anaheim-gazette 1878-04-13

WEEKLY GAZETTE. SATURDAY... APRIL 13, 1878. Wanted. The editors of the Gazette desire a resident of Orange to act as their correspondent and agent for that vicinity. The advantages which a locality derives from being represented in our columns every week by an able correspondent are incalculable, and those most interested in the success and growth of Orange should see to it that an able writer is secured to set forth its attractions each week. Any person desiring to assume the position of correspondent will please call at this office, or write for full particulars. MELROSE & ATHEARN. KEARNEYISM—KNOW NOTHINGISM. It scarcely needed the powerful apposition of the Catholic clergy to give a spoody quietus to Kearneyism. The deluded followers of that arrogant ass were weekly getting fewer and fewer, and the influence of the Church will only result in hastening the already fast approaching downfall of this most disgraceful mob. But even if the movement was in the full supremacy of its power, it could not withstand the vigorous blows and powerful social and religious influences which the priests of the Catholic Church know so well how to effectively apply. Indeed, it has been to us a matter of some astonishment that the "pustule" of Kearneyism has not been pricked by the clergy long ago, before the folly and ignorance of its leaders started it on its downfall. Not only because their interposition would have been in the interest of order and good government, but because it was so evidently to their interest to break up the Sunday meetings on the sand lots. These meetings can but result in a meager attendance at the churches; and the money which would otherwise have found its way into the contribution plate goes to line the pockets of Kearny, et. al. The Story of the Murder. If our memory serves us right, it is a little over a year since T. Wallace More, of Sespe, Ventura county, was murdered. Ever since the night on which the fatal deed was done, the relatives have had skilled detectives at work trying to unravel the mystery surrounding the bloody deed, but not until about ten days ago did they get sufficient evidence together to warrant taking decisive steps. Seven arrests have been made, and at the present writing the prisoners are undergoing a preliminary examination at San Buenaventura. The story of the murder is thus told by Austin Brown: About 10 days or two weeks before the murder, Mr. Sprague came to my house and proposed to me to assist in killing More. He related the grievances of the settlers, saying More was gobbling the water and as soon as he was done shearing he would turn his sheep loose on our grain and grass. He said More would have been killed long ago if any one had been detailed to do it. I said, "Let you be the man." He replied, "I have just come to see you about that. We have now an organization to kill him." I asked who composed it and Sprague said that Curlee, Jones Churchill, Swanson and Cook, (all of whom are now in jail with himself) were the men. I said, "I don't know how I can get away; my wife always wants to know where I am." He replied, "My wife suspects something, but does not know what." I said I did not like the idea of killing him. He replied, "You need not shout him. I only want you to stand guard; we will have one guard at the granary, one at the blacksmith shop, and others around. I will do the killing." I asked him if we would meet at More's house. He said, "No; we will meet at the slough between my house and Lawton's; when you reach the place give a low whistle and you will be answered, then some one will come to lead you to the place of meeting." "What is your plan?" "We have arranged all that; we have a turpentine ball to fire the barn and everything fixed." About two days before the murder I had an errand to Churchill's, and after doing my errand Churchill said, "To-morrow night we are going to kill More. We have men now who will not back out. Have you a gun?" "Yes, but no ammunition." Churchill then drew from his pocket The Archbishop's Speech. Archbishop Alemany cancels the Catholic Churches in Sunday last a pastoral letter. There is in our day a strong licentiousness, by which many the real spirit of true liberties, encouraging disregard of others, uttering wild moils and gathering the community which a little spark may, or fire into a widespread sedition tural attendants—the subversive social order, and serious property and life. Although know of any Catholics below sociations or countenancing them (and we know at the same time are, by principle and practice client to authority and law), ence of the wild agitation, co-seditious declaimers, we few warn all Catholics in particular venture to add, all classes of eral, to discountenance and sedition designs and evil plans. St. Paul, the Apostle, authority of the Eternal John "cast off the works of darkness honestly, not in rioting, nor for God is not the God of peace;" and he plainly declares man shall never enter says that "enmity, contentment wratha, quarrela and dissension festly the works of the flesh says)" "I foretell you, as I hope that they who do such things attain the kingdom of God." much to be doubted