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Year: 1875

Up country aspirants for Office are
evincing considerable concern about
how Los Angeles county will cast her
vote at the approaching election. We
dislike to see people on the anxious
seat, and will proceed to crafty their
curiosity as far as possible. Since the
time which runneth not In the men,
ory of man until the Legislative elec-
tion two years ago, Los Angeles
county has rolled up her regular
Democratic majority. The break was
occasioned by local issues and the
general decentralization of party which
prevailed at the time. The Indepen-
dents nominated ticket and the Re-
publicans supported it. The contest
was between the Democrats on ore
side and the combined forces of the
Independents and Republicans on the
other. The result was the election Of
the Democratic ticket, with the ex-
ception of BUSH for Senator and
HIaBY for Assemblyman - both OF
whom were Independent nominees.
The antecedents of BUSH were Demo-
cratic and those of HlaBY Republic
can. At this time the indications are
that the county will give handsome
Democratic majority this Fall. The
Democrats are now united and the
course of the Administration has here
as elsewhere sent hundreds into the
ranks of the only party in which the
people have hopes of reform of the
many abuses which now prevail. The
record of the Independent party in
this State is unsatisfactory, and from
that organization little seems to be
expected. These facts give strength
to the opinion expressed by many of
eur we'll informed citizens, that this
county is now Democratic by from 300
to 500 majority.
Year: 1875

1t is not pleasant to read in our ex-
changes that the crops will be light in
this or that locality, but the fact
seems to exist, and serves to illustrate
the falsity Of the reports 80 often cir
culated that it is only in Southern
California, where nothing is raised or
only light crops harvested in seasons
of light rains. The truth is that the
yield of farm products in this valley
will equal those of any other portion
of the State in all kinds of seasons.
The farmers of Los Angeles valley do
not complain this year. Their crops
will equal their expectations. Our
farmers are learning the value Of deep
blowing and early sowing. They who
have learned the lesson and profited
by it have no reason to complain. Ten
acres Of properly cultivated and early
seeded land is worth forty acres that
are scratched over and sowed late.
1uSIc 10 duotAcA pOint w WniCh WC
wish to call the attention of those who
have so much that is bad and so little
that is good to say about Southern
California, which is that there is q
larger area, proportionally considered,
of first-class land which will produce
good crops one year after another, rain
or no rain, and that, too, without irri-
CATION in this valley than can be
found in any other valley in the State.
This is a truth which will be at
tested by those who investigate for
themselves. This valley is not as
large as some others on the Pacific
Slope, and it contains some land
which will not produce good crops in
dry seasons without irrigation; but
there is more of the same quality of
land in other valleys. OF this one
thing all may be assured: when Los
Angeles farmers harvest nothing, the
grain sacks of the San Joaquin and
Sacramento valleys will remain empty
until another season.
Year: 1875

NUMBER one Of the fourteenth. vol
ume of the San Francisco Daily Stock
Report comes to us with the name of
WILLIAM M. BUNKER as one Of the
proprietors. BUNKER is one Of the
longtime attaches of the Bulletin, and
is a young man of industry and ener-
gy, who believes that what is worth
doing at all is worth doing well. I'm
der his management the Report will
soon become . reliable and influential
Journal The number before US Is a
bright and intelligent issue.
Year: 1875

One of the finest improvements in
the city will be the rebuilding of the
Lafayette Hotel. The whole Of the
back of the house ID already being
torn down, and the front will shortly
be built up. The stores will be just
half as large as they are now, and, as
the Important has a very large stock
on hand, they will not have half room
enough for their goods and in order to
prevent them from being damaged by
dirt and dust, they have decided to
sell all their Spring goods at less than
cost, and others, such as cottOns, table,
linen, etc., at exact cost. We advise
all to call at the Important, and con-
vince themselves Of the great bar
gains. Such bargains they can never
get again, and in order. to prevent
great rush, we advise all to. call early
and take advantage of the building Of
the Lafayette Hotel. ale
Year: 1875

HAMILTON, New, May l4th.-James Brown
was instantly killed at Eberhardts mill this
forenoon. He was caught In the betting and
his body forced through space In the floor
not more than six inches In width by two feet
I'm length. He was carried around a large
pulley, and coming up from the opposite side
Waa literally torn to pieces,
Year: 1875

IT IS IMPORTANT FOR A MAN WHO
Il wishes to purchase land and stock to know
where he can get that which is good, inde-
pendent Of designing men and land-sharks.


