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Year: 1869

The late Democratic State Convention bv
William 7. Wallace, for Justices of the Sn
preme Court. Before the Convention met at
Sacramento the Democrats throughout the
State had evinced that these two gentlemen
were nearly the unanimous choice of their par
~. This was so strongly indicated that the Con
vcntion had nothing to do but place them formal
ly before the people as snominees for the high
position. Better nominations, or such as
would secure stronger support from the
party could not have been made. Judge
Crockett was appointed to the bench by Gov.
Haight to fill vacancy occasiored by the
resignation of Hon. .. L. Shafter. During
his incumbency he has shown himself to be
what oil good men should wish Supreme
Judge to be, an honest and pure man. He
has made reputation for being superior
iurist His integrity, impartiality and puri
~ Of character has called forth commenda
tons from those politically opposed to him,
and many of the opposition have expressed a
wish that he might receive the nomination at
the hands of Republicans we'll as Democrats,
he is undoubtedly the strongest man in the
State with the whole people for this position,
which places his election beyond the posi-
bility of a doubt.


w. I. Wallace is distinguished lawyer OF
great ability but without judicial experience
upon the bench, he is possessed of fine learn
ing with n character for honesty integrity and
purity, that is universally acknowledged and
has those requisites that are required to make
q good Judge. However much the opposi-
'ion may wish to keep him from the bench in
order that they may retain the balance of
power. they will not deny his great abilities
and superior qualifications, or that they will!
give dignity and lend additional confidence
TO the bench. We have known him only as
o partisan orator, but if we can Judge of men
as We zee and hear them.we are satisfied the
people have no truer friend or better man TO
place in Judgment over thsr differences.


The people Of California have cause 10 he
thankful, that they are secured in the services
Of these two distinguished gentlemen. for one
Of the dearest and most sacred positions that
they have the power to elevate men to. The
Democratic party are proud in being able 10
present such talent and worth for the neonle
10 pass upon. The party made known its
preference, the Convention met, recognized
that preference, went through the form nf
nomination by scciamation. SO the people in
October next will 60 through the prescribed
form OF election. and declare our nomina ,io,S
elected by q substantial majority that will
cause our opponents to cry ''let us have
peace"
Year: 1869




That our people may understand how the
action of the delegates, who withdrew from
the .ate Democratic Convention held at this
place, is looked upon outside Of our county,
we publish an article from the 2iuoiumnc Gig
Ns,cS, which we endorse as being correct.


Since the recent unpleasant and ll-advised
action of certain members of the Democratic
party who met at Sonora as delegates to the
Democratic Convention, the Stockton hide
pendent ard Other Radical sheets have taken
fresh courage and are now hopeful of carry
ing the next State Legislature. This done.
and the infamous Fifteenth Amendment 20
the Constitution becomes foregone conclu-
sion The foolish action of the twentv-one
delegates who deserted the Democratic Con-
vention at Sonora, has been worth more than
thousand votes. or a million of dollars, to
the Radical party Of this State. Therefore.
to characterize the actioC of the Withdraw
ers' in the mildest possible form. they were
not only foolish. but extremely foolish. Be-
cause they could not secure the nomination of
a personal tayorite to the Office of Sheriff.
they. to the best Of their ability, act in a
manner to render the election of the ticket
nominated doubtful. On that ticket are can
dldates for the State Assembly and Senate.
These are offices of State and their election
or defeat has a National significance. The
Democracy of California look TO their brethren
IN Tuolumne to return to the State Lecisla-
ture men opposed to Radicalsm If this is
not done. the party of the State should re-
member all those in Tuolumne who, claiming
to be Democrats, SO far forgot the principles
Of their party as to jeopardize its success,
simply. for the reason that they could not
harmonic on q candidate fer Sheriff. of the
county. Such individual sel6shness as was
evlnced by the twenty-one seceders in Tuo-
umne county. is extremely disgusting to the
honest and earnest Democrats of our State
who are eontending for the success of the
principles of our party withoat fear, favor or
reward.


