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Year: 1879

AS We rejoice under a highly ex-
pensive city government. which is
founded upon taxes wrung from
the people, we have right to two
things in Los Angeles-well
sprinkled streets and security in
our homes. The number of bur.
glaries which have occurred in Los
Angeles of late should stimulate
the police force to the utmost en-
ergy. The fact that the houses of
two newspaper men have been
burglarized within a few weeks
perhaps intensifies our apprecia-
ton of the fact that a police force
is designed to guarantee security TO
the sleeping citizen. Los Angeles
rejoices in handsome and good.
natured Mayor. So strong is the
development of the milk of human
kindness in Mr.. Toberman that he
ia apt at times to be too lenient.
Half the pleasure Of living is lost
If citizen Of Los Angeles cannot
venture to 60 to bed with his win.
dow partially open. Every man
who looks and acts as If he might
be burglar should be subjected to
q rigid espionage; and, If possible,
he should be caught In his crime.
The Mayor will best commend him
self to his fellow citizens by admin
isterlng the laws with the utmost
rigor to those who are brought be-
fore him reasonably suspected OF
being criminals, when they have
violated any city ordinance. The
fact Is that, during our residence
in Los Angeles, crimes of violence
have never been SO fragrant as
now. While we would not for the
world have any one, whose sole
offence is poverty, incommoded, ii
Is time that the bold, bad depre.
dators on the rights of property
should be brought up with round
turn.
Year: 1879

WHILE we have the utmost good
humor towards our local brethren
Of the press 1t does seem to us that,
In exceptionally dull times, news
papers which have existed under
one management year in and year
out-which are making, in fact, a
valiant fight for this section-ought
to receive a certain measure of
kindly recognition from the busI-
ness and advertising public. The
latest newspaper suspension In this
city is that OF the Daily Star. We
have nothing but the kindest
feelings towards the management
Of this defunct paper. We recog-
nized fully their right to enter into
the newspaper arena and to sue
ceed or fail. But there is some-
thing more than right involved
In this matter-there Is the ques-
tion Of expediency. Management
after management, proprietorship
after proprietorship. have failed to
make the Star success. Editor
has succseded editor in that estab.
ment with q rapidity which con-
fuses the vision of an ordinary man.
II would puzzle the most subtle
and profound statistIcian In our
Year: 1879

statesmen and customers being
made by gaslight. In the vivid
rays of the electric light soles that
would have fetched shilling
pound by gaslight looked poor at
sixpence, while turbut fresh from
the sea looked o week old. So there
was a general outcry. The copious
and ornate dialect of the locality
was enriched by a number of nota-
BILE additions; there were threats of
revolution by the "Bummareess,n
as the fish salesmen are called, and
the corporation was finally forced
to Danish the electric candle and
restore the gas.
Year: 1879

Next Tuesday will be election day. Whatev
er men of other parties may do, we hope the Re-
publicans will turn ont q full vote, aud stand
by their ticket. There is general Republican
"Boom," this year. and Donphan County should
not lag.


We have not word to say against the Demo-
cratic candidates. the Greenback cadidates, or the
Independent candidates. We believe they are all
honest, and capable of filling the Offices for
which they are candidates. But the Republican
candidates are honest, and we'll qualified, and
most of them well tried, and are deserving the
support of every Republican voter. Several of
them are so satisfactory to the public, that they
will receive the votes of many Democrats and
Greenbackers. Bat no candidate can depend
upon votes from an opposing party to elect him.
He must have the support of his own party.
This, we believe, the Republican ticket has this
year, with more unanimty than for several
years past. All that is needed is full turnout,
to insure victory on a scale with the Republi-
can triumphs all over the North. 1t will be q
good starting point from which to enter the
great campaign of 1880.


