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Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-03
America Hunting an Honest Man.

There is an editorial in the Decem-
ber number of Harper's Monthly,
which deserves the serious considera-
tion of every true American citizen.
The central idea of said editorial is
that after one hundred years of ma
tional existence, the chief position OBJ
tained by the American people is only
that where the uppermost considera-
tion is, to find an honest man for office.
1t is bad commentary upon Ameri-
can politics and public virtue. We, as
a nation, boast of our progress made
in material civilization and in our
boasting have lost sight of the higher
purposes of national existence. We
failed to cultivate the sound and only
true principles of good sound govern
ment so earnestly inculcated by the
Fathers of the Republic-public virtue
and honesty. Now after one hundred
years, when we survey the distracted
corrupt state of politics and politi-
clans, all we can say is to repeat the
memorable utterance of Cicero 80
We immortal gods, where in the world
are we?" The people, as mass, are
honest. 1t is their great indifference
to these things that perpetuates the
evil. Seldom do they resolve to act
upon the principal that virtue, homes
ty and uprightness, are the qualities
that are required in a candidate for
office and public trust, not fluency
of language nor knowledge of arts and
sciences. Both the making anu the
administration of law ought neither
to be warped by favor nor broken
through by the power of the noble, nor
bought by money. When this is done
we may be sure that both the press
and the people are at fault. The ulti-
mate remedy for any public evil is
lodged in the hands of the people.
hC ui'ihS liz III. W luiC DClOASo LOC
to any man. All such rights are dele
gated by the people. The autocrat of
Russia is simply an autocrat because
the people permit such authority. If
the masses were to rise up and say,
"Thus far and no farther he dare
not resist or disobey. The press, the
pulpit and public schools are the edu-
Gators ofthe people. 1t is their duty
to train the masses in the principles
which underlie good government; to
thoroughly imbue the public mind
and heart with those sentiments of
virtue, honesty and uprightness which
constitute the elements of the true
Statesman and Craftsmanship. Hence
amid all the work done during this
Centennial year, no greater can he
done than for these three agencies
to educate the people as well as them
selves in those grand requisites of
national prosperity and greatness.
The sad picture we present to the
world as drawn by Harper, but too
plainly indicates that one, two or all
of these agencies have failed to incul-
cate those high moral virtues that ele-
vate nation.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-03
Special Notices.

Tie crowning glory of man is good hat.
1t is the distinctive mark of n gentleman
No matter IL his clothes are thread bare, ifhe
has a stylish hat; people don't look at any
thing else in fact, 1t not only covers his head
but the defects of all sorts which would be-
come visible were his hat not perfect. Des-
mond has the most stylish and perfect arti-
cles at his store on Main street, i'm Temple
Block, that can be made.
DIR. Kirkpatrick has removed his office To
his handsomely furnished rooms on south
side of Temple street, a few doors west OF
Spring street.
One dozen wagons, assorted sizes and kinds
for sale at reduced prices at Stoddard's hard
ware store, rs Main street. augl7:tf
F. Adam, merchant tailor has just receiv
ed an elegant lot of cloths, cassimeres and
sutings ofthe latest popular patterns. The
stock is probably the largest Of its kind to be
found in the city, and no one can fail to be
suited in making selection. Call on
ADAM Spring street, for your stylish suits.
sepltf
Moore's Restaurant, on Commercial street
Is the proper place to go for good meal, with
a good cup of coffee or tea to drink with It,
There is probably no restaurant on the Pacific
coast where so many of the substantlals ano
so many of the luXuries may be had Tor rs cts.
Don't forget the place-Moore's Restaurant,
Commercial street. Private eating rooms have
been neatly fitted up for the accommodation
of ladies. i5-ti
heworld does not contain medicine that
will cure o distressing and dangerous cough
or cold as rapidly and certainly as HALE's
HONEY OF HoREHoUSD AND TAR.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one minute
dew
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-03
Los Angeles as Others See Il.

