anaheim-gazette 1878-08-03

ANAHEIM VOL. 8. WEEKLY GAZETTE. SATURDAY...AUGUST 3, 1878. Established 1870. Dr. W. N. HARDIN, Office and Residence, Corner Los Angeles and Sycamore Streets, Anaheim, Cal. J. H. YOCUM, M. D., Physician & Surgeon. Office and Residence corner Centre and Palm Streets, With office hours at Blanken's Drug Store, from 9 to 10 A.M., and 4 to 5 P.M. Anaheim, Cal. DR. ALICE HIGGINS, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. OFFICE—Corner of Lemon and Centre Streets. ANAHEIM. Dr. J. N. BURTNETT, Physician & Surgeon, Santa Ana, Cal. Graduate of Jefferson Medical College Dr. H. F. THOMAS, (Practitioner of Homeopathy.) Physician & Surgeon, Kleinigkeiten. [FROM WEDNESDAY'S SEMI-WEEKLY.] - White blackberries are said to be grown in Riverside. - Col. C. G. Mason, of Los Angeles, died in San Francisco on Monday. - A telegraph station will soon be established at Mission San Gabriel. - Mr. W. G. McPherson has been appointed teacher of the school at Centralia. The session will commence on August 12th. - Two 8-mule teams went up to the Black Star Coal Mine yesterday to load with coal for a firm in Los Angeles. - It is said that of the assets of the late banking house of Temple & Workman, notes to the amount of $277,000 are utterly worthless. - It is now asserted positively that the water will be running in the Anaheim ditches on Thursday or Friday. About two hundred feet of the Cajon ditch remained to be finished yesterday. - The teams from the Livery Stables are in constant demand conveying people to the mines at Silverado. A number of prospectors came on the train from Los Angeles on Monday evening. - Mrs. O'Lie Huff, an actress in a melodeon in Los Angeles, committed suicide on Monday night by taking landauum. She attemptt Anaheim There are quite many Anaheim Landings during any previous and the immunity which one has makes it a much more majority of people. Rees has heretofore from surf-bathing encountered at alm coast, they have o evil which it is im little to be dreaded one has been stung diminution in the weather at bracing, and the far surpasses any Dr. Higgins gave which the sea complaints which the ordinary remain was a very warm Landing it was chilled overcoat necessary. The strength sojourn at tha trated in the minestimable young la at the Landing. Friends were cavow working off some natality and energy and other like m the lady in queen PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. OFFICE—Corner of Lemon and Centre Streets. ANAHEIM. Dr. J. N. BURTNETT, Physician & Surgeon, Santa Ana, Cal. Graduate of Jefferson Medical College Dr. H. F. THOMAS, (Practitioner of Homeopathy.) Physician & Surgeon, Graduate of the N. Y. Hom. Med. College, March, 1809. 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, 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. ANAHEIM DrugStore IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE LARGE DEPOSITS of Gold and Silver lately discovered in the mountains close to Anaheim, the proprietor of the Anaheim Drug Store (established in 1870 by the learned Dr. D'Assonville, and so many years successfully carried on by Herman Blanken, Esq.) has made arrangements with an eminent German Chemist from the University of Leipzig to take charge of the Anaheim Drug Store. This gentleman will Assay any Samples of Ore And appraise precious stones for a small fixed sum, and during his leisure fill prescriptions at San Francisco prices. The Anaheim Drug Store, Lemon St. ROBERT W. SCOTT. VICTOR MONTGOMERY. SCOTT & MONTGOMERY, Attorney at Law. PROBATE BUSINESS A SPECIALTY. Anaheim. Los Angeles County, Cal. M. L. WICKS, Attorney at Law, OFFICE—ROOMS 3 and 4, TEMPLE BLOCK, LOS ANGELES. Will practise in the Courts at Anaheim, as well as in the higher Courts. R. W. SCOTT, Notary Public. SCOTT & MONTGOMERY'S OFFICE, Kroeger's Block, Center Street, Anaheim. L. GUNTHER, Pioneer Boot and Shoe Maker, Cor. Third and Los Angeles streets. ANAHEIM. GEORGE BAUER, BOOT AND SHOE MAKER, Los Angeles Street. TAKING AND REPAIRING AT THE LOWEST —It is now asserted positively that the water will be running in the Anaheim ditches on Thursday or Friday. About two hundred feet of the Cajon ditch remained to be finished yesterday. —The teams from the Livery Stables are in constant demand conveying people to the mines at Silverado. A number of prospectors came on the train from Los Angeles on Monday evening. —Mrs. O'Lie Huff, an actress in a melodeon in Los Angeles, committed suicide on Monday night by taking laudanum. She attempted suicide twice before. —E. T. Tarbox, proprietor of the Los Angeles distillery, has filed a petition in bankruptcy in the United States District Court. Liabilities, $81,618.62; assets, $71,089.10. —The advertisement of the Firemen's picnic is published to-day. In the month that will intervene before the event we shall take frequent occasion to speak of the many attractions which it is proposed to present on that day. —The Board of Trustees met yesterday as a Board of Equalization. They stopped at at the letter "L," and will finish the alphabet to-day. About thirty assessments were raised, and the victims have been notified to appear before the Board to-day if they desire to protest against the increase in their assessment. —A Los Angeles paper says that nearly all of the grapes that appeared on the White Museat vines in April and May dropped off during the moist weather in June. But the same vines are now sending out fresh blossoms to supply the deficiency; so we