anaheim-gazette 1876-03-11

A MARVEL OF SCIENCE OR OF FICTION. The San Francisco Call of the 5th inst. contains an account of the following alleged phenomenon, which has been discovered in that city. It says that a boy of nine years, whose name is John Palmer, and whose parents are people of humble condition, has been found to possess such wonderful abnormal peculiarities of sight as, while rendering him blind for any ordinary purposes, enable him to see, as if only at the distance of a hundred yards, all the trees, flowers and inhabitants of the moon. It is the misfortune of this over-smart age that the extent of its capacity for trickery, makes doubtful its real phenomena; and the number of hoaxes that have been perpetrated upon the credulous public, naturally suggests the thought, upon any startling announcement, that it, too, is a deceit. The shepherd had cried Wolf! so often groundlessly that when the wolf did come, the people disregarded his call and refused to believe him. The representative of the Call says that after hearing the rumor of this boy's powers of vision, he went to see the President of the California College of Science, and found that a committee of the College had examined the case, had satisfied themselves as to the genuineness of the abnormal condition of his sight, and had witnessed the exercise of the capability—the child having in their presence, it being night and the moon being full, minutely described every appearance upon its shining surface. He says he can plainly perceive hundreds of thousands of beings, moving and shifting their positions continually; that they are shaped unlike men, but more as OUR NATIONAL DEGRACE The acceptance by the President of the resignation of Belknap has been severely criticised by all parties. It can be ascribed to no worthy or discreet motive, and most probably is merely to be traced to that obstinacy of temperament which, in Jesse Grant's reminiscences of his distinguished son, is illustrated by the anecdote of Ulysses calf-exploit. The justly proud paternal tells with great gusto that on one occasion his son, while yet a boy, endeavoring to catch a calf, grabbed it by the tail; the calf in fright, ran with might and main, but the hero-in-embryo refused to turn loose and allowed it to drag him around until it yielded through weariness. "This," says Mr. Grant, "will show how Ulysses always held on when he got hold of a good thing," although it is somewhat questionable as to whether or not that tall-hold was really and truly to be called a good thing, all circumstances being considered. The inconsiderate zeal with which Grant clings to his pets after they have disgraced themselves in the eyes of the world, will soil his official and personal record with more serious damages than he received in hanging to that calf's tail. The many whom he has countenanced in defiance of the public verdict of condemnation, are running a race just like that calf's, and inasmuch as he clings to them, are soiling him with the mud and dirt in a similar manner. With Poker Emma-Mine Schenck and Fort-Sill Belknap as prominent examples of the moral leprosy in high places, and with a general undeniable suspicion casting its blight upon almost all reputations of men at Washington, one is well justified in quoting of the Government the famous lines, which Lord Chatham once applied to the English House of Commons, "Flee on it flee! Tis an unweded garden That goes to waste. Things rank and gross in nature Possess it merely." There is no country like California for originality in character and in enterprises. Since we first made the acquaintance of its kaleidoscopic aspects, we have repeatedly thought that Solomon was an old fogy to say that nothing was new under the sun, and that if he were alive in this age, he would be as much surprised as was the Queen of Sheba, at his wonders "too numerous to mention." Now comes a highly respected friend of ours, and talks to us about the business, pursued in some portions of the state, of breeding a hybrid from the canary bird and the linnet. He says that the mongrel possesses a mixture of the notes of both species and is a charming singer—that they are very easily raised, it being only necessary to have cages for the tee of the College had examined the case, had satisfied themselves as to the genuineness of the abnormal condition of his sight, and had witnessed the exercise of the capability—the child having in their presence, it being night and the moon being full, minutely described every appearance upon its shining surface. He says he can plainly perceive hundreds of thousands of beings, moving and shifting their positions continually; that they are shaped unlike men, but more as four spokes, converging at a hub, which represents the head, the eyes, four in number, being located there. They move by revolving like a wheel and as rapidly as the flight of a bird; they are of different colors—bright red, orange and blue, the red constituting the large majority. They go off in troops to sleep, every five or six hours, in the shade of the mountainous region; their waking hours they employ in all kinds of evolutions, forming geometrical figures—happy fellows, they do no work. There appears to be no other animal life. The Lunarians themselves wear no clothes, and have no dwellings; and in further proof of their parabarity, the boy was unable to find any one of them reading a newspaper, and