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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-29
louisIana's Seven Constitutions.
New Orleans Tlmes.l

Louisiana has probably had more
Constitutional Conventions than
any State in the Union, averaging
one to every ten years. Her first
Constitution was framed by a Com
venti0n which met at rremoulet's
Coffee house, where the PontaIba
building now stands, opposite the
southeast corner of Jackson Square,
in 1911. 1t adopted the Constitu-
ton upon which the State was ad.
m tied to the Union, January 221,
1912. The second Convention met
at Jackson, in the Parish of East
Feliciana, August 5, 1874, and fin
ished its labors in New Orleans.
submitting, May 10th, 1915. a new
Constitution. The third Csnven-
tion met at Baton Rouge January
"a, 1861, but adjourned to New Or.
leans, where, Jan. Z6th, 1t adopted
the Ordinance of Secession, and
after amending the State Constitu-
tion In conformity Herewith, adj
journed March 7th. The fifty Con.
vention met at the City Hall, New
Orleans, under military auspices, in
1854, and promulgated a new Con.
sIitutiOn the same year. The sixth
Convention assem- bled at Mechan-
ics' Institute, and on the 1lth of
March, 1858, promulgated the pres
ent Constitution of the State. The
seventh Convention will meet at
New Orleans, in the State House.
April 81, 1879, to frame new Con.
stitutiou.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-29

present Constitution. There would
be no official custodian Of the State
funds or the great seal. There
would be an interregnum utterly
without parallel In the United
States and resembling more than
anything we can recall the hiatus
In an oriental despotism when one
ruler has been dispatched aud his
successor has not yet put In an APP
pearance. Take it for all IN all, We
should be in q most embarrassing
plight for four calendar days. 1t is
not q strained conclusion to say
that men who could have over
looked such au obvious absurdlty
In this particular have done 1t in
other respects.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-29
Webster Matched by a Woman.

In the somewhat famous case of
Mrs. Bodgen's will, which WAS tried
in the Supreme Court some years
ago, Mr.. Webster appeared a. coun
selor for the appellant. Mrs.
Greenough, wife OF Rev. William
Greenough. late of West Newton, a
tall, straight, queenly looking wo.
man, with Keen black eye-a wo-
man of great self-possession aud
decision of fcharacter-was called to
the stand, a witness on the opposite
side from Mr.. Webster. Webster.
at glance. had the sagacity to
foresee that her testimony, If it
contained anything Of i'm portance.
would have great weight with the
Court and jury. He therefore re-
solved, IL possible, to break her up.
And when she answered to the first
question put to her, 81 believe,n
Webster roare,i out, 1--WE don't
want to hear what you believe; we
want to hear what you knowp6
Mrs. Greenough replied, "That Is
Just what was about to cay, sir,n
aud went on with her testimony.
Aud, Notwithstanding his re-.
psated efforts TO disconcert her, she
pursued the even tenor Of her way,
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-29

AMONGST the changes of lesser
uote which the adoption of the
new Constitution will effect is the
oashiering OF twenty hold over
Senators, twelve Of whom are
Democrats. eight Republicans and
one (Bones) Workingman. The
same people who would be foolish
enough to replace a good old Con-
stltution with a bad new one would
also think nothing OF making up
whole Legislature of brand new
demagogues. The masses at
large, however, have no earthly
intention of throwing down all the
safeguards which protect them
from sweeping and disastrous in
novation. Neither the Democrats
nor Republicans can, with any
consistency. support an instru
ment which works such a radical
revolution in every department of
the Slate government.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-29
Bruider Gardnsr's Opinion.
iAtlanta Constitutional

