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Year: 1875

the rowdy element, and the "young. men
who cannot be restrained" are responsible
for the outrages upon the blacks. The
truth is that Lamar, Gordon, Norwood,
Beck and every Democratic speaker who
denounces equal suffrage as an imposition
upon the white race, or who declares that
native of Massachusetts, New York, Wis
consin or any other Northern State who
does not vote the Democratic ticket, shall
be driven out of the South, is responsible.
1t may be argued that they really believe
negro or equal suffrage to be curse or
blunder. Ifso, it is their duty as public
leaders to teach the people to submit to it
as the law of the land until it can be RENE
died; but they do not believe this. Not
one of the persons mentioned will deny, so
long as the Hon. Fred. Douglass, former
slave, lives within stones throw of the
capital, that the negro is incapable of i'm
provement. They have one and all served
in Congress with black representatives.
Rainey, Ransier, Rapier, Revels, Cain and
others-and know that they do not tell the
truth when they declare that the blacks do
not make intellectual progress when the
opportunity is afforded to them to do so.
Why, then, do they not advise that
the blacks shall be educated, that
the whites shall be tolerant Of their
present weak and ignorant condition, and
that every effort shall be made to make
them worthy of the exercise Of the rights
of citizenship If they were as loyalty
submissive to the war amendments to the
Constitution as these idiot editors have been
made to believe they are, they would do
something of this kind instead Of melting
race prejudices and murderous animosities
against the people who were made citizens
by the adoption of those amendments.
But no Lamar and the balance all teach,
preach and swear that the Government of
the Union is an agency Of oppression, a
thing to be hated, and that its laws are di-
rected to the sole purpose Of e1alting an
ignorant race upon the necks Of high
toned, intelligent chivalry. For example,
at a meeting held at Poutoloe, early in the
present campaign, in Mississippi, Lamar is
reported by Colonel Flournoy, undoubted
authority, as having said:


"That the South was more oppressed than
any civilized people of our age ever have
been; that the Government of the United
States had used the ignorant negro as an in
strument to oppress the white people of the
South, and that 1t had found ready tools in
men of Northern birth settled among us to
play upon the passions and excite the preju-
dices OF semi -barbarians, degraded and brutal
lied by long years of servitude."
Year: 1875

Gin Alabama last year one Perrin, who held
at the same time the offices of deputy United
States marshal, United States supervisor OF
elections and distributor Of Government bacon,
was also a candidate for the Legislature.
Fearing that the election would go against him
he went out into the woods one evening and
shot hole through his own hat, and there
upon rushed to headquarters and ordered
squad of Federal troops to scour the county IN
search of Ku-Klux, who, he asserted, had shot
at him. He gave to the troops blank warrants
to arrest such Democrats as should seem to
them suspicious characters; and in his sworn
testimony on this matter he remarked that in
fact number of planters left the county for
fear of arrest"


The New York Herald repeats this lie,
this infamous falsehood, for the purpose OF
saying that the insurrection in Mississippi
may not exist except as the result Of the
Vaccinations of Gov. Ames. The Herald
ought to know that the man Perrin referred
to in the foregoing paragraph stands self
confessed as liar and perjurer of the
basest sort. If it can find no better wit
ness on whose perjured testimony to base a
comparison regarding the course of Gov.
Ames, it would be wise if it held its peace.
As a matter Of justice to its readers it
should now give them the benefit of the
contradiction of PerriR's falsehood.
Year: 1875

THE New York World frantically de-
nounces the initiation plank in the Pennsyl-
vania Democratic platform as the work Of
men who, "like the swine in Scripture, I"
are running down hill as fast Gas they can
CATER the good Democrats of Ohio, to roll
"into the Republican puddle at the bottom
"thereof." 1t goes on further to say that
its first impulse was "to think that our
times are cursed above all earlier days,
"and that there never have been in the
"world such utter madmen as those with
"wbom we have to deal" This plain
talk savors OF party treason, but is charac-
teristic of the source from which it comes,
as is also the untruthful insinuation that
the Republican party is responsible. for in
flation or contraction. The truth IS that
the issue of paper money by the Govern
ment was forced upon the Republican
party as war measure by the acts of the
World and its Democratic friends. Now
that the var is over it is proposed b return
to specie payment, as the necessity for
paper money is fast disappearing. The
World cannot truthfully dispute this ex-
PLANTATION, nor will it attempt to. Its time
is too much occupied with the self-imposed
duty of scolding its waYward followers and
vainly trying to "hark" them back from
the trail of reputation they are so intent
upon following, to allow it to pay attention
to anything else or correct the misstate-
ments it makes regarding its political oppo-
nents.
Year: 1875

