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Year: 1874

1t is no longer the protest of s mass
meeting which the authorities have to en-
counter. 1t is not the utterly lawless and ire
spOnsible killing of negroes that may be
stopped and punished. II is not the Temporal
~ fury OF a mob that may be quelled By a
posse OF police. New Orleans is the scene or a
new revolution. The people are armed and
seem to be organized. They are backed by
what they hold TO be the genuine and only
State government They are gathering as
militia, and act under the orders of Penn, who
was elected Heutenant-gOYernOr with McEn-
cry, and who, in the latter absence, issues his
proclamatiOns and commands as governor of
Louisiana. When large bodies OF men come
together in this way, the result Is apt 10 be
something more than . common street-rtOt
Neither present success nor temporary defeat
can be regarded as final IN such case There
is revolution in Louisiana, and New Orleans
loads the
Year: 1874

] hereby certify the foregoing TO be a full
true and correct assessment list In the matter
OF Main street, In said city OF Los Angeles, and
that each and all assessments are made and
payable in gold coin OF the United States.
Year: 1874

Mr.. EDITOR-A few evenings
since,I concluded, as / had moth
ing to do, to take short walk
around the suburbs of our little
city. | took a circle of about
a quarter Of a mile, and finally
found myself on the hill back
of the Female Academy. And,
Mr.. Editor, Imust say, although
L blush to do it, that the condi-
ton the building and the
grounds are in, are disgrace
to this community. Can not
some plan be adopted sufficient
to improve and beautify this
much dilapidated institution of
learning? Can not the corpo-
rate authorities so much as SNAKE
a passable road to the building.
so that young ladies can get to
the Academy without climbing
and falling over the rocks?-
Surely something ought to be
done. The Academy has now
one Of the best teachers that has
ever been in it, and he has but
little encouragement to teach
IN such a house. If the Board
OF Trustees will put their shoul-
ders to the wheel, they will be
encouraged; the citizens of this
place and vicinity will subscribe
literally towards repairing it.
There should by all means be a
cietem on the place; as it Is,
there is not drop of water to
be had, unless some neighborI
chooses to let them have it
We have no doubt that the
Fayetteville Dramatic Associa-
ton would offer a helping hand,
by giving one or two entertain
ments for the benefit Of the A
cademy. Let us see now If
something cannot be done j
Let's hear from the Trustees,
and from the Dramatic Club,
and let's all go to work and
have at least one school build
ing that will be an ornament to
the place. Let Prof. Hatcher
put the ball in motion, and he
will find help in abundance.


III.
Year: 1874

A Washington correspondent


of the Chicago Tribune SAYS:


The fate of the bill which Mr.
Sumner left as a parliamentary
legacy to e. lockwood H0ar
and others, would appear to in
dicate that there is either a slight


reaction against the effects OF
reconstruction, or that, in view


view Of the pending campaign.


all sides are afraid OF the Civil


Rights measure. The Demo-


crafts wauld have liked to see
itpressed; but they darenot vote


in the directionof bringingit up,


being narrowly watched by
their own press and people, who


hated the bill so greatly as to be
adverse to any party manoeuver-
ing with it, and even loud upon
any member whose seat was un-
filled when it came to a vote
The Republicans in the South
were mortally afraid Of it, be-
cause, if it should be raised ey-
cry man Of them was doomed
by the negro vote if he reap
peared as a candidate. Brown
low and others, who seldom
dodge a party subject, felt
such an aversion to this bill
that they pronounced against in
advance.


Between these conflicting in
terests, the bill, victorious in
the Senate after an all-week and
one all-night contest, lapsed o.
yer in the House, and it is
doubtful if we shall see it enac-
ted law for years, and enforced
as a law for years after it is en-
acted. The death of Sumner
gave this bill momeDtary vi
lality amongst his colleagues.
But it awoke in the more pop
ular body a sensibility fresh
from the people, who were rec
Onciled TO negro-citizenship,
but not to negro-cOmpanionisp.
Legislation nrights oitenswin9s
a long way ahead of prejudice,
but less rapidly in regard to
customs.
Year: 1874




Paris Cor. Of the New Orleans Picayune. I


Two years since a iarRily in


Marseilles married their daughter.


who had just turned sixfepn. to II
young man in Salon, town not
tar frOm their residence. After


the wedding festivities the trida
the bridal pair set out for Salon.
which they made their home. In
the usual course of time child
m ide Its appearance. The moth
er seemed in fair way of frecovery,
when a violent hemorrhage super
vened. A physician could not be
Immediately procured The loss
of blood had produced a swoon.-
When :he doctor did at last come,
he could only declare the patient
had passed away beyond profess
siOnal skill. These ineilenls oc-
cured in August. The weather
was unusually sultry, even for that
month and latitude. The medical
man engaged to have the body in-
TERED as speedily as possible. Six
hours after her death the young
mother was laid in her grave.


