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Year: 1876

Our fathers God from out whose hand
The centuries fall like grains Of sand,
We meet to-day, united, free,
And loyal to our land and Thee,
To thank Thee for the era done,
And trust Thee for the opening one.
Here where Of old, by Thy design,
Tie fathers spake that word of Thine
Whose echo is tho glad refrain
or rended bolt and falling chain,
To grace our festal time from all
The zones Of earth our guests We call.
Be with us while the new world greets
The old world, thronging all its streets,
dwelling all the triumphs won
By art or toll beneath the sun;
And unto common good ordain
This rivalship Of hand and brain.
Thou who hast here in conoard furled
The war flags Of gathered world,
Beneath our western skies fulfill
The Orients mission of good will,
And, freighted with loves golden fleece,
Send back the argonauts Of peace.
For art and labor met in truce,
For beauty made the bride OF use


We thank Thee, while wthal we crave
The austere virtues stror to save,
The honor proof 10 place Or gold,
The manhood never bought or sold!
Oh make Thou us, through centuries long,
In peace secure, and justice strong;
Around our gift of freedom draw
The tafeguards Of Thy righteous law,
And, cast in rome divner mold,
Let the new cycle shame the old
Year: 1876

The traveller who thinks he will take an
afternoon stroll about the Centennial grounds
and see all that can be seen, does not con-
slider that he must walk eighty -four miles
before he can finish the walks of all the
grounds and every building
Year: 1876

will have an equally fair opportunity of
exhibiting their goods to advantage. There
is comparatively little choice of location,
as the light is uniformly distributed, and


each of the spaces devoted to products is
located upon one of the main thorough
Year: 1876

Slowly but surely public investiga-
tion has followed up the stream of Of
fetal corruption until the fountain
head has been reached, and the source
is found to be more corrupt, if such a
thing were possible, than the stream
itself. For the first time in the his
tory of the Nation the Chief Execu-
tive is arraigned on well sustained
charges of bribery and corruption-of
using the public funds to defeat the
will of the people. The statements
published in yesterday mornings
HERALD, If true-and the evidence of
their truth seems incontrovertible-
will cause all honest citizens of the
United States to hang their heads in
shame and sorrow. The peculations,
frauds and defalcations of our public
servants during the past few years
have subjected us to the sneers and
ridicule of every other civilized and
enlightened nation under the sun and
now we are called upon to face the
crowning infamy-the disgrace of the
President of the United States. Surely
we have reached the lowest depths of
humiliation. Beside this expose of
the Presidents unlawful acts the
frauds of our BELKNAPS and BAB-
COCKS sink into nothingness and the
infamies of the servant are overshad-
owed and hidden by the stupendous
villainies of the master. What shall
be done to purge the nation of this
most disgraceful of her long cata-
logue of disgraces? At the first
uncovering of the sickening mass the
almost universal cry will be impeach-
ment, but reflection may cause
change in public sentiment. We may
impeach the President and hurl him
from his high position. But why
should we publish our own disgrace?
Why prolong the exhibition of the na


tion's humility? The term is almost
closed; the Presidential election is
near athand. If he will, let President
GRANT retain his place until the fourth
of next March. He will then retire as
many of his appointees have already
retired, with the words "unfaithful
steward" branded on his forehead and
he will sink.into political grave so
deep that the sound of the resurrec-
tion trump will not reach his ear. He
has affixed a stain on the nations re-
cord which time may partially erase
but impeachment will convert that
stain into foul blot that will remain
stigma and disgrace while the Re-
public is numbered with the nations
of the earth.
Year: 1876




WE would like to ask friend BAR.
ROWS If he did or did not present to
the Republican County Convention
Committee on Resolutions a resolu-
ton attacking the Catholic church?
1t is currently reported that he did
offer the Committee a resolution of
this character, and we are curious to
know the truth or falsity of the re-
port. We would also inquire of friend
BARRows why he attempted to induce
the Committee on Resolutions of a
county convention to incorporate a
resolution denunciatory of the Board
of Public Works of this city?
Year: 1876