THE Democrats Of Alabama carried the
late constitutional convention in that State
by preventing, by means Of intimidation,
and by cheating, fifty Thousand Republican
voters from exercising the right Of suffrage.
Alabama is Republican State when a free
election is held; but Ike Georgia, it is
passing into the control of the Democracy.
The same game is being played in Missis-
sippi. Thus, one by one the Southern
States are being violently wrenched from
their natural and legitimate allegiance to
the Republican party. History will demon
strate the fact that this result is due to gross
mismanagement somewhere, and will
probably place the responsibility of it upon
the shoulders of those who are now in
clined to hesitate in the performance of
their duty to protect the defenseless citizens
of the Southern States from the criminal
violence of aggressive Southern Democrats.
Year: 1875

din GEORGIA, certainly, there is no fear of
the negro as a voter, for the Democratic ad-
ministration of the State has as thoroughly
disfranchised the larger portion of the colore
voters as though they were again reduced to
slavery"


This is the cool and deliberate announce
ment of the Hartford Courant, a journal
that does not pretend to be sensational, and
assumes to avoid any public exhibition of
the ensanguined undergarment The fact
embraced in it, however, is pregnant with
a prophecy that what has been done in
Georgia, a State in which the colored vote
should be about equal to the white, may
yet be accomplished in all of the Southern
States. Is there any remedy for this7 Or,
is it possible that the freedom and enfran-
chisement of the blacks, the equality of
citizenship, for which the loyal men of the
country spent untold blood and treasure,
are soon to be ranked among the things OF
the past? VIII the Courant answer?
Year: 1875

]. P. Root, of Kansas, a former associate of
John Brown. OF course, this kind Of ad-
vice will be denounced as incendiary, but
we are credibly informed that at least two
Of the Cabinet officers now in the city are
ofthe opinion that race Of people who
are incapable Of fighting for liberty are not
deserving oft. This opinion will also be
characterized as incendiarY; but we give
it for what it is worth, to show the people
of the South how thoroughly public feeling
has been aroused in the North in opposition
to the rowdies and their leaders, like La
mar, who are jointly responsible for these
repeated outrages upon inofensive colored
citizens.
Year: 1875

ABOUT a week ago Messrs. Morrell &
Co., very reputable firm of contractors,
submitted a proposition to the District
Commissioners. offering, if the consent of
the property holders. could be obtained, to
pave Pennsylvania avenue with such pave
ment as could be agreed upon, and await
Congressional action and appropriation for
the payment of the same. The firm
is amply abe to carry out their
proposition, and in the present feeling of
the property holders and business men, it is
safe to say they will readily agree to any
legitimate proposal to haye the great thor
oughfare properly put in order. Let the
Commissioners give the matter their imme-
diate and favorable consideration.
Year: 1875

VICE PRESIDENT WILSON, "our Henry,
is bound to conciliate somebody. Having
failed to conciliste the rebels of the South,
because they refused to stop "killing mig
gers long enough to allow him to prove
to the Northern people how repentantly
loyal he thought they had become, he is
now engaged in attempting to conciliate
the Liberals in Massachusetts,. We hope
he will succeed but 1t must be after the
manner of the success of a sImilar attempt
in New York. The Republicans Of that
State adopted straight-out Republican
platform, recognized the Administration as
the faithful exponent of Republican princi-
ples. and invited the Liberals to return
to their allegiance to the party. The
invitation has been accepted, and General
Merritt, leader among the Liberals, is
candidate upon platform which virtually
repudiates his past record, and gives the lie
to any charge that he or others may have
made that the Administration has failed to
do its full duty either to the country or to
the party. This is the right kind of con-
ciliation.
Year: 1875

