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Year: 1875

THE MANY FRIENDS of Mrs. c. A. Luke will re. grct to learn that her present delicate state of health demands change of climate, in conse- quence of which she will proceed about the list proximo to San Francisco, and sincerely do we join them in wishing her speedy recovery and quick return amongst us. On this account our worthy Mayor who will accompany her, has placed his personal property in the hands of Fisher for disposal as will be seen by reference to advertising columns
Year: 1875

AMONG the several auction sales in this weeks paper we beg to direct tue special attention of merchants and others to the large quantity of the staff of life to be offered on the 29th instant and to be sold without reserve. The four is of ex- cellent quality and in 50-pound sacks.
Year: 1875

District Court is still in session with consider able business yet to do. The case of the People vs. Cannon for the murder of Clancey is on hand. synopsis of the weeks proceedings will be found elsewhere, as also the report of the Grand Jury, which disbanded on Monday.
Year: 1875

No MAIL PROM CALIFoRNIA.-The mail hay :ng changed on to the Hardyville route had not got into good working order, consequently the stage that arrived yesterday morning made no connection beyond Hardyville and brought none but the Mohave mail
Year: 1875

THERE is a lot Of patterns at the Postofice ad- dressed to Mrs. - (balance of name torn of). They will be delivered to any one who can tell from whom and where they are from, by pay ment of this notice It
Year: 1875

III could know that after all
These heavy bonds have ceased to tlralI
We whom SO long the fates divide.
Should calmly slumber side by side
That one green bough would drop it's dew
Softly alike above us two,
All would be well, since | should be,
At last, dear loving healt with thee,
How sweet to know this dust of ours
Mingling would feed the self same flowers!
The scent of leaves, the song birds tone,
AT once across our rest be blown.
One breath Of San, one sheet of rain,
Make bright the grass above US twain r.
All, strange and sweet. for / should be,
At last dear tender heart with thee!
But half the earth may intervene
Thy place of rest and mine between.
And leagues of land, and wastes of waves.
May stretch and toss between our graves. ''
Thy bed with Summer light be warm,
While snow-drifts heap in wind and storm
Ny pillow. whose one thorn will be.
Beloved that am not with thee.
But if there be blissful sphere
Where homesc!l souls, divided here
And wearied ont with useless quest,
Shall find their longed-for heaven of rest;
il in that higher, happier birth.
We meet that JOY we missed on earth,
All will be well, for shall be
AT last, dear. tender heart, with thee!


-Etizd6eth Akers AIlea.
Year: 1875

The Newark Advertiser, remarking on
the sudden closing OF the plaintiffs case
in the Beecher trial, says


"There is a rumor, which We sincerely
hope may never be verified, that the Til
ton side is saving some strong witnesses
to be brought forward in rebuttal. among
them Tilton's daughter Florence. The
whole case and all the contestants had
better be sunk into oblivion at once than
that the disgusting spectacle of brother
testifying against his own sisters honor
should be supplemented 10y the public
questioning Of child for the purpose Of
proving the crime of its mother"
Year: 1875

GRANT and his organ are jubilant be-
cause Republican Club in New Orleans
has passed resolutions endorsing the
third-term idea. The President and his
organ are disposed to be very thankful
for very small favors of that kind.
Year: 1875

MEMORIAL DAY was observed at Au-
gusta, Georgia, with unusually imposing
ceremonies. The cornerstone OF the
Confederate monument was laid. In
mis- speech General Evans said: "Let us
do nothing to keep alive the passions OF
the war; to study its lessons is prudence;
TO profit by its teachings is good; to
stir up old animOsities is madness. The
voice Of the monument will not be for
war, bat for peace. 1t will say to us that
the Confederscy has expired; its great
life went out on the purple tide of blood
that flowed from the hearts of its sons
we have buried, and we do not intend
TO exhume its remains. We are utterly
defeated, and We dismiss our resent
ments. Sadly we parted with our dear
old cross Of stars, which we followed
through many storms Of shot and shell,
but we take with the true Of southern
honor the staff that holds the flag OF the
stars and stripes. 1 respond with the
truest Of feeling to-day to the fraternsi
words Of General Bartlett spoken at the
centennial OF the first battle Of the old
revolution
Year: 1875

