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Year: 1874

From the Louisville Courer-Journall


The truth Is the New York stage drivers have
for many years been working under . kind OF
moiety system. They received nominally 81 rs per
DAY, but they had contract for enforcing the
payment OF passengers fares, and SO, like some
gentlemen Of recent celebrity who are operating
in larger feld they faithfully collected all that
was due rom the passengers and regularly de-
Quoted forty per cent commissions AS to the
origin the pracrice. as little was known about
the origin OF the law which threw Its generous cloak
knew when he handed up his dime that four cents
Of the amount went 70 the driver, just as the
victimized merchants knew that noiety OF the
large sums wrung out OF them by Sanborn and
Jayne went to line the pockets OF those energetic
administrators of the law. AS the bosses were
not such dulards composed the late succession
OF secretaries OF the Treasury, they knew what
was going on and squared the arrangement by
keeping down the nominal wages 1t was not a
moral thing but 1t seems to have been understood
ana Wlnked at all round.
Year: 1874

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-


! see In your issue Of to-day some remarks
very injurious to the journeymen c0opers now on
strike, which would lead persons not acquainted
with the matter to think that the men, through
necessity or weakness, are returning to work IN
such numbers as virtually bring the strike to an
early close. l have no doubt but your reporter
has been so informed by some OF the ''bosses" who
are using every subterfuge TO disnearten the men
such rs transferring the men they have working
from one yard or shop to another; making 1T
appear TO the men on strike that their places
Will soon be occupied II tney do not return OF
themselves. This Is not fair dealing, and the men
feel very over its being put in as they think
they have only poor chance In getting the press
TO contradict II. hope, sir, that you will remove
this doubt by publishing this letter. We don't
deny that the 'b0sses" have got some men to
work. and they ought to feel grateful. 1t is GER
tainly great change Tor men that formerly re-
ceived kicks ana burets. who are now receiving
board and lodging. as Is the case with some OF
those who are now praised by their employers.


NEW YORK, May 20, 1874. A COOPER.
Year: 1874

An instance Of courage and fidelity
to duty occurred on the Boston and
Albany Railroad on Saturday, Jan. q.
A freight train going from Spring
field, Massachusetts, was compelled to
stop on the track a few moments for
some purpose near the State line, and
William Burdick, brakeman, was sent
back to flag a train which was momen-
tarily expected TO come UP rapidly IN
the rear. BuFdics ran forward with
his flag, but unfortunately slipped and
fell into a culyert and broke one of his
legs. With remarkable pluck he man
aged to get out upon the track, and
crawling along on his hands and knees
a considerable distance, he succeeded
in stopping the approaching train and
preventing an accident. The brave
fellow was conveyed TO the nearest sta
ton, where his leg was set.
Year: 1874

THE st. Louis Times says: Imitation
is very good thing until 1t bursts.
That is found, as in the case of a col
lapsed soap bubble, that the chief IN
gredient of the unsubstantial concern
was little lye at the bottom of it. F"
Year: 1874

Mr.. Sherman entered motion to recon-
slider the vote by which the Senate agreed
to resolution ordering an Investigation
into the District of Columbia matters by
joint committee Of the House and Senate.
He said there had been much trouble In
having Senators serve on this committee.
He thought it would answer every purpose
to have the investigation conducted by the
House Committee Of five.


Pending the discussion on Mr. Ihur-
mans amendment to abolish Registers, the
Senate went into executive session and
soon after adjourned.
Year: 1874

Mr. Morrill, Of Maine said he desired to
be excused from service on the committee
to investigate the Government Of the Dis
trict of Columbia for the reason that he
was on three committees already Of which
one, the Appropriation Committee was of
Year: 1874

The meeting of the Literary Society
at Lawlor Institute this evening will
be open to all interested. There being
no society now in existence, all pres
ent will have an equal share in effect
ing an organization. Certainly no
more favorable opportunity than this
can be offered for establishing this
much needed means of literary cul-
ture. There are none who cannot pro-
fit by the exercises eff such a society,
and the young, especially, can through
its agency receive a culture not easily
obtained in any other way. Many
persons keep away because they are,
as they say, past the age when such
things prove of interest to- them. II
they would give up part of their time
to such things, they would, by the en-
couragement OF their presence, assist
greatly in maintaining the interest
until living society would be assur-
ed. 1t would be greatly to be regret
ted if, after all the effort put forth in
the present instance, nothing of worth
should be accomplished. If every one
interested in literary matters will
simply think that part of the respon-
sibility depends on himself and attend
the meeting this evening, such re-
suit will not occur,
Year: 1874