Reports from all parts of the County seem to
leave no doubt that the whole Republican tick
ct will be elected by sweeping majority. But
to make assurance doubly sure, every Republi-
can should see that his own vote goes to accom-
plish that result.
Year: 1879

In THE HOUSE OF THEIR FRIESDs.-Those
members of the Democratic Committee, and
Others of the party, who entered into an agree
ment with the Greenbackers for q combination
ticket, and secured the fat of the Offices for Dem
ocrats, have reason to feel sore over the snub
they received at the hands of the Democratic
Convention. The ugliest part of it was the in
situation that they had entered into bargain
to sell out the Democratic party. 1t may have
been distasteful to n majority of the Democrats
to depend upon q Greonbnck nomination to get
any of their friends into Office; but We have no
doubt the members of the Committee meant it
all right. They wanted to-beat the Republi-
cans, and thought that was a sure way to do it.
We believe it would have been bad failure,
but they thought they were doing big thing.
At any rate, they feel badly treated by their
party for doing that which they thought was
just the right thing.
Year: 1879

TRIBUTE TO EWING AND RICE.-Ewing and Rice in
Ohio and Trimble and Ye0nian in Iowa, did noble
service in the field, while Foster and Gear prof
ting at home by the necessities of the country, and
it is little credit to the b0asted loyalty of either
State, that it now refuses to do them honor. Had
they abandoned their honest convictions and espOus
ed the standard Of the bloody shirt they might have
held high place in the esteem of the Radical party
but their rank in the scale of true political manhood
is higher as it is.-.S Louis Republican.


Yes, and Benedict Arnold did as noble service
in the field as any man of lis time for American
Independence; yet he died, followed by the ex-
ecrations of the American people, and bis name
is used as scare crow on Fourths of July. Had
Ewing ct al. not deserted the cause for which
they fought, their fate might have been differ
ent The Union people Of the North will not
trust deserters and bush hwhackcrs, even if they
come dressed in blue, and carrying the stars
and stripes.
Year: 1879

y When the Democratic candidates at
Highland send men from that moral town to
whoop things up for them in the other parts of
the County, it would be well to send men who
would not make it their first business to get %
drunk on whiskey bought on credit, that they
can't tell which end Of them 10 MP.
Year: 1879

CHARLEY BURKHALTER.-All the well-spun
calculations for beating Charley Burkhalter for
Sheriff have about gone to tatters. The cry
that he is a Democrat had got to be thinner
than they thought. Those hundreds of Repub-
licans who were going to vote against him,
have gone off and hidden themselves, SO that
they cannot be found. A big trump card that
they had hoped to use, to carry certain class
of citizens against him, on account of au unfor
tunate affair that was unforeseen and unavoida-
BILE, and that he was not responsible for, has
turned out to be no trump at all, and will
scarcely coant in game. Even the terrible fact
that he regulates his own prices of beef, and re-
fuses to trust out his meat to Tom, Dick and
Harry, and steal cattle to keep up the supply,
has lost its sting. There seems to be no help
for it but that he will be elected.
Year: 1879

MISPLACED CONFIDENCE.-If Mr.. Hampson
had submitted his claims to the Republican
Convention for denomination for his present
Office, his nomination and election would have
been certainty. There would have been no
candidate in the Convention against him; and
be has made such model officer, that the oppo-
sition at the polls would have been Insignificant.
But self appointed advisers got after him, who
knew it all, and who could shape things all right.
If he would come ont for Treasurer, independ-
ent of the Republican party, he was assured Of
the Greenback nomination; and he had the as
surance of leading Democrats that their party
would tumble to him. He came out, and the
Greenbackers nominated him. But when it
came to the Democratic part of the performance,
the Convention sat down hard on the men who
favored q coalition, and nominated a full ticket
of their own. Thus Mr.. Hampson is left with
the Greenback nomination on his hands-a party
that is not able to elect anything. This is not
the first time man has missed it by listening
to the cock -and-bu stories of the enemies of
his party. 1t is generally the safest plan to
stay among ones friends, and not leave their
camp, in order to seek favors at the hands Of
political opponents.
Year: 1879

n A delegate in the Democratic Convention
said that one of the nominees for Register Of
Deeds, he understood, could not write his name,
and you could not read the name Of the other
after he had written it. Be that as it may,
Squire Dixon will write his name as Register
Of Deeds, after the first Of next January, 90
that he that runs may read it.
Year: 1879

