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Year: 1875

From the PottsiVe Inning Jour. Of Saturday


A Journal reporter called on Judge Per.


>hing last evening to ascertain his opinion


of the action of the Erie Convention and of


the prospect ahead for winning the Glber-


Material race. His Honor was affable as


usual, aud seemed pleased with this new


mark OF the respect entertained for him


by his friends, but as the delegates had not
vet returned from Erie, and the usual


Ihrong Of wire-pullcrs and place hunters


had not yet begun TO force Itself upon his
attention, be could scarcely be said to have
vet arrived at realizing sense of the situa-
ton. AS the Associated Press, for some
reason or other, failed to receive ANYTHING
from Erie after the seventh ballot On Thurs
day night, and as the Jud ge's friends in the
convention failed to notify him of his good
fortune, he was wholly ignorant Of the i'm
portant fact that on the eleventh ballot he
had been nominated for Governor of Penn
sylvania, by vote so large that it was i'm
mediately made unanimous, until he was
so Informed BY friend Yesterday morning.
He was qaise surprised. as though he had
no expectation of receiving anything more
than possible complimentary vote. He
said he had not had time yet to consider
the subject fully, but he was not unwilling
to say what he thought about il at present,
though he did not wish to be understood a.
speaking to a final purpose. As to the
platform, the Judge is prepared to accept it
without much reservation. His views On
the financial question are III accordance
with it, and he thinks the doctrine ex-
pressed in its financial plank l. bound to
carry the country eventually. His opinion
with regard to the resumption of specie
payments is the same as that of tire Yiners
Jounat-that at the present time it is i'm
polite, impracticable, and impossible. As
to his course in the campaign the Judge is
not fully decided. He will, however, re-
tain his seat on the bench and let his
friends carry on the campaign. If posi-
Die, he will not take the stump a. sll. but
continue quietly dispensing justice until, if
the people Of Pennsylvania 80 decide, he
drops the judiciary for the executive. As
to the prospects Of the cam paign, be was
disposed to be non-committal, but he eyi-
IDENTIFY hopes for the best-which, as the
people Of Schuylkill county know buttoo
we'll, would be their worst.
Year: 1875




1t is the fifth day since bullet weighing
half an ounce was lodged in the brain of
Mr.. Carruth, the Vineland editor, and he
is still alive; and this fact is scarcely com
prehensible to many, who conceive the
brain as in itself so essentially vital that
any injury to it is followed inevitably and
almost Immediately by death. Indeed,
popular knowledge is only divided between
the brain and the heart as the essential
seats Of vitality; and it was a great
puzzle to people when, some years
ago, a pistol bullet was lodged
in the heart of the well-known Bill
Poole, and that comparatively decent
bravo Of city politics did not Immediately
die. In POole's case the bullet was Ger
tainly lodged in the muscular walls of the
heart, and it might have been as safe there
as in almost any other muscle, if rep0se and
attention had eased the labor of the heart
till careful nature could hayereinfOrced the
walls and provided against accidents; but
an enemy was permitted 10 enter his room
too early-there was new alteration, an
excitement, and, the heart being forced to
an untinefy energy, the thin septum Of
muscle that kept the bullet in a safe place
was broken through, the function of the
organ was interfe ed with and death came.
It is just as certain in this case that Car
uth's brain is wounded, yet he lives, and
people who find that a shot in the heart or
brain may vet not be fatal, viii begin to
mistrust their revOlvers.
Year: 1875

OolAlluAA AAGA anu AAoAts


We oflen hear the question asked, "Why
don't our butchers furnish us first-class
article Of beef2' We have the finest beef
raising country in America, and yet we
have no beef ft 10 eat. Why is this thus?
The answer to the question is simple and
pointed: The people want TO bur low
priced beef, and the butchers have to rely
on beef raised on grass, which never of it
self makes GOOD beef. When Maj. Harlan
or Col. Wade stall-feed beef until it is fit
for an Englishman to eat, they have to send
it to New York or some other large city
where it commands the highest market
price, in order to get pay for their trouble
and expense; they find no market for it at
home. Rev. Geo. Beckett is trying 10
remedy this condition Of things, and we
trust he will succeed. If fifty or more
heads of families will meet together and
demand good beef, and agree to pay a
proper price for it, a revolution viii soon
be effected,
Year: 1875

