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Year: 1876

A GENERAL GOOD TIME.
The celebrated band OF music, directed by
Mr.. Kahn bach, before leaving for the Picnic
Grounds. will march through the principal
streets of he city.


At the Arroyo Seco there will be, during
the day, all kinds ofamusements
Also a we'll decorated platform 1or all low
ers OF the dance.


The band will play all day, and at o'clock
in the afternoon the Hon. y. Sepulveda Will
present to the President OF The spanish
American Benevolent Society, in the name
OF the ladies of Los Angeles, a magnificent
white silk flag.


After this imposing ceremony the custom
ary addresses Will follow.


The tables will be supplied with the most
delicious and exquisite viands and fruits
which will be served by the ladies.
AT the restaurant will be found all eatables,
cooked and gotten up in all the different
styles of the culinary art.


During all the day there will be convey
ances ready at the fo lowing places TO convey
passengers TO the grounds at the Arroyo SecO:
Opposite the Lafayette Hotel, opposite the
Pico House and Opposite Temple Block.


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Year: 1876

CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. Not as
resulting from an infraction OF infractonal
law requiring High Joint Commission to
arrange preimlnaries, and Board of
Arbitrators to decide on the amount of
injury sustained, but damages resulting
from breaking of natures laws. in which
every person is his own Commissioner and
Arbitrator, and has world to himself, in
whose every resolution he is the most
deeply Interested Palpitaticn of the
heart, anorexia, hypochondra, &c are
only known in extent to 5he unfortunate
possessor, and cleady indicates some
functional arrangement of the animal
economy, which may be removed OF
ameliorated by using that compound
curative tho Home Stomach Bitters.
Year: 1876

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 3.-Everything
is quiet at Massilion and other mining dis
tricts this morning Last evening threats
were made and several shots fred at the
Warrington miners but nothing more was
done. This morning number of new
miners went into the Warrington mine
and are working under protection of the
militia All of the strikers still declare
they will never go to work under the re
ductiun
Year: 1876

Iowa CITY May "a FIVE year old son
of Jus Rink fell into the Coralville mill
pond at this place. and being sucked into


the headgate of the fume. ten feet under
water was carried into the fume, hun
dred and fifty feet under ground, past
three large water wheels, and came out of
the lower end of the fume where he was
found, three quarters of an hour after,
Year: 1876

gar Regular meeting of the new council
on Saturday evening


BaT The teaching of languages in the
schools will probably be abolished Senti-
ment is strongly in favor Of such course.


RSTho opening of the new Pleasant
Valley road would be Of more real benefit
to our merchants than dozen Rock river
bridges. Why is it not opened?


gaF A ferry will run this summer
across Rock river while the new bridge is
being fixed. The council may reconsider
the vote of Monday evening, however.


RA- The Marshal and Officer Olson are
on the lookout for couple of hard cases.
supposed to be thieves. A telegram was
received for one of them who is wanted in
Minnesota.


EaA lively runaway occurred this
morning in the east end OF The city, result
ing in broken wheel aud damaged har-
ness, but fortunately nothing serious. The
team was finally stopped near Edwards's
addition The name of the owner Of the
team could not be ascertained


RG- Moathy report of the Moline pub
| lie schools, for the month, ending April
| 2S, 1876:
Year: 1876

yet to appear against his admins.


tration. There is not even whis-


pered slander. His purity is above


reproach, above even slander. We


agree that the nominee must be
sound on the question of State
credit, and although entirely nnau-
thorized, we are willing TO avouch,
that at proper time. his views will
be seen to be in full harmony with
the platform of 1874. and that he
will be found ready to enlighten the
people in the next canvass upon
present issues. and to go as far as
the farthest in maintaining the
credit. good faith and honor of Ten
nessee, and that he will receive ac-
cording to the hitherto unvarying
usage Of both parties. the nomina-
tion for the second term-a nomina-
tion which should only be withheld
on account Of views of policy wholly
at variance with the determination
of the Democratic party to pay all
the debts of the State. honestly, ac-
cording to contract. and as soon as
the utmost care and diligence can
ripen such policy into full fruitage.
Year: 1876