Recently the widower acquain-
ted his mother-iu law and her
family that he had proposed to
marry again. She insisted that
her daughters body should be de-
llvered to her, to be buried at Mar
seilIes. The mother in-law came
over to superintend personally the
eXhumation. When the door OF
the family vault at Salon was o.
pened a heart-rending spectacle
was seen. The corpse of her
lay in the middle
IF the vault. The coffin's top
bad been wrenched eff. top and
coffin lay on one side of the vault
floor. The hoor of the vault was
strtwn with hair of the corpse,
the grave clothes were torn To
the hands half eaten
The unhappy young mother had
been buried alive, had recovered
in the vault. had

burst the coffin-lid, and made su-
efforts to escape from
Ier prison or to attract atten-
ion to her. All Of them had fail.
ID and she had died of terror, of
starvation, OF exhaustion, Of de-
pair, living death, whose sec.
'ndS seemed centuries. The
mother has been a raving maniac
:ver since.
Year: 1874

1t is something unaccountable
how these sober and sedate old
fellows. as soon as their families
have gone to the country 20 spend
the heated term, commence TO wear
their Sunday clothes every day
and to argue that four hours sleep
is all that the human frame re-
quires to be healthy.-[De
Free Pres
Year: 1874

To a boy brought before HIM
the other day, for defending his
mother from the brutality OF his
father, a New York Judge sail
one day last week : "Young man.
| am proud to see that yea love
your mother and are anX-
ious to protect her, but your Vio-
lence toward your father has been
of a very vigorous character. Try
and keep your hands off your ia
ther, but in any event rttect your
mother from injury. You may
60"
Year: 1874

In speaking of the present situation Of the
South the Washington RepgLlcan holds the
following language:


''The political condition Of affairs in most
of the Southern States ut the present time is
of such character as 10 excite tho gravest
apprehensions for the future peace and pros
perity of that section. OF course it is the
fashion of the opposition press and the De-
mocracy 10 throw the whole blame upon the
carpet -baggers and upon the Republican party
CT the SOUTH


Now, if the fault is not at the door of the
carpet -baggers, where does it belong? The
South is certainly in II most deplorable condi-
ton and growing worse so every day. 1t is
certainly not the fault of the white people in
any particular whatever. The negroes were
consolidated against us by the carpet -baggers
from the very beginning. and have remained
so ever since. The mode of reconstruction
was an infamous one, and the origin of the
whole evil. The Radical party did it all, and
did it for base party purposes They were
determined to negroize the South, crush the
white people, and force all the States to be
Republican. This was the crime and this was
the way it was perpetrated. The fearful evils
are now upon us and upon the whole country
and all history and posterity will place the
blame whore it properly belongs. Petersburg
Neus.
Year: 1874

AN ITEM FOR LApIEs.-The fall style of la
dies bonnets has already arrived. 1t is term
ed the New York The material is of Milan
braid, black. The crown is somewhat lower
than the "alpine;" the brim is turned up on
the left side. and large white ostrich plume
is fastened in front and run back over the top
of the crown. The hat is trimmed with black
velvet and ornamented with handsome pearl
or steel slide. 1t is a pretty and very nobhy
affair
Year: 1874

The Asiatic Indian woman carries her
baby in blanket hanging in front SONG
thing below the waist the BengaldYe
woman. with the child astride low
down upon her left hip, and her left
arm supporting its back. The figure
seems quite Indifferent as to the difficult
ties in this style Of carrying, which must
be highly artistic performance II done
so cleverly in reality.


The Egyptian woman carries hers in
stately manner, the child sitting astride
her shoulder, with its hands upon her
head, and without any clothing to speak
of.


The Brazilian woman carries hers
| in a somewhat similar manner, also
in full undress, it sitting astrlde her
neck.


The Chinese baby is carried upright
upon the back, in blanket; and the
! South African in a bag in front formed
| bv a blanket, round the hips of the
mother.


