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Year: 1875

of bearing trees, more fruit will be
grown In this valley this season than
ever before. In some localities the
frost will slightly reduce the yield of
grapes, but this is more than made up
by the increase in the number of bear
ing vines. OF grain we shall--in fact,
we might say we have-harvested full
ly three-fourths of a crop, for the har-
vest is nearly over. A well posted
farmer informs the HERALD that Los
Angeles valley will produce more
bushels of corn this season than at any
previous year since the settlement of
the country This is very favorable
comparison for county that so many
people are just now devoting their
time and talent to crying down and
maligning. We have repeatedly as
serted that when crops are light in Los
Angeles valley they will be still lighter
in other parts of the State, and the
truth of our assertion is proven by the
reports of our exchanges. We predict
that in few years this valley will be
regarded as more certain to produce a
crop one year with another than any
other portion of the State, except per-
haps that part of the Santa Clara val
ley which lies Immediately around
San Francisco bay. Los Angeles val
ley will one day support million peo-
pla
Year: 1875

That is not bad idea suggested by
the Sacramento Bee that the Faculty
of the University shall compile our
school books and the State publish
them. If this plan is acted upon it
will save the people millions of dol
lars. By, the process we shall secure
school books made by school masters
men who have fitted themselves for
the profession Of teaching and spent
the greater portion of their lives with
in the school room. Whose judgment
is superior on the subject of school
books to that of the liberal minded,
large-hearted, experienced teacher !?
Such men guide the child from the
primary school to and through the
graduating class, and surely such men
know best the class of studies and the
character of books which will most
rapidly and solidly educate the young.
California has number of old teach
ers-polished scholars-who, we have
no doubt, could compile school books
superior in every respect to any now
in use. Take, for instance, Dr. w. T..
LUCKY, superintendent of the schools
of Los Angeles, who has just closed
his thirty-fourth consecutive year as a
teacher. What is to prevent man
like this, with material and leisure at
his disposal, from compiling school
book of great value? His many years
of careful study, not only of books but
of youth, from infancy to years of dis
cretion, eminently fit him for the du-
ties of school book compiler. Then
we have DIR. CARR and many others of
like experience and capability. The
item of publication is a mere nothing.
The State will copyright the compila-
tions Of her educational professors,
and supply the people with series of
school text books for all grades, from
the lowest to the highest, at Il small
per cent. of the sum now absorbed by
school book rings. This plan will also
free US from the expense of constant
change which is being made at almost
every meeting of the State Board OF
Education.
Year: 1875

Moore's Restaurant, on Commercial street,
i. the proper place to go for good meal, with
a good cup of coffee or tea to drink with It,
There Is probably no restaurant on the Pacific
eq,ast where SO many of the substantials and
SO many Of the luxuries may be had for 25 cts.
Don't forget the place-Moore's Restaurant,
been neatly fitted up for the accommodation
of ladies. l5-tf
Year: 1875

The investigation Of the practical working OF city
affairs by the State Senate Committee continued
yesterday In reference TO the works under tho Dc
partmcnt OF Docks Mr.. George w. Blunt OF the
Commissioners Of Pilots said that in his OPINION the
proposed extension Of the entire bukhcad line along
the city shores the Hudson and East rivers, TO
make shore street $50 feet wide would Increase the
rapdity OF the tides both rivers TO dangerous
degree. Mr. Sinclair Tousey, member OF
the Chamber OF Commerce, appeared before the
committee and said, In answer 70 requests for
Information, that ho thought that law should be
passed compelling tho employment Of convict labor by
the Commissioners OF Charities In all penal institu-
tions there should be a classification Of criminals,
that the hardened should be separated from those
not so old in crime


Convicts should be employed in some branch OF man
ufacture and appropriation should be made for the
purchase Of raw material for their The prisons
could be made TO pay their expenses but the prn
cipal object to t tho convict 10 honest v
ing In tho Park Department wooden and stone sruc-
lures in the Central Park going TO decay because
Of the neglect 10 properly repair care for thcm.


