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Year: 1875

A WOMAN DRUNK Murphy, a white
woman, charged with being drunk on the
streets, was sent to jail by the Police Justice
Saturday for thirty days in default OF surely
To be of good behavior.
Year: 1875

the gang of prisoners employed in the
blacksmith shop. According to the
statement of Wilson they had already
been furnished number of revolvers
and one shotgun was to be furnished.
More We're to be given during Satur-
day and Sunday nights, and Monday
morning the revolt was to have COM
menced by threatening the Superin-
tendent with instant death if the gates
were not opened and they allowed to
escape. 1t is surmised that friend of
the prisoner named Alexander fur
nished the money to buy the guns.
Cox was employed to bring the arms
into the enclosure by climbing over
the fence near the brickyard and dis
posing of them where the prisoners
would, by previous arrangement, know
where to find them. Cox has hereto
fore enjoyed good reputation in this
community and his friends are conf
dent of his entire innocence. He gave
himself up this morning, and will have
a preliminary examination to-mor-
row
Year: 1875

its delegation to go for him as a unit,
and we hear of other counties which
will follow the example of Nevada.
All things considered, we are inclined
to the opinion that Mr.. FTNDLEY's
chances for being selected as the
standard-bearer of the Democracy
during the campaign now opening are
more favorable than those of any
other candidate. Assuming this to
be the case, something in reference to
the man, his qualifications and fitness
for the position to which it appears
nomination will almost guarantee
election, will be read with more than
ordinary interest by the people. Mr..
FINDLEY has resided in this State
from boyhood. He has always been
an earnest and progressive Democrat.
Soon after the attainment of his ma
iority he was elected State Treasurer,
which office he filled for two terms in
a manner that left no reason for doubt
as to his unwavering fidelity to the
interests of the people and his tact and
ability as financier. A more popu-
lar State Treasurer and one possessing
more fully the confidence of the entire
commonwealth, the State has never
had. He is practical man, with
more practical sense than ability to
make spread-eagle speeches. He is
not radical on any subject, and while
he is opposed to subsidy he yet recog-
nizes the utility of railroads and re-
CARDS them as one of the greatest
means for the development of the vast
agricultural, mineral and commercial
interests of our State. He is convers-
ant with the wants and resources not
of San Francisco, but of all California,
and should he be elected Governor he
will be in fact as he is in law, the Gov
ernor not of city or section, but of
the whole State. We assume the spe-
cial advocacy of no candidate. There
are probably other aspirants whose
merits recommend them to the con-
sideration of the people, and we have
no desire to disparage the claims of
such, but as Mr.. FINDLEY appears to
be the choice of the majority we have
thought proper to place the above facts
relative to the man both as public
officer and private citizen, before the
HERALD's readers The people should
know all that is to be known concern
ing those who would become their
servants.
Year: 1875

FREEMAN of Yolo--he of freights
and fares bill notoriety-has descend
ed the Office scale with the velocity of
a kitten with brick tied to its neck.
A few weeks ago he would have moth
ing less than Governor. Then we
heard of him for Congressman, but he
was on the down grade and could not
reach the brake until he struck AS
semblyman. However, we know
where he is now. He is candidate
for the Assembly. That old freights
and fares bill will once more flutter in
the capital breeze If the people of Yolo
county have not CLEANED wisdom from
the experience of two years ago. An
other conundrum maker who has GU
bernatorial aspirations will be there if
he is not silly enough to resign his
Senatorship. We mean IRWIN of Sis
kiyou. What pity it is that the law
does not compel man to resign one
office when he becomes candidate
for another.
Year: 1875

