anaheim-gazette 1876-01-29

ANAHEIM VOL. VI. Anheim Gazette SATURDAY...JAN. 29, 1875. FACTS AND FIGURES FOR OUR OPPONENTS. BY J. M. QUINN. The main, if not the only argument, brought forward by the opponents of County Division is that the time for a division of the county has not come. Both the Press of Los Angeles and the people of Santa Ana who oppose it, admit that the county ultimately will be divided, but claim that we must wait two or four years longer until we are better able than we now are to support a county government. By this admission they loose their only basis for an argument, for it can easily be shown from statistics that other counties, with less population and less wealth than our proposed county of Santa Ana, have been supporting county organizations for years, without running in debt, and supporting them too, at from 20 to 75 per cent. less than it is now costing us to help support the county of Los Angeles. The man who claims that there is no necessity now, nor will there be in the future, for a division of Los Angeles county, has good grounds for an argument; but the man who admits the rate of taxation exceeds every county of this class. The county tax levy of Alameda for the fiscal year of 1874-5 was 62 cents on the $100; Santa Clara, 75 cts; San Joaquin, 75 cts; Sacramento, 80 cts; Sonoma, 92 cts; Los Angeles $1.54. To illustrate: The property-holder owning one thousand dollars of taxable property in Alameda pays $620 tax; the property-holder in Los Angeles county owning a like amount pays $1540—a difference of $920 against Los Angeles; in Santa Clara and San Joaquin, $790 each, against $1540 in Los Angeles—a difference of $790 against Los Angeles. Taking agricultural counties having about the same amount of taxable property as the proposed county of Santa Ana, we find San Benito county levies 75 cents tax on the one hundred dollars; Fresno 83 cts, Ventura 100 cts, San Luis Obispo 100 cts; Santa Barbara 103 cts, Tehama 185, Tulare 137 cts. The total indebtedness of these seven counties, containing taxable property to the amount of thirty millions, is less than one-fourth that of Los Angeles. The deductions I wish to draw from these statistics are, that if counties like those named above, containing about the same amount of taxable property as the section included in the proposed county, have supported county organizations for years, and are supporting them at from 25 to 100 percent less than we are now pay- view of this, who end of the county solve partnership is continually incurred of the firm wants a magnificent structure—a structure to the beauty of the value of her no fault with her foregone conclu time, not far in the will be divided, we can be benefited build a Court House and then dissolve We much prefer ($50,000) of the county buildings, say $10,000 or $15,000 buildings that will then applying the $40,000 towards liability of the debt of the would be compelled true the new court would have a he with. It is equally have a far heavier or four years hence may, we must assume of the indebtedness the old county and crease. Set up for have it hit our poor part of the debt. The Los Angeles counties, with less population and less wealth than our proposed county of Santa Ana, have been supporting county organizations for years, without running in debt, and supporting them too, at from 20 to 75 per cent. less than it is now costing us to help support the county of Los Angeles. The man who claims that there is no necessity now, nor will there be in the future, for a division of Los Angeles county, has good grounds for an argument; but the man who admits the necessity of a division, but claims that others must wait until it suits his private interest, is reasoning from the basis of self-interest; and is actuated by motives of more selfishness. The first question I shall attempt to answer is: Has the proposed county sufficient population and wealth to support a county organization without increasing the burdens of taxation? Taking the official statement of the vote of the different counties of the State at the last general election as a basis to estimate their population, and comparing their vote with the vote of the section included in the new county, it will be found that the territory embraced in the proposed county of Santa Ana contains a larger population than any of the following counties: Alpine, Del Norte, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Lake, Lassen, Marin, Mariposa, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Plumas, San Benito, Shasta Sutter, Tehama, Trinity and Ventura; and contains a population nearly equal to any one of the following counties: Stanislaus, San Bernardino, San Diego, Sierra, San Luis Obispo, Siskiyou, and Tulare. Thus it would be seen that of the fifty-two counties of the State; the proposed county of Santa Ana outranks nineteen of them in population, and falls but little below seven others—in all just one-half of the counties of the State. We certainly have the population to justify us in moving for a new county. Estimating that one-fourth of the taxable property of Los Angeles county lies south of the New San Gabriel we find the property real and personal, in the proposed county exceeds in amount that in any of the counties of Alpine, Amador, El Dorado, Calaveras, Fresno, Inyo, Modoc, Lake, Kern, Lassen, Mariposa, Mono, Plumas, Sierra, San Bernardino, Shasta, Siskilyou, Tuolumne, Tehama, Trinity, San Diego and Ventura. Estimating that one-third of the taxable property lies south of New River—an estimate which is more nearly the true amount—we find that our new county has about the same amount of property in it that any one of the following counties contain a total indebtedness of these seven counties, containing taxable property to the