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Year: 1875

of the amount of stock required is al
ready subscribed, and so great is the
desire of the people that we shall have
railroad communication with the
mines of the interior, that we are con-
fident the committee will be able to
report the full complement of stock
subscribed on or before the close of the
present month. Altogether the pro-
gress of railroad enterprises by which
Los Angeles valley will be benefited
is highly satisfactory. A continuous
road between this city and San Fran
sisco is a aconsummation devoutly to be
wished. The extending of the South
ern Pacific Road to and beyond San
Gorgonio Pass secures us the large
trade which the existence of the road
will create and is the beginning of
Southern overland communication
with the East. The vast trade and
business activity which will follow
the opening ofthe Independence Road
together with the reduction in freights
and the dispatch consequent upon an
other point of communication have al
ready been fully dilated upon. We
are on the eve of a long and prosper
Gus era,
Year: 1875

In little time we shall have con-
tinuous rail stretching over one hum
dred miles from this city in the direc-
tion of Arizona. The Southern Pacific
Railroad is now graded nearly the
entire distance between the present
terminus of the track at Spadra and
San Bernardino. The graders, we are
informed, will push ahead to White
Water, point twenty miles East of
San Gorgonio Pass. The ties for the
greater part of the road are now at
Spadra and the iron required to lay
the track to the point named is en-
route and will arrive in short time.
1t is the purpose of the company to
complete the road as early in the
season as possible and commence i'm
mediate preparations for extending
the track on to the Colorado river
next year. We have seen letter
from General COTTON in which he
says he will be in this city by the end
Of this month, ready and anxi Gus to
convince all that the company intend
to fulfil to the letter their contracts
and agreements with the people of
Los Angeles city and county. Work
is progressing on the San Fernando
Tunnel, and we are assured the gap in
the road between San Fernando and
Tehachepa Pass will be closed as rap
idly as possible. The road will no
doubt be completed and operated up
to the two ends of the tunnel
long before the tunnel itself is
completed but this will be


but small inconvenience, involving
transhipment of but mile or two.


The prospects of the Los Angeles and
Independence Railroad Company are
now so fiattering that we may regard
the building of the road as almost as
sured. Nearly or quite three-fourths
Year: 1875

THE most popular man in this State
to-day is PICKETT, whom the Supreme
Court Judges have had in prison for
nearly year. Persecution may make
PICKETT Supreme Judge. In intel
ligence he is fully up to the standard
article
Year: 1875

Moore's Restaurant, on Commercial street,
is the proper place to go for a good meal, with
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 % CTS.
Don't forget the place-Moore's Restaurant,
been neatly fitted up for the accommodation
OF ladies' j5-tf
Year: 1875

PINCHBECK, the colored Senatorial
fraud from Louisiana, is turning out
to be pinchback of the brassy pewter
stamp. He will not get seat in the
Senate; not because he is little off
In color, but because he was not le-
gally elected.
Year: 1875

WELL informed journals, among
them the New York Herald, are COZ
fident that GRANT and his friends are
arranging for third term. The game
will hardly win, no matter how well
the wires are laid.
Year: 1875

in the Des Moines river is moving,
is frequently compelled to await its
subsidence before he can leave home
or return to it. The immense coal
deposits of the south western portion
of Marion county are now Of no val.
ue save, for an insignificant local
trade. In short the people Of Knox
vile are isolated from business aud
almost from the world on account OF
the absence of rail communication.


The Quincy Il st. Paul Company
offer to remedy all this. For a town
ship tax aud Il sum Of money, by no
means large in comparison with the
benefits that will accrue from tile
building of the new line, they pro-
pose to place Knoxville and all TINT
portion of the county on footing
with other portions Of the State.


These considerations should .cer-
tainly be sufficient to urge every
man in that vicinity to allow moth
ing to come between the project and
success. The wealth is there. There
Is scarcely similar number OF acres
in the State SO profitable to the hns-
bandman as those lying on either
side of the proposed line from Abba to
Carlisle. Knoxville is the very heart
Of country wealthy in every product
and poor only because Of its isolation.
Can the people there afford to neg
lect profiting by this offer? Raise
the amount required; stretch your
iron arms to Carlisle, and Des MOincs
will meet you and greet you over
the completion Of the great trunk
line that shall unite the Lakes and
the Gulf.
Year: 1875

behind the arfny during the war and afterwards came South to on

 rich themselves by plundcring the people but found it too hot, or those who have grasshopper pas lures or icebergs to seil in the North and wish to deter honest industrious Northern men from coming to the sunny South.

