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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-11-17
The Popular Vote for Presi dent.
News Letter. Nov. lath.l

News Letter, Nov. lath.l
The gentlemen who framed the
Federal Constitution refused to di
rect the election Of President and
Vice.President by popular vote,
aud fixed upon the electoral plan
as q cOncessI0n on the part OF the
great States TO the small ones, to
induce the latter to come Into the
Union. Without this concession,
snd that one which allows every
State equal representation In the
Senate, it is doubtful that the
small States Of Delaware, Rhode
Island and Conuecticut would
have entered Into the Uuion. This
10 the secret OF our singular aud
illogical method Of electing the
President. 1t does not arise from
any distrust of the people, but
from q political necessity. OF
course. 1t Is an apparent absurdi, y
that great States like New York,
Penn-ytvania, Illinois and OHIO
should have no more senators than
little ones like Delaware, N vada
and Rhode I-Iand. New York,
with her population OF s OOU, 900,
has but IS electoral votes for Pres,-
dent; while Nevada, Oregon, NJ.
braska, Delaware. Rhode Island,
FLORIDA, West Virginia. South
Carolina, Wisconsin aud Yer.
mont, with al aggregate
population of less than 2.SOO,.
700, have 80 v0tes-14 Of them
being for their Senators. No State
ever relinquished suoh power
voluntarily, and they will holt II
AS long as the Constitution stands.
Notwithstanding tie abstract IN
justice Of it. Under this singular
rule It has happened, aud may
again happen, that tue P,esldsn.
tial candidate who receives the
highest popular vote is not elected
1t is doubtful that Garfisid has re-
ceivsd as many votes NJ Hancock.
MANY OF the States that voted 10,
GaTf1eld-ss Indiana, Oregon. Con.
necticut, Maine, New Hsmp-htre-
gave him very small ms jo,itiss:
and only q few-as Massncnusetts.
fennsy lvania, Illin0is-large ones
The difference between Garfield
and Hancock In New York 10 Ie.s
than 2 per ceut. Of the total vote
% the other hand, most of the
Hancock States give him over.
whelming mnjOrities; Georgia
probably IS 600; rexas 10000. Ala.
hama eO U0o, Kentucky 6O,OOO
Missouri 45,U00 Iu the whole
south, HaucOck's majority may
reach as high As 800, ,OOO. This, W,
apprehehd, overgo~s The aggregate
ms1nrities for Garfield, but as h.
secured the 35 New York elector.
oy comparatively small majority
OF the popular vote, he has = ma :
Jority OF 50 in the electoral colleges.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-11-17

