anaheim-gazette 1876-06-03

Anaheim Gazette SATURDAY JUNE 2, 1876 HARD TIMES. For many months our people have felt the stringency of the times, caused by the various financial embarrassments in San Francisco and in this section; the depreciation of the value of silver, and the dullness consequent upon it. Few ever stop to consider the position in which we now stand, and to compare it with that we occupied a few years ago. It may, perhaps, be chearing to many to note the progress which has been made in this vicinity during the past ten years. In 1866, there were not more than three brick buildings in Anaheim, and they were small private residences. The towns of Santa Ana, Orange, Tustin and Westminster were unknown, and their sites were the grazing places of cattle and horses. In that year, the beautiful valley of the San Joaquin was purchased by its present owners, at a price amounting to a little less than fifty cents per acre. Save the two little adobe buildings on the banks of the Santa Ana river, not a dwelling was to be seen on the broad plain stretching from Anaheim to San Juan Capistrano. In 1868 the first signs of the immigration that has clothed our valley with farm houses and schools, began to make its appearance. The fertile lands of Tustin and Santa Ana were purchased at prices varying from one dollar to two and a half per acre. The old settlers viewed with ill-concealed merriment those who, to their minds, were lunatics, madly speculating in the soil which was sure to yield them nothing. THE FOURTH. We are glad to see a movement on foot for a Fourth of July celebration in Anaheim. We are reliably informed that from the very slow manner in which subscriptions are coming in, the proposed county celebration in Los Angeles will narrow itself down to a town celebration. This being the case, why should we of Anaheim take the trouble and be at the expense of going to Los Angeles to have a "time" on the Fourth, when we have every facility for a good time at home? Moreover, in these hard times let us keep the few dimes we have to squander for home use. We have all the appliances for a good time right at home. Pleasant gardens and caffions for picnics, good halls for dancing, good music to dance to, good caterers to provide for the inner man, and last but not least, fair women and brave men to make the sport. We say, then, by all means let us have a celebration, and a good one at that. Let us for one day in the year lay down our shovels and picks, our pens and our books, and old and young alike, lay ourselves out for a general good time. These celebrations of good old time events are healthy exercises. They remind us of the great deeds of the past, and stimulate us to greater ones in the future. And, for our general guidance in life, we would remark just here that it is well to observe that no deed of infamy is ever celebrated. So that if we would be famously celebrated hereafter, we must aim at something nobler than selling post-traderships. But we are digressing. We trust the preliminary meeting, when advertised, will be largely attended and that all will unite and heartily cooperate to make our celebration a grand success. We trust all will come [Communicated] The Way to Build Spaces Get a man with brains, the more miserable him seven or eight of your choice land of your town site; thus on the high road to his ones, turn square corner land. Let anyone cross it, and they will for rent, not to make it warned not to take dusty poor a bush can ring out of them, land. He will make industry by buy timber and build to live in, while enlarge which compels them closest economy to meet, and that keeps ing loose habits of about town. He will groceries, dry goods, naills, and, in fact, even in San Francisco, extend his door will sell at the freight, which hechant ought to do to neighbor. A poor man a piece of land for a child do is wait for the get settled up, and comes a city; then lives acres from this er builder, if he can pay dollars per acre in one else will give me a home body, seldom premises, or attending public meeting, set shell except when we freight bills below a lumber three or four and less than any one. To make your town ous, elect him To easter let him boss your you will become a chie plain stretching from Anaheim to San Juan Capistrano. In 1868 the first signs of the immigration that has clothed our valley with farm houses and schools, began to make its appearance. The fertile lands of Tustin and Santa Ana were purchased at prices varying from one dollar to two and a half per acre. The old settlers viewed with ill-concealed merriment those who, to their minds, were lunatics, madly speculating in the soil which was sure to yield them nothing but starvation. Thicker and thicker the farmers, with their implements, strange and new to our California element, accumulated. New stores were found necessary in Anaheim to accommodate their wants. The little one-story adobes were no longer capable of holding goods enough to supply the demand. Hotels became necessary for the accommodation of travelers, and new towns with their churches, school houses and stores, began to spring up in every direction. Year after year the pasture lands, used for sheep and cattle, became scarce, until the disgusted stock owners were obliged to retreat to the mountains. In the short space of ten years this entire section has undergone changes and transformations which can be compared only to the shifting scenes of the Kaleidoscope, or to the magic of the "Arabian Nights." The lumbering stage-coach has been superseded by the cushion-seated railway car; the monthly steamer touching at Anaheim Landing, by a daily outlet for our products in every direction; the unsightly vacancies in our streets have been filled with stately edifices of brick; the dingy little stores so dark that it was next to impossible to distinguish soap from calicos, have given place to well-lighted rooms, elegantly furnished and stocked; industries of every description have found their way into our midst, and the hammer and saw are heard unceasingly. If we take the picture of Anaheim to-day, with its bank, its hotels, stores, churches, schools, newspaper, and its varied industries, and compare it with the state of things ten years ago, we think it will be hard to say, with truth, that we have been or are suffering from hard times. The terms of sixteen Republicans and nine Democrats expire with the administration of President Grant, March 3d, 1877. Of these several will be re-elected, and several have been superseded by elections already held: The list is: Republicans, Clayton, Arden. THE deepening of the South Pass of the Mississippi by the Eades Jetty System (says the Philadelphia Ledger) appears to be making satisfactory progress, and so far as the immediate channel of the Pass is concerned, the work is being done in a way that fully meets every expectation. But as it proceeds, a new, and, it seems, an unforeseen difficulty is appearing. A formation or deposit has been