anaheim-gazette 1881-08-13

WEEKLY GAZETTE. County Official Paper. SATURDAY...AUGUST 12, 1861 The President had to undergo another operation during the week. The flow of pus from the wound threatened to stop and a third incision was made to drain it. No bad effect was observed from this operation. Secretary Blaine is suffering from malaria. One of the most practical suggestions for determining the location of the assassin's bullet in the President's body comes from Philadelphia. It recommends placing Guiteau where the President stood in the depot and firing a shot into him with the pistol which he used from the position where he stood when he shot the President, and then cutting him up and tracing the course of the ball. A PREPONDERANCE of cheek and a limber tongue are Geo. C. Gorham's chief stock-in-trade, but he overdoes the business in thrusting himself forward as a prospective candidate for Secretary of the U.S. Senate. A New York paper administers this fitting rebuke to him: "Geo. C. Gorham will discover presently that this is an unfavorable time for a persistent slanderer of the President to thrust himself forward as a candidate for Republican favor. The wise course for him is San Diego has a population of perhaps three thousand, and claims to have four. It has a fine climate, a capacious harbor, and active work is being done on its first real railroad. More than all this, it has a population every member of which appears to be confident of the great future of their city; to have its advantages upon the tips of their tongues, and to find plenty of time to enumerate those advantages to any stranger that may go there. They make the most of what they have, they make light of all apparently adverse elements. If the surrounding country looks dry and barren, they tell you that artesian water can be had; (they don't state, however, that the only flowing well was sunk 350 feet, and yields a supply barely sufficient for one acre of land.) If you ask where is the back country to support or build up a city, they appear astonished at your ignorance—crowd you with statistics of the number of square miles San Diego county contains—compare its area with whole States like Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Delaware, and so overwhelm you that you forget to ask what proportion of that area is desert and how much of it arable land. But should you be so obtuse, so uncivil, as to press home for facts, then they fall back on the climate, "which can't be beat, sir," or the harbor, "by far the finest south of San Francisco, sir." Anaheim might copy from San Diego EDITOR GENERAL sorts alone on the tempting It may not be a few words of all the small quaintance almost unknown endorse even fruit) with a draw the readers to ing this brace some one st fruit of the raise it! Seals and gives convince you Chinamen adept would and often peddle around little better which, in fr girls, we use and sunny cern shore. are tantalize they require fuse being tedious open time when with your m the delicious this; the g standard v by the best ed in perfect any such adated. Twice the Sharp land Triumph a good-sized large bed o chief stock-in-trade, but he overdoes the business in thrusting himself forward as a prospective candidate for Secretary of the U.S. Senate. A New York paper administers this fitting rebuke to him: "Geo. C. Gorham will discover presently that this is an unfavorable time for a persistent slanderer of the President to thrust himself forward as a candidate for Republican favor. The wise course for him to follow is to shrink from the public gaze for at least a year." Ambrose Lomprax gained the notoriety he was doubtless seeking for, by telling the San Francisco newspapers a highly-colored story of having been captured in Arizona by a band of Apaches and held a prisoner for ransom, his companions being killed. The story is discredited in Arizona, where the Apache character is well known. As a matter of fact these Indians care nothing for money. Scalps and not coin are their weakness. When the writer was at Camp Goodwin many years ago, he offered an Apache warrior a one hundred dollar greenback for a trinket which adorned the said warrior's person. The offer was made to test the truth of what we had heard of the Indians' want of knowledge concerning the value of money. The "buck" refused the money, but offered the trinket for a couple of yards of brightly figured calico wherewith to gird his loins. This cost fifty cents at the trader's store, and we secured for that outlay what the savage refused to part with for $100. One of the convicts who made an unsuccessful attempt to escape from the Folsom branch prison displayed an incredible determination and endurance. It seems that he plunged into the American river, which at that point rolls down a rapid and torrential stream, and