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Year: 1875

There was never q more complete
exemplifcation of the truth Of the
a.lage that it is q ''long lane that had
no turn" At least such, We take it,
to have been the feelings of !, certain
Eureka family when q brief telegram
yesterday informed them of the death
Of an only aunt in London. The rela-
tives here, however, are two genera
tions removed, and can not, therefore
don many weeds, no matter how in
consolable their grief. In the case
under notice the healthy condition Of
the bank account of the dear departed
ought to operate as q powerful as
suager. A three million estate ought
to exercise comforting effect: 1t most
assuredly would, were we the chief
mourner. Well, to hurry on with our
story, the old aunt, widow lady,
died in London, seized and possessed
of three millions in lands and money.
Her husband, who was very wealthy
at the time, departed this life many
wears ago. The old lady hung on,
like rich people generally do who
have poor relations. But she has
finally gone to rest. Peace to her
ashes. She had four brothers all of
whom have been residents Of the Pa
cific coast since the early days Of gold
mining in California. Two of them
live in San Diego, and the other two
in one Of the COW counties of our neigh
boring State. All of the brothers are
unmarried save one, and he has but a
single issue, . married daughter, who
has reeided in Eureka for the last three
Year: 1875

" uCu Ill hltCA ' cars luC StTttugG anu
romantic story Of the abduction of
Charley Ross is told, together with
the tragic fate of those who stole him
from his home, the search for the lit
tie fellow, and his supposed where
abouts in many different places, the
cruel aud infamous aspersions thrown
out against the sorrow stricken fam
lily, the overwhelming grief of the
parents Of the boy, their slcepless
nights, and the tremendous strain up
on their nervous systems, which have
well nigh brought both father and
mother to deaths door-the whole
train Of circumstances connected with
the affair, willifind few parallels outside
Of the annals OF fiction. A touching,
strange, and startling scene in con-
nection with tht case was developed
in New York on Tuesday. The dead
bodies Of the two burglars, Mosher
and Douglass, were taken to the
Brooklyn morgue for Identification,
and Walter Ross, the elder brother
of Charley, who was in company with
the latter when stolen, visited this
temporary resting place of the dead
in company with his two uncles.


No one WAS allowed to converse
with him, and while he was in Sup
erinteudent's Office the greatest care
was exercised by the attendants to
prevent the little fellow being spoken
to by the reporters. The reason for
this, as given afterward, was that MI.
Walling was anxious that the boy
should see the dead bodies of Mosher
and Douglas before any one could
speak to him about what had taken
placo~a Bay Ridge. en- Monday The
bodies had been slowed away in
vault the night before, and the first
one brought out was that of Mosl,e.,
the man who, according to Walters
sccount, wore goggles when he and
his companion in the buggy took him
and his little brother away. The
moment the body was brought out
Walter exclaimed, " Why, that's the
man who gave Inc candy in the bug
81 !" When questioned as to how
he recognized him SO easily, he said:
(" remember him by his nose l
never saw a nose like that before l
saw him that day" Callahan, tho
gardener, who had also seen the two
men in the buggy the day they stole
poor Charley, recognized the body of
Mosher as that of one of the men who
were in the buggy.


How this sad case will terminate is,
of course, shrouded in mystery, yet
the police authorities of New York
aud Philadelphia are hopeful that the
little fellow is alive, and will be
found in short while. God grant
that it may be Washington
Chronicle.
Year: 1875

