anaheim-gazette 1876-08-19

ANAHEIM VOL. VI. Anaheim Gazette SATURDAY...AUGUST 19, 1876. We congratulate the citizens of Anaheim on the turn they have taken in favor of progress. The Literary Society is firmly established and gives promise of being a lasting benefit to the community. The Committee appointed to investigate the feasibility of providing a free reading room will be ready with their report on Monday evening next, and we expect another week is past the room will be in working order. The gentlemen who are organizing a brass band were out canvassing for subscriptions yesterday and met with most gratifying success. Indeed, a little more support, such as they met with, will put the brass band project on such a footing as to guarantee its success. This is as it should be. Anaheim, for a town of its size, possesses as much solid wealth as any in the State, and it only needs for merit- ororious projects to be properly put before our citizens to secure their successful carrying out. We are truly glad to see three such good objects as the Literary Society, the reading room and the brass band, meeting with the success they have done, and on behalf of us. A CAUTION. Already a considerable excitement is manifesting itself in political circles in reference to the Supervisorship of our District, and candidates begin to be mentioned with alarming rapidity. We understand that the Republican and Democratic Central Committees have delegated to the District the right to choose its own Supervisor. This is as it should be. It would be a wrong for Los Angeles to choose our Supervisor, when they must necessarily know less of the wants of the district and the qualifications of the candidates than we of the district ourselves. The office of Supervisor is the most important in the list of county officials, in our judgment, and whose ever is chosen to fill it should be a man of sterling worth, unswerving integrity, and unblemished reputation. There should not be about him even the shadow of suspicion of two-facedness, duplicity, or trickery. He should be indelibly identified with the district he represents. Not a partisan, not a faction-leader, not a politician, but one of the people; one who has proved himself competent, upright and honorable in all his dealings; and to such a one only should the position be given. Our citizens should not pledge themselves hastily in such an election. And尔其 The following is County Auditor for July 31st, 1876: BORNE OU 1861 ... Int. on same to Aug. 1st 1868 ... Int. on same to Aug. 1st 1871 ... Int. on same to Aug. 1st 1873 ... Int. on same to Aug. 1st 1875 ... Int. on same to Aug. 1st Am't of interest paid Am't of warrants on hail Amount of warrants issued quarter ending July 24th Current Expense Fund Salary Road Hospital A.E.Sepulveda Santa Monica The Santa Monica following: Our neighbor, Tha huge rattle make the cafton which had ten rattles. The DAILY ANAHETER upon its third That paper has done This evening a meeting is to be held to take steps to put a stop to the depredations which have grown so common in our community of late. While we are opposed to lawlessness in every form, we see no other possible protection for such a community as ours than the establishment of a secret committee. It is so obvious that the regular officers of the town are powerless, by the very reason of their being known, that we cannot imagine how they can be expected to cope with the evil. And since the safety of the property of our people is at stake—nay, probably even their lives, it is our duty to meet and at once devise means whereby swift and summary vengeance shall overtake the wrong doers. It is an evident fact that this series of outrages is an organized work, carried out deliberately for the purpose of insulting and defying the community, and it is a duty the community owes to itself to show the perpetrators of these outrages that such proceedings cannot go unpunished. Let there be a full rally this evening. Let no man be admitted who is not known to be true. Let the proceedings be secret. Let the old give their sanction and advice, the young their time and muscle, and we guarantee a speedy cessation of the mischief so rife at present. From Daily Gazette, August 12th. The general opinion expressed by reliable authorities seem to indicate that Sitting Bull possesses men and supplies enough to defeat the combined forces of Crook and Terry. It is probable he will wait his opportunity, as he did in Custer's case, and strike a decisive blow. It is absolutely necessary, in such a class of warfare as that in which Crook and Terry are now engaged, that they be furnished with all the men and supplies they need. A week or two back we called attention to the intolerable nuisance we are afflicted with in the shape of a lot of useless dogs. These brutes hang around the streets fighting by day and howling by night. They frighten teams, and