anaheim-gazette 1876-11-04

Anaheim Gazette SATURDAY...NOVEMBER 4, 1876. OUR PROLIFIC COUNTY. Immense Size of Vegetables on Mr Swain's Farm at Artesia. Eds. GAZETTE.—Swain's farm, situated about seven miles from Anaheim; directly west, and on the east side of Coyote Creek, can truly be called one of the most prolific farms of California. I visited this place on Wednesday afternoon, and was astonished to be shown cucumbers measuring 17 inches in length by 12 inches in circumference, one of which I send you that you may be fully convinced; others, and many, measuring 16x12; egg plants measuring 20x22 inches in circumference; squashes weighing from one to two hundred pounds; ears of corn from ten to sixteen inches in length and remarkably full and plump. Four hills of tomatoes have yielded about one bushel each, and are now as full as ever; castor beans yielding over one ton to the acre. The yield of potatoes has no end; they are raised all the year round. Never before have I seen any place of such general productivity. Anaheim has heretofore been called the Land of Eden—let any of the growlers disprove the appellation if they can. That the whole of the land of this vicinity is not of the same richness, is undoubtedly true. Nevertheless there is plenty more of such land awaiting the hand of the husbandman, and even on all the balance, if every man will study the climate, and, consequently, the proper season for sowing and planting, there is no doubt that every one can be OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER. [From an Occasional Correspondent of the Gazette.] Our first day's rain has cleared up and we are enjoying the beautiful interim of clear air and blue sky. This is a great city, but its events after all are not so very wonderful as to make a frequent letter possible. And having as you do the "papers" of this metropolis, you are supplied with its local news in a fuller and better form than one like myself, who is not supposed to be about town very much, can possibly prepare. I presume you have heard that these are ELECTION TIMES. The chief topic of interest is the coming contest at the ballot-box. Vast numbers of people are anxious to serve their country, and are making dire preparations to join the assembling hosts and march boldly up to the ballot-box and deposit a token of citizenship, a ballet-like expression of sovereign will, plumply in the face of the enemy. As you can easily imagine, the fellow citizens from "furrin" parts are anxious to be recognized, and to be fully armed for the approaching struggle. Hence the naturalization office is well patronized. There seem to be a vast number of people who, by some strange mishap, or by a change of local residence, are not on the Great Register. The rooms devoted to the addition of names to this list is constantly crowded. Among the loyal and patriotic citizens interested in this department your correspondent found himself, as he elbowed his way up to the counter where from twenty to thirty clerks were taking the statement of WOULD-BE VOTERS, And were issuing certificates, entitling the bearer to vote. Presenting his transfer from Los Angeles county, your correspondent followed the regular rule, answered several questions, listened to a hastily mumbled recital of an oath, which on the certificate was the item referred to in the statement, that the voter was "sworn." The rapidly-speaking clerk coupled the statement that the certificate would be ready in a minute and the name MUSCELLA andria are the same sins" of Malaga and grape. Downing, treatise, "Fruits America," gives a description of it, as very large, long berries large, ovate skin thick, pale bloom; flesh firm sweet and rich; fir. There are many grape, two of the most Bowood and Canmer has shorter jo parent, and possess growing with a m heat, being well s ties where there is heat to produce th its perfectop. Th the largest of the are usually more parent type. The Flame Tokk thrifty growing, red, nearly round, poor flavor. There it, differing chiefly one being very low compact. Those o make very large they are slow to granules and the However, after kee are a year old, then ened, the sugar gr they becomes first. The black grape Dennison, sold as doubtless the Rosnately, in some lo called the Flame Fox, of San Jose, or thorities on namen Black Prince. NESS. Anaheim has heretofore been called the Land of Eden—let any of the growlers disprove the appellation if they can. That the whole of the land of this vicinity is not of the same richness, is undoubtedly true. Nevertheless there is plenty more of such land awaiting the hand of the husbandman, and even on all the balance, if every man will study the climate, and, consequently, the proper season for sowing and planting, there is no doubt that every one can be equally successful. This is the only secret of Mr. Swain. I must mention, also, a cotton plant which was planted late, an as experiment, and which has received no care. This plant has now at least twenty-five and perhaps forty bolls, on the eve of maturing. All the seeds of this are intended for planting next year. It really seems that any and every seed that comes directly or indirectly in this land, produces with equal prolifeness. Such richness of production is not found in any other part of the world. THE SUPERVISORIAL CONVENTION. W. H. Spurgeon the Nominee of the Democrats. The Democratic Convention to nominate a candidate for Supervisor met at Santa Ana in Judge Humphreys' office yesterday. The meeting was called to order by W. M. Bailey, and Dr. M.S.Jones was elected temporary chairman, with G. F. Miles for Secretary. The Committee on Credentials, consisting of Messrs. Bailey, Toler and Wicks, presented the following report, which was received and adopted: Anaheim 5, San Joaquin 4, San Juan 2, Westminster 2, Orange 2, Upper Santa Ana 2; total 17. Beauchamp, of Fountain Valley, proposed that his township be allowed a representation in the convention on the following basis: one for their precinct and one delegate to be stricken off the San Joaquin delegation and added to the Fountain Valley delegation, and one delegate to be allowed to Tustin City. Ruled out of order by the Chair. An appeal from this decision resulted in the Chair being sustained after a tie vote