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Year: 1874

The condition of business during the
present autumn is not only test OF the
wild theories broaohed in Congress last win
ter but tolerably sure criterion for esti-
mating future prospects, The pretence SO
vehemently urged for many months after the
panic, that the chief need of the country was
more currency, is of course exploded by the
great abundance of money at this season OF
the year, when the movement of the Western
grain crop is at its height The banks have
more money than the community can use, and
there has never been an autumn when loans
could be obtained at such low rates on good
security. This ought to have have been fore
seen during the crazy imitation clamor. The
amount Of money needed bears some proper
ton to the amount of business, and an i'm
mense curtailment OF business was necessary
consequence Of the panic which toppled SO
many great houses to the ground. The men who
failed were among the most daring and adven-
turous members of the business community.
They were engaged in sinking vast amounts of
active capital in enterprises like the Northern
Pacific Railroad, which could bring no re-
turns in this generation. and in extending
manufactures beyond the ability of con-
sumers. After the crash not only was the
money misemployed in these undertakings
set free for other uses, but the class OF push
ing men who had given an unhealthy stimulus
to business were disabled from again per-
petrating this kind Of mischief The amount
of currency remaining the same and the uses
for it being SO greatly diminished, it was a
necessary, and ought to have been foreseen
consequence, that the supply Of money would
contemporary calls attention to fact which
is one Of many illustrations of the difficulty
of finding profitable employment for money
at present Within the last thirty-six days
ten millions of dollars Of city taxes have been
paid. This forwardness to pay taxes is with
out precedent the experience of previous
years having been that money could be em.
ployed to better advantage in the early part
of autumn.


And yet, with money SO cheap and abundant
there have been some failures within the last
week or two. These failures are of little sig
nifcance, however. except to the houses inn
mediately interested. Nobody interprets them
as premonitory symptoms of another panic.
The general business Of the country is too
contracted and too cautiously conducted to
admit of wide collapse. There is nothing
surprising certainly nothing alarming, in the
fact that few houses which barely rubbed
through the embarrassments Of last year by
the leniency Of creditors or the assistance Of
friends find themselves unable to go on.
Their hopes Of getting through depended on
full revival Of business this autumn, which
has proved vain expectation. Especially in
cases like that Of Mr.. Clews, who was pros
trated by the panic, but set on his feet again
by the favor and confidence of friends, every
thing was staked on large and profitable
business this fall. But the general business
Of the country rests OF present on solid basis
OF actual capital and cannot be shaken by
few sporadic failures. ts5s rs
Year: 1874

WE REPORT the case of contractor who
declined to pay for work performed, on the
ground that he had never ordered it. He adj
mitted that his twin brother might have done
so. 1t is singular to see the "Comedy Of
Errors" in the Marine Court.
Year: 1874

Having full faith in the country, they mean to stay by it until the day of general jubilee shall come, when all can rejoice together in it's peace and prosperity.

 Drop in and examine our stock.

 Exchange sold on all parts of the world. Photographic transfers made with any section of the country.

 A few more of those "Don't mention them" left.
Year: 1874




An Indian had been picked up drunk,
and though twas proposed to let him go
over the river, it was desirable to have
him understand that no Indian has any
more rights than white man.


"Chid of the whispering forest. son
of the grassy plains, it grieves my spirit
to see you here, "sa'd his Honor. "Only
a few more moons will come and go be-
fore you will be gathered to the happy
hunting grounds of your brothers gone
before. You are an aged tree. Time
has shorn you of your strength. You
can no longer chase the wild conduran>
go and follow the roebuck. The buffa-
10 grazes in front of your lodge, and your
arm is not strong enough to draw the
bow. The rumbling thunder and the
sharp lightning make you afraid. Once
you could not count the camp fires of
youl tribe, so many did they number;
now there is nothing left of your tribe
but yourself two old army blankets, and
shot gun with the lock out of repair.
Son of the forest, why is this thing
thus, and what do you mean by CON-
ing into my trampipg grounds and get
ting drunk?"


