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Year: 1875

The manufacture of queensware and
pottery is destined to become prom
inent industry in Los Angeles. Ex-
tensive beds of porcelain clay have
been discovered and arrangements
are being perfected to utilize this val
uabIe deposite. This branch of indust-
ry ought to succeed as 1t embraces the
production of goods that are rather
bulky and hence have to pay high
freight charges, and upon which there
is a heavy duty on the foreign makes
inuring to the benefit of the domestic
manufacturer. Let the business be
started upon solid basis. The aver
age American is ill adapted to manu-
featuring because he strives to make
too great profit and in doing this is
apt to wind up with heavy loss. AS
q rule factories are started with an in
adequate capital which necessitates
the purchase Of cheap machinery and
but too often the goods are deceptive
and made only to sell. The people
jump at q cheap article but soon find
that it is worthless and afterwards ig-
more all goods from the same establish
ments. Investments in manufacture
Ing establishments where the proper
skillis employed are very remunera-
tive but being very safe the capitalist
does not expect to realize so large a
rate Of interest as in hazardous pur-
suits. The inaugurators therefore
make fatal mistake when great divi-
dends are promised and the actual
outlay underestimated.
Year: 1875

Democratic majoritles. The Northern
journals now send fair minded cores
pondents to the South and the truth
will out. Surely no punishment is
sufficient for the men who endeavor
to etain political power by instiga-
ting benighted and savage negroes to
deeds of violence which sicken the
heart, in order that the whites may
in the heat of passion cover the land
with African corpses.
Year: 1875

The Express is wrestling with se-
we're attack of worry about the HER
AID. We don't mind these vaporings
We know that the existence of the
Express was jeopardized by the defeat
of the Republican county ticket and
we know that unless more money can
be obtained from the Santa Monica
lot spectators, the concern will soon
relapse to Its normal condition of a
weak afternoon edition of the HER
AID. Knowing these things the HER
AID will do as the moon did when the
puppy barked at it-keep right ON as
II no yelping had been done.
Year: 1875

IT would be we'll for the Board of
Supervisors at the present session to
take action upon the invitation Of the
State Board of Commissioners for the
Centennial Exposition, to appoint a
committe of seven in each county to
cooperate with the State Committee
In the collection and forwarding Of ar
ticles for exhibition. Los Angeles
should, and beyond doubt will be we'll
represented at the Centennial, and
prompt action In the premises is ad-
visable.
Year: 1875

The kilograms from the Rio
for the last few days have
been of an exceedingly interesting |
and the decidedly bellig-
erent attitude Of both the State and
Federal forces, would seem to be
indicative both of the imminent
character of the chance for a bout
with Mexico, and the desire for
such result.


We know not If the stealing of a
few cattle and the killing of a few
defenseless citizens along an ex-
posed border, be sufficient cause for
a war between the nations, but of
one thing we feel perfectly certain,
and that is, the lives and property
of the citizens of the United States


and Texas should be protected at
all hazards, for this is the side of
the obligation opposite to the one
in which the citizen is supposed to
risk his life, and pay his taxes. Let
the opportunities be favorable, or
the reverse, for the chief of this or


that political party. 1nterests,such


as are represented along the Rio


Grande, can not wait the time when


Grants political policy makes it


safe for him to make war. Neither
can it 'be STAYED off, because it is
now palpably his very best policy
to seize any pretext to involve the
United States IN a safe war with
some one or other of the weaker
and nearer neighbors. The political
skies, in national sense, are
sadly overcast, and there is no poll
tician sufficiently gifted with pro.
phecy to be able to predict, with
any show of reason, the chances of
any man, or either party, in the
race for the Presidency next year
1t is plain that brief, brilliant and
victorious campaign, either in Mex
leo or Cuba, would add lustre

and prestige to Grants already bril-
liant military record. The Ameri-
can people are hardy, adventurous,
and exceedingly military in all their
tastes and habits, and hence the dis
position they have ever shown to
place successful military chieftains
in the very highest places in govern
ment. To this fact alone does
Grant owe his elevation in the first
instance, and The brilliancy of his
military achievements had not paled
sufficiently at the close of his first
term, to make it possible for any
one to defeat him. Since his re
election, however, the stern logic of
truth, has developed the fact, that
something else is required in the
civic head of a great nation like ours
than mere military skill, and the
prestige of high military achieve
ments. Grant understands this
well, and he also understands what
is necessary to restore the suprem-
acy of military ideas, in popular
contest before the people.