we all know that he who does not do that, must be a savage. The boy was unable to tell anything of the planets, as they were too far removed from even his naked eye, but when, on a subsequent occasion, the Call reporter carried him where he could gaze upon Mars through a fine telescope, beholdered he could distinguish and elaborately described mountains, valleys, rivers and palaces, cities and villages and their inhabitants. These reports will undoubtedly attract universal attention, and we will soon hear more of the affair. The bill inflicting "public whipping upon the bars back" of the convicted wife-beater, has become a law. There is no one of the multi-fold disagreeable aspects of human frailty that is so repulsive and abhorrent as this beating of wives, and while some of the arguments brought against the passage of the law have strong plausibility in them, we cannot but hail its enactment with pleasure as the expression by the public voice of the detestation in which brutality to wives is held. The extent to which the hard fate of thousands of women is still futher embittered by cruelty from their husbands, would seem incredible to one not acquainted with the statistics of the number of instances of that nature which become known to the police Poker Emma-Mine Schenck and Fort-Sill Belknap as prominent examples of the moral leprosy in high places, and with a general undeniable suspicion casting its blight upon almost all reputations of men at Washington, one is well justified in quoting of the Government the famous lines, which Lord Chatham once applied to the English House of Commons, "Fle on it! fle! Tis an unweceded garden That goes to waste. Things rank and gross in nature Possess it merely." A statement recently made by Wells, Fargo & Co, with regard to robberies committed upon them on the Pacific coast, shows that, during the year 1875, they lost $67,000 by highwaymen. In addition to these successful robberies, many abortive attempts have been made. The extent of these outrages is a disgraceful reminder of the old lawless days of California; and it proves that there is still a strong under-current of ruffianism, flowing, like a subterranean sewer, in unseen corruption. Highway robbery has even disgraced our own part of the country, within the last few weeks. A young man stopped Mr. Thompson, of the Azusa, while on his way to Los Angeles, and demanded his money. He received $5, but in putting on the style and bravado which he thought becoming in a "gentleman of the road," he was so awkward as to shoot himself in the hand, and was consequently identified and imprisoned in the Los Angeles jail, where he is now doubtless meditating upon the fact that the romances about Dick Turpin, Claude Duval and Paul Clifford don't pan out in real life, and that the flickle smile of fortune don't always beam on a fellow of enterprise. Saint Patrick's yesterday afternoon Hall, on Howard nounced that Unselected as the playthe exercises.And Gen. Schofield cipate in the celebrol press of business.The total yield Virginia mine for ruery is $2,800,000 ing off-to-day,and ceolve four-fifths B in silver. Marke SAN FR FLOUR—Miller demand at $5 87, jobbing. WHEAT—The quiet; choice mill is nominally $1 84. BARLEY—Bay some inquiry for f brewing is steady. be as much surprised as was the Queen of Sheba, at his wonders "too numerous to mention." Now comes a highly respected friend of ours, and talks to us about the business, pursued in some portions of the state, of breeding a hybrid from the canary bird and the linnet. He says that the mongrel possesses a mixture of the notes of both species and is a charming singer—that they are very easily raised, it being only necessary to have cages for the hardy little things to lay and hatch their eggs in. Though possession and caring for pets is no very thing, fondness for it is a refining and a pleasant trait which sometimes characterizes very brilliant men, as, for example, the case of the famous rabbits of the poet Cowper, and while the tiny creatures, though things of perfect beauty, may not be a joy for ever, as the hackeyed quotation goes, they give occasional impressions of pleasure which well repays the keeper of them for his palms. It is the duty, as well as the interest of every person owning and working with animals, to train himself to considerate and constant kindness in his treatment of them. It is trouble well invested. The sensitive nature of an animal is more wrought upon by a rough or a gentle word than an unreflecting person may deem possible, and in the critical periods of the formation of its disposition towards man, a word or a gesture may turn the scale and make it violent or doolle always afterward. In addition to these main advantages of self-control, in preserving the patience and temper in dealing with brutes, there is a collateral benefit derived, in that it tends to make a man more completely master of himself and his impulses, without which self-sovereigntly, he is but a grown-up child and really no man. ANOTHER TIMBER TREE. The pecan belongs to the same tree-family as the hickory and is a native of the Illinois and Mississippi valleys. It possesses the double recommendation of being highly profitable as a nut producer, as well as valuable on account of the adaptability of its timber to use in wagon making and for kindred purposes. Its tap root is of immense length, and there would assuredly be