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" He was followed by Mr. Richards, who made some general remarks on the politics of the State, and advocated the election of Gray and the entire Republican ticket. He denounced Thomas, the can- didate for District Attorney, as an inexperienced youth unfit for the office, and lauded Charley Thomp- son in extravagant terms."
" PRESS" RANTING.
In the issue the day before the election, the Press . commenced an article this wise :-
" At last the people begin to see that the old Court House clique, represented two years ago by *Frank, Nick, and Gray, and this year by *Charley, Nick, and Gray, are plotting with a good deal of shrewd-
*Frank Thompson, Charley Thompson, N. A. Covarrubias, and Clarence Gray.
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ness to get possession of the Court House again, and through the personal popularity of Nick, they are making some headway among respectable people who ought to know enough to understand these men without a word from us. One of their candidates is so exceedingly odious that even the organ of this clique dares not support him openly, but makes a hollow pretense of supporting MeNulta in order to elect Gray.
Is it necessary to point out to them (the
people) the significant fact that every loafer, gam- bler, adventurer, and worthless character in the city and county will support these candidates to a man ?"
ELECTION RETURNS, 1875.
CANDIDATES.
Montecito.
La Patera.
Santa Barbara
Ist Precinct.
Santa Barbara
2dl Precinct.
Carpenteria.
Guadalupe.
Ballards.
Los Alamos.
Las Cruces.
Lompoc.
[ Santa Maria.
Total.
Governor-
49
22
47
207
116
63.
78
8 81 38 34 55
798
T. G. Phelps
17 10
33
133
151
11
9
6 17
5.14 3
409
J. Bidwell
35 37
41
89
102
58
49
13
6
4 61 46
541
Lieutenant Governor-
J. M. Cavis
15|12
28
91
132
10
8
6
6
4 18
3 37 33
450
R. Pacheco
71
60
269
136
10
53 15,61
Congress-
P O. Wigginton
40 15
35
120
83
64
76
9
64 34 33 20
602
S. O. Houghton
51 18
77
263
261
22
50 15
139 12 68 37
913
J. S. Thompson
9 36
9
40
24
49
11
3
2
1
8
47
232
Assembly-
54 34
44 226
138
68
72 13 85 38
43 54
869
E. A. Edwards.
37|26
67
192
221
56
10
28
8
66 43
810
Clerk-
18 55
82
156
177
103
94
9
25
40,17
40
474
F. W. Bell.
3
3
20
16
6
4
16
3 25
5
117
District Attorney-
14
4
3
55
39
16
5
5
39
35
19
17
251
B. F. Thomas
44 35
69
98
94
86
99
3
2
44
11
17 36
617
T. MeNulta. .
20
19
57
81
6
4
6
:
1
19
1
221
Sheriff-
N. A. Covarrubias
49 17
57
273
180
33
76 21
73
59
6
.25
57 51
649
T. B. Curley
10|14
13
58
60
1
3
6
7
1
178
Treasurer -- U. Yndart
P. W. Frost
57
58
98
179
218
108
86
9 134
81
157
46 51 52
702
E. B. Boust .
7
4
8
59
49
6
o.
10
1
5
4
158
J. M. Garretson
53 62
94
158
216
91
74
2
5
:
54 49
856
G. E. Thurmond.
53 42
74
178
117 124 104
15
48
37 87
62 941
D H. Trout
34 26
49
248
248
6
31
11
157
10
23
41
784
Surveyor-
80 51 104
358'
329 116 118
19
73 36
77 49 1410
C. Holben.
13 12
10
39
26
9
17
32
33 23
230
Coroner-
H. Cohn.
18
105
61
1.
48
11
45
10 15 65
29
13
600
R. F. Winchester
53 42
55
127
137
71
8 19
9
1 13
2
117
Convention, for
2
3
5
10
20
4
..
against
67 31
51
236
172
74 103
3 72
7
865
RETURNS OF JUDICIARY ELECTION, 1875.
CANDIDATES.
Carpenteria.
Montecito.