A BAIT FOR HIGHLAND.-The Democr ratio
County Convention evidently had mean opin-
ion of the Republicans of Highland. From ap-
pearances, they imagined that, by giving nomi-
nations literally to Highland men, they could
hive almost the solid Republican vote at that
place, which would give them such boost that
they could probably win the County. But so
far from making that win, they will loose more
in the remainder of the County than they would
gain at Highland, even if they got every vote
there. But they will not get that, by long
way. Highland occasionally takes a bulge, and
goes pretty one-sided, but does not make reg
ular thing of it. There are q few men there,
calling themselves Republicans, who delight in
going back on the Republican ticket; but they
do not control everybody. There are many true
blue, straight-out Republicans about Highland,
who cannot be bought off or fooled of, and from
the best information We can obtain, they will
make good report of themselves, this Fall
Year: 1879

n Since every candidate taken by the
Greenbackers from other parties, and who
pledged themselves to certain Greenback hob
bes, has deserted the ticket, we would like to
know what is to be the fate of the National
Banks, and whether Government will now issue
all the paper money, and in sufficient volume
to meet the demands of trade.
Year: 1879

Il As an evidence that the Greenback party
is losing heart, it is only necessary for rs to
state that the Central Committee met here, on
Monday, and we are credibly informed that
they actually neglected to pass resolution de-
manding that the General Government issue .
few hundred millions of Greenbscks! Such .
thing never happened before.
Year: 1879

q Tho only question about the County
Clerkship Is, - to what Morse's majority will
be-whether one thousand or two thousand.
We have printed 10000 Republican tickets, and
he may get them all.
Year: 1879

II As we said last week, Bob Tracy declares
that he did not make or authorize anybody to
make pledges for him inconsistent with his
standing as Republican; that he is not in ia
vor of destroying the National Banks, nor un-
limited issue of paper currency, nor paying the
national debt in any other money than that
specified in the law.
Year: 1879

y George William Curtis, editor Of Harper's
Weekly is man who imagines that his fne-
haired talents give him right to dictate to the
Republican party. He is 50 overburdened with
purity, that it has become hard matter to
nominate n ticket that is pure enough for him
to support. In addition to this, he has for sew
eral years tried to cope with Conkling in Re-
publican Conventions. but always gets inglori-
ously "left." He recently advised Republicans
to scratch the name of Cornell from their tick
cts for Governor, and vote for Robinson, the
Tilden candidate The first response to the ad
vice was request for him to resign his place
as Chairman Of the Richmond County Republi-
can Central Committee, which he did. He can
now devote his time to reducing the sub scrip
tion list of the Weekly, as Republican support
is what built up that paper.
Year: 1879

EY' A considerable portion of the space in the
last number of Sam. Woods National Era is FILL
ed with the comic cuts to be found in most
printing Offices. They constitute heavy argu-
ments for the Greenback party, in paper that
aspires to be NATIONAL in its influence. But,
then, they are about as good as any other Green
back argument, and save writing and type-set-
tin1
Year: 1879

The "NEw DUCfRINK.s-Iu the Greenback
Convention, ODriscoli announced that new
plank was being inserted in the platforms East,
and Was bound to he adopted in the West. 1t
was demand for q Law prohibiting any man
from owning more than go acres Of real estate.
It 10 no new doctrine. 1t is but type Of agra
rian doctrine that has had advocates for centu-
ries, that the shiftless and improvident have
right to coniscate the savings and accumula-
tions Of the Industrious and economical Tho
Greenback party naturally attracts all such
isms, and it will eventually have saddled upon
it all the isms of its constituent parts, such -
Agrarianism, Communism, Socialism, etc.
very large proportion of the Greenback party is
made up of men who have got down in the
worid-some through no fault of theirs, but most
through mismanagement and thriftlessness, and
incapacity to shape their affairs to meet the
ups and downs of business. Insteaf of realiz-
ing the true cause OF their bad luck, they imag-


inc that it il all the fanlt Of the laws, and Of the
parties in power; and they form themselves in
to party, and raise cry for the Government
to step in and help them out. From this de-
mand it is but short step to the other one that
those who have squsndered their substance
have right to pluuder share of those who
have economical; that the mob have q right to
prey upon and pillage industry that the tramps
have a right to con6scate the farmers crops.
Year: 1879

