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Year: 1875

"The Dell was sick, the Dell
saint would be; the Dell got well, the
dell saint was he.n JAMES LICK
was sick and gave away his pelf,
JAMES LICK got well and took it again


himself. 1t was the private opinion
of a good many people, ourselves in
cluded, that in giving away his five


million dollars worth of property
JAMES LICK offered very strong evil
dence of the truth of the remark that
one could see how great the Almighty's
contempt for wealth by noticing the
fools he gave it to. We are not in the
habit of making a statement SO un-
qualified as to leave no loop-hole for
escape, and we therefore add that
while we do not hold this rule to be
without an exception, we certainly
have no thought of placing Mr.. LICK
in the category of exemptions. The
man who has acquired wealth and
voluntarily gives it all away while he
is yet above ground, defies the adage,
3" Keep the loaf under your own arm,"
and proves himself devoid of wisdom.
But if we thought Mr.. LICK a fit SUBJ
ject for an insane asylum when he
decided away his five million dollars,
we now have reason to reverse that
opinion, for he has revoked the deed
of gift and takes back that portion of
his property not already disposed of.
The Trustees refuse to surrender the
property, and the question of owner
ship will be decided by the Courts.
That Mr.. LICK will recover what yet
remains in the hands of the Trustees,
there is scarcely the shadow of doubt.
He has son and other relatives whose
claim to the property is greater than
that of the public. We regret to see
one who has lived long and useful
life turn daft in the evening of his
days, and this revocation act of Mr..
LICK greatly elevates him in our esti-
nation.
Year: 1875

WASHINGTON, March 27th.-Sepator Sargent
had an interview with the Secretary of War
and the Chief of Ordinance to-day and laid be-
fore them telegram from Governor Pacheco
asking for the issue OF new arms to the State.
The authorities declined to act until some ac-
count is furnished by the Governor of the
arms already received. There is a heavy ball
ance against the State for arms. The recent
LEG islation designed to open way to cancel
fore more arms can be issued. The War De-
partment will allow for all arms destroyed in
the service, or by fire, and will receive back
all in the hands of the militia or the State,
and then if the arms so accounted for cover
the indeb edness they will issue the kind Of
arms desired by the State to ill its quota. The
Secretary promised the Senator that no time
should be lost W hen the Governors reply came
to hand. Tue generalities of telegram will
not cover the case, and the best way is to
make an early and complete reply to the War
Department.
Year: 1875

Moores Restaurant, on Commercial street,
is the proper place to go for a good meal, with
Il 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 luxuries may be had for % cts.
Don't forget the place-Moore's Restaurant,
Commercial street. Private eating rooms have
been neatly fitted up for the accommodation
of ladies' i5-tf
Year: 1875

SAMUEL SEABoUaH, the able editor
of the Sacramento Union up to the
day of its absorption by the Record,
has accepted a position on the edito-
rial staff of the San Francisco Bulie-
lin
Year: 1875

WASHINGTON, March 29th. The case of
VIM. 3. King is to go to the Grand Jury. The
Supreme Court rendered decision to-day
that the Constitution of the United States
does not confer the right Of suffrage on any
one, and that the Constitutions of States
which commit that trust to men alone are
not necessarily void. The Chief Justice de-
livered the OpiniOn
Year: 1875

NEW YORK, March 27th.-The Springfield
Republican thinks the Connecticut Republic
cans will fail to recover the Governorship and
Legislature at the coming election, but may
have the present share OF the Congressional
delegation.
Year: 1875

An appropriation of S25OOOO is made for the i'm
provement of the mouth of the Mississippi, provided
it shall cease to be available when its necessity is
superseded by any other work of improvement
authorized by law. The sum OF $4,000 is also
appropriated for removing the Red River raft.