WE learn that some parties propose start
ing rolling mill in our city, conditionally
that $4,000 will be subscribed by the citi-
zens, and to which they will add 100000
more. While we would like very much to
see such an enterprise in our midst, we do
not think in the present stringent financial
condition Of our people that the sum pro-
posed can be raised in our county at pre-
sent. 1t may be that year Of prosperity
and good crops may enable our citizens to
raise that sum, but just at the present time
We believe the ''meat and bread enterprise"
is UppermoSt in the minds Of our people,
and until this problem is satisfactorily set
tied, for year to come they cannot be in
duced to invest their spare dollars in any
enterprise, no matter what inducements
are offered or dividends promised.-M1lr-
freeSbOrO NelcS.
Year: 1875

Third party schemes do not find
much favor nowadays. The general
opinion, so far as the newspapers ex-
press It, is that the next Presidential
campaign viii be a straight contest be-
tween the Republican and Democratic
parties Occasionally a Republican
Journal, with unusual boldness, de-
clares that the only possibility Of a
third ticket is the denomination of
President Grant, In which case the
better and larger part Of the Repubi-
c-n party would demand another can
didate; but these journals, Ike all
others Of the party, ridicule the idea of
a third term as unworthy OF consldera-
fIOU
Year: 1875

A KIND-HEARTED Boston baker, who
has regularly filed a basket with broken
bread for a female beggar every morning
during the. winter, has been surprised to
discover that she was a clearinghouse
keeper, and that ten people daily eat at her
table.
Year: 1875

SPELLING-sCHooL victors should re-
member with cautious humility that
the Count and Countess B. Tysz
Kiewicz are still In the country, and
are liable to come West at a moments
notice
Year: 1875

A LADY who had been cr0wding a
countryman into the corner of a Brooklyn
horse car until he was almost completely
Obscured undsr a cloud Of drapery, was
suddenly induced to change her position by
the following polite explanation from the
halEsmothered victim: "Excuse me, mum;
I'd er asked you to set in my lap afore this,
only was afeared it might be a leetle too
hard for YOU, mum, seein' as that nigh leg
Of mine, mum, is a wooden one"
Year: 1875

pGsh their purpose. Their Inost


effective recourse is to poison


the minds Of Eastern capitalists


with all manner Of false reports as to


the leaning Of public sentiment toward


reputation. If our State authorities
have not paid the July interest, it is
because the Legislature made it i'm
possible for them to do so. The uni
versal unpopularity of that Legislature
shows how far it's suicidal policy is in
dorsed by the people. Its false that any
one outside Of the small repudiation
clique here and at Memphis proposes
to settle with the States creditors by
issuing low rate bonds, by scaling, by
repudiation, or in any other way than
the payment # every dollar of her in
debtedness, so soon as her financial
embarrassments will permit.
Year: 1875

ST. PAUL, July 1.-THE Pioneer Press
tomorrow morning publishes special crop
reports from all parts Of the State. From
every quarter the prospect is good far
above an average yield Of all small grains,
especially wheat and barley. Potatoes also
promise unusually well, there being very
little trouble with the bug this season.
Corn is backward, but strong and healthy,
and the weather at present is very fayOra-
bic to its growth. GrasshOppcrs are re
ported in the southern portions Of the
State, but thus far have not done much
damage.
Year: 1875

the Secretary OF tine Treasury to increase
the volume of five per cent bonds to the ex-
tent of $3S2, 100000, if necessary, to ena-
able him 10 prepare for the redemption con
templated by the act, but a careful exami-
nation of the law shows that such is the
fact
Year: 1875

