anaheim-gazette 1870-11-12

ANAHEIM GAZETTE. PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY. G. W. BARTER, Ed'r and Prop'r. OFFICE AT-CORNER OF CENTER AND LOS ANGELES STREETS. TERMS: For One Year (in advance.) $5 00 " Six Months," " " 3 00 " Three " " " 2 00 Rates of Advertising: One Inch Space, One Week $2 00 Two Weeks 3 00 One Month 4 00 Three Months 6 00 Quarter Column, One Week 8 00 One Month 10 00 Three 15 00 Six 20 00 One Year 40 00 Half Column, One Week 10 00 One Month 15 00 Three 20 00 Six 30 00 One Year 60 00 One Column, One Week 20 00 One Month 30 00 Three 35 00 Six 50 00 One Year 120 00 AGENTS: Los Angeles, W. J. BRODRICK. San Francisco, L. P. Fisher. New York, Hudson & Menet. JOB WORK. ALL KINDS OF JOB WORK, PROMPTLY AND NEATLY EXECUTED AT THIS OFFICE. A MESSAGE. [After the battle of Fochbach, a French officer of the rassler was found dead, with a letter, which we excerpied in his hand.] It was only a crumpled letter, In a careless, girlish band; It was only a childish message From the sun-kissed, southern land. It was only a brief memorial Of the tears the absent had; It was a trifle from the living, But a message to the dead! "Father, dear, you are gone to battle, But I think, incessantly. As I miss your morning blessing. What your sufferings must be?" So she wrote, and so he held it, With a blessing on her head— When the token of the living Was a message to the dead! "I'm so good, dear—oh, so ready— You would wish me to be so; If I'm quiet, half your dangers Dear mamma need never know. So, good by, papa! God bless you! Guard and keep you evermore:— Seal! I send you fifty kisses From an ever ready store." It was only a crumpled letter In a dead man's hand that day, Just to show how hearts were aching In his own land far away. It was only a loving message From a loving child that sped; But the words the living peniciled Were a message to the dead! Take it not from his fingers— Lay it with him in the grave— If it be a consolation, "To the latest he will have, For I think the bullet reached him AGENTS: Los Angeles, W. J. BRODRICK. San Francisco, L. P. Fisher. New York, Hudson & Menet. JOB WORK. ALL KINDS OF JOB WORK, PROMPTLY AND NEATLY EXECUTED AT THIS OFFICE. SUBSCRIPTIONS and Translent Advertisements Paid for Invariably in Advance. Current Advertisements Must be Settled For Monthly. Anaheim Corporate Officers. Mayor—Max Sirbel. Common Council—John Fischer, President— Government: Henry Kenager, John P. Zeyn, E. W. Champ in and F. Goodfitch. City Attorney—S. J Davis. Treasurer—Th. Rompan. City Assistant—N. H Mitchell. City Marshal—D Davies. School Trustees: J. P. Zeyn, W. M. Higgins, H Werder. Officers of Anaheim Water Company. John P. Zeyn, President. D. Struthoff, Vice President. F. Scanander, Treasurer. Louis Dorr, Secretary. A Butler. Anaheim Lighter Company. BOARD OF TRUSTEES F. Schroeder, President. F. Korn, Secretary. A Longenberger, Treasurer. C Lorena, M Sirbel. County Official Directory. The Senatements Judicial District composed of Los Angeles, San Bernardino and San Diego counties—Murray Morrison Judge. District Courts at Los Angeles in February May, August and November. County Judge—Lenacio Sepulveda. County Commissioner—James H. Lander. State Senator—B. D Wilson. Member of Assembly—M. F. Coronel. R. C. Freyer. Sharff—J. F. Burns. Under Sheriff—H. C. Wiley. Deputy Sheriff—Harace Bardick. County Clerk—T. D. Matt. Deputy Clerk—S. H. Mott. J. W. Gallette. District Attorney—C. E. Thom. Deputy District Attorney—E. M. Ross. C. A. Gardner. City and County Treasurer—T. E. Rowan. Superintendent of Public Schools—W. M. McFadden. Public Administrator—George Carson. County Surveyor—F. Lecouvreur. County Assessor—D. Botiller. Coroner—Joseph Kuritz. The County and Probate Courts meet every May, July, September, November, January and March—six terms annually. County Board of Supervisors W. Woodworth Chairman J. B Winston H A Returned Californian Fleeced $8,000 by Sharpers. The Pacific Railway has been a great agency for the comfort and convenience of travelers Its swift transit brought many a poor fellow from the Golden Gate in the short space of two weeks to his old time home in the old States But yesterday it whirled off Christopher Herbert intent unreaching his home in Greensburg from which he had been absent quite a decade into the clutches of astute thieves who stripped him of the savings of year The circumstances of the case are but variation of the old game which he been played so often, and which seem to admit of an indefinite continuance Herbert, three weeks ago, left San Francisco for his former home in Sales eight miles from Greensburg. His family have lived there for years, and about ten years ago he left the place to seek the El Dorado of the Pacific spent the last ten years at Whisky Diggings in hard-fisted toil, accumulating the treasure of which he has been villainously despoiled. The other days he arrived at fatal Chicago, and to occasion while there to buy a suit clothes Doubtless here was the secret of his loss He was probably watched by some of the sharpers with which the sagacious city abounds In paying his suit he drew out his wallet, containing upwards of eight thousand dollars He arrived at Pittsburg on the 8 o'clock train He stepped up to the ticket office, at the Union Depot, to purchase a ticket for