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The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-08
COMPOSING THE TRUTH.

The St. Louis Dispatch, like the En-
uurer, is an intiationist. The latter
journal has always spoken of sound
currency as the bond-holders' and bank
ers' currency, while irredeemable gov
ernment notes issued without limit
would be the workingman's currency.
We have insisted that the producing
classes can not prosper without sound
paying currency, and that inflated paper
is for the exclusive benefit Of the specu-
lator, the debtor and the stock gambler.
SO far as it would benefit the debtor it
would encourage the reckless in con-
tracing debt, while the policy of legisla-
ton should discourage recklessness and
encourage care and prudence.
The St. Louis Dispatch being asked
why it favored imitation answers as fol-
lows:
eve in the West want more currency
because the West owns lands and not
bonds. Increased currency increases
the value of the lands in the West. 1t
does not help bonds so much, for ten
thousand dollar bond is always ten
tuUuSLHU uOlidl DOuu3 DuV ~ tCh ehoN-
sand dollar farm may be made to sell for
fifteen thousand dollars. Without cur
rency, and dplenty of it, the price of the
farm is much more apt to be five thou
sand dollars than fifteen thousand"
The. Enquirer may say that the Dis
patch is n fool for confessing so much
truth. We have lands at the West,
while the East has bonds, and we want
more money to increase the value Of our
landsl Speculation is the motiye for de-
manding more currency. If no one in
the West had more land than he ought
to have (say 100 acres), he would think
more about permanent market for his
produce than about increasing the nomi-
nal value OF his land. Ii one have CON-
mon sense he knows that speculative
rise in lalds is but TEN porary, and the
regular farmer wants true and not spec
uiative value. Many land operators are
.'land poor" just now, and some of them
will become bankrupts unless an early
stimulant 10 the price of land help
them. out. Others no know how to
play the game. The crisis found them
with much land and no sales. Initiate
the currency, and they will at once sell
out, leaving the duped purchasers to be
struck down by the next panic.
The Dispatch speaks of $4,000 for a
$4,000 farm under imitation. Alas for
the farmer who invests in land at specu.
.lative prices for agricultural purposes
He is ruined man If he leave one pay.
ment for the future. at the ordinary
value of farm lands agriculture does moi
pay more than per cent. under the best
management. Initiate the currency and
enable the speculator TO sell to the farm
er al double price, and what becomes O
the poor farmers
us confessed by the Dispatch thai
the object Is to iavcr the speculator q
tie expense OF tho producer.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-08

Says the Traveller: That the King of
the Sandwich Islands visits Boston, and
that his first evening in this city was
passed i'll company with representative
men Of the American Board, are. am 1ng
the marvels of this century. His reeOg-
milton of the services of missionaries in
civilizng the people of the islands will
attract attention to the great power the
American Board and kindred societies
have exercised and are still exercising
in distant parts of the earth where the
only knowledge Of the Christian lands
would, but tor them, have been gained
through sources little calculated to win
respect for civilization. 1t is true, in
many instances Bibles and miss sonaries
have gone out ON vessels conveying car
goes of rum, and bearing men whose evil
lives have blasted the natives with whom
they came in contact, but in almost all
instances influence of the former has
sooner or later, gained the ascendency,
and those of the people who have sur
viyed The effect OF companionship with
the vile, have been brought into a condi-
ton as unlike the barbarops life of their
ancestors as light is unlike darkness.
The King, realizing the change in his
own land, embraced the first opportunity
to pay his respects to the representatives
of this Board, to which he and his sub
jects have owed so much.
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The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-08

GEN. PHIL. SHERIDAN tells Congress to
declare the White Leaguers bapditti and
leave the rest to him and to martial law,
No doubt he would make short work with
all the white race down there that did
not belong to the Republican party, and
the negroes would have every thing in
their own hands. If it is the policy of
those Leaguers to rule or ruin, to carry
their points or butcher the opposition, to
overcome majorities by assassination,
Phil. is altogether right in what he
proposes. They are banditti, if such
is their method, and they ought
to be declared so, and run out OF
the country with all expedition.
But it is one Of those matters that re-
quires person to be sure he is right be-
lore going ahead. That is the question. Do
the White Leaguers recognize such a
policy? They do not, as league, most
assuredly-especially not by open Or
audible avowal; and whether they have
silent understanding that persons
whom they do not like shall be got rid Of
in some way, and in any way, so that
they are seen no more on top of this
earth to trouble us, it is difficult to be
altogether certain. 1t is q dangerous
business that Phil. proposes. Indeed, it
is an altogether unwise and not-to-be-
thought-of method for giving peace to
the South. Better let them fight it out
IN their own way-White Leaguers
ugaiust Black Leagucrs. ..
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-08

