAST FREIGHT ROUTE BETW ZEN
RICHMOND AND PHILADELPHIA.
TRI-WEELY.
On and after OC1 ODER ! the splendid iron
steamers Of this line will leave Richmond, TU ES-
DAYS, THURSDAYS, ana SATURDAYS from
Powhatan Steamboat Companys pier, corner of
Twenty second aud Dock streets. making close con-
nection each trip ut Canton, Md. East Batimore)
with the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad Company for Philadelphia.
SPECIAL ADVANTAGES:
All freight by this line covered by Dire and marine
insurance free of cost. NO dockage charged at
Richmond Rates as low as any other line. This
Is The Quickest line between Philadelphia and Rich
moGd.
Frcights ordered by this line should be marked
"CantOn Inside Line and sent to the Philadelphia,
Wilmington aud Baltimore depot, philadelphia.
Frcights received daily in Philadelphia and Rich
moud. For further information apply TO
l.. 3. TATUM Agent,
Office: Twenty second and Dock street,
and Ninth aud Nam streets: or to
j. S. WILSON, General Freight Agent,
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore K; T.,
oc 0-3ln Philadelphia.
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j RAaHg8Ap nrNEs,.
80 M u - asssss

E Oh Ea Do W :s:::,sssss5 ';ssss
KICEAoNp, YoRK RIVER AND CHEsAPRAEE1
RAILROAD COMPAFgY,
RICHaoND. April Is, 1874.
{ IN AND AFTER TUESDAY, April
" 21sT. PASSENGER and FREIGHT TRAINf
on TINS road will run as follows:
PASSENGER TRAIN for West Point ieavs
richmond ct 2. III. Sundays exeeptefi}, and
IS!Io from Tet Point Will arrive at Richmond a.
The splendid steamers Havana and Louise win rul
IN connection with this road. AMI WIN leave Wes
foint eally fSundays eIcepted) tie arrival OF tht
Iran, Which leaves Richmond al p. NJ, arriving
6aitlinoTe next Hlorltrg In ample time to Connec
WIN trains FOR Washington, East, North, and West
ana ieaVe Baltimore daily Sundays excsptedl at
~, connecting at West Point with the trah
due a. flcDnon' al 10 next morning
rare to Baltimore ..-.............g $50
10 B2iuElore ana return..., .....~-- zoe
TO washington. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 90
Fare 10 Philadelphia. ......,.,,. 2 90
TO philadelphia and return.......... 10 rs
Fare to New York. 1000
10 New \ ork and returL......,...., 10 81
40 ooslou. ......................... 10 SJ
. FREIGHT TRAIN, for through freight onIv
leaves Richmond daily tMondays exceptedl nj
1880 A. NJ, connecting with steamers at WssI
Point that deliver freight In Baltimore carly nexf
morning.
FREIGHT TRAIN, with passenger car attached
Tor freight between Richmond and West Point
leaves Richmond on Mondays, Wednesdays, aue
Fridays at 2 A. NJ. Local freight recniV- Tues.
EDW. F. FOLGER,
Superintendent.
w. ". BRAGG. Master TRANSFORMATION aR2
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Sun rises...--.... 7.O2 MooE SETS. q -
sun scts........... 4.5S High udt..........I2.OO
PORT OF RICHMOND. NOVEMBER Z, 1874.
ARRIVED.
Steamer John Sylvester, Post. Norfolk, merchan-
disc and passengers, L. Il. Tatum, agent.
SAILED.
Steamer Richmond, Reed, New YORK. merchan-
disc and passengers, G. w. Allen Co.
Steamer Shirley, Travers, Baltimore, merchah-
disc and passengers. l.. Il. Tatum.
Steamer Norfolk, Allen, Philadelphia, mcrchan-
disc and passengers, W. L. Porter, agent.
CLEARED FOR THIS PORT
From New York, on 14lh, schooner Henry Per
kinS
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STOVES, TINWARE, dc.

A GREAT SAVING OF FUEL WILL
~ no secured with open CRATES by the use OF
THE PATENT CORRUGATED y fa cln 1e nut in
aUr Sreniace without disturbing the mantel or
For particulars and references, Apply 10 " a. a.
I : RAGLASD, who win put them up ana o give
fi1rnnf
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COM
CORN AND FLOUR EXCHANGE
RICHMOND, November II, 1874.

