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Year: 1874

The fishermen OF Canarse have recently been
making large catches OF Goldfish. There are about


dozen vessels In the fishing feet, and all report
excellent uck.


Judge Barnard, OF the Supreme Court, having
decided thar the House OF Refuge is an improper
place in which to conflne habitual truants under
the Compulsory Education act, the school trustees
OF Hampstead have voted that those found trans.
crossing IN that town shall be sent TO the County
AlmshouSe, on Barnum Island-hve days for the
first oTence and not less than ten nor more than
Jnlrty days Tor the second. This regulation also
subject 10 approval by Judge OF the supreme
Court,
Year: 1874

A VISIT TO THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE AND SOME


QUIET FACTS THAT NAY AFFECT vALuEs-N-


CIDENTs ON THE STREET


There was little OF fresh interest on the street
yesterday. The only point OF interest from
Stock Exchange standpoint was the meeting OF
the Executive Committee OF the direction IN
Toledo and wabash. Upon this meeting the stock
was successfully hammered during the day, the
rumor being that the road would pass its February
dividend. lnasmuch as this company has not yet got
into the habit OF paving dividends on its common
stock. and only does IL con anore or when CTR
cumstances justify such lnteger on its preferred
stock, this rumor seems to be supernuous guam
tity. The meeting yesterday was q protracted
did not know II II was = meeting oil the directors
or OF an executive committee OF such body. II all
the employees OF the company are equally stupid,
whether through the action OF nature or "higher
authority" one cannot De surprised at the read
not paying dividends.


OUR GRAIN SUPPLY.


A statement appeared In an evening paper Of
the nth a. f0llows.-


There stated to be 100000 bushels of wheat
as has been here the close ot navigation
1871 and exceeds the Quantity then in store by .OO0OO
This fact is no, cheerful railroad compsnies
It Is likely to seriously affect their winter business The
edeed 10 Sue speeuon 70 conse
quenty active and both in Chicago and sew York the
bushel from the extreme lowest point


Inquiry In respect to this rather startling an
nouncement, startling so lar as our railroads are
concerned shows the state Of aairs in this respect
to be as follows:-
Year: 1874

The January coupons OF the ten per cent nve
year first NOR tgage bonds OF the Cincinnati, Rock
port and southwestern Railway OF Indiana will
be paid at the National Exchange Bank In this
city.


The National Park Bank has declared semi
annual dividend OF six per cent, payable Janu-
Year: 1874

ESTEEMED AND WORTHY CHRISTIAN La
D1Es.-ln accordance with your kind re-
quest OF this afternoon, that |, as a repre-
sentative Of the well-known secret order
known as the Patrons Of Husbandry, give
to you as near as l can the views and prin-
ciples of that Order on the vital and absorb
ing question of temperance, I am truly
happy to inform you that our Order as
body is strongly in favor of temperance. I
have never yet heard the bylaws of any
subordinate Grange had made for their gov
ernment but what had a we'll worded section
on the question Of temperance To-day we
are holding up hundreds Of wayward broth
ers whose wives are made the happiest of
any that meets in our social halls to dis
seminate knowledge and good will amongst
men.


You, christian sisters, like our order,
have no object in view but the good of all,
to relieve ourselves Of this great financial.
moral and physical burden and monster.
that only embraces but to Destroy How
beautiful is the contrast between your acts
| and that Of legislators and judges, who
have disgraced position and power by vas
cillating between all the points of legal
rights, humanity, honor, preierment, and
gain who only had courage enough to do
| wrong, and not enough to do right.
We as an Order desire that places of pre-
ferment and power be given only to those
who dare to do right and bless humanity,
regardless Of the censure or the plaudits of
those around. We do not claim that our Or
der is a radical temperance organization,
but we do claim that it is great school Of
temperance, and whilst we prepare the
soil, we ask fair hands to scatter the seed
that coming generations may reap the gold
en- harvest and call you blessed. Hoping
the God of peace and love, will guide, pro-
tect, and strengthen you, and give you COM
plete victory is our most ardent DESIRE
NJ. NJ. MOODY,