There is probability that before
the winter is over there will be seen
something Of u change in the policy
Of the administration toward the dis
ordered districts in the South. Not
only the President but every other
sensible person in the North has grown
very weary Of the long and CHASTITY
series of butcheries that. have been
perpetrated against the negroes by
the White Leaguers, and no one need
be greatly surprised to see some more
vigorous measures taken before long
if the troubles do not cease. There
are now in the South two Congress
sional committees, charged with in
vestigatiDg the political condition Of
Louisiana and the causes Of tht. re-
cent massacre at Vicksburg. Before
those committees left Washington the
President sent to the members COM
posing them personal request to call
ut the White Honse. This they did
separately, and had an earnest inter-
view with the President. He told
them Of his anxiety to see the South
ern people pacified, and to that end
his desire to learn the exact truth
about the situation there, and just
how far either side had been to blame
for the disastrous occurrences of the
past year. Many of the members of
Congress, including Mr.. Hurlbut of
Illinois, who is on the Vicksburg COM
mittee, are of opinion that it is absurd
to expect Congress to keep the army
patrolling the South aud unless the
disorders cease it will be best to re-
mand two or three of the most dis
contented States to a territorial form
of government. The Presidents idea
is to put Gen. Terry in command of the
Department OF the South, leaving Gen.
Emory in command of Louisiana, and
to exercise closer watchfulness over
the White Leaguers than has hitherto
been done. 1t is apparent tO him that
the whites in Mississippi, Louisiana
and Georgia are too we'll organized
and armed to be either peaceable or
just. As the report of the Vicksburg
and New Orleans committees will un
doubtedly have strong influence in
determining the future policy of the
government toward the South, those
reports will be awaited with especial
! interest.-Cleueland Leader.
Year: 1875

RADICAL Grant-Delano papers in Ohio,
like the Repository, continue to sound
the Know-Nothing crusade. They seem
to oppose Religious liberty, for that is
the sum total ofthe Democratic position
These organs also endeavor to create
alarm at a "war upon our common
schools, when there is nothing Of the
kind existing. Individuals there are,
Protestant and Catholic who like Herbert
Spencer, the English author and thinker
do not believe in the system Of public
schools. These organs know this and
they also know, as we do, that no for
midable opposition exists any where
against our Public School system. Let
fool religionists or bigots call these
schools Goddess" if they will, it is only
an individual raving because he cannot
run them according to his narrow views
There are individuals of high philosophy
and liberal views, as well as those Of
narrow bigotry who oppose our public
school system. The former claim these
schools are terribly expensive and com.
paratively worthless. while the latter
generally oppose because they cannot
control them, so as to inculcate their
peculiar religious dogmas.


This charge then, that the Democrat
ic party is lending itselfto favor any re-
legious denomination, or is leagued in
with any religious organization to over
throw "our common schools" is simply
false and ridiculous. The men that so
charge don't believe it themselves, but
they use it hoping to find fools who will.
These Grant-Delano organs only hope
to get votes by their false nonsense
The RebOatO,ytr tri unes, Repository, Her
aM and ZeitHng were quite successful
with their Know-Nothing stuff at our
spring election and hence they continue
the howl,
Year: 1875

THE Repository Preyer Zeitung of this
week refers to aspeech We made last An
gust at the Court House, against the
New Constitution, and claims We said
"if other means are not sufficient to put
an end to beer, ale ard wine drinking,
we must hang particularly the Germany
buyer, seller and drinker."


This fool liar is so much Of simpleton
that he cannot get up a reasonably de-
cent lie. We would advise the Repository
ring to get rid of him and get some 9TH
er scamp more competent and skillful.
Since he was hoisted and carried on Re-
publican shoulders, around their bonfire
the night of our city election, the fell
low has been more wild than ever in his
falsifying and use Of slang.
Year: 1875

The two Building Association cases
that went up from Cleveland, one from
the District and one from the Superior
Court, were decided the other day in the
Supreme Court of Ohio in session at
Columbus. Much interest has been taken
by the Associations and individuals all
over the State in these important cases,
The panic and continued bad financial
condition Of things has rendered it diff
cult for many borrowing members to
meet regularly their dues, and the heavy
penalties added have increased the Sc
we're burdens. The rate at which loans
were taken at first, generally made a
heavy interest, in some cases as high as
20 to 25 per cent yearly. In case men,
Der become delinquent, the monthly as
sessment of fines ran up enormously.
The Cleveland Herald says:


The case is sent back for restatement
of the account between the society and
its members The Supreme Court sub
stantially affirms the holdings and rulings
of the Superior Court. That Court held
that the act incorporating these societies
was constitutional; that their mode of
making loans was not the exercise of
banking powers, and that they could take
other security than bond and mortgage
for loans made. The Superior Court also
held that these societies could not charge
interest on premiums bid, but only on
the sum actually loaned, and that they
could not impose fines for the nOn-pay.
ment of interest. The Supreme Court
affirmed all these points. 1t was the
practice of this society to charge penalty
or fine for non-payment vi stated due,
and to charge this payment anew every
month the due remained unpaid, The
Superior Court also held this illegal, and
did not allow any of these fines. The
Supreme Court modifies this ruling, and
says that one penalty and no more could
be imposed for the non payment of a
stated due, and for the restatement ofthe
account allowing this single item 10 the
society the case is sent back.


