anaheim-gazette 1876-03-18

American Humer. Forgery must now be recognized as one of the signs of the times—[Turner Falls Reporter]. Gamblers who see too much of "ante," are often obliged to see their "uncle."—[Whitehall Times]. Spriggins says: "If drinking interferes with a man's business, why, give up the business."—[Rochester Express]. A Lancaster county clergyman is lecturing on "The Model Husband." He may mean well, but we dislike to be talked about in such a manner.—[Norristown Herald]. Philadelphia hotel accommodates a good many bridegrooms now, who are as devoted and affectionate as if they were traveling with other men's wives.—[Brooklyn Argus]. When the wind sweeps along at the rate of sixty-six miles an hour a man can hang to a lamp-post and still preserve his place in good society, but he must let go at the first lull.—[Detroit Free Press]. "Sooner or later," says a French writer, "everything is found out." Just so. A married man, for instance, is generally found out later—about three hours later than he should be.—[Norristown Herald]. The Chicago Times affects to believe that Luxapalilian is a prettier name than Courier-Journal. The Times has always been envious of our beautiful and expensive hyphen.—[Louisville Courier-Journal]. How the family has grown! Three millions in 1776—forty-four millions in 1876! Uncle Sam will have to put another "L" on pretty soon.—[Es. They're raising it in Congress, now.]—[Rockland Courier]. A woman called at the registrar's office yesterday, asked for a marriage license, got it and paid for it. It is felt that this establishes a precedent that will oblige most of our best young men to take to the woods.—[Norwich Bulletin]. Eight hundred lightning rods have been ordered for the Vatican; and the agent who took the order says, "I will do Vatican to give satisfaction;" and he has already made arrangements to have his diamond pin enlarged.—[Norristown Herald]. A foot of water settled in a cellar on Thomas street, last Friday, and in the evening when the man of the house went down in the dark after a pan of apples, PROCEDINGS OF CONGRESS Mr. Jones presented the credentials of his colleague, Mr. Sharon, to be a United States Senator from Nevada for six years from March 4, 1875. They were read and at length Mr. Sharon was exported to the desk by his colleague and the eighth of office was administered by Mr. Ferry, the President pro tem. Wright, from the Committee on Civil Service and Retrenchment, reported favorably on the Senate bill fixing the salary of the President of the United States. Bills were introduced and referred as follows: By Bogy—To authorize the Third Auditor of the Treasury to examine the evidence of payment by the State of Missouri to State troops serving in the Union army, and also evidence as to the supplies furnished to the troops which are yet unpaid. Referred. On motion of Hitchcock the Senate took up the House bill to amend the act of March 3, 1875, to enable the people of Colorado to form a Constitution and State Government, and for the admilation of said State into the Union on equal footing with the original States. After protracted discussion and some attempts at amendment, the bill was read a third time and passed. The Senate resumed consideration of the bill making appropriations for support of the Military Academy for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1877, the pending question being the amendment of the Committee on Appropriations to strike out the clause appropriating $12,495 for 16 musicians for companies, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "For pay of Military Academy band $14,800," which was agreed to. The next amendment proposed to increase the appropriation for contingencies for the Superintendent of the Academy from $10,000 to $12,000. Agreed to. Morton moved that the Senate proceed to consider the resolution for the admission of P. B. F. Pinchback as Senator from Louisiana. A lengthy discussion arose, but before coming to a vote, the Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business. After the executive session a bill was introduced by Booth to relinquish the title of the United States to certain property in Dan Francisco. Sargent presented the resolution of the Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco, requesting an Amendment to the Shipping Commissioners' Act in regard to fees. Also, a resolution of the same body, asking the government to exercise its constitutional right of regulating pilotage so as to abolish compulsory pilotage. The following bills were passed: To reduce the number and increase the efficiency of the medical corps of the army. For the relief of the widow of L. H. Rosseau, deceased, late Brigadier-General and brevet Major-General U. S. A. To extend the time for filing claims for additional bounty under the act of May 28, 1866. MENSE. Holman presented a memorial signed by 1,916 soldiers in the late war, asking for equal compensation for all grades. Follows: Fair $180@$187%; chg from $190@$195.; tattions are for averages 2d@10s 8d. Eight hundred lightning rods have been ordered for the Vatican; and the agent who took the order says, "I will do Vatican to give satisfaction;" and he has already made arrangements to have his diamond pin enlarged.—[Norristown Herald. A foot of water settled in a cellar on Thomas street, last Friday, and in the evening when the man of the house went down in the dark after a pan of apples, without his boots on, he said things which we would not print for seventeen dollars.