 During the war when we met the Southern men on the field of

 battle we found them brave and

 honorable, and after the war was over and I came among them to
Year: 1875

Warm weather helps one to be good. That is you don't care whether your neighbor has a big woodpile or little one.

 The Saratoga chap who mar ried girl last summer, having fallen in love with her beautiful complexion, says now that it was "skin game"

 A fellow who was up in q police court recently gave his occupation as that of "conchologist," and explained by saying that he open ed clans at market.

 A Covington man died and they put him on ice, but he awoke tn the night; "Why don't you put some more wood ill that stove"
Year: 1875

Last week we published a let CT from a gentleman in Illinois, wherein he expressed the opinion that there would be quite an emi- grafton South from there in the fall, if the people up there could be convinced that the Southern people are friendly to Northern CTS.

 In order to be able to furnish good testimony on this point we addressed the following letter to two northern men who have beelI living in Pope county for somd time, and we are now able to laN their answers before our readerss We especially commend a peru sal of these letters to those whd have friends in the north, and we ask that you send them copies of the paper that they may be reliev1 ed of their erroneous and unjust opinions of our people.

 The correspondence is as fol lows:

 RUssELLvrLLE, May 24, 1875.

 DEAR SRA gentleman writ ing from Illinois, says: "There would be quite an emigration South from here next year if we could make the people believe that the Southerners are friendly to Northern people,"

 It is to be greatly regretted that such an erroneous impression as this should exist in the minds of the Northern people, but it does exist to a great extent, and that alone keeps thousands of lmml- grants from coming to our state. To correct such fallacious inn pressions I conceive to be the duty of every good citizen, and es- pecially is It the duty of the press. I therefore ask you, as you are Northern man, and especially as you are one who FOUGHT US DUR ING THE WAR, and have VOTED AGAINST US SINCE THE WAR, and against whom Southern enmity, IF THERE IS ANY, would be likely to be evinced, to give us your opinion as to whether or not q Northern man IS safe, treated courteously, allowed to exercise freely his choice in voting &c., in Arkansas. Respectfully,

 JAMES k. BATTENFIELD.
Year: 1875

All bills with our advertisers arc to be settled at the end of every month without fail, and advertisements not settled Tor at that time will be discontinued, without mo- tice, unless special arrangements arc made.
Year: 1875

Has the largest circulation Of any paper in the State, outside of Little Rock, and is not surpassed by any other paper in the south west being circulated in nearly every town and city in the south and west, and read by an intelligent, entorprising people.
Year: 1875

THE DEMOCRAT is thoroughly in- dependent in its course, unde- no pledge or covenant to support the schemes or fortunes of any man or set of men, always having at heart first, the good of the people of Pope county, and of the state of Arkan sas. It claims no right to lead or direct in politics, or any other sphere; but it does claim the right, and will fearlessly and at all times assert it, to speak its own opinions, on all matters coming within the scope of it's duty as an independent journal. Whatever prominence it maintains in the affairs of this county or State, will be voluntarily accorded by the people who support 1t. In short the DEMOCRAT wishes to be judged solely upon Its own merits as local and state ncwspa- per, having for it's chief object the dissemination of the news of the day with such comments upon current topics as seem appropriate and are cOnscientiously entertained by it's management. It will heartily sup port all movements, political or otherwise, which promise to fur thur, and unhesitatingly oppose those which would jeopardize, the interests of the people. In every department it will be as enterprise ing as it's patronage will justify. Sensible men will approve the busi- ness management that limits cxpen- diturc to the bounds of income; on- ly fools or enemies expect degree of excellence in all points that can alone be attained by the possession of resources and income.
Year: 1875

of crime, but it deprives the ballot


of its value, and makes it even dan


gerous; and to remove or to reduce


its ignorance is the first and most


imperative duty of the State. In a


free republic, the grea-ttte diviae-
N appointed means to accom-
plish that e,ad,i is the Common School