whether attain the kingdom of this world the murderer, sooner or later, and pays with his life his crime; so the seditious overtaken by dishonor and hand of society. The mad peace of Paris, a few years ago come to disgrace, to prison, and the thoughtless people tended turbulent meetings and continue to encourage their presence, are generally dition, and not seldom become times of strife and blood; Christian—the good meme stays at home, avoids the plains stands by the legally counties, and thus discharges him to society. We therefore, admonish quire, every one to stay awitious, anti-social and meetings. The Church vs. KANSFERCOUNG. San Francisco, April has been to us a matter of some establishment that the "punishment" of Kearneyism has not been pricked by the clergy long ago, before the folly and ignorance of its leaders started it on its downfall. Not only because their interposition would have been in the interest of order and good government, but because it was so evidently to their interest to break up the Sunday meetings on the sand lots. These meetings can but result in a meager attendance at the churches; and the money which would otherwise have found its way into the contribution plate goes to line the pockets of Kearny, et. al. If, however, the church has been tardy in coming to the rescue, it is still a matter for rejoicing that the reserve has been broken. No one who has any knowledge of the power which the priests wielded in the coal regions of Pennsylvania, when Molly Maguireism was in the zenith of its influence and power, will for a moment doubt that the comparatively insignificant Kearney rabble can withstand the priestly assaults. The power that could control the ignorant, savage, whisky-drinking miners of Pennsylvania can easily cope with the no less brutal but infinitely more cowardly hoodlums who toady to Kearney. One of the many evils which will result from the Kearney flasco is the revival of the "Know-Nothing" feeling among the Americans. Newspapers and politicians may disclaim and deny as much as they please, but the fact remains that native-born citizens as a rule are tinctured with the doctrines of Know-Nothingism. Because advocacy of the doctrine of "America for Americans" would result in financial ruin, newspapers will not advocate it, and for similar reasons aspiring politicians disclaim any such sentiments. It is only here and there that any one is found to boldly and publicly advocate the formation of an American party. Frank Pixley is one of these men. He has no political ambition, because he knows he couldn't be elected pound-keeper of the smallest municipality in the State. But of one thing we are convinced: the views he presents on this subject through the columns of his journal each week are the same as are held by a majority of Americans. The acts of Kearney the Irishman, Wellock the Englishman, and Knight the Canadian are certainly calculated to revive the detestable creed of Know-Nothingism, and thus foster a feeling which should have no abiding place in the heart of any true American. A PROSPECTIVE ACQUISITION. It will be remembered that some weeks ago we copied an article from the Buffalo (N. Y.) Express relative to a colony from that place which intended to settle somewhere between Los Angeles and Anaheim. We now learn that since the publication of that article, Mr. Olden has been in communication with the projector of the colony—a Mr. Fargo, a former resident of California. The result of the correspondence is that Mr. Olden has forwarded a proposition to Mr. Fargo, offering that splendid tract of land, Centralia to the colony, and giving the fig- He said, "No; we will meet at the slough between my house and Lawton's; when you reach the place give a low whistle and you will be answered, then some one will come to lead you to the place of meeting." "What is your plan?" "We have arranged all that; we have a turpentine ball to fire the barn and everything fixed." About two days before the murder I had an errand to Churchill's, and after doing my errand Churchill said, "To-morrow night we are going to kill More. We have men now who will not back out. Have you a gun?" "Yes, but no ammunition." Churchill then drew from his pocket five buckshot and offered them to me, saying that powder would be furnished at the meeting. He said he had been watching the road to More's house all day to see who went there, and that the road from Lawton's had also been watched. Shortly after the murder I was irrigating my grain when Sprague came along and after some conversation he said, "As you may be expecting a reward in case you tell anything leading to my arrest I came to tell you that the men who could kill More will kill anybody that betrays them." I told him I understood that, and he went away. Churchill also afterwards warned me to keep still about it, making the same threats. Crawford, who worked for me, told me that he thought I was in danger of my life. N. H. Hickerson, another witness, testified as follows: Two nights after the murder I was asked to act as a guard, Sprague seeming to anticipate that a mob from Ventura were coming to hang him. While on guard together he told me that he had assisted in the murder; that Curlee, Jones, McCartt, Swanson, Churchill, Cook and Floyd were present. He gave me the whole particulars. He said that More, when shot down, and when the crowd ran up to him, said, "For God's sake, don't kill me; you see I am shot! Sprague said, "Damn you, take that," and fired a bullet into his brain. The More Murder Case. SAN BUENAVENTURA, April 8.