anaheim-gazette 1881-09-03

ANAHEIM VOL. XI. ANAHEIM WEEKLY GAZETTE. Established 1870. For Terms, see Fourth Page. Dr. Reginald A. Fergusson 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 Apothecaries of London; Late Senior Resident-Burgeon, Resident-Physician and Assistant Pathologist, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, and lately 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 P.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. A. J. HOWE M. D., Physician and Surgeon. 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. IF YOU WANT TO GET RID OF SQUIRRELS AND GOPHERS USE CARBON BI-SULPHIDE Everybody who has used it recommends it as the ONLY SURE EXTERMINATOR Of this vermin. For sale by A. LANGENBERGER, Dealer in Groceries, Hardware, INTELLIGENCE OF Some Incidents Illustrative soning Powers of Dr. EDITOR GAZETTE:—In the past four or five years, there come familiar with quite a few students in which remarkable actions by a higher impulse and that when occasion duly display intelligence and patience enough to attain a wish have all seen in the menace circus wonderful tricks and by animals which do require great intelligence and calculation nearly every day, though similar examples of brute smaller scale because it no occasion to develop these ed degree. The fact that be developed shows that among the animals crisper than average intelligence, are the horse, the monkey, elephant, and the better These animals, with patient made to perform any quantity many useful as well as The monkey, in his intelligence everything he sees, displays soning power and much than is possessed by a his claimed-to-be descendent DR. ALICE HIGGINS, Physician and Surgeon! OFFICE—Corner of Center and Lemon Streets, ANAHEIM. A. J. HOWE M. D., Physician and Surgeon, SANTA ANA. DR. E. L. COWAN, Dentist, Has opened an office in the upper part of Mrs. Meta's building, Los Angeles Street, Anaheim. Having had twenty years experience, he can speak with confidence of his work. His scale of prices is very low. He will be found in his office every day between the hours of 8 A.M. and 5 P.M. GEO. B. SHAFFER, NOTARY PUBLIC. OFFICE—BANK OF ANAHEIM. VICTOR MONTGOMERY, ATTORNEY AT LAW AND NOTARY PUBLIC, Anahiem, Cal. Office at Santa Ana on Tuesday and Friday. P.O. address: Anahiem, Cal. ROBT. W. SCOTT, ATTORNEY AT LAW AND NOTARY PUBLIC. Commissioner of Deeds for Arizona Territory. Kroezer's Block, Anahiem, Cal. M. L. WICKS, Attorney-at-Law. Rooms 86 and 87 Temple Block. LOS ANGELES. H. M MITCHELL, Attorney and Counselor at Law, Office—Rooms 76 and 77 Temple Block, LOS ANGELES. H. J. STEVENSON, Deputy U.S. Land and Mineral Surveyor, Office—Rooms No 4, Downey Block, LOS ANGELES, - - CAL. L. GUNTHER, Pioneer Boot and Shoe Maker, Cor. Adele and Los Angeles streets. SQUIRRELS AND GOPHERS USE CARBON BI-SULPHIDE Everybody who has used it recommends it as the ONLY SURE EXTERMINATOR Of this vermin. For sale by A. LANGENBERGER, Dealer in Groceries, Hardware, Paints, Oils and Crockery. Len. J. Thompson & Co., DEALERS INGROCERIES, PROVISIONS, ETC. Wholesale and Retail Agents for the Celebrated ANCHOR CHEESE. 36 SPRING Street, Los Angeles, - Cal. City Stables, 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 charve in all cases will be reasonable. Single and Double Teams Furnished at short notice, and careful drivers, familiar with the country, supplied when required.The patronage of the public is respectfully solicited. BLACKSMITHING AND WAGONMAKING! Removal. MR. H.A. STOUGH DESIRES TO INFORM THE public that he has removed his blacksmith shop to the shop on Lemon Street formerly occupied by H.J.McDermott, and respectfully solicits the continued patronage of his many customers. One part of the shop is occupied by Mr.T.L.GAN-NON, Wagonmaker, who is prepared to do all kinds of woodwork in a thorough manner and at cheap rates.Messra Stough and Gannon are jointly agents for The Osborn Farm Machinery, Consisting of Mowers, Reapers, Self-Binders, etc.Also agent for the Studebaker and other celebrated FARM WAGONS. W.A.MORRISON, BLACKSMITH Deputy U. S. Land and Mineral Surveyor, Office: Roem No. 4, Downey Block, LOS ANGELES, - CAL. L. GUNTHER. Ploneer 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. MONEY TO LOAN. Apply to R. W. SCOTT, Attorney at Law F. & J. BACKS. Importers, Manufacturers and Dealers in Furniture, Bedding, Paper Hangings, Picture Frames, etc. UNDERTAKERS. Agents for the Howe, Eldredge and Victor Sewing Machines. Los Angeles Street, : Anaheim. INTERNATIONAL BREWERY. T. P. HINDE, Proprietor. Orders from Town and Country promptly attended to. MR. H. A. STOUGH DESIRES TO INFORM THE public that he has removed his blacksmith shop to the shop on Lemon Street formerly occupied by H. J. McDermott, and respectfully solicits the continued patronage