anaheim-gazette 1875-11-20

ANAHEIM VOL. VI. Anaheim Gazette SATURDAY...NOV. 20, 1875. A WARNING. Speech of James S. Giles, the Defaulting Postmaster. James S. Giles, the defaulting postmaster, at Prescott, Arizona, having been indicted by the U.S. Grand Jury on two charges—one for embezzling $9,260 68 of money order funds, and the other for the embezzlement of $530 18 postage money, of which amounts it is proper to say here that $5,693 in money and $389 in property were recovered from him, leaving the actual ultimate defalcation $3,708 86—was brought into Court, plead guilty to both indictments, and made a speech, of which the following is a synopsis: "As your Honor will indulge me, I desire to submit a few thoughts for the consideration of the Court; I stand to-day in an attitude in which I never stood before; one in which none of my name—an old and honored family name—ever stood. In entering this place I disgrace the name and memory of a father, who, it may be mentioned as a coincidence, was thirty-eight years ago to-day laid in an honorable SOME VALUABLE SANITARY MINTS. Eds. GAZETTE:—Having now voluntarily and friendly constituted yourself public health advocates, for the benefit of our population, in the absence of a Board of Health, I beg leave to point out, as far as personal experience has demonstrated, the many accidental dangers arising from unsuspected evils, and in some cases from luxurious frivolities, so detrimental to the general health of communities. You have spoken of the shallow well water, also of galvanized iron as a water conductor, and we must now speak of the dangers, in many places, of zinc gutters as conductors of rain-water into clisterns, barrels, or tanks, used for the reception of rain-water. Zinc, under the atmospheric pressure of rainy weather, particularly of thunder and lightning, will yield a large amount of its oxide, in the shape of a black powder, which will settle at the bottom of such clisterns, barrels, or tanks. A large portion of this oxide will remain in solution in such water, and no boiling process will purify it; on the contrary, boiling will but more condense it; and if this water be used for ordinary purposes be it with coffee, tea, or other preparations, it must become poisonous by daily use. The whitening of houses with Paris Downey City The Downey Courts following: The railroad company consisted of 25,283 pennsylvania merchandise and 9,000 We understand that sold his ranch, adjoles per acre, 130 acres. The exports from week were again quite sist of the following corn, weighing 184 sacks of barley, weighing 15 sacks meal, weighing 11 packages merchant 1,235 pounds. Total, A subscription is our citizens to purchase tower of the Christian Quite a large sum has far, and we hope the success. We note the sale by to W. A. Cochran of Santa Gertrudes ranch G. W. Cole to W. A. quarters of an acre new Wm. H. Pendleton pointed guardian of the Dr. W. A. Cochran, or has been pronounced We commend the County Judge in prompt insane who pays such on the Santa Gertrude "As your Honor will indulge me, I desire to submit a few thoughts for the consideration of the Court; I stand to-day in an attitude in which I never stood before; one in which none of my name—an old and honored family name—ever stood. In entering this place I disgrace the name and memory of a father, who, it may be mentioned as a coincidence, was thirty-eight years ago to-day laid in an honorable grave; I, then, was an infant in my mother's arms. I break the heart of that now aged mother, and consign her gray hairs in shame to the grave; wither the hearts of three loving sisters and cause their pure cheeks to blush at the future mention of my name; I bow the head of a noble and manly only brother in deepest shame; I disappoint the hopes, and destroy the confidence of friends that have aided me; I forfelt the friendship and esteem of my fellow men; I destroy that which I once possessed and which is better than riches—a good name; and leave myself standing before your Honor a ruined man. With this deep disguise upon my name I can never again stand face to face with my kindred and those I love. "There is no punishment known to human law that is equal in severity to that which I am now suffering from these considerations. I am glad that it is so. I am glad that I do keenly feel the deep disgrace of the position in which I stand; that my heart is not so callous as to render me insensible of the shame that the position brings upon me. In this I find a gleam of hope for the future, that I may be able to rise again and in some measure, at least, repair the wreck of the past." Although I plead guilty, within the purview of the law, I do not feel my guilt is of that heinous character that a fixed determination to perpetrate the offence with which I am charged would impart to it; for it was not a pre-arranged affair occupying weeks in the perfecting, as some suppose. It never was in my heart to do it. It was brought about in this wise, and I will be brief: At the time of my last