anaheim-gazette 1876-04-08

ANAHEIM VOL. VI. Anaheim Gazette SATURDAY...APRIL 8, 1876. LABOR. There is an element of folly in the minds of many men which makes them regard toll as degrading, and, while going through their obliged tasks with greater or less composure, they seldom cease to regard the necessity to labor as an affliction both painful and discreditable. Such men understand little of the philosophy of human life or of the nature of their own organisms. The underlying principle of excellence of character lies in continual augmentative exercise of those qualities which contribute to it. Men's natures are never at a standstill. Either they are retrograding or advancing. The unemployed muscle loses its power; the unused weapon rusts in its scabbard. The mind and the heart should be put through such a constant course of discipline as was the drilling to which the invincible Roman soldiery were subjected. The stern, manly sense of the early Latin perceived the importance of this, and The London Times says in reference to our political scandals, "The impression on the public (British) mind, must be that a nice sense of honor does not prevail in the United States." Well, very great corruptions have been proved upon some public Englishmen; and while we confess as to the eccentricities of our officials, we suggest to the editor of the Times that he take a ride out to the Crystal Palace at Sydenham and meditate on the saying that the occupant of a vitrious edifice should not cast calculous concretions. It is asserted by an exchange that the idea about the "sheepy" taste in mutton being caused by the flesh coming into contact with the wool, is altogether erroneous. It says that the peculiar and disagreeable taste is given by delay in disemboweling the carcass; and that if the intestines be removed almost immediately after the killing, and before the skin has been taken off, the objectionable odor and taste will be avoided, it being due to the action upon the flesh of the gases emitted by the entrails after the animal is dead. It is asserted that the annual national expenditures of Germany at the present time exceed $10,000,000. The San Francisco that since the issuing wife-be-lash, not a sin, has come up in as formerly the occurrence. Blundered along and long period ing little else teral dissatisfaction throughout the to Siskiyou, but its scanty laurel credit due to the ment of cruel gratulate them their labors have vain. Few are awake tent of the priests Banks at the Few are awake that pernicious ple, in making est on the end the national body of the United States as a people on that money deposited as co again paying individuals for continual augmentative exercise of those qualities which contribute to it. Men's natures are never at a standstill. Either they are retrograding or advancing. The unemployed muscle loses its power; the unused weapon rusts in its scabbard. The mind and the heart should be put through such a constant course of discipline as was the drilling to which the invincible Roman soldier were subjected. The stern, manly sense of the early Latins perceived the importance of this, and their very word for an army, exercitus, meant by its etymology, exercise; exercitus ab rerritando. Let the man of humblest abilities of mind and spirit exert himself to give them breadth—let the man of high intellect and heart take no rest from endeavors to elevate himself still more in the dignity of a rational and conscientious being. The great lessons of life are not taught by the school-masters, nor learned by poring over books, but they are the secretions gathered in the course of existence, just as the mercury absorbs into itself the particles of gold with which it comes in contact when placed in the mortar where the precious, and the base metals are commingled. This labor spoken of as worthy the honor of all thinking men, does not merely mean manual labor, though including it. It means the honorable exertion of every faculty with which one's body or mind is endowed in the directions which duty indicates. "Work for some good—be it ever so slowly; Unrush soon flower—be it ever so slowly. Labor—all labor is noble and holy." THE SCIENCE OF WINDS. The science of the winds is a very abstruse and fascinating one, and, in some professions, of as much practical importance as abstract interest. The origin of winds—the causes that check or change their course—the explanations of the mighty forces of the trade winds and the grand phenomena of the Monsoon and the whirl-wind—these have been revealed by the diligent researches of great and scientific minds, and can be traced with mathematical precision by any student who to the work, for the laborious performance of which he will be rewarded by obtaining an insight into the imposing simplicity of the machinery of nature. But a man cannot carry a mountain in his pocket or on his person,(though some approximate as nearly as they can, that latter achievement,) and equally is it impossible to It is asserted that the annual national expenditures of Germany at the present time exceed by $10,000,000 her income, while France, on the other hand, so