anaheim-gazette 1882-03-04

ANAHEIM VOL. XII. 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 Bargeons of Edinburgh; Licentiate of the Society of Apothecaries of London; Late Senior Resident-Bargoon, Resident-Pysician and Assistant Pathologist, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, and lately Resident in the Rotunda Hospital (for diseases of women only) Dublin. OFFICE AT THE SANITARIUM. LEMON STREET. - ANAHEIM. Office hours from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m., and from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. DR. E. L. COWAN, Dentist, Has opened an office in the upper part of Mrs Metz's building, Los Angeles Street, Anaheim. Having had twenty years experience, he can speak with confidence of his work. His scale of prices is very low. He will be found in his office every day between the hours of 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. GEO. B. SHAFFER. NOTARY PUBLIC. 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, Paints, Oils and Crockery. MILLINERY MRS WALLACE AND SISTER beg to announce to the people of Anaheim and vicinity that they have received a new and large assortment of winter styles of HATS, RIBBONS, FLOWERS And general millinery, to which they invite the attention of Ladies and respectfully ask them to inspect the stock before purchasing elsewhere. Millinery Parlors in Metz Building, Center Street, Anaheim. n123m City Stables, Miss Imogene De Heyes old, a beauty all kinds, if they live, old; but to be a beauty concurrence of favorable Miss Imogene these favors were of a decided order face, a graceful figure child of the Hon. Ly ex-Governor, an ex-Senior foreign minister. Besides, she had a very fortune, though young Captain Milton Fontaine was the very least point not worthy to be named and her bewitching amnesia are not all-wise, and she believed this; at any rate she believed it; and tainte had many hours in firmly believed it. We moonlight under the whirling through the wreatheat, they were both nothing but Miss Imogene's entered into their her. Hitherto, though bovine gene's favor, they had blance of friendship. To do so; it gave him tunity of watching his Fontaine was of that a little opposition. DR. E. L. COWAN, Dentist, Has opened an office in the upper part of Mrs. Metz's building, Los Angeles Street, Anaheim. Having had twenty years experience, he can speak with confidence of his work. His scale of prices is very low. He will be found in his office every day between the hours of 8 A.M. and 6 P.M. GEO. B. SHAFFER, NOTARY PUBLIC. OFFICE: BANK OF ANAHEIM. THEODORE LYNILL, Attorney at Law, ANAHEIM, CAL. Office in Planter's Hotel Building. MONEY TO LOAN.—Ruling rate 10 per cent. ROBT. W. SCOTT. ATTORNEY AT LAW AND NOTARY PUBLIC. Commissioner of Docs for Arizona Territory Kroger's Block, Anaheim, Cal. VICTOR MONTGOMERY, Attorney-at-Law, SANTA ANA, CAL. Office in Dubbies' brick building, nearly opposite the Postoffice. Office hours from 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. M. L. WICKS, Attorney-at-Law. Rooms 86 and 87 Temple Block. LOS ANGELES. RICHARD MELROSE, NOTARY PUBLIC. Gazette Office. H. J. STEVENSON, Deputy U. S. Land and Mineral Surveyor. OFFICE: Room 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. MRS WALLACE AND SISTER beg to announce to the people of Anaheim and vicinity that they have received a new and large assortment of winter styles of HATS, RIBBONS, FLOWERS And general millinery, to which they invite the attention of Ladies and respectfully ask them to inspect the stock before purchasing elsewhere. Millinery Parlors in Meta Building, Center Street, Anaheim. n123m 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 charge for 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. Melbernott, and respectfully solicits the continued patronage of his many customers. One part of the shop is occupied by Mr.T.L.GAN-NON, Wagoonmaker, who is prepared to do all kinds of woodwork in a thorough manner and at cheap rates. Messrs. Steugh 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. D.E.E.MILES, Warehouseman and Commission Merchant. Highest Cash Price Paid for Wheat, Barley, Corn, Rye, Potatoes, And all Country Produce. Cash advances made on all consignments of Grain and Wool. Sacks and Twine At lowest market prices. Office opposite Railroad Depot, Anaheim, Cal. Hitherto, though borne's favor, they have blance of friendship. To do so; it gave himunity of watching his Fontaine was of that little opposition. He favorable opportunity was and at once and forever of the painful uncertainty somehow he regarded the tain, and if the confidant lady, and the faint one some reason for his blink. One lovely evening —for May is charming Imogene was slowly rushing that was one billowing yersers. Duval was by her in a very touching casually noticed that emerged from a little following them; and that they had passed,ters than she liked, aWhether the magnificence was