THE court Of claims has made a de-
cree in accord with the opinion before
rendered in the Arkansas Hot Springs
case. The decree declares that the
plaintiffs case is not q legal or equitable
title to the property, aud that the title
rests absolutely in the United States.
The court directs that the property be
taken and possessed by a receiver to be
appointed by the court Of claims, who
shalt take charge of and rent out the
same for use, until congress shsll by law
direct how the same shall be disposed
Of. A receiver is not to be appointed
until 8 final decree is rendered, and he
is not to take possession Of the property
until it has been sdjudicated by the SUI
preme court to be the property of the
limited States
Year: 1875

We understand that one OF the lead
ing members Of our board Of aldermen
has consulted a leading lawyer Of the
city in regard to the eelection by the gen.
eraI council Of police and fire commits.
sioners, and that the answer is such as
to lead TO the belief that SD appeal TO
the courts is the next thing in order.
Year: 1875

The tanning and freckling days have
como, tomany maidcns and matrons. ulns


the saddest of the year. Else, how could
they ygo forth under the bright sky, shroud-
ell III The gloom of thick brown veil


Whoever has been privileged to. hear
Prof. Ioumans' delightful lecture On the
chemistry OF sunbeam, cannot have
forgotten his computation of the suns
great mechanical and chemical power.
And any housckecpcr who has brought
ller pale, dropping plants from the cellar,
utter their winters retirement, and has
watched them gradually straighten them
selves mp, aud deepen and brighten their
color, and send ont new grOwths, must
have been impressed anew with the suns
wonderfully stimulating power. ...


We cannot doubt that human beings are
as susceptible as plants arc, TO tho Kindly
influence Of the sunshine. How the little
children thrive in it and would gladly
throw away hats and bonncts that rob
them of share of it, and we know of one
mother who found her tiny daughter i'll
dulging in sun-batl, not, of course, be-
cause she thought it would bc good for
her, but from sheer pity for her 'ipoor lit
tic feet and legs and body that never had
any sunshine" a day Of hard work in
the school-rOom or the store or kitchen
leaves us tired and perhaps discouraged
about our work, and with the feeling that
1t is u hard, thanklcss world, without any
good place i'll it for us. When our spirits
have reached this low-watcr mark, let us
go out of doors, where the sun may shine
iull upon us, and, in due time, his magic
power upon our worn nerves will have
made new world for us, and our own
place in it the best of all. ....-


Happy the woman and happy her house
hold whose carpets and complexion do
not keep her in the shadow of n false
economy or false pride, but whose win
dows and face and soul are wide open to
the sun.
Year: 1875

Three we'll known professional sports
two of them belonging to Gold Hill
and the third to Silver City, were, in
the absence of anything better, having
little poker game at Lodge & Shane's
saloon on yesterday morning. A
Chinaman, who happened to be pas
sing by, heard the cheerful clink of
coin, and, looking in, discovered that
q game was in progress. John step
ped in, and after looking or awhile,
remarked, "Me heap sabe, play all
same Mclean man." at the same time
exhibiting large sack of coin. The
eyes of the sports glistened and their
fingers itched to handle the cein of
the heather. John was invited to
take hand and In less than an hour
afterward was seen leaving the saloon
with all the spare coin the others had
in their possession. The question that
puzzled them, no less than the numer-
Gus circle of friends who gathered
around to console their loss, was how
such an internal stupid-loOking pig
eyed heathen got away with the game
The question Is no nearer solution
now than when it was first put, and
these sports go around, looking de-
jected, and feeling exceedingly cheap.
They have the sympathy of their
large circle of friends, who are con-
slant In their efforts to cheer them
up.
Year: 1875

A correspondent requests the HER
AID to remind the Express that the
aggregate debt Of city and county of
Los Angeles is now nearly one mil
lion dollars and that under the cir
cumstances we cannot we'll afford to
cucumber ourselves with additional
responsibility. Our people are will
ing and anxious to encourage railroad
building in every possible way that
they can do so with the single excep-
ton of subsidization. They feel that
to increase their burden of taxation
by voting subsidy to any railroad
company will be an act Of injustice to
themselves and an unwelcome legacy
to coming generations.
Year: 1875

THE Senate has recorded one inno-
vation on the ancient custom. 1t has
decided during the session to do with
out chaplain. The vote on the reso-
luton to omit the election of an Off
cial supplicant to the Throne of Grace
stood 10 to 10 and the President
cast the vote which diverted ten dol
lars per day from the pocket of some
minister. Against the election OF a
chaplain LAME of Santa Clara made
an eloquent speech in the course of
which he characterized the applicants
for the position as ministerial bum
mers.u The term is harsh ami per-
haps unjust, but at any rate we shall
have few laws manufactured with
out the sanction of prayer orthe con-
ISOLATION Of the gospel.
Year: 1875