Sum folks hab got de impreshun
dat de man wat does de mos
whoopin' an' yeliin', and attracks
de mos 'ienshun, am de chap wot
make de bigger pile o. cash, but
doan' you belieb i'll De empty
wood wagon makes five times de
uoi-e dat de costly kerredge do. De
burdeck takes up ten times DE- room
dat dc tulip do, but de- tulip hez de
bulge on lie burdock when 1t Gums
down to markit value. De modest
man hez all de bizness chances dat
lie forward man hez; he keeps on
gsinin' de 'spect OBJ de world, and
Dimeby he era wis to de top OBJ de
hencoop, while de blowhard will
enter de ditch. Modesty am its
own reward; it am de capital in de
bank; it am de fust mo'gage on
improved real estate; itam q putty
fa'r sort o. 'ligion. STAN back! t!
Doan' try to git dar befo' all de resi-.
Doau' be shooLiu' off dem moufs
for de simple sake OBJ usin' up yer
spar time. AS de poet says:
ID, big sunnower may rise above
DE modest later vine.
An brag about its sunday clothes
AM put on airs SO fne;
But whe de winter howIs around.
An snew lies at de d.,ah,
De big sund ,wer, %! wht, am he?
De 'teter has DE floah!n
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-29

He was good colored brother,
and, though tumble, he was rsas-
onably shrewd. After listening to
the dreary prayers and exhorta
tons at the conference meeting
one evening, he rose in his seat and
his honest black f,ce shone and his
eyes twinkled as he said: "My
brudren, was passin' fru de paster
dis mawnin' an' I saw u mighty
fine bush o. huckleberries, and |
thought I would tote some OBJ 'em
hum to DE- ole woman, aud [ hadn't
no basket nor muffin TO pick 'em in,
an 1 looked aronu' an foua' a shin
gle, an begun fer to pick off de
berries an put 'em on dat shingle; /;
but dey'd roll off jes' as fss' as l
put 'em on, an I brung no berries
hum to de ole woman. Brudren,
your prayers Is jes' like pickup
huckleberries on shingle; dey
roll right off; dey don't none of 'em
go hum to de Heabenly Farder."
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-29

THUS far, the credit of saying
the best things about the new Con
stitution ls divided between a law
yer ami a newspaper man. The
former said that there were both
new and COOL things In the instru-
ment, but that what was good was
not new and what was new was not
good. The Net0s Letter, however,
fully compassed the newspaper
possibilities Of the situation by
saying that the new Constitution
only failed to be an abortion be-
cause 1t was delivered after and
not before its time. Next.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-29

IT is certainly very comlcal as
(omptiou that any foul.mouthsd
nan who chooses to aspsrse private
6haracter In public can get over the
rsFsonal responsibility by calling
nlmsslf q public sgitator. suppose
<oysry ono should start Into the
buslness Of public agitation? We
Eohould soon have . world compared
- which Donnybrook Fair would
% pssce itself. Who has empow-
oged Denis Kearney or William
Wellock. or . host OF others, to go
round blackening private charac-
fetf Whence dates their election,
and what names or seals appear on
their commissions? BY the same
warrant which constitutes these
psople public agitators, any man
who can get dozen turbulent
spirits behind him Is Justified IN
starting in on crusade Of personal
defamntion. We have enjoyed no
llt IL amusement at the comments
= ,on Kearney's speeches Of jour.
= sls who have heard him for the
4 ct time after the Santa Ana eli
ood.. They are inclined to look
up0n accounts Of his rantipole
harangues as exaggerations, while
the truth is they were always u nd. r
lnstead OF overlrawn. While we
doprecate mob violence, and con-
denim such episodes as that at Santa
Ana that affair undoubtedly had
she eject Of making Kearney keep
= civil tongue In his head for y
hanger time than has b zen noted In
his career since he first shot
ashwart the political horizon.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-29