left to save the republic. All others
have been swept away. The janis.
saries have seized the citadel, and
all would be hurled into chaos but
for the Democratic party. That is
the last plIlar left of the temple Of
constitutional liberty. Defeated
by q conspiracy as monstrous as
that which gave the third Napo-
lesn his fraudulent hold upon the
French Empire, in the person Of
the self-copfessed jobber of Con-
gress, and the criminal universally
convicted by his own party, the
Democrats dare not disband or
despair. Now, more than ever,
they are demanded by a great peo-
pie, again cheated and betrayed.
With all the errors Of the Rebel
lion, the South Is still the strong
arm Of the Democratic party, and
the majority Of Northern Demo
Gratis, who fought against the Re.
bellion, overlook, as all great
minds have long since condoned.
that tragical interregnum; they
look beyond that event, and see
and hall the example Of Jefferson
and his teachings as the surest ref
uge and relief for the country to-
day.
Thus far we have benefited by
the profound political experience
and wisdom of Col. Forney. The
Democratic party In full vigor and
purpose is indeed necessary to the
perpet uity of Republican institu'
tions in the United States. There
need be NO fear about its vitality
and indestruotible youth. With
the most supsrhuman efforts OIL
the part Of the Republicans, backed
by the corporations, the money
power and the hundred thousand
of1ce-h oldsrs, q change Of ten ol
twelve thousand votes in the State
Of New York would have made
Hancock President by a majority
Of the popular vote and by hand
some majority Of the Electoral
Colleges. To talk about the death
Of an organization which requires
but one mistake of its opponents to
put 1t into overwhelming power, lie
sim pie drivel. Canute whipping
the waves was not more absurd
figure. The Democratic party will
not 60 down or back.
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semi-off1clal returns are In. so that
the result will not be changed.
Edgerton, Republican, has 507 ma :
jority over Judge Terry, Democrat,
and is elected. The other Demo-
craiic electors have majorities as
followst Shorb 81, Wallace IS,
Brown 1870, Henley 1870, Del Valls
143.
Repsri of Csr,ain Esds Fifed.
SACRAMENTO, Nov. 10th. Capt.
Eads has filed with the Governor
his report ON the drainage and
mining debris problem. 1T is one
Of the most important documents
Of the day to the State. He re-
views the whole subject, declares
the Sacramento valley in danger
and Suisun and San Francisco bays
menaced, but concludes that there
is remedy and that by systematic
treatment of the rivers IL can be
made effectual. The Record Union
will in the morning print the re-
port In full.
Land sssds "L the vors Has ford
0HltfOhO.
SAN LUIS OBIsPo, Nov. l6th.-A
slide of land has covered one end
of the tunnel on the railroad tC
Port Hartford and no trains can
pass nor shipments be made from
San Luis Obispo until the obstruc.
tion Is removed.
Tho NJ mmutn city FIRE.
BoDIE, Nov. 16th.-The fire at
Mammoth City on Sunday broke
out about half.past ten o'clock In
the morning, IN the roof of George
w. Rowan's store. 1t rapidly com.
municatsd to adjoining buildings,
and was only checked after it bad
burned all the upper portion Of the
town above the Postoffice. The
lower part OF the town, including
all the buildings and the mill of
the Mammoth Mining Company,
was saved. Great distress has been
occasioned to the families burned
out, but the citizens are doing all
they can to alleviate the suffering.
Mammoth is sixty miIss distant
from Bodie, the nearest teiegrAphic G
point, and communication Is ac.
cordingly slow and difficult. The
losses are thougt to aggregate $45,-
900; the amount of insurance lie
unknown. The fire Is believed te
belived to have been accidental.
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Islenss,y Co.a-on.n.a {. D..sn.

