anaheim-gazette 1875-12-18

SATURDAY DEC. 18, 1875 OUR STATE LEGALATURE. This honorable body has completed the usual preliminaries, and has fairly settled down to the work of the session. The people of the State should keep the work of our law-makers in close review. Local or special legislation should not alone receive the attention of citizens, but all the laws and resolutions should be scrutinized, that people may know how the State is moving, and whether the representatives are fully discharging their duty. There is no bill but has a more or less intimate connection with every part of the State. The flood of new measures has already begun to flow. The pressure is so great, that many bills have been introduced under the suspension of home rules, and one bill especially was hurried through, in the Senate, first, second and third reading, and a Committee besides, and put on its final passage on the very first day. To be sure, the bill was a short one, but why the haste? Why must such an important matter as the determination of what text books shall be used in our public schools, be taken from the hands of a competent Board, and tied up in a legislative enactment, not only keeping things as they now are, but preventing the possibility of change until new legislation has been had. Now, when such quick work is done in a legislative body, it looks as if somebody had an axe to grind. The matter of what text books shall be used in so large a State as California, in the instruction of her great and rapidly augmenting symy of children, is one that should be committed to men perfectly familiar with the success at- ANHEIM. [Correspondence of the Star.] Anabim is the beautiful, far with its vines and shrublands and tree settlement homes it will discover the title, has well kept, during the past year, in premises of adjoining healthy prosperous growths and improvements. It requires something more than a nursery glance upon the port of one who is intently familiar with its surroundings to comprehend its progress since last December. In an architectural point of view, the finest most desirable features of the town are Old Follower Block. Rangers' new two story brick, with a handmade one story addition, and Langemberger's fine two story block. The former over $10,000, the second, with the addition, $15,000, the latter $10,000. These are approximate values, very nearly if not quite correct. Among the improvements contemplated is a fine hotel to be built on the joint stock plan, at a cost of $40,000, and an addition to the Plainhead, at a cost of $17,000. Mennon Hammel & Danner also contemplate the early erection of a large brick block 129 feet from both are needed and both will unquestionably be built during the coming year. Since my last visit, gas works have been erected, and the hotels and stores are now lighted with that pleasant and cheerful illumination, a very detailed advantage over the incarcerated lamps which were formerly riled upon. As I have intimated above, one cannot see at a glance the improvements which have been made during the past year. But I am reliably informed that at least fifty dwelling houses have been secured during the past year, at costs ranging from $300 to $400. The greater number of these are built in modern style, with modern conveniences, and are of handsome and ornate exterior, leading a charm to those rural surroundings, which in turn enhance their architectural beauties. In wandering about among the halls and hedges of Anabim, one comes upon many picturesque home scenes which would be noticeable anywhere. The borders of the town site have not been enlarged, but are fixed as last year at 2,300 acres. A number of the vineyards have been surveyed and subdivided into town lots, which are selling rapidly, and are held at from $175 to $500. Improved land within the town limits cannot be had for less than $100 per acre; unimproved land at from forty dollars per acre upwards. The completion of the Southern Pacific Railroad to this point has given a very marked and favorable impetus to business of all kinds, has largely increased the travel of all sorts, and has especially had the effect of taxing the present hotel capacities to the utmost. The depot, an exceedingly handsome and commodious structure, is located about a mile from town, and presents a busy scene on the arrival and departure of several trains. The track is graded about eight miles southwardly, a very substantial bridge constructed across the Santa Ana, $20,000 of the cost of which was contributed by the county, the bridge being intended to serve wagon as well as railroad travel. The people of Anabim are great friends of the Southern Pacific Railroad, and regard it as their friend. The Anabim agent, Mr. Wm. Tyler, seems to be the right man in the right place, and is deservedly popular with all classes. The Coast Line Stage Company, Mr. A. G. Smith agent, have their headquarters at the office of Wells Fargo & Co., Langemberger's Block, and through their very courtesans agent, alert them. The Harmons and this little implementative week, resulting in this former. Send the new building improvise kinds are constantly being too numerous with tide-larize, as it would of your valuable space. Our anagnetic real Jones has recently obstruct for selling "Uncertain on the Santa Ana." Dr. Cummins has thousand dollars in his during the last six months being well for a man legitimate drug business in