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Year: 1876

In another column of this paper we


print letter from G. p. HUNTINGTON


to the Railroad Gazette, in which, as


the agent and attorney of the South
ern Pacific Railroad Company, he de-
fines the conditions on which that
company offer to extend their road


Eastward until it shall meet and con-
meet with some Southern road reach
ing Westward from the Atlantic side.
The wide difference between the prop


osition of the Southern Pacific Com
pany and the demand of the Texas
Pacific Company is set forth by the
Chicago Tribune in clear and explicit
language, as follows: 'sThe Southern
Pacific is ready to build a -conti-
mental road along the thirty-second
parallel, if Congress will give it the
original grant of 1871 to Tom ScoTT'
eompany-the right of way and twen-
ty sections of laad per mile. HUNT
INGToN is a wealthier and much more
responsible person than SCOTT, whose
only chance of escape from bankrupt
cy is supposed to be in getting a round
subsidy from Congress. While he
wan , the right of way, land grant and
a cash donation of 1924, 1890 HUNT
INGToN offers to build the road in re-


turn for the first two grants without
the little bagatelle of $234,720, ,OO0."
Year: 1876

THE midnight centennial celebra-
tion in San Francisco was not sue
cess. Long before the hour for bon
fires and bell-ringing, the honest, and
per consequence small, proportion of
that city's citizens were wrapped in
blankets and the arms of Morpheus,
and when awakened by the uproar
raised by those who would not have
gone to bed had the Mayor not given
them permission to remain up, they
took no part in the patriotic exercises
beyond seeing that their doors were
locked and their money and jewels
safe.
Year: 1876

Only few days since, says the An
tioch Ledger, we watched the modus
operandi of catching fish on the San
Joaquin. Two Chinese junks, or
schooners, appeared in the river, each
holding an end of remarkably fine
net. The schooners then separate and
sweep the waters with the net to the
shore. Fish of all sizes are thus
caught, and none, not the smallest
salmon trout are ever returned to the


water. Those too small for market are
thrown on shore or fed to poultry. 1t
is said by those familiar with the Chi
namen's mode of fishing that one of
these fine nets leave no young salmon
behind, and they are far greater ene-
mics to their propagation than seals.
Year: 1876

AND away goes another large sum
of the peoples money. After ex-
pending about $4,000 on .he Chicago
custom house the government has
been compelled to stop the work on
account of the. d scovery Of glarlng
frauds in the contracts. The work
now done will be SO much dead loss,
and the money expended is simple
transfer of so much coin from the pub
lie funds to the Golfers of few knaves.
How long will the taxpayers of the
nation submit to these wholesale rob-
berries? For years they have been of
almost daily occurrence. Millions of
dollars have been stolen, and yet We
are told that the administration of our
governmental affairs is honest and
economical. lNa
Year: 1876

SINCE Saturday night, according to
the rain gauge of Mr.. o. III. BLISS, on
Alameda street, one and forty one
hundredths of an inch of rain has
fallen in this valley. This gives us a
total fall for the season of nearly nine
inches-an abundance up to date TO in
sure prosperous year. Between now
and the middle of April or first OF
May we may reasonably expect to
have from five to seven inches more
of rain, and either amount will insure
ample crops. The farmers correctly
anticipate an abundant harvest, and
all evince q determination to improve
: the occasion by seeding all the ground
possible. 1t is estimated that the
acreage of titled land in this valley
this season will exceed by one-third
that of any previous year.
Year: 1876

SOME of our cotemporaries are loud
in the demand for the hanging of a
few of the stage robbers. We endorse
the proposition and amend by suggest
ing that the rule extend to and in-
clude the crooked whisky rascals and
other Government defaulters. They
are stealing more in week than the
stage robbers steal in forty years.
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

If, as an exchange insists, hypo-
crite of any sort is a curse and dis
grace to his species, it is sad to con-
template how numerously the species
are cursed and disgraced in every COM
Year: 1876

hind him but, alas be is one of forty


thousand who trust in Providence.


without stamp or address, or else his


writing or photography are beyond
mortal ken. and the poor wife never
gets her piltanre. which is her all.