A Spaniard, whose name we are un-
able to learn, met with a very painful
mishap yesterday on the San Fernan-
do train. When about eight miles
from the city, coyote was seen near
the track, and the Spaniard offered his
pistol to conductor House to shoot it.
In attempting to cock the pistol, Mr..
House let the hammer slip and an ex-
plosion followed. The bullet from the
pistol entered the left leg of the owner
below the knee, ranging downward
and breaking the small bone. Mr..
House brought the wounded man
back to the city and called in DIR.
Stairway, and assumed the expense of
the necessary medical treatment. No
blame attaches to Mr.. House, who is
proverbially careful and one of the
most accommodating attaches of the
railroad.
Year: 1874

Yesterday at noon boy sixteen
years of age shot himself, or was shot
by his brother. 1t matters not who
fired the fatal shot. No criminal act
was intended or committed, and the
boy is dead. He was a member of
the High School of this city and was,
we are told, something over the aver
age good boy of Los Angeles. This
boy lost his life through the too COM
mon habit among boys of carrying
deadly weapons. We do not know
that this habit can be broken up. We
do not know that school teachers have
the right, or would exercise it if they
had, OF searching the pockets of their
pupils, but it seems almost a necessi-
ty that some such rule be enforced.
The hills west of town are not safe for
pedestrians after school hours. Nearly
every school-boy carries a pistol, and
the power of these pistols range from
the harmless six-bit auction concern
to the deadly Colts six-shooter. A
lady and gentleman walking along
Bunker Hill Avenue a few evenings
since were astonished by three pistol
shots, and the whizzing of the balls
over their heads. We are informed
that this sort of thing isvery common
in that locality, and we would call the
attention ofthe city authorities to the
Importance of an early discontinuance
of the hoodlum custom.
Year: 1874

followed by startling letter from
CESAR himself to the Secretary OF
War, which will be according to his
official organs) accepted as a harbin-
ger of Joy and peace to hundreds of
thousands of law abiding citizens of
the South" How very benevolent
our CESAR has become; but some
may ask why this joyous letter was
not written years ago, and not left as
last political dodge to help our
CESAR into the Presidential chair for
third term. And what Is the tenor
of this joyous letter? Why, In SUBJ
stance, he is now, as heretofore, send
ing armed troops to aid his cohorts to
control the election in the coming con-
test-nothing more nor less. But read
what the Washington organ of CESAR
has to say on the subject:


at is the first step in the direction of res
toration of quiet and good order in that Sec
rowdy element who disgraced the Confeder-
ate arms during the war by the Fort Pillow
massacre, by the murder and starving of de-





| war, has kept alive the feeling of sectional
| hatred through It's Ku-Klux Klans, White
Leagues and so-called Tax Unions, Unfortu-
nately for the immediate protection OF the
| class who have lately become victims of the
disorder in the South, the Administration is
unable to proceed to their direct relief. be-
| cause the Con stitution invests the power to
do so in the State authorities; but, so far as IL
| can be done without violating existing laws
| arm of the General Government will be
brought to bear in their behalf. If these
Southern murderers mean night, they. may
| rely upon 1t that they will be accom- m odated;
| but 1t Is to be hoped that the moral effect OF
the Presidents letter will serve to restore
peace and quiet"


For nine years the South has lain
PROSTATE under the exactions and
Vaccinations of this CESAR, and to-
day "the first step in the direction of
quiet and good order in that section
has been takenw Can the people be
hoodwinked by such transparent pre-
texts for the perpetuation Of an ad-
ministration which has reflected so
little credit upon us abroad and at
home, has permitted system Of cor
ruption and robbery to permeate every
department until it stinks in the nos
trils of every rejecting mind. If we
do not mistake the signs of the times,
the people will be fully reused on this
subject, before the next Presidential
election, when tide Of indignation
will set in that will overwhelm these
Misunderstanding nothing but their
sad memories to remind US and COM
ing generations that they ever marred
or ruffied the tide of time.
Year: 1874

