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Year: 1878

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subsiay-var Vessels to be ordered


by the German Government.


Especial to the Democrat


WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-It looks as IL the furry
of the Administration over the Returning
Board prosecutions was about over. The Cabi
net to-day did not discuss the matter. and the
Attorney General has said that he cannot see
how or where the Administration can interfere
beyond such personal efforts as the President
and members of the Cabinet may see fit to make
in behalf of the culprits.
AS has been reiterated in these dispatches, the
whole movement was desperate ruse of John
shermans to keep Wells and Anderson quiet
on the one hand, and bulldoze Nichols on the
other. It Is now well understood here that
Niehollsq,an' t be induced to interfere and there
the whole matter will end unless Wells and
Anderson see fit to turn States evidence.


When asked why the Cabinet did not consider
that subject to- day John Sherman told the Asso-
ciated Press reporter that they were waiting to
see the result of Anderson's application for a
new trial This statement like most of John s
statements. was not true The result of Ander-
sons application will make no difference.
There is no more prospect or possibility Of In
reference by the Administration in these trials
than that 1t will Interfere in the Eastern war.





they cannot see by this time that nothing will
be done from here to save them from the peni-
tentiary. John Sherman has absolutely no
more power to protect them than / have, and
they might as we'll depend on me to rescue them
as on him. However, Johns game is to keep
up pretenses and hold out the prospect that
omethiug will be done until the last moment
| for the reason stated in former dispatches.
The Senate will now sit continuously until the
silver bill Is passed. As soon as this is out oil
the way, Williamson will be taken up and dis
posed of.


| The Brazilian subsidy bill has fair chance
but John Roach and his gang have succeeded
| it.. Roach pretends to have a contract with the
Emperor of Brazil to put on line Of his own
ships, and asks d monopoly Of the proposed
subsidy on the strength of that contract. The
facts are that Reach S contract with Dom Pedro
| s conditional. and If he cant get our subsidy
| In addition to that promised by the Emperor
| his project will fall.


| Speaking of John Roach. an eminent mem
Der of the diplomatic corps says that the Ger
man Minister has asked that shipbuilder tc
submit O proposition for building several iron
clad torpedo boats for the German government
| on short notice, and that contracts to build
about twenty ships of that sort will be let In this
country imme diatey. This is believed to be
pauthentie and indicates that Russia will mo-
have to fight England and Austria single
handed. BUELL..
Year: 1878

A MAN was sentenced In Syracuse a
few days ago, on his own confession OF
Eve forgerios. to fiiteon years In prison.
At tho commencement OF tho rebellion
he was lawyer in good practice. He
served in tho army with credit as n
Major. Afterwards no was Treasurer
Of onondaga county, and he went out Of
TINT oflico honorObly. He subsequently
became drunkard, and now is such a
mental and physical wreck that he says
life in prison will be bottor than the
ono he has latterly been living.
Year: 1878

EVER since the agitation OF the silver
question commenced in Congress, it has
been particularly noticeable that the
Associated Press dispatches in refer.
renee to this subject, sent from the
East, have invariably been Of O bear
lug" character, parading the views of
Wall Street alone, never designing to
enlighten the people of this coast as TO
the views OF tho people generally, res
pecting 30 important a matter. The
miserable attempts on the part OF this
so-callcd public Bureau of news to
create tho impression that the success
OF any plan for The remonitizetion of
silver would bling financial ruin. and
that tho vail of New York Snylock's
was the voice of tho people at large.
would appear comical, were it not SO
supremely contemptibie. The fact is
we'll known that a very large majority
OF the people. together with two-thirds
OF the National Legislature have favor
ed the proposition from the first, yet
this fountain OF news dare not offend
Its Wall Street masters by telling the
truth.