1t is very amusing 10 see the letters
opened, and guess at their content,
before they are brought to light.
Three out Of five from bundle of
unaddresSed letters contained money.
one of them 81 note. Then there
are such quantities of dress samples
in letters. One would imagine that
all wOmankind had discovered Ian
gnage in the interchange of these
scraps Of dress fabrics. One. halt
show their prosperity in bits Of silk
and satins. and the olhcr half in sin
penny calico, and it is only in the
Dead-Letter Office that they meet Oh
common ground. Certainly every
fifth letter contains a photograph. and
| don't imagine that any great care is
taken to return lost photographs but
any one so bereavcd has the privilege
of rumaging among the forty bushels
Of human countcrfeits' which have
here.
Year: 1876

In one Of our Western counties, not
long since, man was tried and found
guilty of stealing a pig. In writing
out the verdict the foreman wrote,
Wee fine the prisner knot gilty."
One of the jury who had seen the
inside of a scbool-house, wanted some
slight change made in the spelling of
the verdict, but the foreman whisper
ed: 81 know that spelling is sorter
shaky, but you have to pander to the
Sheriff and the Judge aud the District
Clerk, for that's the way they all spell.
l: was to spell verdict right, and
they were to find it out, the whole
jury would be indicted next term Of
the court, ani we wouldn't even get
our jury fee for this days work. You
see they have got the drop on Us.
Let US not exasperate them as long
as they are in power"
Year: 1876

To all persons who have clills and fail to he
cured. IL is not often during these hard times
that we ever hear of anything being given
way, but in the present case we have an
article That will bear the closest scrutiny, anh
severest test IN every sense Of the word. and
feel determined to place it before the public
in such a manner that there cannot be
&" dou,ting Thomas"


To all who may be afflicted with any form
Of agur. or chills aud fever, we make the
proposition
Year: 1876

Gov. Hayes was serenaded at DAY.
ton, Ohio, on Wednesday evening"
A salute of lS5 guns was fired, and q
|concourse of 10000 people met him
with music and fireworks. The
greatest enthusiasm prevailed. The
Governor responded as follows:


My friends, l will not detain you
more than four or five minutes.
am here on q short visit to your beau
tiful city of Dayton, not on any po-
litical mission, or to talk ON any of
the political questions Of the remark
able canvass that has just been closed.
understand these greetings here to-
night are not so much in honor of
myself as on account of the peculiar
interest that is felt in the present con-
dltion Ofthe country.


In the excitement that has prevail
ed before and since the election, peo-
pie Of ardent temperament have said
and done things that are indiscreet,
put as the excitement subsidies we be-
glnto return to our better wisdom
and judgment.


Ihave too much faith in the saving
common sense OF the American pee
pie, to think they desire to see In their
country Mexicanized government.
Whatever may be the result ut which
the lawful authorities arrive, you and
| will quietly submit, and have suf-
ficient confidence and respect in the
great majority of the opposite party
to believe they will do the same.


l was glad to see in the paper this
evening an article from the London
Times respecting the condition Of this
country. Such state of affairs, it
said, could not exist anywhere else in
the world. The entire area of the
country was agitated by the uncertain
issue Of the political conflict, yet not
one shot was fired, not one man kill
ed, nor breach of peace.


We have seen this centennial year
the wonders of our growth displayed
in the exhibition of agricultural and
mechanical arts, and we are now af-
fordcd an opportunity of giving the
world an example of the value Of re-
publican government.


In speaking to you this evening, I
have referred without previous
thoughts to what must have occurred
70 every one of us standing here, and
take my leave of you with the most
sincere acknowledgements of this ex-
preston OF your friendship and good
will.
Year: 1876