The Governor has submitted his mes
saye /, the legislature, and Is written
in the usual stereotyped style. In tne
matter of legislation he very correctly
condemns the undignifed haste with when
bills are crowded to final passage at the
close of each session, leaving no time Tor
examination of these bills by the gov
ernor. The law contemplates that the
governor shall have five days for the e1-
Animation and consideration of every bill,
and should the present legislature on this
point follow in the footsteps OF former
ones. the governor should refuse his sig,
nature. and in this he Will be sustained
by all right-minded citizens The most
Df these bills are delayed to the very last
hour in order to get them passed al all.
On the eve of the adjournment all Is CON
fusion, with hardly any attendance and no
attention, and it is then that pet meas,
ures and swindling bills are rushed
through, and if the governor without e1-
animation affixes his signature to such,
he becomes party to the fraud. Better
refuse your signature, governor.


On the question IF finance the message
is quite elaborat.. The governor bitterly
complains that the counties are too largely
in arrears on account of delinquent taxes,
which. since 1868 TO 1878 inclusive, have
accumulated to the very large sum OF
, e6l 500 70. This is all wrong, and if
the facts were published it would appear
that the Sound counties are the largest
debtors The message is also in favor
of each county paying It's own cost bills III
territorial cases, and 1T Is shown that
these cost bills amounted during the past
two years to Sll ,O96 3S, or about % per
cent of annual revenue Of the territory
if 80, a reduction of | mill of the terri
torial tax would be in order, and another
mill for increased valuation of taxable
property may be stricken off, and if proper
measures are enacted for the collection OF
the delinquent taxes amounting to SOL
hO9 70, a territorial tax for the next two
years may be entirely dispensed with. 1t
is always an enormous policy to collect
greater amount of taxes than is required
to pay current expenses The creation of
a territorial board of equalization is also





erly too, as the governor IN one OF his
speeches here stated, that there was one
county on the Sound which had returned
an assessment roll amounting to less than
one citizen in that county was worth.


The penitentiary is working to the sat
isfaction of our chief The appropriation
for the board of immigration is too paltry
to accomplish anything. What we require
is a sufficient appropriation to send com
missioners and their wives to Ireland,
England, France and Germany, and also
station few at railroad centres, to direct
immigrants to our territory.


For the territorial university the gov
ernor wants another $500 or more, all
for the benefit of the people on the Sound,
as the haul of university lands has been
found insufficient. Halo shame On
the whole the message is very creditable
production and it speaks volumes for Gov
Ferry, as it proves him to be an officer
who has the welfare Of the whole terri
tory at heart.
Year: 1879

From the published proceedings of the
legislature we discover that an attempt will
be made to defray ont of the territorial
treasury the travelling expenses of the dis
trict Judge while on the circuit.


A bill having this object III view has
already been introduced into the house


We think this bill ought not to pass, and
for thus thinking file the following reasons ::


l. The government undertakes to pay the
salaries of district judges, fixing their COM
pensation at 5000 per annum. All the ter
ritOries are treated alike, and while the SUBJ
ject was before congress, each one of these
territories had a delegate present. We hear
of no objections being interposed from any
snarter as to the inadeguacy Of the compen-
sation anu when we remember that one at
least of these delegates knew the character
"f the duties to be performed by the judges
from actual experience, We are lead to con-
clude that congress did in the premises Just
what was deemed right, and We feel no incli-
nations to interfere If in the Judgment Of
our law makers the amount of compensation
is not adequate, a candid submission of the
facts would, no doubt, receive respectful
consideration from the members II congress
And the necessary enlargement had.