-On Saturday afternoon the examination of N. H. Hickerson was resumed. He said: "Mr. Sprague said that the disguises worn were four sacks with holes for eyes, nose aid mouth pulled over the head, and a common burlap sack with a hole cut in the center and side for the head and arms, and pulled down over the body. Some time previous to the murder, and after More and Sprague had difficulty on a certain ditch concerning the running of it over certain lands, Sprague came up near my house and commenced a conversation on general matters, and said to me that he was going to kill More, and if the neighbors would not assist him he would do it himself. Sprague did solicit me on that occasion to join in that conspiracy. I refused to join as I was unacquainted with More and the reasons why the settlers should have such an antipathy against him." The witness here related that after the murder he met with Sprague, Churchill and Swanson, and passed a lot of resolutions denouncing the murder, and had them published as the proceedings of a settler's indig- He said, "No; we will meet at the slough between my house and Lawton's; when you reach the place give a low whistle and you will be answered, then some one will come to lead you to the place of meeting." "What is your plan?" "We have arranged all that; we have a turpentine ball to fire the barn and everything fixed." About two days before the murder I had an errand to Churchill's, and after doing my errand Churchill said, "To-morrow night we are going to kill More. We have men now who will not back out. Have you a gun?" "Yes, but no ammunition." Churchill then drew from his pocket five buckshot and offered them to me, saying that powder would be furnished at the meeting. He said he had been watching the road to More's house all day to see who went there, and that the road from Lawton's had also been watched. Shortly after the murder I was irrigating my grain when Sprague came along and after some conversation he said, "As you may be expecting a reward in case you tell anything leading to my arrest I came to tell you that the men who could kill More will kill anybody that betrays them." I told him I understood that, and he went away. Churchill also afterwards warned me to keep still about it, making the same threats. Crawford, who worked for me, told me that he thought I was in danger of my life. N. H. Hickerson, another witness, testified as follows: Two nights after the murder I was asked to act as a guard, Sprague seeming to anticipate that a mob from Ventura were coming to hang him. While on guard together he told me that he had assisted in the murder; that Curlee, Jones, McCartt, Swanson, Churchill, Cook and Floyd were present. He gave me the whole particulars. He said that More, when shot down, and when the crowd ran up to him, said, "For God's sake, don't kill me; you see I am shot! Sprague said, "Damn you, take that," and fired a bullet into his brain. The More Murder Case. SAN BUENAVENTURA, April 8.-On Saturday afternoon the examination of N. H. Hickerson was resumed. He said: "Mr. Sprague said that the disguises worn were four sacks with holes for eyes, nose aid mouth pulled over the head, and a common burlap sack with a hole cut in the center and side for the head and arms, and pulled down over the body. Some time previous to the murder, and after More and Sprague had difficulty on a certain ditch concerning the running of it over certain lands, Sprague came up near my house and commenced a conversation on general matters, and said to me that he was going to kill More, and if the neighbors would not assist him he would do it himself. Sprague did solicit me on that occasion to join in that conspiracy. I refused to join as I was unacquainted with More and the reasons why the settlers should have such an antipathy against him." The witness here related that after the murder he met with Sprague, Churchill and Swanson, and passed a lot of resolutions denouncing the murder, and had them published as the proceedings of a settler's indig- He said: "No; we will meet at the slough between my house and Lawton's; when you reach the place give a low whistle and you will be answered, then some one will come to lead you to the place of meeting." "What is your plan?" "We have arranged all that; we have a turpentine ball to fire the barn and everything fixed." About two days before the murder I had an errand to Churchill's, and after doing my errand Churchill said, "To-morrow night we are going to kill More. We have men now who will not back out. Have you a gun?" "Yes, but no ammunition." Churchill then drew from his pocket five buckshot and offered them to me, saying that powder would be furnished at the meeting. He said he had been watching the road to More's house all day to see who went there, and that the road from Lawton's