CUtLN AND FLOUFC EACf1AN UFI.
RICHMOND, November IT, 1874.
OFFERINGS.
WHEAT-White, $50 bushels. Red, 1,164 BUSH
els.
CoRS.-Whitc, SIS bushels.
OATS.-1 So bushels.
Rye bushels.
MEAL bushels.
SALES.
WHEAT.-White, 90 bushels common on private
terms; Sc bushels prime ut Sl.37; "a bushels
$50; 90 bushels very good at 81 .35; 5 bushels
very good at 1897; IA bushels at 1927; 800
bu shells on private terms. Total, 534 bushels.
WHEAT.-Red "a bushels at IL 20: 496 bushels
very good al 81 49, Si bushels at 1876 BUSH
els common al 81 .05. Total. 74O bushels.
CORN.-While, 322 bushels very good new ut Soc;
bushels prime new Oh private terms. Total, 472
bushels.
UATs.-32 bushels ut Gao.
RYE bushels very good al SSc.
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DEPARTURE OF STEAMERS.

e OR NEW YORK. The GFS
T. Old Dominion Steamship Compapy's ssHSa1ssss
steamship WYANOkE. Captain CoUCII, VIII sail
FRIDAY. November goth. at O'Clock Z. NJ.
Positively no freight received after IL o'clock n.
Through bills OF la1ing signed, ano 2oo1s Tor.
warded with dispatch TO all points north, south,
east, and west; also, to foreign ports.
passenger accommodations unsurpassed.
Fare to New York, S12; steerage, So; round.
trip tickets, $50.
For freight or passage apply to
G. W. ALLEN q CO.. Agents.
no 1885, Companys Wharf, Rockets.
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RAIlR0Ans.r,fEEs.

| pICHMOND TRANSFER COMPANY
tllAND GESERAL RAILROAD TICKET or
FIGEmTHRoggH IL KETs 70 all points
and steamship lines Tickets 20 and from points
.0' RATES ri SAME AS AT DgpoTs.
cheeacf from hotels and residences 10 destination
on all tickets soId By u.s. Latest STYLES OF PLEA
to receive checks OF passengers and furnish frans
portaii9pnl; E9r correct informaion, through tis.
Branch ticket Office at Exchange and Ballard
Hotel: &C 2e.aIa
RICHMOND, FEED'G s. POTOMAC X. II. Col 8
OFFICE GENERAL TICKET AGENT,
RICHMOND. November 8, 1s74.t
SCHEDULE OF TRAINS. ss
7:so.A. NJ, BALTIMORE EXPRESS leavesl
Broad.street station Sundays exc
ceptedI stops only atAshiand, juno
ton. Milford, and Fredericksburg, vfG
Baltimore and Potomac railroad,
DUE IN BALTIMORE l:15 r. NJ.
2:35 z. n, DAY MAIL leaves Byrd-Street sta--
TIE STEAMER. K Z YPORT at
Quantico, with trains of the Beltt~
more and Ohio railroad a: their wharf
opposite Aexandria--due in Balti-
more ut $3.50 p. M; and ut Washing
ton with the Baltimore and Potomac
railroad for Baltimore aud the North
HOO P. NJ, NIGHT MAIL leaves Byrd-stee
station Sundays exceptedl connecttn
at Washington with the Baltimore
and Potomac and Baltimore and Ohio
6:0oI. n, ACCOMMODATION TRAIN for
Hanover Junction. leaves Broad. Street
station tSundays exceptedt
1850 A. NJ, NIGHT MAIL arrives at Byrd-StreeS
station (Mcndays exceptedt.
100 P. NJ, DAY MAIL arrives at Byrd.street stu
ton daily.
1890 P. ~, BALTIMORE EXPRESS arrives at
Broad-street station Sundays except
edl
s:s7A.M NJ, ACCOMMODATION TRAIN arrivea
at Broad-Street station Sundays ex-
cepted).
TRI-WEFKLY FREIGHT LINE BETWEEN
RICHMOND AND BALTIMORE.
NOTICE.
BY this route new and elegant SLEEPING
CAR has been added to piSht trains both ways be-
tween Richmond and Baltimore for the special
comfort OF Richmond passengers. CHARGE FOR +
BERTHS, II. Passengers taking this car are not
disturbed on reaching Richmond; they can remain
In the car to rs late an hour as they please.
Freq HT TRAINS leave Broad-Street station on
MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS. aud FRIDAYS at
$3.50 A. NJ. connecting at Quanttco with the Alex
andria and Fredericksburg railway for Baltimore.
Returning. viii arrive at Broad-Street station ut
S:15 7. NJ: on TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, and
SATURDAYS.
Through bills Of ladlng and rates given to all
principal points North and West.
BY order Of General superintendent
J. b. GENTRY.
no 10 General Freight and Ticket Agent
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0ITISUJIJ,E MARK ETS.