The abortive effort to scare Congress
aud the people into reputation of
this most beneficont measure, by do
picting the dismay blanching the cheeks
OF foreign bond-holicrs at the bare
thought Of such contamination, ia
still being kept up; but il this vera
cious public monitor imagines it ia do
oeiving anybody with such baldordash,
It's head must be as shallow as it's ar
garments.
Year: 1878

Work stopped on all the levels on
account OF water. Sinking Of the In
cline is being prosecuted with extra
ordinary activity to facilitate tho hand
ling OF the water 80 that work can be
resumed on the levels. The incline is
down aga feet. A vein Of very rich ore,
Is inches in thickness was struck last
Thursday. In the south drift Of the
2OO-foot level, 80 feet from the incline
there is three-foot ledge Of good ore
and in the north drift OF the same level
rs feet from the incline the ore body
is two and half feet in width. The
mihe never looked bettor than at pres
ont
Year: 1878

ohASD PhILEs


Everything booming around the entire
works. Stopping between the 3rd and
4th for sulphuret and above the 150-
foot level for chloride ore. Taking out
about 40 tons of the former and from
20 to 20 tons of the latter daily. The
three mills running constantly at their
utmost capacity. A contract has been
let to sink the main shaft 100 feet, and
stump has been cut in the hanging
vail below the fourth level to facilitate
the sinking. A building has been erect
ed over the new shaft which is down Go
feet and running through good ground
for sinking. Steam hoisting works will
be erected at the new shaft in a week or
ten days.
Year: 1878

Shaft completed to tho depth of 245
feet. Drifting from the 23O-foot level.
Considerable water. but not enough to
impede operations. Good showing Of
ore in the drift and at the bottom OF the
shaft.
Year: 1878

council, wenton with undiminished
ardor, and presently his sword was
snapped clean in two by a parry as
vigorous as the thrust. They
gave him a new one, and on
he went in the old fashion.
when he was suddenly re-
called to a sense of the proprie.
ties by a stab in the chin which
glanced from the bone TO carry the
point into the neck. 1t was " moth
ing," he said, and he was in the
thick of another bout when the
flow of blood warned the seconds
that it was time to put an end to
the encounter. 1t is bad wound.
Paul, contrary to his custom, shook
hands with him--he generally turns
from them as disdainfully as. the
pedagogue from the whipped urchin
and then entered into conversa-
ton with some peasants who had
been attracted to the spot by the
fight. "Ah, we know you, mon
sieur; you have been here before"
It is his favorite dueling ground.
lie made them a short political
speech in reply, just to turn the
time of waiting to good account,
while the seconds were drawing up
the official account of the duel.
One of the seconds of Thomson
happened to be the deputy of the
district. "Mind, you never vote
for him again." said Paul, as he
waved them a graceful adieu.
Year: 1878

st. Louis is situated 3S4 degrees
north latitude, which is 6! degrees
north Of the contemplated and gen.
orally accepted route for this road.
She already has direct connection
with the Union Pacific railroad and
reapS her proportion of the advan-
tages resulting from it. 1t made
her great city, and to make her
the eastern terminus of the South
ern route, which she is substan-
TALLY Of the Union Pacific, would
be a gross act of injustice on the
part Of congress to the whole South,
and would greatly diminish the ad-
vantages and benefits of a different
location. 1t would be unjust to
the Union Pacific railroad to have
the terminus at st. Louis and to
locate the road.bod of o competing
line so near and through that por.
tion of the country from which it
draws its trade aud travel. 1t
would in that event fail to develop a
wide scope of country intended to
be developed, and would not ma
terially help st. Louis, but iniure
her other roads. If the thirty
second parallel is followed st. Louis
will still be able to hold her own
and gain much by virtue Of the
Iron Mountain road, which will
connect with the proposed route at
Jefferson, Texas, thus virtually Civ
ing her the choice of two routes
without destroying the one which
she now enjoys. "The Future
Capital of the Nation" is entitled
to no respect in considering the
terminus question.


New Orleans is situated 80 de-
grees north latitude, which is 2 de.
greeS south of the proposed line.
As a point for the principal eastern
terminus Of this road, we are OF the
opinion that it is too far south TO
answer all the purposes for which
it is to be built. Our objection to
this city is on account of the an
nual prevalence Of fatal epidemics
which would seriously interfere
with the commerce and travel that
is naturally expected to follow its
construction. 1t is now admitted
that the Union Pacific was built
too far north and to construct this
road on the line of New Orleans
would be to commit an error in the
opposite extreme. The rights and
interests of Arkansas, Tennessee,
Mississippi and other States would
be ignored under an arrangement
of this kind. A different terminus
would not prejudice the interests of
New Orleans. She has already a
road running along the gulf which
would connect with the Southern
Pacific at El Paso and thus give
her all the material advantages
without injury to the other sections
Of the country. Her climate and
geographical position unfit her for
the principal terminus of this great
national thoroughfare.