no trouble in raising them without irrigation, and the delicious nut it yields commands a high price and a constant market. The tree rows-readily from the nut if it be not allowed to become very dry before planting. The merits of pecan raising speak for themselves, and we leave the subject with this hazy notice, hoping that it may be instrumental in some degree to the introduction of the industry. The newspaper reading done in a community is a very fair measure of their intelligence and enlargement of mind. We are glad to say that, by experience, we know the people of Anaheim and surrounding country to be "square on the record" in that particular. MARRIAGE. The bill of Senator Plemon with regard to divorce, progress to limit it to cases of adultery or extreme cruelty. Although this is, perhaps, not as general as it should be to embrace all the justifying causes for divorce, it is at least, if at all erroneous, an error in the right direction. The welfare of the people hinges upon the questions involved in this subject. An unsettled condition of the marital relation among a people strikes deep at the foundation of the prosperity of the present and the future generation, and it is as much a thing of political policy as of moral duty on the part of legislators to hedge it around with every advantageous measure. When Napoleon made the declaration that what France needed was good mothers, and that she is the grandest who raises the best children, he gave utterance to a great truth, though at the time he meant it as merely a sarcasm upon Madame de Stael. The effects which follow in the train of a national disposition of laxity in matters of marriage and religion are illustrated on a gigantic scale by the mighty drama of the French Reign of Terror and the circumstances that preceded and followed it. Marriage, like all that is of pre-eminent importance in our life concerns, has an aroma of religion about it, and should not be regarded as a merely civil (or un-civil) relation, for, as is said in Paradise Lost, all "Higher of that sacred rite by far. And with mysterious reverence should deem." BY TELEGRAPH. SANTA ROSA, Mar. 6. Ever since Saturday night it has been raining continually. Last night it came down in torrents and continued so to-day with no prospect of clear weather. MARYSVILLE, Mar. 6. No abatement of the stormy weather; heavy rains have fallen every day for the past week. Last night about The house comprised a four story building and had 185 inmates. When there were made aware of the fire a panic seized them, and the Sistema lading control, they ran through the building, some escaping to the street but others sinking down, exhausted, and overcome by fright, smoke and pain. The firemen secured all of those but a number who could not get to the lower floors by reason of the smoke and flames, ran for the roof, and those who reached there were rescued, but some inmates, too feeble to run or clamber, burned to death, while two, who threw themselves from the upper windows, were fatally injured. Four bodies have been taken from the ruins. Loss on building and furniture, $250,000; insurance, $30,000. COPENHAGEN, March 7. The last mail from Yeel reports that 500 inhabitants of the West Manna Islands, the group lying to the south of Yeel, and belonging to Denmark, are probably dying of starvation. The fisheries of last year being unsuccessful, and the inhabitants fearing their food would not last them through the winter, sent to Iceland, asking for supplies. Accordingly, a small amount of supplies were dispatched. About a month ago, however, a bottle was found on the coast of Yeel containing a letter, stating that the supplies on hand were only adequate for one week, and that a famine was inevitable. The dangerous seas during the winter renders communication with West Manna almost impossible. A New York telegraphic letter of March 5th says: The steamer South Carolina, the pioneer steamer of the Panama Transit Company, sailed for San Francisco via Panama, yesterday morning. This steamer will be followed during the present month by the Georgia and Clyde. This latter boat is being lengthened and improved to fit her for the trade intended. It is stated that the operations of the Company have been perfected in such a manner that they will be able to dispatch steamers to keep the transit in full operation, and arrangements are being made for building five new ships of 5000 tons capacity each, on the Delaware river so as to have them ready by the beginning of year. Until these steamers are ready the Company has command of other steamships that will do the business. San Francisco will be the great objective point, and all the business of the west coast of South America which is the California public as Sophie Edwin died in this city to-day, aged thirty-eight years. New York, March 4. Wm. A. Derling, Appalachian of the port of New York, and former Secretary of the Third Avenue Bank, and Spencer R. Green, late President of that Bank, were held to-day, by Judge Jeffrey, at Yorkville, to answer for wilful perjury in having as officers of said Bank sworn to a false statement of its affairs to the Agent of the Banking Department at Albany. The Importers and Grocers Board of Trade to-day adopted the report of a special committee on United States currency, recommending the resumption of specie payments, and expressing the belief that legal tender notes can be withdrawn and