discovered, existing several hundred feet to seaward of the outward extremity of the jetties, directly in the original channel; so that it is evident the mud washed out of the South Pass is making a new bar outside, and that the obstruction so far from being obliterated, is only removed from its old locality to a new one. This is an old experience of hydraulic engineers. Whether the new deposit will be a hindrance to navigation is not made apparent, but it is quite plain that, if the deposit goes on increasing, it must in time make shoal water, and thus prevent the full success of the Eads system. Seventeen feet of water has now been obtained in the South Pass, a depth equal to the average depth maintained by dredging at Southwest Pass, the present ship channel, and the advices from the Jettles are that the South Pass channel is, by its own current's action, steadily deepening. THE New York Times says the charge against Speaker Kerr, which is to the effect that one Havey paid Kerr $600, ten years ago, for his influence in securing a commission as Lieutenant in the army for one Green, is much clearer than those against Robeson and other officers who are being impeached. There is, however, this difference in the treatment of the two cases: Every Democratic paper has eagerly devoured all the slander uttered against Republicans, while reputable Republican papers have treated the attack on Kerr as a slander, declining to accept it as two until proved. This is the most public meeting, seen shell except when we freight bills below a lumber three or four inches less than any one. To make your town ous, elect him Treasurer let him boss your city you will become a city. Desperate Encouragement Joe D. Wohler, pro change Hotel, at G through the head and by Adam Wolfrom, maker in this city, b man of the consolidation pany in Gilroy. That we learn them from held the inquest they are as follows: We about two months ago he has been financially. This lecasionally, but he w Last Saturday morning to be absent-minded but nothing particular it. He went to bed at 3 o'clock Sunday night of the hotel, most of ing up stairs, were a eral camaror, like tame smashing of window ishing of everything portable. A few Wohler was disdude, demolishing could be broken. proved that the manably a maniac of a man went to the roo wrong, and had to r escape the fury of his servant of Wohler's were sleeping in his rooms,and narrowly ting out and running back way. There all th women and children together, not known only men in the pla Knight,Scheuilte put themselves at their families, awaiting an escape. About the well aware of their start up the hall she been seen of the that he would live one on the floor get up.Wolfromthe stairway,and came. He was armed of a door,and bad a that had been written from ordered him ba but he continued avance,and threw.the Wolfrom.The latter to go back,but with he dashed upwards from fired his platoh entered the madma he fell to the bottom corpse.The above elicited in the cone The jury returned at killing done by Wectly justifiable,a ass of his wife and child exonerated him from premises.Wohler The terms of sixteen Republicans and nine Democrats expire with the administration of President Grant, March 3d, 1877. Of these several will be re-elected, and several have been superseded by elections already held. The list is: Republicans, Clayton, Arkansas; Logan, Illinois; Morrill, Maine; Boutwell, Massachusetts; Ferry, Michigan; Windom, Minnesota; Alcorn, Mississippi; Hitchcock, Nebraska; Craigin, New Hampshire; Frelinghuysen, New Jersey; Anthony, Rhode Island; Robertson, South Carolina; Hamilton, Texas. Democrats—Goldthwalte, Alabama; English, Connecticut; upon election of his successor; Saulsbury, Delaware; Norwood, Georgia; Stevenson, Kentucky; Ransom, North Carolina; Kelly, Oregon; Cooper, Tennessee; Davis, West Virginia. It has only just been discovered (says the Courier Journal) that the Philadelphia building in which Jefferson lived and wrote the Declaration of Independence is No. 702 Market street, and not No. 700. All the visits and all the fine sentiments have been wasted on No. 700, while some tailors have been quietly stitching away in No. 702, unmolested by the emotional patriots, and themselves unaware of the importance of their apartments. The building is of brick and is three stories high. Speaker Kerr is the latest public man whom the postilential breach of clanderd has reached. The charge is that he sold an army appointment for money. There is little doubt that the charge is false. The unblemished reputation of Mr. Kerr making it highly improbable that he would be guilty of such a crime. We received a note last Monday from a resident of Anaheim, who had just read our article advocating the immediate extension of the Los Angeles and Independence Railroad, by way of Anaheim, to San Bernardino. He says that any railroad builders who ignore the Santa Ana valley have very poor conceptions of the country, as an immense local business would at an early day spring up along the line of the road—an advantage that cannot be asserted of any other route. He also gave us some valuable statistics, which we shall use hereafter. —Santa Monica Outlook. On yesterday, June 1st, Messrs. Jarret & Palmer, with their theatrical troupe, left New York on a special fast train, the design being to reach San Francisco on Sunday evening. This would be traversing the continent in eighty hours, a feat quite unprecedented in the annals of railroading. This extraordinary trip, however, depends for its success upon making close connections, as it is not designed to travel more than forty miles per hour. G. P. Fischer permanently identified with the Good Templars and Knights of Pythias in San Francisco, has absorbed with funds of both orders entrusted to him. Ben Holladay's property in Westchester county, New York, has been sold by the Sheriff. Holladay at one time owned the line of steamers flying between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Mr. H. J. Steven civil engineer of A tributes the following can: Somewhere between Monterey Light as rather rolled) along Los Angeles, a very was presented, which has certainly strength fore weak faith in the read about the sea. Mills, W. B. Boyder together on the after er when a monster some twenty feet out eral times. The he feet in diameter at the intersected the water like an eel, without that we could see. It was about elf from the vessel and out of the water for servation. It seems the steamer, and afte whale in the im with which it soon combat. In this fig dently got woreted, killed outright or lee the victor, as the head out of the waft at least 40 feet, perhaps more worthy of den and Mr. Mills his facts I have related was the subject of them until they left Barbara. Mr. Bayrd aler, having been af and Mr. Mills is a will尽快到the statemen. [Communicated.] The Way to build up a Town in a new Country. Get a man with more money than brains, the more miserly the better; sell him seven or eight hundred