—[Rome Sentinel. A horse balked on Market street last evening, and resisted all efforts to move him until an insurance agent came along and began to talk to him, when he started and went off with the enthusiasm of a man on his way to the funeral of a rich aunt.—[Norwich Bulletin. A lady on the West Side found her tongue entirely paralyzed last week, the result, it is believed, of playing the harmonica. The opinion seems to be gaining ground that a harmonica is of more real value in a family than a stalled ox.—[Norwich Bulletin. It is a pitiable sight to see a woman, who but one short year ago possessed an angel's sweetness of disposition and a child's artlessness of character, watching at the head of the stairs at two o'clock in the morning, with a towel-roller in her hand.—[Brooklyn Argus. There is probably no one who watches the daily weather reports with such eager interest as the chap that is trying to make last winter's overcoat carry him through this season. If you want to see him smile just predict an early and open spring.—[Norwich Bulletin. Remedies are advertised which are specially adapted to the relief of public speakers, singers, clergymen and others suffering from throat affections. An expect-to-rant would be the proper thing for the average actor to take under like circumstances.—[Turners Falls Reporter. Mrs. Woodhull argues that by the process of evolution, a grand human race is slowly taking the place of the present. And after listening to Mrs. W.'s lecture, the audience go home thinking that the "grand human race" should evolve a little more rapidly.—[Norristown Herald. Von Bulow says he admires the fine large ears of the American women, and we agree with him that they look well if they are not too large. When they get above the size of a dining plate they are somewhat exaggerated for our taste; still he may like them.—[Bridgeport Standard. Two brawny men sat on an old spar on one of the wharves all day in Saturday's sun, and discussed the cause and cure of the hard times. One of them succeeded in whittling out a pine toothpick, and the other imperfectly polished a very thin clam shell.—[Norwich Bulletin. We don't believe the statement of the Detroit Free Press that Mr. and Mrs. Livermore are quarreling as to which shall be the breed of the family. Why Sargent presented the resolution of the Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco, requesting an Amendment to the Shipping Commissioner's Act in regard to fees. Also, a resolution of the same body, asking the government to exercise its constitutional right to regulate pilotage so as to abolish compulsory pilotage. The following bills were passed: To reduce the number and increase the efficiency of the medical corps of the army. For the relief of the widow L. H. Rosseau, deceased, late Brigadier-General and brevet Major-General U. S. A. To extend the time for filing claims for additional bounty under the act of May 28, 1866. Memos. Holman presented a memorial signed by 1,916 soldiers in the late war, asking for equalization of bounties. Bills were introduced as follows: By Burchard—To encourage and promote telegraphic communications between this country and India. By Biddel—Directing compensation for use of property during the late war. By Gordin—For the protection of agriculture from injuries by insects. By Kidder, of Dakota—Declaring the Black Hills open to exploration and settlement. By New—To reimburse States for expenses incurred in the late rebellion. By Franklin—Resolutions of the Board of Trade of Kansas City, Missouri, asking for the establishment of a branch mint and donating ground and buildings therefor. Speaker Kerr laid before the House a message from the President urging the necessity of an immediate appropriation to supply the deficiency at the Red Cloud Indian Agency. Kelly, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill empowering the Secretary of the Interior and of the Smithsonian Institute and Librarian of Congress, to resort to such measures as will most effectively restore the writing in the original manuscript of the Declaration of Independence, with the signatures appended thereto, now in the Patent Office. The House then went into Committee of the Whole, on the bill amending the laws granting pensions to soldiers of the war of 1812, the question being on the motion to strike out the section restoring to the pension list the names of persons stricken therefrom on account of sympathy with the rebelion. Hooker advocated the passage of the bill, and said that he had hoped that in this Centennial period the American people would manifest a desire to throw the mantle of oblivion over the late contest. Hill expressed his regret that gentlemen on the Republican side of the House seemed determined to go back on their record of last session, when a bill similar to the pending one was passed by the House. He had canvassed the State of Georgia against secession, and he had always found those old invasions standing by his side and opposed to secession. It was a curious incident in history, that at the very time these Southern soldiers were fighting at New Orleans, there was a convention of New England men at Hartford proclaiming the very doctrine of seeding on which the South had subsequently acted. Kasson—Did any State ever undertake to enforce it? Hill (without noticing Kasson)—And I do not know that anybody engaged in that convention was ever struck from the pension rolls. Atkins—What has secession to do with this bill? Secession is dead. Why should it be brought up here and discussed in this hall? Why should the gentleman from Georgia filing it in our faces on this floor? As a Southern man I protest against the introduction of such questions. Hoar replied to Hill's remarks about Hartford, Connecticut, and said the convention was composed of men as pure, able and patriotic as ever lived, and when they declared that a State Legislature was to judge of the validity of an act of Congress they never contemplated any right to resist any act by force. In the midst of a good deal of excitement and various interruptions, Hoar went on to say that he was tired of such lectures coming from the gentleman (Hill) whom the other side of the House seems to treat as its organ. In this connection he referred to Hill's record on the Amnesia bill and Hill again under WREAT.—Offere market very quiet for all grades as follows: Fair $1 80@$1 874; chk from $1 90@$1 954; tations are for aver 26@10s 8d. FLOUR.—There live demand for home contours for expensive prices for these firm and unchained steady at rates long try brands of super range of $4 25 @ $4 75@$5 00; extra Extra family is looted. BARLEY.—The light; the home prices are without low for all descriptive quotable within Bay Brewing is fair to choice OATS.—Receipt tinue large. Feed @$3 25. Choice quotation are quotable at $RYE.—Receipt tinue demand. The rans have been $1 624 treme rate for ext CORN.—The price wide margin, while qualities. The ma are made within for good stock BEAN AND MILK are now $22 50 far for middlings. The HAY.—Choice now selling at $17 range of prices for $14 00 per ton up STRAW.—A good price CEMENT.—Easy $3 75@$3 00; job land, $4 75@$5 00; bbl. LIME.—Santa retailing at $2 25 PLASTER.—The Gate Mills is furnish $3 25 bbl. BEANS.—The suit good; demand quotations. Lotts follows: Bayoos $19@$2c; Pink Butter, 2c; small beans are in req paying 4c for all o SEEDS.—There all varieties, a quotations. We Mustard, white, 19 @$2c; Canary, 20@$2c HOFS.—We have but a very small sold. Prices are demand very light 10@17c as extremes Eastern states ket, with a fair price with an improved HONEY.—We comb. Strained prices. The hoare quote: white $15@$17c; strained of $18@$13c for day BEESWAX.—B demand. We not terra jobbing price POTATOES.—The demand is act advanced plentiful. Our choice: Our choice $14 @$40 @100 lbs. ONIONS.—Recovery portion of those n Two brawny men sat on an old spar on one of the wharves all day in Saturday's sun, and discussed the cause and cure of the hard times. One of them succeeded in whittling out a pine toothpick, and the other imperfectly polished a very thin clam shell.—[Norwich Bulletin. We don't believe the statement of the Detroit Free Press that Mr. and Mrs. Livermore are quarreling as to which shall be the head of the family. Why, that question was settled years since, and nobody has heard of the gentleman from that eventful period.—[Rochester Democrat. Let us ask Mrs. Livermore, who talks so earnestly and wisely concerning husbands, was she ever shut up alone with an earnest woman who had just trod a lump of coal into her best carpet! There are two sides to this question, Mrs. Livermore—two sides, by Jove!—[Rochester Democrat. In Burmah there is a tribe which has a theory of its own as to the origin of man. It believes that the first human being was a woman; and that she laid one hundred eggs in order that the earth might be populated. The first men, it seems from this, were Kueclucks.—[Louisville Courier-Journal. Just six Fulton women organized a secret meeting last week, but each of them confidentially told another woman about the mode of proceedings the next day, and each of those told one other woman and their husbands, and now the society is one of the largest ever organized.—[Fulton Times. "Ugh! I'll tell you what it is, Jones, if there were burglars in my house, and I knew it, by jingo I'd——" "Well, Smith, what would you do?" "I'd do whatever they required of me. I never had my own way in that house yet, and it's too late to commence now—yes, too late!"—[Reynolds Herald. You can never tell what you will find till you look for it. A Jewett City man picked up his overcoat the other morning and discovered one of his ears in the pocket. As he had been drunk the night before, the conclusion is that some one hit it off in a fight. A good deal of sympathy is felt for the man who did the chewing.—[Norwich Bulletin. Hoar replied to Hill's remarks about Hartford, Connecticut, and said the convention was composed of men as pure, able and patriotic as ever lived, and when they declared that a State Legislature was to judge of the validity of an act of Congress they never contemplated any right to resist any act by force. In the midst of a good deal of excitement and various interruptions; Hoar went on to say that he was tired of such lectures coming from the gentleman (Hill) whom the other side of the House seems to treat as its organ. In this connection he referred to Hill's record on the Amnesty bill, and Hill again undertook to explain the resolution offered in the Confederate Congress in regard to punishment of pretended officers and soldiers of the United States that might be captured on Confederate soil. Hoar continued: "A gentleman