II things keep on In the southern
end Of the county as they have be
gun, there is likely to bs a chronic
state Of indignation down there.
We have received q circular signed
MANY Citizens aud forty others'-
the latter presumably Indians not
taxsd, MoDgoliaus or non-natural-
Is Il persons waiting for the pre-.
Sous boon Of citizenship-calliug q
second indignation meeting at
Santa Ana for tonight. From all
this itappears that, in the language
of the circular, cowardly and
unpsovoked assault had been m ade
upon the President Of the previous
Indignation meeting. It seems
70 Us that, considering the
extremely warm weather we
have had hereabouts for some days
past, there IL an undue amount OF
cAloric down and about Santa Ana
We besesch the good people of that
promising burg to cultivate a law
seiding and Christian spirit. We
would beg to remind them of the
lines Of the pious Watts, "D,xs de-
light to bark and bite" ETC., etc.
Nothing sAn we'll be more foolish
or sidiculous than to go to blows
about politics. But II these things
must occur, the less the attention
of the outside world is invited to
them the better. A Justice Of the
Psacs's ohice is the proper forum
for their discussion.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-29
On Our Most D slant Frontiers,

As In our busiest and most populous cit.
les of the seaboard and interior, Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters l., pre- eminently
popular. Wherever civilization plants
Its loot on this continent. thither the
great tonic finds Its way. Nor is this sur.
pri>ing. for 1t il the medicine OF all
Western emigrant, be he minei or ag l.
culturist. IL Is an incompara biz rem.d
ior the diseases TO which he IL most suh-
Ject and which are liable TO be broue h I
on ny change Of climate, hardship, ex
posure. unaccustomed ar and diet an,
miasmaLIo aimospt ere aud water
Among tn fse are disorders OF he stum
aon and bowels, rheu natic ailments anu
malarlal levers, for all OF wl,ion II tstet
Uf the Bites before. departing for Lhs
new neid OF lab n, or on arriving, will
have the e6eot OF preventing the evils for
which It IL signal remedy.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-29

WE LUNGS AND SENSITIVE THRo ATS
are severely tr ed b j, the suduea changes
OF temperature which are usual in our
Innate, and we acrordinsiy find AsIh-
IN atic Affections. Lung TrouUle<, Pleu-
rsv, Bronchitis and sim IL ,r complaints
more or less prevalent at all sea-ons
oushs and Colds, the forerunn-rs Of
these often fatal complaints, should be
rrudentiy taken In hand on the 1rst
symptoms. by resorting at once to br.
isyn's Jay, Exreclor mt, an old and well
Cod and TO exert a healing and strength
ening effect on the Pulmonary and Broa,
oh a Oruans
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-29

IT is really remarkable the mum.
Der Of valid, unanswerable ohjec.
tions that have been found to the
new Goqpi trtfsn. The Aita has
called Attention to the fact, should
& Be adopted, that the State Of Call
fornia wouldhave no executive gov.
eminent Whatever from the 1st to
fhe 6th Qf January, 1880. the form er
being the date when the old ofIi-
elels would retire and the lat
1er that It which the new
onss assume their duties. Even
- Quentin would be left without
~ head The Lies tsnant- @ Govsrnor
lolng ex~e1leio Warden under tho
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-29

Hotel clerks should take notice
Of recent decision of the Massa-
chusetts Supreme Court. The
clerk of hotel sued his employers
for breach of contract, they having
discharged him before the period
covered by the contract had ex-
pired. The evidence an the part of
the defence showed that the clerk
had INDUCED in familiarity toward
guests who did nothing to invite II,
aud had thereby injured the busi-
ness OF his employers. It was a,i.
mitted that the clerk was In the
habit of addressing guests ami
others either by their Christian u
names or by their surna mes only.
fhe Court said: ITO address a per-
son by his Christian name, unles.
tho parties have been intimatel y
connected, socially and otherwise,
Is uncalled.for familiarity, and,
therefore, insulting to the party so
addressed. To address party by
his surname only, shows a want oi
respect, and would imply that the
rarty SO addressed was beneath tn
party addressing; therefore 1t IL
discourteous, and would be consid
cred Insulting. To speak of EN-
ployers by their surnames only,
shows great want Of respect on
the part of the employe toward the
employer" The Court further
held: "While it may BIZ customary
for q person to address his junit +
clerks or under-servants by their
Christian or surnames, to address
others so shows q want of respect,
and the party 80 addressed would
naturally evaae contact in ths fu
ture with any one who had prev
iously so addressed him.n Polite.
ness added the Court, costs nothing;
but the want OF 1t had cost the
plaintiff the loss of his situation.
The complaint was dismissed with
costs.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-29