acres of your choice land lying on one side of your town site; then you are started on the high road to prosperity. He will make all new comers, and old ones, turn square corners around his land. Let anyone attempt to drive across it, and they will learn that it is for rent, not to make roads over. He is warned not to take from the industrious poor a bushel more than he can ring out of them, for the use of his land. He will make his tenants doubly industrious by compelling them to buy timber and build their own house to live in, while cropping for him, which compels them to practice the clearest economy to make both ends meet, and that keeps them from forming loose habits of spending money about town. He will buy his flour, groceries, dry goods, boots and shoes, nails, and, in fact, everything he uses, in San Francisco, except the store at his door will sell at cost and they pay the freight, which every good merchant ought to do to oblige his rich neighbor. A poor man wants to get a piece of land for a home; all he has to do is to wait for the country around to get settled up, and the town becomes a city; then he can get a few acres from this enterprising town builder, if he can pay one hundred dollars per acre in cash, providing no one else will give more. He will be a home body, seldom going off his premises, or attending church or any public meeting, seldom leaving his shell except when wanting to get his freight bills below a living rate, or his lumber three or four dollars per thousand and less than any one else. To make your town doubly prosperous, elect him Treasurer, if you can, or let him boss your village paper, and you will become a city at once. SANTA ANA. Desperate Encounter With a Maniac. SAN JOSE, May 29. Joe D. Wohler, proprietor of the Exchange Hotel, at Gilroy, was shot through the head and instantly killed. BY TELEGRAPH. New York, May 27. The Sun publish a letter dated Augusta, Mr. November 24th, 1874, from James G. Blaire to Warren Fisher, of Boston, offering, for $25,000, to procure far Fisher the one hundred and ninety-second part of the entire franchise of the Northern Pacific railroad, including One Land Company's stock. After describing the prospective profits of the transaction, Blaire says that Wilson cannot avail himself of the opportunity, and following his first and best impulse, he offers it to Fisher. In the concluding paragraph Blaire says: "Keep my name quiet. Mention it to no one unless to Mr. Cardwell." The Sun also publishes Blaire's receipt to Fisher for $25,000, and an agreement to deliver as above. Failing to deliver, for more than a year, Acquina Adams, one of the pool for which Fisher acted, reclaimed from Blaire $5000 his interest, and obtained it. The correspondence seems to have been furnished the Sun by Anais, a letter from whom is also published. The Herald says, editorially, that the assists on Blaire. In connection with his railroad investments, might be said to come from his friends. They are arranged with shrewdness. T us tar they have done more good than harm. These managers are counting on the generosity and fair play of the American people who whatever the politician do, never like foul play or hitting below the belt. If Blaire is nominated he will owe his honor to the men who have been trying to destroy him. The Herald persists that Conkling is the most likely man to be nominated at Cincinnati. He is growing stronger. The only charge which his enemies can make is that he sometimes loses his temper and calls alar a harbor. Well, this was Andrew Jackson's way. Conkling differs from Blaine as Jack-on differed from Van Buren. The leaders of the State, three-fourths of them, are for Conkling, Morton having an incurable disease. He may die at any moment, and Blaine's canvass thus far has been a defense and an apology. The Herald's Washington correspondent says that a sort of bargain is practicable its pledges regarding emancipation. The reply of Secretary Fish to Earl Derby's last note was despatched by steamer leaving New York Thursday. LINCOLN, Feb., May 27. Private advice say the company of adventurers from Cincinnati, which pursued through here a month ago, known as Comfort's Squad, were attacked by Indians near Custer City a few days ago and eleven out of the twenty-two killed. They were the sons of wealthy Cincinnati men, and went on the trip more for a frolic than anything else. SAN FRANCISCO, May 29. The Executive Committee of the Pacific Coast Centennial Committee of the Pacific Coast has adopted a resolution that the Committee on Freight and Expenses be authorized to inform the people of the State that all money contributed to the committee, on and after this date, shall be applied to the payment of freight and expenses on exhibition goods, and that the money now on hand a d due from subscription shall be held to complete the building at Philadelphia and to furnish the same. Any money left on hand after the exhibition will be distributed pro rata to the exhibitors on their freight bills. Judge Sawyer, of the United States Circuit Court rendered a decision yesterday afternoon in the case of Green vs. Maguire, the plaintiff being a colored man who was refused admission by Maguire into his theatre some months ago, and who brought suit under the Civil Rights Act. The decision was oral, and in it the Judge declared that portion of the Act of Congress providing that any manager of a theatre, or similar institution was guilty of a misdemeanor who should refuse admission to any colored person unconstitutional and void. The Judge quoted and read at some length from Supreme Court rulings in similar cases,the opinions expressed coinciding with his own.Assistant District Attorney,Van Duzer,fors defense,gave notice of appeal of case. Admiral Rogers has placed his flagship at the disposal of the Centennial Committee for a sham battle on the 31 of July,and will probably also assign Portsmouth to participate in the campaign. public meeting, sellom leaving his shell except when wanting to get his freight bills below a living rate, or his lumber three or four dollars per thousand and less than any one else. To make your town doubly prosperous, elect him Treasurer, if you can, or let him boss your village paper, and you will become a city at once. SANTA ANA. Desperate Encounter With a Maniac. SAN JOSE, May 29. Joe D. Wohler, proprietor of the Exchange Hotel, at Gilroy, was shot through the head and instantly killed by Adam Wolfrom, formerly a cigar maker in this city, but at present foreman of the consolidated Tobacco Company in Gilroy. The circumstances, as we learn them from the Coroner who held the inquiry there yesterday noon, are as follows: Wohler's wife died about two months ago, and since then he has been somewhat embarrassed financially. This led him to drink occasionally, but he was not a drunkard. Last Saturday morning he was noticed to be absent-minded when addressed, but nothing particular was thought of it. He went to bed, as usual, but about 3 o'clock Sunday morning