had also been watched. Shortly after the murder I was irrigating my grain when Sprague came along and after some conversation he said, "As you may be expecting a reward in case you tell anything leading to my arrest I came to tell you that the men who could kill More will kill anybody that betrays them." I told him I understood that, and he went away. Churchill also afterwards warned me to keep still about it, making the same threats. Crawford, who worked for me, told me that he thought I was in danger of my life. N. H. Hickerson, another witness, testified as follows: Two nights after the murder I was asked to act as a guard, Sprague seeming to anticipate that a mob from Ventura were coming to hang him. While on guard together he told me that he had assisted in the murder; that Curlee, Jones, McCartt, Swanson, Churchill, Cook and Floyd were present. He gave me the whole particulars. He said that More, when shot down, and when the crowd ran up to him，said，"For God's sake，don't kill me；you see I am shot! Sprague said，"Damn you，take that,"和 fired a bullet into his brain. The More Murder Case. SAN BUENAVENTURA，April 8.-On Saturday afternoonthe examinationofN.H.Hickersonwasresumed.Hewaid:"Mr.Spraguesaidthatthedisguiseswornwerefoursackswithholesforeyes,noseaidmouthpulledoverthehead,andacommonburlapsackwithaholecutinthecenterandsidefortheheadandarms,andpullsdownoverthebody.Sometimeprevioustothemurder,andafterMoreandSpragueshaddifficultyonacertainditchconcerningtherunningofitovercertainlands,Spraguescameupnearmyhouseandcommencedaconversationongeneralmatters,andsaidtomethathewasgoingtokillMore,andiftheneighborswouldnotassisthimhewoulddoithimself.Spraguesdid solicitmeonthatoccasiontojoininthatconspiracy.IrefusedtojoinasIwasunacquaintedwithMoreandthereasonswhythesettlersshouldhavesuchanantipathyagainsthim." The witness here related that afterthemurderhemetwithSpragues,CurchillandSwanson,andpasseda lotofresolutionsdenouncingthemurder,andhadthempublishedastheproceedingsofasettlerindig- He said: "No; we will meet at the slough between my house和Lawton's;whenyoureachtheplacegivealowwhistleandyouwillbeanswered,theseonewillcometoleadyoutotheplaceofmeeting." "Whatisyourplan?" "Wehavearrivedatthiseventbycontinuingresolutionwithouta dissentingvoice." Whereas,theclergymadecommoncausewithgrabbbers和政治thatismovinglastyear,pwiththeNorthern Abundant Crops. SAN FRANCISCO，AprilportsreceivedthiseveningtheStateareofthemostactor.Withafewexpectancesaregoodforanabuqueremountains,andtheSanJoaqueropsfailedlastyear,pwiththeNorthern It will be remembered that some weeks ago we copied an article from the Buffalo, (N. Y.) Express relative to a colony from that place which intended to settle somewhere between Los Angeles and Anaheim. We now learn that since the publication of that article, Mr. Olden has been in communication with the projector of the colony—a Mr. Fargo, a former resident of California. The result of the correspondence is that Mr. Olden has forwarded a proposition to Mr. Fargo, offering that splendid tract of land, Centralia, to the colony, and giving the figures at which it can be purchased. The only other tracts between Anaheim and Los Angeles, which will be likely to be offered to the colony, are some land near Florence and some on the Santa Gertrudes. Neither of these tracts can at all compare in eligibility of location, quality of soil, or accessibility to water with Centralia, and if the committee to be sent out by the colony to examine these lands are capable of judging of the merits of the different tracts, it is a foregone conclusion that Centralia will be selected. It is possible, however that the price asked for Centralia will be higher than that asked for the other tracts. It is to be hoped that the committee can be made to realize that the difference in price is more than compensated for by the quality of the land. What a valuable accession to the population of our county a colony of thrifty New York farmers would be! And if Centralia be selected, the proximity of the colony to Anaheim cannot fail to redound to our benefit in a business point of view. Some time ago, the wife of one of the men now undergoing examination on a charge of murdering T. Wallace More, had a dispute with her liege lord, which ended in her bouncing him out of the cabin, accompanying her ejectment with the significant remark: "If you did get the better of Tom More, you can't of me!" H. B. Herschey, a resident of San Diego for the past nine years, died at that place on the 5th inst. New York, April 10.