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Year: 1874

The newly-installed Governor of South
Carolina, in his inaugural address. the full
text of which we have recently received points
out the nature of the evils which nfflict that
sorely tried State and his intention Of apply
ing the remedy of economy and honesty in
administration as far rs lies in his power.
We think no is entitled to fair trial
and an unprejudccd judgment. TO undo
all the bad work of six years of shock
ing misrulc and wide reaching corruption
is task that might well appal the
most courageous statesman. Gov. Chamber
lain does not underestimate its magnitude
Beside the repeal of bad laws, the reorganiza-
tor of the State and County Governments,
and the dcvising of means to enforce honesty
and accountability in public officers, he says
that the work involves nothing less
than tho reorganization of society. in
"the State on the foundation OF abso-
rlutc equality of civil and political rights
can undertaking serious beyond that which
{" falls to the lot of most generations OF men,"
IJo frankly admits that the evils attending the
first steps in political and social rccOnsruc-
tion have drawn down upon the dominant party
in tho State the frOwns of the whole world.





tician who has just come out of a bitter con-
test, the Governor appeals not only to his Do-
ltical friends to assist him in carrying out the
reforms nc indicates, but also to his opponents
in the General Assembly, and to all citizens
who love the State. We hope that he will be
taken at his word, and that all South Caro-
lnians who desire good government will hold
up his hands in whatever work of real reform
to which he may address himself.


Gov. Chamberlain has kept shocking bad
company in the past lie WAS the associate of
Scott, Moses, Parker and the whole crew of
plundercrs who have brought the State to the
verge of ruin. He asserts that although with
them no was not of them, and that their ras-
cally performances always encountered his
protests. Whether this be true or not was
question which concerned the people before
the election but does not now. For two years
to como the only hope Of saving any vestigo
of tho good name and former prosperity of
the State lies in the action Of the Governor.
Tho Legislature is no doubt little better
than its predecessors, but unless the personal
influence and the veto power Of the Executive
are exercised IN the right direction there is
no reason to expect that there will not be
picking and stealing, waste and corruption, as
of old. At this juncturc Gov. Chamberlain
meets tho rcformers more than half way,
pledges himself solemnly to labor for the ac
cOmplshment of the ends they have in view,
and shows that he understands what is to be
DONE Let all parties give him whatever ap-
plauso and encouragement they can. If the
State is to be lifted into better life it will
be only through the hearty cooperation of the
whole body of honest and intelligent voters.
black and white, Conservative as we'll as Re-
nuhlicau
Year: 1874

The controversy between the railroad COM
panies and the grain dealers with reference
to the charges for elevation of frcights is
continued to-day in an interesting letter writ
ten by fourteen members Of the Produce Ex-
change to Vice-President Blanchard of the
Erie Railway. The merchants seem willing to
make any reasonable concession, but urge
that the course of the railroad companies Is
in violation of their contracts and that COM
pliancc with their claims would be disastrous
to the interests of New-York by driving its
trade to other points where no such demands
are made.
Year: 1874

The latest device for raising money on bond
and mortgage will hardly commend itself to
capitalists. 70 buy property for $4,000, pay
ing the consideration to have been 100000, is
a shrewd though possibly not an illegal trans
action, but it does not commend itself to the
ordinarily honest man. 1t may have the good
effect, however, of securing law which pro-
hibits the insertion in deed of falsely ex-
aggerated consideration.
Year: 1874

There is no doubt substantial ground for
apprehension of trouble in New Orleans, if the
Administration is determined to support the
Returning Board in its attempts to deprive
the people of their legallv-chOsen representa-
tives in the Legislature. That the Board Is
to be sustained at all hazards is foreshadowed
by the declarations Of Attorney General VIII
lams, who has of late dictated the Southern
policy of President Grant. There can be no
objection to Gen. Sheridan's assuming command
in Louisiana, for he can hardly carry out the
orders of the President more faithfully than
Gen. Emory; but we have more hope OF good
results from the fact that fair-minded Con-
gressional Committee will be in New Orleans
during the crisis now at hand. If the Com
mittee cannot play the part Of peace makers,
they can at least tell us the truth about what
may occur.
Year: 1874