Here, then, on the Rio Grande,
has fate again presented to her fa-
vorite the chance which his ambi-
ton covets. Will he clutch it?
This SIMPLE question is grave one
for the two contiguous republics.


Texas, in the event of n war,
would reap a rich, golden harvest.
Is she willing to pay the price
Grants election to the third term
for it? for to all human judgment
this is to be the result of a fight
with Mexico at this time. And
these matters have n graver signiti-
cance for Texas, than for any other
of the States, and upon the temper
and tone of press and people,
greatly depends the issues of peace
or war.
Year: 1875

WEsTEGHoUsE automatic brake proved the
most effective, stopping train running 80
miles an hour in 20t seconds, and within q
distance Of 9l3 feet With the aid Of the
sand-tubes, the train was stopped in
distance of $40 feet With such brakes
as these, the danger from collisions
ought to be reduced to q very slight
minimum, and might be averted altogether,
if a patent brakeman could be found who
Was always at mis- post and did not consumed
minute or more getting to his brake after the
signal was given One important feature OF
this trial. and ;one upon which Americans
will be sure to congratulate themselves, IS
the fact that the WESTINGHOUSE brake is an
American invention. While England has
made many improvements in railroad travel
ing, the need has long been felt OF some
form of brake which should be under the
control of the engineer, and this need was
supplied by the WESTINGHOUSE brake, which
has been tried With the remarkable results
indicated above.
Year: 1875

Nov that ths prospect is bad for the paving
Of Wabash or Michigan avenue during the
present season, We think that the Board Of
Public Works can nowhere use their money
to 50 much advantage as in persistent repairs
of thase two thoroughfares. The streets are
almost impossible in their present condition,
end they can only be made tolcrable by keep
ing teams and repa1ars constantly At work
As general rule, our streets would eI
be in much bstter condition, would
last longer, md cost Less, il repairs were
znade moro promptly and efficiently.
We do not believe tha. there is
Large city in the world where repairs On
streets are 20 much neglected as in Chicago.
It is an extremely short sighted and costly
policy. As to Michigan ayenue, the Board
would also do well to ascertain BY expert
ment whether they cannot get better quail
t. Of gravel along the canal than that which
comes to tie city from Joliet Michigan av-
enue Was paved with gravd which had q
lAzge sdmi1ture Of sand and clay, and it has
never done the se1vioe which the people who
paid for it had the right to expect. In re-
pairing the street, some useful experiments
could be nads With other gravel
Year: 1875

that they had been gradually increasing be-


yond the average increase of shipping; that


they were commonly of vessels which carried


a heavy insurance; and that shipowners were


regularly engaged in conspiracy to prevent


the proper inspection Of sea-going vessels-


These facts stunned for the time the British


public but, as in the case Of TWEED, the


first burning sense Of indignation has given


place to mere curious interest in the pro-
ceedings for reform, and those who most
sympathize with Mr. P11xBo1L are the least
ready to offer him effective support
The shipowners have arrayed the
money power against him, and have
controlled, by influences Of various kinds,
many members Of Parliament which, to its
credit be it said, cannot be bought by money.
Many Of MI. Pn1so11's opponents are doubt
less convinced that he is zealot, only half
informed, aud three times too hot !; and, in
certain sense, they are right P11Mso1L is
an enthusiast, as all reformers are; and, for
that reason, he is hard man to deal with.
The stuff that goes to prison for principle is
not easily consumed Mr. P1msoL1's violent
shrek Of 81 villains" addressed to the Gov
eminent which threw outhis bill, Twas not the
most discreet thing he could have done;
neither was it necessarily confession Of
failure. It meant either that the man was
mad, or that he was sane and confident of
the strength Of his cause and many people
will not believe that LIE was mad.
Year: 1875