may expect grapes to be ripening all through the Fall. —Mr. and Mrs. Al Smith, photographers, have completed several large pictures, which are silent witnesses of their skill in this branch of their profession. They make enlarging and retouching of pictures a specialty and those who desire any work of this class should avail themselves of the present opportunity, as Mr. and Mrs. Smith remain only a short time. —At the citizen's meeting held in Los Angeles on Friday, to assist in making Fair Week a success, a committee was appointed to make arrangements for excursion trains to run from the various points on the Southern Pacific to Los Angeles. The following are the committee: John G. Downey, Chairman; E. F. Spence, John R. Brierly, J. H. Seymour, C. H. Bradley, J. deBarth Shorb, N.C. Carter, M.J.Newmark, T.C.Severance. —The Anaheim Brass Band has been engaged to accompany the excursion train to Santa Monica on Sunday next. This will be without doubt the most delightful of excursions, and our people should not lose the pleasure of visiting the beautiful "city by the sea." There will be a large number from Santa Ana and Tustin, and the representation from Anaheim should at least be a creditable one. The ordinary remit was a very warm Landing it was chilled overcoat necessary. The strength sojourn at the trated in the mid- estimable young life at the Landing. Friends were cavow working off some tality and energy and other like men the lady in queen grindstone, which slip from her hand member was flatten painful; and is a day grindstones are no fragile young ladder. One of the industries is shark-catching that name, but thirty or forty a day and the oil shipping cisco. The fins of sale among the Creative luxury. Odessa The Odessa who has realized all thiscerning it. We have columns the historcame into Mr., been proven beyond that it is just therfully raised in tha acre of Sonora whi Odessa has no slightest degree conditions the Scattacked in a greedyand the sooner thii appreciated the bturists. And asthe moist and runpresent season wi tack of the fungusit is imperviousfore the only safe.From the eighthjust harvested h David Evey exwith a similar re Mr.Gwin has svested, which ha harvest.The fa Odessa is the bestand are clamorousprobably use ther himself,and if h spoken for at fi The S J.C.Benton,has arrived in La an invitation from Mr.Benton say prussic acid,bu in the manner L. GUNTHER, Pioneer 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 work guaranteed. P. C. McKINNIE, Contractor and Builder. Shop—On Centre Street, opposite residence. H. A. STOUGH & CO., Blacksmiths. Horse shoring and repairing. Corner of Centre and Clementina Streets near the Cooper Shop. CHARLES WILLE, COOPERAGE. Pipes, barrels and keys on hand at all times. Tanks and tubes made to order. Honey Barrels for sale cheap. Anaheim Cooper Shop, Centre Street, Anaheim. J. WESTPHAL, - Proprietor FOR THE BEST Wines and Brandies GO TO THEO. REISER, Gor. Santa Ana and Olive Sts. Anaheim. U can make money faster at Work for us than 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. Daily outfit and lerning free. Address Tack & Co., Augusta, Maine. The Anaheim Brass Band has been engaged to accompany the excursion train to Santa Monica on Sunday next. This will be without doubt the most delightful of excursions, and our people should not lose the pleasure of visiting the beautiful "city by the sea." There will be a large number from Santa Ana and Tustin, and the representation from Anaheim should at least be a creditable one. A number of relatives and friends of Jose Antonio Yorba were at Santa Monica on the arrival of the steamer on which that unfortunate gentleman was a passenger, en route for the Napa Insane Asylum. He recognized each individual, and on some subjects talked quite rational, and was not at all violent. There is some probability that by judicious and scientific treatment his reason will be restored. Juan Capistrano and Robert Gordon were up before Justice Bailey on Monday, charged with disturbing the peace. They were fined $30 or thirty days in jail. Constable Warrenberg took them to Los Angeles yesterday for confinement. Justice Bailey also had before him a Mexican named Sperit, who was arrested on Monday night for drawing a pistol and threatening to annihilate the proprietor of the Laborer' Exchange. For this offense Mr. Sperit will languish in durance vile for the next six months. The event which made Frank Ey a happy father on Monday presents one of the most beautiful opportunities for the perpetration of a pun that ever fell to the lot of a paragrapher. But a thoughtful consideration for the feelings of our readers keeps us from alluding to the fulfillment of the scriptural injunction "An Ey for an Ey," or referring to the eclipse by the sun which occurred on that most eventful day. We have the authority of the happy father for saying that the little Shaver weighs twelve pounds, net; and that he looks every inch like his sire. Mr. Ey is looking as well as could reasonably be expected under the circumstances. Among the most promising indications of an advancing civilization, the Washington Post notes with pleasure that the words man and woman are again coming into use. ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA: SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1878. Anaheim Landing Notes. There are quite a number of campers at Anaheim Landing this season—more than during any previous season. Its accessibility, and the immunity from the many inconveniences which one has to undergo at the Laguna; makes it a much more desirable resort for the majority of people. The presence of stingares has heretofore prevented timid people from surf-bathing, but as these fish are to be encountered at almost every point on this coast, they have of late been regarded as an evil which it is impossible to avoid and but little to be dreaded. So far this season no one has been stung, and there is a perceptible diminution in the number of stingares. The weather at the Landing is delightfully bracing, and the daily hath is a tonic which far surpasses anything in materia medica. Dr. Higgins gave us several instances in which the sea bath effected cures in complaints which had successfully resisted the ordinary remedies. Although Sunday was a very warm day in Anaheim, at the Landing it was chilly enough to make a light overcoat necessary to comfort. The strength-giving power of a sojourn at the sea-side is illustrated in the mishap which befel a most estimable young lady of Anaheim, at present at the Landing. She and some other lady friends were cavorting in the warehouse, and working off some of their superabundant vitality and energy by throwing sacks of barley and other like missiles at each other, when the lady in question carelessly allowed a NEW YORK FASHIONS. As Illustrated at Saratoga. A letter from the city in July would be stale, flat, and unprofitable. Besides, it would scarce be a fashion letter; for now there is no fashion proper left. Among notables here are Wm. H. Vanderbilt and family, Mrs. A. T. Stewart, Judge Hilton and family, W. Shishkin (Russian Minister) and family, Sr. Mantella de los Rios (Spanish Minister) and wife, John S. Owden, son of the Lord Mayor of London, Mr. and Mrs. George Opdyke, Rear Admiral Livingston and wife, Hon. and Mrs. Isaac Sherman, Robt. G. Remsen, Gov. Haight of San Francisco, ex-Gov. E. D. Morgan. Let me describe a morning toilet worn by Mme. Mantilla as she sat on apiazza entertaining a Spanish gentleman. Princess wrapper of white muslin over white silk. The front ornamented with two very wide insertions of lace, which, separating below the waist, gave room for bows of satin ribons, double faced, black on one side white on the other. Sleeves reaching to the elbow, ten buttoned white kid gloves, coral bracelet on her right arm, coral brooch and earrings, dainty black slippers, and white silk stockings. Her dark hair came low at the back, puffs above; frizzes brought over her forehead. She held an elegant white brocade silk parasol over her head, as a protection from the sunlight. Her complexion is soft and white, her eyes very dark and bright. She has a full round figure, and is a pretty attractive woman, but her large mouth prevents her from being beautiful. However, Washington Letter. REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE OF THE GAZETTE. WASHINGTON, D.C., July 24. The wounds of the "Stalwarts" blead afresh. The truce, or partial reconciliation, which had been patched up between them and "the man in the White House," in the face of danger, has been ruthlessly thrown aside by his fraudulency, now that the storm of "revolution" has passed. When the fraud investigation began, and before the adoption of the title resolution, there was a panicky huddling together of discordant Radical factions. In the presence of an overwhelming fear of "bouncing," and the consequent transfer of patronage to the party that won it in the election of 1878, the Radicals agreed upon a truce with the Stalwarts, Liberals, and intermediate grades. The man in the White House, feeling that his sceptre was crumbling to dust, dismounted from his barbed steed, and instead of frightening the souls of implacable Radicals, was glad to have them gather around him and whisper in his ear their tremulous hope that the storm would pass without prostrating him. But the danger is removed—the sick man has recovered—and the sound of discord again breaks forth. The New York Custom House removals have stirred up the irice of Republicans all along the line, and even in the campaign headquarters here in Washington the favorite pastime is swearing at Hayes. Undoubtedly it is simply war upon Conkling that is meant, for no charges are made against the officers suspended. And in this course the adminis- The strength-giving power of a sojourn at the sea-side is illustrated in the mishap which befell a most estimable young lady of Anaheim, at present at the Landing. She and some other lady friends were cavorting in the warehouse, and working off some of their superabundant vitality and energy by throwing sacks of barley and other like missiles at each other, when the lady in question carelessly allowed a grindstone, which she was playing with, to slip from her hand and fall on her toe. That member was flattened out, and is exceedingly painful; and is a daily and hourly reminder that grindstones are not the kind of plaything for fragile young ladies. One of the industries of Anaheim Landing is shark-catching—not the man-eating fish of that name, but the ground shark. About thirty or forty a day are caught, tryed out, and the oil shipped in barrels to San Francisco. The fins of the shark have also a ready sale among the Chinese, who consider them a great luxury. Odessa Wheat. The Odessa wheat sown by Mr. John Gwin has realized all the expectations formed concerning it. We have heretofore given in these columns the history of this wheat, and how it came