Santa Barbara
1st Precinct.
Santa Barbara
2d Precinct.
La Patera,
Las Cruces.
Lompoc.
Guadalupe,
Santa Maria.
Los Alamos.
Ballords.
Total.
Supt. State Instruction
36
77
792 : 252
40
74
25
52
49
72
37
3 990
O. P. Fitzgerald
63
12
114
73
10
15
14
18
70
25
49
16
479
District Judge-
Eugene Fawcett ..
56
78
305
260
43
71
28
57
73
69
69
18 1127
L. C. Granger
44
11
80
66
9
18
11
14
46
22
20
1
342
County Judge --
45
52
266
151
31
77
33
49
59
23
49 39
1 492
J. F. Williams.
2
33
41
10
9
1
15
4
1
..
112
HUMOR.
A correspondent of a paper wanted to know the prices of California horses. " The price varies from $7.00 a head to $70.00. If you are a wholesale
buyer, you can buy a whole cavallada in some sec- tions at the first named figure. Some of them are valnable, others are not. It is difficult to estimate the value of a mustang when the flipping of a two- bit coin decides its ownership. Prices are some- times even lower than these quotations. A Santa Ynez Valley man bought a famous stallion the other day, and paid for him in mustangs. How many do you suppose it required ? Just 240." The Constable at Lompoc sold seventeen head of horses last summer for two cents a head. A ranchman in the same val- ley paid $3.00 a head for horses to feed his hogs. " Horse meat is low; hog, high." Prices vary, how- ever, and horses that were traded 240 for one have been known to sell as high as $100 apiece in many parts of California."
At a Democratic meeting in front of the Occiden- tal, October 7, 1876, Judge Freelon addressed the meeting in favor of Tilden and Hendricks, using the name of Tweed instead of Tilden by mistake, called upon the people to support the reformer, the great and good man Tweed. He continued sometime in this way to the great amusement of the hearers, but as a lawyer would say, asked and obtained leave to amend his pleadings, after which Harry George, of San Francisco, spoke for nearly two hours in defense of the Democratic principles.
[From the San Luis Obispo Tribune, December, 1872.]
"Santa Barbara is a gay old place. We like Santa Barbara. We have a weakness for it. Being fast friends of progress, we like a progressive city. And the evidences of progress are so patent and plain in the burgh under review, that it daily excites our ad- miration. In fact Santa Barbara is richly entitled to the name of the excelsior city of the southern coast. Mark its excellencies: It is lighted with gas. It has a water company. There is a grant, a very large grant, with the euphonious name of Najalayegua, in the immediate vicinity. It boasts three newspapers; is to have a sanitarium; has a splendid climate, and is the chosen friend of Bro. J. A. Johnson, of the Santa Barbara Press. This last consideration alone entitles it to the consideration of the 'varsal world.' But mostly it is distinguishable by two prominent feat- ures, namely, interchange of editorial amenities be- tween its brethren of the press; and second, a top- loftical consciousness prevalent among the same fra- ternity that they have a license to dictate to, censure, admonish, and gently shove their lesser brethern in the neighboring villages. In fact the press is a power in Santa Barbara, and its promulgators therein are most profoundly impresssed with a realizing sense of its potency. They have a telegraph in Santa Barbara, built by the Barbarians themselves, and they have a railroad, too. The Atlantic and Pacific, snubbed and slighted in little San Francisco, it is currently reported, is to be immediately com- menced at Santa Barbara, and is to be constructed at the own proper cost of Col. W. W. Hollister and Bro. Johnson. The termini of the road are to be at St. Louis on the Mississippi, and Santa Barbara on the Pacific. San Francisco is to be ignored completely on account of her facetious opposition to the spirited company which offers to work out the redemption of the southern coast. San Luis Obispo is to be left out in the cold, as a punishment for her contumacy in not consenting to build her own railroad, and then pay- ing for the privilege of traveling over it.
7 66 55
707
R. W. Hill.
3
5
24
26
16
9
8
1
13
2
3
64
Clarence Gray.