4 new instance Of the expenses which the
professed adoption of the charter OF 1872
laG entailed upon the city is discovered IN
the appointment of Commission, consisting
Of Messzs. HuRp, Tu1Er, and Roor, to revise
the city ordinances in conformity with the
new regime. Considerations Of prudence and
economy should have suggested to the Mayor
the postponement Of such Commission un-
til after the Supreme Court shall have decid-
ed that the charter Of 1872 was legally adopt-
ed,-vhich, to say the least, is extremely
doubtful The proposed revision will have
tc be made, Of course, if the charter is held
to have been adopted, and We have no doubt
the gentlemen appointed are Is competent for
the work as any who could be selected but
We hope that, pending the coatesting Of the
charter IN the courts, their own sense Of pub
lie duty VIII restrain them from piling up e1-
pcnses which may prove to be utterly value
less, as they viii be in case the charter shall
be set aside.
Year: 1875

If there is one duty more imperative than
| another resting upon the people Of Chicago,
and ono remedy more certain than another
to correct the present Infamous maladminis-
tration Of the City Government, it is for the
people Of Chicago to nominate this fall COM
plete city ticket for all the Offices that will be
vacant, without regard to the ballot-box stuff
ed charter of 1872. For instance, this fall
Mayor, City Attorney, City Treasurer, and
twenty Aldermen should be elected, and the


reason why they should be elected is q very


pressing one. The existence and validity of
the charter Of 1872 are called in question


in the courts, and have been denied from


the very instant of its alleged adop-


ton. The honest and respectable


portion of our citizens claim, and that


saaim il well founded, that the election was


carried by ballot-box stufing and the


most outrageous and barefaced frauds. This
question is now pending in the courts ]; but


there are very grave doubts whether the suit


can be pressed forward to conclusion before


the time to elect ticket under the old char


tar, it the charter Of 1872 should be set aside


Should the '72 charter be set aside, say next


winter, then the time for election under the


old charter will have passed, and the present


incumbents will hold over for two years


longer, or until 1877, before they can be


ousted. But if the people of this city


go ahead and nominate good, capable men,


decent City Government will be ready to


take hold and administer the affairs Of the


city as soon as the courts throw out the


present fraudulent one. Otherwise no one


will be ready, and the bummers will have the
city in their grasp for another two years.
II il the plain duty Of the Republicans of this
city, therefore, to hold their Convention this
fall just as if there had been no charter elec-
ton at all last April, and nominate the very
best men they can find for ofice-men of
honesty, fearlessness, aud ability, It is
equally the duty Of the Democrats, p.rticu-
1arly of the *' Jeffersonians," to hold their
Convention and nominate as good m en- as
they can find, SO that this city
shall not be left at the mercy of
the bummers. Whoever wins in the !
contest, somebody must be responsible, and |
that somebody must be great national !
party, whether it be Republican or Democrat |
Bummers have no responsibility, and the
people Of this city are getting tired not only
Of their misrule, but Of being compelled to
organize for tho purpose of watching them |
md preventing them from completely ruin
ing the city. The two great political parties,
therefore, will fail in their plain duty and
the city to the bummers if they do
not hold their Conventions, go into election,
and choose good men to be ready to take the
administration, pending the decision on the
charter question Any neglect of this duty
would give the bummers an opportunity to
establish themselves in power go that they
may never be dislodged-
Year: 1875

wYLIE WILLIAMS, IN JAIL FOR TWENTY-FIVE


YEARS, DYING.


The Philadelphia Inquirer says:-A quarter Of a
century ago the name OF Wylie Williams was one
that attracted much public attention It's owner,
the OF one Of Georgis's most eminent citizens,
is now about dying in the Eastern Penitentiary
where be has been incarcerated for over twenty five
years and the following briefly told history OF his
will prove interesting:-


Wylie Williams, at a suitable age was placed in the
preparatory school at Yale College but when he was
there shorttme the President the father OF the
youth, stating that the latter susceptible of
mental training and regretfuy intimatng that his
mind was not entirely sane