law should be passed making IL penal offence for any
head OF department 70 pay than market price for
any materials used In public works Another making ~
n penal offence for the head or department TO
employ incompetent foreman TO take
charge Of or engage In any public work
To prohibit tho issuing OF any more assess-
ment bonds; 70 compel ableboded paupers on Black
wells Island TO work. require the proper authorities
keep the clean by district system and by
contract aAd q more stringent Law against yagrancy
Year: 1875

AT early hour yesterday morning two river thieves
boarded the canal boat James Gien lying at the dock
foot Of Hudson avenue Brooklyn and made their way
the cabin where the captain OF the boat Charles Gil
len, sleeping Ho awakened from his sum-
bers by the entrance Of the rogues and sprang from
his bunk to eject them. One OF them struck him
the head with the butt Of heavy pistol and ordered him
10 keep quiet, at the same moment pointing the muzze
Of the weapon the skipper" The thieves then took
his and the contents OF his pockets and going
deck clambored over The SIDES and into boat,
which seated two other men The pirates pulled
leisurely away and were more.
Year: 1875

The Board of Health met last even
ing for the first time for several
months. The usual routine business
was transacted.


President Eckel informed the Board
that hearing of impurities being
thrown into the Brandywine rendering
it impure and unfit for drinking pur-
poses, he had sent officer Lungren to
investigate the matter. This officer
walked up along the Brandywine and
found that the trouble existed at Ban
croft's mills. lie found that their
cesspool cmptied into the creek and
that dye stuffs and other refuse matter
was either thrown into the Brandywine
or were washed in by the floods. The
matter was referred to the Committee
on Impurities in the Brandywine, with
instructions to notify the proprietors
to have the nuisance abated forthwith.
Year: 1875

REcAPTURE OF GRAHAM.-Wm.G Ora
ham, who escaped from the City Hall
cells last month, was recaptured yester-
day, at Edgemoor, by officer Nicker-
son, and sent to New Castle. At the
time of his escape he was confined in
the cells while awaiting $1,000 bail for
his appearance at Court to answer the
charge of robbing the office of Mills q
Combs. He was also at the time under
bail to answer the charge of robbing a
grocery store at Eighth and Lombard
streets.
Year: 1875

BALLOON AsCENsIoN.-The eronaut
connected with Forepaugh's circus made
an ascension from the grounds at noon
to-day. The balloon rose high and took
an easterly course.


1t descended near llth and Church
streets, on the edge Of the Brandywine
river, and was blown across the river to
Cherry Island, small fiat above lith
street bridge. The ieronaut seeing that
the balloon was likely to fall in the riv-
er, jumped from the basket on to the
bridge tenders house at Eleventh and
Church. and descended to the ground
without injury.
Year: 1875

ATrEAPT TO BURN BUILDlNG.-Some
lime during Wednesday night an attempt
was made TO burn Marshall Hall, on Bank
street: The incendiary Sc. fire to the pas
sage floor aud a hole was burned in it. The
probable destruction of the building was
prevented by the timely discovery of the
AFe. Last night dligent search was kept
upon the property.
Year: 1875

No NEETISG.-fhe annual meeting OF
stockholders of the Richmond. York River
and Chesapeake Railroad Company was on
yesterday adjourned to the 18th instant with
out the transaction of any business.
Year: 1875

HAD it been supposed that the majority in
the Louisiana House might throw out other
members of the minority than those included
in the award of the committee of arbitration
no settlement would have been possible. In
deed settlement that leaves everything open
is no settlement at all, and it is not to be
supposed for moment that the committee
would have wasted time over so great an alb
surdity. 1t was distinctly provided that the
House.as constituted under the award SHOULD
remain without change except by the resig-
nation or the death of its members, until
new general election" The Democrats now
put forth the tardy excuse that the resolution
only applied to the seats directly under con-
sideration. This excuse is an evasion. The
resolution did not mention the rest OF the
members because that matter was already
settled, and was not in question. That the
House should stand as constituted under the
award was the very essence of the comprom-
ise. Had it not been so understood that
compromise would have been impossible.
The action of the Democrats is nothing but
shameful breach of plighted faith.
Year: 1875

Professor Alexander Agassiz, in circu lar,
says that the School of Natural History on
Penekese Island has expended its funds, and
the experience of the past two years shows
the impossibility Of conducting the school on
the plan originally intended. Hereafter a fee
of $50 will be charged for the season. and it is
probable that even under the new conditions
the receipts will be insufficient for the proper
support of the institution.
Year: 1875

AN EXPLANATION AS TO THE REPORT OF
MEssRs. FELTER AND BANTA-.TH CHARGES
THEREIN SUBMITTED 10 THE GOVERNOR


ALBANY, Nov 80 1875.


