anaheim-gazette 1877-10-27

ANAHEIM VOL. 8. WEEKLY GAZETTE. Established 1870. SATURDAY...OCTOBER 27,1877. Dr. W. N. HARDIN, Office and Residence, Corner Los Angeles and Sycamore Streets, Anahiem, Cal. J. H. YOCUM, M. D., Physician & Surgeon. Office and Residence corner Centre end Palm Streets, With offices hours at Blanket's Drug Store, from 9 to 10 A.M., and 4 to 5 P.M. Anahiem, Cal. Dr. J. N. BURTNETT, Physician & Surgeon, Santa Ana, Cal. Graduate of Jefferson Medical College Dr. H. F. THOMAS, (Practitioner of Homemopathy.) Physician & Surgeon, Graduate of the N.Y.Hom.Med.College,March,1860.) Office and residence, 63 Spring Street, Los Angeles. DR. E. L. COWAN, DENTIST, HAS OPENED AN OFFICE IN THE UPPER part of Mrs. Metz's building, Los Angeles Street, Anahiem. Having had twenty years' experience, he can speak with confidence of his work. His scale of prices will be very low. His office days are Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, between the hours of 9 A.M. and 5 P.M. W. M. HIGGINS, Centre Street, corner of Lemon, Anahiem, Cal. Dealer in Kleinigkeiten. [FROM WEDNESDAY'S SEMI-WEEKLY.] Artesia boasts of a sweet potato which weighs sixteen pounds and six ounces. Four cars of ties came down last night for the Santa Ana branch railroad. The force will commence track-laying to-morrow. T. A. Garey thinks that the acacia is the tree from which the genuine gum arabiic is secured. It is said that Mr. Brown,a former agent of the Southern Pacific at the Colorado, will have charge of the station at Santa Ana. The members of Orion Encampment will remember that a special meeting will be held this evening. It is said that a prize will be given to the best equestrienne at the races in Los Angeles next month. Henry Hamilton was re-elected Justice of the Peace of San Gabriel, and E.C. Miles was the successful contestant for the same office at Santa Monica. McFadden Brox,, of Newport, have concluded arrangements whereby they are enabled to land freight at the Wilmington wharf. Mr. Locke,of Pasadena,who has the contract with the S.P.R.R.Co.to furnish them with 500,000 young eucalyptus trees,has an immense grove of young trees flourishing in boxes ready for shipment. This is the kind of bosh some papers in Los Angeles are engaged in circulating: "Mr.N.H Mitchell will remove his livery —The judicial warmly contests were cast—the law that precinct.T Stephens.Ellis.R.Egan.Dr.Crane.W.H.Maker.F.Riverin.H.Charles.Dick Egan and careful candidates Dick hasn't been and at present is cisco. But until feasto to his constituents pains and penalties him,they will co-dred years to elect within their gift. —The Moore Finance to-morrow on Geo.Moore,as a co-fund of Dutch and Irian on the Pacific Coast himself.His accession is a beautifulland as a danceMoore has recoveredwill appear with performance will thing ever given infor George,who is a cordial reception. —The case of the pany vs.Amos W yesterday in the McNealy on the boardto be anxious to to-morrow.The obliged to leave at DR. E. L. COWAN, DENTIST, HAS OPENED AN OFFICE IN THE UPPER part of Mrs. Metz's building, Los Angeles Street, Anaheim. Having had twenty years' experience, he can speak with confidence of his work. His scale of prices will be very low. His office days are Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, between the hours of 9 A.M. and 5 P.M. W. M. HIGGINS, Centre Street, corner of Lemon, Anaheim, Cal. Dealer in Drugs, Medicines & Chemicals, FANCY ARTICLES, SPONGES, BRUSHES, PERfurnery etc. Physicians' Prescriptions carefully compounded, and orders answered with care and dispatch. Farmers and Physicians from the country will find our stock of medicines complete, warranted genuine, and of the best quality. M. L. WICKS, Attorney at Law, Office in new Bank Building, Centre Street, Anaheim. Will practice in all the Courts of Los Angeles and adjoining counties. ROBERT W. SCOTT. VICTOR MONTGOMERY. SCOTT & MONTGOMERY, Attorneys at Law. and Real Estate Agents. Anaheim, Los Angeles County, Cal. J. W. CLARK, Justice of the Peace; And Notary Public. LAND AGENT AND CONVEYANCER, ACKNOWLdigments taken, loans negotiated on real estate security. Office on Centre street, Anaheim. R. LUEDKE. Watch Maker and Jeweler, Centre Street, Anaheim. EVERY DESCRIPTION OF WATCHES, CLOCKS, and Jewelry carefully repaired and warranted. Abo., a fine assortment of Jewelry on hand. L. GUNTHER, Ploneer Boot and Shoe Maker, Cor. Third and Los Angeles streets. ANAHEIM. GEORGE BAUER, BOOT AND SHOE MAKER, Los Angeles Street. MAKING AND REPAIRING AT THE LOWEST cash price. All orders promptly attended to All work guaranteed. P. C. McKINNIE, Contractor and Builder. Shop—On Centre Street, opposite residence. J. BENNERSCHEIDT, TIN AND COPPER SMITH, Centre Street, Anaheim. Stoves, Tilware, etc., Always on Hand. McFadden Bross, of Newport, have concluded arrangements whereby they are enabled to land freight at the Wilmington wharf. Mr. Locke, of Pasadena, who has the contract with the S. P. R. R. Co. to furnish them with 500,000 young encalyptus trees, has an immense grove of young trees flourishing in boxes ready for shipment. This is the kind of bosh some papers in Los