The bill makes it the duty of the Secretary Of
War to apply the moneys appropriated, far may
be- by contract, except where specified estimates
cannot be made for the particular work, or where
in the judgment of the Secretary, the work cannot
be contracted for at prices advantageous to the Gov
ernment and except the appropriations made for ex
animation; and surveys and such contracts are to
be made after sufficient, public advertisement for
proposals in snch form and measure as the Secretary
of War shall prescribe; and such contracts shall be
made with the lowest responsible bidder therefor,
accompanied by such securities as the Secretary of
War shall require The bill requires the Secretary
of War to cause examinations or surveys. OF both,
to be made at certain designated points
Year: 1875

In reference to the new license law intro
duced into the Legislature yesterday by Willard John
son. Excise Commissioner. d. d. T. Marshall said last
evening that notice Of such law had been received
by the Commissioners this city, and the nature Of t
was entirely unknown TO them. Commissioner Stewart
that for several days he had heard rumors Of such
law being In preparation by Mr.. Mcguire,
but he entirely ignorant OF Its pro-
visions He had supposed that would lower the rates
of licenses He was surprised to In the elegrsphic
dispatch concerning that Of the provisions OF the
bill was for the election OF Excise Commissioners on
separate ballot That doubt was intended to take
effect In this city, for in the country districts IL 10
already law. 1t would be virtually giving tho liquor
dealers here full control commission and that
account 1t would a mistake Mr.. Stewart could not
understand why eNher MI Mcguire or Mr. Johnson
the latter being y temperance leador-should
propose such q measure. or the merits
effect OF the PROPOSED bill ho was not prepared to
sneak because OF bis own knowledge he knew nothing
about 10,
Year: 1875

TIE SUBJECT AGAIN CONSIDERED IN THE CABINET


THE PROPOSITION MORE FAVORABLE TO THE


GOVERNMENT THAN THE LETTER OF THE LAW


VIEWS OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.


IBY TELEGRAPH 20 THE TRIBUSEl


WASHINGTON. Tuesday. Feb M. 1875.
At the Cabinet meeting to-day the proposition
made by Mr.. Dillon, President of the Union Pacific
Railroad TO the Secretary of the Treasury,
briefly discussed. A majority of the members If the
Cabinet continue to be favoraby inclined
TO a settlement on behalf of the Com
pany. 1t has been discovered that the
Supreme Court has given an opinion which may be
considered as havingsdecided the question of the
per cent claim of the Government, the Court hold
ing that met earnings" meant that which remains
after deduction of all charges on outlay as net
profit. Under this decision there would be no
sum paid to the Government from the per
cent of net earnings, until the Company had sur
plus for dividends on stock and therefore the Gov
ernment will only obtain under the law half OF the
Government and mail services, which during 1874
amounted to $350O00. Since this decsioni has been
discovered the Government seems more desirous
than before to obtain q settlement with the Com
pany that will secure q sinking fund TO meet the
bonded debt Of the latter


nn understood that ths position Of tina RAnrstA-y
Year: 1875

of the Treasury in reg Ard to this matter is as fol
lows: He is quite. favorable to an adjustment
of all the diffe fences and ltigatlons between
the Company and tho Government. believ-
ing 1t to be the interest Of both to
reach friendly settlement, but inasmuch as the
alnount<offered by the Company is less than the
amoTnt earned in carrying supplies and mails for
the United States plus the per cent of net earn
ings as that has heretofore been interpreted he can
not recommend Congress to accept this proposition


The Company regards its offer as very liberal one,
as it was made under the possibility of being OBJ
lged to pay into the Treasury five per cent upon the
earnings over operating expenses and interest on
the first mortgage bonds. The decision in
cluded interest on all classes of the Company s
bonds, possibly including the Government bonds.
Year: 1875

DISPATCH PRINTING HoUsE.-In order to me-
the constantly Increasing demands of our trade we
have added 4 well selected assortment OF NEW


TYPE, which. together with our IMP sOvED MA


cIr1SERY and sKILFUL MECHANICAL TALENT


warrant us in guaranr eeing the VERY BEST CLASS
OF WORK at moderate figures and In the most ex.


p.diti manner,
Year: 1875

EDITOR HERALD: We adopt this
method of expressing our gratitude to
one of the members Of the company,
through whose urgent solicitations we
were induced to examine this colony,
There is so much humbuggery peddled
around in the shape of big advertise
ments, by spectators in wildcat
mines and Lompoc lands, on this
coast that 1 determined never to look
at anything which came up in the
shape of stock. am afraid of them,
and people from the Atlantic States
generally are afraid of them. About
nine out of ten of our people who have
dabbled in such speculations have
gone home with an empty purse. But
the Centinela Colony has merits,
which IL known to the newcomers
would sell every share of stock in that
company in one month.