on that side of the House (meaning Cox) in the same debate used language which it is hardly decorous to repeat, and spoke of a distinguished member of this House as a hyena; an utterance that excited the disgust of the civilized world wherever the telegraph extends; and yet the other side of the House seized the first opportunity to place the author of that utterance in the Speaker's chair, as their representative of the order, dignity and decency of the American Congress." Cox replied to Hoar, after which the Committee rose, and the House motion of Holman ordered the bill to be recommitted. Hardenberg reported a bill recommending that people of the several States assemble in their respective counties or towns on the approaching Centennial, and to cause to be delivered a historical sketch of the county, or town, from its formation, copies to be siled in the County Clerk's office and in the library of Congress, so that a complete record may be had of the progress of the Republic. Passed. Durham, of Kentucky, offered a resolution instructing the Judiciary Committee toquire what legislation is necessary to secure indemnity for the United States for interest on the subsidy bonds of the Pacific Railway Companies; and also to secure indemnity against the liability of the United States to pay the principal. Also, to what extent rates, freights and transportation on these roads can be regulated to make them less burdenome to the public. Adopted. Randall reported a bill to appropriate $165,000 to provide for the engraving, printing and other expenses of making and issuing United States notes, and directing the Secretary of the Treasury to issue silver coins of the denominations of ten, twenty, twenty-five and fifty cents, in redemption of an equal amount of fractional currency, and to provide for such redemption mall the whole amount of fractional currency is redeemed. McDill reported a bill to extend the time for pre-emptions of public lands. The bill extends the time two years. Passed. Glymer presented resolutions of impassionment against William W. Balkman, which were adopted, and One House then adjourned. SAN FRANCISCO MARKET. The continued steady weather and bad condition of the roads throughout the interior, completely forbide business communication, except on routes direct by sea or rail. There is consequently but little to note of activity in our markets at this writing, except in mining stocks, which have been dealt in to a large extent for the past week—the direct result of unusually favorable reports from the mining districts, causing an appreciation of all classes of mining stocks in this market. Silver continues to be selling in the market; the present rate of discount being 40% per cent on half and trade dollars. We have no improvement to make in traders. Townage is plentiful for all present requirements and maps are similarly detailed for wood and iron ships respectively, with less than 28,000 tons discharged, and with a large fleet enroute to this coast there is little prospect of an improvement. The price of wheat in Europe is still lower, the decline having continued steady for the past five weeks. The market here has declined also, as will be seen from our quotations, with light receipts and but few transactions worthy of record—the greater portion of all present exports being on owner's account; our millers buying only to supply immediate wants. Choice milling wheat is quite scarce, and extreme prices are still paid for such. Flour is firm, with a continued fair demand for export as well as for home consumption. Barley continues steady and unchanged in price, with light demand for export. East by rail, as well as for home consumption. Oats are in good demand, at full rates, with continued free receipts from Oregon, by sea. Eyes are in light stock—the demand is active and fair prices are obtained. Backwheat is scarce and high—the demand being greater than the supply. Corn is in light demand at reduced rates. Beans are in large stock, and price rule low, with a fair export demand. Potatoes are in active demand at advanced prices, the supply being hardly equal to the demand; choice are rather scarce and high, while inferior qualities are plenty, making a wide margin in prices. The market is almost bare of wool. Butter receipts continue very large and prices rule very low. The stock on hand is excessive. New California cheese is in light receipt and commands high prices. Eggs are in good demand, with light receipts and prices have advanced. Choice green fruit is scarce and lends a ready market at high rates. Some varieties of fresh vegetables have made their appearance in the market, lately, and bring fancy prices. Oranges, limes, bananas and cocoa nuts are plenty. WHEAT.—Offerings are light and the market very quiet at reduced prices for all grades. Present quotations are as follows: Fair to choice export grades, $1 80@$1 87%; choice lots for milling range from $1 90@$1 95. The latest Liverpool quotations are for average, 9a 10d@10a; Club, 10s 24@10s 8d. FLOUR.