and an animated discussion, in which Messrs. McLaughlin, Cook, Bailey, Wicks, and Beauchamp took part. Theo. Lynill being appealed to, stated the views of the Central Committee in reference to the matter under discussion, which sustained the action taken by the Chair. Mr. Wicks then introduced Mr. Win. H. Spurgeon. Mr. Edward Evey then asked permission to address the meeting WOULD-BE VOTERS; And were issuing certificates, entitling the bearer to vote. Presenting his transfer from Los Angeles county, your correspondent followed the regular rule, answered several questions, listened to a hastily mumbled recital of an oath, which on the certificate was the item referred to in the statement, that the voter was "sworn." The rapidly-speaking clerk coupled the statement that the certificate would be ready in a minute and the name would be called, that the devout citizen concluded that it was all a part of the oath that had been administered. ENGLISH LORD'S BLESSING At table came to mind. He had been talking of horses, hunting, hounds, &c., until the moment the blessing was to be asked; so, in a rapid utterance he continued in the same tone of voice in which he had been speaking of a fine dog—"For what we are about to receive the Lord make us thankful that dog was the finest pup you ever saw." The writer was thankful to hear his name speedily called, and grasping firmly his seal and sign of citizenship, he pressed his way out of the streaming, bustling crowd; and is now ready to give one vote, only one, for the best man. Many of the citizens are troubled about the TERRIBLE BLACK LIST Of over 4,000 persons who are to be challenged because of some supposed informality in their registration; but the breeze has blown over, on the appearance of an elaborate opinion from the State Attorney, signed also by several lawyers, stating that a challenge could not be sustained, and that the registration was correct. THE UNITED STATES COMMISSION, On the Chinese, is still in session, listening to testimony pro and con. Much of this testimony seems to come from interested stand-points. Persons in certain lines of business are called upon to testify how the Chinese cut down their wages. The Commission, it is to be hoped, will sift all this testimony, and, in their report, give to the entire country a clear and impartial statement of the actual condition and influence of the Chinese on this Coast. It is also important that such national legislation will occur which shall fairly include the three great elements of this question—the dignity and grandeur of this nation as a free country, open for the poor and oppressed of all the world; the welfare of local States and of the whole country; in view of the admission of evil elements into our land from both a social and business standpoint; and the duty this nation owes to the Chinese who are already on our shores. Had the pleasure of meeting one of the EDITORIAL STAFF Of the Gazette, who has been spending some weeks recuperating in this healthful country. He was looking well and had nearly recovered from Those who make large changes they are slow to granules and have become first. The black grape Dennison, sold as doubtless the Rose natally, in some looms called the Flame Fox, of San Jose, thorities on names Black Prince. The red grape, red to by Mr. Denny Traminer, not-seeds too hard; grape, especially shipped long dist from here to here it has reached in Fiber Zagos, a light amber grape size, with vines old and prodigal bearing small but very good for cooking purpose. White Corinthia flavored perfectly green colored grape very finest of raisins except size. These less in time, superintendent, the larger seed Seedlings Sultana identical with those Black Corinthia all grapes. They are of a dark-red or Zante currants of grapes dried by lime ground in the sun. Malaga Raisin named by W. B. It is much like the larger and makes it also possesses these ling fine crops under mature and culture would entirely fail thing. In conclusion I have descriptions and examined 88 grapes each valuing tortuous qualities; assessed by no one writes for first-class wines; tasteless skins dant flesh; third seeds and seeds better. These are addition they should change from juice The fruits should at least possible extent to rot or deteriorate favorably condition temperature while possessing these valuable for raising. THE Los Angeles been examining and thus classifies the persons whose therein: Farmers 800; rancheros 333 THE CANON DE SANTA ANA WATER COMPANY. Col. Davis Takes Possession of the Canal by Authority of the Trustees. The following important item was given us yesterday by Mr. Olden: "Under the instructions and by order of the Trustees of the Cañon de Santa Ana Water Company, Colonel Walter S. Davis took possession of the irrigating canal constructed by Irrigation Districts Nos. 1 and 2. As the Commissioners of the Districts are unable to go on and complete the work it is but right that the men, who have paid for the work heretofore done, shall take possession of the property, and go on and complete the ditch. The Joint Stock Company, who now have possession and are at work, is composed entirely of those who have paid for the work that has been done. Those interested may now feel assured that the work will be completed without any further delay. The money is ready." The canal will now be put in order to withstand the winter rains. Unless this be done, the damage to the canal during the coming winter could only be remedied by the outlay of thousands of dollars.—From Wednesday's Daily, EDITORIAL STAFF Of the GAZETTE, who has been spending some weeks recuperating in this healthful country. He was looking well and had nearly recovered from the effects of the unfortunate upset of the hotel stage. Also saw one of your estimable and energetic townpeople, Mrs. Dr. Higgins, who has been deeply buried in the mysteries of medical study. She is looking hale and hearty, notwithstanding the abundant use of "the midnight oil." I am sorry you headed my last letter as from a regular correspondent. I fear my letters must be irregular. You had better dub me "an occasional correspondent." 