crushed a few years ago, has an annual excess of $25,000,-000 over all expenses. It is said that the taste acquired by the German armies while in France, for French fashions and products has caused so large an increase in the quantity of articles they export from there, as almost of itself to repay France pecuniarily for her losses in the war. The moral conveyed by this is a forcible and valuable one. It is to the large sums France draws from outside nations by her productions, that she owes this marvellous wealth and capability of recovery from downfall. It was said by the great Humboldt that nothing will produce so much food on a given amount of land as bananas, and that one acre of them will yield in one crop more nutriment for man than twenty-five acres of the best wheat. Indeed the case of growth and the productiveness which characterizes them in the countries adapted to their nature, has generally had the effect of making worthless and shiftless the labor-independent inhabitants, removing from them necessity for exertion. It is thought that bananas could, by skillful management, be made to thrive here as well as they do in Florida, where, as we all know, great success has attended the efforts of those planting them. Upon one plantation, near Silver Lake, Florida, there are 10,000 banana trees in full bearing. The readers will see by reference to the telegrams in to-day's issue that the bill for the creation of Santa Ana county has been recommended for indefinite postponement by the committee to whom it was referred. This is a cheerful piece of news to our friends, and is none the less provoking from being anticipated. The two years which will intervene before another Legislature can grant the privilege will seem a long waiting time to the impatient people, and in the mean altogether erroneous. It says that the peculiar and disagreeable taste is given by delay in disemboweling the carcass; and that if the intestines be removed almost immediately after the killing, and before the skin has been taken off, the objectionable odor and taste will be availed, it being due to the action upon the flesh of the gases emitted by the entrails after the animal is dead. It is asserted that the annual national expenditures of Germany at the present time exceed by $10,000,000 her income, while France, on the other hand, so crushed a few years ago, has an annual excess of $25,000,-000 over all expenses. It is said that the taste acquired by the German armies while in France, for French fashions and products has caused so large an increase in the quantity of articles they export from there, as almost of itself to repay France pecuniarily for her losses in the war. The moral conveyed by this is a forcible and valuable one. It is to the large sums France draws from outside nations by her productions, that she owes this marvellous wealth and capability of recovery from downfall. It was said by the great Humboldt that nothing will produce so much food on a given amount of land as bananas, and that one acre of them will yield in one crop more nutriment for man than twenty-five acres of the best wheat. Indeed the case of growth and the productiveness which characterizes them in the countries adapted to their nature, has generally had the effect of making worthless and shiftless the labor-independent inhabitants, removing from them necessity for exertion. It is thought that bananas could, by skillful management, be made to thrive here as well as they do in Florida, where, as we all know, great success has attended the efforts of those planting them. Upon one plantation, near Silver Lake, Florida, there are 10,000 banana trees in full bearing. The readers will see by reference to the telegrams in to-day's issue that the bill for the creation of Santa Ana county has been recommended for indefinite postponement by the committee to whom it was referred. This is a cheerful piece of news to our friends, and is none the less provoking from being anticipated. The two years which will intervene before another Legislature can grant the privilege will seem a long waiting time to the impatient people, and in the mean altogether erroneous. It says that the peculiar and disagreeable taste is given by delay in disembowling the carcass; and that if the intestines be removed almost immediately after the killing, and before the skin has been taken off, the objectionable odor and taste will be availed, it being due to the action upon the flesh of the gases emitted by the entrails after the animal is dead. It is asserted that the annual national expenditures of Germany at the present time exceed by $10,000,000 her income, while France, on the other hand, so crushed a few years ago, has an annual excess of $25,000,-000 over all expenses. It is said that the taste acquired by the German armies while in France, for French fashions and products has caused so large an increase in the quantity of articles they export from there, as almost of itself to repay France pecuniarily for her losses in the war. The moral conveyed by this is a forcible and valuable one. It is to the large sums France draws from outside nations by her