as he did not appear again it was concluded that he had drowned. But in fact he had permitted himself to be carried down the stream under water for about a hundred and fifty yards, and had then succeeded in gaining the edge of the river, where he lay, with only his nose and mouth out of the water, until nightfall. The water of the American Connecticut, Rhode Island and Delaware, and so overwhelm you that you forget to ask what proportion of that area is desert and how much of it arable land. But should you be so obtuse, so uncivil, as to press home for facts, then they fall back on the climate, "which can't be beat, sir," or the harbor, "by far the finest south of San Francisco, sir." Anaheim might copy from San Diego to some advantage. We have a country well able to back our town; we have a climate not one whit inferior to that of San Diego; we have ample transportation facilities, both by land and water. What we need is union among ourselves. If all growling and complaining over past errors could cease at once—if the vexed water question could be tackled in a live manner, a debt of $50,000 cheerfully submitted to by all if only an ample supply might be secured—if our people would unite in showing up to strangers the real merits of the place and not be so ready to exaggerate its deficiencies, then it would take but a few months for our town to regain the position so lately lost—as the leading town south of Los Angeles, the very best place for settlers to come to, a health resort for the invalid, a pleasant home for those in good health, a place where the poor man could by his labor speedily become independent, if not rich. It is not too late to make a change. The Sacramento "Record-Union" publishes a table giving the rainfall in that city for the past thirty years. The conclusion drawn from these statistics is that the rainfall in this State is governed by laws which bring about a maximum and minimum fall generally within a cycle of seven years. The paper quoted says: "The principal importance of these records consists in the encouragement they afford to the belief that it is possible, with comparatively little risk, to predict the approach of the dry years, and thus to guard against them in many ways. It may not be possible to say whether the sixth or the seventh year will be one of minimum rainfall; but so far one of these years has always been dry, and in three cases out of four it has been the seventh year. If into the American River, which at that point rolls down a rapid and torrential stream, and as he did not appear again it was concluded that he had drowned. But in fact he had permitted himself to be carried down the stream under water for about a hundred and fifty yards, and had then succeeded in gaining the edge of the river, where he lay, with only his nose and mouth out of the water, until nightfall. The water of the American river is, even at this season of the year, extremely cold—in fact very little above the temperature of ice-water; and this man resolutely remained covered up in this freezing water for many hours. It is not to be wondered at that, when at last he thought it safe to emerge, he should have been so exhausted as to be incapable of following up his advantage, and that he should therefore, after all, have fallen into the hands of those who were seeking him. Although the past week has been "too awfully awful for anything," as the breed of aesthetics would say, nothing more serious has resulted here from the heat than physical discomfort. There have been no deaths from the heat, no sunstrokes. People have pursued their wonted avocations, indoors and out. A little more perspiration and profanity, and that is all. How different it is in the Eastern States! When the mercury climbs to the nineties, it means death to hundreds of the denizens of the large cities, and serious sunstroke to hundreds in the rural regions. On Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning, sixty persons were reported to the authorities as having died from heat in New York, and probably as many died who were not reported. In Chicago 527 persons died during the week ending on Saturday; in two-thirds of the cases, heat was the prime cause of death. The deaths in other cities from the same cause were proportionally large. A Redwood city telegram says: In the case of the People vs Clarence Gray, found guilty of the murder of Theodore Glancey, editor of the Santa Barbara Press, the defendant's motion for a new trial and in arrest of judgment was overruled and the defendant was sentenced to the State's Prison for twenty years. The Sheriff of the county was ordered to appear in court and purge himself of contempt for giving liquors to the jury. Morningown, (N. J.), August 6.