—The Herald's cable special from its St. Petersburg correspondent states that negotiations have been begun with England for the purpose of enabling both countries to back down from their present antagonistic position. It is suggested that Russia shall quit San Stefano and the English fleet retire from the Dardanelles, thus enabling each to show a desire for conciliation. We are not told whether the Russians propose to retire. They will certainly not leave Bulgaria until all matters relating to that portion of disputed territory are settled to their entire satisfaction. Abundant Crops SAN FRANCISCO, April ports received this evening the State are of the most acter. With a few expects are good for an abu quarters. The Southern State and the San Joaquincrops failed last year, pwith the Northern localities there is complown grain has grown so but this has not occurred extent. The exception are the low bottoms in which were drowned our floods, and the Tule Islah the Sacramento river. flooded over the greater face and nothing more vegetables can be expected. WASHINGTON, April presented a petition from geles setting forth that inconvenient for litigant attend court in San Frie that one term annually Circuit Court be held in petition was referred to mittee. The S The Archbishop's Pastoral. Archbishop Alemany caused to be read in the Catholic Churches in San Francisco on Sunday last a pastoral letter, as follows: There is in our day a strong tendency to licentiousness, by which many, mistaking the real spirit of true liberty, organize societies, encouraging disregard for the rights of others, uttering wild threats, inciting mobs and gathering the combustible elements which a little spark may, or must naturally, fire into a widespread sedition, with its natural attendants—the subversion of peace and social order, and serious destruction of property and life. Although we do not know of any Catholics belonging to such associations or countenancing their sentiments (and we know at the same time that Catholics are, by principle and practice, the most obedient to authority and law), yet, in the presence of the wild agitation, caused mainly by seditious declaimers, we feel it our duty to warn all Catholics in particular, and we will venture to add, all classes of society in general, to discountenance and frown down all sodious designs and evil plotters. St. Paul, the Apostle, speaking by the authority of the Eternal Judge, bids us to "cast off the works of darkness and to walk honestly, not in rioting, nor in contention, for God is not the God of dissension, but of peace;" and he plainly declares that the seditions man shall never enter heaven; for he says that "enmity, contentions, emulations, wraths, quarrels and dissensions, are manifestly the works of the flesh, of which (he says) 'I foretell you, as I have foretold you, that they who do such things shall not obtain the kingdom of God.' It is, besides, much to be doubted whether they shall obtain the kingdom of this world, because, as the murderer, sooner or later, comes to light, and pays with his life the penalty of his crime, so the seditions man is generally overtaken by dishonor and the avenging hand of society. The mad disturbers of the peace of Paris, a few years ago, have mostly come to disgrace, to prison, or to the scaffold, and the thoughtless people who, at first, attended turbulent meetings through curiosity, and continue to encourage such disorder by their presence, are generally misled by sedition, and not seldom become the first victims of strife and blood; while the good Christian—the good member of society—stays at home, avoids the plotters of sedition, stands by the legally constituted authorities, and thus discharges his duty to God and to society. We therefore, admonish, and even require every one to stay away from such seditions, anti-social and anti-Christian meetings. The Church vs. Kearneyism. SAN FRANCISCO, April 9th.—Archbishop Alemany's pastoral letter has evidently crea- The Mall of the Metropolis. (From the New York Scientific American.) Enough letters, circulars, and postal cards annually pass through the post office in this city to extend, if placed end to end, from one side of the Atlantic to the other; or, in round numbers they aggregate over 240,000,000 per year. To this must be added over 100,000,000 which in the same period are dispatched, and then a roughly approximated idea of the enormous mass of mail matter which is handled in the floors of the new Post Office building will be obtained. It is curious to remark that the aggregate of letters is more than half of the total number dispatched in all France, and over four times as many as are forwarded in Russia, while a notion of how extensively news and information is disseminated in this country may be obtained by comparing the above total of newspapers transmitted from New York alone with that representing the aggregate number sent in all Germany (2300,000), or oven with the same in all Great Britain, which is only about fifty per cent. in excess. To explain with any detail the elaborate yet very simple system perfected by Postmaster James, and under which the mail of the metropolis is handled, would require far more space than is here at our disposal, but there are some interesting features which are worth notice. At the outset the public is made to distribute its own mail by dropping its missives into boxes marked with names of States and large cities, and from these receptacles the letters are constantly being gathered and transmitted to the cancellers who affix the post mark and obliterate the postage stamp. It is well known that this is done by use of the hand stamp, and that, simple as the problem seems to be, no one has yet devised a mechanical system of cancellation which has been deemed worthy of adoption. Machines have been tested in the New York