The law as announced by the Supreme
Court is final, and these societies must
conform their business to it.
Year: 1875

Ex-JUDGE PORTER, a most able advo'
cate, addressed the court and Jury in the
Reecher case for several days last week
and this, in behalf of the defence. His
language just blistered and scathed
the gentle Theodore. He spoke of him
living with his wife for years after he
proclaimed her an adulteress 1t is said
Tilton squirmed under the caustic
dose.
Year: 1875

In person and mien Mr.. Breckenridge
was the distinguished man of every COM
pany he entered, and he was master of
a noble courtesy that scarcely less than
his severer accomplishments inspired
men with respect and contidence.-BoS-
ton Advertiser.
Year: 1875

THE reign of the carpet Dagger and
the military satrap has apparently come
to all end in Louisiana, and the troops
are to be withdrawn. This fact is not
very encouraging to the Third Termers.
Year: 1875

THE Canton Board of Education call on


our citizens to vote June 7th on erecting
anew High School Building to cost about
hundred thousand dollars. See the
proceedings of the Board in this paper.
Year: 1875

THE PEERLESS IS REAR CUT MOVER.


1t has been built and sold for eighteen years,
During this honorsbly long life, we have yet TO
hear of single accident to man or beast having
occurred through or By ib use
Year: 1875

Every now and then one of San
Francisco's blackmailing newspapers
will make an attack on one of her
many prominent citizens who have
millions of money, and forthwith all
the other newspapers, not many of
whom are whit more honest but
who do not happen to be in with that
particular attempt to extract hush
money, rush to the rescue and de-
nounce the attacking journal as an in-
famous blackmailing concern that has
sunk so low that it does not scruple to
blacken the character of honest men.
Now we do not question the truth of
any part of this except the "honest
menu clause. An honest man with a
large bank account who stands among
the king-pins of the community is a
difficult subject to blackmail, Con-
scious of his own rectitude, he has
nothing to fear from the ISLANDERS of a
newspaper, and TO It's insinua tions that
he has swindled widow or robbed an
orphan, he simply points to his record.
In community whose leading citi-
zens are composed entirely of honest
men, blackmailing newspapers are not
success. Their attacks do not bring
the longed for check, they die out and
the honest man smiles over the grave
of his calumniator. San Francisco
does not seem to be entirely made up
Of honest men, and, if we can believe
their statements of each other, fully
one-half of her newspapers owe their
existence to successful blackmailing.
If those prominent citizens were really
honest men, attacks would not hurt
and vehement defense would be unne-
cessary. Better still, those blackmail-
ing journals would find themselves in
the position of the Moor after he
smothered his wife.
Year: 1875

borders are the property of the State,
is so strong that it cannot be contro-
verted. Spain reserved this right
and ceded it with the territory. 1t
passed with California in the transfer
of that territory from Mexico to the
United States. The only intrench-
ment on this law which the records
will bear out is the Pueblo right which
the Mexican Government in few
instances granted, of which the right
of Los Angeles city to the water of
Los Angeles river is one. If, then, the
State asserts and maintains her ex-
elusive ownership to the waters of all
her lakes and rivers, the first and
most important step toward the in
auguration of State system of irrf-
CATION is accomplished. The next is
the placing of the entire management
of the work in the hands of the Sur
veyor- General, who will survey and
superintend the digging of bitches
where the waters they shall convey
Will be most productive of desirable
results. After the formation Of dis
tricts, the people will elect officers,
who, under the direction of the State
Surveyor, will keep in repair the
bitches and dispose of the water If
we follow out this idea in detail, it
will not be difficult to show that all
this can be accomplished without the
issuance of bonds, and that while so
utilizing her water, she will annually
add millions to her products. Even if
there is no revenue from this source,
the return in the increased value of
taxable property Will more than pay
the expense of completing the sys-
tenn
Year: 1875