—Orville Grant, brother of General Grant, died at Morris Plains yesterday. The Greenhatchers of Wisconsin have nominated a man for Attorney-General who never studied law. STRAWBERRY CULTURE. BY GRATIUS EDITOR GAZETTE.—The season for this delicious berry is closing; a few of the late sorts alone offer to the hand of the gatherer the tempting morsels of ambrosial delight. It may not be out of place, however, to say a few words in the interest of this choicest of all the small fruits, (And a familiar acquaintance with the leading sorts which are almost unknown in Southern California will endorse every word I say in favor of this fruit) with a view to excite the minds and draw the attention of your numerous readers to the pleasure and profit attending this branch of industry. I think I hear some one suggest, Oh, we can buy that fruit of the Chinamen cheaper than we can raise it! Stop a bit; we may collect materials and give you facts before long, that will convince you such is not the case. The Chinamen do not sell, or raise, what an adept would call salable fruit. The small and often insignificant berries that they peddle around here, often very stale, are little better than the wild strawberries which, in favorable seasons, when boys and girls, we used to hunt up in the hedge rows and sunny slopes, far distant from this western shore. In purchasing such berries you are tantalized in the picking and cleaning they require, the proportion of stalk and refuse being large to that of fruit; and this tedious operation is liable to happen at a time when your patience will be most tried, with your mouth watering all the while for the delicious dish. There is no need for this; the growth and diffusion of the better standard varieties of strawberries now sold by the best nurserymen, and others interested in perfecting this fruit, would obviate any such annoyance as I have above delineated. Twenty berries from such sorts as the Sharpless Seedling, Monarch, Cumberland Triumph and Forest Rose, would cover a good-sized dinner plate, and a small or large bed of these varieties would amply repay any one for the time and labor expenditure. the upper country, for an indefinite length of time. Al has made many friends here who regret very much to see him leave. It is thought he will come back here and let the boys give him a charivari. There is considerable talk about the coyotes throughout the neighborhood at present, but that is nothing. There are people here who would talk about a smaller thing than a coyote. Warmly. ORANGE. GARDEN GROVE ITEMS. With the mercury up in the nineties every day, it is too warm for any news to be afloat, and all people feel like doing is to keep quiet and pant. "Oh! for a lodge in some vast wilderness, Oh! for an iceberg or two at command." Mr. O. Witham has gone North on business; will be gone about two weeks. Since sending my last items some of the campers have returned, improved in health, and telling some big (!) stories. For example: The party heard wild-cats howling one night down where they dressed their game. So the next day one of gentlemen spent some hours fixing a trap, cutting logs and bringing them up with a horse. By sun-down he had everything satisfactory, and he retired early. Ere long someone heard the trap spring, and although tired and sleepy, he arose, lit his lantern, and in company with two others, all carrying guns, went down to the trap; but nothing there. During the night the trap was heard to spring again, and in the morning they found a poor little rat; but it was so dead they did not need to shoot it. Miss Witham returned last week from her Los Angeles visit, having enjoyed her stay very much. She will soon start a singing class for children, which we hope will be well sustained. The friends of Mrs. Mary Young were pained and shocked last week to hear of her sad death. Her husband has the sympathy of the entire community. Not liking such a honeymoon, she left immediately. A. C. Maude, manager of the Kern County Californian, and R. Hudnut, editor of same paper, were arrested at Bakerfield; a charge of libel. The complaint was sent by George V. Smith, District Attorney of Kern county, and is based on an article in the last issue of the Californian entitlement "Ways that Are Dark," having referred an alleged case of Chinese kidnapping, which the District Attorney claims relied on him. Messrs. Mand and Hudnut been admitted to bail in the sum of $500. —The following real estate transactions occurred during the week: A Robinson, Trustee, to the inhabitant of Artesia and vicinity—W 5 acres in N.W. of N.W. Sec 36, T 3 S., R 14 for cemetery purposes. Louis Sloss to B Dreyfus—501.8 acres in Rancho Canyon de Santa Ana; $1003.6. Louis Sloss to B Dreytus and R Melvin Lot in Adobe Wall vineyard; lot 1, Bdo Yorba vineyard, and 2 tracts—36.89 acres—in Rancho Canyon de Santa Ana; $1299.58. B. Dreyfus to J W Bixby—501.8 acres same rancho; $1300. H