Senator BOOTH made a speech in
San Francisco about week ago, and
with that speech went the hopes Of
the Republican leaders for a coalition
between the Republican and Indepen-
dent parties of this State. The great
leader not only refused to eat chow
chow from the same dish with Cor
HAM, but he threatened to kick the
whole concern to smithereens if it was
set before him. He made a target of
the Republican State Central Com
mittee's address, and shot it so full of
holes that he enabled the honest Re-
publican voters to see the Federal
Office-holders making mouths at them
from the opposite side. He intimated
that he had travelled over the country
somewhat, but had met no one who
did not recognize that the war was
over and the rebellion crushed, except
those Republicans who held or ex-
pected to hold office. The Senator was
in good talking trim. He had studied
his speech ever since he went to Wash
ington, and we all know that with
plenty of time and a good library at
his disposal, BOOTH can make a good
speech. He fired an occasional shot
into the Democratic ranks, but his
heavy batteries were turned against
his old enemies, the Republicans. The
house that the Chronicle built was
razed to the ground, and grape and
canister melted the head of the Re-
publican column until the tail ran
away with the whole dog. He mapped
out the campaign and arranged the
fight. We are to have a Midshipman
EASY duel-a triangular affair in
which the Independents are to fire at
the Republicans, the Republicans at
the Independents, and the Democrats
at both. SWIFT and BoRUcK will fire
at each other, and BOOTH and Cor
HAM will exchange shots. The Record


Union and the Bulletin and Call will
be used for wadding. May they all
aim well, fire at the word, and every
man get his fellow.
Year: 1875

One of the finest improvements in
the city will be the rebuilding of the
Lafayette Hotel. The whole Of the
back of the house is already being
torn down, and the front will shortly
be built up. The stores will be just
half as large as they are now, and, as
the Important has very large stock
on hand, they will not have half room
enough for their goods and in order to
prevent them from being damaged by
dirt and dust, they have decided to
sell all their Spring goods at less than
cost, and others, such as cottOns, table
linen, etc., at exact cost. We advise
all to call at the Important and con-
vince themselves of the great bar
gains. Such bargains they can never
get again, and in order to prevent n
great rush, we advise all to call early
and take advantage of the building of
the Lafayette Hotel. a16
Year: 1875

THE .edict of the Government pro-
hibiting people from going into the
Black Hills has done more to fill that
region with prospectors than the most
extravagant stories of silver noun
tains and rivers with beds of golden
sand. 1t is not probable that rich or
extensive mines will be found in the
Black Hills, but it is certain that the
country will soon be thronged with
men who went there because some one
said there was gold and the Govern
ment said no one should seek for it.
By telegraph we learn that companies
of prospectors are fitting out in Bos-
ton, New York and other cities, and
we shall soon know the extent and
richness of the Black Hills gold mines.
Year: 1875

ONE of the chief sources of the Zig
gag and checkered course pursued by
the Common Council of this city is
their habit of assuming that they own
the city, and consequently there is no
use in consulting others on any meas
ures they propose to adopt. For in
stance, an ordinance is read and passed
on the same evening. After it be-
comes a law it is printed, and then for
the first time those directly interested
learn what has been done. If the
Council would adopt the practice in
San Francisco and pass to, print their
ordinances before they convert them
into laws, the people would have an
opportunity to read them and remon-
strate against the wrong which under
the present system is frequently in
flicted on them. II ordinances were
printed once before they are finally
passed, the Council would avoid undo
ing much of its work.
Year: 1875

Nothing interests newspaper so
much as the safe conduct of the mails.
1t would seem from q communication
published inthe Downey Courier that
the office there needs looking after.
We repnblish it to show how care
lessly the mail business of that region
is done:


DowNEY, May goth.


EDITOR COURIER: l remember that
while Hon. J. w. Venable was In Sac
ramentO, during the last session of the
Legislature, he wrote an important
letter, think on the 18th of February,
and took it out Of this POstoffice
several months after his return to his
home.


A gentleman bought barrel from
Messrs. Frankel Bros. a little over q
year since and on arriving at the place
of our Constable, was taking out 10 t
of old papers and found letter con-
tanning important legal documents,
addressed to the Constable. In short
time the Postmaster had sold his last
barrel to parties looking for mail.
After No. 5 of the Courier was out one
of your subscribers asked me why he
did not get his paper. | asked him if
he had been to the Office, and he said
nearly every day; but on going again
he found four copies. / suppose the
Postmaster held the other, for him to
buy something to be wrapped up in it.
A party in this place bought suit of
clothes of Messrs. Frankel Bros, and
arriving at home found them wrap
ped up in his own DAILY HERALD,
which the Postmaster said did not
come. These are facts which can be
substantiated by prominent men Of
Downey City. + could give you col
umns of such instances, but will not
occupy your space with them to-day.
Newspaper men should all "go'' for
this Postmaster, as their subscription
lists would be enlarged greatly if peo-
pie only had some way to get their
papers. More anon.