Inc document concerning the construction Of the
new Capitol signed BY Feter and Banta and published
on Monday last laid before the Governor several
weeks since Those gentlemen members Of the New
iork hechanics and Tradesmen's Association. and
practical builders, selected BY the parties who
had made the charges detrimental to the present super
vision of she construction OF the building examine
the work critically and report thereon They made
the examination and submitted the report
referred 70 This report, with the charges,
was aid before the Governor, who now has ID under
consideration The Governor has authorized no one 70
say for him. nor have the members the commission
for them that he or they will ignore or give no atten-
ton TO this report or the charges They have received
many reports charges and rumers concerning the new
Capitol and have given them all such consideration as
their time and opportunities would afford They will
do the same with those last put before them Some Of
the charges serious deserving careful consider
alton. But they feel that II is presumptuous on the
part Of any to intimate even that they would decide
upon such momentous questions without the closest
scrutiny and examination
Year: 1875




Disaster is visiting the completion of the last Of the
three bridges swept away at this point by the spring
floods. Yesterday morning the town was greatly ex-
cited over the demolition Of the east span of false
work. which went down with crash carrying with IL
ten men, all of whom were less injured Three
presumed to be injured fatally. The distance from
the top OF the span TO the water is nearly
forty feet Last night was extremely cold, and THIS
morning the Susquehanna was full of huge cakes of
floating ice, while the water IRON the rains on Sunday
night increased and the violence augmented the
current, as the second span of false work which ex-
tended from the second pier the east side to the
completed portion of the structure torn away this
afternoon, about i've O'Clock, carrying with 1t all the
iron floor beams and good portion of the bottom
cords The timber noated away with the current but
the iron sunk


The contract for building this bridge was awarded to
the King Iron Bridge Company, Of Cleveland Ohio who
will be heavy losers by this catastrophe. There will
be great delay now in completing the structure, and
much disappointment in consequences,
Year: 1875

BUFFALO, N Y, Nov 80 1875.


Dispatches received by the Board Of Trade this
morning state that the weather very cold along the
line OF the canal, the thermometer standing at from
three 10 Eve degrees below zero The boats are all
tion for the season or 1os5 Is virtually closed.
Year: 1875

TILE BODY OF THE VICE PRESIDENT AMONG HIS
FRIENDS AND NEIGHBoRs-THE DECORATIONS
OF soRRow-THE SERVICE TODAY


NArIcK, Nov. aO 1875
The remains OF the late Vice President lie in state in
the Town Hsl to-day, and Notwithstanding the intense
cold large numbers of citizens have visited the place
take last look at their honored townsman.


THE soMBRE DECORATIONS
or the hall relieved in measure by the beauti-
full floral decorations surrounding the coffin; but the
appropriate character Of the latter add the general
effect At the head of the coffin there a large floral
cross, composed Of the choicest white blossoms and
at the loot there stands tall shaft Of dark green ivy
leaves, the base OF which is ornamented with wheat
sheaves This shaft contribution from the city OF
Boston Floral crowns, wreaths, &c, complete the
decoration.


PRIVATE DECORATIONS


The intense cold and high wind seriously interfere
with the plans OF citizens who intend to decorate their
stores and dwellings in mourning embems, but still
large number Of buildings exhibit drapngs of black and
white The exterior OF the Town Hall heavily draped
and bears in black letters a white ground the in
tias III W." and the dates Of his birth and death.


LATE RESIDENCE
Of the Vice President is heavily draped. the
doors and windows being hung with black fast
ened with black and white roscttes Clark,s !
block, Wilson'S shoe factory, the Masonic Hail. Grand
Army Headquarters and the rooms OF tho St Patrick
Benevolent Society among the most prominent Of
buildings decorated.


