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Year: 1875

Fun AT HoME.-Don't be afraid Of lite
tie fun at home, good people don't shut mp
your homes lest the sun should fade Your
carpets and your hearts, lest hearty laugh
should shake down some of the musty cob
webs there. If you want to ruin your sons,
let them think that all mirth aud SOCIAL enjoy
ment must be left on the threshhold when
they come in at night. When once home
is regarded as only place to eat. drink and
sleep in, the work is begun that ends in gam
bling>houses and degradation. Children must
have fun aud relaxation somewhere, If they
do not find it at their own hearthstones, it
will be sought in other and perksps leas
profitable places. Therefore, let the ire burn
brightly at night, and mako the home eysr
delightful with all those little arts that par
ents so perfectly understand. Don't depress
the buoyant spirits of your children; half an
hour around the lamp and freight Of home
blots sout the remembrance Of many care
and annoyance during the day, and the best
safeguard they can take with them into tho
world is the unseen influence Of 9 bright little
domestic ssnctum,
Year: 1875

1t is IL matter for regret that the diff
culties which now exist in the Pennsyl-
vania anthracite coal regions should ever
have occurred. twill prove the ruin of
many good workman and many an hon
est laborer's family. Many laborer' S
child will fail to get his schooling and be
raised in ignorance in consequence
Of the prolonged strike. The small gains
that had been accumulated and laid by
for rainy day." will be entirely ex-
hausted, and the chances are very many
against the miners ever being able to
secure the position they will lose. To
this must be added the risk Of bad hab-
its being acquired as the result of idle
ness and the cultivation of a spirit of
contention and resentment. Liquor has
no doubt been called on to stimulate the
courage Of some and to drive away dull
care" from others. Innumerable other
vices arise from state of idleness, to
say nothing of family contention which
often arises from poverty and want I;
which We are told will follow before the
men yield to the demand + of the opera
tors. So that the strike" will fail to
benefit those who are engaged in it, al
though few may keep their wages up
for short time and it is a cause for
real regret that these poor people shall
be reduced to abject poverty al aiu when
they might have enjoyed suall compe-
tency had they not abandoned work.


Nor does the loss stop here. The ope-
raters cannot escape censure. They toe
have acted very foolishly and will be
made to pay dearly fer their obstinacy
II We are correctly informed by the
newspapers, many of the owners or ope.
rators Of mines will be financially ruin.
ed, wnlle all have lost heavily. Several
have lost enough to pay the difference
between the contending parties fol
years. The loss by the famous Stockton
mine fire alone is estimated to reach
near.y 100000, and the cause is traced
to the strike. Had there been no strike
there would have been no fire. 1ht
three months labor of machinery, roads
horses, &C., may prove a greater los.
than many of the operators are able Il
bear. To this must be added the los
which is likely to accrue from futur
competition with mines in new locahtie
which the present scarcity of coal will
create and bring to market through ney
avenues. In conclusion we cannot avoit
the opinion that the strike will prove
great misfortune to both parties engag
el in tit is war of interests, engen
dered by bad passions and must resul
disastrously to all concerned.


While this is the case the consumer
OF coal are also punished; and will pre-
blbly be called on to make up much c
the loss in the increased price of coal dc
manded in consequence of the scarcity
Coal has already risen from 80 to 81 s
in Philadelphia and some other place


We have no doubt the strike migt
have been avoided had the operate,
carefully considered all interests an
yielded something to the cause of hone


labor and Industry, although the me


were also hasty and inconsiderate


their action
Year: 1875

THE TAX ON NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or TIE


COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE


WASHINGTON, Sept so, 1875.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue has decided
that under the act Of July IA ls70 railroad corpora
tions are liable TO a five per cent tax instead
OF two ana half per cent to August ],
1870 on the amount Of all dividends, earnings,
income or gains which had accrued before
that date, and also all undivided profits earned by
the company prior TO that date and added to any sur
plus, contingent other fund. This question came
~ on an application from the Illinois Central Railroad
Company 10 abate the assessed At the rate Of five
per cent claiming that two and half per cent the
legal rate under the fifteenth Of the act above
mentioned
Year: 1875

RUMoR OF cANovAs COMING AGAIN TO POWER


STATEMENT OF HIS POLICY.