remittance I discovered that I was short of funds, but thought there might be some error in my footings, and when my weekly statements were audited all would be right. I had not played off the money as some assert. I was even then, from an inordinate use of liquor, unfit to attend to the clerical work of the office. At length, finding myself already in breakers, I plunged deeper in, and suddenly found myself at sea without rudder, compass chart or pilot, and in an insane fit of intoxication, madness and despair, I abandoned my post. I did not know where I was going. The first day out I wished myself back in Prescott, for when only partially intoxicated, I had reason enough left to teach me that for the future I was an outcast and refuge. I desire to repeat it: It never was in my heart to do this thing. If I had intended to absorb all the money I could lightning will yield a large amount of its oxide, in the shape of a black powder, which will settle at the bottom of such cisterns, barrels, or tanks. A large portion of this oxide will remain in solution in such water, and no boiling process will purify it; on the contrary, boiling will but more condense it; and if this water be used for ordinary purposes, be it with coffee, tea, or other preparations, it must become poisonous by daily use. The whitening of houses with Paris White, which is no other than white lead or French Ceruse, with a small admixture, unless well fastened to the walls with glue or otherwise becomes poisonous by its daily detached powder, resulting from friction or even strong wind, producing cases of severe gastric disturbances, painter's colic, cholera morbus, and eventually gastric fever. The use of that beautiful green wallpaper, so often used on the walls, and for screens for the windows, is for the most part Arsenical, and unless well varnished, may also produce severe intestinal disturbances, as well as eruptive diseases, which in their different types may well be mistaken for different states of Cachexia, and be the means of leaving many persons suffering for a long time, and eventually produce death. Not to trespass upon your valuable columns, I will defer further hints for a few days. A number of French citizens have started a project for the erection of a monument commemorative of the hundredth anniversary of American Independence on an island in the midst of New York harbor, where it can overlook the cities of New York, Brooklyn and Jersey City. The monument to be colossal in character, representing Liberty enlightening the world. The first model has been made and accepted—the work to be performed by the celebrated sculptor, August Bartholli. The pedestal, decorated with allegories, illustrating scenes in the history of the United States, will be seventy-five feet high, and the whole shaft from the soil to the summit, 200 feet high." The Boston Globe confirms the statement that orders had been received from England for Massachusetts callcos, and adds: "This fact having been demonstrated, we do not see why a large export business in the various grades of cotton fabrics may not eventually be built up so widening the success. We note the sale by W. A. Cochran of Santa Gertrudes ranch G. W. Cole to W. A. quarters of an acre near Wm. H. Pendleton pointed guardian of the Dr. W. A. Cochran, who has been pronounced dead. We command the County Judge in prosecution who pays such fees on the Santa Gertrude." Santa Monica We glean the foliage Outlook: Only a week has elapsed rain yet the grass is high,and the brown,rise of the hills and plains placing place to a solid yew in this locality only rest aid when she begins work. Quite a number of bathing in the surf lash will no doubt sound story" to our Eastern The Anaheim Gazette upon its sixth volume is a first-class local journal has done better section. We are glad to bring a good support. To Keep Means As soon as the animus the meat, slice it up prepare a large jar with hot salt and water pulverized saltpetre infusion of one tablespoonful one teacupful of salt. Tom of the jar with a pepper. Put down sprinkle with salt same as if just going continue in this manner full. Fold a cloth or in strong salt and water little of the saltpetre Press the cloth closely and set in a cool place press the cloth on tight er is removed,and you for months It is a great meat lay over-night before packing.The blood that oozes fbe necessary to change sionally or take it off in cold water—then sew water as at first.In tue can have fresh meat i"I have kept beef,"that was killed on tha arry,till the 21st oF packed a large jar of way during the dog day six weeks."