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Year: 1875

We read in the police reports the
other day Of the arrest of youEg woman
who is said to have been a mistress Of
the condemned murderer, Dolan. This
woman was taken to the station house
by a detective, and the reporter goes on to
say that she was arrested as precautionary
measure because Of the fear on the part Of
the detectives that she might communicate
with the friends Of Dolan and become wit
ness in his behalf The arrest, therefore. as
il is published is wanton act She was in
formed practically by this act, if not in so
many words, that the police expected her to
give no evidence that would interfere with the
theory Of their case against Dolan. Now
the question arises, What right have the
police to arrest without warrant, woman
who is not charged with any crime, and
what right have they to impose upon her
any restrictions as to her communication
with Dolan or his friends If it is necessary
to protect justice by insuring truthful
evidence that protection will found in
Year: 1875

CHIEF JUSTICE DAYS learned paper on the
exploration of Central Africa which he
read last evening at the meeting of the
American Geographical Society, will be
found of great value, as summarizing in
neat form the results of all recorded travel
in that still mysterious region. His
warm tribute to Mr.. Stanley and his
gallant defence of that gentleman respecting
his opinion of Lake Baringo and its connec-
ton with the Victoria Niyanza are respec-
lively worthy of Judge Dalys scientific sym
pathies and analytical mind.
Year: 1875

IMMEDIATE DUTIES. There are two things
the democrstic majority in the House should
do without delay, in order to make their rec
ord consistent and clear The first is to in
troduce constitutional amendment limiting
the Office ofPresident to one term, and putting
upon the republican Senate the responsible
ity of accepting or rejecting it. The second
is to abolish the iron-clad oath, and thus
take away the last scarecrow Of the war.
This iron-clad oath and oil oaths based upon
the rebellion are Of no more use than the
military lines around Arlington or Peters
burg They are an annoyance, badge
Of degradation and an evil memory. They
are Of no practical value to the peace Of the
country or the integrity Of the Union. Let
them be swept away at once Let some en-
terpsSing democrat-like Mr. Cox, for in
Year: 1875

the ordinary proceedings at law during the
examination and cross-examination. Our
police have no business to do these things
It is the doing Of them that brings upon tho
force public contempt.
Year: 1875

WALL STREET YESTERDAY. Stocks were
dull and lower. Few outside operators are
taking the risks Of speculation. Money was
unsettled and advanced to per cent, but
closed at about 6. Investment securities
were in fair demand
Year: 1875

The SALVAGE on the wreck Of the Deutsch-
land goes TO the first steamtug captain who
rendered assistance to the stranded vessel
The prudent people Of Harwich, who saw the
ili-fated vessels signals Of distress and failed
to respond, have now source Of regret for
their inhumanity which will pierce them to
the soul
Year: 1875

OUR AVENUE. These pleasant days throw
into prominence the fact that our avenue
Of the Champs Elysees, Fifth avenue is
rejecting disgrace upon our rulers. This
great highway, in former times the glory Of
New York, the highway Of rich and poor, ex-
tending from the heart Of the city to our
Central Park, famous for its magnificent
architecture, and on Sunday afternoons as
much type Of the great moving life Of New
York as the Prado in Madrid or the avenue
Of the Champs Elysees in Paris, has fallen
into decay. This is partly owing to the
fact that New York suffers from the decadence
Of the Ring. But that is no argument for its
continued neglect. Fifth avenue should be
the ornament of New York. The present
pavement should be torn up and macadam-
ized from Washington square to Central
Park.
Year: 1875

WHAT H1xT?-The more Mr.. Henderson S
dismissal isIooked at the more it must be
seen to be only,a halfway measure. If this
counsel was delinquent for referring to tie
President in his address to the ST. Louis
jury, how much more ,hagrantly culpable
was the Judge who failed iosilence him with
o stern assertion Of the majesty Of ofice-the
grand declaration that ''the President can
do no wrong" 1t would be proper, there
fore, to dismiss the Judge who by his neglect
TO rebuke the offence became a rarty to it.
But then the President and the Cabinet can
not dismiss Judge. This, however, does
not matter, for Of course if the President re-
quests it Congress will change the law SO as
to put the Judge within his reach; and if it
requires an amendment Of the constitution
the President should Immediately call for
this by an extra message.
Year: 1875