1401 Taylor St., San Francisco. At Santa Barbara, a few days ago, General Banning prefaced a political speech with the following remarks: When in 1869 I commenced the construction of a railroad from Wilmington to Los Angeles, the assessed value of the property of our county was less than six millions of dollars. Now it is nearly seventeen millions; and land which at that time could not be sold for one dollar an acre, has been disposed of at one hundred and fifty.* Had you known sleepy Los Angeles as I did 25 years since, and compare it with the Chicago of the Pacific, as it may now be called, and know that really all these improvements are the result of railroads, you surely would do something to help yourselves in this respect. Our young Chicago has five railroads entering there—no imaginary highways that some one is going to build sometime or other, but real roads, all running and doing a large business. Only a few days since there were fifteen vessels anchored at Wilmington that brought for that port over 20,000 tons of freight. Four of them were from Europe and have since sailed with products of our county. Mr. Longfellow has been chosen poet and ex-Governor Seymour grater for the Centennial celebration of the surrender of Burgoyne, at Saratoga, on October 17th, 1777. There are forty o'clock and a half operation during a Tennessee has taken in manufacturing South the general toward industrial RURAL GRAPES. The last number of the Rural Press contains an article on raisin grapes, from the pen of W. A. Sanders, of Fresno county. The letter is written as an answer to inquiries of Mr. Dennison and others, in regard to the best grape for raisins. We make the following extracts: The Muscatelle and Muscat of Alexandra are the same. The "layer raisins" of Malaga are made from this grape. Downing, in his exhaustive treatise, "Fruits and Fruit Trees" of America," gives a most accurate description of it, as follows: "Bunches very large, long, loose, shouldered; berries large, oval, unequal in size; skin thick, pale amber, thin, white bloom; flesh firm, moderately juicy, sweet and rich; fine muscat flavor." There are many sub-varieties of this grape, two of the most noted being the Bowood and Cannon Hall. The former has shorter jointed wood than its parent, and possesses the advantage of growing with a much less degree of heat, being well suited to coastalities where there is scarcely sufficient heat to produce the original type in its perfection. The Cannon Hall is the largest of the Muscats. Its bunches are usually more tapering than the parent type. The Flame Tokay is a very large, thrifty growing, heavy bearing, bright red, nearly found, sweetish grape, of poor flavor. There are two varieties of it, differing chiefly in form of bunches, one being very loose, the other quite compact. Those of the loose bunches make very large, showy raisins, but they are slow to develop, the sugar granules and the seeds are very hard. However, after keeping them till they are a year old, the seeds become softened, the sugar granules develop, and they becomes first-class raisins. The black grape mentioned by Mr. Dennison, sold as the Flame Tokay, is doubtless the Rose of Peru. Unfortunately, in some localities this grape is called the Flame Tokay. Bernard S. Fox, of San Jose, one of our best authorities on names, calls this grape the Black Prince. The Sacramento Record-Union gives an amusing account of a scientific sell laftly attempted to be perpetrated. A good deal of excitement in scientific circles was laftly caused by the reported discovery, at North Canton, Connecticut, of a slab of sandstone containing a human footprint and two bird tracks. It was supposed that the slab was of immense antiquity, and various puzzling speculations arose as to the way in which the human footprint got there, for there was only the print of one foot, and the bird's tracks were so close to the imprint as to suggest the idea that the fowl and the man must have been taking a walk together, after the fashion of the carpenter and the walrus in "Through the Lookingglass," or that the marks were made by some kind of missing link, having one human foot and one bird's claw. We are not prepared to say that the scientists accepted this latter ingenious hypothesis, being under the impression that the wicked secular press is wholly responsible for it; but they certainly did bestow great attention upon the slab of sandstone, and but for a recent discovery no doubt it would have gone down to posterity carefully displayed in some museum, and as fully believed in as that other famous memorial stone discovered by Mr. Pickwick. It happens, however, that the Connecticut slab was submitted to Professor Marsh, of Yale College, for examination, and he says that it is an artificial stone, in which the impressions were made while it was soft. It is fashioned with great skill, and has apparently been buried for some time, so as to give it an antiquated appearance. And thus perishes another great discovery, which bid fair to rival the Abyville relics, and leave the Dodo nowhere. Perhaps too, it is something to be regretted that GENERAL NEWS. Dr. Slade, the spiritualist, who was arrested in London on a charge of vagrancy, has been sentenced to three month's hard labor. General Dix has accepted the Republican nomination for Mayor of New York City. Mrs. Thurston, aged eighty years has just died in Honolulu. She has been engaged in missionary work in the Sandwich Islands for forty years. President Grant has decided not to go to Galena to vote. Henry M. Vaeris, Judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri, is dead. Nast gets $200 a week for his caricatures. It is estimated that not less than thirty thousand votes will be polled in San Francisco on election day. The number of paying visitors who have attended the Centennial International Exhibition from the opening day, May 10th, down to and including Saturday, October 14th, is 5,722,448. Speaking of the subject, the Philadelphia Ledger says: "In again calling attention to these immense numbers, we deem it in point to repeat the belief that no such numbers of paying visitors ever attended an International Exhibit in the same space of time." The returns are for 136 exhibition days." In the garden of the late General Redington, corner of Ninth and H streets, Sacramento, are three trees of that choosest of all oranges, the