First-The land is of the best and
most fertile quality-lays level, and
Year: 1875

Force of circumstance rendering q
limited stay in California necessary, I
left my New England home regret
fully; having always regarded myself
as permanent fixture there as the
hills themselves, and fully persuaded
that nowhere, the wide world over,
were so many of the blessings of life
to be found centered i'll one place.
That [ should pine away with natalzia,
fully believed and rather wished, as
it would prove conclusively my 10y
atty to my native State. My ideas of
California, thougy not unfavorable on
the whole, were clouded by excessive
devotion to my own section. The
first impressions of the country favored
my former prejudice. The brown hills
off the coast, seen from the bilious
vision of sea-sick individual on
board crowded, comfortless steamer,
were not calculated to dispel, but
rather confirm, any disagreeable opin
ion l had previously formed. And
"the Winter of discomfort" was com
plete upon landing in chilly, dense
fog at Santa Barbara. But "contin-
ual dropping will wear away a stone,n
and who could withstand the success
ion of beautiful sunny days and clear,
cool nights which followed each other
uninterruptedly for two months? f.? Not
even the most radical Puritanc New
Englander; and after a three months
residence in that beautiful Winter re-
sort and in Ios Angeles county, am
glad to lay down my arms and surren-
der to the charms of this favored To-
cality and the free, open-hearted hos
pitality of the people. Nowhere is
more courtesy extended to strangers,
and ladies travelling alone are cared
for in way which does credit to the
chivalrous sons of the far West. Of
course we cannot expect all the
luxuries of the older States of the
East, which have the advantage of u
century's growth and close contact
with the civilized countries of the old
world; but the comforts of life, nature
has very nearly insured to the inhabi-
tants, if they have the least energy to
gather and partake of what she so
bountifully provides with very little
urging, and California, with all her
mineral wealth, agricultural resources
and genial climate, should and will
take the lead of her sister States in all
that is essential to high state of CIV
iliZation.


AS q resort for invalids this region
must be very desirable, although many
a poor consumptive is doomed to bitter
disappointment from having staid so
long in the changeable, chilling air of
the Atlantic States. For those in the
incipient stages of that and many
other chronic diseases, my faith is
strong. The influence of bright sun
shine, even upon the spirits of an in
valid, all physicians agree to be of
value, to say nothing of its direct
physical effects. So much for very
imperfect but spontaneous tribute to
this sunny land, and often l sigh for
the pen of ready writer to depict
more perfectly my opinion.


PILGRIM.


Anaheim, February 5th.
Year: 1875

zone of the People, put card in
the Saturdays HERALD, asking in a
very plain manner by what authority
certain kilograms were sent to Congress
in the name of the Chamber of Com
merce. The card drew two replies in
the Evening Erpress of the same day,
each intimating that zone of the
People" exposed his ignorance by
asking such question. "Grachus"
(the first to respond) says: "On the
occasion referred to there was a full
Board of Directors and many of the
members. The resolutions of Mr..
Newmark did not receive the sanction
of even a small fraction minority of
those present. Their fate was equiva-
lent to tabling, as they passed to a
committee with the whole subject
matter under consideration" Now we
understand that there was big meet
ing and everything under c0nsidera-
ton was tabled or given to q commit
tee, call the same.o The editor OF
the E.rpress says no, there was no big
meeting-"A Chamber of Commerce
would be cumbrous and unmanage-
able" 1--WE think so too, on such res
olutions as were sent to Congress).
"The action of the Directors is the
action of the Chamber of Commerce.
1t is all as clear as mud now. "Squeeze
my little finger"


Here is transaction intended to
benefit the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company and damage the Texas Pa
cific, in which the people of Southern
California are interested to the amount
of millions. Everybody can now see
how it was done.