—There continues a moderately active demand for export and an active demand for home consumption, with fair transactions for export within the past week; Pump Manufacture in San Francisco. In the manufacture of heavy pulp products, the usual small time of any other city in the Union. The manufacture of the dry pulp of this country is made so as to call forth all possible ingenuity towards the great quantities of water. The manufacture of machinery on the Comfortable site is probably weighted in the world; and it will all his strength in itself can bear the grim loads of industry in this country all its industries and applications thereof, and it only by success. The manufacture of pump of all sizes and kinds of Californian machines, and they turn out from their sharp pumps which are adapted to any special class of work from the small pump for household purposes to the ponderous steam machinery for draining deep mines. Ingenuious mechanics who have made pumping machinery a life study, are continually at work inventing and improving in this direction, until it would seem as if perfection had been reached and there was no room for a step in advance. Occasionally, however, a lucky strike some one, and some advantage over previous methods is gained. We saw this week at the San Francisco steam pump works, on Beale street, a pump which has been constructed for the Bay sugar refinery, the first of its kind which has been made. It was designed by W.C. Wilcox, one of the proprietors of the works, and is intended specially for pumping molasses, syrups, coal tar, quicksilver, or any heavy liquid assistance, although it will pump water as well. It is not an improvement, but a new invention. There are four slide valves in the ordinary place that popper valves would be, each end of the valve in a V groove. The valves are handled by two little independent steam cylinders, and so arranged as to produce an instantaneous reversion of the valves at the instant steam is reversed in the engine, leaving clean wide unobstructed openings exactly at the proper time for action. The two small cylinders operating the valves receive their steam from alternate ends of the main cylinder and at the residue of the stroke of the piston. The instant steam enters into the main engine at one end steam enters into the two small cylinders and reverses the valves, and also serves. The valves work instantaneously with no noise and no lift. The opening of the valve seats is not obstructed at all by the valves being over it. The small cylinders are fastened on the end of the valve chamber of the pump by yoke connection. When the main engine exhausts the small cylinders alterately exhaust, and they take steam at the time the main cylinder does. The steam pipe connection between the cylinder is quite simple and unobtrusive. This pump seems admirably adapted to the purposes for which it is intended. At these same works they are now making a number of different sized pumps, slide valve, deep wall, popper valve, etc. They employ from seventeen to twenty men, working principally on pump manufacture. They are WHEAT.—Offerings are light and the market very quiet at reduced prices for all grades. Present quotations are as follows: Fair to choice export grades, $180@$175; choice lots for milling range from $190@$195. The latest Liverpool quotations are for average, 9s 10d@10s; Club, 10s 2d@10s 8d. FLOUR.—There continues a moderately active demand for export and an active demand for home consumption, with fair transactions for export within the past week; prices for the finest grades continue firm and unchanged. Common brands are steady at rates long current. We quote country brands of superfine as selling within the range of $425@$475; standard brands, $475@$500; extra superfine, $500@$575. Extraially is jobbing at $600@$625. BARLEY.—The demand for export is very light; the home demand continues active; prices are without change, though rolling low for all descriptions. Coast feed is now quotable within the range of $120@$125; Brewing is held at $127@@$135; Chewler, fair to choice, $135@@$140 cental. OATS.—Receipts from all quarters continue large. Feed is in light demand at $310@@$325. Choice qualities for milling purposes are quotable at $12%@$25 per cental. RYE.—Receipts are very light with a good demand. The range of prices for the week have been $12%@$17%, the latter an extreme rate for order. BRAN and MIDDLIINGS.—The mill prices are now $225 for bran, and $275 for middlings. The demand is good. HAY.—Choice wheat is in good demand, now selling at $170@@$180 per ton. The range of prices for all other kinds is from $140 per ton upwards. STRAW.—A good article is salable at 60@@$63c bale. CEMENT.—Eastern Rosendale is quotable, $375@@$400-jobbing at $325@@$350; Portland, $475@@$500-jobbing at $525@@$500 bbl. LIME.—Santa Cruz, in large lots, $300; retailing at $225 bbl. PLASTER.—The product of the Golden Gate Mills is furnished to the trade at $300@@$325 bbl. BEANS.—The supply is large; general quality good; demand improving and firm at our quotations. Lots from Wharf are quotable as follows: Bayou, white, 1%@$2c; White, 1%@$1c; Pea, 1%@$2c; Pink and Red, 2%@$2c; Large Butter, 2c; small do, 1%c B. Castor beans are in request. The mills here are paying 4c for all clean lots. SEEDS.—There is a good demand for all the varieties, and prices are firm at our quotations. We quote: Flax, B., 3%@$3c; Mustard, white, 1%@$2c; Mustard, Brown, 2c; Canary, 20%@$2c; Alfalfa, 11%@$12c. HOPPS.—We have no sales to record and but a very small portion of the crop has been sold. Prices are exceedingly low and the demand very light, the present range being 10%atc as extremes. Holders are looking to the Eastern states and to England for a market, with a fair prospect of a foreign demand, with an improvement in rates. HONEY.