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Year: 1876

Mothers live for their children,
make self-sacrifces for them, and
manifest their tenderness and love so
freely that the name, mother, is the
sweetest in the. human language
And yet sons, youthful and aged,
know but little of the anxiety, the
nights of sleepless and painful solici-
tude which their mothers have spent
over their thoughtlcss waywardncss.
Those loving hearts go down to their
graves with those hours of secret ag-
ony untold. AS the mother watches
by night or prays in the privacy of
her closet, she weighs all the words
she will address to her son in order
to lead him to manhood Of honor
and usefulness. She will not. tell
him all the griefs and deadly fears
which bcset her soul. She warns
hint with, trembling, lest she may
-say4Avornruch,. She tries to charm
him with her chcery love. Yhilelk6&
heart is bleeding. No worthy and
successful man ever yet knew the
breadth and depth of the obligation
that he is under to the mother who
guided his needless steps at the time
when his character for virtue and
purity was so nearly balanced against
a course of vice and ignominy. Let
the dutiful son do his utmost to
smooth his mothers pathway, let
him obey as implicitly as he can
her advice, let him omit nothing
that will contribute to her peace,
rest and happiness, and yet he will
part from her at the tomb with his
debt to her not half discharged.
Year: 1876

The New York Tribune believes
that the Republican party has reach
ed crisis that must end in its ruin
unless speedy means are taken to
avert the disaster. 1t says; Grant
ism has come to judgment at last
This infamous abuse of the public
service for personal and partizan
gain has borne its inevitable fruits


The stubborn partisan may excuse
and protest as he will. In every
State there are thousands Of voters
whose minds are made up this day,
beyond possibility of change, to re-
deem the honor Of the American re-
public by such votes hereafter that
neither Grant nor any of his favor
ties, nor any man who has impudent-
ly called our civil service "the best
the world ever saw" nor any dcfen-
der or apologist for this most corrupt
and scandalous administration shall
ever again be able to claim that he
has the American people behind him.
Democracy may be dangerous, true;
but it is not filthy with dangerous
bribes and stcalings. Against dis
loyalty or reputation the people can
protect themselves in many ways;
against dishonor they can protect
themselves only by trampling under
foot every man who has participated
in or excused that infamous system
of public service called Grantism"
Year: 1876

A Danbury woman trading at
grocery the other day got to telling
the grocer of a large swelling which
on her boys neck, and she
said she wished he knew of some
ting to reduce that swelling. Tho
grocer having been four times into
bankruptcy, absently observed, "Put
a mortgage on ii, That will reduce
it, l imagine"
Year: 1876

A Kansas woman lost u gold ring
in q straw bed; the straw was cmpt-
led into the barn yard, and, with tho
manure, was spread upon a field. In
the fall the woman found her ring in
a boiled potato that came from the
Grld.
Year: 1876

And old farmer purchased some
sweet oil in a drug store, and being
asked if there was "nothing else" he
laid down several packages on the
counter, held up a hand with several
strings tied on the fingers, and said;
Let's sccl That red string is for
the bar soap; that rag is for a broom;
that blue cord is for Il calico dress;
that braid means four pound of sus-
ar, and this other string is for sweet
oil, No nothing more
Year: 1876

The investigation OF the charge of
blackmail, preferred against James In
graham by the DEMOCRAT, was com
menced yesterday. Through a desire
of secresy and to shield his guilt from
public observation, Ingraham, through
some hocus pocus, managed to keep the
facts of his arraignment profound Sc
cret by compelling the school teachers
to make no mention of the subject.
Nevertheless, our reporter got wind of
the affair, but, unfortunately, arrived at
the Boys Central High School too late
to hear the evidence for the prosecution,
which doubtless had been hurried over.


From Mr.. DumOnt, one of the COM
mittee appointed to investigate the
charges, our reporter was informed that
the most damning evidence had been
given against Ingraham, but which
could not be made public as yet, as it
would prejudice the public and also che
evidence for the defense. AS Mr.. Du-
mont was firm in his refusal to show us
the evidence, and as we know Of no law
to compel him to do SO, we are unable to
show up Ingraham as we would desire.
On Wednesday the evidence for the de-
fense will be heard, and on condition
that the names Of the teachers be with
held, a promise was given to admit our
reporter.
Year: 1876

About 5 o'clock Sunday morning q
difficulty took place at O colored ball
room, known as the Congregation Hall,
on Claiborne street, between Ursulines
and Bayou Road, between two men,
Richard Francois, alias Poncetts, and
Adrian Eveque, which terminated in the
former being shot in the forehead and
instantly killed by the latter.