of his many customers. One part of the shop is occupied by Mr. T. L. GAN-NON, Wagonmaker, who is prepared to do all kinds of woodwork in a thorough manner and at cheap rates. Messrs. Stough and Gannon are jointly agents for The Osborn Farm Machinery, Connecting of Mowers, Reapers, Self-Binders, etc. Also agent for the Studebaker and other celebrated FARM WAGONS. W. A. MORRISON, BLACKSMITH AND WAGONMAKER. At the old Stand on Center St., Anaheim. ALL KINDS OF WAGONS, CARRIAGES AND Buggies built to order from the best timber and at the lowest prices. Repairing of all kinds done promptly, and the charges in all cases will be moderate. CULTIVATORS For Vineyard and Orchard on hand and made to order HORSESHOEING A Specialty. I respectfully solicit the patronage of my old Customers and the public in general. A. E. WHITE. E. A. WHITE BLACKSMITHING —AND— Wagonmaking! All Work Warranted. Prices as low as the lowest. Center Street, Anaheim. The Old German School. GERMAN, FRENCH, GYMNASTICS AND FENCING. Back-keeping, single and double entry, and all Schaefer Stands taught, according to improved methods. Mathematics (method of Geometria) a Specialty. A. T. JULIUS VOIGT. THIS PAPER may be found on Sir John G. Advertising Bureau (18 Surrey St., where contracts may be made for it). INTELLIGENCE OF ANIMALS. Some Incidents Illustrating the Reasoning Powers of Dumb Brutes. EDITOR GAZETTE:—In the course of the past four or five years, the writer has become familiar with quite a number of incidents in which remarkable brute intelligence was displayed and which, though only as similar ones met with every day, strengthen the thought that animals are guided in their actions by a higher impulse than instinct, and that when occasion demands they can display intelligence and powers of reasoning enough to attain a wished-for end. We have all seen in the menagerie and in the circus wonderful tricks and feats performed by animals which do require the exercise of great intelligence and calculation. We see nearly every day, though on a smaller scale, similar examples of brute intelligence—on a smaller scale because it needs training and occasion to develop these powers to a marked degree. The fact that such powers can be developed shows that they are there. Among the animals credited with more than average intelligence, the most familiar are the horse, the monkey, the bear, the elephant, and the better breed of dogs. These animals, with patient training, can be made to perform any quantity of tricks and many useful as well as wonderful things. The monkey, in his intelligent imitation of everything he sees, displays as great a reasoning power and much more intelligence than is possessed by a large proportion of his claimed-to-be descendants, man. The by a dozen other roads. Colonel is still a resident of the canyon, and every time we go that way, there sometimes being two and three months between visits, he shows that he has not forgotten us by running to meet the wagon some distance from the house, and barking joyously. For the following bear stories we are indebted to a friend, a beekeeper in an adjoining canyon. They are given without comment, and the intelligent reader can draw his own conclusions: Hunting for "bee-trees" one day, our friend came across a large tree growing on the side of the hill, a short distance up from the bed of the canyon. The tree was hollow, and a hole could be seen in the trunk some 8 or 10 feet from the ground. A swarm of bees had taken possession, and he marked the spot, intending to return later to get the honey which the bees would store in the hollow and capture the swarm. He noticed bear tracks about, but the hole in the trunk was on the lower side of the tree and too high to be reached by a bear. Some time after our friend returned to the spot, prepared to carry away the bees and honey. There was no honey in the hollow. A large boulder rolled up against the lower side of the tree and claw marks on the bark showed plainly how the sweets had disappeared. The boulder could not have-rolled there itself down the hill, for it was on the lower side of the tree. It was high enough so that a bear standing on it "on tip-toe" could easily reach in to the back of the hollow and get all the honey. Another very similar incident is this: A would sit up on his hind legs and scratch away industriously looking for—for hickory nuts. Giving him one, he would run to his cage to eat it. It was pretty to watch him. He would sit up on his hind legs, holding and turning the nut in his two front paws, and with his sharp teeth would soon gnaw to the kernel. Then picking out a nice morsel, he would nibble it with much satisfaction, look around knowingly, wink his eyes, nod his head, and return to his nut with a look plainly saying: "I care not what course others may