TWEED, il seems, felt that his position as a
prisoner in the power Of the law was not
such as beftted a man anxious to dictate
terms 70 the authorities hence he left.
This Is the latest well-informed report, and,
as Dame Rumor loves to be complete in her
stories, it runs further that the great thief is
willing to compromise and to tell all he knows
Of the inner history Of the "Ring."
Year: 1875

CHINA Is ACTING with great caution in set
tling her difficulty with Great Britain. The
delay in sending an embassy to London is
probably part of the Chinese policy Of
fighting for time.
Year: 1875

There is great deal of feeling among the
lished by our contemporaries and now gem
orally accepted, to the effect that Mr.. Tweed,
during his litigation, was compelled to pay
a sum variously estimated from five hundred
to seven hundred thousand dollars as
''lawyers fees" We have the unquestioned
authority of the San to the effect that these
payments have reduced Tweed's fortune"
The Tribune, in a mocking mood, intmates
that when Tweed ran away it was not from
his jailers but from his lawyers.


Now, if the question arises, and it is q
question addressed not alone to lawyers,
but to the people who have their rights be-
fore the law, by what code of legal ethics is
lawyer permitted to charge Mr.. Tweed vast
sums of money for fees" when, if he had
been poor cabinet maker under Indictment
he would have been defended for a moderate
sum. Have our lawyers right in defending
criminals to consider not the justice of their
cause, but alone the amount Of money they
can obtain. If man charged like Tweed with
peculation upon the treasury can only be
defended by the payment of from five hun
dred to seven hundred thousand dollars fees,
then there is no justice in New York If
Tweed was charged from five to seven hundred
thousand dollars fees because his lawyers
knew that he had taken millions of dollars
from the treasury and could pay largely,
then these lawyers become accessories after
the fact, and, to our plain way of thinking,
are as much open to Indictment by the Grand
Jury as Tweed.


The whole question is one Of more than
passing interest, and we should think that
the lawyers themselves would be only too
anxious to have it investigated, and more so
because the impression is gradually gaining
ground that some lawyers in New York are
little more than highwaymen, who believe
their first duty to their client is to take all
his money This impression has gained
ground largely from the developments Of
the Erie suits, the Tweed suits and the
Ring suits where vastsums were paid to men,
bers Of the Bar as 'fees." Sometimes these
''fees" may have been paid for influence"
political or otherwise. But however this may
be- it is clearly the impression of the people
that the administration of the law, so far as
many lawyers are concerned, has de-
generated into little more than an at
tempt to extort money This should
not be so. No one denies the lawyer
the right to charge proper fee, if necessary
large fee, because great ability in the law
as in any profession should receive a
good reward. But no ability would justify
any lawyer or any number Of lawyers, in
Compelling Mr.. Tweed to pay from five to
seven hundred thousand dollars 'fees." If
he has paid this money it is nothing more
than another form Of robbery Of the public
treasury.
Year: 1875

The HORRIBLE STORY Of the man Thomas
who attempted suicide on board the Mosel
after the dynamite explosion at Bremen
haven, is apparently untrue 50 far as relates
to a second case Of explosive which be said
was on the vessel. The mans story was
dreadfully plausible, however Until tho
ownership Of tho case which did explode is
established he will be good man to hold,
II ben er sane or iasana
Year: 1875

WE regard the building of the Los
Angeles and Independence Railroad
in the light of an assured fact. Only
about forty thousand dollars worth of
the stock required to be taken remains
unsold, and this will be subscribed in
a few days. Chief Engineer CRAw-
FORD is about to leave for San Fran
cisco to purchase the locomotives and
other rolling stock to be used on the
road, and it now seems probable the
road between this city and the water
will be in operation by the first of
July. 1t is the intention of the COM
pany to have the road in operation
from the wharf to Cajon Pass by the
close of the present year. This ninety
miles of railroad will turn the entire
trade of the IDyo county mines
through this valley and cause the min
ing sections to draw their supplies from
US, thus affording our farmers a ready
market for their surplus products. In
anticipation of the vast interior trade
which this road will secure us, real
estate in the city and valley is steadily
advancing.
Year: 1875

