anaheim-gazette 1876-03-04

ANAHEIM VOL. VI. ANAHEIM GAZETTE SATURDAY...MARCH 4, 1876. INTERNATIONAL COPY-RIGHT. New people realize the extent of injury which is done to the cause of American literature by the present shameful absence of an international copyright law. An American publisher can pirate and publish any work which appears in England, to the composition of which the author may have devoted years of toll, and for the copyright to which the English publisher may have paid thousands of pounds. Literature receives more attention and honor in Great Britain than in America, and there are more profoundly educated men than there are with us. Thus many meritorious works are constantly issued, and by the licensed piracy of the present system the publishers of the United States draw from this source an abundant supply of material without any expense save that of the price of the volume which their compositors use in type-setting. If this be not theft we acknowledge ourselves ignorant of the etchical meaning of the term. The glaring impudence of these harpies is well exemplified in a case which oc- THE INDIAN. The Indian "wards of the government" find their guardian a very unsatisfactory protector. Notwithstanding the fabulous sums paid by tax payers, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the Indian department—notwithstanding the fact that more is annually drawn from the United States treasury than would be necessary to pay their board at the Occidental or Palace hotel and clothes them in broad-cloth—notwithstanding the beating of drums and flourish of trumpets, on the part of the National Government, as to its humane and proper policy with regard to them, the condition to-day of all the Indian tribes within our extensive borders is notoriously a shame and a disgrace to the civilization to which we so Pharisically pretend. The glaring corruption and swindling which has characterized the majority of the Indian agents in their dealings with the savages, has been exposed repeatedly by leading newspapers all over the land. The public attention has again and again been called to the fact that, mean and vicious as the Indians naturally are towards white people, they could find very reasonable excuse for that hostility in the manner in which they have been treated, and in which the It is said that on steamers, in a recent age, was the wife of gentleman of Lea after leaving San became so seasick as that she was going cared by this trick: some pillig of moist brittle with pill powder were an infallible sickness and never to cure. Her image been thus enlisted in health, she soon that the pills had made. There are more sickness that receive powers for hurt from feeling feebly before its many of those most itles of fate pierce one have not the moral assist them. But to only in its restricted intention to the physical many do we corrupted upon by the tion, so as really to fli to those illis they nur- are with us. Thus many meritorious works are constantly issued, and by the licensed piracy of the present system the publishers of the United States draw from this source an abundant supply of material without any expense save that of the price of the volume which their compositors use in type-setting. If this be not theft we acknowledge ourselves ignorant of the etchical meaning of the term. The glaring impudence of these harpies is well exemplified in a case which occurred several years ago and which attracted considerable attention at the time. A distinguished English gentleman published a work which he dedicated to General Robert E. Lee. Soon after its issue a New York house, without a word, republished it, but in the dedication substituted for the name of Robert E. Lee, the name of General Grant. But some one may say an American author of established reputation can always obtain a fair price for his works. No doubt Washington Irving and Hawthorn could have done so, but it was because they had reached to the top of the eminence and anything from their pens attracted universal attention; but how many as talented men age there who do not attempt to climb that bleak hill, knowing that poverty will be their constant companion. Under the present status of affairs a man of mind can make more money by parting his hair in the middle and matching shades of ribbons behind a dry-goods counter than he can by the noble profession of literature. Edgar A. Poe, who was as brilliant as a first water diamond, was devilled out of sobriety and life by this indifference of American publishers to native talent, which springs from this absence of an international copyright protection. THE STATE PENITIARY: We understand that at the present time the State Prison is so far from self-supporting as to fall in debt about $100,000 yearly. It seems incredible that this should be the case. The convicts are largely composed of able bodied men, many being Chinamen, and they are located where their products of any proper kind should find an unbounded market. It would seem that with any sort of judicious management, it ought to be made to yield a large revenue to the State. They should be kept at inconsistent though not unreasonable labor. At the same time we do not think that these convicts should be taught cooperate and shoe making and other trades alically pretend. The glaring corruption and swindling which has characterized the majority of the Indian agents in their dealings with the savages, has been exposed repeatedly by leading newspapers all over the land. The public attention has again and again been called to the fact that, mean and vicious as the Indians naturally are