amount of thirty millions, is less than one-fourth that of Los Angeles. The deductions I wish to draw from these statistics are, that if counties like those named above, containing about the same amount of taxable property as the section included in the proposed county, have supported county organizations for years, and are supporting them at from 25 to 100 per cent. less than we are now paying towards the support of the county of Los Angeles, there certainly is no good reason why, if segregated and allowed to set up for ourselves, we can not run our new county as economically as these are now run. The county of Los Angeles is run on the "fall of 49 and spring of 50" basis. The salaries and fees of its officials are too high, and there is no prospect that they will be reduced. Two years ago a bill was drafted by some of the prominent Grangers of the county, cutting down the jay of officials to about the same figures as similar labor would command in business circles. It was sent to Sacramento, and that was the last we heard of it. Looking over the tax levy for the present year, we find "Salary Fund," 20 cents on the $100." The assessment roll of the county foots up something over $14,000,000; 20 cents on the hundred gives $28,000 to the Salary Fund. But this is not all; nearly every office has attached to it fees and perquisites, which in the aggregate amount to as much more. The county levy for school fund is 20 cents on the one hundred dollars (the same as the salary fund.) Offsetting the fees and perquisites against the State school levy, 22 cents on the one hundred dollars, and it will be seen that the salaries of her officials cost the county of Los Angeles as much as she pays for the education of her seven thousand children!! In the bill creating the new county, the salaries of its officials are set down at low rates. The aim has been to give a fair compensation for the work done; and by affixing a definite salary to each office, cut off the immense indirect tax that the people pay through the fee system, which prevails in our present county. We do not intend that the offices of the new county shall be honanzas for office-seekers. Comparing the total indebtedness of Los Angeles with that of other counties of the State we find but two, San Francisco and Sacramento, with larger debts. Adding the amount of the total indebtedness of these seven counties, containing taxable property to the amount of thirty millions, is less than one-fourth that of Los Angeles. The deductions I wish to draw from these statistics are, that if counties like those named above, containing about the same amount of taxable property as the section included in the proposed county, have supported county organizations for years, and are supporting them at from 25 to 100 per cent. less than we are now paying towards the support of the county of Los Angeles, there certainly is no good reason why, if segregated and allowed to set up for ourselves, we cannot run our new county as economically as these are now run. The county of Los Angeles is run on the "fall of 49 and spring of 50" basis. The salaries and fees of its officials are too high, and there is no prospect that they will be reduced. Two years ago a bill was drafted by some of the prominent Grangers of the county, cutting down the jay of officials to about the same figures as similar labor would command in business circles. It was sent to Sacramento, and that was the last we heard of it. Looking over the tax levy for the present year, we find "Salary Fund," 20 cents on the $100." The assessment roll of the county foots up something over $14,000,000; 20 cents on the hundred gives $28,000 to the Salary Fund. But this is not all; nearly every office has attached to it fees and perquisites, which in the aggregate amount to as much more. The county levy for school fund is 20 cents on the one hundred dollars (the same as the salary fund.) Offsetting the fees and perquisites against the State school levy, 22 cents on the one hundred dollars, and it will be seen that the salaries of her officials cost the county of Los Angeles as much as she pays for the education of her seven thousand children!! In the bill creating the new county, the salaries of its officials are set down at low rates. The aim has been to give a fair compensation for the work done; and by affixing a definite salary to each office, cut off the immense indirect tax that the people pay through the fee system, which prevails in our present county. We do not intend that the offices of the new county shall be honanzas for office-seekers. Comparing the total indebtedness of Los Angeles with that of other counties of the State we find but two, San Francisco and Sacramento, with larger debts. Adding the amount of the total indebtedness of these seven counties, containing taxable property to the amount of thirty millions, is less than one-fourth that of Los Angeles. The deductions I wish to draw from these statistics are, that if counties like those named above, containing about the same amount of taxable property as the section included in the proposed county, have supported county organizations for years, and are supporting them at from 25 to 100 per cent. less than we are now paying towards the support of the county of Los Angeles, there certainly is no good reason why, if segregated and allowed to set up for ourselves, we cannot run our new county as economically as these are now run. The county of Los Angeles is run on the "fall of 49 and spring of 50" basis. The salaries and fees of its officials are too high, and there is no prospect that they will be reduced. Two years ago a bill was drafted by some of the prominent Grangers of the county, cutting down the jay of officials to about the same figures as similar labor would command in