Ia1ensssy Cold Ch0he - sS Dsnsh.
DEADwooD, D T., Nov. 18th.-A
terrific storm OF snow and wind
has been raging throughout the
Hills for the past two days. It 10
intensely coId, the therm ometer
being four degrees below Zero.
Frank Seacott, while eating his
supper at Lead City, sunday night,
choked to death in trying to swal-
low large piece of meat.
Ohso's wheAs Crop.
COLUMBUS, Nov. 10th. - The
Board OF Agriculture reports
2q6 900 acres of wheat with the
total mum Der Of bushels at $780,
600 This is 1880, 600 more Oush.
els than in 1879. and u larger yield
than the largest ever known in
Ohio and puts her nearly, II not
ducing State.
Deairucsivs Fare.
LIMRoCK, NO., Nov. 16th.-
About ak o'clock yesterday even
ing q hre hroke out in the northern
part of Newport, on the Iron
Mountain Railroad. Under the in
fiuence Of high winds the flames
rapidly spread till two-th.rds Of
the buildings ia the town were de.
strOyed. About two hundred FAM
lilies were rendered homeless aud
their distress Is very great. Loss
about $500. 900.
Miss Cnssds's Farsuue.
PHILADELPHIA Nov 18th.-The
inventory Of the estate of the late
Mary Childs shows that her prop
erty is valued at 1884. ono, nearly
all In personal effects. 1875, 600 will
go by will to PennsylvanIa CHART.
able societies.
L"ulsiana NsWs.
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. Ieth.-
Uuit,d States Marshal Wharton,
III an interview, stated that the
Republicans proposed to contest
the seats OF the Democrats return
ed as elected from the Fourth and
Fifth Congressional districts and
may. also decide to contest the First
and Second districts.
Gov. Willx has appointed Hon.
3. G. Manning, ex-Chief Justice of
the State Supreme Court, u. f.
5enator, Vice Spoftord, deceased.
A maudamus has been asked and
made returnHbls on Monday to
compel the city to levy q tax of
$3.50, 100 to pay interest on the city
consolidated bonds.
The Courts will decide who is
entitled to the possession Of tho
City Hall.
Appeal for Asd rr"sm shu sieis~rs.n
soR-rcr-.
STELLARTEN, N. s., Nov. 16.-
There IL no We y great change In
affairs here to-day. A meeting
WAS held last evening in the Com
pany's offios and it was resolved to
send the following appeal to the
Mayors and Wardens Of the vari
GUS towns throughout Csnads aud
the United States: A terrible ca
lamity has happened In this place.
W. 0ttootCto III 6oCCCrbIOu hhVC
been the means OF killing dfiy
meu and boys aud leaving thirty
three widows aud one hundred
and ten orphans. Seven hon.
dred men, representing popula-
tiOn OF two Thousand people, are
thrown out Of employ yment in the
tace of o Canadian wiuter. We up.
peal to y generous public for i'm
mediate help. Contributions may
be sent to any Of the undersigned: /:
James HUDSON, Manager of the
Albion mines; Robert Sampson.
Manager Of the Drummoud mint:
Henry Poole, Manager of the
Acadia mine; John Greener, Man
sger of the Vale nine; II. l. Angel,
Manager Of the Nova Scotia
miues; Rev. VIM. r Catanau, P
E Rev. Chas. Dunn, Of the
Church OF Scotland; Rev. Thos.
Comming, OF the Presbyterian
Church; Rev. NJ. e. Thurlow, Of
tue Methodist Church.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-11-17
A Fine Thing for the Teeth.

Fragrant SoSoDoNT Is a compost +
tlOn OF the purest and choicest In.
gradients Of the Oriental vegetable
Kingdom. Every ingredient is
we'll known to have a beneficial ef-
fect on the teeth and gums. It's
em balming or antiseptic property
and aromatic fragrance makes It q
toilet luxury. SozoDONT removes
all disaereeable 0dors from the
breath caused by cstarrh, bad
teeth, 60. 1t 10 entirely free from
the Injurious and acrid properties
Of tooth pastes and powders which
destroy the enamel. One bottle
lasts six months.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-11-17
Herald Steam Printing House.

The facilities Of the HERALD Steam
Printing House for doing job work are not
surpassed in California outside Of San
francisco and Sacramento. All work en-.
trusted to Us will be executed with neat
ness and dispatch At the lowest living
rate.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-11-17
mammosn C"y Ds..r.y,u py r,~.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1eth.-A
Bodie dispatch says: A report has
just been received that Mammoth
City was destroyed by fire on Sun.
day. No particulars.
Whess SSH Active.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 18th.-
Wheat 10 nctive and firm; No. /,
$l.473@l.523; No. 2, $I.423@l.45.
D,v,dssa Declared.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16th.-Eu.
reka Consolidated has declared a
dividend Of forty cents.
Dsl v~iie Leads she EiecsorsI
TBehee.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 18th.-
Complete official returns have been
received from every county in the
State except Inyo, Modoc and
Trinity, and from these complete
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-11-17
SAN FRANCISCO STOCK AND EX.
CHANGE BOARD.
MORNING SESSION.
BAN FRANCISCO November 10
AFTERNOON srRKnrs-4 p, N.