ME- HAMLIN is to be returned to the
United States Senate from Maine. The
Republican caucus decided the matter
last night, though the indications have
been for several days that the opposition
would not be very formidable.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-08

REv. JOHN WILLIAM JOHNSON, the COL
ored clergyman of Railway, N. j., has
been tried and found guilty of stealing
those fowls. He even wishes he were
dead. But he will live behind prison
bars, live to wish he had done something
bad enough to make hero Of him in
stead of fooling with fowls.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-08

JUDGE TURPIE, on taking the chair as
Speaker Of the Indiana House, did avery
sensible thing in warning Representa-
tive against wasting time in discussing
national politics.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-08

The HERALD AND PRESBYTER of this
week announces that Elias r. Monfort,
son OF the senior editor, is added to its
staff. 1t is to be hoped that he will throw
little more life into the editorial col
umnS,
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THE Indiana Senatorial question con-
tinues to complicate, with probabilities
that neither Mr.. Voorhees, nor Mr.. Nc
Donald will be chosen.
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Law REPORT.
SUPERIOR CoURT-GENERAL TER

John s.. Herrick v. The City. Before
Judges Yaple, Tilden and O'Connor
This case came up by reservation of q
motion for a new trial upon the part oi
the defendant. The action was brought
upon contract made between the
plaintiff and the Board of Education ol
the city, whereby the plaintiff was to
place in the various public school build.
ings an article known as gas-saving gov
ern0rs, and to make certain repairs in
connection herewith. The verdict be.
low was in favor Of the, plaintiff for $637
as balance OF account. The case was
argued and submitted on the motion.
COMMON PLEAS.
Before Judge Force. John Cochnower
ct al.,, Directors of the Home Mutual
Life INSURANCE Company. In this case
Il. l.. DeCahp was appointed referee,
and an order made requiring all persons
interested to appear before the referee
why the Company should not be dis
solved.
Dewitt G. Waugh v. Mary A. Waugh.
Before Judge Murdock. In this case,
mentioned several days ago as being u
case laid over for further evidence, the
Court heard additional testimony yester-
day. The application was brought on the
ground OF the willful absence OF the de-
fendant. The evidence introduced yes
terday consisted mainly in the state
ment of W. A. Whitaker, to the effect
that the defendant had told him in New
Orleans that she never would live with
her husband again, aud that she did not
think she could live happily with him.
The case was taken under advisement.
Samuel Sellers v. Josephine Sellers.
The petition in this case, mentioned yes
terday, was dismissed, the case not hav-
ing been made out.
Margaret Burkhardt v. James Potter.
THIS is an action under the Bastardy Act.
The case has been tried twice before,
resulting once in favor of the. defendant,
and once in disagreement of the jury.
Wm. A. Compton V. VIM. Winter and
Phoebe Hill. This was an action to re-
cover $3.50 rent of the premises, No.. 319
West Fourth street. Verdict tor de-
tendants.
PROBATE COURT.
Before Judge Matson-The will OF Jas.
Bryant Walker, deceased, was probated
yesterday. The testator bequeathed all
his property to his wife, "knowing that
she will employ it in the best way tor the
support of herself and their Children
Julius Dexter was appointed executor.
was not known. The will was made III
October last.
The will Of Frederick Wiechard was
also probated. Mary E. Wiechard was
appointed executrix. Personally, $500;
realty, $4,000.
The Will OF Joseph Buechler was pro-
bated also. Annie Buechler was appoint
ed executrix. Estate, $1,000 in pers on
atty.
The will of Joseph Thole was also pro-
bated. Rebecca NJ. Thole was appoint
ed executrix. Estate, $500 in person
atty.
Margal ct Miller was appointed admin
istratrIX Of Peter Miller, deceased. Per-
sonalty, $500; realty, $1,000.
Andrew Z. Fox was appointed admin
istrator OF Mary Fox, deceased. Estate,
$1,000 in realty.
Catharine kessler Was appointed ad-
minlstratrix Of Valentine Kessler, de-
ceased. Estate, $1,000 in realty.
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Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-13
vaqaries of JonesvilIians.