From private letter written by q
lady visiting this city last fall to a
friend in Darlington, England, and
published in in the Northe, n Echo, we
give few extracts as follows: "How
can l possibly describe the climate?
/ enjoy itmore than any one but my
self can understand. / have found at
last what have longed for for years
1t is real enjoyment to breathe the
pure invigorating air. Invalids come
here and are soon in robust health.
The mornings are delightful. We rise
early here, as all the people seem to
do, and rest little in the MONDAY
heat. The ranch carts (or farm carts)
come in about or Z o'clock with
loads OF vegetables beautiful to see.
The Chinese seem to grow most of the
vegetables, and do most of the laun-
dry work, and charge from 2s. to 6s.
per dozen, according to size, but they
don't know how to wash fiannels,
they invariably spoil them. l never
tasted such fine nuts anywhere, the
flavor is so good. There are acres of
apples, grapes, pears, lines, lemons,
oranges, ETC., but all covered so thick
ly with fine dust you could scarcely
see the fruit was there. They sell
grapes by the cut, at half penny per
pond. The walnuts bring ten cents
per pound here, and the apples sell
pretty DEAR, and IS. per bushel.
There is no society worth speaking of,
the people seem given up to making
money. There is less refiaement here
by far than there was in New Zealand.
The population is very mixed, mostly
Spaniards, Chinese and Americans,
and many Germans and French. 1t
don't seem so homely as New Zealand
did, and the climate is much the same
as the Summer is there. They tell me
if there was more rain they could not
produce the fruit they do, and still
they all have to irrigate if they are to
grow anything. The vegetables grow
beautifully if they are attended to
you can have green peas ten months
out of the year, and lettuce always.
They don't cook half as well here as
they do in New York. Every day
there is an unlimited supply of apples
and grapes for desert. Nothing would
induce me to come back to your horrid
climate. Fashions don't stand for
much here; people wear anything to
suit either purse or fancy. The cham
ber-maids don't hurt themselves with
work and sit down in the same dining
room that we do, and are served exact
ly the same. What would English peo-
pie think of that? H.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-03
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A series of papers under the title of "The
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Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-03
East Indian Angels.

At Baroda, a bridge over which the
Prince of Wales was TO pass, was
adorned in honor of the occasion.
Among the ornaments were ang els,
which the Indian decorators prod uce
by transforming the ugly youngsters
of that land. Ten boys were fixed at
different points of the bridge, and
"eyes right once obtained, the angel
maker proceeded. With great brush
such as is used by bill stickers-he
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-03

Letters addressed as follows are held
for postage at the Los Angeles Post
office, and will be sent to the Dead
Letter office if not Identified in three
days, Feb. 1st, 1876 Mrs. G. Brown
stone, San Francisco; G. Frise, San
Francisco I; Miss M. Mcdonald, Aledo,
ILL.,; Mrs. E. B. Steams, Cobalene, Ill.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-03
New Patents.

Through dispatches to Dewey & Co.,
Patent Agents, S. F., we receive the
following advance list of L. s. Patents,
granted to Pacific Coast inventors, viz:
H. G. Livermore,' S. F., ore furnace
]. H. Mitchell, S. F., water heating
attachments for stoves and ranges J.
Perkins, S. F., color printing blocks
H. Royer, s. F., machine for treating
rawhide; A. Ryder, Oakland, Cal,
coupling for train telegraphs; G.. A.
DeitZ, Chico, Cal, fruit driers.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-03

The Arizona and New Mexico Express Com
pany are now running new first-class coaches
via Ehrenberg and Wickenburg to PRESCOTT,
Phoenix, Florence and Tucson, starting tri-
weekly from Whitewater, the terminus of the
Southern Pacific railroad.
RS-Shortest, quickest and cheapest route.
For passage tickets apply at Southern Pa
cihc railroad depot, Los Angeles.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-03
Medical Card.

Dr. r. C. Gale, who graduated in the Ohio
Medical College in 1872, after practicng his
profession in Southern Indiana tor nearly
thirty-four years, has located in Los Angeles,
and respectfully tenders his professional ser
vices to those who c'ay choose to consult him.
Believing as he does that Southern California
Is one of the best placss on the continent to
test the cura bilIty of tubercuar consumption
he will in conjunction with his general prac-
tice, give that disease special al,attention. His
diploma will be cheerfully shown TO any
gentleman who may honor him by calling 10
see the same Office in Ducommun Building
with DIR. Burgess. decSlf
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-03
A GOOD WORK.

Startling Cause OF Debility and Sickness
fully explained in a large octave Treaties by
DIR. o. PHELPS BROWN, Il Grand Street, Jer-
sey City, N. j. EVERY MAN AND WOMAN
who is ailing in any way should send and get
a copy at once, as II is sent free, prepaid by
mail. Address the author, as above.
nov19w1y
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-03

Here is a literal copy of a curious
bill paid in the year 1882 by the Off
GERS of the church of England for re-
pairs at the Winchester cathedral,
clipped from an English paper:
WINCHESTER, October, 1882
For work done by Peter NJ. Sellers:
n $. a.
On soldering and repairing st. Joseph. 0 /
For cleaning and ornamenting the Holy
............
Repairing the Virgin Mary behind and
before, and making new child .......... s
Screwing nose on the devil, putting
hair on his head, placing n new joint
Paid, December, lls2.
Pm. SELLERS,
Church Mechanic
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-03