fact that nearly all goods and grocery meet general supply of drugs passes to increase his demand calls for it. Mr. D. C. Hayward some impeccable curricular short time away with some of his "navel" orange lemon. He has the power to say, and unless there is "come down" with proposals to make it happen. The M.E. Church (new circuit rider impress—the Rev. Mr. Missionary Baptists alike) of the Rev. Mr. Mitchell Rev. Mr. Latimer dressed sermon at 11 A.M. among other good things that he should not have community had it not affect that it was, in the religious community and timber for manufacture Christians. "The Democratic York undoubtedly wasAgent in allowing Twainand we look for hisThe new (?) DemocratAttorney and JudgeRich statement fromPaper shows either ignitiona desire to misleadTrict Attorney Phelpswhe late election; therenew"; and he has alwaysublican, therefore heGrat." The new Judge ment, not only keeping things as they new are, but preventing the possibility of change until new legislation has been had. Now, when such quick work is done in a legislative body, it looks as if somebody had an axe to grind. The matter of what text books shall be used in so large a State as California, in the instruction of her great and rapidly augmenting army of children, is one that should be committed to men perfectly familiar with the success attending the use of present issues; men who are capable of judging as to merits of new claimants for public favor; men who understand the philosophy of instruction, so as to be able to comprehend the bearing of certain text books upon mental culture; men who are conversant not only with the books used and the books urged upon their attention, but with the issues of modest and honest publishers, who have a really good series, but who are too upright to bring any influence outside of actual worth, to commend their publications. No Legislature can do this work well. This body can determine general rules, can decide how a Board can be chosen, but the actual work requires far more time and thought than a Legislature can possibly give to it. That a strong effort has been made to secure a change; that a hurried bill has put a stop to such change; that even the business of the Board of Education has been interrupted and the Board, not only insulted by injunctions from courts, but actually snubbed by legislative action; indicates a conflict of interests, quite too extensive to be merely the result of eager and single-minded devotion to the welfare of our scholars, or the saving of the people's money. Hasty legislation is apt to be poor legislation. The force of having a law demanding that bills should be read three times, and then to have grave and dignified legislators read these bills the first and second time by title only, is simply absurd; why not read the third time the same way? It seems from the correspondence found in some of our upcountry papers that the Legislature is a good deal more afraid of having a daily prayer to Jehovah than they are of a daily, if not more frequent, act of devotion to Bacchus. But, as the one is a public and the other a private matter, it may not be wise to make any invidious comparison of motives or intentions. It is to be hoped that our Hon. Legislators will do that kind of work during their present session as shall make, so far as legislation can, our next two years as a State brighter and more hopeful than have been any similar period in all our past A Best-Black's Story. When a dozen news-boys and boot-blacks had collected on the Custom-house stairs yesterday, and when each one had grown tired of jaw-bone and pop-corn balls, "Little English" remarked: "Sposen Jim Cocoanut tells us a story." "Sposen," remarked all the others. "Well, gentlemen," remarked Jim, after a few digs at his head. "I will tell you a true story about a girl. Her name was Marler, and she had yaller hair, blue eyes, small feet, and she was worth a million dollars." Russian Winter. The Winters in Russia are becoming colder every year, and the Summers hotter, more dry, and less fruitful, owing, as is clearly stated by Livingstone, to the destruction of the woodlands which formerly abounded in the southern districts. The clearing of these lands has caused such enormous evaporation that many once opacious water courses have become more swamps or are completely dry. The Dulcep becomes every day more shallow, and its tributaries are no longer worthy of the name of streams. The question of replanting has frequently been agitated, but the dried condition of the earth in many places in southern Russia makes it a matter of great difficulty. Energetic measures, however, are about being adopted to overcome this difficulty by scientific means. Judging by the debate in the Lower House of Congress on Friday on postal affairs, the recommendation of the Postmaster-General in favor of changing the passage on transient newspapers back to one cent for each two cents, as it was before the law of last Winter, is likely to meet with unqualified approval. The only difficulty seems to be as to which party will get the credit for correcting the mistake of the last Congress—Cull. "Jack Jackson," one of the last members of slavery in New Jersey, died at Spanishs, in that State, last Friday, aged eighty-seven years. When his master lived his slaves, in 1806, Jack refused his liberty, and has since continued to work gratuitously on the estate. When a dozen news-boys