the inmates of the hotel, most of whom were sleeping up stairs, were awakened by a general cannor, like the breaking of doors, smashing of windows and the demolishing of everything else that was portable. A few minutes later Wohler was discovered perfectly undemolishing everything that could be broken. A second glance proved that the man was unmistakably a maniac of a violent type. A man went to the room to see what was wrong, and to run for his life to escape the fury of the madman. A servant of Wohler's and four children were sleeping in one of the lower rooms, and narrowly escaped by getting out and running up-stairs by a back way. There all the inmates, mostly women and children, were huddled together, not knowing what to do. The only men in the place were Wolfram, Knight, Scheuide and Smith, who put themselves at the head of their families, awaiting an opportunity to escape. About the time they were well aware of their danger, the maniac started up the hall stairs. Enough had been seen of the lunatic to know that he would likely kill every one on the floor if allowed it get up. Wolfram was guarding the stairway, and on the madman came. He was armed with a portion of a door, and had a lock in his hand that had been wrenched off. Wolfram ordered him back several times, but he continued exultingly to advance, and threw the heavy lock at Wolfram. The latter again told him to go back, but with a manical laugh he dashed upwards. At this, Wolfram fired his pistol at him. The ball entered the madman's forhead, and he fell to the bottom of the stairs a corpse. The above are the facts as elicited in the coroner's inquisition. The jury returned a verdict that the killing done by Wolfram was perfectly justifiable, as being in defence of his wife and children, and that they exonerated him from all blame in the premises. Wolfram was a German by Conkling is the most likely man to be nominated at Cincinnati. He is growing stronger. The only charge which his enemies can make is that he sometimes loses his temper and calls a liar a harb. Well, this was Andrew Jackson's way. Conkling differs from Blaine as Jackson differed from Van Buren. The leaders of the State, three-fourths of them, are for Conkling, Morton having an incurable disease. He may die at any moment, and Blaine's canvass thus far has been a defense and an apology. The Herald's Washington correspondent says that a sort of bargain is likely to be patched up between the hard-money and soft-money members in Congress. The soft-money men are very active, and it is not probable that the hard-money men will stand firm. There is too much reason to suspect that there may be a gold speculation behind, as the propelling force is two or three well known Wall street speculators. They have of late been seen on the floor, and an attempt to create an alarm about the Currency Committee may be designed to give gold an additional stir upward. Many members of the House are undoubtedly in favor of repealing the Resumption Act. Mean time we are to have more silver. Cox will report to morrow, or as soon as he can get leave, a bill authorizing the coinage of $20,000,000, besides that allowed by the Act of last year, and permitting the Government to buy billion with any money, national bank notes or legal tenders, in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, to the amount of $1,000,000. After this one million dollars worth has been bought with the proceeds of the silver coined. This bill seems to have the favor of both sides of the House, and it will probably become a law, and will in that case authorize silver coin to the amount of the whole fractional currency, and $20,000,000 over. The Sun's Washington special says that the Democrats are very nervous and uneasy about the story of Kerr's corruption. Kerr is very weak and suffering drearily from his illness and the mental distress caused by the charge, making his friends despair of his life. The high reputation which Kerr has borne as a public man absolutely forbids anyone who knows anything of his record from believing that he took into his confidence a Republican door-keeper in a transaction of this kind. WASHINGTON, May 27. The Committee on Commerce have authorized paper to make a strong report favorable to a joint resolution requesting the President to negotiate additional articles to the Burlingame treaty, substantially as follows: The United States do hereby reserve the right to regulate, restrict a d prevent the immigration of Chinese subjects into the United States, except for commercial pursuits. The Emperor of China does also reserve the right to regulate, restrict or prevent the immigration of citizens of the United States into China, except for commercial purposes. This proposition differs from the original in exempting from the restraint on exemption from the restrictions imposed upon him by a man who Conkling is the most likely man to be nominated at Cincinnati. He is growing stronger. The only charge which his enemies can make is that he sometimes loses his temper and calls a liar a harb. Well, this was Andrew Jackson's way. Conkling differs from Blaine as Jackson differed from Van Buren. The leaders of the State, three-fourths of them, are for Conkling, Morton having an incurable disease. He may die at any moment, and Blaine's canvass thus far has been a defense and an apology. The Herald's Washington correspondent says that a sort of bargain is likely to be patched up between the hard-money and soft-money members in Congress. The soft-money men are very active, and it is not probable that the hard-money men will stand firm. There is too much reason to suspect that there may be a gold speculation behind, as the propelling force is two or three well known Wall street speculators. They have of late been seen on the floor, and an attempt to create an alarm about the Currency Committee may be designed to give gold an additional stir upward. Many members of the House are undoubtedly in favor of repealing the Resumption Act. Mean time we are to have more silver. Cox will report to morrow, or as soon as he can get leave, a bill authorizing the coinage of $20,000,000, besides that allowed by the Act of last year, and permitting the Government to buy billion with any money, national bank notes or legal tenders, in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, to the amount of $1,000,000. After this one million dollars worth has been bought with the proceeds of the silver coined. This bill seems to have the favor of both sides of the House, and it will probably become a law, and will in that case authorize silver coin to the amount of the whole fractional currency, and $20,000,000 over. KERR IS THE MOST LIKE MAN TO BE NOMINATED AT CINCINNATI. He is growing stronger. The only charge which his enemies can make is that he sometimes loses his temper and calls a liar a harb. Well, this was Andrew Jackson's way. Conkling differs from Blaine as Jackson differed from Van Buren. The leaders of the State, three-fourths of