32 10
32
216
153
2
90 13
:
18
6
135
30 49
747 994
Assessor-
38
4
205
100
56 25 90
.
56
56
662
J. A. Johnson
14 17
34
69
72
52
76
6.3
40 54 68
4 69 59
881
C. A. Thompson
43 11
36
255
173
20
36 13 63
12 46 53
920
T. A. Cravens
39 39
52
96
128
96
12
12
25
249
143 24
5]
A. B. Williams
20
5
35
170
150
9 319
C. J. Freemen.
24 15
F. J. Maguire.
18 856
W. C. Stratton
52
35
82
134
11
2
21
43
64
Hope.
Wm. Irwin.
4 334
41
938
W. H. Hayne.
56
H. P. Stone ..
R. M. Dillard
Superintendent of Schools-
W. H. Norway,
Hope.
Ezra S. Carr
.
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The latest improvement in Santa Barbara is an Index. Of course, having been puffed into such importance by her Press as to attract thither so large a number of pleasure and health seekers and business men, that even her unlimited hotel accommodations are insufficient to hospedize the vast crowd which is weekly landed upon her wharves, the institution mentioned became a public necessity, to afford the needed information in regard to the contents of the enterprising city. Accordingly one or two publie- spirited prints, some six months ago, volunteered their services to run this interesting feature of the rising city of the West. Combining instruction with amusement, they undertook also to engineer a polit- ical movement, possessing a national squint and in- tended to boost into the Presidential chair a new aspirant for White House honors. The bandsome vote which the lamented Greeley obtained throughout the Union at the late election, is said to be, in a great degree, owing to the ponderous efforts of the latest propeller of Santa Barbara publie opinion. In fact, Santa Barbara, owing to the herculanean efforts of her indices and sich, bids fair to rival to-day the honors of her sister city in the East, and to dispute with her the title of "Hub" to the universe. Our little town and county (San Luis Obispo) stand abashed in view of such great magnificence, and ' pale their intellectual fires' in modest appreciation of such gigantie merit. We despair of emulating the activ- ity and business habits of great Santa Barbara, and are compelled for the nonce to throw up the sponge, bewailing our hard fate in not being gifted with such eminent engineers of progress as the far-seeing Index and the all-pervading Press.
" Well, we acknowledge our impotence, and beg the Barbareños to reconsider their hard sentence. Build up a branch of the Atlantic and Pacific Rail- road, oh, generous neighbors; extend your telegraph to our benighted region; rescue us from the Cimmer- ian darkness, which lies like a pall upon our bar- baric shores, and we promise to pay for all the facil- ities extended to us, not in greenbacks or county bonds, but in current coin of the realm. Oh, be gracious, and we will be grateful."
[Press, January 8, 1876.] " A FRACAS-GRAY BELLIGERENT.
" Last evening a fight took place in town between C. Gray and W. F. Russell, editor of the Index. It appears from the report that Gray had attached the office and stock of the Index, on behalf of his client Archie Rice, and Russell requested the withdrawal of the attachment, offering a bond in place of it, which bond Gray said was worthless. Russell then called Gray a hard name, which Gray requested Russell to take back and apologize for. Russell re- fused and struck at Gray; Gray retaliated and struck Russell a severe blow on the head, a repetition of which laid Mr. Russell on the sidewalk. The parties were arrested by the Sheriff, and while under arrest, Russell made a fresh attack upon Gray from the rear, hitting him behind the ear, and somewhat staggering him. The case was to have been tried in the Police Court this morning, but Russell was too sick to appear, and the case was postponed until Saturday. Russell bled very freely, and his wounds were dressed by a doctor. This is not the first affair between these belligerents."
Mr Russell, Editor of the Index, feeling himself aggrieved in the account of the difficulty between him-
self and Gray, in the Press, January 8, 1876, in the article headed " Fracas," sent the following letter to the Press :-
" MR. J. A. JOHNSON, EDITOR OF THE PRESS-Dear Sir: The local column of the Press of Wednesday contains so many misrepresentations in the item concerning the murderous assault made npon me by Clarence Gray, that I ask you in justice to me as well as yourself, that you will give your readers my version of the affair.