take; but as for me, give me my liberty and a good hickory nut." He would follow us to the store, three blocks away, running along the tops of fences and over hitching racks. In the store there was a large office stove which stood some four feet from the end of the counter, and in which a rousing fire was kept throughout the winter. Another of Mr. Frisky's favorite tricks was, when a person was warming himself behind the stove, to run along the counter, stop at the end next the stove, and raising and lowering himself three or four times, as we have all seen lizards do, as if to measure his distance, leap out and alight on the person's shoulder, where he would roll himself up and enjoy the warmth. Playing with him one day, he bit a younger brother on the nose, making a very painful wound. Knowing he would be punished, he ran away and hid himself for a few days, then returned. He was soon at his old tricks again, and to get even with him, brother watched one day when warming himself at the stove and Mr. squirrel about to take his favorite leap, and moving to one side at the right time, FORTHE The Day after day and applause and its British is next says: "On and a new national it was that quail have no that souls tainment entary exiled proper." "The with in Irish coming protection and mord—race to that b women not al hell, light." Among the animals credited with more than average intelligence, the most familiar are the horse, the monkey, the bear, the elephant, and the better breed of dogs. These animals, with patient training, can be made to perform any quantity of tricks and many useful as well as wonderful things. The monkey, in his intelligent imitation of everything he sees, displays as great reasoning power and much more intelligence than is possessed by a large proportion of his claimed-to-be descendants, man. The bear's fondness for everything sweet in general, and honey in particular, is very well known, and the cunning he displays to obtain a coveted store of the sweets is well illustrated in several incidents we give below. We remember to have read of that cunning circus elephant who, being dissatisfied with his daily bill of fare, every evening after his keeper had given him his night's ration and retired, would pull up the stake to which he was chained with his trunk, gather the chain up carefully, go to the grain bin and hay pile, help himself to a prudent quantity, return to his place and replace the stake, and when his keeper next appeared, Mr. Elephant would be quietly eating his ration with the most innocent and guileless expression. We here give a few prominent incidents illustrating our subject, which have come under our notice within the last few years: Some three years ago, the writer owned a partly-shepherd dog of medium size, which on many occasions displayed more than usual intelligence. His name was "Colonel." We had occasion every morning to walk about a mile out of town, returning an hour or so later. Colonel always went along. For many mornings we had noticed a big black dog going alone towards town, and each time returning with a big bone or piece of meat in his jaws, with which he went straight home. He had probably been taught this, and whether the meat was for the family soup or the dog's daily rations, we never cared to find out. Colonel had noticed the dog, too. He always eyed the juicy morsel hungrily, but either a praiseworthy sense of honor or the size of the guardian of the meat prompted him to leave the dog go on his way unmolested. One morning we were going out of town as usual, and on turning a corner saw the black canine trotting towards us with an extra tempting-looking piece of meat in his mouth. Colonel had not yet had his breakfast that morning, and he was hungry. The other dog looked happy and contented; Colonel looked unhappy and eyed the meat and the black canine enviously. He stopped, and assumed a pensive attitude. He seemed to be revolving a plan of attack in his mind. He undoubtedly was. Suddenly, uttering a fierce growl, he rushed towards his enemy. The latter stopped and quietly awaited the assault. Just as Colonel was about to jump on him with open jaws, the other dropped his meat so that he could nausee his fangs. This high time after our friend returned to the spot, prepared to carry away the bees and honey. There was no honey in the hollow. A large boulder rolled up against the lower side of the tree and claw marks on the bark showed plainly how the sweets had disappeared. The boulder could not have rolled there itself down the hill, for it was on the lower side of the tree. It was high enough so that a bear standing on it "on tip-toe" could easily reach in to the back of the hollow and get all the honey. Another very similar incident is this: A bee-hunter had marked a tree containing a