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Year: 1875

A London correspondent writes /:
Albert Edward takes great pains to
show that he is interested in every
thing that is going on, to be present
on many public occasions, to visit
public institutions, and to exetcise
very genial and general hospitality.
He has cultivated with evident care
his natural talent Tor public speak
ing, and is really one Of the most
easy and graceful aftet dinner speak
ers in England. Most princes have
even their shortest addresses written
out for them by some skillful courtier
or secretary. Tie Prince of Wales
always composes what he has to say,
and not seldom speaks quite on the
spur Of. the moment, without the
slightest previous, preparation. He
is finished in the art of compli-
ment, and recently won earnest
praise ii France for the neatness and
tact with which he turned his phrases
in the most unexceptionable French.
Moreover, in his manner generally,
whether he is on his feet addressing
the most elegant assemblages, og
whether in various relations with
society, he exhibits in a striking de-
gree the invaluable quality of tact.
He is always the suave and consider
ate gentleman. He conciliates all,
by putting everyone completely at
his ease. He is invariably kind to
his servants, his tenants, and the
officials about his person. There is
not more popular landlord in Eng
land the peasaItty and neighbor-
hood of Sandringham are completely
devoted to him. If he was ever
neglectful Of the charming Alex
andra, he has quite mended his ways;
for he is now uniformly gentle
toward her, and takes pains
to speak often in her praise at the
dinners whese her health is drunk in
conjunction with Ills own. His in
terest in the arts and charities is to
all appearance sincere, and has won
him a host of valuable friends. If
he is still somewhat extravagant, it
is at least in way pleasing to Eng
hsh tastes public opinion here is
lenient with prince who spends
money ON the turf, and lavishes his
income ON generous hospitalities.
His fondness for the sports of the
field and moor, too, appeals wildly
to national sympathies it adds even
to the popularity Of IL Cabinet Min
lister when he is known to be a good
horseman and skillful follower of
the hounds. Not long ago it was
seriously urged in an argument in
favor of Lord Harrington as a sue
cessor of Mr.. Gladstone in the Liber-
al leadership that he was one of the
best riders and hunters in the land.
So king who is an adept at sport
must be very obnoxious in other re-
spects not to be thoroughly popular
with the English.
Year: 1875

Another thing : large and most
respectable body of men who, until
lately, acted with the Republican
party, voted for our candidates last
month. We are not to forget how
much we owe them. The debt can
be paid by showing that we deserve
their confidence in our moderation
and fairness toward all classes of the
people. I am faithfully yours, &C.,


j. S. BLACK.
Year: 1875

THE Democratic candidates are cam
vasing the county and We hear that
they are everywhere meeting with
that encouragement which promises a
glorious victory on election day. The
Democratic party is united and strong
and the thin dodge of the Republicans
to run themselves into Office under
the name of Independents only excites
ridicule and contempt. If the so call
ed Independents should by chance
worm themselves into the county of
fees this year we should find them in
the Presidential campaign of next
year training under the Republican
banner. The voters of Les Angeles
county are not to be deceived so easily,
hence the Democratic candidates, be-
ing as they are well known and honor
ed citizens and standing as they do on
clearly defined principles, are sure of
that support which ensures victory.
Year: 1875

all raised to the 1000 foot level, from
which six or seven were raised up
through the shaft and the remainder,
thirty in number, made their way
through the Yellow Jacket and es-
capped in that way. The roof of the
main building was consumed and II
portion of the roof of the engine
house. The timbers over the shaft
were uninjured and no damage was
done to the shaft or mine. The entire
loss will probably not amount to more
than $1,000. Great excitement pre-
vailed in this city and Gold Hill until
it was known that the fire was extin-
guished.
Year: 1875

