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Year: 1875

directly upon the seashore. This is
particularly true of the Pacific Coast
where the absence of navigable
streams must throw the whole COM
merce upon the railways.


Los Angeles then need fear no ri
walls upon the seashore. Wilmington
and Santa Monica are her gateways
and storehouses. There the pro-
duce of the interior, the grain and
wine and oil, the wool from our sheep,
the gold and silver from the mines,
will be transferred to the vessels that
are to bear them to distant shores and
the same cars will bring back silks
and teas and rice from Asia, cotton
goods, queensware and cutlery from
Great Britain, and exquisitly wrought
wares from France. The Custom
House will be here upon Main street,
and the goods will be owned and ham
died by the merchant princes of this
city. Holding the terminus of the
best transcontinental route, Los Ange-
les will snatch from San Francisco
large portion of the travel, and being
in the direct line of transoceanic trade
with Asia and India, she will be 'ere
long enabled to successfully compete
for the tea and silk trade of this coast.
The fabulously rich mineral wealth of
the interior country soon to be opened
by the miner will center in her banks
vast quantities of gold and silver. Our
climate will attract population, great
opportunities will make great mer-
chants and bankers, and capital will
flow in to participate in the rich har-
vest. Here all the elements combine
to make the most wealthy and power
full metropolis in the country.


That Los Angeles has so quickly
grown to her present size may seem a
matter of surprise to those who have
not studied the situation carefully,
for she has yet scarcely felt the
first impulse Of the railroads which
are reaching out their arms around
her in every direction. She is now
but mammoth chrysalid, and when
her shell shall burst and her glorious
wings unfold for her lofty flight she
will be the wonder of the age. She
will be what no other city ever was.
She will have agriculture, horticul-
ture, manufactures and commerce to
sustain her. These fertile valleys
will roll in their beautiful harvests Of
almo st every article needed to sustain
humanity, mills will convert the raw
material into fabrics and the ore into
coin and bullion, her warehouses will
overflow with merchandise, and vine-
yard after vineyard, orchard after
orchard will extend for miles. In area
Philadelphia leads all the cities of
America, but there are men now liv-
ing who will survey the city of Los
Angeles from the San Gabriel sum-
mits extending on one side to Will
mington and on the other to Santa
Monica, not community of copsu-
mers but of producers.
Year: 1875

ton can hardly conceive the prvations
and discomforts Of their ancestors when credit
was . mere local influence and men were
rooted like trees to the places OF their birth,
with tie exception of the laLorious journeys OF
a few rich persons, and the occasions whch
war or religion called forth the masses to sub
sist on pillage or charity. The moral element
in modern civilization is a princple not less
powerful than the material one. Inventions
and new ants are often of little consequence
unless the laws are just and the people honest
in their dealings at home aud abroad. oar
present disorders mainly proceed from abuses
of credit, and they will not be cured by emil
lating the exploits OF the Revolutionary Gov
eument of France at the close of the last
Year: 1875

The hope of Pensacola seems to rest upon
the strictness of the quarantine kept with Fort
Barrancas. Already the death list at the latter
place has reached 7, while the number of the
sick has been increased from 20 TO 90. 1t
would seem about time for the Government
TO do something to insure the safety OF the
soldiers and sailors who have been condcmhtd
TO Summer service ON the Florida coast.
Year: 1875

1t q brilliant Autumn time, the most
joyous time OF all,
When the gorgeous woods are cleaning ere
the leaves begin to fall;
When the maple boughs are crimson, and


the hickory shines like gold,
When the moons are sultry hot and the


nights are frosty cold;
When the country has no green but the
sword grass by the rill,
And the willows in the valley and the pine
upon the hill;
When the pippin leaves the bough, and
the sumach's fruit is red,
And the quail is piping loud from the


buckwheat where he fed;
When the sky is blue as steel, and the rlv-
er clear as glass,
When the mist is on the mountain, and
the net work on the grass,
When the harvests are all housed and the
farmers work is done,
And the woodland is resounding with the


spaniel and the gun.
Year: 1875

We find that our old friend Judge
DeLong, is making it lively for his old
Kansas neighbors. The following
from the Independence Kaasan shows
that he is shaking them up:


Learning that Judge DeLong had
come in from California, we detailed a
reporter to interview the Judge. The
Judge was soon discovered in down
town furniture store, in fair flesh and
good natured. After passing the time
of day and congratulating him on the
quality of CalifOrniaIwhisky, the Judge
and reporter retired to the rear end Of
the establishment and took seat
among the coffins for talk.