System, supported By impartial, ,l'ai-


form tdeGtio7a. To entrust any por-
ton of the fund thus raised by taxa


tion of all to any church, would be
a plalatable union of church, and
state, equally unwise and unconsti-
tutional. If the Constitution We're
changed SO as to permit it, every
church would take It's quota, if it
could be ascertained,, until each
would be running a little school
system of its own on the public
funds. The unity and strength of
the common schools would be bro
ken, and the tdratiOn for such q
corruption and conflict Of schools
aOOttld no longer be borne. The re-
suit would be that the whole subject
of education would be remanded to
voluntary contributions. The great
est duty of the State would be aban-
doned, and ignorance would tri-
umph. The division of the school
fund would be as destructive of the
system of common schools as the
dissolution of our political !union
would be destructive of our polite
al power. Without the common
schools, liberty would be dangerous.
With them,SSwe can safely have the
broadest civil and political liberty,
and unlimited suffrage. ] trust that
the time is not far distant when all
the churches and all the people will
acquiesce and rejoice in sustaining
them, and that they who would now
ask division of the school fund
will sooner or later yield to the ge-
MUS of Republicanism, and be salts
fed to give religious instruction and
enjoy religious worship Ia the fam
lily and in the church, while the
state, with sovereign impartiality,
shall perform its great duty of ma
king education universal through
the best system of common schools
the world ever saw.


"Having regard, then, to the desr
tinies of my own great State and
the United States, as well as to the
duty and character of the Repuhli-
can party, let our motto be, uni
versal liberty and universal suffrage
secured and made safe, by univer-
sal education"


Judge Taft wound up his speech
by complim entary allusion to Gov.
Hayes. He spoke of him as man
of integrity, honesty and ability;
congratulated the Republicans upon
having selected so excellent a stand
ard-bearer, and assured them that he
would give General Hayes his earn
est support. grte.
Year: 1875

ALWAYS, on Southern gentleman's
table, the desert of oranges is furn-
ished with small silver fruit knives
and spoons. The orange is held in
the napkin-iuft as you hold an egg
and with the slender point of the
knife a circular incision is made IN
the stem-end Of the orange, and the
stem-core is nicely cut out, leaving
an orifce large enough TO admit the
egg-spoon. The orange is held ana
eaten then, Just as genEmands sat
an egc in its own shell; a1d the skill
and grace with which it 1s done =
that Is without soiling the Apgers or
napkin-are as in the same pEeeese
with the egg, a test of good breed
ing. have known the most mex
pert persons to master the few diff
culties in the way after two or three
efforts; and thier satisfactioH<Ess an
infinitely pleasant sight. To hostess
es who like to have their table pre-
serve in some degree, at the dose OF
entertainment, the beauty which das7
zles the guest upon entering this
method is most desirable. Servants
let me put in a word for those silent


ones whose interests are too seldom


regadrod-are spared the tedious duty
of gathering up the fragments, ana


guests who look with dismay at this


temntinq apple Of the Hesperldes,


can thus enjoy it as they never did


before. Only the delicious rectar of
the fruit is eaten, with the more del
ioato pulp: the tough 6bre-of which
indeed, there is very little in an or
ange plucked from the tree under its
own skies-being left in the she'll.
Year: 1875

oiiphant might easily learn that the
contracts which exist between the Asso-
ciated Press and the old cable line-con-
tracts which the HERALD does not approve,
although it is governed by them-make it i'm
possible just now for US to do more than
to wish well to the management of the
new enterprise. We make this suggestion
in justice to ourselves. At the same time
there is no harm, we trust, in re-
minding Mr.. Oliphant that, however well
he may succeed as q manager of tele-
graphy, as controversial writer in the
newspapers he will do better to avoid taunt-
ing those who look upon him and his work
with interest, and who have no feeling at all
but the desire to see his company succeed in
breaking down the monopoly under which
we have so long groaned and establishing
cheap ocean cable system.
Year: 1875

