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Year: 1874

THE COMING GIRL.-The coming girl
will be of some use in the world. She
will not wear the Grecan bend. dance the
German, ignore all possibilities OF know
ing how to work, will not endeavor to
break the heart of unsophisticated young
men, will spell correctly, understand En-
glish before she affects French, will pre-
side with equal grace at the piano or wash
board, will spin more yarn for the house
than the street, will not despise her plain
ly-clad mother, her poor relations or the
hand of an honest worker, will wear bon
net, speak good, plain English, will darn
her own stockings, will know how to
make doughnuts. The coming girl will
walk five miles day, if need be, to keep
her cheeks in glow; will mind her health,
her ply steal developement, and her moth
er; will adept a costume both sensible and
conductive to confOund hypocrisy with
politeness; will not practice lying to
please instead of frankness; will have the
courage to cut an unwelcome acq uaint-
ance; will not think that refinement is
French duplicity; that assumed hospitali-
ty where hate dwells in the heart is bet
ter than out-spoken condemnation: will
not confound grace of movement with sillv
affectation; will not regard the end of her
very being to have a beau.
Year: 1874

The southern editor rarely ventures into
his compositor's room, and when obliged
to do so. arms himself to the teeth, and
leaves on his desk an obituary notice of
himself appropriate to the event ofa sud-
den death. DO you ask why? His hand
writing is such as to invite Violence from
those by the sweat of whose brows ii is
deciphered and set up.
Year: 1874

The preliminary notes Of preparation
FOR the conflict next fall are beginning to
be heard along the line. and, in view Of
this fact, we deem it our duty to give
the signal to all who sincerely desire the
success of the Conservative party, to be
on the alert We must organize and
commence the organization right now.
The indications are that there will be
three parties in the field. The Repub-
licans. disgusted with the Limited part
nership" business, will make fight on
their own hook. The Democratic-Cou.
servatives will boldly take their posi-
ton as they have always done. And
the Jacob Ring. composed OF q lew dis
appointed ofice-seekeIs, the cast.
aways Of the other two political
parties, will probably make fight on
their own hook. They rely Tor success.
not so much on their strength as they
do upon aome revolutionary action,
some grand political coup detat from
their leader. who. according to bis own
opinion, is the "only honest man in the
State" The modern Elijah among the
I.raelites, must thiok that the people
Of this State are q set Of inferual fools,
or he must be one himself. 1t makes
no difference which, but the people OF
this State, Republicans and Democrats,
have reache ed the conclusion that he !.
q fret class humbug, and they will see
to it that his nartyrdom, in the future
will not seriously effect either OF the
great political orgsn'zstions.-Gresn-
5rier Independent.
Year: 1874

Editors of the Register.
In reply to your correspondent, "A
Friend" allow nae 10 cay that also
have some knowledge Of what took
place during the life time Of Bishop
Meade; and very well recollect, also,
the indignation which that venerable
man, Rev. Mr.. Armstrong, then Rector
Of 81. Matthew'S church, expressed in
regard to the measures which were u.s.
ed by the High Church party to secure
a division OF the Diocese. But l will
not 20 into details. r...'


As to the movement made Just at this
crisis, l cannot think that 1t will re-
ceiye the appreciation OF either OF our
present Bishops. l know their views
TOO we'll to be misled on this subject.


As to why this movement should be
deemed Objectionable now, the reason
is the same as that which would be
urged against the appointment OF q
High Church Bishop. which was srf-
fciently discussed in my former article.


From your correspondents stand point
that his party is THE CHURCH, it may
sound very well to say
that there are no parties
in the Church )" but that Low Church
men are determined TO make parties
Precisely what the Church OF Rome
would Say. That Church also boasts
of its external unity; when it lie well
known that il the hand Of ecolesiastical
oppression were removed. it would soon
be shattered into o thousand fragments.