LONDON, Sept 80, 1875
letter in the Times this morning from Paris has
The following


"An accredited opinion prevails In Madrid that
Sehor Canovas del Castillo Is about return to the
Premiership He is displaying marvellous activity in
order TO lead back Cancellation Cabinet The reason
of his refusal to reconsttute the Cabinet after winning
victory on the suffrage question his engagement
with the Vatican to restore the Concordat in
for the establishment Of a Papal nunclo at Madrid,
whereby TO Offset Papal influences in favor of the
Carsts by nterposing a provisional and more liberal
government When the crisis with the Vati-
can threatened he expected TO free Spain
from the religious difficulty This solved, he
hoped to return with such moderates
sent to a convocaton Of the Cortes by universal suf
Irage and to reconcile Germany, which offended
by his attitude the religious question by advocating
the marriage of King Alfonso with German princess
On the marriage question he will have to oppose
only those who oppose German influence, but the
Kings family and its partisans who favor the Mont
mengier alliance
Year: 1875

DIVIDEND OF THIRTY PER CENT ANNOUNCED


TO BE PAID by THE coMMIssIoNERs-THE
MANNER OF PAYMENT.


WASHINGTON, Sept 80 1875.
Messrs crcswell, Purvis and Leopold, the Comms-
sioners Of the Freedmans Savings Trust Company
announce the creditors Of the company that they
win commence paying dividend or thirty per cent on
all audited claims on the 1st of November next All
payments will be made at their Office No. 1907 Penn
syvana avenue upon presentation to them OF the pass
book other satisfactory evidence of the company's
Indebtedness. Depostors and other creditors rcsd-
ing in and adjacent TO this city should pre-
sent their claims in person, and those resd-
ing at a distance forward their books or other
evidence Of Indebtedness through responsible
bank banker or by mail express Upon receipt of
the books other evidence Of Indebtedness the
Of the payments will be entered, and check
for the amount with the book or other voucher, will
be returned without delay.


PAYMENTS MADE.


Depositors at the Washington Branch will be paid by
check on the Treasurer the United states those at
other branches by check the Assistant Treasurer of
the United States at New York city which checks
negotiable in any part Of the country. All checks have
been drawn the order of the original depositor and
assignments will be recognized only far deliver
the checks as originally drawn the assignees Per.
sons forwarding pass books other vouchers should
be careful to accompany them with their full post
office address Creditors whose claims have not vet
been examined and audited by reason of their failure to
forward them may suffer slight delay, as payment
will be made except upon careful examination and
verihcation.


In this connection the Commissioners desire again
the creditors of the company to hold their
claims and to dispose of them at a sacrifice
Although still unable to tx to approximate the
amount the company will ultimately pay, other divi-
dends to follow and the Commissioners renew
the assurances heretofore given that, far may
be in their power, everything shall be done hasten
the payment of dividends ana the satisfactory adjust
ment Of the company's affairs
Year: 1875

WASHINGTON, Sept 80 1875.
No information has yet been received from the Pres
dent as to his selection of o successor 10 Mr. Deano.
There Is doubt that week ago he intended TO offer
the position to Mr.. Dawson Coleman, but yet there
is nothing positively known here concerning APP
pontment to fill the vacant Secretaryship Persons in
official position say that the first official notice Of tho
appointment that will reach Washington will probably
be the commission Of the now Secretary
Year: 1875

INTERVIEW WITH SUPERINTENDENT ELLIS.


ALBANY, Sept so, 1875.
D. c. Ellis, superintendent of Banks, was inter
viewed Congress Hall tonight the subject of the
failure Of the Third Avenue Savings Bank and said
that need be fear of general panic or even Of
any very disastrous depression in consequence had
mado thorough examination of all banks throughout
tho State and could the public that there was
not another unsafe bank in it


FAST CONDITION or THE BANK


The Third Avenue Savings Bank had been in a Grip
pied condition, he said since the disastrous run
upon IL some years ago, which lasted ten weeks To
meet its daily demands al that time Il compelled
to part with its best securities and make
heavy loans u rates. Since then il
had contracted an unfortunate loan upon some
Atlantic Mail stock and security compelled to
take lar~o amount OF real estate in Tarryown ana on
Forty-seventh street. which, while very property
was neither productive available Supervisor Ellis
has had hs eye upon the bank since he came into
Office