A few evenings since Mr.. STEPHEN
NJ. WHITE, Independent candidate
for District Attorney, told the people
of Los Angeles in his maiden cam
paign speech, "that they must vote
for men and not for principles" He
denounced every man who felt him
self bound to party by party ties. In
this denunciation he aimed blow at
the Democrats. The Democrats are
not or ever were bound to party. They
enjoy all the rights of free men in
casting their votes. AS, believers In
the same great political principles,
they see the advisibility of working
together, and giving unanimous sup
port to their party ticket. The Inde-
pendent while vowing that it is not
party, that it has no claim upon the
people except for the menit nominates
is in the same boat in this respect as
the Democracy. Did not that party
pledge its nominees to stand by the
Independen tcounty ticket when they
were placedin nomination? Are not
all of their nominees, excepting two,
ofwhom Mr.. WHITE is one, pledged to
support the Independent State ticket.
How can Mr.. WHITE reconcile that
pledge with his preaching to the peo-
pie to vote for men and not for princi-
pies? Has he not stultified himself so
far as county officers are concerned?
If he thinks any man on the Demo-
cratic county ticket the superior of
his Democratic opponent, he can not
carry out what he asks of the people,
he is not at liberty to vote for him,
he cannot exercise his freedom of con-
science. His pledge confronts him
when he would turn to such man,
and gladly give him his support-and
tell him he owes his allegiance TO the
Independents. If any man ever was,
Mr.. WHITE, through that pledge is a
slave to party, thing he denounces
so bitterly and satrically when he ap-
peals to the people asking them to
support him on the first of September.
He has for the sake Of the Indepen-
dent nomination for District Attorney
bartered away his freedom of thought,
conscience and action and will sup
port for county offices, ticket nomi-
mated by his party even though every
man on 1t may be distasteful to him.
This is his exact situation. Can the
voters Of Los Angeles whom he exhorts
Year: 1875

to vote for the best man, to exercise
their freedom of conscience in the se-
lection of their candidates, consist
emily endorse a man at the polls who
has sold his freedom of conscience for
a chance for office? We believe Mr..


WHITE to be, at heart, man of noble
impulses and honest and upright in


his dealings, but he is in bad company
and will on the day of election be
judged by that fact alone and his
claims for the support of the voters of
this county will be justly repudiated.
Year: 1875

The name of the chairman of the
Republican meeting of Thursday eve-
ming and that of the speaker were be-
fore the Independent convention as
candidates for Congress. Had either
Col WARNER or General HOWARD
been the choice of that convention,
HoUGHTON would have had one ad-
vocate less. If two Democrats had
gone over to the Republicans under
similar circumstances people would
have called them "soreheads.n
Year: 1875

RED BLUFFS, August 13th.-A fire
originated in Chinese wash house
here this afternoon at o'clock and
burned H. M. Allbright's blacksmith
shop and all the buildings North of it
in the same block. Nothing but the
absence of little North wind saved
the whole business portion of the
town. The corner opposite is occupied
by large livery stable and the yard
has very large haystack in it, and
had the fire reached this hay, the
town would have been completely at
the mercy of the flames, as the water
works would have went. The houses
are very thick and some are wooden,
and would burn with a flash. Fires
are getting to be quite frequent here,
and if the people do not take some
steps to get fire engine, our little
town will go some time when we are
least looking for it. The insurance on
the buildings burned to-day is not yet
known.


StOrekezper Murdered.


SoLDAD. CAL, August 13th.-John
Burtold, store-keeper at Bitter Wa
ter, was found dead in his store this
morning, shot or stabbed in the right
side. Deceased was we'll known and
in good circumstances; aged sixty-five
years.


Accidentally Killed.


VIRGINIA CITY, August 18th. -
About . o'clock this afternoon John
Cock, working in the pump compart-
ment of the Overman shaft, while re-
pairing the pump, accidentally slipped
and fell from the ladder upon which he
was standing, distance of 200 feet,
and was instantly killed. He was 81
years of age and leaves wife in Gold
Hill.


Fire In Mine.


VIRGINIA, Nevada, August 13th.-
At $3.50 this morning the hosting
works Of the Imperial mine took fire
from sparks from the smoke-stacks,
which ignited the dry shingles on the
roof. A brisk wind was blowing at
the time and the flames spread rap
idly tothe main building. AS soon as
the alarm was given the engineer left
his post and assisted in quenching the
confiagration. The hose attached to
the hydrants above the building was
presently brought into service and
the fire was held in check until the
arrival of the steamers. 1t was feared
that the entire hosting works would
be destroyed, and the assistant engi-
neer applied himself to saving the
men in the mine. Most of them were
employed at the bottom of the incline,
which is about 8, 200 feet in depth, and
shingle was sent down the giraffe
with notice, hurriedly written with
a lead pencil to come up at once, as
the building was on fire. They were
Year: 1875