" To begin with, there was no 'fracas;' there was no fight; there was nothing but a brutal, cowardly, murderous assault made upon me with a deadly weapon. And Gray never attached the office of the Index. Mr. Rice had ample property secured to him before Gray came into the case. The bond that was given was on appeal to the County Court. Gray objected to the bond. I asked time to file a new bond, or justify on the new bond, which was granted. We had no quarrel about Rice's suit. Gray has a right to conduct his law-suits to the best interests of his clients. No reasonable man would objeet to his doing that; I did not. And I never called Gray a hard name in my life.
" I will now tell the true story. Gray called to me, using a vulgar epithet, as the editor of the Index. I mildly and kindly, in the way of rebuke, asked him how he would like vulgar words applied to him as a lawyer. I then walked off up State Street with my cane in my right hand. When near Apothe- caries Hall, Gray came up behind me, and without a word of warning, quickly grasped the coat sleeve of my right arm, and began beating me over the head with a large knot-pointed club cane. I could not use my cane, as my right arm was pinioned in his grasp. I distinctly remember receiving two or three blows from his club, but the bruises and gashes on my head and face show plainly that he must have struck me several times after I was insensible, and he undoubtedly would have killed me had not the people hastened to my rescue. The statement that I struck Gray while under arrest is not true. Upon reaching a half-conseions state, I saw Gray two or three steps behind me, and on the inner side of the pavement while I was on the outer, and a moving crowd between us. Instinctively and foolishly, as I now see, I turned upon the man who just attempted to take my life, but I was restrained and did not reach him. I think it was Deputy Sheriff Philips informed me that I was then under arrest, and then for the first time after the assault, I understood the condition of affairs.
" To conelude, this is the fourth unprovoked attack Gray has made upon me within two years. I have never struck Gray once, even in self-defense. I always get out of the way if I possibly can. Why has he bounded me these years with defamation, with ridicule, with vulgarity, with blackgnardism, and with personal violence, and now with a cold- blooded attempt to take my life ? Can any one tell ? To save my soul from perdition I cannot. I have never done him any wrong. I have ever treated him with civility and courtesy.
"I am not a belligerent in the sense used in your local column. I am not a street bully. I wish to be a quiet, law-abiding citizen, attending to my own business, and to be on good terms with all.
" W.M. F. RUSSELL. " Santa Barbara. January 6. 1876."
Mr. Gray was fined $20.00 for this offense.
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HISTORY OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY.
THE COUNTY JAIL
Was built in 1876. It is 28x36, and contains an office, sitting-room, dining-room, kitchen, pantry, closet, and hall. In the second story are three large cells for female prisoners, the main entrance to which is through a wrought-iron skeleton door. The prison part of the jail is 28x31 on the ground, and one story high. The floor is of stone, except the part devoted to prisons, which is of steam-boiler iron three-eighths of an inch thick. After entering the iron door, the ball is reached, which is six feet wide, and extends the length of the building. The hall is made of bars of iron three-fourths inch square, on end extending from the floor to the ceiling, and three inches apart. Iron doors to the right and left open into prisoners' cells. The doors are opened by levers from the main hall. The cells, eight in number, are scven feet long, six feet wide, and eight feet high. The prisoners are to have the run of the hall during the day, but are locked up at night. The ceiling and floor of the cells are made of the same kind of boiler iron (§) as is used for the partitions, as also the doors. To make the prisoners comfortable, a wooden floor is laid over the iron floor. The cost was about $9,000.
CELEBRATION OF THE CENTENNIAL.
The morning, somewhat foggy, was ushered in with the ringing of bells, explosions of fire-works, waving flags, and general rejoicing. Many of the stores, dwellings, and public buildings were beauti- fully decorated. At an early hour the people began to gather at the Arlington, the place of general ren- dezvous. Soon after nine o'clock, under the guid- ' ance of N. A. Covarrubias, the Grand Marshal, came the Mexican City Council, Union soldiers and sailors of the late war, Fire Department, and mem- bers of the I. O. O. F.