LOUISVILLE MaRkEIS
LOUISVILLE. November 17.-Breagstuil' I'M
changed Pork quiet ard unchanged. Bacon
None here Lard, 144M15c. Whskey, 9Sc.
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Doog. AND JOB PRINTING neatly ex'
I'D 5cuted nj this Office
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DRY aOsSY,.s
HUDaINs, GORDON & CO.,
No. lola MAIN STREET,
tSoyEMBER 17THJ

4 & Z.
are opening NEW GOODS every day:
DRESS GOODS of all styles and coors cbe,np,
than ever.
| CLOAKS and SHAWLS:
RIBBONS, SCARFS, sAsHEs-new and pretty =
a new lot of beautiful STRIPED COTTON HOSE
for ladies and children
| ALPACAS Of choice brands:
| CASHMERFS, DIAGONALS, and all other s,r,es
of BLACK DRESS and MOURNING GOODS
| CASSIMERES, BLANKETS, FLANNELs, and
DOMESTIC GOODS.
They Invite call from old friends and CUSTOM
ers. no1S
COURTNEY & POWELL have Just re-
ceiyed this day urge and handsome stock of
CLOTH CLOAkS, beaded and plain also, many
desirable
DRESS GOODS
in Navy Blue, Plum, and all the popular shades.
no16 s15 BROAD STREET.
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DHILADELPHIA, RICF. p
l. MOND, AND NORFOLK STEAM sssSssssss1.ezB
SHIP LINE.-FOR PHILADELPHIA TWICE
A WEEk.-Until further notice the steamers OF
this line Will leave Philadelphia every WEDNES-
DAY and SATURDAY, and Richmond every
TUESDAY and SATURDAY 1T O'Clock.
Freight taken at low rates lor ali parts OF New
Jersey Pennsylvania, and Delaware, for ProYl-
,ance, Boston, and New Orleans. Also, for liver
pool ana Antwerp wa Req Star ana American
steamship lines, and bills OF lading sgneo through
staternCm, 50. w. L. PDRIEEs, AGENT
an IL No. 2425 Dock street
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Road the following testimony IN Its favor py
WE'LL stdent medical gentlemen. 1t speaks
ZOE i'Sen RICHMOND, March 4, 1874.
.Hr Henry Rosolsr:
Dear sir,-Having for some time past used IN my
,niiv vonr ale have carefully observed Its effects,
and il affords me great pleasure TO say as IONIC
! consider IL equal TO the best imported ae.
Very respectfully, nan, n n
RICHMOND, VA, March II, 1874.
Having observed for the last twelve months ue
hansScjsI effect of the Porter and ale manuiac-
tmred by Mr.. HENRY BOWLER, at his mSp panS
Pars brewery" | can confidently fecommenu
ham ~ those xhose condition calls for mat Gr'nss.
,hfnk his beverage comes bearer TO tnat OF ior'
a.,n i'm portatiou than sny have ever Hie. WILL
eSh III poi IT, WYTHE DAVIS, II. u.
PRIVATE FAMILIES SUPPLIED
w the old es, ablished house OF
os tne oiu W. D. BLAIR CO.,
corner Of Ninth and Main streets
.o,,,,s nv LOUIS EUkER,
In oo-'o' 700 Broad street.
o,.o HENRY BOWLER,
Ssoring Park Brewery promptly ATTENDED TO-
h.S&WSm
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Fl|,''.I]I.N.A.,...N,CIA.L,..,:''
RICHMOND STOCK ExcHANG

w '1 y OS|h IAOf1Al4lJE.
TUESDAY, November II, 1874. Z
SALEs.-s8Q0 Virginia and Tennessee Railroad
funded S,s sold af 1a 49, ~.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
RICHMOND. NOVEMBER II, 1874.

ALMANAC, NOVEMBER IL, 1874.
sun rIses...,. 7.O2I Moon stts......" 1924
Ann sc1s., 1851 High titt..........l2.O0
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DRUGS. MEDICINES. svc.
NATARRH! BRONCIITIS!!