irritated by Duval tie, or by the pay beyond human comprehension but his anger was posing and tearing up the quiescent after the love ment collapsed, and thus promptly asserted its power. Both put their horses but the prospect was this question was this horses have the best miles of open-prairie. "He is gaining ournurs sick and fafo? "Let us separate both, and perhaps he Suddenly the show attracted their attention fearfully around. They had noticed were con pace, and before she home, one of them hath thrown a lasso almal. It was now even Forest was one of tha who still held the robe both to Duval and I.The Governor quick with his rifle, and evidently growing ure rode rapidly home.tions were practically stranger knew that production would ever him than the glamourceived in the swifteDuval was very uf if he had behaved 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. Honey Barrels for sale cheap. 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. JOHN HANNA, Real Estate Agent. Live Stock Bought and Sold on Commission. ANAHEIM. MONEY TO LOAN. Apply to R. W SCOTT, Attorney at Law HEADQUARTERS FOR CHRISTMAS CARDS and HOLIDAY GOODS AT J. A. VALDER'S Picture Store, 42 Srains St., Los Angeles, CA. dec3-3m Highest Cash Price Paid for Wheat, Barley, Corn, Rye, Potatoes, And all Country Produce. Cash advances made on all consignments of Grain and Wool. Sacks and Twine At lowest market prices. Office opposite Railroad Depot, Anaheim, Cal. A. E. WHITE. E. A. WHITE BLACKSMITHING AND Wagonmaking! All Work Warranted. Prices as low as the lowest. Center Street, Anaheim. Henry Huden, BLACKSMITH AND WAGONMAKER, LOS ANGELES ST., - - ANAHEIM. All kinds of jobbing promptly done. New Spring or Farm Wagons, Buggies and Carriages made to order in any desired style. All my work is guaranteed. I respectfully ask the patronage of the public. German School. GERMAN, FRENCH, ALL SCHOOL STUDIES, Bookkeeping, Gymnastics, Callisthenics and Fencing taught Mathematics a specialty. Young ladies and gentlemen prepared for teacher's examination or for admittance into the higher institutions of learning. A. T. JULIUS VOIGT. dec31 THIS PAPER may be found on file at Gen. F. Rowell & Co.'s Newspaper Advertising Bureau (10 Sorensen St.), where advertising contracts may be made for it in NEW YORK. THE DUEL ABOUT MISS IMOGENE. Miss Imogene De Forest was eighteen years old, a beauty and a belle. Girls of all kinds, if they live, can be eighteen years old; but to be a beauty and a belle needs a concurrence of favorable circumstances. In Miss Imogene these favorable circumstances were of a decided order. She had a lovely face, a graceful figure, and she was the only child of the Hon. Lysander De Forest, an ex-Governor, an ex-Senator, and a probable foreign minister. Besides, she had a very respectable private fortune, though young Jefferson Duval and Captain Milton Fontaine both averred that was the very least point in her charms, and not worthy to be named with her dark eyes and her bewitching smile. Girls of eighteen are not all-wise, and perhaps Miss Imogene believed this; at any rate she looked as if she believed it; and both Duval and Fontaine had many hours in which they certainly firmly believed it. When wandering in the moonlight under the orange-trees, or when whirling through the waltz in some splendid feast, they were both quite certain that nothing but Miss Imogene's personal loveliness entered into their dreams concerning her. Hitherto, though both pretenders to Imogene's favor, they had preserved the semblance of friendship. Duval rather wished to do so; it gave him an honorable opportunity of watching his rival's chances; and Fontaine was of that order of men who like a little opposition. He intended at some favorable opportunity to make a coup d'etat. The evening was a remarkable one in many respects. Scarcely ever had the ex-Governor's mansion been so profusely decorated and so brilliantly illuminated, and to the magnificent feast prepared all the principal magnates of the neighborhood had been invited. Imogene had never looked so bewilderingly unreal and poetic. Her oval face, with its creamy color and soft dark eyes, was crowned with great waves of black hair and snowy flowers, and her long drapery of some soft silka tissue seemed to shimmer and glance like a fairy robe, as with winning smiles and gracious, graceful manners she flitted to and fro among the guests. John Winthrop was among them. He did not dance, and he did not sing, and he smiled queerly at the very idea of his reciting poetry; consequently neither Duval nor Fontaine felt uneasy about his influence. Indeed, he seemed only to be able to converse on two subjects—property and politics. Still, he had one great advantage—he stood in the same house with Imogene, and could see her in many favorable moments forbidden to less happy mortals. But Duval, who watched him closely, was soon convinced he was indifferent to this immense favor; for Duval