THERE is little discussion going
on between our friends BARRows and
GILLETTE and the Evening Republi-
can relative to.the reputation of the
Express by the Republican County
Convention and the adoption of the
Republican as the party organ. 1t is
funeral in which the HERALD takes
no interest further than to remark
that the anxiety of friend BARRows
Is due to the fact that he is a stock
holder in the Express, and the co-ope-
ration of friend GILLETTE is explained
by the principle that illustrates why
the animal wags the tail and not the
tail the animal.
Year: 1876

The opinion of the City Attorney
on the Board of Public Works law is
an opinion "has his han hopinion."
If so be the law is a law why then it
is law, and the poor Councils toes
point to the daisies, but if so be the law
is not law why it is not law and
only the Councils powers are repealed.
Read up your Codes and when found
make note of it.
Year: 1876

sells. This condition of affairs is very
serious. If they keep on Consuls will
find the stagnation especially unpro-
pitious. The facts stated already make
the Consulate of San Francisco one of
the least important to the incumbent
in point of revenue.
Year: 1876

ACCORDING to the opinion of the
City Attorney the law creating
Board of Public Works for this city is
powerless, and yet he comedies that it
repeals or nullifies the power of the
Council. Queer.law and queer opin-
ion
Year: 1876

1.-THE Genius of Education and the
esprit of JEFFERSON are visiting our
city. For information as to where
they are stopping enquire of the two
Dromios at the Evening Express
Office.
Year: 1876

The Rocky Mountain Neps says
Julia Bernard "a passable vocalist, ,clev-
CT danseuse, and very pretty girl.
met'with tragic death in Helena,
Montana, the other day. She was
standing against the board while an
actor was showing his dexterity in
hedging her in by hurling knives into
the board. Six knives had been stuck
beneath each arm, just above each
shoulder, at each side of the head
The aim of the thrower was too low
The knife penetrated the brain, and
the girl sank down to die on the stage.
The actor is under arrest.
Year: 1876

The sound portions of the old Elm of
Boston Common will be made into furn-
iture for the city hall of Boston, and
specimens will be sent to the various
historical societies Of the country.
Year: 1876

to all corners. There has not been q Sun
day, no matter how stormy or disagreeeble,
that the large auditorium has not been
crowded to overhowing with congregation
that included all shades Of religious Belief
from the Hebrew to the Roman Catholic.
Now, near the close Of the year, it
is found THAT there is surplus
of nearly $4,000 over and above
all the expenses, SO that it has been deter
mined to lower the scale OF seats engaged
for the year, and gire many places at the
rate of SO and $15, which last year could
not be secured for less than SEQ, though
some of the choice places have been made
little higher to maintain the revenue. It has
also been decided to give those who have
had their seats during the present year the
privilege of retaining them during the CON-
ing year, and to this end the present seat
owners will have the choice from Dec. to
Dec. II, after which the choice will be ex-
tended to the public generally. The surplus
revenue will be retained as part of q. fund for
building hall in the central part Of the city,
which has become the more necessary be-
cause of the regular church organization,
prayer~meetings, and charitable work that
hare been undertaken by the permanent
members.
Year: 1876

cred this matter. Some legislation is essen
tial to prevent the bankruptcy of the City
Government or the Reputation Of the debt
represented by this large deficit, AL the
other cities in the State are in precisely the
same condition. They are helplessly in-
volved between the requirements of the law
and the restraints Of the law, the obligations
Of government and the interposition of the
Courts denying them the means Of comply
ing with=the law. Whateyer measure may
be matured in Chicago will receive the hearty
approval and support of all the other Mu-
nlcipal Governments Of the State. In
the preparation and maturing of bills
to accomplish this remedial legislation
the members Of the Genera! Assembly
representing this county should familiarize
themselves with all tile details of the cityis
embarrassments, the complications and re-
strictions interposed by the Courts, and the
unfortunate omissions in the Revenue law,
and be prepared with the representatives of
other City Governments to urge upon the
Legislature the necessity and urgency Of the
relief asked 1t is only in the hope of some
such legislation at this session that the Gov
erpments Of the several cities in this State
are able to maintain an existence Retrench-
ment, economy, and careful management
cannot overcome the deficit caused by lost
taxes; and if such legislation cannot be had
as will make the General Revenue law ef-
fective as to all taxes, and be made to con-
form to the judicial exposition Of what
Revenue laws should be to accomplish their
purposes, then this city and the other cities
of the State may not only expect deliverance
from the existing financial embarrassments,
but may be afforded such protection for the
future that the vocation of the tax-fghters
will cease, and the Courts become the reso-
lutte defenders of Government in the collec-
ton Of their legal and necessary means of
support.
Year: 1876

