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Year: 1875

We are forbearing people and dis
posed to extenuate so long as there is
q shadow of excuse for eXtenuation.
We can forgive if we cannot forget the
malevolence of man or journal in
the merciless persecution of an indi-
vidual through life and unto his death,
but when that persecution goes be-
yond the grave-when it assumes the
shape of slander ofthe dead, a black
ening of the name and fame of one
whom death has placed beyond the
power of self defense-we are no lon
ger tolerant-no longer the patient
listeners ofcharacter defamers. From
motives of their own the San Francis
co Bulletin and Call fought the Bank
Of California for months and in their
warfare against the bank they included
its president, Mr.. RALsToN. He was
the object of their especial enmity and
upon his head they poured the vials of
their wrath in the shape of falsehood
and Misrepresentation. He died, but
the hatred of these two papers still
lived and on the day on which half
San Francisco followed him to the
grave they published articles reflect
Ing on his character and designed to
tarnish his memory. With mali
ciousness and mendacity unworthy
the untutored savage, they have fol-
lowed this man beyond the grave.
Nor are they content with this but
they seek to hide their perfidy un-
der the plea of having turned ghouls
for the public safety. The public safe
ty nor humanity is not rendered more
secure or better under the advice and
protection ofhuman jackals and before
these defamers of dead mans char
acter have seen the close of their libel
suit against the Alta We predict they
will learn that the people of San FIR an
cisco and of the State turn with
loathing from men and journals whose
hatred is so fiendish that even death
cannot appease it.
Year: 1875

NEW YORK, June 3.-The following
report of the Tllton- Beeeher trial is furn-
ished by the Ere,,iuq Post in advance Of
publication:


There was large attendance, and
many stood upon the outskirts Of the
crowd. At ten minutes past eleven
o'clock Mr.. Evsrts apologized for the de-
lay by saying that it was due to the Dc,
tention Of the ferry boat. He then said
that Mr.. Beecher had told them
what the paper contained which
Tilton had read to him rs statement OF
his wife. Tilton when recalled said it
was quite different from the description
of the contents given by Bcecher last
What the difference was he did not say.
1t was vital to the plaintiff case to con-
tradct. Why was MOultOn not asked to
contradict it? he had received the paper
and his memory was so good repeat it
wears atterward the exact words OF the
speech with which Tilton introduced
Victoria Woodruff to the audience.
They did not dare to give different YER
sions of the paper, because there was too
much evidence on record to prove the
concious perjury Of such an attempt.


Mr.. Evarts read from the croSs.cXam.
ination of Tilton as to his use OF Il paper
in the interview with BeechGr on Dec 90
He said that TIltOns own testimony
showed the reading of the paper to be the
climax of his accusation against Beecher
Counsel then read the testimony OF
Beccher upon the same points, and said
that the evidence of both parties to the
interview, was TO the effect that the read
ing of the paper was
Year: 1875

In cnse the Brooklyn jury "nsrees to
disagree" and is dismissed without yer.
dict, the result will appropriately repre-.
sent the divided public sentiment OF the
country. How can we expect jury to
solve n problem that so many learned
counsel have wrangled over for six
months, and that all the newspapers have
discussed inside and outside, upside
and downside, until they are all in
the fog as to It's real merits. The case
has been 10 mystiGed by ten day
speeches, and sentences Of 36S words
in length, that the average jurymun
may well be lunatic "at tllis stage
Of the game" The case reminds us Of
that celebrated western tanglc that was
disposed Of by the learned judge as fol.
loWSi III the jury believe from the cvi.
dence that the plaintiff and defendant
we're partnersin in the grocery, and that the
plaintiff bought out the defendant andgave
his note for the interest, and the defend.
ant paid for the note by delivering 10 the
plaintiff COW, which he warranted mot
brecciy," and the warranty was broken
by reason Of the brecchines Of the COW,
and the plaintiff drove the COW back
and rendered her to the defendant, but
the defendant refused to receive her. and
the plaintiff took her home again and put a
heavy yoke upon her to prevent her
from jumping the fence, and the COW in
attempting to jump the fence, by reason
Of the yoke broke her neck and died. and
II the jury further believe that tho de.
PENDANTS interest in the grocery was not
worth anything, that the PLAINTIFF note
was worth less, and the COW good for
nothing, either for milk or beef, or for
green hide, then the jury must find out
for themselves how they will decide the
case, for the Court, II she understands
herself, and she thinks she does, hus no
idea how such case should be de.
cided."
Year: 1875

