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Year: 1875

The proposed Constitutional amend
ments, which have been published in
the HERALD, were prepared by the
last Legislature, and if endorsed by the
nextLegislature, the members of which
are to be elected in September next,
they will be submitted to u vote of
the people at the succeeding general
election, and if endorsed they will
probably become constitutional law.
These amendments are long as moral
code, and some of them are objection
able. For instance, the clause COM
pelling common carriers to move
goods one mile at the same rate per
mile that they are allowed for moving
them fifty or five hundred miles, is
impractical. A railroad company is
permitted to charge ten cents per mile
per ton for carrying freight, and un-
der this clause they could not charge
more; yet, for moving this ton of
freight the short distance required,
they must pay one dollar for loading
and unloading. The insertion of this
clause will discommode the patrons of
the road to the extent of having
freight to be carried only short dis
tance refused by the carriers. There
are other equally Objectionable Sec
tions. In fact, there is too much of
this Constitutional amendment verbi-
age. 1t forms a greater bulk than the
original document. 1t is adding such
an extensive patch to the old gar
ment that the new cloth entirely hides
the old. However, the people have
yet two ballot-box chances at these
amendments, and in order that they
may fire their paper shots advisedly
and effectually, we again recommend
each voter to carefully con them over,
If we must amend the Constitution,
let us do the work so that we will not
be compelled to Immediately amend
our amendments.
Year: 1875

1t is not of much consequence to the
people of this portion of the State and
we only refer to the matter in order to
demonstrate the correctness of the
HERALDs surmise some time ago.
We refer to the causes which led to
the stealing of the painting "Elaine"
from San Francisco gallery. We
said the indications were strong that
the theft was put up job designed by
the friends of the painter of "Elaine"
Toby Rosenthal, to spread his fame.
1t now appears there was something
in this and we have doubt but that
if the matter can be sifted to the bot
tom it will be made manifest that the
celebrated detective who figured SO
conspicuously in the recovery Of the
picture and the capturing of the
thieves fully understood the pro-
gramme if he was not an adviser and
counselor from the first inception of
the plot to the sentence of the plotters.
1t appears that ALLEN one of the
thieves made a confession while in
prison to the detectives in which he
stated that he was induced to go into
the work by the young man MURPHY
who afterwards betrayed his compan-
ions and aided in bringing about their
capture. This confession the detect
i've thought proper to Withhold from the
public, but the Call obtained a clue to
the mystery and sent reporter to San
Quinten, where ALLEN is now serving
out his sentence, and obtained copy
of the confession which has been
printed. HALLEN tells the truth, and
his story is frank and straightforward,
MURPHY "put up'' the job and this
being admitted tits difficult to explain
why he did so except on the hypoth-
esis that he was himself "put up" to it
by those who sought to nspread the
fame of TOBY RosENTHAL.
Year: 1875

stirred that yellow clay from the time
he was old enough to hold plow Until
he left for California, for fifteen BUSH
els of corn per acre, is not content to
come here and clear more money in
one year from the growth of grain
and the raising of stock than he real
lied from the white-oak point from
boyhood to mans estate. We can
point out many men who settled in
this valley ten years ago without a
dollar, who have accumulated property
worth from twelve to twenty thousand
dollars, and supported their families
in the meantime. But they did not
do this by planting an orange tree and
swear away the time in its shade. Men
can do we'll here, but it does not rain
a fresh shower of mamma every morn
ing, nor have we a MOSES who draws
water from the rocks for the lame and
the lazy.
Year: 1875