and boot-blacks had collected on the Custom-house stairs yesterday, and when each one had grown tired of jaw-bone and pop-corn balls, "Little English" remarked: "Sposen Jim Cocoanut tells us a story." "Sposen," remarked all the others. "Well, gentlemen," remarked Jim, after a few digs at his head, "I will tell you a true story about a girl. Her name was Marler, and she had yaller hair; blue eyes, small feet, and she was worth a million dollars." "In stamps?" asked Cross-cyed Dick. "In clean cash, right in the savings' bank," answered Jim. "This girl was an orphan, with no one to boss her around, and if she wanted to be out till 11 o'clock at night she could. There were pilots of fallens after her to marry her, but she stuck up her nose at the hull caboodle." "What fur? anxiously inquired Fire-cracker Tom." "What fur? Why, she knew they loved her money instead of herself. She wanted some one to love her earnestly, and like gosh. Well, one day she was going down to the Post-office to see if there was any mail, and a runaway home came along. Marler fainted away and sat down in the road, and she'd have been broke all to please if it hadn't been for a book-black 'bout my size. He pulled her into a shooting gallery, brought her to and then hired a hull cannibus and took her home." "And they fell In loys, and were finally married," remarked Suspender Johnson. "No, my fellow countrymen," said replied Jim—"she gin him ten cents!" "And is that all," exclaimed three or four valves. "All she gave him, and that turned out to be counterfeit!" There was a long period of silence, and then Jim continued: "Which is a lesson to us never to marry a girl worth a million dollars!" "And we never shall!" they columnly replied. Somebody advertises in the London Times for a servant girl that fears the Lord and can carry one cwt. Hand maidens that can successfully wrestle with an hundred pound weight are not usually the sort that fear the Lord, or anybody else for that matter. "It is believed that people will be present at town, from Europe alone. Americans will be there. It is safe to say—nothcoming—that the ex-year will be visited by people, and probably 10." Six years ago Mrs. Ma living in a little tent on town. Her whole work consisted of this tent, a or three boxes which sew and table, a little seven old girl and two cows and sold the spare milk of the carrying it around town, and with the prod work which she did for her supported herself and so she could get $3 or $5 ahe buy another calf or year our purpose, adds the Seer her progress up to the minutely, but the result less than seven years, he dred head of cattle, a finico buildings and limps comfortable, even luxurious and instead of carrying by hand, rides in her Her daughter is a young ted and accomplished. Ahar's property is valued to $50,000, and she has made industry and good manhood had no outside help. She Government contrasts any property—Zarovia that. Sir Randall Roberts has long been known closely as a first-class amateur about to adopt the stage. He is young, handsome, pitted; he was the one Irish eight at Winbladk age, he fought in the he has an idea of one country; but the question cut onto the stage!! The Glasgow Times we have figured out the trial mainly when it reminds who is airlines to keep world airguts along with flight it out by skipping reside into a tall pond and drawing it and looking at Santa Ana Times. The Mormons and the Gentiles had a little unpleasantness one day last week, resulting in the defeat of the former. Send the news to Brigham. Building improvements of various kinds are constantly going on here; being too numerous we will not particularize, as it would take too much of your valuable space. Our energetic real estate agent, Dr. Jones, has recently obtained the contract for selling "Uncle Bismarck's" branch on the Santa Ana. Dr. Cummins has invested two thousand dollars in the drug business during the last six months, which is going well for a man conducting a legitimate drug business, and in spite of the fact that nearly all of the dry goods and grocery merchants keep a general supply of drugs also. He provides to increase his stock as fast as the demand calls for it. Mr. D. C. Hayward informs us that some impeccable ones stole into his nursery a short time ago and "got away" with some of his cholec buds of the "navel" orange and "sweet sind" lemon. He has the parties spotted, says, and unless they call around and "come down" with some coin, he proposes to make it hot for them. The M. E. Church (South) have a new circuit rider imported from the east—the Rev. Mr. Smith. The missionary Baptists also, in the person of the Rev. Mr. Hitchcoek. Rev. Mr. Latimer delivered a very good sermon at 11 A.M. last Sabbath among other good things, he stated that he should not have settled in this community had it not been for the fact that it was, in the main; a religious community and had plenty of timber for manufacturing more Christians. "The Democratic Sheriff of New York undoubtedly was criminally negligent in allowing Tweed to escape, and we look for his prompt trial by the new (?) Democratic (?) District Attorney and Judge." The above rich statement, from a Los Angeles paper, shows either ignorance of facts or a desire to mislead the public. District Attorney Phelps was re-elected at the late election, therefore he is not "new"; and he has always been a Republican, therefore he is not a "Democrat." The