Hammel, A Denker and Mrs S Koll to town of Anaheim—Lot 9, blk G vineyard lot D 3, Anaheim; other conditions and $1. Anna S Averill to Geo Hough—9 acres in SE¼ of NE¼ of SE¼ Sec 32, T R 10 W; $1450. Alfred Robinson, Trustee; to W G Pherson—E¼ of NE¼ Sec 12, T 5 S, R 1080. Daniel Hartkopf to Jos Caldwell—L Westminster; $300. S Hellman to Ida Squires—7 acres inCho Santiago de Santa Ana; $280. —Mrs. Weinshank, of this city, resided Saturday the sad news of the death of daughter, Caroline, who married Mr. Lee, the famous circus manager, some years ago. Mrs. Lee died in the Ocean, of childbirth, last May. The was dated at Singapore. —Commercial. WESTMINSTER ITEMS. The heat of the past week has been the general topic of conversation. However, our proximity to the ocean we can now appreciate, as on visiting the Landing on one of the hottest days we found it delightfully cool; besides, we always have the benefit here of the ocean breeze. Mr. Joe Caldwell returned on Tuesday with his bride, the daughter of Mr. Hartkopf, and will reside here. Many congratulations, Joe. Mr. Wm. Henry Edwards is the happy father of a bouncing boy. A stage from Santa Ana to Wilmington now passes through our town every Monday and Tuesday. This will be a great convenience. Mr. Chase leaves us for the East next week. Our cemetery still remains, we are sorry to say, in the same unsettled state. A new Board of Trustees was elected some time back, but nothing has been done as yet. There are between thirty and forty interments in the cemetery, and surely something should be done towards obtaining a deed for it and having it re-staked out. Mr. Henry Stevens has bought the McDowell place. PACIFIC COAST NEWS. Miss Marie L. Brückennann of Oakland was married at Niagara Falls on the 9th instant to George W. Strong; of Canton, Ill. Glanders has appeared among the horses at South Vallejo City. The authorities have taken precautionary means to prevent the spread of the disease. Two valuable horses have been ordered killed. Timothy Mahoney washed his clothes in Stockton channel on Sunday, and while waiting for them to dry he paddled around in the water. He got into deep water, and being unable to swim, was drowned. ORANGE ITEMS. Our thermometer has boiled over. Orange trees made a rapid growth during the late unpleasantness. Mr. R. L. Crowder contemplates starting East, on a pleasure trip, the 1st of Sept. Mr. Ed. Honey is moving his house towards the center of his place, which is a move in the right direction. Mr. N. Stamps ships 2000 lb of Muscat grapes daily, to Los Angeles, for the Arizona market. Mr. A. Vandegraff, of Los Angeles, is visiting relatives in Orange. Mr. Fusion has moved his house on his land, north of town. City life did not agree with him. Some of our rusticators returned home just in the nick of time to get a sniff of that warm wave that passed over the country. We learn that a fair one from Orange carried off the prize for the best dancing at the Fireman's picnic. There are several young fellows trying to find out her name, but on account of the young lady's bashfulness we refrain from giving it. Mr. Henry Young, from ten acres of young lemon trees, just begining to bear, has sold about $400 worth of lemons, and they are still ripening. Since the S. A. V. L. Co. reported they were out of debt, the stockholders are anxiously waiting for the Company to declare a dividend. Such is life. School begins next Monday. The scholars should make rapid progress, with such efficient teachers as Mr. Norton and Mr. Armor. There was a wedding in this burg a few days ago, but as every thing was kept so quiet we have not as yet learned the names of the contracting parties. There will be a temperance lecture delivered Aug. 19th by Rev. Mr. Parker, of Santa Ana, at the Orange M. E. church, under the auspices of the L. O. G. T. Ice cream and pretty girls will lead the young men to stay at home. Mr. Albert Idgery leaves next week for Miss Marie L. Brucknann of Oakland was married at Niagara Falls on the 9th instant to George W. Strong, of Canton, Ill. Glanders has appeared among the horses at South Vallejo City. The authorities have taken precautionary means to prevent the spread of the disease. Two valuable horses have been ordered killed. Timothy Mahoney washed his clothes in Stockton channel on Sunday, and while waiting for them to dry he paddled around in the water. He got into deep water, and being unable to swim, was drowned. A dispatch from Oroville says that J. T. Noaks was taken from jail Sunday morning by a body of masked and armed men, conveyed a short distance from town and hanged to a tree. Noaks murdered an old man named A. J. Crum at Chico three weeks ago by kicking him to death. In Phoenix, A. T., there have been several cases of sickness owing to the high humidity, and three deaths in the last few days. The