Vicksburg is S24 degrees north
latitude-about the line Of the con.
templated route, but is too far
south for the eastern terminus.
Aside from this, to the great disad-
vantage of Vicksburg, and during
it's investment by the Ftderals,
wide and deep canal was dug across
the neck of the peninsula opposite
the city, which in the process OIL
Year: 1878



 California is the Fl Dorado of the lucky. rather than of the wise. Her millionaires. who were fortunate enough to get their first million; and then unscrupulons enough to heap more millions upon it, are about the coarsest- grain ed aristocracy ever seen in modern history. One excellent thing is the frail tenureby which they retain their enormous fortunes. Every now and then the man of millions suddenly tiwindles into the pauper. A late instance is that of Isaac Friedlander who diesfat San Francisco, recently, leaving small property and a $2O, 900 insurance policy. For twenty years he was the Wheat King of the. Pacific States, moving fully half the annual crop to port, even against granger opposition, and was at times worth his millions.
Year: 1878

The New Milford Gazette puts on look of injured innocence combined with virtuous in- dignatien because the Litchfield Enunirer sus- gests that Hon. Wm. H. Barnum is quietly plotting to ensure his own reelection to the U. s. Senate. Even it's democratic readers must have laughed uproariously behind the door af- ter being so seriously instructed by the Gazette as to Mr. Barnhm's lack of guile in political maneuvers, and his perspiring zeal in railroad

 mining and other interests with which he is, connected. s

 If our friend of the Gazette is a stranger to Connecticut politics, or even if he has passed his days in some quiet rural nook in a distant part of the State where the name of Mr. Bar mum, and his system of manipulating votes (wlile ostensibiy conferring with railroad mag mates, mining bosses, and furnace agents has not penetrated, he is excusable for his verdan- cy in thinking that MT. B. cannot find leisure to attend to the details necessary to further his political aims. No one in Litchf1eld County who has one eye and one ear left, and whose brain is only half paralyzed can be fooled by chaff of that kind. Mir. Barnum has the well earned reputation of being the wiliest politician in the State, if not in the country, and where he is well known, any attempt to impute to him indifference in political measures in which his personal ambition is concerned is worse than useless. He is as pregnant in political devices as a hurricane is in wind, and when he causes the report to be circulated by hisfriends that he is lying on his oars, that he designs retiring from the political arena. Sc, his op- ponents may rest assured that lightning is go- ing to strike somewhere, and that it's time to get out from under the trees There is no doubt that MT. Barnum intends to be his own successor in the Senate if he can put himself there, and that being granted, no poor deluded soul need imagine that he is not availing him. self of all the strategic moves which he can command to achieve success It will not do for his opponents to Hull themselves into in- action by rumors of his inactivity or they will assuredly wake up to find that he holds all the approaches and that escape from an uncondi- tional surrender is impossible It is for the people of this State to say whether they will be represented in the highest legislative body Tn the country by notorious political corrup- tionist or not. If they are indifferent about it, such result will be easily attained, but if they wish to defeat this schooner for political preference, and his horde of pliant tools they must go to work with a vim and be prepared to meet hlm in full force at every strategic point WOEcOtt0iJLe Re0Sster :. .. =.
Year: 1878

in such an intrigue. The simple truth is that if what is gingerly termed manipulation" of legislatures is to be stopped at all if must be stopped by the union of the moral men of both parties in putting down that prevalent species of immortality. We ask no Democrat to do more in repudiating Vim. H. Barnum than we shall ask Republicans to do in repudiating Republican candidates who practice the Bar nuns method There is like to be no lack of opportunity to practice this sort of political virtue on either side, we fear.
Year: 1878

The attention of the reader is called to the advertisement of the trustees on the estate of Pratt & Foster, which indicates that large quantity of property is being sold at very low nricps
Year: 1878

The internal revenue returns show at least one gratifying result The consumption of distilled liquors throughout the country has fallen off full seventh from the average of previous years. Most of this lessening in con- sumption occurs, we imagine, in the Eastern and Middle States where the Temperance agi- tation, and the change from whiskey to lager as beverage, have certainly check inO
Year: 1878

EMERsoNIAN.-Spencerc compares the state to the individual. 1 have been thinking in reference to the following our town is in its childhood:

 Freedom from awe or restraint with what is above. Does not know that it cannot look it through observe it's motives and canvass it completely.