y ooGln the publication to-day
5orles Of short papers, by one
d Ablest constitutional lawyers
&llfornia, devoted to certain
- features OF the projected
111tutlon. That instrument 10
1lS Justly subject to criticism
19Aftor but as to form as well,
Z, oxemplIfles 10 number of
inoos, Speaking for ourselves,
h6V6 been astonlshed at it,
1oolio verbosity. It is as
10o - Il Is volumInous. II
<Fpp al the legitimate powers Of
- IegIslaturs aud confers upon
~ body other powers which It
nht not 10 have. The usurpa-
~ and the restrictions are both
}ho line Of Difference to the Saud
~. We beg to suggest one
&ought to those familiar with the
Dnle Of Three. The California re-
uets have already reached quite
oopeotable number under our pres
Dot compendious and admirable
nnotItutiou. Let the arithmeti
1an xuokon up tho number OF word'
= ~ prsssnt and prospective Con-
1iloilous rsspectively, and work
nt tbr himself the prodigious
nantlty Of reports we shall have
= the near failure, with practically
10 aapreme Courts to expand the
efrifying amplitude Of the ordi
nSy decIslons. No man will know
there he lives, from y legal stand
oint. and the only happy man
viii bs he who has nothing, and
|ovoa his vagabond happiness will
- Glsturbed by the thought that
~ oAn never acquire anything that
|wlIl sustain the ordeal of suit in
|D3nrt- He who hath the troubles
- : litigant under the existing law
'Will reap the full benefit Of the
oriptural promise that to him who
hath more shall he given.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-29

ONE thing is quite apparent, and
that is that, of all the able advo.
oates for the adoption of the new
Constitution, Gen. Volney E. How
ard is fdciie princeps. His crisp
aud energetic papers almost recon-
cile US to the widespread ruin
which would follow the adoption Of
that instrument by the people. The
one thing the sagacious advocates
for the new Constitution are care
full to do Is to blind the voters to
the fact that the Legislature of Cal
tfornia, as at present constituted,
has ample powers, with an aroused
p .ople behind 1t, to remedy every
evil from which We now suffer.
They leave this unquestionable
fact in q sort of dim, religious
light, and rightfully 50; for were
they to permit it to come into the
srgu umentative perspective, their
case is gone. They give the people
.uch quack remedies as a Railway
Com mission of three men. two oil
whom the railways would elect
uine years out of ten, and the other
of whom they would buy, in order
to produce a uniformity OF action,
The people, in the language OF the
Bible, ask for bread and the Con-
vention has given them q stone.
The real panacea for corporation
outrages Is not an experiment with
communism as its hand maiden,
but a people imbued with a purpose
and q Legislature which knows
that the masses "mean business"
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-29
Pretty Mouths

Should have pretty teeth in them, but 1t
is not unusual to see between rosy lips
tee u discolored aud decaying through
neglect This dlshguring de ect should
he repaired without delay, by using FRA
grant SDZODJN Z, which removes every
PARTICLE OF tartar from the teeth and rem
ders them snowy white. This admirable
AID TO beauty is perfectly harmless and
exhal IS IL most delightful aroma and Is
IN every respect preferable to the ordi.
nary tooth pastes aud powders. Try II
and see fpr yuurself
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-29
NEW TO-DAY.
$3.50 RE lid.