Twill offer on Ass l.s
Year: 1875

No man of power can do himself greater
wrong than to make AL attempt to acquire
the style of another man, under the impress
sion that that style will fit his thought. tie
might as well have his clothes made to his
neighbor's measure. There is not one chance
in q thousand OF fit, unless it be tit OF dis
appointment or disgust. The sensitiveness
of language to the impulses and characterize
tics of che spirit that sits behng and utte's 1t
is one of the marvels of the world. Its t1exi-
bility in shaping itself to every variety OF
thought and every form of imagination its
newer to transmit an atmosphere or an aroma
which no analysis or word or expression be-
eraya, and the ease with which it is made
either puerile or majestic in accordance with
the spirit Of its maker, show that style, un-
born Of the Individual, is an utterly valueless
attainment We can imagine no good to
come from "attainining" style by studying
other men,, except. perhaps, to cover up the
literary combry Of such writer's as Willis, the
Yhvthmical follies of such men as Poe, or the
affected barbarisms of-Mr. Emerson knows
who. because be once did the world great
mischief by praising him.-Scri6ner's.
Year: 1875

We always think of great men as IN the act
of performing deeds which give them renown,
or else in stately reposc, grand, silent, and
majestic. And yet this is hardly fair, because
the most gracious and magnificent OF human
beings have to bother themselves with the
little things of life which engage the atten-
ton of US smaller people. No doubt Moses
snarled and got angry when he had severe
cold in his head, and if fly bit his leg while
he was in the desert why should we suppose
he did not jump and use violent language,
and rub the sore place? And Cpsar-isnt it
tOlerab]y certain that he used to become fur
ious when he went up stairs 10 get bis slippers
in the dark and found that Calphurnia had
showed them under the bed SO that ne had to
sweep around them wildly with broom
handle And when Solomon cracked his
crazy bone is it unreasonable to suppose tina


he ran round the room and felt as it he want
ed to cry? Imagine George Washington sit
ting on the edge of the bed and putting on
clean shirt, and growing at Martha because
the buttons were off: or St. Augustine with
an apron around his neck having bis hair
cut; or Joan of Arc holding her front hair
in her mouth, as women do, while she fixed
up her back-hair; Napoleon jumping out OF
bed in q frenzy to chase mosquito around
the room with pillow; or Martin Luther in
night-shirt trying to put the baby to sleep at
2o'clock in the morning; or Alexander the
Great with the hiccoughs; or Thomas Jeffer-
son getting suddenly over fence to avoid q
dog; or the Duke of Wellington with the
mumps; or Daniel Webster abusing his wife
because she hadn't tucked the covers at the
foot of the bed or Ben jamn Franklin pair
ing his corns with a razor; or Jonathan Ed
wards, at the dinner-tah]e. wanting to sneeze
Just as he got his mouth full of hot beef; or
Noah standing at his window at night throw
inr bricks at a cat.--Mnr Adeler
Year: 1875

He left q load Of anthracite
In front of poor wOman'G door,
When the deep snow. frozen and white,
Wrapped street and square, mountain and moor.
That was his deed;


He did it we'll


"What was his creed g"


cannot tell.
Blessed Gin his basket and in his store,
In sitting down aud rising up;
When more he got he gave the more,
Withholding not the crust and cup.


lie took the lead


In each good task.


"What was his creed?'


did not ask.
His charity was like the snow,
Soft. white, and silent in its fall
Not like the noisy winds that blow
From shivering trees the leaves; pail


For flowers and weed,


Dropping below.


"What was his creed?'


The poor may know.
lie had great faith in loaves of bread
For hungry people, young or old,
And hOpe-inspred, kind words he said
TO those he sheltered from the cold.


For we must feed


As well ~ pray.


'What was his creed q


cannot say
In words he did not put his trust
His faith in words he never writ;
He loved to share his cup and crust
With all mankind who needed 1t.


In time of need


friend was he.


"What was his creed:'


He told not me.
He put his trust in Heaven, and he
Worked well with hand and head
And what he gave in charity
Sweetened his sleep and daily bread


Let u take heed


For life il brief,


''What waa his creed:'


"MhGt his belief p
Year: 1875

Marriage is q very matter. of-fact af'
fair. There is little poetry in it; and all
experience shows that it is better to get
rid of nonsense before committing matri'
mony."