had found opportunities of putting very clever leading questions to Mr. Winthrop, and that gentleman had answered them with the greatest candor. Indeed, he was so much more polite and sympathetic than he expected that Duval, who really longed for a confidant, poured out his whole soul to him, and asked John candidly what was his opinion about his own and Fontaine's chances. Did he really think both. "Gentlemen," he said, with a winning courtesy, "you are both equally my friends, and I am honestly disposed to do equal justice to each. Fix on some place and hour, and I will bring my friend Dr. Allen, and see everything as pleasantly and honorably settled as possible." Both Duval and Fontaine bowed to this proposal. Perhaps neither of them was in his heart as blood-thirsty as he pretended, and a peaceably inclined second has a great deal in his power. So a little wood about two miles out of town was fixed upon, and sunset the following day was the fated hour. John had insisted on this delay, partly, he said, because he still hoped the principals might change their minds, and partly because it would allay any suspicion which their quarrel and late visit to himself might arouse. So both Duval and Fontaine were at their usual desks in the morning, and their evening horseback ride was so common and natural that no one attached any unusual meaning to it. Both men arrived at the designated spot by different roads, but within two minutes of each other. Duval bowed, leaned against a tree, and smoked what might be his last cigar. Fontaine paced nervously up and down, waiting with great impatience John's arrival with the appointed weapons, which both men had intrusted to him. The sun set. The little wood got darker and darker—so dark at last that Duval's cigar made a distinct glow. Still, John did not come. Neither liked to make the first remark, yet it was evident that tor some cause or other their wounded honor would have to moonlight under the orange-trees, or when whirling through the waltz in some splendid feast, they were both quite certain that nothing but Miss Imogene's personal loveliness entered into their dreams concerning her. Hitherto, though both pretenders to Imogene's favor, they had preserved the semblance of friendship. Duval rather wished to do so; it gave him an honorable opportunity of watching his rival's chances; and Fontaine was of that order of men who like a little opposition. He intended at some favorable opportunity to make a coup d'etat and at once and forever put poor Duval out of the painful uncertainties of love. For somehow he regarded his own success as certain, and if the confident heart wins the fair lady, and the faint one loses her, he had some reason for his blissful security. One lovely evening in the charming May—for May is charming in Central Texas—Imogene was slowly riding across a prairie that was one billowy sea of grass and flowers. Duval was by her side, reciting Byron in a very touching manner. Imogene had casually noticed that two horsemen had emerged from a little wood, and were slowly following them; and she had also noticed that they had passed, at rather closer quarters than she liked, a hard of cattle feeding. Whether the magnificent bull leading them was irritated by Duval's floating scarlet neck-tie, or by the poetry, or by motives beyond human comprehension, is uncertain, but his anger was positive enough. Bellowing and tearing up the ground, he came furiously after the lovers. Poetry and sentiment collapsed, and the first law of nature promptly asserted itself. Both put their horses to their utmost speed, but the prospect was not cheering. In fact, the question was this: would the bull or the horses have the best of it in a race over two miles of open prairie? "He is gaining on us, Duval, and I am turning sick and faint. Oh, what shall I do?" "Let us separate. He can not follow both, and perhaps he will select me." Suddenly the shouts of the men behind attracted their attention. Imogene glanced fearfully around. The two horsemen she had noticed were coming on at a thundering pace, and before she could check or turn her home, one of them had risen in his stirrups and thrown a lasso around the furious animal. It was now evident that Governor De Forest was one of those horsemen, the other, who still held the rope, was quite unknown both to Duval and Imogene. The Governor quickly dispatched the bull with his rile, and then, as the herd were evidently growing uneasy, the whole party rode rapidly home. Thanks and introductions were practically delayed, although the stranger knew that no thanks and no introduction would ever be more satisfactory to him than the glance and smile he had received in the swiftest moment from Imogene. Duval was very unhappy. He wondered if he had behaved in a cowardly manner. see her in many favorable moments forbidden to less happy mortals. But Duval, who watched him closely, was soon convinced he was indifferent to