At the Arlington the procession was formed anew in the following order :--
FIRST DIVISION.
Pearson Brass Band in an elegant new wagon. Car of State, containing thirty-eight little girls, each wearing a sash composed of the colors of the National flag, on which was printed the name of a State. President Richards and officers of the day in car- riages. Mayor and City Council in carriages. Veterans of the Mexican War in carriages. Encampment No. 52. I. O. of O. F. Channel City Lodge, No. 232, I. O. of O. F. Santa Barbara Lodge, No. 156, I. O. of O. F. SECOND DIVISION.
Hoeking's Field Band of fifes and drums. Battalion of Union Soldiers and Sailors, under com- mand of Col. H. G. Otis and Capt. Thos. Mc- Nulta. Along with this was a National Standard with the names of up- wards of seventy battles emblazoned on it.
Firemen of Pioneer Engine Company. Boys of Hook and Ladder Company.
THIRD DIVISION.
Raymond's Brass Band, followed by vehicles repre- senting the trades and business, led by Wells, Fargo & Co's. wagon. Citizens on foot.
The whole procession was over one mile long.
The grounds selected were near the old mission, in a shady grove on Mission Creek.
J. T. Richards, President of the day, called the assembly to order. Prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Scott. The Declaration was read by W. S. Seavy. A. Pettyrove then read an original poem, entitled ' Our Country." Though the poem was one of great merit, we have room for but one stanza :--
" And now I turn to thee-thou proudest and best; Unto thee, California-fair Queen of the West- With thy earpeted plains and brown-coated hills, With thy swift-rolling rivers and beautiful rills, With thy mountains uprising the heavens to meet, And thy shore, where the blue waves are kissing thy feet; Thou hast fostered thy sons with thy prodigal wealth; To thy daughters thou'st given hoth beauty and health; Ah! we love thee-thou fairy-like queen of the sea- For Pacific's great queen thou art destined to be; For already Japan and the Inds look this way, And the gateway art thou of the wealth of Cathay."
Oration by the Rev. Stephen Bowers, orator of the day. He gave in a brief manner the history of our organization, compared it with those that had arisen and fallen in the past ages, and drew favorable auguries from the better character of our civilization than that of the Romans, Persians, and Assyrians. In accordance with the recommendation of the President, the managers had appointed a historian to record the early history of the county. Charles E. Huse, whose residence in the county for near a quarter of a century, and knowledge of the Spanish language, eminently fitted him for the task, performed this work to the satisfaction of all.
An adjournment of two hours for social recreation and refreshment was followed by an interchange of sentiments.
" The Army and Navy" was responded to by Cap- tain McNulta, who briefly reviewed the military his- tory of the country.
" The Veterans of the Mexican War" was responded to by S. R. I. Sturgeon, who warmed up as he told how fields were won when we went down to Mexico with Scott and Taylor.
" The Future of our Country" was portrayed in hopeful colors by Mortimer Cook, the banker.
" We must all work. In the economy of the Great Architect all must be active. The prosperity of the country and the stability of our institutions depend upon labor, liberty, and law." Mr. Cook closed with an earnest appeal to all citizens to commence the second century of the Republic's existence by per- forming the duty that every man owes his coun- try, and take up some good work that shall make the land and people better for his having lived.
" The Press" was responded to by C. A. Storke. He gave a brief history of newspapers. One hun-
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dred years ago there were but thirty-seven papers published weekly in the United States. Now there are 8,000. He dilated upon the influence the press exerted on the people, and its influence in promoting civilization.
" The Bench and Bar" was represented by Clar- ence Gray, who thought that without law there could be no industries, no society, no civilization.
" The Public Schools" was replied to by J. C. Oli- ver. He thought the prosperity of a nation depended upon the intelligence of the people; that we owe much of our national prosperity to our system of common schools, which fits men to become good citizens.