are dangerous to ladies and children; in fact, they are absolutely worthless nuisances, without one redeeming feature. Now we find Mr. Gibson has lost a number of sheep by an attack of a number of the e brutes. There is a good old custom in Europe, when dogs commence sheep-killing, for all the neighbors to turn out on a grand hunt and never to stop until every stray or dangerous dog is accounted for. It would be well for some of our Nimrods to try their hands on some of these brutes around us, and render an account of them. There is no ground in the world upon which the protection of a band of idle, useless curs can be defended. They are annoying and dangerous, and, as Cromwell said of the House of Lords, ought to be abolished. We hope we shall not be called upon to chronicle another case where a band of fine sheep fall victims to such pests as those. The farmer and stock man have dangers enough to encounter in their business without creating them in their midst. It is quite refreshing to hear of the indignation of humans. The general opinion expressed by reliable authorities seem to indicate that Sitting Bull possesses men and supplies enough to defeat the combined forces of Crook and Terry. It is probable he will wait his opportunity, as he did in Custer's case, and strike a decisive blow. It is absolutely necessary, in such a class of warfare as that in which Crook and Terry are now engaged, that they be furnished with all the men and supplies they need. A Sloux in the wilds of Montana is as efficient as a white. Disolpine and superior moral courage avail but little in forest and mountain fighting. Men cannot be handled in compact bodies, and hence the advantages of drill are practically lost. It seems to be a fact that Sitting Bull has three or four times as many men as Terry, and that his men are armed quite as well if not better than the forces opposed to him. Moreover his men are confident from recent victory. Sheridan has sent every available man to the front, and the number is still insufficient. Congress has cut down the appropriations to a point that does not admit of procuring additional regulars or of paying volunteers, who, by the way, can be got by the hundred at a moment's notice. Why cannot our patriotic Congressmen discontinue making campaign speeches and devise some means of coping with this difficulty? But we forgot; that would be a sensible course, and out of the question. A vessel is now lying at San Pedro loaded with coal, consigned to Mr. Simkins. She halls from Newcastle, Australia. Another will arrive in a few days similarly loaded. The master of both are desirous of taking in a cargo of wheat for England, to which country they are both going. It is probable that these vessels will both be loaded with San Fernando wheat by the Means. Lankershim and Van Noya. This will be, in a small way, the beginning of a direct trade in grain with Europe. We hope to see it swelled to large proportions shortly. It is quite refreshing to hear of the indignation of humane Russla about the barbarities of the Turks. That the Turks are a set of brutes beneath contempt, we freely admit. That the atrocities they have committed admit of no palliation is also true. But for so deep an indignation to spring from the land of the knout and the way-depot for Siberia is a trifle comical to us. We expect the King of Dahomey and Sitting Bull will soon protest against the perpetration of such cruelties in the name of justice and humanity. It makes a wonderful difference, though, whether you want to see anything or not. Christian England, for instance, is not very anxious about seeing cruelties just now. The humane Muscovite is; and this is so-called national principle and purified diplomacy in the enlightened nineteenth century. It is reported that Terry and Gibbon have met Sitting Bull and whipped him. This is a gleam of sunshine through the dark cloud, that has hitherto been spread over the Indian War, that must be delightful to all. We trust it may be confirmed. We trust the red devils may meet with their due at an early day and at light cost. And then let us look up the white devils who furnish arms to these red dends to distroy our brave boys on this frontier. Sixty-three babies reported for duty at the Battle Creek, Michigan, baby party. The careless reporters assert that Mrs. B——"furished refreshments for the whole of them." ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, AUGUST 19, 1876. Anditer's Statement. The following is the statement of the County Auditor for the quarter ending July 31st, 1876: BONDS OUTSTANDING, 1861 ... $ 46,050 00 Int. on same to Aug. 1st ... 1,880 57 1866 ... 126,000 00 Int. on same to Aug. 1st ... 7,983 00 1871 ... 25,000 00 Int. on same to Aug. 1st ... 1,458 00 1872 ... 60,000 00 Int. on same to Aug. 1st ... 2,450 00 1873-4 ... $77,000 00 Int. on same to Aug. 1st ... 15,394 15 1875 ... 