Mr.. 0liphant, the agent of the Direct
United States Cable Company, Limited, re-
spends to the HERALD's criticisms upon his
former communication to US in letter which
we print elsewhere. Mr. Oliphant takes
issue with the HERALD in its argument
that if even cheaper rates were charged
by the cable lines it would in the long run
greater profits to the owners. He answers
us that the statistics Of the Anglo-American
Company for over ten years show that
''the most paying rate as between five dollars
q word and twenty-five cents is dollar and
half word"


If this argument were true it would tend
largely toward revolutionizing many estab-
lished institutions. 1t is an argument in
favor of the abolition of the penny postage
and return to the shilling system in favor
of the newspapers asking ten cents for
what they now sell for two and three cents.
If Mr.. Oliphant's statistics" are sound
the London Telegraph and Standard and Ne,os
would cease their foolish flying into the
eyes of fate by publishing a paper for
penny and raise their price to that
of the Times So we might show in
thousand instances how these ''statis-
tics" in favor Of Mr.. Oliphants point
would, if accurate, lead to the astonish-
ing changes in the value Of commodities
which formerly it was believed could only be
sold at high price, but which are now sold
in hundred times the quantity ut much
smaller rate. We are convinced that if any
company would'keep the cable rates at as low
a figure as a shilling word for year or two
the increase Of business would be so large
that the revenues from the working cable
would be much more than they are now.
Instead of one cable we should probably
have twenty TO accommodate the business.


Mr.. Oliphant is not happy in the tenn
per of his note, especially when he taunts
the HERALD with falling to appreciate what
the cable company did before its line was
broken. In the first place the HERALD has
never felt that assurance in the strength of
the direct cable line that would Justify
us in considering it as permanent
inalitution. In the second place. Mr.
Year: 1875

CENTRAL PARK.--We are glad to- see that
the Commissioners of Central Park are carry
ing out vigorously the suggestions Of the
HERALD and the Times in reference to the
improvements of that great pleasure ground.
We are to have bridle-path, which will. we
trust, extend from the gate at Fifty-ninth
street along the road as far as Stetsons, and
parallel with the grand drive. Such q path,
with the drive, will make the scene on the
Fifth avenue side Of the Park, at least dur
ing the summer and spring days, one Of the
sights of New York, as attractive and as pop
ular and as representative Of our city as q
June evening on the Prado or an afternoon
during the height of the season on the drive
around the lake in the Bois de Boulogne
or Rotten Row in Hyde Park. We note
this evidence of the desire on the part OF
the Park Commissioners to meet the wishes
of the people as a continuance of that
spirit which has made the management OF
the Park pride to our city and an excep-
ton to the deplorable corruption and in
efficiency which for the last few years has
fallen upon so many other departments OF
our government
Year: 1875

The sermons in the metropolitan churches
yesterday were not remarkable for any
special feature, but almost without exception
they were plain, practical discourses, setting
forth the doctrine and duty of the Christian
religion. No more felcitous name could be
given to these discourses than that which
Mr.. Hepworth applies to his present series
Of sermons, for most of them were, in fact,
corner stones of Christian truth The
pastor of the Church of the Disciples
discoursed on the soul here and hereafter
Mr.. Beecher's sermon was one of those dis
courses for which he is so famous-un-
studied, interesting and able-uniting the
aims Of humanity. Mr.. rockingham ex-
allied virtue for its own sake, which is
orthodox, even from the mouth of this
liberal thinker Mr.. Chapman preached
on the necessity of faith, and Father
Malone on the proclamation of Gods
name. The exceptions to these corner
stones of plain Christian teaching were the
sensible sermon Of the Rev. Matthew Hale
Smith on dishonesty in public life-a theme
which cannot be touched upon too often in
the pulpit just now-and the wild discourse
Of the Rev. Oscar Hugo against the Pope.
But while most Of the clergy were laying
anew the corner stones of their faith such
babbling goes for little, and the progress Of the
revival work in this city and out of it shows
how little regard is paid to the absurdities
Of fiery and extreme sensationalism. 1t
will be seen from our dispatches this morn
ing that Moody and Sankey have successfully
begun their work in Philadelphia, and our
reports are further evidence that the evan
gelists who remain behind are gathering to-
gether and preserving the fruits Of their la
bors in Brooklyn. With the services Of yes
terday the work at the Rink closed, but a
series of revival meetings was opened
at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
and there was large meeting of
a similar kind in the passengers room of
the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad in Hoboken. At st. Stephens
Roman Catholic Church a forty hours devo-
ton was begun, and at the Fifth avenue
Baptist church DR.. Armitage preached a SER
mon on the progress and effect Of the revival
work. After all this, however, we are not
sure that the corner stones of the pulpit will
not prove the most lasting, and the best
preaching yesterday was certainly heard in
the churches where the bread of life is
regularly dispensed
Year: 1875