The pathetic appeals for the reten-
tion of DIR. SHURTIIFF as Superinten-
dent of the State Insane Asylum put
forth by Republican journals are nu-
merous and amusing. If we are to
believe those papers no other man in
the State possesses tithe of the quail
ifications for the place that are en-
bodied i'm DIR. SHURTLIFF and we are
furthermore assured that politics had
nothing whatever to do with his ap-
pointment and therefore politics


should not influence his removal.
Now, not one of these arguments for
his retention contains particle of


truth. DIR. SHURTLIFF is no better
qualified for Insane Asylum Super
intendent than hundreds of other ply
sicians i'm this State. He is not as
well qualified for he has held the place
so long that he has grown callous to
the sufferings of the unfortunates
around him. His recommendation
were based on the fact that he was q
physician and Republican-nothing
more. If he had gone to the Govern
or with a forty years experience in
hospital management and avowed
himself q Democrat he would not
have been appointed. Why should
Democratic administration retain him.
He is and has been ever since his ap-
pointment q radical and uncompro-
missing Republican. The Republi-
cans of Stockton always count on q
Year: 1875

THE Express of last evening announ-
ces that it does not expect to induce
our people to vote q subsidy to the Los
Angeles and Independence railroad.
No one ever expected that 1t would.
But why all this talk and yapor? Bun
comb wont build railroads. If blow
ing could do the work the Express
would circle the globe with double
track, steel rail, quicker than Puck
threatened to put girdle about the
earth.
Year: 1875

The Senate yesterday performed an
other remarkable feat-refused apprO-
priations for stamps and newspapers
and suppressed the bar in the capitol.
The chaplain was suppressed the day
previous, and the Senate is now with
out PRAYER or whiskey.
Year: 1875




On yesterday morning there was heavy
white frost with the thermometer 40 degrees
above zero.


A half million feet of lumber has been saw
ed at the San JacintO mountain mill. Since
tney commenced operation most all of the
lumber sawed by this mill is used by the
Railroad Company.


Doc. Yager met with quite painful accl-
dent Friday morning while chopping wood
at his place. By a miss stroke with the AK,
lie unfortunately struck his foot on the Joint
of his large toe, making a painful and very
ugly wound. 1t is with difficulty that he can
move around at all.


place that the Postmaster finds it necessary
TO even make Improvements in Uncle Sans
postal department. DIR. Greaves, Postmaster
has arranged for one hundred lock and glass
boxes for the better accommodation OF the
citizens of that place.


From the Argus, Dec, lGth.l


The destructive fire which occurred in our
city yesterday, has already brought TO the
surface long mooted question In our midst,
and one hat has been slumbering now for
three or four years past, viz: Why have we
no regular organized fire company.


The Knights OF Pythias met in their hall
at their regular stated meeting, Tuesday
night. and adjourned at 10 o'clock, t he night
the hall was destroyed by fire. Mr.. Rogers,
Chancellor Commander, fortunately carried
with him, after the lodge adjourned the ritu-
al of the order, the only thing saved from the
fire.


II is the general y received opinion in the
town, that The late destructive fire was the
work of an incendiary, from the fact that the
fire originated at such q late hour of the night
and in the cellar of the building where there
Is seldom an occasion for the proprietor or
clerks to go after night, and on this night no
light was taken into the cellar NJ all.
Year: 1875

THE nice weather we have been
having is about ended, and it will be
to the interest of everybody to pro-
vide themselves and their boys with
some of the celebrated Masculine
Boots before cold weather sets in. 1t
will be still more to the interest Of
everybody to know that Stewart the
shoeman, is the sole agent for the Sc
boots, and therefore the only one in
Cedar County that handles them
We ask every man in Cedar County,
that wants a good, reliable handmade
kip boot to call at our establishment,
and examine the merits Of the Mus
catine boots-leaving him to Judge
as to the superiority of these boots
overthe thousand and one kinds of
cheap Eastern boots with which the
market is flooded. Stewarts shoe
store, next door to Hammonds bank