There are issues coming before the people
to be passed upon at the election that involve
principles which are of far higher importance
than the success of personal favorites. We
believe that the ''sober second thought" will
not allow any Democrat Of Tuolumne to lend
aid or comfort to those who socially and poll
tically for years have endeavored to heap
odum on them, and who if they had dared.
would have taken from them their rights as
citizens. We are not prepared ~ believe
that the defeat of citizen for Sheriff before
Convention will cause men 10 sustain those
whose political professions and PRINCIPLES
they loathe and abhor. or that they will aid
and abet them in making negro or China
man their equal as citizens. Oh 10, the
millennium is net qci,e tho, Ecay 1t hand.
Year: 1869

Nh. EpIroR.-In reply to those anxious
citizens who are troubled about the tombstone
of the late Mr.. Meyer; have to state, that
if any of them wish to exercise their lazy
limbs, by visiting our public burying ground
they will fnd the tombstone on the grave.
In justice TO myself and those interested let
me further state. that every one to whom the
affair was known, were aware that the tomb
stone was partially made four months ago,
bot owing to the absence of Mr.. Nielsen, the
stone cutter. who had the job, the same could
not be finished until his return which was
but shor. time since | wish to remind
these anxious citizens that it is we'll known
IN this town, that | do not belong TO that
class of people who rob the dead. In con-
clusion will inform the public that the net
receipts realized from tho Lottery of Mr..
Meyers effects was Sso ;and as the tombstone
cost Sl2o; would reques, all those who
were indebted to the deceased for teaching,
to call at my place and settle their accounts
hope this explanation will satisfy all inter
ested parties. f. Kr1r.


Sonora July 10Th 1869.
Year: 1869

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF COUNTY RECEIPTS
AND ExPENpIrUREs.-It is more than year
since our Board Of Supervisors published a
statement of the affairs and condition of the
county. For the benefit those who have any.
iously waited for reportwe publish portion OF
the fifteenth section of the law prescribing the
duty of Supervisors THE Board of Super
yisors shall and semi-anpusllv
thereafter. the board shat publish a state
ment of the receipts and expenditures of the
six months next preceding. and the accounts
allowed Said publications shall be made by
making one insertion of the statement in q
newspaper published in the county but if nc
newspaper be published in the county, then a
copy of such statement shall be posted at the
courthouse door. and two other public pla
ces in said county,"
Year: 1869

The Democratic Centra! Committee will
meet on Saturday the 18th day Of July.
Among other things for them to do. will be
to take some action in regard to calling a
Convention for Supervisor District, No. 3.
If the Democrats Of that District have any
suggestions to make, the Committee will be
very glad to have them do so, as they are
desirous of conforming to the wishes of the
voters Of that District.
Year: 1869

THE NEGRO POSTMASTER AT MACoN.-The
arrest of Turner, the negro Postmaster at
Macon, Ga, for completely in stealing un-
signed Treasury notes at Washington and pass
ing them with forged signatures in the South,
is sad blow to the negrophilsts. Coming as
it does so soon on the heels of his appoint
ment, and before the accusations of a similar
character made against the Pennsylvania
colored appointee are forgotten, it will form a
text everywhere for the opponents of the
darky. We do not know whether it is the ma
ture of the colored citizen to steal, and that he
cannot help it, as some insist, or that he has
learned too much from the carpetbaggers and
white politicians he has associated with since
his emancipation. Be 1t which it may, we
advise Sambo to look sharp at those he puts
forward as his representative men in Office.
Stealing may be one of the qualifications for
that profession, but quickness at being found
out is not.
Year: 1869

In the HERALD of yesterday we printed q
long and able letter from the pen of our
special correspondent in Madrid. The letter
gives full and a very instructive account of the
political situation in that country, including
the installation of Marshal SerranO as Regent
of Spain and the popular estimate of the
regency.


spondent that the Spanish people are by no
means unit in the matter of the regency.


There are some who regard it with bitter
hostility. There are others who regard it as
te mporary expedient which may last six
months, but which can scarcely last longer.
The republicans are evidently dissatisfied,
and the scOrnfully eloquent speech of CASTELAR,,
with it's numerous and pungent historical refer
ences, will unquestionably echo and re-echo
over the length and breadth of Spain, awaking
in many cases memories not favorable either
to regency or monarchy.