The Committee investigating the use of the
Pacific Mail corruption fund seems to have
struck upon some important clues The more
significant points of yesterdays testimony
have long been current gossip III New-lork'
but it is a great gain to have tho Committee
reduce them to the form of sworn evidence.
Whoever knows of further details of this gOs-
sip and can in any way put the Commt-
tee on the track of people who are
able to testify specifically to it, will do pub
lie service. The efforts of the jobbers to re-
duce this to the level of a stock-gambling
investigation, have produced no perceptible
impression on the public mind. The one thing
which the people want to know, and which
they expect this Committee to find out, IL, 10
what Congressman did the Agent of the
Pacific Mail Company pay the large sum given
him for corrupt purposes Did it reach Con-
gressmen at all, or did it stick in the lobby 7
The belief in and out Of Washington for
q long time has been that the lobby
did not by any means get all OF 1t.
With few days moro Of as good luck as
yesterday seemed to bring, the Committee
ought to settle that point. For the present.
Mr.. William S. King, Postmaster of the House
and member-elect Of the next House, seems
to be ABOUT as loudly called on for explana-
tiOns as anybody.
Year: 1874

Anticipating the decision of the General
Term, the counsel in the Tilton- Beecher case
yesterday stipulated to go on with the trial
next Monday. Whether this is binding on
both parties is a very doubtful question. If
the Court modifies the order for the bill of
particulars the defense will have to go on if
only to be consistent; while, if the order
remains unchanged, the plaintiff, in order to
he anything like consistent, will have to refuse
to abide by the stipulation, throw up his case,
paw costs, and insist on being tried criminally.
The legal absurdities of this case continually
multiply.
Year: 1874

Mrs. Coville devoted a half-hour,
Friday, to attempt to sink nail over


an outside door. She worked at it
until the camphor gave out, and then
Mr.. Coville took hold of the job and
she went in to the house to rest. MIR.
Coville being a large man found it
necessary to turn his eyes on to his
nose during the performance, and
after rapping his thumb two or three
times he gave a terrible swing to the
hammer for a most crushing blow,
when the hammer jumped from the
handle, and turning somersault came
swiftly down, claw end first, astraddle
of the nose of our unfortunate friend.
The force of the decent was so great
that the points ofthe claws pierced
the flesh on each side of the bridge
and became so securely tasened on its
strange perch that the frightened
snort which Mr.. Coville gave Oil Oh
serving his predicament failed to move
it. With a cry of terror he dashed
into the house and into the presence
of Mrs. Coville, and that lady, believ-
ing that a new kind of unicorn had
come upon her, screamed at the top
of her voice and tainted dead away,
leaving Mr.. Coville running around
the room and tumbing over the turni-
ture in his terror and helplessness.
And here the neighbors, attracted by
Mrs. Coville's scream and his dreadful
believing, found him, and came to his
relief An accident of a similar natnre
neverbefore occurred in Danbury.
Dan6ury Ne0s.
Year: 1874

There is no extreme cynicsm in the
conclusion that some Of the meanest
traits Of character known to respecta-
bic, civilized society have their origin
and stimulation in apparent cardinal
virtue, for instance, to desire and Ia
Dor assiduously for the approval Of
these whom we love, reverence, or like
to please; yet it is very easily placti-
cable for the most selfish and common
Of mortals to practice that virtue with
wonderful success. Is it then, really
a virtue? Negatively speaking it is,
for it cannot be fairly called vice
but that it is any security at all against
ultimate vice may be safely doubted.
Tie good that is done merely to at
tract the notice and evoke the ap-
plause Of bystanders, and not form any
high instinct, impulse, or sentiment Of
native love for it is certainly so much
added to the current stock of meritori
Gus actions-and as much taken from
the mercenary actors capacity to re-
sist future outright purchase. Christian
society can scarcely afford temporary
benefaction at such a price. The
same mesnly, time-seying disposition
tnat makes a beautifully edifylng
spectacle Of the time server to-day
may prompt as effectively to the
most pelnicions contrasting evil SER
vice tomorrow; for the only princi-
pie underlying it is that of immediate
personal gain. And only too many
youthful natures are being trained
daily to this shallow and treacherous
imitation, this specious assumption Of
virtue not even understood-by the
short sighted moral policy of parents
and guardians too indo1ent to iuculcate
a nobIer motive for well-doing than
covetousness or appreciation. Between
egotistical self assertion for the right
on one land and ostentatious self
abnega'ion for praise on the other
there is a grand, heroic medium of
either fearless self vindcation or un,
reserved self sacrifice for the sake Of
the right alone.
Year: 1874