—We have free supplies of comb. Strained is in fair supply at low prices. The home demand is moderate. We quote: white comb at 18%@$23c; dark, do, 15%@$17c; strained is steady within the range of 9%@$19c for dark, and 10%@$19c for light. BEESWAX.—Receipts are light with a fair demand. We note sales at 27%@30c, the latter a jobbing price for choice. POTATOES.—Present receipts are light; the demand is active for choice which command advanced prices. Inferior qualities are plentiful. Our quotations are as follows: Good to choice, $150@@$180; all others $100@@$140 lbs. ONIONS.—Receipts are light, a large proportion of those received being of poor quality. Choles Siluricina now commanded $3.00. The valves work instantaneously with no noise and no lift. The opening of the valve seals is not obstructed at all by the valves being over it. The small cylinders are fastened on the end of the valve chamber of the pump by joke connection. When the main engine exhausts the small cylinders alternately exhast, and they take steam at the time the main cylinder does. The steam pipe connection between the cylinder is quite simple and unobtrusive. This pump seems admirably adapted to the purposes for which it is intended. At these same works they are now making a number of different sized pumps, slide valve, deep wall, poppet valve, etc. They employ from seventeen to twenty men, working principally on pump manufacture. They are principally occupied in the manufacture of the San Francisco steam pump, which was successful at the late trial of steam pumps at the Mechanical Institute fair and won the gold medal. This is sometimes called the Wilcox pump, from its inventor, but should not be confounded with the Wilcox water lifter, a totally different thing and patented by another inventor. The success of the San Francisco pump at the competitive trial has had the effect of bringing a large number of orders to the manufacturers and of very effectively alding in introducing a new and valuable improvement. They are now filling several mining orders and are prepared to contract to put up mining or irrigating works of any magnitude. At the works can now be seen a pumping engine designed by Mr. Wilcox for artisan well of the Palace hotel. It stands on end over the well, the pump being lowered 100 feet in the well. The pump can be let down to any required depth and the engine placed vertically over it. Pumps of this class are made to suit any diameter of well. In this case the water is to be raised by a single lift to the top of the building, about 250 feet in all, and the pump is constructed to deliver 15,000 gallons per hour. The engine stands on two handsome fluted columns, and is arranged so that in case the pump should get out of order the engine can be swung around from the top of the well to one side. This piece of machinery is being neatly constructed and will be in keeping with its aristocratic surroundings. The San Francisco steam pump works, although only recently established by Messrs Wilcox & Co., is doing quite a good business. They make a speciality of machinery for handling water, although they are prepared with proper tools for doing any class of machine shop work. They are now building a hand pump of peculiar construction, with valves so set that any ordinary person can take them out and replace them with ease. Mr.Wilcox is a methodical and painstaking inventor, and we are glad to be able to record the successful introduction of his inventions. A Few Words to Feeble and Delicate Women. By R.V.Pierce, M.D., of the World's Dispensary, Buffalo, N.Y., Author of "The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser," etc., etc. Knowing that you are subject to a great amount of suffering, that delicacy on your part has a strong tendency to prolong it, and the longer it is neglected more you have to endure and the more difficult of cure your case becomes, I, as a physician, who am daily consulted by scores of your sex, desire to say to you, that I am constantly meeting with those who have been treated for their alliments for months without being benefited in the least, until they have become perfectly discouraged and have almost made up their mind never to take another dose of medicine or be tortured by any further treatment. They had rather die and have their sufferings ended than to live and suffer as they have. They say they are worn out by suffering, and are only made worse by treatment. Of any thing more discouraging, we certainly cannot conceive, and were there no more successful mode of treating such difficulties than that, the principles of which teach the reducing and depleting of the vital forces of the system, when the indications dictate a treatment directly the reverse of one adopted for them, their case would be deplorable indeed. But lady suffers there is HONEY. — We have free supplies of comb. Strained is in fair supply at low prices. We quote: white comb at 18¢23¢; dark, 15¢17¢; strained is steady within the range of 10¢19¢ for dark, and 10¢12¢ for light. BEESWAX—Receipts are light with a fair demand. We note sales at 27¢40¢, the latter a jobbing price for choice. POTATOES—Present receipts are light; the demand is active for choice which command advanced prices. Inferior qualities are plentiful. Our quotations are as follows: Good to choice, $1 50@$1 80; all others $1 00@$1 40; 140 lbs. ONIONS—Receipts are light, a large proportion of those