 Changeableness. Filings down one play thing for another, in it's settlements sffec- tions, fashions, &c.

 In it's theories which it does not practice. A little child has the process in it's mind but on account of its weakness and lack of exper- fence it is net able to perform. Its Christ is not it's disciple.

 It's schools resemble it's plays, desultory and not vigorous drill for professions: The rich have mostly the preparation for work, who are not expected to do much.

 The library which should be almost wholly ideas, embodies stories It is well to have an infancy, but not to continue. We should grow. Where higher purpose can be appre- ciated and lower is chosen itinvolves wrong. Because there are many it is not less an effect. As long as an individual remains dc not know as he can become separate from com munity in it's consequences. The removal of the higher is starvation to the higher. Since our interest is vital, MT. Editor, please to in- struct those who exert influence in our repre- sentative system whether they are to count our faces or heed the principle of growth. X.
Year: 1878

With a population of thirty-three and half millions, Great Britain imports food to the amount of five hundred million dollars every year. Hard times can hardly be so hard in a country which like ours is self-supporting, as in one whose necessary expenditures for mere subsistence are so large as those of Great prifoin
Year: 1878

DIsGRACEFUL FAILUHE.-The Com
miitee appointed to procure the means for
a creditahe display Of California produc-
tons at the Paris Exposition held meet.
ing yesterday, and gave up the enterprise
in despair. They found that this present
Legislature is so narrow minded rs not to
have the slightest comprehension of NOR
al forces, or so Indifferent to the future
welfare Of the State as not to care wheth-
or its resources and capabilities are adver-
tiscd or not. Some Of them are OF the
opinion that we have already too many
productive inhabitants, with our five to
the square mile, and the sense OF the ma
jority appears to be that an appropriation
OF $4,000 to 10000 would be very liberal.
The Committee, well knowing that four
or five times that amount would be need
ed for anything like respectable exhibit,
concluded that further effort is useless
and adjourned sine die. This ends the
matter, for it is now too late to reorganize
by the appointment of new Committee;
and so California must go unrepresented
and unheard Of at Paris, save as she can
be advertised by the individual effort Of
private citizens. Another nail in the CO..
lin OF the Democratic party.-S. +.
ChrORicle.
Year: 1878

A Poor BILL.-In another column we
publish fun synopsis of the Constitu-
tional Convention Bill introduced by the
joint Senatorial and Assembly Commit
tee. Had they joined for the purpose Of
defeating the expressed wish OF the peo-
pie for new Constitution, they could
have agreed on no measure which would
moro certainly prove disastrous to the
peoples hopes. The number of Dele
gates-150-is too great ; large bodies are
unwieldy, move slowly and are moro
easily corrupted than smaller ones. The
pay allowed Delegates is ridiculously
small and well known to be inadequate !;
so far from being just compensation for
important and responsible services, thu
pittance named will barely cover neccs-
sary expenses based on strict economy
What man of ordinary ability in Trinity
County, or any other county, can afford
to go TO Sacramento, paying his own ex-
penses to and fro and losing four months
time, for $500 -? No man can afford to do
it, unless il may be he has private AK to
grind or takes the chances" on lobby
influence. For the amount named it will
be difficult to secure even a respectable
minority Of first-clasS men to accept seats
in the Convention. No others should be
sent there, but the people will be forced
to take what they can get in the way of
candidates. A Convention made up of
professional politicians and worse is evil
IDENTIFY what the opponents Of New
Constitution wish, and the Bill proposed
surely promises as much. Any document
such n body might promulgate would


meet with defeat when submitted to the
people, for a Convention under this bill
would be a splendid field for operations
on the part Of railroad, bank and land
rings and monopolies. Ifthe Legislature
cannot give us q better bill than the one
proposed, the Constitutional Convention
will be failure. What the people want
is Convention composed OF intelligent,
honest, and sincere men, and for the SER
vices of such they are willing to pay Il
liberal price. Cheap men will prove the
dearest in the end. Reduce the number
Of Delegates one half, or at least
strike out the 80 Delegates at large then
pay them $40 per day and mileage the
same as Legislators receive.
Year: 1878

