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Year: 1875

A correspondent asserts that we are
riding on the crest of panic wave.


We should not know what this means
did he not follow it with the assurance
that real estate in and about Los An
geles is held at an exhorbitant figure
and sold at a fictitious valuation. We
are not so confident as our cores
pondent that collapse in real estate
prices must come at an early day. We
doubt if it will come at all. Within
two years land in this city and
suburbs has doubled in value. Two
years ago there were plenty of people
who did not buy land because they
thought prices were too high and
would soon come down. But they
did not come down. On the contrary


they steadily advanced. One year
ago people said most assuredly the


pinnacle is reached and the reaction is
at hand. We now see that the top
figure had not been reached nor is it
safe to say that we shall reach it
within one year from to-day. Three
months since lot on Main street op-
posite Temple Block changed hands at
$500 per front foot. Last week this
same property sold for $500 per front
foot. This for bare land does not look
as though we had touched high water
mark. The lot named is desirable
city property but land all over and
all around this city has been steadily
advancing for the last three years and
if our business and population con-
tinues to increase in the future as it
has in the past, there is every reason
to believe that it will continue to ad-
vance in like proportion during the
next three years. This is the richest
valley on the Pacific Coast and Los
should, and we believe will,
become the second city in the State.
Year: 1875

business outside the hardware store at
54 X street, and the other men,
bers of the corporation would have
been to fame and fortune unknown.
The Union made the Central Pacific
Railroad Company. 1t was their
staunch and able friend when they
had no other friend. When they had
neither money nor friends 1t stood
by them, and with its great influence
procured them assistance that no other
power could have procured, and with
out which they could not have built a
railroad from the Sacramento wharf


to the America river. 1t aided them
in the State Legislature and in Con-
gress until they became great money
power, and then they struck down the
hand that lifted them from penury to
affiuence. 1t needs not the prescience
of a seer to predict that the people OF
Sacramento city will yet regret the
part they have played in the tragedy
which closed with the annihilation of
their ever-watchful sentinel. OF the
Union little need be said. 1t lived
nearly quarter of century and was
older than the State. 1t reached the
mining camp, the farm and the city.
1t was peoples paper, and was read
by the people. Ably edited and fear
less, it was always the friend of right
and the foe of wrong. We have quar-
relied with the Union time and again,
but we have always regarded it the
greatest newspaper in the State, and
in its death we believe the people
have lost their ablest advocate and
one of their truest friends.
Year: 1875

The rumor that the Sacramento
Union had fallen victim to the re-
morseless persecution of the Central
Pacific Railroad Company is confirm
ed. In their issue of the 10th inst. the
proprieters of the Union announce that
they have been compelled to dispose
of the paper to other parties, and from


other sources we learn that the Rail-


road company are the purchasers and
that they will incorporate their pur-
chase with the Record or, in other
words, the Union will be discontinued
and its readers asked to accept the
Record in its stead. But it is of no
consequence to discuss the probable
arrangements. 1t all amounts to this:
The Sacramento Union is dead-killed
by power it created. The crushing
out of this great journal is but another
illustration of the danger of warming
viper until it stings you to death.
Had there been no Sacramento Union
STANFORD would still have been deal
ing in oil and no one would have
called him Governor; CRocKER would
have still sold drygoods; HUNTINGDON
and HOPKINS would have had nc
Year: 1875

WASHINGTON, February 2O.-Pinch-
backs friends admit to-day that he
no longer stands any chance of getting
into the Senate, and he will probably
abandon his claim and seat. Senator
Morton, in conversation, admitted that
the action of the Senate yesterday
practically ends the contest. He feels
that many Republicans have not acted
squarely, and have taken an indirect
way of beating Pinchback rather than
to meet the issue, and did not vote
according to their honest conviction.
Mr.. Morton does not expect to call the
matter up again, and does not believe
Pinchback has any chance with the
new Senate. 1t is asserted very posi-
lively that the President is not dis
pleased with the action of the Senate
on Pinchback's case, but believes they
have acted wisely, although this state
ment does not agree with his reported
previous statement.
Year: 1875