A gentleman from the East, after
travelling somewhat extensively over
Southern California with his eyes
open, informs the HERALD that in his
opinion NoRDHoFF's book, "Semi-
Tropical California" and one or two
other publications relative to this part
of the State, whose authors have
drawn heavily on their imagination
for their facts, have done much more
toward creating the impression abroad
that California is over-estimated than
the newspapers. There is some truth
in these charges, and it ought to be
the duty of the Press to remove as far
as possible the errors those forid pub
lications have disseminated. These
grandiloquent volumes induce the be-
lief that this is a land of milk and
honey and that all man has to do is
to reach here to secure life of elegant
leisure and luxurious ease. This is
not true, and the fact that it is not, de
ludes people and Injuries the country.
Persons in the East reading these
chapters from the Arabian Nights are
led to believe that they need do moth
ing after reaching this valley and
planting a few acres of orange trees,
but lay in the shade. Let all such free
themselves of the notion as soon as
possible, or at least before their de-
parture from their old homes, for if
they do not it will fade away like the
baseless fabric of vision very soon
after their arrival here. AS in every
other civilized land, there are but two
ways in which an honest man can
earn q living here he must have
money or he must work. In too many
cases the immigrants to California
come with hopes that will never be
realized. They have read NoRDHoFF
and they are deceived. Finding them
selves so, they fly to the other extreme
and write letters home underestimate
ing the country as much as the fancy
authors overestimated it. If people
sought California in search of a better,
and not great deal better, country
than they left, there would be no dis
appointments. This is good coun-
try; an Industrious man with small
means cannot find better. If one is
content to sow and reap grain as they
do in the East, with a small annual
profit, all will be well. There are
millions of acres of land in Southern
California that will produce good crops
of barley without irrigation; and bar
ley, besides being always in demand
for feed, is convertible into money by
feeding it to stock-cattle and hogs.
There is scarcely any land, except the
rugged mountains, that will not grow
barley. But man who was born and


brought up on the yellow clay soil of
an Illinois white-oak point, and who
Year: 1875

SAN LUIS OBIsPo, June 7th.-About
noon to-day man riding to this place
on freight wagon loaded with freight,
fell off the load and was picked up in
sensible. He was brought to the Cos
mopolitan hotel, where he Immediately
expired. Deceased was passenger by
the steamer Constantine, which ar
rived this morning. He is apparently
about forty years of age, is alone and
an entire stranger to all. Upon his
person was found poll-taX receipt,
issued in Mendocino county March 5,
1875, with the name of Matinney upon
it. The Coroner is now holding an
inquest upon the body.
Year: 1875

advance of 100 per cent, and almost
Immediately after changing hands
there is still another advance of 100 per
cent, and still there is room for an
other rise and still another before it is
on an equal footing with the lands
which l cultivated in the Eastern
States. where it took one man to each
% acres from the first of January to
the last of December to cultivate, gar
ner and feed away the products. And
all of this hard work was done to
make pork for the next year and feed
the horses and to cultivate the next
crop, with a gain for the year of per-
haps one calf or half a dozen pigs.


SMALL LAND OWNER.
Year: 1875

THE prospect for treaty with the
Sioux Indians by which the right to
mine in the Black Hills will be secured
does not seem very fiattering. The
Siouxs are little reluctant about
abandoning their territory and as they
number from 5000 to 5000 we'll armed
worriors an attempt to occupy the
country without their permission is
likely to be attended with consequent
ces more serious than boys play.
Year: 1875

IT is now believed that genuine
grasshopper has been found in the up
per portion of the Sacramento Valley.
Its genus is not yet thoroughly fixed
and if the genuine article it is lame,
imperfectly hopping and emaciated
specimen. Still it is hoped it will
live long enough to enable our late
aquisition from Kansas to write back
to that productive land that there is a
grasshopper in California.
Year: 1875

SACRAMENTO, June 7th.-Saturday
a shocking accident occurred at Coppo
ranch, near Antelope, Yolo county. A
who was working the ranch on lease,
accidentally set the house on fire. She
crawled under the bed with her clothes
in flames. Her father ran in to rescue
the little one, but in doing this he was
so severely burned that he died short
time afterward, as did also the child.
Year: 1875

Moore's Restaurant, on Commercial street,
is the proper place to go fora good meal, with
n 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 els.
Don't forget the place-MOore's Restaurant,
Commercial street. Private eating rooms have
been neatly fitted up for the accommodation
of ladies' t5-tf
Year: 1875

SAN FRANCISCO, June 7th.-In the
Board of Supervisors last night the
water question was debated to a very
late hour. A resolution was finally
passed, striking out from the Spring
Valley proposition so much as related
to the Calaveras Valley. The amend
ed resolution as to the Spring Valley
then passed to print.