productions, that she owes this marvellous wealth and capability of recovery from downfall. It was said by the great Humboldt that nothing will produce so much food on a given amount of land as bananas, and that one acre of them will yield in one crop more nutriment for man than twenty-five acres of the best wheat. Indeed the case of growth and the productiveness which characterizes them in the countries adapted to their nature, has generally had the effect of making worthless and shiftless the labor-independent inhabitants, removing from them necessity for exertion. It is thought that bananas could, by skillful management, be made to thrive here as well as they do in Florida, where, as we all know, great success has attended the efforts of those planting them. Upon one plantation, near Silver Lake, Florida, there are 10,000 banana trees in full bearing. The readers will see by reference to the telegrams in to-day's issue that the bill for the creation of Santa Ana county has been recommended for indefinite postponement by the committee to whom it was referred. This is a cheerful piece of news to our friends, and is none the less provoking from being anticipated. The two years which will intervene before another Legislature can grant the privilege will seem a long waiting time to the impatient people, and in the mean altogether erroneous. It says that the peculiar and disagreeable taste is given by delay in disembowling the carcass; and that if the intestines be removed almost immediately after the killing, and before the skin has been taken off, the objectionable odor and taste will be availed, it being due to the action uponthe fleshofthegasesemittedbytheentrailsaftertheanimalisdead. It was said by the great Humboldt that nothing will produce so much food on a given amount of land as bananas,andthatoneacreofthemwillyieldinonecropmorenutrimentformanthantwenty-fiveacresofthebestwheat.Intodiedthecaseofgrowthandtheproductivenesswhichcharacterizestheminthecountriesadaptedtothenature,hasgenerallyhadtheeffectofmakingworthlessandshiftlessthelabor-independentinhabitantsremovingfromthenecessityforynticipatingthemwithownapplicationandreceivingpapersoftheheldbackofficialsuntiltheitemtointeretheentrepittemissaoffice,haveof$50，000inBost,thefuture“That’sthee The jetty system is thought to have proved so successful in its application to the mouth of the Mississippi river, that it has been tried by the people of Galveston, Texas, upon their harbor. It is reported that since the beginning of the experiment the water has deepened in some places nine feet, and the projectors of the scheme declare they will not rest until they give Galveston twenty feet of water over the bars. The advantages which will result to these two beautiful cities from a successful termination of these jetty works, will be heroes, and we wish most heartily that their anticipations may be realized. Capt. Eads, the father of the idea in its application to the mouth of the Mississippi, is deserving of great praise for having persisted in it in the face of the vehement opposition it received from those who declared it a mere speculative chimera. The readers will see by reference to the telegrams in to-day's issue that the bill for the creation of Santa Ana county has been recommended for indefinite postponement by the committee to whom it was referred. This is a cheerful piece of news to our friends, and is none the less provoking from being anticipated. The two years which will intervene before another Legislature can grant the privilege will seem a long waiting time to the impatient people, and in the mean time important interests will suffer; but the people must bear it weekly, remembering that members of the Legislature are grand and awful beings, whose ways are not as our ways, and who must not be presumptuously criticised by us ordinary mortals, who never rose to the dignity of being button-holed by a Sacramento lobbyist or of riding in a special car alongside of Stanford. An agricultural exohange makes the declaration that one barrel of chicken manure applied to an acre of grain will double the yield of it, and adds that there is no manure stronger or better if properly applied. The having of this manure to reinforce the fertility of land is but one of the numerous advantages to be derived from the keeping of a large number of chickens. They seem to thrive remarkably in California, and it would be hard to find among the numerous cases of chicken raising any instance where a skillful and careful man has failed to make it highly remunerative. To say nothing of the large increase and the laying of eggs being realized from sales, it furnishes the farmer an expensive and delicate food, more healthful than almost any other. In chicken raising, as in every other pursuit, extra pains taken in the beginning to provide oneself with the proper facilities and advantages in the shape of houses, crops, and superior grade of breed, will be repaid and we advise those engaging in the business to get the best. ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, APRIL 8. 