"The white chief has spoken many
very wise Words" replied the Indian
in measured tones, resting one foot on
the edge of spittoon. "My race has
fallen like the leaves s-been washed
away as water washes out the marks of
chalk. stand alone. My camp fire
has gone out, and my lodge is cold and
has no mat. Kawnee-ke-kick has tears
in his eyes when he looks to the West
and no longer sees the smoke of many
camp fires. Our great chieftians have
fallen, our warriors are dust, and the
wolf utters his howl on the spot where
stood our big village. l am sad"


"The red man may go, "said his Hon.
or. 81 cannot give you back your dead
l cannot cover the hills and meadows
with forest again; the wild fox and the
deer have sought the deeper glens. and
no power can waken the warriors whose
whoops rang from hill tn river. Go
back to your lodge;beware of fire water
keep in nights; vote early and often,
and you'll be happy &"
Year: 1874

Honesty is the best policy unless
you can get at about $50, 900. and effect
settlement at fifty per cent.


Honor thy father and thy mother,
particularly about circus time, when
you don't know where to raise fifty
cents.


Never run into debt when you can
avoid 1t. 1t is so much better to go
stubbing around in broadcloth coat
than to be in debt for suit of Scotch
mixed.


Let your motto b" "Liberty or death, I"
and If it comes to the pinch take the
most of it in liberty.


Remember the poor. II you know of
a family who are out of provisions and
fuel, keep them in your thoughts until
you meet Smith or Brown, and then tell
them they had better make donation.
If they hold off, tell them that "He who
giveth to the poor lendeth TO the Lord. Z"
1t 1t very easy to remember the poor.
can remember cases twenty years ago.


Respect old age. If you have mai
den aunt forty years old, and she is
passing herself off for girl of twenty
three, there is no call for you to expose
her. The more you respect her age and
keep still about il, the more she will
respect you.


Never marry for wealth, but remem-
Der that it is just as easy to love a girl
who has brick house with a mansard
roof and silver-plated door-bell as one
who hasn't anything but an auburn
head and an amiable disposition.


Love thy neighbor as thyself. Borrow
his plow, hoe, or horses whenever you
can, but Il he wants to borrow yours
tell him that you are very sorry, but
you were just going to use them your
self.


Be guarded in your conversation.
There are times when you may freely
express your opinion of political can
ddate, but you had better wait until
his friends are over in the next county
visiting.


Remember that appearances are often
deceiving. Many pale, thin young
lady will eat more corned beef than a
carpenter. Because you find her play
ing the piano in the parlor, it is no sign
that her mother is not at the corner gro
Gerry running in DEBT for a peck of po-
tatoes.


Restrain your temper, particularly
II policeman is in sight. Fits of anger
hasten death. If a man should call you
a horse thief aud you should get high
Year: 1874

The fight in our sister State Of Nevada,
between money and principle, grows warm
er every day; and though many OF the
principle men. and journals devoted to prin-
ciple express strong hopes ofvictory, it does
look to us from AN impartial point of view
in this fight. money is on top. and that il
principle does not get whipped, it certainly
must sustain terrible racking.
Year: 1874

A CASH Basis This is the true
basis upon which the present reform
movement among farmers must rest.
No cooperative movement can sue
cecd on any other basis. Cash is the
one thing needful. The credit sys-
TEN will kill beyond any possible
hope of resurrection any cooperative
enterprise. is this that has killed
them in the past, and will destroy
them in the future. Letsus once set
out on the principle of paying for
what we get, and doing without what
we cannot pay for, and success will
ultimately crown our efforts.
Year: 1874

We all consider iron the embodi-
ment of strength and power, but how
few arc aware that it is this same
element in the system that gives US
strength and vigor, and that an in
sufficiency of it causes weakness and
indcbility. The Peruvian Syrup, a
protoxide Of iron, is prepared ex-
pressly to supply this vitalizing ole-
ment
Year: 1874