But it cannot be conceded that the
High Church party are exclusively THE
CHURCH, and that the Low Churchmen
are not worthy OF any consideration.
The law of self preservation comes
in here; and when every dispo-
sition is manifested to trample them
under foot, and literally to crush them
out, then they would not be human be'
ines if they did not yield to an impulse
to protect themselves by such reasona-
BILE means as the God OF Nature has
put within their power. Nor must it
be supposed that in this matter they
are actuated altogether by self.will or
psssion, as is often alleged; but it can
be easily comprehended, by those who
wish to understand, that they may be
governed-as they claim to be-by q
deep, comprehensive principle which
IN ierlies all the issues which
have been presented during
the continuance OF the present
distur Dances, and that principle is MOTH
ing less than the preservation OF the
Protestant faith. or primitive Christ
ianity in its purity. II any one wishes
to see this point more fully developed,
let him read carefully Rev. Mr.. Latanes
letter Of resignation.


CLERIcUs.
Year: 1874

To TIE utter astopishment Of all who
were cognizant OF the case JoHN N.
RssLKY, who was recently on trial in
Cumberland for the murder Of LLOYD
CLARY, late editor Of the Daily Times,
has been acquitted. There never was =
greater mockery OF justice. The verdict
in the Stokes case in New York is
respectable in comparison with this.
Year: 1874

FOR the relief
aud cure OF ell
derangemen Is
In the stomach
liver, and bow
els. They are a
mild aperient,
and an excel
lent purgitive.
Being purely
vegetable, they
con tain no
me rGIl Y or
Year: 1874

whatever money there was in their clothes
at the time.


The explosion of the Crescent City is
another OF those accidents that will remain
surrounded in mystery until the investiga-
tions of science sha', lay before the world
the IL de causes of such fatal and too fire.
quent occurrences. That the fist aud Sec
ond engineers of the boat are men thor
oughly ACQUAINTED with their duties and
responsibilities, every one who knows
Briggs and Bacon's stand 1g in the past
will be free to acknowledge. That the BOAT
has now gone down with true and generous
officers is fact, and it rests with these
WITH n whose power it lies to hasten thu
remedy that shall prevent the recurrence of
sucn accidents in the future.
Year: 1874

The municipal election now nearca at
hand is to, be fight on clearly defined
principles There. Is not a voter in
the city who does not correctly under
stand the conflict In all its bearings
and there are none so lily informed
that they do not know the struggle to
be one between the people and the
ring-a struggle which will determine
that either half a dozen. men shall
manage or smismanage the govern
mental affairs of this city, or that the
people-they who own the property
and furnish the revenue--shall direct
its expenditures and know how andf fer
what it is disbursed. 1t is but reason
able the residents of city should de-
sire that the majority of the voters
should guide and direct its municipal
government, and we presume Los An-
geles is the only city in the State
where the majority does not manifest
that desire by asserting their right to
the control which belongs to them.
The axiom that the world is governed
|. too much is aptly illustrated in the
case of Los Angeles, a place which
as town and city, has been controlled
by a. ring for nearly a quarter of a
century. Her streetsrand sidewalks
are the same to-day that they were a
decade ago; her vast revenue raised
from heavy taxation and the sale Of
her lands has melted away and left
neither improved streets nor public
buildings as remembrances of the
"dear departed" The people are
weary of this and propose to inaugu-
rate o new era in which visitors shall
mark the Improvement of the city


an improvement which will show the
people, and not q rapacious ring, con-
troll her municipal government.
Year: 1874

done, the cars will run some distance
into Tchachape Pass and the stage
travel between San Fernando and the
end of the track will be reduced to a
short days drive. When the road has
been completed thus far 1t will not
stop. The visit of the officers named
to this part of the State cannot but be
fraught with beneficial results to the
people of Los Angeles. 1t impressed
them with the importance of closing
the gap between San Fernando and
Bakersfield as soon as possible, and
their report to the company will con-
tain such Arguments in favor of the
work as will be convincing and hasten
the day when we shall have railroad
communication with San Francisco.
Year: 1874