Reporter-Well, Judge, whats up?


Judge-Nothing, only we have got
up an emigration company out in Los
Angeles. and they wanted. me to come
back here and get emigrants. am
going to make speech here on Friday
night and then go up into Iowa.
Judge-We don't know just yet.


Reporter-What do you think of the
Los Angeles country?


Judge-Its agrand country. Every
thing will grow out there. He then
lighted his pipe, and gave glowing
account of the place. He laid much
stress on the fruitfulness of the wom-
en-, saying he never saw such young
ones in all his life; and that woman
who had never had only a single
girl in the East, thought moth
ing of having twin boys out there and
frequently triplets. 1t beats the devil,
he continued. Then turning to Mr..
Howe with a smile, he told him that
if he would move out there he might
have an heir yet.


Reporter-Are not the people rather
too poor in this country to go out
there?


Judge-That dosen't make much diff
ference. We want everybody.
Reporter-How do you make it pay
when a man has nothing?


Judge-A man can buy 20 or 40
acre tract of land for 800 an acre,
and need only pay 10 per cent. of the
purchase price down; and most any,
body who can get out there can make
the first payment on small piece, and
he can earn enough off of it to meet
the balance of the payments.


Reporter-The first payment is al
ways required down, is it not?


Judge-Certainly.
RepOrter-If he can't meet the bal
ance of his payments the land is taken
back and his money kept?


Judge-Yes.


RepOrter-The profits on a piece of
land sold to several parties in success
ion and taken back, makes the emf
grant business very profitable does it
not?


The Judge had some trouble with
his pipe which was old but not feeble,
the stem having become stopped up,
and seeing that he did not want to be
pressed on the subject, the reporter in
quired after Mr.. o. P. Ergenbright.
Judge-Ergenbright has built small
residence near the Mission San Ga
brlel and has started an orange orchard.
He is getting along finely.
Reporter-What is pap Graham up
to?


Judge-Graham has squatted on q
piece of land near Los Angeles, that is
in dispute, and gone into the sheep
business. He says he is doing well;
and think he will get the land some
time,


The Judge was then called away on
business.
Year: 1875

MEDICAL oPINIoNs--wHAT LEADING PHYSICIANS
DEEM THE SOURCES or MIAsMATIC DISORDERS


Recent disclosures made in relation TO the defective
sanitary condition Of the city and the largo and ia.
creasng death rate from this condition have been
source OF considerable uncasness to the public


Our health reports establish the fact that nowith.
standing the expenditure Of sums Or money FOR the
preservation Of public health the city has never boon
since the organization Of the Health Department in
such wretched sanitary condition.


An examination Of tho mortuary records proves that
deaths from masmatc diseases have been almost
constantly tho increase for the past seven years
All tho efforts Of the city officials charged with the
maintenance Of the public health have been ffutcss TO
arrest this state Of affairs aud the serious questions
before the people Or this city are the causes Of
the excessive mortality the sanitary measures ncces-
sary 70 reeyc the present low state or the public
health, and the changes any required the present
management Of the Department OF Health TO secure
better and more borough administration Of our health
laws, and the carrying out or the improvements ncces
sary 70 placing this cy IN proper sanitary condition


In order to obtain thorough explanation as to tho
sources Of our high death rate and present unhcah
funcss the writer called upon numter Of the leading
physicians TO ask their views aud opinions on this sub
jcct considerable number Of the medical gentlemen
called upon were very reluctant TO express their opn
ions tho subjoct-somc for the reason that they
wcro unwilling 70 sec their names in tho public press
others Aon their messed gnoapce Of tho subject Of
Year: 1875

The following is from the Prince Georgian:
"0ur annual little toothsome visitors are Just
making their appearance upon the Marshes and,
as usual, return in rather a forlorn condition.
They have only appeared in small numbers yet,
and are very poor; and owing to the rainy August
the wild oats still quite green and much
ranEer than we have ever known them, so that
they will not be ht to shoot, nor can TIE marshes
be gotten over for several weeks yet. We
earnestly appeal to our sportsmen not TO shoot
them in their present condition, and to prevent
Strangers from doing so, as they really not fit
TO eat until they become fat. 1t is Intended to
apply to the Legislature this winter Tor an act to
prevent their killing before the 18th of September
which will be wise and humane law"
Year: 1875

A Lady Badly Cut and Injured.