There is not much guile in Orvil
Grant, whatever may be believed as
to his guilt. He told his story before
a committee yesterday with frank
simplicity which would have been
very delightful if the subject had
been less disgraceful. He had ap-
piled. lie said, to his brother, the
President, for help in getting Indian
trading licenses; the President had
given him timely information of va
cancies about to occur at various
posts; thereupon he had asked for
licenses to trade at such posts and
had got three F.; that he had no money
to put into the business. and had ta-
ken into partnership with himself
men who did furnish the necessary
capital that he had made an ar
rangement' in one case. by which
he received fifty per centum Of the
profits from a person who put in all
the money, and did all the work:
that, in another case. he had made
" compromise" with man who had
a conflicting license. and who paid
Orvil Grant $1,000 to withdraw
that, in another case, he had been
promised half interest, but had
" concluded not to accept it as he
50 cannot afford to take the chances
of loss"-Orvil Grant has very
natural liking for '' q sure thing;
that he thought he did have some
influence with General Grant. but
was sorry that it brought him very
little profit"


This is pitifully small business
and deplorably dirty-all the dirtier
because it is contemplate. Here is
q man who admits that he has made
merchandise of his relationship to
the President of the United States
that he has sold his influence"
with his eminent relative for 81 900
in one case and for various sums in
other cases. He seems perfectly
unconscious that what he has done
is wrong. and the only thing he is
& ''sorry" about is the fact that he
has not made more money by his
gross traffic. Defective moral in
stinct is not peculiar to Orvil Grant.
Vixen the history of the fedora. cap
ital in these centennial years is
written. it will be found that its
special vice was q strange insensi-
bility to shame.
Year: 1876

SMOKING IN THE BARN. mo smo-


king is posted in most decent factories
it ought to be posted in every bain
There is not much difference between
having horse-thief around the stables
and man cleaning off horses with
pipe in his mouth and there ia NO
hired man much meaner than the one
who, when his employer comes round,
slips his pipe into his pocket or holds
his hand over it, as if it were little
bird. All such fellows should be PAID
off, or started off and kept off. As fol-
the farmer himself going into the barn
with pipe in his mouth. no complaint
can be made but if his establishment
burns up no one should cry unless it be
his wife and children. Lightning and
incendiaries. and spontaneous combus-
ton combined, do not cause az many
barns to be burned as the pipe and
generally at least one good horse goes
also. 1t would be much better il the
smoker could go up with the smoke,
and have smoke enough for once N
Y. Tribunc,
Year: 1876

There will be a meeting on
next Saturday evening at the
City Beer Hall, for the purpose
Of forming a company to go
overland to the gold mines in
the Black Hills. Jim Tuck will
be present at the meeting. He
is an old miner and came from
the Hills to Walla Walla last
fall in % days. The object of
the meeting will be to form a
party to go overland. Mr.. Why
man has in his possession letters
written by California Joe, con
cerning the Hills, which can be
seen by calling at the Hall.
Year: 1876

TREATMENT OF SORE THROAT. = IS
cases of ordinary sore throat, the
simplest and best treatment is the wet
pack. using linen cloth wrune from
cold water, and over this knit OF
crotcheted yarn band, four feet long and
four inches wide. Apply this two or
three nights in succession, unless it is a
very serious case. when the pack should
be kept on during the day. If taken
off In the morning wash the throat in
very cold water. and rub dry with q
coarse towel and with the hand. This
will prevent taking more cold. More
friction used the better let it be sort
of squeezing of the parts SO as to affect
the deepseated tissues. Sore throats
may be prevented by these means from
becoming chronic.
Year: 1876

New Coal M1NE.-We are
creditably informed that a new
coal mine has been discovered
on the South Fork of the Skag-
it. River, the coal OF which is
equal if not better than that of
the other now in market. Why
don't our citizens make an at
tempt to develope these mines.
Year: 1876

SKAGIT CoAL.-We are inform
ed that the stock of this mine is
now in the market and selling
freely. If the enterprise meets
with no mismanagement the
mine may prosper and be among
the most fourishing on the coast.
Year: 1876