The only appeal from our City
Council is to the people, and the
Board does not seem to regard the
will or wishes of the citizens with
much awe or consideration. Some
weeks ago, when by vote of ma
jority of the municipal orators, with
out investigation or trial, Detective
HARRIS was peremptorily dismissed
from the service, we reminded the
gentlemen that custom and courtesy
usually accorded the accused in such
cases an opportunity to explain the
act or acts on which the charges
against him were preferred, but no
attempt was made toward the repara-
ton of an error which we were then
inclined to regard as the result of
hasty and unconsidered action. Since
the dismissal Of HARRIS a petition for
his reinstatement, signed by a large
number of the leading citizens, busi-
ness men and property owners in the
city has been laid before the Council.
This has been treated with contempt
uous silence. Naturally the signers
of the petition feel offended. They
have right to be heard. In the Ian
guage of one of the signers, Common
decency demanded that the case should
be Investigated after the presentation
of petition signed by so many citi-
zens." We do not assume the position
of adviser and counselor to the Coun-
Gil. We fully comprehend the useless
ness of offering suggestions to body,
q portion at least of which is composed
of gentlemen who verify the truth of
the famous couplet in HUDIBRAs, still
we would again remind them that it
is better and more commendable to
acknowledge and repair an error than
to persist in wrong doing. The wishes
of citizens are entitled to some consid-
GRAFTON, and the public servant who is
80 ignorant as not to recognize this
fact will soon find himself deprived of
his little brief authority.
Year: 1875

New YORK, May 9th.-Henry G.
Bowen was interviewed by reporter
last night on the subject OF the tripar-
tte agreement and the arbitration in
Moulton's house. Bowen said the ar
bitrators were called together to act
for Tilton and himself. They were
not invited to Moulton's by Beecher.
He had no share in the affair what
ever. The arhitrators for the time
being were Court. but did not and
could not discuss or even consider any
other question on any subject than
what Tilton brought before them.
They were only called to listen to
what Tilton himself had to say, not
what Beecher had to say, either by
himself or by attorney. Beecher's
name was not mentioned in the paper.
1t would have been ridiculous for the
arbitrators to have made any reference
to others not interested in the arbitra-
ton. He thought that Clafiin would
he called to contradict him, and would
be particularly gratified to have either
of them say who acted for Beecher,
or spoke for him on the occasion, and
by whose authority or permission.
The arbitrators might either thereto
fore or thereafter have spoken. Ii so,
he did not hear them.
Year: 1875

The Record Union says: "There is
no perceptible difference between the
Democrats and Independents = they
both claim the same principles and
both denounce the Administration.
That is very clever for the Record
Union; we hardly expected SO much
from that source. If there were half
dozen other parties in the country
they would all agree in denouncing
the third-term Administration party
their usurpation of power, their pecu-
lation in office, and their prodigal
waste of the public funds. There
never has been, nor there never will
be, an honest party in the nation that
will not agree upon these points. The
Democrats and Independents are nc
doubt at work for the same end, viz:
Save the country from disgrace and
ruin, and it is not surprising that they,
as sensible, honest men, should agree
in very many principal points. and we
shall not be surprised to see them har-
monize and come under the same ban
ner. And the sooner they do it the
better for the country.
Year: 1875

The Chronicle, which means FRANK
PIXLEY, or FRANK PIxLEY, which
means the Chronicle, is giving place
to editorials of a somewhat discourage
ing nature to the Republicans. But
what is the most remarkable, all
things considered, is the assumption
at the outset that the Independent
party is so certain Of overwhelming
defeat that it is not to be considered
in the fight. These arguments of Mr..
PIXLEY are to be taken with many
grains of allowance. The concession
of certain victory to the Democratic
party by Republican paper, edited
by an Independent leader, at this early
stage in the campaign, is suspicious,
and savors strongly of design to fos-
ter that toverweening confidence which
is so frequently a powerful element of
defeat. The admission of invincibility
from an enemy, before a trial of
strength is had, implies either cow
ardice or treachery; and those Demo-
Gratis who accept these pats on the
back as matter of course, believing
that no matter who the party nomi-
mates, or how great the discord within
the ranks, success is certain, are lay
ing fiattering JUNCTION to their souls,
which in time may prove burning
blister. The policy of the Chronicle
may be to increase the number of can
didates for Office, in the hope that un-
worthy and incompetent material may
be selected, which will be repudiated
at the polls, and its own candidates
selected. The election this Fall will
not be child's play, and no ticket will
be permitted to walk over the course
without contest. The Independents
and Republicans will select their best
men; and if the Democrats expect
victory to perch on their banner, they
must see that it is carried by men in
whose ability and honesty the people
have confidence.
Year: 1875