Stolen rom my farm, q thoroughbred
T. RS Y COW: solid orang fawn coloi |;
she IL far gtn In c ilf; NJ brand, hut has
a hole fora * in he left ear will pay
TIVE, hund and fii v dollars for thu re-
I. rn of he COW aud he conviction of the
thieI or thieves
F. ]. BARRETTO,
Forest Grove rtock Farm.
Postoffire 'dres-, Downey. Cal.
Express copy. mh29.3t
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-29
A GARD-

To all who are su Terlny from the errors
md IN iis;ret.ons of youth, nervous
weakness. eariy dec ". loss nj m ,nhood,
you FREE Of CT ,RG i. Thls great
rem iy W IS discovered py a mi si0nary
IN j ,u'h America send a self-add essed
envelope to The REV. JOSEPH Il. IN
IN, station d, Bible Hou>e, New York
Cit- d61y
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-29

The magic of a name has thrown
no protecting charm around four
softly surnamed celebrities of cur
rent criminal history. The burglar
and murderer, just hanged, at
whose career England is still
aghast, was Mr.. Peace; the youth
In jail on charges of share 10 the
Manhattan Bank robbery is Mr..
Hope; the famous Pullman de-
fauiter Is Mr.. Angel; and the GEN.
tral figure In Cnicago's latest cen.
sational murder Is Mr.. Lamb.-M
Y. Sun.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-29
I'D Steam Printing House.

1rorayd atsam Printing House IL
Dessed BIZ any Job Printing office
- Foeilo Coast. outside Of San Franz
- holiities for doing job work,
'1rlcoa. good work and expedition
~ r6lled upon at this ONCE.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-29
LAST NIGHTS NEWS.
Especial to the HERALD by the Western
Unloa Telegraph Company.
Pacific Coast siews.
OrEsnissa Mas,msaI Against she
NeW COsslIsutl0H.

OrEhHiE"d Mattme0t Against In
New COnslisutIou.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 2Sth. -
The Committee on Resolutions APP
pointed at the meeting of the Board
of Trade on Tuesday afternoon, Ia.
combination with the Board Of Di.
rectors, met to-day and adopted the
following:
Resoived. That the members of
the Merchants Protective Associa.
zion aud Board of Trade of San
Francisco earnestly call upon Their
fellow citix-us and merchants aud
traders throughout the State, irre-
spectlve Of locality, occupation oI
Larty, to oppose the new Constitu-
tion with all their power, infiu
ence and Efforts and defeat 1t by
their votes on the 7th of May.
Tue local liquor dealers, both as
individuals aud as q body, are TAX
ing active measures to prevent the
adoption of the new Constitution.
The Wholesale Liquor Dealers As
-ociatiop, in conjunction with the
Retail Liquor Dealers Association,
nave had u meeting, ami, In com
uliance with u resolution adopted,
have issued circular to all en-
gagged in the trade urging them to
oppose the new Constitution on ac-
count of the local option clause
contained therein.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-29

When an old back woodsm an was
about to take his first ride on u
Mississippi steamer, he was ask ed
whether he would take deck ot
cabin passage. "WeIl," said he, In
q resigned sort of way, "I've lived
all my life in cabin, and / guess
cabin passage will be good enough
for = rough chap like me-"
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-29
Rooms and Board.

Gentlem ell and their wlves and single
gents can be- accom- modated with DO trd
and fine, large, sunny, front rooms, con
taining all modern conveniences and
home comforts, at the
KIMBALL MANSION,
New High street, only one block
from the Posloffice and Court House. and
com mands charming view of mountain
and valley. jel8tf
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-29
Basioess In ere Ho use.

WASHINGTON, March 2Sth.-Tn
the House, yesterday, Tucker of.
tered All am TN lmeut to the Army
Appropriation bill repeating the
law wnich prohibits any person
who has served in the military,
naval or civil service OF the Confed
crate States from being appointed
to d position in the army of the
United States. The point of order
made and withdrawn by Conger
was renewed by Sparks and sus.
tained by the Chair.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-29
LAND FOR SALE.

500 ACRES of Good Farming Land
IN lots to suit purchasers, on the hailona
RaLch, five miles this side of santa Mon
ica, on the Santa Monica road. Terms
reasonable. Address p. q. Box 114l.
n22 am
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-29
EVENING sTREErs-5 p. M.