third time was something more than
mere withdrawal from the cares of
official life-it had a higher purpose than
desire for personal ease and the great body


of the American people have always so
regarded it, looking upon his retirement after
only two terms of service as a precedent


which ought to have as much force and re-
constitution. Nearly all the State conven-
tions which have declared against third


term so regard it and hold up the example of
Washington as the basis of their political
faith. Should General Grant be again renomi-
mated nothing that could be urged against
him in the campaign would have such over
powering and overwhelming force as these
simple words of our first President. We can
not see how their repetition is to be avoided
in the next annual Message, especially
upon their utterances. President Grant
could well afford to give rest and assurance
to the public fears and satisfaction to the
great body Of his fellow citizens by these or
similar words in his annual Message, re-
moving his name from among those out of
whom the candidates will be selected in
few months. The country would breathe
freer if the forthcoming Message should con-
tain such declaration, and, as far as mere
partisan advantages go, General Grant
would, by such an utterance, deliver blow
most damaging to the democratic prospects.
Year: 1875

The fact that so wise thinker as Cover
nor Tilden should be in favor Of changing
the municipal elections in New York from
autumn to spring shows the Importance
of this question. AS will appear on the
first blush to any who look into it there can
be no connection whatever between the
issues upon which the people vote in the
State and those upon which they vote in the
city. One is a question of high politics,
closely associated with the prosperity
Of the State and country and the triumph
of cherished political principles. The
other is q question of the economi-
cal management of the municipality OF
New York. Therefore, we trust the Legis-
lature will consider this question and pass a
bill restoring the old system. This will
enable Mr. Wickham to do what we have no
doubt he is most anxious to have an oppor-
tunity of doing-namely, to respect the will
of the people which condemned him and
his administration at the late election. He
should retire from the executive control of
New York city, and in his place we should
have Mayor who would command public
respect.


We have Andrew H. Green, the Comptroller,
whose argument the other day, in favor Of
the reduction Of the salaries of the highly paid
city officials shows that he believes in
economy which reaches the few privileged
classes and not simply the poor laborers on
the Boulevard. Mr.. Green has fought his way
to public recognition by his consistent and
manly course as Comptroller, and is, there
fore, worthy candidate for the Office Of
Mayor. Recorder Hackett has shown him
self to be q tribune of the people by his
gallant fight in favor of the independence Of
the Bench, and he no doubt would gladly
step down from his judicial seat to lead
another campaign in favor of the in
dependence of the democratic party from
the secret dictations of Know Nothing
lodge and in defence of the glorious princi-
pie of popular sovereignty. Charles A. Dana,
the vigorous and sturdy editor of a brilliant
newspaper, has fought corruption and NAL
yersation with so much persistency in his
journal that he would naturally be the choice
of honest men for Mayor. Henry G. Stebbins
has shown a conception of the duties belong
ing to him as. Commissioner of Public Works,
so large-minded in its character, that he too,
would naturally come within the range Of Sc
lection for this high Office. John Agnew, who
is suggested by the universal consent Of all
who know the value Of good officer in an
important place for the successor to Fitz
John Porter, would make an admirable can
didate.


With men like these, available and easy to
be elected, the duty Of the Legislature is
plain. Let the elections be changed from
the fall to the spring. Let Mayor Wickham
have an opportunity Of retiring from Office
with dignity as well as promptitude, and let
Green or Hackett or Dana or Agnew or Steb-
bins take his place.