The Lower Australian woman carries
hers by swinging it in a blanket over
one shoulder upon her back, while
the North Australian woman carries
hers bound upon board, after the style
of candy models in confectionery stores.


The Laplaud baby is carried IN 8
sledge-shaped cot, made of leather, Il
seems to have been chucked in feet fore
most, and then frame tied over the
opening for its face, whether to prevent
| il from crawling out, or to keep the dogs
from kissing it, is more that can be I'M
agined.


The most unique style of all is that o
the Esquimaux woman, who wears wide
high-top boots, and puts the baby. right
end foremost, down in the outside of "a
of them, and doubtless, according to IN
Kane's description of her style, carrying
her cooking and eating utensils IN th'
other.


The North American woman carries
her papoose strapped to board, and tina
strapped upon her back by band owe
the forehead.
Year: 1874

Niagara Falls on the morning of June
1st, was the scene of a terrible excite
ment in consequence of a painter named
McCullough, who was employed in
painting the bridge leading from Goat
isAnd to the Three Sisters, having fall
eAfrom the bridge into the rapids be
low. He drifted with the current to a
point within forty feet of the falls,
where he found anchorage in the mid
die of the stream that separates the is
lands by coming in contact with rock,
to which he clung. In a few moments
the news of the accident spread like
wildfre through the village, and an i'm
mense crowd of spectators gathered to
look at the unfortunate mans perilous
situation, from which it seemed impos-
sible to rescue him. Mccullough had
given up all hopes of being aided; his
arms and body were fast becoming be-
numbed and losing their hold on the
slippery rock, when a shout went up
from the throats of the spectators which
told him that aid was nigh. In that
vast crowd which had assembled on the
islands and bridges there was but one
man who was willing to risk his OWL
life in trying to snatch fellow-creature
from out the jaws of death. Tom Con-
roy, a guide at the Cave of Oinds,
jumped into the rapids, and, holding in
his left hand the end of a rope and
swimming down the current, he reached
Mccullough in safety. He Immediately
tied the rope around himself and the
nearly exhausted man, and they were
both safely landed ashore in a few mo
ments. Mccullough was badly bruised
about the head and body,
Year: 1874

From the St. Louis Democrat


A French paper tells singular story
of 2 marriage in high circles that comes
quite up to our American ways OF mar
riage and divorce. A certain Count ",
it seems, was desperately in love with a
beautiful girl, and finally induced her
to become his mistress. He would have
married her if it had not been for the
persistent opposition of his parents to
snv alliance with the bourgeois class.
He kent up his relation with the girl for
soms time. all the while bothering his
brains 70 find out a way In which he
could marry hsT With the consent OF hls
parents. Finally, hs poured out bis
troubles to a friend OF ready WIT, who
at once suggested a soiuhcs q
bankrupt, young Count T., OF an
cient family vas just then haunt
ing the streets of Paris, and the sug-
eestion was that this spendthrlft
be hired to marry the girl, and thEs make
her a countess. No sooner said than
done. Count Y. was found and only too
glad to make $1,000 and two diamond
studs, the latter being shpslsted for by
him in addition to the ready money,
because he foresaw the probability oil
pawning something after the money
should have been spent The contract
was accordingly drawn up, its chief pro-
visions being that Count Y. obliged him
self. Immediately after the marriage,
10 cede his wife unite the said Count X,
and Immediately thereafter to institute
a suit for divorce on the ground OF Will
full desertion." The marriage then took
place, and the pretty girl, now Countess
Y returned With Count y. TO her lodg-
ings he whole party having 6rst en-
loved a splendid dinner, at which Count
y. was the gayest Of the gay. he faith
fully kept his word; divorce was soon
obtained. and Count X told his parents
that be would marry no other person,
than Countess Y. No objection could
be inierpOssd, and everybody vas made
SSupy.
Year: 1874

There is a sequel to the London story
Of noble satiris.; in fact, two OF them,
with the chance Of third. 1t is now
believed over there that the author
OF the Chesterfield Letters" 1873, is
not Lord Desart, but his wife. The
young peer has written note 20 Colonel
Fraser TO say that when he signed the
disclaimer, he did it with the under
standing that the passage setting forth
what the Harry Browne" letter would
have been il il had been meant 70 hit of
Colonel White, had been stricken out
Colonel Fraser replies through the
Times that Lord Desarts memory
is not as retentive as it might
be; that his lordship did indeed request
to have that passage stricken out but
the request was refused, aud that he
himself told his lordship refusal to
sign the document. just as it was, would
be likely to cause much unhappiness
to bis friends The publication of this
reply, it is said, has reused Lord Desart s
Irish, and Colonel White has been mott.
fed that, If he wants any further salts
faction, he won't have to ask twice for
it. 1t is quite needless to add that Lon
don society is now certain that Colonel
White sat for the portrait of " Harry
Browne" and that Lady Desart, in this
instance, has shown herself good deal
of an artist
Year: 1874

of France.