this immense favor; for Duval had found opportunities of putting very clever leading questions to Mr. Winthrop, and that gentleman had answered them with the greatest candor. Indeed, he was so much more polite and sympathetic than he expected that Duval, who really longed for a confidant, poured out his whole soul to him, and asked John candidly what was his opinion about his own and Fontaine's chances. Did he really think Fontaine would win Imogene? John said he knew very little of women, but he thought Fontaine would not win Imogene. It is a comfort to have a confidant, and Duval brightened so much under the process of pouring out his hopes to John that Fontaine noticed the change, and began to fear that his rival had comfort and encouragement of which he did not know. He was pondering this question very gloomily one night when he met John Winthrop. How it happened he never could tell, but in five minutes the two men were talking of Imogene, and Fontaine had told John all his hopes and fears in regard to her. John listened with interest, and even encouraged the conversation, though he tried to moderate Fontaine's complaints of Duval. "For," said he, "it is only right to tell you that I am also Duval's confidant. I must say the affair is full of interest to me, and I can partly understand how it fills and colors all the hours of your two lives. For me, things are different. If I should fall in love, I could not afford to lose either an hour's time or an hour's sleep about any woman." In this way matters went on for some weeks. John was the known confidant of both men, a post not half as difficult as it appears at first sight. For Fontaine often wanted to say something about Duval he did not care to say to Duval's face. He therefore made the remark to John, hoping that he would be his mouth-piece; and it is needless to say that Duval followed the same plan. John smiled, and smoked, and listened, and kept very quiet—a thing easy enough to do, for both lovers only cared to hear themselves complain. "That they kept up so long an appearance of friendship was entirely due to John's wise reticence, and his charitable rendering of such scraps of conversation as he felt obliged to report. But smouldering fire cannot always be controlled, and one night, when Imogene had been very haughty and cross to both Duval and Fontaine, they unfortunately met on the piazza of their hotel. Duval was despondent and prostrate, Fontaine angry and scornful, and Duval's air unconsciously irritated him. "How ill-tempered Miss Imogene was tonight!" he said, fretfully, slinging his half-smoked cigar into the street. "Miss Imogene is never ill-tempered," answered Duval warmly. "I will not allow nated spot by different roads, but within two minutes of each other. Duval bowed, leaned against a tree, and smoked what might be his last cigar. Fontaine paced nervously up and down, waiting with great impatience John's arrival with the appointed weapons, which both men had intrusted to him. The sun set. The little wood got darker and darker—so dark at last that Duval's cigar made a distinct glow. Still, John did not come. Neither liked to make the first remark, yet it was evident that tor some cause or other their wounded honor would have to endure another twelve hours' wrong. Yet Duval was just lighting another cigar, when a little negro boy came running through the wood; "Done found you at last, Mas'r Jeff. Thought you'd done shooted each other for sure. I'm been a-looking'in all round yar since sundown." "What have you come here for?" "Mas'r John Winthrop send dese two letters—for sure he did, now." "Where is he?" "Done gone." "Fontaine," said Duval, "will you have a match to read yours-by?" "Thank you, Duval, I will." So by the light of a succession of lucifers both gentlemen road the following words: "My friend, I am opposed to duels on principle; so is my dear bride, who hopes you will both remember her too kindly to stain her name with your blood. Your little foolish quarrel hurried our arrangements, which had been made for a month later. You will see now the wisdom of the advice I have always given you both." JOHN WINTHROP." There was a moment's dead silence, then Duval said, "Fontaine, we have no quarrel now; and if we have, we have no weapons. Suppose we go back to the hotel and have supper."