1876. The San Francisco papers report that since the passage of the bill punishing wife-beating with the public lash, not a single case of that outrage has come up in the city courts, whereas formerly they were of almost daily occurrence. The Legislature has blundered along through its costly and long period of session accomplishing little else than the giving of general dissatisfaction to the people throughout the State from San Diego to Siskiyou, but certainly one leaf for its scanty laurels is furnished by the credit due them for this discouragement of cruelty to wives. We congratulate them upon this proof that their labors have not been entirely in vain. Few are aware of the immense extent of the priveliges given to National Banks at the expense of the people. Few are aware of the fabulous sums that pernicious system costs the people, in making them pay double interest on the enormous sums issued by the national banks under the guaranty of the United States government—paying as a people large rates of interest on that money as represented by bonds deposited as collateral by the banks; and again paying still higher interest as individuals for the use of that money. What is the Population of Anaheim? EDS. GAZETTE: — The question "What is the population of Anaheim?" is often asked by visitors and correspondents abroad. The answers given to such inquiries are vague and indefinite, and the guesses at our numbers vary widely, for the reason that we have no correct data from which to estimate our population. If a few of our public-spirited citizens will interest themselves sufficiently to carry out a method of taking the census that has been successfully a topied by some of the smaller Eastern cities and towns, we can have an accurate census of our town taken without any expense in money and with but a small outlay of time to those who do the work. The method is this: The town or city is districted off into small districts or sections, and some one in each section, who is acquainted with the people in his district, makes a list of the inhabitants in it. From these partial lists a complete census report is compiled. I would suggest that we try by this plan to ascertain our population. Let some one, in each of the vineyards which have been divided into building lots, constitute himself a Census Marshall and taking building lot A,B or C as the case may be, for his district, and enumerate the inhabitants in it. The original town might be districted in From Tuesday's Daily. —A six-horse,and a four-horse team yesterday passed through town tugging enormous loads of wool from the San Joaquin. There seems to be an impression that some change has been made in the schedule of the trains. No change has been made nor is any contemplated, so far as we can learn. An anomalous bird has been brought into Los Angeles by some successful hunter. The reader will probably remember Mark Twain's story of the one he bagged when a boy. They are talking of organizing a vigilance committee in Los Angeles, declaring that the lawless acts now being done with impunity, are unen-durable. We hear from Los Angeles that Messrs. Hammel & Denker are willing to begin the work of building the horse railroad, if citizens here will buy stock in the enterprise. Some furious riding up and down the streets was done yesterday by both Americans and Mexicans. Not only is it unbecoming and discreditable, but also attended with real danger to children and even grown-up foot-passen- Annual narmany at $10,000,000 on the few years of $25,000, said that German art-french fashion so large of articles almost of similarity for moral contour and value sums notions by owes this capability of Humboldt so much of land as one of them nutriment acres of the case of stress which countries generally worthless andendent incom them is thought illful man here as where, as has attending them. Silver Lake, banana trees reference to issue that Santa Ana amended for the conferred. This news to our less provokel. The two weeks to our less provokel. The two weeks before annot the priviing time to in the mean tent of the privileges given to National Banks at the expense of the people. Few are aware of the fabulous sums that pernicious system costs the people, in making them pay double interest on the enormous sums issued by the national banks under the guaranty of the United States government—paying as a people large rates of interest on that money as represented by bonds deposited as collateral by the banks; and again paying still higher interest as individuals for the use of that money when put in circulation by those banks, all of which could be saved by the Government adopting an entirely different financial policy. We make without fear of intelligent contradiction the assertion that there was never in a civilized land a grosser blunder in financing than that which results in these pecuniary vampires—the National Banks. The Assembly Committee on Land Monopoly have returned their report, showing that the suspicions of gross official villainy in the management of the State Land Office, are well founded. Not only are manifest defalcations of large sums of money discovered, but an unearthing of a regular and systematic