business circles. It was sent to Sacramento, and that was the last we heard of it. Looking over the tax levy for the present year, we find "Salary Fund," 20 cents on the $100." The assessment roll of the county foots up something over $14,000,000; 20 cents on the hundred gives $28,000 to the Salary Fund. But this is not all; nearly every office has attached to it fees and perquisites, which in the aggregate amount to as much more. The county levy for school fund is 20 cents on the one hundred dollars (the same as the salary fund.) Offsetting the fees and perquisites against the State school levy, 22 cents onthe one hundred dollars,and it will be seen thatthe salariesofherofficialscostthecountofthesalengasmuchashepaysfortheeducationofherseventhousandchildren!! In the bill creatingthenewcounty,thesalariesofherofficialsaresetdownatlowrates.Theaimhasbeen,togiveafaircompensationforkeworkdone;andbyaffixingadefinitesalarytoeachoffice,cutofftheimmenseindirecttaxthatthepeoplepaythroughthefeeystemwhichprevallinourspresentcounty.Wedointendthattheofficesofthenewcountyshallbemonanzasfordoffice-seekers. 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Bernardino, Shasta, Slaklyqu, Tuolumne, Tehama, Trinity, San Diego and Ventura. Estimating that one-third of the taxable property lies south of New River—an estimate which is more nearly the true amount—we find that our new county has about the same amount of property in it that any one of the following named counties has: Humboldt, Del Norte, Mendocino, San Luis Obispo, San Benito, Sutter and Tulare. Of the fifty-two counties of the State, twenty-three have less taxable property than our proposed new county, and seven others have about the same amount, leaving only twenty-two counties in the State with more wealth than our new county will have. With a population and wealth equal to any one of half (25) the existing counties of the State, it would certainly seem reasonable to any one, not biased by prejudice or self interest, that we are abundantly able to support a county organization. (The statistics is regard to the amount of taxable property are taken from assessors' returns for the fiscal year of 1874-75.) The rate ofigation for county purposes in Los Angeles county exceeds that of thirty-one counties of the State, and is in excess of nearly every other agricultural county of the State. The tax levy in most, if not all, of the mining counties exceeds that of Los Angeles, but in these it must be recollected that property is steadily depreciating in value, while the debts contracted in the flush times of the early mining days, still hang over them. Los Angeles both its wealth and population may be grouped among the first-class counties. Comparing it with counties of this class we find that give a fair compensation for the work done; and by affixing a definite salary to each office, cut off the immense indirect tax that the people pay through the fee system, which prevails in our present county. We do not intend that the offices of the new county shall be honanzas for office-seekers. Comparing the total indebtedness of Los Angeles with that of other counties of the State we find but two, San Francisco and Sacramento, with larger debts. Adding the amount of the Court House bonds, a bill to create which is before the Legislature and will undoubtedly pass, to the present debt, and the debt of our county will then exceed that of every other county in the State except San Francisco, which has three hundred millions taxable property in it. The total indebtedness of Los Angeles county, as given by the County Auditor in his report to the Board of Supervisors Sept. 1, 1875, is $684,417. Deduct the cash then on hand ($388,852) and we have a not indebtedness of $645,855. Add to this $150,000 for new Court House and Jail and we have a debt of nearly eight hundred thousand dollars!! The assets of the county are an old Court House (not paid for), valued in the Auditor's report at $40,000, and a three-fourths interest in the old jail, valued at $30,-900. That Los Angeles needs new county buildings is true; that she has needed them for the past twenty-five years is true; also that she might have built good buildings and paid for them too, with the money that has been thrown away upon the present worthless structures, is equally true. With an enormous indebtedness hanging over us, the interest of which absorbs 45 cents on the $100 of our tax levy, it is certainly bad policy to plunge deeper into debt. Every Legislature for years has granted power to our county officials to issue bonds for something. As W. Ken stock drover arrives Buffalo Wednesday the proceeds of rubbed off wavy home, two He was seriously wayward. The Senate has top County Insurer Townsend. ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, JAN. 29. 1876. view of this, who can blame us of this end of the county for wishing to dissolve partnership with a partner who is continually increasing the indebtedness of the firm? Los Angeles city wants a magnificent Court House erected—a structure that will add to the beauty of the city and increase the value of her real estate. We find no fault with her for this. But as it is a foregone conclusion that at some time, not far in the future, the county will be divided, we fail to see wherein we can be benefited by helping to build a Court House for Los Angeles and then dissolving the partnership. We much prefer taking our proportion ($50,000) of the cost of the proposed county buildings, and with a part of it, say $10,000 or $15,000, erecting county buildings that will answer our needs, then applying the balance, $35,000 or $40,000 towards liquidating the portion of the debt of the old county that we would be compelled to assume. It is true the new county, if created now, would have a