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Year: 1879

A correspondent Of the Chicago Trib-
une at tile Illinois Capital having been
albl rarily ordered to ia by the Speaker
of the House because he refused 10 give
the souIce OF his information rel tive to
The bribng Of a member and the existence
Of legislative blackniaIling ring, the
paper displays commendable spirit in an
houncins It's intention TO fight the case
before proper tribunal. Eminent coun-
sci have been engaged and the legality OF
the proceeding will be tested. One OF
the reasonably certain results of this affair
Will be to show that the present Ilinoi.
Legislature is the most unaccountable
Legislature it is possible to get together
any where west of the Alleghenies.
Year: 1879

"PRINCIPLEs, NOT MEN" is a motto
Of the Democratic party well established
and permanently fixed in the minds of
all prominent members of that venerable
organization. Liberty, with cheap and
well restrained and regulated govern
ment, is the great desideratum to be at
tanned. If the modes by which these
desires are to be secured are secuted and
set aside either by the municipal, State
or Federal officers, there is a deviation
from the well settled principles of repre-
sentative Democracy as Inculcated by the
organization under which Cur people pro-
pose to manage affairs in this republic.


Those, therefore, who refuse 10 ae-
knowledge these great principles, or set
them aside for their own aggrandizement
cannot claim the support they would re-
ceive did they maintain fully, fairly and
openly the principles upon which they
were elected to public pos tion.


There is now the most, and has been
for year past, urgent necessity for the
greatest economy in the management of
all public business. And the understand
ing when the present City Council ac-
ceeded to power was that it would adopt
the principles most likely to lead to less
expensive government and a cheaper rate
OF taxation. 1t was fully demonstrated
last year that several Thousand dollars
could be saved by the contract system
properly applied to the cleaning Of the
streets but the Republican Council at
the expiration of the contract for this
purpose, although they issued proposals,
refused to continue the system, because
as we believe, they found they could
make votes for their party by using the
patronage and doling it out to the needy


When the Democrats came into power
the understanding of the Democratic vo
tiers was that the contract system should
be adhered to. But we find it is only in
some minor matters that this is carried
out. That in the streets and some other
matters which we may have occasion tc
ventlate hereafter, work is doled out to
favorites at just such prices as it pleases
those to give who have il in hand. In
Year: 1879

All who enjoy good singing or who wish to
engage in dancing should avail themselves of
the opportunity offered by tho Franklin Le-
giou, and, stepping aboard the Mary Washing
ton this evening at seven o'clock, take trip
down the river Good music will be furnished
by brass and string bands. This is the only
temperance excursion loi this evening.
Year: 1879

An English physician relates
that on the 1lth of February his
wife, after mixing some corn meal
for feeding the fowls, missed her
wedding ring from her finger, and
after fruitless search gave it up
~ lost. On the Sth Of April, whilr
engaged eating an egg at break
, fast, she felt the eggspoon CRATE
against something hard at the bot
tom of the egg below the yolk, and
on further investigation found the
lost ring firmly fixed by membra-
neous adhesions to the bottom OF
the egg. The egg was of extra
large size, and was laid the day be-
fore.
Year: 1879

A new system OF electric railway signals
has recently been tested in Boston. 1t difss
fcrs essentially from other systems in use
in that the rails instead OF wires are used
for conducting the electric current. The
track is divided into sections OF mile, ac-
cordin@ to curves and other contingencies.
At one end OF the section is placed bat
terry consisting Of one cell ard one pole al
.ached to either rail, and at the other end
is placed the magnet, one electrode at
tached to each rail, thereby establish
ing constant metallic circuit through
the rails and magnet. At either end OF
The section is the standard bearing the
signal, which is connected with the
circuit. When train or 4 pair OF wheels
enters upon the circuit the wheels and axle
instantly short-circuit the current, the mag
net is demagnetlzed, and on leaving ITS
armature the signal is mechanically thrown
to danger, where it remains as long as the
wheels are on the section, and when they
pass off the signal goes back to safety. BY
this means the rear OF train on road
eouipped with these signals will always be
safely guarded. Actual experience has de-
monstrated that the rails are vastly superior
as conductors to any surrounding media,
and that the electricity will adhere to them
in preference 10 passing OFT to the earth,
spite rain or snow.
Year: 1879