Ar this writing lhali past elOven) no
verdict has been brought in by the
Brooklyn jury, and it begins to look as il
they might remain out another night,
The prospect for an agreement is not
good.
Year: 1875

THEPresbytorian Olergymen Of Chicago
in q late meeting discussed ministerial
vacations. One clergyman, evidently with
level head, suggested that the right way
to do was for a clergyman to take n vaCa'
tion when he needed it, and not insistup'
on q summer vacation sick or well. An
other clergyman thought there shouldbe
q distinct understanding between pastors
and people that the former should have
three or four weeks each year iOr a ynca
tion and let the pastor select his own
time. Another clergyman thought II d
minister needed rest he should take It.
but unless 1t was necessary for his health
he should not leave his charge. lie al
ways found, after an absence, that il re-
quired weeks to get his church back ia
the point at which 1t was when he went
away. Another clergyman thought q
minister could take vacation and mol
be idle. He could preach his old sermons
The work that wore upon the clergyman
was in preparing his sermons, not in lie
livering them,
Year: 1875

&c. w." of Orange, writes to La
Cronica an account of his efforts and
failure at tobacco raising in this coun-
ty. He did not fail in growing the
tobacco, but he says he failed to grow
an article which any one would pur-
chase, and that after repeated efforts
to sell his crop to the tobacconists of
San Francisco he was reluctantly
forced to the conclusion that neither
he nor any one else could grow good
tobacco in California. Just here is
where we are inclined to think &c.
W." has made mistake. He asserts
that his tobacco looked well, but that
.itwas deceptive-not as good as it ap-
peared. He admits that among all
the San Francisco cigar-makers only
Cinnamon would buy it, and they at
figures far below the cost of produc-
tion. But the points which our Or
ange tobacco grower seeks to make is
that his tobacco was equal in quality
to that grown anywhere and by any
one in California, and that none of it
is any account. This statement he
make on the authority of those San
Year: 1875

On Monday last ANDY JOHNSON
made great speech in the Senate in
favor Of the restoration of the Consti-
tuition of our fathers, closing with the
assurance to all that unless it was re-
stored the country was gone-gone
forever. He charged the Administra-
tion with deliberate violation of the
Constitution and the laws, and pro-
duced messages and documents to
prove that the present condition of the
South was due solely to the acts of
those who desired to maintain them
selves in power. He made strong
point against the President and his
advisers by showing that SHERIDAN,
who had once been repudiated by the
people of Louisiana and with whose
withdrawal and the substitution of
HANCOCK came peace and quietude,
had been sent back to those people
with the power of an Emperor. How
ever strong may be the argument
against many of the positions taken
by the Senator from Tennessee, we
believe he is correct as to the true au-
thors of the disturbances in the South,
and the evidence is rapidly forthcom-
ing that the great mass of the people
are becoming convinced that the po-
litical aspiration of those in power is
the leaven which has worked the fo-
mentations in Louisiana and Arkan-
sas. One thing is evident: the coun-
try is growing weary and distrustful
of the Administrations policy toward
the South. The masses are beginning
to doubt the honesty of this Southern
policy. After six years trial it has
accomplished nothing toward restor-
ing peace and harmony. Is it mat
ter of wonder that the people should
begin to distrust a policy which could
only show six years failure as the
result of six years practice? 1t would
seem that if stilling of the troubled
waters was the only purpose of the
it would be only too
ready to adopt some other plan in lieu
of one which had increased rather than
quieted the disturbance. But it re-
fuses all offer of other means and de-
clines to accept the services of other


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sown the seed of distrust and doubt as
to the integrity of his purpose, the
fruit of which is fear on the part of
the nation that his Southern policy is
enforced more for the purpose of MAIN
tanning himself and supporters in pow
er than the restoration of that peace,
harmony and prosperity which the
whole people so earnestly desire.
Year: 1875