The great Artesia land sale COM
mences to-day and will continue for
three days. We have given all the
information to be had relative to this
land, and can add nothing more that
will be of benefit to contemplated pur-
chasers beyond the assurance that the
gentlemen who are cutting up this
large tract into small lots are among
our first citizens. They do not wish
any one to purchase of them before
fully informing themselves as to the
location of the land, it's quality, and
the means for irrigation. They have
furnished transportation to all who
wished to visit Artesia, and afforded
every facility for full and thorough
examination of the premises. The
ease and certainty with which arte-
sian water is obtained on this land
adds greatly to its value and will no
doubt soon settle up the entire section.
Year: 1875

cumstanceso of complication, from other
diseases or from the temperature of the
atmosphere; for, if the patient is kept
warm in bed by artificial means, the
free breathing of pure, fresh air will at
all times keep up the natural animal
heat. In typhus fever, complications
of all kinds, of the lungs or any other
organ, only render the free access of
pure fresh air more urgent and more
necessary; it also enables the patient
to take stimulants more easily when
they are necessary.
Year: 1875

Moore's Restaurant. on Commercial street,
is the proper place to go for a good meal, with
a good cup OF coffee or tea to drink with it,
There is probably no restaurant on the Pacific
coast where SO many OF the substantials and
so many of the luxuries may be had for 25 cts


Don't forget the place-Moore's Restaurant,
Commercial street. Private eating rooms have
been neatly fitted up for the accommodation
Of ladies. i5-tf
Year: 1875

After the lambing season in January the flock
of sheep will number about 1900 and they
will be kept undivided, TO save expenses to
the shareholders. This will give about thirty
sheep to each share. The sheep Will produce,
in increase and wool, over So each yearly over
expenses. They will be grazed upon outlying
and unsold lands of the company. The " no
fence " law is in force in Los Angeles county.
to supply every lot with crystal. cool, sweet
Watar
Year: 1875

M The tide ofimmigration is steadily set
ting in, and the first thing eastern people do
is to throw away til cir New York Hats and buy
a new one of DESMOND. They say there is no
com parisOn between the two. 21So
Year: 1875

ART AT TIE CENTENNIAL.-The art
committee of tie Centennial exhibition
have decided to admit not only representa-
tive works of living American artists. but
also to admit works Illustrating the history
Of art in America. This plan Will involve
Il great deal of labor. and will perhaps
result in some confusion AMI dissatisfac-
ton. TO fully carry out this plan would
require much more space than can be de-
voted to American att in the building now
in course of erection. Indeed, another
building is now spoke OF. But it is doubt
ful whether it will be possible to meet the
expense Of such a building. The committee
on art, now propose to visit the chief cities
of the Union, and there to examine the
works Of past or co;cmporary American
AIT. After thus looking over the whole
field. they will make their selections
The committee will be guided but little
if any, by the application for space that
may be made by artists The committee
will make direct application to tie mos
distinguished artists for the best represen
tations of their work. Is They will also ex
anime any work that may be sent from
any other artists Priority Of application
will have no weight with them. Th
work Of the committee will be very ardu
Gus. and doubtless it will not ne free from
such errors rs may justify criticism. Still
it is probable that their work will be OF
the whole, very conscientiously and salts
factOrily performed. and that. the vas
throng that will visit the Centennial vii
have Il most extraordinary opportunity c
witnessing the chief achievements {


American art.
Year: 1875

The French papers tell good story of true gavroche of Paris who was found bathing Illegally in the Seine by jealous sergeant. The urchin swan like fish, and the policeman not at all. So the latter, spurred on by zeal for the public welfare, and by the hope of earn ing the reward of one franc offered for such captures. crept into boat and tried to nab the lad as he foated by. The re- suit was that over went the boat, and gavroche dived after, brought him up and took him dripping ashore, '''.I will let you off. ;" gasped the grateful officer. "Indeed" quoth the gavroche, "but I shan't let you off. For I saved your life, and that is worth by the law twenty five francs to me. So come along, sir to the station, and let me collect my salvage"
Year: 1875