Among the latest guests at the Pico
House are WIN. NJ. STEWART, one of
the State of Nevada's United States
Senators, and General BEALE, a
wealthy resident of Southern Califor-
mia. General BEALE comes down
from San Francisco to look after the
proposed line of railroad which is
shortly to be built between this city
and the coast and no doubt on through
to the Cerro Gordo mines. General
BEALE is largely interested in land
grants at Santa Monica and the prop
osition of the Los Angeles and Coast
Railroad Company to build a road
which shall touch the water at point
not calculated to enhance the value of
the Generals land, is what is just
now attracting his attention. He
may make it an object to that COM
pany to run their road through his
land. The success or failure of this is
in the future, and will depend to a
great extent upon the liberality of
Messrs. BAKER and BEALE. The mis-
sion of STEWART is quite different.
He comes as friend and advocate of
the Central Pacific Railroad Company.
He has been the friend and supporter
Of this corporation since his election
to the United States Senate. Senator
STEWART of Nevada has never been
known to oppose any scheme or prop
osition of the Central Pacific Railroad
Company. In Washington he has
been recognized as the pettifogger OF
that corporation, and no one supposes
that he visits Los Angeles county fol-
any other purpose than to advance the
interests of that company. 1t may
be that he will talk Panamint and
Cerro Gordo mines, but we would adj
wise the friends of the Los Angeles
and Independence Railroad or Others
favoring railroad schemes not down in
the programme of the Central oil
Southern Pacific managers, to listen
to what he has to say, yet say nothing
of themselves-he is no friend to any
railroad scheme of which LELAND
STANFORD is not President.
Year: 1874

EDITOR HERALD: The vexed ques-
ton, dogs: there are too many OF
them, and if there is no law by which
those pests of day and night can be
exterminated, then it is time that
every person so annoyed should go
quietly and resolutely to the work OF
killing as many as he or she can, with
strychnine and revolver, and in due
time we may insure the safety and
peace of our families.


A Mother
Year: 1874

CALIFORNIA was admitted into the
Union on the 9Th of September 1850.
Now, was the 9th instant the twenty
fifth anniversary of the admission of
our State into the circle Of States? To
make 1t such we must count the day
OF admission one of the anniversaries.
1t will be difficult to do this for the
reason that the anniversary of an
event does not arrive until one year
after the occurrence of the event itself.
The newspapers generally speak of
the 9th instant as the 25th anniversary
Of California's admission into the
Union, but 1t seems to us to be only
the Oath anniversary.
Year: 1874

Says the Burlington Harhsye::
"a West Hill minister picked up O.
frozen wasp on the sidewalk yes
terday, and with view to adaanr-
ing the interests of science he- car
ried it into the house and haid it
by the tail while he warmed its
ears over q lamp chimney. His
object was to ses if wasps fro7a' to-
death, or merely lay dormant DUR
ing the winter. He is of the
opinion that they merely lie dor
mant, and the dormantest kind at
that, and that when they revive he
saws the tail thaws out fist, for
whilc this ones head, right over
the lamp, was SO stiff and cold 1T
could not wink, its probe worked
with such inconceivable rapidity
that the minister could not gasp
fast enough to keep up with it. He
threw the vicious thing down the
lamp chimney, and said he didn't
want any more truck with do
mant wasp, at which his wife burst


into tears and asked how he, min
istcr of the gospel, could use such
language, right before the childr N,
Year: 1874

recruited and strengthened the
ranks Of infidelity, and was exert
ing baneful influence over his as
yet plastic mind.


The summer interval Of leasure
had come to the students and he
sought the refreshing and invigor-
ating breezes of the country hill
sides, and botanizcd along the
mountain brooklet and through the
spongy meadows. In these walks ne
was often accompanied by rather
well-appearing young lady, who
seemed to take more than COM
mon-place interest in him. She
was the daughter of the people
with whom he was stopping, and
although they had seen each other
for the first time but few weeks
since, she was dazzled by the young
mans seeming accomplishments
and apparent studious nature,
She could see naught but a bril-
liant future for such as he, and was


prone to listen with fondness to


his Establishments.