discovery was that on the same Christ
mas night the doctor who had denied
the tumor had broken his arm by fall
ing from his horse Suspecting what
his rival intended, he, too, had ridden
secretly to the graveyard, and was
the pursuing horseman whom the con.
cealed rope across the road so signally
overthrew.--N y .Espress.
Year: 1874

"You ask me Blanche, if | would
marry Harry Peyton, providing he
should reform and become a temper
ate man." "That is a question of time,
once | would, but after he has made
and broken his promise so many
times, don't see how [ can trust him
again


you love him don't you Alico?"


Yes Blanche, he has my whole
hearts love, he was the first and will
be the only man that will find favor
with Alice Moore as a suitor. Dear
Blanche time must decide his fate and
mine too, for l shall feel that life is a
blank without him.


"Then I can only hope for your sake
that God will be with him."


''To night you say he is coming for
his answer p


"Yes."


"And you will refuse him ?"


"No, l cannot do that Blanche"


"What then O.


my dear friend, will reason with
him, l will speak to him as | never
have before, though | have said much
to him on this subject. l will plead
with him on my bended knee to re-
form and save himself and me from
an untlmely grave" And with deep
sigh she took her friends hand in hers.


"Do you love him so much Allie 2"


"Love him, God alone knows how
much. and | doubt not that he loves
me fully as much in return, often has
he told me that but for the mark of
Cain which is upon him he should
long ago have claimed me as his bride,
but rather than sec me the wife Of an
inebriate he would bear his burden
alone to tte.end. His feelings are as
sensitive as my own with regard to
this matter. All! Blanche, my dear
friend he has true feelings and were it
not for this passion no better man
lives And here poor Alice wiped
away the falling tear.


81 hope you may touch there, and
cause him to shake off the letters
that bind him so close, but | must 90
now, dear God be with you both to
night. I shall think of you good
bye


"Good bye Blanche, come over to
morrow"


Eyes, dear"


And with many kind wishes the two
friends parted,


Blanche Hall and Alice Moore
were bosom friends, near neighbors
and always sharers Of each others joys
and sorrows.


Harry Peyton was one of those poor
unfortunates whose only fault was be-
ing too fond Of the wine cup, a capital
man when he was himself, a perfect
gentleman, and n friend to every one
none knew him but to like him, but
he would have these periodical sprees
Some said it was born in him. and
never would be overcome until the
strong hand Of death rested upon him.


The evening came, and with it
came Harry.


Sober?


No, for this happened to be one of
his days as he called them, and how
was it with Alice ? .Despondent and
heart-Sick she met him at the gate and
with a sad look she said.


"Oh Harry, why have you come
to me in this state 2 "Poor man, !
Year: 1874

say. never again ola comrades shall


we meet at the bar which has worked


us all so much misery" But to return


to Alice, long into the night she sat


thinking, and when at last she prepar.
ed to retire she knelt and offered up
prayer for the one who had her


whole hearts love, prayed that he
might be redeemed and return to her
the man she could honor andrespcct.


