anaheim-gazette 1878-12-07

ANAHEIM VOL. 9. WEEKLY GAZETTE. Established 1870. SATURDAY...DECEMBER 7, 1878. For Terms, see Fourth Page. 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 on 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. Kleinigkeiten. [FROM WEDNESDAY'S SEMI-WEEKLY.] Anaheim Lodge F. and A. M. will elect officers on next Monday night. A grandchild of Mr. John Hunter died on Sunday of rheumatism of the heart. There are seventy-five pupils in the Artesia schoolhouse. The new proprietors of the Woolen Mills in Los Angeles have commenced the purchase of wool for a running stock. Mr. H. S. Austin returned from his northern trip on last Thursday. His health is somewhat better than when he went away. Mr. Newton Ingram left for San Francisco yesterday. He will return in a couple of weeks. A fine desk lately added to Mr. Cohn's stationery store gives the place a decided business look. The candy store of D. C. Reed, Lanfranco's Block, Los Angeles, was destroyed by fire on Sunday morning. Loss fully covered by insurance. John F. Moore, who plead guilty to an attempt to fire the flouring mills in Los Angeles, was on Monday sentenced to seven years in the State Prison. A Complete We have very few superior class of mechanics, and at least shown by the pet patronize this very industry. In the shop on Centre street are built in a manner wagon can in any seasoned wood and ship combined having ter and much more vehicle. Specimen manship can be a streets. Notable carriage of Mr. T wagon of Mr. Victor advertisements of thorough workman. As will be seen listed this morning reduced his price blacksmithing dep the agricultural that he has a fine he will sell cheap. Liter On Friday, Nov ladies and gentlemen Church to review and by-laws which 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, 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 Amonville, 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. BESSAR 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. WILL practise in the Courts at Anaheim, as well as in the higher Courts. R. W. SCOTT, Notary Public. BOOT & MONTGOMERY'S OFFICE, Kroeger's Block, Center Street, Anaheim. L. GUNTHER, Pioneer Boot and Shoe Maker, Cer. 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, A fine desk lately added to Mr. Cohn's stationery store gives the place a decided business look. The candy store of D. C. Reed, Lanfranco's Block, Los Angeles, was destroyed by fire on Sunday morning. Loss fully covered by insurance. John F. Moore, who plead guilty to an attempt to fire the flouring mills in Los Angeles, was on Monday sentenced to seven years in the State Prison. The Press says that owing to the partial failure of the grape crop only 5,000 gallons of wine were made within the limits of the city of Santa Barbara this year. Mrs. J. J. Ayers was knocked down and run over by a two-horse team, while crossing Spring street, Los Angeles, on Monday. She is quite seriously hurt. Mr. G. F. McLellan, of the P.C.S. Co., spent Saturday in Anaheim. He carried away with him very favorable impressions of our place and people. Home-made flour is retailing in Los Angeles at $2.75 per hundred. The Republican says that, although not as white as some flour, it has no superior for bread-making. Yesterday afternoon Mr. J. B. Pierce had the misfortune to break his leg by falling from a load of hay. The limb is broken in two places, and it will be fully two months before he will be able to leave his bed. The San Bernardino Argus says that Judge Hollowey, of Downey City, has purchased a home in San Bernardino and will remove with his family to that place some time this month. Not only does Mr. Payne keep a livery stable, perfect in all its appointments, but he also wields the brush as occasion offers. His latest effort in that line is a sign for Messrs. P. Davis & Bro. The residents of Artesia School District recently voted affirmatively on the question of levying a tax to purchase the school house from the Artesia Land Company. The house cost nearly $5,000, and the district has purchased it for $1,850. At the election of officers for Los Angeles Lodge No. 42,F. & A.M., held on Monday night, A. M. Bragg was elected Master; A.W.Edelman, Senior Warden; S.J.Beck, Junior Warden, Samuel Meyer was re-elected Treasurer and Charles Smith was re-elected Secretary. By reference to advertisement it will be seen that an invitation is extended to everybody (ducks) to attend the Fair (chickens) at Kroeger's Hall on next Thursday (turkeys.) The ladies (given away) have prepared lots of nice things, and much amusement will be had during the day and evening. Mr. Geo.H.Peck, agent for the Pacific Oil and Lead Works, has for years been persistent in urging farmers to cultivate flax and castor beans. As will be seen lished this morning reduced his price blacksmithing departs the agricultural that he has a fine he will sell cheap. On Friday, No ladies and gentlemen Church to review and by-laws which for the purpose h institution and by-law the committee was taken and re-following as office J.M.Guinn, Pro Clerk; Rev.E.K.; and an Executive ladies and ink sketch of some of the ladie music. A meet when a good prize the roll of merit The society has After an ill our fellow-citizen to that fell disease ago she contract neglected, sow which resulted in lately have been with remarkable remains were fled day by a large ham expresses her kindness manifold following card: I desire to put thanks to the sympathy so fright my wife, and my condolence and desire to acknowledge Miss Mitte Bertha Smith for upon my wife memory of them ed by me with tude and thank Anaheim,D On Mondays of Democrats w A constitution and the follow Isaac Cohen; V den; Recording ery; Correspond Treasurer,A.R.M.Barhara known as the Club,and is to until after theings will be every month corresponding inform the St formation of th L. GUNTHER, Ploneer Boot and Shoe Maker, Cor. Third and Los Angeles streets. ANAHEIM. GEORGE BAUER, BOOT AND SHOE MAKER, Los Angeles Street. MAKING AND REPAIRING AT THE LOWEST cash price. All orders promptly attended to work guaranteed. P. C. McKINNIE, Contractor and Builder. Shop—On Centre Street, opposite residence. CHARLES WILLE, COOPERAGE. Pipe, Barrels and keys on hand at all times. Tanks and Tubs made to order. Honey Barrels for sale cheap. Anaheim Cooper Shop, Centre Street, Anaheim. J. WESTPHAL, - Proprietor ISAAC COHEN, (Successor to Heimann & George). KEEPS CONSTANTLY ON HAND THE LARGEST best and cheapest stock of dry-goods, fancy goods gifts' and boys' clothing, shoes and boots, hats, trunks and rallies. Also, groceries, provisions, crockery and hardware. Give me a trial. ISAAC COHEN. A. G. BEEBE, Commission Dealer, AND SAN FRANCISCO COMMISSION AGENCY, Centre Street, Anaheim. FOR THE BEST Wines and Brandies GO TO THEO. REISER, Cor. Santa Ana and Olive Sts. Anaheim. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE SEMI-WEEKLY GAZETTE BY MAIL, $5 PER YEAR Junior Warden, Samuel Meyer was re-elected Treasurer and Charles Smith was re-elected Secretary. By reference to advertisement it will be seen that an invitation is extended to everybody (ducks) to attend the Fair (chickens) at Kroeger's Hall on next Thursday (turkeys.) The ladies (given away) have prepared lots of nice things, and much amusement will be had during the day and evening. Mr. Geo. H. Peck, agent for the Pacific Oil and Lead Works, has for years been persistent in urging farmers to cultivate flax and castor beans. In our advertising columns he again appeals to them to try these crops. A correspondence with Mr. Peck might be the means of eliciting some valuable suggestions. Try it. A supper and dance will be given at the new school-house in Pasadena on the 13th inst. to raise funds to buy a bell for the building. An entertainment of a different character, but for a similar purpose will be given in Anaheim on Friday night. Now, let's see over which school-house the bell will first peal. School Superintendent, W. P. McDonald, on Friday received a telegram from Dr. E. S. Carr, State Superintendent of Instruction, directing him to discontinue the examination of teachers until December 11th, as new questions will be furnished. Dr. Carr takes this step by the advice of the Attorney General. The San Francisco papers charge that some one in the office of Dr. Carr furnished advance copies of the questions (which are supposed to be kept inviolate until the day of examination) for a consideration, thus allowing the favored ones to study up the queries at their leisure and secure a certificate to which their learning did not entitle them. Divers rumors have come floating down from Silverado in regard to the mill project. One is that a letter had been received from Mr. Bray, stating that since his return to San Francisco he had been sick and unable to attend to business, that his partner had died, and that these causes would probably lead him to abandon his purpose of building a mill. Right on the heels of the above rumor came one of direct contrary import. It is said that the mill is nearly ready for shipment, and that the work of grading the mill site was commenced in Silverado on Monday. Still another rumor is that the Blue Light Company had determined to purchase a mill immediately, and that Mr. Dunlap is now in San Francisco on that business. Since the print we have Mr. J. C. Hill positive known within a very miners will rise the winter, a been built in shelter from not a little er discovery of claims, supported been located from Silverado crude assays percentage of time. Mr. B. H. the propriety Centre street occupied by is now in San will write in If he does being but lack of them w Rimpau. I contemplate structure buildings due to the appeal the town ge. Don M losing all his night before an hundred from a burial the wind fills that was be hay blazed great fury. All that saws wind prevails the opposition great.-San WEEKLY EIM GA ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1878. A Complete Wagon Factory. We have very frequently spoken of the superior class of wagons made by Anaheim mechanics, and at last a disposition is being shown by the people of this vicinity to patronize this very important branch of home industry. In the shop of Mr. W. A. Morrison on Centre street are wagons of various styles, built in a manner to which no imported wagon can in any way compare. Thoroughly seasoned wood and good, honest workmanship combined have made these wagons better and much more durable than the imported vehicle. Specimens of Mr. Morrison's workmanship can be seen almost daily on our streets. Notable examples are the family carriage of Mr. Tim Boege and the spring wagon of Mr. Vicente Yorba, both excellent advertisements of Mr. Morrison's ability as a thorough workman. As will be seen by his advertisement, published this morning, Mr. Morrison has greatly reduced his prices, both in the wagon and blacksmithing departments. It will interest the agricultural community to know also that he has a fine assortment of plows, which he will sell cheap for cash. Literary Union. On Friday, Nov. 29th, quite a number of ladies and gentlemen met in the Presbyterian Church to review and discuss the constitution and by-laws which a committee appointed The Election in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles municipal election on Monday resulted in an overwhelming victory for the Workingmen's candidates. In fact, they made nearly a clean sweep, only losing three councilmen. Nearly 2000 votes were cast. The following is the vote for the principal officers: Mayor, Toberman...1422 Cohn...562—860 Attorney, Godfrey...1308 Judson...671—637 Treasurer, Lichtenberger...1382 Lord...605—777 Assessor, Bilderain...1195 Hamilton...718—477 Tax Collector, Hamilton...984—431 Sanchez...480 Carrillo...553 The Councilmen elected are: 1st ward—Shafer, Hamilton; 2d ward—Butler, Molony, Bobenreith; 3d ward—Brode, Francis, Buchanan; 4th ward—Beck, Perry, Workman; 5th ward—Vail, McDonald, Lawlor. It is said that money was freely used, with but little attempt at concealment. Indeed, it was rumored in Anaheim last night that several prominent citizens, among them B. Cohn, the defeated candidate for Mayor, had been arrested on a charge of purchasing votes. During the day a difficulty occurred between Chief of Police Harris and one of his officers, named Tribolet. The latter had been assigned to duty at a certain point in the house but returning from dinner he Bermuda Grass. EDITOR GAZETTE — There has been many inquiries of late in regard to the value of Bermuda grass as a pasture. The following article, which I clip from the New York World, gives very full and reliable information upon this subject: The once despised and much dreaded Bermuda grass is rapidly growing into universal favor, not only for staying washing gullies and holding together levees and embankments with its long, creeping roots, but as pasture. On the sandy hills of Virginia and North and South Carolina, in Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, and in fact the South generally, it has gradually come to be regarded as a reliance for pasture. Its valuable properties are summed up in its easy propagation, its hardiness, its exceeding nutrition whether green or cured, its retentiveness, which adapts it to siding hillsides, and its renovation of worn-out soils. In regard to this last, Pendleton, in "Scientific Agriculture," says that Bermuda grass is beyond all question the grass to renovate the worn-out hilly lands of the cotton States. Wherever Bermuda grass-fields have been cultivated and the grass properly subjected, the product has been remarkable, owing no doubt, mainly to the increase of nitrogen. While the Bermuda is not a winter grass, yet in mild winters of the South it affords a luxuriant pasture properly managed. The field or lot intended for winter use should not be touched during the year until the frost comes and kills the tops. Then the cattle might browse upon it, and lastly the sheep, with their narrow mouths, would eat into the very ground the green stems which have been protected by the thick coating of grass. By sowing the sod in winter-growing As will be seen by his advertisement, published this morning, Mr. Morrison has greatly reduced his prices, both in the wagon and blacksmithing departments. It will interest the agricultural community to know also that he has a fine assortment of plows, which he will sell cheap for cash. Literary Union. On Friday, Nov. 29th, quite a number of ladies and gentlemen met in the Presbyterian Church to review and discuss the constitution and by-laws which a committee appointed for the purpose had prepared. Said constitution and by-laws were adopted in toto, and the committee was discharged. A ballot was taken and resulted in the election of the following as officers of the society, namely: J. M. Guinn, President; W. H. Henderson, Clerk; Rev. E. Halliday, Editor in Chief; and an Executive Committee consisting of ladies and gentlemen whose names cannot recall. Mr. Halliday gave a pen-and-ink sketch of world-wide celebrities, and some of the ladies rendered some enchanting music. A meeting was held last evening, when a good programme was executed, and the roll of members was largely increased. The society has now a membership of 28. After an illness of two years, the wife of our fellow-citizen, Mr. Dunham, succumbed to that fell disease, consumption. Two years ago she contracted a slight cold, which, being neglected, sowed the seeds of the disease which resulted in her death. Her sufferings lately have been great, but she bore them with remarkable fortitude and patience. Her remains were followed to the grave on Sunday by a large number of people. Mr. Dunham expresses his keen appreciation of the kindness manifested, in the publication of the following card: I desire to publicly express my heartfelt thanks to the people of Anaheim for the sympathy so freely expressed at the death of my wife, and for the many expressions of condolence and encouragement. I especially desire to acknowledge my gratitude to Mrs. and Miss Mitchell, Mrs. Lynill and Mrs. Bertha Smith for their assiduous attendance upon my wife during her last illness. The memory of their kindness will ever be cherished by me with feelings of unspeakable gratitude and thankfulness. Ed. DUNHAM Anaheim, December 2d, 1878. On Monday night an adjourned meeting of Democrats was held at Mr. Cohen's rooms. A constitution and by laws were adopted, and the following officers elected: President, Isaac Cohen; Vice President, W. M. McFadden; Recording Secretary, Victor Montgomery; Corresponding Secretary, G. C. Knox; Treasurer, A. C. Roques; Sergeant-at-Arms, R. M. Barham. The organization will be known as the Anaheim Democratic Campaign Club, and is to exist until December, 1880—until after the Presidential election. Meetings will be held on the first Monday of every month at Mr. Cohen's rooms. The corresponding secretary was instructed to inform the State Central Committee of the formation of this Club, and to request that it be furnished with campaign documents, etc. During the day a difficulty occurred between Chief of Police Hairis and one of his officers, named Tribolet. The latter had been assigned to duty at a certain point in the city, but on returning from dinner he met an acquaintance, who told him that some men in the Supreme Court room were buying votes. Tribolet got his friend to go and offer his vote for sale. He did so, returning to the officer with $2 50, which he said had been given him by the men in the Supreme Court rooms as a consideration for his voting the People's ticket. In order to make assurance doubly sure, the officer sent two other men on a vote-selling expedition, and while awaiting their return he was accosted by Chief Harris, who ordered him to his beat. He explained to the Chief the reasons for his being there, but he was peremptorily ordered to go. Tribolet refused to obey, by command of Harris, Officer Fonck arrested him and took him to Police Headquarters. What transpired thereafter is difficult to get at. Tribolet says he was maltreated, and that Mr. T. E. Rowan drew a dagger and menaced him. Chief Harris says that when he attempted to take away Tribolet's star, that officer made a motion as if to draw a pistol, and that Mr. Rowan drew his knife to prevent bloodshed. The matter will be ventilated in the courts. A Plea for the National Game. Ed. GAZETTE—Will you please allow me a place in your paper in behalf of our Orange boys of the base ball club. The citizens of Orange feel a just pride in the excellent playing of this club, composed as it is of our most worthy young men, who are not only noted for their skill in base ball contests, but also for their morals, culture, and excellence of character. In nine matched contests they have been the champions, save in the first, and we claim for them the championship of Southern California. If therefore we seem to arrogate unjustly, any club can settle the question of superiority by a fair contest in the field, a challenge for which our boys are ever ready to accept. These contests in athletic sports are, and of right should be, encouraged by the virtuous and good, and the most honored praise awarded to the victors. To the young, especially, amusements are a necessity to relieve the otherwise dull and monotonous tedium of life, and their innocent sports and contests should receive the approbation of the older members of the community. We point therefore with pride to the growing interest which is felt by all classes of society in the athletic contests now so common in our country. In Southern Caliwe have the finest climate of the world, and a soil of almost boundless productions and capabilities; and while lavishing our praises in favor of this sunny clime, why should we forget our young men who reared under such genial skies, are to fill the places of their elders who are passing away before them. Let us encourage them, especially in those manly sports which tend to the vigorous growth is beyond all question the grass to renovate the worn-out hilly lands of the cotton States. Wherever Bermuda grass-fields have been cultivated and the grass properly subjected, the product has been remarkable, owing no doubt, mainly to the increase of nitrogen. While the Bermuda is not a winter grass yet in mild winters of the South it affords a luxuriant pasture properly managed. The field or lot intended for winter use should not be touched during the year until the frost comes and kills the tops. Then the cattle might browse upon it, and lastly the sheep, with their narrow mouths, would eat into the very ground of the green stems which have been protected by the thick coating of grass. By sowing the sod in winter-growing grains or grass, a field of Bermuda will afford almost a perennial pasture. Several Georgia correspondents are reported in the September crop report of the State of Georgia as stating that oats, rye or barley may be successfully sown on the sod and either grazed during winter or the grain be harvested in spring. One correspondent has succeeded with California clover another with white clover sown in the fall. The best time and manner of setting land in Bermuda according to the majority of these same correspondents, is planting in March or April preparing the ground as for corn and dropping small pieces of the roots at convenient distances and covering with the foot or with one furrow. Some advise to collect roots free from earth cut them with a straw cutter, sow broadcast and plow'in. The planting may be done successfully at any time during spring and summer if not followed by too dry weather. An important question submitted to the Georgia farmers for answer by Commissioner James was, "Can Bermuda grass once established, be exterminated or subdued, so as to admit of cultivating the land in other crops?" The reply in regard to its extermination came in the affirmative when Bermuda is grown on ordinary dry upland; in rich, low bottoms, however it is generally considered difficult, if not impracticable; to subdue it. The customary method practised by Georgia planters is to plough and cross plough the sod in early fall and winter (very shallow), then harrow so as to expose the roots as much as possible to freezing; at the same time sowing either of the small grains. After harvesting the grain sow immediately in peas, or plant late corn and cultivate. Some have succeeded in making very fine crops of cotton the year following the fall ploughing without the intervention of a small grain crop. Anyone wishing to procure some of this grass for planting can do so by calling at my residence on Centre street. A few words about my experience with grass may not be out of place here. A year ago last May I received a few roots by express. I planted these in my front yard. The soil is dry sandy loam; the roots of the poplars which line the street sap the moisture out of it For four months during the hottest part of the summer this grass was not irrigated; yet notwithstanding the long drought it kept green and spread over the ground。其他 grasses, mesquit alfalfa and blue grass; if 'the same soil died long before water could be procured for irrigation.' This summer on account of the water again failing in the ditch; it was not irrigated during this summer yet it continued to grow and spread I am convinced that it is just the grass for our alkaline soils. It will afford abundant green feed through the long dry season; and on such soil will grow luxuriously without irrigation. Stock eat it with avidity; nor would doubt thrive much better upon It will be added to every-chickens at May (turkeys.) prepared lotsement will be given at the Works, has in urging pastor beans. In appeal to correspondence beans of elicit Try it. Since the item given elsewhere was in print we have had the pleasure of a call from Mr. J. C. Hill of Silverado. Mr. Hill has positive knowledge that a mill will be built within a very few months. Quite a number of miners will remain in the mountains through the winter, and numerous board houses have been built in the canyons to give the miners shelter from the storms of winter. There is not a little excitement in the hills over the discovery of tin ore, and a great number of claims, supposed to be rich in tin ore, have been located about 2½ miles up the canyon from Silverado. Mr. Hill says that the most crude assays of the rock show a large percentage of tin. Mr. B. Dreyfus is seriously considering the propriety of erecting a brick building on Centre street, removing the buildings now occupied by Mr. Mendelson and Mr. Ey. He is now in San Francisco and it is expected he will write in a few days, giving his decision. If he does build, it will be a one-story building, but large enough for two stores. One of them will be occupied by Goodman & Rimpau. It is also said that Mr. Kroeger contemplates building another brick structure adjoining his hall. If these buildings do go up it will add wonderfully to the appearance of Centre street, and of the town generally. Don Marcus Forster narrowly escaped losing all his buildings at Los Flores by fire night before last. A large hay stack, only an hundred feet from his buildings, took fire from a burning chip which was carried by the wind from a pile of manure and rubbish that was burning a long distance away. The hay blazed up almost instantaneously, with great fury, and soon was a mass of flame. All that saved the buildings was the strong wind prevailing, which blew the flames in the opposite direction. The heat was very great. San Diego Union, Dec. 1. Most persons would agree that the rose has enough in its perfume and beauty to sustain its pretensions to be queen of flowers; but it seems that the rose can be made exquisite also to a third sense. Not long ago, a confection of rose petals was served to Emperor William. It was the gift of an English lady, and came from Alexandria, where the rose thus prepared is considered a strengthening as well as delicate dish; but Egyptian cooks are said to be the only ones who understand the art of preparing it, and the right species of rose for this purpose grows only in that region. A Smyrna house, however, exports a jelly of roses. Perhaps research might find a way of converting other flowers besides Eastern roses into delicate food. In that case, cookery and floriculture would strike up a closer alliance than it now seems possible for them to have. Yuma, Nov. 29th.-The reporter of the Arizona Sentinel, who arrived this evening from the front of the Southern Pacific Railroad, reports that seven and a half miles of track are laid beyond Yuma. The organization of the force is getting perfect. One mile of track was laid yesterday, one mile was laid to-day, and everything is ready to lay a mile to-morrow. The road bed is all graded for several miles ahead. Eleven hundred Chinese and two hundred white laborers are at work for sixteen miles ahead of the construction train. One hundred and seventy thousand ties have been received. Moreties, rails and laborers are arriving daily. Congress assembled at Washington on Monday. the summer this grass will notwithstanding the long drought it kept green and spread over the ground. Other grasses, mesquit, alfalfa and blue grass, in the same soil died out long before water could be procured for irrigation. This summer, on account of the water again failing in the ditch, it was not irrigated during the summer yet it continued to grow and spread. I am convinced that it is just the grass for our alkaline soils. It will afford abundant green feed through the long dry season; and on such soil will grow luxuriantly without irrigation. Stock eat it with avidity, and would no doubt thrive much better upon than upon the dry feed that they are not compelled to subsist up through the dry season. I mowed a small part of my place the hay was of excellent quality and the yield equal to that of alfalfa. J. M. Guinn. A Missouri candidate said: Bear in mind fellow-citizens, that whatever money I steal in Washington, I will bring right back her and spend among you. In England, in 1876, twelve children much over 10 committed suicide, nineteen people were killed by lightning, and 174 sunstroke—in a country where foreign imagines the sun never shines. Randolph Haiser is a new Boston billiard prodigy. He makes runs of 300 to 700 ease at the three-ball game, and has counted without going to the rail. By the insertion of one letter in the plan of another, a newspaper, not long since, porting the danger that an express-train hit run, in consequence of a cow getting upon a track, said: "As the safest way, the eneer put on full steam, dashed up against the cow, and literally cut her into calves." Mr. Bowman of Owasso, Mich., was a pecked husband. He bore it as long as could, and then took to the woods where built a hut under the roots of a fallen tree ate nuts and roots, and hid from his woe. He was not discovered until two weeks after his disappearance, and then Mrs. Bowman made repentant by sorrow at his absence induced him to return home by promising henpeck him no more. At Athens, Ga., one day last week, a man raised an axe and fractured a companion skull with the weapon. Three pieces of bone were removed, one inch wide and inches in length, and the next day the widened man was out of bed, walked about the house and yard, and ate a hearty dinner. Some commotion has been caused in by the arrest of twenty-eight persons demned by default some six years ago participating in the Commune. In one publican named Finet has remained unested in his shop for the last seven years was not aware of his having been prosecuted GAZETTE. NO. 8. Failure of Woman Suffrage in Wyoming. This Territory, as is well known, is the only locality in the United States where woman vote the same as men. The idea that led to its adoption was, first, that Wyoming being the youngest of all the States and Territories, should be progressive, and, second, to throw into politics an element to aid in counter-balancing the influence of the roughs thieves, cut-throats and highwaymen, who constituted a large share of the population. Since that time a fair trial of the institution has not developed sufficient power or importance in the voting of the women to prompt any one to move a repeal of the law. I believe only one woman in the Territory was ever elected to office by the people, and now no offices are ever demanded by the fair sex, except some sinocure places in the Legislature, where the pay can be drawn and but little service rendered. In the casting of votes the women do not figure extensively except on very rare occasions. There is a certain class, however, who always vote, and, being themselves disreputable characters, they always throw their suffrages to the worst men on the tickets. The purification of politics is not to their interest. In other cases, the members of some certain church or other society desire one of their number elected to some office, and then the women of that organization cast their votes solidly for that designated man. Probably half the women in Cheyenne have The Woman's Way. When a woman has a new pair of shoes sent home she performs altogether differently from a man. She never shoves her toes into them and yanks and hauls until she is red in the face and all out of breath, and then go stamping and kicking about the room, but carefully pulls them on part way, twitches them off again to take a last look and see if she has got the right one; pulls them on again, looks at them dreamily, says they are just right, then takes another look, stops suddenly to smooth out a wrinkle, twists around and surveys them sideways; exclaims, 'Mercy! how loose they are' looks at them again square in front, works her foot around so they won't hurt her quite so much; takes them off, looks at the heel, the toe, the bottom, and the inside; puts them on again, walks up and down the room once or twice, remarks to her better half that she won't have them at any price; tilts down the mirror so that she can see how they look; turns in every possible direction, and nearly distracts her neck trying to see how they look from that way; backs off, steps up again, takes thirty or forty farewell looks; says they make her feet look awful big and never will do in the world; puts them off and on three four times more; asks her husband what he thinks about it, and then pays no attention to what he says; goes over it all again and finally says she will take them. That is simply a way she has. Starting a Boy. In the casting of votes the women do not figure extensively except on very rare occasions. There is a certain class, however, who always vote, and, being themselves disreputable characters, they always throw their suffrages to the worst men on the tickets. The purification of politics is not to their interest. In other cases, the members of some certain church or other society desire one of their number elected to some office, and then the women of that organization cast their votes solidly for that designated man. Probably half the women in Cheyenne have never cast a vote since the first or second election after the law was passed. At first it was customary for carriages to visit all the residences on election days and convey the ladies to the polls in the interest of certain candidates, but that fashion is now almost a dead letter. There is a separate polling place for the women, and they are treated like ladies, being free from insults or jostling; so that mixing with the mob cannot be the cause of their lack of interest in elections, but that politics is out of their legitimate sphere. As the adoption of the measure here has amounted to so little, your correspondent can see little in it to praise or condemn, except that it has given unscrupulous politicians a chance to use the "women of the town," together with the variety women, to further projects and men of the worst character.—Cheyenne, Wyoming, Letter to St. Louis Republican. How the Sea was Driven out. Surveys made in 1873 of the desert lying west of the Colorado river and extending into Mexico, demonstrated fully that it was cut off from the Gulf of California by sediment deposited by the Colorado River. The old shore lines of the gulf are distinctly recognizable away up into San Bernardino county, and great beds of oyster and other marine shells attest the presence, at no very remote day, of sea water in places from which it is now 150 miles distant. The Southern Pacific Railroad crosses this dried up arm of the gulf, running for over 60 miles at levels from 100 to 340 feet below that of the sea. The Colorado river has deposited sand and mud along its course until its bed is, in places, fully 400 feet higher than it was in the old days, when it emptied into the gulf at least 100 miles nearer than it does now. It continued to pile up sediment until a dam was formed, reaching across the gulf of the Lower California shore. The head of the gulf thus became a lake of salt water, and, being fed by no streams, gradually dried up. This dam now averages only a height of 27 feet above mean high tide. The Colorado now flows to the south of it, but some trifling change of its currents may yet cause it to cut away to the north, and to reconvert the desert into a lake. This does not seem as impossible as that the river should abandon its way bed north of Fort Yuma, and force its way through a rocky hill; yet we can all see that the latter has actually occurred.—Yuma Sentinel. Starting a Boy. [From the Detroit Free Press.] A lonesome looking boy was yesterday hanging around a woodyard in the northern part of the city, when the owner of the yard, having both charity and philanthropy for boys with tears in their eyes, asked the boy why he didn't peddle apples or do something to earn a few shillings. The boy replied that he had no capital, and the woodyard man took out a nickel and said: "Now, my boy, I'm going to start you in life. Take this nickel and go and make a purchase of something or other. I'll buy it of you for 10 cents, no matter what it is. Come now, let's see what sort of a business head you have on you." The boy took the nickel and went off, but in ten minutes was back with a gallon jug which he had purchased with the nickle. "Well, you are a keener," replied the man. "I never saw one of those sold for less than fifteen cents to any one. I want such a jug, and here's its fair price. Go now, and lay out your fifteen cents in apples, and I'll buy half your stock." The boy did not return. Perhaps he fell into a sewer somewhere; but you can't make the woodyard man believe so. When he lifted the jug from under the table, where the boy had carefully placed it, he found a hole in the bottom large enough to let in a black and tan terrier. Arab and Roman. 2 lovers sat beneath the shade, And I unz the other sayed: "How 148 that you be9 Hath smiled upon this suit of mine; If 5 a heart palps 4 you— Thy voice is mu6 melody. Tis7 to be thy loved 1,2— Say Oy nymph, will marry me!" Then lisped she, "Why 13ly!" —St. Louis Journal. Dear M. no love that tongue can tell, Said he, "my own love can XL. No CD lover here you C, For IV medical degree; No fell DCC my skill defies, The elbow joint I can XII; Sweet A rab maid, your II in me Your own D voted M.D.C. Then fly with me to distant Texas, Your own devoted, loved LXX!" Burlington Hawkeye. When the Board of Supervisors of the town of Verona, Oneida co., N.Y., met in the capacity of a Board of County Canvassers, they found among the ballots cast in the Second voting district a piece of paper that had become yellow with age, and on which was printed the following: N. Jackson's clean Democratic ticket. In these name of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost. Amen. Wea under signed Dow agree to maintain and sustain the Laws of Christ that ha A little over a year ago the U.S. steamer Huron was wrecked off the North Carolina coast. Only a few of the officers and crew were saved. The loss had passed from most men's minds when, a few days ago, there came to the Navy Yard in Washington a man who claimed to have been on the vessel when she was wrecked, to have floated about on a spar for 24 hours, and then to have been picked up by a vessel bound for Norway. His name was found on the books of the Navy Department, and his story, so far as it could be verified by official records, was correct. Much interest was felt in the case by Naval Officers, and the Secretary was convinced that the man was what he represented himself to be. But he was not. He was simply an imposter. He bore some resemblance to the other, and must have known him, for his arms were marked in exactly the same manner, and he was familiar with the other's life and naval experience. Seeing that he was in danger of being found out in his attempted fraud, he disappeared from the city. His object must have been to get the small amount of money due the sailor he personated. Twenty-five native students gave in their names at a meeting recently held in Calcutta as "willing to sign the pledge," not against Loren drinking, but against early marriage. The following is the wording of this curious document: "Deeply impressed with the pernicious character of the custom of child-marriage, and with the evils that have followed in its train, convinced of the solemn duty I owe to myself and to my countryman to discourage, so far as may lay in my humble power, a custom so harmful to students—so pernicious to the best interests of my countrymen at large, I hereby solemnly declare that I will not marry, nor permit myself to be given in marriage, till I have completed the age of 21 years, my present age being—" When fly with me to distant Texas, Your own devoted, loved LXXI! —Burlington Hawkeye. When the Board of Supervisors of the town of Verona, Oneida co., N. Y., met in the capacity of a Board of County Canvassers, they found among the ballots cast in the Second voting district a piece of paper that had become yellow with age, and on which was printed the following: N. Jackson's clean Democratic ticket. In the name of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost. Amen. Wea the under signed Dow agree to maintain and sustain the Laws of Christ that has written in our harts and conshences until the day of our Death. For President, Noble Jackson, ForGovernor, John Parmalee. For Judge of the Court of Appeals. Timothy Jenkins. The ticket was voted by no less a personage than the candidate for the Presidency, Noble Jackson, himself. In one of the lower corners were three red seals—perhaps to protect the elector from the rascality of Returning Boards. This ticket was printed in the village of Oneida twenty-one years ago, and Jackson has ever since refused to vote any other. In the late fight at Stolan between the Austrians and Bosnians, the combatants came to close quarters, the bayonet and yataghan were used and no quarter was asked nor given. An Austrian stated to the editor of the News Post Journal that as his regiments approached the enemy, a Turkish woman was observed in its ranks, filing with great rapidity. In subsequently fighting hand-to-hand, she showed great skill with her yataghan, distributing blows right and left, and parrying bayonets with surprising quickness and ability. She at last fell severely wounded, and at the close of the struggle, as the ambulances arrived to collect the sufferers, she was found pale, blood stained, and apparently dead. When a doctor felt her pulse, she opened her eyes, and as he spoke, withdrew her hand angrily, and pointed at him with the other revolver which she had been tightly clutching. It was quickly snatched from her, as she cried: "Get out you Christian dogs. I don't want your help. You killed my husband; let me die." She soon after expired. She was a very handsome young woman of about 23 years. WASHINGTON, Nov. 26th. —It is reported that the Duke of Edinburgh will visit New York harbor with his ship, the Black Prince, immediately after leaving Halifax, and that he will visit Washington as the representative of the royal family.