To my friends and the public OF Los angeles:


hereby return you my sincere thanks for
your kind sympathy and earnest support in
ton of all, will state here that have arisen
from the ruins once more, and in few days
will be running in full blast again. Having
rented the store No. Is Main street, Sienoret's
new building, will in a day or two be able to
accommodate my friends and numerous pa
irons with fully as stylish and fashionable
show to the public that the ACME OF FASH
ION is not dead yet and that its proprietor
will be found there as affable and accommo-
dating as ever. With these few remarks
will close by thanking my patrons tor past
favors, and hoping q continuation of the
same. remain your humble servant,


ID. w. FITZPATRICK,
Fashionable Tailor, No. ID Matn street. sig
norets new building, opposite Pico House,
Los Angeles. myl2tf
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, land 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. ale
Year: 1875

In the San Joaquin Valley, the no.
fence law will be a feature in the ap-
preaching campaign. The people will
pledge legislation not to favor an
abolishment of the law where it now
exists.
Year: 1875

Moore's Restaurant, on Commercial street,
10 the proper place to go for a good meal, with
good cup OF coffee or tea to drink with it,
There Is probably no restaurant on the Pacific
coast where so many of the substantials and
so many ofthe luxuries may be had for % s.
Don't forget the place-Moore's Restaurant,
Commercial street. Private eating rooms have
been neatly fitted up for the accommodation
of ladies' j5-tt
Year: 1875

A shooting scrape took place between
two men known as Green and Shorty,
at Aliens Camp Wednesday evening,
which resulted in Shorty being shot in
the back. The wound may not prove
fatal.
Year: 1875

The Republican Ticket.


The following Is the ticket that the Republicans
ofAsgusta will present to-day, for the suifrages
Of the people. Let each voter see to it that the
names on his ballot compare with those published
below, and not be imposed upon by any mixed
ticket:
Year: 1875

Bliss VS.. Gunther ct al-ln the summer of 1878 the
plaintiffs husband, member of large dry goods
house in this city, being in London business trip
thought he would surprise his wife with present OF
seal skin sacque He accordingly purchased what he
supposed TO be very handsome from the whole
sale firm of Smith & Sons. The garment by
the plaintiff but about dozen times, and is described
by her and her friends as being 'tho handsomest
they saw, the fur being long and fine and of a
rich brown color The sacquc being rather large,
taken in the fall of 1874 to the of the deen-
dants, Gunher & Co, on Union Square, and
left there for alterations, and in about twenty
days sacque was returned which the plaintiff
positively testics not hers but much inferior
article, and therefore this action is brought for the
covcry of her property or Its value, stated at $780,


On the part Of the defence the evidence very
positive that the garment produced in the
which plaintiff had left for alteration, the various
employees through whose hands IL had passed being
called and II appeared that ticket had been sewn 10
the furs, which had remained in place during the whole
operation Another item of evidence offered the
appearance the inside of the skins of which the gar
ment was composed of the stencil mark Of the parties
from whom plaintiffs husband testified he purchased
A verdict was rendered for the defendants
Year: 1875

Some time since as is well known, the city brought
suit against the Staten Island Ferry Company and the
North Shore Staten Island Company restrain The
ming of ferry TO Staplcton. 1t decided by Judge
Van Vorst in Supreme Court Special Term before
whom the suit brought that they could not run
ferry without having purchased from tho city
the franchise Following tths decision, and as is
alleged to evadc injunction, the company sold their
boat TO Mr.. William H. Pendeton its President who
began running the boat from the pier of the North Shore
Company. of which he is also President This alleged
evasion OF injunction elected an order from the
Court yesterday directing that Mr. Pcndeton be i'm
prlsoncd for thirty days and pay $3.50 fine and further
that each company pay also $3.50 fine and each company
In
Year: 1875