Two years have passed since we left
Alice and Harry taking their leave Of
each other, and through the great
"West' in these two years thousands
have listened to the noted temperance
reformer, Harry Peyton, not the same
Harry we used to know, dear readers
for he is changed man and many q
poor fellow has he raised from the
depths of intemperance and reformed
in the mean time. Yes we'll has he
fulfilled his mission, with that loved
face before him he has wrought his
own deliverence from the coils of in
temperance and saved many of his
fellow-men, and what think you Alice
has done in those two years ? With
the true, womanly love which she
bears him she has encouraged him on
in his great work, the trial has proven
q success and soon they are to meet,
for she has Just finished reading a let.
ter from him telling her of his speedy
arrival home. lie closes by saying


eyes, dear Alice, not many hours
will elapse ere shall again be with
YOU and as the sun was setting be-
hind the distant hills he came, and
long after the twilight shadows Of the
passing day had gone they fingered at
the gate. He told her he went home
that night two years ago, how the
tempter had stopped him on his way
and Of his prayer to God that he
would be with him and help him to
work his own deliverance, finally to
help him reform his tellow-men who
ike himself had fallen, and then he
said to Alice 81 prayed that he might
spare us both, that | might ask once
more for the love of which | was I'M
worthy" "Dear one my prayers
have all been answered save one, will
you grant this one and make me one
of the happiest of men ?" "Will you
give me your hand for which l have
striven SO hard to be worthy, will YOU
be mine now, Alice ?"


Raising her eyes to his she gave
a sweet look saying as she extended
her hand, "take it, Harry, and with it
the heart tnat has ever been true to
you"


And as he clasped her fondly to his
bosom with her soft cheek resting on
his shoulder he offered a prayer of
thanksgiving to the God who had re.
deemed him from the path Of intem-
perance and made him worthy ,he
love of the dear woman who now so
lovingly clings to him. My story is
told, and in conclusion would say to
the ladies who read this narrative "Be
a friend to the poor inebriate, if he
has fallen help him to arise, try to
make a man of him as Allie did of
Harry. Do this and God will bless
you.
Year: 1874

THE Poor IN HEAvEN.-Dr. Tai


mage, in q recent sermon, thus encour-


aging Y speaks to the poor: "Here


comes a great column of the Christian


poor. They always walked on earth.


The only ride they ever had was in


the hearse that took them to Potters's
Field. They went day by day poorly
clad, and meanly fed, and insufficient
" sheltered They were jostled out
of houses whose rent they could not
pay, and out Of churches where their
presence was an offence. Considering
the insignificant way many of these
went out Of the world, tie poor doc
torino and the coarse shroud and the
haste Of the obsequises, you might
have expected for them a tame recep.
ton on the other side but shining
retlnue was waiting beyond the river
for their departing spirits, and as they
passed 4 celestial escort confronted
them, and snow white chargers of
heaven were brought in, and the con
queors mounted and here they pass
in the throng of the victor-poor
house exchanged for palace, rags for
imperial attire, weary walking for
seats on the white horses from the
Kings stable. Ride on, ye victors |!
Year: 1874

Sergeant Hood, who issued the warrant on
which Officer Seaman undertook to arrest Raf-
ferty, WAS arraigned for trial yesterday before
the Police Commissioners for his part in the
affair. The charges against him recite the we'll
known facts about the warrant that it WAS d
blank warrant filed out without authority, and
stating fnlsely that Rafferty, had been charged
npon oath before Justice Banyon with an Of
fense against the laws OF the State, and continue
TINT he ordered 6can1an to make the arrest with
it, illegal and improper as he knew it to be.
President Sheridan urged that the trial begin at
once in order that the evidence that Rafferty,
was thus illegally arrested might be produced
before he was hanged, but the Commissioners
decided to postpone the trial for week.
Year: 1874

Senator Logan yesterday withdrew the stric-
lures he made on the signers Of the petition to
Congress from this city against the imitation OF
the currency. He said that an examination Of
the names had Shown him that the sign
ers we're respectable business men," II
he has any doubt that the respectable business
men Of Chicago are opposed to hla views on in
hating th currency, it ought to be d:spelled by
tue action of the Merchants Exchange, referred
to below, and by the unanimity with which the
Board OF Trade are signing tho petition now be-
fore them on the same subject. The memorial
deprecates the issue Of any more paper money.
and asks for the withdrawal Of the 1egal-tender
reserves that havo been reiBsued.
Year: 1874