towards white people, they could find very reasonable excuse for that hostility in the manner in which they have been treated, and in which the promises to them have been carried out. It really seems that during the last ten or fifteen years so much moral uncleanliness, so many dregs have been brought prominently to the surface of the troubled waters of public affairs, that the delicacy of perception of the general mind had become blunted and cloyed by the frequent repetition of diselqure of corruption. In the old ante-bellum days an evil-doer received his keenest punishment in the condemnatory verdict of the public voice—now an outrage provokes little more in ordinary cases than a number of newspaper articles and possibly a proceeding in the courts. We can not blame the Indians for logs of confidence in the whites. We can not blame them for having the same feelings which actuated Macbeth when he exclaimed— "And be those juggling flends no more believed. Who keep the words of promise to the lips, But break it to the heart." PRE-HISTORIC REMAINS: In Arizona, Mexico and Yucatan, there are innumerable cities whose ancient remains have survived even the tradition of their origin—cities having stately palaces and temples which prove beyond dispute that the designers were far advanced in civilized and architectural arts. The accounts of even the most prosale travelers among them read like fairy tales. John L. Stephens, who devoted several years to their exploration, and who has embodied his observations in two volumes upon the subject, is of the opinion that their erection antedates the possession of the Aztecs, and believes that the memory of the race to whose handwork they are ascribable, had been lost in antiquity as long ago as when Cortes and his compañeros made their inroad into the country. The changes made by the obliterating effect of time were recently illustrated in a very striking manner by a traveler in Asia Minor. He had arrived in some way at the conclusion that the site of an obscure alically pretend. The glaring corruption and swindling which has characterized the majority of the Indian agents in their dealings with the savages, has been exposed repeatedly by leading newspapers all over the land. The public attention has again and again been called to the fact that, mean and vicious as the Indians naturally are towards white people, they could find very reasonable excuse for that hostility in the manner in which they have been treated, and in which the promises to them have been carried out. It really seems that during the last ten or fifteen years so much moral uncleanliness, so many dregs have been brought prominently to the surface of the troubled waters of public affairs, that the delicacy of perception of the general mind had become blunted and cloyed by the frequent repetition of diselqure of corruption. In the old ante-bellum days an evil-doer received his keenest punishment in the condemnatory verdict of the public voice—now an outrage provokes little more in ordinary cases than a number of newspaper articles and possibly a proceeding in the courts. We can not blame the Indians for logs of confidence in the whites. We can not blame them for having the same feelings which actuated Macbeth when he exclaimed— "And be those juggling flends no more believed. Who keep the words of promise to the lips, But break it to the heart." ANTI-MUSIC L The editor of the book with indignant enthousiasm of thieves and minifying offenders is only to brave and that difficulties seem For Instance, how would be the ability that direction, to one illness as a building would need do not erect a three-story building played a tune every into proper place. There is an old Orchestra sent herself at this cus, and demanded sentinel refused to attend until she promised thousand persons. And died during this at its close, wailing same reproached her with her promise. "Not I killed only ten were killed by the spirits who represent her name is Imagine. The spectacles of imagination are mills and minifying offenders is only to brave and that difficulties seem The law, in matters depriving a man of his liberty, loans, and leasing properly, to the side of mercy; and every allowance for human frailty and life's temptations; but when its majestic degree has been uttered, its mandate should be carried out in such a way as to make the probabilities of future crimes less, in making its punishment to be dreaded. The convicted felon should be made to feel that the way of the transgressor is not a path of roses. No chicken-hearted compassion should intervene to shield him from the apparitions of that doom, the infliction of which is as salutary for him as it is essential for the self-defense of society at large. The following dispatch tells the story of the wreck of the Kalorama: Say Burnaventura, Feb. 26. H. McAllan, Agent—Came on to blow. Had to let go lines in a hurry. One got in the propeller and stopped the engine. Hove in a head line. Buoy was hauled to ship. Anchor of buoy did not hold, and brought buoy and mooring home. Let go anchor. Failed to hold. Drifted into trough of the sea and ashore. Seventeen feet in water in hold now. Storm-post started and timber open. Prospects for saving her, alim. Rev. Bell, of Brooklyn, against whom Becherian conduct is charged, and whose expulsion from his pulpit was announced in our telegraphic columns, was formerly a pugilist, and when a deputy from the commining Committee of his church called on him the other day to ask him if the allegations were true, Mr. Bell, giving the backward jerk to the lapels of his co-asked the Committeeman if he was willing to father the charges; and the visitor and brother, who had never practiced with sand bags, or imprisoned his hands in copperms, weekly whipped that he was. Right here Mr. Bell showed the white of his shirt-diagno, and the Committeeman skipped down the front stairs five steps of a time, thus abruptly closing the interview. ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, MARCH 4, 1876. IMAGINATION It is said that on one of our coast steamers, in a recent downward passage, was the wife of a well known gentleman of Los Angeles. Soon after leaving San Francisco, she became so seasick as to be convinced that she was going to die, but was cured by this trick: her husband made some pillg of moist bread and coating them with pill powder, gave them to her with the explanation, that they were an infallible remedy for seasickness and never known to fall to cure. Her imagination having been thus enlisted on the side of health, she soon recovered saying that the pills had made her well. There are more things than seasickness that receive their keenest powers for hurt from the mind falling feebly before its first approach, and many of those most bemoaned asities of fate pierce only because people have not the moral backbone to resist them. But to apply this moral only in its restricted form of application to the physical infirmities, how many do we constantly perceive wrought upon by their own imagination, so as really to finally be subjected to those fills they nurse the thought of. There is an old Oriental fable that once the dread Spirit of Cholera pre- Resolution of Congress of 1776. The following resolutions of the Continental Congress of 1776 have been kindly furnished us by Dr. J. N. Burnett. They are one of the collection of valuable rules which we described in yesterday's edition. Resolved, That General Washington be empowered to use every endeavor, by giving hounties and otherwise, to prevail upon the troops, whose time of enlistment shall expire at the end of the month, to stay with the army so long after that period as the situation shall render their stay necessary. Resolved, That the new levies in Virginia, Maryland, the Delaware State, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, be ordered to march by companies and parts of companies as fast as they shall be raised, and join the army under General Washington with the utmost dispatch. Resolved, That the foregoing resolutions be transmitted by the President to the executive powers of the States before mentioned, who are requested to carry it into execution, to appoint Commissioners to precede the troops and procure provisions for those on the march; and that they be empowered to draw money for this purpose from the nearest Continental Paymaster. Resolved, That General Washington be empowered to appoint a Commissary of Prisoners and a Clothier General for supplying the army, to fix the salaries, and return their names to Congress. Resolved, That General Washing- Continental currency, and that the General be directed to give all necessary aid to the Council of Safety for conveying their missures on the subject into effectual execution. By order of Congress. John Hancock, Pres't. December 27th, 1776. Westminster Items. [Regular Correspondence of the Gazette.] Two new dwellings have been finished in Westminster during the past week, and the foundation of the hotel is laid. The contract for building the hotel was let to Messrs Kell & Porter, and the carpenter work is to be finished by the 20th of March. Our enterprising furniture dealer has opened a small branch of his establishment in Santa Ana, but intends to remain himself and superintend his business here. Mr. Lund, of Santa Ana, has sold his place there, and is now living among us. Other parties from Santa Ana are here every week trying to make arrangements to remove to our thriving settlement. We are much interested in the County Division movement, and hope it will be successful. I do not know of a single individual who would vote against the division. I hope we can prevent the taxation for a new Court House and Jail, for I feel satisfied that we will all have occasion to pay a tax for building such struc- ing feebly before its first approach, and many of those most bemoaned asperities of fate pierce only because people have not the moral backbone to resist them. But to apply this moral only in its restricted form of application to the physical infirmities, how many do we constantly perceive wrought upon by their own imagination, so as really to finally be subjected to those ills they nurse the thought of. There is an old Oriental fable that once the dread Spirit of Cholera presented herself at the gates of Damascus, and demanded admittance. The sentinel refused to allow her to pass until she promised to kill only ten thousand persons. A hundred thousand died during the epidemic; and at its close, when she was departing, she was met again by the same sentinel, who reproached her with having broken her promise. "Not so" replied she. "I killed only ten thousand—the rest were killed by the best friend of us spirits who represent man's troubles, and her name is Imagination." The spectacles of the distempered imagination are magnifying of life's illis and minifying of its advantages. It is only to brave and healthful eyes that difficulties seem trivial. ANTI-MUSIC LEGISLATION. The editor of the Herald denounces with indignant enthusiasm the originator of the bill to exclude music from the curriculum of the public schools, and in concluding his remarks says that he would not be that man for all the silver in