swarm of bees, and some weeks after returned to get the honey. Like the other tree, it had been robbed, and marks and tracks likewise pointed to Mr. Bruin as the robber. The hole through which the bees went in and out of the tree was several feet from the ground, was large and very jagged, making it hard for a man or an animal to cling to it—of course with nothing to stand on. A long, smooth stone had been wedged across the bottom of the opening, and the bear could easily cling to this for any length of time while stealing the honey. A third incident is also of a similar nature: A bee-tree had been cut some feet from the ground, the tree falling over but not breaking off entirely from the stump. The top had also been cut off from the fallen trunk, which was 10 or 12 feet long and hollow its whole length. The hunter found the hollow nearly full of honey, but he decided not to molest the bees until the next day or day after, when he would return prepared to get out and take away the sweets. This delay proved as unfortunate as the two preceding ones. On his return later, the honey was gone. A large pole several feet long was found in the hollow of the tree, near the upper end. Bear tracks could be seen all about the place. Evidently, some Mr. Bruin had spotted the bonanza, got out all the honey he could reach with his paws, and then got the pole to push down the sweets out of reach from either end to the lower opening. The fallen tree had an easy slope, and the robber could easily run up to the top of the stump, which afforded a comfortable place to stand on while working down the honey. The last story in relation to Bruin's sagacity is this: At a certain point from the place where our friend lived the canyon was only a few feet wide, and the rocky sides were so high and steep that it was next to impossible for man or beast to go up or down without passing along the bottom of the gorge. A bear had been in the habit of coming down through this place daily in search of food or drink, and our friend determined to capture him. He procured one of those large steel bear traps, and so set it across the middle of the gorge that no animal could pass without stepping in it. The next morning he hurried up to examine his trap. It was sprung, and scraps of hide and hair showed plainly that Mr. Bruin had on high level of the tree and tree high on top be reached by a bear. Some time after our friend returned to the spot, prepared to carry away the bees and honey. There was no honey in the hollow. A large boulder rolled up against the lower side of the tree and claw marks on the bark showed plainly how the sweets had disappeared. The boulder could not have rolled there itself down the hill, for it was on the lower side of the tree. It was high enough so that a bear standing on it "on tip-toe" could easily reach in to the back of the hollow and get all the honey. Another very similar incident is this: A bee-hunter had marked a tree containing a swarm of bees, and some weeks after returned to get the honey. Like the other tree, it had been robbed, and marks and tracks likewise pointed to Mr. Bruin as the robber. The hole through which the bees went in and out of the tree was several feet from the ground, was large and very jagged, making it hard for a man or an animal to cling to it—of course with nothing to stand on. A long, smooth stone had been wedged across the bottom of the opening, and the bear could easily cling to this for any length of time while stealing the honey. A third incident is also of a similar nature: A bee-tree had been cut some feet from the ground, the tree falling over but not breaking off entirely from the stump. The top had also been cut off from the fallen trunk, which was 10 or 12 feet long and hollow its whole length. The hunter found the hollow nearly full of honey, but he decided not to molest the bees until the next day or day after, when he would return prepared to get out and take away the sweets. This delay proved as unfortunate as the two preceding ones. On his return later, the honey was gone. A large pole several feet long was found in the hollow of the tree, near the upper end. Bear tracks could be seen all about the place. Evidently, some Mr. Bruin had spotted the bonanza, got out all the honey he could reach with his paws, and then got the pole to push downthe sweets out of reach from either end tothe lower opening. The fallen tree had an easy slope, andthe robber could easily run up tothe top ofthe stumpwhich affordeda comfortableplacestandonwhileworkingdownthehoney. The last story in relation to Bruin's sagacity is this: At a certain point fromthe