into Mr. Gwin's possession. It has been proven beyond the shadow of a doubt that it is just the kind which can be successfully raised in this county; as, while every acre of Sonora wheat has suffered from rust, the Odessa has not been affected in even the slightest degree. Under the most common conditions the Sonora wheat is bound to be attacked in a greater or less degree by rust; and the sooner this fact is acknowledged and appreciated the better it will be for agriculturists. And as the Odessa has withstood the moist and rust-producing weather of the present season without succumbing to the attack of the fungus, it is fair to presume that it is impervious to such attack, and therefore the only safe kind to plant. From the eight acres which Mr. Gwin has just harvested he received 160 sacks. Mr. David Evey experimented with two acres with a similar result—20 sacks to the acre. Mr. Gwin has sixty acres more, not yet harvested, which he says will yield a like heavy harvest. The farmers here recognize that the Odessa is the best adapted to this county, and are clamorous for seed. Mr. Gwin will probably use the most of this year's product himself, and if he has any to spare, it is all spoken for at five cents per pound. The Squirrel Killer. J. C. Benton, the squirrel exterminator, has arrived in Los Angeles in accordance with an invitation from the Board of Supervisors. Mr. Benton says that the poison used is prussic acid, but the secret of his success lies in the manner of preparing the poison. Bons, double faced, black on one side white on the other. Sleeves reaching to the elbow, ten buttoned white kid gloves, coral bracelet on her right arm, coral brooch and earrings, dainty black slippers, and white silk stockings. Her dark hair came low at the back, puffs above; frizzles brought over her forehead. She held an elegant white brocade silk parasol over her head, as a protection from the sunlight. Her complexion is soft and white, her eyes very dark and bright. She has a full round figure, and is a pretty attractive woman, but her large mouth prevents her from being beautiful. However, her smile is very pleasing, and her teeth are pearly white. A handsome costume worn by Mrs. D—of Baltimore, is made Favorite dem-train; the material, bourette grenadine and black silk. For out doors, with this she wears a Clarissa mantellet made en suite. Her niece wore the other evening a toilet of pale blue cashmere made Francesca poloise. Blouse waists are quite fashionable, and charming models in this style, are the Alicia and the Ariel. The Corisande overskirt combines prettily with either. Preference seems divided about equally between short dressed and trained costumes, which are exceeding long. Pretty morning dresses are white or pale tinted bunting trimmed with bows of velvet or ribbon. Some chance is now also given for the display of a pretty neck, since the front of the dress may show a heart shaped neck. But don't be afraid to come here for a week or two with your BLACK SILK Or your bourette or cashmere combination suit. We have plenty of plain people—even old fashioned people, but they are refined and elderly of course. But every one does just as one chooses; the lady in her traveling ulster feels as much at home as the belle in her trained silks. In the day time, and in the evening, ladies may walk around town, and down to the springs, dressed in such a way as elsewhere would subject them to immediate insults. Fancy wrappers, light silks,—anything, indeed, which one happens to have on. Anything and everything is comme il faut, and that which constitutes the charm of the place is the abandon which prevails. Here at the Grand Union Hotel life seems a fairy tale. The spacious inner court, spread with green and flowery enamelling; the ancient forest trees above, linked in splendid canopy; the songs of birds intermingled with the play of fountains, while morning and evening music from a trained band attracts not only the guests of the house, but others who, less favored, come from elsewhere to listen. In magnitude of proportion as in general all vaastiveness, it defies competition, extending fourteen hundred feet along the street, with a grand central dome rising nearly one hundred and fifty feet. The dining room, capable of seating one thousand guests, is two hundred and eighty-six feet in length by fifty-five in width. Then there is the spacious ball room surrounded by piazzas, but of piazzas indeed, there is no end, since they are everywhere. Accommodation is offered for two thousand inmates with implacable Rutilicals, was glad to have them gather around him and whisper in his ear their tremulous hope that the storm would pass without prostrating him. But the danger is removed—the sick man has recovered—and the sound of discord again breaks forth. The New York Custom House removals have stirred up the irie of Republicans all along the line, and even in the campaign headquarters here in Washington the favorite pastime is swearing at Hayes. Undoubtedly it is simply war upon Conkling that is meant for no charges are made against the officers suspended. And in this course the administration gives another fatal stab to its own civil service reforms, so loudly professed. Mr. Hayes did not dare to renew the fight upon the New York Senator while the Senate was in session; but with that obstacle removed, and the awful sense of fear taken away by the passage of the title resolution, he shows his hand, and in the language of the Post,"the