Post Office, but have been discarded, and the prevailing opinion among the experts there is that until the public can be made to produce letters uniform in size and thickness, and always with the stamp in certain position, no purely mechanical contrivance is likely to succeed, or even advantageously compete with hand work. The skill of the cancelling clerks is such that they can now mark on the average graph boxes, and as for defective addressing, no less than 152,296 letters misdirected came to the New York Post Office last year. By way of proving that some at least of this carelessness was not due to ignorance, our attention was called to the fact that over 3,500 of these letters came from banks where, of all business houses, accuracy is supposed in greatest degree to exist. It is admirable proof of the efficiency of those charged with sending these letters on the right path that out of the above total 147,-640 were redirected and forwarded. The amount of labor involved in everhauling all the directories of the country and the geographical and local knowledge requisite was of course very great. The Post Office is subjected to constant inconvenience by the mailing of so-called "unmailable" matter. No doubt hundreds of people are anathetizing the mails for losing their Christmas gifts when the articles are probably anugly entombed in the dead letter office, whither they have been sent after a temporary sojourn in the office where dispatched. There is quite a museum in the New York office of this material,and it is a most heterogeneous collection. Here are bottles of hair tonic, packages of flour,dainty fancy work made evidently by fair hands,但 ruthlessly consigned to this limbo because not properly prepared,jostling big bundles of shoe blackening. Some damselfish minus her treasures,f for a packet of female hair loosely rolled in newspaper occupies a corner.No one tries to forward these things. They go to Washington,and Christmas gift or not unsympathizing buyers bid them in at perennial auctions.Another class of individuals try to evade the revenue laws by making the Post Office an accessory,but they always fail. Whenever a bulky letter comes from Europe,the owner is requested to appear at the office,当 a custom house official politely insists on seeing the packet opened,and ,if the contents are dutiable，requires payment before delivery. The Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott has had what he naturally calls "the pleasure"of spending a Sunday in Vassar College. He had a curiosity to see how three hundred girls conducted themselves during their day of rest,"Let me premise,"he writes,"that they are all under one roof;that they meet for The Church vs. Kearneyism. San Francisco, April 10.—At a meeting of the 11th Ward Workingmen's Club, last night, the following resolutions were adopted without a dissenting voice: Whereas, The clergy of the city have made common cause with capitalists, landgrabbers and political thieves, to break up this movement, be it Resolved, That we stand shoulder to shoulder in this movement until death or victory is the result. Be it further Resolved, That we would suggest to the Rev. Archbishop Alemany to look after his spiritual affairs, and not this movement of ours. A Committee of three was appointed to wait upon the Archbishop and ascertain if he employs Chinese servants, and if he does and will not discharge them, to inform him that he will be put on the black list. During the meeting of the Club the Archbishop was repeatedly made the object of the grossest insults by the language of members. It was decided that hereafter the meetings of the Club should be secret to enable them to more effectually provide for organized resistance to the Vigilance Committee which is supposed to be in existence. Abundant Crops Reported. San Francisco, April 10.—The crop reports received this evening from all parts of the State are of the most encouraging character. With a few exceptions, the prospects are good for an abundant harvest in all quarters. The Southern portion of the State and the San Joaquin valley, in which crops failed last year, promise equally well with the Northern valleys. In some Abundant Crops Reported. SAN FRANCISCO, April 10.—The crop reports received this evening from all parts of the State are of the most encouraging character. With a few exceptions, the prospects are good for an abundant harvest in all quarters. The Southern portion of the State and the San Joaquin valley, in which crops failed last year, promise equally well with the Northern valleys. In some localities there is complaint that the early sown grain has grown so rank as to lodge, but this has not occurred to any material extent. The exceptions above referred to are the low bottoms in Sacramento valley, which were drowned out by the February floods, and the Tule Island in the delta of the Sacramento river. The latter are still flooded over the greater portion of their surface and nothing more than late crops of vegetables can be expected there. WASHINGTON, April 8.