Greensburg It was close at that hour while deliberating, a man stepped up alongside and asked where he was going and for what point he wanted tickets He replied that he was also a Greensburger The consequence man invited him to go and have a glass of beer While after the bell their tour was protracted They tended their trip to a national bank, the precise name of which Herbert can POLLIMUS BROS., DEALERS IN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. HARDWARE. Stoves & Tinware, ANAHEIM, CAL. ect291 DR. W. N. HARDIN, Physician, Surgeon AND OBSTETRIAN. GRADUATE of some of the best schools of the city of New York and Philadelphia, with the experience of twenty-one years in the practice of Medicine, Surgery, and the treatment of diseases of Women and Children, Offers his professional services to the citizens of Anaheim and surrounding country. Office and residence on Los Angeles street, opposite Mr. J. Kehler's, where he may be found at all hours, except when professionally engaged. D. K. WILLIAMS, CARPENTER, JOINER and BUILDER, ANAHEIM, CAL. MEIM GAZETTE ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, NOVEMBER 12, 1870. MESSAGE. Orbach, a French officer of California with a letter, which we copy, trumpled letter, girlish band; childish message kipped, southern land. brief memorial the absent bed; from the living, to the dead! you are gone to battle, incessantly. morning blessing. offerings must be? and so he held it, going on her head— of the living to the dead! clear—oh, an already— which me to be so; if your dangers need never know. ops! God bless you! keep you evermore:— a fifty kisses ready store!" trumped letter n's hand that day, new hearts were aching and far away. living message girl child that sped; the living penciled ge to the dead! on his fingers— him in the grave— ation, he will have, butler reached him would necessitate his going back to Pittsburg, and remaining over a day. Herbart with amiable promptness leaned over and proposed to advance the $300. The offer was accepted with gratitude. He drew ut his fated wallet, and abstracted the amount needed. For a few moments the business man, pen behind his ear, continued to lean over them, and discuss various matters. Business man calls Harris out, to consult over some details of matter. Unsuspecting Herbert remains behind. An interval—and a longer one passes—and no returning Harris. Herbert grows uneasy. A long lapse of time and uneasiness has eventuated in suspicion; suspicion culminates in inquiry; inquiry discloses the fact that the wallet was non est. The poor fellow came back and was advised to make his way to the Mayor's office. He did so, stated his case, and remained there the greater part of the evening, where we interviewed him, and ascertained the foregoing details. Herbert is a young man of prepossessing and elegant appearance. He made a most favorable impression upon all to whom he told his story. He dwelt with bitterness upon the fact that he had spent ten years of uninterrupted labor in gathering together the sum of which he had been despoiled. He has seen it swept away in the compass of a moment, and it is little wonder that he is disgorge- The Sioux Sun Dance. This festive performance, as practiced among the Sioux, is regarded by whites with feelings of horror, and have the nerve to become spectators of the cruelties which are undergone by the deluded victims. It is a sort of ligious dance, in which the young bride test their fortitude and stoicism in sisting pain without wincing. A young officer who witnessed the Sun Dance few weeks since, at the Cheyenne agency, seven miles above Fort Siskiyou on the Missouri river, gives the folling account: "The Indians manifested considerable opposition to having the whites present. When several officers belonged to the Seventeenth United States Infantry came up, Red Leaf leaped on a breastwork of logs and ordered troops away. After parleying with chief some time, the soldiers fell back and took a position which was not conjectable to the Indians, but when they would obtain only a partial view of the performances. There was a lodge built in shape of an ampitheater with a pole in the centre of the lo- Ulmanian Fleeced of Boy Sharpers. Alway has been a great comfort and convenience its swift transit has no fellow from the short space of two time home in the older day it whirled one arbert, intent upon in Greensburg, from an absent quite a detaches of astute thieves, of the savings of years of the case are but a old game which has been, and which seems definite continuance weeks ago, left San former home in Salem, in Greensburg. His there for years, and go he left the place to do of the Pacific. He years at Whiskey fisted toil, accumulated of which he has been so killed. The other day al. Chicago, and took here to buy a suit of here was the secret was probably watched carpers with which that bounds. In paying for about his wallet, containight thousand dollars. tsburg on the So'clock led up to the ticket on Depot, to purchase tsburg. It was closed bile deliberating, a man inside and asked him ing and for what point. He replied that he isburger. The confid him to go and have While after the beer, protracted. They exto a national bank, the which Herbert cannot part of the evening, where we interviewed him, and ascertained the