heavy debt to begin with. It is equally true that it will have a far heavier one if created two or four years hence. Divide when we may, we must assume our proportion of the indebtedness. Continue with the old county and our debt will increase. Set up for ourselves and we have it in our power to decrease our part of the debt. The Los Angeles Express in a recent view of this, who can blame us of this end of the county for wishing to dissolve partnership with a partner who is continually increasing the indebtedness of the firm? Los Angeles city wants a magnificent Court House erected—a structure that will add to the beauty of the city and increase the value of her real estate. We find no fault with her for this. But as it is a foregone conclusion that at some time, not far in the future, the county will be divided, we fail to see wherein we can be benefited by helping to build a Court House for Los Angeles and then dissolving the partnership. We much prefer taking our proportion ($50,000) of the cost of the proposed county buildings, and with a part of it, say $10,000 or $15,000, erecting county buildings that will answer our needs, then applying the balance, $35,000 or $40,000 towards liquidating the portion of the debt of the old county that we would be compelled to assume. It is true the new county, if created now, would have a heavy debt to begin with. It is equally true that it will have a far heavier one if created two or four years hence. Divide when we may, we must assume our proportion of the indebtedness. Continue with the old county and our debt will increase. Set up for ourselves and we have it in our power to decrease our part of the debt. The Los Angeles Survey. Em. GARNETE:—In 18-day's issue you state that the Surveyor-General has replied the survey of the Los Bolsas Rancho. The truth is that the Surveyor-General has done no such thing; but the man who was Surveyor-General, Stratton, of this State, who has just been kicked out of office for fraud, made a recommendation to that effect just before he felt the toe of the official boot. Under circumstances his recommendation would have less weight than those of any man in the country. Your readers may not assured that the survey will not be rejected, but that the patent for the remaining undivided one-half will issue without delay. Wm. R. OLDEN. Downey City News. The Downey Courier has the following: We have several times had the pleasure of smoking home-made cigars, manufactured to test the quality of the tobacco grown here for that purpose. They were made by Dr. Brackett, during his leisure moments. They have a very fine aroma, and only require a thorough seasoning to make them superior to the imported article. The tobacco used is the fine Havana leaf. According to the report of the freight auditor of the Southern Pacific Railroad, published in another column, the exports of Los Angeles county in 1875 over that road were 20,682,000 pounds. There were exported from Does Not Want to Be President. Another American citizen has been found who does not want to be President. The name of that man is Washburne, and his present office is that of Minister to France. In Mr. Washburne's letter declining to be considered a candidate there are passages which indicate that the country may yet possess his services; if the country will come to him instead of requiring him to go to the country. To quote his own words, "No party could ever undertake to carry a candidate with such old-fashioned notions as I have, and whose record is loaded down in opposition to all the great interests that control political conventions." From this we infer that one of the principal reasons why Mr. Washburne does not want to be a candidate is a more or less well grounded suspicion that his party is not looking very intently his way. For this obliviousness to Mr. Washburne's claims the party will probably be more lower than Mr. Washburne himself. In truth, material for the right kind of Presidents is scarce. Mr. Washburne comes as near the mark, perhaps, as any public man now before the country. His old-fashioned notions are precisely what the country needs; if not what it wants. If George Washington was alive, he would be pronounced by the modern school of politicians too old-fashioned to be entrusted with the position of doorkeeper to the House in which such men as Blaine, Randall, Garfield and Hill are leaders. There is another old-fashioned gentleman whose name and character peculiarly fit him to be a national candidate for the Presidency in this Centennial year. The name of this old-fashioned gentleman is Charles Francis Adams; he is in true the new county, if created now, would have a heavy debt to begin with. It is equally true that it will have a far heavier one if created two or four years hence. Divide when we may, we must assume our proportion of the indebtedness. Continue with the old county and our debt will increase. Set up for ourselves and we have it in our power to decrease our part of the debt. The Los Angeles Express in a recent number proves very convincingly (to itself) that the cost of erecting a new Court House and jail will not increase the debt of the county more than $20,000. Says the mathematical man of the Express: the present Court House and jail, with the lots on which they stand, would sell for $80,000; apply the proceeds from the sale of these towards liquidating the new Court House bonds, and four-fifths of the indebtedness incurred is canceled. Unfortunately this architect of the Express is better at building air castles than brick and mortar structures. In his calculations he forgot all about a site for the new buildings. Sell the lots on which the present Court House and jail stand and the county will not own a foot of ground in Los Angeles city. The cost of a