Angeles are engaged in circulating: "Mr. N. H. Mitchell will remove his livery stable from Anaheim to Santa Ana in about two weeks." An advertisement in this morning's paper will be found of interest to architects. The Board of Trustees desire to adopt a plan for a school building, and to that end request that plans be submitted for their approval. Mr. A. C. Nixon, well known to Anaheim people, was drowned on Sunday while bathing at the Mesa. He lost his balance in the surf, and was swept out by the under-tow. He was buried on Monday. Mr. Nixon was a prominent member of the Good Templar's Society. He leaves a wife and several children. The attention of the authorities at Washington has been called to a counterfeit $1,000 note of the issue of 1862, which is being circulated at the present time. The readers of the Gazette will no doubt appreciate our kindly intentions in thus warning them of the existence of these dangerous counterfeits. Too much care can not be exercised in one's little financial transactions when bogus money is afloat. Santa Ana News: The people are beginning to talk county division as though they meant business. It is certainly true that this county is a great deal too large, and that Santa Ana would make a good central location for a new county....Another of our enterprising farmers is sinking an artesian well. Mr. A. T. Bates commenced the sink-ing of one on his place, on Monday, and the first day got down nearly 50 feet. Mr. Bates has a fine ranch—his only drawback being sometimes a lack of water, which it is to be hoped he will soon have in abundance. About 11 o'clock Saturday night a shooting affray took place on upper Main street, Sonora, in which Alexander Barron lost his life. It seems that one Antonio Moreno was on the war path with a revolver, looking for one of his enemies with whom he proposed to have a settlement. Barron, meeting him, remoustrated with him on the folly of his course, when Moreno turned upon the former and shot him down. An inquest held by Coroner Kurtz resulted in a verdict that Barron came to his death by a pistol fired by Moreno. The murdered man was a Sonoraian and the other was a native Californian. Moreno was lodged in jail—Express. Star: And now the "National Broadaxe" looms up in the horizon of the near future. Moore has recovered will appear with performance will thing ever given in for George, who is a cordial reception. The case of t pany vs. Amos Wiley yesterday in the McNealy on the bed to be anxious to to-morrow. The obliged to leave at Diego, but would days the earliest do turn to hear the m then be set for the trial will her company now expresses at each station in Southern California. Freight for the cei ved at the de Willard, 2 pkgs ma mdse; A Langenbe Co, 13 pkgs mdse; Lewis & Dibble, 5 phal, 7 balls iron; pkgs mdse; Edwar-ery; B Dreyfus & Crowder, 4 egg boo The Colton Seat the paper that furrimation: Railroad menced at Anahein to San Juan Capitol when the Colfon b then be made at San Diego. Mr. P. Richa next week on a b ship from this point of Alden dried from quantity of garlic. These he will store of horse and wagon the different ran- During Mr. Richard be in charge of Fre- Downey Courti full blast through all we have been a reason to change opinion that the y will be, according what larger than u P. C. McKINNIE, Contractor and Builder. Shop—On Centre Street, opposite residence. J. BENNERSCHEIDT, TIN AND COPPER SMITH, Centre Street, Anaheim. Stoves, Tlaware, etc., Always on Hand. H. A. STOUGH & CO., Blacksmiths. HORSE SHOOKING AND REPAIRING. CORNER of Centre and Clementina Streets, near the Cooper Shop. CHARLES WILLE, COOPERAGE. Tipos, Barrels and bogs on hand at all times. Thanks and Tubs made to order. Honey Barrels for sale cheap. Anaheim Cooper Shop, Centre Street, Anaheim. J. WESTPHAL, - Proprietor GADDY & LEWIS, Proprietors of the Planters' Stable, have opened a Branch Feed Stable, On Centre Street, near the Depot. First-class accommodations for stock. A. H. HANSEN, Proprietor of the TRUCK AND EXPRESS LINE Having purchased the truck from Gaddy & Lewis, I am prepared to do all kinds of handling. Leave orders on the state at the Planters' Livery Stable, Montclair's Tailoring Emporium and as Langenberger's store. New Truck Line. The undersigned would respectfully inform the public that he is now running a truck between Anaheim and the depot. Special attention paid to General Jobbing. The patronage of the public solicited. Leave orders on slate at Plato's store, Los Angeles street, or at Cabin & Willard's store, on Centre street. It seems that one Antonio Moreno was on the war path with a revolver, looking for one of his enemies with whom he proposed to have a settlement. Barron, meeting him, remonstrated with him on the folly of his course, when Moreno turned upon the former and shot him down. An inquest held by Coroner Kurtz resulted in a verdict that Barron came to his death by a pistol fired by Moreno. The murdered man was a Sonoraian and the other was a native Californian. Moreno was lodged in jail. Express. Star: And now the "National Broadaxe" looms up in the horizon of the near future to precipitate itself upon