the advantage which annual elections Will


give is the means Of getting rid Of such per


sons at the end of one year, instead OF the


chance of getting rid Of portion Of them at


the end of three years. This is not party


question; lines Of division in the County


Board have never been political parties


there are c1assed by other issues; and it is


most lamentable fact that after December
the Board will be nearly unit in support of


the common policy Of prohigate expenditure
and the exhaustion of public credit
and resources by wastefnl contracts and jobs
Among the several changes in our local gov


ernment and laws, the members-elect from
this county to the General Assembly can
render no greater service to the general pub
lie, nor one more gratifying to citizens OF all
parties, than by uniting upon q bill to amend
the present County Commissioners law by
having the whole fifteen members elected by
general ticket, and all elected annually.
These could be selected as now,-ten from
residents within the city and five from the
towns. The Board would then become dl-
rectly responsible to the pnblic,-the short
terms subjecting them to, the trial Of new
election,-and the public would have an op-
portunity of passing upon the Official conduct
of each member. Any hope Of reforma-
ton in the Board under the present system
is an idle one; it is as hopeless as was the
effort to reform the Common Council, until
by the change in the law the people had to
elect full Board, when the reform was radi-
cal and complete, the people Of both parties
uniting to make it effective. We trust that
there will be O vigorous and united effort to
this wholesome and greatly~need-
ed reorganization and reg eneration of the
Board of County Commissioners.
Year: 1876

Ex-Secretary Ba1srow, having had his at
tention called to the recent whisky article in
the New York Sun rejecting upon Presi-
dent GRANT, informed the reporter that he
had authorized no one TO undertake, nor had
he himself considered it necessary to make,
any defense of his administration while Sec
retary Of the Treasury, as he felt that his
official conduct needed no vindication.
The General added that several matters con-
tanned in the Sun article were entirely new
IN him
Year: 1876

the wounded on the battlefield, the hayoc
of pestilence,-all these are the growth n
seeds, blown hither and thither in the streets
OF Chicago and in every part Of the world, bv
the wind, Of which it is true in new an,
horrible sense that We know not whence i
cometh nor whittier it goeth,
Year: 1876

A young man having preached for
his bishop was anxious to get word
of applause for his labor of love. The
bishop, however. did not introduce the
subject, and his younger brother was
obliged TO bait the hook for him. 1
hope, sir, 1 did not weary your people,
by the length Of my sermon to-day ?


No. sir. not at all, nor by the depth
either
Year: 1876

THE House Committee on Appropriations
recommended deficiency appropriation Of
100000 to provide for light, fuel and water
for the public buildings in all parts of the
country during the remainder of the fiscal
year. The item will be inserted in the an
nual deficiency bill and will be COLI
CURED in by the Senate. Secretary Bristow e
peremptory order of Monday last, issued to
officials in charge of courts. customs and
post offices will be rescinded, In these days
of rapid transit, when 60 much depends on
the early dispatch and prompt delivery OF
the mails, the loss of time if the post Offices
were closed at night, and failure to con-
meet with midnight and early morning
trains, would be attended with disastrous
consequences.
Year: 1876

A REPEATER of Baltimore has been SEN
fenced to Imprisonment in the penitentiary
for two and half years for voting in the
name of another person at the last election
A few sentences of that kind in Philadel
phia would have good effect in purifying
the voters of that city, so notorious for its
election frauds. If Philadelphia were te
penitentiary all its repeaters, it would have
to enlarge its penitentiary accommodations
in fact it would have to build several new
and very large penitentiaries.
Year: 1876