"The Ladies" was happily answered by Judge Maguire. He thought he had the best and was cer- tain that it was the most beautiful of all the offerings. He would not repaint the rose or gild the lily. He thought it was a divine institution to be worshiped, and will be worshiped to the latest day. He gave a glowing description of our mothers of the Revolu- tion, and our wives and sisters in the late war. His witty and eloquent remarks were highly enjoyed.
Señor Pablo de la Guerra then addressed the native Californians in the Spanish language, and roused a good feeling by his appeals to love and defend the flag which was the emblem of liberty, wealth, and happiness.
"Young America" was responded to by Master Ralph Edgar, who, in a manly speech, pledged the sons to maintain, untarnished, the glory achieved by the fathers.
The day was finished with social intercourse, dancing, athletic games, and ludicrons exhibitions of animal life by the "Critter Brigade."
THE CAMPAIGN OF 1876
Was the best contested of any in any year in Santa Barbara. Frequent and enthusiastic meetings char- acterized the year. McNulta, Gray, and Sturgeou were effective speakers on the Republican side.
Phineas Banning took occasion to speak of the improvements and wants of Santa Barbara :---
" I have been a constant visitor to your beautiful city. It was in October, 1857, that I first saw Santa Barbara. I do not remember at that time of having seen a two-story or a brick house. I saw no stages or carriages, no prancing steed attached to gilded phaeton. There were numerous gay cavaliers, clothed in gaudy calcenaroes, mounted on dashing chargers. The ox-cart, constructed without iron, transported your small quantities of freight, and almost the whole community, like Rip Van Winkle, seemed to be just awakening from a long and dreamy slumber. And now, behold the change! See your evenly-planked sidewalks and beautifully graded streets, your stately edifices and magnificent residences. Here, as dreamy Claude said to his lovely Pauline, you may almost see palaces lifting to eternal summer their marble walls from out the glossy bowers of coolest foliage, musical with birds. The monte bank has been sup- planted by wealthy financial institutions. Beautiful
gardens and lovely orchards, such as surrounded Grenada 400 years ago, are everywhere to be seen. But still the genius of universal progress lingers around and vainly beckons you on to the fulfillment of your highest destiny.
" Excuse me, my good friends, when I tell you there is one thing you do not possess, and without it you can never reach your destined greatness. I allude to railroads. The wild and angry scream of the defiant steam- whistle has never yet been heard rever- berating through your neighboring mountains. Be up and doing. Wait no longer for some one to come and build your roads. Do not waste any more time on the dilapidated Atlantic and Pacific. llope for nothing from Colonel Scott, but rely upon yourselves. Commence here a road pointing towards San Fran- cisco and San Fernando Mountains, where you can connect with the Southern Pacific, after passing through the lovely valley of the Santa Clara. Im- mense wealth is all around. It is hidden in your mountains and floats in gay and gaudy colors on the surface of the mighty ocean immediately in front of your city. Your agricultural soil is unsurpassed by any in the world.
"When in 1860 I commenced the construction of a railroad from Wilmington to Los Angeles, the assessed valne of property in our county was less than $6,000,000. Now it is nearly $17,000,000; and land which at that time could be bought for $1.00 an acre has been disposed of for $150. What our roads have done for us others will do for you. If you cannot complete 100 miles next year, surely you can construct ten. Build up the valley twenty miles and you will see changes of such a startling nature that you will never cease till you connect with roads leading to San Francisco and Los Angeles. There is a magic in the wild shriek of the swift-running locomotive. It is a coming event that casts innum- erable shadows before, and scatters wealth, progress, and true greatness all around.
" Had you known sleepy Los Angeles, as I did, twenty-five years since, and compare it with the Chicago of the Pacific, as it is now called, and know that all these improvements are really the result of railroads, you would surely do something to help yourselves in this respect. Our young Chicago has five railroads entering there; no paper lines, but real running roads, and doing a large business. Only a few days since there were fifteen vessels anchored at Wilmington that brought for that port over 20,000 tons of freight. Four of them were from Europe, and have since sailed with the products of our county."
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