46w2
Year: 1875

The little cough, that makes a white
lace handkerchief necessary round the
throat, is interesting at first, and only
seems to call for unlimited indulgence
in marsh mal!ow or grum drops. But by
and by the young lady finds herself too
weak to care for dressing and going out,
and her friends miss her from the party.
The word is, failing fast, quick con.
SUMPTION" and the scenes that loved
her, know her no more, forever. A little
prudence, care enough to have taken
few doses Of HALLS BALsAM, and she
might be enjoying the glorious days of
autumn, the gayest OF the gay. Price
LOO
Year: 1875

THE delivery of Andrea great atlas
has commenced in this county. The
Agent laid one Of the beautiful VOL
umes on our table, to which we shall
have occasion to refer at greater
length.
Year: 1875

You do not want to forget that al
most all kinds Of garden and Towering
plants can be purchased at Sweets
conservatory lower than any of you
can afford to raise tn, m. all and
see. Il
Year: 1875

sortment of babies and yellow
dogs, bound for California, left
Kansas City, Mo-, last week.


General Butler gained the case
where he volunteered to defend
the rights Of two orphan girlsin an
ejectment suit brought by a rich
uncle to deprive them of their
homestead. Now say that there
is nothing good can come out Of
Nazareth.


An important decision has Just
been rendered by the New York
Court of Appeals, to the effect
that National banks are not re-
sponslble for deposits for safe
keeping. Anyone who places US.
bonds or valuables of anv kind in
the keeping of these institutions,
does so at his own risk, and can
not recover in case of their loss by
theft or otherwise.


A snake fight was advertised at
Palatka, Fla, and the gathering
of spectators was very large. A
large rattlesnake and an adder
were put into the arena together,
but neither would attack the other.
Then a young alligator and the
rattlesnake were tried, and an
encounter Immediately began. The
alligator was bitten four times,
but he finally crushed the snake
to death between his jaws, and
subsequently died itself of the
reptiles poison.


The barretta, an article to which
allusion has frequently been made,
in connection with the investment
of Cardinal McCloskey, is the
usual square cap worn when in
church by all Catholic priests who
are not officiating at the altar;
only in the case Of a cardinal its
color is a scarlet instead Of black.


Ex-Confederate General ]. b.
Hood has beaten his sword into
plowshare and upturns the soil of
Minnesota with it.
Year: 1875




There is a general impression
that the recent death Of the young
Empress Of China was purposely
brought about to avoid complica-
tons that might arise in case her
expected child should prove a son.


One of the officers of the i'll
fated steamer Schiller says that
many persons on the steamer were
drunk when she struck, and that
several hremen and many steerage
passengers lay helpless until they
were swept away by the waves.


NJ. Rouher has informed the
French government that the ex-
Empress Eugenie will accept no
compromise of claims on the civil
list and will bring an action de-
manding the fulfilment of the con-
vention concluded by the de Brog-
lio ministry.


Paul boynton Will make a sec
ond attempt to swim across the
English Channel on the 2Sth inst.


The youth O'Connor. who, en-
the day of thanksgiving for the
recovery of the Prince Of Wales,
attempted to shoot the Queen,
was again arrested on the 18th
inst, in London. The Queen was
holding a drawingroom in Buck
ingham Palace, when O'Connor
was found standing at the same
place at the rail; and armed, from
which on the former occasion he
pointed his pistol at the Queen.
The arrest was quickly made and
0'Connor went to the insane asy-
hum on the certificate Of two ply
sicians that he had q suicidal and
homicidal mind 5ci5 yeva n


Engineer Engelwood left Otta-
wa on the 18th, for Thunder
Bay, to take charge of his section
and push forward the work on
the Canada Pacific Railway.
Year: 1875

who, suspecting him to have money in his possession,
struck him the head with a hachet or some similar
weapon The pedler showing 1ght they showered
blow after blow upon his head, while one Of them
with blunt knife endeayored 70 cut his
throat After having killed him they rihed
his pockets and plunged their hands through
his stock OF goods TO he had any money concealed
In IL During the struggle is thought, the shirt Of
Of the (the garment found in the basket be-
came torn and bloody and the murderer took it on,
selected another from the pack its place and put the
bloody and torn one into the bag





became now the main object of consideration as, II
left the road, passers by would discover t IN the
early morning The woods near by presented itsei as
safe place and thence the mprderers carried the dead
body, together with the pack and basket The collar
and cloth with the needles in Il, IA all probability,
dropped from the basket The entire absence OF blood
IN the supposed place Of murder accounted for by the
heavy rain which fell on Saturday night washing II
away.