Justice, LOS; Lady W, 35c; builion. 1 %,
3; Union. lSA s; Sierra Nevada, 81 b;
benton, i.55 $; Andes, 30 b, 95 a; Alta 5sz
o; Jacket, ~ s; Potosi, 2.U5 b, 2.i0 a; Saw.
age, % b; phir. eM s.; Mexican, 7N b. &
n; scorpion. Las q; Choilar, 2.lOs: over.
man, 9, b; Juiia. 45c b: Belcner, LsO s;
rotosi, D, 10 a; xchequer, l.s5 b, Leo
q; Bullion, 1.e5 b, 1.o0a, -'''
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IMPORTANT NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the Health
0nioer and the Police force of the city OF
Los Angeles will ON and after wednes-
day, November 10th. 1850. visit and In
upsct the back yards aad other premises
In said city, aud that the Health OrdI.
nances OF the city will be strictly en-.
forced.
ny order OF tho Council of the CIty OF
Los Angeles, w. W. ROBINSON,
Clerk OF the Council.
Los Angeles, Nov. 8. 1880. np-iv
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-11-17
For City Tax Collector.

At abe request Of many friends. I an.
nounce myself as o candidate for the Of.
nee OF City Tax Collector at the ensuing
city election.
HORACE BtRDICK.
Los Angeles, Nov. 18Th.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-11-17
Wanted.
Wanted to Rent,

An improved place, with fruit trees,
alfalfa patch and farming land.
Apply to HERDKAN q JONES.
Ol8 Inn
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ANNOUNCEMENT.
For Mayor.

At the solicitation of many friends, tax
payers and progressive men, l submit
my name as q candidate for the office of
Mayor OF Los Angeles, at the ensuing
PRUDENT BEAUDRY.
Nov. 18th, 1850.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-11-17
For Sale.

A L1GHT-ToP BUGGY, very durably
made. IL has been in use i've months.
Apply at the corner of Twelfth and
Pearl street any forenoon. nl7.lw
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-29

Herald interview of Gen. Cameron.
II am glad to see my sons letter
His health is quite poorly. Hewould
have been very foolish to have taken
the chairmanship of the national com.
mittee. Had he done so, | should
have been sorely vexed. His health
which is Of some value to him, will
not permit him to manage a campaign.
Then, too, why should he ? It's not
only tiresOme, but an expensive bus
mess. Money is wanted at all
sorts of times, and | tell
you the chairman of that commit
tee has to go down into his own
pocket and his friends very often.
The campaign of '76 cost my son a
pile of money. Nearly every dollar
that Chandler got credit for spending,
personally, came from Donald. Chan
dler was close mana very close
man. Of course | presume he gave
something. But that is not all, for
after the legitimate campaign ex.
penses we're provided against, my son
handed Hayes 5000 in cash for his
personal fund. Hayes came to him.
was absolutely impecunious, and my
son gave it to him out of his own wal
let. There wasn't dollar in the
campaign fund, and Hayes was whin-
ing for pocket money. know that
Hayes got this money. If didn't !
wouldn' t mention it.
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INC Prince OF WaIes, AIIowance.

We sincerely trust, says the London
Echo, that there is no foundation for
the rumor which has been gaming
ground for some time past, that aprli
cation is to be made to parliament for
an increased allowance to the prince
Of Wales. That his expenses are
heavy, and that they are augmented
by the part he is so perpetually called
upon to take in public ceremonies, it
is impossible to deny but it cannot
and must not, be lost sight of that
a great deal Of that is vicarious
work, which should, in reality, be
performed by the sovereign in person.
The practical retirement voluntary or
enforced, Of the queen from public af.
fairs Of necessity throws an additional
burden upon the heir apparent; but
common sense and equity alike would
dictate that it is the civil list which
should be called upon to supply any
deficiency ip the income of the prince
having such an origin. With
out being guilty of the prcsump-
tion Of seeming to pry too
curiously into the more purely do
nestle affairs of the illustrious lady
who rules the British nation, it is i'm
possible to avoid the remark that the
protracted sojourns in comparative
privacy at Balmoral must materially
curtail her expenditure, and leave
by no means inconsiderable surplus
out OF an annual revenue whose
amount was fixed with reference to
the sustentation of large amount of
pomp and state. Assuredly, it
was never intended that the
sovereign of this country should
save out of the liberal allowance
granted for the support of royal dig
nifty. We have sufficient faith in the
patriotism and independence in the
present house of commons, to express
a confident hope and belief that it
will refuse any such application as
that at which we have hinted. A
period Of almost unexampled agricul-
tural depression, and the recent
astounding and discreditable dis.
covery that the Indian war ex.
penditure has been actually nine
millions in excess Of the esti-
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The Silly Woman Who Commit.
ted Suicide.