received being of poor quality. Choice Silverkins now command $2 00 @$2 25 on the wharf. WOOL—a few lots of the spring clip have been received and sold at about 17¢. The prospect is for a very large clip and that prices will range much lower than last year's rates. HIDES—Prices remain steady for all kinds and the market is very dull at our quotations. Following are cash rates paid in this market: Dry, 15¢, for usual selections; Wet Salted are quotable at 6£7c. The New York price at data given at 20¢90, gold, for dry. TALLOW—the market is quiet; prices are below the views of holders and stocks are accumulating. The nominal prices are 6£7c for common to choice. FOULTRY.The market demand is good; our daily receipts are moderately light; prices have wide range, changing according to the daily supply. We give the present range as follows: Hems and Roosters, $8 50@$10 00; Brollers, $7 00@$8 50; Dons, Glena, tame, $8 50@$3 00; pair; Ducks, do, A8 00@$10 00; dos.; Turkeys, 29¢2c for live and 21¢2c for dressed. CATTLE—Choice beef is scarce and high. Hogs have advanced materially within the week. The following are the wholesale rates: Beef, $6 10c, according to quality; Calves, $8 10c; Mutton, $6 7c; Hogs are very scarce and high, the present price on foot, $8 9c; Hogs drunned, $9 11c; the latter price for choice small ones. DAIRY PRODUCTS—Receipts of fresh roll butter have been unusually large, and prices rule very low for the season. The demand for fresh roll though large, is not equal to the daily supply. This, with the large stock of old remaining on hand, completely shuts off the prospect of any advance in prices this season. The range is now 30¢22¢, the latter an extreme price for the best quality by the box. The stock of Eastern is excessive and in light demand; quality generally inferior. New California Cheese comes in slowly, and is in active demand at the late advance, now selling at 40£17c. Fresh California cheese are in light supply now, quotable at 30¢22¢. GREEN FRUITS—Mexican Oranges, at $30 M; Los Angeles, $18@$40 M; Lima, $18@$13 M; Sicily Limones, box, $12@$83 M; Bananas, bh, $28@$83 M; Pineapple, dn, $99 M; Apple, green box, $99 M; Pearl, green box, $99 M; Coconut, $79 @$14. A NANICAL cure for Bright's Disease, gravel dropy, diabetes, gout, minor retinopathy or incontinence and all affections of the kidneys and bladder, is Kraemer's Extraordinary Sold by druggists everywhere. Cream run Four days." After spending hundreds of dollars for dinner' fan I was caught at last of themation by invading four little in a flask of Tapper's Indian Oil." BRYANT'S Popular History UNITED STATES. From the First Discovery of the Western Hemisphere by the Marthman, in the End of the First Century of the Union of the States. Preceded by a Sketch of the Pre-Historic Period and the Age of the Round Builders. WM. CULLEN BRYANT AND Sydney Howard Gay. FULLY ILLUSTRATED WITH original designs by the leading America a and design artist to be sampled at from time to time. The first volume will be published early in 1854, and the other three volumes will follow as rapidly as the magnitude and importance of the work will permit. PRICES. Extra Cloth... per vol. $90 Leather, marble edges... $75 Half Turkey Meese... $80 Full Turkey Meese... $100 No want in our literature has been so widely felt and so universally acknowledged as that of a couple a and compact History of the United States, adapted to popular personal through its attractive narrative, and accepted as an authority through its full and accurate presentation of all the facts in our career as a nation. L-It Will be Complete. Beginning with a summary of the facts established by archaeologists regarding the earliest history of the continent and its supposed pre-historic inhabitants, it will supply the most important information of the year in independence of the Republic, and to the year 1836 in these important particulars it differs from and is superior to any history of the United States now published. IL-It Will be Popular. Without detracting in the least from the dignity o the work as a history. CALVERT'S GARDEN SHREEP WASH In per author: E. W. JACKMILL, San Francisco, Sale Agent by Callier and Kovalev. Q. & P. H. TIRRELL & CO. IMPORTANT AND HARVESTMENT OF BOOTS AND SHOES, NO. 418 OLA X STREET, Bremen Salmone and Dairy. SAN FRANCISCO. Manufacturer of Boots, Hose, Yacht's, and Other Vehicle Calls. Boots. Orders solicited and promptly filled. All times and prices included. R. H. KITTREDGE & CO. ACCOMMODES TO JOHN L. HALL. Manufacturer and Dealer in DOORS, WINDOWS AND BLINDS. Window Weights, Curds and Pullays. WAGGALLE AND RETAIL. Have one of the largest and best stocks, which we offer at low price. 12 and 18 California st. and 114 and 118 Market st. San Francisco, P.O. Box 203. THE PERFORMANCE PRECIOUSLY BELOW THE OWNER'S EQUIPMENT IS NOW PROTECTED TO THE PUBLIC. It has all the best properties of the Porous Plaster, and also supports the affected parts at the same time. For Rheumatism, Lamhagoe and Kidney Complaints. Spinal and Abdominal Support, it is unsurpassed. Sold by all Drummets. GEOB. A. TYER, Gen'l Agent. 