THE message of Mayor BEAUDRY
on the duties of the police, which we
print in another column, is q. sensible
and well written document. The po-
licemen are body of men employed
by the city and paid by the city.
They are appointed by the Common
Council, and are amenable in their
official capacity to that body. Every
policeman should know that he holds
his position by the will and pleasure of
the Council, and is liable to removal
the moment his official acts are not in
accordance with the wishes of the ap-
pointing power. If member Of the
police is not satisfied to take his pris-
oners before the Mayor, as by resolu-
ton directed, his duty is plain: he
should resign. If he fails to see his
duty in this respect, the Council will
remind him of his remissness by inn
mediate removal.
Year: 1875

From time to time the Star of this
city has INDUCED in adverse comments
and personal animadversions on the
HERALD. These attacks have par
taken strongly of the chief character
istics of the Stdr-falsehood and vitu-
peration-and coming from source
which this community so we'll under
stands and so correctly estimates, we
have generally passed them by as un-
worthy of notice or comment. But
when our cotemporary so strongly
manifests its mendacity as to attempt
to distort the HERALD stockholders
annual election of a Board of Direct
ors into evidence of change of the
course and policy of the paper, and in
order to give its falsehoods the color
of truth makes personal attack on a
member of the Board and piles false
hood after falsehood around the orig
inal lie, we feel called upon to respond
w sA@N S~>sShS Vi oiOWlnS bAcoo HIS
representations to be the mere fabrica-
tions of feeble mind and the off
spring Of a jealousy that we have done
nothing to create and which we shall
do nothing to remove. The personal
attack of the Star on one of the Di-
rectors is, we are informed, leveled at
gentleman whose standing and rep
utation in this valley is such that the
shafts of the malicious fall harmless
at his feet. Having nothing to defend,
he needs no defense. AS to the state
ment that the HERALD would depart
from its position as an Independent
journal, we need only point to the ar
ticle printed the day following the
stockholders election, in which it was
Year: 1875

THE development of the oil mines
in the San Fernando mountains is
rapidly progressing, and from present
indications those enterprising men
who have worked SO long and faith
fully in an abiding faith of ultimate
success, will receive q return for the
labor and money expended. The
latest reliable information from the
oil mines is that one of the wells,
the one sunk by Mr.. SPANGLER, is
now yielding about fifty barrels of oil
per day, and competent judges are of
the opinion that this we'll will soon be
flowing at least one hundred barrels
per day. A like yield may reasonably
be expected from the other wells now
being sunk as soon as they have
reached the requisite depth. 1t is not
beyond the pale of probability to say
that the oil yield of the San Fernando
mines will soon average daily product
of one thousand barrels. Here is the
opening of a vast industry which will
prove source of incalculable wealth.
Year: 1875

YESTERDAY VAsoUEz paid the pen
atty of his crimes with his life. He
was hanged at San Jose, and died like
brave man-cool and self-possessed-
protesting that his hands were free of
human blood. He maintained this
statement from the day of his capture
to that of his execution, but there is
scarcely shadow of chance to be-
lieve he told the truth. The evidence
was strong against him that he had
committed murder not once but on
several occasions. No matter now; be
is hanged, and there are few, if any,
who believe he deserved better fate.
Year: 1875

so clearly stated that only a knave or
fool could misunderstood, that the
HERALD would remain under the
same editorial and financial control
under which it had attained the envi-
able po sition of the leading journal of
Southern California; that its former
independent position would be main
talned, and that it would continue to
labor for the best interests of Los An
geles valley. This has been and will
continue to be the policy of the HER
AID. In pursuing this course, it acts
upon convictions of right and endeav-
ors to ''hew to the line, let the chips
fall where they may" In advocating
or opposing men or measures, it has
never accepted the money of those
who paid to have themselves support
ed and others opposed. Will the Star
say as much? If it does do so, the ev-
idence will be forthcoming that it
utters deliberate and premeditated
falsehooi.
Year: 1875