Last May, q girl by the name of
Jennie Logan was working at hotel
in Des Moines, where were kept q
great many male boarders, majori-
ty of whom were employed upon the
Capitol building. Among the board
ers was one Gus Cudmore, who il
seems had become enamored of the
girl above named, but to show his
love he took rather strange way.
He had been waiting on her for some
time, and apparently was looked up
on with favor, but ''the course of true
love never did run smooth" and one
fine day the lovely Jennette did not
smile upon the attentions of her fond
lover. Thinking upon the coldness of
human nature, Gus made up his mind
that he would rather die with Jen-
nette than to live without her; so
arming himself with a young cannon
he proceeded to the room Of his be-
loved, he dragged her to his arms
and kissed her twice, and shot her
twice in token Of fond affection, and
then to finish the chapter placed the
pistol to his own head and fired but
alas for human calculation. both at
tempts failed, and the gay and fes-
tive lover meandered to his lonely
cell in the Polk county Jail, and has
stayed there ever since, not caring to
be released. He was in the Jail when
nine other prisoners escaped last sum-
mcr, and refused to 60 with them.
The trial is in progress in the court
now i'll session there, and will proba-
blA end in the acquittal of Cudmore.
lie appears in the court room much as
man would sitting through long,
dull sermon, as if he cared nothing at
all about it; while on the other hand,
the object of his mad love burst into
tears at sight of him, and has evident-
ly not lost all her affection for him.
1t will probably be some time before
the case is decided, and it is attract
ing considerable attention there.


During the late cold weather a me-
gro woman in Des Moines gave birth
to twins, in cold house and none of
the neighbors knew of the confine-
ment. Not being able to communi-
cate with any one, and having no fire
or attendance, both the babes froze to
death, and the mother was nearly
dead when the neighbors discovered
the condition of the sufferer and re-
moved her TO warm house and good
care, but it is feared 1t will do no
good.
Year: 1876

The Grant family have had during
their residence in the White House a
wedding, a birth, christening, a
dcath-that of Mrs. Grants father
and a funeral.


The Louisiana orange crop is un-
usually large. They are lower in
price than they have ever before
been known. On the trees they sell
Lot five dollars thousand,
Year: 1876

The democracy of the House, al
Washington, seem determined to
maintain that tho 22d joint rule il
still in force. The Speaker, Samuel
Randall, is the special champion OF
the existence of the rule, and he
makes his speeches from the chair
So it appears that though the democ.
racy of the Senate, three to one, dc.
clare these joint rules are not in force,
the revolutionary democracy of the
House combat them, and will practice
under these dead rules anyhow
Proceed, gentlemen you are making
from day to day such asses of your.
selves that it is working out certain
and sure way to the success of the
right and the peaceful solution of the
election squabble in the quiet inaug.
uration Of Hayes.
Year: 1876

The hog Is an animal of great inn
portancc in this country, and is every
day becoming more SO. Almost every
family outside of large cities, and
even in the suburbs of these can keep
one or more pigs. Pork can be grown
cheaper than any other kind Of meat,
and what is of much importance, q
small outlay Of capital brings a quick
return il kept in good condition, the
pig may be slaughtered at any age
after one month old.


The next important question is,
what variety is the most profitable to
keep? Where the Chester White is
known, no other breed can compete
with it. 1t is nearer perfection as a
hog, than has ever yet been arrived
at. Its outline is beautiful, its dis
position gentle, its habits quiet and
contented, not disposed to roam and
fret, SO that the food it consumes goes
to the formation Of flesh, and is not
spent in running after mischief. 1t is
nota gross feeder, but, like all other
animals, requires its food at regular
intervals; this care and attention is
never lost on it. There is no other
breed that enjoys better health. Ii
kept till twelve or fifteen months old,
and properly cared for, it will yield
from five to seven hundred pounds
Of net pork. What other animal will
yield so muchin so short time, from
so small beginning, with such a
small outlay of capital?


The hog, like other animals, should
be kept clean, or rather, it should
have an opportunity Of keeping itself
clean. Its house should have a good
roof to turn tho rain; its floor should
be sufficiently elevated to keep dry,
and no hollow places for puddles of
water to stand in. 1t will do well on
pasture in summer, with very little
slop or grain. Glover is the very best
pasture for it.


The ecouomy of selecting the best
breed of hogs for stocking farms is


just beginning to be appreciated, the
long-lcgged, racing and fence-climb-
ing breeds will have to knock under,
they have had their day. Agricultur-
al periodicals arc disseminating light
and truth in every corner of our land,
and with that light and truth will go
tho better breeds of all kinds of farm
stock.-A. Il. Cook IN Kansas Farmer,
Year: 1876

DEMOCRATS continue to claim that
the Lower House of the republican
Legislature, in South Carolina, is still
lacking the two members who for a
few days went over to tho Hampton
side. These two have returned, very
sick of their IIegira. The members
were all present at the election Of
Corbin United States Senator.
Year: 1876

HOUSE.