800 Sagramento St., San Francisco. WIMBLEDON Long Range Broch Loading Practice Pistol & Targets. Carries a 40 inch ball with accuracy fifty feet, without powder or percussion. Brass barrel, hair trigger. For sale by dealers. By mail, free for 75 cents, with permanent ammunition for target practice indoors, and for sporting out of doors. AGENTS WANTED. A. GRABAM, 67 Liberty Street, New York. No want in our literature has been so widely felt and so universally acknowledged as that of a couple and compact History of the United States, adapted to popular personal through its attractive narrative, and accepted as an authority through its full and accurate presentation of all the facts in our career as a nation. L—It Will be Complete. Beginning with a summary of the facts established by an authoritative source, it contained and its supposed prehistoric inhabitants, I will carry the record through the first century of independence of the Republic, and to the year 1812. In these important particulars it differs from and superior to any History of the United States now published. IL—It Will be Popular. Without detracting in the least from the dignity of the work as a history. III—It Will be an Authority as a Work of Reference. As far as possible every fact stated shall be traced back to the original authorities, and every date will be carefully verified. IV—It Will be Profusely Illustrated No work ever produced in this country has enlisted in its illustrations so large a number of artists of such diverse ability. The work will be sold exclusively by subscription, and delivered to subscribers Only, as per quoted prices. In all cases the volume will be equal and the same in every particular as the sample pages shown in the specimen Books. SCRIBNER, ARMSTRONG & CO., Publishers. A. ROMAN & CO., Lick House Block, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. General Agents for the Pacific Coast. A Card. San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 25th, 1876. Messages. Williams & Co: Gentlemen—It is with the greatest pleasure that I endorse your YERBA BUENA BITTERS. I have never in the whole course of my life found such instant and permanent relief as I have found from the use of your most invaluable compound. I have been subjected to conventions and a torpid liver for five years, of which I am now entirely cured, after using only two bottles of your YERBA BUENA. I am certain that it was YERBA BUENA that cured me of the palpitation of the heart. I am, gentleman, most happy to state that through the use of your Bitterns I am to-day a well man. For all wishing to be convinced of the above, I will give you my residence: 209 Leiderdorf at., San Francisco. JOHN R. STEERE. 1776 Centennial Medallions. AS MEMENTOS, SOUVENIRS, & ORNAMENTS FOR THE PEOPLE. As Lasting Advertisements FOR BUSINESS HOUSES. Manufactured of ALBATA PLATE, EQUAL IN WEAR AND COLOR TO SOLID SILVER OR GOLD. Presenting a large variety of beautiful Designs in Matter, commemorating the one hundredth anniversary of our nation's birth. Size, 14 inches in diameter. Send for Circular and Price List to Agents. Price for the Silver, 30 cts. each; Gold, 25 cts. each. Usual discount to the trade. AGENTS WANTED. Immense profits. Bells at sight. Extensive fields for enterprise. Will be sent to any part of the country by mail, post-paid, upon the receipt of price. U.S. MEDALLION CO., CALIFORNIA WIRE WORKS, Established in 1852. ECKFELDT & CO., WIRE GOODS Of all kinds. Agents for Holloway's Fire Exxtin gunser, 412 Clay Street, S. F. LP—Send for circular and price list. GOLD MEDAL AWARDED Spinal and Abdominal Support, it is unsurpassed. Sold by all Drugsale. WIMBLEDON Long Range Breach Loading Practice Pistol & Targets. Carries a 4 inch ball with accuracy fifty feet, without powder or percussion. Brass barrel, hair trigger. For sale by dealers. By mail, free for 75 cents, with permanent ammunition for target practice indoors and for sporting out of doors. AGENTS WANTED. A. A. GRABAM, 67 Liberty Street, New York. P. N. P. C. No. 85. A. POTTER, 228 MISSION STREET, San Francisco. Sole Agent for Pacific Coast for sale of MACKAY, WALEKS & CO.'s Patent Gang Edgers, BOLTERS, and LATH MACHINES. Emery & Burr's Saw Gummers, Saw Upets, Barnes Foot Laths and Scroll Saws. Send for Circulators and Price List B. GALLAGHER'S CARRIAGE REPOSITORY. SOLE AGENT JAMES CUNNINGHAM & SONS CARRIAGES & HEARSES 222 MISSION ST., S. F. Send for illustrated circular and Price List. KENDALL'S Improved Quartz Mill QUARTZ MINING REVOLUTIONIZED A LIGHT, CHAP and POWERFUL MILL at one half the cost of the usual style. Send for Circular and Price List to STEPHEN KENDALL, Care of F. A. Huntington, 149 and 145 Fremont St., San Francisco, Cal. OAK AND NORMAN RANGE They are cheapest to buy. They bake evenly and quickly. They have always a good draft. They are made of the best material. They roast perfectly. They require a little fuel. They are very low priced. They are easily managed. They are suited to all localities. SOLD BY OSGOOD & STETSON, 113 and 117 Front St.; San Francisco, Cal. WEED Sewing Machine WHY IS IT THE BEST? It is in the most simple, durable, perfect manner and without any effort. It has no strings to get out of order. The people in it currently without arena-drive, or need of any kind. It can be cleaned or dried without killing from the tuber, and the best thing of all. It has Perfum Adjunct Tanzania. California & Hawaii Indies buying sturgeon. 150 New Montgomeryshire District. Baltimore Harbor and Minneapolis, San Francisco, A. NEAD & CO., Agents wanted in every town. $25 A DAY. We warranted a union film a day making and well auger and grills on ground construction. Minnagate funds alone from Addison Mills Auger Co., Dr. Lennie Moe.