The following record will show the changes in the
temperature for the past twenty -four hours In CON-
parison with the corresponding date OF year as
Indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut's pharmacy
Aaalll
Year: 1875

which elaborate maps showed to lay
lin the most fertile portions Of the San
Joaquin valley, and which those
agents represented to be the best of
farming land, though they well knew
there was not sufficient soil on a quar-
ter section Of it to sprout a black-eyed
pea. People who were confiding
enough to believe what those San
Francisco newspapers were paid to
say and foolish enough to accept map
representation and agent asservation
for fact, parted with their money for
an alkali fat. Not great while ago
we crossed the San joaquin valley
from the San Luis ranch to Visalia by
stage. AT Hawthorn Station couple
of gentlemen, just from the East,
alighted and said they had reached
the end of their journey, as they had
purchased, while in San Francisco, a
half section Of land, lying two miles
Northeast Of the station, on which
they intended to make their homes.
The hostler Of the station-the only
man living within ten miles of the
place-pointed over white plain ex-
tending for miles and said the "farms"
lay out there. We shall never forget
the expression of astonishment which
passed over the faces of those
two men. They saw at q glance
that they had been swindled. We
questioned them and learned that on
map, agent and newspaper representa-
ton they had been induced to pay five
hundred dollars each for quarter sec
tion of land which they read and were
told was as good farming land as could
be found in the State. BY the next
stage those deceived and swindled
gentlemen returned to San Francisco,
from whence they probably returned
to their homes in the East. Thousands
of robberies similar to this have been
perpetrated in San Francisco, and the
journals of that city have lent, or
rather sold, their assistance to carry
them out. What wonder that jour-
nails that have been engaged in and
doubtless are still engaged in such me-
farious schemes should denounce all
land sales without distinction as frauds
and swindles. They forget, however,
that down here no man is asked to buy
land "unsight and unseen" They
overlook the important fact that in
Los Angeles valley the sales take
place on the premises, where purchas-
ers examine before they purchase.
Year: 1875

1t is not the fault of several San
Francisco journals that new comers
into this State are not impressed with
the idea that Southern California, and
particularly Los Angeles valley, is so
drouth infected that little short of
second edition of NoAH's flood will
secure even partial crop. That this
is not true, all here know, and all who
come here will find it out. When
crops fail in Los Angeles valley, there
will be no harvest in other portions of
the State. We have before us a let
ter dated April 4th, written in Colusa
connty-one of the best grain growing
sections in the Sacramento valley-in
which it is stated that everything is
suffering from drouth, and that no
matter how much rain might fall af-
ter that time, not more than half a
crop would be raised. AS no consid-
erable quantity has fallen since that
date, it is presumable that even less
than half crop will be harvested. in
Colusa county. From our exchanges
we learn that on the West side of the
lower San Joaquin valley the crop is
total failure, while In other sections
the yield will be light. In no part of
that broad valley will the farmers
harvest fair crop. This is also true
of the Sacramento valley and other
portions of the State. Now, let us see
how it is in Los Angeles valley. Re-
ports from different parts of the coun-
ty are to the effect that while the crop
is generally light, it is in no sections
failure. Where the soil was well
prepared and seeded early, the grain
looks fine and, without exception,
will yield fair crop. There is no
truth in the statement of our cotem-
poraries that Los Angeles valley is
more subject to, or effected by drouth,
than any other portions of the State.
Year: 1875

IT Is bad for the leaders of the Inde-
pendent party that the rank and file
of that organization are somewhat
outspoken in their determination to
obey no party dictation nor vote for
the nominees of any convention SIM
ply because they are nominees Of that
convention. If the Independent lead
ers cannot quell this insubordination
In the ranks, we fear open rebellion
will follow and the Independent party
be reduced to the small squad of office
seekers who cannot secure nomina-
tions in either the Democratic or Re-
publican Convention.
Year: 1875