These are our figures and we will
wager Mr.. HoUGHToN the HERATD Of
flee against his back pay steal and all
that Tom. SCOTT has promised him out
of the Texas Pacific subsidy that our
estimate proves fifteen hundred near
er correct than his. More than this
we will agree if we lose the bet to quit
the newspaper business, turn Repub-
lican and peddle Sunday School tracts
the remainder of our days.
Year: 1875

Mr.. HoUGHToN, some days since,
gave to the Express his figures on the
vote of this district for Congressman
in which he elected himself by hand
some majority. In making upthe es-
innate he left out Los Angeles county
but privately admitted that unless he
carried this county he was defeated.
Here are the figures he furnished the
EXPRESS:
Year: 1875

IT seems that the Western Union
Telegraph company which has here
tofore absorbed everything in the way
Of competition, is itself about to be alb
sorbed by the Atlantic and Pacific
company.
Year: 1875

Flatuleney, Sluggish Dis eston, want of Tone and
Activity IN the stomach and Bowels, Oppression
after ating. are sure to be relieved by u single
dos q ken after each NEAL great want exists
fora
Year: 1875

At late hour last night nothing definite
was learned about the races, but it is most
likely that there will be postponement
until next Saturday. The track is very
muddy and not fit for use. The Jockey
Club will hold a meeting this morning and
probably decide not to have any racing
until next week. This announcement we
make without authority, but we think that
it is safe to say that there will be no races
to-day.
Year: 1875

Chief Justice Waite gives the fol-
lowing reason, which will meet with
universal approval, for positively refus
ing to allow his name to be used a .
possible candidate for the Presidency.


Ofcourse l am always grateful to
my friends for any efforts in my behalf
and no one ever had these more faith
full or indu]sent but do you think it
quite right tou one occupying the high
est position in the hand to permit the
use of his name for political position?
The Office came to me covered with
honor, and when l accepted it my
chief duty wrs not to make Of it step
ping stone to something else, but to
preserve its purity aud if possible to
make my name as honorable as that Of
my predecessor. No man ought to
accept this place unless he shall take .
VOW to leave it as honorable as he
found it. There ought never to be any
necessity for rebuilding from below.
All additions should be above. In my
judgment, the constitution mi gdt
wisely have prohibited the election of
\ chief justice to the Presidency:
Entertaining such view, could l
properly or consistently permit my
name to be used for the promotion Of
a political combination, as now suggest
cd? II should do 30, could 1 at all
times and in all cases remain q perfect.
ly unbiased judge iii the estimation Of
the people?
Year: 1875

WHAT CONSTITUTES A FARMER.-
TO be perfect farmer, . man should
combine reading, observation and pr.c-
tice. A man may work in tho fields
all bis life and be poor farmer. We
should gain knowledge by reading and
study, and also what W see around us,
and then this knowledge must be put
in practice. Our views, if they will
not stand the test Of actual expert.
ments, are worthless. All sound tbso-
ry is based upon practice, and al sensi-
ble practice is the result Of we'll ground
ed information, whether learned by
our observation or from the experience
of sthers That theory which will not
stand the test Of experience, is worth.
less, and that practice which is not
based upon sound theory il equally
worthless.


Reports from Sioux City Gay that
prairie fires in that section of Iowa
and in Southern Dakota the past few
days have been very disastrous. A
great quantity Of hay and many thous.
and bushels Ct grain have been destroy
ed. Only one life is reported lost,
although in some instances families
had to fly and leave everything In
ordsr to save themselves.
Year: 1875

| 4 farmer should always keep il


mind the tact that bis own time j.


worth far more than that of any man


he can hire to work for him. He must


be very careful that his men do not


waste their time or strength /; tut he


should be still more economical Of his


own mental and physical energy. I
fed no difficulty in getting men who


can chop wood by the cord, or can


pile manure, or thrash, OF turn fan


niug-mill, or pump water, or throw
.sheavss to . thrashiug machine, or


cut bands, or drive teams; but how


rare it is to find man who can take


care Of the team, or feed sheep or bed


them properly, or milk cows and feed


aad water them regularly and judic.