working of the Office in the interest of land speculators has rewarded the investigations of the Committee. Not only were the land sharks kept well posted by the Surveyor General as to every piece of land and its quality, but there was a settled plan of action between them, by which when any citizen filed a genuine application on lieu land, the speculator was allowed to forward his own application for it to Washington and receive his patent, while the papers of the bona fide applicant were held back by the accommodating officials until after it was too late for them to interfere with the interests of their enterprising friend. The committee in attempting to unravel transactions which have disgraced the office, have discovered a discrepancy of $50,000 in the accounts of General Bost, the former Surveyor General. "That's the way the money goes." There being in the discussion of the Chinese problem, many allusions are naturally made to the Burlingame treaty, under which they claim so many privileges, it may be of interest to the reader to see the terms of treaty and so we give its two essential clauses: Article V.—The United States of America and the Emperor of China cordially recognize the inherent and inalienable right of man to change his home and allegiance, and also the mutual advantage of free immigration and durable. We hear from Los Angeles that Messrs. Hammel & Denker are willing to begin the work of building the horse railroad, if citizens here will buy stock in the enterprise. Some furious riding up and down the streets was done yesterday by both Americans and Mexicans. Not only is it unoecoming and discreditable, but also attended with real danger to children and even grown-up foot-passengers. The following freight was shipped from the depot to-day: One box trees, 1 bale trees, 2 pipes wine, 12 bales wool, 1 pkgge banana bulbs, 38 bales wool, 27 bales wool, 5 boxes eggs, 2 pipes wine, 25 sks corn, 6 boxes eggs. In the case of Clark & Co. vs. Lowe, tried by jury yesterday, a verdict was rendered giving plaintiff $360, but requiring payment by them of costs, on the ground of previous tender made by defendant. In the proceedings of the District Court yesterday, we find the following-Maria J. Yorba de Scully vs. Thos.J. Seullly—Demurrer sustained, and 15 days given to amend complaint. The Receiver heretofore appointed by the Court to continue to hold the property. An attempt was made by some burglars several nights ago to break into the wine store of M. Keller, of Los Angeles. The thieves removed enough bricks from the wall to allow a man ingress, but for some reason abandoned the attempt at that point. The latest reported killing at the San Fernando tunnel is that of 20 Chinamen by an explosion. If there be half a dozen works of this kind on hand all the time, the Chinese problem is solved; for their myriads can be kept in check by every few weeks converting a lot into "good Chinamen." Our good neighbor, Los Angeles, is ahead of Anaheim, in one respect at least. She has a gypsy fortune-teller who, for five dollars, will give one a homeopathic dose of futurity, and for twenty dollars will make a regular square disclosure of it all. Send that gypsy here! We want to ask her if certain parties in this meek-minded burg will ever cease to pull against each other. We want to ask if city incorporation and county division will ever gladden the Anaheimer's heart. The people want to ask her who "Scrutator" is; and we all want to know who struck Billy Patterson and many other "That's the way the money goes. THERE being in the discussion of the Chinese problem, many allusions are naturally made to the Burlingame treaty, under which they claim so many privileges, it may be of interest to the reader to see the terms of treaty and so we give its two essential clauses: Article V.—The United States of America and the Emperor of China cordially recognize the inherent and inalienable right of man to change his home and allegiance, and also the mutual advantage of free immigration and emigration of their citizens and subjects respectively from the one country to the other, for purposes of curiosity, of trade, or as permanent residents. The high contracting parties therefore join in reprobating any other than an entire voluntary emigration for these purposes. They consequently agree to pass laws making it a penal offense for a citizen of the United States or Chinese subjects to take Chinese subjects either to the United States or to any foreign country, or for a Chinese subject or citizen of the United States to take citizens of the United States to China or to any other foreign country, without their free and voluntary consent, respectively. Article VI.