Besides the many large business
houses and beautiful dwellings now
in course of construction in this city,
several public editices are in contem-
plation. A new theater or opera house
will most certainly be erected by the
close of the year. The library build
ing is one of the early certainties.
There seems to be no room for doubt
that when the issue is submitted to
the people of the city an almost unan-
imous verdict will be rendered in favor
of the issuance of the library bonds,
and we shall thus secure valuable
public institution and a beautiful pub
lie building. A new Court house must
be built in short time. The one we
have will probably be sold to the Gov
ernment and used for q Postoffice and
other Federal offices. The Govern
ment already needs just such build
ing in Los Angeles, and the necessity
for it will become still greater in the
near future. Los Angeles county can
afford an imposing Court house build
ing, and such a one will be erected
before long. A market-house is also
necessary. It's erection cannot be
much longer postponed. We hear ru-
mors of an intention to improve our
citys park. This is something that
should be done at the earliest possible
moment Nothing adds more to the
beauty of city than we'll laid out,
we'll kept, shady parks. In this re-
spect, Los Angeles is decade behind
many younger cities of California.
Our parks have fine soil and the city
plenty of water. All that is needed is
to set out the trees and see that they
are irrigated. The city authorities
have decided to grade our streets and
improve our sidewalks. Altogether,
we are showing signs of advancement
commensurate with our prosperity.
The city is developing in beauty as
we'll as expanding i'll dimensions.
Year: 1874

The General Relief Committee of
the Independent Order of Odd Fell
lows have reported a plan for the es-
tablishment of an Employment
Bureau in San Francisco. The object
is to procure employment for brothers
and sisters of the Order. The report
provides for the opening of an office
in the Odd Fellows building where a
book will be kept for the registry of
names, residence in the city, and kind
Of employment desired by persons
seeking work, together with such
other information as may be required.
1t is the opinion of the Committee
that the plan if carried into effect, will
save in the shape of donations more
than sufficient to pay the expenses of
the Bureau. The following cards will
be printed and distributed:


'T. o. o. F.-Special Notice.-Persons ofeither
sex in want of employment, who can estab-
lish their claims to the consideration of the
Order, will please register their name, resi-
dence, the kind of employment desired, etc.,


40 Employers-calling attention to the
above special notice. You are respectfully
solicited, when in need of any kind of help,
to call as above and examine the list of APP
order of the General Relief Committee, I. ..
o, E,O
Year: 1874

A large amount of the Los Angeles
Petroleum Refining Uompany's stock
has been sold within the last three
days. Colonel PEEL is kept quite
busy filling out and delivering the
shares. Within the next sixty days
the stock of this company will be SELL
ing at par. By that time the refining
works will be in the full tide of sue
cessful operation, and the wells on
which the workmen are now engaged
will be flowing full streams of crude.
oil. The company expect, in short
time, to manufacture, per day, from
twelve to fifteen hundred gallons of
Illuminating fluid, superior to any
thing now in the market. The actual
daily amount which they will be able
to turn out is only limited by the
number of wells sunk. Up to this
time none of the wells have been
bored sufficient depth to secure Il
full flow, and though they are now
throwing out about forty barrels per
day, by sinking them deeper they
may be made still more productive.
We know of no business in Southern
California with brighter prospects, or
that gives greater assurance of hand
some returns to those investing in it,
than the petroleum refining enter
prise. The refining process of Mr..
CARRERAs is great success, and the
remarkable cheapness with which it
reduces the heaviest of the crude oil
is great advantage to the company,
and enables them to not only manu-
facture larger quantity of illumin-
ating fluid, from the same amount of
crude oil, but also very superior arti-
Gle. The gentlemen who have worked
this enterprise to its present satisfac-
tory condition deserve the thanks of
the community. Their pecuniary re-
ward is near at hand and will come
with the commencement of the refin-
ing operations.
Year: 1874

the wheat is badly rusted and
shrunkenl Another fact he states;
his volunteer wheat is not injured
with the rust while his late sown, and
all, to some extent, sown after the first
rains rusted some. We think all-our
reports from the country and every
thing connected with farm-husbandry
proves the utility of putting in crops
in this valley as early as possible
where the seasons are observed. They
are building a new school house in
their district this year.
Year: 1874

QUITE number of Republican pa
pers are treating GRANT to a great
deal of rough denunciation just now.
Suppose he should be the Republican
nominee for reelection, we wonder if
these papers will continue to pitch
into him, or will they swear by the
column that he is the only man able
to hold the nation together.
Year: 1874