The New Orleans papers inform

 us that an important revolution in sugar making in that State is going on. The old system is giving way to what is called the central factory system. The new plan is similar to that of making butter and cheese in the North, where the farmers of a neighborhood, instead of each making his own milk and cream into cheese and hutter, take one to the central factory, and the other to a creamery, and sell them for mark ct pricc-the result being what we call factory cheese and creamery butter, each better than that made by individual farmers, or by dairies.
Year: 1879



 chips at the start as the other play CTS. The expection is that you will win, and if you lose it is better that you borrow or ''owc' up.

 ?. Never ante up till some one tells you to, and then say shat you have and stick to it, which will generally persuade some one else to "comein" /" twice. This rule, though an excel lent oue, must be followed with dis eretiOn. If pracliced too often, it is liable to produce unpleasant feelings. - 3. Toward the end of the even ing it is always better to lowe up" your ante "for a minute" than to put up, as the winner frequently forgets to charge up the debt, and none of the other players will re- mind him, as they may wish to to the same thing.

 f. When the credit system begins to creep in, as it generally does about the middle of the game. you shoul1 lowe up' if possible, and bet chiefly against those who always put up.' This is one of the most important rules. To win in c.lsh and lose on credit is the great secret of success ful poker playing.

 5. In dealing, always notice the bottom card, which you can easily do before the cut. Then, by notic- ing how thick a cut is made, you can tell whether that card goes out. This my help you in the draw. , 6. Keep sharp lookout on the discards. This may be of service Ii the draw Is not satisfactory.

 7. When you are "in luck" watch your opportunity, from time to time to put some of your checks in your pocket without being seen. This will enable you to "owe" up if luck turns, and will prevent the others from borrowing from you. p s. When any one wants to buy more checks, and you have plenty, get him to buy of you, if possible, in preference to the bank. It ena- bles you to conceal the amount of your winnings, and besides, the bank may not be able to pay up.

 g. When you are chipping out for drinks, etc., put a cigar in your pocket every once in a while. You are sure to be so much ahead ofthe game, and they come in very han dy, even when you don't smoke.

 10. Never permit anything to make you forget for a moment that the whole object of your game is to save your own money and secure everybody clse's, and let everything you do, however trihing, tend to this desirable end.

 Il. When the game is over, if you are winner, deny it entirely, or fix the figure as low as possible; if you arc loser, declare that you have lost twice as much as you really have. This rule is never departed from. The money lost at game of poker always foots up four times as much as the money won.

 12. When it is inconvenient to avoid paying your poker debts en- .tirely, use discrimination in the mat ter. Debts to persons whom you are not likely to meet very often you can avoid. Many players feel a delicacy about asking fora poker
Year: 1879

Leadville, COL, May 24.-Yesterday
the woods on all sides of this city were
on fire, and dense clouds of smoke rose
high into the air and sailed off in the
direction of the Mosquito range. Bright
flames leaping into the tops of the tall
trees gave magnificent exhibition of
fire works, surprising the best fourth
of July display ever seen in America.
There was no general apprehension
felt in regard to the safety of this city,
all other accounts and kilograms to the
contrary notwithstanding. An inn
mense amount of cord wood, logs for
charcoal and standing timber has been
destroyed; a loss that we can lily afford.
Many cabins have also been burned.
The district burned over will not sup
port another conflagration, and If the
brush and other dead timber is cleared
away and burned up on calm days, we
need not fear any forest fires commu-
nicating with the city.
Year: 1879