Who the deceased is has not yet been ascertained,
as beyond the leaf Of the Hebrew calendar discovered
by. no papers found that might lead TO his
Identification The instrument with which the deed
was committed could not be found. The entire com.
munty and West Farms and fremont is aroused by
the horrible nature OF the crime terrible deed
than which has occurred in Westchester for many
years


The inquest viii be held at the Morgue, in Twenty
sixth street, on the 23d inst
Year: 1875

PREPARING THE CASE FOR THE GRAND JURY


THREATS oP VIOLENCE AGAINST ME. HoL-


Inns.


The excitement in regard to the exposures Of Mr.
Hoins Of the Board Of Education in Jersey City, is
unabated Letters pouring in from all quarters Of
Hudson county thanking Mr Holhns for the bold stand
he has taken in the Of REFORM economy and good
government The evidence which he has prepared for
presentation 20 the Grand Jury Of the damagn
and Termner IN the Bumsted trial every member Of
the city boards whose recorded IN favor Of the
payment Of a fraudulent claim Is ndictable Mt Hol-
Inns has been In close consultation with his legal ad-
wiser during the past few days The Grand Jury will
summon witnesses N the to-day. The charges
are twofOld The first relates TO the
payment Of claims which were illegal
and the expenditure Of moneys without authority Of
the Board and the second refers to the appointment Of
incompetent teachers the retention Of teachers COM
planned Of for incOmpetency aud the favortism ex-
tended by members Of the Board teachers who
reported as unit for their positions.


After the meeting Friday evening threats Of vio-
ence made against Mr. Hollins, which that gem
tleman treated with remarkable GOODNESS and self
possession. The action OF the Supreme Court in his
favor has completely turned the tables the other
members of the Board who foolish enough to
suppose they had the power expe him. If the Board
do not pass resolution in favor of investigation by
a committee Of citizens entirely independent of that
body Mr.. Hollins intends TO offer such a resolution
himself An appointment of committee by Mayor
TraDhagen would give entire satisfaction
Year: 1875

Eg- NOTICE TO CAPTAINS OF VESSELS ENTERING
THE PORT OF NEW YORK AT NIGHT-The New YORK
HERALD has adopted distinguishing Coston night signal for
use the HERALD yacht showing while burn
ing red green red changing from TO the other
in succession be several miles distant Cap
Of upon seeing this signal will obige by
pairing any they may have for the Ship News
Department Of the HERALD.


pgPersons desrous of communicating with vessels arriv
ing do by addressing such vessels
Of HERALD news yacht, pier No East River New York
from all parts the world and promptly de-
liyered. Duplicates required.
Year: 1875

/ II response to request from a committee
/ Of the State Bar Association, the State Execu-
4 tive Committees of both political parties have
issued circular letter to the committees of the


various counties, declaring that as the Gener-


al Assembly, by unanimous vote, adopted
the resolution authorizing the submission Of
an amendment TO the State Constitution pro-
viding for commission to dispose of the un-
finished business before the Supreme Court, it
cannot be considered partisan matter. The


circular states that the judges of the Supreme


Court believe the proposed measure to be of
vital importance to remedy the delay of the
present system, which amounts to practical
denial Of justice. In view of the fact that
there seems to be no opposition to the amend
ment the committee suggest that the ticket OF
both parties be printed having on them SIM
ply the words, For the Commission This will
leave all opposedto the amendment free to ex-
press their approval by striking out the words
suggested
Year: 1875

The Scientific American .sys that il


no.quitos or other bloOdsuckers infees
our sleeping rooms at night, we un-
cork bottle Of the oil OF pennyroyal,
these animals will leave In great haste,
nor will they return so long as the air
Of the room ia loaded with the fumes
OF that aromatic herb. Ii rats enter
the cellar, a little powdered potash,
thrown in their holes or mixed with
meal and scattered in. their runways,
never fails to drive them away. Cay
enne pepper will keep the buttery and
storeroom free from ants and cockroach-
es. If mouse makes an entrance into
any part of your dwelling, .aturate a
rag with cayenne, in solution, and stuff
it into the hole, which can then be re-
paired with either wood or mortar
No rat or mouse will eat that rag for
the purpose of opening communication
with n depot Of supplies.
Year: 1875

WE always record with regret any
instance Of mans striking his sister
in-law. 1t is cruel imitation to his
wife's mother that he'll never marry
in that family again. Brooklyn Ar
gus