The summary action of the Council
in discharging policemen does not
meet the approval of many of our citi-
zens. The police are responsible to
the Council for their acts, but it seems
unjust to discharge man without an
investigation of the charges on which
the complaint is based. The duties Of
a policeman are peculiar and the OBJ
jections to what he does or what he
does not may not afford grounds for
his discharge. Our Council does not
combine all the wisdom of the city, as
is shown by its habit of doing things
at one meeting and undoing them at
the next. This We presume will be
the case so long as talk is substituted
for thought and brains. We respect
fully suggest to our CounciImen that
every man has right to be heard, and
in the case of policemen, charges
against them should be investigated
before they are dismissed from the
force.
Year: 1875

THE Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany will push the road as far as possi-
BILE toward the Colorado river this
season. If the same energy in rail-
road building was manifested on the
other side that our company is putting
forth on this, but little time would
elapse before the Southern overland
road would be a reality. Messrs.
CRoCKER and COTTON are devoting
their entire attention to the Southern
Pacific, and as fast as the iron can be
obtained, it will be used in extending
the track Eastward. Both of these
gentlemen will be here in day or
two on business connected with push
ing forward the road.
Year: 1875

One of the finest improve ments 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, anu VuuerS, Sucn as CVttUns, 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

Moore's Restaurant, on Commercial street,
Ia the proper place to go fora 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 of the luxures may be had for 25 cls


Don't forget the place-Moore's Restaurant,
Commercial street. Private eating rooms have
beea neatly fitted up for the accommodation
of ladies. j5-tf
Year: 1875

The recent Introduction and extended Of coored
or striped stockings and the evil effects experienced by
the wearers OF hem have served to direct the atten
ton Of the physician and analyst to the question of the
dyes used in coorng them. Tho PaH Mall Gazette in
noticing the evil effects Of wearing coored hose cites
several instances where the lrst symptoms we're in
tense irritation in the skin of the feet swelling and
nlamed appearance; then an outbreak Of watery bis
ters all Sizes from groups of the size OF hemp seed
nRe biscrs the sole OF the foot larger than five
shilling piece This condition accompanied by
general fevershness rgors loss Of appetite and
saton of pervading mdidise In severe attack the
patient was rarely able TO walk for three weeks and
after attack passed OF 1t was often followed by
another of milder type In one a gentle
man was obliged to wear cloth shoes for upward
or eight months, and with other patients the sys-
tenn has been so mprcgnated with the poison that
blisters have reappearcd at Intervals not only
on the feet, but the hands, ears, &c, for more
than three years. There doubt as TO the cause
and method OF this blood poisoning for the bsers first
came p stripes corresponding 70 the colored stripes
the stockings and the laundresses complained oil the
irritation aud in1amed condition Of their hands after
washing these poisonous articles A Scotch lady who
suffered from a like brought a scccessful SUIT
against the firm which supplied her with the goods
and il was formally announced by them that hcnceforth
the use arsenic in the composition Of the dyes would
be discontinued. Although having wish to appear
as saarmistsn yet 1t IL evident that the occasion is
one calling Tor watchul the part Of both pur-
chaser and manufacturer As have suggested above
these facts are worthy OF special consideration at
present For, where the fashion Of wearing striped
stockings will without doubt. be confined 10
gentlemen alone, yet the by them of questionable
colors may result in the disastrous effects above
4l4A4l
Year: 1875

Officer Crampton Of Hampstead, was on Wednesday
sent to Mcrrick to arrest Frank Thompson, c0orcd
man who bears the reputation OF being a desperate
character and who charged with assault, battery
and petit larceny Thompson not at home, but the
officer met him on the road and arrested him. short
time afler being taken into the wagon Thompson man
aged to tumble both himself and the officer out upon
the ground and started to after kicking the officer
In the breast and biting his hand The officer told him
60 stop he would shoot him, but Thompson paid no
heed, and the officer nred shot to lrghten him.
This not having the desired effect, the officer
AIMED at the fugitive and fired again, this
time lodging a ball In his leg. Thompson then
taken before Justice Snedoker Of hempstead and
fenced on the original charge 20 sixty days in the
County Jail and hne Of $40 TO stand committed until
the fine Ia paid Tho assault upon OH1cer Champion
and charge Of horse stealing will be considered here
aitrr.
Year: 1875