new Judge is a Democrat. BY TELEGRAPH Arizona, Dec. 18. The following bill was introduced in the Legislature: By Cullen, to repeal the Act permitting the vows of every township or incorporated city to vote upon the question of granting licenses to sell taxing liquors; by Woodside against the Political-Code reporting the comment and collection of taxes; by Pulses, providing for the appointment of a State Inspector of Boilers, and for the better security of life and property; by Clark, concerning the examination of teachers in Humblebelt county; also, in protect lumber manufactures; by Hart, to repeal the Act concerning the assessment of migratory bands of live stock; also, to amend Sec. 245 of the Penal Code; also, Sec. 200 of the Code of Civil Procedure; by Young, amending Sec. 1800 of the Political Code, fixing the time of opening and closing the palls in San Francisco; also, for the relief of John Higgins; also for the audit and payment of the outstanding Indian war claims of the State-of California; by Scrivner, providing for the extension of time for the collection of taxes in Stanislaus, Frisco and Tulare counties; also, granting a franchise for the laying of water pipes and the supplying of water in the town of Medesto; also for the formation of an irrigation district, comprising portions of the counties of Tulare, Frisco, Married, Stanislaus, and San Joaquin, to be known as the West Side Irrigation District; Murphy, of San Francisco, to reorganize the Police Department of San Francisco; Ralsch, for the better protection of inn-keepers, boarding house and lodging house keepers; Wilcox, fixing bond of the Treasurer of Maripoza; Ferrall, concerning roads and highways in Sonoma; McConnell, amending Sections 956, 1083 and 1034 of the Penal Code; Patterson, of Sacramento, to amend the Act protecting agriculture and preventing the trespass of animals in Sacramento county. St. Louis, Dec. 14. Mrs. Johanna Reed, a dairy-woman, living on the Manchester Road, gave birth to three sons Sunday, and all are doing well. A very considerable land swindle has just been exposed. It seems to have extended to some of the original counties. In any other reference to this page or section there are no additional details provided beyond what is visible in the image. "The Democratic Sheriff of New York undoubtedly was criminally negligent in allowing Tweed to escape, and we look for his prompt trial by the new (?) Democrat (?) District Attorney and Judge." The above rich statement, from a Los Angeles paper, shows either ignorance of facts by a desire to mislead the public. District Attorney Phelps was elected at the late election, therefore he is not "new"; and he has always been a Republican, therefore he is not a "Democrat." The new Judge is a Democrat, but was not elected on the Democratic ticket, but as a representative of the men who overthrew the Tammany Ring under "Boss" Tweed, and who did the same thing at the late election for "Bosses" Kelly and Tilden. Dec. 18th 1875. BION. The Centennial Buildings. One who has recently visited the structures now approaching completion in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, endeavoring to convey some idea of their extent, says: "We doubt if a full conception of this gigantic affair entered a single mind of those who were looking on. We confess that we were not near equal to the occasion. The proportions of machinery hall alone—one of the smallest of the buildings—was hardly appreciated; because everything around it was on such a grand scale that it didn't look so large after all. But within this building every living soul in Harrisburg, Carlisle and Mechanicsburg could be supplied with a comfortable seat, and room for as many people. Every person in Philadelphia could be accommodated with standing room in it at one and the same time, and there would be room enough left for the people of another good-sized city. And this building is not near its large as the mammoth building just East of it, known as the "main building." In this building every living soul in the great State of Pennsylvania could be supplied with standing room, and leave a good-sized corner for the people of another State. "Then a person can walk a hundred miles in machinery hall, without going over the same spot twice. In the main building, he could walk a hundred and fifty miles. Taking all the buildings, a visitor to the exposition can walk over five hundred miles, and not go over any one place twice in the whole distance. So the person who goes to the exposition, expecting to "do" the whole thing in one day, will be wooled disappointed. He couldn't do it travelling at railroad speed." "It is believed that over 100,000 people will be present at the exposition, from Europe alone. Millions of Americans will be there next year. It is safe to say—nothing unforeseen courring—that the exposition next year will be visited by 6,000,000 of people, and probably 10,000,000." Six years ago Mrs. Mary Ahart was living in a little tent on the edge of town. Her whole worldly possessions consisted of this tent, a straw bed, two houses and lodging house keepers; Wilcox, fixing the bond of the Treasurer of Marlposs; Ferrall, concerning roads and highways in Sonoma; McConnell, amending Sections 956, 1033 and 1034 of the Penal Code; Patterson, of Sacramento, to amend the Act protecting agriculture and preventing the trespass of animals in Sacramento county. St. Louis, Dec. 