—Inter-Ocean AOKNOWLED RELIEF COMMITTEE VIRGINIA,North The citizens of Virginia through their Relief for their most heartfelt citizens of Anaheim,$30 received through attend to the clerical work of the office. At length, finding myself already in breakers, I plunged deeper in; and suddenly found myself at sea without rudder, compass, chart or pilot, and in an insane fit of intoxication, madness and despair, I abandoned my post. I did not know where I was going. The first day out I wished myself back in Prescott, for when only partially intoxicated, I had reason enough left to teach me that for the future I was an outcast and refuge. I desire to repeat it: It never was in my heart to do this thing. If I had intended to absecond with all the money I could get together, from the amount or business done at this office, it being so isolated, I could have put away a large amount before the Department could have detected it, to say nothing of registered bullion, gold dust and other valuable packages which have always gone safely through. It never entered my mind to touch them further than to wrap and re-wrap them, that they might be the more secure. The delay in one or two registered packages reaching their destination was, in my opinion, occasioned by the accidental returning of one of our through mills from some point or route. At all events they were promptly sent from this office. The delay in forwarding registered matter for the last week I held the office, may be attributed to my neglect, but with no criminal intent. Who knows but this great calamity may have been permitted to befall me by a good providence as the most efficient means of bringing me to consider whether I was drifting, to call me back to duty and as a warning to others. I now submit my case to your Honor's impartial judgment, in the hope and belief that "Justice will be tempered with mercy," remembering that we are all frail." On the next day (Oct. 21) the prisoner was again brought into Court and Judge Tweed sentenced him to one year's imprisonment for each of the two offences, and a fine of $9,200.68 in the first, and $530.18 in the second, or in the aggregate, two years' imprisonment and $9,790.86 fine.—Prescott Miner. Ex-Senator Gwin has gone on an extended tour to Richmond, Memphis, Nashville, New Orleans, etc. The Boston Globe confirms the statement that orders had been received from England for Massachusetts calleos, and adds: "This fact having been demonstrated, we do not see why a large export business in the various grades of cotton fabrics may not eventually be built up, so widening the market as to give our mills all they can do in the future." If this could be done, it would not be long before Massachusetts would feel a wholesome revival. Many of her mills have been idle, some working on half time, others on the point of suspension, and a depression in the factory business prevailing generally, which throw a large number of her operatives out of employment. We find it stated in an Eastern paper that Mr. Lane, the newly elected Congressman from Oregon, is collecting material for what it is claimed will be a startling expose of the condition of affairs in Alaska under the auspices of the Alaska Commercial Company and the military authorities there. It is suggested that Congress pick a quarrel with Russia, and provoke that Power to take Alaska back, as the best way to get rid of a country which gives more trouble than profit. Moths will work in carpets in rooms that are kept warm, in the winter as well as in the summer. A sure method of removing these pests is to pour strong alum water on the floor to the distance of half a yard, around the edges, before laying the carpets. Then once or twice during the season, sprinkle dry salt over the carpet before sweeping. Insects do not like salt, and sufficient adheres to the carpet to prevent their alighting upon it. ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, NOV. 20, 1875. Downey City Items. The Downey Courier furnishes the following: The railroad company have built a commodious station house at Costa, calculated to hold four or five hundred sacks of corn. Our imports the present week have consisted of 25,383 pounds of general merchandise and 9,000 feet of lumber. We understand that Mr. Cole has sold his ranch, adjoining town, for $60 per acre, 130 acres. The exports from our depot this week were again quite large, and consist of the following: 1,512 sacks of corn, weighing 181,287 pounds; 150 sacks of barley, weighing 13,348 lbs; 15 sacks meal, weighing 1,300 pounds; 11 packages merchandise, weighing 1,235 pounds. Total, 201,170 pounds. A subscription is being raised by our citizens to purchase a belf for the tower of the Christian Church here. Quite a large sum has been donated so far, and we hope the effort will be a success. We note the sale by M. D. Crawford to W. A. Cochran of 77 acres in the Santa Gertrudes rancho, $1,660; also, G. W. Cole to W. A. Cochran, three-quarters of an acre near this town, $50. Wm. H. Pendleton has been appointed guardian of the estate, etc., of Dr. W. A. Cochran, of this place, who has been pronounced of unsound mind. We commend the wisdom of the County Judge in pronouncing a man insane who pays such a price for land on the Santa Gertrudes. BY TELEGRAPH. SAN FRANCISCO, November 11th. Ned McGowan, of vigilante fame, arrived from New York. The number of passengers and crew on board of the Pacific was about 