Washington. April 81. knott in
troduced a bill to regulate the privi-
lege Of the writ of habeas corpus in
certain cases. Referred. It provides
that The Supreme Court shall have
original and executive Jurisdiction to
issue the writ OF habcas corpus in all
cases where the party shall be detain-
ed or restrained Of his liberty by au-
thority or under orders of either
House of Congress and that whenever
it shall appear by the petition that
the party is detained or restrained of
his liberty by authority of either
House of Congress, before any Safe
or United States Judge or court other
than the Supreme Court of the Uni
ted States the writ shall be denied, If
no. issued, or dismissed, If issued, and
that ii any such State or United Stntes
judge or court other than the Supreme
court award writ of habeas corpus
in such cases the Supreme court may
award writ ofSprohibition, and that
II the Supreme court shall not b.. in
session ut the time any judge Of such
court may take such action, with u
right Of appeal to the Supreme court.
Burchard reported bill outlined
yesterday, concerning corporations
engaged in distilling, and after dis
cussion 1t was passed.


The bill for transferring the Indian
Bureau from the Interior to the War
Department passed by vote OF 13c.
against 81. Adjourned.
Year: 1876

replied by an eloquent si!ence-apd drop
ped the matter.


Good people have continued, we sup
pose, to say their Hail Mary since then,
as they did before. And 30 we have no
doubt that even if the venerable Editor
should neither praise nor practice Total
Abstinence, this work of self-denial and
charity will still go on, not seriously OBJ
structed by his conspicuous absence.
Year: 1876

! There are persons, enemies OF tht


Church, who accuse her of fayoring some


certain form of civil government more thar


others, and the kind preferred is never the


one favored by the persons to whom the


argament is addressed. Thus in this


country, it is a common cry that the Catho


lie Church is anti ti-Republican, is, indeed


Monarchical in it's predictions. The


truth in this matter is that the Church has


no preferences as to the kind of govern


ment, but feels itself obliged to sustain


in every country that particular kind


which God has seen fit to establish there.
| The powers that be are ordained of God.
1t has been said that the only truly
Catholic government now in the world is


that of Ecuador. It's late President, Garcia


Moreno, who was murdered because of
his fidelity to the Faith, was universally
recognized as a most devoted Catholic.


The whole record of his administration is
a monument to his faith and piety. By
the enemies of the Church he was de-
scribed as bigot in his obedience to her,
and hated as one whose frmness in her de-
fence could not be for moment shaken.
During his presidency not only was educa-
ton made thoroughly Christian, but the
State was made to conform completely
to the moral code of the Church.


Well, Moreno was murdered out of ha-
tired to the Church, and his successor, D On
Antonio Borrero ia his inaugural speech
says: 81 am a sincere Catholic and as such
1 shall support the religion of our fathers"
Yet in other portions Of the same address,
he announces himself just as strongly to be
q Republican. This speech was made in
the Cathedral, in presence of the Archbish-
op of Quito, and no reasonable man can
doubt that q Republican form of govern
ment in that country is the deliberate
choice of a whole population which is pro-
foundly Catholic, and that such choice is
fully sanctioned by their clergy.


For our part, we believe that the most
thoroughly and hopefully Republican
portion of the population of our own
country is the Catholic population. 1t
would be bad, indeed, for the Church, if
interests, since, as a matter of fact,
Monarchy has proved itself to be 30 almost
Very few kings have given
their names to history in any age of the
Christian era who did not prove themselves
tyrants and oppressors to the Church. We
do not believe that Republics will treat
her much better, for persecution is her


inevitable fate while time continues, but
they cannot treat her worse.
Year: 1876

FATHER RYAN.-The legions Of friends Of
this distinguished clergyman will be panied to
hear that he has been very i'll for the past two
weeks. In his great zeal he had been for some
aime over working himself, when he was pros
arsted by severe attack of congestion Of the
brain. Under the tender care of the Sisters Of
Charity at the Providence Inirmary, he has
however, safely passed through all danger,
and expects to be well enough to leave the In
frnary by the end of this week.
Year: 1876

Bx-Speaker Blaine's prominence y
House of Representatives as the leader Z
minority, and his daily increasing strsn
the probable candidate of the Repe,J
party for the Presidency at the next ell,
have excited considerable curiosity .
character, ability, and personal apes
To satisfy this curiosity we copy, in ourF
issue, an excellent pen picture of y
Catholic Representative from Maine
be found on the third page.
Year: 1876

fIOIV tne lIIueS Oh MdTCu !.