Secretary, State Grange, P. of H.
Year: 1874

From the Milwaukee News


The reading Of the platform of the Nation
al Changers seems to have inspired the
radical press with the pleasant conviction
that that important body of our fellow citi-
zens is not going Immediately over to the
democracy. We observe at the same time,
by perusing our democratic exchanges, that
they are equally jubilant with the convic-
tion that it is not at once going over to the
radicals. We are very sure both of these
convictions are well founded, and each par
ty is entitled to whatever Of satisfaction be-
longs to the fact. 1t is probably more of a
question who is going over to them, than
who they are going to. The thoughtful
politician has no difficulty in perceiving
that old thing are passing away, and things
in politics are becoming new. For a new
organization aimed at grievances which
have grown and gathered strength from
being rooted in both the old parties, to at
tach itself to either, is to simply water and
cultivate the soil in which it's grievances
grow. To 60 to either would be like cele-
brating birth by going to funeral.
Year: 1874

i. The estimate Of the amount Of wheat; that
would be carried over the road when built
vary from one to four million bushels.


Allowing that one and a-half million BUSH
els of wheat were carried over the road
East the first year and half that
amount in tons Of freight was carried the
other way, at the above rates the annual
net profit would be $81 200 from freights
alone, or over 10 40 per cent. on the esti-
mated cost Of the road, and over 10 per cent.
on $780, 900, supposing the road to cost
that amount.
Year: 1874

YE SNoRERs.-Town one morning of
this week presented a couple Of gentle
men upon whose nocturnal habits the
world is silent, therefore we are justified
in pronouncing them steady, yet who
nevertheless bore the appearance of hay-
ing been " on a tear" 1t appeared from
all the facts Of the case which leaked out,
that the two exemplary gentlemen were
great friends, and one Of them happened
| in town somewhat unexpectedly and they
fell into conversation which lasted until
late hour, when the one resident invited
the other to share his bed and the hospit-
able oher was accepted. They retired
for the night and the visitor, fntigued
with the journey Of the day, dropped at
once into the arms of Morpheus, while
the room re echoed back the stentorian
snores which came from his bugle." "
The host, after vainly courting sleep for
awhile, gave his bed-tellow a few digs in
the ribs, woke him up and, telling him he
snored so that sleep was impossible, drop
ped off to sleep and at once commenced q
nasal solo of his own. No. 2 stood it
awhile-then returned the digs in the ribs
with interest, woke up his partner and in
his turn dozed Off again and once more
"made Rome howl" In this manner
they kept waking each other all night
and emerged in the morning with eyelids
heavy and red, to speculate upon the
chances of getting catnaps throughout
the day. For the benefit Of the sufferers,
if they are compelled to again occupy the
same room, we would recommend the
use of an instrument devised by an in-
ventive Yankee, which, being applied TO
the nose and ear upon retiring, enables
a man to consume his own snoring like a
Pittsburgh foundry is made to consume
| its own smoke.
Year: 1874

FINDING IT.-Work is being prose-
cuted on the lately discovered quartz lode
on the head of Indian Creek, and the
ledge promises to be extensive as well as
rich. Free gold is visible in nearly every
piece of rock taken out.
Year: 1874

NlINERsvILLE.-From 7. L. Miller we
learn that miners in that section are doing
we'll and that water is yet plenty. Pete
VanMatre is cleaning up in his Dutch
Gulch claim and will soon be in town
with a wagon-load of nuggets.
Year: 1874

IN BAD CoNDITIoN.-Th fence around
the public burying ground at this place
falls down upon the slightest provocation,
and unless soon repaired that sacred
place will be turned into cattle pasture.
New posts are required all around. No
doubt sufficient money can be raised to
put the fence in good condition, if some
enterprising citizen will only take the
matter in hand. Try it, somebody.
Year: 1874

PIrING. Last Wednesday afternoon
we marched up Oregon Gulch Mountain
and then marched down again. The
Weavervlle d. & II. NJ. Co. are running
about two hundred inches OF water thro'
Little Giant into the Wand Mine. This
is a very small head, and Superintendent
George says he don't propose to entertain
anybody with the style of mining now
carried on. Still it is an improvement on
the way Jimmy Ward worked the same
claim. a great deal of dirt is being run
of-mostly light top stuff, the water be-
ing to little to carry away the large and
heavy rocks. Work on the reservoir has
been resumed, and it will be pushed rap
idly to completion. The tunnel for the
culvert is being run night and day. The
ditch leaks considerably, not more than
half the water which is turned in at the
head coming through.
Year: 1874

Woman will always be womanly, for
she has no power to change her nature,
and she will even be mans best friend.
AS mother, daughter and sister, she
elings to him even when he has so de-
based himself that all other friends for
sake him. Woman would fain purify
our social and political atmosphere, as
much on mans account as on her own;
put TO accomplish this she must have
power; and to have power she must have
Independence; and to have independence
she must have the BALLOT.
Year: 1874

A Journal for the People.