275, and the amount of treasure $200,000, of which $100,000 was in private hands. Among the passengers was Jennie Mindoil, the actress. Fanny Marston was also reported to have been on board. The river steamer S. M. Whipple sank last night in Suisun Bay, near Benecia, but it is believed she can be raised without much trouble or expense. For over a year past she has been laid up at Rio Vista, below Sacramento, and she was on her way to take the place of the Parthenius, running between San Francisco and Antoch. Having been laid up so long the Oregon pine of which she is constructed greatly shrunk, and the water easily found its way into the crevices, causing her to fill and sink. The Captain imprudently took on board a large number of sheep, which, with a good load of coal, proved to be too heavy a load for the steamer, taking her down below the stated water line and allowing the water to flow over her deck and run into the hold. There were no passengers on board at the time of shipling, and the crew had little difficulty in reaching land. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12. We have another chapter in the daily Register, of Des Moines, and James C. Savery, is on trial. The plaintiff asks for $50,000 damages for being charged with receiving bribes for his vote while in Congress. WASHINGTON, Nov. 12. The Courier of to-morrow will contain an interview with a prominent Federal official of Detroit. He is an intimate friend of Zack Chandler, who, while in Detroit a short time ago, stated positively that Grant would be a candidate for a third term. Chandler accepted the secretaryship in order to help in the plan for a renomination. He believes in a war with Spain in order to capture the Southern vote. WASHINGTON Nov. 11. The President has appointed Thos. J. Mitchell the agent for the Indians of Milk River, Fort Peck Agency, in Montana. President Grant returned from New York to Washington on the early train this morning. A deputation of the United States Brewers' Association had a hearing before the Commissioner of Internal Revenue in regard to the assessment upon malt used in excess of two and a half bushels of malt for one barrel of beer. A protest was entered against the injustice of such assessment. We note the sale by M. D. Crawford to W. A. Cochran of 77 acres in the Santa Gertrudes rancho, $1,660; also, G. W. Cole to W. A. Cochran, three quarters of an acre near this town, $50. Wm. H. Pendleton has been appointed guardian of the estate, etc., of Dr. W. A. Cochran, of this place, who has been pronounced of unsound mind. We commend the wisdom of the County Judge in pronouncing a man insane who pays such a price for land on the Santa Gertrudes. Santa Monica Items. We glean the following from the Outlook: Only a week has elapsed since the rain, yet the grass is at least an inch high, and the brown, naked appearance of the hills and plains is rapidly giving place to a solid verilure. Nature in this locality, only needs the slightest aid, when she begins her magical work. Quite a number of persons were bathing in the surf last Sunday. This will no doubt sound like a "strange story" to our Eastern friends. The Anaheim Gazette has entered upon its sixth volume. The Gazette is a first-class local paper, and no journal has done better service for its section. We are glad to see it is receiving a good support. To Keep Meat Fresh. As soon as the animal heat is out of the meat, slice it up ready for cooking. Prepare a large jar by scalding well with hot salt and water. Mix salt and pulverized saltpetre in the proportion of one tablespoonful of saltpeter to one teacupful of salt. Cover the bottom of the jar with a sprinkle of salt and pepper. Put down a layer of meat, sprinkle with salt and pepper, the same as if just going to the table, and continue in this manner till the Jar is full. Fold a cloth or towel and wet it in strong salt and water, in which a little of the saltpetre is dissolved. Press the cloth closely over the meat and set in a cool place. Be sure and press the cloth on tightly as each layer is removed, and your meat will keep for months. It is a good plan to let the meat lay over-night after it is sliced, before packing. Then drain off all the blood that oozes from it. It will be necessary to change the cloth occasionally or take it off and wash it—first in cold water—then scrape in salt and water as at first. In this way farmers can have fresh meat the year round. "I have kept beef," says the writer, "that was killed on the 12th of February, till the 21st of June." Then I packed a large jar of veal in the same way during the dog days, and it kept six weeks." —Inter-Ocean. ADKNOWLEDGMENT. RELIEF COMMITTEE ROOMS, VIRGINIA, Nov. 7-175. The citizens of Virginia, Nevada, through their Relief Committee, tender their most heartfelt thanks to the citizens of Anaheim, for the sum of $36, received through C. C. Pendegast, We have another chapter in the thrilling story of the loss of the steamer Pacific. While the Wolcott was on its mission of search, and