Francisco tobacco houses, ten in num-
Der, whom he visited for the purpose
of disposing of his crop. We are in
clined to the opinion that there is
some truth in what these firms told
him, though to say that no good to-
bacco has or can be grown in this
State is to make an assertion which
will hardly be borne out by ihe facts.
We omit great deal that might be
said on the subject of seed and come
to the important point that almost all
the tobacco that has yet been produced
in this State has been grown by ex-
perimentalists who have had no ex-
perience in business which can only
be successfully conducted by men of
experience. The San Francisco houses
are prejudiced against California to-
bacco, but it is a prejudice of profit,
not of quality. The charge that all
California grown tobacco Is bitter is
not true. 1t is doubtless true of the
amateur product, grown from doubt
full seed upon chance-selected soil.
One can hardly find Gilroy tobacco in
the shops of San Francisco and the
retail dealers give as reason that it
is so dear no one will buy it. 1t would
be nearer the truth if they would say,
we do not keep Gilroy tobacco because
it is pure tobacco and we cannot make
the profit on it we can from the refuse
and sweepings of the large tobacco
houses of Virginia, which come out
here nicely packed up and perfumed.
Four-fifths of the tobacco smokers of
California have become so accust0m-
ed to the use of those sweepings, that
they do not know good tobacco from
bad. They buy by the quantity,
rather than quality. The Gilroy
Company make no secret why they
send their tobacco East; it is because
they get better price than here. We
have no doubt but that the greater
portion of the Gilroy tobacco comes
back here and is sold and smoked as
imported cigars. There has been good
tobacco grown in Los Angeles valley.
Mr.. PERKINS, an old tobacconist, has
grown an excellent article at Azusa,
and good judges who tested the SAM


pies he exhibited in this city at the
last fair, did not pronounce it bitter
nor worthless. 1t is not everybody
who can grow good tobacco, nor will
all soil produce it; but it is the opin-
ion, not Of the newspapers, but Of
gentlemen whose experience entities
them to credence, that good tobacco
can and will be grown in Los Angeles
valley and many other portions of
California. We hope &C. W." will
try again, and with better success.
Year: 1875

THE Mexican Legation at Wash
ington has received information
which goes to show that the Govern
ment was not responsible for the mas
sacre of Protestants at Acapulco. The
military commandant hastened to the
scene to prevent disturbance and
was among the killed. The Mexican
authorities claim that the murder was
the work of fanatics and assert that
the United States war vessel ordered
to that port can do nothing more than
has already been done.
Year: 1875

NEW YORK, March 24th.-The pas
senger rates on the Pacific Mail steam
ers have been raised to $138 for first
class passengers and $50 for emigrant.
The managers think this will have a
tendency to drive travel to the over
land railroad. AS an OffsesA the rail-
ways arctic allow the Pacific Mail a
certain sum on each passenger carried
by them, besides chartering part Of
the freightage of each steamer.
Year: 1875

The San Francisco Chronicle thinks
it pity that means cannot be devised
for furnishing the knaves who invent
and circulate false information regard
ing mines and mining stocks. So it
is; yet we have read some very highly
colored reports of that character in
the Chronicle.
Year: 1875

BASE BALL.-At the Scheutzen Park
this afternoon, match game of base
ball is in progress between the Quick
stey club of this city, and the Thos.
Berry club of Chester, Pa. A close
game is expected.
Year: 1875



 Mir. EDToR Some of us, your fellow tOwnsnen and townswomen, are not so favored as to be able to live upon Litch- field Hill We would like to be polite, but have very little opportunity to learn tho conventional rules and practices of politeness, or the amenities of life as these are practiced in the higher circles. We arc accustomed to think that we may safely initiate the example of the people of the hill. But there is one practice there which staggers our credulity, and we wish to inquire. Some of us find it pleasant sometimes, just at night fall, to drive into town. But it has repeatedly happened to us, when passing the residen- eos of seemingly nice people, that the occupants have put their opera-glasses to their eyes and levelled them at us.

 Is that really the way? If so, we wish to reciprocate. In that case, our friend Mir. Wood may prepare for an active busi ness. RUsTIcus.
Year: 1875

sent to the NEW YORK X ORIENTAL TEA COMPANY will insure by return mail one pound of excellent Oolong, Young Hyson. English Breakfast, Japan or Mixed Tea such as is usual ly retailed at Sl.30 to $1.50 per pound.