The Figaro, apropos of the arrival in
Paris of Count Mensdorf, revives an old
story, but tells it well. Count Mems
dorff is described as former aide-de-
camp of Archduke Charles, and "might
recall to a very illustrious parsonage a
very pretty story viz In the month of
September, i93, a young French officer
arrived at Vienna and alighted at the
Hotel de rArchduc Charles. 1t was yet
early, so he determined he would have
look at the town before dinner. He sal
lied forth, and by dinner time had lost
his way. His perplexity was all the
greater as he spoke no German, but by
dint of inquiry and repeating the words,
Hotel Archduke Charles, he at length
met a good Samaritan, who took him to
the gates of an imposing looking man
sion. The young Frenchman said to
himself How odd faneied the house
was not half so stylish as this" He gave
up bis great coat and hat to the SER
wants, and was ushered into dining
room, where covers were laid for twenty.
He sat down and made himself at home,
and helped himself to the caviare and
hors '@uvres-begun dinner in fact,
and was lamenting that tables d'hote
were not better attended, when the door
opened, and there entered fine.looking
old gentleman, accompanied by very
young lady and about a dozen other
guests. The Frenchman, after the
habit Of his nation, rose and bowed
when they had taken their seats, and
continued his dinner with the greatest
composure. Presently the conversation
became general, and the Frenchman
mentioned to his neighbor that he re-
gretted he was debarred from taking
part in it, as he knew nothing but
French. The fine old gentleman at the
head of the table evidently heard the
remark and understood it, as he
continued the conversation in French
The young officer was delighted at this
mark of courtesy, and said something
very civil about the people to be met
with at Vienna tables d'hote--and din
ner over went up to the fine old gentle
man and said am going to the play
now, but shall be staying here few
days. May | hope you are staying some
little time in the house, and that we
shall see more of each otberY With
that he made his bow and went out.
After the play cab took him back to
his hotel, and he went to sleep, contrast
ing the difference between the splendor
of the dinner and the shabbiness of the
sleeping apartments. Next morning he
had an explanation. He received a
visit from Count Mensdorf, who told
him that his imperial highness the
Archduke Charles, with whom he had
dined ON the previous day would be
clad to see him every day during his
stay ia Vienna. The mistake was soon
cleared up. Instead Of dining at the
Arobduke Charles Hotel as he supposed,
he had dined at the palace of the Arch
duke Charles The Figaro tells us that
the hero Of this adventure was no less
person than Marshal MaeMahon, the
President of the French republic.
Year: 1874

TRANSFER PRINTING INKs.-Ne invite attcn
ton TO the beautiful and useful TRANSFER INKS
that we are now using. They are of recent intro
duction, but are already extensively used by rail-
road and steamboat companies, banks, merchants
and others. The inks tSat we are now furnishing
are Of quality that can be copied any length o
time after being printed. Will copy In ordinary
letter-presS book.
Year: 1874

ARREST OF AN ESCAPED CONVICT. VIII
Gooch, professional thief and an escaped
convict from the public works in the Valley


of Virginia, was yesterday detected attempt
ing to pawn a valuable lady's gold watch.
AN effort was made by the police to arrest
him, but he ran of at great speed, followed
by an excited crowd of men and boys.
Alter going several squares ana running IN
and out of several alleys, he was oVerhauled
near the Chesapeake and OHIO railroad
Year: 1874

1t will be long time ere an accurate
statement OF the cost of the bridge can be
given. Col. Fladd gave the following as
approxlmating very nearly 10 tho exact
expenditure for the bridge:
Year: 1874