CUTTERS POCKET INHALERS. with Carbo-
late of Iodine approved aud largely prescribed by
the medical faculty rs the best article for the pur-
pose in use. For sale wholesale and retailby
MEADE & BAKER, Pharmacists,
no17 9l9 Main street
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RICBMOND AND DASyILLE RAILROAD Co., 4
orFICE OF ENGINEER AND SUPERINTENDENT
RICHMOND, VA, October II, 1874, ,
SCHEDULE, OF TRAINS.
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AS agents for the manufacturers we offer TO the
medical profession the celebrated ELECTRICAL
and GALVANIC BATTERIES Of the Galrano-
Faradic Company at their prices in New York.
Descripti tive pamphlets free.
MEADE 6 BAKER, Pharmacists,
molly 9l9 Main street.
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rHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAIL-
" ROAD.-On and after SUNDAY, September
90 1874 MESSENGER trains will run rs follows &
80 - - htpOM RICHMOND.

baggage checked through.
Eor through tickets, rates, and information, ap.
nly AZ S2S Main street, Ballard and Exchange H0s
tei at the companys once ErSaa sfe vi aEI Oh.
General Passenger and Ticket Agent
w g. WICKUAM, Vice-Prgsidcnt Be III $
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-07-03
The Bit SWindIe.

Sometime during the session of Con-
gress just closed, Senator JONES of Ne
vada introduced bill authorizing the
coinage of twenty-cent pieces. The bill
passed the Senate, but never went any
farther. The House did not fall in
with the idea, or its time was so pre-
occupied with other business that the
bill remained in the hands of its Com
nittee until the close of the session.
The failure of the bill to become law
is to be regretted. Everybody is weary
of the bit swindle which is constantly
being played on the public. 1t is an
imposition that should be abolished as
soon as possible. Thousands of dollars
are realized annually by traders
who ask bit for an article and take
fifteen cents it. A customer is told
that the price of a thing is bit. He
lays down twenty-five cents, and re-
caives ten cents in change. He pockets
his purchase and walks off, with q
VAGUE nOllOu tIldG Iie utS DccH SWlll-
died out of two and half cents. 1t is
a small matter, and he. concludes to
say nothing about it. 1t is small
matter; but if the dealer succeeds dur
ing the day in playing the same game
on one hundred customers he has
cleared two dollars and half over the
legitimate profit on his wares. The
drinking saloons realize handsome
sum by this process. They will sell a
drink for ten cents, but if the imbiber
lays down a quarter, he only gets ten
cents back. Grocerymen, fruit deal
ers and all classes of traders play the
same game, and it is about time the
game was played out. Had Senator
JONES bill become law, we should
have heard no more of the bit imposi-
tion. The twenty-cent piece would
have taken the place of the quarter,
and an article would have been worth
ten cents or twenty cents. 1t is to be
hoped that one of the first acts of the
next Congress will be the enactment
of law authorizing the coinage of
tWenty-cent pieces.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-07-03

n )ne of these human reptiles could be
found. But it is a libel on snake
that always gives warming before it
strikes, to call them rattlesnakes.
Human cobras would better describe
them. They creep about and strike
their victims in the back. They fas-
ten their deadly fang in the flesh
while protesting the warmest friend
ship. They smile, and murder while
they smile. They are found every
where -on earth in Hades-every-
where outside the gates of Heaven.
No region is too cold for them; no cli-
mate too hot for them. They are in
digenous to every soil, and their venom
is alike deadly in every country. They
seek those they would destroy in
every guise. Meekness, humility,
christianity, is their common cloak.
Beneath the garb of friendship turks
the demon of destruction. These CO.
bras are not without their use. With
out them we should be too confident
we should be too careless in our walks
and thoughtless in our actions. Our
unwary feet would lead us into side
paths and by-ways, which the knowl-
edge that the human cobra is watching
our every movement to fasten on us,
keep us out of and impel us forward
in the straight road of duty, After
all, the human cobra is necessity to
the rectitude of human society.
Without it we should forget to what a
depth humanity is capable of sinking;
we should cease to remember that the
good and pure share the common
birthright of suffering with all that
are born into this world We cannot
do without the human cobra, and un-
less our San Bernardino friend finds
his town inflicted with an undue pro-
portion of the reptiles, he has no
ground for complaint and should be
happy in the task of unearthing and
crushing the heads of the Shiny,
crawling things.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-07-03
SAN FRANCISCO.
Another Suicide Mining Dividend
The Case of Marks and SOn-Arri.
val of Steamer for the China
Line.

val of ~ Steamer for the China
Line.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 2.-Charles G.
Lindeman committed suicide last
night near the Florence House on the
San Bruno road, by shooting himself
through the heart.
The Eureka Consolidated Mining
Company have declared dividend of
one dollar per share, payable next
Monday.
Judge Blake of the Municipal
Court, has taken the case of Marks
and sons motion for new trial, under
advisement till July 18th.
The fire at the corner of Pine and
Dupont streets to-day in Yates & Cos.
coal yard, done damage to about
$1,000.
The case of Marks and son was re-
sumed to-day on motion for a new
trial. The arguments of counsel will be
closed this afternoon, Mr.. McAllis-
ter concluding it on the part of the
defendants.
The banquet in honor of B. P.
Avery, our new Minister to China will
be given at the Grand Hotel, July 9Th.
The steamer Arizona sailed from
Panama for this port yesterday.
The Pacific Mail Steamer Collin a
arrived this evening from Panama.
She will be the next steamer in the
China line.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-07-03
The Oakland Spook.