them, are for Conkling, Morton having an incurable disease. He may die at any moment, and Blaine's canvass thus far has been a defense and an apology. The Herald's Washington correspondent says that a sort of bargain is likely to be patched up between the hard-money and soft-money members in Congress. The soft-money men are very active, and it is not probable that the hard-money men will stand firm. There is too much reason to suspect that there may be a gold speculation behind, as the propelling force is two or three well known Wall street speculators. They have of late been seen on the floor, and an attempt to create an alarm about the Currency Committee may be designed to give gold an additional stir upward. Many members of the House are undoubtedly in favor of repealing the Resumption Act. Mean time we are to have more silver. Cox will report to morrow, or as soon as he can get leave, a bill authorizing the coinage of $20,000,000, besides that allowed by the Act of last year, and permitting the Government to buy billion with any money, national bank notes or legal tenders, in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, to the amount of $1,000,000. After this one million dollars worth has been bought with the proceeds of the silver coined. This bill seems to have the favor of both sides of the House, and it will probably become a law，and will in that case authorize silver coin to the amount of the whole fractional currency，and $20，000，000 over. NEW YORK，May 20. Speaking of the Kerr matter，the Times says it would be gross injustice to condemn Kerr without a further hearing. He may be innocent，in spite of his bad memory and his contradictions；but when a further hearing is had，is to be hoped that Kerr，instead of continuing to deny Harny's agency in the matter，will direct his efforts towards explaining it. It is settled that Kerr secured a desirable and much sought appointment for Greene，whom he did not know and who was not in his district；who was opposed to him in politics；and who was introduced to him by a man who MINNEAPOLIS，May 29. The Tribune this afternoon publishes a letter from Israel Hawes，just arrived from the Black Hills. He corroborates the statements of rumors in regard to Indian scalping stories,and adds that they are not half as startling as the facts。He helped to bury persons kniued by the Indians every day;he gives numerous instances of murderous atrocities committed by red skins. NEW YORK，May 20. Speaking of the Kerr matter，the Times says it would be gross injustice to condemn Kerr without a further hearing. He may be innocent，in spite of his bad memory and his contradictions；but when a further hearing is had，is to be hoped that Kerr，instead of continuing to deny Harny's agency in the matter，will direct his efforts towards explaining it. It is settled that Kerr secured a desirable and much sought appointment for Greene，whom he did not know and who was not in his district；who was opposed to him in politics；and who was introduced to him by a man who A Sea Serpent Seen. Mr. H. J. Stevenson, a veracious civil engineer of Los Angeles, contributes the following to the Republi-com: Somewhere between Santa Cruz and Monterey Light as we steamed (or rather rolled) along in the steamer Los Angeles, a very remarkable sight was presented, which, to say the least, has certainly strengthened my heretofore weak faith in the stories I have read about the "sea serpents." W. H. Mills, W. B. Boyden and myself were together on the after part of the steamer when a monster thrust its head some twenty feet out of the water several times. The head was about two feet in diameter at the point where it intersected the water, and was shaped like an eel, without having any fins that we could see. When first observed it was about eight hundred feet from the vessel and appeared to raise out of the water for purposes of observation. It seemed to be looking at the steamer, and afterwards sighted a whale in the immediate vicinity, with which it soon engaged in deadly combat. In this fight the whale evidently got worsted, and was either killed outright or left the sea monster the victor, as the serpent raised its head out of the water to the height of at least 40 feet, perhaps to discover a few more worthy of its steel. Mr. Boyden and Mr. Mills both witnessed the facts I have related, and the incident was the subject of conversation with them until they left the boat at Santa Barbara. Mr. Boyden is a great traveler, having been at sea twelve years, and Mr. Mills is a capitalist. Both will testify to the truth of the above statement. The last advises received at the Department of State relative to the emancipation of slaves in Cuba were very favorable. The advice show that the Colonial Government was carrying out in good faith, and as fast as authorized Piper to make a strong report favorable to a joint resolution requesting the President to negotiate additional articles to the Burlingame treaty, substantially as follows: The United States do hereby reserve the right to regulate, restrict or prevent the immigration of Chinese subjects into the United States, except for commercial pursuits. The Emperor or China does also reserve the right to regulate, restrict or prevent the immigration of citizens of the United States into China, except for commercial purposes. This proposition differs from the original in exempting from the restrict cause all Chinese immigrants who come for commercial pursuits. This was the only form in which the Committee would sanction the proposition. It is subject to some objection from the fear of its being subject to evasion by a straining interpretation. Piper and Page think the resolution, if it becomes a law, will lead to a modification of the treaty into a purely commercial convention under which our federal legislation can be made as stringent as necessary to correct the existing evil; besides, with this Congressional backing, they believe Secretary Fish will see that the language of the treaty shall be incapable of misconstruction. Sargent condemns the proposition as worse than useless, while he thinks it leaves the door as widely opened as now to Mongolians of the worst class. He says its passage will prevent the enactment of his own bill, restricting the number of Chinese admissible on any one vessel to ten. He also argues that the House, having adopted Page's resolution, requesting the President to negotiate for a modification restricting the treaty to commercial purposes, has done more than the joint resolution proposes, and the Senate should be left free to give its sanction to the same general proposition by his (Sargent's) similar resolution, untrammed by any suggestion, and that the Pacific Coast will be content with it. Sargent also denies that Congress is powerless to legislate against this Chinese evil. He cites a case in which the Supreme Court declares that a treaty may supercede a prior set of Congress, and an act of Congress may supercede a prior treaty. The last advises received at the