[Chieago correspondence Louisville CourierJournal


The place was Unity church study; the man, whose
treess energy and boundess humanity had given him
such good right to its possession, Robert Colyer
and never more fitting form and face in fitting
a frame. The form strong full square,
solid head sodly set on broad shoulders above deep
heavy chest with arms and limbs strong and solid as
columns of iron; body large but not obese thick set
but never habby-in Iact man with q noble frame
and strong hands that had done aught but honest
work in an honest way. If Collyers physical build
coLpes respect his head and face none the less win
ways partly covered by the plentiful gray that will
never lie smoothly, is broad, full, and, down
to the shaggy protruding eyebrows, mass
of monumental knobs that speak indonita-
BILE will and hard fought mental victories
Underneath the bushy gray eyebrows are two
great tender eyes that VIII melt your or convulse
you with laughter in funess of setting that tells OF
boundess fervor and deaity. From the bridge OF his
broad nose the base of his full ripe chin there are


lines and curves and indentations that tell his
history His full, quivering nostrs are alive with hu
NOR and merriment the long, broad upper lip, curved
and closely drawn where IL touches the lower one
whispers decision and courage and the meeting of the
two is like a supreme sevictory forever showing the
blessed trinity Of humor, tenderness and humanity.
should say that in reposc the face had touch of nde
scrlbabe Sadness in thought there was never a more
earnest one. Not handsome man is Robert Collyer
He is a grand one And So seated in his great rustic
rocking chair his arms resting upon its arms his head
thrown back careessy and his eyes following the sun
light that came through the south window, with the city
sounds which ebbed and flowed dreamy, myscf at the
wide plain table, got from him what had come for
Colycr is not man who interviews" for newspaper
Year: 1875

Montreal papers urge in view Of the large number or
failures in that and other Canadian cities the absolute
necessity Of concerted action the part OF whole
sale merchants in treating with men who fail in bust.
ness II Is complained that honest country merchants
nnd II impossible compete with their neighbors who
fail and effect compromise at nfy cents on the dollar
Year: 1875

That on Tuesday, the second day
of Noycmber-just three weeks
from topday, the people have the
privilege Of voting fer members Of
the House Of Delegates. These
Delegates Will act for two years,
and their action is apt to be on very
important matters. The legisla-
ton they will participate IN We
will be very largely affected by
We will have the values of our
property and our rights as Virgin
ians very much controlled by it.
The action of the next Legislature
may determine whether Virgin!ans
can live in Virginia, or whether
they must seek relief by finding
new land and new homes in the
west. The State debt will proba-
bly, take shape from its action
BY it will be determined the
amount of tax VIC mnst pay fer the
privilege of owning cur property


Let us see that no man be elect
ed who is not squarely for the re-
lief of the people. Let us see that
our delegates know how the peo-
pie are oppressed and how they arc
to be relieved. Let no man run in
under cover as a Funder. Make
every man We vote for state his
position plainly Gin black on
white" Mark your men, friends;
and mark them well.
Year: 1875

The fourth trip of the series Of excursions given
by the Memorial church will occur Monday even
ing, the boat leaving the Sixth-street wharf at S
O'Clock and returning promptly at IL. The Pilot
Boy will be in trim and excellent condition, ready
with special accommodations for the very large
party that Will undoubtedly 20. This excursion
offers TO parents wishing to go with children q
healthful ride for themselves and children down
as far as salt water, and the peasantest opportu-
mites Of the season. During these trips no In
toxicating liquors are sold, and they are remark
able for the tone and character and respectability
Of the people who make up the parties. Excel
lent refreshments will be served, and the fact
that the Pilot Boy is under the command OF Gap.
tain W. H. Byles is Of itself sufficient assurance
Of the safety of the trip.