the Gomstock Mines. Undoubtedly music, when studied profoundly and scientifically, is elevating and refining In the extreme, but with all deference for the opinion of the Herald, we venture to say that the homeopathic dose of it administered at the public schools will hardly be missed, and if it be true that a "little knowledge is a dangerous thing" the custom is perhaps more honored in the breach than in the observance. It would be a different thing if the children thus taught could be as proficient as Orpheus or the other bards of old. For instance, how extremely useful would be the ability of Amphion in that direction, to one who was in business as a building contractor. He would need do nothing in order to erect a three-story brick than just to collect the material, and when he played a tune everything would fall into proper place. Then this capability would be very handy to those of us Resolved, That General Washington be empowered to appoint a Commissary of Prisoners and a Clothier General for supplying the army, to fix the salaries, and return their names to Congress. Resolved, That General Washington be requested to fix upon that system of promotion in the Continental Army which, in his opinion and that of the general officers with him, will produce the most general satisfaction; that it be suggested by him whether a promotion of field officers in the Colonial line, and of captains and subalterns in the regimental line, would be the most proper. Resolved, That the committee of Congress at Philadelphia he desired to contract with proper persons for erecting at Carlisle, in Pennsylvania, a magazine sufficient to contain ten thousand stands or arms and two thousand tons of gunpowder, and also for erecting an elaboratory adjacent to such magazine. Resolved, That the Council of Massachusetts Bay be desired to contract with proper persons for erecting at the town of Brookfield, in that State, a magazine sufficient to contain ten thousand stands of arms and two hundred tons of gunpowder, and also for erecting an elaboratory adjacent to such magazine. Resolved, That Congress approve of General Washington's directing the Quarter-Master-General to provide teams for each regiment and for other necessary purposes. Resolved, That the Committee of Secret Correspondence be desired to direct the Commissioners at the Court of France to procure, if possible, from that Court one hundred thousand stands of small arms. Resolved, That the second and seventh Virginia Regiments, with all the convalecents from the other corps left in that State and now fit for duty, be ordered to march and join the army under General Washington with the utmost dispatch, leaving the arms they have at present with the Governor and Council of that State, as they will be provided with others at the head of Elk. Resolved, That three of the regiments upon the new establishment in North Carolina be ordered to march immediately and join General Washington. Resolved, That the State of Virginia be empowered to call into service, at the Continental expense, three regiments of militia or minute-men, if such a measure shall be by that State judged necessary. The unjust but determined purpose of the British Court to enslave these few States, obvious through any defusive insinuations to the contrary, having placed things in such a situation that the very existence of civil liberty now depends upon the right execution of military powers, and the to the executive powers of the States before mentioned, who are requested to carry it into execution, to appoint Commissioners to precede the troops and procure provisions for those on the march; and that they be empowered to draw money for this purpose from the nearest Continental Paymaster. Resolved, That General Washington be empowered to appoint a Commissary of Prisoners and a Clothier General for supplying the army, to fix the salaries, and return their names to Congress. Resolved, That General Washington be requested to fix upon that system of promotion in the Continental Army which, in his opinion and that of the general officers with him, will produce the most general satisfaction; that it be suggested by him whether a promotion of field officers in the Colonial line, and of captains and subalterns in the regimental line, would be the most proper. Resolved, That the committee of Congress at Philadelphia he desired to contract with proper persons for erecting at Carlisle, in Pennsylvania, a magazine sufficient to contain ten thousand stands or arms and two thousand tons of gunpowder, and also for erecting an elaboratory adjacent to such magazine. Resolved, That Congress approve of General Washington's directing the Quarter-Master-General to provide teams for each regiment and for other necessary purposes. Resolved, That the Committee of Secret Correspondence be desired to direct the Commissioners at the Court of France to procure, if possible, from that Court one hundred thousand stands of small arms. Resolved, That the second and seventh Virginia Regiments, with all the convalecents from the other corps left in that State and now fit for duty, be ordered to march and join the army under General Washington with the utmost dispatch, leaving the arms they have at present with the Governor and Council of that State, as they will be provided with others at the head of Elk. Resolved, That three of the regiments upon the new establishment in North Carolina be ordered to march immediately and join General Washington. Resolved, That the State of Virginia be empowered to call into service, at the Continental expense, three regiments of militia or minute-men, if