14,500 00 Int. on same to Aug. 1st ... .592 06 Am't of interest paid in July ... $668,257 98 Am't of warrants on hand ... $657,709 18 Am't of warrants issued for the quarter ending July 31st, 1876 Current Expense Fund ... $10,624 15 Salary ... 7,755 07 Road ... 4,961 68 Hospital ... 3,982 50 A. E. SEPULVEDA, County Auditor. Santa Monica Items. The Santa Monica Outlook has the following: Our neighbor, Thos. Robinson, killed a huge rattle snake the other day in the canyon, which measured five feet and had ten rattles. The DAILY ANAHEIM GAZETTE entered upon its third volume last week. That paper has done valuable service. More about California. We make the following extracts from a pleasant letter published in the New York Evangelist: LOS ANGELES Co., CAL... July 11, 1876. While you of the Atlantic, good Evangelist, are sweltering under a bubbling mercurial fervency of eighties and nineties by day; and little less by night, we of the Pacific are allowed to revel in an atmosphere not yet out of the eighties by day, but down into the fifties and sixties, with a blanket, at night; and not only this, but as I write, with the thermometer indicating 88° in the shade outside, within one might wear a tissue-paper shirt and collar, without even being moistened by perspiration. Have you heard that this is the Centennial anniversary of our independence as a nation? Well, it is, and we have had a glorious old time about it, too. The excitement extended all the way from Orange out to Santa Ana, over to Anaheim, across to Westminster, down to Gospel Swamp, and further than forty jack-rabbits could run in a day. Particulars in Anaheim Gazette too numerous—though interesting to all mankind—to mention in this brief letter. This part of the county is making slow, but steady and sure, progress toward profitable occupancy; surer because the settlers are men of very moderate means, who depend upon their own strong arms, backed by an indomitable will to ensure success Land which sold three years ago at The Small Boy's First Fight. There are generally three in the party—the two small boys who do not want to fight and the larger boy who is determined that they shall claw hair for his amusement. They are all rugged and dirty, bareheaded and bare-footed. They halt on a street corner, and the small boys back away; one from another, as if each were afraid of the other's exploding. The big boy looks around to see if there is a policeman in sight, and finding there is none, shouts: "Jim guv it to him!" Jim doubles up his fist and looks determined at his opponent, as if he expected to pulverize him by the glance. The boy who is glared at, turns pale, and seems to be meditating a trip around the corner, when the big boy pats him on the back, and says: "Don't yer take none of his slack, Tommy! Go for 'im'" Tommy looks as if he would like to sublet the contract, but knowing that if he does not fight he will be whipped by his crowd three times a day on an average thereafter, he assumes a warlike attitude, and whimperingly cries out: 'Come on, then! You hit first!' But Jim will not hit first. On the contrary, the proposition causes him to shake in every limb, and just as he is about to navigate for home, the big boy comes behind him and gives him a shove that sends him across the scratch. Tommy makes a sweeping cut through the air that does great damage to the atmosphere, and then The Santa Monica Outlook has following: Our neighbor, Thos. Robinson, killed a huge rattlesnake the other day in the cafon, which measured five feet and had ten rattles. The DAILY ANAHEIM GAZETTE entered upon its third volume last week. That paper has done valuable service for the lower end of the county, and we are glad to see that it is growing in popularity, as well as meeting with financial success. Col. J. U. Crawford, Superintendent of the I. A. & I. R. R., furnishes the following statement of business for the month of July on our little competing line from the sea to Los Angeles. PRXKORT. Imports, pounds...1,752,850 Exports, pounds...1,425,362 Local, pounds...138,790 Total...3,317,002 PASSENGERES. Local and excursion...3,730 Steamer...665 Total single trips...4,394 Santa Ana Items. We clip the following from the Valley News. We understand that Mrs. Stafford will contest the honors of the chase with the Nimrods on Monday. We have a specimen of wood taken from a well on Mr. Landreth's place, on the San Joaquin ranch, at a depth of 187 feet. It resembles pine and has the grain and general appearance of the wood, and is well preserved. It can be seen at this office. The following officers of Newport Lodge No. 199, I. O. G. T., were publicly installed at Newport school house, August 6, by A. C. Nixon, State Deputy: W. C. T., W. B. Tedford; R. H. S., Miss Nora Moesser; L. H. S., Miss S. J. Halsel; W. V. T.; Miss Lizzie Moesser; W. S., L. G. Maxwell; W. F. S., L. B. Jamison; W. T., Miss