a long-suffering people. Judge Wiseman informs us that he goes to San Francisco in a few days to purchase a printing office and superintend the engraving of cuts, etc., for his new enterprise, and that when he again mounts the tripod he will show the people who's who and what's what. "Dipping my pen in dynamite and nitro-glycerine," said the Judge, "I'll make some of these fellows think that a streak of forked lighting or a South American earthquake has struck the town, and the bones will rattle in their carcasses like beans in a pod or a dog traveling over a pile of loose shingles." Officer Bohn, who is ever on the lookout for evil doers, espied a suspicious-looking person about midnight on Sunday near the corner of Palm and Centre street. The man had in his possession an old axe. Bohn's legal mind and thorough training as a detective at once showed to him that the axe must be stolen property, or else the fellow would have been in his virtuous couch at that witching hour of night, when church-yards yawn and graves give up their dead, so he ponned upon him and after a severe struggle succeeded in securing him in the jail, and on Monday morning there was a case before Justice Clark entitled, The People of the State of California vs. Spiritu, wherein the said Spiritu was charged with petit larceny, to-wit: the stealing of an axe. A jury of twelve men were summoned, and after a thorough investigation it was proven that Spiritu bought the axe of an Indian, and the Indian had stolen the axe from Manuel Arvello. In view of such evidence the jury rendered a verdict of not guilty. WEEKLY EIM GA ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1877. The judicial election in San Juan was a warmly contested one. Ninety-six votes were cast—the largest vote ever polled in that precinct. The result was as follows: Stephens...60 Ellis...32 R. Egan...66 Dr. Crane...63 W. H. Maker...28 P. Riverin...26 H. Charles...1 Dick Egan and Dr. Crane were the successful candidates for Justice of the Peace. Dick hasn't been in San Juan for months, and at present is rusticating in San Francisco. But until he issues an official manifesto to his constituents, requiring them under pains and penalties to refrain from voting for him, they will continue for the next hundred years to elect him to the highest office within their gift. The Moore Family will give a performance to-morrow evening at Kroeger's Hall. Geo. Moore, as a comic actor and delineator of Dutch and Irish characters, has no equal on the Pacific Coast. He is a whole team by himself. His accomplished wife, Kitty Henderson, is a beautiful and talented actress, and as a dancer has no superior. Baby Moore has recovered from her accident, and will appear with the troupe. The whole performance will be far superior to any thing ever given in Anaheim, and we bespeak for George, who is the Prince of good fellows, a cordial reception. The case of the Anaheim Water Company vs. Amos Wright et al. was called up yesterday in the District Court, Judge McNealy on the bench. Both parties claimed to be anxious to try the case, commencing to-morrow. The Judge stated that he was obliged to leave at 10 o'clock to-day for San How to Cure Rheumatism. A correspondent of the Pacific Life has interviewed Tom Kean, the trainer. He encountered him in Golden Gate Park, putting a serious and perspiring old gentleman through his pace at a tremendous rate. In answer to questions the trainer said: "Of course it's a regular business, this training. Does this sort of thing look like play? Ask Mr. Brown here what he's walking for—to shake the rheumatism out of himself, and he is doing it finally, too. He's dropped ten pounds in a week, and if won't be more than a fortnight before he's a well man, and feeling better than he's done these fifteen year; I'm willing to bet heavy. That's right, Mr. Brown; when you hit your toes against a stone, swear as hard as you know how. It helps the system, and is a comfort to a Christian besides. What's my system of training, sir? Oh, every man has his own ideas, you know, about that. I'm all for the modern style, though with my own improvements of course. None of your old style for me. It was killing to a man the way they used to train, sir. Nothing but thirst, starvation and raw beef, and fifty miles a day. Now it's good grub and drink; and a reasonable amount of work. I want to put you into trim for a hundred-mile walk, say. Do I stave you and perish you with thirst, and work the life out of you? Not exactly. I snatch you out of bed, good and early, and the first thing you do is to rinse your mouth and scrape the tongue. Then I give you a small glass of my bitters, to make an appetite for breakfast. What are my bitters made of? Oh, that's telling. Every trainer has his secrets, you know. You'll have no pork, or fat, or butter of any kind while you are with me; nor coffee, either, and you've got to leave tobacco. I won't have such a thing as a frying pan, and no vinegar or spices of any kind. For breakfast I'll give you a cup of weak tea without any sugar, and a piece of bread toasted the day before. An hour or so after breakfast I'll put the sweaters