such a measure shall be by that State judged necessary. The unjust but determined purpose of the British Court to enslave these few States, obvious through any defusive insinuations to the contrary, having placed things in such a situation that the very existence of civil liberty now depends upon the right execution of military powers, and the to the executive powers of the States before mentioned, who are requested to carry it into execution, to appoint Commissioners to precede the troops and procure provisions for those on the march; and that they be empowered to draw money for this purpose from the nearest Continental Paymaster. Resolved, That General Washington be empowered to appoint a Commissary of Prisoners and a Clothier General for supplying the army, to fix the salaries, and return their names to Congress. Resolved, That General Washington be requested to fix upon that system of promotion in the Continental Army which, in his opinion and that of the general officers with him, will produce the most general satisfaction; that it be suggested by him whether a promotion of field officers in the Colonial line, and of captains and subalterns in the regimental line, would be the most proper. Resolved, That the committee of Congress at Philadelphia he desired to contract with proper persons for erecting at Carlisle, in Pennsylvania, a magazine sufficient to contain ten thousand stands or arms and two thousand tons of gunpowder, and also for erecting an elaboratory adjacent to such magazine. Resolved, That Congress approve of General Washington's directing the Quarter-Master-General to provide teams for each regiment and for other necessary purposes. Resolved, That the Committee of Secret Correspondence be desired to direct the Commissioners at the Court of France to procure, if possible, from that Court one hundred thousand stands of small arms. Resolved, That the second and seventh Virginia Regiments, with all the convalecents from the other corps left in that State and now fit for duty, be ordered to march and join the army under General Washington with the utmost dispatch, leaving the arms they have at present with the Governor and Council of that State, as they will be provided with others at the head of Elk. Resolved, That three of the regiments upon new establishment in North Carolina be ordered to march immediately and join General Washington. Resolved, That the State of Virginia be empowered to call into service, at the Continental expense, three regiments of militia or minute-men, if such a measure shall be by that State judged necessary. The unjust but determined purpose of the British Court to enslave these few States, obvious through any defusive insinuations to the contrary, having placed things in such a situation that the very existence of civil liberty now depends upon the right execution of military powers, and the tothe executive powersoftheStatesbeforementionedwhoarerequestedtocarryitintolexecutiontotheappointCommissionerstocopesthemepartnerstomovetheirarrivingsettlement. We are much interested intheCountyDivisionmovement,andhopeitwillbesuccessful.Ido notknowofasingleindividualwould voteagainstthedivision.IhoewecanpreventthetaxationforanewCourtHouseandJail,forself satisfiedthatwewillallhaveoccasiontopaya taxforbuildingsuchstructuresInSantaAnaCounty.Ifwedonot succeedthissession,thewatethenextone.Wehavasmuchrighttodeclareoure independenceoftheringinLosAngeleswhichcontrolstheexpenditureofpublicmoney，asourfore-fathershadahundredyearsago.The opponentsofcountydivisionmay saythatweareallowedrepresentativeinthe.BoardOfSupervisors;butofwhatuseisonevoteinfivewhenthedistrictsaresomadethatthreeofthethemareintherimeidivertheNorthernportionofthecounty insistonourremainingwithinhere boundaries.I supposetheydesirethemoney,paidbyusfortaxes,tosinvestinfireenginesandgasworksforthecityofLosAngeles.Nemo. DowneyCityItems. The Downey City Courier furnishesthefollowing: Our farmers arebusilyengagedinplanting—a largelyincreasedacreageof corn,barleyetc.,beingsown. Workhasbeenpractically suspendedatthewashoutbeyondtheForestGrove,c recentlymadebytheLosAnglesriver.Twoorthreemenaretherewatchthebreak.TheoperationsareallconcentratedontherepairoftheSanFernandobranch. The sulphurwellontheSanta Gertrudeswhichwasstrucknotlongsince.continuetoflowsteadily.Anablechemistwhotestedonegalloonofthewater,senttohimbyDr.Fulton.pronounceitsmedicinalqualitiesequaltoanyintheworld.Ititisintendedtoshortlyconstructalargehotor sanitariumatornearthwell,andsuchanenterprisewouldno doubtpaywell,andresultadvantageouslytothepeopleofthiswholesection. Ourexportsthisweekhaveconsistedofthefollowingarticles:3098sackscorn，weighing363，602pounds；508sacksrye，weighing57，905pounds；65sacksmeal，weighing6，958pounds；merchandise，2，790pounds；750feumberlumber，1，880pounds。