The time wore on, and the day


at last arrived when he must re-


turn to his class. To her it seem


ed as il a part Of herself was being


removed,-in SO short time do


the tendrils Of a woman's love


twine around the object Of her af-


fection. By-and-by letter came.


1t breathed ardent pretestations


and promises of enduring fidelity.


The trusting girl instated it in the


place of the absent one, for he had


written it. Treasure it, dear girl


for it is the nearest to possessing


him that you will ever attain. The


fatal step had been taken; the


thorny path must be trodden, ever


to its last bitter end.


What was passing in the young
mans mind all the time! On his


return to college, he was disposed


to rejoice over his conquest, an'
even to boast of it idly. So viii
the demon Of skepticism poisol
the moral elements of an uniformed
mind, and, alas, too often ruin al
, immortal soul. But there comes
, time-in the stiffness of the night
r It may be, or about ones daily call
ing, when the canker, the con
: science, will gnaw, and twinge ah'
will not be denied. Such moment
soon overlook the thoughtless trif
{ er, and he felt that he must fin
1 some other place in which to CON
e plete his studies. The cunnin
a trick that he had been playing wa
r recoiline upon him, and yet h
$ was so involved that the justice b
1 should have done he felt it was in
: possible for him to do, and he he
: far from the scenes Of his misdeed
: This is what had brought him
: the thronging city, where he e'


deavoured to dispel the phantom
a that troubled him.


L He entered himself at q medic
IF institute in the hope Of completir
Is his prescribed course. Being OF
,e conyivial turn of mind, in his les
,- ure hours he gathered about him
{. chosen few, and was in the habit
OF frequenting certain saloon ON o
in Of the most crowded thoroughfar
ne in the city. One afternoon I
of party were seated about a tat
lis cracking their glasses and jok
q. as usual, when the shadow OF
en- woman slowly passing the OF
cs door iell upon the focr, and one
Year: 1874

was to try Lis experiment, and
stripping the sack from the body,
he fell back with cry Of anguish.
It was she-Alice. She had come
to him when he would not go to
her. There she lay, the wreck of
what, but for him, might have been
to-day an ornament to the circle in
which she moved. She had clung
to the letter and wandered hither
and thither under the vain delusion
of finding her lost one and retriev-
ing her misfortune. But alas! A
woman's heart is flesh, and flesh is
weak. Hope had expired, and in the
agony Of her soul she had severed
the tie which bound her to her home.


From the moment that Charles
Huntington looked upon the lifeless
form of Alice Dunbar he was
changed. On rec overing from his
spasm of grief and remorse, hc re-
called all the past-all the van
theories with which he had been
wont to comfort and console him
self in vicious career were dis
solved and scattered in the light of
the eternity before, and he gave
vent to his heart-agony in accents
humble but firm: "Oh, God l


know now that Thou art. But
through what deeps hast Thou led
me Here over this clay let


me register my VOW henceforth 10


do Thy will, if I am spared! En-


dow me with the power for good


in infinite proportion to the evil l


have wrought. So shall l hope to


requisite love which was so lavish
ly bestowed upon an unworthy
one.
Year: 1874

TUESDAY, Oct. 27-P. NJ


A rather close observation of the tactics. both
here and in London respecting Erie shares. seems to
make 1t clear that the prime movers on the other
side of the big waters parted with their holdings as
soon as it became known to them that tine account
ants report would not be entirely favorable and to
suppose they did not also make extensive short
sales would be to believe them deficient in the ordi-
nary shrewdness of the craft but having in this
wav become interested in decline, 1t was impOr-
tant to them that the report should not only state
the very worst, hut set it ferth in the worst
possible terms, which was done through the Lon
don papers of the 9th, 10TH and 10Th of this month