Yesterday afternoon. while Mr.. Benjamin and
his wife were riding, and when in the vicinity o
UniontoWn, the horse became frightened and ran
away. Mr.. Benjamin was unable to control him,
and the vehicle was smashed, himself and wife
being thrown out and the latter badly cut and in
Jured about the head. She was removed to her
home in an insensible condition, where medical
attendance was rendered.
Year: 1875

Mr Bcecher has endorsed Moedy and
Sankey, and spoken of their revival in
Brooklyn as one OF the marvels of the
age He likes the manner in which
the cvangelists 20 to work, though he
does not think either Of them OF great
ability, brilliancy, or originality. Mr..
Beecher is Of the opinion that the sue
cess of the revival is in a great measure
owing to the hard times. He says that
men are broken on the wheel of furtune
and in their adversity feel great need
Of sympathy and consolation. He,
however, has little faith in the conver-
sion of any vast numbers Of people
through the great religious uprising.
Whatever may be said of the Pl ymouth
pastor, he is a man of considerable
shrcwdness, and his sopinions, especial
ly in regard to Moody and Sankey, are
entitled to full consideration.
Year: 1875




The worst feature Of the loss Of the
Schiller is that it resulted from cause
Uhieh Is ever existent, and for which
there is no remedy. Fog cannot be
seen through with human eyes, and It
canaot be uplifted or removed by
human means. Every steamship that
crossea the ocean is Liable 10 run for
hours, and for days, IN a fog so dense
that an approaching vessel could not
be seen in time to avoid a collision; and
when nearing the shore a Ike risk Is
run IN regard TO rocks and breakers.


This Is a danger attendant upon
the great increase IN the rapidIty Of
transit, which science and art have
not, as yet, found any means to
avert.


To run slower in a fog might dlmn-
ish the danger somewhat; but to be et-
fective, in any considerable degree, 1t
would have to be adopted by all the
lines, going both ways. And even then
the travelling public would not tolerate
It. People viii incur any amount OF
risk Of going to destruction rather than
not to 60 fast.


There seems to be nothing to be done
toward diminishing the chances OF be-
ing sunk at sea IN a fog except the
provision Of more ample means Of es-
cape. These do not appear to have
been what they should have been on
board the Schiller. Her captain acted
the part of a brave and gallant seaman,
and persisted IN an effort to rescue some
of his passengers. But why were not
better appliances for such an emergency
supplied by the owners Of the ship?
1t is of no use to argue that they
were sufficient: if they had been no
such loss of life could have occurred.
When we say that the steamer was
commanded by a competent. captain
and that three hundred and fOrty-two
lives were lost, we settle. the point that
the life-saving apparatus was not what
should have been found on board such
a vasseL -,


When a few steamship owners shall
have been sent to the State prison for
manslaughter, ocean travel may become
safer.
Year: 1875

any time in the afternoon would be very
likely to stay out all night, thus putting
the county to the expense Of their board
aud per diem foE another day, but Sheriff
Swami has broken mp that practice. None
Of the old and well-knOwn faces are 70 be
seen in the iury-bOx. Now, the class Of
professional jurors has entirely disappeared
fIOm the Court House. In addition, the
citizens who are now summoned on ju-
ries are those who can come TO "a decision
on a case, and the result IS that there has
been neither a mistrial or a hung jury this
term Of the court. The result is that the
docket is being cleared at a rapid rate, and
hundreds Of dollars saved to the county"
Year: 1875

LONDON, May IA, $50 A. M.-The
Tines Of this morning says there could
hardly be a more critical situation than ex-
listed in Berlin on the arrival Of the EN-
peror Of Russia. The German Government
may be able to declare that hostile move
ment was never officially entertained, but a
few days since, there was serious danger
that warlike cOunsels would prevail. In
spite Of England's attitude Of reserve, we
believe the Government thought it a na-
tional duty in the recent crisis to express
its opinion very decisively in regard to the
maintenance Of peace.
Year: 1875