/ beg to differ. All experience docs
not show auy such thing. IL nonsense
means here, as it seems to mean, all those
things that make the poetry of life, say
the more you have Of it the better.


A marriage that can properly be styled
a matter of fact one promises no happl-
ness for the man, and misery unutterable
for the woman. if she has soul.


What, Because thing is real, must
it be common place? The light Of love
illumines the homeliest duties; and be-
cause there must be eating, and drinking
and sleeping. and earning bread and but
ter in its years. marriage need not be Il
matter -of.fact arrangements coarse
sort of bargain, in which the wife be.
comes house keeper, and the husband
banker. Better that there should DC no
marrying at all; for what shall they do
in those hours of trouble and pain which
come to all of us, when every heart Graves
sympathy, and when none can give it so
well as the lover whose love has endured
through many years


When two people ofopposite sex. TEN
perament and habits resolve to live to-
rether for the rest Of their lives, there is
need of sentiment between them. There
is necessity for q little of that romance
that makes people better and more beau
,ful than they really are, if in time they
would not hate each other.


No--if you have no other part in life
that is not common place and matter-of-
fact. forbid that home life should sink to
this. Have thousand "songs without
words" for every day. Nourish your
IN ost delicate sentiments and weave them
with the houls as they glide by Don't
have all your poetry in the book case
and all your music in the piano.


The woman who is happy wife need
not long to be courtcd again. There is
no need-she is won; nor are many com
pliments necessary. Mutual devotion is
an ever appreciated compliment. Yet do
not forget those old days which drew you
to each other. Be lovers alway. Many
people are; and those who lore are safe
The meeting and parting kiss, the kind
Look, the apprcciative word-never for
yet these. Never let marriage degenerate
into the common place. So surely as
you do, worse will follow for the hns
band and wife who have no tender senti
ment toward each other will becoa
foes.-Mary Kyle Dallas.
Year: 1875

The following is the perora,ion of The
speech Of Senator Thurman, of Ohio
made in the United States senate on The
9th ult. 4:


And when you colne to the state o
Arkansas, prefer to believe the rcpor
of her men of business and OF her rev
erend clergy, TO the statements of Sherl'
dan issued from New Orleans upon ru
NOR, and the reports Of men interested
to distort the truth. He describes Ar
kansas as nearly as bad or quite as bad
as Louisiana. You have seen contradlc
tons Of that statement; but there is ont
Of those contradictions to which | beg
leave to refer, because it comes from 8
man whom have known for many years
and who was never known by any man
who did not love, respect and esteem
him. The card published by the clergy
of Little Rock, at the head of which
stands the name Of the bishop Of Little
Rock is worth thousand teIegrams OF
Sheridan on hearsay as to the condition
of that state. | know that man Bishop
Fitzgerald, have known him for many
long year. He formerly lived in my
town, and | knew him well. a more up
right, humble, truthful chrstisn man does
not walk the face Of the earth. There is
no consideration that would make that
man say what was false. When see his
name signed to that card, and when
know that he travels over that state, on
h.Nrg yit ha al
rilcing spirit of a martyr, | know tha,
what he says must be the truth and the
unvarnshed truth. ~


Mr. President, one word more and ]
have done. These outrages, if they cx-
ist, are very much to he deplored; but
there is something more deplorabe even
than violence. When you sap the fonn-
dation of constitutional government, when
you over throw the free Institutions OF
America, yC perpetrate wrong, fraught
with thousand times more mischief TO
your fclowmen now and in the future than
even the prevalence Of crime, You can
not accustCm the people Of this country
to see armed men intrude themselves in
to the halls of legislation and decide
questions OF membership there with the
bayonet; you cannot see that done, and
pass it even in silenca, much less with
appreciation, much longer without finding
that everything like respect Tor constitu-
ional government and free Institutions
has vanished from the land. All, Mr..
President, it is terrible crime to assassi-
nBte man, but it is a worse one to ASST
nate the constitution of Il free people.
These acts Of military Interference have
driven dagger to the heart OF free in.
stitutions, and the question now to be
settled is whether they can snrvive the
blow
Year: 1875