 IT Is X FACT NOT GENERALLY KNOWN that by recent arrangement of the Post Office small quantities of merchandise are now con- veyed at charges considerably less than those of the express companies. The cost on one pound of Tea being $ cents only.

 The New York aud Oriental Tea Company is taking the advantage of THIS EXrRAORDINA. RY FACLI.II and is supplying its customers i'm ali parts of the United States with the finest Toaa aI
Year: 1875

In the proceedings of the House on Friday MT. Chaney introduced bill to protect citizens of Arkan- sas from imposition, and to ele

 yate the medical profession. We do not know what the provisions of the bill are, but we presume, from the title of the act that it is to deprive quack doctors the the right to practice medicine, and to require all practicing phy- sicians to be sufficiently skilled to insure the public against dan ger of being drugged to death by ignorant and unprincipled quacks. If so, good for the people and good for the medical profession. Our observation has long since convinced us that there ought to be some statutory provisioes gov erning the practice of medicine, and we doubt not hundreds of un-
Year: 1875

In another place we give the text of a memorial of the General Assembly of Arkansas to the Congress of the United States, asking that all the public domain belonging to the United States, within the State of Arkansas, re- maining unsold, or otherwise un. disposed of, be granted to the State for Educational purposes.

 We know of no better disposi- tion that could be made of these lands-of no other manner in which they could be bestowed SC as to do the same amount of good, as they will if bestowed in the mannsr contemplated by this Me morial. The civilization of the nation is enhanced by every means which add to the intelli- gence of the masses. The public schools of the State are the chief facilities and almost the only av- enues through which the rudi- ments of an education are attain able by the masses of the common people. The intelligence of the voter in a government like ours Is the greatest guarantee to the per petuity of our free institutions, and our general government can not do too much to provide ample facilities for the education of the masses. Intelligent creatures are generally appreciative, and the strongest cord with which oui government can bind the Ameri. can people to common flag and cement their love to their govern ment is to confer the boon of liberal and universal education among the masses. A more com prehensive education of the mas. ses is the paramount demand oi the present time. The expendi- ture of all means disbursed for this purpose is an investment which will bear golden fruit, and shed broader honors upon the grandest republic of the world.

 Our Centennial year could not be ushered in by grander policy of our Republic than move look ing to better educational attain. ments for the masses.

 We trust our Congressman will devote their earnest efforts to the Memorial presented by our Legis 1 lature.
Year: 1875

fortunate persons have found . premature grave through the in strumentality of ignorant pill peddlers. What does the com mon people of Arkansas know of the merits of physician, or the treatment of disease? And in- deed what means have any one of judging of the proficiency of a physician until they see the prac- tice, which may cost the lives of the unfortunate invalids upon which his experiments are made? There should be certain require ments of proficlency which every one offering to practice medicine should be compelled by law to possess before he is granted the right to practice upon human beings.

 If there is any profession which needs elevating and around which the law should throw strong guards for the protection of the people, it is the practice of medi- cine. We doubt not there are scores of men now carrying the pill bags in Arkansas, who are as much out oftheir proper sphere as bull would be in a china store. If the bill introduced by Mir. Clancy looks to correction of this evil we hope it may have the earnest attention of the pres ent legislature and that 1t may become law of the State.
Year: 1875

Week before last we men, tioned that cotton crops in this and adjoining counties had been damaged at least 20 per cent. by frost. In recent trip through Craighead, Poinsett and Jackson counties, we are satisfied that our former estimate is too small by a good deal. Where the cotton grew rank and tall 30 per cent would be higher the figure. The whole top crop is a total loss. Small cotton will yield the most per acre. The general crop IS in jured 33 per cent.
Year: 1875

Ha> tae largest circulation of any paper in the state, outside of Little Rock, and is not surpassed by any other paper in the South west being circulated in nearly every town and city in the south and west, and read by an intelligent, entcrprising people.
Year: 1875

The discount rate of the Bank of England remains
unchanged at per cent. Foreign exchange regu-
lated entirely by the gold and rates have
varied according to the terms gold loans Holders
of bills, however not inclined to press them for
sale and the market therefore, though dropping
not excited The nominal Of leading bankers
opened at 831a 4S6, but under the pressure above
indicated were reduced TO 4 so and ASS.