T. J. Tedford; W. M., C. M. Salter; W. D. M., Miss Mattle Leffenwell; W. I. G., Mrs. Vale; W. O. G., W. A. Firebaugh. Opium Smoking. A Chinese essayist on opium smoking says: "Three years ago I saw an Englishman go into the hospital at Kolungsan to get himself cured of opium smoking. I was told that this man was in a good position in life, and had excellent abilities—yet he fell like this. It seems to me that it would be difficult for this man, if pressed at some future day by weariness and exhaustion, to avoid again having resort to the criminal indulgence, and just as hard to prevent his companions to do the same. If, in this little Amoy, Englishmen have been smoking opium, how are we to be sure that in other places there are no Englishmen who smoke opium? Further, how are too. The excitement extended all the way from Orange out to Santa Ana, over to Anaheim, across to Westminster, down to Gospel Swamp, and further than forty jack-rabbits could run in a day. Particulars in Anaheim Gazette too numerous—though interesting to all mankind—to mention in this brief letter. This part of the county is making slow, but steady and sure, progress toward profitable occupancy; surer because the settlers are men of very moderate means, who depend upon their own strong arms, backed by an indomitable will to ensure success Land which sold three years ago at twenty dollars per acre, is now in demand at three or four times that price. As to the products, you know there is the fact or possibility of having too much of a good thing, and so it has been with us this season. Barley, fleas, corn gophers, potatoes and such like, are so plentiful, nobody will take them off your hands at any price; the result is every man, woman and child has to scratch for it harder than ever. Now the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the Strong, as illustrated by our good Presbyterian brother of Westminster, who laying aside clerical dignity, planted, dug, sacked and sent to San Francisco fifty sacks—100 pounds each—of the finest mealy potatoes the colony could produce. Net receipts, after paying for sacks, freight commissions, etc., just seven cents per sack! Does he grumble at that? Not a bit of it, but laughs as heartily as anybody at the joke, and next year will try again. But how foolish he was not to have them ready by '49, when the writer saw them selling at $3 per pound! and saw the seller cut off a slice of less than an ounce weight from an onion, which weighed just so much more than a pound, and take three dollars in gold for the balance! It seems hardly possible such could have been a fact so recently, especially as there was no such thing as a famine to produce it, these things being mere luxuries; while good beans and hard-tack—bearing the bugs in the former, and worms in the latter—were to be had at one dollar per pound, and which we ate three times a day, with a relish, too. Far as eating is concerned, nobody need wish to live more cheaply than can be done here—cholestic cuts of beef, veal, mutton and pork being but twelve cents per pound at the butchers, while country raisers of sheep sell mutton and lamb by the quarter at five and six cents; and such mutton as Leonard supplies cannot be beaten for sweetness on the continent. OLD JOHN SMITH. Fashion Notes. Lace overgarments, of various modes are considered very elegant for dinner and full dress wear. The newest linen collars are high at the back, flaring in front and have wide round-cornered ends. Pale silk bonnets, trimmed with cashmere or point lace and flowers, are designed for open carriage wear. New models of bonnets have ribbon strings forming a strap under the chin, and a bow with no ends on Tommy looks as if he would like to sublet the contract, but knowing that if he does not fight he will be whipped by his crowd three times a day on an average thereafter, he assumes a warlike attitude, and whisperingly cries out: "Come on, then! You hit first!" But Jim will not hit first. On the contrary, the proposition causes him to shake in every limb,and just as he is about to navigate for home,the big boy comes behind him and gives him a shove that sends him across the scratch.Tommy makes a sweeping cut through the air that does great damage to the atmosphere,and then backs very rapidly to see the effect of the blow.He would probably continue backing until he reached some other State if it were not for the ubiquitous big boy,who grabs him by the nape of the neck and rushes him forward,mid his cries and protestations,tunnel他 collides with Jim who closes his eyes,grits his teeth,and delivers several very effective blows at an imaginary mark three feet above his enemy's head.Both boys are now determined to do or die They lower their heads plant one hand in each other's hair,and hit out with the other fist at the rate of sixty strokes a minute about one-half of which blows effect a lotgment on the big boy's