For the sake of novelty it is to be
regretted that a spiritual manifesto
tion of some kind cannot be pro-
nounced and proven genuine. The
constant exposure and denunciation
as frauds of these manifestations has
become too monotonous. They no Ion
ger furnish our flash papers with ma
terial for sensational articles, and to
hear that Satan and his hosts are rails
ing the deuce, and the furniture in
some mansion is only the prelude to
the announcement that the whole
is the trick of some jolly youth or
sportive maiden. If one of these
house-warmings could only be ar
ranged as one of those "things no fell
lah can find out" it would be relief,
as we'll as refreshing change, in a
threadbare programme. Some weeks
ago we had series of startling devel-
opments in an Oakland house. Things
Were made unusually lively, night
after night, and the crowds of incre-
dulous persons who went, saw, and
were mystified, gave it up as some
thing they could not understand.
Many were confident the demonstra-
tions in the shape of flying furniture
and clanking chains were the result
of supernatural influences. We began
to feel comfortable under the strong
probability that we might yet see a
live ghost. But just at this point
some matter-of-fact individual sug-
gested committee of investigation.
The thing was done, and, imagine our
disappointment, on reading the fol-
lowing report of that committee:
That after q careful examination of
the construction of the house and To-
cation of the furniture, with respect to
the persons present, after q patient
hearing of the witnesses and, as we
believe, an impartial weighing and
comparison of the testimony, we find
the evidence insufficient to indicate
the action or presence of any super
natural or any occult agency whatever.
(Signed), JOSEPH LIE CoNTE,
w. w. CRANE,
]. X. MCLEAN.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-07-03
Railroad Progress.


In an article published some days
ago, the HERALD alluded to the fact
that in order to meet the requirements
of their charter, the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company need only build
twenty miles of road each year, and
we remarked that they could secure
their land grants and yet consume
eight years in completing the road TO
this city. We said it was possible the
company would build the road in
much shorter time, but the probabil-
ity of their doing it under the disad-
vantages which the constant warfare
of a number of our leading journals
and many prominent politicians COM
PEELED them to labor, rendered it al
most certain that for several years to
come the road would not be construct
ed more rapidly than absolutely nee
essary to meet the requirements of the
charter. A correspondent of the Star
takes different view of the situation,
and argues that in order to secure the
subsidy voted by Los Angeles county,
the company must complete the road
to this city within five years from the
date of announcement by the Board of
Supervisors that such subsidy has
been voted, and that as eighteen
months have already passed since
such announcement the road must be
completed within three and half
years from this date. This is all true
so far as the company's contract with
this county is concerned, and we have
no doubt they would be only too glad
to fulfill that contract to the letter, as
they have all previous contracts
made with our people. But cir
cumstances may place it beyond
their power to do as they wish in the
premises. They can comply with the
requirements of the Government, but
unless the bitter warfare now waged
against them ceases and the value of
their bonds is thereby enhanced, their
chances for completing the road with
in the time agreed upon with us hangs
by feeble thread. If they do not
meet their contract with the people of
this county they lose the subsidy
which the people have voted them,
the whole amount of which is some
thing less than half a million dollars.
The sum is small-a mere nothing
compared with what it will cost to
build the road, and in referring to the
probable slow progress of the work we
did not take it's forfeiture into consid-
Grafton. We hope the track will be
completed in time to save the subsidy
voted by this county, and if there is
change in public sentiment concern
ing railroads within the next twelve
months, we may reasonably hope for
direct railroad communication with
San Francisco during the next two
years. We regard the hue and cry
raised against the railroad company
more as political capital than as the
earnest opinions of those who plan
and lead the attacks on the corpora
ton. 1t seems to us the people must
come to regard the struggle in this
light at an early day, and when they
do, anti-railroad leaders will drop to
the rear, and railroad. building will be
once more resumed. Railroads are
necessity of the State, and especially of
Southern California. Any movement
that postpones the completion of the
Southern Pacific to this valley is
direct blow at the development and
prosperity of the Southern coast coun-
ties