while making an examination of all the inlets and embarcaderos for nearly 25 miles south of Cape Flattery, it came across Captain Sawyer and wife, and a crew of 20 men, of the ship Orpheus, encamped on a beach on one of the small sounds on Vancouver Island. Capt. Sawyer states that his ship was struck abaft the fore chain, and that, as quick as it takes to say it, the entire starboard gear was carried away. His ship lay to, he says, until about four o'clock Friday afternoon, during which time the crew was engaged in making repairs. Finding his ship in bad condition, he deemed it necessary to run in for land; but, mistaking the light at Cape Beale for Lattoosk light, he ran in to shore. This was about five o'clock on Sunday morning. His ship, he says, will prove a total loss. The Captain and his wife, and all the crew, except the Mate of Orpheus, was carried to Port Townsend. The Wolcott reports a succession of storms, taking the weather together, since the disaster. There is now no hope of picking up any more of the passengers or crew of the steamer Pacific, but it is hoped that some of them may have been picked up and carried into more distant ports. The Wolcott returned to Port Townsend at a quarter to ten o'clock this morning, and reports that they found no survivors but O'Haley, whose brief statement I sent you last night. The body of Robt. Jones, an under steward, was found and buried. The Wolcott has prosecuted a most thorough search in the face of almost Spitzbergen weather. The statement of Captain Sawyer will be looked for with unabated anxiety. The firm of Goodall, Nelson & Perkins have spared no pains or exertions of Oregon pine or which she is constructed greatly shrunk, and the water easily found its way into the crevices, causing her to fill and sink. The Captain imprudently took on board a large number of sheep, which, with a good load of coal, proved to be too heavy a load for the steamer, taking her down below the stated water line and allowing the water to flow over her deck and run into the hold. There were no passengers on board at the time of shipling, and the crew had little difficulty in reaching land. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12. We have another chapter in the thrilling story of the loss of the steamer Pacific. While the Wolcott was on its mission of search, and while making an examination of all the inlets and embarcaderos for nearly 25 miles south of Cape Flattery, it came across Captain Sawyer and wife, and a crew of 20 men, of the ship Orpheus, encamped on a beach on one of the small sounds on Vancouver Island. Capt. Sawyer states that his ship was struck abaft the fore chain, and that, as quick as it takes to say it, the entire starboard gear was carried away. His ship lay to, he says, until about four o'clock Friday afternoon, during which time the crew was engaged in making repairs. Finding his ship in bad condition, he deemed it necessary to run in for land; but, mistaking the light at Cape Beale for Lattoosk light, he ran in to shore. This was about five o'clock on Sunday morning. His ship, he says, will prove a total loss. The Captain and his wife, and all the crew, except the Mate of Orpheus, was carried to Port Townsend. The Wolcott reports a succession of storms, taking the weather together, since the disaster. There is now no hope of picking up any more of the passengers or crew of the steamer Pacific, but it is hoped that some of them may have been picked up and carried into more distant ports. The Wolcott returned to Port Townsend at a quarter to ten o'clock this morning, and reports that they found no survivors but O'Haley, whose brief statement I sent you last night. The body of Robt. Jones, an under steward, was found and buried. The Wolcott has prosecuted a most thorough search in the face of almost Spitzbergen weather. The statement of Captain Sawyer will be looked for with unabated anxiety. The firm of Goodall, Nelson & Perkins have spared no pains or exertions of Oregon pine or which she is constructed greatly shrunk, and the water easily found its way into the crevices, causing her to fill and sink. The Captain imprudently took on board a large number of sheep, which, with a good load of coal, proved to be too heavy a load for the steamer, taking her down below the stated water line and allowing the water to flow over her deck and run into the hold. There were no passengers on board at the time of shipling, and the crew had little difficulty in reaching land. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13. FLOUR—Superfine is quiet at $4 50@5 extra at $5 50@6; jobbing at $6@625. WHEAT—There is more inquiry for shipping; transactions include 18,500 etis good shipping at $1 92@3,000 do do delivered at Vallejo; $1 92@1,000 do choice milling; $1 95. BARLEY—The market is quiet and weak; sales of 1,000 skis coarse feed; $1 25; bay brewing $1 42; chevaller is quiet at $1 70@1 75. OATS—The range for feed is $1 50@2; though heavy milling lots are held at $2@2 05; and Surprise at $2 10@2 15. POTATOES—The range for all kinds is $1 12@1 50; sweet $1 75. ONIONS—Quotable at $1 12! CORN—Southern yellow is quotable at $1 30. RYE—Quotable at $1 40. CHEESE—California 13@16; Eastern 15@18. BUTTER—Fresh roll 30@65c; firkin, 30@35c; pickled roll 35@37! Eastern 20@30. BEESWAX—Choice brings 30o per pound. HONEY—We quote choice white in frames 18@22c; No. 2, 12@15c; dark 10c; strained 6@12! cases of a dozen pairs $4 25. HOPS—Shippers are offering 12@13 in jobbing lots the quotations are 15@18. AOKNOWLEDGMENT. RELIEF COMMITTEE ROOMS, VIRGINIA, NOV. 7-15 The citizens of Virginia, Nevada, through their Relief Committee, tender their most heartfelt thanks to the citizens of Anaheim, for the sum of $30, received through C. C. Pendegast, agent of Wells, Fargo & Co. Very respectfully, R. V. DEY, WM. ROBERTSON, See's V. C. R. C. On the ranch of Moore Bros., near Duncan's mill, Messrs. Light & Co., have, with steel traps, and within the last month, caught nine bears. The bears are of a black and clammon species. The bears being very troublesome, killing hogs, sheep, calves, etc., Moore Bros. offered $20 for the scalp of each bear killed on their ranch. Light & Co. went for them, with the above result. Some of the bears were large. H. C. Bennett, the absconding Pension Agent has been heard from at last. A gentleman who has just returned from a visit to Mexico, whither he went on mining business, reports that while at the city of San Luis Potosí, in the central portion of Mexico, he saw Bennett, who informed the gentleman that he was managing some very rich mines in Durango for a company of San Francisco capitalists, and that he was doing exceedingly well. Mr. Harry Stadley, who lives in the mountains on the upper waters of Dry Creek, says that Visalia Delta, informs us that during the present season himself and finally have killed twenty-two rat snakes. Last season they killed twenty, making forty-two in all. They were killed singly, and not found in their dents nor during the torpid season. From the San Jose Patriot: This is the month when turkeys are unpredictably lured into fattening themselves, that the average American citizen may be added at the proper time in viewing their unfeathered anatomy and returning thanks. The statement of Captain Sawyer will be looked for with unabated anxiety. The firm of Goodall, Nelson & Perkins have spared no pains or expense in the search for survivors, and for the vessel which took part in the collision, for Capt. Nelson has stuck to it that the disaster was the result of a collision. Why the collision should have taken place is the mystery. Captain Sawyers' statement will either clear up this mystery or make it more painfully obscure. CHICAGO, Nov. 11. Edward Payson Weston arrived this morning to complete arrangements for his five hundred mile walk with Daniel O'Leary. The walk to commence at 12:50 Sunday night and continue six days until the entire distance is accomplished for a purse of $500. Both men are in good condition and confident of success. John W. Moody, clerk in Dow's Commercial Agency, has been detected in a confidence dodge of a novel character. He has been sending no trespasses as assignee through the postoffice, and claiming charges on goods purporting to be addressed to the parties named. He is supposed to have realized a large sum. He has been held for trial. Lewis P. Lackey, Private Secretary to Gen. Grant, and George D. Benjamin, clerk to Gen. Babcock, are at Dixon, Ill., visiting friends and relatives. They are both on the way to St. Louis to testify in the case of the United States Government against Chief Clerk Avery for his alleged complicity in the whisky frauds. $1 30. RYE—Quotable at $1 40. CHEESE—California 13@16; Eastern 15@18. BUTTER—Fresh roll 30@05c; firkin, 30@35c; pickled roll 35@37l; Eastern 20@30. BEESWAX—Choice brings 30o per pound. HONEY—We quote choice white in frames 18@22c; No. 2, 12@15c; dark 10c; strained 6@12l; cases of a dozen pairs $4 25. HOPS—Shippers are offering 12@13 in jobbing lots the quotations are 15@18. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12. The following is the statement of Captain Sawyer, of the ship Orpheus, in regard to the Pacific disaster: On Thursday evening he was approaching the Cape and was by his reckoning about twenty miles off with a fresh South-east breeze, steering about North-west before the wind. His man at the wheel first saw the steamer headlight off the port bow and immediately after straight ahead. He could see neither of her side lights and could not make out which direction she was coming. He put his helm a-starboard and turned his ship's head off shore. The light came nearer and he continued to starboard his helm until his vessel had turned around, his sails flat aback and his ship hove to. The steamer by this time had got very near him and blew her whistle and in less than half a minute after, her bow struck his ship a glancing blow just abaft the fore chains, crushing in the rail and breaking his planking down to near the copper. She surged