mildest-mannered man that ever took a stolen office smiles and sings psalms while he discharges his heaviest rifled ordinance." It is all very funny for the Democrats. The Democratic Committee is just getting ready for work—a little tardy, as usual. Documents by the ton have been going into the mails from Republican headquarters for four weeks, and the latter committee has all its plans perfected. The close districts and the weak places where, by the aid of the Nationals or other agencies, they hope to gain members in the next House, have all been selected and the work in them begun. But the committee is not without its troubles. Funds are not so plenty as they have been sometimes. Clerks in the departments and government employees generally do not "come down" with that degree of cheerfulness and promptitude that has characterized their responses in times past. Having been forced to proclaim these contributions entirely voluntary, there is no way to compel payment, and a majority of the clerks feel that their time is short—that Republican rule ceases with the present administration, and they are not disposed to part with any of their gains to help a lost cause. It has been suggested that perhaps if Mr. Hayes should toss in his munificent contribution at this juncture it would enthuse things a little. But Secretary Gorham don't put much faith in Rutherford's disposition to toss. It is still excessively hot here,and the Potter committee has adjourned to meet at Atlantic city, where the fresh sea breeze will counteract in some degree the stiffling efluvius of the revelations. There is a wild rumor flying around about Dr. Mary Walker. It is said one day last week she was in the committee room, and tried in vain to get the reckless press gang to put out their cigars; and she despaired when Butler and Blackburn began to light theirs. The doctor rushed out and went to the committee-room on naval affairs and told the clerk that she wanted the room for a short time, as her unmentionable were out of order. He immediately left, and remained out what he considered a reason able length of time, and went back and found the doctor sewing a button on I interviewee The Squirrel Killer. J. C. Benton, the squirrel exterminator, has arrived in Los Angeles in accordance with an invitation from the Board of Supervisors. Mr. Benton says that the poison used is prussic acid, but the secret of his success lies in the manner of preparing the poison. Wheat is soaked with his compound and scattered on the ground in the vicinity of the squirrels' and gophers' haunts. This compound emits an odor extremely agreeable to the rodents, who stream forth from their holes and eat the poisoned wheat with avidity. Mr. Benton is said to have killed as many as 7,400 in one day. The Supervisors will satisfy themselves as to his ability to do what he claims, and if their investigations prove satisfactory, they will probably make some kind of a contract with him. The model car sent to the Paris Exposition by the Pullman Palace Car Company, of America, is thirty inches long, eight inches wide, and is constructed entirely of gold and oxidized silver. It is furnished perfectly to the most minute detail. The rails upon which it stands are silver, and the wheels gold. The platform at either end is of gold, chased with crossed lines to represent the uneven surface of the common platform. The body of the car is of oxidized silver, exquisitely chased, and the doors of the same material, while the knobs and hinges are of gold. Windows of plate glass, shaded by silk curtains, alternate with mirrors in rich frames. The revolving easy chairs and footstools are of silver, covered with silk velvet, and even the inevitable spittoon, no larger than a porcelain button, is perfectly made in silver. On the floor lies a handsome velvet carpet, and at each door the accustomed mat. The ceiling is tastefully frescoed, and tiny, but perfect lamps of crystal are suspended thereupon, while the ventilators around the top of the car are minute doors of gold. Looking in at one of the windows, you see locked securely in its closest stove, in silver, which supplies warmth, and in another window you see that the dressing-room with all its appointments is not forgotten. The cost of the toy was $18,000, and its weight is 169 pounds. A Sensational Suicide. Chicago, July 25. — A Times special from Capron, Ill., says: A dramatic suicide occurred here Tuesday night. Early last May George W. Burleigh, who is an old resident of Ohio, having lived in various parts of that State, came to that town ostensibly to start a tonsorial establishment. Burleigh was a man of varied accomplishments, fine education, and versatility in conversation. While at Capron he was often in depressed spirits. Last Sunday he published a card informing the citizens that, in order to gratify an often expressed curiosity on the part of his townmen to witness such a tragedy as the hanging of Sherry and Connolly in Chicago, he would, on the evening of the 23d inst., deliver a lecture in Thornton Hall and at its conclusion gratify them by shooting himself through the forehead. The price of admission would be one dollar, and the amount realized should be used in his funeral expense, and the remainder invested in the works of Huxley, Tyndall, and Darwin for the town library. His idea in ending his life was to secure eternal peace by annihilation. At the appointed time the hall was crowded and after delivering an infidel lecture of wonderful