Wylie returned 70 his family and shortly there
after commission appointed by Of the courts
found that his mind was affected There being no suit
able institution in Georgia in which 10 have him treated
Wyle was sent to the Pennsylvania Hospital the In
sane, under the management Of DR.. Krkbrde He
was quite violent and frequently threatened that lac
would escape from confinement and then shoot
Dr. kirkbride, a prediction which he verified by
breaking out subsequently and lodging ball in the
head OF Dr. kirkbride the latter passed along the
road under tree in the upper branches Of which the
maniac bad placed himself Williams was arrested and
tried for the attempted killing OF Dr. Kirkbrde but
the jury brought III verdict 0f mot guilty by reason
OF insanity"


The Judge King stated to the friends Of williams
that he should send the latter the Eastern Peuten
uary for safe keeling but that he would be discharged
as soon al his friends ready 10 take him 10 a
place where he could do further harm. That was
twenty I'VE years and more ago since which time Will
Jams has never been outside the walls Of Cherry Hill
Prison His friends and relatives, deemng the Peni-
tentlaTy az suitable place any that could pro
yided paid the expenses Of an extra keeper
whose sole duty 1t to watch and care
for the insane patient After the breaking out
OF the late war, IN 1861, remtances and WILL
Jams was placed in ordinary cell among conyicts
beng allowed, however, the freedom OF the yard An
effort recently made to discover whether any Of his
family survived him, and 1t found that only
brother Of his is living, and be has been impoyer
shed BY the results OF the that he contribute
nothing more than fore his unfortunate brother
Wyie The family prior to the rebellion OF
the @ealthiest in Georgia but their whole wealth was
swept away in that struggle


Wylie is now about sixty years Of age, and is almost
chidllke. The one desire that has absorbed him for
several years s 10 revisit the old plantation which
he was born and raised II has been his daily custom
to sit in the yard with his face turned 10 the South
he smoked his cigar HIS health has been gradually
weakening for years, but recently he been falling
lrapdly. In short time he will exchange his present
tving tomb, where he has been buried lifetime for
hat last resting place where he will sleep for eternity
Year: 1875

From the Springfield Mass Republican,


Southern journals are adopting the Western habit OF
printing annual reviews Of the growth Of their respect
i've cities in industry and trade. New Orleans is Of
course much depressed at the sharp competition Of ST.
Louis and Memphis and by her political misfortunos
The sugar crop Of Louisiana, however, is large this
year. and agriculture generally remunerative. Atlanta
is the most thriving city in the Southwest having in
creased immensely IN population and manufactures In
ten years Charleston IS the most prosperous CONNER
cal city. She is favored by a wise and liberal admins
tratOn Of railroad feeders and is peculiarly fortunate
in the variety and richness Of the natural products
Of which she Is the market These naval stores
entirely new and growing trade-oottOn, rice lumber
and phosphates Charleston Is now the third cotton
port and markets eleven per cent Of the whole crops Of
Carolina rice she has a monopoly the trade in phos
pbaes crude and manufactured last year amounted to
S2OOOOOO Richmond. Is also quite prosperous the
cheapness Of labor enang her great iron industries TO
keep in operation all through the dull and take
orders from New England and the West when Ptsburg
has been idle. Colored labor proves 10 be O strong
point, instead of q weak one, In this casa
Year: 1875

The Utica Morning Herald says that on Saturday
couple Of tramps applied TO lady on Hubbs street for
something to eat They given plenty OF bread
and cold boiled ham This lunch was eaten while the
beggars sat upon the stoop After eating one of the
men said, 'Wheres your husband2" The lady said he
had just laid down 10 take nap. "You can't plav
that the fellow replied; 1--WE want money enough to
take us 70 Albany, and must have it," The lady was
ironing at the time and had just taken fat from the
stove Raising it over her head she aimed it at both
and said you get away from here will save you
the trouble Of gong to Albany" The rascals saw that
they we're foiled, and fed This kind Of business is
getting too warm The kindness is shown to
such fellows the more mpudent and ungrateful they


are The best plan s TO refer all unknown applicants
for relief TO the Office Of the Board of Charities
Year: 1875

CONDUCT OF CoLoRED PEoPLE.-ln notic-
ing au exhibition in Warrenton the other day,
the Iudex of tina, place says:


I'VE refer to this exhibition not so much to
compliment the troupe as to express aDprooa-
ton of the conduct of our colored citizens 90
the occasion. They did not give any evidence
of disposition to test their claims nnder the
civil rights bill to seats beside white people.
What Is still more commendable in them, they
appear to have 90 inclination to take advantage
of forced contact anywhere.
Year: 1875

WANTS TO BE FORGIVEN "A card has been
addressed to the public in the Richmond Dis
patch by Cecil Ball, the young man who carried
the mulatto woman to the theatre in that city.
He acknowledges his fault, and asks that people
will not cast hun entirely out of their society,
and business men to extend helping hand
that he may regain his lost position. He ap-
peais for his mothers sake, who is widow,
and whose heart is nearly broken BY the dis
grace.
Year: 1875

Dress Makers recommend it as being the best
Corset to fit dress over, because it is cut n
such manner that the front and back seams MT
like seams to dress.


And it is superior to any other Corset now in
use because its peculiar style of cutting gives
sufficient fulness at the bosom, without folding
at the top; gradually and closely lifting to, and
over the hips is longer front and back than Or
dnary Corsets, and in fact is the only Corset cut
in this form. -,


In addition to the DOLLAR CORSET will
be found large assortment Of other makes at
the following prices-Sl.25, Sl.5O, Sl75, S2'5o
So 50 and So
Year: 1875

Says the Boston Herald: An Ames.
bury man had singular dream, under
thefollowing circumstances. His father
and mother had recently died, within
three or four hours of each other, and
one night in dream he saw his mother
standing by his bed, and little distance
away he saw q cot bed with a peculiar
coverlet, on which lay a man with his
back turned toward him. His mother
called him by name and said:


"a" Here are seven dollars"


He attached no significance to the
dream until, when he went to the post
Office, he received letter stating that
his brother, who was on o Western rail
road, had been badly crushed, and re-
quested his presence Immediately.


On arriving at his brothers home he
was struck with surprise when he found
him lying on cot bed, with the same
kind of coverlet he had seen in his
dream, with his back turned towarC
him. The brother died, and the gentle
man was still more astenished when, or
settling his affairs, the first bill presented
was just 81 in amount. Strange as the
story may seem, it is told by the mai
himself, and he is a gentleman Whose
veracity no one would impeach.
Year: 1875

Says the San Francisco Chronicle ::
That portion of the city known as the
Mission was deeply excited over the
rumor that, while excavating for block
of new buildings on the corner of Mis-
sion and Sixteenth streets, the workmen
had struck veritable "bonanza," in the
shape of an old nail keg filled with gold
dust, of the value of $80,000 Shortly
before six o'clock reporter visited the
spot and learned from the contractor
that the rumor, while everywhere cur
rent, was wholly without foundation. A
keg had indeed been found, but filled
with anything and everything but pay
dirt. It was found deeply buried and
in the vicinity of an old well close by,
and created no little excitement among
the laborers when it was struck, from
the fact of their having been made aware
by some of the "oldest inhabitants" that
treasure had been buried in the vicinity
many years ago. The location is the
site of the famous old " Nightingale !"
saloon, where the sports of "a used to
congregate to quaff the liquid fire re-
tailed at extravagant prices over the
high, broad counter, and wind up the
day with little pistol practice on human
targets. Regarding the buried treasure
James Johnson, 49-er, living in the
Immediate neighborhood, tells the fol-
lowing story: One night in the fall OF
'54 gang of men from the mountains
were carousing in the Nightingale when
one of the party seeing that his comrades
were all gloriously drunk gathered to-
gether their gold dust, and buried it in
the yard outside. The amount was
variously estimated at from $4,000 to
$50, 900. The thief was never able to
find the dust after it was buried, and,
although the ground has been repeatedly
dug over in search of the treasure, it
was never obtained. Johnson is still Of
the opinion that the dust will be found,
and under his sangume supervision the
laborers are digging away as they never
dug for day wages before, and the con-
tractor smiles and assures them that the
valuable keg is to be found in the
furthest corner Of the lot.