alongside, striking and grating along his starboard side, carrying away all his starboard braces and rigging on that side and also his foretopmost and topgallantast. Capt. Sawyer stated that he hailed the steamer as she sngest past and called to them lay by him and send him a boat, as he then supposed his ship to lie in a sinking condition, but no one answered his hall. Neither did he see any one on her deck. She drifted or steamed away; he was not certain which, and he afterwards said a flash of light which he took for a signal. He thought they had heard his hall and wounded lay by him. He saw no more and his ship at that time dashed all his attention. He lay to the remainder of that night GAZETTE NO. 5. and nearly all day Friday repairing his rigging, and that afternoon got under way again and made sail for the land. Soon after dark he made a light, which he took for Cape Flattery, not knowing that there was a light on the coast further north. He allowed five miles clearance for Dunean Rock and considered himself safe for entering the Straits of Fuca, when about five o'clock on Saturday morning his ship scraped over a reef and immediately after struck her bow on a rock and stuck fast and filled. The light he mistook for Flattery was Cape Beale, the entrance of Barclay Sound, 32 miles North of the former. How the ship escaped the dangers passed before she struck is a mystery to all who have examined the Admiralty Chart of Barclay Sound. The ship will prove a total loss. Capt. Sawyer got all the valuables he could out of her and encamped on the shore with his wife and crew in tents made of her sails. He had hired a canoe from the Indians and started his made to Victoria for help, but the weather was so bad that the Indians would not venture out on the voyage, so they were found when the Walcott arrived. NEW YORK, Nov. 12. The Graphic's special dispatch from Washington says that it is believed that the President's message in reference to the Cuban question will give no uncertain sound. The country will be prepared for a vigorous policy in dealing with Spain in regard to Cuba. Negotiations are known to be in progress between representative man was from east to west. Dispatches from Oakland and the Mission of San Jose show that at the same time those two places likewise felt the shock. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 15. FLOUR—We quote city extras jobbing at $6@6 25; standard superline $5@5 25. WHEAT—The full range of the market is from $1 85@1 95. BARLEY—Feed $1 25@1 30; new bwearing $1 37@1 45; chevaller $1 70@1 75. Sale of 1000 sacks coast feed, $1 25. OATS—Feed $1 70@1 90; milling, $2@2 10. POTATOES—Sweet $1 75; red $1 25@1 50, though good grades have gold lower than inside figure. HOPS—Sale of ten balos Russian river to a brewer, 130. ONIONS—Good to choice lots from wharf $1@1 25. CORN—Southern yellow $1 27@1 30. BEANS—We quote wharf lots as follows; prime $1 50@1 62; red $1 50@1 62; small white $1 87; pea $1 85@1 90; butter $2@2 75 as to size and quality; bayo $2 80@2 624. BEESWAX—Choice brings 30c per pound. HONEY—We quote choice white in frames 221; Southern white 16@20; dark 12@15; extra white strained 9@10; medium 7@8. BUTTER—California good to choice fancy quotable at 40@90; fresh roll 30@65; firkin 32@35; pickled roll 35@37; Eastern 20@30 ets. NEW YORK, Nov. 12. The Graphic's special dispatch from Washington says that it is believed that the President's message in reference to the Cuban question will give no uncertain sound. The country will be prepared for a vigorous policy in dealing with Spain in regard to Cuba. Negotiations are known to be in progress between representative men from Cuba, Porto Rico, San Domingo, and Hayti, looking to the plan to unite them under one government, as soon as Spain, either through diplomacy or war, relaxes its hold upon Cuba and Porto Rico. Another Washington special says it is expected that the reports of Cabinet ministers will be ready for the President next Monday, and he will begin writing his message to Congress not later than the 20th inst. He will leave the question of finances to be discussed at length in Bristow's report. The latter is completing an exhaustive and very able paper on the subject. The President will most probably devote a large portion of his message to a presentation of our duties as a nation in the matter of the war in Cuba. Should Cushing's efforts at settling the troubles in Cuba, by urging Spain to cede it to us, be futile, the policy of the recognition of the Cuban Republic will be recommended to Congress. It is quite probable that the President and Secretary Fish will differ on the subject of recognizing Cuba. All this looks like a piece of strategy on the part of Chandler and Edwards to secure the President one more element of strength for the nomination for a third term. NEW YORK, Nov. 12. The Commercial Advertiser, in its financial column says that private advises from San Francisco to-day reflect an uneasy feeling in regard to certain great parties engaged in banking, mining