10 continue payment OF the heavy dividends which IL
declared every six months, end reqent examinations
have been made under his direction While these dis
closed the fact that the bank deficient greatly the
heavy interests involved and the best Of the dcpostors
Of whom there COO mostly thrifty mechanics and
shopkeepers seemed to him best served by indulgence
the bank He had hoped that revival Of bus sness
and udcious nursing OF their would enable tho
managers 70 make their assets good and thus the
depostors


LOSSES or THE BANK


But II became evident that the bank was losing
money a the IL nearly $50 600 year and an cx.
animation made few days ago by Mr. Ellis direction
showed that With s real estate and large amount Of
southern securities which IL had unuckily Invested
counted al their estimated value, the bank de-
lciont s2l00OO


Mir Ellis at once laid the case before tho Attorney
General and requested the appointment oi i receiver,
which done


VALUE OF THE PROPERTY


In Mr. Ells's opinion, the property uf the bank IN
clrding It's building Third avenue, which cost
100000 viii bring nearly eighty per cont Of cost price,
II sold By proper negotiation and hardly hy per cont
IL sold under the hammer Tho receiver, Mr. Carman,
seemed anxious 10 dispose Of 10 70 the best advantage
and although he had been secretary Of the bank some
thing less than year. he seemed to enjoy the u con-
1dence OF tile trustees and % some extent 81 te ae-
posors None IS tho present trustees had had charge
OF the bank when passed through us greatest trouble,
except tho president Who ho believed, had remained
with ii from its establishment
Year: 1875

The following record will show the changes in the
temperature for the past twenty-four hours in
parson with the corresponding date Of last year.
dicatod by the thermometer at Hudnuts pharmacy
HERALD Building
Year: 1875

A Melbourne widower lately adver-
tised for a wife, over fictitious sig
nature. Several answers were re-
ceived, among which was one that
particularly pleased him. The chiro-
GRANNY was delicate and graceful, the
LANGUAGE chaste, and the signature like
his own, fictitious. Alter a brief and
mutually agreeable correspondence, a
time and place were agreed upon for
meeting. At the time appointed the
gentleman was waiting in a priva2e
parlor at certain fashionable hotel
and shortly afterward a lady entered
tbicklv yelled. She came in trembling
and did rot venture to look up until
the voice of the gentleman, in respect


full greeting, fell upon her ear, at
which she started convulsively, raised
her ewes TO the face of her swain, and
then uttered suppressful cry-a cry
the tone of which struck upon the
gentleman's ear with sound not un'
familiar. lie lifted the veil and look
ed apon the scared face of his own
daughter, whom lie had supposed iR-
dustriously pursuing her duties at a
school in a town some distance west
from Melbourne. The young lady has
since been inatalled as housekeeper in
the paternal mansion, and her papa Is
not likely to advertise for wife gain
until this daughter is married.
Year: 1875

front of which for the installation, stood the great chair of M. w. c. NJ. The ceiling of the entire room is of glass, arched in the form of a dome. The seating ca pacity is just seven thousand but had the hall been ten times greater it. would have been crowd ed. The committee, however, limited the tickets of admission to the exact namber of seats; and confined their invitations to off cers of the various grand lodges, to a few reporters, and to eminent members of the craft from abroad. So great was the general anxiety of the craft to be present on this suspicious occasion, that from ten to twenty pounds was offered for the priviledge of acting as substi- tutes for delegates, but each tick ct was filled with the recipients name, and the holder was made to understand that the card was not transferable.--N. Y. Sun.
Year: 1875

The Waxahachie (Texas) Her aid of the 18th gives a highly fla vorable report of the crops in that section. The wheat is looking beautiful, and old farmers predict a larger yield than in any year since since the war. Corn is also looking fine. Cotton is all plant ed, though the cold weather has not been favorable for it.