=. This additional pay must, of course,
come out of the territorial treasury. Now,
to be fair and consistent, the travelling ex.
penses of the governor, who receives the
s.me salary, and who is required from the
nature of his duties to travel more than any
one of the judges, ought also to be paid.
No partiality ought To be shown. To be
consistent We must do this: The question
arises, how will such provisions effect the
finances of the territory. If the principles be
carried out. Will it increase or lessen the
public burdens and as a precedent where
will it end,


3. If We understand the bill aright. it
amounts to an indefinite appropriation The
people who pay the taxes from which these
expenses are to be drawn, can at no time.
until the draft is made, know anything def
nitely upon the subject. 1t is a leap in the
dark and becomes at once bonus for fraud


4. Its practical operations will he unjust
The section OF the territory paying the largest
share OF the taxes will be compelled to defray
the expenses of that portion which pays the
least This We can demonstrate.


.. In all candor is not the compensation
fixed by congress sufficient when We compare
other avOcations, other official duties with
those of the judges. We do not wish to be
understood as opposing adequate compensa-
ton to our Judiciary. hut when We reflect
that In Oregon and elsewhere men of ability
occupy like stations with less salaries. and
find such positions sought We can see no lust
reason for an increase For these reasons
and many others that might be urged, We
hope the bill will not pass
Year: 1879

The usual horrible details consequent
ON the Ute outbreak has reached US.
They are fearful to read Of Men have
been found shot and mutilated in the old
Indian style. The fate of the women
and children is yet in doubt, but with a
remote possibility of their recovery. The
dead body of a white man dressed in
buekskin vas found rifle in hand ready
Tor shot inside the intrenchments of the
Indians who attacked Thornburgh's com-
mand
Year: 1879

We observe that several radical sheets
are representing the recent ovation to
General Grant at San Francisco as a DO
htical demonstration. In view of the fac,
that federal and confederate soldiers stood
side by side and fired salutes in his
honor, and democrats yelled themselves
as hoarse as republicans in cheering the
returned traveller, such invidious charae-
terlzations are in exceedingly bad taste,
and show their authors to be possessed of
more buncombe than brains.
Year: 1879

To cool the ardor of sanguine republi-
cans who are prophesying that the demo-
Gratis will not carry northern state this
year, the New York Sun ventures the
prediction that outside of New England,
with the exception of Iowa, the republi-
cans will not cast a majority of the votes
in any states where elections are yet to be
held. This prediction is based on t!.e fact
that i'll nearly every state three tickets
are in nomination, and in most of them
there are four OF five.
Year: 1879

THE OHIO ELECTION. The election
news from Ohio is of too meagre nature
to base anything of definite nature upon.
Up to the hour Of going to press the leg
islature was claimed with good reasons by
the democrats. Returns had only rea, he'd
the headquarters of the republican COM
mittee from one fourth of the state, and
all the news We receive emanate from
them by way of associated press dis
patches.
Year: 1879

e We shall feel greatly obliged to any of 1ur friends in the county, or elsewhere, who will send us particulars of any occurrence or interest which may come under thelr notlce.'

 aa- CORRESPONDENTS are requested to send in their communications so as to reach us on Monday of each week. as we cannot insure the insertion of any correspondence received after hat time,
Year: 1879

To BRING UP LAND.-Much of the soil
in South Carolina has been exhausted by
continual cropping without manure. Many
and many an acre of originally good land
in the State bas been impoverished by get
ting all that possibly could be got from it,,
and nothing put on in return. This land
could be brought up by commercial fcrtili-
zcrs, but it would bo very expensive. Green
manurng is cheaper and is equally as cffec-
tive. Much Of tho land referred to has
been exhausted by having all vegetable mat
ter in it used up, and green manurng will.
supply just what is wanted. Commercial
fertilizers will not supply the land with tho
matter in which it is deficient Stable ma
nure is good, but where can it be procured?
The field pea is rapid growing plant and
is excellent to use as gree n manure. Tie
field to be improved should be put in good
order aud some fertilizer should be used
Sow the peas broadcast, and at tie proper
time turn the plants undcr>