luscious Mandarin. They are about six feet high, and are loaded with hundreds of the small but sweet and thin-skinned dark golden fruit, which is just beginning to ripen. There are few if any other trees of this variety in the city. Only six persons have been hanged in Connecticut during the last thirty years, and only two of these for offenses committed out of prison, the other four having murdered prison officers. Lord John Russell, the Nestor of British statesmen, entered upon his eighty-ninth year on August 18th. He Those of the loose bunches make very large, showy raisins, but they are slow to develop, the sugar granules and the seeds are very hard. However, after keeping them till they are a year old, the seeds become softened, the sugar granules develop, and they becomes first-class raisins. The black grape mentioned by Mr. Dennison, sold as the Flame Tokay, is doubtless the Rose of Peru. Unfortunately, in some localities this grape is called the Flame Tokay. Bernard S. Fox, of San Jose, one of our best authorities on names, calls this grape the Black Prince. The red grape, oval in shape, referred to by Mr. Dennison, is doubtless the Traminer, not first class for raisins—seeds too hard; but a valuable table grape, especially where it has to be shipped long distances to market, as from here to the Eastern cities, which it has reached in excellent condition: Fiber Zagos, an oblong, green or light amber grape, below medium size, with vines of most robust growth and prodigal bearers. They make a small but very good raisin, especially for cooking purposes. White Corinth, a very small finely flavored, perfectly seedless, white or green colored grape. These make the very finest of raisins in all respects except size. These raisins will doubtless, in time, supersede, to a great extent, the larger seeded raisins. Seedless Sultana, similar to, if not identical with, the above. Black Corinth. This is the smallest of all grapes. They are entirely seedless, of a dark-red or purple color. The Zante currants of commerce are these grapes, dried by laying them on the ground in the sun. Malaga Raisin, a grape grown and named by W. B. West, of Stockton. It is much like the Fiber Zagos, though larger and makes a much finer raisin. It also possesses the merit of producing fine crops under conditions of climate and culture in which the Muscats would entirely fail to produce anything. In conclusion, I would say that I have descriptions of and have seen and examined 88 varieties of raisin grapes, each valuable for certain meritorious qualities, all of which are possessed by no one variety. The requisites for first-class raisins are first, tender, tasteless skins; second, hard, abundant fles; third, small, soft, tasteless seeds, and the fewer in number the better. These are essentials. In addition, they should cure quickly; the change from juice to grape sugar should be accomplished with the least possible loss of weight or bulk of fruit. The fruit should also be, to the greatest possible extent, free from liability to rot or deteriorate in flavor from unfavorable conditions of moisture or temperature while curing. Any grape possessing these or most of these is valuable for raisins. THE Los Angeles Herald man has been examining the Great Register, and thus classifies the occupations of the persons whose names he found therein: Farmers, 2,770; lakers, 1,800; rancheros, 330; merchants, 400; Mr. Pickwick. It happens, however, that the Connecticut slab was submitted to Professor Marsh, of Yale College, for examination, and he says that it is an artificial stone, in which the impressions were made while it was soft. It is fashioned with great skill, and has apparently been buried for some time, so as to give it an antiquated appearance. And thus perishes another great discovery, which bid fair to rival the Abyville relics, and leave the Dodo nowhere. Perhaps, too, it is something to be regretted that even the pursuit of science nowadays demands that eternal vigilance which is the price of liberty, and that even the study of paleontology is not safe unless one has a private detective at his elbow. The St. Helena Star, of which Charles A. Gardner is editor, has following in its issue of the 27th: It is with filial regard that we tender congratulations to our Journalistic alma mater, the Anaheim GAZETTE, published away down in the land of oranges and honey, on its attaining the ripe age of six years. Ripe? Yes—though but a flea-bite on the hide of time in the land of old England and the East, where it takes a hundred years to make a college, six years is as the maturing of a century in this wonderful country of progress and lightning-heeled dispatch. But yesterday a railroad started from Omaha, to-day it reaches the Pacile, to-morrow goes back by way of Texas and the Colorado. One day is Anaheim a howling cactus-patch—the abode of horned-toad-, the tarantula and jack-ass rabbit; the next behold a city of two thousand people, a daily paper,a long line of glittering track that extends in one unbroken chain from San Francisco and reaches afar out toward the narrowing vista of Capistrano. 'Twas here we were initiated into the mysteries of running a newspaper; here imbruced virgin hands in the inky gore of journalistic foes; here manufactured our first "ple." Here were the tender couplets of youth fired into the maze of public opinion,and met—with disgusting regularity—by the enraged visages of healthy victims who marched solemnly up stairs with tread as dismally regular as the funeral knell of an editor,and peremptorily requested that we take it back.[N.B.