—Senator Booth presented a petition from citizens of Los Angeles setting forth that it is expensive and inconvenient for litigants and attorneys to attend court in San Francisco, and praying that one term annually of the United States Circuit Court be held in Los Angeles. The petition was referred to the Judiciary Committee. The Sumac. Months after we had announced that our Mr. Alder had made a shipment or two of sumac to San Francisco, and had returns therefrom; after Mr. A. has been in the business six months, a writer in the Anaheim Gazette comes the front with the announcement that he, or rather Mr. J. Anderson, is preparing to go into the business; and volunteers to enlighten the people as to the value of our sumac, its growth etc., and advises that it be planted for its tannin qualities. It has been used here for over a year, and its virtues well understood, and Mr. Alder, in favorable weather, is grinding it up for market.—San Diego News- NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. For Town Clerk. THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY ANNOUNCES himself as a candidate for the office of Town Clerk at the election on April 29th. E. F. CAHILL. For Town Assessor. THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY ANNOUNCES himself as a candidate for the office of Town Assessor at the election on April 29th. JOHN FISCHER. NOTICE TO ARCHITECTS & BUILDERS. AN ACT HAVING BEEN PASSED AUTHORIZING the Board of Trustees of Anaheim School District to issue the bonds of that district for the purpose of building a School House, architects and builders are hereby invited to submit to the said board plans for said School House until May 1st, 1878. A general idea of the building desired, together with all other necessary information, will be given upon application to the undermined at the GARNET office. The right is reserved to reject any or all plans which may be submitted. FRED W. ATHEARN, Clerk of the Board of Trustees PROPOSALS TO PURCHASE SCHOOL DISTRICT BONDS. SEALED PROPOSALS TO PURCHASE BONDS OF Anaheim School District, Los Angeles County, for the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars, bearing interest at the rate of ten per cent per annum, payable semi-annually, as authorized by Senate Bill 20, passed March 19th, 1878, will be received by the Board of Trustees of Anaheim School District until May 10th, 1878. The Board of Trustees reserve the right to reject any and all bids. All bids must be made in writing and addressed to the Clerk of the Board of Trustees by order of the Board of Trustees of Anaheim School District. FRED W. ATHEARN, Clerk Anaheim, Los Angeles Co., April 10th, 1878. Cajon Irrigation Company Location of principal place of business—ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA. THERE IS DELINQUENT UPON THE FOLLOWING described stock, on account of Assessment levied on the 2nd day of March, 1878, the several amounts set opposite the names of the respective shareholders, as follows: NAME. SHARE. AMOUNT. Peter Hansen $175.60 R H Gilman 10.300.00 W M McFadden 10.300.00 C Meyerhill 90.00 C S Miles 4.120.00 Trimidad Yorba 1.300.00 J B Tombes 3.405.00 Leonard Parker 2.642.50 P Brass 1.271.10 Carl Hanson 2.678.80 George Hind 1.300.00 John Hunter 1.300.00 S Chilson 100.00 WA Springer 100.00 REDUCTION TO... BED-ROCK PRICES Bed-Rock Prices BED-ROCK PRICES. FOR THE NEXT 30 DAYS We will sell at prices much lower than has heretofore ruled, in order to dispose of the stock on hand and thus make room for our new spring stock. Our present stock consists of: DRY-GOODS, LADIES' FANCY GOODS, CLOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, CAPS, GROCERIES, HARDWARE, CROCKERY, ETC., ETC., ETC. Our new stock will be selected with the most scrupulous care by the senior member of the firm. Notice will be given of its arrival. We make a specialty of: LADIES AND CHILDREN'S Gaiters AND Shoes ALSO MENS AND BOYS WEAR, And we herewith give some of the reductions which we have just made: Ladies Shoes, $1. Ladies' Kid Fox Gaiters, $1.25. Ladies' all cloth Gaiters, $1.50. Ladies Gaiters, $1.50. THERE IS DELINQUENT UPON THE FOLLOWing described stock, on account of Assessment level on the 2nd day of March, 1878, the several amounts set opposite the names of the respective shareholders, as follows: NAMES. SHARES. AMOUNT Peter Hansen $175.60 R H Gilman 10.300.00 W M McFaulden 10.300.00 C Meyerhle 90.00 C S Miles 130.00 Trimidad Yorba 20.00 J B Tombes 40.50 Lionard Parker 64.25 P Brass 27.10 Carl Hanson 67.80 George Hind 30.00 John Hunter 30.00 S Chilson 100.00 W A Springer 100.00 And in accordance with law and an order of the Board of Trustees made on the 6th day of April, 1878, so many shares of each parcel of such stock as may be necsary will be sold at the office of the company on the 4th day of May, 1878, at the hour of 1 o'clock, P.M., of such day, to pay the delinquent assessment, together with the costs of advertising and expenses of sale. W. M. McFADDEN, Seet y, Anaheim, California. Wanted. IN A PRIVATE FAMILY, A YOUNG GIRL TO take care of bedrooms, wait on table, and sew. Address, Miss A GUY-SMITH, Anaheim. For Sale. 1200 Fine Grade Ewas, in good Condition, With lambs by their side. Will be sold cheap for cash. Apply at this office. For Sale. Castor Beans for Seed BY A. GUY-SMITH & CO. GEO H. PECK, Agent Pacific Oil and Lead Works, S. P. ELECTION Proclamation. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE QUALIFIED voters of the town of Anaheim, that in accordance with the provisions of an Act of the Legislature, approved March 18th, 1878, and entitled an Act to incorporate the Town of Anaheim on the 29th day of April, A.D., 1878, An election will be held at the Town Hall of the Town of Anaheim, for the election of the following officers: Five Trustees, One Treasurer, One Marshal, One Assessor, One Clerk, One Justice of the Peace, To serve for the ensuing year, and until their successors qualify. L. Durr, John Fischer and Adolf Rimpau are hereby appointed Judges and Inspectors of said election—which election shall be conducted as far as possible in accordance with the general election law of this State. By order of the Board of Trustees, E. F. CAHILL, Town Clerk. Anaheim, April 5th, 1878. Auction Sale! THE LOT Formerly occupied by Halberstadt & Co., as a Lumber Yard, together with all improvements thereon will be sold at Public Auction To the highest bidder, on Saturday, May 4th, 1878. At 11 o'clock, A.M. Place of sale on the premises. At same time will be sold One Good Six-Horse Wagon. LADIES AND CHILDRENS Gaiters AND Shoes ALSO MENS AND BOYS WEAR, And we herewith give some of the reductions which we have just made: Ladies Shoes, $1. Ladies' Kid Fox Gaiters, $1.25. Ladies' all cloth Gaiters, $1.50. Ladies Gaiters, $1.50. Ladies' Buttoned Gaiters, $2.50. Misses' Gaiters, $1.25. Childrens' Shoes, $1. Childrens' Shoes, $0.50. PRODUCE TAKEN IN EXCHANGE. D. & G. D. Plato, Corner of Los Angeles and Centre Streets. Notice! GOODMAN AND RIMPAU. Desire to call the attention of the public to the fact that Mr. M. L. Goodman will proceed to San Francisco shortly to purchase the SPRING STOCK of Goods, and in order to make room for it and clear away the present stock we have made a GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES And will sell at these reduced rates for the next thirty days. Our stock, as is well known, consists of a full line of DRYGOODS, CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES Auction Sale! THE LOT Formerly occupied by Halberstadt & Co., as a Lumber Yard, together with all improvements thereon will be sold at Public Auction To the highest bidder, on Saturday, May 4th, 1878. At 11 o'clock, A.M. Place of sale on the premises. At same time will be sold One Good Six-Horse Wagon, One Fine Marble Mantel Piece. All the above must positively be sold on that day. E SCHUBERT, Assignee for Halberstadt & Co. Notice. To the Shareholders in the Anaheim Water Company. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE SHARE-holders in the Anaheim Water Company that a meeting will be held at Krocher's Hall, Anaheim, on Saturday, April 13th, 1878, At 5 o'clock, p.m., for the purpose of electing a Board of Trustees for the ensuing year. By order of the Board of Trustees, JOHN FISCHER, Secretary. NEW MILLINERY. THE WESTMINSTER MILLINERY STORE IS NOW fitted up for Spring goods, and Mrs. DeVere will be receiving the earliest styles all the season direct from New York, and at New York prices; which are the very lowest. Ladies who send far away for hats will be sorry to find that they could have bought a finer hat much cheaper by examining the goods at home first. Agency for the Florence sewing machine, and organs of the best makers. Machine needles and oil, violin and guitar strings, also music. Music books and all kinds of fancy articles. Lace, hair-nets, braids, ladies correts, etc. LADIES, IF YOU Wish a Fashionable Dress Hat or Bonnet, Wish a Cheap Hack Hat, Wish an Old Lady's Bonnet, Wish a Stylish Felt Hat for Misses, neatly trimmed Price, $150. Wish Laces, Ribbons, Trimming Silks, Velvets. Frilling Flowers, Feathers or Fancy Goods, too numerous to mention, call at MRS. FLORA BROWN'S MILLINERY STORE, Centre Street, Anaheim. PRICES And will sell at these reduced rates for the next thirty days. Our stock, as is well known, consists of a full line of DRYGOODS, CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES HATS AND CAPS, CARPETS, ETC. Parties wishing to purchase for Cash will do well to examine our stock before Purchasing elsewhere. P.S. ALL PERSONS INDEBTED TO US ARE URGENTLY requested to come forward and make either a full or partial settlement, as we need the money to purchase our Spring stock. GOODMAN & RIMPAU, CENTER STREET, ANAHEIM. MRS. R. T. YARNDLEY'S Millinery Parlors. LEMON STREET. ONE BLOCK FROM POST-OFFICE. SPRING HAS COME WITH VARYING WARMTH and melting hues to delight the eye and gladden the heart, and with it new tints, new styles, new modes, marvels of beauty and elegance to allure the lady of cultivated taste. While appreciating past favors, Mrs. YARNDLEY renews her cordial invitation to the ladies, assuring them always a polite welcome. BUTTERKICK'S PATTERNS AND LIGHTNING PLAITERS always on hand. U can make money faster at Work for us then at anything else. Capital not required; we will start you. $12 per day at home made by the industrious Men, women, boys and girls wanted everywhere to work for us. Now is the time. Costly outfit and terms free. Address Taxx & Co., Augusta, Maine.