The bee men are jubilant this year
over the prospect of having larger
yield of sweetness than ever before.


A fit of activity seams to have taken
possession of our freighters, and the
blacksmlths are busy repairing and
fixing up wagons, and harness is un.
dergoing an overhauling and every.
preparing for busy season before
long.


A band of rowing gypsies are en-
camped in town, and according to
their peculiar custom the women
have been perambulaflng from house
to house, protesting to tell fortunes,
and by a curious coincidence they are
all seventh child which by their
tradition is said to be possessed of the
supernatural power of unveiling the
future.


During the late freshet the Upper
dam was injured to such an extent as
to require immediate repair, in con-
sideration of which fact all parties
holding water rights were notified to
furnish men to repair the damage.
This morning motley crowd of white
men, Indians, 'boys, and solid men
gathered together, armed with all con-
ceivable shaped shovels and spades,
and under the supervision Of
some half dozen enterprising
and enthusiastic volunteers, COM
menced operations. With a few less
superintendent and few more hands
the work will soon arrive at speedy
and successful termination.
Year: 1876

a p r Q @ L A M A T 0 N
In conformity to the proclamation Of the Presi-
dent of the United States and by the advice of the
Executive Council, do hereby appoint


Thursday, tho Thirtieth day of November,


Instant,


AS day OF PUBLIC THANKSGIVING AND PRAISE to
Almighty God, and recommend to the people of
this State the employment of the day thus set apart
in Offering the grateful Acknowledgements due to Him
for the well being of our country, State and our
homes during the year that has passed. and in pre-
ferring petitions for the continuance of Els low
ne kindness towards us.


The custom of our fathers endears to us the hold
ing of family festivals upon that day as beautiful
and appropriate feature of its observance. IT, amid
the gadness of happy reunions Of parents and chill
dren and children's children round a common
hearthstone, gratitude for the good that we and
ours enjoy, shall extend thoughts to the great
family which embraces us all, shall awaken in our
hearts fresh sentiments of love and goodwill to-
wards our fellow-men, and strengthen our deter
mnation to support the institutions and aid the in
fuences which tend to benefit them, and to lessen
human wretchedness and suffering, then will the day
of our Thanksgiving be most blessed.


Given at the Council Chamber at Augusta this third
day OF November, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy six and of the
Independence of the United States of America, the
one hundredth first. SELDEN CONNOR.
By the Governor.


S.. j. CHADBoURNE, Secretary of State.
Year: 1876

We do not read anonymous letters and commune
cations The name and address of the writer are In
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty OF good faith.


we cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nlcations that are not used.
Year: 1876

When Catherine II and her successors
amused themselves at Peterhof, the water
power was taken into service TO play prsc-
tical jokes on unwary people, which cannot
all be called enjoyable. In one retired nook
there stands a gigantic mushroom, large
enough to have a bench around its stem.
A.s soon as any one undertakes to seat him
self apon it, the water streams out OF the
whole periphery of the spreading top, in
closing the captive in splsshing cylinder.
To rise sgain stops the flow of water, but
people have not always the presence Of
mind to think of that. In another seclud-
ed spot there is what is called the '.LOvers'
Seat" and here I came upon poor boy in
rather a disagEeeable plight. Under q
spreading elm, the branches Of which are
artfully interviewer with water pipes, there
stands bench, just vide enough for two,
with a bed Of flowers in front, which con-
tains some artificial and some natural
shrubs, and two huge cast iron ithistles:
Some fun loving individuals had enticed
toe boy to set down there, and turned on
the water, which was pouring over him
from al directions, from the branches OF
the els, the back Of the bench, and from
every hEaDeh and thorn Of the shrubs. It
Uaust be an ardent lover indeed that would
survive suGb q dOusing. In the boys case
there was no tender flame to overcome,
and be bounced from his seat with q yell
and fed across the park, his cOwhide boots
causing sad havoc among the HoweF-beds,
while his dripping gAEments secured him
plenty OF elbOv room Wheseyer he struck
gailY dressed crowd,