iously. l have never yet found : man


who could feed pigs properly-nsver.
one who could cook the food and feed


it without waste. If you do not keep a


constant watch, the food will sometimes


60 into the troughs scalding hot. or


you will get up some fine morning to
find the warm food intended for the


hogs frozen solid. If you sre very
fond Of chopping, you may 90 into the
woods an hour or two, occasionally, by


way Of recreation, but you will find


work IN the barns, stables and yards or
in the house, doing that which you
cannot hire others to do for you l do
not think I ever saw my successful
German neighbor plcwing, himself:
But when the boys are plowing, he is
usually not far off, fixing up around
the lot, getting out stone, or hanging
= gate, or putting everything in order.
He is always busy doing something,
but it is something that will allow him
to direct all the operations Of the farm.
Year: 1875

In his report the chief signal officer
of the army saye that IS per cent of
the representations have proved cor
rect, and that the disasters during the
year by these reports have resulted in
saving Of property amounting 70
more than the cost of the service.
Year: 1875

milk man down here at Bellaire' filling
his can with water, and selling the mix
ture for milk. (He didn't want any
eater in his milk, evidently.) lie spoke
also of the glorious services OF the Repub-
lican party, which had kept US one peo-
pie, and prevented the necessity
(which would have arisen had the
been no such party of every Ohioan who
wanted to cross the river into Nirginla,
having to submit an examination of the
color Of his hair and the height Of his
"St0tuts.'


Bv this time the speaker had illus
trated the beauties of popular education
Lv contrast. Ms much as he was able, so
with another imploring appeal in the
nature of an cxhortation to all to come
forward AID vote the Radical ticket, he
stopped. BY this time the band had re-
tired; the few enthusiastic applauders for
got, in their eagreness to get home, to
applaud, and the audience rapidly dis
prrscd, after having compared the voice
Of the last speaker with that of the piece
of artillery which, still struck in the
ground, was once more fired of,
Year: 1875

Louisville has been selected to hold the
convention of all grange purchasing
agents on the first of October
The National Executive and all State Ex-
ecutive Committees will be present for
the purpose of adopting plan by which
business can be conducted on a uniform
system throughout the United States.
Year: 1875

SEX IN CONVERSATIoN.-T old
time complaint of men regarding
the burden of ladies in general con-
yersaton is mostly obsolete. In our
day, women, on the whole, talk in
society quite as well as men. They
are not quite so epigrammatic, and
sometimes lack condensation; but
they are decidedly more sprightly,
and tell any story which requires
quite dramatic expression a good
deal better Their grand defect in
conversation is obligingness. If the
subject started is a bore TO him, or
one he knows nothing about, the
man will change it II be silent; but
u woman Will often 20 on, out of
mere obh1ingncss, with show of
interest which is Visibly preteuse,
and a series of replies which aie
vapid as white of egg. No man talks
as badly as most women on subjects
they care nothing about, for no man,
who, under those circumstances,
talks at all, hesitateS to be a little
bitter-and vanilla, be it nice or not,
has at worst more tlaVors than cream
cheese. But the serene, equable flow



of women's talk helps nightly to


prevent conversation from degener-
ating into intellectual duelling-
which, though amusing for two min
utes is weariness after five, and to
be perfect should be arrested after
two shots each. Women, moreover,
wake up talkativeness in the men
an attribute of the sex whi2h is too
often overlooked.
Year: 1875

ACAREFUL JUDGE.-Judge Green
of the Second District, Washington
Territory, may fairly claim TO be
considered the most curious occu-
nant of the bench extant. A case
recently came before him in which
an Indian was charged with the mur-
der of another nomad who was a
medicine man. The defendants
wife had been very i'll, and labored
under the firm conviction that the
medicine man had bewitched her.
The husband went to the medicine
man and requested the release of his
wife from the spell, which was kill
ing her. The demand was refused
by the reputed wizard, who further
said that the woman was in his
power, and would die the next day.
Upon this the husband very natur-
ally killed him. The defence took





the ground that a belief in witch
craft was sanctioned by the Bible,
and was common all the world over.
The Judge, in charging the jury,
observed that he did not feel at lib
erty 10 assume that there was no
such thing as witchcratt; that he
would not take upon himself to de-
ny the possibility of the enchant-
ment of the sick woman; and that as
the defendant believed it to be his
duty to save his wife by killing the
medicine man, it was proper for the
jury to find a verdict of not guilty.
Which they accordingly did, to the
confusion of all future medicine
men. 1t is a funny case.
Year: 1875