Delegates to attend the coming Convention at
Rock Island, to consider tho ways and means
for tue construction OF tho canal to connect tho
Upper Illinois and the mississippi, were selected
by tho annual mooting Of tho Rock Island County
Farmers yesterday. An address was delivered
before the Association showing the great doyel-
opment that this cheap transportation route
would give tho interests OF Western farmers.
Year: 1874

The following sections of the new
school law are of interest to a large
number, and we publish them for the
benefit of all:


SEC. As. The clerk of each board
of education shall execute bond in
an amount and with surety to be ap-
proved by the board, payable to the
State of Ohio, conditioned that he
shall faithfully perform all official
duties required of him. Said bond
shall be deposited with the president
of the board, and copy thereof GER
titled by said president shall be fled
with the county auditor.


SEC. 46. Each school district
treasurer or county treasurer, who is
ex oficio treasurer of any school dis
trict, shall, before entering upon the
duties of his Office, execute a bond
with sufficient security, in double the
probable amount of money that shall
come into his hands, payable to the
State of Ohio, to be approved by the
board of education, conditioned for
the faithful disbursement, according
to law, of all such funds as shall from
time to time come into his hands.
Said bond, when so executed and ap
proved, shall be filed with the clerk
of the board of education of said dis
trict, who shall Immediately cause a
certified copy thereof to be fled with
the county auditor. Said treasurer
shall report to the board of education
within ten days after his settlement
with the county auiitor, the amount
of funds In his hands for school pur-
poses.
Year: 1874

lFrom the Lexington Press, 22d.l


The details of most schocking
murder come to us from Frankfort
The terrible deed was committed in
that city yesterday morning, the
murderer being John Fry Walcott,
and the victim his mother.


Young Walcott had been drinking
very hard of late. His mother, griev-
ing for her son, implored him to turn
away from the paths of vice. Her
opportunities were disagreeable to
him. On yesterday morning, while
in state of intoxication, he went
home, and becoming enraged at his
mother, seized hatchet and struck
her with it, inficting wound SO
serious that she died from the effects
of it in an hour afterward. The
sharp edge of the hatchet struck the
poor lady just behind the right ear,
cutting into the skull.


According to the Cincinnati style,
that suffering woman was guilty OF
her own murder. She had no laocfttl
right to plead with the young man.
to seek to reclaim him from the paths
of vice; it was disagreeable to him,
it interfered with his personal lib
erty."


But, great God! is it possible, in
view of such on awful tragedy as
this, the legitimate fruit of whisky
selling, that men can be found who
Will vote to make that selling legal?
To give the sanction of law to traf-
fic which thus, in its results, leads
the son to murder even his own
mother? To save one soul from
such a terrible woe, every good citi-
zen should be willing to Danish the &C
cursed thing from the whole land
CGallipolis Journal.
Year: 1874

ADvERTIsING.-We invite the atten-
ton of all our business men to the
short treatise on this subject, in an
other column, headed, ''The Object
of Advertising" It is well worth an
attentive reading, ana we think its
reasoning ought toconvince the most
skeptical that money judiciously
spent in Advertising is a paying in
vestment to the advertiser.
Year: 1874

We think it barbareus that girls should be
sold for wives by their parents in Turkey; yet
we should remember that in this country not
day passes without bride being given away
by her ia. her.
Year: 1874

A bachelor says if you hand lady news
paper with paragraph cut out of it, not a
line Of it will be read, but every bit Of inter.
est felt in the paper by the lady will centre in
finding out what the missing paragraph con-
tanned.
Year: 1874

A spread-eagle orator of New York State
wanted the wirgs of bird to fly to every
village and hamlet in the broad land bl0t he
wilted when naughty boy ill the crowd sang
out, ''You'd be shot for goose before you
had flew me.''
Year: 1874

A pious old lady being asked by her pastor
what she thought of the doctrine of total de-
pravity, replied she thought it a most excel
lent doctrine, and had no doubt it had been
the means Of saving many souls.
Year: 1874

profitable and respectable business for men or
women who have or can make leisure time and wish
TO Co vert il into money. For circulars address
STAR LAMINA WARE, so Beekman Street, New
York jai7t4w
Year: 1874

The second day OF the quarterly payment at the
Pension ONCE brought together throng no
smaller than the irst On Friday night, when the
last payment was made and balance struck, 1t
was nearly midnight. Yesterday morning at six
O'Clock the doors were opened to crowd of about
400 persons, males and females, to whom Mr..
butcher disbursed during the day, over $25, 900.
This covered about 800 pensions.