Washington, May 24.-The following


is the substance of the silver bill as
passed to-day: 1t fixes the weight Of
standard silver dollars at 412t grains;
authorizes the owners of silver bullion
to deposit the same at any mint, to be
formed into bars or standard dollars;
makes the charges for the coinage of
such bullion the difference between its
market value in New York and legal
tender value of coin; makes subsidiary
silver coin an exchange at the treasury
for legal tender money to the amount
of twenty dollars; makes the standard
silver dollar legal tender in all pay
ments at their nominal value; requires
the treasury to pay out silver coin
without discrimination the same as
gold coin, in liquidation of all kinds of
coin obligations against the govern
ment; authorizes the issue of certifi-
Gates to depositors of gold or silver
coin or bullion; also authorizes the
issue of certificates representing coin
In the treasury In payment Oh interest
on the public debt, both classes OF GER
tificates to be receivable in payment of
duties, certificates for bullion deposited
are to be for its average market value
in coin of like metal during the pre-
ceding week in New York and San
Francisco; gold and silver bullion de-
posted Is to be coined to the full extent
of mints lin connection with other
coinage) and if the bullion deposited
for coinage does not amount to two
million dollars per month the treasury
is to purchase sufficient silver bullion
to coin that amount. This act is not
to be construed as authorizing the coin
age of silver except into the standard
dollar
Year: 1879

Resolred, that this assembly earnest
ly invokes the continued and persistent
efforts of all executive officials for the
maintenance and execution of this law
and hereby so appeals to the patriotic
Christian men and women to use their
united influences in the support of pub
lie sentiment now formulated into legal
enactment
Year: 1879

God that the legal status of this affront
to our Christrian civilization and this
menace to our social order, has been
finally determined and so determined
to declare the laws and the policy of
our country in respect to this crime, to
be in accord with the conscientious con-
victions of all patriotic and Christian
Year: 1879

are depredating upon the property of
Indians, and violating their personal
rights, and if the government does not
protect the Indians and put a stop to
unlawful invasion there will be very
serious trouble.
Year: 1879

A GREAT EFFORT has been made by
the partisan Democratic press, to place
the responsibility of the negro exodus
from the South on the Republicans, but
the trick is so very thin that nobody
need be hoodwinked but those who are
wilfully blind. There are mono but
who know that the negro is fleeing for
his life from land of rifle clubs and
Southern terrorism, where they are no.
only shot and murdered for being Re-
uElicans, but where they are cheated
out of their hard earnings. The Phila-
delphia Enquirer" says the real origi-
nator of the exodus movement is said
to be a former slave who escaped to the
North, named Singleton. He is now
seventy years of age. Becoming con-
vinced that the colored people could
lot obtain justice of their old masters,
Unt finding them adverse to leaving
the South, he tried to purchase lands
for them in Tennessee, but could not
because Of the price. He visited Kansas
several years ago, and was so wsll
pleased that he formed a colony, and
since that time he has taken eight
thousand negros to Kansas.
Year: 1879

Amongstthe great bat ii Of bills with
when Congress was flooded two weeks
a O are to be found some which to a re-
1narkable degree show the true purposes
OF the Southern Democrats and 1t Is
well known that whatever the latter
demand, will be conceded by the cring-
ing supple kneed brethren of the North.
These bills which when introduced
were only read by the title were not prop
erly understood at the time, but being
sluiced off into their respective commit
tees there has been no time since the
long windy debate OIL the appropriation
bills to examine them and consider the
objects for which they are intended
True to the Southern rebel heart, two
of them, one introduced by the ex-reb-
ell Davis, of North Carolina, and the
other by the ex-rebel brigadier Gun
t er, of Arkansas, show what We might





expect if there was not a Republican
president, that wonld be sure to block
their scheme by prompt veto. The
bill introduced by Davis repeals that
law which prohibits the payment Of
pensions to ex-rebel soldiers, and Gun
ter's bill is to repeal the law which
prohibits the payment Of exrebel war
claims. Should such bills become laws
it is but a step to the payment of pen
sions and claims to disloyal persons
not only in spite Of but on account of
their disloyalty. The New York Times
was right when it said that in tracing
such evidences as this of the indecent
haste which the Southern Representa-
tives are showing to "let down the
bars' of the Treasury to their censtit-
uents, one is tempted to ask whether
it was not from pure hypocrisy that the
Southern men on the Democratic eau
Gus Committee wished to be excused
from acting, for fear that their motives
would be misunderstood. The soldiers
who fought Tor the preservation of the
Union will stop and ask themselves what
side they fought on during the war.
Happily for the nation it still has 10y
al President, but how would the case
stand if the Office were filled by Dem
O,rat?
Year: 1879