PLAIN TALK TO Your
every day toilet IS a part of our
character. A girl who looks like
" fury" or sloven in the morning
is not to be trusted, however finely
she may look in the evening. No
matter how humble your room may
be, there are eight things it should
contain, viz: a mirror, washstand,
soap, towel, comb, hair, nail, and
tooth brushes. These are just as
essential as your breakfast, before
which you should make good and
free use of them. Parents who
fail to provide their children with
such appliances not only make
great mistakes, but commit q sin
of omission. Look tidy in the
morning, and after the dinner work
IS over, improve your toilet. Make
1t rule OF your daily life to
=" dress up" for the afternoon.
Your dress may or need not be
anything better than calico but
with a ribbon or some bit of orna-
ment, you have an air of self
respect and satisfaction that inva-
riably comes with being well dress
ed. A girl with fine sensibilities
cannot help feeling embarrassed
and awkward in a ragged, dirty
dress, with her hair unkempt, if a
stranger OF neighbor comes in.
Moreover, your self-respect should
demand the decent appareling of
your body. You should make it a
point to look as we'll as you can,
even if you know nobody will see
you but yourself.
Year: 1875

HIS HEAD.-An English lady was
on the deck of a ship when there
was a slight mutiny, and the ring
leader was cut over the head by the
captain. On recovering from long
fit Of sea-sickness, and coming on
deck, after several days, she saw this
very sailor at the wheel, and going
up to him asked, GLOW is your head
now?" "West by north, ma'am,'
was the reply.
Year: 1875

A LADY of Genoa has had recently
sad and rather severe experience.
While working on some green tar
tatan, by some unaccountable way,
the goods came in contact with her
lace, in consequence of which she
was badly poisoned, her face swell
ing to such degree that it was with
difficulty that she could see at all. 1t
Is strange that such poisonous goods
are offered for sale.
Year: 1875

II is reported by an Eastern paper
that Ben Butler said to reporter the
other dsy who tried TO interview him
about the third term, that he would
not discuss the matter nor talk on
politics in any shape. " / daounce
the devil and all his work" declared
the Essex statesman. This is the
most marvellous conversion Of modern
times but it is hard on the devil,
who vii. be at his wits end to supply
Ben's place.
Year: 1875

SQUARE-ToED.-The Salem Statesman man
fully repuL lat the third term proposition,
and will have none of it. The dItor of
that paper has entirely too much sense to
lend himself TO that outrage.
Year: 1875

Evils Oh A MoNoPoLr.- Occasionally we hear per-
sons who are not overburdenei with intelligence
b!urt out their condemnation of monopOles, and at
tribute all the evils that curse the country TO these
combinations. At one moment it Will be the o. S.
y. Company that Is working havoc and ruin, and
the next moment the Northwest Stage Company will
come in 1Or Il share in the general round of abuse


1t is possible that these combinations make occasional


mistakes 1t would be strange, indeed, if they were
exempt from the fTailties incident TO poor human
nature, but take them as a whole, We think that it
VIII be admitted by the well informed that they have
been wisely and literally managed. As illustrating
the benefits that may result from tie working Of q
monopoly We take the operations of the North
west Stage Company for period of four years and
five months. We have now Jcfore us Il tabular state
nent Of the disbursements male at the WalLl WalIa
tihle for the period named and we give the figures tn
the end that readers may understand that evena
monopoly " may lie made to contribute to the gen
ertl teneft. TIE following IS an exhibit Of the dis
Year: 1875

To-day is the second day of registration.
II the falling of the number Of persons registered
should be ar great compared with the registration last
year as on the first day would be accepted generally
as IN indication OF light vote at the approaching eec-
ton. The total registration last year 1i6,2ls On
Oct g. 1s74 the registration S5s9s. On Oct. o. the
first day this year, the registration 3lO9l Good
Judges think the registration and vote Will show CON
siderable diminuiiOn from last year.
Year: 1875

WYMAN ONCE MORE. All Will
mington, we are sure, will be delight
ed with the announcement tat the
popular Wymsn will be at Odd rel
lows Hall, next Monday evening, and
every night during the week. AS
usual handsome and valuable presents
will be given to all who attend, in
addition to the excellent performances.
Read the advertisement elsewhere in
to days paper.