KILDOUR1 AND MS AssoCIATEs
The communications witness Hallet Kill
bourn does not like his quarters in the
Seneca Sandstone Jail, and no wonder he
don't like his sandstone prison, as there is
a touch Of retributive justice in the thing
not fully understood by the people
generally. This new Jail was one Of the
most shameful jobs for which the Seneca
Sandstone Ring made itself infamous.
With the villainous job Of constructing
the sandstone prison, this same prisoner
Kilbourn had more to do than any man
except A. B. Mullet, the inventor and ar
chitect of the prison. Prisoner Kilbourn.
however, is not only pet Of the Washing
ton Ring, but pet Of Congress, the House
refusing to instruct the Tailor to feed their
pet with the same fare as other prisoners.
1t seems that this pet Of the Seneca Sanu-
stone thieves must be kept in Jail in the
most extravagant style to keep him from
squealing on his Republican pals. While
the investigating committees have their
hands in, let them make an inquiry into
the erection and expenditures connected
with this new Jail, and of the purchase Of
the site and procurement OF the stone and
other materials therefor. Boss Shepherd,
Kelley, Mullett, Kilbourn and others
made good thing out of this prison job,
and it will be interesting to know allabout
the manner in which the matter was mar
ipulated.
Year: 1876

QUARTERMAsTER GENERAL MEIGs was
examined by the House Military Committee
in regard to the contract for headstones for
the National cemeteries and concerning the
late change of the Quartermaster Generals S
Office from the building at 10th and G..
streets to the one now occupied on Pennsyl-
vania avenue and 18th street. The General
did not hesitate to condemn in the broad
est terms the headstone swindle as we'll as
the removal job. He said the law was clear
ly violated in the letting of the headstone
contract, and that the late Secretary of War
was responsible therefore.
Year: 1876

Senator Hamlin on Wednesday last
made speech in explanation Of his offer
ing Of the amendment last year increasing
the rates of postage on third class mail
matter. He exhibited in his speech a
hatred of metropolitan newspapers, but ex-
pressed rather affectionate feeling for the
country press. The keynote Of Mr.. Ham
Inns speech was the idea that the Post
Office Department should pay its own way
by those who use it in paying all that it
costs The most important part of his
speech, was that the rates Of postage on
regular publications, prepaid to regular
subscribers, should be increased. Such an
increase would not be favorable for the
country press, for which Mr.. Hamlin pro-
fessed so much friendship for an increase
on the rates Of postage can be borne much
better by the large and and firmly estab-


lisAed city papers than by the hundreds Of
country papers. Many Of the country
papers would have to suspend under such
an imposition. which would be remark
able method Of aiding the country papers
for which The Hon. Senator expressed SO
much friendship. 1t will be an outrage
to again throw the cost of postage upon
the newspapaper subscribers, SO that an in
crease of the rates will have the direct re-
suit Of establishing monopolies in the
publishing business. Mr.. Hamlin will
have to make another explanation as
his agressions towards the metropolitan
pres is not at all favorable to the country
press. He should not desist until he has
atoned for the harm he has done, for there
is not man in the Union, who, when he
licks tive cent stamp on paper tina:
went for one before he increased the rate,
but thinks of him and weeps
Year: 1876

A CONGREGATIONAL Committee or Con-
vention, has decided to refer the question o
Mr.. Beecher's guilt to committee offive,
who shall call together all persons supposed
to have evidence bearing directly on the
subject. If witnesses making the charges
fail to sustain them, the churches te
which they belong will be loft to deal will
them, while witnesses who are not mem
bers of any church will be exposed. Lei
ell who know anything now speak out, OF
forever hold their tongues.
Year: 1876

FROM our exchanges we learn that dis.
asters along the coast have been unusually
great during the last month. The south
coast of Long Island is one of the most dan
gerous during season of storm. An ad
ditional number of light ships are needed
along that dangerous coast lying immediate
ly in the track of coast vessels bount
north. During tbe last month there ha
been many wrecked vessels, and many I
stout mariner has found a watery gray
within sight of treacherous shore.
Year: 1876

The election in Rhode Island on Thurs
day last closed with the usual result, on no
election of the Governor by the people. The
present Governor will however be reelected,
as he is the candidate of the Republican
party which has large majority in the Leg
islature.
Year: 1876

The Philadelphia Evening Chronicle in its
new dress will compare favorably with any
Of its city contemporaries, and as Demo-
cratic paper is worthy of liberal support
by the Democracy of the city and State.
Year: 1876

Since debt liz the curse of creation,
And life the creation of debt,
Unless we essay incremation


What comforting crumbs can We get"
For borrowing brings bad odor,
Ten give where only one will lend
You can't live on brandy and soda
You dare not apply TO q friend.
Well enough for the day is the evil
Enough for the evil the day
And we'd all of us go to the devil
If there wasn't the devil to pay.
Year: 1876

We received night before last by


telegraph ten closely-written pages on
the Beecher scandal. We had neither
room nor inclination to publish it.