The order prohibiting the carrying
of concealed weapons passed to print.
Year: 1875




FANCY ADvERT1s1NG.-Many com
plants are made on all sides Of the
petty annoyance to which people are
subjected by various advertising
methods, both listasteful and obnox-
ious.


Advertising circulars are gotten up
in the most elaborate manner. en-
cased in envelops Of the latest style,
elegantly addressed, and left at our
very doors. Again another mode is
to have slips of paper thrust into the
hand Of the pedestrian by impertinent
men and boys. IN this manner some
persons seek to increase their bust
ness.


Advertising, if properly used, is the
best way OF increasing ones business,
but it may be so badl " used as to be
a mere source OF expense without re-
muneration-an1 one OF the ways in
which it becomes SO il by making it
too obtrnsive.


An advertisement in respectable
paper doesfnot excite suspicion, but
this irregular manner is hardly ever
successful. The slip is not read but
disdainfully consigned to the fire or
waste basket. We can not compel
people to buy. The best way to give
satisfactory information to those in
tending to purchase is in the columns
Of a good newspaper.-Ne Newspaper Re-
porter.
Year: 1875




IT will be seen by tho resolution passed
at the Street Railway meeting on Sat
urday that the stockholders voted 10 ex.
tend the road down to Benson's Ferry.
This action insures the speedy compile
tion Of the Bellairc road on the other side
Of the river. The Directors Of that road
will contract Immediately for building
their line from the ferry down to the b.
4 o. bridge. About all the stock that Is
needed has already been subscribed. II
Is not Improbable that the extension on
this side and the road on the other
side will be completed by the
frat Of September next. We re-
gard this movement Us an important
step in the process OF Identification and
uniiication that is now going Oh between
Wheeling and Bellaire. This new line
will certainly draw the two places closer
together than any line yet established, in.
asmuch us 1t will afford facilities for the
people to come and go every hour in tho
day. One Of its most certain effects will
be to promote building on the other side
clear up to the ferry. On this side Of the
river II will tend TO make suburban prop
erty much more valuable. People can
now live further away from their places
Of business and not be subjected to a
wearisOme walk. The lower end Of South
Wheeling, clear down to the county line,
will soon be denscly built up.
Year: 1875

He meandered into the HERALD office
late on Saturday afternoon, and though his
demeaner proclaimed him pluck of the
purest ray serene, the generous minded
staff received him kindly, and he seated
himself with Chambers Book of Days con-
tentedly. The staff removed itself for a
moment to the composing room, anf upon
its return the Days had passed away, as
had also the pluck. He was arrested last
evening, and the HERALD office is once
more supplied with library. He will have
his hearing to-day, and trip to the river
side may do him good.
Year: 1875

EXTENSlVE FIRE IN MILFORD.
THE ALDEN FRUIT ESTABLISHMENT BURNED


"A LOSS OF S25, ,0O0-oNE HUNDRED AND


FIFTY EMPLOYEES THROWN OUT OF WORK.


Yesterday morning shortly before noon, a
fire broke out in the Alden fruit drying es-
tablishmhnt at Milford, and although
prompt measures were taken to suppress the
flames in less than an hour the entire es-
tablishment was mass of smoking RUNE.


The establishment is situated in what is
known as South Milford near the depot, and
was the largest of the kind in the State, en-
ploying about one hundred and
fifty hands at the time of the burning. It
was owned by stock company and has
been paying very well. Its value was about
SO, 600 or $25, 900, and with the contents
the loss will foot up nearly $4,000. An
insurance of $1,000 was all that was on the
concern, and the actual loss to the stock
holders will be $28, 200.


Happening just at this time the fire was
particularly distressing, as all the hands are
now without employment.


There is talk of rebuilding the concern,
but it will not be possible to get 1t ready in
time for the present season.


The fire originated in one of the evapora-
tors, and was not discovered until portion
of the building somewhat remote from
the part where the hands were en-
ployed was in flames. Had there been
an organized fire company in the town with
the proper equiments, the building might
have been saved, but the only means of get
ting water tn the flames was nv ordinary
buckets, very few of which were handy, the
building being some distance from the
thickly settled portion of the town.
Year: 1875

Market street from Front to Sixth, pre-
sented lively scene last evening about
eight O'Clock. The circus advertisers had
arranged calcium reflection at the Dela-
ware House, and not less than three thous-
and people blocked up the street to
view the gorgeous pictures as they appeared
and disappeared on the canvass. It was
one of the most animated scenes that has
occurred on Market street in some time.
Year: 1875

Wall Street Thoroughly Agitated.