deaths were H. B. Kelly, who leaves a wife and child at Amador City; E. T. Lowell, who leaves a family in Bath, Maine, and Mr. Ames, from Santa Barbara. The Livermore train on Monday ran over and killed Eli Husten and badly injured Lvy Hensley, both of Alvarado, at the Mount Eden crossing, about one mile above Haywards. The men were driving a heavy wagon with two horses attached. The horses escaped injury. The trees on both sides of the road prevented them from seeing the train in time. Mrs. Stephen Morrell, who resides in Bellota, San Josquin county, was seriously burned on Thursday night by coal oil from a lamp, which was accidentally knocked off of a sewing machine at which she was working. Mrs. Morrell's body was injured the worst. Had it not been for her brother, who tore her clothes from her and extinguished the flames, she would have been burned to death. His hands and arms were burned in the attempt to save his sister. Antonio Kleiger, a buxom German girl, arrived at her wealthy uncle's, in Clackamas county, Oregon, two weeks ago from Europe, and on Monday last married Ferdinand Geutsch. On Tuesday morning she arrived alone at East Portland to sue for a divorce. She claims that Geutsch gave her for a wedding banquet one-half of a stale leaf, and began immediately to ill-treat her. IF YOU WANT TO GET RID OF SQUIRRELS AND GOPHEN USE CARBON BI-8ULP Everybody who has used it recommends ONLY SURE EXTERMINATION Of this vermin. For sale by A LANGENBERE Dealer in Groceries, Hardware Paints, Oils and Crops EXCURSION TRAIN TO Santa Monica And Return the same day Sunday, August 29 From Santa Ana, Anaheim and Way Stations Fare from Anaheim for Round Trip Train Leaves on Regular Excursionists will have seated at the Long Branch of the Bay Procedure tickets in time. For sale and at Planters' Hotel. Goodman & Rimpau. Will have an important announcement in this space next week. The Latest Arrival! I have received and am now ready to sell BUNTING (all shades), The Latest Arrival! I have received and am now ready to sell BUNTING (all shades), WHITE PIQUE of the latest styles, GINGHAM PRINTS, DRESS LINEN, HANDKERCHIEFS, GLOVES. Buttons, Fancy Striped Hose, CELLULOID BRACELETS & SHAWL PINS. Men's, Boys' and Children's Suits! STRAW HATS AND PARASOLS, And one thousand and one articles too long to enumerate. FIRST-CLASS GROCERIES ALWAYS ON HAND. Hippolyte Cahen, Center St., Anaheim. There are many ways of conducting a grocery store; but to be successful in these days of close competition and with an exacting and discriminating public, certain essential points are required which few possess. The great success of my AMERICAN CASII STORE, 48 & 50 Spring St., Los Angeles. Cal., Is due to the fact that it commands in an eminent degree every advantage necessary to make it the leading grocery store on the southern coast. The heavy business I am doing enables me to keep my stock always fresh and clean. I buy my goods only for CASH, from FIRST HANDS. And in a WHOLESALE WAY. I am enabled to do so by having my house in San Francisco to do my buying and to there dispose of any surplus stock over and above the requirements of the Los Angeles store. To further facilitate and insure the safe handling of wholesale quantities of merchandise, I have just opened ANOTHER STORE in STOCKTON, And am now in position to buy largely enough to insure the lowest cost on every article bought. Those dealing with me will share these advantages, in being And in a WHOLESALE WAY. I am enabled to do so by having my house in San Francisco to do my buying and to there dispose of any surplus stock over and above the requirements of the Los Angeles store. To further facilitate and insure the safe handling of wholesale quantities of merchandise, I have just opened ANOTHER STORE in STOCKTON, And am now in position to buy largely enough to insure the lowest cost on every article bought. Those dealing with me will share these advantages, in being SERVED PROMPTLY —WITH— FIRST-CLASS GOODS, —and AT— LOWER PRICES! Than they can buy for elsewhere. It is of course quite in the range of possibilities that some one of our neighbors on whose toes I may happen to tread, will “get up his back” and try to sell at my prices; but as he can do so only at a loss to himself, whilst I am making a small profit, such “spurts” are of a short duration, and in fact at no time do they cover the whole ground, since such reductions are always confined to a few staples, merely to catch the eye. Since the prices of the AMERICAN CASH STORE have justly become THE STANDARD By which those of other concerns are measured, it is evident that it must be to the interest of the consumer to at once GO TO HEADQUARTERS, And not uselessly risk having to pay more for his goods than they are worth. Respectfully, C.W. GIBSON. GET YOUR JOB PRINTING At the GAZETTE Office