foregoing details. Herbert is a young man of prepossessing and elegant appearance He made a most favorable impression upon all to whom he told his story. He dwelt with bitterness upon the fact that he had spent ten years of uninterrupted labor in gathering together the sum of which he had been despoiled. He has seen it swept away in the compass of a moment, and it is little wonder that he is disconsolate at his loss. The Police are on the track of the scoundrals. Herbert, in company with several officers, started last evening for Rochester, where they are led to believe the thieves have taken refuge. MISCELLANEOUS. If you wish to flatter a fool, ask his advice; if you wish to be one, follow it. The Spanish proverb says: A little breakfast is enough; enough dinner is but little; a little supper is too much. Ever since 1588 every French sovereign who has made the Tuileries his abode, has been compelled, at some time or other, to quit the shelter of its roof. Charles Dickens in twenty-four works introduced 1,425 personages. The Savannah river rice planters are building floating threshers, which travel from plantation to plantation. Hattie Goodrich, aged 16, has made three recent attempts at suicide at her father's house in Draper county, Indiana. Burlington, Iowa, announces that the Princess Salm-Salm has selected Burington as her autumnal residence. Horce races, a sham fight and a war dance by forty Ute Indians were the attractions at the recent county fair in Denver Colorado. New Jersey is to have a woman suffrage ticket, under the auspices of the Vineland woman's suffrage Association. The census taker found a boy in the Third Ward of Rockford, Ill., whose Christian name was Star Spangled Banner. The library of Strasbourg contains or contained no less than 150,000 volumes. Napoleon III. is the seventh French sovereign deprived of his liberty by the fate of battle. Blanford has elected the first woman superintendent of common schools in Massachusetts. A man near Springport, Ia., had the contents of his pocket-book, amounting to 160 allowed below the krugent to the Seventeenth United States Infantry came up, Red Leaf leaped over a breastwork of logs and ordered troops away. After parleying with chief some time, the soldiers fell back and took a position which was not jectionable to the Indians, but when they would obtain only a partial view of the performances. There was also lodge built in shape of an ampitheatre with a pole in the centre of the loft. The sides and roof were covered with willows, forming a tolerable screen, not so dense as to obstruct entirely view. The performances were commenced with chants and incantations. Five young men were brought in partially stripped, their mothers be present and assisting in the ceremony. Then the medicine man began his practice by cutting slits in the flesh of the young men and taking up the mucus wipers. The old squaws assisted lacerating the flesh of the boys wipers. The squaws, at the same time keep up a howling, accompanied with movement to and fro. When the males were lifted out by pincers on their breast, one end of a sort of lariat buffalo thong was tied to the bleeder flesh, while the other end was tied to the top of the pole in the centre of lodge. The first young man, when prepared, commenced dancing around the circle in a frantic manner, pulling with all his weight, so as to stretch his rope, and by his jerking movement loosed himself by tearing out the fillet. The young man's dance was accompanied by a chant by those who were standing around, assisted by the thrusting of a hideous drum, to keep the tilt. The young brave who was undergone this self-torture finally succeeded tearing himself loose; and the rope laxed from its sudden tightness and back toward the center pole, with piece of the flesh to which it was tied. The victim, who up to this point, not move a muscle of his face, fell down on the ground, exhausted from the pain which human weakness could not further conceal. A squaw then rushed and bore the young brave away. Had undergone the terrible ordeal, as amid the congratulations of the old man would be complimented as a warrior undoubted pluck and acknowledged prowess. Another of the young men, named Charles, was cut in two places under the shoulder-blade, the flesh was raised with pincers, and thongs tied around the flesh and muscles thus raised. Thongs reached down below the knee. The library of Strasbourg contains or contained no less than 150,000 volumes. Napoleon III is the seventh French sovereign deprived of his liberty by the fate of battle. Blanford has elected the first woman superintendent of common schools in Massachusetts. A man near Springport, Ia., had the contents of his pocket-book, amounting to 460, swallowed by a mule recently. On the termination of her engagements in this country, Mlle Nilson will visit St. Petersburg. In Decatur county, Iowa, Mrs G. A. Crosby acts as constable. Her husband is a Justice of the peace. There are ten counties in Illinois that have more than doubled their population in ten years. The Lynchburg Republican says of the recent floods in Virginia: As far as is known the loss of private property in this city is estimated at $100,000. This, however, does not include the losses sustained either above or below us; the loss to the railroad and