14. Mrs. Johanna Reed, a dairy-woman, living on the Manchester Road, gave birth to three sons Sunday, and all are doing well. A very considerable land swindle has just been exposed. It seems to have extended to some of the principal cities of the Union, and even to England and Germany. The "crooked" real estate men have been forging deeds to lands in Northern Arkansas and Southeastern Missouri for some years. They had agencies in Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York and Manchester, England. It is estimated that deeds to over twelve million acres of land have been forged and disposed of, at a valuation of about twenty-five or thirty millions. The land operated upon is owned by non-residents, and as the records were mostly destroyed during the civil war, the ring had every facility to carry out the enormous swindle. Deeds have been sold all over the East and England. The Grand Jury of Shannon county, Mo., have indicted Dr. Thomas K. Harmon, David S. Bingham and James D. Lawton for complicity. Lawton seems to have been the executive, and operated extensively in England. The dupes of these swindlers are numerous, and in a quiet way many million dollars have been pocketed. Parties who have purchased Missouri and Arkansas land during the past few years, had better look well to their titles. CHICAGO, Dec. 13. Hon. Buford Wilson arrived this morning, and has been in consultation with Federal officers in regard to whisky cases all day. He will take no part in the approaching whisky trials here, and will leave for St.Louis to-morrow. General Babcock is still in the city, as is also his counsel, Judge Krum, of St.Louis. The pair are both basely preparing for the trial. Marshall Campbell says the General will probably go to Washington before his presence is desired at St.Louis, and that he is in the best of spirits. The Babcock Court of Inquiry met at the Palmer House this noon, but did no business beyond the mere formality of a call to order, and adjourned. The new United States District Attorney, Bange, has not yet made his appearance, and speculation is busy with his probable ability to grapple with the talent employed by the whisky men. The conviction is growing among those in position to know, including revenue agents and secret service men, that there is a ring of considerable rottenness and alarming power and official elevation here that has thus far defied the detectives. It is of sufficiently tangible character to warrant the finding of indictments, but the secret powers of the Government wife-heating edible, and he wished the lash could be composed of scorpions and placed in the hands of a mightier than the Sheriff. Mr. Evans gave notice that he would introduce a bill providing for a suitable display of California productions at the Centennial. SAN BERNARDINO, Dec. 15. A fire broke out in the large Grange store of O'Connor & Co., at about 4 o'clock this morning, consuming everything excepting a few articles taken from the store. The second story was occupied by six different secret orders. Their losses are as follows: B'nal Birth lodge $500, not insured; Old Fellowns $2,500, insured for $1,500; Knights of Pythias, total loss, no insurance; Good Templars, total loss; Morse Encampment, No. 51; had just received its regalia, alone valued at $1,200, and is a total loss, no insurance. The proprietors of the Grange had just laid in a heavy winter stock. Their loss is nearly twenty thousand dollars. The fire was so great that the walls of the building melted down. Great quantities of goods together with all the lodge regallas might have been saved only for a report having been circulated that there was a large quantity of powder in the store, which report was not correct, and caused a great loss of lodge fixtures, together with all of the records. NEW YORK, Dec. 14. The mystery surrounding the escape of Wm. M. Tweed continues to be impenetrable to the police, but it is said by persons conversant with the working of the Tweed ring that his appearance will not be long delayed, if certain pending negotiations are successful, or if Charles O'Conor, the lawyer should survive his present illness. Many believe that Tweed has not left she city, but through friends is negotiating a settlement of the suits against him. It is said O'Conor proposed a settlement several months ago, of all ring suits against Sweeney Connolly, Tweed, Rowan and others. SAN FRANCISCO Dec. 16. FLOUR—Superfine, in export lots $450; shipping extra $525;78; choice family do; in jobbing lots $575@25. WHKAT—Market quiet but firm. Choice milling $2@195; shipping $190@195. BARLEY—Bay browning,$135@150; feed from store,$122@125. OATS—Range from $172to$210. POTATOES—Humboldt and Tomales at $115@140; Petaluma,$137@140; sweet.