on you—them's flannel undershirts—and take an eight-wheel walk. There will be meeting at Wilmington. The citizens of Wilmington held a meeting on last Saturday to further consider the project of improving the harbor. A committee appointed at a former meeting reported that $5,218 had been pledged them by voluntary agreement of the subscribers to pay an assessment of 5 per cent on their taxable property. A letter from Col.Crocker was read. He stated that the movement had his approval, but that he was unable to state at present whether the Company would give pecuniary aid. It was resolved to again ask the Railroad Company to contribute their mite toward the project. Measrs. Downing, McDonald, Spurlock, Laubersheimer and Hinds were elected a Board of Trustees to collect the money and have the direction and management of the proposed improvements. Mr. McFadden was present at the meeting and stated that as soon as possible he would commence making trips between the wharf and San Francisco. He would run his steamer, Newport, of 300 tons burthen, built two years ago, and another steamer could be secured if necessary. He would make freights as low as could be done by anybody. His object, however, was not to oppose the Steamship Company, for he had long preferred to move to Wilmington than to any other port, if he could get a wharf. He said that, on account of high wharfage at other places and of the advantages of Wilmington harbor, freight could be landed there as cheap as at any point south of the Golden Gate, and that, moreover, Wilmington was looked upon by all Captains as the safest and best harbor on the Coast between San Francisco and San Diego. He also stated that one of the extensive warehouses of the Wilson Company had been secured, and that he expected Moore has recovered from her accident, and will appear with the troupe. The whole performance will be far superior to any thing ever given in Anaheim, and we bespeak for George, who is the Prince of good fellows, a cordial reception. The case of the Anaheim Water Company vs. Amos Wright et al. was called up yesterday in the District Court, Judge McNealy on the bench. Both parties claimed to be anxious to try the case, commencing to-morrow. The Judge stated that he was obliged to leave at 10 o'clock to-day for San Diego, but would ascertain in two or three days the earliest date at which he could return to hear the matter, and the case could then be set for the time named. It is said that the trial will occupy two or three days. A Los Angeles paper says that the Southern Pacific Railroad Company is to begin planting the 500,000 eucalyptus trees which have been raised for it by Major Locke of Pasadena, as soon as sufficient rain falls to render the ground easy to work. The plan of planting them continuously along the line of the road has been abandoned as being too expensive in the item of cultivation, and the Company now expects to plant them in forests at each station along their line of road in Southern California. Freight for the following persons was received at the depot last night: Cahen & Willard, 2 pkgs mdse; M J Bundy, 3 pkgs mdse; A Langenberger, 5 bales salt; S W & Co., 13 pkgs mdse; W D Co., 2 straight edge; Lewis & Dibble, 5 pkgs mdse; J W Westphal, 7 bales iron; J S Haywood & Co., 3 pkgs mdse; Edwards & Rowe, 1 box stationery; B Dreyfus & Co., 10 bbls spirits; R L Crowder, 4 egg boxes. The Colton Semi-Tropic is the name of the paper that furnishes the following information: Railroad operations have been commenced at Anaheim. The track will be pushed to San Juan Capistrano, or in that vicinity, when the Colfon branch will be in order. The connection between the two branches will be made at San Juan and then continued to San Diego. Mr. P. Richards will leave for Yuma next week on a business venture. He will ship from this point by rail a large assortment of Alden dried fruits and vegetables, and a quantity of garlic, beans, red-pepper, etc. These he will store at Yuma, and by means of horse and wagon convey and sell them in the different rancheros and settlements. During Mr. Richard's absence his saloon will be in charge of Fred. Smythe. Downey Courier: Corn husking is now in full blast throughout the valley, and from all we have been able to learn we have no reason to change our previously expressed opinion that the yield would be large. It will be, according to good authority, somewhat larger than usual, notwithstanding portions. His object, however, was not to oppose the Steamship Company, for he had long preferred to move to Wilmington than to any other port, if he could get a wharf. He said that, on account of high wharfare at other places and of the advantages of Wilmington harbor, freight could be landed there as cheap as at any point south of the Golden Gate, and that, moreover, Wilmington was looked upon by all Captains as the safest and best harbor on the Coast between San Francisco and San Diego. He also stated that one of the extensive warehouses of the Wilson Company had been secured, and that he expected shortly to open a lumber yard at Wilmington. The owners of the wharf will, besides repairing it, spend several