Yet is there one more cursed than they all,

 That cankerworm that monster, jealousy, Which eats the heart and feeds upon the gaHy Turning all loves delight to misery

 Through fear of losing his felicity ni An, gods that ever ye that monster placed In gentle love, that all his joys defaced!
Year: 1875


You hear not the sound Of the north wind cold
But the whiz and whir of his car of gold
So put out the fires lest they should melt
The icicle sword in his starry belt
Wen take nap, and then we see
Ii Santa Claus brought for you and me
Some woodrous gifts, with his tandem three.
From his crystal hall in the Polar Sea.
Year: 1875

OCEAN ROUTES Some very impor
tant suggestions were made at the late
meeting of the Soci i Science Congress
at Detroit, for the safety of ocean and
inland navigate on. Among these spe-
Gifted lanes or routes are highly approx
ed. Professor Pierce in discussing the
subject, charged the loss of the Schn-
Ter to the lack of such selection oil
routes, and stated that the German
lines were far behind the English in
this great improvement in navigation,
which had been adopted with such sig
nal success by the Cunard line, upon
which accidents seldom occur Mr..
Eaton held that the main fault was
with the public, which demanded speed
at all hazards, and got 1t, with the in
evitable consequences. If the public
demanded safety it would be furnished
Judge Brown, of Michigan stated that
the system of routes could be applied to
lake navigation with equal benefit. He
thought that perhaps the only practical
way would be to leave the matter to
the underwriters, who could insert n
clause in the policy of insurance where
by it should be vitiated if the captain
did not take the ocean lane. Professor
Pierce said that merchants with whom
he had conversed on the subject were
totally averse to any such action and
declared they would not insure with
any underwater who should insert
such clause.
Year: 1875

A NEW kind of locomotive has been in e
vented in France by NJ. Fortin Hermann.
Its driving power is produced by the
rising and falling OF six artirulated feet.
which strike the ground or rails some
thing like the feet OF quadruped. These
feet are arranged in two groups three
support the fore part of the machine, and
the other three the after part. The two
middle feet are connected together by il
horizontal shaft; the four others are in
dependent, and strike the ground success
lively in such manner that while the
middle feet move Mt moderate pace, the
others have highly accelerated motion.
Each OF these groups of three feet is nflix-
ed to single trunk The force of tho
steam is applied in such n way ms to drive
these feet toward the ground. 1t is said
that locomotives of this kind have four
times the power of the ordinary style,
and will run up grades of one foot in ten.
Year: 1875

GooD IDEA.-It is proposed in San
Francisco to do away with Collection
Day." which now occurs there twice n
month, and substitute instead thereof the
Eastern practice of selling on thirty and
sixty days credit, the seller taking note
from the buyer instead of keeping n book
account. 1t is argued that the proposed
plan will not only prevent the boarding
of coin to meet the exigencies of "Col-
lection Day." but that 1t will greatly ia ,
ciltate business transactions by throwing
negotiable paper upon the market instead
oc unnegotiable bills.
Year: 1875

JEHNIE's HEAD is Speaking
Of the striped stocking, Jennie June says
with great good sense: A lady may
wear, as many do, the finest of silk, the
most delicate of thread she may match
the tints OF her dress, and thus harmonize
every portion of her toilet with perfect
propriety, but when she wears hosiery
only fit for harlequin, and shortens her
dress in front to vulgar extreme TO show
it, there is very little of modesty or wo-
manhood left that would not be sacrificed
to vanity and love of display.
Year: 1875

DIsCoURAGING GENUS Stock
ton Leader is after a devil, one Of the
printers kind. 1t advertises for a good
stout boy, who is willing to work, and
who will not expect more wages than the
entire profits of the Office /; one who will
work under instructions of competent
teacher, and will not know more in two
weeks than man twenty years at the
business. 1t is sad to think how genius
is sometimes repressed and discouraged.
Year: 1875

IT is reported that the citizens of Chico
and vicinity having failed in repeated
efforts to remove the county seat of Butte
from Oroville to Chico, will make an
effort in the next Legislature to have a
new county formed out Of the northern
portion of Butte, to be called Chico coun.
ty, TO comprise all the territory north of
Dry Creek.
Year: 1875