Our reporter visited several of the
parties who saw the shooting, for the
purpose of getting the truth Of the diff
Guilty.


Some of the witnesses stated that
blows were exchanged between them
others stated that no blows were ex-
changed, and that it was q cold blooded
murder on the part of Eveque. 1t
appears that Adrien Eveque came to
the ballroom with @ number Of
other colored men and tried to
crowd Richard Francois, who had
charge of the door. They all finally sue
ceeded in procuring admission to the
ballroom, and after they had entered,
Eveque was heard to say to Francois
that he and his crowd could clean him
out. Francois remarked that in fair
fist fight he could take them one by one
and whip the crowd.


Nothing further was said by either
party until about the hour above stated,
when Francois, the murdered man. was
standing near q table, in the supper
room of the ball, when Eveque came up
to him and without word Of warning
drew his pistol and fired the fatal shot,
the ball taking effect in Francois fore
head, killing him instantly. Francois
threw up his hands and rolled lifeless
corpse upon the floor.


The murderer was arrested by one of
the porters of the ball, but his brother,
Eugene Gauders, took him from the
man who had him in charge and assist
ed him to escape. Gauders was arrest
ed and locked up in the Fourth Precinct,
charged with being an accomplice in
the murder and also I'm assisting the
murderer to escape.


The body of the murdered man was
brought to the Fourth police station,
where the coroner held an inquest and
returned q verdict according to- the
facts.


About half-past 5 O'Clock last evening
Sergeant Taylor received information
that Andrew Eveque, the murderer Of
the above party, was concealed in hut
about one mile from Bayou Bridge.


The sergeant with three of his officers
proceeded Immediately to the house and
arrested the accused, who was in bed
When on their way to the station with
their prisoner, he acknowledged that he
had killed Francois, his friend, by shoot
ing him with his pistol, but said he was
drunk when he committed the crime.
Year: 1876

We publish the above prospectus" Of
the WEEKLY DEMOCRAT in order that our
people may know that in the future they
will have weekly paper published in
New Orleans, devoted to the true inter-
ests. The course of the daily DEMOCRAT
is a guarantee of the weekly, and with
Col. Robert Tyler as editor, and the
present board Of directors, the WEEKLY
DEMOCRAT is bound to be success. We
wish it "God speed,' and ask every
Democrat to subscribe for it at once. A
club Of 100 subscribers ought to be sent
from Amite
Year: 1876




Turkey has concluded to accept and apply
several of the propositions of Count Andrassy in
dealing with the insurgents. and TO appoint a
to carry them out. Among these commissions
are q modified system of collecting taxes. grant
ing of religious liberty and application of a por-
ton Of taxes to local improvements.


SPAIN.


Continued Alfonsist successes are reported
but Don Carlos is not put under yet


FRANCE.


The recent elections were favorable to the mod
crate republicans and against the monarehlsts


GERMANY.


News from Bismarck indicates strong disposi-
ton to treat the differences between the church
and State honorably.


DOMESTIC.


The jury i'm the Lands ease returned verdict
Of not guilty on account Of insanity.


Tho whisky trials and convictions are the gen
cral subject Of speculation and talk in the West
and Washington. Latest reports intimate that
l;ristow is driving tho prosecution too hard for
the White House. Tho evidence comes too near
homo to please Grant and the probability is that
Brisow will be put out of the Cabinet.
Tho Pinchback case is to come up Tuesday
The appropriation for levees will probably be
The Texas Pacific Railroad bill will also prob
ably pass both Houses.


Later news from. the Mexican border indi-
cato increasing trouble with the cattle thieves.