Mr.. Benjamin r. ShOpp, the special agent on
duty in this district, discovered number Of
fraudulent claims among those presented to Mr..
butcher The greatest offenders in this respect
whom pension was given, which properly goes
to the widow as long as she remains SINGLE A
number OF these have remarked but try to keep
the fact from the authorities, and unless they are
found out continue to draw the money from the
government as u nothing mad occurred to forfeit
the claim


One case came up where woman had married
a man shortly after the death OF her pensOned
husband. This man left child, and the vile, as
then sne REMARKED sent the child to the Reuge
and approprates the money obtained to her own
use. There still other cases which are con-
cocted with considerable cunning 60 deceive and
defraud The government. requiring the unLrlng
action OF the special agents to detect In the
main, the government loses but very little by these
lodges, as they are generally detected The pay
ments will continue for nearly two weeks.


1t is hoped when the next quarter day comes the
new office which Mr.. butcher is to occupy, on the
opposite side OF the street, under the new Naval
ONCE, will be ready, so as to give not only better
accommodations to the pensioners, but more space
to the hampered employees OF the Pension Onice.
Year: 1874

The following is the text of "An Act TO pro-
vide for submitting amendments to the Constitution
to the electors of the State"


SECTION |. The inspectors at each poll iii the
several towns and wards of this State at the general
election to be held in this State the third day OF
November 1874, shall provide a box 20 receive the
ballots of the citizens of this State in relation to the
amendments proposed to the Constitution as herein
after mentioned. and each voter may present a
ballot which shall be written or printed, or partly
written or partly printed III the form following,
namely:
Year: 1874

STATEMENT BY JUDGE NOAH DANlS-IHE OPERATION


OF TIE LAW IN THE CASE or PHELPS, DODGE a


CO.-FRorOsED NOTIFICATIONS.


IBY TELEGRAPH TRIBUNE.I


WASHINGTON, March l9-The further cOnsidera-
tion Of the question of moieties was resumed this
moIuIug before the Committee of Ways and Means.
Judge Noah Davis appeared and began an eXplana-
ton in regard to his connection as asDistrictAttOmey,
with the case Of Phelps, Dodge d Co. Ie also said
that the principal difficulty from the peculiar
operation of the law, by which a person was re-
CURED give in his invoice the value of the goods
lie imported at the time and place Of shipment
unless they were exported by the owner,
IN which case he must give the con
tact Price, if higher than the market
value, at the time Of the shipment. The Government
bal probably received Il considerably large sum Dy
over valuations from Phelps, Dodge d Co. than II
lad lost by under valuations; but notwithstanding
THE the entire amount Of the invoices in which any
item was undervalued, was forfeited. He further
stated that IL necessary. i'll order TO understand
the merits Of this case. to keep clearly in view the
distinction between legal and actual fraud. The
law IN the penalties which it inflicted made no
difference between persons who had unintentionally
violated il and those who had violated it with in-
tent 10 defraud the Government.


He commented upon one case which District
Attorney Bhss said had been twice decided by juries
il favor Of the Government, and subsequently, the
penalty had been remitted by the Secretary of the
IIeasury Mr. Davis SAID that in the first trial the
Government was represented by an assistant, the
defendant having no counsel and the jury disagree
ing Tie second time it was argued by himself for
the Government and by able counsel for the
defendant, but the jury were instructed by the
Judge hat they must ind for the Government on
tie facts admitted, as there had been legal fraud.
As there was no fraudulent intent the Secretary
very properly remitted the judgment.


Tomorrow morning Mr. Davis viii be examined
by the Committee in regard to the working Of the
law aud two notifications proposed by him-frst,
that the actual vaue at the time Of shipment should
III all cases be the invoice price, second, that the
jury in any case before the court should decide
whether any actual fraud had been committed, or
only technical violation Of the law, without any
guilty intent. In the former the verdict of the jury
% be final, without any power of remission by the
HecTetaTy Of the Treasury in the other such power
10 be gwen to him.