WHO wrote the poetry entitled
First Love- the first line of which
reads, "Whom first We love, you know,
we seldom wedn I? We had the inn
preston that it was the production of
"OwEN MEREDITH BULwER's son;
but we notice the lines reproduced in
late number of the CAL and credited
to JULIA WARD HOWE. Whom first
we loved we remember very well.
She was little freckled-faced, golden
haired elf to whom we used to give
half of our dinner and all of our
speckled marbles at school some years
ago. She expanded to one hundred
and forty pounds, developed retrousse
nose and married railroad conductor.
But who wrote "Whom first we loven
is what is troubling us just now.
Year: 1875

The question of irrigation comprises
not only how we can best utilize the
waters of our rivers, but to utilize it,
will ultimately become the absorbing
topic of discussion throughout the
State. This year there is more said
on the subject than ever before, and
next year more will be said than this.
So We shall go on talking and suggest
ing, realizing more and more year by
year the absolute necessity for doing
what we all want to do and what we
are all trying to think how to do, un-
til some practical plan is hit upon and
then will come the consummation SO
devoutly wished. Among the multi
farious plans and suggestions already
offered, we regard that of our cores
pondent, ~. G. d." whose commu-
nication appeared some days ago, as
possessing more of the elements of
practicability and better calculated to
insure the greatest good to the great
est number, than any other. The
great danger to be guarded against Is
that of preventing the monopolization
of the water by private corporations.
If the ownership of our lakes and riv-
ers is once vested in individuals, the
foundation is laid on which to build
the castle of discrimination and op-
preston. If a company or corpora
tion own the waters of an irrigation
district, they hold power over the
soil tillers of that district which may
be used for purposes of extortion, po-
litical supremacy or the qualification
of personal animosity. The individ-
ual absorption of water rights which
belong to the State, now steadily 60
ing forward, cannot but be productive
of great wrong to posterity and we
regard it as much the duty of our
State authorities to protect these
rights as it Is to collect the revenue
for the maintenance of the State Gov
ernment. The position of ~. q. d."
that the lakes and rivers within her
Year: 1875

The sanitary advantages or Los An
geles have been proverbial throughout
the State. Everywhere they once
spoke of this city as healthful place.
We would be glad to record that the
facts would sustain this reputation
now and in future, but We are afraid
we cannot do so. Nature has done
everything for us, and did we but avail
ourselves of onr natural advantages
our sanitary condition would remain
as in the past best in California.
The want Of sewerage is impairing the
health of the whole city, and unless
the evil is remedied it will not be long
before miasmic fevers and endemic
diseases will be as common in Los An
geles as in Sacramento and other not
thoroughly drained cities. Los Ange-
les is a city grewn from an old Span
ish town. Its sewerage, though with
out plan or system, was sufficient for
all practical purposes while the popu-
lation did lset exceed few thousand,
but now that we have a city of fifteen
thousand and are growing rapidly,
the old drains and bitches are not
equal to the demand upon them, and
the result is cesspools and foul blots
in such number that in any other eli
mate than this an epidemic would
sweep the city. Sickness, especially
among children, is becoming common
and parents are growing anxious ior
the safety of their little ones. There is
no doubt but that the greater portion
of the sickness prevailing in this city
is due to imperfect sewerage. When
in San Francisco a few weeks ago, the
editor of the HERALD heard a gentle
man who had spent several weeks in
this city and who had visited us for
the purpose of making his home here,
assert that Los Angeles was the poor
est drained city he had ever seen, and
he believed that but for the sea breeze
which famed it daily no one could live
there. This is strong Indictment,
and the worst of it is it contains too
much truth. This city is expanding
'rapidly-mOre rapidly than any other
place in the State outside of San
Francisco-and we talk of having from
10000 to $4,000 people here within the
next few years. Such statements as
above quoted will not aid us in the
acquisition of that population and
unless We do something to controvert
such statements, we have attained the
maximum of our growth. What that
something should be is the point to
be reached. In the opinion of our
best engineers and of many citizens
who have given the subject much
study, the first step toward the estab-
lishment of an adequate system of
sewerage is the construction of main
sewer from the city to tide water.
How this may be done best and cheap
est is subject matter for the considera-
tiOn of all. That we shall have to
build such sewer sooner or later is
as certain as the sun shines. We are
now expending large sum of money
in putting down sewers here and there,
but they run nowhere and will never
drain the city until main sewer is
provided with which to connect all
side drains. We may as well meet
this difficulty now. 1t must be met
and overcome or we shall suffer at
home and the fair fame of our city
will be tarnished abroad.
Year: 1875