ONE OF THE PEOPLE.
Year: 1875

The people of the State of California
in and about Sacramento have assist
ed in making some very foolish school
laws, and the people are now petition
ing the courts to relieve them from
compliance with those laws. All such
laws are foolish, and those who made
them ought to be made To conform to
them. We have always DEPRECATED
such laws. There is no more sense in
forcing certain class of books into
schools than there is in compelling
every man to prepare Il certain Kind
of food for his children to eat. But We
have the law, let US obey 1t until we
abolish it. We trust it will be a les
son to those who have mania for law
making, All compulsory laws are
contrary to the genius of free govern
ment, and the sooner the American
people learn the fact the better. The
free school system is one of the grand
est institutions OH the continent and
should be nourished with the warmest
sympathy of all the people, and if it is
ever made odious, it will be done by
crazy law makers who imagine that
all children are like so many rough
blocks, that tomake them perfect they
must all be run through machine
and cut to one pattern, like so many
shingles.


In regard to the merit of the readers
the Electric and the Pacific-there is
not much difference. Besides there


will be no great expense in making
the change, as Bancroft is bound to


take the Electric in exchange for his.


1t is bad law but we must keep it


till we abolish it legally. 1t is for


tunate thing for shoemakers to pinch
| their own toes occasionally.


| B. l.. PEEL.
| Los Anoelas Feb g. 1871
Year: 1875




can be easily cultivated. Second
Over half the 1000 acres is moist and
will produce fine crops without irriga-
tion. Third-There is beautiful
stream of water of sufficient volume to
irrigate the balance of the tract.
Fonrth-There is an orchard of $1,000
trees in beautiful state of cultivation.
Fifth-There are fourteen thousand
sheep of good quality. Sixth-The
position of the rancho sloping toward
the sea OH the South guarantees excel
lent health with a refreshing sea
breeze during Summer.


With two or three hundred families,
which will no doubt be there in few
months, it will be the most delightful
place we have seen in Southern Cali
fornia. VISITOR.
Year: 1875

The soil Is of rich sandy loan and free
from alkali. There are TWO OF three small
pieces of alkali ground on the tract, but they
will be pointed out to purchasers so that they
may know what they are buying. The char
acter of the soil is more like the warm mesa
lands of the country, than the low, damp corn
lands
Year: 1875

We extract this much of Mr.. WALK
ERs speech to show how, behind all
other questions which the Radicals are
desirous of springing upon the people,
the Democrats of this State are not un-
Year: 1875

THE Washington National Republican
gives the following romance in the life
of Walter ingalls,, the painter, who died
recently: Quite early in life he fell,
when he was poor, in love with New
Hampshire girl, the daughter of we'll
to.do farmer. She was really the belle
of Sanborton, and had rather lofty ideas
of the kind of man she would like to
marry. His attachment was reciprocGted,
and they were engaged. Still, on the
lady's part the affection was not so deep
seated as it might have been, and besides
her choice was opposed by her parents.
They could not see in the humble painter
"a man destined to have kings spiritual
and kings temporal sitting before his
easel-a man worthy of their daughters
hand. The result of it was the engage
ment was broken off, and ingalls, mar
ried another lady. His first affianced
also married. Each of them had chill
dren-she daughter and he a son. Af-
ter they had grown up they met-the son
and daughter-in the Crescent City.
Strangely enough, so intricate, delicate
and beautiful are the avenues Of love
that they too fell into the embrace of
the tender passion, and, after short
courtship, were engaged to be married.
Twenty-Five years before that their father
and mother had been similarly bound,
and, like them, they for some cause
broke off the engagement as their par
ents had done before them. In the mean
time Mr.. ingalls, had buried his wife, and,
happening to meet this daughter Of his
first betrothed a mutual affection sprang
up between them, and they were mar
rieG. There was perhaps quite forty
years difference in their ages but there
never was a truer marriage. His love
and regard were infinite. Her devotion
and tender care were beautiful She was
his cLild, he her father. He was the
oak, she the vine. He the keystone Of
the arch, she its lovely curve. He the
power, and she the beauty of life that
was all grace, affection and piety. He
had been dead only three weeks when
she left earth to join him in heaven.
From the day of his loss she refused TO
be comforted. Her grief was too deep
for tears, and words of consolation were
unheeded. One evening she retired for
the night apparently in good health. She
complained neither of pain nor sickness,
but in the morning she was stone-dead
in her he'd
Year: 1875