READER.
Year: 1875

COMPLAINTS reach us of the Downey
postoffice. People cannot get their
mail matter as promptly as desirable,
and in some instances do not get it at
all. We call the attention Of Congress
man HoUaHToN to this complaint.


We understand the Western Union
Telegraph Company is about to open
an office at Downey, and it occurs to
us that a combination of the postoffice
with the telegraph would afford such
accommodations as the people desire.
Year: 1875

1he journal, in mentioning the failure of the
last term of the Supreme Court, on account of
non-attendance of quorum of the judges,
falis into Q singular mistake-singular for o
paper protesting to know so much about pass
ing events and to chronicle them with such
accuracy and correctness. 1t says that this is
the first time since the war that the Court
has failed to hold it's annual session here. We
don't quote it's language. In 1867 the same
Court failed for the same cause That year
Judge Taliaferr0 was here alone for one week,
az Judge Wyley and Morgan were this year,
waiting for the arrival of judges necessary to
eonstitute quorum; but, as it was this year,
they did not come, and the Court was ad-
iourned sine die, as it was this time.


The failure of the Court to meet at Opelou-
sas this year has caused great disappointment,
dissatisfaction, pecnniary injury and disgust
among attorneys and litigants in this district.
We are not surprised at this, for we have not
heard any good or sufficient reason given for
the failure of the other judges, or sufficient
number of them to form quorum, to attend
the session.


We are disposed, as well as the people in
terested generally, to criticise and blame this
failure to perform the plain duties of their of.
flee on the part of the absent judges. We are
thus disposed, firstly, because this is not the
first offense, and, secondly, because the pres
eIt Court have manifested for years past a
desire to have the term of the Court at this
place abolished, merely because it is little
inconVenient for some of the judges to come
here.


We have understood that some of them
urged strongly the passage of bill by the
Legislature abolishing the term at Opelousas,
regardless of the great injustice to the people
of this large district involved in the measure.
II the members of the Supreme Court find
that the duties Of the Office are too arduous
and inconvenient for them to perform, let
them resign. Others will be found, willing,
not only to take the pay and the honors at.
tached to the position, but to perform the du-
! ties incumbent on them.


We hope that this is the last time that we
shall be called upon to chronicle failure OF
the Court TO hold its session here, on account
of failure on the part of some Of the judges
to be present.


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Year: 1875

Bully Grant and Boss Shepherd have within
one year stolen more money from the city of
Washington than is wanted to pay all the ex-
penses of law and legislation in the State of
New York. Republicanisin is a good thing
for thieves who are in the ring. = Pon,eroy's
Democrat.
Year: 1875

The Lives Insured by the Society are carefully
selected in different parts of North America and
Europe furnishing, by this broad field of opera.
tions an additional and exceptional safety to the
Polcy-holders. The assurances are made only on
the Mutual Principle. The Surplus Premiums are
returned annually to the Insured.
Year: 1875

In an address to the soldiers on Deco


ration-day, at Greencastle in Indiana,


Senator Morton spoke at some length,
and with great force, upon the idea of
nationality as the true lesson of the day.
And as we have now reached the Centen-
nial year of the declaration of national
Independence declaration of the uni
ted colonies and an affirmation of the
rights of a Union of States, not of sepa-
rate "sovereignties" the suggestions of
the Senator are, both timely and wise,
There is no man in Indiana who has a
better right to speak for the national
Union, for among all the war Governors
there was no one whose position was
more difficult, or whose service was more
efficient, than Governor Morton's. At q
time when the national heart is open and
generous, and there is general wish tc
| allay all bitterness of feeling it is indis
pensable that the ardor of reconciliation
shall not be suffered to obscure the fun


damental principles that triumphed II
war, or be made in any way Instruments


in weakening or overthrowing them Th'
| great truth established by the war is tha