Department of State relative to the emancipation of slaves in Cuba were very favorable. The advice show that the Colonial Government was carrying out in good faith, and as fast as authorized Piper to make a strong report favorable to a joint resolution requesting the President to negotiate additional articles to the Burlingame treaty, substantially as follows: The United States do hereby reserve the right to regulate, restrict or prevent the immigration of Chinese subjects into the United States, except for commercial pursuits. The Emperor or China does also reserve the right to regulate, restrict or prevent the immigration of citizens of the United States into China, except for commercial purposes. This proposition differs from the original in exempting from the restrict cause all Chinese immigrants who come for commercial pursuits. This was the only form in which the Committee would sanction the proposition. It is subject to some objection from the fear of its being subject to evasion by a straining interpretation. Piper and Page think the resolution, if it becomes a law, will lead to a modification of the treaty into a purely commercial convention under which our federal legislation can be made as stringent as necessary to correct the existing evil; besides, with this Congressional backing, they believe Secretary Fish will see that the language of the treaty shall be incapable of misconstruction. Sargent condemns the proposition as worse than useless, while he thinks it leaves the door as widely opened as now to Mongolians of the worst class. He says its passage will prevent the enactment of his own bill, restricting the number of Chinese admissible on any one vessel to ten. He also argues that the House, having adopted Page's resolution, requesting the President to negotiate for a modification restricting the treaty to commercial purposes, has done more than the joint resolution proposes, and the Senate should be left free to give its sanction to the same general proposition by his (Sargent's) similar resolution, untrammed by any suggestion, and that the Pacific Coast will be content with it. Sargent also denies that Congress is powerless to legislate against this Chinese evil. He cites a case in which the Supreme Court declares that a treaty may supercede a prior set of Congress, and an act of Congress may supercede a prior treaty. The last advises received at the Department of State relative to the emancipation of slaves in Cuba were very favorable. The advice show that the Colonial Government was carrying out in good faith, and as fast as authorized Piper to make a strong report favorable to a joint resolution requesting the President to negotiate additional articles to the Burlingame treaty, substantially as follows: The United States do hereby reserve the right to regulate, restrict or prevent the immigration of Chinese subjects into the United States, except for commercial pursuits. The Emperor or China does also reserve the right to regulate, restrict or prevent the immigration of citizens of the United States into China, except for commercial purposes. This proposition differs from the original in exempting from the restrict cause all Chinese immigrants who come for commercial pursuits. This was the only form in which the Committee would sanction the proposition. It is subject to some objection from the fear of its being subject to evasion by a straining interpretation. Piper and Page think the resolution, if it becomes a law, will lead to a modification of the treaty into a purely commercial convention under which our federal legislation can be made as stringent as necessary to correct the existing evil; besides, with this Congressional backing, they believe Secretary Fish will see that the language of the treaty shall be incapable of misconstruction. Sargent condemns the proposition as worse than useless, while he thinks it leaves the door as widely opened as now to Mongolians of the worst class. He says its passage will prevent the enactment of his own bill, restricting the number of Chinese admissible on any one vessel to ten. He also argues that the House, having adopted Page's resolution, requesting the President to negotiate for a modification restricting the treaty to commercial purposes, has done more than the joint resolution proposes, and the Senate should be left free to give its sanction to the same general proposition by his (Sargent's) similar resolution, untrammed by any suggestion, and that the Pacific Coast will be content with it. Sargent also denies that Congress is powerless to legislate against this Chinese evil. He cites a case in which the Supreme Court declares that a treaty may supercede a prior set of Congress, and an act of Congress may supercede a prior treaty. The last advises received at the Department of State relative to the emancipation of slaves in Cuba were very favorable. The advice show that the Colonial Government was carrying out in good faith, and as fast as authorized Piper to make a strong report favorable to a joint resolution requestingthe Presidentto negotiateadditionalarticlestotheBurlingametreaty,substantiallyasfollows:TheUnitedStatesdoherelyreservetherighttoregulate,therighttopreventtheimmigrationofChinesesubjectsintotheUnitedStatesexceptforcommercialpursuitsthispropositiondiffersfromtheoriginalinexemptingfromtherestrictcauseallChineseimmigrantswhocomeforcommercialpursuitsthiswastheonlyforminwhichtheCommitteewouldsanctiontheproposition.itissubjecttosomeobjectionfromthefearofitsbeingsubjecttoevasionbyastraininginterpretation.PiperandPagethinktheresolutionIfitbecomesalawwillleadtoamodificationofthetreetowntothepuremightandhiscontradictions;butwhenafurtherhearingishaditisbolehistobe hopedthatKerrinsteadofcontinuingtodenyHarry'sagencyinthematterwilldirecthiseffortstowardsexplainingitItissettledthatKerrsecuredadesirableandmuch soughtappointmentforGreenewhoheldnotknowandwhowasnotinhisdistrict;whowasopposedtohiminpolitics;andwhowasintroducedtohimbyamanwhookmoneyfromtheapplicantandwhohadnotanyvalidgroundinfluencewithKerr.Whywasthis?ThatisthequestionforKerrtoanswer. WASHINGTON,May29. Wiggintonhasto-dayobtainfromtheInteriorDepartmentacertifiedcopyofthepatent,signedin1868,forsheLAngelespueblolands,butheretoforewithheldonaccountofadefectinthepublicationrequiredbylaw.Attachedtothiscopyisacertificatesettingforthefactsofalongseriesofunsuccessfuleffortswhichhavebeenpreviouslymadeobtainacertifiedcopy.WiggintonmaythatitisaskedforbyalltheprominentcitizensofLosAngeles,belongingdesiredforusebythecityandcounty,topertecthertitleagainstspeculativeandoutsideclaimants. TheSenatethisevening.by37maysand29yeasrejoicedtheresolutionofPaddockthatWm.B.Bellknap,havingceasedtobea civilofficeroftheUnitedStatesbyreasonofhisresignationbeforetheproceedingsofimpeachmentwerecommencedagainthibuytheHouseOfRepresentatives,theSenatecannottakejurisdictioninthiscase.