Court House Square, centrally located, will absorb every dollar received for the sites of the old buildings. And, further, these slaves will bring no $80,000 nor the half of it. The buildings, Court House and jail, are not worth what it would cost to remove them from the ground on which they stand. The latter clause of the third section of Lambourn's bill, "To authorize the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles county to erect a Court House and Jail," reads as follows: "The Board of Supervisors shall have power, by an order, to reject any and all bids, and provided that the aggregate cost and expense of erecting and furnishing thereof shall not exceed the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars." It is one thing to fix limits to the cost of a building, quite another to keep within those limits. Every one who has built and furnished a house knows this. Adopt a plan, build, and when you have finished you can add from one-third to one-half to your original estimate. Public buildings are no exception to this rule. The bill authorizing the erection of the State Capitol fixed the limits of its cost at $500,000. In the Controller's report for last year I find the total expenditure for its construction etc., put down pleasure of smoking home-made cigars, manufactured to test the quality of the tobacco grown here for that purpose. They were made by Dr. Brackett, during his leisure moments. They have a very fine aroma, and only require a thorough seasoning to make them superior to the imported articles. The tobacco used is the fine Havana leaf. According to the report of the freight auditor of the Southern Pacific Railroad, published in another column, the exports of Los Angeles county in 1875 over that road were 20,000,000 pounds. There were exported from the Downey depot; during the period mentioned, 9,412,000 pounds, nearly all of which was produce of Los Nietos valley, and was shipped direct to San Francisco. This would show that this region contributed nearly one-half of the entire exports of the county for the past year.. If anything could show beyond a doubt the astonishing utility of our valley this exhibit ought to satisfy the most skeptical. Santa Monica Item The Santa Monica Outlook has the following: We were told yesterday that the Catholics would build a church in Santa Monica in a short time. Gentleman was down at Santa Monica last week looking around with a view of starting a planning mill. He thinks favorably of the project. An application has been made to Senator Bush to have a law enacted by the Legislature making it feasible, in the sum of $22, to kill a sea gull within the town limits of Santa Monica. The Presbyterians have raised $500 towards the erection of a new church in Santa Monica. Work began yesterday, and it is proposed to complete it as soon as possible. We have not seen the plan, but we are assured that it will be a haudsome edifice. A Mob Destroys A Printing Office. SANTA FE, (N. M.) Jan. 20. Last night a mob destroyed and threw into the river the material of the News and Press office of Climaron. It is believed to have been done by outlaws and fugitives from justice, who have been incited thereto by evil-disposed persons who took an active part against the election of Elkins and the local ticket supporting him, if having resulted that, notwithstanding large amounts of money were spent to carry Colfax county against Elkins, he and all the local tickets were elected. The wrath of his opponents became very great. It is the prevailing opinion that, the murder of Rev. F. J. Tolby happening about this time, the fact was used to incite a mob to arrest and kill his alleged murderers, ostensibly, but really to run the Probate Judge-elect and other officers, participants of his, out of the country. At about this time the News and Press published some articles calculated to give comfort to the moth, and kept up a continuous abuse of several prominent officials. According to the report of the freight auditor of the Southern Pacific Railroad, published in another column, the exports of Los Angeles county in 1875 over that road were 20,000,000 pounds. There were exported from the Downey depot; during the period mentioned, 9,412,000 pounds, nearly all of which was produce of Los Nietos valley, and was shipped direct to San Francisco. This would show that this region contributed nearly one-half of the entire exports of the county for the past year.. If anything could show beyond a doubt the astonishing utility of our valley this exhibit ought to satisfy the most skeptical. Santa Monica Item The Santa Monica Outlook has the following: We were told yesterday that the Catholics would build a church in Santa Monica in a short time. Gentleman was down at Santa Monica last week looking around with a view of starting a planning mill. He thinks favorably of the project. An application has been made to Senator Bush to have a law enacted by the Legislature making it feasible, in the sum of $22, to kill a sea gull within the town limits of Santa Monica. The Presbyterians have raised $500 towards the erection of a new church in Santa Monica. Work began yesterday, and it is proposed to complete it as soon as possible. We have not seen the plan, but we are assured that it will be a haudsome edifice. A Mob Destroys A Printing Office. SANTA FE, (N. M.) Jan. 20. Last night a mob destroyed and threw into the river the material of the News and Press office of Climaron. It is believed to have been done by outlaws and fugitives from justice, who have been incited thereto by evil-disposed persons who took an active part against the election of Elkins and the local ticket supporting him, if having resulted that, notwithstanding large amounts of money were spent to carry Colfax county against Elkins, he