thousand dollars in dredging, which, in addition to the money collected by subscription, will make $8,000 or $9,000 to be expended in opening the channel, so that it will be possible for vessels that can cross the bar to come clear up to the wharves. The Wheat King of Minnesota. Fargo (Minn.) Times We had the curiosity the other day to ask Mr. Dalrymple what he expected on his wheat crop would be this year. He replied that at present prices for wheat his net profit would be about $10 per acre. As he is half-owner of 7500 acres of wheat in the Red River Valley, and has 1500 acres on his home farm at Cottage Grove, Minnesota, his profits this year may be safely put down at $50,000. Mr. Dalrymple has five steam threshers now at work on his 4000 acre farm at Casselton, each one threshing an average of 1000 bushels per day. The grain is hauled directly to the cars as fast as threshed, and shipped to New York, via Duluth and the lakes. He loads and forwards fifteen cars each day. At 350 bushels to the car, the crop of this place will make 257 car-loads. The yield from what has been threshed so far is estimated at 90,000 bushels, an average of twenty-two and one-half bushels per acre. Add to this 35,000 on the Grandin farm, twenty miles west of Fargo, on the line of the Northern Pacific railroad. It is owned by George W. Cass and P. B. Cheney, of New York, and Oliver Dalrymple, the "Wheat King of Minnesota," as he is termed. Twelve hundred acres were broken in 1875 and sowed to wheat last year. This year there are 4000 acres in wheat—and a splendid crop it is, too—and 3000 acres additional this season were broken for seeding next year. Mr. Dalrymple also owns a half interest in what is known as the Grandin Farm, a tract of 40,000 acres, just north of Elm river, in Trail County, Dakota, thirty-five miles north of Fargo. The other owners are the Grandin Brothers, bankers at Tidimore, Pennsylvania. On this farm there are 3500 acres in wheat this year, and some 3000 acres broken for next year. To harvest this crop of 75,000 acres on the two places it required forty-two self-binding reapers, 225 horses and mules, and nine steam threshers, each with a capacity of 1000 bushels per day, are now at work thrashing the grain. In addition to this interest in these two immense farms, Mr. Dalrymple owns 2000 acres of land in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, near St. Paul, 1500 acres of which is in wheat, so that either as sole or half owner, Mr. Dalrymple is interested in 9000 acres of Downey Courier: Corn husking is now in full blast throughout the valley, and from all we have been able to learn we have no reason to change our previously expressed opinion that the yield would be large. It will be, according to good authority, somewhat larger than usual, notwithstanding portions of some corn fields dried completely out. Messrs. A. Guy Smith & Co. have purchased the stock and good-will of Halberstadt & Co. The yard at Anaheim Landing will be continued as heretofore, but the lumber and material at the yard on Palm Street will be removed at once to Messrs. Smith & Co.'s yard near the railroad depot. Owing to the non-arrival of ties and other necessary material, the work of track-laying has not yet begun on the Santa Ana extension. The grade yesterday morning had been completed to within half a mile of the depot grounds, and it is expected that the entire grade will be completed this morning. M. A. Mendelson & Co. have a new ad. in this morning's paper, calling attention to their really elegant and fine stock. Do not fail to call at the Merchant Tailoring Emporium if you want to be well-dressed. The Board of Supervisors met on Monday and canvassed the election returns. For County Judge the total vote amounts to 4,428. Stephens received 2,539; Ellis, 1,405; Gray, 434. Senator Ingalls has introduced the following bill: Be it enacted, etc.—That there shall be, from time to time, coined at the mints of the United States, silver dollars of the weight of 712 grains, standard silver to the dollar, as provided for in the Act of January 18th, '37, and that said dollar shall be a legal tender for all debts, public and private, except where payment of gold coin is required by law. The prevailing epileptic of certificate and draft raising, now being indulged in by Mongol as well as Caucasian, naturally brings forth suggestions as to how a recurrence of the swindles can be prevented. An exchange suggests that certificates issued by mining and other corporations have the figures punctured on the paper—the plan adopted by the drawers of bills of exchanges. On our first page will be found a "platform" ostentatively published by a Freethinkers' Association in Anaheim. On second thoughts, we have considered that the "principles" therein proclaimed may deserve more attention than the somewhat flippant notice we have given them elsewhere. These men object to any recognition of Almighty God, and therefore necessarily demand the exclusion of the Bible from Courts, schools and wherever else the law can reach it. Of course if it should not be used in these places, it is equally unfit for the family circle. This at once brings up the inquiry, Why do they want to do so? To what do they object? It may be assumed that the tenets of all religions, as laid down in the Bible, are found in the Ten Commandments. All Scripture, all preaching, all prayer, are based upon these. One commandment directs us not to lie; another forbids stealing; a third is aimed against adultery; a fourth stigmatizes covetousness; still another forbids murder; one more commands that obedience and respect be paid to parents and so on. We should like to have these wise men point out which of these commands they object to. Is it wrong, in their opinion, to stigmatize lying, stealing, and murder? Is a child or a man made worse by being taught to obey these commands!