Total，443，130pounds. Forthepasttwoweekscornhasbeencomingintothisdepotinanimmensevolume.Thereissparentlya半hourduringthattodaythatteamsarenotwaitingatthedepottodisprotectamaintainabreakfromthecommunity. would be a different thing if the children thus taught could be as proficient as Orpheus or the other bards of old. For instance, how extremely useful would be the ability of Amphion in that direction, to one who was in business as a building contractor. He would need do nothing in order to erect a three-story brick than just to collect the material, and when he played a tune everything would fall into proper place. Then this capability would be very handy to those of us who are planting orchards—on this subject Tennyson exclaims:— "Oh! that I'd lived when song was young, and limbs of trees were limber. That I might stand without the gates, and fiddle in the timber." We rather doubt, however, even if any of us possessed the skill of Orpheus if we would use it, as he did, to recover a Eurydice. A contemporary contains a long account of an experiment made by Prof. Gerling of Brunsberg and its results. It says that while observing the contortions of manatee limbs under galvanic influences, he conceived the idea that by this power actual life could be infused into matter. Enthusiast by this thought, he devoted many years to the endeavor to realize it by actual accomplishment and finally succeeding in this: Taking the crude ingredients, he made an artificial egg and then after the usual length of time, by many scientific manipulations, hatched from it a chicken of some unknown kind, which however was destitute of feathers. This last mentioned feature is very unfortunate; for had it possessed features the closer investigator who called for a sight of the wonder might have been assured that it had been away. Whereas the Prof. now will have no choice but to produce it or own the imposition. This is a most monstrous page of outrage upon sense and probability and its invenition by those who started it has not even a title to the praise of originality as all will remember who have read the weird rumane of Brunsberg which was published many years ago by Mrs Shalley, the wife of the great poet. Resolved, That the State of Virginia be empowered to call into service, at the Continental expense, three regiments of militia or minute-men, if such a measure shall be by that State judged necessary. The unjust but determined purpose of the British Court to enslave these few States, oblivious through any delusive insinuations to the contrary, having placed things in such a situation that the very existence of civil liberty now depends upon the right execution of military powers, and the vigorous decisive conduct of these being impossible to distant numerous deliberative bodies, and this Congress having maturely considered the present crisis, and having perfect reliance on the wisdom, vigor and uprightness of General Washington, do hereby— Resolve, That General Washington shall be, and is hereby vested with full, ample and complete power, to raise and collect together in the most speedy and effectual manner, from any or all these United States, sixteen battalions of infantry, in addition to those already voted by Congress; to appoint officers for the same battalions; to raise officers and equip three thousand light horse; three regiments of artillery and a corps of engineers,and establish their pay; to apply to any of the States for such aid of the militia as he shall judge necessary; to form such magazines of provisions, and in such places, as he shall think proper; to displace and appoint all officers under the rank of Brigadier-General; and to fill up all vacancies in every other Department of the American Armies; to take, wherever he may be, whatever he may want for the use of the army; if the inhabitants will not sell it, allowing a reasonable price for the same; to grant and confine persons who refuse to take the Continental currency, or are otherwise disaffected to the American cause, and return to the States of which they are citizens, their names and the nature of their offenses, together with witnesses to prove them. Resolved, That the foregoing pogrom be hastened on General Washington for and during the term of six months from the date hereof, unless sooner determined by Congress. Resolved, That the Council of Safety for Pennsylvania be requested to take the managery and vigorous measures for furnishing all such as shall refuse and such an enterprise would no doubt pay well, and result advantageously to the people of this whole section. Our exports this week have consisted of the following articles: 3,098 sacks corn, weighing 363,602 pounds; 508 sacks rye, weighing 57,905 pounds; 65 sacks meal, weighing 0,958 pounds; merchandise 2,790 pounds; 750 feet lumber, 1,880 pounds. Total, 443,130 pounds. For the past two weeks corn has been coming in to this depot in an immense volume. There is scarcely a half hour during the day that teams are not waiting at the depot to discharge. The large shipments will have a tendency to "bear?" the market. Santa Monica Home. The Santa Monica Outlook has the following: Visitors and residents daily sport in the ocean. Sea-bathing is "splendid." The general range of the thermometer for the past week at Santa Monica has been: 7 A.M., 45; 12 M., 75; 6 P.M., 66. A small-sized bonanza, in the shape of an immense chunk of sperm-whale blubber, came ashore after the recent storm. Messrs Kelly and Duffy secured the prize, and have obtained a large quantity of oil from it. We went up to see the process of working it up, but we didn't stay long, nor did we stand upon the order of our going either. As the Centennial approaches, all sorts of devices for saving time and money are in order. With a view of facilitating rapid transit, a Pittsburgh man has invented an apparatus for taking passengers on and putting them off without stopping the train as way stations. The candidate for a ride to Philadelphia is stood upon a platform where waits like a mail bag is taken in. As the car approaches, a machine like the top of a table marked on an elbow-like joint reaches out suddenly; strikes the waiting trawl in the middle; he falls forward on the table; and before he is aware of it the conductor is holding him by the collar while the train clerk goes through his clothes for his ticket or cash fare. By the time the traveller has reached his breath he is fifty miles on his journey; and