Devoted to the Interests of Humanity.
Independent in Politics and Religion.


Alive to all Live Issues, and Thoroughly
Radical in Opposing and Exposing the Wrong
of the Masses.
Year: 1874

LEGIsLATIvE.-We have not yet seen a
report of any remarks from Representative
Goodwin, but we predict for him a most
brilliant (?) public career. Those who
heard his remarks i'll front Of the Court
House will not forget his peculiar style of
Oratory.
Year: 1874

Hook AND LADDER. town author
ties have purchased handsome truck for
a Hook and Ladder company and it is now
proposed to reorganize the oll company to
e9ke charge. A meeting of the young men
If our town for this purpose is called to
AXE place at the court house on Saturday
hight, We hope there VIII he f,l atten-
lance and the comp ny will lie thoroughly
.nd DronerlY re organized
Year: 1874

HOMER AND GRAVES ScHooL.-The at
ten:ion of educators is called to the atlver-
tisement of this school in another column
1t s a first class institution and is doing a
great work in North Carolina. Send for
catalogue if you have 10y to educate.
Year: 1874

NKw TRUoK.-The new Hook and Lad
del truck purchased by our town is splen
did looking affair, but in our opinion q
lighter one would be better for a town with
houses Of the usual height of ours
Year: 1874

Owing TO serious and protracted illness
on the part of my father, it becomes nee
essary for me to reside, for the present, in
Earboro to assist in his business affairs -
iIv editorial connection with the Echo is
therefore suspended for the time being.


W. p. WILLIAMSON.
Year: 1874

MAD Docs. Every low and then a
rumor prevails Our community that thele
is mad dog prowlng round, and a num-
Der of CANNES are killed. We have no
idea there has been a mad dog in this town
ship for ten years, but like the idea Of
starring the rumor occasionally as it is the
death of so many worthless ours.
Year: 1874

OUE JCnIEs. Now thai court IS over
and no ore can think we are referring di-
rectly to him, we would give few obser-
va ions on the condition of that feature Of
our government that was once most dearly
prizel and which, if rightly understood
lies at the basis of large part Of our per
sonal liberties and is the arbiter as regards
Our various rights to properly. The trial
by jury is one of the dearest prcrogaiyes
of English and American fee civilization.
1t was obta.ncl by immense effort and
personal sacrifice, and is justly regarde |
as one Of the deare-t principles of our gov
ernment. How important is il then, thai
it should lie guarded with Jealous care and
every imminent thrown about il to make
it always command the highes. regard and
respect


No man Of insufficient intelligence. no
one who has no interest in the community,
and certaiuly no one OF whose honesty
there is c!use for doubt by reason of pre-
vi1us crime, should be permitted to dis
grace the sac:el Office of juryman But
how S it in North Carolina now Take,
for example, our own county. The ma
ior:ty Of our grand juries is made mp Of
people just rele lSeI from a state Of bond
age, Of no intellectual cultivation, and
about as c,mpe;elf to discharge the inoHor-
tant duties pertaining TO that institution as a
donkey is to solve problem in Euclid or
al owl to chant one of the pieces of No
zart. TIE petty jlries too are also tllei
with the same material, and we sometime.
wines the ahslrd csm Of learned law
yess arguing a fine point of evidence be-
fuIe a SCI of mel vino could not see it wee
it rs blunt as crow bar. With such
jurors we may expect a gradual decline
in every other officer Of the court, until the
whole administration Of justice becomes a
d sLus.ing farce O, for a convention and
new constitution in our State j.!
Year: 1874

TEUE.-In the Stale Senate few days
ago a bill Was introduced to appropriate
sum of money to the Insane Asylum
when MADISON, col, voted against the bill
pom the ground that his county was made
to sIpport its own insane, having only two
patients in the State institution while eight
we're maintained at home.
Year: 1874