THE DEBRIS QUEsTIoN.-J. P. Pierce,
heavy owner Of gravel mines at Smarts-
vile, Yuba Co., testified as follows before
the Debris Commission


Have been interested in mines twenty
four years. Think that S50.O00,O00 has
been invested by San Francisco capital
lists in placer mines, the value of which is
from SlOO, 100000 to Sl5O,000 OOO. Wit
ness thought that inside of five years the
product of the placer mines would be in
creased 10 $40, 100000 per annum. The
expense of working these mines would not
be so great in the future, in proportion to
the product, as in the past. From one
half to three quarters of the surface grav-
el of mines in which he was interested
bad been washed off. The value of the


lower stratum in proportion to the latter
was about four TO one. OF the dirt at
present being washed away at the Smarts-
vile mines, Yuba county, one-half of it
was too heavy to be washed on the low
lands and into the rivers and bays. This
was the case at all the claims, the debris
of which was deposited in the canyons Of
the Yuba river. Farming lands owned
by witness bad been covered by the de-
posts washed from the mines. The re.
suit was that land which had been bought
by him for S. per acre was paying inter
est on 5000 per acre. Five crops of alfal-
Ia per year had been cut from this land
Land washed in Nevada county by this
muddy water produced much more per
acre than in Ell Dorada county irrigated
with clear water. Much land along the
rivers which produced nothing but mus
quitoes, could be filed in by this deposit
and made to produce thirty bushels Of
wheat per acre.
Year: 1878

THE Hon. j. X. Luttrell is evident
ly under the impression that the Chinese
question is to form the basis ofthe next
general election, and is fortifying his
chances by introducing in Congress as
many of his Anti-Chinese absurdities
andinpracticabilities as that body can
be induced to listen to. II Mr.. Luttrell
could be made TO understand that there
are treaties to be abrogated or modified
before anything efectually can be done
in this direction it would undoubtedly
spare his colleagues of the House many
an inhiction. But we doubt whether he
can be made to understand this, or indeed,
anything else. In the meantime il he
prefers to make himself the laughing
stock Of the country we suppose there is
no law to prevent his doing so.-Ras-
sian Rirer rag.
Year: 1878

MoRALIZING on the result of strikes,
the New York Sun says For every
week lost in a strike certain number
Of weeks work at the higher wages
struck for is required in order to avoid
positive loss to the workmcn. Thus in
the case ofa strike of six months dura-
tion for an advance of ten per cent. in
wages, five years labor at the higher
rate will be required in order to make
up the positive loss incurred in the
strike.
Year: 1878

VERY little has lately been said about
the manufacture of silk in California; YET
the factory at South San Francisco for
making silk threads OF all descriptions,
is said to be supplying nearly the whole do
mestic demand, on account of the excel
lence and comparative cheapness of its
products. This factory employs sixty or
seventy hands, all white, and its success
should encourage further enterprise in
that line.
Year: 1878

HIGHEST KNOWN From the Record
Union Of Feb. 10Th, we learn that the
Sacramento River at 1890 the previous
evening showed a hight OF 25 feet . inches
at the steamer landing, being the highest
water ever known there. The city evees
stood the raise, although much damage
was done along the river just below.
Year: 1878

SEVERAL tcamstcrs who have yentur-
cd on: on the Sacramento river and the
Scott valley roads have anchored their
wagons in the mud and water and went
into winter quarters at the nearest station.
Year: 1878

THERE is sn improved feeling in New
York business circles, because Of the
Senate amendments to the silver bill,
which are considered as materially de-
creasing its original power for mischief
Year: 1878

I am offering carpets at very low prices
have also a lot of remnants, suitable for
small rooms at greatly reduced prices Call
and examine them at the mill, south side
of Choctaw, between Third and Fourth
streets.
Year: 1878

A LOVING couple on railroad train'
near Elmira. made known to the con.
duetor that they wanted 70 get married
and asked to be recommended to good
clergyman in the next place. One was
found on the train and they were coupled
while the train stopped at the next sta
ton. The locomotive bell and whistle
celebrated the event.