SAN JOSE, March 19.-2. P. Mil
burcio Vasquez has just paid the ex-
treme penalty of the law for his
crimes. He approached the scaffold
and ascended the steps unfiinchingly
and stood with the utmost composure
and iron nerve throughout the painful
ordeal of preparation for the CHASTITY
ceremony. He denied to the last that
he died with blood upon his hands,
and evinced spirit to the very end
worthy of more honorable fate.
After the black cap had been drawn
over his face, the spring clicked and
he fell through the trap. AS the rope
tautened and his body Strengthened
out, there was slight quivering and
twisting, but nothing more. The Jail
yard was filled with people and the
horrid spectacle was witnessed by a
great crowd.
Year: 1875

An exchange has some remarks on
the establishment of an Immigrant
Aid Society TO be conducted by an
agent appointed by the Governor
and supported out of the State Treas
ury. These immigration schemes al
ways crop out few months preceding
session of the Legislature. They are
the inventions of gentlemen who ex-
pect to be appointed President, Agent,
Manager, Secretary or something else
of the Association, for which they will
draw a large salary while doing next
to nothing in return therefor. We are
opposed to immigrant aid societies in
general, and to those seeking to draw
their funds from the State Treasury in
particular. We oppose them all on
principle. There are enough poor peo-
pie here now, and poor people are the
only people whom immigrant aid as
sociations induce to move from one
locality to another. We set up the
theory that Individuals who are so
impecunious that they can only reach
the Pacific Coast on second class tick
cts furnished by an immigrant society
will not prove valuable citizens after
they have arrived, and we stake our
judgment Of human nature on the
issue that the theory will prove cor
rect when practically applied. So
much for the class of people whom
immigrant aid associations bring to
to this State. Now then, few words
On the injustice of taxing the people
now here to pay the passage of those
who wish to come here. The people
who found this country and drove
dangers from the pathway of those
now reaping the harvest, did not ride
from one side Of the continent to the
other in u railroad car, ON free ticket
furnished by an immigrant aid soci-
iety. rhey came "the Horn around"





fore wheels of wagon over the Plains,
and it took them nearer seven months
than seven days to make the trip.
These people travelled on their own
means, and what they own and pay
taxes on in this State they have ac-
quired by their own industry. The
money in the State Treasury is
money raised by taxing the
property of the residents of California.
Is it right or just to take the money
of those residents to pay the passage
of those who, as they have not ac-
quired means elsewhere, it is reasona-
BILE to conclude will not do much in
that line after they are deadheaded''
to the Golden State +? The long and
the short of it is, that we are not so
anxious to increase our population
that we will vote the peoples money
away to pay large salaries to agents
and managers of immigrant aid asso-
Citations and for the purchase of
second-class railroad tickets. If our
large landholders desire to people
their broad acres they are the ones to
furnish funds for the immigration So
ciety. If they will pay the way of
few thousand poor families and give
them farms on their arrival, much
good will be done, but it is a cruelty
to the poor people who are induced to
come here and a wrong on those whose
money is used to bring them here to
maintain an immigrant aid associa-
ton out of the State Treasury.
Year: 1875

Only woman's hair! Who has not,
some time in his life, picked such a
golden thread from his best coat collar,
and felt his heart beat the quicker for
it? Or gazed upon tress laid away in
some nook, and not felt the influence
of tender memories? Only woman's
hair and yet we don't like it in a bis
cult.
Year: 1875

The resolution providing for the appoint
ment of Commissioners on Fisheries was
rejected.


A petition was received from citizens of
Washington and Carter, praying for the
formation of new county.


A petition was received from the Home
Insurance Company, protesting against the
bill requiring Foreign Insurance Compan-
les to deposit bonds with the Secretary of
State.


Also a petition from the citizens of
Grand Junction praying the establishment
of special court at that place.


Both Houses adjourned at noon to visit
the Insane Asylum. d.
Year: 1875

The brides dress for the interesting
ceremony is of soft, white, Persian
silk, thick and lustrous, with simmer
light over its rich, thick cords, like the
reflection of harvest moon on a sleep
ing lake 1t will be made up in a man
ner beftting the youth and beauty of
the bride, and not scrap of lace, how
ever costly, will adorn its silky white
ness hut will be trimmed with soft,
fieecy, lovely tulle. The skirt will be
cut In a princess train. with a founce of
intricate design. The overskirt will be
a marvel of workmanship and taste 4:
the corsage will be high with elbow
sleeves.