—Citizens of the United States visiting or residing in China shall enjoy the same privileges, immunities and exemptions in respect to travel or residence as may there be enjoyed by the citizens or subjects of the most favored nation; and reciprocally, Chinese subjects visiting or residing in the United States shall enjoy the same privileges, immunities and exemptions in respect to travel or residence as may there be enjoyed by the citizen or subject of the most favored nation. But nothing herein contained shall be held to confer naturalization upon citizens of the United States in China, nor upon the subjects of China in the United States. A Santa Barbara Court decided the other day that a mutual agreement between a man and woman to live together in matrimonial relations constitutes a marriage and necessitates, for separation, an action for divorce. The Los Angeles Star recommends the use of tansy or camphor near bee hives, when subjected to inroads from ants." The newspapers of Los Angeles seem disposed to be ashamed of the defaulting Swanwick, as a member of the newspaper corps of that city." GAZETTE NO.25 Tuesday's Daily. and a four-horse team led through town tuggoads of wool from the to be an impression age has been made in the trains. No change has is any contemplated, so learn. malous bird has been Los Angeles by some water. The reader will member Mark Twain's he bagged when a boy. walking of organizing a committee in Los Angeles, the lawless acts now with impunity, are unenfrom Los Angeles that del & Denker are wille work of building the if citizens here will buy enterprise, riding up and down done yesterday by both Mexicans. Not only ing and discreditable, but with real danger to chilgrown-up foot-passen- Downey City Items. The Los Nietos Valley Courier has the following: Mr. Ira Carpenter has rented his celebrated alfalfa ranch, a short distance from this place, for five years, and has removed to Los Angeles. A mass meeting of citizens is called for this afternoon at 2 o'clock, to take into consideration the proposed change in the name of this town. Odd Fellows' Hall is the place of meeting. It is expected that Governor Downey will be present. To-morrow evening a party of citizens leave here en route to the Atlantic States, by railroad. The party consists of Mr. Moss and family, Mr. Green, Mr. Armstrong and Mr. Ross. A majority of the party go to Kentucky. The following comprises our exports this week: Corn, 959 sacks, weighing 115,775 pounds; meal, 36 sacks, weighing 3,083 pounds; merchandise, weighing 1,540 pounds. Total, 120,398. Our imports the present week have consisted of 60,000 pounds of general merchandise and 20 cars (180,000 feet) of lumber. We understand that Mr. Hewitt, Superintendent of the Los Angeles division Southern Pacific railroad, has notified Mr. Banks, agent here, that he will positively refuse to again change the name of this railroad station. If the name of the town is changed and the station is not, it will make a confusion worse confounded. BY TELEGRAPH. SACRAMENTO, April 1. In the Senate, Bush offered a resultion of instruction for the Attorney General to bring before the Courts and have finally determined by the Supreme Court the question of the power of the Legislature to appropriate money to Agricultural Societies and other institutions not properly under State control. Adopted. The Assembly bill, providing for a commission of three persons to be appointed by the Governor to investigate land frauds in this State, was passed. The bill appropriating $180,000 for the Branch Prison at Folsom, was indefinitely postponed. The Assembly bill regulating the discipline of the State Prison and providing for a State Reformatory, was passed. The Assembly bill providing for an Apprentice law, was considered and passed. The bill to submit the question of a Constitutional Convention to a vote at the next general election passed by a vote of 62 to 4. Bill to allow county boards of education to select their own text books was taken up on special order and advocated by Carpenter in a vigorous speech. He maintained that it was the only measure that could pass at this stage of the session. Various amendments were offered to the bill, but they were all voted down. The bill was passed by a vote of 54 to 17. from Los Angeles that mail & Denker are will-be work of building the city if citizens here will buy enterprise, ous riding up and down done yesterday by both Mexicans. Not only long and discreditable, but with real danger to children grown-up foot-passening freight was shipped to-day: One box trees, 2 pipes wine, 12 bales banana bulbs, 38 bales wool, 5 boxes eggs, 225 skis corn, 6 boxes eggs. case of Clark & Co. vs. jury yesterday, a verieded giving plaintiff securing payment by them the ground of previous ten-defendant. Proceedings of the District Court, we find the following: Marba de Scully vs. Thos. Murreer sustained, and 15 amend complaint. The佑ore appointed by the judge to hold the property. It was made by some real nights ago to break into the store of M. Keller, of which the thieves removed from the wall to allow us, but for some reason attempt at that point. Reported killing at the tunnel is that of 20 men an explosion. If there are works of this kind on time, the Chinese problem their myriads can be solved by every few weeks lot into "good China-neighbor, Los Angeles, Anaheim, in one respect as a gypsy fortune-teller dollars, will give one a dose of futurity, and for cars will make a regular sure of it all. Send that We want to ask her if lives in this meek-minded cease to pull against We want