—Ventura Free Press. Geo. Butler writes from London that Oakley Hall is in that city, and that in the course of time the reason for his precipitate departure will be made known. GAZETTE. R 27, 1877. The Largest Snake in America. [From the Shreveport Times.] We were yesterday informed by Mr. Smith, living on Quapaw bayou, that while he and his son William, aged about thirteen years, were out in the woods on Monday afternoon last, driving up their cattle, their attention was attracted by the bleating of a calf some distance from them. Thinking probably that the poor animal had bogged, they started to its assistance. They had gone only a short distance down the bayou when they discovered a yearling, about two years old, in the coils of a huge snake, the body of which was suspended from the limb of a black gum tree about twenty feet from the ground, and which projected from the bank immediately over the water. Mr. Smith and his son were almost terrorstricken at the sight, and stood spaceless for several moments, unconsciously watching the movements of the huge reptile ashhe entwined himself around the already dead body of the yearling, and at every coil of the snake they could hear the bones of the calf break. After coiling itself around the lifeless form of the yearling and crushing every bone in its body, the serpent let loose its hold from the tree and dropped down along side of its victim, and began licking it all over preparatory, it is supposed, to swallowing it. About this time Mr. Smith recovered his senses, and after watching the monster snake open its capacious mouth several times, he fired on it with his rifle, striking it near the head, and was quickly followed by his son, who discharged a double-barrel gun loaded with buck-shot. Both reloaded as quick as possible and again fired on his snakeship. In the meantime the reptile had coiled itself into a huge mass, and was making a hissing sound that could be heard fully 100 yards, and was protruding his forked tongue several feet. After discharging about a dozen volleys each, Mr. Smith and his son succeeded in dispatching one of the largest snakes ever seen in Louisiana, and probably North America. It measured thirty-one feet in length, and the body measured, ten feet from the head, thirty inches in circumference, and about the center The Texas Land Swindle. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 19.—A most gnatic swindle was brought to light here today by the arrest of J. R. Ham, Edward L Stephens and George Miller, on a requisition from Governor Hubbard, of Texas. The men are charged with forging land titles and issuing deeds for large tracts of land in Texas. The swindle originated with Hamm and a man named Thomas Tullia. Hamm and his confederates have made duplicate copies of National and other deeds, and have obtained the signatures of many officials. They also had printed here blank forms and perfect copies of deeds necessary for their operations. All titles and patents, representing either State or Government lands, used by them, were forged. An immense area of land has been conveyed by them under many aliases and so many different parties. About a year ago the attention of Gov. Hubbard was called to the matter and, on looking into it, a monster swindle was detected, involving both the State of Texas and the United States. The authorities at Washington were informed and Special Agent Foster was sent out here. He obtained a clue which has been closely followed, resulting in the arrest to-day of 60 persons in different parts of the country who belonged to the gang. No less than thirteen Court Houses have been burned in the past year to destroy evidence that could be brought against the swindlers. Ham, Stephens and Miller left for Texas to-day in charge of officers from that State. ST. LOUIS, Oct. 20.—The Kansas City Times gives an account of the Texas land swindle, reported last night, and says that one of the largest banking houses in Austin, Texas, two Chicago bankers and two real estate dealers, two attorneys in St. Louis, a bank and two real estate dealers in Indianaapolis, and others in Cincinnati, Cleveland and Pittsburgh are to be or have been arrested for being connected with the fraud. It also says that there has been a well organized system of forgery in full practice in this western country for the past eight or nine years. The same organization which is now forcing Texas script upon the market, has been perpetrating some of the most terrible forgeries... King of Minnesota. New York, October 22.