and all the local tickets were elected. The wrath of his opponents became very great. It is the prevailing opinion that, the murder of Rev. F. J. Tolby happening about this time, the fact was used to incite a mob to arrest and kill his alleged murderers, ostensibly, but really to run the Probate Judge-elect and other officers, participants of his, out of the country. At about this time the News and Press published some articles calculated to give comfort to the moth, and kept up a continuous abuse of several prominent officials. A Mob Destroys A Printing Office. SANTA FE, (N. M.) Jan. 20. Last night a mob destroyed and threw into the river the material of the News and Press office of Climaron. It is believed to have been done by outlaws and fugitives from justice, who have been incited thereto by evil-disposed persons who took an active part against the election of Elkins and the local ticket supporting him, if having resulted that, notwithstanding large amounts of money were spent to carry Colfax county against Elkins, he and all the local tickets were elected. The wrath of his opponents became very great. It is the prevailing opinion that, the murder of Rev. F. J. Tolby happening about this time, the fact was used to incite a mob to arrest and kill his alleged murderers, ostensibly, but really to run the Probate Judge-elect and other officers, participants of his, out of the country. At about this time the News and Press published some articles calculated to give comfort to the moth, and kept up a continuous abuse of several prominent officials. Miss Mand Essex, an actress who takes part of Dick, the third pigmy, in the spectacle of "Snowflake" now being performed at Wade's Opera House, was the victim of a mischap on Tuesday evening that might have caused the loss of her life. In the second act, where she pigmies enter as miners, she small lamp in front of her head filled with burning fluid, leaked slightly, and the inflammable liquid had gradually saturated wig which formed part of her costume. This coming in contact with a torch blazed instantly, and if the young lady had notthe presence mind to tear offthe flaming headgear,she would have met a horrible death.As it is,here the cost of a building, quite another to keep within those limits. Every one who has built and furnished a house knows this. Adopt a plan, build, and when you have finished you can add from one-third to one-half to your original estimate. Public buildings are no exception to this rule. The bill authorizing the erection of the State Capitol fixed the limits of its cost at $500,000. In the Controller's report for last year I find the total expenditure for its construction etc., put down at $2,484,000. The latest dodge in the erection of Public Buildings is to adopt a plan that will absorb from twice to three times the original apportionment to complete it. Judging the future by the past, there has been nothing in the administration of our county affairs that would lead us to hope for economy in the construction of the new buildings. We shall not be astonished if the next Legislature is petitioned to authorize the issue of an additional $100,-000 Court House bonds. With a quarter million more debt upon us perhaps our friends of Santa Ana, who were so "burning hot" for division two years ago that they were ready to declare war upon Los Angeles, (vide the inflammatory harangues of the statesman of Sanpa Ana, A.L. Bush, and the Fourth of July ordination of the parquet orator, Rev. T. J. Ellis, in which he drew a parallel between our wrangs and the wrungs of the Colonies) then perhaps they will regain some of their burning enthusiasm for division. As W. Kennedy, a well-known stock driver, arrived at Detroit from Buffalo Wednesday night with $4,000, the proceeds of cattle sold, and was robbed of the whole amount on his way home, two miles west of Admin. He was seriously injured by the highwaymen. The Senate has passed a bill abolishing County Institutes and the California Freezing. Large amounts of money were spent to carry Colfax county against Elkins, he and all the local ticket were elected. The wrath of his opponents became very great. It is the prevailing opinion that, the murder of Rev. F. J. Tolby happening about this time, the fact was used to incite a mob to arrest and kill his alleged murderers. ostensibly, but really to run the Probate Judge-elect and other officers, partisans of his, out of the country. At about this time the News and Press published some articles calculated to give comfort to the mob, and kept up a continuous abuse of several prominent officials. The editors and proprietors evidently were divided in their opinions, and an article appeared containing very strong resolutions denunciatory of several persons who had acted in a very lawless manner. This was, however, retracted by one of the editors, and again the mob was friendly. Some two weeks since, after several men had been killed and some of the best driven out of the country, including the Justice of the Peace, Judge of the Probate Court, and business men, the present editor published an article which shows that he did not subscribe to the tone of the paper. This caused a rupture, leaving Mr. Dawson in charge of the paper. He was immediately notified by an anonymous letter that he was in danger and must change his tone. He answered in a manly way by publishing the anonymous letter and proposing to be unfitly independent, and the result was the destruction of his office last night. This hand of outlaws are mostly fugitives from justice, and persons under indictment in this Territory, who have been invited to those deaths of murder and lawlessness, it is supposed, by political enclaves of Mr. Elkins, who, through envy and jealousy of him, desired to defeat his effort to