anaheim-gazette 1878-11-02

ANAHEIM VOL. 9. WEEKLY GAZETTE. Established 1870. SATURDAY...NOVEMBER 2, 1878. For Terms, see Fourth Page. Dr. W. N. HARDIN, Office and Residence corner Candre and Palm Streets, Anaheim, Cal. J. H. YOCUM, M. D., Physician & Surgeon. Office and Residence corner Candre 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. E. L. COWAN, Kleinigkeiten. [FROM WEDNESDAY’S SEMI-WEEKLY.] There was a very slight frost on Monday night. Mr. P. C. McKinnle has been engaged to superintend the construction of the new Presbyterian Church in Westminster. Stockholders in the Cajon Irrigation Company are referred to a notice in our advertising columns. Mr. Grossman, the foreman of B. Dreyfus & Co. will leave to-morrow for Napa for a two weeks’ visit. Henry Koch, convicted of burning the Central Hotel in Los Angeles some months ago, has been sentenced to imprisonment for five years. The statement heretofore made in the Gazette, to the effect that Mr. Korn had samples of his wine on exhibition at the Fair, was an error. Mr. Korn had no wine on exhibition. A gentleman writing from a distant city asks that a copy of the Gazette be sent him so that he “may see what land advertisements there are in the paper,” as he desires to purchase.’ This ought to suggest an idea to those who have land to sell. Mr. Irvine, lessee of the San Joaquin Rancho, informs the Santa Ana Herald that “the fires have done no damage to the ranch, and that as far as the San Joaquin is concern- DR. ALICE HUGGINS, 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. 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. He will be found in his office every day 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 Hermann Blanken, Keg) 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, Attorneys at Law. PROBATE BUSINESS SPECIALTY. Anaheim. Los Angeles County, Cal. M. L. WICKS, Attorney at Law. OFFICE—ROOMS 2 and 4, TEMPLE BLOCK, LOS ANGELES. practice in the Courts at Anaheim, as well as in the higher Courts. R. W. SCOTT, Notary Public. BOOTT & MONTGOMERY'S OFFICE. Kroeger's Bleek, Center Street, Anaheim. L. GUNTHER, Pioneer Beot 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 I work guaranteed. P. C. McKINNIE, Contractor and Builder. A gentleman writing from a distant city asks that a copy of the Gazette be sent him so that he "may see what land advertisements there are in the paper," as he desires to purchase. This ought to suggest an idea to those who have land to sell. Mr. Irvine, lessee of the San Joaquin Rancho, informs the Santa Ana Herald that "the fires have done no damage to the ranch, and that as far as the San Joaquin is concerned, the fires have really done the ranch more good than harm." There is danger that the Constitutional Convention will put a clause in the Constitution fixing the forum of the Supreme Court permanently in Sacramento. All but three members of the Judiciary Committee are in favor of such a proceeding. Edward Knell, aged 15, was drowned in the reservoir of the Canal and Reservoir Co., in Los Angeles, on Friday. He, with two companions, was paddling a boat about the reservoir, when it capsized. The two other boys, being able to swim, saved themselves. Mr. B. J. Snodgrass received a letter on Monday from Mr. John Taylor, conveying the information of his and Mrs. Taylor's safe arrival in Arkansas. "Uncle John" thinks of locating in Texas kana, a thriving railroad town in that State. Its rather peculiar name is a combination of syllables from the names Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana. From the "Court notes" in the San Francisco Bulletin we extract the following item of local interest: "George C. Knox has petitioned the Twenty-third District Court for a writ of mandate directed to the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles county to compel payment of $10,000 which Knox claims to be due him for services as Superintendent of Irrigation of lands in Los Angeles county. The Los Angeles Herald reports that between 12 and 1 o'clock yesterday morning Officers Tribollet and Benites arrested four of the gang of San Francisco hoodlums, who were up before Judge Peel the other day, for creating a disturbance in a barn on Alameda street. When locked up in jail one of them announced that he could whip any man in town. The boast and the loud noise excited the fire of the sleeping inmates of the Hotel Thompson, and they turned out of their bunks and gave the new-comers such a drubbing as soon made them change their boasting into a supplication for mercy. Following so close in the wake of their recent defeat in Los Angeles, the advertisement this morning of the Fireman's Ball on Thanksgiving Eve would impress us that, if they do not possess the champion runners, they have the material for at least "the ball of the season." Though yet at some distance, it is easy to see that, although of late we have had some fashionable balls, this one will press them hard. The gentlemen of the committees are determined upon managing samples of his wine on exhibition at the Fair, was an error. Mr. Korn had no wine on exhibition. A gentleman writing from a distant city asks that a copy of the Gazette be sent him so that he "may see what land advertisements there are in the paper," as he desires to purchase. This ought to suggest an idea to those who have land to sell. Mr. Irvine, lessee of the San Joaquin Rancho, informs the Santa Ana Herald that "the fires have done no damage to the ranch, and that as far as the San Joaquin is concerned, the fires have really done the ranch more good than harm." There is danger that the Constitutional Convention will put a clause in the Constitution fixing the forum of the Supreme Court permanently in Sacramento. All but three members of the Judiciary Committee are in favor of such a proceeding. Edward Knell, aged 15, was drowned in the reservoir of the Canal and Reservoir Co., in Los Angeles, on Friday. He, with two companions, was paddling a boat about the reservoir, when it capsized. The two other boys, being able to swim, saved themselves. Mr. B. J. Snodgrass received a letter on Monday from Mr. John Taylor, conveying the information of his and Mrs. Taylor's safe arrival in Arkansas. "Uncle John" thinks of locating in Texas kana, a thriving railroad town in that State. Its rather peculiar name is a combination of syllables from the names Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana. From the "Court notes" in the San Francisco Bulletin we extract the following item of local interest: "George C. Knox has petitioned the Twenty-third District Court for a writ of mandate directed to the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles county to compel payment of $10,000 which Knox claims to be due him for services as Superintendent of Irrigation of lands in Los Angeles county. The Los Angeles Herald reports that between 12 and 1 o'clock yesterday morning Officers Tribollet and Benites arrested four of the gang of San Francisco hoodlums, who were up before Judge Peel the other day, for creating a disturbance in a barn on Alameda street. When locked up in jail one of them announced that he could whip any man in town. The boast and the loud noise excited the fire of the sleeping inmates of the Hotel Thompson, and they turned out of their bunks and gave the new-comers such a drubbing as soon made them change their boasting into a supplication for mercy. Following so close in the wake of their recent defeat in Los Angeles, the advertisement this morning of the Fireman's Ball on Thanksgiving Eve would impress us that, if they do not possess the champion runners, they have the material for at least "the ball of the season." Though yet at some distance, it is easy to see that, although of late we have had some fashionable balls, this one will press them hard. The gentlemen of the committees are determined upon managing samples of his wine on exhibition at the Fair, was an error. Mr. Korn had no wine on exhibition. A gentleman writing from a distant city asks that a copy of the Gazette be sent him so that he "may see what land advertisements there are in the paper," as he desires to purchase. This ought to suggest an idea to those who have land to sell. Mr. Irvine, lessee of the San Joaquin Rancho, informs the Santa Ana Herald that "the fires have done no damage to the ranch, and that as far as the San Joaquin is concerned, the fires have really done the ranch more good than harm." There is danger that the Constitutional Convention will put a clause in the Constitution fixing the forum of the Supreme Court permanently in Sacramento. All but three members of the Judiciary Committee are in favor of such a proceeding. Edward Knell, aged 15, was drowned in the reservoir of the Canal and Reservoir Co., in Los Angeles, on Friday. He, with two companions, was paddling a boat about the reservoir, when it capsized. The two other boys, being able to swim, saved themselves. Mr. B. J. Snodgrass received a letter on Monday from Mr. John Taylor, conveying the information of his and Mrs. Taylor's safe arrival in Arkansas. "Uncle John" thinks of locating in Texas kana, a thriving railroad town in that State. Its rather peculiar name is a combination of syllables from the names Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana. From the "Court notes" in the San Francisco Bulletin we extract the following item of local interest: "George C. Knox has petitioned the Twenty-third District Court for a writ of mandate directed to the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles county to compel payment of $10,000 which Knox claims to be due him for services as Superintendent of Irrigation of lands in Los Angeles county. The Los Angeles Herald reports that between 12 and 1 o'clock yesterday morning Officers Tribollet and Benites arrested four of the gang of San Francisco hoodlums, who were up before Judge Peel the other day, for creating a disturbance in a barn on Alameda street. When locked up in jail one of them announced that he could whip any man in town. The boast and the loud noise excited the fire of the sleeping inmates of the Hotel Thompson, and they turned out of their bunks and gave the new-comers such a drubbing as soon made them change their boasting into a supplication for mercy. Following so close in the wake of their recent defeat in Los Angeles, the advertisement this morning of the Fireman's Ball on Thanksgiving Eve would impress us that, if they do not possess the champion runners, they have the material for at least "the ball of the season." Though yet at some distance, it is easy to see that, although of late we have had some fashionable balls, this one will press them hard. The gentlemen of the committees are determined upon managing samples of his wine on exhibition at the Fair, was an error. Mr. Korn had no wine on exhibition. An effort is now public interest in this exist near Colton, very fine block off at the Horticulture looking specimens in several of these georges It is not sure that much use will Mr. Miller or Lossin be very thorough test which involve hundred dollars was so hard and ing it amounted to could be imported it was inferior in ed article As mere area which it could be written about information we accr rates on that arti ship marble from distance of 4000 m cisco to Los Angles railroad comp carry marble a di pay charge Mr extra charge for cars These rates not for small ship An anonymo ado writes thie Fhe inhabitants pel presached to t Sabbath by th R geles The aue very attentive T GEORGE BAUER, BOOT AND SHOE MAKER, Los Angeles Street. MAKING AND REPAIRING AT THE LOWEST cash prices. All orders promptly attended to I work guaranteed. P. C. McKINNIE, Contractor and Builder. H. A. STOUGH & CO., Blacksmiths. HORSE SHOEING AND REPAIRING. CORNER of Centre and Clementina Streets near the Cooper Shop. CHARLES WILLE, COOPERAGE. Lipes, Barrels and kegs on hand at all times. Tanks and Tubs made to order. Honev Barrels for sale cheap. Anaheim Cooper Shop, Centre Street, Anaheim. J. WESTPHAL, - Proprietor ISAAC COHEN, (Successor to Helmann & George). KEEPS CONSTANTLY ON HAND THE LARGEST best and cheapest stock of dry goods, fancy goods genis' and boys' clothing, shoes and boots, hats, trunks and valises. Also, groceries, provisions, crockery and hardware. Give me a trial. ISAAC COHEN. FOR THE BEST Wines and Brandies GO TO THEO. REISER, Cor. Santa Ana and Olive Sts. Anaheim. ADVERTISE IN THE SEMI-WEEKLY GAZETTE. Following so close in the wake of their recent defeat in Los Angeles, the advertisement this morning of the Fireman's Ball on Thanksgiving Eve would impress us that, if they do not possess the champion runners, they have the material for at least "the ball of the season." Though yet at some distance, it is easy to see that, although of late we have had some fashionable balls, this one will press them hard. The gentlemen of the committees are determined upon managing this ball in a manner to secure for it such a pleasant remembrance as that which followed their long-to-be-remembered picnic in September. They will so manage the festivities as to lead us to predict a tremendous success. Important changes have been made in the shipping business at Wilmington anchorage. Phineas Banning has purchased the barges and steamers of the S. P. R. R. Co., and will hereafter assume entire control of such business. The McFadden Brothers have sold the steamer Newport to the Pacific Coast Steamship Company, the latter agreeing to fulfill all existing contracts. Among these contracts is one by which a number of farmers are to have their grain taken from Newport to San Francisco for $4 per ton for a period of two years. The McFaddens are said to have lost about six thousand dollars in their efforts to compete with the larger Company. The jury in the Thistleton libel case, which retired at 11 o'clock on Friday night, brought in a verdict of acquittal at 8:30 last evening. From the time the jury retired to until a few minutes before the verdict was rendered, Mr. Gilmore stood out for a verdict of guilty, but finally succumbed to the will of the others, on the ground that the publication was an unintentional libel, and that to disagree would put the county to an additional expense. But, before doing so, he insisted that the others should join him in signing a paper, which he prepared, to the effect that the prosecuting witness was perfectly virtuous and free from stain; or, in effect, that the article as published was really libellous. The statement was filed and will be spread upon the records of the case. There are yet several indictments against Thistleton, one of which has been set for trial on Tuesday next—Herald of Sunday. An anonymous ado writes the "The inhabitants pel preached to the Sabbath by the Rangers. The audience very attentive. The spreading bout more tree opposition was taken from most of the soul is pled Redemption, he be the Bible, the bible white-robed throne stand its import, shining pavement river of death. tion,' was illustrated and anecdotes and immortality origin; 2nd, from the body; 31, from the price duration; 6th, fright for it—Heaven, Rev. E. Hallature on Monday the announcement umns. We have a number of co gentleman, all our facility of express which makes him hope that the m Church will deem tend a call to Mr vined that he w our community, active part in moral welfare of A late hour reached us of the wife of our esteem As has heretofore has for a long heart disease, hopes have been The bereaved hu WEEKLY GAS ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1878. Legal Intelligence. Considerable grist is being brought to the mills of justice about this time, the harvest field being the Santa Rosa mining district. Litigation appears to be an inseparable accompaniment of all new mining discoveries, and it seems as if our own mining territory is not to be exempt from this apparently necessary evil. The case of the People vs. A. Mills and C. Morgan, charged with misdemeanor, was tried in Justice Athearn's Court on Saturday. The evidence of the prosecuting witnesses, Euger and Harvey, was to the effect that the defendants had prevented them from posting notices on the Grayback claim, of which Morgan, Mills & Taylor claim to be owners. The defendants were found guilty and fined the costs of the case, which amounted to about $25. Two charges against W. E. Taylor will come up for trial in the same court today. One complaint is petty larceny, the defendant being charged with taking picks, shovels and other tools to the value of $8, which it is alleged belong to Ruger & Havey. He is also charged with a breach of the peace in preventing J. Brittain and G. Robinson from working a certain mine, which the defendant claims to be his. In both these cases, Cash Harvey is the complaining witness. In the same court to-morrow the case of the People vs. Morgan will be investigated. This case was transferred from Judge Bailey's court. The defendant is charged with a misdemeanor in encouraging W. E. Taylor to use force and violence in retain- Washington Ixtter. REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE OF THE GAZETTE. WASHINGTON, D. C., October 19. Scarcely six weeks intervene before the assembling of Congress, and as the coming is the second or final session of the present Congress, it will explain by limitation on the 4th of March next. It is what is generally known as the short session, and will necessarily be crowded full of business. There won't be time for members to squabble and gas for two or three months before getting at the real work to be done, though nothing on earth can save the country from a certain amount of that sort of thing with every session. There are some Congressmen who will blow their bazos about so much in spite of everything. They really think the country must have a large amount of wind pudding diet to survive. But the approaching session has so many important matters to be attended to that "promptness and dispatch" will needs be the motto from the beginning. Just what financial legislation will be undertaken it is of course impossible to predict now, as the complexion of the House as regards greenbacks, etc., is not yet determined. It is pretty safe to assume, however, that there will be some lively opposition to the pet schemes of Mr. John Sherman. Among other things provision will have to be made for taking the census, and it is probable that there will be an effort to settle upon rules of procedure in counting the electoral votes for President and Vice-President. Of course some of the A Useless Effort. Some persons in the Eastern States who are dealing in other descriptions of wines, seem to have an apprehension that our wines will drive all others out of the marina in view of the demand which has latterly sprung up for them. They have been so long in the habit of making large profits on doctoring wines, that they can scarce reconcile themselves to see California wines come in and be sold for about the price of New England cider; but we have only just begun to show what we can do. The truth is, we can produce wine cheaper than we can produce ordinary apple cider, for our climate is perfectly adapted to the cultivation of the grape. We have a long dry season, and as no rain falls during the Summer months, the vines do not require to be trellised upon stakes as in France, but the grapes mature with but little care, hence we can furnish wine at a nominal price. Neither is there any commodity cheap enough in California, except water, with which to doctor wine. It will soon be understood that there is no country in the world which produces a better grape than California, hence our wine will work into favor in spite of all opposition. The effort to prejudice it will not accomplish the purpose designed. Our wine is all made by running the grape through a machine which crushes the berry, after which it is pressed. The old method of tramping the graces when placed in a fermenting tub has never found favor in California, for the reason that we wish to get the stems out of the wine as speedily as possible so as to avoid An effort is now being made to awaken public interest in the marble deposits which exist near Colton, San Bernardino county. A very fine block of this marble was exhibited at the Horticultural Fair, and equally fine looking specimens occupy conspicuous places in several of the store windows in Los Angeles. It is not at all probable, however, that much use will be made of this marble. Mr. Miller of Los Angeles, who is an expert in the marble business, made at one time a very thorough test of the Colton article—a test which involved an outlay of several hundred dollars. He found that the marble was so hard and rough that the cost of working it amounted to more than Italian marble could be imported and worked for; and that it was inferior in every respect to the imported article. As marble it is manifestly a failure, but there are doubtless other uses to which it could be profitably applied. Writing about marble brings to mind some information we acquired in regard to railroad rates on that article. It only costs $9 a ton to ship marble from Italy to San Francisco, a distance of 4000 miles; but from San Francisco to Los Angeles, a distance of 500 miles, the railroad company charge $12 per ton. To carry marble a distance of 40 miles, the company charge Mr. Miller $6 per ton, with an extra charge for loading and unloading the cars. These rates, it will be remembered, are not for small shipments, but for carloads. —An anonymous correspondent at Silverado writes the following to the Gazette: "The inhabitants of Silverado had the Gospel preached to them for the first time last Sabbath by the Rev. Dr. Hobbs, of Los Angeles. The audience was respectful and very attentive. The place selected was under needs be the motto from the beginning. Just what financial legislation will be undertaken it is of course impossible to predict now, as the complexion of the House as regards greenbacks, etc., is not yet determined. It is pretty safe to assume, however, that there will be some lively opposition to the pet schemes of Mr. John Sherman. Among other things provision will have to be made for taking the census, and it is probable that there will be an effort to settle upon rules of procedure in counting the electoral votes for President and Vice-President. Of course some of the old measures of last season will be brought forward. The tobacco men will clamor for a reduction of the tobacco tax; the whisky men will seek a reduction of the tax on spirits, and there may, too, be a renewed agitation of the tariff question, while the Presidential unpleasantness is likely to be brought into the House by the report of the Potter investigating committee. Another fresh scandal has just been opened up here by the suit of Henry S. Wetmore against Admiral Porter. The present suit is only to recover certain sums of money deducted, by order of the Admiral, from Wetmore's salary as a Naval officer, and paid to his divorced wife—the purpose being to test the legality of such action. But this is said to be only the forerunner of a much more important prosecution. During the war Wetmore was an under officer in Admiral Porter's fleet, and among other good qualities, possessed a handsome wife. The Admiral, like some other men, had a weakness for handsome women—if they did happen to belong to another; and he was marked in his attentions to the one in question. An intimacy grew out of it which continued for years, and finally resulted in separation of man and wife by divorce. Wetmore's interest in the woman ended there, as the degree gave her no alimony or other claim upon him, but the Admiral has since often visited her. The proceedings against him have been carefully matured, and are reported to be well fortified. An army officer who is stationed in Arizona, relates a pleasant incident of the late visit there of General Sherman, on his tour of frontier inspection. Upon the arrival of the General at Prescott barracks, he was waited upon by a committee of citizens and tendered a reception, which was to include a grand ball and blow-out generally. The invitation was accepted, and the committee perfected their programme by making a subscription of $10 the price of a ticket of admission. When the affair came off it was gorgeous in the extreme. There were 300 or 400 ladies and gentlemen present. In the midst of the joyous dance, a miner, a hardy son of toil, with unkempt hair, soiled face and hands, and the usual miner's outfit, trowers in his boots, in shirt sleeves, a belt filled with cartridges, pistol and knife, approached the entrance door and said to attendant: "See here, my friend, how much does it cost to get into this layout?" "Ten dollars" replied the attendant. "Does that give a water, with which to doctor wine. It will soon be understood that there is no country in the world which produces a better grape than California, hence our wine will work into favor in spite of all opposition. The effort to prejudice it will not accomplish the purpose designed. Our wine is all made by running the grape through a machine which crushes the berry, after which it is pressed. The old method of tramping the graves when placed in a fermenting tub has never found favor in California, for the reason that we wish to get the stems out of the wine as speedily as possible so as to avoid the bitter taste which arises from fermenting the liquor with the stem."—San Francisco Call. Fireworks in Japan excel anything of the kind usually seen in this country, and are of two kinds, ground displays and rockets. Day fireworks are exclusively of the latter kind, as effect can only be produced by them in the air and at a distance; and as many of them consist of a more or less sombre imagery traced in smoke or cloud, a clear blue sky is the best background. The full success of this is dependent not only upon a clear atmosphere, but also on calm weather. Some of these strange rockets were recently exhibited in San Francisco. Out of one of them burst clouds of variegated hue, with fantastic accessories. From another emerged a tri color flag, which was seized by the wind and borne rapidly away. The rockets are shot into the air from mortars. Perfect accuracy of flight is thus secured, a result hardly attainable with stick and self-propulsion. The ordnance is made of wood. The ordinary range is 1200 yards, though a higher elevation may be attained by affixing wings to the missile. A mortar of suitable bore is sponged out, a charge of powder is dropped into the muzzle, and a quick fuse is put into the touch hole. The operator lets the firework carefully down until it touches the charge. A firestick is applied to the fuse,and instantly the contents of the gun are hurled into the air. The bursting charge is in the globular portion of the bomb,and this part is lowest in the gun,so that its time fuse,communicating with the detonant,a may ignite with the discharge. But the whole case is so weighted that,as soon as it leaves the muzzle,top and bottom are reversed,the result that the fuse burns,and the explosion takes place upward. The death is announced of two eccentric Scottish noblemen,the Karl of Dysart and his son,Lord Huntingtower.The former rivalledthe Duke of Portlandinthe artof playingInvisiblePrince.Nearly thirty years ago he came tothe house.No.34,Norfolk street,Strand,London,and has remained there until legends have grown up concerning him,his immense wealth,andthe deaf earhe turned toother membersofhis family.Sincethe dayhe came to townforthe lasttime,hes beena professed misogynist,intowhose presencenot evena servant maid durst enter.The adventevenof mankindwas irksometohim,andhis life wasso An anonymous correspondent at Silverado writes the following to the Gazette: 'The inhabitants of Silverado had the Gospel preached to them for the first time last Sabbath by the Rev. Dr. Hobbs, of Los Angeles. The audience was respectful and very attentive. The place selected was under the spreading boughs of an immense sycamore tree opposite the hotel. The subject was taken from Psalm 49: 'The redemption of the soul is precious and forever.' Redemption, he said, is the grand theme of the Bible, the burthen of the song of the white-robed throng; and we, to fully understand its import, must wait till we tread the shining pavement and sea of gloss over the river of death. This single word, 'Redemption,' was illustrated by striking incidents and anecdotes. The second was the value and immortality of the soul—1st, from its origin; 2nd, from the wonderful texture of the body; 3rd, from its noble powers; 4th, from the price paid for it; 5th, its eternal duration; 6th, from the strife of three worlds for it—Heaven, Earth, and Hell." Rev. E. Halliday will deliver a free lecture on Monday evening, as will be seen by the announcement in our advertising columns. We have had the pleasure of reading a number of complimentary notices of this gentleman, all of which credit him with a facility of expression and richness of thought which makes him popular as a lecturer. We hope that the members of the Presbyterian Church will deem it to their interest to extend a call to Mr. Halliday, as we are convinced that he will be a useful member of our community, and one who will take an active part in promoting the mental and moral welfare of our people. A late hour last evening information reached us of the death of Mrs. Gunther, the wife of our esteemed friend, Lorenz Gunther. As has heretofore been stated, Mrs. Gunther has for a long time been suffering from heart disease, and for some time past no hopes have been entertained for her recovery. The bereaved husband has the sympathy of the community in his affliction. California has a total area of 100,000,000 acres, including 30,000,000 held by private ownership, 7,000,000 enclosed, 4,000,000 cultivated—9-10 of the cultivated land being in cereals, and 82,000 acres in grape vines. She has 2,500,000 bearing trees of temperate fruits—apple, pear, peach, plum, prune, apricot, nectarine and cherry—300,000 bearing trees of sub-tropical fruits—orange, lemon, lime, fig and olive—400,000 almond and English walnut trees, 4400 miles of mining ditches, 260 gold quartz mills, 300 saw mills and 140 grist mills. Among her annual products are 12,000 tons of wool, 5,000 of butter, 1500 of cheese and 500 of honey, 6,000 gallons of wine and 14,000,000 of beer, and 500,000,000 feet of sawn lumber. The assessed value of her property is $330,000,000, of which half is in San Francisco and its suburbs; but the market value is twice as great. The annual increase in the wealth of the State is not less than $30,000,000. Scottish noblemen, the Earl of Dysart and his son, Lord Huntingtower. The former rivalled the Duke of Portland in the art of playing at Invisible Prince. Nearly thirty years ago he came to the house No. 34,Norfolk street, Strand,London,and has remained there until legends have grown up concerning him,his immense wealth,and the deaf ear he turned to other members of his family.Since the day he came to town for the last time,他 has been a professed misogynist,into whose presence not even a servant maid durst enter.The advent even of mankind was irksome to him,and his life was so ordered that he ate and drank quite alone. Stories are told of his dinner being passed through a hole in the wall.His favorite and indeed only amusement was to visit a species of Bluebeard's chamber,into which no soul but himself might enter.Here he kept his title deeds and other documents.on which no eye but his own was suffered to look.Lord Huntingtower，who pre deceased his father，though not tending toward obesity,yet consumed an enormous quantity of food.Conscious of his unfashionable appetite，他 was accustomed to take the rough edge off it,before dining out，with the slight reflection of an entire shoulder of mutton. WASHINGTON C. H.,O., October 16.-A strange wedding took place yesterday afternoon here-at least the bride was here,the groom being 3,000 miles away.at George-town.Col.The ceremony was performed by the Rev. George Carpenter,and the high contracting parties were Mr.Wheeler Ellis and Miss Lina Sailors.The telegraph was employedasa meansof communication.Mrs.Ellis started to-day for her new home and husband in the West.The wedding day had been appointed，但Mr.Ellis could not,从 business engagements，be on hand.The young lady's mother would not allow her daughter to go away from home unmarried，so，at the suggestion of the minister,the marriage was conserved by telegraph.The parties are known here,and the affair was much commented upon for its novelty. CHICAGO Oct. 25.-The Tribune says that the St. Louis belle,Miss Nellie Hazelton，whom rumor had mentioned as the bride-elect of S.J.Tilden，avows that she has never so much as met the venerable bachelor of Gramercy Park，是not engaged to him,and would not think of marrying a man so much older than herself. GAZETTE. NO. 3 News Effort. In the Eastern States who have descriptions of wines, preparation that our wines is out of the maritime in which has latterly sprung may have been so long in the large profits on doctoring men scarcely reconcil them with wines come in and be the price of New England we only just begun to show the truth is, we can produce we can produce ordinary our climate is perfectly cultivation of the grape every season, and as no rainummer months, the vines are trellised upon stakes as grapes mature with but we can furnish wine at a neither is there any commoigh in California, except to doctor wine. It will that there is no country produces a better grape hence our wine will work of all opposition. The it will not accomplish the Our wine is all made by through a machine which after which it is pressed, of tramping the graves fermenting tub has never california, for the reason that the stems out of the wine possible so as to avoid fighting Resources of the Amcer of Afghanistan. CALCUTTA, Sept. 20.—Public interest, both European and native, is concentrated on the critical state of affairs upon our northwest frontier. The Commander-in-Chief is energetically engaged in massing the forces required for the separate commands, and in stronemously pushing forward the commissioners, siege train and other military preparations. It is well to remember, however, in order to avoid misconceptions as to the possibility of immediate results, that an Afghan campaign cannot in any circumstances resolve itself into a military promenade. That the Amcer, he his resistance ever so determined, must in the end succumb to the force brought against him, the authorities entertain no shadow of doubt; but, in order to achieve uninterrupted success—for we cannot afford to run the slightest risk of even the appearance of a momentary check—the whole campaign must be carefully and deliberately planned beforehand, and a successful issue rendered absolutely certain by the consideration of large military reserves. Accurate information as to the Amcer's actual strength is wanting, but it is well-known that in addition to irregular levies, who form a fighting material by no means to be despised, he also possesses a standing army, drilled and disciplined after European models, and well equipped with the very rifles and other arms with which former Governments in India we wise and generous enough to provide him. This, however, is a condition of things which the Government will have little difficulty in measuring and adequately dealing The Boldest Robbery Yet. New York, Oct. 27.—Between 6 and 9 o'clock this morning masked burglars entered the Manhattan Savings Bank, building corner of Broadway and Bleeker street, and after handcuffing the janitor, made him under threats of instant death, several the combination of the safe to them and deliver up the keys of the bank. They rifled the results of presumably a large amount, as twenty tin boxes known to have contained bills were found on the floor empty. The doors, windows, and all other means of access from without were blind intact, and it was evident the thieves had entered by means of keys. Dan Keely, nightwatchman, said he left his post at 6 A.M., and aroused the janitor, as was his custom, and left the building, locking the hall door after him. The janitor, Wertel, created an unverable impression on cross-examination. He said that at 10 minutes past 6 o'clock, while he was dressing, seven masked men suddenly rushed into his room and handcuffed himself and his wife, and demanded the keys of the bank. His mother-in-law, who was present, screamed, when the burglars drew pistols and threatened instant death to anyone who made a noise. They then carried him into an adjoining room and forced him to deliver up the keys to the street doors. With these four of the party went down stairs, leaving three on guard in the room. Three hours passed and Wertel heard the clock strike 9. Just then one of the men from down stairs returned, and after a whispered consultation they all left. Wertel admitted to Superintendent Walling that he had given the com- to doctor wine. It will that there is no country produces a better grape ence our wine will work of all opposition. The it will not accomplish the Our wine is all made by through a machine which after which it is pressed, of tramping the graves fermenting tub has never california, for the reason that the stems out of the wine possible so as to avoid which arises from fermenting the stem.—San Francisco Japan excel anything of the in this country, and are of and displays and rockets exclusively of the latter only be produced by them distance; and as many of more or less sombre imagike or cloud, a clear blue sky round. The full success of not only upon a clear atno on calm weather. Some rockets were recently exhibiisco. Out of one of them arrigated hue, with fantastic an another emerged a triwas seized by the wind and ry. The rockets are shot shortors. Perfect accuracy secured, a result hardly attk and self-propulsion. The use of wood. The ordinary rods, though a higher elevatened by affixing wings to the car of suitable bore is spongof powder is dropped into a quick fuse is put into the operator lets the firework until it touches the charge. lied to the fuse, and instantion of the gun are hurled into the charge is in the globular umb, and this part is lowest at its time fuse, communicanants, may ignite with the the whole case is so weightas it leaves the muzzle, top reversed, with the result that and the explosion takes place announced of two eccentric men, the Karl of Dysart and Huntingtower. The former face of Portland in the art ofIBLE Prince. Nearly thirty men to the house, No. 34, Norland, London, and has retil legends have grown up this immense wealth, and the need to other members of his day he came to town for has been a professed misogyny presence not even a servant. The advent even of man-ke to him, and his life was so planned before embarking. rendered absolutely certain by the consider-ation of large military reserves. Accurate information as to the Ameer's actual strength is wanting, but it is well-known that in addition to irregular levis, who form a fighting material by no means to be despised, he also possesses a standing army, drilled and disciplined after European models, and well equipped with the very rifles and other arms with which former Governments in India we wise and generous enough to provide him. This, however, is a condition of things which the Government will have little difficulty in measuring and adequately dealing with. A very much more difficult question has to be encountered in the possible hostile attitude of the border tribes. All the mountain passes leading down from the Cabul highlands to the Indus Valley are in the possession of these Pathan mountaineers, some of whom, like the Khyberies, owe direct allegiance to the Ameer, and all of whom are animated by a hatred of ourselves more or less active in character. Now, the faintest mistake in tactics or error of judgment might excite into a blaze of warfare, raging all along our whole frontier for eight hundred miles, the suspended hostility of these various tribes. The consequences of this state of things would be that we should be forced to carry on an arduous mountain campaign with a formidable opponent, while engaged on all sides in a guerilla warfare of a most harrassing and exhausting description. It has been estimated that these tribes can easily turn out 100,000 fighting men, and even in times of peace the Government are forced to secure their frontier from their periodic eruptions by a chain of about twenty forts and ninety small military stations, held and garrisoned by some 25,000 troops and over 10,000 military police. A successful intrigue or effectual pressure by the Ameer might convert all these tribes into active confederate allies, more especially if he could hold out prospects of successful raids on Indian territory, and so excite their greed for plunder and lust for revenge for past reverses suffered at the hands of the English.—Corr. London Times. Ameliorating a Presentiment. A boot-black, seeming ready to burst into tears every moment, was yesterday seated in the sun at the postoffice, and a good-hearted lawyer chucked him under the chin and asked him if his regular fall season for chills and fever had arrived. "I kinder feel like having chills, and I kinder feel sad in my thoughts," was the reply. "Any of the folks sick!" "Not as I know of." Perhaps the sight of fallen leaves and other evidence of the dying year affect you," observed the lawyer. "Mebbe they does, and mebbe its 'cause I lent a boy ten cents Saturday night." "But won't he pay it back?" "I doo. He went out hunting Sunday and I've got a feelin' that he went to shoot a and his wife, and demanded the keys of the bank. His mother--in-law, who was present, screamed when the burglars drew pistols and threatened instant death to any one who made a noise. They then carried him into an adjoining room and forced him to deliver up the keys to the street doors. With these four of the party went down stairs, leaving three on guard in the room. Three hours passed and Wertel heard the clock strike 9. Just then one of the men from down stairs returned, and after a whispered consultation they all left. Wertel admitted to Superintendent Walling that he had given the combination unlocking the doors of the vault to the robbers. He gave it under threats of instant death, but failed to state how he got possession of the combination. His wife corroborated his story of the attack, but said there were only five men in the party. The vaunt can be seen from the street. Inside the main doors of the vault the burglars found a space with shelves upon which were tin boxes filled with jewelry, silverware and valuable papers. These they emptied. They overlooked one box on the back containing $50,000 in valuables, the property of Edward Schell, President of the bank. The open space of six feet between the main door of the vault and the doors of the inner safe gave the burglars ample space to work in. They pried open the compartment containing $11,000 in small bills. They next forced the bottom drawer, but got nothing of value therefrom. The wedges where found in the upper compartment, which they were trying to force when they were evidently disturbed. A dozen drills, a sledge-hammer, three sectional jimmies and other tools were found scattered around. The officers of the bank admit that the janitor possessed the combination to the vault. It was given him some months ago so that he could take out the books and make ready for business. Following is the bank officers' statement: The Manhattan Savings Institution was on the morning of Sunday Oct. 27, 1878, robbed of securities to the amount of $2,757,700. Of which $2,605,700 were registered in the of the institution, and are not negotiable, and $168,000 are made payable to it. $73,-000 are in coupon bonds, and $11,000 are in cash. For the purpose of preventing loss to depositors, it is deemed advisable that no payment be made without sixty days' notice, as provided by the by-laws of the institution. EDWARD SCHELL, President. CAAS. F. ALVORD, Secretary. Attempted Assassination. MADRID, Oct. 25.—As the King was driving through a street known as Calle Moyot this afternoon, a man in a blouse fired a pistol at him. The King was untouched and continued on his way to the Palace. The man was seized by soldiers and taken to prison. The would-be assassin is Juan Monezal, aged 23, a cooper, native of Parrogana. He says he is a member of the Internationals. This crime was premeditated. He arrived October 20th. Monezal was rescued The advent even of manage to him, and his life was so late and drank quite alone, of his dinner being passed on the wall. His favorite and assement was to visit a species chamber, into which no soul enter. Here he kept his other documents, on which own was suffered to look. Power, who pre deceased his not tending toward obesity, an enormous quantity of food. Is unfashionable appetite, he to take the rough edge off it, with the slight refection shoulder of mutton. C. H., O., October, 16.—A taking place yesterday aftercast the bride was here, the 2000 miles away, at Georgenee's ceremony was performed by the Carpenter, and the high ties were Mr. Wheeler Ellis tailors. The telegraph was means of communication. Mrs. day for her new home and West. The wedding day stated, but Mr. Ellis could not, engagements, be on hand. The other would not allow her to away from home unmarsuggestion of the minister, was consecrated by telegraph. known here, and the affair presented upon for its novelty. 25.—The Tribune says that Nobelle, Miss Nellie Hazelton, had mentioned as the bridefilden, avows that she has met the venerable bachelor dark, is not engaged to him, think of marrying a man so herself. "I kinder feel like having chills, and I kinder feel sad in my thoughts," was the reply. "Any of the folks sick?" "Not as I know of." "Perhaps the sight of fallen leaves and other evidence of the dying year affect you," observed the lawyer. "Mebbe they does, and mebbe its 'cause I lent a boy ten cents Saturday night.' 'But won't he pay it back?' "I doino. He went out hunting Sunday and I've got a feelin' that he went to shoot a crow, and the crow flew, and the gun went off, and the muzzler kicked around and the breech flew up, and all the shot hit Dick in the stunnix. If he got shot, there'll be so much 'citement, and crying, and burying and taking on that no one will think to ask me if he owed me ten cents." "Will this relieve your mind?" asked the lawyer, as he passed over a dime. "W—well, not quite, sir, but it'll sort o'reconcile me to take more chances on Dick's hittin' the crow instead o' hisself—Detroit Free Press. The Wife. It needs no guilt to break a husband's heart. The absence of content, the mutterings of spleen, the untidy dress and cheerless home, the forbidden scowl and deserted hearth, these and other nameless neglects, without crime among them, have harrowed to the quick the heart's core of many a man, and planted there, beyond the reach of cure, the germ of dark despair. O may woman, before that sight arrives, dwell on the recollection of her youth, and cherishing the dear idea of that tuneful time, awaken and keep alive the promise she so kindly gave. And though she may be the ijnured, not the injurina one—the forgotten, not the forgetting wife—a happy allusion to the hour of peaceful love—a kindly welcome to a comfortable home—a smile of love to banish hostile words—a kiss of peace to pardon all the past, and the hardest heart that was ever locked within the breast of selfish man will soften to her charms, and bid her live, as she had hoped, her years of matchless tiasi, loved, loving and content—the source of comfort and the spring of joy.—Chamber's Journal, Attempted Assassination. Madrid, Oct. 25.—As the King was driving through a street known as Calle Moyof this afternoon, a man in a blouse fired a pistol at him. The King was untouched and continued on his way to the Palace. The man was seized by soldiers and taken to prison. The would-be assassin is Juan Moncasi, aged 23, a cooper, native of Parrogana. He says he is a member of the Internationals. This crime was premeditated. He arrived here October 20th. Moncasi was rescued with difficulty from some women, who wished to lynch him. New York, Oct. 28.—A Madrid special says that Juan Moncasi, who attempted to shoot King Alphonso yesterday, was arraigned. When asked "What was your object in leaving your home on the Mediterranean and coming to the capital?" he replied defiantly. "I came here to kill the King." Moncasi was then returned to his cell. He has associated with the Internationalists since arriving Saturday last. The Counsel of Ministers had a protracted session to-day. It is reported that the King has requested that Moncasi be not executed, but imprisoned for a term of years. To Deums were celebrated to-day in the Cathedral and churches of the city. Congratulatory telegrams have been received from all parts of the world. Patterson, N.J., Oct. 26.—J. P. McDonnell, editor of the Labor Standard, convicted of libel in calling the non-striking operatives of Adams' mill "Scabs," was to-day sentenced to pay a fine of $500. It was paid at once by the workingmen, and to-night they were drawing McDonnell around town in an open barouche. A fire in San Diego on Sunday morning destroyed the following buildings on the west side of Fifth street: New England Restaurant, Young & Gray's furniture store, Bob Bailey's saloon, A. H. Julian's store, W. A. Beers' store, Fisher and Snyder's saloon and barber shop, and Fisher's house in he rear. A little of Young & Gray's stock was saved nearly all of Julian's and Beers', and a part of the stocks and fixtures of the others. The loss is roughly estimated at $12,000, partly insured.