In the discussion in the House of Rep.
resantatives on the frankling privilege.
Mr.. Garfield of Ohio, said "he would
vote for that part of the bill allowing
free Transmission to weekly newspapers
in the county of their publication. The
whole country newspaper press had been
almost fatally crippled by the repeal Of
the franking privilege. In his Judge
ment the 5000 weekly newspapers Of the
country were the best real exponents Of
public opinion. A man who climbed
to the fifth story of q metropolitan news
paper at IL o'clock at night, and slashed
of an editorial and sent it of to the
country, called that the public sentiment
of the American people. In country
newspapers, the editor, aquiet sensible
man, who, in the course Of the week,
saw men from every township in the
country, and had his mind filed with
the thoughts of his country, wrote notices
and editorials during the week gave
more of the public sentiment of that
county than all the metropolitan journals
of the United States could give of that
country. The repeal of the frank
threatened to carry down with it a very
large number of country papers that
could hardly live il the present order of
things continued"
Year: 1874

The Legislature made great mistake
in preparing the charter of the Cincin-
natl Southern railroad, in that they fail
ed to make any provision for the pay
ment of jurors in such cases as required
their intervention to determine the
amount of damages which pight accrue
to persons over whose lands the road
might pass. As the charter now stands
the courts in which such cases are tried
have no power to order payment of jury
men as in other cases. Hence, all men
who may be summoned as jurors, must
attend, leaving their homes and work,
without compensation. A simple clause
might have been inserted for the pay of
such indispensable aids. Justice demands
that they be compensated. and We are
told that at our next legislature this will
be done.
Year: 1874

FARMING AMONG THE FooT-HILLs oE THE SIER-
RAs.-It would be we'll for the numerous immi-
grants now pouring into this State to weigh well
the various advantages the foothills offer over
other parts of the country, before making final
settlement For, the Rural Press aptly sayss
In'r' isa vas tract of coun'rS lying along
the western base of the Serras, at least four
hundred miles in length and from fifty to seventy
miles IN width, between the higher mountains
ana the great plans below, which is known as
the Foothills, +" which is worth their careful
attention. Our reasons for sayingt is are these
There is diversity of hill and val ey well
wooded, and in many places splendiily timber.
ed The country is well adapted to grazing and
darying, while all the cereals, at least wheat,
oats. and barley, are a sure crop in seasons at
all favorable. There are no better lands for
vineyards than the lower foothills in the whole
State; while the middle and upper, with eli
mate partaking more of the character of an
Eastern Winter without the intensity of its
cold, Is unsurpassed for the production of the
staple orchard fruits, apples, pears and peaches
Even above the highest limit to which we would
expect to carry the cultivation of these fruits
We ma III the greatest abundance all manner OF
wild fruits and berries, indigenous to the coun-
ny; the Wild plum or apricot, the choke-cherrv,
huekleberry, and bearberry in abundance, show
ing the perfect adaptability of soil and climate
to their growth. AS an inducement to those
who are not afraid of an occasional snowfall
and who would glory in a healthy mountain
home, and mild Winters cheerful firesde, We
can say that there are millions of acres of such
lands yet unclaimed, nor have the Government
surveys as yet been extended over them Here
are llmpld streams OF water, ever clad, from the
everlasting banks of snow above No finer
places for the artificial culture of trout, than
among these foothills where large springs and
cold waters abound. Only few objections can
be brought against foot-hil home and life
the Summer season is not quite as long as in the
low valleys of the State. Vegetation does not
start as early, nor can the more tropical fruits
be grown as they are where snow never falls; but
tor all else than these, give foot-hill or even
mountain home, for health, happiness and a
thousand comforts unknown to the torpid
valleys.
Year: 1874

Iowa HILL, Feb. % 1874.
Ed. HERALD


To pass away a few moments that would 9th
erwse be dull, / write these few lines in relation
to our little town, which was once one of the
liveiest mining can ps in Placer; but now be
ing shrouded in snow it presents dull appear
ance. At first sight one would think it dead
but it is not and cannot die. Our mines are
most all worked by the hydraulic system, and al
present miners are as busy as bees They ust
Hoskings patent nozzle. The mines here are
small, there being used for hydraulic purpose
only about two thousand inches of water.