hours as nature intended and be refreshed
for the duties and labors of the coming
day. There are many parlor games, both
interesting and amusing. that are free
from the objection of kissing plays and
dancing. 1t is vitiated taste that de.
mana. the more heated and exciting dis.
sipation of the mind, so that more ra-
tional recreation seems tame and insipld.
just what healthful food for the body is
to the excitements of strong drink, so are
these healthful amusements to the strong
exctements of the dance to the mind.
While it is readily admitted that some
dances, within certain limits, may be both
harmless and pleasant, still the fact re-
mains that they have never been brought
within these limits, and it is, therefore,
unreasonable to ask the christian world
to indorse practice which has so much
to condemn and so little to commend it.
If it is found impossible for young peo'
pie who have arrived at years of maturity
to spend an evening in rational converse
ton and recreation, parents may be very
certain a grave error has been made In
their education and training.


JUSTICE.
Year: 1875

II There were very few valentines sent
this year, but some Of them we have been
shown are startlingly beautiful, and must
recipients. Language would utterly fail to
describe the peerless beauty of the little mis-
dives, but even that pales before the sublime
poetry that met their gaze. The chaps that
sent them. ought to be taken into custody by
the authorities, for they are certainly in ia
xnr of IYNCn-ing.
Year: 1875

E- good joke is told on one o! our citi-
xens. He was a member Of the town council
The changing of the location of the burying-
ground was brought up. The gentleman was
bitterly opposed to it. On closing his speech
oyer be buried in that cemetery, as long as
-" The graveyard remained where it was
lud the gentleman has not been buried
llfye
Year: 1875

Each part will contain 26 quarto pages elud
ing the elegant frontispiece, on heavy plate paper
A superb title page richly illuminated IN red
and gold. will be given with the first part. and
the printing Of the entire work will be worthy
representation Of the The Aldine Press which
is n guarantee Of something besu,ful aud valua
ble.


Ar A Cosr OF % CENTS A PART.
Year: 1875




The Cincinnati Times publishes a card
from Mrs. James A. Oates, in which she
says: sit has been publicly claimed that
the union between Mr.. Titus and myself
has been, up to within the past three months,
one Of even agreement and pleasure; this,
unfortunately, is the direct opposite to the
truth. The troubles which have attained
their cOnsummatiOn here, have most Ger
tainlY extended over a period Of two years
these troubles being always Of that IN
happy description to which it would be
both needless and painful to give a
more detailed publicity. So, too, it
has been asserted that my near
relatives and members Of my company have
had much to do in widening the breach be
tween Mr. Titus and myself; this state
ment has as little foundation of truth as
the former. Lastly, with regard to Mr..
AllinsOn, it is TO the business tact and
energy Of this gentleman, as agent Of the
company, that l must in all justice at
tribute much Of our success here and else
where. As to any ether relations than
these purely business ones between Mr.
AllinsOn and myself, emphatically deny
the base insinuation as being entirely and
absolutely unworthy Of credence. The
publication of the sensational articles re-
ferred to, is to me and to all acquainted
with the facts of the case, only a proof Of
mischievOus and angry invention"
Year: 1875

Proceedings Of the Church Council.


CHICAGO, May l5.-The council Of the
Reformed Episcopal Church yesterday di-
rected the appointment Of a committee to
prepare a translation Of suitable parts of
the PRAYER book for the use Of German con-
CregatiOns, and a committee to recommend
the best means for the permanent support
Of the general and missionary objects Of
Tie church.
Year: 1875

NEW YORK, May 15.-Judge Nelson is
outlining his charge to the jury in the Til
tOn-Beecher case. His HOnOr's ideas Of
what a Judges charge should be are some
what different from the practice which has
obtained with some Of the Judges in State.
Judge Nelson is opposed, Is a general rule,
to any comments by the Judge
upon the testimony as presented. He
believes in confning his charge to an out
line Of the case as presented, the points in
the evidence that are entitled to particular
consideration. The charge will probably
OCCUPY from a day to a day and half. 1t
is stated that after the verdict is rendered,
whatever it may be, the counsel for TiltOn
and Moulton will press the criminal indict--
ments found against them by the grand
jury last fall to some sort Of issue.
Year: 1875