placewhereourfriendlivedthecanyonwasonlyafewfeetwide,andtherockysidesweresohighandsteepthatitwasnexttoimpossibleformanorbeasttogoupordowwithoutpassingalongthebottomofthegorge.ABearhadbeeninhabitatofcomingdownthroughthisplacedailyinsearchoffoodordrink,andourfrienddeterminedtocapturehim.Hecurcledoneofthoselargesteelbeartraps,andsosetitacrossthemiddleofthegorgethatnoanimalcouldpasswithoutsteppinginit.Thenextmorninghehurrieduptoexaminehis trapIt.wassprung,andscrapsofthideandhairshowedplainlythatMr.Bruinhadonhighlevelofthetreeandtreehighontopbeachawayfromthebed,bustas soonasweweraseyleehowworkfoundtheaccustomedplace,andbeforeweawokeinthemorningwouldskipout.Knowingasettlementofaccountswaswanted,thekeptoutofreachandcouldnotbecaught.Placingnutsinhiscagetogethiminside,thewouldcautiouslyapproachthedoor,dartindgetanut,andrunalongtheshelfandwindowsilltothetopofthewardrobe,thehewould cracknutwithaprovokingself-satisfiedair.Hegottobewaita nuisance,andhowgetridofhim?Onedaybeingcorneredandcaptured,h邑bithiscaptornearlythroughtheingerThatimprudentactsealedhisfate.Ome morningearly,BeforeMr.squirrelhadlefthisnight'squarters,theheadofthehouse slippedintotheroom,fasteneddownthecoversallaround,thetwere cautiouslyslippedoutofbed,andtheunluckyprisonerwaskilledthroughthequiltsbya few vigorous blowsofthefirepoker. E.J.P. The following special was received from Stockton, Utah: The residence of John A. Kimball, in Soldier Canyon, about five miles from here, was entirely consumed by fire about 10 o'clock last night, caused bythe explosionofa coal oil lamp. Five children，whose ages ranged from two months to 13 years，perished inthe flames。It appears looking piece of meat in his mouth. Colonel had not yet had his breakfast that morning, and he was hungry. The other dog looked happy and contented; Colonel looked unhappy and eyed the meat and the black canine enviously. He stopped, and assumed a pensive attitude. He seemed to be revolving a plan of attack in his mind. He undoubtedly was. Suddenly, uttering a fierce growl, he rushed towards his enemy. The latter stopped and quietly awaited the assault. Just as Colonel was about to jump on him with open jaws, the other dropped his meat so that he could use his fangs. This was just what Colonel wanted. With a motion quick as a flash, he pounced on the meat and in less than five seconds was through an adjoining hedge and into an alfalfa patch, where he proceeded to enjoy the result of his stratagem with great satisfaction. As soon as the victim had recovered from the astonishment caused by this unexpected move, he sneaked down a neighboring ditch towards his home with ears and tail down and a very shame-faced expression. We called Colonel, but he didn’t come. We went on, and on our return an hour later he was waiting for us on the spot. Some months after the above happened we gave Colonel to a friend living up the canyon, 22 miles from Anaheim. He soon took kindly to his new quarters. His new master went away one time for a week or ten days, and left the dog in charge of a Spanish boy on the place. The dog was kept chained for two or three days, and then left at liberty. He must have been illtreated, or else improperly fed, and he determined to run away. Coming home one evening just before dark, we were greatly surprised, not to say a little alarmed, on opening the gate, to have a big dog jump up with his paws on our shoulders, with a fierce growl (or glad bark—the opportunity was not given us at the time to analyze the sentiments expressed in the cry). The dog was soon recognized as Colonel. He was well taken care of, having occasion to visit the canyon shortly after, he was taken along and returned to his master. We learned that he had disappeared on the morning of the day on which he reached Anaheim, found his way to his old home, and the folks being away, he had leaped the picket fence (4 feet high) and waited our return. The road to the canyon is very winding, and is crossed only a few feet wide, and the rocky sides were so high and steep that it was next to impossible for man or beast to go up or down without passing along the bottom of the gorge. A bear had been in the habit of coming down through this place daily in search of food or drink, and our friend determined to capture him. He procured one of those large steel bear traps, and so set it across the middle of the gorge that no animal could pass without stepping in it. The next morning he hurried up to examine his trap. It was sprung, and scraps of hide and hair showed plainly that Mr. Bruin had "got his foot in it," but had managed to pull out. The trap was carefully reset. The succeeding morning it was again sprung, and a large stone was lying inside. Fresh bear tracks led down the canyon and back. The stone, it was thought, might have rolled down from above, and striking the trap, have sprung it. Again it was carefully set, and morning waited for anxiously. Again it was sprung, and a heavy chunk of wood was lying inside. This was repeated