One of the finest improvements in
the city will be the rebuilding of the
Lafayette Hotel. The whole of the
back of the house is already being
torn down, and the front will shortly
be built up. The stores will be just
half as large as they are now, and, as
the Important has very large stock
on hand, they will not have half room
enough for their goods and in order to
prevent them from being damaged by
dirt and dust, they have decided to
sell all their Spring goods at less than
cost, and others, such as cottons, table,
linen, etc., at exact cost. We advise
all to call at the Important and con-
vince themselves Of the great bar
gains. Such bargains they can never
get again, and in order to prevent a
great rush, we advise all to call early
and take advantage of the building of
the Lafayette Hotel. a16
Year: 1875

services of General Lee. The ex-Fed-
eral soldiers have turned out, and in
the ranks are seen the battle flags of
both the Federal and Confederate ar
mics. AT no time since the close of
the war has there been such a genuine
intermingling of the blue and the gray
as was presented to-day.
Year: 1875

Moore's Restaurant, on Commercial street,
Ia the proper place TO go for 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
90 many of the luxuries may be had for 25 els.
Don't forget the place-MoOre's Restaurant,
Commercial street. Private eating rooms have
been neatly fitted up for the accommodation
of ladies. j5-ff
Year: 1875

TO fht kdITOr OF INC IrIOHHes


SIR am very glad to see the subject OF
ventafng the cars under discussion in your columns


am the sufferers from the bad air Of our railroad
trains. and respond approvingly 10 every word
uttered by your correspondent "Ventilaor" From the
early Autumn days till late in the Spring the ears are
heated they should be only in midwinter The iast
week Of October came with "a friend from Albany.
Every window in the drawng-rOom car was fastened
down and The pipes under or too hot 10 bear
the hand on. We had a Thermometer, and found The
heat u be at 500 aud the air entirely exhausted.
We protested against this extreme heat O the conductor
who said he mad no control it," The suggestion NJ
your correspondent Traveller" 10 have an especial ear
Tor those who prefer not TO breathe foul heated air is
excellent L


ByookI.u Nov 2G 1875
Year: 1875

It is rumorel that the President will soon
send message to Congress- recommending
the overthrow Of the GARLAND Government
in Arkansas and the reinstatement Of
Bnoons. We hope and believe the President
will do nothing OF tho kiud.
Year: 1875

shows enterprise. The new buildings are
far superior to those destroyed. II has
taken somewhere between $1,000 and
$1,000 TO erect them, The machinery for
hoisting the coal is greatly superior TO
anything that they have yet had. Coal
will be furnished in few days to all who
wishit,


Our County Court adjourned a few
days ago until to-day. II has now been
in session more than three weeks and
there is talk OF making an effort to make
tia permanent arrangement, ,at least when
We have nothing else going on. ItiVOuld
surely be u convenience. True, it would
tax the people somewhat heavily, but
what Of that compared to the amount Of
justice dispensed and tho happy effect it
would have upon the morals Of our peo-
pie.


Although We have the name Of being
u strictly temperance town, the Jug line
between this and Wheeling seems to be
doing thriving business. 1t seems that
our laws are somehow powerless to ar
rest the traffic,


A good part Of the time OF our County
Court ut each OF its sittings is spent on
whisky cases. Our Prosecuting AttOr-
ney does all that man can do, and there
is a failure somewhere, Where it itS


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