 Ike editor has the temerity to make the following suggestions which wise farmers will put down as the opinion of one of class whom they suppose to have no right to an opinion on the subject: The farmers of this section, to a grea. extent, have come to the conclusion, that the feecy staple, at the present low price, cannot be relied on as a standard crop. This is evidence of true prosper ity, and we hope that the area of our rich, productive soil devoted to the culture of cotton, may grad ually diminish all over the State, as it is now being done in north western Texas. When a farmer plants sufficient grain, vegetables, etc., to supply his demands at home, he is enabled to pocket the receipts of the overplus of cotton, and then becomes independent, and when the farmer becomes in dependent, the country must sure ly prosper and grow wealthy

 Shreveport Times.
Year: 1875

In our columns this morning will
be found something of interest from
Judge LINDLEY on the subject ofsquir-
rels. How to get rid of the rodent
pest is matter to which the Repre-
sentatives of Los Angeles as well as a
number of other counties must SOON
er or later give their attention aIi
the Judge believes the time has ar
rived when that attention is required.
We are not prepared nor is the
Judge to advocate any special plan or
system for killing off the squirrels.
The subject should be discussed
by individuals and journals and from
the ideas and suggestions of the many
we may hit upon something practical
and efficient.
Year: 1875

Judge Chas. Lindley has written the
folio wing letter to one of the editors of
the Contra Costa Gazette in response
to letter from that gentleman re-
questing the Judges opinion of the
squirrel law of Contra Costa county:
To Chas. B. Porter, of the Contra Costa


Gazette:


DEAR SIR: Your letter and various
numbers of the Contra Costa Gazette
and copy of your squirrel law came
duly to hand. 1 regret that l have
been so much in ignorance as to your
local law and your efforts to extermi-
nate the pests in your county and Ala
media. The evil is great and must be
met by effective remedies. The expe-
rience of your people ought to furnish
the best evidence as to the efficiency
of your local law. If it is a success,
then let it be extended to the other
counties of the State. If / had known
Of its existence and of the efforts to
put it in operation, | should never
have published my draft OF an act for
the accomplishment of the same pur-
pose, without informing myself as to
your local act, and especially as to its
efficiency in execution. 1 am not
welded to my own rough draft nor to
any particular plan. l only desire to
see an efficient general law upon the
subject. Upon the mere reading of
your law, it appears to me that there
are too many conditions, uncertain
ties and complications about it to ad-
nit of efficient execution; but if the
squirrels were ear-marked and brand
ed, and known to belong to particu-
lar mans farm, and had no migratory
habits, then it would be practicable to
hold him to the duty of destroying
them and make it a penal offense If
ne did not.


Experiences under your law may
demonstrate that these appearances
are not real obstacles. The advan-
tages had in my mind pertaining to
the plan of turning out all able-bOdied
citizens five or six days in the year,
consisted in the training of the people
lOl bulb WOIh.


observe by your paper that your
people are depending much upon Uol-
,,ltary associations to accomplish the
same ends, and assist in executing the
law which would probably be dead
letter without such assistance. The
object in levying tax by school districts
as expressed in my draft was to make
the vacant lands pay for killing the
squirrels they produce. The tax
would be light if the plan of turning
out the people to do the killing, were
adopted.


Upon the subject of special lien
on the land provided for in your law
for the expenses of Squirrel Inspec-
tor, concerning which you ask my
opinion, l can only say that have
not the facilities at hand to make the
necessary examination, as predicate
for satisfactory opinion. At first
glance it seems to me that the demand
must first go to judgment for an ascer-
tained amount on a claim, which
must be considered in the nature of a
penalty for non-performance of pub
lie duty which the law enjoins. The
lien as in other cases would date from
the judgment and would be general
rather than special.


Your law calls this liability a debt.
Strictly speaking it requires the con-
Year: 1875

AS the result Of our enterprise, we find that
the people come up to the support of the En-
press in way that would open the eyes OF
the conductors OF a daily journal East-pub-
lished i'm town the size of Los Angeles =" +
We gave the intelligence from Philadelphia,
some time time ago, that the bayonet cactus
had been manufactured into an excellent
quality OF paper. 1t is a fortunate thing that
this is so for otherwise there is almost dan
ger that the paper market would prove une-
growing grow consumption OF white paper in Cal
ifornia, arising from a development Of the
daily and weekly press utterly without pre-
cedent.-Erpress


Thank God for the bayonet cactus.
Only that prevents the TEMPLE and
BRIEFLY edition of the Express ex-
hausting the supply of newspaper.
Year: 1875