Every few months that notorious ran
ter, Mr.. Robert Toombs, gets. up in some
public place and amuses himself by
making Secession speech, in which he
represents nobody's sentiments except
his own. The SoNthern press promptly
deny that he has any right to speak for
the South, and repudiate oil OF his
utterances. A few Administration jour
nails in the North republish the speech,
and point to it as an indication of the
unreconciled spirit of the South, when
it is only an indication that its author
is reckless fanatic. What the
South really thinks of him may
be Judged by these remarks
from the Lynchburg Vuginian: Now,
what sense is there in Toomb's raving
What is the use of his talking about
what he fought" for, when, as every
body knows, he did little or no fighting
when the opportunity was furnished
him, and only the inclination was want
ing We deny the right Of Mr.. Toombs,
whose life has been signal failure, and
who, with great natural talents, Is
utterly devoid Of wisdom, to keep his
country in ferment, and simply to
crafty his vulgar taste for playing bully
and braggart to injure the people that
it should be his chief object to serve. y
Ne,U York Tribune.
Year: 1876

GOODALL, NELSON & PERKINS in
sist on running their line of steamers
as best suit themselves. This does not
agree with the notions of the Express
of this city, and it threatens them
with an opposition line. We imagine
that this will SO badly frighten Messrs.
GooDALL, NELSON & PERKINS that
they will henceforth land their steam
ers wherever Senator JONES or his or
gan may direct. But seriously while
we would like to see steamer land at


Santa Monica and Wilmington every
day, we do not expect that an opposi-
tlon line will be put on for the reason
that from the completion of the rail-
road which will be about the first of
July next, all or nearly all the travel
and fast freight will pass to and fro by
railroad. The steamers will become
freight boats, and there is not suffi.
cient Of this class of patronage to en-
ploy two lines of steamers. However
much an opposition line of steamers
would benefit our city and valley, we
do not apprehend that there is the
slightest probability of our being fa-
vored in that direction. 1t will not
pay the steamers, and steamship own
ers are not anxious to lose money.
Year: 1876

EDITOR HERALD.-In reading the
Express of this date, l see it is pro-
posed to build new Court House and
Jail. 1t would probably be good econ
omy todo so. think, however, the
estimated value of the property to be
sold is too high, if cash is expected to
be paid. lido not believe any such a
sum as 100000, or even $4,000, can be
had for the Court House and lot.
Would it not be better to sell the build
ing on time, having the payments Sc
cured by mortgage. The county sew
en- per cent bonds will probably not
sell for more than IS cents on the dol
lar. Now if the house and lot were
sold on time land the mortgage bear
ing 81 per cent, the county would re-
alize almost the same amount in inter-
est thatit would pay ON her bonds, and
at the same time get a higher price for
the property. AS to the lot on Spring
street, the county should purchase the
city's interest and pay in bonds, or
sell to the city and take her bonds.
Either the City Hall or Court House
should he on this lot; and the Court
House should not be placed West of
Spring or South of First, North of the
Plaza, or East of Los Angeles street.
Consideration should be had in locat-
ing this building that the present bus
mess center of the town is not affected.


TAXPAYER.
Year: 1876




WE are in receipt of a number of
letters from depositors in TEMPLE g.
WoRKMAN's bank, in which informa-
tion is desired as to why the firm Sc
lected Messrs. FREEMAN and SPENCE
as its assignees. 1t is stated that Mr.
FREEMAN is indebted to the bank to
considerable amount, and Mr.. SPENCE
Is = comparative stranger to our peo-
pie. We cannot give any light on the
subject. We are not informed as to
the amount of paper the bank holds
against Mr.. FREEMAN, but if he is in
debted to the firm in any considerable
sum we should not consider him, nor
any man so situated, qualified to act
as assignee. The objection to Mr..
SPENCE on the ground that he is a
stranger We regard entitled to consid-
Grafton. The gentlemen selected to
wind up such an establishment should
in our opinion have no pecuniary in
terest therein, and should be well and
familiarly acquainted with the busi-
ness men of the community.
Year: 1876

EDIToR:-I hope the Bill: An Act to
provide means for the improvement of
irrigation in the City of Los Angeles,
will be passed at the earliest time by
the Legislature, as it is certainly a
great benefit to enlarge the area of
land for agriculture, and to be we'll
provided with water in the dry season.
Many people desire these improve
ments greatly, as it is a general opin-
ion that the quantity of water in the
dry season may be much increased by
a large reservoir above the proposed
submerged dam, and a great disad-
vantage connected with


THE IRRIGATION OF LANDS,
viz: The filling up of the bitches with
sand and its deposit on the land may
be lessened. Hence systematical
general improvement of the water
supply for irrigation will embrace
three different points, viz: A SUBJ
merged dam to increase the water-sup-
ply in connection with large reser-
voir, a rectification and better con.
struction of the zanjas or ditch
es by fumes or concrete to lessen the
loss Of water, and lastly, special ar
rangements to prevent deposits of
SAND In the bitches and on the land.