-We always took it back.] Here did we first learn when we began to have controversies with hot-blooded "cotem's,"that we were a scoundrel,fool,iidot,,ass,dolt,hiar—anything but a gentleman or an honest man; albeit we had bitherto borne such a character as to command credit at the corner grocery and been a shining light at the village Sunday School.Strange that a man can wag so far along in life,and never know what a precious fraud he is till somebody reminds him of it? But it is over;and now that it has drifted five years into the past its character is invested with a mellower tinge and many a golden line that was hardly perceptible in the stern visage of the present. There was many an honest step that sprang feet high,and are loaded with hundreds of the small but sweet and thin-skinned dark golden fruitwhich is just beginning to ripen. There are few if any other trees of this variety in the city. Only six persons have been hanged in Connecticut during the last thirty years,and only two of these for offenses committed out of prison,the other four having murdered prison officers. Lord John Russell,the Nestor of British statesmen,e entered upon his eighty-ninth year on August 18th.He has been a member of Parliament since 1813. Charles Bradlaugh and Mrs. Besantwhile lecturing in an English townthe other nightwere interrupted by persons in the audience.Mr Bradlaugh intimated that the next man doing it should be put outwhereupon a local tradesman"dared him."Down came Bradlaugh from the platform,and the subsequent proceedings were painfully interesting to the local tradesman. Some Black Friday suits are still dragging through the New York Courts. The Sacramento Record Union says:One of the most unfortunate losses resulting from the recent rains is that of raisin grapes and raisins.It was expected that the raisin crop of the present year would be not less than 40,000 boxes.The losses in grapes and partly made raisins are such that it is now doubtful if 10,000 boxes can be secured. Under the English law a wife is now secured in her right to all earnings derived from any occupation she carries on separately from her husband.Previous to 1870the wife was obliged to apply to the Courts for the privilege. A correspondent writes that when anybody is run over in St. Petersburg,the carriage is confiscated,the horses are taken for use of the fire brigade,and the driver is (sometimes) flogged by the police authorities. Paul Nicart,a noted manager of minor剧院在Paris a generation since.is dead.He opened a theatrebut to fail and be imprisoned for debt,and was almost as speedily charged,topen another theatre.One dayDumas went to the jail to see him."He has just been set at liberty,"saidthe keeper,Very well,"saidDumas,"I will wait for him." Edward S. Stokeswho killed James Fisck Jr.,was released from Auburn prison on Saturday.He is thirty-eight,quite gray,and suffers severelyfrom asthma.Though his long fight against the gallows cost him $300,000he will be a comparatively rich man.as his oil refining workswhich have been cared for by his mother during his imprisonment,have done a good business and are quite valuable.Otherwise misery has accumulated uponthe wretched convict's head since his crime;his father is dead of grief,his wife has freed herself from him by divorce,and all the fair-weather friendsof his gilded days have forsaken him. Dr Mary E.Walker is making THE Los Angeles Herald man has been examining the Great Register, and thus classifies the occupations of the persons whose names he found therein: Farmers, 2,770; laborers, 1,800; rancheros, 330; merchants, 400; bar-keepers, 90; carpenters, 480; masons, 120; brick-makers, 20; painters, 60; plasterers, 50; tinners and plumbers, 30; ministers, 30; lawyers, 80; bakers, 90; milkmen, 30; physicians, 50; undertakers, 20; fruit dealers, 40; traders, 50; vaqueros, 160; sheep raisers, 70; cooks, 80; blacksmiths, 100; machinists, 60; stock raisers, 60; photographers, 10; clerks, 300; railroad men, 40; mechanics, 120; book-keepers, 40; restaurant keepers, 16; bankers, 10; speculators, 20; actors, 10; stage drivers, 50; moulders, 10; manufacturers, 10; nurserymen, 20; students, 40; well borers, 30; watchmakers and jewelers, 30; distillers, 10; ship carpenters, 20; journalists, 10; real estate agents, 40; collectors, 10; hostlers, 80; gardeners, 40; freighters, 10; harness and saddle makers, 50; shoemakers, 110; engineers, 20; candy manufacturers, 20; carriage and wagon makers, 40; telegraph operators, 15; miners 270; stone cutters, 10; waiters, 30; soap manufacturers, 5; wheelrights, 20; cigar makers, 30; mill-wrights, 10; printers,50; aplarians,50; barbers,40; surveyors,30; coopers,20; stationers,10; teachers.90; brokers.20; millers.30; vintners.20; seamen.10; tailors.40; contractors.10; hunters.10; searchers of records.10; law students.10; gunsmiths.90. Thirty men who claim the right of franchise have the frankness to come forward and acknowledge no occupation: one is classified as a "general buzzer," and one stevedore with his plaintive wait on a three-stringed violin closes this article. There are forty cotton mills in Georgia, and they have been in actual operation during a very dull season. Tennessee has taken great strides in manufacturing and throughout the South the general drift of capital is toward industrial pursuits. A Presidential Chair-maker. Seth Kinman and his son Carlin, the renowned California hunters and trappers are now in the city sojourning at the International Hotel. Seth has gained considerable notoriety as the maker of unique chairs for several of the Presidents of the United States. He presented Buchanan with a chair made of Elk horns and hoofs in 1854 and gave Abraham Lincoln a similar one in 1864. Andrew Johnson was also the recipient of a chair made of grizzly skins and claws. During a recent visit to the Centennial Exposition Seth called on Governor Hayes at Columbus, Ohio, and presented him with a chair similar to the Lincoln and Buchanan chairs—of Elk horns and hoofs—with a grizzly robe covering. He has another chair similar to the Andrew Johnson chair in store for the President elect, only it has the addition of a grizzly's ferocious head cunningly concealed underneath the seat which by touching a spring in the rear of the chair it is thrown forward, the jaws snap viciously two or three times when it returns to its place of concealment. This interesting little ornament Seth thinks his old friend Hayes is going to get—Alta. Subscriptions were opened at Paris on the 22d of August, for an undertaking with a capital of $6,000,000 to establish and work a telegraph cable between Paris and New York. Prison on Saturday. He is thirty-eight, quite gray, and suffers severely from asthma. Though his long fight against the gallows cost him $390,000 he will be a comparatively rich man, as his oil refining works which have been cared for by his mother during his imprisonment have done a good business and are quite