cancelled at the rate of two or three millions per month without detriment to the current business of the country, and that the process should be at once begun and continued till, with the accumulation of sufflent in the Treasury, the notes are brought to a par with gold. SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 8. This afternoon a special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held to take action with reference to the bill now pending in Congress for the repeal of the United States Bankrupt law. A letter was read from Adolphe Low, stating in substance that the repeal of the United States Bankrupt law by Congress would revive the old State Attachment law with all its attendant evils, and urging the importance of laying the matter before the Legislature for the revision of the old law or the enactment of a new one. Mr. Babcock, thereupon, introduced a resolution requesting the Legislature to repeal or amend the present State law. A committee, consisting of Messrs. Olmstead, Rankin and Merrill was appointed to draft a bill to be sent to the Legislature. The French Republicans held an enthusiastic meeting this evening at Dashaway Hall, and sent a cable dispatch congratulating the French Chambers of Deputies on the Republican success in recent elections. H. H. Pierson, the landlord of the Cosmopolitan Hotel, was shot at this evening by a drunken guest who attempted to leave without paying his bill. He made a poor shot and missed his man. He was arrested and lodged in jail. SACRAMENTO, March 9. In the Senate, McCarty moved that the bill making public as Sophie Edwin died in this city to-day, aged thirty-eight years. BY TELEGRAPH. SANTA ROSA, Mar. 6. Ever since Saturday night it has been raining continually. Last night it came down in torrents and continued so to-day with no prospect of clear weather. MARYSVILLE, Mar. 6. No abatement of the stormy weather; heavy rains have fallen every day for the past week. Last night about 11 o'clock a steady rain set in, which has continued without intermission since. The storm extends throughout the entire northern part of the Sacramento valley and into the mountains so far as heard from. It is raining in Oroville, Smartsville, Cherokee, Shasta, and all other places from which we have advices. At the Mountain House, thirty miles above Oroville, it is raining on a considerable body of snow. At Concow, twelve miles above Cherokee, it is raining very hard and the snow is all gone. At Fleaville, twenty-four miles above Cherokee, rain is falling fast on four feet of snow. Feather river, at Oroville, is rising rapidly. The Sacramento river, at Red Bluff, is rising rapidly. The water is reported within three inches of high water. At Colusa Yuba river is rising at the rate of two inches per hour. At dusk, it had raised to the eight foot mark. No danger is apprehended here from the freshet, as the substantial levees are considered safe against anything that may come. UKIAH, March 6. It began raining here Tuesday afternoon of last week and it is still storming, snow falling on all mountains. The rivers are up and still rising. Forty-two inches of rain fell this season. SAN FRANCISCO, March 6. Delegates from all the lodges of Old Fellows met in session on Saturday evening and decided to celebrate the 57th anniversary of the establishment of the order in America by a picnic on April 26th. Saint Patrick's Day Convention met yesterday afternoon in Irish American Hall, on Howard street. It was announced that Union Hall had been selected as the place in which to hold the exercises. Archbishop Alemany and Gen. Schofield declined to participate in the celebration, on account of press of business. The total yield of the Consolidated Virginia mine for the month of February is $2,800,000. The mine is paying off to-day, and the employees receive four-fifths in gold and one-fifth in silver. Market Report. SAN FRANCISCO, March 7. FLOUR—Millers report a fair local demand at $5 87@6 25 for extras in jobbing. WHEAT—The market remains very quiet; choice milling $1 90, shipping nominally $1 80@1 85. BARLEY—Bay feed $1 25, there is some inquiry for feed, for the interior brewing is steady at $1 30@1 35. SYNTAX: This latter boat is being lengthened and improved to fit her for the trade intended. It is stated that the operations of the Company have been perfected in such a manner that they will be able to dispatch steamers to keep the transit in full operation, and arrangements are being made for building five new ships of 5000 tons capacity each, on the Delaware river so as to have them ready by the beginning of year. Until these steamers are ready the Company has command of other steamships that will do the business. San Francisco will be the great objective point, and all the business of the west coast of South America which is considered valuable, will be attended to, as well as that of the coast of North America. It is believed that the Panama Transit Company will be enabled to bring up the trade of the Isthmus to its former proportions, and the direct connection will be made at Panama by the South Carolina with the first steamer, which will sail from this port to Aspenwall about April, and semimonthly thereafter until the new fleet is completed. Then it is intended to make weekly trips. The Pacific Mail Directors have been unable to determine exactly what was in the wind, and don't appear to be sure even now. The