As for this twaddle of which we are hearing
u,rping the Presidency and the Senate and army help
ing him do IL. II would he unworthy OF notice except
that it IS used for bad purpose, and alarms the tmd
and unthinking- Phiadelphia Telegraph (Rep1


The Speakeiship question should be settled
by the people before their Representatives. leave for
Washington Tell your member that Dc for
whom the people nave rcpudiated. Tell him 10
vote for follower of Jefferson. Jackson, and mfnc
ing adj Ocale Of Tefogm-l Baltimore Gazette (Dem)


Kerr does not represent the Democracy of
Indiana. lie does not represent the Democracy OF Ohio
lie s not in sympathy with the interests of the West
of tho South There Is reason why any Western or
Southern member Of the House should give him vote
for the speakership.- -Cncnnati Enquirer Dem.)


The Northern Democrats may plan what
they please, but unless their schemes acceptable
the South they cannot execute anything. In the
Presidential campaign II will take Isl electoral votes To
put Democrat in the White House. and Of these I2S
VIII be furnished by the Southern States and Missouri
augusta (Gai Chronicle and Sentinel DemJ


THE TRIBUNE says that sit is the unanimous
verdict Of the Democratic press that PRESIDENT Grant
viii be nominated for third term To which Ihe BOs
ton JOUa0i replies, They viii have to nominate him
then" We are not SO of that As IA the FIFE
liue-lN. y. Evening Post independent Republican,


The question appears to have been raised in
London whether the erection OF a statue StOnewa
Jackson IN Richmond may not disturb the friendly rela
lions now growing up again between tho North and the
South The dedication Of the Jackson statue has not
caused ripple upon the surface here and the other
contingency, nothing short OF the erection OF statue
to Jo DAVIS by royal warrant would bring that TO
Il Boston Advertiser (Repl
Year: 1875

A little incident came TO our knowledge the
other day which, at this time, may be worth
the telling. just after the holidays, in 1873,
a physician in one of the large cities, while
making his daily rounds, gave description to
one of his patients of the almshouse which he
had visited that day especially dwelling upon
the pitiable sight of 50 many children to whom
Christmas had not been even name, but had
passed in all the dull misery of other days


The lady to whom he spoke was a hopeless
invalid, unable for years TO leave her bed; she
was straitened, too, i'll means. But, hearing
the story, she determined that the next
Christmas should bring little pleasure to at
least some of these little ones whom Society
had thrust ont of the pale even at their
birth. She had that inevitable storehou-e in
every family. the picce-bag,' brought and
cmptied on her bed, and began 20 make rag


babies, knitted mittens, balls, etc., etc.-the
thousand Inexpensive little trifcs which re-
quired only labor and patience to make them
precious to any child. She had whole year
in which to work her courage and zeal grew
with every day; her friends became interested
Year: 1875

The tenth report of the Canal Commission
Intentionally no doubt, sheds curious light
upon the circumstances and possibly the mo-
tives of the vindicatiOn of the suspended
engineers by the Canal Board In the con-
tract il exposes, four times the contract price
has already been paid for half the work, and
actual frauds are shown considerably exceed
ing the contract price. The work was done
under the supervision of Messrs Babcock ana
Yates, engineers Messrs. Stroud and Jackson
who voted to renstate these gentlemen, were
two of the three Canal Commissioners under
whose authority the work was let; and tho
Canal Commissioner under whose supervision
the work was done was Adm Thayer, VINO
also voted himself openly into the Canal Ring
the other day. That the kind of Canal Board
that is.
Year: 1875

suit. If men who value good government
more than party success Will but improve INC
opportunity thus afforded, both parties can po
forced to the very best nominations they can
make, and meantime be kept on Their very


best behavior. In time of political chaos'
the country can have no greater good fortune
Year: 1875

The Anti-Tammany Democrats have sketched
out their political future. Having demonstrated
their power, they demand recognition from the
marty. The inference to be drawn from their
expressions is that if they are not recognized
in the next Convention their influence Will not
be given to elect Democratic State officers.
Year: 1875

1t will he matter of satisfaction if Gui-
bord's remains are laid peacefully at rest on
Tuesday The aversion which our people have
for needles, religious strife will be increased
10y the fuss over this unSeemly affair.
Year: 1875

The orders issued to have the troops III
Southern Russia prepare for active service are
calculated to create state OF neaSlness
throughout Europe. No pacific assurances can
counteract the effect Of this warlike measure
on the part of one of the three great Powers
who were supposed to have come to tacit
understanding that peace shall be preserved.
Year: 1875