face.Suddenly a wailing cry is heard.The boys separate like a shot One of them holds his hand to his nose,从 which the blood is slowly trickling.The other one looks at the spectacle in horror for half a minute,and then darts for home by unfrequented streets and alleyways.Arrived there,hc crawls under the bed and lays there for hours,不daring to stlr,and fully convinced that he is a murderer.So ends the small boy's first fight. Mark Twain on the Indians. When Mark Twain, in 1867.resigned his clerkship to the United States Senate Committee on Conchology,它 was partly caused by his tender of the following advice concerning the treatment of the Indians in the West: "I next went to the Secretary of War，who was not inclined to see me at all until he learned that I was connected with the government.I It had not been on important business,我 suppose I would not have got in.I asked for a light (he was smoking at the time),and then I told him I had no fault to find with him defending the parole stipulations of General Lee and his comrades in arms,但I could not approve of his method of fighting with the Indians on the plains.I said he fought too scattering He ought to get them more together-get them together in some convenient place where he should have provisions enough for both parties,and then have a general massacre.I said there was nothing so convincing to an Indian as a general massacre.I If he could not approve of a massacre,i said,the next surest thing for an Indian is soap and education.Soap and education are not so sudden as a massacre,但 they are more deadly in the long run,because a half massacred Indian may recover，但 if you educate him and wash him it is bound to finish him some time or other.Utermines his constituent ING says: "Three years ago I saw an Englishman go into the hospital at Kolangsa to get himself cured of opium smoking. I was told that this man was in a good position in life, and had excellent abilities—yet he fell like this. It seems to me that it would be difficult for this man, if pressed at some future day by weariness and exhaustion, to avoid again having resort to the criminal indulgence, and just as hard to prevent his companions to do the same. If, in this little Amoy, Englishmen have been smoking opium, how are we to be sure that in other places there are no Englishmen who smoke opium? Further, how are we to be sure that at some future day such men will not lead others to smoke opium? China formerly called herself a country of literary enlightenment; but since opium came to abound in China, she has come near to a tottering and helpless condition. At present, England, although she is a famed nation, having among her people a certain number of opium smokers, secretly leading others astray, if she does not stop the traffic by prohibition will find it difficult to prevent mischief from spreading over the entire country. ABOUT A BUNG-HOLE—Some of the newspapers are astonished at a horse's pulling the plug out of the bung hole of a barrel for the purpose of slaking his thirst. It's not extraordinary. Now, if the horse had pulled the barrel out of the bung-hole and slaked his thirst with the plug, or if the barrel had pulled the bung-hole out of the horse and slaked its thirst with the plug, or if the barrel had pulled the bung-hole out of the horse and slaked its thirst with the plug, or if the plug had pulled the horse out of the barrel and slaked its thirst with the bung-hole, or if the bung-hole had pulled the thirst out of the horse and slaked the plug with the barrel, or if the barrel had pulled the horse out of the bung-hole and plugged its thirst with the slaka, it might be worth while to make a fuss about it. CURRANT JELLY.—To one peak of ripe currants add one quart of cold water; put into the preserving kettle, stems and all; boil; when it commences to ball—fifteen minutes—strain through a crash bag. To every pint of juice add a pound of granulated or the whitest coffee crushed sugar; shell; after heating six minutes pour into jelly jam. FASHION NOTES. Lace overgarments, of various modes are considered very elegant for dinner and full dress wear. The newest linen collars are high at the back, flaring in front and have wide round-cornered ends. Pale silk bonnets, trimmed with cashmere or point lace and flowers, are designed for open carriage wear. New models of bonnets have ribbon strings forming a strap under the chin, and a bow with no ends on the sides. White fancy overdresses for children are all the vogue,the prices range from $2 50 to $150 and even to $1,000. Gauze overdresses are very muoh admired. The style is most elaborate, and admits of considerable flower garniture. Grass-cloth suits are very thin and delicate in appearance; this style of overdresses is very comfortable for morning wear. Elegant scarf overgarment, polonaise, French jackets and close fitting sacks, all marked far below cost price. Handsome