South Carolina, in addition to her coat for consumption, had 414 packages of dry goods, for which she gets $30 per ton. GOV. Sanford said, in the course of an interview about railroad matters last night between himself and Assembly Committee on Federal Relations, I do not, of course, know how far the author of the resolution intended it should go, but so far as through freight is concerned I will say, the construction of a competing line from five hundred miles South of the Central Pacific will have no effect. Water competition keeps through freight at a low price and a parallel line of railroads will not reduce it. The tendency of dividing the business would rather be to raise the price, because I think the experience of all railroad companies has been that rates are decreased by the increase of business; decrease the business and you increase the rates. If we extend our Southern road as we desire the tendency will no doubt be to divert some business from the Central Pacific, but we will be able to so develop the resources of the State that in the end the Central Pacific will be benefited rather than injured. We are pushing the road forward as fast as we can with our limited means. The interests of California cannot be jeopardized by having the Southern Pacific constructed from this State. BOSTON, March 7. Richard H. Dana, Jr., was suffering yesterday from a severe attack of verigo, which had prostrated him at church suddenly, when the news of his nomination as Minister to England was received. It is stated he viewed the position as one of the most honorable, and felt its dignity, but before he could make up his mind in favor of accepting, he would consult his friends. SAN FRANCISCO, March 7. A complaint has been brought by the Central Pacific Railroad Company against A. A. Cohen, which alleges, in substance, that Cohen, while employed as agent and attorney of the Company purchased his shares, The French Republicans held an enthusiastic meeting this evening at Dashaway Hall, and sent a cable dispatch congratulating the French Chambers of Deputies on the Republican success in recent elections. H. H. Plerson, the landlord of the Cosmopolitan Hotel, was shot at this evening by a drunken guest who attempted to leave without paying his bill. He made a poor shot and missed his man. He was arrested and lodged in jail. SACRAMENTO, March 9. In the Senate, McCarty moved that the bill making pool-selling at horse races a misdemeanor, be indefinitely postponed. Lost, and the bill ordered engrossed. The bill creating the Twenty-Second Judicial District out of Modoc county was passed by a two-thirds vote. The bill cutting down the salaries of judiciary officers was passed by a large majority. Bush's bill repealing the act providing for the registration of births, marriages and deaths, was read a third time and passed. The bill for the relief of San Benito county, for the Vasquez expenses, was indefinitely postponed. Some of the papers say that A. A. Cohen is the author of the Archer bill. He said before the Committee on Sunday that he had not seen it till printed. When asked by Farley if he had any motive in appearing for the people, he was very anxious to answer the question, but was prevented by friends of the corporation on the committee. The water in the Sacramento river was never higher than now, and the city is full of large pools. Golden Gate and Revenue, Jr., two of the horses engaged in the late four-mile race, are to be taken to Los Angeles to run a two mile and repeat race. Grand Master Brown and Grand Lecturer Schaeffer, of the Masonic Order, will make an official visit to Los Angeles next week. Driving Horses. We have often thought, says the Nevada Transcript—[but we think he seissors it out of some other paper]—that the manner of driving a horse is a pretty good indication of the driver's character. The considerate and kind-hearted man exhibits that trait of character plainer than words could do it, by the manner he treats his horse, when he is in or out of harness. The passionate or fretful man shows his character every time the horse gives the least provocation. The cruel and tyrannical will tell you by the crack of his whip and the tone of his voice what his nature is. The vain and pompous man can be told as far as you can see him holding his reins. He likes to sit up straight, extend his hands and arms as though he had great difficulty in keeping his animal from going at a lightning speed. He holds his head as high as he desires his horse to do, and then dashes by, hoping his animal will make a display for him of his transcendent importance in commonwealth. The genuine admirer of horse-flesh is also a pompous driver, but he aims displaying his animal instead of himself. Market Report. SAN FRANCISCO, March 7. FLOUR—Millers report a fair local demand at $5 87@6 25 for extras in jobbing. WHEAT—The market remains very quiet; choice milling $1 90, shipping is nominally $1 80@1 85. BARLEY—Bay feed $1 25, there is some inquiry for feed, for the interior brewing is steady at $1 30@1 35. OATS—Fair Omaha $2; the range for all kinds is $2@2 25. POTATOES—Light receipts for several days and an active demand have caused an improvement; good Petaluma $1 90@2, some lots of Oregon have changed hands at $1 85@1 90 and Sacramento river at $1 65. ONION—The market is weak and lower. Union City, $1 75@1 87. CORN—Large Yellow, $1 15; small yellow,$1 37. RVE—Quiet at $1 