ASH UNDERSTAND,


the submerged dam is to be built
where large reservoir for the water
may be found. A jetty will join the
dam above to prevent the sand moving
In the main zanzas. Openings are
constructed in the dam, to regulate
the flow of water and for other pur-
poses. A rectification of the zanjas
should be made to obtain velocity of
water proportionate to the quality of
the soil and not too large to move
large quantities of sand. In accord
ance with such velocity it might be
necessary to alter the fall of the ditch
es either by increase or decrease of
their length at certain places.


CONCRETE SHOULD BE USED


when the seepage is considerable and
the zanjas pass under streets, but this
improvement should n carried on in
q small scale year for year. Fumes
are less expensive at the first outlay
and more adapted to private or small
bitches and may be excluded from the
main zanjas. Sand accumulates above
the sluice-gates and will be retained
If the gate forms an overfall and the
water moves only near its surface
through it. All these improvements
Year: 1876

The bill now in the Legislature au-
thosizing the building of a Court


House and Jail in this city provides
that money shall be raised to defray


cost of building thereof by the sale of
seven per cent. bonds, payable Janua-
ry first, 1S96-twenty years hence. 1t
also authorizes the sale of the old


Court House property and the use of
the money for which it sells in the
construction of the new building.
Sometime ago the HERALD suggested
that it would be a good plan to sell
the Court House, which belongs en-.


tirely to the county, to the city, and
the county purchase the city's half of
the Jail property and on that build a
Court House and Jail. 1t now ap-
pears that the city does not desire to
purchase the Court House building.
and we will therefore make another
suggestion. The bill provides for the
sale of the old Court House property
at, we presume, a cash price. So sold
the property would not sell for over
$4,000 or $1,000, nor could the coun-
ty afford to pay large price in cash
for the city's half of the Jail property.
now it occurs to US that more satis-
factory transfer of both pieces of prop
erty might be made by making the
terms of sale and the payment on pre-
cisely the same basis that the building
bonds are issued. IF the Court House
was sold for seven per cent. per annum,
notes payable in lS96-jnst when the
bonds are due-the old building could
be made to go long ways toward
paying for the new ones. On these
terms the old Court House property
would sell for 10000, perhaps S75, 900.
The rate and payment of interest be-
ing the same, the sum for which the
property would exactly liquidate a
similar amount of the bonds. IT the
Year: 1876

will greatly diminish the quantity of
sand, which may besides be collected
in boxes and removed cheaper than at
present.


IsUPPosE THE CITY
authorities will charge competent
man to carry out these Improvements
as contemplated by them, as much
money may be saved by it. Proper
proposals, including preliminary sur
yeys and estimates of work are neces-
sary conditions for such a position, as
more valuable services are rendered to
the community in this way than by
the sale of water mostly done by the
present incumbent of this Office and
which might be properly left to the
City Treasurer. The city authorities
have the power to effectuate such a
progress for the improvement of irri-
cation, which will be great success,
without doubt, in the future.


Yours, respectfully,


PROGRESS.
Los Angeles, Jan. Is, 1875.
Year: 1876

city declines to dispose of her half of
the Jail property on these terms, the
refusal would not interfere with the
plan so far as the Court House is con-
cerned. 1t is certain that the Court
House would sell but for a compare
lively small sum if sold for cash, and
it is equally certain that it would sell
for good price ifsold on long time at
a low rate of interest.
Year: 1876

SENATOR SARGENT has written a
resolution of inquiry into the public
affairs of the Pacific Railroad Compa-
ny. A great deal of money might be
won if takers could be found on bets
that SARGENT will never introduce
resolution to enquire into the private
transactions of that company.
Year: 1876

THE DAILY and WEEKLY HER
AID has more than double the cir
culation of any other paper published
in Southern California. Business men
recognize it accordingly as the best
advertising medium South OF San
Francisco.
Year: 1876