We greet our readers with kindliest wishes
at the threshold of q new year, and with
the hope that one and all it may prove hap
ply in the highest and hest sense. We look
back on the events of the past, and hope
fully forward to the future. 1t is well to
pause an6 reflect upon our lives, to consid-
er what has been well, and what. ill done
in the past, and how we may do better, in
the future, guided by the light of experience.
1t is, to, or ought to be, cheerful time.
Notwithstanding the depressions that, SIT
heavely upon almost every industry, and
the eXctements, political and otherwise,
which our people are laboring under.
vet rapid strides are to be made in both art
and science. And for the people of our i'm
mediate vicinity, we point with pride to the
fact, that their priviledges and opportuni-
ties, are quite the equal of any within the
common wealth. TO many of us, the past
year has not, been without pleasure and
profit; so may the comming year bring
something of good cheer, and. encourage
ment to every heart and fireside, and May
the people enter the portals of 1877 with
high hopes and good resolutions and re
member that,


Each new year brings its changes,


Alike to Cottage and hall,


But an all wise. merciful Father,


Directeth and ruleth all
Year: 1876

Everybody knows that the waters Of the
ocean are very salt to the taste; but how
many of you have thought of the imm ense
quantities of salts of different kinds must
be in the Atlantic and Pacific to give a
flavor to such enormous bodies of water


Scientific men have thought about it.; and
one of them Capt. Maury) has told US that
if all the various salts of these oceans could
he separated from the water and spread out
equally over the northe IN half of this con
tinent they would form covering one
mile deep. So heavy would be this mass
of salt that all the mechanical in nventions 0t
men, aided by all the steam and all t':e
water power in the world. could not move
it so much as one inch in even centuries of
time.
Year: 1876

To CoRREsPONDENT.-W respectfully
state in reply to your letter for information
in regard to the Literary Society, that said
society was organized Il few weeks ago,
with a full number of Officers, and IA pro
gramme was made Out for the next even
ings entertainment, which would have
been the Saturday following, but as the
weather was somewhat severe, there was
no one out. Again Oh the following even
ing it was not pleasant to be out, but We
think there was not the least excuse on the
third evening, rs it was a beautiful night,
but as there was no light to be seen at the
schoulhouse, people cannot be supposed to
attend Now we do not know who was to
blame for not lighting up the house, but
we think it would be good thing for the
Society to appoint some one to attend to
warming and lighting the house i'll the
future, and we will guarantee a full house.


ANOTHER TiCTIM.-A young man, high,
! ly gifted by nature, of excellent parentage
and cultured mind came in from the country
to AieXantit ON Wednesday last. He drowi.-
ed his reason in the maddcning cup, then
undertook 10 drive home at Il furious rate,
but was incapable of guiding his team,
md ran his horses abreast of an oak tree
! near the R.i!l He was thrown violently
| forward against the tree and badly cut and
bruised and rendered insensible. The ex-
tent Of his injuries caa hardly be told al
present. They are serious, but not likely
| fatal. a little son of M Patterson's was
riding home on the sled, lie too was con
sidelably hnrt
Year: 1876

Gov. Pil,sbury returned on the %, from
trip of about week into the grasshopper
country along the Sioux City Road. He
went out on an exploring expedition to see
for himself the condition of the people in
the grasshopper region and to ascertain
what he could in regard to their sufferings
in order that he might be able to make
such recommendations to the Legislature as
| the facts of the case might warrant The
information obtained will enable him tc
treat the matter with intelligence and dis
cretion.
Year: 1876

Aplain farmer said to a sceptic. The mys-
teries of the Bible do not bother me. Tread
the Bible as eat fish; when come across
bone, do not try to swallow it, but lay
it one side. Whentin reading the prophecies,
come across that which is inexplicable
say, there is a bone, and | lay it one side,
When find something in doctrine that
staggers my reason, | say, that is a bone,
and lay it aside. Alas. that men should
choke themselves to death with bones OF
mystery, when there is so much meat in
the Bible on which the soul may get strong
for eternity. =
Year: 1876

in u recent murder trial Ia England
the jury rendered a verdict Of acquit.
tai in defiance of what the judge Was
pleased To regard US the evidence.
When the twelve Wise men, who were
wiser than the law. hal done their
work. Mr.. Justice Mellor said To them
THAT Is your verdict hut il Is not
mine. There Is not the slightest doubt
that the prisoner VA. guilty. You are
masters Of the situation, however. aud
il you choose to find the prisoner not
guilty. ] cannot he it, This Is a
good precedent for treating the decis.
inns of jories with contempt. The
doctrine that twelve mcL cannot make
the same mistake. loses much of its
force in the light Of this opinion from
one Of the judges Who presided with
such distinguished ability in the "a.
nous Tichbone trial.
Year: 1876

To save furnishing do not purchase
anything you 90 not need.