Some citizens Of Pennsylvania hare petitioned
Congress not to restore the duties on tea and
coffee. Their aversion to these taxes is based
pn the fact that they are paid into the Public
Treasury. The kind of taxes they like are those
Which increase the price Of the goods they man
uractu1e, md are thus paid into their private
.fanatx1aH
Year: 1874

third Administration and during the two that
preceded it, had charge Of Foreign Affairs.
The first recognition Of the French Empire OF
Louis Napoleon came from him, and lie did
much to preserve the good understanding which
existed from that time between Napoleon III.
and the Court Of St. James. This Cabinet
portfolios the same that was associated with
Lord Derby in the administration OF the Govern
mont Of 1866 and the same that Diaraei received
from his prodccossorl when he became Premier
on the resignation OF Lord Derby on account OF
il1~heaIth. It was Disraei's Cabinct during his
brief Administration, and was Lord Darby's be-
fore him, and la as representative and strong
Conservative Cabinet as could have been formed.
Year: 1874

Done at the RECORD office in the best style
known to the art; and must be paid for On de-
livery. unless persons having the work done
have standing accounts with the Office. No de
Walton from this rule.
Year: 1874

SwINDLE HILL, Placer County, Nov. 80, 1874.


ED. HERALD:-So far my limited personal
observation has extended. have noticed that
the people of this divide have made ample prep
arations for comfort, and even luxury, for the
severe Winter in this high altitude. The mer-
chants have their stores well stocked, and trades
of various kinds are doing steady, and to all
appearance a lucrative business The saw mills
have closed their long and profitable seasons
run, and have large amount of lumber or
hand to facilitate the mining interests. I'm
provements that have been made in the differ.
ent towns add permanency that has not been
met with since their rapid growth in early days OF
mining excitement There are many fine or
chards, furnishing superior quality of Winter
apples. A ira Ter at Yankee Jims, has purchased
amounting to some sixty tons. He has carefully
boxed them for market, and will convey them to
Colfax by pack mules


The people of Yankee Jims have long felt the
| necessity of wagon road communication 10 the
nearest practicable point of the c. P. R. r.
There are also large quantities of grapes
raised in this section, the greater part of which
are converted into wine. The largest and most
delicious cherries have met with, I found last
that the people OF Auburn, having superior soil
and climate, have almost wholly excluded the
cultivation of this excellent fruit


The snow and rains of late have made sufi-
cient water in the streams to supply the various
bitches in the mining districts. They are not
| running full however from the fact that there
are but very few claims washing the larger
preparation, that will require. though, but a
short time to complete, when all the water from
the different sources will be eagerly sought for
and made to do duty. All the miners are cheer
full, and sanguine of success. and I apprehend
that the yield of the mines of this divide will
cut no trifing figure in the aggregate gold
product Of the country.


Thanksgiving day was generally observed. and
there many social and familygatherings. The
lovers of dancing might have been seen vending
their way to Michigan Bluff, or Iowr Hill. where
balls were given at night By the way, met
with an incident on the evening of thanksgiving
day, at Yankee Jms. A couple of worthless, Of
strict moral habits, who were not invited out to
dinner, were lamenting their hard lot. when a
bright idea dawned one, who rushed off Wig
orously but soon returned to his companion,
fortified with good supply of crackers and
cheese. Placing them on the bar Of Tubbs saloon,
elevating themselves on the backs of chairs, and
calling for 'swi" glass lager, they soon became
deeply interested in animated conversation, and
soon put the imaginary turkey out of sight with
great deal of skill, to the astonishment and
amazement of the many there assembled.


Selkrk's article in your last issue is causing
many laudable comments among your patrons
in the political circle, but, as I am not posted,
will not enter the arena IAGo.
Year: 1874

ADVICE TO FARMERS Buried in the dark col
umns of one of our large exchanges. we find the
following advice to farmers, which the said paper
says has been tried in various sections with most
astonishing success "Leave your reaper out
doors. run your horse rake in the fence corner
throw ycur hand rake on the barn floor, let the
cattle and hogs have the run Of your small
orchard, keep your fence corners full of briars
cultivate the succulent burdock and the farina-
ceous jimpson weed don't lay up a fallen rail OF
restore dlapidated gap, make your COW yard
and wood pile in front of your house After
having thoroughly attended to these things, use
your spare time going round complaining of hard
times and bad crops