The anestion as to tho value Of the Black HIS re-
gon both in respect to its possible gold product ana
its adaptation 10 agriculture, can be more readily
answered since the publication of Prof Jenney re-
port. TIE TRIBUNE's correspondence and telegramS
have kept readers very fully informed of the pro-
gress of the exploration which began at the base oil
the Black Hills early in June and has continued ior
nearly five months. The first dispatches indicated
little prospect of gold but the discovery OF nun
dred miners at work in Clusters Gulch soon DC
termined the fact that the region was not so utterly
destitute of the precious metal as some previous ex
porers had asserted Expeditions across the valley
brought back glowing reports; but subsequent IN
yestigations showed that nowhere Is gold to be foud
in great quantities 1t appears, however, that Proi


Jenney has greatly modified the views expressed I'D
his early dispatches when he particularly speclhed
that n deficient supply of water would make tne
"dipgingsr found unremuneratiye. There Is o falr
amount of gold to be had and Of the water to sepa-
rate il. provided the work is undertaken by large
gangs of men on an organized plan, and backed by
capital to provide the requisite machinery But the
Black Hills are not the poor miners PARADISE nor
will tho gold in the roots of the grass pay much
more than the slenderest day wages. The value of
the region for agricultural operations is limited by
its size and its very diversified surface for grazing


if may prove Of especial service, as II Is green oasis
surrounded by desert. In the latter particular 1t
is more likely to be useful than now If in the future
il should occupy the position OF way station upon
some route of travel
Year: 1875

The difficulties which Brooklyn taxpayers
encounter in the effort to obtain restitution
from their plunderer5, are curiously illustrated
in the controversy between Mayor Hunter and
Corporation Counsel Dewitt. The prosecution
of the Ring is not likely to be vigorous II In
trusted to the friends Of the accused, no matter
how persistently they are driven to the work
by the real friends Of reform.
Year: 1875

Statement, and figures from the Engineers
Department will not go far to convince our
citizens that their money is not largely wasted
in carrying out uptown improvements. The
fact that the Iaborers are not worthy of their
hire has long been patent to all Observers of
the work. But grumblng about it from the
gentlemen who by their votes have brought
about a restoration of the old prices for city
labor is, to say the least, unbecoming.
Year: 1875

To ALL, particularly invalids, spring is trying
season. Indications of sickness should at once be
attended to. Fatal diseases may be caused by al
lowing the bowels to become eorstipated, and the
system to remain in disordered condition until
the disorder has time to develop itself. An ounce
of preventive is worth pound of cure, Is an old
and truthful saying. Therefore, we advise all who
troubled with the complaints now very prevalent
headache, indigestion, disordered liver, want OF
appetite, nausea, feversh skin, to take, without
delay, Schenck's Mandrake Pills. We know Of no
remedy so harmless and decisive In its action. 1t at
once strikes at the reot of the disease and produces
healthy tone to the system. People never need
suffer from any disease arising from disordered
condition of the liver il they would take this excel
lent medicine when they feel the first indications
of the maady. Families leaving home for the
summer months should take three or four boxes of
these pills with them. They have an almost in
ST. ntaneous effect. They will relieve the patient of
headache in one or two hours and will rapidly
cleanse the liver of surrounding bile and will eec-
tually prevent bilious attack. They are sold by
| all druggists.
Year: 1875

Has made the most Astonishing Cures /.
so quick, so rapid are the changes the
body uudergoes under the influence of
this truly wonderful medicine, that
Every Day an Increase in Flesh and Weight


Is Seen and Felt.


The Great Blood Purifier.
Year: 1875

SECTION BE IL ordained By the City Council
of the city of Rock Island THAT the Keokuk-
Northern Line Packet Co.. has leave and is hereby
authorized to locate and maintain a wharf boat for
the loading and unloading of freight and passen
gers from it's line of steamers and for other pur
pose, west of the east line of Madison street. any
thing contained in any ordinance in this city now in
force to the contrary notwithstanding.


ProUided, This ordinance shall in no manner in
terfere with the laws and ordinances now in force
relative to the payment and collection of wharf
age or other control of said levee.


This privilege to be in force until JAM 1st 1875,