TIE PENINSULA News ASD ADVERTISER.
sti hugs the Greenback delusion to its
bosom anl sigh for the day when gold
and liver will cea,e t, be fiat money
and will on y be use as an article of
exchangA e'chandize. It says, the
first step in the real soft oaey question
is the denomination 4 gid ard silver,
and then the way is cl.a ell for the new
King to be enthrone
Year: 1879

When the voice of God was heard ex-
claiming from his holy palace, and it's
glorious and solemn echo penetrated
even to the slaughtering place on the
earth beneath:


Happy art thou Akiba, for my sake
thou didst lead virtuous life, and for
my sake thou didst die the death of the
righteous, now thou wilt enjoy eternal
bliss and everlasting happiness in Eden
my garden"


THE END.
Year: 1879

What renders man unjust? Are
not errors and prejudices the causes of
the abuses of power? =? If you really
wish to prevent the commission of in
justice, you must first remove error
and prejudice. Any one intrusted with
power will abuse it if not also animated
with the love of truth and virtue, no
matter whether he be prince or one of
the people.-F0ntaine.
Year: 1879

New YoRK, May l5.--The telegraph line
to Philadelphia built by the Continental
Company was purchased by Morgan,
Drexel & Co., of this city, on Wednesday,
for their private use. The main house Of
the firm is in Philadelphia, and the firm


have used two Western Union wires
for some years. They have lately had a
controversy with the Western Union, and


have now obtainad their own independent
line. This practically puts an end to the
Continental Telegraph Company. This il
It's only line, and though contracts have
been let to extend the line to other parts
Of the country the company has no money
to pay contractors, and no large capitalists
have taken any stock In the enterprise.
all the capital in this city to spare for new
telegraph lines is now looking 10 invest.
ment in the new Central Union Company
The Continental line has been in exist.
ence about year, Is strongly built, and Is
agood investment for the new purchasers.
Year: 1879

CONGRESSMAN PACHECo has
been making to a Chronicle report
er the longest speech of his life. In
1t he took occasion to express very
proper sentiments as to the inn
provements of our harbors and to
avow the belief that Gen. Grant
had too much sense to aspire to q
third term. We have generally
given Gen. Grant credit for good
deal of "horse" sense, but we are
afraid that Pacehco is reckoning
without his host in the expression
of this opinion. Those who know
Grant best think that the graceful
celebrity with which hawk
pounces upon June bug would
characterize his acceptance of a
third and even a fourth term. II
Year: 1879

ANY one who leaves the personal
element out of New York politics
will never understand them in
this world. Take the case Of Ho-
ratio Seymour, Jr., the son of the
illustrious Governor of the same
name. At the late election he was
elected Surveyor-General of the
State on the Democratic ticket by
. majority of over ten thousand.
Had Horatio Seymour been the
Democratic candidate against Cor
nell the latter would have been
beaten by fully six thousand ma
jorlty-perhaps more. Seymour
would have received the seventy
thousand votes cast for John Kelly
and he would have been the choice
Of tens of thousands of Republicans,
besides. The sage of Utica un-
doubtedly carries from forty to
fifty thousand votes to the support
of his party. Samuel J. Tilden
certainly commanded this personal
strength until, in an evil hour,
John Kelly set out to play dictator.
To what extent the sage of Gra-
mercy Park has been weakened, as
an available candidate, by the fe-
rocious personal hatred of Tam.
many Hall, it is very hard to say.
Unquestiouably, should he receive
the Democratic nomination for the
Presidency, no such bolt-at least
not 30 formidable bolt-could be
organized against him. At such a
critical stage of national affairs as
the present, the Democracy would
not brook betrayal of the party on
a national scale. But it is very
much question, indeed, whether,
In the person of Horatio Seymour
or Sanford e. Church, the New
York Democracy will not find
their greatest assurance Of
carrying their State. 1t may
be safely said that no name
in the United States would excite
such plaudits from the Democracy
as that Of Horatio Seymour. But
he is old and unwell. His physi-
clans advise the most absolute rest.
Already, after having been nomi-
mated, he ordered his name to be
taken from the Democratic ticket
for Governor, on account of his in
firm condition. This peculiar situ-
alton in New York gives great
strength to the Bayard and Han
cock "booms."
Year: 1879