1t is undeniable, however, that Serrano has
been pushed into this high position somewhat
against his will. No one, not even among
the ranks Of the republicans, has ventured to
impugn his motives Personal ambition, which
has frequently been charged upon Prim, has
never once been mentioned in connection with
the name of Serrano. His patriotism has been
unquestioned. He is the acknowledged chief
of a united party which represents the talent
and the respectability of Spain. The MAORI


ties which have voted for all the government


measures in the Cortes leave us no room to


doubt that the regency is fair expression Of
the sentiments of the most numerous, the most
thoughtful and the most respectable portion of
the Spanish people. The comparative in
difference which was manifested by some sec
tions towards the installation of the Regent is
no doubt to be explained on the ground that
many of the people, and these of all
| shades Of political sentiment, are of opinion
that the regencys is but a temporary arrange
mcnt preparatory to the enthronement of a


king 1t will not be a surprise to US If the re-
gency remains permanent institution. There
| must of course be an executive, by whatever
name named. In the absence of a king and
as the nation has declared in favor of mon


archy, the regency is just as good name az
| any other. The Regent is the elect of the
Cortes, and the Cortes is the elect of the
people. The Cortes can remove the Regent
at will, and the people can act upon the Cortes
promptly and with effect. II will be Just as
natural for the regency to become presi-
dency as to lapse into monarchy. If il works


well with Serrano it may last for many years


and furnish the world with new example of
| constitutional government.
Year: 1869

The British government has taken an in
portant step by annexing the telegraph service
to the Post Office Department and buying out
the interest of the we'll known Reuters Agency
for the sum Of some three millions and half
of dollars. The telegraph service is but
system of accelerated communication, and
should be placed under the same jurisdiction
as the Post Office. Moreover, it is but right
that such important services to the community
at large should be placed beyond the influences
of private speculation and competition. Most
of the European nations have adopted this
plan, and, in consequence, enjoy much cheaper
rates of transmission for messages and more
reliable administration than we can boast of at
present. The question has been sifted by
competent men, from reliable statistics, and
the result proves decidedly in favor of the
service being carried out by the government
At the present period, when really slime is
money" this question is all important, espe-
cially to the commercial world, and recent
events in connection with private undertakings
have proved that the service should be freed
from such letters. There is no reason why the
telegraph, If added to the Post Office and pro-
perly administered, should not in time become
the most important branch, and with an equi-
table scale of charges would doubtless soon
become conspicuous source of revenue. The
immense distances to be traversed between
our principal points of commercial interest
render this question Of more Importance to the
United States than any other nation in exist
ence, and call for immediate consideration.
Let Us prove that we are not only nation Of
inventors, but that we can also successfully
apply our inventions when made.
Year: 1869

THO Virginia Elecsioa-sis.s Of Decisive
Conservative Victory.


The returns so far received Of the election
in Virginia yesterday indicate . decisive con-
servative victory. The election embraced
first the ratification of the State constitution
adopted by the radical State Convention some
two years ago; secondly, the question of the
ratification of the fifteenth amendment Of the
federal constitution as required by Congress; /;
thirdly, Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
and State Legislature fourthly, members Of
Congress.


On the constitutional question, under the
authority of Congress, General Grant ordered
q separate vote on the rebel disfranchising
and one or two other clauses of the State con-
stitution before the people, and it is upon this
disfranchising clause that tho two parties
have been mainly divided. The radicals, in
ouding the bulk of the blacks, have fought
the battle for the constitution with this rebel
DISTINGUISHING clause, the conservatives for
the constitution without this obnoxious
clause The conservatives accept the
fifteenth amendment and the stua-
tion generally, the great issue being
the question Of rebel disfrauchsement.
Walker, the conservative candidate, is a mod
crate republican, and what is known as a car
pet-bagger-that is, Northern man. Wells,
the radical candidate, is also carpet -bagger.
The conservatives, it will thus be seen, have
accepted the new order of things, and have
undertaken, in good faith, to secure the State
on the terms laid down by Congress.