—The World's Washington special says: Information has been received here to the effect that General Frisbie, of California, is on his way to Washington on a semi-official mission from Profio Diaz. It will be remembered that General Frisbie went down into Mexico some four months ago, and that this visit was alleged to be at the instance of a syndicate of heavy capitalists, with the knowledge and apprehension of Evarts, for the purpose of purchasing the five northern States of Mexico. This rumor project did not gain for the visitors much credit, but it was reported from the City of Mexico that Frisbie had nevertheless insisted he represented a large amount of American capital and that he possessed the confidence of Evarts. Whether upon this basis or not, he has made arrangements for securing concessions for a railroad from the City of Mexico to Cuernavaca, and has arranged for colonizing the Hacienda called La Orilla, in the State of Michoacan. In addition to all this it is understood that, with United States Consul-General Skilton as a partner, he has purchased one mine and located six others in the district of Pachuca, securing the first named at a mere trifle. The General has lately had several conferences with Diaz, and before leaving Mexico asserted that the latter had promised to co-operate with him in all his enterprises on condition that he (Frisbie) should go to Washington and use his influence with the Secretary of State for the recognition of the present Mexican Government. Frisbie adds that Diaz gave him assurance that all demands of the United States would be acceded to, and that such a treaty between the two Governments would be ratified by the Senate at present. However, at the next session his influence would secure a ratification of any treaty of whatever character. Torn to Pieces. San Jose, October 18th.—This afternoon, when the engineer of the woolen mills went to start his engine he discovered that it had stopped almost on the center, but believing that a full head of steam would carry it past, he opened the throttle. The engine, however, only moved to the center and stopped. The engineer told John Labey, fireman, to turn off the steam, which he attempted to do half ahead of the valve. St. Louis, Oct. 20.—The Kansas City Times gives an account of the Texas land swindle, reported last night, and says that one of the largest banking houses in Austin, Texas, two Chicago bankers and two real estate dealers, two attorneys in St. Louis, a bank and two real estate dealers in Indiana-polisia, and others in Cincinnati, Cleveland and Pittsburgh are to be, or have been, arrested for being connected with the fraud. It also says that there has been a well organized system of forgery in full practice in this western country for the past eight or nine years. The same organization which is now forcing Texas scrap upon the market, has been perpetrating some of the most terrible forgeries ever perpetrated. The mode of working by gangs is this: They have agents in each district, with attorneys in the cities. If any old man woman of wealth falls sick, the doctors report her or him as likely to die. In some places the gang have a doctor as one of their agents, and he assumes the death of the victim. At the proper time after the assumed death, the gang have the record of property belonging to the doomed person examined and heirs are sought for and duly examined by the gang. Then deeds are prepared in due form, each member of the gang appears before a Justice or Notary and the dying man's property is duly deeded before his death; his name is forged together with that of his wife and the same placed on record. A New South Wales paper of a recent date gives the following: A little after 2 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, September 8th, a lad went to the Observatory and left in the hands of a messenger there a box addressed to Mr. Russell, the Government astronomer. The messenger deposited the box on a table in the room occupied by Mr. Russell, and that gentleman, under the impression that it contained instruments of some kind, proceeded to open it. He found the lid a sliding one, similar to those adapted to ordinary instrument cases, and he had not drawn it far when he discovered that the affair partook more of the character of an infernal machine than anything else. The movement of the lid became rather stiff, and upon inspecting it and the box a little more closely he discovered at one end of the latter several grains of powder. The box was then taken into the open air, where it was investigated with special care. The lid was released, and there was found in the box at least 4½ pounds of blasting powder. In it were no less than sixteen matches, stuck with their sulphurous points in dangerous proximity to a sheet of sand paper fastened to the under side of the lid, the design being evidently to cause an explosion by the friction of the sand-paper against the matches; and there can be but little doubt that this would have been effected had not great care been exercised in handling the affair. Besides the matches and powder, dangerous enough in themselves, a ginger beer bottle filled with gumpowder, and evidently intended to act as shell, was found in the box. Mr. Russell has expressed his belief that, altogether, there was a sufficient amount of explosive material present in the box not only to destroy life, but to blow the building down. The box was some 14 inches long by 5¼ broad, and about 4½ inches in depth. One person has been arrested on suspicion. NEWS IN BRIEF. Sim Hines, a well-known eccentric colored man of Kentucky, died last Wednesday after a brief illness. It has been said that Sim could charm mocking birds and catch them wherever he saw them, no matter how wild Torn to Pieces. SAN JOSE, October 18th.