white demi-suits, made of cambric and trimmed with Hamburg embroidery, are selling from $3 50 to $9 50. Overskirts arranged in Swiss muslin and trimmed with black velvet bands and bows are worn over delicate summer silks. Beautiful suits made of black French cambric, very fine in quality, and garnished with knife pleatings, are marked down to $15. "Sundowns" trimmed with tarlatan of two shades, with a cluster of flowers on the top of the crown, can be purchased for 75 cts. Only the young and fair should wear coral—blondes and brunettes with clear complexions look well with coral earrings and necklace. "Pony phaeton hats" are of rough straw, wide brims, which are faced with velvet,a long plume and a nobby silk scarf completes the garniture. Leghorn hats with wide brims have the same face with fancy silk of a becoming tint,the left side held back with a gold algrette,which also fastens to the crown a long ostrich plume that encrols the crown; a cluster of wild flowers next on the top of the crown and on the right side beneath the skim.—Bistera Papers. At the Republican ratification meeting in New York, Gen. Kilpatrick related the following anecdote: "Probably some of you think I don't look as well as I used to. I remember a boy out West some years ago who never could keep still. He was always trying to find out the nature of Animals. A man brought a mule to his father's house. He didn't know the nature of a mule. He came behind the mule with a long stick and whacked him, and the mule whacked back. They dressed the boy's wounds, and as they were crying over him he returned to consciousness,and said to his father,'Do you think I will get well?' 'I hope so.' 'Do you think I will look as well as I used to;' No, don't think you will look as well as you used to;but you will know a——sight more.' [Laughter and applause.] I don't look as well as I used to,但 I know a good deal more,and one thing is,你 can't trust the Democratic party." MUSTARD PICKLER—One hundred small cucumbers,two quarts of silver-skinned onions,two quarts of French beans,two canelflowers,一只 pint nasturtiums,一 dozen small red peppers,salt each of these ingredients separately for twenty-four hours,则 scald them well with vinegar separately and throw the vinegar away; then take one-half pound of ground mustard,best it smooth with a little vinegar,加 two quarts of vinegar (bring your vinegar to boil before adding the mustard) pack your pickles in bottles and fill up with the vinegar and mustard." GAZETTE BY TELEGARPH BOCA, Cal., Aug. 10. A man was killed at this place last night while attempting to escape from the Sheriff, who had him in charge on the train en route for Idaho. He was an escaped prisoner, under a life sentence for the murder of his brother. He jumped from a car window; the Sheriff ordered him to stop, saying he would shoot, but he continued running, when four shots were fired. Two of them taking effect one in the head and one through the heart. The Sheriff took the body on the train. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11 The Fourth Congressional District Committee met this morning after the adjournment of the Congressional Convention and organized. Senator Flint, of San Benito, was elected Chairman and C. D. Wright of Santa Clara, Secretary. The following is the Executive Committee: D. McPherson, of Santa Cruz; John Barker, Kern; John O. Wheeler, Los Angeles; W. J. Hill, Monterey, and B. Hayward, San Mateo. The Chronicle this morning says editorially: "We are authoritatively informed that Senator Booth, who was last year the leader of the Independents in California, will soon take the stump in this State for Hayes and Wheeler. In Republican Congressional nominations Horace Dawes was nominated by acclamation for first district; Kenna in third and ex-Governor Pacheco in numbers were concerned there were only about 200 men in the procession. When they arrived at the City Hall they sent a committee to Mayor Wickham. They also presented an address asking for work, and relating their distress. The Mayor said that the city was now doing all that was possible in the way of applying labor. He sympathized with them, but held out no hopes to them. The committee then returned and reported to the whole body, after which speeches were made denouncing the Aldermen and chief officials. One man had a broom in his hands. He declared that he had come down to sweep the mayor and other officials out. The crowd then dispersed evincing no disposition to create any trouble. WASHINGTON, Aug. 11. The following is a complete list of the Pacific Coast items in the River and Harbor bill, as passed by both Houses to-day, and sent to the President: For improvements of Oakland harbor, to be applied to finishing training walls, and dredging between them, $75,000; for improvement of San Joaquin river, $20,000; for construction of a canal around the canades of the Columbia