PRESIDENT GRANTS outrageous military
interference in South Carolina is Great
ing storm of indignation in the East,
As the Herald justly puts it, his interfer-
ence was not in behalf of the Electoral
votes Of the State but to help candidate
Governor to capture a Legislature and
State machinery. 1t was not matter
for Presidential interference. There is
a prejudice against South Carolina and a
feeling in Republican quarters that she
has no rights which the country is call
ed upon to respect, but the most stupid
man in the country recognizes the dan.
gerous character of the precedent which
GRANT has established.
Year: 1876

prudent and law-abding. The sole
moving consideration with every citizen
should be the good ofthe State and per-


petuity Of Republican institutions. All
action based on any other idea is un.
worthy of he occasion. Need | remind
there are moments in the history Of every
people where the highest courage and
most exalted devotion are best exempli
fed by noble self control. The final
triumph of the right rest and depend on
allowing results to be worked out by
quite, legal methods,
Year: 1876

Y PRESIDENT GRANTS last annual message
will be found on the 4th page of this
paper. Of course all ought to read the
document although it is weak affair
and unworthy the. .chiefmagistlate.of .ofour
great country.
Year: 1876

THE New York Herald and World de-
mand the impeachment of President
Grant for using the military to overthrow
State Governments in Louisiana and
South Carolina, and interfering otherwise
with the liberties of the People.
Year: 1876

The supernatural has collapsed
again. A week ago Charles Hunt
ington and his wife opened seance
in an upper room of a secondhand
store in Milwaukee. The medium
took his seat in the cabinet behind
the curtain, and was securely tied
mp in large sack, the cord being
sealed with wax. The people around
the cabinet joined hands and sang
''Sweet By and By" "Shall we Gath
er at the River 2" and other hymns !;
and finally the medium announced
that the spirit of departed friend
had taken possession of his wife, and
would come out into the room in a
materialized form. An arm appear
ed through an opening in the cur


tain; then another arm; then pal
lid face, and then a female figure


1t faded away, but soon reappeared
after returning to the cabinet, as
Huntington explained, to gather
strength from the medium and at
last it reached the center of the
group and touched one of the ladies
present. At this instant the owner
of the secondhand store pulled a
cord connecting with clock on the
mantelpiece, directly in front OF the
cabinet. The clock door few open
and a bright light flashed into the
room. The materialized spirit was
discovered to be Mrs. Huntington,
clad in white drapery, her face be-
smeared with white paint. The bag
in which she had been placed was on
the floor of the cabinet. Arrange
ments had been made to throw open
the cabinet the instant the light
flashed into the room, but the spring
did not work. The exposure OF the
impostors was complete as it was.
Year: 1876

Huntington Commercial: This
city has all the requisites of West
ern town. We have gamblers who
carry on their nefarious business in
broad day light and in the still hours
of the night; card manipulators who
deprive the country boys of their last
dollar and the innocent negro of his
hard earned wages. We have men
hanging around the city for no other
purpose than to take advantage of
men who will indulge in game of
chance. We have men who are
"quick on the trigger" and who are
perfectly regardless of the conse-
quences attending the shooting of a
man. We have houses OF i'll fame
too numerous to m ntion, and every
thing tending to corrupt the morals
of any community. Why is not some
step instituted to Danish from our
midst this corrupt state of affairs =?
The success of any place depends
upon the moral condition of the com
munity.
Year: 1876

We have recently added fast Gordon Job
to our former equipment, and are now pre-
pared to do all kinds of Job Printing, as
sxneditiously, neatly, and as cheap, as any
other Office in this county, New VIENNA
Cincinnati, or elsewhere.


Bring your Job Printing to the NEWS OF
fee. We guarantee as good work as can be
done elsewhere, and at as low prices.
Press. and a large variety of new Job Type,
Year: 1876

General Buffers idea is that if all
the contested States are counted for
Hayes and Wheeler, the House will
object to the reception Of the votes
of those States. On the other hand,
the Senate will object to the votes OF
Alabama and Mississippi, and the
end will be that President will not
be chosen by the 4th of March, and
that the President pro tenn. of the
Senate, whoever that may be, will
become President