red whiskers bushy brown hair, and his general ap
pearance that OF peaceable hard working man He Is
charged with killing Wnm Doyle on the morning or
August % last at No 494 Greenwich street. by stab
bng him with knife. He was defended by Mr..
Laird while District Attorney Phelps and Assistant
District Attorney Lyons prosecuted The story as de-
ducibIe from the testimony Is rather conflicting Tho
story from the prosecution was that the wife OF
the prisoner and Maggie Hamilton were sleeping to
gcther in the same bed, that they we're suddenly
awakened and found a bed with them; that
Mrs McMurray called out to her husband to
come To their rescue that the strange man at once
Jumped out of the window and made his escape and
that the prisoner finding Doyle asleep the landing
without stopping TO make any inquiries, stabbed him
with knife, with which he had armed himself
from the effects Of which Doyle died on the other
side II Is alleged that two children OF tho prisoner who
occupied bed in the hallway, awakened in the
night by two strange men, and that hearing their
screams the prisoner went to what the matter
when he caught one OF them who turned out To be the
deceased dragged him into his room, where after
desperate struggle, he stabbed him and then elected
him from the premises II also testified that the
deceased lived in the next house and got into the prs
oners house by mistake. The summing up and the
charge were brief and about five O'Clock the was
given TO the jury.


The jury were out some two hours and brought in
verdict OF guilty OF mansaugher in tho third degree


Judge Barrett sentenced the prisoner toSae Prison for
iour years The prisoners wife, who jointly indicted
with him, but against whom no proof Of guilt was fur
uishcd, was DISCHARGED
Year: 1875

TRY THE ENAMELLED PIPE, 1T WILL NOT
I Rust or crack and COSTS only trife more than
common iron pipe. Is positively THE BEST thing
for water service pipe. have the exclusive agency
for Rock Island. FRED HASS


Store in Star Block.
Year: 1875

TIE Chicago Times was properly fined
$25, 900 for publishing a scandal affecting
a decent woman. The slanderwa embod-
led in q letter from supposed truthful cor
respondent, but the court held that the
owner of paper was properly liable though
duped by the letter-writer, and though the
editor made all possible subsequent amends
and retractions. The damage done was ir-
reparable, and the newspaper man, however
guiltless himself, is liable for the acts Of his
employees. This is sound law, and promo.
tive Of sound newspaper morals But the
world would have infinitely greater respect
for the dicta of the court If its locus IN qsC
were elsewhere than in a city that supports
two sheets as filthy and false and deprayed
as the Times and, bster10ceqn, si .,8i1s
Year: 1875




THE STATESMAN has at least succeeded in
inducing discussion of the philosophy of
partisanship and Of government. The two
are often very remote from one another.
True Democrats and true Republican,
almost convertible terms-should create the
new government of Texas; but partisan
Democrats" and partisan Republicans
should have no part in it. The COnstitu-
ton we have was the work of partisans and
of men who legIslated on all conceivable
subjects as if they were veritable prophets
and wiser than kll men who were 70 live after
them. They pretended to make a govern
ment; but were only capable of making
very absurd statutes. They assumed the
office of statesmen and could only discharge
that OF partisans and politicians. Senator
Ireland would have Democracy re-enact the
folIies of Radicalism. .ei
Year: 1875

1t is not fattering to Grant that Andrew


johnson, his direst enemy, goes back to
the Senate by the voice of the people and
despite the bitterest hostility of Radical
ism Of all sorts, while it is proposed to pro-
vide for Grants accession to the Senate
by a constitutional amendment. There is
not single community In America which
would elect Grant to any Office, and yet, be-
fore the whole country, such is the curse Of
partisanship, Grant is absolute master Of
one, and the greatest terror to the other,


half of the whole people. He is not will
ing to retire to any one of his Sabine farms,


and we must needs amend the Federal Con
stitution that an ex-President may be Sena-
tor for life. With consciousness of facts
stated, it must be very offensiYe-to Grant to
have the matter discussed by his friends OF
in his own newspapers. His local unpopu,
larity and unftness for any task of states


manship, his personal weakness among the
people, are confessed, insultingly confessed
before the whole country, while his direst
enemy, despite Grants fierce hostility, by
his own sheer force of will, intellect and
energy, wears a crown wreathed about hil
brow by the Statehood of Tennessee. Il
the fifteenth amendment bless the country
and make us love the Union, what infinite
love viii be excited when Grant, too, be.
comes sufix to the Constitution; and viii
we not be supremely blest By the sacred in
strument which makes Cuffee citizen and
the good President lifelong Senator'S I