IT is in the following disrespectful but
pointed manner that the st. Louis Gto6e-
Democrat speaks of II distinguished citi-
zen "a man who has spent his whole
lifetime in raising hell is hardly ito give
advice in his old age on the art OF raising
corn. THIS is why we do not regard jeff
Davis as standard authority on agricul-
tural topics"
Year: 1875

THE Chicago Tribune suggests that the Re-
publican party should take the initiative
In accomplishing Congressional reform. 1t
claims that most of the bad legislation is due
to the carelessnessand hurry of the last days
of the session, and to the disregard of the
10th and 18th joint rules which provide that
no bill that shall have passed one House
shall be sent for concurrence to the other on
either of the last three days of the session,
and that no bill shall be presented to the
President for signature on the last day of the
session. The reform it advocates is this:
that no act passed by Congress shall be valid
unless presented to the President for his ap-
proyal three full days, excluding Sunday,
before the hour of adjournment of the ses-
sion, in order that he may have time to eX-
anime it; that no bill shall pass either
House unless it receive the affirmative vote
of majority Of all the members elected. said
vote to be taken by yeas and nays; that
the yeas and nays on any question shall
be taken upon the demand of ten MEM
bers in the House and three in the
Senate. At present majority OF each
House is quorum, and majority of a quo
rum can pass any bill; so that it is possible
for 20 senators and IA representatives to PASS
bill. The reform can only be accomplished
by an amendment to the constitution.
Year: 1875

THE despatch which denies that Senator
Gordon will allow the use of his name by the
Democrats as candidate for the Vice Presi.
dency, recalls to the mind of the Washing
ton correspondent of the New York Times
statement made last January by one of the
Senator's intimate friends. According to that
statement Senator Gordon held the opinion
that the Democratic candidate for President
must be Northern man, and Vice President
Southern man who opposed secession and
was not connected with the confederate gov
ernment. In connection with this assertion
was the unqualified statement that Gen. Cor
don desired place in the Democratic admin
istration, and would prefer the war depart
ment. According to Senator Gordon, the
Confederate generals are not to be placed
in the front, but are TO be held in re-
serve, to be used when .the first success
has been achieved by the ruse of placing
them all in ambush and advancing the peace
Democrats,
Year: 1875

SEVERAL Democratic papers having assert
ed that the Legislature, Governor and Coun-
Gil had increased the expenses Of the depart
ments of the state government the present
year beyond those of the previous year, the
Lewiston Journal shows that such is not the
case, but, on the other hand, that the expendi-
lures have been reduced at the rate of 5000
per month as compared with last year.


The exact facts are these: ''Last year on
the first of May, there were three clerks in
the Office of the Secretary of State (besides
the Deputy at a salary of little over $500
per month, and a messenger to the Governor
and Council at a salary OF $1o0 per month
total $400 per month. Now there are au-
thorized in both these departments two clerks
three including the messenger who acts as
clerk in the secretarY's Office when the coun-
Gil is not in SESSION. at a salary of $500 per
month,-whieh makes saving of 800 per
month in these two departments. The land
office had two clerks last summer at salary
of 5000 per month, the business in that Office
being very large, both last year and this year,
in consequence of extra work in arranging
for the sale OF lands and getting the Office
ready to close up. The present season one
clerk at salary of 800 per month is en-
ployed, although additional clerk assistance
from other departments will be called for
from time to time. This saves Slope month
in the Land Department. In the library $50
per month is saved from last year at this time,
by disseminating the assistant,in the Library.
In the Treasury Department, the Legislature
abolished the Office of Sinking Fund Com
missioner at salary of $3.50 per month, and
made an appropriation instead for clerk at
800 per month--the Committee on Finance
being satisfied that this was rendered neces-
sary by the large increase of work in the
treasurer's Office growing out OF the increased
Savings Bank tax, the railroad and the in
surance tax, aud the distribution of the mill
tax for schools. This change made reduc-
ton of $50 per month from last year,in-the
Treasury Department. Total reduction $500
per month";"