power in a manner and tone which marked him as an aldea, he suddenly drew a derringer, placed it at his forehead, and despite attempts to prevent the mash deed, fired and fell into the arms of two friends, who were on the wing of the stage for the purpose of hindering the execution of his design. The large size ball literally fills his brain to pieces. He left a refusal that his body be forwarded to Cincinnati friends. Perils of Base Ball Playing. The actuary of a life insurance company has prepared a table of statistics full of matters deep and dangerous, regarding the mortality and casualties resulting from too assiduous attention to mastering the national game. His figures show that during the ball season in this country the monthly death rate from ball playing is 0·04; the number of cases of concussion of the brain is 4·7; incipient heart disease, 5·103; dislocation of the hip 0·01; fracture of the shoulder-blade, 1·01; compound fracture of the sternum 0·0002; broken ribs, 25·012; dislocation of the spine column resulting in permanent disability 0·0001; fracture of the arm, including forearm and above the elbow, 19·3; dislocation of the elbow, 7·05; sprained wrist, 47·0; broken fingers, 352·02; fracture of the hip 0·03; dislocation of the knee, 1·005; sprained ankle, 15·03; injuries to the foot and toe necessitating surgical aid, but not causing permanent injury, 225·09. In addition to the above rather suggestive array which recount injuries resulting in death or fracture of bones, including dislocation, he demonstrates that there are 197·01 noses broken and 473·05 teeth knocked out. Ulica Herald. During a thunderstorm in Chicago the residents of Mr. Guild was struck by lightning. The electricity passed down the chimney knocked Mr. and Mrs. Guild out of bed treated another couple in the same manner forced a thimble out of the chimney and across the room 24 feet wide, and buried in the plaster of the wall opposite, as knocked Mr. Guild's mother and a child's hair from positive blades to abeyant brunette. The mass of the child's head was turned black. GAZETTE. ST 3, 1878. Washington Letter. CONPENCE OF THE GAZETTE. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 24. of the "Stalwarts" bleed, or partial reconciliation, patched up between them the White House," in the has been ruthlessly thrown fluency, now that the storm was passed. When the fraud man, and before the adoption ution, there was a panicky r of discordant Radical facence of an overwhelming ," and the consequent transto the party that won it in 1878, the Radicals agreed upthe Stalwarts, Liberals, and Idea. The man in the White that his sceptre was crumbmounted from his barbed and of frightening the souls of deals, was glad to have them him and whisper in his ear hope that the storm would estrating him. But the danthe sick man has recovered of discord again breaks New York Custom House reered up the ire of Republicans ,and even in the campaign in Washington the favorite at Hayes. Undoubtedly upon Conkling that is meant, are made against the officers in this course the adminis- For the Care of Children. The Board of Health of New York has published the following rules for the care of children during the hot season: NURSING OF INFANTS. Over-feeding does more harm than anything else; nurse an infant a month or two old every two or three hours. Nurse an infant of six months and over five times in 24 hours, and no more. If an infant is thirsty, give it pure water or barley water; no sugar. On the hottest days a few drops of whisky may be added to water or food; the whisky not to exceed one teaspoonful in twenty-four hours. FEEDING OF INFANTS. Boil a teaspoonful of powdered barley (ground in coffee grinder) and a gill of water, with a little salt, for fifteen minutes, strain, then mix it with half as much of boiled milk, and add a lump of white sugar, size of a walnut, and give it lukewarm, from a nursing bottle. Keep the bottle and mouthpiece in a bowl of water when not in use, to which a little soda may be added. For infants five or six months old, give half barley water and half boiled milk, with salt and a lump of sugar. For older infants, give more milk than barley-water. For infants very costive, give oatmeal instead of barley. Cook and strain as before. When your breast-milk is only half enough change off between breast-milk and this prepared food. Bouncing Day. WASHINGTON July 1st.—To-day is the first of the new fiscal year, and the day upon which all appropriation bills recently passed by Congress go into effect. In some of the Departments, notably the Treasury and Interior, there were a great many dismissals of clerks and female copyists, and in others a number of appointments. As a consequence, it was a day of commotion in all the Departments. In the Treasury and Interior, where the greatest number of dismissals took place, the scene was quite harrowing. Men and women who, year in and year out, draw their little monthly pittance, living upon the hand-to-mouth system, as most Government clerks do, found themselves cut off to-day without notice. Some of the people looked miserable, some reckless and others bold and indifferent. The bold ones belonged to that class of Government hangers-on who boast of their influence and scorn to worry or fear. One female copyist who was dismissed, to-day from the Treasury for the fourth time, was heard to say: "I don't care if I am dismissed, my influence will put me back." She will probably be put back, and some other and perhaps more competent person than herself, who may not be backed by a brace of Congressmen, will have to make room for her. But what seems strange about the civil service part of these dismissals is that while so many removals are made, new appointments in the very same Departments are being made. In the Interior Department, despite to-day's dismissals, there will be a competitive examination for new appointments on the 8th instant. Chinese Wine Powder. The Campaign Committee is ready for work—a little tardy, moments by the ton have been mails from Republican headwaters, and the latter comes plans perfected. The close to weak places where, by the nationals or other agencies, they members in the next House, selected and the work in them the committee is not without minds are not so plenty as they times. Clerks in the department employ generally down" with that degree of promptitude that has char responses in times past. Havent proclaim these contributory, there is no way to, and a majority of the clerks time is short—that Republi- with the present administra-are not disposed to part with sins to help a lost cause. It stated that perhaps if Mr. Hayes this munificent contribution it would enthuse things a secretary Gorham don't put Rutherford's disposition to passively hot here, and the Pot-has adjourned to meet at At-ere the fresh sea breeze will some degree the stifling eluvia runs. There is a wild rumor about Dr. Mary Walker. It last week she was in the com-mand tried in vain to get the zang to put out their cigars, used when Butler and Blackburn heirs. The doctor rushed out, the committee-room on naval the clerk that she wanted the first time, as her unmentionables elder. He immediately left, and what he considered a reason-time, and went back and found a button on. I interviewed The Eclipse at Denver. DENVER, Col., July 29.—The sky was entirely clear until 1 p.m., when a few masses of cumulus clouds showed themselves over the mountains toward the north and west. With these exceptions the sky was perfect and the atmospheric conditions were of the most favorable character for the successful observation of the eclipse. The houseops were stronged with people, the higher buildings being especially in demand, as from them the approach of the dark shadow of the totality could be seen as it swept onward over the plain. The time of the first contact was 2:20 and ten minutes later the presence of the moon at the edge of the sun's disc was plainly perceptible to ordinary observers with smoked glass. By 3 o'clock the sunlight had moderated in a marked degree, showing a pale yellow color. Later on a lurid glare overspread the earth. The heat of the sun was no longer oppressive, and a light similar to twilight was shown in the horizon, and Treasury for the town is said: "I don't care if I am diamissed, my influence will put me back." She will probably be put back, and some other and perhaps more competent person than herself, who may not be backed by a brace of Congressmen, will have to make room for her. But what seems strange about the civil service part of these diamissals is that while so many removals are made, new appointments in the very same Departments are being made. In the Interior Department, despite today's dismissals, there will be a competitive examination for new appointments on the 5th instant. Chinese Wine Powder. A recent number of the Journal Official describes an extremely curious method of wine manufacture employed by those odd people, the Chinese, who make a powder or cake of what might be called the concentrated extract of wine. A little of this powder, or a pellet of the cake, dissolved in a glass of water make a beverage that is consumed in large quantities in China; and a beverage which, it is said, resembles more or less, as to flavor, the different sorts of wines or spirits. This drink is rather an alcohol than a wine, properly so called; and the powder of which it is composed is obtained by the pulverization of oats or of barley or rye, or indeed, of the three grains united (with or without the addition of aromatic or medicinal herbs.) after having undergone a certain degree of fermentation. The flour, or powder, thus obtained, is known in China under the name of kin-tsee and when properly prepared it may be preserved for two or three years. Certain manufacturers in the Celestial Empires have great reputation for the excellent quality of the kin-tsee that they produce, and many different processes are in use for the preparation of the powder, and for improving its flavor. Rice, very carefully cleaned, is also used for making different varieties of wines, and has this particular property, that although in certain methods of manufacture much water is used, its evaporation in this becomes perfect, and the powder is sold in a state of complete dryness. The Crops of Iowa. DES MOINES, July 30.—Reports from various parts of this State give discouraging reports of the prospects of this wheat crop, but claim a good crop for other cereals. The intense heat and rains of the past week are the cause of much damage to wheat. Some fields of hundreds of acres will not be worth cutting, while others will yield all the way from five to thirty-five bushels according to the time of planting. Winter wheat is generally cited as an average crop of forty bushels per acre, but Spring-sown wheat is estimated in different counties at one-third and one-half the crop of 1876. Farmers are working night and day, and Sunday, and although tramps have flooded the State, men cannot be got to do the work for wages varying from $1.50 to $3.50. Mr. Beecher shook hands with the Williams of a life insurance company has able of statistics full of matter, fervorous, regarding the mortality resulting from too assiduous mastering the national game. now that during the ball season by the monthly death rate from 0·04; the number of cases of the brain is 4·7; incipient of the shoulder-blade, 1·01; treatment of the sternum, 0·0002; dislocation of the spinal in permanent disability, nature of the arm, including forethe elbow, 19·3; dislocation 7·05; sprained wrist, 47·07; 352·02; fracture of the hip, on of the knee, 1·005; sprained injuries to the foot and toes, surgical aid, but not causing injury, 225·09. In addition to other suggestive array which reresulting in death or the ones, including dislocation, he that there are 197·01 noses 173·05 teeth knocked out. understorm in Chicago the reGuild was struck by lightning. they passed down the chimney, and Mrs. Guild out of bed, her couple in the same manner, visible out of the chimney and from 24 feet wide, and burned it of the wall opposite, and Guild's mother and a child out changed the child's hair from a to abony brunette. The sulph head was turned black. were thronged with people, the higher buildings being especially in demand, as from them the approach of the dark shadow of the totality could be seen as it swept onward over the plain. The time of the first contact was 2:20 and ten minutes later the presence of the moon at the edge of the sun's disc was plainly perceptible to ordinary observers with smoked glass. By 3 o'clock the sunlight had moderated in a marked degree, showing a pale yellow color. Later on a lurid glare overspread the earth. The heat of the sun was no longer oppressive, and a light similar to twilight was shown in the horizon, and the light flecks of clouds began to dissolve, owing to the change in the temperature. As the period of the totality came on, the sight from an elevated station was grand in the extreme. A dark shadow fell on Long's Peak, 75 miles distant, and sweeping to the south-eastward covered the plain like a gray pall. To the north-eastward the clouds could be seen bathed in the sun light and presenting the view of a beautiful sun set. During the period of observation the moon appeared like a huge black ball, surrounded by a beautiful circle of light and as the sun-light suddenly burst forth again chickens crowed as though morning had just dawned. Corner in Wheat. Chicago, July 27.—Intense interest is manifested in the result of the great corner in wheat now being run by the Milwankee and Chicago commission merchants. The price has been steadily advanced for two weeks, with a prospect of being maintained at the present rate or at a still higher one during the remainder of the month. The visible supply of wheat is now but about four millions, and the short sales for August delivery aggregate nearly twenty millions. Meanwhile, although some damage has been done to crops in this section, it is believed that no wide-spread or great injury exists. The water in which the dishes are washed at the St. Nicolas Hotel, in New York, is conducted to immense tanks in the cellar for the purpose of skimming off the grease, which sells for from ten to fifteen dollars a day. It is whispered that Mrs. Tilten will lecture and will receive a large amount per night. The subject is said to be "Worries Fall." Mr. Beecher shook hands with the Williams College boys one day recently, and told them how once upon a time he went fishing on the Berkshire hills and caught a big moss of trout. "One thing I have found out," said he, when it came to pin a moral to his anecdote, "is that a man must know when he is ready to do a thing, then to do it the best way he can, and when it is completed forget the task just as soon as possible. A man, whether artisan, professor, or mechanic, should find his field, then fill it to the best of his ability, and the best results attainable by him will follow. No one need worry about the results of labor. Men should work in the morning, as those who perform labor at night soon burn out. If a man cannot say his prayers and get his fall amounts of sleep, he should let his night prayers go unsaid." This heretical remark pleased the boys, for they laughed heartily; but the professor of a staid college that believes in the unfailing efficacy of prayer must have frowned when it was repeated to them. The Gilroy Advocate of a recent date mentioned that its reporter had seen a boy, a resident of that place, who had four ears. The item attracted considerable attention, and the Advocate subsequently printed a letter from a Sacramento M. D., making earnest inquiry concerning the interesting freak of nature. In answer to this paper furnishes the following: "The item about the four-eared boy of Gilroy has excited press comments all over the State. Our friend of Sacramento and many others are puzzled over the unnatural phenomenon. The name of the boy is Burgo-master. As we stated, he had on the day we noted the fact, two ears in their proper places and two below of much larger size. The lower ones were two ears of corn, which he had stolen from Bassignano's vegetable stand. Earl Beaconsfield is in his seventy-fourth year. Mr. Gladstone is seventy, John Bright is sixty-seven, Earl Granville sixty-three, Bismarck sixty-three, Gortchakoff eighty-Ven Moltke seventy-six; MacMahon seventy-six.