THE MARKET


The transfers OF coin California had the effect OF
making the precious metal scarce this market with
out the aid of speculative manipulation II add to
these natural for higher premium the insane
policy OF the Ohio and Pennsylvania democrats have
sufficient reasons for the advance during the week from
1l41S III and squeeze in cash gold ranging from
516 At the Treasury sale Of $500 600 Thursday
the total bids ST. 000 but the whole amount
be sold awarded TO one party at 11540 Tho fact
is not ignored by thoughtful that the Treasury has
withheld SIS 900 of silver from export in pur-
that amount of gold coin had to be exported in its
place. Twenty millions of ive-twenties were called
in for payment during the first half of the year
the Sinking Fund law. Therefore, $35 900, 900 more
gold have been called upon for export than would
otherwise have been sent abroad Having drained
return the same and find ourselves with only
600 of specie in the banks is it natural that
spectators should have taken advantage of this weak
ness and controlled the market to suit themselvcsS
The fluctuations fthe week were as folows:-
Year: 1875

To THE EDITOR HERALD


"Honor to whom honor is DUE" Is a maxim which
ought to be generally adhered by the people of any
section where the effort made accomplish an object
for their welfare has terminated successfully as the
advancement already made TO establish rapid transit
The inhabitants Of New York should have cognzance OF
the exertion made by the HERALD directing the pub
Nc 70 tho necessity Of securing quick travel on lha
Year: 1875

Money during the week rose from ~ to per cent
with the bulk OF business done at intermediate quota
tons Tho bank statement, in its exhibit of loss Of
legal tenders indicates transfer to other centres for
the movement of crops Mercantile paper is reported
rs follows by the leading note brokers'


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Year: 1875

Mn. EDITOR CITIZEN meets
all my requirements but one. You
are ready and vigorous in crying
down nuisances and upholding the
right in all things but one. Your
local feature meets my approx alton,
and you descant freely and fully up
on all subjects but one. Your
makeup is attractive, and every
feature is combined TO make your
appearance perfect, but you lack
one. And now I'll tell you what
that is: You don't come down on
newspaper borrowers. Your car
rier leaves my CITIZEN promptly on
my counter, and before l can come
up from the back part of the house
my neighbor steps in and takes it
of. That's just the whole of it.
don't want to murder my neighbor,
and / don't want to break down the
CITIZEN by stopping my paper, and
l haven't the cash to spare to pay
for another paper for the impecuni-
Gus wretch. Thus YOU see my only
remedy is in your keeping. Why, l
would as soon think of stepping in
to your office and carrying Off your
exchanges. And, by the way, how
do you prevent these depredations
in your Officer Iknow you must do
it, for I see no complaint in your
columns. The man who steps in
and takes my paper has the same
right to step in and take my pocket
book. No matter if he does bring
it back after he has slobbered over
it and rumpled it up, and read the
news he is too vulgarly stingy to pay
for. he has no right TO take It be-
cause it is mine, and he has no right
to read it, if he finds it in the street,
unless be comes up and subscribes
like l did. You must, Mr.. CITIZEN,
come to the rescue. Apply the
same means to our case that you
apply to your own. Let US hear
from you on this point. People
should know better than tc borrow
papers they are too niggardly to sub
scribe for. Newspaper borrowing
is an abomination, and am
thoroughly disgusted with it. Amt
| you? MARTYR.
Year: 1875

% Many of our Pulaski mer-
chants are liberal advertisers, and
have been for years, and no town in
the South can boast a more success
full or more solvent SET of business
men. We refer to them with satisfac-
tion, as to the benefits ola free use OF
printers ink. We venture to say
that not one of them would think
of abandoning its use now at even
double its present cost to them.
We would like to include every
merchant in Pulaski in this list,
and hope ere long to do SO. The
CITIZEN now presents more attrac-
tions and advantages to advertisers
than ever before. 1t is taking like
wild-fire, and we invite our bust
ness men all to avail themselves OF
its columns.