a fourth and fifth and sixth time, with the same result—each time the trap was sprung, and it was clearly sprung by someone or something throwing in a stone or chunk of wood. What explanation could we give? Fresh tracks each morning showed that the knowing animal had, as usual, passed down the gorge and returned during the night. So much for Bruin. A couple of anecdotes of those "cute and cunning little fellows," squirrels, and we are done. The squirrel is a very common pet in Eastern homes, and with his endless pranks and cunning ways is a source of continuous amusement to the children, as also to the older members of the household. They are caught in the woods when young by boys, and sold at from 15 to 25 cents each. They are easily tamed and taught to "spin the wheel," sit up with a pipe in their mouth, play "hide and seek," and perform all manner of tricks. They are fed on hickory nuts, of which they are very fond, and which are also obtained in the woods by boys and sold as cheap as 75 cents a bushel. We had a squirrel which had been trapped when too old and had never been perfectly tamed. He would do a number of funny tricks, however, and his favorite amusement, when anyone was near, was to run up his back and to the top of his head, where he down the covers all around, we two were cautiously slipped out of bed, and the unlucky prisoner was killed through the quilts by a few vigorous blows of the fire poker. E. J. P. The following special was received from Stockton, Utah: The residence of John A. Kimball, in Soldier Canyon, about five miles from here, was entirely consumed by fire about 10 o'clock last night, caused by the explosion of a coal oil lamp. Five children, whose ages ranged from two months to 13 years, perished in the flames. It appears that Mrs. Kimball and the eldest son were in the cookhouse, about fifty feet from the residence, at the time of the accident, having left the children in charge of a boy 13 years of age, who was rocking the cradle. The wind was blowing a perfect gale down the Canyon at the time. It is thought the lamp was blown from the table to the floor, and as the window was open, exploded and ignited a five-gallon can of oil, which was in the room, the flames spreading so rapidly that the roof was burned through and fell in, crushing the inmates and preventing escape. Nothing but their charred remains burned beyond description, were found this morning. The youngest of the children were twins in the cradle at the time. The mother of the children is threatened with insanity, in consequence of this terrible affair. Mr. Young of Sacramento, State Horticultural Officer, suggests the following sizes for boxes for fruit packing; Plums, 40 pounds; 15x9½x9 inches; 20 pounds; 15x9½x5 inches; 10 pounds; 15x9½x2½ inches; 5 pounds; 15x9½x1¼ inches. Dried fruit, such as peaches, apricots, etc., 50 pounds; 19½x10½x9½ inches; 25 pounds; 19½x10½x4½ inches—all inside measures. Jeptha V. Boen was eating dinner at the house of his son-in-law in Sutter county last Wednesday, when some food stuck in his throat and he was choked to death. Boen was 65 years of age. He came from Kentucky to this coast many years ago. Sacramento county steps to the front as a natural wonder-producing region. This season there are exhibited by ferrets in that district a calf with five legs, a kid with three legs and a cat with four ears. GAZETTE. NO. 4 FORTHCOMING LOSS OF LIFE. The Dynamite Counsel Announces Its Fall Programme. From the New York Sun, Aug. 22. The Dynamite Counsel, at its meeting yesterday afternoon in Third avenue, drew up and approved a proclamation setting forth its attitude as a counsel of Irish nationalists, and its intentions in the way of blowing up British merchant vessels after Sept. 1, which is next week Thursday. The proclamation says: "On the main question of Irish nationality and a manly stand-up fight in Ireland for national independence, it was decided that it was the Irish in Ireland that had to decide that question. If they decided they would have no fight, and if they showed the world that the slavery had so far entered their souls that they aimed at nothing but the attainment of what could be got by Parliamentary agitation, then it was proper for the exiled Irish to do anything they thought proper to strike down the enemy of Ireland. "The one patent fact that can be met with in Castle Garden any day of the year—of Irish girls of from 16 to 20 years of age coming to a foreign land, alone and unprotected, to earn money to help a father and mother at home to pay rent to a landlord—is a thing that should arouse the Irish race to return that "vengeance" to England that brings such destruction upon the young women of Ireland in foreign lands; and that not alone should Irishmen grasp the fires of hell, but that they