the American Union constitutes one ma


ton and many States, and that the right
OF the States are under the protection


and guarantee of the nation. That is t


say, no State may torcibly maintain
Year: 1875

There is newspaper man in the east
ern part of Michigan who is being ban
tered as the champion railroad pass beg
gar. Passing" him by, we want to tell
little story about an old acquaintance
who once published paper on the line
of the Detroit and Milwaukee Road. He
was mighty poor compositor to begin
with, and the first issue of his paper was
a sight to see. He had borrowed old
stereotypes of bitters and buchu to fill
up with, and his "saIutatory," as he called
it, contained about two hundred typo
graphical errors and half that number of
grammatical blunders. But it was a
foundation, and he went to receiving
subscriptions and sending for railroad
passes. He went for superintendents
until he had pass over every road in
the State; but these were not enough.
He sent abroad, and finally he addressed
the superintendent of an Ohio road No
answer The editor wrote again. No
answer He wrote third letter, and an
answer came back, go to h-p' The
editor turned the letter over and wrote,
Send me a pass on your road and l
will" The pass came and he was made
happy.
Year: 1875

She was modest, but not bashful,
Free and easy, but not bold,
Like an apple, ripe and mellow,


Not too young, and not too old;
Half inviting. half repulsive,


Now advancing and now shy,
There is mischief in her dimple,


There is danger in her eye.
She has studied human nature,


And is skilled in all her arts;
She has taken her diploma,


As the mistress of all hearts;
She can tell the very moment


When to sigh and when to smile;
., maid is sometimes charming,
But the widow all the while.
Are you sad? how very serious


Will her handsome face become;
Are you angry? she is wretched,


Lonely, friendleSS, fearful dumb;
Are you mirthful? how her laughter,
Silver sounding, will ring out;
She can lure and catch and play you,
As the angler does the trout.
Ye old bachelors of forty,


Who have grown so bald and wise,
Young Americans of twenty,


With the love-looks in your eyes
You may practice all the lessons


Taught by Cupid before the fall,
But / know little widow


Who could win and fool you all.
Year: 1875

There is an expression in the face of a
good married man, who has good wife,
that bachelor can not have. 1t is in
describable. He is little nearer the
angels than the prettiest young fellow
living. You can see that his broad breast
is pillow fol somebody's head, and that
little fingers pull his whislers. No one
ever mistakes the good married man. 1t
is only the erratic one who leaves you in
doubt The good one can protect all the
unprotected females, and make himself
generally agreeable to the ladies, and yet
never leave doubt on any mind that
there is u little woman at home worth
all the world to him.
Year: 1875

Do the good that you are able,
Help all whom you can;
Life is not foolish fable,


God is true to man;
Lift and cheer your fallen brother
Proud upon the sod
Who are true to one another,
They are true to God.
Man is not a vulgar fraction,


Let him but be strong;
In your thought and in your action
Clear away the wrong;
Round and full in your completeness,
Just in what you do
God, who fills the world with sweetness
Will look out foI you.
Year: 1875

You wiring my bosom, said a despair
ing Baltimore lover to coquettish girl
whom he had long sought in marriage.
ting out her hand, she softly murmured,
"Well ring my finger, if you will be hap
pier for it; will vex you no longer"
Year: 1875

A GREAT many boys complain that
there are no places. Perhaps it is hard
to get just such as you like; but when
you get place-and there are places;
this big country, we are sure, has need
of every little boy or girl and man and
woman in it-when you get place, we
say, make yourself useful in it; make
yourself so necessary by your fidelity
and good behavior that they cannot do
without you. Be willing to take a low
price at first, no matter what the work is,
if it be honest Do it well-do it the
very best you can. Begin at the lowest
round of the ladder and climb up. The
great want everywhere is faithful, capa-
BILE laborers They are never drug in
the market. Make yourself one of these,
and there will always be place for you,
and a good one, too.-Erchange.
Year: 1875

PLANTING the corn and potatoes,
Helping to scatter the seeds,
Feeding the hens and the chickens,
Freeing the garden from weeds,
Driving the cows to the pasture,
Feeding the horse in the stall
We little children are busy;
Sure there's work for us all,