DURING the seventeen years confine-
ment of this strange prisoner at Sainte
Marguerite, st. Mars, who brought him
to the fortress, was replaced by Mon
sieur de Bonpart as Governor. The
daughter of the latter, Just emerging
from childhood to womanhood, grew up
with this mystery around her. She had
seen the graceful figure of the masked
prisoner promenading at night upon the
terrace and at worship in the chapel,
where he was forbidden to speak or un-
cover his face, the soldiers in attendance
having their pieces always pointed to-
ward him if he should attempt to do
either. She discovered that her father
always treated him with the greatest re-
spect, serving him bare-headed and
standing. His table service was of mas


sive silver, his dress of the richest vel
vet; he wore the finest linen and most
costly lace. She had heard her father
accidentally speak of him as "the
Prince" No wonder that his sad fate
occupied her thoughts by day and his
noble figure haunted her dreams by
night. She, too, was very young and
beautiful, and their eyes occasionally
met in chapel. She sang beautifully and
was very skillful performer on the
guitar. 1t is said she climbed the rocks
under the castle terrace and sang sweet
songs to the poor captive. Thus ro-
mantle love sprang up between them,
and, as it gained strength, the young girl
dared to purloin the keys from her father
and so obtained access to the pris-
oner. When the Governor discovered his
child's treachery he was struck with dis
may. His oath was binding upon him to
put Immediately to death anyone who
had spoken to the prisoner. But she
confessed her love for him and pleaded
piteously for her young life. The cap
tive also, to whom the Governor was
much attached, joined his prayers to hers
and implored that they might be made
man and wife, and then the secret would
he safe. The Governor was not stern
enough to immediate his child, and per-
haps gleam of ambition may have
flashed across his mind as, in the event
of the death of Louis XIV, the prisoner
would be acknowledged and his daughter
sit on the throne of France. However.
their nuptials were performed by the
priest of the castle in the dead of night,
and all were sworn to secrecy From
this union two children were born. A
whisper OF this reaching the ears of the


Minister, the Marquis of Louvois, the
prisoner was Immediately removed to
the Bastile for safer keeping; and the
mother, the priest and Governor disap-
peared. The children were sent to Cor
sica to be brought up in ob5curity under
the name of their grandfather, Bonpart,
which was corrupted into Buonaparte.
And thus, says the legend Providence
avenged the wrongs of the twin brother
of Louis XIV. and restored the oldest
branch of the Bourbon line to the throne
of France.-"Bdzdine's Prison." Scrtbner
for Jannarn.
Year: 1875

her presence of mind, and, seeing her
advantage, instantly closed the door and
called out TO the intruders that they
should have ample time TO count their
gains. Finding themselves trapped, as
II were, in their own snare. they cried
out Justify, and instead Of the brutal
manner with which they had lately terri
fed her uttered most pitiful supplica-
tions for deliverance !" Mercy, mercy,
Madame they cried, in chorus, we have
been led to make this rash attempt that
we might repair the heavy losses at play
which we have suffered in this
house. You know us ALL am the
Chevalier D. here is the Count De
- and Baron -. If you cannothave
mercy on ourselves, take pity on our
families. Save our honor, which we
value more than life 1t is true we have
make your generosity all the brighter IL
you liberate u.s. .f.a


For moment she felt touched by the
position of persons whom she had re-
ceived as friends and guests, and was
disposed to save them from dishOnor
But casting her eye upon her almost un-
covered figure, and remembering the
coarseness with which they had outraged
her modesty, she withdrew, and left them
to pass the night in such comfort as they
might derive from the rouleaux of GOV.
eted gold by which they were surround
ed. II was only through the strong in
iluence brought to bear upon Nine.
M by an eminent Archbishop, who
is distant relative of hers, and an inti-
mate friend of the families of two of the
distinguished burglars, that the Count,
he Chevalier, and the Baron were spared
the exposure and punishment which
their crime deserved. 1t was not until
after the persistent coaxing of his ami
able wife that NJ M could be made
to relent and spare The honor of the
titled gamblers relatives.