to ask if city and county division will be the Anaheimer's heart. Want to ask her who "Scruel we all want to know who Patterson and many other Our imports the present week have consisted of 60,000 pounds of general merchandise and 20 cars (180,000 feet) of lumber. We understand that Mr. Hewitt, Superintendent of the Los Angeles division Southern Pacific railroad, has notified Mr. Banks, agent here, that he will positively refuse to again change the name of this railroad station. If the name of the town is changed and the station is not, it will make a confusion worse confounded. The people living in the New River settlement and vicinity complain considerably of the inconvenience experienced by them in traveling to this town or to Los Angeles. They say they are obliged to go many miles out of the way, at the present time, to cross the county bridge over New River, there being no direct outlet and farmers object to travelers taking a direct cut across their fields. The travel from the direction of New River, is very considerable, and the large population living in that vicinity demand that the Board of Supervisors take action to remedy the evil complained of. These people have reason and justice on their side. They are compelled to travel a long distance out of the way for want of a suitable bridge at what is known as Washburn's crossing of New River. The construction of this bridge would bring the travel on the direct county road, saving to some farmers at least one-half the number of miles they are now required to go. The Board of Supervisors are to meet in regular session on Monday next, and ought to take action at once in this matter. It is but simple justice to a large population, who demand an outlet. We call the attention of the Board to this subject. Santa Monica Items. The Santa Monica Outlook has the following: The bill making it a finable offense to shoot sea-gulls in the vicinity of Santa Monica, has passed both houses of the Legislature and received the signature of the Governor. Hence it has become a law. Sports will find it to their advantage to make a note of this fact, as all offenders will be arrested and fined. Lumber is now being hauled upon the ground, and work will commence at once upon the addition to the Santa Monica Hotel. The addition will be two stories high, contain forty rooms, with double verandahs the full length of the building, front and rear. The range of the thermometer during the past week has been from 52 to 75 degrees. Sea-bathing is now an every day sport, both among strangers and residents of Santa Monica. Everything that has been planted in and around Santa Monica is growing very thrifty. The fishermen have had a good run of "luck" during the past week. The bill to submit the question of a Constitutional Convention to a vote at the next general election passed by a vote of 62 to 4. Bill to allow county boards of education to select their own text books was taken up on special order and advocated by Carpenter in a vigorous speech. He maintained that it was the only measure that could pass at this stage of the session. Various amendments were offered to the bill, but they were all voted down. The bill was passed by a vote of 54 to 17. The Assembly passed Gibbon's bill taking French, German, and instrumental music out of all public schools. On motion of Bush, the Senate took up the Assembly bill authorizing the building of a bridge across the Los Angeles river to East Los Angeles, and to levy a tax for the same, and it was passed. The Senate then passed the Assembly bill, fixing a standing reward of $300 for the arrest and conviction of stage robbers. Also, the Assembly bill changing the name of Lexington to that of El Monte in Los Angeles county. McConnell's irrigation bill was laid on the table; also the bill prescribing the fees of the District Attorney in certain cases. WASHINGTON, April 2. The River and Harbor Appropriation bill, when reported from the House Committee, will contain the following items for the Pacific Coast: For the improvement of the Sacramento and Feather rivers, $15,000; for the San Joaquin, below Stockton, $20,000; for the Wilmington breakwater, $30,000; for Oakland harbor to finish training walls and dredging between them,$75-1000; for the improvement of the Upper Willamette, from Portland to the sea,$15,000; for the Upper Columbia and Snake rivers,$75-1000. The Committee also provide for the surveys of the San Luis Obispo harbor, Coos Bay and the mouth of Coquille river. The appropriation for Oakland harbor was inserted at the written request of Sargent, Booth, Page, Luttrell and Wigginton. Piper acquiesced on condition that nothing more should be granted than is necessary to complete the training walls. Luttrell expects to secure the insertion of a provision for the survey of Humboldt, Trinidad and Crescent City harbors, with a view to determine which is the best point for the construction of a breakwater and harbor of refuge. Representative Page will, on Monday, offer a resolution requiring the President to negotiate for the modification of the Chinese treaty, so as to restrict it to commercial purposes. A preamble