valuable. Otherwise misery has accumulated upon the wretched convict's head since his crime; his father is dead of grief, his wife has freed herself from him by divorce,and all the fair-weather friends of his gilded days have forsaken him. Dr. Mary E. Walker is making things lively for Secretary Chandler Assistant Secretary Gorham Major Bell and other officials at the Interior Department because they don't hurry up her claim for a pension. An extraordinary duel between two negro women was fought a few days ago in Louisville. Annie Simmons and Mary Bowles having quarrelled resolved to fight a duel with knives. They met by agreement in front of the Baptist Church no witness being present and fought fiercely for half an hour. Mary Bowles was stabbed most horribly in six different places,and her right eye cut out. Annie Simmons was lightly hurt.She has been arrested.The cause of the difficulty is unknown. The Convention of Governors which recently met at Omaha,Nebraska,has concluded its labors after adopting resolutions looking toward the destruction of the grasshoppers,rcommending in the States and Territories interested,the making of laws to encourage their eradication,and other steps necessary to rid the country of the scourge.The President of the Convention was requested to draw up and present to the President of the United States a letter setting forth the urgent necessity of action by the General Government in behalf of the sections ravished.The Governors of Minnesota Illinois Iowa Kansas Nebraska Missouri Colorado Wyoming Dakota and Idaho were requested to transmit to their respective Congressional delegations a record of the proceedings of the Convention,and to request them to urge on Congress speedy action in this matter.It is ascertained that the grasshoppers have not done the amount of damage imagined,and that they can be encountered and exterminated with much less labor and difficulty than heretofore supposed by united concentrated efforts at the proper time.No fears used be entertained as to serious results the coming Spring. BY TELEGRAPH SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 31. At five minutes to twelve last night a panic occurred in the Royal Chinese Theatre, on the north side of Jackson street, between Kearny and Dupont-A stampede followed, which resulted in the immediate death of twenty-six Chinamen, and the wounding of fifteen or twenty more. The entrance to the Theatre is through a long narrow corridor, at the end of which are five or six steps leading to a door through which the audience has to pass. A few feet back of and parallel with this door was a partition built of one-inch boards and reached half way to the ceiling. While the performance was going on, some one in the audience raised the cry of "Fire." The alarm was groundless but it created a panic and a great portion of those in the auditorium in the gallery which had a stairway running down to the front door, started for the only means of exit. Some of the foremost fell or were pushed down several steps, leading to the corridor and those who came after them fell pell mell upon them. The surging crowed pushed on these, carrying the partition with them and in a few minutes a hundred Chinamen were piled on top of one another, screaming, moaning and crying in Chinese and English. A few minutes after the accident occurred a few officers rushed to the scene and attempted to render assistance, but their efforts were in vain, for a while, as those Chinamen who were uninjured refused to render any assistance or stand back. A reinforcement of police, under Capt. Douglass came up in a short time and cleared the spot around which lay the fallen. The officers worked with a will, cleared the debris, and, in a little while, commenced taking out the unfortunate who had been crushed by those who fell upon them. As soon as taken out they were carried to the street and laid on the sidewalk. The fresh air revived a few, but the majority were dead. After they were all taken out, it was discovered that 21 were dead and about 15 wounded. Some of the wounded were taken away night, stare that the number of Indians known be killed is five. The report concludes: "I believe this matter can be closed now by vigorous work, but some casualties are unavoidable." EMPIRE CITY, Nov. 1. The Brig Perpetna, hence Oct. 23d, tendered at sea Oct. 24th, nearly 92 miles southwest of Cape Gregory. The captain, first mate and three of the crew were picked up off of a raft fifty-six hours afterward by the steamer Rebecca. Three men are still missing and the cook drowned. LONDON, Nov. 1. A dispatch from Rome to the Daily News says that Cardinal Antonall is dying. His Holiness the Pope on Sunday ordered a consultation of Physicians, who declared the Cardinal's case hopeless. His relatives were summoned to his bedside and found him unconscious. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2. FLOUR—Extras quiet at $5 75@6 12; in jobbing lots for silver. WHEAT—A sale is reported of 20,-900 centsals choice shipping at $1 70; choice milling, $1 70@1 75. Holders are very firm and quite indifferent about selling. BARLEY—Feed, 90@95c; brewing,$1@1 15. OATS—Choice heavy milling,$1 87; good feed at $1 40@1 80. POTATOES—Receipts are very heavy and the prices lowering. Large quantities of light colored varieties are selling at 80@85c; dark red; 75@85c; Half Moon bay; 75@95; Pigeon Point,$1 05; sweet, 50@62c. HAY—A peculiar transaction took place yesterday at the Exchange. One dealer sold 50 bales of choice wheat hay to another on condition that if Hayes is elected the price is to be $20, and if Tilden is elected the price is to be $14 per ton. The lot is of a very choice quality and would bring $15@16. CORN—Small yellow; $1 15, silver. RVE—$1 55@1 60. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2. Registration, which has been very active for some time past, is now falling off a little. The number of country transfers is nearly double that of previous years. Regarding illegal registration, the Federal officials are Record Union says: unfortunate losses recessent rains is that and raisins. It was raisin crop of the old be not less than losses in grapes and are such that it is 10,000 boxes can be Irish law a wife is right to all earn- many occupation she may from her husband. The wife was obliged to pay for the privilege. writes that when ever in St. Petersburg, inflicted, the horses use of the fire brigade, sometimes) flogged prites. noted manager of Paris a generation opened a theatre imprisoned for debt, especially discharged, theatre. One day he jail to see him set at liberty" said well," said Dumas, an." who killed James based from Auburn day. He is thirty-and suffers severelyough his long fight is cost him $300,000 ratively rich man, works, which have his mother during have done a good site valuable. Other accumulated upon act's head since his dead of grief, his self from him by diar-weather friends have forsaken him. Walker is making render any assistance or stand back. A reinforcement of police, under Capt. Douglass came up in a short time and cleared the spot around which lay the fallen. The officers worked with a will, cleared the debris, and, in a little while, compensated taking out the unfortunates who had been crushed by those who fell upon them. As soon as taken out they were carried to the street and laid on the sidewalk. The fresh air revived a few, but the majority were dead. After they were all taken out, it was discovered that 21 were dead and about 15 wounded. Some of the wounded were taken away by their friends, and the others were taken to the Receiving Hospital. The dead were taken to the Morgue. While the dead and wounded were being removed, the police endeavored to press the Chinamen into service for removing the injured, and those whose life had fled, but they refused to help. The actors, although fully aware of what had occurred, continued playing on the stage, as if nothing had happened, and it was not until Captain Douglas ordered them to cease playing that they stopped the performance. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1. Rumors have been prevalent around town of discussions in the Republican State Central Committee, and that John Harrold, one of the Committee and a member of the firm of Lyon & Harrold of the Philadelphia Brewery, either had withdrawn from the Committee, or contemplated so doing, basing his action on his friendliness to Piper, in connection with other German brewers of the city, on account of his efforts in Washington to obtain a rebate of taxes, which Collector Sedgwick has recently been exacting under instructions from the Revenue Officer. Inquiry fails to confirm the rumor. The Coroner this morning held an inquest on the bodies of the Chinamen killed during the panic at the Chinese theatre Monday night. The jury found a verdict of accidental death, and called the attention of the Grand Jury to the insufficient means of exit from the building, threatening similar disasters in the future. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1. Last night the Haves Invincibles reconsidered their determination not to hold another parade before election, and resolved to turn out in torchlight procession on Monday night. Voluntary contributions are being made to defray expenses. The Democrats will have their final street parade on Saturday night, after correspondence between the committees of both parties with the view of avoiding interference with each other. Great preparations have been made for the event, and it is expected there will be 10,000 torches in the line. The Chronicle this morning prints an interview with one of the attorneys for the trustees of the Lick estate, relative to the recent application of Jno. H. Lick for letters of administration on his late father's estate. The attorney said that the proceeding was perfectly right and proper, and that Mr. Lick was the only person entitled to letters on his father's estate; that the granting of letters might be contested place yesterday at the Exchange. One dealer sold 50 bales of choice wheat hay to another on condition that if Hayes is elected the price is to be $20, and if Tilden is elected the price is to be $14 per ton. The lot is of a very choice quality and would bring $15@16. CORN—Small yellow; $1 15, silver. RYE—$1 55@160. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2. Registration, which has been very active for some time past, is now falling off a little. The number of county transfers is nearly double that of previous years. Regarding illegal registration, the Federal officials are after the colonists and mean to take them all in, if possible, before the day of the election. So far, over one hundred bona fide cases have been worked up and preparations made for their capture. Yesterday forenoon warrants for the arrest of eighteen of the criminals were made out at the office of the United States District Attorney and placed in the hands of the United States Marshal and deputies. Some of them were gathered in last evening and the balance will be cornered this morning. Owing to the difficulty in finding these colonists, it has been decided to arrest these fraudulent voters in small batches. Other warrants will be made out to-day, and the work of arresting will go on until the closing of the polls on the day of the election.* Arrangements have been made to have a preliminary examination of the first batch of arrests made before the Judges of the United States District and Circuit Courts. Instead of before the United States Commissioner, so that if declared guilty, the offenders can be brought over at once and be made to pay the penalty. DENVER, Colorado, Nov. 2. The official count gives Hon. Jas. B. Belford, Republican, for member of Congress, 1,001 majority; for Judges of the Supreme Court, Republican majority, 1,480; for the Legislature the Republican majority is 1,933. The first Legislature of the State of Colorado convened here yesterday. Hon. W. D. Anthony, of Denver, was elected Speaker; and Hon. W. W. Webster, of Summit County, President pro tem. of the Senate. To-day the Legislature canvassed the vote for Governor and State officers. The election by the Legislature of three Electors will probably be held Nov. 7th. The Legislature stands: Senate, Republicans, 19; Democrats, 7; House Republicans, 31; Democrats, 18. Exactly two-thirds Republican majority on joint ballot. In a speech delivered at Albany recently, Col. Ingersoll paid his respects to the inflationists in the following language: I'll now talk to