THE Argonaut is disgusted with
the amount of "gush" of which
Southe IN California has been the
beneficiary. The fact is that the
editor of that journal only visited
this section during a period of
drouth and when the country
looked very unattractive outside of
the limits of our orange groves.
Had he come to Los Angeles dur
ing the wet season, when orange
blossoms perfumed the air, he
would have sang in different key.
Not only did the petulant Plxley
drop down amongst us at an unpro-
pitious season, but he closely
Rugged his special car during the
whole period of his visit. Rail-
ways notoriously always ruu
through the least attractive por-
tions of city; or, rather, they are
generally aligned by the cheapest
properties, which guarantee the
most direct route, and the right of
way through which can be acquired
at the least cost. We assure the
Argonaut that Los Angeles county
deserves good deal of "gush." We
confine ourselves to our own neigh
borhood, our brethren of the press
being amply able to take care OF
their own sections. No man of
means and energy can possibly
make a mistake in coming to this
section. What is more, after q
years. residence here, he will write
to his friends of the attractions OF
the climate, the promise of the soil
the exuderance and variety of the
productions of Los Angeles county
far more glowingly than we permit
ourselves to do so. In addition,
every settler of means who comes
here now, and invests in real es-
tate at the present low prices, will
earn O fabulous interest on his in
vestment. We do not propose to
indulge in fancy sketches or
"gush,n but we are determined
that the truth shall be known
about this section, even though
certain hypercritical journalists OF
San Francisco should be outraged
by the liberty we take. We file O
caveat against the truthful appli-
cation of the ArgonauPs remarks
to Los Angeles county.
Year: 1879

The Republican press is making
great ado about the undoubted
fact that a cordial union is fore
shadowed between the Democracy
and the Workingmen in the COM
Ing Presidential election. They
are infinitely distressed about the
lack OF dignity shown by Gov. Ir-
win and his advisers. The Argo-
nout is particularly exercised con-
cerning an alliance which it covert
ly interprets as destructive to the
hope OF the Republicans carrying
this State next Fall. Meanwhile,
It Is pleasant to know that the sup
posed high contracting powers are
perfectly easy in their minds. They
are not conscious Of being parties
to any iniquities of any kind what
ever. The fact is that all this talk
about conspiracy between certain
Democratic leaders and the influ-
ential men in the councils of the
Workingmen is all the merest
bosh. AS to the cordiality of feel
ing which has sprung up between
the two elements that is undoubted.
That the Workingmen as a body
are preparing to gravitate towards
the Democracy in the fateful strug-
gle which is approaching, and to
do 1t without bargaining and huck-
stering of any kind, is even so.
Not to assume such an attitude
would be a confession on their part
that they really desired to see a
moneyed oligarchy, which would
be contemptuous of the rights of
the poor man, established in the
United States. Whatever faults
the average Workingman may see
in the party management in Cali
fornia, he well knows that the Ma
tional Democracy is really genuine
ly desirous of having return to
the old order of things, in which
the people should be, in the future,
as in the past before the days OF
Republican ascendancy, governed
rs little as possible. They perceive
with hatred, and loathing, the pre-
objection of the Republicans for a
"strong government These
statements as to the sentiments of
the Workingmen are not assump-
tions on our part. They can be ver-
ified by any one who chooses to use
his ears.