65. CORNMEAL—Feed is selling from the mills at $27 50@20 per ton, and table quantities at $2@3c per pounds. SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 7. At an informal meeting of the Republican State Committee it was resolved to base the representation in the next State Convention on the joint vote of the Independents and Republicans. It is expected that the Independents will come half way to meet these overtures, and make the Republican party a unit in the next campaign. The storm still continues and the prospects are that the rain will not be over to-day. Advices from the interior are that the amount of rain is so great that floods are imminent. Clear Lake is reported to be nine feet higher than on Sunday, and the streams in many localities are overflowing their banks and doing much damage. NEW YORK, March 7. The house for aged people, conducted by the Catholic community, known as Little Sisters of the Poor, located in the eastern district of Brooklyn, was completely burnt this morning. Richard H. Dana, Jr., was suffering yesterday from a severe attack of verigo, which had prostrated him at church suddenly, when the news of his nomination as Minister to England was received. It is stated he viewed the position as one of the most honorable, and felt its dignity, but before he could make up his mind in favor of accepting, he would consult his friends. SAN FRANCISCO, March 7. A complaint has been brought by the Central Pacific Railroad Company against A. A. Cohen, which alleges, in substance, that Cohen, while employed as agent and attorney of the Company, purchased a piece of city property from Henry B. Tichenor for the plaintiff for $200,000, but had papers made out far $250,000, and pocketed the difference; that he also, in the purchase of coal for the use of the Company, which was entrusted to Cohen, swindled them on transportation to the amount of fifty cents per ton, amounting to $56,000. The Company therefore asks judgment for $100,373, with interest and cost of suit. Chas. Crocker, in an interview this evening, made some statements in relation to the suit brought by the Company against A. A. Cohen in addition to the allegations contained in the complaint filed. Among other instances cited is one in which Cohen, some three years ago, being then in the employ of the Company, went to Meigs & Gawley, lumber dealers, who were delivering lumber to the Company, and told them he could take the Company's business away if he wished, but would allow it to remain if they would supply him with lumber to build a house, and would also get them better prices. He badgered them into complying with his terms and got lumber from them gratis to build a large house across the bay. When the house was finished he had about one hundred thousand feet of lumber left, which he sold to W. C. Ralston, and it went either into his house on Pine street or the Palace Hotel. Norman Wizard, of whom it is alleged that his uncle Sam wants to inquire what was done with some quarter million dollars entrusted to Wizard to pay the expenses in-testing cannons, is in town en route for China. Mrs. Stephenson, better known to tyrannical will tell you by the crack of his whip and the tone of his voice what his nature is. The vain and pompous man can be told as far as you can see him holding the reins. He likes to sit up straight, extend his hands and arms as though he had great difficulty in keeping his animal from going at a lightning speed. He holds his head as high as he desires his horse to do, and then he dashes by, hoping his animal will make a display for him of his transcendent importance in the commonwealth. The genuine admirer of horse-flesh is also a pompous driver, but he alms displaying his animal instead of himself. You can very easily tell the difference between the two kinds of men by a little observation. The thoughtful man, whose mind dwells on subjects of importance to his fellows and himself, is a careless driver. He holds the reins carelessly, and he is careless about the style his horse puts on. The deceitful and unfearing man always drives his horse slowly while he is in sight of the owner, but when he gets around the corner he uses the whip ungarringly until he returns in sight of the owner again. We feel certain that a little observation of the different styles of driving a horse with a little subsequent observation to discover if the character of the man does not correspond will soon enable a person to tell pretty accurately what a passer-by is by the manner of holding his horse. Once when Tom Marshall was addressing a political meeting at Buffalo he was interrupted by a donkey in human form in the crowd who kept calling out "a little louder,sir!" "a little louder,sir!" Tom kept his patience for some time, but finally breaking the thread of his discourse, he fastened his eye on the offender and said: "Fellow citizens! On that last great day when the angel shall stand with one foot upon the land and another upon the sea, and swear that time shall be no more; when the elements shall melt with fervent heat and the firmament shall be rolled together like a scroll; then, as the sound of Gahrial's trump shall sound over sea and land, calling all nations and peoples before the great white throne for judgment, like as not some d—and fool will curve his hand around his ear and call out to Gahrial "a little louder,sir!" New York, March 8. Rolling, Appalachian