canal, already known, is at least $600,000 more, making a grand aggregate of $700,000. The census gives Charleston, South Carolina, a total population of 48,431. There are 10,967 white males, 11,801 white females, Total white population, 26,768; total black population, 25,963. Woman folks of both races seem to be in undue excess, especially among the negroes. The white females have a majority of 834, and the colored females a disproportion of 4,057. Travel by way of Vicburg Louisiana and Texas has been largely increased by the quarantining of the Galveston port. Cotton picking in Texas is progressing rapidly. One planter gets 9,000 pounds to the acre from the first picking. The corn crop is also good. It is said that the population of Shelby county. Tennessee, is about equally divided between white and black. Another of the young men, named Charles, was cut in two places under the shoulder blade, the flesh was raised with pincers, and thongs tied around the flesh and muscles thus raised. Thongs reached down below the knuckle and were tied to buffalo skulls. These heavy weights dangling at ends of the thongs, the young man required to dance around the circle the sound of the drum, and chants the bystanders, until one of the skirts broke loose, but the other remained. The mother of the young man rushed into the ring, leading a pole and tied one end of the lariat which he around the pony's neck to the skirt which was still fastened to the young man. The latter then followed the pony around the ring, until nearly hauled, he fell on his face, and the skirt was thereby torn out of the flesh. Sufferer's voice grew husky from joining in the chant; he groveled on the ground in violent contortions for a few minutes and was then removed to the outside the lodge. A third man had the lariat of the pony hitched to the raised muscle his back, and was dragged in this several times round the ring, but force not being sufficient to tear leaves from the flesh, the pony was backed and a slack being thus taken on the lariat, the pony was urged swiftly ward, and the sudden jerk torpeded out of the flesh. My inform having seen enough of these horrid formances to satisfy his curiosity with his companions, 'without waiting to see the dance through.' The day with its bloody orgies lasted three days. The Sun Dance is not now as frequent practiced as in former days, and ceremony will become extinct only under the reservation system."—St. Louis Republican. Do Alkali Soils Affect the Character of Wool. We have received several enquiries with regard to the effects which alkali soils may have upon the character of wool. As the question is one of much importance, in view of the rapid increase of the sheep growing interest all through the alkali regions between the Sierra Nevada and Rocky mountains, we submitted the question to Prof. Rowlandson, of this city, who has paid much attention to the subject of sheep raising both in this country and Europe. The Professor's reply, which is hereto appended, will be read with much interest by sheep growers everywhere: Editors Scientific Press:—The topic which you have referred to me—the actual or probable influence on the character of the fleeces grown on sheep that feed on alkali soils—is a very interesting one. In pursuance of the promise made to you on the occasion of a recent conversation on this subject, originating from observations and inquiries made by one of your many intelligent agricultural correspondents, I proceed to give my indirect experience as well as some theoretical suggestions relative to the matter. Never having had the care and superintendence of flocks whose feeding grounds consisted wholly or principally of what are commonly denominated seventh United States Army, Red Leaf leaped over the logs and ordered the after parleying with the soldiers fell back when which was not obeyed Indians, but whence in only a partial viewaces. There was a large shape of an ampitheatre, the centre of the lodge. The roof were covered with a tolerable screen, but also obstruct entirely the performances were commands and incantations. They were brought in and laid, their mothers being resting in the ceremony. The man began his part on the flesh of the young man up the mucles with old squaws assisted in flesh of the boys with snaws, at the same time, accompanied with a fro. When the musket by pincers on the foot a sort of lariat or was tied to the bleeding other end was tied to handle in the centre of the young man, when thus enforced dancing around dramatic manner, pulling tight so as to stretch out his jerking movements by tearing out the flesh. His dance was accompanied by those who were assisted by the thump-drum, to keep the time. He who was undergoing finally succeeded in loose; and the rope re-udden tightness and fell the center pole, with a knot to which it was tied. Up to this point, did he up his face, fell down exhausted from the pain, weakness could not furrow a squaw then rushed in young brave away. He the terrible ordeal, and, situations of the old menimented as a warrior of seek and acknowledged the young men, named in two places under dee, the flesh was raized and thongs tied around muscles thus raised. The down below the knees In pursuance of the promise made to you on the occasion of a recent conversation on this subject, originating