Nearly the whole of it was Moulton's
statements against Beecher, and was
a recapitulation of the old story. Per-
haps We do not appreciate the great
Importance of this affair. We cer-
fainly have no appetite for such mess
es. Whether we are deficient in moral
culture, refinement or superior order
of civilization we cannot tell, but we
are certainly far behind our Eastern
friends in some peculiar characters
tics. The fact that they thought that
stuff Of so much Importance to the
citizens of Los Angeles that they la
bored all night, at great expense, to
send it on the wires across the conti-
nent to the exclusion of all other news,
so that We might feast upon it at our
early breakfast tables, manifests a
state of refinement in New York and
Brooklyn to which we are utter stran-
gers in Los Angeles. We would sug-
gest to the Telegraph operators at San
+ Francisco that they need not sit up all
night to send any more important
news on that subject to the HERALD.
Year: 1876

We have always thought that there
was something wanting to make up
the sum-that of human happiness in
this glorious free country of ours.
Now we have found the true panacea,
and the only wonder is that it was not
discovered long ago so simple and easy
does it appear. The honor of hatch
ing out the glorious idea belongs to q
Prophet in our midst, who sends
us the following communication


EDITOR HERALD:


'tThe wisdom of age gives me mystical lore,
And coming events cast their shadows be-
fore.n


That "long petition to Congress
from the women of Utah-what does
it indicate? 1t has been said


'sThe wfe's ambition is support,


And that will pay the parsons due.n


Does not the petition indicate that
female suffrage and universal polyg-
amy are synonymous? 1t certainly
does, under a constitution like the
present Federal. Incorporate into the
Federal constitution the following
principles and we endorse female suf-
frage:


!. That oil property is the property
of God.


2. That at any PERSONS demise his
property should revert to Government
as Gods representation.
3. That annually the reverted prop
erty should be distributed equally
among young persons at the time
they have arrived at the age of
twenty-one years. PROPHET.
Year: 1876

stood. He is out of order and Is
looked upon as an antagonistic char
acter, and every mans hand is against
him. II a man wishes to pass along
quietly through the world he must
adapt himself TO the habits and fash
ion of the world, which is intensly sell
fish and mean. The principle is well
illustrated by Mark Twain's good little
boy. Remembering the example of
George Washington and other good
characters which he had read about
in his Sunday School lessons,
he made up his mind to initiate them,
and from that hour his troubles COM
menced. In befriending the blind
man he was misunderstood, and even
the blind man gave him terrible
thrashing for attempting to lead him
out of the way of the pelting stones
thrown by bad boys. The blind man
was not to blame, he acted upon the
same principle that the world is now
acting. He believed that the good
boys intention were combative, and
how was it possible for him to conceive
the idea that there was goodness
enough in any boy to come to the as
sistance of poor blind man? Illus
trations of the same principle are pass
ing before our eyes every day. Every
good mans motives are impugned. If
he gives aims, the act isl set down to
some secret sinister motive. If he is
benevolent and kind to the poor, he is
charged with seeking popularity if
he chooses to remain poor rather than
make wealth by dishonest means,
everybody says, "he has no business
capacity" The greatest sufferers in
this or any other community are gen.
orally the best people in it. The true
philosophy of all this misunderstand-
ing is this: The great preponderance
of the world is selfish and its tenden-
cy is to evil. And it is not possible
for them to understand the conduct of
an unselfish, pure-minded man. If
the heart and brain of the world shall
ever be sufficiently elevated to COM
prehend the conduct and motives of
an unselfish man then misunderstand-
ings shall cease. But until thattime
arrives the promised Inheritance of
the good is " in the world We shall
have tribulation.n