THE SERVICES


tomorrow at the Town Hall will begin at one O'Clock
and is expected there will be general oupouring Of
citizens Special trains from Boston will bring large
numbers from that city and vicinity.
Year: 1875

1t is trouble at all to edit and pub
lish country newspaper, in such a
way as to meet the tastes and desires of
all its readers and the public generally,


and In such a manner that no one can
take offense, and to write an article
that one person will unhesitatingly
pronounce good logic and another will
pronounce good joke. All this is not
only easily done, but it is pleasure.
No practice, no mind, no thought or
labor Is necessary, all you need is a
piece Of paper and pencil. 1t is all
nonsense to talk about this or that edi-
tor getting up spicy sheet, and edi.
tors who put such stuff in their papers
do it because they have nothing else tC
fill their columns with. Editors know
all the news going, either foreign, 10


cal or general, and people need not put
themselves to the trouble of communi


eating any news items to us. They
are always well posted on science, art


politics, commerce, finance, and in fact
upon every subject, and have read
all the books ever published from the
travels of Gulliyer down to minister
Schenck's work on pOker,playing, and
have read all the newspapers published


They take particular delight IN loan


ing their exchanges before they have
had chance to read them, especially
10 persons who do not subscribe for OF
advertise in their paper. They are
ever ready on the shortest notice
to give you a handsome puff gratis, and
viii quit any other kind of work to DE-
it. They never think of any sucl
thing as pay for it, and you need moi
even thank them as it is not expected


Don't pay your subscription-you


would surprise the editor if you wert
10. The editor knows he can run hi,
paper for nothing, except the glory O


it, and he does not expect pay. /


there is paper published in YOU
county don't think Of advertising in it


and if you want any job-work done
be sure to send it of to the city and
have it done, unless your county paper
will do it for nothing and give you q
Puff besides. Go to the Office about
once week, especially if you arc not a
Year: 1875

patron of the paper, and lecture the
editor about how to run a newspaper.
and don't forget to telrhim If he would
only take your advice, and run itright,
he would soon make grand success of
it.


Follow the foregoing advise and your
county paperwill flourish like sum-
mer snow, and the editor will feel as
"a country boy at town frolic. So
far as Ohio county is concerned, it is
useless fer us to give these suggestions,
for they already understand them and
act them out in toto.
Year: 1875

A Washington letter says: "One Of
the most impressive features of the
present gathering Of Congress is the
presence ofSouthern members and their
Southern friends. The warm Southern
grasp of the hand, charming Southern
accent, and the impulsive Southern
manner, give anew zest to Washing
ton life to one who has not been here
since the war. All the born Southern
ers who come here take an interest now
in National affairs that might astonisll
some who remember the bitterness of a
few years ago."
Year: 1875

A glance at the date of this issue re-
minds US that aEother year is hurriedly
preparing to pass over its checks to
"Old Mother Time" The last week
Of the last month is upon Us, and it
might not be amiss for us to take a ret
respective view of the past year; but
we forbear to look back, lest We suffer
the fate of Lots wife. We prefer to
''leave the dead past to bury its dead"
We have all had some misfortunes and
adversities during the past year, but it
is folly to spend the present precious
golden moments in grieving over the
mistakes of the past. Bitter regrets
and secret pinings over scidt has been,
will only tend to weaken our energies
for what is to be. Let us gather
strength from the experience of the
past, and look forward to a more hope
eal future. Let us not prophesy adj
wersity nor heed advice from the fren>
zied croakers that throng our path.


There are those who make it rule
10 look at the dark side of the picture
only, and they never once see the "sil'
yer lining of the storm>cloud." They
are bound with their troubles, without
any hope of resurrection. The sable
clouds of Ito great extenD imaginary
sorrow shuts out all the beautiful sun
light of life. Contact with such par
ties, unless prudently guarded against
is as dangerous to our prosperity as th'
breath of the fatal si>moon to life anC
health. The times in which we liv'
require men and women of Cheerful
hearts, iron nerve and indomitable en-
ergy.