New YORK, Aug. 3O.-There was consi-
derable depression in Wall Street, this after
noon, and general decline in stocks with
weak market. Western Union declined from
s3A at the opening to S0H at the close.
The dealings in the stock were character
lied by great excitement, other securities
fell off in like proportion. The street was
full of rumors of a probable squeeze by the
Bears. A feeling of oppression is
apparent as to the future course of the


stock market. Among the many rumors
afloat was one to the effect that Jay Gould
had been called upon by prominent bank
ing firm for the settlement of q large loan.
Gould was on the street himself, and 1t was
said he experienced considerable difficulty in
raising the necessary cash. On the other
hand Gould's brokers say they had only
$500, 900 called in upon them which they
had no difficulty in renewing on cheap terms
but the direct cause of the agitation and
decline could be traced to no authentic
source. The principal attacks appeared to
be directed upon the Western Union to bear
down that stock. The market closed with
an uneasy feeling and to-morrow's opera
tions are awaited with considerable anxiety.
Year: 1875

LANSING, MICH, Aug. 3O.-A gentleman
states that the yield Of wheat in all parts of
the State has been better than was antici-
pated and the amount of ground prepared
for wheat will be equal to if not greater
than that of last season. More wheat was
marketed in this city last week, than ever
before.
Year: 1875

AT last she completely cured him.
for months she had patiently endured
the pangs so many thousands of young
wives are obliged to suffer. Almost
every morning at the breakfast table
the heartless husband expressed the
hope that he might live to see the day
when he should get such coffee as he
used to have at home. Or such corn
bread as his mother was wont to make
and bake. At dinner the meat was
overbaked in the range. To be sure
his mother used to roast the meat in
an old fashiond Dutch tin oven, and
the piece was always done to . turn
the last turn of the revolving spit.
Those days were forever gene, but he
might and ought to get such green
apple pie with new cheese - his moth
er used to give him. At last the long
suffering wife arose in her wrath, up
set the table, sending the dishes and
their contents crashing to the carpet,
strided over to her asteunded hus-
band, gave him box On the ear which
knocked him Oft his char, aud re-
marked: "There is q clip oyer the
head for you, such as your mother
used to give you when you was a boy,
xeldarn yet" Thereafter there was
domestic peace and quiet in that house,
with never even an allusion to the ma
days. .asre 81 Ea9.e u
Year: 1875

The grist mill stands beside the stream,


With bending roof and leaning wall.
So old that when tho winds are wild


The miller trembles lest it fall;
But the moss and Ivy, never sere,
Bedeck it DER from year to year.
The dam is steep, and welded green;


The gates are raised, the waters pour
And tread the old wheels slippery steps,


The lowest round for evermore;
Methinks they have a sound of ire,
Because they cannot climb it higher,
From morn till night, in autumn time,


When heavy harvests load the plains.
Up drive the farmers to the mill.


And back anon with loaded wains;
They bring heap of golden grain,
And take it home in meal again
The rn:il inside is dim and dark.


Bus 9eeping in the open door.
You $, ne miller fitting round,
And < sly bags along the floor;
And by the shaft and down the spout,
The yellow meal comes pouring out.
And all day long the winnowed chat,


Floats round it on the sultry breeze,
And shineth like q setting swarm
OF golden winged and belted bees;
Or sparks around blacksmith's door.
When bellows blow and forges roar.
love the pleasant, quaint old MILL


1t minds me of my early prime;
IT'S changed since then, but not so much
As Tam by decay and time;
Its wrecks are mossed from year to year.
Hut mine all dark and bare appear.
stand beside the stream OF life;


The mighty current swee S along,
Lifting the food gates Of my heart,


1t turns the magic wheel of song.
And grinds the ripening harvest brought
From out tne golden field of thought.
Year: 1875

ALTHOUGH the name of the sage who
wrote the following is not known. its
truth is not thereby lessened, nor its
instruction rendered less valuable:


Immoderate pleasures shorten mems
days more than the best medicants can
prolong them. The poor are seldom
er sick for the want of food than the
rich are by the excess of it. Meats
that are too relishing, and which
create an immoderate appetite, are
rather a poison than q nntriment.
Medicines in themselves are really
mischievous and destructive Of nature.
and ought only to be used on pressing
occasions; but the grand medicine
which is always useful, sobriety, tenn
perance and pleasure, tranquility of
mind and bodily exercises; in this the
blood is sweetened and in good tenn
perment, and all superhuous humors
are dissipated. ~ .....,..,
Year: 1875

He that questioneth much shall
learn much; but especially If he ap-
ply his questions to the skill of the
persons whom he ssketh; for he shall
give them occasion to please them
selves in speaking, aud himself shall
continually gather knowledge; but let
his questions not be troublesome, for
that is tit for poser; and let him be
sure to leave other men their turn to
speak nay, if there be any that would
reign and take up all the time, let him
find means to take them of, and bring
others on-as musicians used to do
with those that danced too long at
galliards. If you dissemble some
times your knowledge of that you are
thought to know, you will be thought
another time to know that you know
not.-Bdc0N.
Year: 1875

The intrinsic study Of die ,ms throws
little light upon physiology, 1t is on
ly by comparative examination of
them, studying them In connection,
with their phenomena of sleep, that
they can be in any manner understood.
The characteristic of the state of sleep:
is the absence of all outward sign OF
cn..A>i>..>->>----A- uxU
seemingly withdrawn from all con-
nection with the organs Of sense, or
with those of emotion, by which their
existence could be manifested. But
the functions of the muscles and Of the
lower portions Of the nervous system
which Immediately control tho mus
cles are by no means dormant, as the
sudden cramp and painful start sufi- :
ciently show. The spinal cord is
awake and capable of function even in
insubordinate excess, uurestrained by
any higher center. The action of the
lower eenters is unrestrained by the
inhibitory influence which the higher
centers exercise over them, and DUR
ing sleep this is Withdrawn. The
muscular spasm, which rudely wakes
the sleeper to the consciousness of
pain, may never occur while the brain
il active and alert and, SO far as can
be understood, it is only in the with
drawal Of a higher central influence
that the difference between the states
Of the spinal cord In the waking and
sleeping condition consists. Thus the
same tendency Of unrestrained exces-
sive action obtains during sleep in
both higher and lower centers.
Year: 1875

The rage for street Improvements
still continues. We understand that
petition to have Upper Main street
graded through Sonora will be pre-
sented at the next Council meeting.
In this connection, we would suggest
the necessity of widening the street
simultaneously with the grading.
Temple street is to be graded from
Main to Pearl street, the City Survey
or being engaged in the estimates for
the work to be done in front of the
city property lately sold. A gang of
men are working on Third street, be-
tween Fort and Spring. Fort street is
to be graded from Temple to Second
street and grade is to be ordered on
New High street. This, in addition to
the Main street sewer, makes very
creditable array of street work and is
highly fattering to our city enter
Prise.
Year: 1875

The report and accompanying statistics of
the Board of Health are, as usual, full of in
tcresting and valuable Information. The
most important exhibit of this department
to the public at large is the gratifying de-
crease in the mortality Of the past year com.
pared with that of the one preceding. The
birth, marriage, and death statistics for the
two wears are rs follows:
Year: 1875

Iron The basis of the above estimates the
authorizations Of the year were made. and
the Council merit the thanks Of the citizens
for restricting the outlay as they have done,
so that The ordinary income met the Ordinary
expenditures. If the same disposition marks
the wear upon which we have entered we may
hope TO commence the year 1876 without a
dollar Of floating debt. The appropriations
already ordered by the Council for ordinary
expense, will be met by ordinary receipts,
and the interest on the public debt promptly
paid without any increase in the tax rate.


The following table will show the exact
transactions in bonds during the year and the
present amount Of outstanding securities Of
each kind:


STATEMENT OF THE BONDED DEBT OF TIE CITY


or RICHMOND, FEBRUARY l, 1875.
a. H.. II