它wasthendecided,bylemevote,thesaidBelknapisamenabletotrialbyimpeachmentfornotdoneasSecretaryofWar,norwithstandinghisresignation,anditwasorderedthattherespondentsandmanagersonthepartoftheHouseOfRepresentativesappearonThursdaynext.atoneoclock,torehaultjudgementoftheSenate. BOSPORT,May29. TheHeraldto-morrowwillpublishthereportofaninterviewwithapersonusnausedbutcalleda"prominentlawerofthiscity，whoartedasattorneyforthecreditorsofWarrenFisher,jr.in their investigation迪蒙whatbecameofa million Neb., May 27. The company of manhattan, which a month ago, squad, were atCuster City, a even out of the They were the innati men, and for a frolic than CISCO, May 29. Committee of the State Committee of adopted a reolittee on Freight origized to inform that all money committee, on and are applied to the and expenses on that the money from subscripto complete the theia and to furnmoney left on ion, will be disthe exhibitors on United States and a decision yescase of Green stiff being a colfused admission the theatre some to brought suit, Act. The deit it the Judge dethe Act of Connany manager of institution, was nor who should any colored perand void. The at some length pullings in similar pressed coinclastalistant District for defense, gave is placed his flagof the Centennial a battle on the 3d bably also assign participate in the dollars worth of bonds and securities said to have been given Fisher." The attorney says that Fisher testified that he paid Hon. J. G. Bialno $130,000 for no consideration whatever, and that Coldwell, who noted as his agent in negotiating for the securities, used a great portion of them in arranging his own enterprise. He characterized the statement of Col. Scott as absoluter by false. Fisher left for Washington to-night in answer to a subpoena of the Congressional Investigation Committee. MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 29. Passengers from Hot Springs, Arkansas, report intense excitement there on Saturday over the shooting of John C. Hale, a prominent citizen of that place, and a son-in-law of ex-Governor Brownlow, of this State, by William P. Walsh, Postmaster and a prominent politician. The difficulty grew out of Walsh's building a store on ground claimed by Hale. SAN FRANCISCO, May 31. The late heavy north winds will in no way materially affect the crop prospects. Harvesting will be actively commenced about the 20th of next month. The crops will unobtended come up to the standard anticipated by farmers a month ago, and probably exceed their expectation. The South San Francisco Anti-Coolie Club held a regular meeting last evening. After the usual business, a communication signed by the Corresponding Secretary of the Anti-Coolie Club of the Eleventh Ward was read, requesting all the anti-Coolie cuts to unite in preventing the use of brick or any materials by the Superintendent of Streets, made by firms employing Chinese labor. Several names were reported by the Investigation Committee and placed on the black list, the reason being that they employed Chinamen. SACRAMENTO, May 29. Any doubts as to whether Judge Ferris, of Oakland, committed suicide or not can now be determined. His body was found in the river a short distance below this city, at an early hour this morning. A few days since A. A. Geldert, agent at the Sacramento wharf in San Francisco, arrived here with the determination of making a thorough search for the body, and his regimen at large to St. Louis were chosen: J. A. Gordon, J. M. Fremling ex-Governor J. C. Brown and J. C. Burch. With two or three exceptions, they are for the nomination of Hendrieks. The Convention is now holding a night session and discussing the report of the Committee on Recommendations. SAN FRANCISCO, June 1. The proprietors of the Grand and Occidental Hotels and Lick House no longer allow the Chinese laundrymen to visit the rooms of their guests. They are not permitted to enter any of the above-named hotels, and in others they are only permitted to remain down stairs. WARMINER, May 31. Sargent moved to take up the Senate bill relating to the indemnity school sections in California. Sherman said that this might affect seriously the rights of private parties. Senators had received memoranda from California antagonist to it, and it was of too much importance to be considered in the morning hours. Sherman moved that the bill be re-committed to the Committee on Public Lands. Sargent spoke of the importance of the bill to his section, and argued immediate action. After some further discussion the motion was agreed to. Booth gave notice of an amendment which he would propose providing that nothing in the bill shall be construed as affecting the rights of bone fide pre-emption or homestead settlers in actual possession, whose rights secured before March 10, 1876, or apply to title or swamp lands, or any land in the city of San Francisco. Christianey presented letters of Gould & Blanchard, of Los Angeles, Cal., in regard to the bill, which were referred to the Committee on Public Lands. DES MOINES, June 1. The Protestant Episcopal Convention, of the Diocese of Iowa, to-day unanimously nominated Wm. S. Perry, President of Hobert College, Geneva, New York, Bishop of Iowa, the name of Dr. Eccleston having been with-drawn. VIRGINIA CITY, May 31. The Anti-Chinese Union was par- any manager of institution, was nor who should any colored perand void. The at some length culings in similar expressed coincidistant District for defense, gave place his flagof the Centennial battle on the 3d bably also assign involvement in the training ship baily augment the few weeks since, of the Mission, exact counterpart died on the third it survived its days, however, for obviously shown her shocked that she invulSIONs, which a few hours after- MAHA, May 30. pace, just arrived at the night of space was attacked the ammunitral part of the gang up destroyed which numbered at daylight next the particulars, menck, of Yanknot eight times, the north side of Red Cloud and the Indians at midnight Custer and Deadland killed all the backing them to people in CusNothing can be the Indiana. If a camp, he loses POLIS, May 29. terrorism publishes lawes, just arrivals. He corroboroed rumors in resalping stories, and it half as startling used to bury perhands every day, stances of munmitted by the YORK, May 20. Kerr matter, the gross injustice without a further be innocent, in story and his cona further hearoped that Kerr, to deny Harny's will direct his training it. It is secured a desirable appointment for not know and district; who was politics; and who by a man who SACRAMENTO, May 29. Any doubts as to whether Judge Ferris, of Oakland, committed suicide or not can now be determined. His body was found in the river a short distance below this city, at an early hour this morning. A few days since A. A. Geldert, agent at the Sacramento wharf in San Francisco, arrived here with the determination of making a thorough search for the body, and his efforts have not proved unsuccessful. A dispatch was sent this afternoon to the window and family of the deceased, informing them of the fact that the body now lies at the undertaking rooms of Beyers & Fritz. The Corner will hold an inquiry to morrow, after which the remains will be forwarded to Oakland. SAN DIEGO, May 30. From a party who came in from the line this morning, we learn that Mrs. Whiting went down to see her daughter Manile and Jones last night. The result of the interview was that her daughter returned here with her, and will go to San Francisco this evening by the Oriizaba. Jones left Badillo's peace during the night for parts unknown to our informant. NEW YORK, May 31. The account in the morning papers show that Decoration Day was observed more closely and generally than ever before and that the day is growing in popularity as a common holiday. It is reported that Theodore Tilton is about to remove to Chicago. Hiram Roberts, the Democratic candidate for Governor of New Hampshire in 1875, died at Salmon Fall, New Hampshire, yesterday. The Herald's reporter interviewed Thurlow Weed later on the Presidential ticket. He did not think convincing could succeed and that the rival candidates would be Tilden and Washburn. The Rev. J. S. C. Abbott is dangerously ill at his home in Connecticut. The Herald's Washington special says that it is understood that, in his testimony before the Senate Committee on Mississippi affairs, which sits in secret, ex-Governor Ames told his story about the Vicksburg riot in December, 1874. His testimony shows that the real and deliberate author of the Vicksburg riot was Governor Ames himself; that his order to summon the negroes was given in the face of his advice of his Attorney General that there was a remedy in the Courts, and his own words show the deliberate intention of causing blood-shed and the killing of the negroes in order to advance his partisan interests. WASHINGTON, May 30. The Senate having decided that it has jurisdiction in the Belknap impeachment matter, the opinion is expressed that the trial will be postponed until next November, when the Senate will re-assemble for that special purpose. Belknap has a large number of witnesses to be examined, as his council will, in defense of their contentious status of the matter. Christianity presented letters of Gould & Blanchard, Cal., in regard to the bill, which were referred to the Committee on Public Lands. DES MOINER, June I. The Protestant Episcopal Convention, of the Diocese of Iowa, to-day unanimously nominated Wm. S. Perry, President of Hobert College, Geneva, New York, Bishop of Iowa, the name of Dr. Eccleston having been with-drawn. VIRGINIA CITY, May 31. The Anti-Chinese Union was permanently organized last night, with seventy-five members. A prize fight for $300 a side took place yesterday afternoon between George Wales and Pete Crane, of Dryton, at a point between the latter town and Sutro. Deputy Sheriff Gear-hart sprang into the ring during the sixth round, but was hustled out by the friends of the bruisers. While the eighth round was in progress, Gear-hart returned with a pose and arrested the fighters. They were taken to Dayton, where they gave bail. They were pretty badly cut up. The Senate Committee, appointed to investigate the Chinese immigration question, employed Officer Rodgers to gather certain data regarding the Chinese in San Francisco, and the following is a synopsis of his report: There are about 3300 Chinamen employed in the branches of cigar making, earning from forty to ninety cents and in some instances one dollar per day; about 114,598,000 cigars have been manufactured by the Chinese in the First Congressional District during the past twelve months. Cigarettes are manufactured from the butts of cigars picked up in the street in front of barrooms and cellars. There are about three hundred laundries in this city, averaging five men each. Some employ double sets of hands, and run day and night. There are fifteen hundred Chinamen employed in houses owned exclusively by Chinese, and as many more in the larger establishments carried on by the whites. About 300 are employed in paddling fruit, vegetables and fish, and in selling laces, tape and small wares; cigars human hair; etc., at prices with which retail establishments cannot compete. There are about thirty manufacturers of men's clothing carried on by the Chinese. They have eleven slipper manufacturers, where the heavy work is done by men and the light work by women at their homes during the day. In regard to the shoe and galerier monopoly. Rogers reports: A very large number of men are employed and an immense amount of material is manufactured into merchandise of this nature, of which my limited time does not allow me to give you full details; but there is no doubt but what eight-tenths of the ladies' and children's gaiters and shoes made in this city are of Chinese manufacture. Ladies' and children's underwear, of every character, is made up by China- The Senate having decided that it has jurisdiction in the Belknap impeachment matter, the opinion is expressed that the trial will be postponed until next November, when the Senate will re-assemble for that special purpose. Belknap has a large number of witnesses to be examined, as his council will, in defense of their client, contest every step of the managers on the part of the House. There is a strong probability that the trial will continue six weeks or two months. Lord, Chairman of the Board of Managers, expresses the opinion that it will occupy at least six weeks. It is believed that, to go on with the trial now, would prolong the session of Congress until the latter part of August or the first of September; as, in addition to the time consumed by the trial, a month or six weeks will be required to finish up absolutely the necessary legislative business of passing the annual appropriation bills. Quite a number of Senators are in favor of postponing the trial until Fall. When the question is submitted to the Senate, they will urge their views as to the advisability of the postponement. It has been suggested by several Senators and prominent members of the House that the trial should be postponed until July 1st, in order to afford a reasonable prospect of action by the Senate on the appropriation bills. Meanwhile, aside from these considerations, grave doubts are expressed by many disinterested persons as to whether, in view of the fact that less than two thirds of the Senate have voted in favor of jurisdiction, there is anything to be gained by proceeding with the trial. All the very eminent legal authorities who have no connection with the proceedings, assert that the twenty-nine Senators who yesterday voted against taking jurisdiction, will not be precluded by the Senate's action from voting not guilty on this jurisdictional ground when the final issue is presented. NASHVILLE, June 1. The Democratic State Convention to select delegates to the National Convention met today. Hon. J. M. Custer, of Kinzvillie, was elected permanent President. The following designers: At present there are 1,172 persons at four Quentin, the largest number ever there as once. Among them are four women.