Philadelphia Telegraph
Mrs. Annie Wetmore, who was
about forty-6ve years of age, was the
daughter of William G. Dougberty.
who for some years before his death
carried on a commission business in
provisions on Front street, New York.
Mr. Dougherty formerly lived in
Stratford, Conn, and his daughter
Annie spent her early years there.
About twenty-five years ago she was
married to Mr.. VIM. Wetmore, son of
Apollos X. Wetmore, of New York.
The couple lived together for a num-
Der of years, and then Mrs. Wetmore
suddenly went to Europe. Her hus-
band is now connected with some
western railroad, but was formerly
employed in the New York custom
house. Two years ago he instituted
divorce proceedings against his wife
on the ground of her desertion of him,
and was granted divorce. Mrs.
Dougherty, the mother of Mrs. Wet
more, lives at present in Hackensack,
N. j, Mrs. Wetmore has been in
communication with her mother since
her absence.
Lady" Albert Pelham Clinton was
the widow of Captain Edward Stother
OF the Sixteenth rifles, when, in 1870,
she married Lord Albert Pelham
Clinton, younger brother of the late
Duke of Newcastle, who was com.
PEELED to seek, and obtained a d.
vorce from her November %, 1877.
since which time she has lived chiefly
in Paris.
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River Telegrams.

LOUISVILLE, July 29.-River sta.
tionary with 4 feet 5 inches in the cana
and 2 feet 5 inches in the chute on the
falls.
PTTTsBURd, July 29.-River sta.
tiOnary, with 10 inches on the gauge
Weather clear and pleasant.
CAIRO, July 29-Arrived: Con.
Millar, and Golden City, 8 am. De-
parted-City of Vicksburg, Vicksburg
10 pm; Golden City, New Orleans
noon. Fair and warm.
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A Fathers Long Journey with a
BRbe.
Detroit Free Press, july q.

Detroit Free Press, July p.
+. j. Burr, of Royal, Antelopf
county, Neb., left his home on Monday
last with babe six weeks old, arriv.
ing at Plymouth, Mich, with the
same safe and sound last evening
Mrs. Burr, who was formerly Miss
DObbins, of Plymouth, highly edu-
Gated andaccomplished, died at Royal,
her western home, three days after
the birth of the babe, with no one to
take care of it but its father. A girl
was finally obtained by going twenty
five miles, but she left within three
days after coming, and the father. was
again compelled to take entire care of
the little waif His wife's parents, on
learning Of their daughters death.
Immediately besought him to bring
the child to them at Plymouth, agree
ing to take care of it while it lived.
Mr.. Burr states that he travelled one
hundred and fifty miles by stage be.
fore reaching place where he could
take the cars, and received the great.
est possible courtesies all along the
route from ladies and gentlemen trav-
ing. At Battle Greek, Mrs. Henry c..
Carver, of Chicago, kindly teak charge
of the babe till Wayne was reached,
and the babe was delivered to its
friends in waiting.
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mates, would, apart from every
other consideration, afford the most
ample reason for declining further to
burden the struggling taxpayer.
When, however, to these considera-
tions we add that of the grave princi,
pie involved in the demand that the
Prince Of Wales should obtain an in
crease to his income for the perfor-
nance of purely vicarious duties, we
can only reiterate the hope with
which we began-that the rumor that
such demand is to be made isan utter
ly baseless one.
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Encouraging Letter from Lucy.