Mince Meat.-The place to get your Bran
dy, pure and cheap, Is NJ. Kellers. Alameda
street, near Also. Goods delivered TO all
parts of tine city free. dec7-tf
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-03
ssUnquestiOnabIy the Best Sustained
Work Of the Kind In the WOrid,''
Harper's Magazine.
ILLUSTRAT

Notices of the Press.
The ever-increasing circulation of this ex-
celent monthly proves its continued adapta-
ton to popular desires and needs Indeed,
when we think into how many homes 1t PEN
etrates every month, we must consider it as
one of the educators as we'll as entertainers of
the public mind. Boston Globe.
The character which this magazine pos
sesses for variety, enterprise, artistic wealth
and literary culture that has kept pace with,
lift has not led the times, should cause its
conductors to regard 1t with justifiable COM
placency. The Magazine has done good and
not evil all the days OF its li!e.-BrOoklyn
Eagle.
Some ofthe most popular of modern novels
have first appeared as serials in this maga-
zine. In all respects it is an excellent period
ical, and fully deserves its great Success
Philadelphia Ledger.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-03
Dissolution of Copatrnership. !. .

NOTICE is hereby given that the copart-
~ nership heretofore existing under the
firm name of Domecq and Lassere, carrying
on business as dairymen at the Cenega
dairy, about two miles West of Agricul tural
Park, Los Angeles, was dissolved by mutual
cOnsert on the first day of January, A. ID.
1876. Jean Domecq will settle all debts Of tn e
firm and receive all monies due the firm.
EUGENE LASSERE,
JEAN DOMECQ.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-03
NEW TODAY.

\k/ANTED.-By lady, situation to
w cook, do housework, or washing and
ironing. Apply at Cameron's fish and game
market, Spring street.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-03
B O r. N

GROVE.-On February lst, 1876 to the wife OF
NJ. p. Grove daughter.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-03
Invitation Declined.

LONDON, Feb. 2d.-At the Captains
meeting of the Oxford Boat Clubs to-
day, invitation of the American Inter
Collegiate Rowing Association to row
six ored race in July at Saratoga,
was considered and declined on the
ground of the late date fixed, which
would interfere with the Lindley An
nual Amateur race.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-12-14
Convictions and pleas of guilty.

Convictions and pleas of guilty ITO
Fled the country IL
Tried ana aequlited.- IL
Total cost to Treasury Department In de-
tecting the frauds, and preparing cases fol-
Court, $4,000.
Since the LIST of May the following additional
details OF Bristow's work have appeared in the
Associated Press dispatches from various parts
of the country:
fsa:s l0una %
Us, W.
Recovered on 900
This does not cover the whole ground, and is
plete transcript; from the official records will
show. This it is impossible to obtain to date,
owing to the fact that the suits are in progress
over wide field-some in New York, some in
New Orleans and several in San Francisco.
Tilden was operating over a single State
through officers of his own selection, and an
| swerable to him for the performance of their
duties Bristow operated over the continent
and at first, and in some instances throughout
by means of reluctant officers, or worse, through
those incupaIed with the rings.
1t is no answer to say that Bristow was not
cordially supported by the Administration, and
that he was finally forced out of it, He had,
aud now has, and never more cordially than
now, the warm approval of the whole reform
element in the Republican party. And this was
an element which proved itself strong enough
| at Cincinnati 10 defeat all rings and nominate .
| candidate whose election will insure radical re-
form within the party. Il VI
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-12-14
A Democratic Opinion of Tnden.

The Cincinnati Enquirer, before the ST. Louii
Convention, remarked:
"Tildens surroundings are bad. III elected
he would take to the White House the worst
set of political jobbers and thieves ever seen in
Washington, and that's saying a good deal
1t could not but be that a man educa-
ted in cunning in hypocrisy, in iniquity, nomi.
mated in corruption and shameless efrontery,
even though his millions could elect him. would
give the most corrupt administration the
country has ever known"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-12-14

promises made last year will be carried out.
Uf course. the management Of the canals in the
future may be honest. That depends, now
ever, rs in the past, on the honesty of the OH
cials who have charge oil them. IL Is periecty
well known in this city that the qualincation
demanded of the candidate when the complete
list of new appointments was made out iass
winter was that they should be good "Iiiden
men," Some were found, after their appoint
ment to be doubtful on the main question
they were speedily removed, ana others APP
pointed "Tilden man" in Albany - another
word for honesty and reform. Only such men
are allowed to hold Office under the present adj
minstration. Can any one point 70 single
appointment made BY the Governor to any ofhce
in this State, where the appointee was not
friend and partisan OF hisl
For convenience of reference, il may he well
to furnish here a brief recapiiglaton of the visi-
bic work of canal reform, so that when these
SUITS" the ''canal suits,' the prosecution OF
fraudulent transactions" and "stoppage Of
fraudulent contracts" talked, it may be re-
membered exactly what II all amounts to. Ii the
statement be questioned one has only to go TO
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Office. The records are
free TO any one who chooses to examine them:
RECORD OF GOV. rrLDES's CANAL REFORM SUITS,
ETC. FROM THE PUBLICATION OF THE CANAL Aks-
SAGE, MARCH. 1875, TO DATE;
Number Of suits brought. ........- 70
Number brought TO trial.
Number Of convictions Obtained
Number of suits dismissed by Court-..-.-...-.-.
Number OF suits pending
Amount o. money receivers ed .......-... None.
AssoInerGeners out .~. - 100000
Payment Of two certificates stopped by COM
mission SosVoV
Number of existing fraudulent contracts
NONE
cit can not be said that these suits commenced,
. of these three the old suit commenced by
Attorne y-General Barlow, and finally abandoned BY
him as hopeless Tsis Is the one which the Court dis
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-12-14
TAX FOR DEBT REQUIREMENTS. 1876.