Of conrse' the decline began few days prior to
this while the knowing ones were selling. and was
considerably accelerated in both markets immedi-
atey upon the appearance Of the printed report on
the 9th instant until the quotation had on the 14th


fallen in London from 354 to 25s. and IN New-fork
from SO to 274 This is probably the date at which
our London friends began to buy in the shares they
had previously sold at an average OF about "a, en-
blowing brokers in both markets. 1t is not known
outside of the " charmed circle" whether those who
have been using very similar tactics in our own
market have been acting in concert with the London
sneculaors The more general belief is that there
now two distinct parties operating in the same dIrec


ton the London combination striving to keep control
for the benefit of certain of their collateral interests


while the American party seeks to acquire it partly


for the opportunities for peculaton afforded by the
possession of great railway line but chiefly with
view to establishing through route from New
York to San Francisco which cannot be so easily or
quickly done without the Erie Road How far
these two cliques have succeeded in accumulatiDg
shares since the decline, which has been the
successful of it would be idle to conjecture
The Londoners have had great advantage in know


ing the precise character of the report in advance.
| and in being thus enabled to market their


holdings at the topmost point. If they


have been equally fortunate in buying in they have


already goodly profit in hand, but which is to sue


ceed in the for control is question yet to be


decided. They certainly have frightened many
| weak and timid holders into selling, the average


small operator being never 30 determined to part


with his shares as when the quotationIis at the low
| est point An exposition of these tactics by which


tens of thousands Of shares Of stock arc sold out
Year: 1874

The money market was extremely easy to-day,
and borrowers on call were supplied at 2iG3 per
cent Time loans can be negotiated at 4d5 per cent
for the remainder of the year. Discounts quoted
at sac per cent for prime short date, and at to
per cent for long date acceptances.


There was quiet movement in Government bonds
and the market presented features worthy of
comment. The following were the quotations at
Year: 1874

days ago l had the pleasure of
spending an hour with Prof
Tholuck, the most plous man,
perhaps, in this city, and about
seventy-five years Of age. he
holds that the Sabbath was
abolished in the coming of
Christ. The moral state Of Ger
many is fearful. But let us
hope and pray that there may
be a general reformation here.


We expect to remain here
two months. y
= We have here a
PRAYER meeting of the English
students every Sabbath even
ing in the house of an old Eng
lish lady, at which time we
have precious seasons. When
we leave here We expect to go
to Rome, then TO Paris. and
then to London. Here I want
to stay about a month, and
spend the time in hard study.
But ! have forgotten to tell You
that the great and all absorb.
ing business here with US
Americans IS the study OF
German. Since l have been
here, which is now about sew
en- weeks, I have. been regular
ly attending about two lectures
a day, and have understood
none of them, l am now be
ginning to understand. II is
no small task to learn to read
speak, and understand a Ian
gnage when spoken, Our
health has been remarkably
good. NV wife has never been
so well since l knew her.
Kindest regards to sister Dill.
Ion and the children, also please
remember Is to the good peo.
pie OF Macarthur and Middle.
port.


Yours, in Christian love,


'' JAMES D FRY.
Year: 1874

WHAT THE GRAND DUCHESS WEARS
ing "what is worn" by the Grand Duchess
Maria, the newly-made wife of the Duke of
Edinburgh. One of number OF rich Pa
risian dresses which formed part OF her
elegant trousseau will serve as a sample.
1t is of sky-blue terry velvet, covered with
a tunic of India muslin draped in antique
fashion. The material is so light and fine
that the whole tunic will easily pass through
ring. The folds ofthe corsage are held in
place by clasps Of fine pearls, and the edge
of the tunic is trimmed with fringe also
made of fine pearls. The newly made
Duchess of Edinburgh is blonde, fair and
young, and the dress must be exquisitely
adapted for her youth and royal state.
Probably II is literally lone of thousand"
and it costa mere trifle in royal expendi-
ture-the little sum of $4,000 in gold. This
is what she wore on her wedding day-a
singular but costly costume for bride: A
dress of silver heavily embroidered, and
from her shoulders hung train of claret
colored velvet, lined and edged with er-
mine. On her head was tiara and a small
crown of diamonds, from which hung a
point lace veil ON her neck the largest dia-
mond necklace in Russia, composed OF
large perfect diamonds, each with large
drop attached, the whole valued at 10000
900. The front of her waist was covered
with diamonds, and down the front of her
dress were rows of pearls.