you about money. We had to borrow money,and we have got to pay it,and that is all there is of that,and we are going to pay it just as soon as we can make the money to pay it with.And we are going to make the money out of prosperity. We have got to dig it out of the earth. You cannot make a dollar by law. You cannot redeem a cent by statute. You cannot pay one solitary farthing by all the resolutions and by all the He is thirty and suffers severely through his long fight with cost him $300,000 in relatively rich man's works, which have this mother during which he have done a good white valuable. Othr accumulated upon act's head since his dead of grief, his self from him by hair-weather friends have forsaken him. Walker is making Secretary Chandler, by Gorham, Major trials at the Interior case they don't hurry to pension. By duel between two fought a few days Annie Simmons having quarrelled duel with knives. Decment, in front of, no witness being fiercely for half an hour was stabbed most different places, and out. Annie Simmert. She has been use of the difficulty of Governors, whichaha, Nebraska, has orders after adopting toward the destructors, recommend and Territories interof laws to encourage, and other steps the country of President of the requested to draw up President of the later setting forth the action by the Gen'l behalf of the sec' The Governors of Iowa, Kansas, Colorado, Wyomho were requested their respective Conns a record of the Convention, and to urge on Congress this matter. It is the grasshoppers have not of damage imminent can be encountered with much less than heretofore listed, concentrated over time. No fears as to serious reaping. The Chronicle this morning prints an interview with one of the attorneys for the trustees of the Lick estate, relative to the recent application of Jno. H. Lick for letters of administration on his late father's estate. The attorney said that the proceeding was perfectly right and proper, and that Mr. Lick was the only person entitled to letters on his father's estate; that the granting of letters might be contested but he thought it hardly probable. He said that the only fight the plaintiff could make would be to attempt that his father was insane when he made the deed, and added that it was hardly within the limits of probability that this could be proved, as for thirty years it had been Mr. Lick's avowed purpose to dispose of his property as he finally did. The trustees will combat to the bitter end any attempt to dispossess the beneficiaries by the deed of trust of their dues, and unless Mr. Lick proposes some compromise which the trustees can honorably accept, a great deal of litigation will undoubtedly ensue. Mr. Krebs, nephew of James Lick, speaking for John H. Lick, said the petition for letters meant fight, and that there might be some of Mr. Lick's estate which is not covered by the deed of trust, in which case Mr. Lick will of course obtain it. VICTORIA (B. C.), Nov. 1. A disgraceful scene occurred at the City Council Chamber last Friday. An altercation took place between Councilor Trounce and the Mayor. The Mayor called on the councilor to "dry up," and fined him $10 for not obeying the order. The excitement continued for some time, and at length the room was cleared of spectators, when the Mayor called Trounce a thief. The councilor seized an inkstand and dashed its contents at the Mayor, who was deluged with ink, a pair of lavender-colored pants being entirely ruined. Councilor Trounce then seized a chair, and was about to make short work of his worship, when he was seized by the other councillors and restrained. The community is greatly scandalized at these proceedings. CHICAGO, Nov. 1. The official report of the battle between Sitting Bull, Pretty Bear, Bull Eagle, Joan of Arc, Standing Bear, Eagle and White Bear, on Cedar Creek, the general results of which were given in a Bismarck dispatch last IN a speech delivered at Albany recently, Col. Ingersoll paid his respects to the inflationists in the following language: I'll now talk to you about money. We had to borrow money, and we have got to pay it, and that is all there is of that, and we are going to pay it just as soon as we can make the money to pay it with. And we are going to make the money out of prosperity. We have got to dig it out of the earth. You cannot make a dollar by law. You cannot redeem a cent by statute. You cannot pay one solitary farthing by all the resolutions and by all the speeches ever made beneath the sun. You have got to dig this money right square out of the ground. Every dollar we owe is not the wealth of this nation, but it is the evidence of the prosperity of this nation. The nation cannot make money. The nation cannot support you and I. It cannot support us. We support the nation. The nation collects its taxes from us. The nation is a perpetual, everlasting pauper, and we have to support the nation. The nation passes the alms-dish, the nation passes the hat, and makes us all throw in our share to support the Government. Now, then, we have some men among us who say the Government can make money. If the Government can make money why should it collect taxes from us? Why should it not make all the money it wants, take the taxes out, and give the balance to us? Why should this Government, if it has the power to make money, collect any money from the people? But they tell you that this Government has the power to put its sovereignty—impress it upon a piece of paper. If the Government has the power it don't take any more sovereignty to make a $2 bill than it does a $1 bill. What is the use of wasting sovereignty on $1 bills? Why not make $10 bills? What is the use of wasting sovereignty on $10 bills? Why not have $100 bills? Why not have $1,000,000 bills and everybody would be a millionaire at once.[Laughter] If the greenback doctrine is right, that evidences of national indebtedness are wealth—if that is their argument—why not go another step and make every individual note a legal tender? Why not pass a law that every man shall take every other man's note? And then I swear we shall have money plenty.[Laughter] No, my friends, a promise to pay a dollar is not a dollar, no matter if that promise is made by the greatest and most powerful nation on the globe.