of the Park, and former Secretary of State held to-day, by Judge Wickville, to answer for wilhaving as officers of said town a false statement of the Agent of the Banking at Albany. Mrs. and Grocers Board of Adopted the report of a committee on United States commending the resumpayments, and express that legal tender notes owned and cancelled at the three millions per month sent to the current busientry, and that the proat once begun and continued the accumulation of the Treasury, the notes par with gold. San Francisco, Mar. 8. On a special meeting of Commerce was held with reference to the king in Congress for the United States Bankrupt was read from Adolphe In substance that the United States Bankrupt would revive the old debt law with all its atand urging the import-the matter before the revision of the old act of a new one. Hereupon, introduced a resting the Legislature and the present State committee, consisting of Adol, Rankin and Merrill to draft a bill to be sent here. Republicans held an entiting this evening at, and sent a cable dissinating the French republics on the Repunish recent elections. The landlord of the hotel, was shot at this suken guest who attained without paying his poor shot and missed was arrested and lodg- MISCELLANY. "What will you have?" asked a waiter of one of the Indiana edifice at the dinner in Philadelphia, as he handed him a bill of fare. And the Hoosier with his high forehead leaned back in his chair, wiped his forehead thoughtfully with a napkin, and ejaculated stamily. "Gimme all!" A good wife is a good thing, but a bad husband beats her. A young lady who teaches one of the public schools—well, we won't say where—keeps her pupils in trim by such talk as this: "Now, Bob, if you don't quit pulling Sal's hair, I'll snatch you bald-headed!" Suze, quit your whispering, or I'll put a tin ear on you! That's the sort of a hair-pin I am!" A well-meaning Dencon up country informed his preacher last week that the congregation thought that times were hard, and consequently, had resolved to give him a donation-party; but the experienced clergyman replied, that he hoped they wouldn't give him a donation-party, because times were hard and it was as much as he could do to feed his own family. Lord Clare, who was much opposed to Curran, one day brought a New-Foundland dog upon the bench, and during Curran's speech, turned aside and cared the animal. Curran stopped; "Go on, go on Mr Curran," said Lord Clare. "Oh! I beg a thousand pardons," was the rejoinder, "I thought your honor was in consultation." "Wilt love me," she murmured, "even when age has crept upon me and left his traces there." "I suppose that depends on what he does with the rest of the harness," broke in the old man just to let them know that he was there. He was a milkman of Sacramento, and his son was fond of fishing. A few days ago, unknown to his father, he placed some minnows, which he proposed using for bait, in the family tank. The following day the milkman was delivering the morning supply of sky blue to one of his best customers when out from his measure plumped a dead minnow into the customer's jug. The presence of the finny one was not easily explained away, and the milk man was obliged to admit that in "fortifying" the lacteal fluid he had dipped his bowl a little too deep into the tank. That milkman's boy has since promised that he will never fish Republicans held an entering this evening at the hotel, was shot at this sauken guest who attene without paying his poor shot and missed was arrested and lodging the Twenty-Second out of Mosoc county two-thirds vote. McCarty moved that pool-selling at horse meanor, be indefinitely at, and the bill ordered against the Twenty-Second out of Mosoc county two-thirds vote. The landlord of the hotel, was shot at this sauken guest who attene without paying his poor shot and missed was arrested and lodging the Twenty-Second out of Mosoc county two-thirds vote. McCarty moved that pool-selling at horse meanor, be indefinitely at, and the bill ordered against the Twenty-Second out of Mosoc county two-thirds vote. The turbulent stream of time floats no more miserable creature than the impecunious wretch who receives the price of a package of hairpins from his wife and bets it on the wrong animal in a dog-fight. Some of the obituaries of the Baltimore Sun are touchingly pathetic and mournful, but the irreverent and unfeeling smile when they read that Mr. So-and-so fell asleep in the arms of Jesus, of dysentery. One of the novelties of a new hotel in Jacksonville, Florida, is a chrystal chandelier in the bridal chamber. By touching a button it is lighted; at the same moment out springs a little Cupid, who strikes with a hammer a chime of bells, which peal out in the sweetest melody, "Rest in this bosom," "Let me kiss him for his mother," etc. "I have my 'pinion on zis tariff question,' remarked a seedy-looking individual on the streets last evening. 