The Jonesville land spectators are
now protesting that in pushing the
chances of their Santa Monica lot
selling scheme, they did not make in
vididus or threating remarks about
Los Angeles and her future. This is
not true; they have seen their mistake
and are now trying to lie out of it with
the same cheeky assurance that they
attempted to lie people into purchas-
ing lots in the coming city of Jones'
vile. We make q few extracts from
the advertisements in the San Fran
cisco papers. One commences with
this sentences:
Thus far Southern California has lack ed q
| commercial city. Los Angeles has, perhaps,
| more nearly than any other place, pied
to supply this want but Los Angeles has never
been quite able to offset the great disadvan-
| tage Of a harbor SO defective as almost to be
worthless. stez
Per contra we have the following bit
of braggadocio:
That Santa Monica is to be the future city
of Southern California will be readily con-
ceded after an examination OF its many ad-
vantages.
This is from the same people-hum.
bugging advertisements:
The harbor Is so much better than San Pc
dro that during recent gale while the steam
er was unable to discharge into q lighter
at the latter place, hut carried her
cargo on TO San Diego, a schooner unloaded at
Santa Monica lumber for the construction of
the wharf at that point. This wharf is two
thousand feet in length, and reaches a point
where there is thirty feet of water at low tide.
We do not know how much water
the steamer Salvador draws. 1t must
be over thirty feet, however, as she
cannot, or at least does not, come to
the wharf, and has been for some days
sending her freight ashore on floats
and RATS. This is a slight difference
between Jonesville fiction and Saliva
dor fact.
But 1t is as n com merclal city Santa Monlca
has its greatest expectations.
Just so. Wonderful city this Jones'
vile is, to be sure. If any one doubts
it, let him read this sentence from the
same advertisements:
- hab .hetc VIII ue city oi ZoWo peopie AT
Santa Monica within three years and OF 100000
within ten years, is, when the wonderful min
eral and agricultural capabilities of the sur
rounding country are considered, not an over
estimate. This city of the future will present
attractions as place OF residence not else
where to be offered.
Yet, in the face of these boasts, the
Jonesville organ, published in Temple
Block, assures its readers that its en-
ployers have no designs on the present
and future commercial interests of Los
Angeles. That they will fail, I'VE have
not the remotest doubt; but the fail
ure will not be due to the want of
effort on the part of the land jobbers
and their subsidized newspapers.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-13
A Monopoly Doomed.

About one hundred million dollars
of capital have combined In San
Francisco to build telegraph lines all
over the United States. The new
company starts in with the avowed
purpose of destroying the old Western
Union monopoly, and that they will
succeed in their purpose there is not
shadow of a doubt. The Western
Union Company claim that they have
seventy-five thousand miles of wire,
but if 1t was measured it would prob
ably fall short of fifty thousand miles.
Much of this is duplicate wire, which
they have acquired by the purchase of
opposition lines and great deal of it
runs through sparsely settled districts
where there Is not remunerative pat
ronage for one, much less two or three
wires. The old monopoly has impov-
erished itself in efforts to pay divi-
dends on its stock, which it has ex-
panded through the watering process
until it Is thinner than the thinnest
water. In order to keep up its divi-
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-13
A Card.