have New Mexico admitted as a State. A large majority of the people of the county are law-abiding; but have not the means to fight these outlaws. It was on the ground of this lawlessness that the Legislature which has just adjourned on the last day and almost unanimously, passed a bill attaching Colfax county for judicial purposes to This county. It was alleged that not a witness in Colfax county would dare to testify, or Ormond Jury to find a bill against any of the perpetrators of these outrages. As my wife at the window, one beautiful day, stood watching a man with a monkey, a cart name along with a broth of a boy, who was driving a stout little donkey. To my wife I spoke, by way of a joke, "There's a relation of yours in that carriage." To which she replied, when the denkey she spied, "Ah! yes, a relation by marriage." An old lady, hearing some one reading about a Congregational large rushed into the kitchen door shouting: "Sarah Jane! don't you leave the clothes out all night; mind what I tell you for there's a Congressman at large." GAZETTE No. 15 In the President. An citizen has been want to be President of that man is Washment office is that of In Mr. Washning to be considered are passages which country may yet if the country will of requiring him To quote his party could ever a candidate with notions as I have, loaded down in the great interests conventions." er that one of the why Mr. Washburne is a candidate is a grounded suspicion not looking very For this obliviousberne's claims thabe more lower than himself. In truth, right kind of PresiMr. Washburne mark, perhaps, as now before the counnioned notions are country needs, if If George Washhe would be promodern school of polilioned to be entrustof doorkeeper to which such men as farfield and Hill are another old-fashionse name and charaction to be a national Presidency in this year. The name of good gentleman is claims; but he is in Helping the Old Women. In emptying a tub of washing water for his mother, there is not one boy in a hundred who will descend to the fable artifice of a pail and dipper. Neither the protest of his mother nor the weight of the water intimidates the boy. It is a higher and nobler thing to strain than to save the glass. He takes the tub by the handles and hung it close to his body waisties forward. He has to move with the greatest care to keep the water, which attains a swashing motion, from overflowing into his clothes. The swashing immensely with every movement until a little splashes on to him. Then he sets the tub down, and pleats it up again, and carries it at full length of his arms, straddling his legs around it, in order that he may advance, and going forward as much as a time; while the ends swall up in his arms and neck, his face turns purple and his spine fairly cracks. It is painful program—every step in a strain and pain, but there is nothing ignoble about it. Even if he should loose his balance in descending the stoop, which he is likely to do, and in falling catch the entire contents of the tub over his person, still he has the proud satisfaction of feeling that the disaster was met with in doing his full duty—as a boy.—Danbury News. Farmers as Business Men. It is popularly supposed by a large class of farmers that none but business men need to acquire a knowledge of business forms and rules. To their mind the business man occupies a position similar to the lawyer and the doctor; he learns his trade and proceeds to get a living by it. This class of reports as this about the Centennial Mine and its pockets are certain he still create a greater and more general desire on the part of the adventures to visit that section of our country reported to contain such wonderfully rich deposits of the precious metals. Our Government will be obliged to who has recently county and settled land near Anaheim with his prospects. He three crops of peas in a year, two of to fifty sacks to third to one hundred of the entire produce a low estimate, maize, which making for all the outlay the money invested, not profit of over With possibilities of mining in Los Angeles a very desirable co-agriculturists should There is any quan can be devoted to this big, and it opens a profitable industry as the nerve to work to lay out a potato regret of the failure kman. of Los Anumped for coin and ninety days duringement; but reopened go with trays full of Temple, the Presi-of enterprise, very side of the late Railroad to say "yes," and with reluctance to for accommodations. We do, we attribute him to a lack of stern-t. With regard to that have renewed especial bankars, Henry word 'No' can be on their lips as any door-steps.—G. W. x, an actress who Dick, the third piggle of "Snowflake," died at Wade's Opera tim of a mishap on that might have her life. In the the pigmies enter as damp in front of her burning fluid, laaked inflammable liquid irritated the wig which her costume. This with a torch, blazed the young lady had of mind to tear off ear, she would have her costume. This with a torch, blazed the young lady had of mind to tear off ear, she would have her costume. This with a torch, blazed the young lady had of mind to tear off ear, she would have her costume. It is popularly supposed by a large class of farmers that none but business men need to acquire a knowledge of business forms and rules. To their mind the business man occupies a position similar to the lawyer and the doctor: he learns his trade and proceeds to get a living by it. This class of men believes that business forms are unintelligible, whereas they are very simple. He is as respectful at the words "percentage," "grafts," "bill of lading," "invoice," etc., as he is when he bears his family physician talk Latin. But every farmer is a business man. He has crops to go market; he wants