'What is your opinion,' asked a gentleman near by. "My 'pinion, zur,' replied the man, "is set every feller's goz his own right (hie) to go on a tariff' wants to. No one ventured to dispute his views. Professor Hilgard, of the State University, has commenced a series of lectures on Beverages. In the first he attacked water, tea and coffee. He quoted an assertion that "raw" water was injurious and stated that pure distilled water failed to quench thirst. Soda water was the most objectionable of all water. Tea and coffee excited the nerves; six cups of pure coffee would kill a cat. By his silence we are led to believe that cocktails, sours and straights are the only healthful drinks. We pity the poor water and tea drinkers. The New York papers tell about a "drawback on sugar." That's nothing. There has been a fearful pull-back on 'lasses all Summer. Look out now and you can see the planet Mercury—if you can find it. It is within a few feet of the setting sun, and is about as big as a common white bean. Mary had a little lamp, 'Twas filled with kerosene; Mary down the chimney blew, And vanished from the scene. Every man is as his conception of self. If he includes in it the body and its appetites, he is the slave of lust. If he regards all sensualities, as objective elements, the finer mental and aesthetic sensibilities and desires, he is the overseer of highways, repair the damage occasioned by such overflow, and upon his neglect do so forthwith, the overseer of the district shall make such repairs and recover the expenses thereof, against such person by action, as provided in the previous section. Sec. 8. Every person or corporation indebted to one in his employ subject to road poll tax, shall upon demand, pay said poll tax to the overseer of highways, and shall become liable therefor after service upon him, in writing, of a notice by the road overseer, stating the name of such person, and a receipt of such road poll tax from the overseer, shall be conclusive evidence of credit to the employer as against the employee. Sec. 8. The Road Overseer shall collect all road poll tax in the manner provided for the collection of other poll taxes, and pay the same over to the County Treasurer, in the manner as other taxes are paid over, and for the services in the collection of said road poll taxes, shall receive the sum of fifteen (15) per cent. Sec. 9. All acts or parts of acts in conflict with, or contravening the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. Sec. 10. This act shall take effect immediately. Approved February 8th, 1875. WILLIAM LRIX, Governor. The Los Angeles Star gives these El Monte Items: Farmers are very busy preparing ground for planting. Corn, potatoes, etc., will occupy a much larger area of ground planted this season than last, the season being so favorable that it has encouraged everybody to plant large crops. The shipments at our depot in the month of February were as follows: Castor beans, 1,327 pounds; grain, 335,-819; hops, 5,285 pounds; vegetables, 92,443 pounds; merchandise, 2,220 pounds; total number of pounds, 436,-094; earnings on above, $557 15. On Thursday last there twenty-two wagons on our streets at one time of different kinds. Anaheim Merchant Tailoring Emporium. M. A. MENDELSON, Centre Street, Anaheim. I hereby return my sincere thanks to the public of Anaheim and vicinity for the patronage bestowed upon me in the past, and would respectfully continue their favors. I am now receiving a full line of gents' furnishing goods; as dimers; beavers; velvet and silk vestings; and chinchillas. All of these goods will be made at the lowest prices. Also gents' Family Jewelry, etc., which I will sell at extra-mily ow rabs. Also agent for the Grove & Bakken Sewing Machines. Repairing, scouring, and dying done promptly and neatly. Don't forget place—Centre street, opposite Crowther's blacksmith shop. M. A. MENDELSON. Look out now and you can see the planet Mercury—if you can find it. It is within a few feet of the setting sun, and is about as big as a common white bean. Mary had a little lamp, 'Twas filled with kerosene; Mary down the chimney blew, And vanished from the scene. Every man is as his conception of self. If he includes in it the body and its appetites, he is the slave of lust. If he regards all sensualities, as objective elements, the finer mental and aesthetic sensibilities and desires, he is the servant of passion, active or passive. If he segregates from self, everything unvolitional, leaving only that sublimest attribute of the triune personality, the power to choose, and the moral law within to regulate it, then he is a man fetterless and free, and can't we just throw language right and left when we try to? The fish found in two of the mines of the Comstock Lode are blind. In the Mammoth Cave, in Kentucky, bind fish are found in the lakes and streams of the cave. Being in total darkness these fish were not given eyes. Nature never does a foolish or unnecessary thing. The presence of blind fish in Savage, Hale and Norcross mines argues that there is an underground body of water, a cavern, which has connection with the present excavations made in those mines. We regard this as an ill omen, so to speak. A big cavern of water will not probably contain much silver ore. The Comstock may end in a great big underground lake, filled with hot water and inhabited by blind fishes. In that view of the case, the San Francisco merchants, who are now refusing to receive trade dollars, except at a ruinous discount had better reconsider the matter. The product may fall off, and trade dollars not be as plenty as frogs were in Egypt. We don't like those fish being found in those mines—Grass Valley Union. Reporters are often unconsciously astirical. A morning paper says in an obituary: "Mr. — was an estimable citizen. He lived uprightly; he died with perfect resignation—he had been recently married."