Among the many notable person.
ages that arrive here every day by the
railroad, either in transitu for the
more Southern parts of the State, or
to remain, and who have become too
numerous, except in occasional in
stances to mention, wo feel that we
should be remiss of our duty did we
not refer to the Hon. J, l.. Beaudry,
who arrived here "Wednesday on his
way to Los Angeles. This gentleman
is resident of Montreal, Canada, of
which city he was formerly Mayor,
but now holds the more dignified po-
sition OF member of the Legislative
Council of the Canadian Confedera-
ton. He is a brother of v. Beaudry,
the mine owner, and the enterprising
citizen of Los Angeles, and it is prob
able that, on his representations, he
is here to take look at Southern
California. He made the trip to this
place i'll precisely seven days, and
such were the conveniences of travel
ing over the route that he felt himself
unable to realize that the distance is
anything but inconsiderable. His
name was widely circulated in the
newspapers a few years ago in connec-
ton with remarkable act of human
ity to some citizens of Sweden, for
which he was decorated with the in
sigma of one of the highest orders of
that kingdom. His impressions can
not fail to be favorable and his visit
fraught with results of Importance to
the State:-Kern County Courier, Oc-
tOber Oath.
Year: 1874

THE San Bernardino Argus has had
an interview with Engineer CRAw-
FORD, who with a party of assistants
left this city some days since on a
surveying tour for the purpose of run
ming preliminary lines of the Los An
geles and Independence Railroad and
Is convinced that the people of Los
Angeles are thoroughly alive to the
Importance of an Immediate organiza-
tion of the work and of pushing it
ahead as rapidly as circumstances will
permit. Mr. CRAWFORD is making a
very careful survey with view of a
final location of the. road. The line
on which he is now engaged and the
one with which he is most favorably
impressed runs within about eight
miles of San Bernardino.
Year: 1874

We are always pleased to give both
sides of question and as there has
been good deal said, in which there
has appeared no small amount of ad-
verse criticism on the action of the
German-American Club of this city
in expressing an opposition to the Lo-
cal Option law, we give the proceed
ings of the other side. On the 25th
instant the Executive Committee of
the State Temperance Alliance held a
meeting in San Francisco to determine
the policy of the State Alliance which
meets in that city on the 18th of next
month. The sentiments Of the Com
mittee were expressed in the follow
ing resolutions, which were unani-
mously adopted: ai


WHEREAS, The liquor interest OF this State
has declared its determination to prevent the
election of any man to office who Is not
pledged to defeat the liquor traffic; there


Resolved, That the time has now come and
the necessity exists for the formation OF a
temperance political party, to EN- brace all the
temperance elements in the State.


Ifesotced, That we recommend the formation
OF such political party at the coming meeting
of the State Alliance, called for 18th Novem-
ber, 1874, in this city,. - .-..-. .
Year: 1874

The wealth and fashion of the
city were well represented at the ball
given by the Southern District Agri-
cultural Society at Turn-Verein Hall
last night. AS many were assembled
probably as could we'll be acco mmo-
dated on the floor, without making it
unpleasant by. excessive crowding.
The usual course of dances were
passed and there was no unpleasant
occurrence to mar the enjoyment of
the occasion. The company prolonged
their merry-making to a late hour
this morning. ot
Year: 1874

Iris estimated that the United States
Senatorship of Nevada is worth in the
market half million dollars and that
there are atleast two competitors will
ling to pay that amount for it. If the
sale Is contaminated the indications
are that considerable sum of money
will pass from the hands of the
rich into the hands of the honest yeo-
men of the State who have votes to
coll
Year: 1874

The Courier expresses willingness
to bet that Bakersfield is the healthi-
est town located within four miles of a
river, in San Joaquin Valley. The
wager is to be any sum less than two
thousand dollars. If there is anything
doubtful about this proposition it is
the ability of the Courier to put up. ]
Year: 1874

Farmers frequently experience heavy
loss by permitting their manure heaps to
remain freely exposed to the air without
any covering This practice, SO inimical
to the interests of the husbandman, whose
circumstances require that he should econ
omize every particle of formulating matter
for the use of his crops, requires correc-
ton.