will recite the necessity of such action, in view of the constantly increasing importation of servile labor on the Pacific Coast. ST. LOUIS, April 1. The sum of $655,000, silver coin, below the denomination of one dollar. We want to ask her if she is in this meek-minded cease to pull against the Anaheimer's heart. Want to ask her who "Scruel" we all want to know who Patterson and many other fellah can find out." Man, in San Diego, played Union and an enemy named following "way that was sick that was vain." Wish the hostility of a third against Sin Lee, he, personer Mongolian gentleman, Union office and had publishes name an offer of for the apprehension of In consequence Sin Lee ordering to the Union's ace war-path. For the following persons at the depot last night: Edge mower; Bryant, 1 case goods, 1 shoe; A G S & Co., K.; C Stoppenbeck, 3 pkgs.; Hing Lee, 6 sks cool; W 1 honey extractor; Jas Wigg box; C & W, 1 pkgge Kenup, 5 pkgs; Langenlage brooms; J M Seeley,umber; C French, 1 box L Tyler, 1 sk mdse. S. Ledyard has filed his claim, this latter amounting to Los Angeles paper puts it, exceeded" in doing so. How position there is on the part to kick a man when he owns the hill! Mr. Ledyard criminal, but certainly he possesses a monopoly in that regard to the bank, and made a scape-goat to carry arms into the wilderness, the efforts do seem to point two stories high, contain forty rooms, with double verandahs the full length of the building, front and rear. The range of the thermometer during the past week has been from 52 to 75 degrees. Sea-bathing is now an every day sport, both among strangers and residents of Santa Monica. Everything that has been planted in and around Santa Monica is growing very thriftily. The fishermen have had a good run of "luck" during the past week. A number of parties have expressed themselves in favor of building a Catholic Church in Santa Monica. Among them is Mrs. R. S. Baker, who doubt not, will give liberally for that purpose. Mr. Scott is planting 1,000 gum trees along the streets and avenues in front of every lot in Central Addition. He has also constructed a bridge over the rail road at the head of Sixth street, which places the entire locality within a few minutes walk of the business portion of Santa Monica. We give the following extract from the wife-beating law, for the benefit of "whom it may concern:" An act to amend section 243 of the Penal Code. [Section 243. A battery is punishable by fine not exceeding $1,000, or imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months; or, if committed upon the wife of the assailant, it shall be at the discretion of the Court to punish the offender by the infliction of not less than twenty-one lashes, on the bare back, to be administered by the Sheriff of the county or any Constable of the township.] —The mountains on Kern river are said to have more snow on them now than was ever known before at this season of the year. It is reported to be in some gorges 60 feet deep, and on level ground, 7 feet. It is anticipated that much ground will be foundated. —We learn that J. W. Wolf, near the Artesia School House, while boring a well, struck at the depth of 212 feet, upon pine and redwood timbers, pieces of them being brought to the surface by the augur. Representative Page will, on Monday, offer a resolution requiring the President to negotiate for the modification of the Chinese treaty, so as to restrict it to commercial purposes. A preamble will recite the necessity of such action, in view of the constantly increasing importation of servile labor on the Pacific Coast. St. Louis, April 1. The sum of $655,000, silver coin, below the denomination of one dollar, has been received by the Sub-Treasury of this city from the Pacific Slope, during the past few months, for the purpose of the resumption of specia payment. Memphis, March 31. A special from Jackson, Miss., to the Avalanche, says that the Itpubl can State Convention adjourned at 2 p.m., to-day. The delegates to the Cincinnati Convention are uninstructed, which is considered a victory of the Conservative Republicans. Among the delegates are Ames, Alden, ex-Gov. Powers and Bruce. The delegation is divided between Bristow, Blaine, and Morton. Washington, April 1. A Brownsville special says it is reported that the President has directed that foreign residents of Matamoros shall be protected against 'exactions and oppressions of the Mexican authorities. The above order came directly to Capt. Johnson,and directed him to proceed at once to Matamoros and assist the Consul in protecting American citizens. A special from Brownsville of April lst says; To-day the naval force steamed up, to be ready for the protection of the American citizens of Matamoros. Diaz is on the edge of town, and an attack is expected. Cairo, March 31. The Ohio river is forty-five feet three inches in the channel. New York, March 31. The city authorities are beginning to make preparations for the reception of the Emperor of Brazil. Havana, March 31. A decree has been issued which establishes an income tax of thirty percent, payable in gold, or its equivalent. Butles are abolished.