$2 ONIONS—Quotable at $125. BEE—$150. CORN MEAL—Table varieties $2@3e; feed do,$29@30 per tuu. CORN—Good yellow,$117. BEANS—Pea,$190; small white,$185@190; lima,$250@262i; bayo,$260@265; large butter,$3; pink and red,$1902; small butter $8@2e. BUTTER—California fresh roll,$40@4ie; pickled roll,$30@35e; do firkin,$40@32e; Eastern firkin,$20-30e. CHENSE—California,$15@17e; Easternern,$10@20e. HOPE—Holmere are asking 14lb for wife-heating edible,and he wishedthe lash could be composedof scorpionsand placedinthehandsofa mightierthantheSheriff. Mr Evans gave notice that he would introduce a bill providing for a suitable display of California productions at the Centennial. SAN BERNARDINO Dec. 15. A fire broke out in the large Grange store of O'Connor & Co., at about 4 o'clock this morning, consuming everything excepting a few articles taken from the store. The second story was occupied by six different secret orders. Their losses are as follows: B'nal Birth lodge $500, not insured; Old Fellowns $2,500, insured for $1,500; Knights of Pythias, total loss, no insurance; Good Templars, total loss; Morse Encampment, No. 51; had just received its regulars alone valued at $1,200,and is a total loss,nosurance. The proprietors of the Grange had just laid in a heavy winter stock. Their loss is nearly twenty thousand dollars. The fire was so great that the walls of the building melted down. Great quantities of goods together with all the lodge regalias might have been saved only for a report having been circulated that there was a large quantity of powder in the store which report was not correct,and caused a great loss of lodge fixtures,togetherwithalloftherecords. SAN FRANCISCO Dec. 16. FLOUR—Superfine,nextratinglots$450;shippingextra$525;choicefamilydo,$29@30pertuu. BARLEY—Baybrowning,$135@150;feedfromstore,$122@125. OATS—Rangefrom$172to$210.POTATOES—HumboldtandTomalesat$115@140;Petaluma,$137@140;sweet.$2 ONIONS—Quotableat$125. BEE—$150. CORNMEAL—Tablevarieties $2@3e;feeddo,$29@30pertuu. BARNELL—Goodyellow,$117. BEANS—Pea,$190;smallwhite,$185@190;lima,$250@262i; bayo,$260@265;largebutter,$3; pinkandred,$1902;smallbutter $8@2e. BUTTER—California freshroll,$40@4ie;pickledroll,$30@35e;do firkin,$40@32e;Eastern firkin,$20-30e。 CHENSE—California,$15@17e;Easternern,$10@20e。 HOPE—Holmereareasking14lbforwife-heatingedible,andhewishedthelashcouldbecomposedofscorpionsandplacedinthehandsofa mightierthantheSheriff。 Mr Evans gave notice that he would introduce a bill providing for a suitable display of California productions at the Centennial. SAN FRANCISCO Dec. 16. FLOUR—Superfine,nextratinglots$450;shippingextra$525;choicefamilydo,$29@30pertuu. BARLEY—Baybrowning,$135@150;feedfromstore,$122@125。 OATS—Rangefrom$172to$210.POTATOES—HumboldtandTomalesat$115@140;Petaluma,$137@140;sweet.$2 ONIONS—Quotableat$125. BEE—$150. CORNMEAL—Tablevarieties $2@3e;feeddo,$29@30pertuu。 BARNELL—Goodyellow,$117. BEANS—Pea,$190;smallwhite,$185@190;lima,$250@262i; bayo,$260@265;largebutter,$3; pinkandred,$1902;smallbutter $8@2e。 BUTTER—California freshroll,$40@4ie;pickledroll,$30@35e;do firkin,$40@32e；Eastern firkin,$20-30e。 CHENSE—California,$15@17e；Easternern,$10@20e。 HOPE—Holmereareasking14lbforwife-heatingedible,andhewishedthelashcouldbecomposedofscorpionsandplacedinthehandsofa mightierthantheSheriff。 Six years ago Mrs. Mary Ahart was living in a little town on the edge of town. Her whole worldly possessions consisted of this tent, a straw bed, two or three boxes which served as chairs and table, a little seven or eight-year-old girl and two cows and calves. She sold the spare milk of these two cows, carrying it around town with a tilt pail, and with the product and from work which she did for her neighbors, supported herself and child. When she could get $3 or $5 ahead she would buy another calf or yearling. It is not our purpose, adds the Sentinet, to trace her progress up to the present time minutely, but the result is, she now, in less than seven years, has several hundred head of cattle, a fine farm with nice buildings and improvements, a comfortable, even luxurious home—and instead of carrying milk around by hand, rides in her own carriage. Her daughter is a young lady, educated and accomplished. Te-day Mrs. Ahart's property is valued at $40,000 to $50,000, and she has made it all by industry and good management. She had no outside help. She never had a Government contract or fall hair to any property.—Larcomie, Kempa, Sentinet. Sir Randall Roberts, Baronet, who has long been known in London society as a first-class amateur actor, is about to adopt the stage as profession. He is young, handsome, highly accomplished; he was the captain of the Irish eight at Wimbledon some years ago, he fought in the Crimean, and he has an idea of coming to this country; but the question is, "can he act out onto the stage?" The Glasgow Times would appear to have figured out the thing pretty seriously when it remembered: "The man who is curious to know how the world can get along without him, can find it out by thinking a combo results into a will pond and then withdrawing it and looking at the hole." The new United States District Attorney, Banga, has not yet made his appearance, and speculation is busy with his probable ability to grapple with the talent employed by the whisky men. The conviction is growing among those in position to know, including revenue agents and secret service men, that there is a ring of considerable rottenness and alarming power and official elevation here that has thus far defied the detectives. It is of sufficiently tangible character to warrant the finding of indictments, but the secret powers of the Government are scanting the track of the guilty men, and will watch with care for clues to further and firmer information. Federal parties who ought to know admit that the calling of another Grand Jury in January is not improbable. That summoning of a new inquisition would cause the profoundest sensation in high political circles, there is positive proof. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. The Senate this afternoon made the following confirmations: D. D. Pratt, Commissioner of Internal Revenue; R. H. Dull, Commissioner of Patents; E. S. Tubey, Postmaster at Boston; George N. Emery, Governor of Utah Territory. SACRAMENTO, Dec. 14. In the Assembly, McConnell's bill, providing for an additional justice amenable for Los Angeles passed. McConnell introduced a bill to regulate the practice of medicine. Referred to a special committee. McConnell introduced a bill to abolish the State Board of Equalization and transfer the business to the Controller's Office. Referred to the Judiciary Committee. McConnell has given notice of a bill to amend the sections of the Penal Code as so to give the State the right to change the value when juris cannot be obtained in criminal cases. Lambourn introduced a resolution to appoint a committee to investigate and report the feasibility of printing all books for the use of schools within the State. Referred to the Committee on Education. The Los Angeles members are unfavorable to dividing the payment of taxes. Gov. Downey has signified his intention to be present at his legislative ball in another night. The southern members on commi- ONIONS—Quotable at $1 25. BYE—$1 50. CORN MEAL—Table varieties 2@3c; feed do,$29@30 per tuu. CORN—Good yellow,$1 17l. BEANS—Pen,$1 90; small white,$1 85@190; lima,$2 50@262l; bayo,$2 60@265; large hutter,$3; pink and red,$1 90@2small butter.$1 85@2. BUTTER—California fresh roll,$40@40c; pickled roll,$30@35e; do flirkin,$30@32e; Eastern flirkin,$20~30c. CHERSE—California，15@17c; Eastern，16@20c. HOPES—Holders are asking 14c for prime lots; shippers offer only 12c. WOOL—Trade continues active and all lots sell as fast as received extremes 11@18c per lb. HIDES—Dry are quiet at 15@16;salted，7@8c. BEEWAX—80wtc. HONEY—Extra white comb，22lc; other grades of white，12@flce; dark comb，10@12lc; extra white strained，6@12lc; cases of one den.pails,$4 25. SACRAMENTO, Dec. 15. Bush's bill to amend the Code in regard to the time of killing game in San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, after considerable discussion, was referred to the Committee on Agriculture. The time prohibited is from April 1st to August 1st. Graves gave notice of a bill to amend the law to prevent trespassing in Fresno, Tulare, Kern, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo,and Monterrey counties. In the Assembly Lambourne was placed on a committee for the Improvement of the Grape: Hayne on Indian Affairs; and McConnell, on Irrigation. No session of the Senate was held today. The Assembly adjourned at eleven o'clock. The Chamber is now being prepared for the inaugural ball tonight. It will be a grand affair. SAN DIEGO, Dec. 16. The World this evening has the following regarding the problem of the border: From private information we learn that the land that currently attained Campo was composed of some designeate characters who had incarned fall in the lower and soon in the upper country; who were handling new lines to escape the penalty of offenses. The land required at Dana NEW ADVERTISEMENTS THE COMMERCIAL BANK Of Los Angeles. Authorized Capital $100,000 M. S. PATRICK ... President. E. P. SPENCE ... Custodian. DIRECTORS: M. S. Patrick, S. H. Matt. A. H. Willcox, H. Maybury, E. Boston, R. M. Towns, O. S. Witherby, Jno. G. Capron. The Bank is prepared to receive deposits on open account, from certificates of A-parts, and because a General Banking business. Strayed—640 Roward. Strayed from McLennan's Branch, a Big Mile Oil, small star on hospital, no bond about 15 inches high. 29 years old. Also a Light Hay Mines, when strip on fire, bound on many hips, the two kind lays and the off five that waits. The finder will receive a reward of fifty by leaving the show desirited animals at Gahry & Lewis' Mills. School District Election Notice. Notice is hereby given to the qualified electors of Palmview National District of Los Angeles county, that an election will be held in the Public School House in much district, on the fifth day of January, 1878. The questions of voting a tax to build a Grammarian School House. It will be necessary to raise by tax for building a Grammar school house the sum of $10,000. The Polls will be open between the hours of 2 and 4 p.m. Daniel Dec. 16th, 1875. J. W. CLARK, B. F. E. KELLOGG, District School Trustee. D. C. Hayward. Semi-Tropical Nurseryman. WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. The resignation of Surveyor-General Stratton has been placed in Senator Sargent's hands, to take effect January 11th. Sargent will recommend, as his successor, H. C. WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. The resignation of Surveyor-General Stratton has been placed in Senator Sargent's hands, to take effect January 11th. Sargent will recommend, as his successor, H. C. Rollins, who has so satisfactorily served as Register of the San Francisco Land Office during the past six years. CONDENSED TELEGRAMS. Senator Bush, from the Los Angeles and San Bernardino delegation in the State Legislature, has reported back favorably the bill relating to the shooting of game in those counties. It corrects an error in the Penal Code and makes the shooting of birds between the 1st of April and the 1st of August a misdemeanor. During the trial of a case in Justice Sawyer's Court, San Francisco, G. W. Tyler and John Wade, opposing counsel, had a rough and tumble fight on the floor of the court room. They were fined for contempt. John