river, $20,000; of which amount $10,000 may be expanded by the Secretary of War to secure the right of way and lands that may be condemned for this purpose under provisions of the Oregon State law; for the improvement of the lower Williamette and Columbia rivers from Portland to the sea, $20,000; for the upper Williamette, $20,000; for the Executive Committee: D. McPherson, of Santa Cruz; John Barker, Kern; John O. Wheeler, Los Angeles; W.J. Hill, Monterey, and B. Hayward, San Mateo. The Chronicle this morning says editorially: "We are authoritatively informed that Senator Booth, who was last year the leader of the Independents in California, will soon take the stump in this State for Hayes and Wheeler. In Republican Congressional nominations Horace Dawes was nominated by acclamation for first district; Kenna in third and ex-Governor Pacheco in fourth. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10. To-day's Stock Exchange prints the following rather non-committal item, which can be taken for what it may be worth. There is a whisper—a mere vague and shadowy rumor in the air—that two important events are on the tapis, to-wit: the closing of the Palace Hotel and an acknowledged financial embarrassment on the part of Senator John P. Jones, of Nevada. WASHINGTON, August 10. Among the mottoes carried by the Workingmens' procession yesterday were the following: "Open the public lands to the people by aiding them to settle thereon with a loan," "Government employment as a remedy for strikes;" "Cut down sinecure salaries and give us relief by passing the silver bill." Look how the workingmen are, eleven millions spent in fattening officers, and not one half a million on the poor workingmen. Look and consider; one dollar and sixty cents a day to a laborer and one hundred dollars an hour for a lobbyist. We demand immediate employment for the unemployed of this city. We look to Congress for relief in passing the Bland silver bill and the homestead law." BERNE, Aug. 10. Yesterday a Russian lady fired a pistol at Prince Gortschoff, the Russian Minister to Switzerland. The Prince was unhurt. The lady was arrested. The attempted assassination is attributed to political motives. COLUSA, Aug. 11. Thursday afternoon, near Arbuckle, Domenick Deenny, table-man of a hay baler and threshing machine, was struck by the derrick-fork and thrown into the separator feet foremost. The cylinder tore off one leg just above the ankle and the other at the knee. Both legs were amputated, but the man died this morning from the shock. SAN DIEGO, Aug. 11. Collector of Customs Bowers seized yesterday several small packages of mescal which had been manufactured in Lower California and smuggled across the line. A. E. Horton, of this city, now in Philadelphia, telegraphed that Colonel Scott assures him that work will be commenced on the Texas-Pacific Railroad at San Diego this Fall. SAN FRANCISCO, August 11. The Stock Exchange-to-day expresses itself satisfied that the rumor of yesterday, reflecting upon the financial standing of Senator Jones, was without foundation. For improvements of Oakland harbor, to be applied to finishing training walls, and dredging between them, $75,000; for improvement of San Joaquin river, $20,000; for construction of a canal around the canades of the Columbia river, $90,000; of which amount $10,000 may be expended by the Secretary of War to secure the right of way and lands that may be condemned for this purpose under the provisions of the Oregon State law; for the improvement of the lower Willamette and Columbia rivers, from Portland to the sea, $20,000; for the upper Willamette, $20,000; for the upper Columbia, including Snake river, $15,000. The bill as passed appropriates $40,000 for incidental repairs of harbors and for such surveys and examinations of rivers and harbors as in the judgment of the Secretary of War, will subserve the interests of Commerce. All special provisions for surveys were stricken out. Luttrall and Wigginton, in consequence of the omission of any appropriation for their respective Districts, endeavored to defeat the adoption of the Conference Committee's report and voted today against the passage of the bill. Their opposition numbered only 55 votes, however, and the bill appropriating $8,000,000 less than the amount originally sanctioned by the House, was passed by an overwhelming majority. PHILADELPHIA, August 11. Paid admissions to the Centennial to-day were $25,800. Governor Hendriks visited the Exposition to-day but is very uncommunicative. OTTAWA, August 11. A letter from the N.W. mounted police force dated Bismarck, July 19th says: "Our party came across four hundred Sloux on the war path, one hundred miles from the scene of massacre. We anticipate trouble with the Indians before we reach our destination." WASHINGTON, August 11. The President to-day sent a message to Congress urging, in view of possible