Exposed in this condition, without any
protection from the deteriorating effects Of
the atmosphere, the very best manure will,
in very short time, be deprecated to a
most harmful extent. Whenever fermen-
tation takes place the most valuable part
Of the manure, If not covered with some
absorbent substance, is volatilized, and
passes off in gas. This valuable portion is
the substance known to chemists by the
name of ammonia. Every pound of this
salt is capable Of producing sixty pounds
of wheat, or bushel of Indian corn, be
ing, as we have already remarked, the
most valuable part Of the manure, and
without which whatever remains after its
abstraction or volatilization by the atmos.
phere, is little better, SO far as regards
vegetable sustenance, than so much sand.
If you have manure heap from which
you are apprchensive this gas is escaping,
prepare yourself with common feather,
dip it in vinegar, and hold it directly over
the manure. If the gas is escaping, white
fumes will be seen. In this case NO time
should be lost in sowing gypsum over the
entire surface of the heap, which arrests
the ammoniacal gas-or, if ifgypsum is not
available, you can cover the heap with
fine muck, or, indeed, with any substance
which viii act as an absorbent. Every
person who has accorded any attention
whatever to the phenomena of manures
must have been very sensibly impressed
with the difference between the results OBJ
tained by the application of horse manure
which has been allowed to remain in heap
till il has become fire tanged," and those
which follow the application of that which
has not undergone this deteriorating pro-
cess. Now this difference is the result Of
fermentation. Had the manure been COW
cred carefully, this process would have
been SO far modified in intensity that no
very sensible or appreciablc diminution Of
valne would have ensued. The yolatilized
ammonia, being specifically lighter than
atmospheric air, would have ascended and
been absorbed, in great measure, by the
protecting covering Of gypsum or mold,
and thus have been economical for the
use Of the crops This subject is really
deserving the serious attention Of the far
mer, who should better understand his
own interests than to permit 50 valuable
an sdjutant to be lost.
Year: 1874

A letter from Mr.. James Redpach, which


the Boston Globe publishes, contains the


following remarkable statement:


At least up to midnight, yesterday, or as


Tar as l could ascertain, no one in Boston


could authoritatively say that Judge Hoar


is IN favor of Charles Summers civil rights


bill, although the insolent rabble in broad
cioth VINO are insisting that he is the only


man worthy to be the successor to the va
cant chair, have industriously insinuared


the belief that he was selected by the great


Senator as the champion of his beloved
measure: Less than ten days before
Charles Sumner died, he stated that Judge
Hoar was still opposed to his civil rights
bill; and when asked on what grounds
that gentleman based his opposi ton
to it, he repeated the reasons that
Judge Hoar gave for believing it to be
unconstitutional, and his own replies there
to. There is at least one member OF the
Legislature who knows this fact. Has he
reasons to believe that Judge Hoar is con-
verted. or is still unconverteds Has he
written to Judge Hoar about it Did Judge
Hoar refuse to reply, or did Judge Hoar
dodge the direct question The public
nave living interest in these questions:
and II their representatives evade their du-
ties and conceal the truth, they must be
called to account for it in public. The anti.
slavery element of the Republican party in
Massachusetts cares nOthing-or cares yery
little-abeut Hoar, or Dawes, or any other
politicians; but it does care, very much in
deed, to see Charles Summers last and
crowning work enacted into national law.
And they do not care to learn from Sena-
tors future vote, or politicians present
scheme, that when Charles Sumner, diving.
asked Judge Hoar to take care of his civil
rights bill, he was making his last and
sanity effort to secure doubtful vote for
me negro rather than bequeathing sacred
legacy to trusted ally"
Year: 1874




WASHINGTON, April 7-Senator Sherman.
from the Finance Committee. reported back
many financial bills, and asked to be dis
charged from further consideration, as the
action of the Senate yesterday had covered
all legislation regarding them. 1t was so
ordered.


Senator Morrill,, of Vermont from the
Finance Committee reported adversely the
bill to provide Tor free banking and specie
resumption. He said that he regretted to
make this unfavorable report, which he did
by order of the committee. He would not
undertake to disclose what took place in
the committee, but it is well known that
committees are made up of odd members
and in one OF seven members, where three
favored the BILL and three opposed it. with
the seventh member a little mixed, the re-
port had to be untavorable.


In view Of what had taken place yester-
day the adverse report was very appropri-
ate. He asked that the bill be placed on
the calendar.


Senator Scott, from the Finance Commit
tee, reported adversely on the bill to refund
the internal revenue taxes erroneously as
sessed and collected. Placed on the cal
endar.