Helping papa.
Spreading the hay in the sunshine,
Raking it up when tits dry;
Plucking the apples and peaches,
Down in the orchard hard by.
Picking the grapes in the vineyard,
Gathering the nuts in the fall
We little children are busy;
Yes, there is work for us all,


Helping papa.
Sweeping and washing the dishes,
Bringing the wood from the shed,
Ironing, sewing and knitting,
Helping to make up the bed,
Taking good care of the baby,
Watching her lest she should fall
We little children are busy;
Oh, there is work for us all,


Helping mamma.
Work makes us cheerful and happy,
Makes us both active and strong;
Play we enjoy all the better
When we have labored so long.
Gladly we help our kind parents,
Quickly we come to their call
Children should love to be busy,
There is so much work for us all,


Helping papa and mamma.
Year: 1875




PETER e. BROOKS, of Boston, who left
one of the largest fortunes ever amassed
in that city, was once asked what rule he
would recommend to young man as
most likely to insure success in mercan-
tile life, and his answer was "Let him
mind his own business"


"During my long commercial career"
said Girard, II have noticed that no ad-
vantage results from telling ones busi-
ness to others, except to create Jealousy
or competition when we are fortunate,
and to crafty our enemies when we are
otherwise"


A case in point that occurs to me is that
of a merchant who was dealing largely
in certain article and making hand
some income out of his sales. To other
dealers in the same line he said but little
about his business, but to dealers in
other branches he was continually men
tioning his large profits and easy sales.


The article in question was one that
might work in easily in any branch of
trade, aud it was not long before some
of the dealers who heard his stories took
the subject into consideration as to
whether they could not add this depart
ment to their stock, and the next season
there were three new competitors in this
line of goods. The result of the in
creased competition was to cut down the
profits very materially and to destroy
the trade that the first merchant had
counted upon as his own.


: Competition in business is not always an
evil-indeed, it is often positive good.
have known men who were glad to
assist young men to open store, just
that there might be competition, and
that purchasers would not feel that they
had to buy in one place. Competition
does not always mean lowering in
prices. The man who cuts down prices,
thinking he can sell all the goods by IT,
is not man of sense. But competition
pushes men to greater exertions, and
they generally find that the rival, whose
opening they so much dreaded, has really
been q benefit to them.


"When I was young man." SAID an
old merchant, II set up in the hat trade
and took store in the city, where there
was not hat store within q quarter OF q
mile of me, thinking / would do more
where there were no others; but l found
that at the end of the year all that
| made was very small amount of money.
I went down town, and, looking around.
found that two or three hatters were
driving q very good trade very near each
Year: 1875

1HEY are SdtHcT III uomcWdIu lTOm every
land,


One by one;
As their weary feet touch the shining strand,


One by one,
Their brows are inclosed in golden crown,
Their travel-stained garments are all laid
down,
And clothed in white garments they rest on
the mead
Where the Lamb doth love His chosen to lead,


One by one.
Before they rest they pass through the strife,


One by Que;
Through the waters of death they enter life,


One by one.
To some are the floods of the river still,
AS they ford on their way to the heavenly hill
To others the waves run fercely and wild,
Yet they reach the home of the undefled,


One by one.
We too shall come to the river side,


One by one;
We are nearer its waters each eventide,


One by one.
We can hear the noise and dash of the stream,
Now and again through life's deep dream;
Sometimes the floods all the banks overflow,
Sometimes in ripples and small waves go,


One by one.
Jesus, Redeemer, we look unto Thee,


One by one;
We lift up our voices tremblingly,


One by one.
The waves of the river are dark and cold;
We know not the place where our feet may
hold;
Thou who didst pass through in deep mid
night,
Strengthen us, send us the staff and the light,


One by one.
Plant Thou Thy feet beside as we tread,


One by one;
On Thee let us lean each dropping head,


One by one.
Let but Thy strong arm around us be twined
We shall cast our fears and cares to the wind
Savior, Redeemer, with these full in view,
Smilingly, gladsomely, shall we pass through,


One by one.


Tile Christian Treasury.