Buy the best of every thing and
pay cash it will prove the cheapest
plan in the end


Never get anything merely because
some one else has it.


Look out for bargains and wal, for
chances to secure desirable articles ut
reaSonal le rates.


DO not be influenced to emulate The
extravaganza of your neigbbors, but
be contcn'cd with what you can afford.


When your rooms are furnished
make good use Of them, but do no,
keep them shut up TO rust out, do no
good, create no happiness.
Year: 1876

But the pun,kin business is nothing
10 a feat that occurred last >pring in
the garden spot Of this Stare. which
is Polk county \ gentleman Of our
acquaintance planted some cucumber
seed. aud knowing how quick and
producing the soil was, he turned d
to run as sum as the seeds were COW
cred. Before he could face around,
however. the dirt began to fly, and in
a moment his person was developed
in mass of green growing vines.
Reaching his hand in his pocket for
his jack-knifr. to cut the vines loose,
&c found there large cucumber,
which, upon examination proved to
have maturcd and gone to seed. And
in another instancc-but we desist
we never was good hand at grange
story, anyhow it could be fixed. Only
SOU just watch our climate, old boy
.1ridaSOs Granyc.
Year: 1876

Mr.. Blaine. in his recent speech on the
finances, made his argument very compre-
hensiye, going back even to the year one
OF the world, and pressing into his ser
vice the Mosaic account of the creation.
He says


The thing which hath been is that which shall
be- The great laWgiver of antiquity records in
the very opening chapters of Genesis, ''that the
gold Of the land Of Havilah is good


Moses is describing Eden and its many
charms in the days Of happiness and pros
perity before the fall Everything was
good there, as the Creator expressly said.
and that of course included the finances
and circulating medium. The same Was
true OF this country before the devil OF
radlcalism enticed and deceived the peo-
pie into transgression and clothing them
selves with the fig leaves Of paper money.
The fall was easy enough, but the return
is full OF peril and difficulties, and in face
of flaming swords 1t is to the credit of
the original Satan that he didn't come
back and try to excuse himself on the plea
OF military necessity, or anything of that
kind. in the hope OF another opportunity
to deceive. Satisfied with the mischief that
he has done, he lett his victims to repen-
tance and the lessons of hard experience.
Year: 1876

gantic ring has reached out through the
whole country, amassing untold millions
ofmoney in these fraudulent transactions
The few hundreds and thousands of dol
lars that the unfortunate wretches who
were sentenced to prison received, were
doubtless but tithe of the real sum
stolen from the government, that has
gone into the pockets Of higher officials,
who escape the merit of their crimes


These are but samples of Republican
legislation. Let the people take notice of
their policy and its results. 1t has been
all of a part 1t has been in the interest
of fraud and corruption. 1t has been
against the rights of the honest masses
and in favor of the dishonest few. Will
the people continue blind? VIII they still
suffer such barefaced imposition to 90 on !?
Will they suffer themselves to be bound
hand and foot, and be made slaves to the
money power? The grasp of that power
is tightening on the throats of the people
If it is not wrested off soon the people in
their poverty and necessity will no longer
have power to resist, Every principle Of
liberty is involved in the longer continue
ton of this corrupt party in power. The
rights of the masses Of the people are at
stake. Win they yield them up without
at least one brave and energetic strug-
Year: 1876

The Journal advises the ice men on the Ken
nebec to keep cool and not indulge in expecta-
tions that will melt away, and not to refuse a
fair price when they can get it, but thinks those
who have empty houses had better fill them.
Year: 1876