THIS is the way the Democrat,
YOUNG was pulled off the Independent
ticket, so called, and the Republican
STANLEY placed on it. We have before
us postal card notice to one of the
delegates that a meeting would be
held on the Goth of August, but the
card bears the Post Office date of Aug
ust 21st. That delegate could not be
present on that notification.
Year: 1875

THE Herald readers who do not
admire politics will bear with us yet
a few days. The election is near at
hand and when the good ofthe country
no longer requires persistant stirring
of the filthy pool, we shall once more
apply ourselves to the mission of the
HERALD-that of pointing out the re-
sources and aiding in the development
of Southern California.
Year: 1875

Mrs. NORTON, of Santa Barbara
county, who is supposed to have aided
and abetted CoTToN in the murder of
her husband has been found guilty of
murder in the first degree and will be
sent to the State Prison for life.
Year: 1875

The Express says of the HERALD
that it is hoodlum paper. 1t may be
true in the understanding of the
"Ayers" of the Express, but most
people say the HERALD is by tar the
better paper of the two. Bassett will
say more in ten lines than Lynch will
in half column, and say it better
San Diego World.
Year: 1875

The cry of the Federal off ce ring is
i" Give us HoUGHToN and TEMPLE,
Trade off everything in the ticket for
these two candidates. We don't care


for the remainder of the ticket. The
Republican party must be preserved y
Year: 1875




HneAF Former CarPet.baE Leaders


Prospective Action with the Demo


Gratis.


Memphis Appeal, July 80.


Last night a number Of cOlored citizens
met at lions hall in mass meeting with a
view Of determining their future course in
politics. Wharfmsster Ed. Shaw made a
speech, in which he said that the colored
people had been deceived and defrauded by
Northern Republicans in the South. These
men had pretended to be their friends,
but it was all for personal gain. They
had failed to aid them, and were merely
working for Office, but never
gave them, the cOlored people,
Office. He believed that his people should
60 with the party that oUld protect their
rights. He was not there to say what
party they ShOuldigO with. They did not
owe their liberty to Union sOldiers, for al
most all the best Union soldiers I'm the late
war would be indignant al such charge,
and almost invariably would say that he
was not fighting TO fee the slaves; that if
he thought so he would lay down his arms
and 60 home. It was To God only they
owed their liberties. They owed it to no
party. In the many Southern States where
the Republican party was in power there
had been much bad legislation that should
be lOOke1 into. The Southern men
had been better friends to them
than the Northern Republicans down here.
In Memphis school board Of Democrats
had let in two cOlOred teachers in the pub
lie schools, but as soon as they elected a
Northern man as Superintendent he turned
them of. COlOred teachers have lately
been elected, home Democrats voting in
favor Of, and the Northern men of the
beard voting against their admission. Il
was now time for his people 70 act; he
wanted them to act in Memphis, and
thought il best for them to continue to
hold their meetings and pass some resO-
lutions.


He was followed by Henley,
who made a very earnest talk
of much the same tenor. He had much to
complain of in the treatment Of his race by
the Northern Republicans in the South.
Though he had always voted the way he
was told to he had the conduct Of these
men he supported before him, and it was
plain to him that they had treated his
race badly, and were unworthy of their
support.


IL was moved and carried that a COM
mittee be appointed to draft resolutions
and report TO an adjourned meeting to be
held tomorrow night.


This meeting certainly indicates that
The cOlOred people OF this city have opened
their eyes to the deeeptiOns and frauds that
have been practiced upon them by their
pretended friends, and that they intend
throwing them overheard in the future.
Year: 1875

MtLuEuLs appeal July 81.


1t is rumored that Captain Dow has
been IN consultation with Colonel
M'Ghee, Of the Memphis and Charles
ton railroad, relative to the business
consolidation Of that company with the
Little Rock road Such an arrange
meut would doubtless be Of mutual ben
eft to these two roads, as it would give
each a continuous line east and west
from Memphis Negotiations to this
effect are now pending, but Of course no
permanent consolidation can be effected
until the present legal questions affecting
the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad
shall have been adjudicsted by the courts
OF adjusted by the parties interested. The
principal offices Of the road will be removed
to Little Rock, as the Superintendent will
be located there. Il is also rumOred that
an effort will be made to effect a connection
between the depOJs Of the Charleston and
Little Rock roads. We have not heard
what measures have been undertaken for
this purpose, or the proposed route Of the
railway through the city.