A few miles from here is of the finest
works that has been accomplished in tie State
1t is an embankment, or dam ninety-three feet
in hight which checks natural water course
and throws it back over many acres Of country
forming a reservoir largt enough to be called o
sea. This reservoir is in connection with
large canal, or ditch that is being built here and
which will be completed next spring to what is
known as 'Tadpole Lake" This dith so far is
a splendid piece of workmanship, being con
sstructed under the supervision of some of oul
most practical and energetic townsmen.


In this burg may be found two hotels first
class), three provision stores, two clothing and
dry goods stores, and three saloons, these latter
being equal tothe provisions stores, so those who
eat may drink cannot say how their brand,
cocktails or eye-openers taste-to these l wi


let others give credit. We have within the
town limits two churches Methodist and Cath
olic.. Rev. Mr.. Cleveland presides over the
former, and Rev. Mr.. DonneI over the latter
Also two odges-one Mason and one Odd Eel
lows, which are both doing good in the place
We also had Temperance lodge; but the men,
bers got corrupt and it went down. will pass
now to the young folks. You might have seen
them on st. Valentines day with smile on
their countenance and something in their
hand ;szwhat, we may partly guess-probably
"a few words Of innocence" or a "missive OF
love- to one of the opposite sex. Not with the
intention of flattery, must say that the girls of
this place are among the fairest Of the land
But Of all the young men I cannot say the
same, u,
Year: 1874

PTY.-We can well understand how much u
person is to be pitied who is SO crowded with
business that he has not time to sign his name
condition of a certain party who wrote to us
from Sacramento, asking us to send him or her
the HERALD for six months That person ought
to hire "a clerk to sign his or her name, The
omiss on might have occurred from absent
mndedness. But if it did, the person is no less
70 be pitied. We are glad to send the HERALD
to those desiring it; but do rot feel that it would
be Justice to the paper to send it out in search
Of a man without name.
Year: 1874

The ORLEANS MINE.-Some time ago we had
occasion to make mention of the very hattering
prospects of this mine. We called at the works
last Saturday to see how they were getting along
and were surprised to find that the most favor
able reports had not done the mine complete
justice. A lively force is at work, some sinking
and some drifting The main shaft is down
about 60 feet, from which level they are drifting
to connect with shaft No, 2, now about 40 feet
deep, 100 feet taserly, which eventually is in
tended to be the main working shaft. In ap-
pearance the ledge is, we think, one of the finest
in the district. The rock prospects very rich
eve are not allowed to say how rich), and the
ledge at the 6J-foot level is fully three feet
thick Mr.. Thos. Gordon, who has the mine
bonded, is crowding the work in decided y
business-like manner He feels positive of
good thing, and we hope his brightest anticipa-
tons may be realized. One after another are
good quartz mines being developed in this dis
trict, as ndomitable energy and capital are put
t. work We don't desire to raise an excitement
that would induce an undue rush of population
into this district but we do believe, and have
good reasons for doing So that the day is not
far distant when Grass Valley will stand second
to Auburn in it's quartz mining interest.
Year: 1874

OBSERVED Nor We regret to say that Wash
ngton's Birthday elected no public demonstra-
ton from our citizens Can it be that our ma
nonal pride is dying out; and the noble princi-
Pies engraved on American hearts by the Father
Of Our Country are fading away? 1t would
seem so. When these and the heroes of our
Independence, shall have sunken into oblivion,
Then goodbye country. We are no worshiper
Oh men. But unless the rising generation shall
be infused with the love of patriotism, and
70 realize the dear price, but rich boon Of
liberty which can only be effectually done by
public demonstratons, we fear they will be apt
I" Treat these gems as empty bubbles--not worth
keeping.
Year: 1874

young man who belongs to a club where
euehre is the principal intellectual study took
young lady to church the other Sunday and
fell into gentle dose before the minister had
reached his thirdly" He cannot exactly tel
how it happened, but just as the reverend gen
tleman said something about the 'flast trump,
the young man earnestly CALCULATED, I'm &C
sone!" The young lady says the next time he
can 'go alone, for she won't go with him,


This did not happen in Auburn.