Point, f5<a a; Mono. 8 10 $; Union, So
u 4 q, 81 a; B& B. I6N a; N Bonanza
LAOS; Mexican, 3. b, ak n; savage, IOb
$; scorpion, 6Us; Ulah, Is b; Alpha ID
a; : HUI, l.6p 5; H q N, llsA b; I'm pelial
l.30 b, Lbs a; 6 b, 10 n: Cnoliar, AK b
4ia; Overman, IU1s b. 1t a; Jacket, l4S b;
y New, IS a; Blackhawk, 81 b.; bullion,
~ b; Gal, b, 5M a; Mono, 3 b; Con Va,
5l1 b, 5Z y.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-29
Pasture To Let.

SANTA YsABEL RANCHO; 49, coo
ACRES GOOD PASTURE. Apply to
JOE FAIvRE, Agent. SAN DIEGO, Cal.
mh27-2w
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-29
FOR SALE.

EIGHTEEN HUNDRED FAT NUT
TON SHEEP. Apply TO II. NJ. JOHN.
STON, East Los Angeles. ml3tf
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-29
Latest Eastern News.
The Army Appropriation NIT.

WASHINGTON, March 2Sth.-The
point Of order raised by RepubIi
cans to-day against the clause in
the Army appropriation bill pro-
hibiting the presence Of troops ut
polls, will be overruled to morrow.
The discussion of the merits of the
main question will then be COM
menced in due form. The genera |
nature of arguments upon which
most of the forthcoming speeches
will be based is doubtless Pretty
clearly outlined by the running de-
bate which, by unanimous consent,
was allowed to take place to day,
nominally upon the point OF order.
The Democratic leaders intend to
allow ample time for debate on the
main questions involved, and In
this event 1t is doubtful whether
the Republicans will attempt to
delay the final passage of the bill
any longer than they may consider
necessary to emphasize their OPP
position and call the attention
Of the country to the situation in
all aspects. 1t Is generally expect.
ed that the contest in the House
over this bill will end next week,
aud that the real tug of war will
not come until issue Is Joined In
regard to the repeal of the Federal
election laws, which is to be pro-
vided for in the Legislative, Exec
utive and Judi, ial bill.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-29
NOTICE..

My wife. Augusta A. de vittorIno, hav-
Ing left my bed and board without lust
cause, notice Is hereby g ven that will
not tie responsible for any debts cont act
ed by her.
MANUEL vITTORINO.
Los Angeles, March 8, 1879. ml9 2w
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-29
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Panic! Panic !!
PANIC IN DRY GOODS!
PANIC IN CLOTHING!
PANIC IN BOOTS AND SHOESl

The following dispatch received here from Mr.. M. Nor
ton, explains ITSELF
SAN FRANCISCO, March 18th.
M. NORTON, Los Angeles: Utter and complete demon
aizaon of the market consequence of the failure of
Messrs Godchaux Bros. and several Of the largest retail
houses in the city, Sell balance of bankrupt stock any
sacrifice, in order make for immense quantity
goods bought here prices Unprecedented in the his
tory of trade. [Signed] M. NORTON.
In obedience to the above instructions, will sell the
balance of the Great Bankrupt Stock Greater Sacrifice
than ever, must make room for the NEW STOCK
just arrived and which comprises the and latest
styles in all lines of goods purchased San Francisco and
through agents in New York such prices will en-
able sell way below former figures
We ask only that intending purchasers of Dry GOODS,
FANCY GOODS, Hosiery CLOTHING, Doors SHOES
FURNISHING GooDs into whose hands this paper
should patiently read this column and then make it their
business to call and examine the goods advertised
1t is useless give Price Lists which often look very
enticing paper but which, examination of the goods
advertised, prove to be dear any price.
Dcs@We cap only say more, COME AND SEE
US, WE PROMISE TO SURPRISE YOU!
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-29
TO RENT.

TWO FURNISHED HOUSES. one
block from the PostofIice; one suitable
for a boarding house. Also, desirable
furnished rooms in the same ulock. En-
quire at corner Of Fort and Franklin
streets. mia I'm