contingency, during vacation, that provision be made for more troops in the Indian country, and suggested an increase to the present cavalry force of 2,500. He deemed it advisable that he be authorized to call out five regiments of volunteers, each one thousand strong, for a period not exceeding six months. WASHINGTON, August 12. The Postoffice Department declines to order a railway mail service from Caliente to San Fernando, the connecting link of the Southern Pacific Railroad, which will soon be in operation. The reason assigned for refusing the application is that the appropriation for the railway service has been so reduced by Congress that no new routes can be supplied. This route, however, is served by the stage line, which can be made to co-operate with the railroad. An effort will be made this week to secure an order increasing the mail service between San Bernardino and Sante Fe, via Prescott, from semi-weekly to tri-weekly. He ought to her—get them to patient place where dous enough for have a general care was nothing Indian as a general not approve of the next surest soap and education are not so but they are bug run, because may recover, and wash him some time or does his constitution of his "the time has killing cruelty has inflict soap and every Indian that let them die!"" The Stock Exchange to-day expresses itself satisfied that the rumor of yesterday, reflecting upon the financial standing of Senator Jones, was without foundation. The announcement that the United States Treasurer would on tomorrow at ten o'clock, begin the disbursement of $50,000 in silver for legal tenders, had the effect to attract a large crowd to the Sub-Treasury this evening, and at the present writing—11 P.M.—the sidewalks, doors and windowsills in that vicinity are occupied by a numerous throng, evidently with the heroic intention of making a night of it, in order to be first in line in the morning. SAN FRANCISCO, August 11. In conformity with orders received at headquarters here from Washington, four companies of the Fourth Artillery, stationed at Alcatraz and the Presidio, and numbering about fifty men each, will leave to-morrow morning by tail for Cheyenne. They will be detailed to guard the railroad line, which has been denuded of troops to reinforce Crook. Four companies of the First Cavalry, one of which is en route hither from San Diego and others which were stationed respectively at the Presidio, Camp McDerniott and Camp Halleck, were ordered to hold themselves in readiness to move at a moment's notice. Army men here express the belief that Sitting Bull's forces will be likely to scatter before long and depredate on the railroad line, as he would find it very difficult to keep so large a force of Indians together for any length of time. NEW YORK, Aug. 11. The Independent Labor party, Wm. A. Casey, pregiding, met to-night and nominated James Gordon Bennett for Mayor of New York. A committee of five was appointed to wait on Bennett and tender him the nomination. NEW YORK, Aug. 11. The workingmen's demonstration in-day was the great feature. So far An effort will be made this week to secure an order increasing the mail service between San Bernardino and Sante Fe, via Prescott, from semi-weekly to tri-weekly. The department has increased the service between Silver City, Col., to a tri-weekly mail. If the increase from Santa Fe to San Bernardino is granted it is claimed that new life will be infused into Arizona with such improved facilities for through overland transportation. The Senate Private Land Committee have reported favorably on the bill for the relief of Louis Rose, compensation for the San Diego wharf property appropriated by the Government. Senator Sargent intends to visit Massachusetts after the adjournment of Congress and expects to reach California early in September. His family will remain at their cottage at Dear Park, Md. The National Republican Committee will extend a formal invitation to Senator Booth to participate in the coming campaign in Indiana. It is not known whether he will accept the invitation. Representative Lamar, of Mississippi, denies that he intends to stomp the Pacific States with Luttrell. He says he never gave any authority for the statement, and until recently he had no expectation of visiting California this year, although he had a great desire to do so, but not for political purposes unless he is appointed on the Committee to investigate the Chinese question, of which Committee he would like to be a member. NEW YORK, Aug. 12. Hon. Rodman M. Prius, ex-Governor of New Jersey, has accepted the Invitation of the Associated Pioneers of the Territorial Days of California, to deliver an address at the reunion of California at Philadelphia, September 6th, the twenty-sixth birthday of the State of California. The subject will be the settlement and program of California from July 7th, 1846, in the present time.