Furthermore these expenditures are reduc-
ed to the lowest limit that the heads of the
several state Offices stated could be done with
out injury to the public service; and in the
case of the Treasury Department also the
limit fixed By the Legislature.
Year: 1875

A NEW dictum in the matter of dress has
been promulgated. The style OF the nose,
says French writer who has just published
work on dress, should indicate and govern
the style of the dress. A person with clas-
sical nose may wear a classical dress, but no
others shall. If the fortunate possessor of a
Greek nose is to be restricted to the tunic,
and he with the Roman proboscis to the to-
ga, then certainly the unfortunate possessor
of the snub must attire himself in the dirty
blanket of the Calmuck, and he with the
hooked nasal organ Of the Hebrew must
wear gabradine. But must the man with a
broken nose dress in coat out at the elbows
and with many rents?
Year: 1875

IT is not our purpose generally to notice
any of the communications in the Advertiser
signed &C.," however severely they may re-
fleet upon the PRESS. Now that the public
is quite we'll aware who is the author of these
articles, they excite no interest or comment !;
and public disgust at the malicious and al
most fendish spirit of the author is only soft
ened by the plentiful evidence of the mono
maniac in his journalistic iEfictions. The
Augusta special to which he refers in his COM
munication of Saturday, which states that
there is thought to be flaw in the present
capital punishment law, was taken from the
Boston Globe, and are understood to have
been the opinions of course for the respon-
dent in the capital cases referred to, and
and which. on further investigation, it is said
they have already abandoned.
Year: 1875

THE New York Tribune has moved into its
new building and gives, in its issue of Satur-
day, description of that fitting monument
to the memory of Horace Greeley. 1t points
with pardonable pride to its large and con.
stantly increasing circulation, it high literary
1t is well that a newspaper which is in many
respects the foremost of American journals,
should occupy the finest building for the use
of daily paper ever put up on this conti-
pant
Year: 1875

THE venerable editor of the Presque Isle
Sunrise reads his brethren very serious lee
ture about personality in journalism. He
says it is very disreptuabe, unseemly and
such. We are glad our respected friend has
come to this conclusion, albeit its absence in
the Suuise will have void in bis own col
umns which will be forever lamented by the
carnal reader.
Year: 1875

The North Carolina Democrats are minded
to amend the constitution of that state. They
declare that the changes to be made are mod
crate; but their whole course gives the lie
to these professions, and the most reckless
legislation is to be apprehended.
Year: 1875

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all Indispensable not necessarily tor publication
but as guaranty of good faith . -


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nieatons that are not used
Year: 1875




1t is too soon to attempt anything
more than q guess at the result of
the election held yesterday, so far as
this county is concerned. When the
polls closed last evening the impress
sion prevailed among the leaders of
both parties that the Democrats had
elected their entire ticket by majori-
ties ranging from one to five hundred.
The returns may not prove the correct
ness of this conclusion. The main
fight was on the Treasurership aud at
this hour it is believed Mr.. Rowan the
Democratic nominee, has carried this
city by from two hundred and fifty to
three hundred majority. If this
proves true he is undoubtedly elected.
WIGaINToN, for Congress, will have
from three to five hundred majority
in this County. The ballots in the
second ward will notbe all counted be-
fore this evening. In fact it Is i'm
possible to form anything like cor
rect idea of how the County has gone
The Democrats have no doubt carried
the State.
Year: 1875




THE editors of the daily newspapers
find 1t difficult to select themes for ed
ltorial discussion In their issues on the
morning after election. They find
themselves suddenly deprived Of that
prolific municipalities. They can
not advocate or oppose candidates for
the die l. east aud endorsement or at.
tack Is of no avail, Homilies on the
purity Of one set of principles or the
unsoundness eff another is suggestive
of treading alone some banquet hall
deserted, aud until the result Is
known victorious Civilizations or the
wailings ofdefeat may turn out to be
halloing before one Is out OF the woods
or preparing for the funeral before the
party has deceased. We must get out
of politics but the sudden emerging
from the filthy pool into the bright,
clear sunshine is stunning and one
needs time to collect his thoughts.