If, then, they have carried the State, in
cluding the enfranchisement of the hitherto
DISTINGUISHED rebels, they have the State
henceforward for long time to come, and 80
of the reign of the radical carpet-baggers
South we have here the beginning of the end.
General Grant, under the laws of Congress,
has given fair play in this contest, and, so far
as we have seen, he has not shown himself an
active partisan, and we presume will not be
seriously disturbed by Walkers election. AS
suming that Walker is elected and that his
party have won the State on the constitution
and the Legislature and on Congress, the re-
suits show how the whole South may be won
by the Southern conservatives, and how the
conservatives Of the North may in due time
sweep the country from New York to Califor-
mia. On this line, before they get to the end
of 1t, they may also find themselves in accord
with the administration. Who knows?
Year: 1869

ASSOCIATED Press INTELLIG ENCE. THE
following is portion of despatch sent by
the Associated Press agent from San Francisco
yesterday. It refers to the trial trip of the
new air ship -


It is claimed that the present "Aritor'' IL not
criterion of success. The principle has been
developed. The scale of its machinery n 30
trininG-the engine and boilers weighing less than q
hundred pounds-that Its failure or success would
be matter Of no surprise.


Can any of our phiologsts solve that
pathological puzzle, sent to us over three
thousand miles of telegraph wire at fabulous
cnsf2
Year: 1869

Considerable interest is being awakened in
England in new system of transportation for
short distances and in places where railroads
are not applicable, by what is called a wire
tramway, providing simple and cheap sub
stitute for line of rails. An endless wire
rope Is suspended on a series of pulleys,
which are carried on posts like those of the
telegraph. Boxes are hung on this rope by
pendant which is ingeniously arranged to pre-
serve perfect equilibrium, and ut the same
time to pass without hindrance over the sup
ports. The motive power is supplied by
small stationary engine, the wire rope running
round drum, and the boxes carry from one
hundred to six hundred pounds of merchan-
disc. 1t is stated that wire tramway,
capable Of transporting fifty tons day, with
the necessary motive power and rolling stock
can be constructed for two hundred and fifty
pounds per mile, and one thousand five
hundred pounds per mile would build one
equal to the transportation Of one thousand
tons per day, at speed Of six miles an hour
The experiment is now being prosecuted with





shire stone quarries and railway station
three miles distant, and several on the same
model are said to be in course of erection in
France, Italy and Spain The most important
point in the invention is the method of passing
the points of support, which consists in so
curving the frame Of the truck box as to
make the centre of gravity come under the
rope. So admirably is this managed that
prominent engineers are now discussing the
possibility of constructing wire tramway be-
tween Dover and Calais. Such an invention
will find multitudinous forms Of application in
this country, and ingenious engineers will, no
doubt, soon be pushing it upon public atten-
ton, basing its claims to favor upon its cheap
cost. We see no reason why the grain ele
vators of New York should not be permanently
connected by this style of carrier with those of
the West.
Year: 1869

THE GROWTH OF OUR CTY.-We publish
this morning an interesting review Of the
growth and development Of our city, which
we commend to the careful study of every
reader concerned in the prosperity of thegreat
metropolis Of the New World.
Year: 1869

The DAILY HERALD Will be sent to subscribers
for one dollar month.


The postage being only thirty-fve cents
quarter county subscribers by thus arrangement
can receive the herald at the same price it is
furnished In the city.
Year: 1869

Every boy should have his hood


his heart aud his hand educated.
Let this never be forgotten. BY
the proper education Of tho head


ho will bo taught what is good
and what is evil, what is wise and
foolish, what is right and what is
wrong. BY tho proper education
of tho heart he will be taught to
love what is good, wise and right,
and to hate what is evil, foolish
and wrong. And by the proper
odueati on Of the hand, he will be
enabled to supply his wants, to
add to his comforts, and to asslst
those around him. The highest
objects ofa good education arc,
to reverence and obey God, and
to love and servo mankind.-
Everything TINT helps US in at
aiming these objects is Of great
value, and everything that him
doris us 10 comparatively worth
less. Whom wisdom roigns IN tho
head, and love in the hoart, tho
man is over ready to do good |;
order and poace reign around, and
sin and sorrow are almost IN
known. ....
Year: 1869