We have included here nothing which belongs
to the class of general xpendituse-nothing
which was subject to the discretion Of
the Governor or the Legislature-nothing but
absolute debt requirements. The canal debt and
the canal awards are OF that class Just as much
as the Bounty debt. The Governor and Legis-
lature may control canal expenditures, but not
created canal debts or canal awards
But this does not present the full case. The
tax for 1875 was calculated upon the valuation
of 1874, and levied upon the valuation of 1875,
and, owing to the increase in the valuation, the
tax raised was 81, 100, S33 81 larger than the
quirements. This surplus was used to reduce
the tax OF this year just so much. But no credit
for an accidental surplus thus created can be
reckoned to 1876; it belongs to the account for
1875 so that the case stands thus:
REDUCTION OF TAX FROM REDUCTION OF DEBT.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-12-14
special Correspondence OF the Cincinnati Gazette.
WASHINGTON July IL

The following is circulating as the record of
Tilden's Canal reform suits from the beginning
of his movement 10 date, period OF fifteen
months:
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-12-14

cit can not be said that these suits commenced
rs one of these three the old suit commenced BY
Attorney General Barlow, and finally abandoned b.
him as hopeless. Iris the one which the Court dis
missed.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-12-14

On the 18th of January, 1866, the Indiana
Southern Railroad executed mortgage on
all the property that it then had or
might acquire in the future in favor OF
Samuel J. Tilden and William H. Swift,
OF New York, in order that they might act
as Trustees 10 negotiate, sell, and account for
100000 worth Of bonds, which the company
was to issue 10 raise funds to complete the road
These parties had been recommended to Parker
WagstaG by the American branch of the
Liverpool London b Globe Insurance Com
pany.
ZEE VALUE or ffLDExs NAME AND INFLUENCE
Before Messrs TiIden and Swift would accept
this trust they required be paid a bonus Of
$4,000 (S5,c0U) for the use of
tneir names aud influence They were
also 70 receive further ct compensation Tor their
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-12-14

cit be said that these suits commenced.
OF these three the old suit commenced by
Attorney General Barlow, and finally abandoned by
him hopeless This is the one which the Court dis
missed.
Such are the Insignificant results of a move
ment begun with great ostentation, so great as
to fix the attention of the whole country, aud
carried on by Governor, who, il he had really
been in earnest, need not have been thwarted in
any OF his purposes.
Turning from this paltry showing of Demo-
cratic sham reform, it is both refreshing and in
structive to examine the Bristow reform record
for one year. period three months less than the
time occupied by Tiden.
Brlstow's movement against the whiskey ring
began the first week in May, 1875. In one year
the following record had been made:
Value OF property g. 500 900
Value of assesmeu 900
Suits ON official bonds 100000
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-12-14

services hereafter. Their demand was complied
with, and the money that paid them was part of
loan OF $4,000. procured bv Wagstaff from
William II. Guion of the firm of Williams &
Guion, of New York.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-12-14
From the Cincinnati Enquirer (Dem-).

From the Cincinnati Enquirer (Dem-).
Ia the glare of the calcium light OF impartial
investigation. the footprints of Samuel J. Til
den are found in such serpentine paths as were
never trodden by the foot of reformer. We
have been led to this conclusion OF late by the
exposure of incidents in the career of the favor
lie son of York, which have come to tie light
VI day, and the story we are about to relate
more than confirms it. The facts in the case
have been carefully collected py a representa-
tive of the Enquirer, sent to Indiana for that
especial purpose, and they will be found to
be backed up by documentary evidence OF 9
most corro5orative character.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-12-14

From the above sources the cash turned iu tn e
Treasury May LIST, 1876, was 5000, 900. The pro-
cess of condemnation and sale is necessarily
slow. but the final collection OF at least one
million dollars more is already fully assured.
The criminal indictments were as follows: