anaheim-gazette 1881-01-22

ANAHEIM VOL. XI. ANAHEIM WEEKLY GAZETTE. Established 1870. For Terms, see Fourth Page. DIRECTORY. STATE OFFICERS. GEORGE C. PERKINS.....Governor JOHN MANSFIELD.....Lieutenant-Governor DANIEL M. BURNS.....Secretary of State DANIEL M. KENFIELD.....Controller JOHN WEIL.....Treasurer AUGUSTUS L. HART.....Attorney-General JAMES W. SMANKLIN.....Surveyor-General PRANK W. GROSS..Clerk of Supreme Court R. F. MORRISON..Chief Justice Supreme Court J. D. THORNTON.....Associate Justice S. B. McKEE..... M. H. MYRICK..... J. R. SHARPSTEIN..... E. M. ROSS..... E. W. McKINSTRY..... COUNTY OFFICERS. Y. SEPULVEDA.....Superior Judge V. E. HOWARD..... T. B. BROWN.....District Attorney W. R. ROWLAND.....Sheriff A. W. POTTS.....Clerk MILTON LINDLEY.....Treasurer C. C. LAMB.....Recorder B. A. YORBA.....Auditor J. W. VENABLE.....Assessor Dr. Reginald A. Ferguson Doctor of Medicine and Master of Surgery of the Queen's University, Ireland; Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians and of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh; Licentiate of the Society of Apthicheories of London; late Senior Resident-Burgson, Resident-Physician and Assistant Pathologist, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, and latest Resident in the Rotunda Hospital, (for diseases of women only) Dublin— HAVING PURCHASED FROM DR. JAMES ELLIS the Anaheim Sanatorium and Drug Store may be consulted on all Medical and Surgical cases. Diseases of Women and Children a specialty. Office hours from 7 A.M. to 12 M., and from 5 P.M. to 8 P.M. DR. ALICE HIGGINS, Physician and Surgeon! OFFICE—Corner of Center and Lemon Streets, ANAHEIM. 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. It is sensible if prices is very low. He will be found in his office every day between the hours of 9 A.M. and 5 P.M. GEO. B. SHAFFER, NOTARY PUBLIC. OFFICE—BANK OF ANAHEIM. COUNTY OFFICERS. Y. SEPULVEDA... Superior Judge V. E. HOWARD... First District T. B. BROWN... District Attorney W. R. ROWLAND... Sheriff A. W. POTTS... Clerk MILTON LINDLEY... Treasurer C. C. LAMB... Recorder B. A. YORBA... Auditor J. W. VENABLE... Assessor W. B. CULLEN... Tax Collector E. T. WEIGHT... Surveyor J. KURTZ... Coroner J. W. HINTON... Superintendent of Schools. SUPERVISORS. C. PRAGER, (Chairman,)... First District J. H. ROGERS... Second J. H. HANNON... Third R. EOAN... Fourth LEGISLATIVE OFFICERS. J. B. WEST... State Senator R. F. DEL VALLE... Member of Assembly J. F. CRANK... MUNICIPAL OFFICERS. B. F. SEIBERT, (President,)... Trustee E. A. SAXTON... Marshal F. A. KORN... B. DREYPUS... D. E. MILES... RICHARD MELROSE... Town Clerk R. M. BARHAM... Marshal THEO. RIMPAU... Treasurer JOHN P. ZEYN... Assessor T. L. GANNON... Justice of the Peace TOWNSHIP OFFICERS. ALEXANDER BAILEY... Justice of the Peace T. L. GANNON... R. M. BARHAM... Constable R. BOHN... FEDERAL OFFICERS. CHARLES R. JOHNSON... Register Land Office J. W. HAYERSTICK... Receiver Land Office F. B. FANNING... Dep. Col., Intl Rev. IVAR A. WEID... J.D. DUNLAP... Dep. U.S.Marshal B.C.WHITING... U.S.Commissioner ANAHEIM POST-OFFICE. Northern mail arrives at 6, p.m., and closes at 6:30 a.m.; Southern mail arrives at 7:30 a.m., and closes at 5:30 p.m.; Westminster and Garden Grove mail arrives at 4, p.m., and closes at 5:p.m. Wm.M.HIGGINS, Postmaster. SOCIETY MEETINGS. Anaheim Lodge No. 85, A.O.U.W. Meeting every Monday night. C.E.Learard, Master Workman. J.M.Guinn, Recorder. Anaheim Lodge No.207, F.And A.M. Meeting the Monday preceding the full month in each month. W.M.McFadden, Worshiful Master D.E.Miles, Secretary. 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 If a sale of prices is very low He will be found in his office every day between the hours of 9.A.M and 5.P.M. GEO.B.SHAFFER, NOTARY PUBLIC. Office-BANK OF ANAHEIM. VICTOR MONTGOMERY, ATTORNEY AT LAW AND NOTARY PUBLIC, Anaheim, Cal.. Office at Santa Ana on Tuesday and Fridays P.O.address, Anaheim, Cal. ROBT.W.SCOTT. ATTORNEY AT LAW AND NOTARY PUBLIC, Commissioner of Deeds for Arizona Territory. Kroeger's Block, Anaheim, Cal. H.MMITCHELL, Attorney and Counselor at Law, Office-Rooms 76 and 77 Temple Block, LOS ANGELES. M.L.WICKS, Attorney-at-Law, Rooms 86 and 87, Temple Block, LOS ANGELES. MOYE WICKS, Attorney-at-Law, Congress Street, TUCSON.. ARIZONA Business promptly attended to. L.GUNTHER, Pioneer Boot and Shoe Maker, Cor.Adele and Los Angeles streets. ANAHEIM. GEORGE BAUER, BOOT AND SHOE MAKER, Los Angeles Street. MAKING AND REPAIRING AT THE LOWEST cash price All orders promptly attended to All work guaranteed. CHARLES WILLE, COOPERAGE. Pipes, Barrels and kegs on hand at all times Tanks and Tubs made to order Honev Barrels for sale cheap. MILES BROS. WAREHOUSEMEN AND COMMISSION MERCHants All consignments of produce shipped through us will be sold at the highest market rates Liberal cash advances will be made Masks, twine and bale ropes sold at low figures Agents for all kinds of farming implements Also agent for the Phoenix and Home Insurance Co.'s Office at Warehouse, near Railroad district. F.E.J.BACKS. Or any part of them at low Hardware CROCKERY Always on hand. A LAKE BENNETTE Proprietors Anaheim Centre Streets Begs to inform his friends of Tin, Copper and its markets The Medallion Range, Geared Honey Extractor Cons, Pumps, Water and Fittings. Artisanality and a good jobbing done promptly at want of anything in the advantage to call and examine. B.DREYFUR, Anaheim, J.FROWENVELD, New York. B.DREYFUR Growers a California Wi Bra 630 to 642 Brannan Street City S Corner of Los Angles LANA L.F.Lewis, THESE STABLES ARE most commodities tention will be paid to The charge in all cases Single and SOCIETY MEETINGS. Anaheim Lodge No. 85, A. O. U. W. Meeting every Monday night. C. E. Leonard, Master Workman. J. M. Guinn, Recorder. Anaheim Lodge No. 207, F. and A. M. Meeting the Monday preceding the full moon in each month. W. M. McFadden, Worshipful Master D. E. Miles, Secretary. Anaheim Lodge No. 109, I. O. O. F. Meeting every Tuesday evening. John P. Zeyn, Noble Grand. J. Gooch, Secretary. Orpheus Lodge No. 237, I. O.O.F. Meeting every Friday evening. H. A. Boege, N. G. R. Menzel, Secretary. Anaheim Fire Company No. 1. H. A. Stough, Foreman, N. A. Bittner, Secretary. Regular meetings on the last Saturday in each month. Exotic Gardens, NEW LOS ANGELES STREET, Rear of Cathedral. LOS ANGELES. LOUIS J. STENGEL, Proprietor. My assortment of PLANTS and SHRUBBERY Of all kinds for the season of 1881 is larger and more complete than that of any other nursery in Southern California, and I guarantee that My Prices are Lower Than those of any other first-class nursery in the State, and I guarantee all plants sent out from my nursery to be in a healthy condition. Order any Plant you want And I am furnish it. Special attention is given to orders sent by mail. A special invitation is given to everyone to call at my nursery and see my assortment of plants. THIS PAPER may be found on file as G.P. Rawell & Oak Newspaper Advertising Bureau (10 Burns St.) where advertising contracts may be made but it is NEW YORK. CHARLES WILLE, COOPERAGE. Pipes, Barrels and kegs on hand at all times. Tanks and Tubs made to order. Honev Barrels for sale cheap. MILES BROS. WAREHOUSEMEN AND COMMISSION MERCHants All consignments of produce shipped through us will be sold at the highest market rates. Liberal cash advances will be made. Sacks, twine and bale rope sold at low figures. Agents for all kinds of farming implements Also agent for the Phonix and Home Insurance Co.'s Office at Warehouse, near Railroad denos. F. & J. BACKS. Importers, Manufacturers and Dealers in Furniture, Bedding, Paper Hangings, Picture Frames, etc, UNDERTAKERS, Agents for the VICTOR SEWING MACHINE. Los Angeles Street: Anaheim. DRESSMAKING. THE MISSES EVEY BEG TO INFORM THE PEOPLE of Anaheim and vicinity that they have opened a Dressmaking shop on Center Street, adopting Goodman & Rimpau's store, and solicit the patronage of the ladies. Satisfaction guaranteed in every respect. Cutting and Fitting made a Specialty. Our terms and charges will be reasonable. Alfred L. Pellegrin, PHOTOGRAPHER, Los Angeles Street, ANAHEIM..CAL. A.E.WHITE. E.A.WHITE BLACKSMITHING —AND— Wagonmaking! All Work Warranted. Prices as low as the lowest. Center Street, Anaheim. WEEKLY EIM GA ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA: SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 1881. CITY DRUG STORE! Ferguson & Lake, Prop's. Centre Street (Opposite Planters' Hotel). ANAHEIM. A choice variety of perfumery, toilet articles, etc., pure and fresh Drugs, patent medicines, etc. Physicians' prescriptions carefully compounded at all hours. IMPORTANT! THE UNDERSIGNED IS PREPARED TO FURNISH TO FARMERS ALL KINDS OF FARMING MACHINERY, Or any part of them at lowest rates. A full line of Hardware, Groceries, PAINTS AND OILS CROCKERY & LAMPS ALL ABOUT VINES. Various Interesting Facts Gleaned From Our Exchanges. WILL IT BE OVERDONE? The question naturally arises if this pursuit [wine-making] will not be overdone in the very near future and become once more unprofitable. This is a serious question, and one that is hard to determine except through the actual test. As an approximate solution I would offer the following: A vineyard planted in good varieties of grapes should in the fifth year not cost the owner more than $125 per acre planted on land bought for $50 per acre. From the fifth year the cost will be: For cultivation...$10 per acre For gathering and hauling,$2.25 per ton (4 tons)...9 " " For interest on $125 @ 8 per cent 10 " " Total...$29 per acre Now, if it be a capitalist who owns the vineyard and he merely seeks air investment, it is plain that if he realizes $29 per acre he is paid for his investment in full, if eight per cent is the ruling interest of his section, and consequently he could sell his grapes at $7.25 per ton and make money. It is of course understood that his vineyard must have an average yield of 4 tons per acre; however there are only a few sections of the State where this yield cannot be obtained, and these it is quite easy to avoid. The question then arises: Can we from grapes costing $8 per ton make a wine which can be delivered in Bordeaux at 35 cents per gallon as soon as possible to ship safely after the vinification. His grapevines were originally six ft. apart each way. He noticed in gathering the grapes that the outside row would yield as much as two or three rows a little way from the edge of the vineyard. This, he concluded, was because the outside row got more air, and had more room to grow and thrive, and if so, it was only necessary to give the other vines more room to have them do as well. He accordingly dug out every other row in his vineyard, and, as a result, he says he gets equally as many pounds of grapes as formerly, and all of them are larger and of a far better quality. In setting out a vineyard he says he would not put the vines less than 10 ft. apart each way. GRAPE VINE OIL. As early as 1770 oil was made from grape seeds in Italy and France. In 1800 there was a factory at Olby which had existed from time immemorial. Other factories existed in Bergamo, Italy, in 1770; in Rome and in the vicinity of Ancona, before 1782; Naples, 1818; Germany, before 1787. In the South of France, where the grape-oil industry is carried on, from ten to fifteen per cent, of oil is obtained, the oil being better and sweeter than nut oil, and remaining fluid at a lower temperature. It is used in lamps, and gives a bright light, without odor or smoke. In extracting the oil from the grape kernels, the refuse left after distilling brandy or making verdigris is dried and ground fine in an ordinary mill. The yield of oil being in di MACHINERY, Hardware, Groceries, PAINTS AND OILS CROCKERY & LAMPS Always on hand. J. BENNERSCHEIDT, Proprietor of the Anaheim Tin Shop, Centre Street, Anaheim: Begs to inform his friends and the public that his stock of Tin, Copper and Sheet-Iron Ware, and HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS, is now complete in every respect. The best Stoves the market, including The Medallion Range, Superior and other Stuves Geared Honey Extractors, Strainers, Tanks and Cons, Pumps, Water and Gas pipe all sizes and Fittings. Artesian Well Pipe a Specialty and a good fit guaranteed. Jobbing done promptly and at low rates. Parties in want of anything in the above line will find it to their advantage to call and examine my stock and prices. B. DREYFUS & CO., Growers and Dealers in California Wines and Grape Brandy. 630 to 642 Brannan Street, San Francisco; 45 Broadway, New York. City Stables, Corner of Los Angeles and Center Sts. ANAHEIM. E. F. Lewis, - Proprietor. THESE STABLES ARE THE BEST VENTILATED and most commodious in the town, and special attention will be paid to Boarding and Grooming horses. The charge in all cases will be reasonable. Single and Double Teams It is plain that if he realizes $20 per acre he is paid for his investment in full, if eight per cent is the ruling interest of his section, and consequently he could sell his grapes at $7.25 per ton and make money. It is of course understood that his vineyard must have an average yield of 4 tons per acre; however there are only a few sections of the State where this yield cannot be obtained, and these it is quite easy to avoid. The question then arises: Can we from grapes costing $8 per ton make a wine which can be delivered in Bordeaux at 35 cents per gallon as soon as possible to ship safely after the vintage? If this is possible, then Bordeaux could use annually a hundred million gallons of our wine, and the business of grape raising would not be overdone till we made more than one hundred million gallons over what we may require for the United States and adjacent countries. And it is my sincere belief that at $8 per ton for grapes we could deliver our wines at Bordeaux for 35 cents per gallon aid even for less; therefore, if $8 per ton will be sufficient remuneration, the business cannot be everdone, at least in our lifetime, if the plantations do not very greatly exceed 10,000 acres per year. Considering, therefore, the little risk there is of always having a good paying crop, and the increasing demand throughout the civilized world for a gentle stimulant like wine, I do not hesitate to recommend everyone who may have the means to buy himself, according to his means, a good piece of land adapted for the purpose in soil and location, and have it planted at once with the proper kind of grapes. He will never regret it, for it is better than a savings bank.—Arpad Harazthy. PACKING CUTTINGS. The following extract from the diaries of the late Mr. James Busby on packing vines is important to vineyardists intending to procure cuttings from foreign countries, or sending cuttings abroad: Having consulted Mr. Audibert respecting packing of the vine cuttings for transportation to Sydney, Australia, he expressed his fear that without moss they would soon die; for the north wind, he observed, caused dryness as much as the heat. His brother was kind enough to accompany me to the town, with a man who carried a bag of moss. The plants were unpacked and the boxes lined with double-oiled paper, to prevent the access of air and the escape of humidity. The moss, after having been slightly watered, was stuffed in at the ends of each bundle of plants. The latter were then replaced and the cases closed. This is the mode adopted by Messrs. Audibert in sending vine plants to Russia and other countries of Europe, and they were of an opinion that this would be sufficient to protect the vines till their arrival within the tropics, when the warm weather would cause them to shoot, and it would therefore become desirable to sustain the shoots a little by the admixture of earth or sand among the cuttings. The cuttings arrived perfectly safe at Sydney after a voyage of more than four Some manufacturers first press without heat, obtaining about 5 per cent, of oil; afterwards the stuff is heated and pressed with a yield of 10 or 15 per cent. More oil. The oil is of light yellow color, obtaining in course of time a density of 0.9202 at 59 deg. Fah., and solidifies at about 3 deg. Fah. M. Laliman errs in recommending this oil for watches, for although it does not congeal as soon as other oil it becomes rancid and viscid when exposed to the air. Grape oil saponifies readily, but the soap lacks hardness and density. Black grapes contain much more oil than white grapes. The kernels of grapes from vines in full vigor yield more oil than those from very young or very old vines. In France the vines of Roussillon. Aude, and Herault gives the most oil. In general black grapes produce from 15 to 18 per cent. of oil; white grapes 10 to 14 per cent. It is probable that American vines, especially those of California, yield more oil than French vines. In the south of France 25 pounds of kernels are allowed for 25 gallons of wine. It is easy to estimate the quantity of oil that is annually lost in grape producing countries. TH. FLEURY, Director de l'Huilerie de Bacalan. Bordeaux, France, Oct. 22, 1880. COST OF A VINEYARD. In a letter to the Semi-Tropic California, J. de Barth Shorb gives the following estimate of the cost of a vineyard: FIRST YEAR. Plowing twice before planting, at $2 per acre...$4 00 Harrowing and pulverizing the same...50 Cuttings, (1,000 vines, 6 feet apart), per acre...5 00 Planting, per acre...2 00 Two plowings after planting, at $1 50 per acre...3 00 Cultivation and final pulverization, at 50 cts per acre...50 Total cost, end of first year...$15 00 SECOND YEAR. Pruning, per acre...$1 00 Plowing twice, $1 50 per acre each...3 00 Cultivation twice, 50 cts. per acre each...1 00 Hoeing near the vines, $1 per acre...1 00 Total cost, second year...$6 00 THIRD YEAR. Pruning vines and removing wood,...$2 50 per acre... Corner of Los Angeles and Center Sts. ANAHEIM. L.F. Lewis. -- Proprietor. THESE STABLES ARE THE BEST VENTILATED and most commodious in the town, and special attention will be paid to Boarding and Grooming horses. The charge in all cases will be reasonable. Single and Double Teams Furnished at short notice, supplied when required. The patronage of the public is respectfully solicited. $5 Outfit sent free to those who wish to engage in the most pleasant and profitable business known. Everything new. Capital not required. We will furnish you everything. $10 a day and upwards is easily made without staying away from home over night. No risk whatever. Many new workers wanted at once. Many are making fortunes at the business. Ladies make as much as men and boys and girls make great pay. No one who is willing to work falls to make more money every day than can be made in a week at any ordinary employment. These who engage at once will find a short road to fortune. Address H. HALLETT & Co., Portland, Maine. FOR SALE. 20 acres in Anaheim Extension. CLEANED AND LEVELED. Good House and well of water with Force Pump. A Great Bargain Offered Inquire of L.F. LEWIS, at City Stables. D.W. FISH. — L.E.FISH CARRIAGE TRIMMING ANI— PAINTING. McDERMOTTS BUILDING, Anahiem, Cal. THE PHYLLOXERA. The latest London papers bring information concerning the French Superior Commission on the Phylloxera, which lately held its final sitting under the presidency of the Minister of Agriculture and Commerce. The introduction of American stocks into the department of the Gironde was authorized. The commission then decided that no one had gained the £12,000 prize for an efficient remedy. The remedies approved by the commission continue to be, as before, submersion, sulphur of carbon, and sulphocarbonate of potassium. They recommend further the continuance of State aid to those departments which are attempting the reconstruction of their vineyards by the aid of American descriptions. In certain departments this attempt has hitherto proved very successful. The nursery established at Sainte Fea (Charente Inferieur) distributed last year 7,000 roots and this year 30,000; and further anticipated providing double if not triple the last number next year, with the promised aid of Government. DISTANCE BETWEEN VINES. In conversation with H. H. Johnson the other day we gathered an idea that is worth disseminating. He is a vineyardist of many years' experience, and a gentleman of far more than ordinary intelligence, and, of course, calculated to gather ideas from ob- Planting, per acre... Three plowings after planting, at $1 50 per acre... Cultivation and final pulverization, at 50 cts per acre... Total cost, end of first year... $15 00 SECOND YEAR. Pruning, per acre... $1 00 Plowing twice, $1 50 per acre each... Cultivation twice, 50 cts. per acre each... Hoeing near the vines, $1 per acre... Total cost, second year... $6 00 THIRD YEAR. Pruning vines and removing wood, $2 50 per acre... Plowing twice, $1 50 per acre each... Cultivation twice, 50 cts. per acre each... Hoeing near the vines, $1 50 per acre... Total cost, third year... $8 00 In the fourth year the expense of pruning and removing the wood from the vineyard will be increased one dollar, or to $3 50 per acre, all the other expenses remaining the same as during the third year. A NEW VINE. According to the French journals, a new species of American vine, vitis Berlandiere, from New Mexico and Texas, is destined in the opinion of J. L. Planchon, to take a prominent position as a grafting stock on account of its resistance to the phylloxera. It became known to botanists in 1834, but its cultivation in Europe is relatively recent. The Berlandiere vine is remarkable for its very distinctly angular branches (pentagonal on the primary axis). The leaves are more or less glabrous except upon the veins. The tendrils are discontinued. The leaves of the extremities of the young shoots put forth early, and in low places are often rose colored. The clusters of these fruitful vines are pedunculate; the berries are as small as a grain of pepper, violet-black with a light prunelike bloom, pulp melting, not very abundant, sour and a little barsh. Pruned low, without support, the vine extends over the soil in all directions, forming a mass of slender branches, covered with small to medium leaves. GRAFTING VINES. The Colton Semi Tropic speaking of grafting raisin grapes, describes the method employed by a gentleman in that visinity: He says he had grafted some five acres of Mission grapes with the Muscat Alexandrin and that he did not lose five per cent of the vines grafted. His mode of procedure is to cut off the vine to be grafted into about two GAZETTE. 22, 1881. NO. 15 vines were originally He noticed in gaththe outside row would for three rows a little the vineyard. This, causes the outside row more room to grow and as only necessary to more room to have them singly dug out every ward, and, as a result, as many pounds of and all of them are larger quality. In setting he would not put the aft. apart each way. Herald. CINE OIL. It was made from grape france. In 1800 there which had existed . Other factories exply, in 1770; in Rome Ancona, before 1782; any, before 1787. rance, where the grapeon, from ten to fifteen tained, the oil being betnut oil, and remaining temperature. It is used in bright light, without oil from the grape kerafter distilling brandy or dried and ground fine in field of oil being in diinches below the ground, and then select two good healthy sciens for grafting, which he does by splitting the old vine. After binding up securely he covers the whole graft and vine over about an inch with soil. He informs us he has had a growth of nine feet the first year, and, after pruning, had about half a crop the second year and the third year had a full crop. LARGE YIELD. J. L. Sansevain, of Cucamonga, writes as follows to the Union Nouvelle: The Courrier de San Francisco speaks of three vines near Sonoma, twenty years of age, each of which yielded this year 150 pounds of grapes. But this is a much less satisfactory yield than was had from four vines which you, in company with Messrs. Flotté and P. Beaudry, inspected last June at my place, and estimated that each vine would bear 300 pounds of grapes. The estimate, however, proved to be below the actual yield. In the month of September I exhibited at the San Bernardino Exposition a branch that I had cut from one of these vines and which had sixty-five pounds of grapes on it. For this I received a diploma. From these four vines, which are only four and a half years old, after having taken from them grapes for the table at various times, I produced fifty-five gallons of wine. MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. The grape which is grown in California as the Flame Tokay does not belong to the Tokay family of grapes. Its true name is "Lombardy," and is a native of Italy, while the grape from which the delicious Tokay wine is made is a native of Hungary. Dr. Glenn, the great wheat-grower of The “Royal George.” Ed. Gazette. — Will you please detail as far as possible the circumstances attending the loss of the Royal George in Portsmouth harbor, and oblige several readers of your paper. A. J. B., Westminster. The Royal George, a British man-of-war of 108 guns, was the principal vessel of Lord Howe's fleet. In 1782, while undergoing repairs in Portsmouth Harbor, she was carelessly heeled over too far, and the water, rushing through the portholes, soon filled her and she sank with all on board—1100 people. This included Admiral Kempenfeldt, the captain, officers, crew and about 300 women and children. Two hundred of these were saved, however, including the Captain, Waghorn, who was subsequently tried by court martial for carlessness in making the repairs, but was acquitted. As the Royal George sank, a small vessel which happened to be anchored near by was drawn into the vantex and destroyed. Several unsuccessful attempts were made to raise the sunken ship bodily, and in 1839 she was blown to pieces by the explosion of large metal cases filled with gunpowder. A great many valuables were recovered, and it is said that the cost of the several attempts to raise the ship were more than compensated by the recovery of the brass guns which comprised her armament. New Zealand is making great progress in the cultivation of its soil and in the introduction of foreign plants. The Government of the colony has arranged for a shipment this month of a number of Japanese fruit MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. The grape which is grown in California as the Flame Tokay does not belong to the Tokay family of grapes. Its true name is "Lombardy," and is a native of Italy, while the grape from which the delicious Tokay wine is made is a native of Hungary. Dr. Gleun, the great wheat-grower of Colusa county, is credited with an intention to set out a vineyard of nine hundred acres, with a view to engaging in raisin making. The Calistogian says that parties in Napa county are contracting for grapes for a term of ten years, at the rate of $25 per ton each year. Apportionment of County School Fund. EDITOR GAZETTE: The following is the apportionment of the county school fund. The apportionment is made according to section 1858 of the School Law: Anaheim ... $925.00 Alameda ... $310.00 Alamitos ... $185.00 Artesia ... $370.00 Azusa ... $555.00 Ballona ... $370.00 Dog Dale ... $370.00 Bolss Grande ... $185.00 Cahuenga ... $185.00 Centralia ... $185.00 Cerrifos ... $185.00 Clengya ... $370.00 Delhi ... $185.00 Diamond ... $185.00 Downey ... $555.00 Duarte ... $370.00 El Monte ... $370.00 Elizabeth Lake ... $370.00 Fair View ... $185.00 Florence ... $185.00 Fontain Valley ... $185.00 Garden Grove ... $185.00 Green Meadows ... $185.00 La Dow ... $370.00 Laguna ... $185.00 La Puenta ... $370.00 Little Lake ... $185.00 Los Angeles ... $740.00 Los Nietos ... $370.00 Lugo ... $185.00 Maizeland ... $185.00 Newhall ... $185.00 New Hope ... $185.00 Newport ... $370.00 New River ... $185.00 Norwalk ... $185.00 Ocean View ... $185.00 Olive ... $275.00 Orangethorpe ... $275.00 Orange ... $275.00 Palomares ... $740.00 Pasadena ... $185.00 Placentia ... $185.00 Providence City ... $185.00 Ranchita ... $740.00 Rowland ... $555.00 San Antonio ... $555.00 San Dimas ... $185.00 San Fernando ... $370.00 San Gabriel ... $740.00 San Jose ... $370.00 San Juan ... $370.00 San Pedro ... $555.00 Santa Ana ... $555.00 Santa Anita ... $185.00 Santa Monica ... $370.00 Santa Susana ... $185.00 Santiago ... $370.00 Savannah ... $370.00 Sepulveda ... $370.00 Soledad ... $185.00 Sulphur Springs...$375.99 MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. The grape which is grown in California as the Flame Tokay does not belong to the Tokay family of grapes. Its true name is "Lombardy," and is a native of Italy, while the grape from which the delicious Tokay wine is made is a native of Hungary. Dr. Gleun, the great wheat-grower of Colusa county, is credited with an intention to set out a vineyard of nine hundred acres, with a view to engaging in raisin making. The Calistogian says that parties in Napa county are contracting for grapes for a term of ten years, at the rate of $25 per ton each year. Apportionment of County School Fund. EDITOR GAZETTE: The following is the apportionment of the county school fund. The apportionment is made according to section 1858 of the School Law: Anaheim .....$925.99 Alameda .....$316.99 Alamitos .....$186.99 Artesia .....$376.99 Azusa .....$566.99 Ballona .....$376.99 Dog Dale .....$376.99 Bolss Grande .....$186.99 Cahuenga .....$186.99 Centralia .....$186.99 Cerrifos .....$376.99 Clengya .....$376.99 Delhi .....$186.99 Diamond .....$186.99 Downey .....$566.99 Duarte .....$376.99 El Monte .....$376.99 Elizabeth Lake .....$376.99 Fair View .....$186.99 Florence .....$186.99 Fontain Valley .....$186.99 Garden Grove .....$186.99 Green Meadows .....$186.99 La Dow .....$376.99 Laguna .....$186.99 La Puenta .....$376.99 Little Lake .....$186.99 Los Angeles .....$746,99 Los Nietos .....$376.99 Lugo .....$186.99 Maizeland .....$186.99 Newhall .....$186.99 New Hope .....$186.99 Newport .....$376.99 New River .....$186.99 Norwalk .....$186.99 Ocean View .....$186.99 Olive .....$275,99 Orangethorpe .....$275,99 Orange .....$275,99 A gentleman who visited General Garfield at Mentor, the other day, speaks of the loads of newspapers and letters that are being poured in upon him from every quarter of the Union. Many of the letters are from persons begging for office, even before he has one for himself They address Mrs.Garfield, and ask her for assistance in getting something for their husbands One of these letters was hundreds of miles off from a woman in Michigan, who says, at the same time seeming to regard the matter as settled, "twenty years ago I heard General Garfield deliver a lecture on grammar before the teachers' institute, and it was just splendid." Another writes, "We are very poor My husband is competent to fill the office of postmaster in this village, and if General Garfield will give him the office, I will give you a switch made of my own hair." A learned German has lately given some interesting information about the habits of the tarantula, whose nest he has examined on the Roman Campagna He found that the nest was approached by a tunnel, which after running a foot straight down below the surface of the ground, made a sudden short turn before it finally descended into the big spider's home.The entrance to the tunnel is concealed by an interlacing of grasses.The eggs are enclosed in a spun bag,and the young appear in the Autumn, when they seat themselves around their mother and remain until about April, neither parents nor offspring seeking food during hibernation.Dancing, as inducing profuse perspiration was originally employed to work off the odidity, and in 1839 she was blown to pieces by the explosion of large metal cases filled with gunpowder.A great many valuables were recovered, and it said that the cost of the several attempts to raise the ship were more than compensated by the recovery of the brass guns which comprised her armament. New Zealand is making great progress in the cultivation of its soil and in the introduction of foreign plants.The Government of the colony has arranged for a shipment this month of a number of Japanese fruit trees, apple, orange, and plum, and other trees and shrubs.The temperature of New Zealand is considered to be so much like that of Japan that it is hoped these fruit trees will easily become acclimatized and thrive well There is some prospect, too, of making New Zealand a wine growing country.Some French vine growers have decided to plant a piece of land to the north Auckland as a vineyard It is also proposed to introduce the tea plant in the same district.Some time ago the colony introduced a large number of English sparrows and linnets, and made special provisions for their protection.Both sparrows and linnets have got on so well in New Zealand, and multiplied so rapidly, that the protection which was hitherto been extended to them has now been removed. A gentleman who visited General Garfield at Mentor, the other day, speaks of the loads of newspapers and letters that are being poured in upon him from every quarter of the Union.Many of the letters are from persons begging for office, even before he has one for himself They address Mrs.Garfield, and ask her for assistance in getting something for their husbands One of these letters was hundreds of miles off from a woman in Michigan, who says, at the same time seeming to regard the matter as settled, "twenty years ago I heard General Garfield deliver a lecture on grammar before the teachers' institute, and it was just splendid." Another writes, "We are very poor My husband is competent to fill the office of postmaster in this village, and if General Garfield will give him the office, I will give you a switch made of my own hair." Present Population of the Earth. Volume VI of Behm and Wagner's Bevolkerung der Erde, just issued, gives a mass of well-digested information on the area and population of the countries of the world. The areas of Europe, Asia, Africa, America, Australia, Polynesia, and the Polar regions have been carefully re-computed, and as the results differ in many instances from statements usually found in our hand-books, we give an abstract of these new figures: Area in sta. s.a.m. Inhabitants Europe (exclusive of Iceland) 2,749,203 815,920,000 Asia 17,260,205 834,707,000 Africa 11,549,255 205,619,000 America 14,822,471 255,409,000 Australia and Polynesia 8,457,129 4,061,000 Polar regions 1,746,573 82,000 Total 52,582,304 1,623,923,500 If these figures are correct the ocean covers 144,364,860 square miles, or 73.31 per cent of the earth's surface. The most populous towns in the world are London (630,000), Paris (1,983,805), New York (with suburbs 1,890,000), Canton (1,500,000), Boston (1,062,008), and Vienna (1,020,775). Campo, January 15.—This afternoon a dispute occurred between a man named McPherson of Potrero Valley, and an Indian son of Calabas, in which McPherson beat the Indian. The latter ran and told his father when both approached McPherson who drew a revolver and shot Calabas dead in front of the telegraph office. McPherson claims that the pistol went off accidentally. In the absolute divorce suit of August Arnold, a professor of music in Brooklyn, N.Y., against Helmine Arnold, who in September last eloped with Herman D. Mourn, the Court granted an order permitting the service of the summons and complaint by publication, as the defendant cannot be found. Attached to the affidavit upon which the order was procured is the following letter to the plaintiff: "Mr. Arnold: Whereas I have made the acquaintance of your wife for a length of time, and whereas we love one another with all our hearts, therefore I do hereby inform you that she is now my wedded wife and that she will not again get into your possession. We travel to another part of the world where I will take care of her as her husband." Middletown, N.Y., Jan. 5.—In the fall of 1879 William L. Thornton was elected County Judge of Sullivan county on the Greenback ticket. His Democratic opponent, ex-Judge Timothy P. Bush, sought to have the election set aside on the ground that Thornton had improperly influenced votes by promising if elected to counsel half his salary back to the county, which he has since done. Judge Thornton of the Supreme Court has decided that Thornton is uneligible, and Bush is not entitled to the office, which is therefore vacant. Judge Thornton has held several courts, and many legal complications are expected to arise. A few weeks ago a skunk was observed in attack a sheep at the ranch of J. M. Childwood; some Wimslor; and in just 17 days from that time manures and death ensued.