TIE STAY LAWN General Orders No.
149, issued by General Stoneman Decem-
Der %, is the following paragraph:


"1. That the stay of executions against
personal property, so far only as the
same exists under laws now in force,
and which by the provisions thereof ex-
pires on the said 1st day of January, 1869,
shall be, and is hereby, extended until
the 1st day of July, 1869, and if on o. be-
fore the said last named day the debtor
shall have paid all the interest then due
and owing thereon, such execution shall be
further stayed until other orders from these
or superior headquarters"


There has been o difference of opinion
among the lawyers Of the State in regard
to the Interpretation of the above, but we
are now able to state by authority that
cit is intended by the order to give
the debtor until the 1st Of July in
which to pay all the interest then due,
up to which date, July lst, 1869, all
executions against personal property are
stayed for either interest or principal" We
are further authorized to state that " those
debtors who on the lst of July shall have
failed to pay up all back interest that may
be then due, may expect to receive no fur
ther extension of time on any portion oi
either the principal or interest"
Year: 1869

An ARITHMETICAL PRoDIGY.-There Is
near the city a blind negro boy, aged seven
teen years, named Benjamin Stevens, who
is possessed of the most wonderful natural
power of calculation ever heard of. He is
entirely uneducated, yet most difficult
question in arithmetical calculation will
meet with ready answer from him. lie
never makes q mistake. he will be ex-
hibited in the city in few days,
Year: 1869

THE BRICK AND PAVEMENT oUEsTIoS.--TUR-
SsK desires to return his thanks for the prorpf-
ness displayed by the city authorities In sending
the sand and bricks to repair the pavement In front
Of his store, but Is still more desirous that the
bricks should be put down, rs they are now In the
way of his many customers getting into bis book
store lila Main street. .rss
Year: 1869

LEcTURE.-Colonel Farrar will deliver
his humorous lecture on johnny Reb and
his Wife tonight for the benefit of Trinity
Methodist Sunday school. A rich treat il
in store for those who attend.
Year: 1869

THE SToRM.-Truly the clerk Of the
weather must be making love, or more
likely he is on spree, judging from his
forgetfulness of the weather adapted to the
season within the past week. He has given
cold, bleak January face as bright and
smiling as that of lovely May, and made
people think of the prophecy, And ye
shall not know the seasons but by the
leaves upon the trees" or words to that
effect. But on Friday night he fairly ex-
ceeded himself in strange doings. A thun-
ier-storm in January is thing that sell
dom happens; but such storm as took
place on Friday night, we venture to say,
has never before been heard of in Rich
mond. The skies which during the day
had been beautifully clear commenced to
cloud as the shades of evening fell, and at
nightfall Madame Luna's face could only
occasionally be seen. Fitful flashes in the
western horizon surprised people, and the
summer feeling in the atmosphere was won
drous strange for January, and foretold of
something coming that belonged to another
season. As the night wore on, the aspect
of the Heavens grew more threatening,
and almost as II o'clock was tolled large
drops of rain began to fall hard upon the
payemcnts. The struggling jewellers upon
the streets were put to flight homeward,
and the hackmcn Immediately y raised their
fees fifty per cent. The storm increased,
and in less than half an hour deluge Of
rain was falling incessantly, and Jupiter
forged his most powerful thunderbolts in
rapid succession. Flash after flash, peal
upon peal,-quick, vivid, and awful-and
one would think that Heavens whole artil-
lery corps was Gin battery, limbers to the
rear" The storm continued for several
hours with undiminished furor, and then
the angry clouds dispersed, leaving the sun
to shine upon Saturday morning as bright
ly as though its face had never been sha-
dowed.


The only damage we have heard of from
the storm was that inflicted upon the house
of Mrs. Lowry, on Union Hill, which was
struck by lightning. The building was
considerably injured, but no person about
was hurt.