About ten O'Clock last night, at the corner OF Third
and sixteenth street. Officer Breen heard party
Of dozen well dressed roughs singing IN loud tone
and requested them in civil manner TO make less
noise, it Sunday They replied that II all
right, and went on making more noise than before
The officer then proceeded to arrest Of
the gang, when the others rushed at him,
and one, named Frank Francisco, dealt
him powerful blow on the back OF his head with ths
butt OF pistol The officers head cut aud made
painful wound The officer then let 60 the he had
in charge and took into custody the fellow who had
struck him. The prisoner was brought TO the Eigh-
eenth precinct station house. followed by the of
rufans. On the prisoner found the pistol which
was six barreed revolver loaded full and also
Year: 1875

AN OLD AND EMrNENTLY SCIENTIFIC SUPER
srITIoN-THE VALUE OF ASTROLOGICAL PRE-
DICTIoNs ILLUSTRATED


Bosroy Mass, Nov. 21, 1875.
Professor Richard Proctor, the celebrated English
astronomer who is spending brief period in Bos-
ton delivered his characteristic lectures In Hor-
ticultural Hall this evening The edifce crowded
on the occasion the effort of the lecturer elected
praise and admiration.


"AsrRoLoGY SUPERSTITION"
the subject chosen, and, while denouncing 1t In
every FORM he recognized the fact that was sort OF
respectable superstition and admitted that far back
the olden times II cminently scientific super
stitlon. The hall was darkened during the delivery of
the lecture TO aid in series of stereoptical llustra-
tons emphasize the points which were so eloquepty
cuded all the various planets which held up by
ancient and modern astrologsts to orete the events
of the world, and tho astrological meaning, as well as
the supposed worth of each and all, fully ex-
planned by the lecturer One of his Illustrations
ferred to


THE WALES


and the prophecies which renowned astrologer had
made was advanced the period OF his birth and
claimed that he would be tall handsome man; would
early in life become distinguished naval officer then
marry very distinguished and worthy lady; that he
would be ausere benevolent but at the time very
reckless the last OF which prediction about the only
one that had accidently proved true This same
astrooger also prophesed that in 1870 he would be
thrown from horse and be violently kicked by the fran
tic steed accident which the lecturer had yet
heard Of 1t also laid out for him that he would


NEVER VISIT AMERICA,


and II was very emphatcaly stated that he would
never invade India Such Illustrations as this to show
the faacy and entire supersLtious character OF as
jrology frequent throughout the entire lecture.
He admitted that there were rare instances where fore
Swallowed events had occurred but he regarded them
as merely accidental and not in any antic-
pated OWNED by the stupidity of astrology.
Year: 1875

ESPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD by CABLE. ]


LONDON, Nov. 81, 1875.
The Daily Ne,os special reports as fol-
lows Her Majesty's ship Iron Duke, of
Vanguard collision notoriety was almost
lost yesterday when she was three miles out
side of Plymouth for trial of her ma
chinery.


A SUDDEN DISASTER.
Suddenly large volumes of water rushed
into the vessel, covering, in the space of
quarter of an hour, the stokehole plates and
lower parts of the engines.


THE WATER GAINS FORCE.
The water gained in the pumps momen-
tarily.


SIGNAL OF DISTRESS.
A signal of distress-''We are sinking p
was kept flying during space of ten min
.utes


The signal was perceived by the crew of
the flagship Black Prince and the COM
mander of the ship signalled to the dock
yard for assistance.


THE CAUSE OF THE DANGER.
Before the tugs from the dockyard arrived
at the side of the Iron Duke it was discovered
that the main sluice of the ship had been
left open from some cause not yet explained.


THE REMEDY-JUsT IN TIME.
The artifcer of the vessel, moving with
The water up to his neck, closed the sluice.
Had he waited, few minutes later this
would have been impossible.


THE MOTION OF THE VESSEL.
When the water was at its highest point
inside of tho Iron Duke she began to heel
precisely as the Vanguard did when placed
in a condition Of almost similar peril.
Year: 1875

THE MEMBERS OF THE LEFT HOPE FOR AN
EARLY DISSOLUTION OF THE ASSEMBLY.


PARIS, Nov. q, 1876.
At a meeting Of the Left held here yesterday, sew
era Deputies announced that Monday after the third
reading OF the Electoral BILL Minister Dufaure would
propose that the Assembly proceed fix the date OF
the dissolution of that body,
Year: 1875

The following record will show tho changes in the
temperature for the past twenty four hours in com
parson with the corresponding date of last year, in
dicated by the thermometer at Hudnuts pharmacy,
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