As will shortly remove from the
well known Cigar Store, nextto Wells,
Fargo & Co.'s Express, take this op-
portunity to offer my entire stock of
cigars, tobacco, pipes and smokers
articles, contained at the stand, at cost
price. Any one buying a box of cigars
will get them at manufacturers price,
as the stock must be closed out in a
very short time. lido not wish to re-
move any of 1t to the store, Identical,
at 3S, Main street, as the stock Of
cigars, tobacco, gents furnishing
goods is already large enough to sup
ply all the wants of the public. The
BUSINESS. after the removal, will be
carried on at 3S. Main street, under
the Backman House, where l hope
/, that all those who have so far favored
me with their custom, will putup with
the Inconvenience of walking block
further, as the quality of the goods
will amply reward them for the
trouble. I. GOLDSMITH,
~ 3S and l07 Main st.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-13

dend paying reputation, the company
has borrowed large sums of money at
heavy interest, and what with the
payment of the interest and the pur-
chase of non-remunerative opposition
lines, they have become so involved
that their stock is beginning to de-
cline in the market and it is but a
question of time when it will be
worth just nothing at all. So frail is
the hold of Western Union stock on
the market that it dropped in the New
York Board on the mere announce
ment that an opposition telegraph
company had been formed in San
Francisco AS has been stated, the
new association represents one hum
dred million dollars. This is a vast
corporation for business requiring
such small outlay as telegraph
building. They propose first to build
first-class telegraph line from San
Francisco to New York and then push
forward. lines on the most important
routes. 1t is their purpose to build at
least fifty thousand miles of line
within the next twelve or eighteen
months. If, as we believe they will,
the new company carry out their pro-
gramme, they will accomplish work
which will relieve the people of the
United States of an odious and op-
pressive monopoly.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-13

value of their respective positions, and
the citizens, in like manner, will pros
per i'll proportion to the facilities they
create for the development of resources.
Senator Jones has not done anything
for love of Los Angeles or its people.
No; it happened to be point embrac-
ing many advantages which, if skill
fully handled, would pay him hand
somely for the enterprise; and by
seizing certain points and making a
great display of his intentions, he
might possibly be bought out by the
Central or Union Pacific Railroad.
NO PUBLIC RECEPTION.
This having been his object, can
not see the propriety of honoring him
by a public reception, unless the mat
ter be strictly confined to such gentle
men as form leading actors on his
stage. Again 1 repeat the question:
If he has not done it for love he has
done it for gain; and if for gain, how
is the city indebted to him for work
ing his own interest? The centre of
gravity governs all things, and, depend
on it, it will govern the Santa Monica
undertaking. II capital can be profit
ably invested in that place and labor
receive its just reward, it will form q
valuable auxiliary to the city of Los
Angeles, which, being the seat of cap
ital and the junction of important
lines, contemplated and in existence,
l should not be surprised to see shady
avenues leading to the sea and all the
disconnected towns forming large
city, exercising control over vast
area of undeveloped country, to be
dotted everywhere with smelling
works of every description producing
metals of various kinds in quantity
and quality such as has never been
known before. All this, L believe, will
take place within twenty years and
10y that time l hope everybody will be
rich and contented-even the intend
ing purchasers of Santa Monica lots.
l am, sir, yours respectfully,
OBSERVER.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-13

THE Placer Herald says that the In
dependent State ticket is made up on
the 'alf-and-'alf principle of Republic
can seceders and renegade Democrats,
and says the ticket stands BIDwELL,
PAcHEco, CRANE and BAEHR, of Re-
publican antecedents; RoUsH, VAN
CLIEF, TwITCHELL and QUINN, of
Democratic antecedents, and PAUL
MORRILL,, the odd candidate, always
an Independent. The Democratic an
tecedents of those named date anterior
to the flood and do not come down to
the beginning of the Christian era.
GUINN's are without date and come
down to shoestring.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-13
Foreign News.

LONDON, July 12th.-Specials from
Paris report that the country between
Villefranche and Macon has been laid
waste by floods to the extent of 40 Kill
ometers. The wheat and vine crops
in many places are utterly destroyed.
PARIS, July 1lth.--An official tele-
gram in the Moniteur corrects exag.
gerations as to the number of people
drowned in Toulouse. 1t states that
so far only ZIG bodies have been found.
VIENNA, July 11th. 1.-The insurrec-
ton ar Herzovina extends along the
Dalmatian border. 1t is much more
serious than the usual disturbances in
that quarter. The populace have at
tackled the Turkish authorities in the
frontier towns, and in many places
the Austrian flag has been raised.