Let the people of this country, who
stand amazed at the extent and audacity
OF the whiskey frauds, remember that
there is now on trial for completely the
man whe occupies the most confidential
relation to the President, and that the
chief magistrate is swift to come with
testimony for his defence. Let them re-
member that the only excuse that has
been offered tor these outrageous frauds is
that the money stolen from the govern
ment was used to keep the Republican
party in power. Put that and that to-
gether, and you have the whole story.
Year: 1876

The trial of Thomas w. Piper, the Bos-
ton church sexton, for the murder of the
little girl in the tower of the church, ter
minated on the 10th in a verdict of guilty.
Some new and important evidence had
been brought out since the former trial,
and there is now no doubt of his guilt.
Year: 1876

We are specially called upon to state
that notwithstanding the poisoned at
mospLere and throat rot now prevailing
in Washington, the people of West Nir-
ginia need be under no apprehension
lest they will not be able to find men
willing TO represent them at the national
capital during the session of the 45th
Congress. Several lersons have already
expressed themselves ready to take all
risk, and if necessary, will freely sacrifice
themselves upon the altar of their State
So there is no ground for alarm.
Year: 1876

Everybody admits that Walnut
street ought to be paved. 1t can new
er beedone cheaper by contract than at
present. Those who live ON it and Pc
tition to have it done, have u fair
claim on the city and only ask that
their property shall be made as health
ful and rendered as uninviting to con.
tagious diseases as other peoples pro-
perry is. Those who live on French
street have no right TO prevent Walnut
street being paved. They enjoy
costly paved street before their doors
that they have not paid for, and vet
some OF them want to keep Walnut
street as a place to deposit their filth.
We hope the street will be paved that
tho work will be done by contract,
and done well and cheaply. We are
confident that the political jobbers are
those who paid man to go and hunt
up remonstrances against the work.
The owners of property on other streets
are made to pay for paving to keep the
city healthful, and those owning pro.
perty on Walnut street ought to be
willing to do likewise. They cannot


make an investment that will be SO
sure to return them good interest.
Year: 1876

1t appears now, that despite of all
the efforts to have street paving done
by contract and according to law in
this city by the Democrats some years
ago, the Republicans controlling the
City Council have placed that body in
very doubtful position. And it is
very questionable whether the vast
amount of money Mr.. VIM. Candy ex-
pended on the English Bull and
crushed stone has not been wasted
There is yet about $50, 600 of the peo.
ple's money buried in that street, and
the residents thereon declare it nui-
Sance and refuse to pay; and they are


backed up in this opinion by an able


lawyer. We believe the people ought
to be met fairly in this matter-that
the city ought to abste the nuisance, II
it is oae. and that they ought to pay
their bills. But this is a specimen of
Mr. VIM Canby's work. To be sure
the worst of it was doneHwhile he was
junketing at Cape May; but he is re.
sponsible for the short comings of Mr..
Baker who undertook to superintend
the job. Now, Mr. Candy may expect
to get another chance next year, to
pur chase crushed stone and waste the
substance of the people with the use of
the costly English Bull, hence his op.
position TO the paving of Walnut stree
that is demanded for the health and
beauty of the dy.
Year: 1876

Live within your income, said
Samuel J. Tilden to the Secretary of the
Treasury in 1865 there is no royal
road for Government more than for an
individual or corporation. Had this
advice been needed, the people would not
have i'll their impoverished and uncer-
tain condition to-day.
Year: 1876

AT A late meeting of the Board Of
Health of Reading, Pa, the following
statement was made of the manner IN
which young man caught the small
pox: "He met his sweetheart on the
street in the evening, and accompanied
her home. On the front door Was red
patch, but she said nothing about any
member of the family having the small
pox. She concealed the fact from her
lover, and conducted him into the house
by the side door, so that he should not
see the red patch on the front door. He
caught the small pox from tine infected
house, and was the means of communi-
eating the disease to his father. who
died"
Year: 1876

The Mobile Register notices that some
of the enterprising business men Of that
city are making an effort to establish a
cotton factory on the premium bond
plan. 1t seems, says the Register, hard
Iy matter Of doubt that the establish.
ment and judiciOus management OF such
an enterprise lie what Mobile has long
needed. In other vords, 1t Ia an attempt
to brig the mill to the cotton, which
has resulted go successfully In other Sec
tions of the south.