the purported The perplexer car has blown apart his teeth and doused his clothes. GAZETTE NO. 21 The Batting Last Night. We are indebted to our friend S. J. Davis for the following report: ANAHEIM, Feb. 28 In pursuance of a call published in the Anaheim Gazette, a meeting of the citizens of Anaheim assembled at Enterprise Hall this evening. John Fischer was elected President, and S. J. Davis, Secretary. Mr. Fischer stated the object of the meeting to be for the purpose of deviling ways and means to purchase a lot in the city of Anaheim, and for the erection of a school house thereon. Thadore Rimpau, one of the Trustees of the Anaheim School District, spoke in favor of the measure, and of the necessity existing in the District for a large school house sufficient to accommodate all the school children in the District. Mr. J. M., Guinn read a bill which he had prepared to present to the Legislature empowering the Mayor and Common Council of the city of Anaheim to issue bonds for $10,000 payable in 14 years which bill was read and on motion it was amended to read payable in 20 years at 9 per cent. per annum, interest payable annually. On motion, it was agreed that the amount of bonds be raised to $15,000, instead of ten thousand. On motion, MISCELLANE The man who works with a will: The Probate Judge. The author of Mrs. Firington's lecture is coming to California. Back Indian cents the Government $2,000 a year. When the "spirit" is weak the flash Pawlilling. Who is your Philadelphia friend? How long are you going to stay with him? The extreme height of misery, is a small boy with a new pair of rubber boots, and no mud or elbish in reach. In Virginia they propose tax each person who uses tobacco on the queen pro "quid" principle. "I'm going to the postoffice," said a colored preacher, "from dat portion of de Scripture what de Postal Paul pints his plait to do Pentans." A certain tailor called in to testify in the Police Court, stated that "Many tailors generally put on about ten or fifteen dollars for style." Some people will be over-polite. "Don't trouble yourself; I can find the way myself." "Oh! nonsense, my dear. I am very pleased, indeed, to show your out." The Sandwich Islands are going to adopt a new flag, but they can't decide whether to take a gray home-blanket with a hole in it, or an old vest with the back ripped out. Mr. J. M. Guinn read a bill which he had prepared to present to the Legislature empowering the Mayor and Common Council of the city of Anaheim to issue bonds for $10,000 payable in 14 years which bill was read and on motion it was amended to read payable in 20 years at 9 per cent. per annum, interest payable annually. On motion, it was agreed that the amount of bonds be raised to $15,000, instead of ten thousand. On motion, the bill as amended was unanimously adopted; and Mr. Guinn was instructed to write to Senator Bush and Judge E. Evey, requesting them to use their best endeavors to forward the bill to renew our city charter, and for the passage of the bill, as amended, for school purposes, adopted this evening in mass meeting. JOHN FISCHER, President. S. J. DAVIS, Secretary. Our Coast Appropriations. Congressman Piper writes to his constituents what they have about made up their minds to expect, that we stand but a slim show to receive the various appropriations desired on this const, several of which have been asked by legislative concurrent resolutions. A spirit of economy has manifested itself in Congress, which if carried out with half the sincerity that it is professed, will act as a almost certain bar to the largest number of the appropriations requested. The new Appraisers' building, and the Sub-Treasury structure now being erected on the site of the old Mint, will probably receive attention. There is little prospect for the commencement of a new Post Office in San Francisco. The improvement of navigation on the upper Saeramento, Yuba, Feather, and San Joaquin rivers, the construction of a break-water at Crescent City, the establishment of a lighthouse at the Straits of Carquinez, the session of the old Marine hospital and of a portion of the Presidio Reservation to this city, are matters to which it seems as if but little attention will be given at the present session. This, at least, is the impression of those interested in securing for the Pacific Coast these public works. If the policy of professed retrenchment is carried out impartially, we will have no reason to complain, and can bide our time till the occasion is more auspicious for the obtaining of these favors.—S. F. Call. Bank Statement. The following statement of the affairs of the Los Angeles County Bank is submitted by the President, J. S. Slusson: AMENDMENTS: Cash on hand... $ 46,534 71 Furniture and Fixtures... 1,825 00 Loans... 