Encouraging Letter from Lucy.
EDITOR LEDGER believing that
many readers of your valuable paper
would like to know something from
this part Of old Shelby, the eden"
spot for corn, cotton and potatoes, l
thought line from me would not be
amiss.
We are approaching our county
election, and | assure you the people
are wide awake and every man feels it
his duty this time to poll his vote and
defeat Ed Shaw. We are going to
make a strong pull, hard pull and a
pull altogether and elect our ticket.
1t is simply amusing to hear how
the "rads" are deluding our ma
tional friends by telling when
they meet them, that we
the republicans will not be able to
elect our ticket and we are going to
vote the national ticket in order to
defeat the democrats. This credulity
seems to work we'll, for the scattering
nationals gulp it down and 60 on their
way rejoicing, offering to bet and to
play bluff" The cOloreds, as here
toiore, will pretty much vote solid for
Ed. Shaw. The democrats will get
more negroes to vote their ticket than
the nationals.
Tomorrow there will be a grand
democratic barbecue given at Lucy.
and some of the best talent of our
county has been invited to address the
people on the question of the day
and of the great interest of elect
ing our ticket at this time.
The crops of Big Creek county are
all that we can ask for. Corn is above
the average, and the yield is as great
as any during the last twenty years.
Cotton is about fifteen days in ad-
vance of last year, and the outlook is
equally as good. If no blight or rust
overtakes it, the crop will be an ex-
cellent one, equal to any crop made
since the war. Potatoes are promising
and the fruit crop par excellence.
Altogether this portion of old Shelby
is bountifully blessed with good crops,
and the farmers are all wearing
cheerful smiles on their faces. The
health of the county is good, and the
doctors are lying up, taking their case,
with the complaint that it is distress
ingly healthy. More anon.
W. NC.
Lucy, July 20, 1886.
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HARRY Hill denounced the press at
Raleigh yesterday, but assured the
members of the Memphis press pri-
vately that he did not allude to them.
This explanation, however, he hap
pened not to make when he was on
the stand, by courtesy of democratic
meeting. Harry has been treated
very kindly by the daily press of Mem
phis, and might be expected to re-
member it ten miles from town. He
is not in the race, it is true, but when
the election is over he cannot at
tribute his defeat to any adverse criti-
cism or lack of polite treatment at the
hands of the press.
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LEST our remarks of yesterday.
hastily written may have been miscon-
trued we will add that nothing therein
was intended to apply to any of our
home judges who may be republicans
in politics. We did not even think
.of them, but merely had in
mind courts organized for partizan
purposes, and that have given politi-
cal decisions. Judge Durrell, of New
Orleans, who issued the famous mid
night order, furnishes an illustration.
There are judges of both parties who do
not carry their politics upon the bench,
and we are happy in believing that
this may be truly said Of all in Ten
nessee who have held political posi-
tions in the last ten years Judge
Trigg and Judge Emmons, although
republicans, were held in high es-
TEEN and commanded the respect
alike OF both parties. Judge Ham
mond is one of the most popular men
ION the bench, and we have often had
Occasion to commend the uprightneSs
of Judges Pierce and Eldridge.
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ONE week more for work and con-
ceutration. The election will be held
This day week. There has not been a
time before in ten years, when really
Mad and notoriously incompetent man
eaded county ticket and made a
old fight to win. We have never
been confronted with just such dan
ger. The people, however, are fully
aroused, and will turn out as never
before and sweep the field as they did
in the famous Bartlett movement in
1874. Let every store and shop and
mandatory and office be shut up
that day, that our young men and
active workers may throw all business
aside and devote their best energies
to the election of Athy, McGowan,
Horrigan and Mcdowell.