Private bills occupied the balance of the
day.


The Committee on the Revision of Laws re-
ported bill for circuit court for Northern
Alabama. Ordered printed and recon-
mitted with the privilege to report at any
time.


Currency occupied the balance of the day.
Year: 1874

The grange at Rienzi, Mississippi, re
eelved last week from Liverpool the sum of
$4,000 IN gold in return for cotton shipped
there on account of its members, the result
OF which experiment proves to be a serious
loss. Had the cotton been shipped TO Mem
phls the realization in currency would have
purchased over 5000 in gold. 1t is evident
the zeal OF the Changers is leading them
into serious errors, besides which there are
many OF our country friends who seem to
have no appreciation of the relation of
greenbacks and gold to one another. For
example, one of the members of the above
grange, wishing more gold than his propor.
ton OF the shipment spoken of, paid another
member 80 in currency for SO in coin. In
Memphis be could have bought the gold for
$44 SO.-AsmpAis Apalanche.
Year: 1874

we regret to announce the death, which
occurred on Friday night, at his home in
the parish Of Lafayette, of Hon. Francis
Daigle for the past four years member OF
the State Senate, at the age of forty seven
years. Inc Senator had not been in good
health for some time, although he remained
IN his seat up to the adjournment of the
Legislature, zealously guarding the inter
ests OF his constituents. He was a man
possessing high sense OF honor, and won
the esteem OF all his associates, irrespective
OF political considerations.
Year: 1874

Secretary Richardson has published cir
cular directing officers of the customs to re.
tain hereafter every original certificate of
The payment Of tonnage tax which may be
presented by the master of any vessel, TO
prove payment within the year, and in its
place to Issue to said master copy of the
certificate, authenticated by the hand and
seal Of the collector or the chief officer of
the customs, and endorsed as follows:


Copy of certificate surrendered to me,


-, le7-, at --, - -, Col
lector."


The original certificate thus withdrawn
will be transmitted to the first auditor of
the treasury at the end of every month


To prevent fraud duplicate certifcat es of
the payment OF tonnage tax will not be
given for any purpose without specia per-
mission in each case from this depar tment.
Year: 1874

difference between the past and the present,
and between state and federal government.


But to return Of these greatly ovsr-paid trusts
one was filled last year by Billy Walsh aud
another goes this year to Jimmy Hayes. Nei-
ther of them will probably give days atten-
ton to official business during the three years
of their respective terms. Each office is SIM
pie perquisite of partisanshp taken out of the
overburdened tax payers, many of whom have
had hard time raising the money which they
$50 ehiisoa TO Turn into the city treasury every
year. portion of it goes towards defray;pe
the expenses of running the machinery of the
organization, and in so far does duty in perpet-
uating the system which helps to drain the
purses of those whose frugality has blessed
them with the means of contributing to defray
the cost of local government


Nobody will defend such misappropriation
of public funds, abstractly Nobody seems to
object to it concretely. If one ventures mildly
TO suggest that paying 100000 year for SER
vices which would be inordinately requited at
$4,000 is violation of every principle Of po-
litical economy, he is likely to be answered
"Oh! pshaw what does that amount 70 when
we are paying $40,OOO0O0 year for one thing
and another" And yet that is very sophistical
reasoning, on more grounds than one. 1t is a
mistake to neglect the rectifcaton of one
wrong, because other and larger ones exist
But more than that, the bestowal of excessive
rewards upon favorites, results in the creation
of corruption fund which is sure to increase
the abuses already prevalent. Our city govern
ment is altogether too complex and unwieldy.
The responsibility is divided up a great deal
more than it.should be, and that leads to a con.
tinual attempt to shift it on to new shoulders.
But the worst obstacle TO improvement which
lies in the way is that there are so many evils
requiring correction, that the moment one is
struck at, another obtrudes itself, and our peo
pie get bewildered in their selections of the one
that is most fagrant, and generally end in
leaving both undsturbed


While the Hayes part of the Tammauy ticket
is execrabe, and forbids us to hope for apy
amelioration of present hardships from the new
oligarchy which is to dominate us, they have
given us candidate for Mayor who possesses