Our National centennial year is abou
30 usher in. and we prophesy an un
usual onward move in all the arts anC
sciences during the year, for inventive
genius will receive fresh impetus from
the awards end encouragements give
fby the various centennial exhibitions
The times are indeed propitious. w
are having tremendous political rev
olution. Rings and cliques that hav
been plundering the people are bein
hunted up, and honesty and fair deal
ing is once more becoming fashionable
Let us no longer distrust. We ough
TO, can and must look to a hopeful fl
.ture; matters might be worse, let U
make them better. The great worl
above and around us is grand and beau
fiful to those who try to make it 81
We are making rapid strides toward
better day. This life of ours is, aftt
.all, about as we should make it. Ifw
can banish grief and care, let's haste
undertake it. We hope our readel
have had merry Christmas, and "
now wish them glad new wear.
Year: 1875

a Washington dispatch says: "Grant
is still cudgeling his brain on the sub
ject of Cuba, and lit now transpires that
he and Secretary Fish are decidedly at
variance upon several points involved
in the question. Fish is opposed to any
interference whatever by our Govern
ment, whether in the shape of recog
milton or belligerency, or of indepeh
dence or offer of mediation. Grant i
in favor of the latter policy. Fish
promulgated his views through the cor
respondence of the New York Tribuue
Grant will set forth his in a double
loaded leader in the Republican,"
Year: 1875

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 24.-Ex-Senator
Carpenter has written q letter saying the
announcement that he would address the
National Greenback Convention, was made
without his authority, and he will not be
present on that occasion.
Year: 1875

Ex-Emp-ess Eugene is institutI0g law
suits in France to get back some Of the
property which Napoleon III couldn't take
with him out OF the country when he left
Sedan. If not all, it is likely she will man
age to get some.
Year: 1875

Chicag0 IlmesI EdlJorlali aug. ..


It is intimated in certain quarters, and
upon the best authority, that the men who
are connected with the whisky ring in this
locality have employed a new auxiliary to
carry out their nefariOus plans and defeat
the ends Of justice. Knowing that they
are most carefully watched, and that the
lynx-eyed officers who are on their trail
are the one insurmOuntable obstacle to the
successful carrying forward Of their
schemes, these whisky men, it is said, have
employed the agency Of a gang Of despera-
does whose duty it is to make way with
the officers who are on the track, and this
is to be done by foul means. There are
rumors that an attempt was made to MUIR
der a detective a few evenings since, by a
villain whe belongs to his gang, and who
was undoubtedly operating for his princi-
pals. Nothing further is known, except
the fact that the matter is being kept very
ouiet
Year: 1875

We have observed with surprise and re-
gret that the Picdyune has sided with the
City Administrators in their issue with
Mayor Leeds on the provisions of the bud
get. That issne is simply one of grinding
taxation against moderate taxation. The
CITY Administrators know the will of the
people whom they represent as we'll as does
the Mayor, but they have more enlarged
views of their independence of that will.
They were the most humble servants of
the people before election ; now they are
quite conscious of their power as masters.


We do not blame them at all: we blame
the people themselves for allowing any
body but successful, practical, intelligent
business men, of the Leeds stamp, to be
nominated for such important Offices at so
critical period as this. Red-tape bureau
Gratis will do we'll enough in ordinary times
when the current floats everything along
smoothly and safely 4; but when falls and
rapids and snags abound, men of heavier
calibre should be put at the helm.


The absurd quibble urged in support of
the two and balf per cent taxation is that
the law of the State is imperative in com
manding it. The law, in that case, is clear
ly unconstitutional, as the Mayor shows,
and ought to be disregarded. The Plea
yune suggests that. the whole budget might
be tainted by ignoring that law, that is,
no taxes at all could be collected.


The PicGyume therefore counsels qniet
abandonment of our civic rights in sub
mission to the behests of a negro legisla
ture, under pain of not being allowed to
levy any tax whatever. This is the plain
issue presented by that paper and, proba-
bly,, by the Administrators in their pro-
found discussion of the question.


That being the issue, we ought to have
men there who would be able to meet il.
They ought to do right, and put the respon-
sibility where it belongs. If no taxes
Should be the result, the citizens would