Emerson, of Pilot Hill, Nevada county, was relieved of $450, while seeing the elephant on the Barbary Coast, San Francisco. A dispatch from Cincinnati says that at the Methodist Minister's meeting yesterday, a paper offered that Bishop Haven committed a grave error in publicly committing himself in favor of Grant's third term. It was promptly laid on the table. As Wm. Alken, accompanied by two ladies in a buggy, were driving on the Cliff House road, they were stopped by three masked men, and compelled to return to the city on foot. The thermometer is twenty degrees above zero in New York. The President has recognized Alfred Chauling Bagshaw, Vice Consul to her Britannic Majesty, at St. Louis. Luttrell to-day introduced bills appropriating $60,000 for the improvement of the Sacramento river, and $25,000 for Fenster river. The preliminary soundings for the tunnel which is to connect France with England are now being made near St. Margaret's, and the engineers conducting the work are entirely satisfied with the results obtained. It is intended to put down pneumatic tubes to take away the chalk as it is tunnellled out, and ventilation will be secured by providing a current of air. DEEDS FILLED. W. C. Pendleton to B. P. Maxson—35 acres in Rancho Santiago do Santa Ana, $1,225. County Judge to H. Charles—lot 12, block 2, 168 b 5, 15 b 10, San Juan D. C. Hayward. Semi-Tropical Nurseryman. 100,000 Fruit Trees for sale at the lowest possible price. I have a full stock of Oranges, Lemons and Limes. APPLES, PEARS, PEACHES, APRICOTS, PLUMS; NECTARINES, CHESTNUTS, ENGLISH WALNUTS, ETC. Four Varieties of CHOICE ROOTED GRAPEVINES. I have the choice stock: of trees that may ever offered to the market in Southern California; which I am offering at Bottom Prices. Parties wishing to purchase large or small bills will find it to their interest to call and see me before purchasing elsewhere. I will guarantee my stock to give satisfaction. Tune One-third cash, balance to sell purchaser. Necessary is located one-quarter of a mile length of Orange. D. C. HAYWARD decll-1Sm Orange, Los Angeles county. H. S. AUSTIN, Jr. Commission Merchant, LOS ANGELES ST., ANAHUNK. HAVING connected him with the unknown house of Littlefield, Wash. & Co., of San Francisco, is now prepared to bring ship all kinds of grain or produce. Consequences solicited upon which liberal advances will be made. Sachs and twine furnished at the lowest rates. Agent for the Kinley Bagshies and Wayne's. L. X. L. Wind Hills. Mr Jones' Corn Planter, and all kinds of Farming Implementing also the Old Harford Fire Insurance Co.. Insures! Delays are dangerous. Notice. ALL OWNERS OF MIDGE OF any kind herein cattle, sheep or hogs hereby conditioned against their animals to range on the Seaside Hanchen, without authority from the undersigned, so they will be procured against so doing as Troubles under the No Engage Act. Under no circumstances will hogs be permitted to range upon the said mines. All persons are also cautioned against cutting and removing from salt塘 wood of any kind either for firewood or furnish purposes, and are hereby notified that the action of the Troubles Law relation to such mine will be rigidly enforced against them. J. H. TUFFNER. Agent for leasing unassisted on the Seaside Hanchen, for Farming and Pasture. J. L. WARD, PURCHASING AGENT. Office No. 7, over Commercial Bank. with England are now being made near St. Margaret's, and the engineers conducting the work are entirely satisfied with the results obtained. It is intended to put down pneumatic tubes to take away the chalk as it is tunnelled out, and ventilation will be secured by providing a current of air. Deeds Filed. W. C. Pendleton to B. P. Maxson—35 acres in Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana, $1,225. County Judge to H. Charles—lot 12, block 2, 16, b 3, 13, b 10, San Juan Capistrano, being 8-28-100 acres. County Judge to Mark Mendelson—Lot 8, block 7, (41-100 acres), San Juan Capistrano. Facunda Ayllon to Henry Charles—N of S or Sec 2, and fractional N of S of Sec 3; T 8 S, R 8 W, S B M. 315 acres. Martin Ilor to H. Charles—N W § E) Sec 15, T 8 S, R 8 W. $100. Richard Parra to H. Charles—N E of N W § and N E of N E § 15, T 8 S, R 8 W, 129 acres; $200. F. P. Fischer to H. Charles—$200,40 acres in Sections 15 and 22, T 8 S, R 8 W; $1,004. Phil Davia to Max Josephson—Lot 70x100 feet at corner of Broadway and Clementina streets, Anaheim, $220. Michael Cabilli to Mary Haggerty—One-half an acre on West street, Anaheim, $200. Phillip Howe to Mary A Howne—Lot 36, Westminster. A. B. Chapman to M. F. Parker—10x14,77 chains, near Orange; $564. A. Heblum et al to J. B. Haines—Eighty acres in Rancho San Juan Cajon de Santa Ana; $1,200. For Sale. Twenty-two and a half acres of shingle land together with improvements consisting of a fine dwelling with fire rooms, cloisters, a shop, outbuilding, pond water shed, etc., for purchase apply to: A. G. MORRIS MRS. FLORA BROWN, Punser Millbury Sons, Custer St., Anaconda, Adamsburg County at San Antonio. THREE large and built residential plots of good quality in town. Oil field owned. New mail office in town. Not available elsewhere. AGENT FOR MI Gorman Steamship Line. Wide Main Street, Dewey Blok. Los Angeles. TRACKAGE and Money off to and received from Trumpet. Collection made by the United States Mail Service. Please notify us immediately. CONSUMER SERVICES ON ENTERY For all the duties in the Union...