—This afternoon, when the engineer of the woolen mills went to start his engine he discovered that it had stopped almost on the center, but believing that a full head of steam would carry it past, he opened the throttle. The engine, however, only moved to the center and stopped. The engineer told John Lahey, fireman, to turn off the steam, which he attempted to do, but only half closed the valve. The two men then went to the fly-wheel, and Lahey got upon one of the spokes to start it. The moment it passed the centre, the engine started, throwing Lahey into the wheel. The engineer sprang to the throttle and shut it, but before the machine stopped, the wheel had made one and a half revolutions, carrying Lahey with it down under the floor and back again, where he fell upon the floor mangled in a most horrible manner, his head being nearly torn from the trunk and his limbs broken in a dozen places. An inquest, held this afternoon, developed the fact that his father and a sister reside in San Francisco and another sister at Virginia City. Lahey was a young man 21 years of age, of Irish parentage. Swift Punishment. On Saturday afternoon a lady named Miller, wife of ex-Councilman Miller, of Oakland, was about returning to her home in Oakland from the residence of A. C. Dietz, when a man in the employ of Dietz, known as Doc. Starr, was told by Mrs. Dietz to drive Mrs. Miller home. According to her version of the affair, while on the road near Lake Merriak, Starr attempted to outrage her. In the struggle she fell from the buggy, and some persons in a boat on a lake seeing the affair, Starr gave up the attempt. Mrs. Miller reaching the horse cars, went to an office in Oakland where Frank Ogden, aged 19, her son by a former husband, was employed, and told him her story. He at once borrowed a shot-gun and taking a hack, went to Dietz's place in search of Starr. The latter, seeing his approach endeavored to get away, when Ogden fired, lodging the contents of one barrel in Starr's side, inflicting a wound that will probably prove fatal. Ogden then went to the police headquarters and gave himself up. It is reported that Starr attempted a similar outrage on a young lady several years ago but she escaped. Ogden is a young man of good reputation, and has the sympathy of many good citizens of Oakland for his share of the transaction. NEWS IN BRIEF. Sim Hines, a well-known eccentric colored man of Kentucky, died last Wednesday after a brief illness. It has been said that Sim could charm mocking birds and catch them wherever he saw them, no matter how wild they were. A colony of Lutheran families from Saxony have purchased several thousand acres of Government land in Kansas. Next spring an additional supply of emigrants from the vicinity of Dresden is expected, and a flourishing settlement is looked forward to. A Lutheran church is to be the first public building. A Democratic politician who sued the Springfield (Ill.) Journal for $5000 for calling him an intolerable nuisance, has been given by an appreciative jury a verdict for one cent. Even this the paper refuses to pay, and it threatens to appeal the case. Miss Minnie E. Hodges, who has just resigned the position of cashier and money order clerk in the Des Moines, Iowa, Post Office, handled and paid out during six years $4,000,000, and never made a mistake of a cent. At times she had charge of the whole office with twenty-five and thirty clerks under her direction. The rapidity with which the Germans adopt every improvement in means and methods of warfare is shown by the fact that all the guns carried by the ships of the German navy, or mounted in the fortifications on the shores, are breech-loading rifled ordnance. The Missoulian, a Montana paper, seriously takes this ground: "When an Indian Agent sees that the money and blankets provided by the Government are dissipated in gambling, or are bartered for whisky and gewgaws and trinkets, he is worse than an Infidel if he does not see that this money and property goes where it will do the most good—in his own pocket." The Board of Visitors of the University of Wisconsin, whart in co-education of the sexes has been tried for several years, report the experiment a failure. The girls have made equal intellectual progress with the boys, but at the expense of their health. They are mostly all amateurs; their college labors are consuming their vitalizing forces.