should drag down the lightnings of heaven if they could, and hurl" La Trinidad Istle Company has been incorporated for the purpose of working the estate or fiber of the maguay plant and to locate mining claims and water rights in Lower California. The directors are J. Carlos Mexia, Pedro Baranda, Jesus Lalanne, Eutique A. Mexia and Alfred Singer. The capital stock is $100,000, divided into 100,000 shares at $1 each. The Golden Era claims that Dr. Lefevre, who was murdered by Schroeder in Oakland, was an innocent victim, and that Schroeder's wife pointed him out with the purpose of shielding the real criminal, who is alleged to be the president of a wealthy San Francisco corporation. Herbert Powell, 14 years of age, residing with his widow mother at Oakland, attempted to jump on a train of cars near Center Station, in that city, but missed his footing and fell under the car wheels, which cut off both of his legs near the knees. The somewhat notorious town of Whata-land is in considerable excitement over scandalous charges made against one of the prominent citizens and the local Methodist preacher, by Benjamin Goodkind, editor of the Bear River News. At a brothel in Nevada City Joseph Clark, a young miner, killed Fanny Colby by shooting her through the heart. He then shot himself twice in the breast. The doctors say he cannot recover. John Wonderlich, of the Newport Baths, Alameda, committed suicide by shooting himself in Dick Williams's supper rooms on Special was received from the residence of John A. Canyon, about five miles really consumed by fire at night, caused by the oil lamp. Five children, from two months to 13 years flames. It appears "The one patent fact that can be met with in Castle Garden any day of the year—of Irish girls of from 16 to 20 years of age coming to a foreign land, alone and unprotected, to earn money to help a father and mother at home to pay rent to a landlord—is a thing that should arouse the Irish race to return that "vengeance" to England that brings such destruction upon the young women of Ireland in foreign lands; and that not alone should Irishmen grasp the fires of hell, but that they should drag down the lightnings of heaven if they could, and hurl them into the face of the enemy of their country. "It is a question of certainty that England aims at depriving the Irish people of all means of fighting her successfully in Ireland; and it is a question of doubt if the Irish people are able to fight England successfully in Ireland at the present day. But there is no question whatever about the Irish race all over the world being able to fight England, and it is to this manner of fighting that this convention, after due deliberation, has determined to direct the attention of the Irish race. "England, even in her late legislation, has shown a desire to see the Irish people rooted out of Ireland, for she has a clause in that sham Land Bill which gives legal encouragement to the people to quit the country; that desire has ever predominated in the English mind, and it leaves the Irish today in a position to bring England to her knees if they are manly enough to act like men. The Irish race is scattered all over the world. England's flag floats in every harbor of the world; the Irish people could destroy it wherever it floats, and thus pay back that "vengeance" with which England thanked God she had rooted the Irish out of Ireland. Take, for example, this port of New York. The Irish of New York could, any one night, take every ship floating that English flag and burn it into the deep; the Irish could do the same in Halifax, in Quebec, in Melbourne, in Sidney, in Cape Town, in San Francisco, and in every other place. The men of the convention in speaking this way are not entering into the question of international law: they have only before them the question of freeing Ireland, independent of all laws and all questions that bind them to any other duty. Whenever the question arises in any country of the duty due to it by Irishmen who live in it they are able to answer that duty with their lives in its defense. The convention has decided that belligerents do not generally commence their campaigns by attacking the strongest and best fortified places of the enemy, and while it would be a grand thing for the Irish people to commence by destroying the war ships of England, it is not at all incumbent on them to commence that way. It is thought just as well to commence at the work that is most easy to accomplish, and by the time a few hundred English merchant ships have been destroyed the world may witness the beneficent sight of all the shipping merchants and insurance land is in considerable excitement over scandalous charges made against one of the prominent citizens and the local Methodist preacher, by Benjamin Goodkind, editor of the Bear River News. At a brothel in Nevada City Joseph Clark, a young miner, killed Fanny Colby by shooting her through the heart. He then shot himself twice in the breast. The doctors say he cannot recover. John Wonderlich, of the Newport Baths, Alameda, committed suicide by shooting himself in Dick Williams's supper-rooms on Sventh street. The young man was but 22 years of age. Free of Cost. Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis, etc., is given away in trial bottles free of cost to the afflicted. If you have a severe cough, cold, difficulty of breathing, hoarseness, or any affection of the throat or lungs by all means give this wonderful remedy a trial. As you value your existence, you cannot afford to let this opportunity pass. We could not afford, and would not give this remedy away unless we knew it would accomplish what we claim for it. Thousands of hopeless cases have already been completely cured by it. There is no medicine in the world that will cure one-half the cases that Dr. King's New Discovery will cure. For sale by A. Langenberger, Anaheim. Wholesale by Redington & Co., San Francisco. Oh, What a Cough! Will you heed the warning? 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Being a perfect gale down time. It is thought the room the table to the floor, was open, exploded and can of oil, which was in its spreading so rapidly burned through and fellates and preventing escape their charred remains. Description, were found this strongest of the children cradle at the time. The children is threatened with nuance of this terrible affliction. State Horticulture suggests the following since its packing: Plums, 40 inches; 20 pounds, 15x9½¼ inches; 15x9½² inches; 5 inches. Dried fruit, such as etc., 50 pounds, 19½¾ pounds, 19½¼×10½¼ measures. Was eating dinner at the law in Sutter county last some food stuck in his choked to death. Been he came from Kennett many years ago. Duty steps to the front as a producing region. This secluded by farmers in that five legs, a kid with them four ears. The convention has decided that belligerents do not generally commence their campaigns by attacking the strongest and best fortified places of the enemy, and while it would be a grand thing for the Irish people to commence by destroying the war ships of England, it is not at all incumbent on them to commence that way. It is thought just as well to commence at the work that is most easy to accomplish, and by the time a few hundred English merchant ships have been destroyed the world may witness the beneficial sight of all the shipping merchants and insurance companies of England presenting a petition to Gladstone to reconsider the Irish question. "The convention regrets that at present the existing constitutions of Irish societies throughout America bind the bodies so that they cannot act in union in any work for Ireland. While the individual members are nobly inclined for union for Ireland, they are tied down by rules and regulations that prevent any kind of united action. This convention will assist the Irishmen in Ireland and England to work, and will for the present depend on the good will and assistance of the individuals belonging to the several societies to promote work and promote union. A union gathering will take place at Jones' Wood on Monday, the 29th of August. This is to be held under the auspices of the I. R. B. — Irish Revolutionary Brotherhood—where the proceedings of this convention will be publicly ratified by the I. R. B., the Fenian Brotherhood, the Skirmishers, and all the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. "The convention expresses the opinion that after the 1st of September it will be well for all peaceable people to avoid patronizing ships that sail under the protection of the English flag. As the work of the future will be necessarily secret, it is deemed well to avoid giving the names of officers, and parties wishing to assist in the work, or wishing to form arches, clabs, or camps, will address either the Secretary of the Fenian Brotherhood, Post Office box 2,587, or the Secretary of United Irishmen, Post Office box 2,849." O'Donovan Ross reported this proclamation to a meeting of the I. R. B. which was held later in the day at Academy Hall, and it was satisfied. The work of the Dynamite Council is now ended, and the members have dispersed all over the country. Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers; Salt Rheum, Fewer sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns and all kinds of Skin Eruptions. This salve is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction in every case or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by A. Langenberger, Anaheim, wholesale by Redington & Co. S. F. 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