The long circular will be worn over
this, falling TO the hem of the train in
the back, and nearly to the waist in
front. 1t will be fastened on the dark
hair of the brunette bride with a cor
net of orange flowers. The corsage
will be one mass of most exquisite buds,
and wherever a loop or fold is placed
1t will be caught together by spray of
orange blossoms. Many of the deco
rative features of this dress are entirely
lew French designs. The travelling
dress will be of brown silk, trimmed
very elabOrately with the two shades of
silk and a third in fringe. A hat to
match with long, dropping ostrich
plume, Several elegant hats have been
ordered, the dress hat being of white
CHIP, with a pTofusion of delicate and
costly French flowers.
Year: 1875

confessed his inability to enlighten her
on the health of the ladies abort whom
she was so solicitous. Mrs. Watts said
that she always knew that something
like this would occur, and ended with
another hysterical interrogation after
The children's health, but not receiving
any satisfactory answer, she threw her
self on the sofa again, and sobbed and
asked herself few times why she had
ever left her mothers house, and then
she called Jakey to her and told him
that they wot:ld have to live alone in a
little house, and bs very pocr; and may
be not have enough to eat, which made
that hopeful utter a series of most dole
full howls and hasten down to the kitchen
to examine the larder.


Later in the day Mrs. Lewis happened
in, and Mrs. Watts confded to her the
story of her husbands villainy. OF
course Mrs. Lewis was very properly
shocked, and tried to impress upon
Mrs. Watts the necessity of being phil
osophical, and left with the observation
that she had never yet seen a man with
a wart on his nose who did not, sooner
or later, prove to be a rascal.


Toward evening Jakey Was sitting on
the steps, having recovered from his
grief of the morning, when the Sunday
school teacher chanced to pass by, and
Jakey hailed him with "Say, Mister,
told my mother what you told me
about old Jacob, last night, and there
has been the old scratch to pay ever
since. Ma called pa a william and a
bloody thief, and tried to break her
back on the sofa, and said that there
wouldn't be anything to eat, and there
amt been such time since pa offered
to kiss Aunt Jane good-by. Maybe you
had better drop in and see the old lady,
Mister she amt so bad as she was. "


The teacher, after some pressing, ac-
eompanied Jakey into the house, and
was presented to Mrs. Watts in the
parlor.


Mrs. Watts began to thank him for
disclosing her husbands perfdy, but he
disclaimed having done anything of the
kind, and at length, after considerable
talking, it was discovered that Jakey
had misapplied the story of the patri-
arch Jacob. Mrs. Watts started right
out to hunt up Jacob, aid when she
found him, astonished him again by
being as loving as she had been distant.
Jakey is contented ia the fact that there
is no immediate prospect of lack of
supplies in the family, and Mrs. Watts
would be perfectly happy if she Gould
only shut Mrs. Lewis mouth.
Year: 1875

WASHINGTON GIRLS MISTAKE. -
Yesterday afternoon a young lady in
the navy-yard was terribly shocked by
her own foolish mistake. Being sent
for some -four to Harry Combs store in
a hurry, she took what she supposed
to be clean FELLOWSHIP from the
bureau drawer. When she bounded
into the store, smiling like a basket of
chips, she handed the thing to Harry
to ell with -four. He didn't notice
what "they" were till a scoop of Aour
had gone through them. When he
raised them up and exposed two outlets
at the bottom nicely fringed, ETC., the
young lady ran toward the tunnel, with
out saying q word, and poor Harry,
covered with -four, laid the garment in
the money drawer to wait her return.
At late hour, last evening. nobody
had called for tie -four and Harry had
engaged q sesmstress to sew up the
bottoms and make a salt sack out OF
en- Washington Chronicle.
Year: 1875

NJ. DE FoNvIILE made a balloon ascent
from La Villette on the ID inst, with a
view TO elucidating the causes Of the
late Zenith balloon catastrophe, reach
ing the altitude of about 1900 feet.
No effect was experienced by the human
excursionist, but bird in a cage sus-
pended from the netting, where it was
exposed 10 the inhalation of the escaping
gas, died of hemorrhage into the brain.
M. de Fonville had previously surmised
that the fatal result in the case OF the
Zenith eronauts was due rsther to the
inhalation Of this gas than to the height
attained, and is convinced that with
proper precautions scientific experiments
may be safely conducted at an immense
altitude.