to sell to the best advantage; he has to sell oftentimes on credit; and he is continually buying. To all intents and purposes he is a business man. It would seem very desirable, however, that the younger men who are one day to fill the places of the present generation should learn how to handle with ease and accuracy the business forms and methods which commercial men by long practice and experience have reduced to a system — American Farm Journal. PICHE, Jan. 20. The Record this morning contains the following: "In brief, we have the following items from parties just arrived from the Desert Springs Station, on the Salt Lake road, yesterday, to wit: That Idaho Bill was released at Beaver on giving bonds for $3,000; that on Tuesday last he rode up to Desert Springs Station, in company with a man named A. L. Winn, and both covered the old man keeping the station with shotguns, making him throw up his hands, after which they went through the house, taking all the pistols and guns the house contained. They then ordered the station keeper to cook dinner for six. Shortly after the order was given and the diner about ready, up rode Nate Hanson, John Clark, Ed Shanks and old man Marsh, making the party complete. After eating Nate Hanson drew up an agreement for the station-keeper to sign, agreeing not to appear against Idaho Bill when his trial came off at Beaver. Hanson, with his five backers, put six-shooters to the man's head, giving him just twelve minutes to sign the paper. He signed under such persuasive arrangements. Hanson then drew up a note in favor of himself for $1,000, and compelled the station-keeper to sign it. A man employed to haul wood for the station came in sight about this time, and as he was a witness in the case of Idaho Bill, he was seized, and a paper similar to that signed by the station-keeper was drawn up and presented to him, which he was compelled to sign. The party, having accomplished all they could, rode off. Nate Hanson's place on the Salt Lake road has for a long time back been the resort of this gang." In response to a resolution of the House, the Treasurer of the House has sent to the House a mess of papers concerning the Alaska seal fishermen, including the last report made by John S. Moore of New York, who was just as a Special Agent during last years to make a thorough investigation of the subject. Mr. Moore reports that everything is going on right; that the Alaska Commercial Company is making good deal of money, which he attributes to three causes—namely: First—the fact that it controls the seal fur trade, which includes eighty per cent of all the skins killed in the world annually. Second—Because the expiration of fashion has increased the value of real fur one hundred per cent during the past four years; and Third—Because of the practical manner in which the Company's work is performed avoiding any injury or destruction of the skins in taking care and handling. He discusses this wisdom of the contract, and concludes that it should be continued, under proper official inspection. In crime of highway robbery, which has been growing in fearful proportions of late, is about to receive attention from the Legislature. Mrs Hendricks has introduced a bill ending the Codes so as to leave it optional with the jury to determine whether, in cases "accompanied with violence and use of arms," it shall not be deemed a capital offence. Suspensions are also made by other persons that the amendment shall include burglary in the night-time; practiced under similar circumstances. Some of recent exploits of the highwaymen on the road, and of burglaries in private dwellings, have served to convince people that where murder cannot actually committed it was potentially intended, and the surroundings seem proper for the jury to consider in making up its verdict.—Cull. The following is the letter of Dan Eureugard, applying for the renewal of his political disabilities: NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 9, 1870.—Dan Eureugard: My friends here believing I can be of service to The State of The following is the letter of Gun Beauregard, applying for the removal of his political disabilities: New Orleans, Jan. 0, 1879—Dane General:—My friends here, believing I can be of service to the State of Louisiana by becoming a member of the proposed Laws Board of Omaha alone, have expressed a desire that I should apply to have my disabilities removed, that there should be no doubt of my ability to hold a State appointment. I beg you, therefore, to have the kindness to present to Congress my application for the removal of my disabilities. Yours, G. P. T. BRAMMERAND, To Gen. G. B. Gordon, United States Senate, Washington, D. C. At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the State Temperance Alliance, the following resolution was adopted by unanimous vote: Resolved, that we heartily pandemoniate the movement of the several lamps once organizations now being made to secure the proper legislation to give the Supervisors of the several lamps and counties of the State the power to grant or withhold license to sell or retail intoxicating liquors, according to their judgment of the propriety of each case; and earnestly request the cooperation of all the friends of the State Alliance in securing such legislation. The following unfearing paper and is going the rounds of the press: The other day Sam Howler went to Springfield, Mass., and telling the effect of his severe editorial labors through the week fell in napping. By one he was swanked by the pleachers, who struck his desk and shouted, "Who shall be able to stand up in the presence of the Lord at that awful day?" And Sam Howler, acting in his pew, remarked, "Charles W. Woodson is the only man there not so bad and I nominate him for that position."