425,060 95 Expense account since Jan. 1st: including Federal tax... 2,349 96 Total... $ 475,761 61 A certain tailor called in to testify in the Police Court, stated that "Many tailors generally put on about ten or fifteen dollars for style." Some people will be over-polite. "Don't trouble yourself; I can find the way myself." "Oh! nonsensitely my dear. I am very pleased indeed to show your out." The Sandwich Islands are going to adopt a new flag, but they can't decide whether to take a gray horse-blanket with a hole in it or an old vest with the back ripped out. Punch once told a droll story of a man who, being suddenly mixed in riches, exclaimed, in the fullness of his satisfaction: "Oh that I could stand in the road and see myself ride by in my carriage." "Where is your home, my lad?" asked the proprietor of a Sacramento hotel of a little boy who had stumped into his place, and was interesting the guests by his delicate appearance. "I aln't got a home," said the little fellow; "we board." The landlord retweet humming a gunnisonal air. Mrs. Slink," observed Squiggler to the landlady of a Mission street canvassary, "the equal adjustment of this establishment could be more safely secured if there was less hair in the hash and more in the mattresses." A Hartford girl treating a ten-four gentleman caller rather easily drew from him the remark: "If you are not dealing squarely with me." "That's because you are found so often," was the quiet reply. Shoe dealer: "I find we have no number twelve shoes. Miss, but here is a pair of large nines." Amazon damselfish: "Nine! Do you take me for a Cinderella?" A man was on trial in Wilmington, Delaware, recently for habitually disturbing the family prayer by his stage father. His defense was that the prayers were too personal and reflected upon the family. He was discharged. What changes a few years bring about—don't they? Yesterday the citizens of the Western Addition were aware of a woman madly fearing along, potato masher in hand, giving chase to her husband, who was dying from her presence like a deer. Eight years ago the same female took a medal at an Eastern seminary for a graduating essay on "Repose of Chance act." At Pompei, a small woolen factory has just been discovered near the house where the renowned france of Orpheus was recently found. In this factory are still seen places of woolen cloth, quite carbonized, and many instruments for carding and weaving similar to those used in some small factories of this kind at the pressing day. J. W. James says he has been suing alfalfa for a number of years, and has had heavy frosts to come on when it was but a few days old; but never knew alfalfa to be killed by the cold. It is true that young alfalfa tag is killed, but comes on again if injurious bank statement. The following statement of the affairs of the Los Angeles County Bank is submitted by the President, J. S. Sluson: AMENDMENTS Cash on hand ... $ 46,534 71 Furniture and Fixtures ... 1,825 00 Loans ... 425,060 95 Expense account since Jan. 1st, including Federal tax ... $ 2,340 96 Total ... $475,781 61 LIBRARY LISTERS Due ordinary and sum depositors ... $87,967 15 Due on open check accounts ... 75,190 11 162,587 26 Interest and premiums collected since Jan. 1st ... 6,401 71 Capital Stock ... 285,575 00 Reserved fund ... 6,150 00 Search and record account ... 199 05 Anglo-California bank ... 11,490 84 Dividends unpaid for ... 441 25 Total ... $475,781 61 We find the following among the legislative proceedings, as reported in the Sacramento Record-Union: Assembly Hill No. 271—an Act to regulate the use of artesian wells, and to prevent the waste of subterranean wafer. Mr. Jamison offered the following substitute for Section 7: "It shall be the duty of the Roadmasters to examine the artesian wells within their respective districts, and for that purpose may, at all proper times, enter upon the premises where such Wells are situated; and it shall be their duty to institute or cause to be instituted criminal action for all violations of the provisions of this Act, or for all public offenses committed within said district." Adapted. The bill being only applicable to Santa Clara county, Mr. Jamison moved to include Los Angeles county in its provisions. Accepted. The bill was passed. The shortness of life and the hollowness of all things are touchingly expressed by the Welsh poet, David Hemsley, who says: "The Eldest child weir lump arrowswell Dry gwydd dwl Harpy urypdwell" It is a column thought—ward and gallicin. J. W. James says he has been saving alfalfa for a number of years, and has had heavy frosts to come on it when it was but a few days old, but never knew alfalfa to be killed by the cold. It is true that young alfalfa taps is killed, but comes on again if injured by the frost. It should be known, at many of our farmers defer sowing until after the early rains for fear it may be killed by the frost, in this way it falls to get enough rain. Sir Howardino Arquie. It is a remarkable instance of things and how, as De Quincy said, "obviously all things right themselves," that the lady who in this generation, attacked Byron's character most unaccustomedly, has in her own family furnished Amelia and Europe with one of the most edifying scandals of modern times. Vallejo says it would be far cheaper for that town to board her prisoners at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, and pay their fees both ways, than to hang them as they are now doing. We thought our authorities were rather liberal with her prisoners. The easiest way to burn stumps is in use a sheet iron chimney, big enough in diameter to fit over the largest stump, and some six feet in height. An opening near the bottom amount for a door. The stump should be made on fire by placing around it some dry kindling wood inside the chimney and the latter will produce a draft which will materially hasten the burning of his wood. Here is part of a sentence used for a preacher in home spain, whose pencil is somewhat in Athens, which must have touched a very weak end for the house of his hearth ("Shane you will find that this life is still like a game of cricket." Not able to be very careful and save your teeth and look out for games and snare him when you get a great hand also in mind enough for resultant that can count at much high of his ears in trumpet." The first character is "the" Black Hills should "hold" this follower and "tales" his salary frequently.)