The Board OF Police sent yesterday long list OF
inspectors OF election they have removed for
violation OF the law to the ONCE OF the District
Attorney for the purpose OF obtaining indictments
against them from the Grand Jury. Others win be
forwarded next week and the system continued
until after election Great commotion has been
created among the election officers on account OF
this action OF the Board OF Police. 1t Is quite
new thing to hold the inspectors to any accounta-
b,ity OF their actions during the days OF regstra
ton and trying them for such onences as drink
ing wnlskey, playing cards, being drunk and going
away from the places OF registration
has completely taken them apack All
the policem detailed at places where
the Boards OF Registration meet have
been ordered to report any and all irregularities
thsy see occurring, and quite large number OF
complaints have been. up TO the present, sent In
The Board treats these charges In the same way
they do complaints against policemen lor oreacnes
OF the rules. Names OF deposed inspectors are 0r-
warded to the District Attorney promptly so that
he may take the proper action prescribed by law
Several prominent candidates for the Penitentlary
have already come forward, and It remains TO be
seen whether this action or the Board or Ponce
will the remainder to look sharply alter their
duties, and not bring themselves WITHIN the letter
the law CulDf1tS,
Year: 1874

A correspondent say: You never see a
youns girl in velvet and her mother in tulle
except they are an American mother and
daughter, and never saw French woman
whose front hair looked like IA poodle dogs
back. Vanity without common sense has
made more 'fnghrs' in looks among Aneri-
can woman than their Creator is accountable
Tor, and now, when fashions are so adapta-
ole, no one is excusable in not being at least
presentable But, SO long as the word
stylish supersedes all others in our vocabu-
ary and so long as 'oddIty is the syno-
uym OF style, suppose those of us who are
lher the one nor the other crn only fold
our hands and wait for our turn.
Year: 1874

in the room formerly occupied by Harwood
Fellows, a NEW TIN SHOP, where he will keel
IN hand every article usually found in first
class establishment of the kind His GOODS and
STOCK all new and selected with the great
sst care and with direct view to the wants OF
this market.
Year: 1874

MURDER AND LYNCHlNG.-Thed de-
tails of most cold-blooded murder in
Shasta county, were telegraphsd to the
city papers Of last Monday. The follow
ing dispatch is taken from the Union =
" George Cline, the mail carrier left Bur-
gettville on Monday noon with the mail
for Redding. Before starting j. NJ.
Moores and two others entrusted to his
care $3.50 with which to pay their taxes.
A mau named John Baker saw the mon
ey paid BIN, and knowing the route he
would tHse started out from Burgett-
vitea few hours in advance of Cline
Bake had crossed the bridge few hours
before Ciine's arrival. The latter told
the bridge keeper he was afraid all was
not right that he thought Baker was af-
ter and would scalp him. The keeper
told him be would lend him a pistol. He
did not take it but mounted his horse
and rode on. After riding couple OF
miles, Baker stopped it is supposed, for
Cline to overtake him, which he did, and
it is supposed they rode on together: The
horse that Cline rode was shod, but Ba-
ker's was not. On Tuesday morning
Cline was found lying dead in the road,
with a bullet-hole through his head. His
pockets were turned inside out, and
his faithful horse was close by with
the mail bag untouched. When found,
the horse refused to be led away, but was
finally led off. After going a short dis
tance it broke away and ran back to the
dead body Of its rider. A coroners jury
was summoned and was in session when
the mail lett. Baker was arrested at his
fathers house on Hat Creek and heavily
ironed. The citizens wish to get more
positive proof, and should they be con-
vnced OF his guilt he will be hung by the
mob. Cline was young man of good
character and standing in the commun-
ty. His parents reside at Humboldt Bay.
He has been on this mail route but few
months"


Our correspondent at Shasta sends the
following additional particulars, under
date of January 18th John Baker,
the man who killed and robbed the mail
from Redding to Burgettsville, arrived
here to night under strong guard, and
was Immediately lodged in Jail. After
being strung up five times near where he
committed the crime he confessed his
guilt, and under promise of the parties
that had him in hand that they would
take him to Shasta and give him trial,
he offered to show where he buried the
money, which he did it was found bur
led near his fathers house. Baker stat
ed that he rode about mile with his VIC
tim-being left handed he drew a pistol
unobserved by Cline, shooting him in the
right side, when Cline fell to the ground
from his horse. Baker dismounted and
shot Cline through the head, killing him
him instantly. Baker is a young man
about 2S years of age. Public sentiment
is strongly against his being brought here
for trial-that he should have been hung
on the spot"