from observations and inquiries made by one of your many intelligent agricultural correspondents, I proceed to give my indirect experience as well as some theoretical suggestions relative to the matter. Never having had the care and superintendence of flocks whose feeding grounds consisted wholly or principally of what are commonly denominated alkali soils, my observations have necessarily been restricted to such opportunities as have been afforded me by the examination of fleeces so extensively imported into England from the Southern Russian Steppes, and the Cape of Good Hope, both of which districts possess extensive alkali plains. Such fleeces, in my judgement, always afforded a harsher feeling when grasped, which would be anticipated prior to handling, by the mere external observations of their relative fineness of fibre. In viewing this question it ought not to be overlooked that the plains under notice are usually covered with a copious growth of saliferous plants, the "artemiesice," frequently predominating—accompanied by only a sparse intermixture of true grasses. In consequence of the fact just stated, animals so fed ingest in their food a much larger amount of alkaline salts than would be the case if fed only upon the graminace. Whether this increased absorption of alkaline salts produces any deteriorating effect on the fleeces of animals so grazed I am not prepared to give any decided opinion; inferentially, however, I am inclined to think that the change, if any, would be very slight, and consider it posssible that in the case of your correspondent's complaint of the coarseness of the fleeces of his sheep being intensified by grazing on alkali lands, that the change may have arisen from climate causes. Fine wooled sheep taken from the plains of Los Angeles to extremely elevated districts or northern and cold regions, would have the fineness of their fleeces deteriorated, no matter what land or pasturage they might live upon. This incident complicates the question, and ought to be kept in view, if it is attempted to institute true economic comparisons. The opinion just given may appear opposed to a statement made in a former part of this communication. It is possible, however, that the harshness so noted may arise from the following cause: young brave away. He the terrible ordeal, and, constulations of the old men documented as a warrior of seek and acknowledged the young men, named in two places under the hide, the flesh was raized and thongs tied around muscles thus raised. The down below the knees were buffalo skulls. With heights dangling at the legs, the young man was bare around the circle, to the drum, and chants of untitled one of the skulls but the other remained. The young man then ring, leading a pony, and of the lariat which was his neck to the skull, fastened to the young latter then followed the ring, until nearly exited on his face, and the skull out of the flesh. The grew husky from joining grooved on the ground, options for a few minutes, removed to the outside of had the lariat of the raised muscles of was dragged in this way around the ring, but the sufficient to tear loose the pony was backed up, thus taken on the was urged swiftly for sudden jerk tore the flesh. My informant though of these horrid persistify his curiosity left actions, 'without waiting through.' The dance,orgies lasted three days. is not now as frequently former days, and the become extinct only union system."—St. Louis regions, would have the fineness of their fleeces deteriorated, no matter what land or pasturage they might live upon. This incident complicates the question, and ought to be kept in view, if it is attempted to institute true economic comparisons. The opinion just given may appear opposed to a statement made in a former part of this communication. It is possible, however, that the harshness so noted may arise from the following cause: The fact is well known that the fineness of wool, other things being equal, is proportioned to the amount of yolk. Now, the yolk is simply an animal potash soap, intermixed with a small but variable amount of on earthy one, chiefly lime. The potash forms a soft, and soda a hard soap, are facts pretty generally known. In the case of alkali soils, it may readily be conceived how the presence of carbonate of sopa, in mass, as compared with potash, may cause the formation, to some extent, of stearate of soda, (hard soap); in this way the harshness of unwashed wool, grown on alkaline soils, may possibly be explained. To constitute correct comparisons, it may consequently be found necessary to make trials with washed wool. It may be mentioned, in connection with this subject, that a general opinion exists among those physiologists who have paid attention to the matter, that to the joint action of alkaline soils and their general accompanying flora is to be attributed the abnormal development of fat-rumped and fat tailed sheep found in the localities previously alluded to. Indeed, some go so far as to theory that the abnormal, posterial development of the Hottentot female has a similar origin. Thos. Rowlandson. San Francisco, Oct. 16, 1870. —Scientific Press. Large numbers of the people of Lincoln county, Tennessee, says the Fayetteville Observer, are preparing to move to Texas this Fall. Cause-cheap lands.