and other speculations. Names are discussed which were deemed those of impregnable millionaires before the recent troubles in the Bank of California and the fire in Virginia City. A special from Montreal says that Mayor Hinkston has succeeded in making such decisive arrangements for the funeral of Guibord as to remove almost entirely the danger of disturbance. The funeral will take place shortly, and every priest has petitioned his parishioners not to attend and to desist from any disturbance, and BEANS—We quote wharf lots as follows; prime $150@162; red $150@162; small white $187}; pen $185@190; butter $2@275 as to size and quality; bayo $250@262; BEESWAX—Choice brings 30c per pound. HONEY—We quote choice white in frames 22]; Southern white 16@20; dark 12@15; extra white strained 9@10; medium 7@8. BUTTER—California good to choice fancy quotable at 40@66; fresh roll 30@65; firkin 32@35; pickled roll 35@87; Eastern 20@30 ets. The day is not yet announced when the postponed race of last Saturday will come off. Mr. Covey, the Superintendent of the track, says that it will in no event take place before Saturday next, even should we have continued good weather, as it will take that length of time at least for the track to be placed in condition. It may indeed continuously throughout last night. SAN DIEGO, Nov. 14. On the 10th inst. we learn that Mr. Dryden, agent of the Temecula Indians, went to their rancheria with $500 worth of blankets, calco, etc., that had been placed at his disposal for the Indians. Mr. Dryden talked to them through an interpreter, but they steadily refused to receive any of the articles, and the agent left them as he found them. The supposition is that the Indians are not suffering, and in the absence of Olegario, their Chief, they fear some trickery in the offer to them. Pacific Coast Brevities. The Santa Rosa Democrat wants the City Trustees there to inaugurate a system of sewerage for that place. Fanny Maraton was not on board the lost steamer Pacific as was at first reported. A large force of workmen is engaged at the Summit, putting the snow-sheds in order for the winter. Hop cultivation is much talked of, and it is probable a number of Butte County agriculturists will engage in it this season. Some of the settlers along the line of King's River and Fresno Canal are now getting more water than they require. The land is overflowed in several places. The shipment of honey at San Diego this season amounts to over 1,500 cases of comb and 67,000 pounds strained, and there are 1,000 cases now in store awaiting shipment. The shipment of wheat from Stockton to San Francisco has been discontinued for the season. A gas company was organized at Healdsburg on Tuesday, which proposes to supply the citizens at $4 per thousand feet. The Supervisors of Inyo County he was appalled by his city miles off, breeze, steer before the wind. First saw the port bow straight ahead of her side lights which directs. He put his turned ship's right came near starboard his sail had turned back and his keeper by this rear him and in less than shorter bow struck just abaft the rail and down to near merged alongside along his starray all his starring on that side east and topgalayer stated that as she alighted to lay by him he then superimposed sinking conceived his hall. By one on her astreasted away, such and he alight which he thought they would lay by and his ship at his attention of that night A special from Montreal says that Mayor Hinkston has succeeded in making such decisive arrangements for the funeral of Quibord as to remove almost entirely the danger of disturbance. The funeral will take place shortly, and every priest has petitioned his parishioners not to attend and to desist from any disturbance, and unless Doutre persists in having a public procession, there will be no trouble. WASHINGTON, Nov. 15. J. S Grinnell, Chief Clerk of the Patent Office, was removed to-day, and Melvin D. Prent, of New York, appointed in his place. Some sixteen other dismissals have been made from the Patent Office, said to embrace only those who declined to pay their political assessments levied by the Republican Union Committee, of which Secretary Chandler is Chairman and City Postmaster Edwards Secretary. CHICAGO, Nov. 12. The revival movement is gaining strength in this city, and meetings are being held at several Methodist Presbyterian and Baptist churches, and considerable interest is already manifested, with many additions to parish churches. The coming of Moody and Sankey, in January, is anticipated with great interest by the religious community. LONDON, Nov. 12. The weather in England and France during the past week has been very stormy. Heavy and almost insistent rains have fallen, and many parts of both countries are flooded. Vast tracts are threatened by rising rivers. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 15. The city was visited by a sharp shock of earthquake, at ten minutes to eight o'clock last night, which continued nearly seven seconds. The vibra-