—Harper's Weekly. Weight of a Million Dollars. In answer to an inquiry by Assistant Secretary French, the Government Actuary, E.B. Elliott. has furnished the following information as to the weight of a million of standard gold dollars and that of the same number of standard silver dollars: The standard gold dollar of the United States contains of gold of nine-tenthths fineness 25 8 grains, and the standard silver dollar contains of silver of nine-tenthths fineness 412 5 grains. One million standard gold dollars weigh 412,500,000 grains, or 53,-750 ounces troy, 4,479 16 pounds troy, of 5,760 grains each, or 1,843 "short" tons, of 2,000 pounds avoirdupois each, or 1,645 "long" tons of 2,240 pounds avoirdupois each. One million standard silver dollars weigh 412,500,000 grains, or 53,-750 ounces troy, 4,479 16 pounds troy, of 5,760 grains each, or 1,843 "short" tons, of 2,000 pounds avoirdupois each, or 1, 645 "long" tons of 2, 240 pounds avoirdupois each. One million standard silver dollars weigh 412, 500, 000 grains, or 53, -750 ounces troy, 4, 479 16 pounds troy, of 5, 760 grains each, or 1, 843 "short" tons, of 2, 000 pounds avoirdupois each, or 1, 645 "long" tons of 2, 240 pounds avoirdupois each. A Forest was one of those horsemen, the other, who still held the rope, was quite unknown both to Duval and Imogene. The Governor quickly dispatched the bull with his rifle, and then, as the herd were evidently growing uneasy, the whole party rode rapidly home. Thanks and introductions were practically delayed, although the stranger knew that no thanks and no introduction would ever be more satisfactory to him than the glance and smile he had received in the swiftest moment from Imogene. Duval was very unhappy. He wondered if he had behaved in a cowardly manner. The whole affair had been so sudden and rapid he could neither analyze his feelings nor his actions. Imogene had only said that she "quite excused him." Had there been anything to excuse? And then this stranger! He was quite as inexplicable. Governor De Forest had simply introduced him as "Mr. John Winthrop." He was a little man, with a plain, positive face. His skin was tanned, his hair light, and his eyes of that steely blue which always annoys weak and incapable persons. Mr. Winthrop made very light of the adventure, and gave all the credit of the rescue to the Governor, except perhaps for one moment, in which Imogene and he once more changed eyes. The news soon spread through the little town, and Fontaine was very indignant at fate. "If only he had been with Miss Imogene! Managing wild cattle was a trifle to him. He would rather have enjoyed such an encounter than otherwise. He had half a dozen plans always ready for such emergencies," etc. And really he did look so gallant and so handsome that most girls would have been willing to face a herd of wild buffaloes under his protection. Duval felt Fontaine's bravado a personal alight, but he did not wish to make Imogene the subject of a quarrel, and after a rather unsatisfactory visit the two men went home together. However, next morning Captain Fontaine had the most graceful little note from Imogene, asking him to bring his guitar and assist her in entertaining a few guests that evening. Duval had also one, equally flattering, for it touchingly referred to their mutual danger and escape, and hoped he would come prepared to finish the exquisite poem which had been so terribly interrupted. But smouldering fire cannot always be controlled, and one night, when Imogene had been very haughty and cross to both Duval and Fontaine, they unfortunately met on the piazza of their hotel. Duval was despondent and prostrate, Fontaine angry and scornful, and Duval's air unconsciously irritated him. "How ill-tempered Miss Imogene was tonight!" he said, fretfully, slinging his half-smoked cigar into the street. "Miss Imogene is never ill-tempered," answered Duval, warmly. "I will not allow you to say such a thing." "You won't allow me? Understand I shall say what I choose about that lady. I do not recognize your right to defend her." "Nor I yours to blame her." "Perhaps I have more right than you know of." "That is a lying insinuation; you are no gentleman to make it." "Do you dare to say it is a lie?" "Yes, I don't mind saying it is a solid lie." "You know the consequences of that speech, I suppose?" "I know them very well. I am not afraid of you." "Duval! Duval! I'll—" "Oh, keep cool, Fontaine! Send your second to me at midnight. If your valor holds till morning, I'll give you a chance to prove it." "Very well, sir. Understand this goes to the bitter end. I will receive no apology—not the most abject one." "No apology will be offered you." Then Duval flung his hat on his head, untied his horse, and rode rapidly up the street. He went, in fact, to John Winthrop to ask him to make the proper arrangements for a meeting between Fontaine and himself the next day. After a little persuasion, John agreed to do so; but ere Duval left, Fontaine tapped smartly at John's door, and made the same request. The two opponents bowed to each other, but left all speech to John, who, in truth, seemed admirably adapted for the part he found himself almost obliged to play. He tried first to effect a reconciliation, but finding that impossible, made the strange proposition that he should act as second for One million standard gold dollars, consequently, weight 25,800,000 grains, or 53,750 ounces troy, 4,479 16 pounds troy, of 5,760 grains each, or 1,843 "short" tons, of 2,000 pounds avoirdupois each, or 1,645 "long" tons of 2,240 pounds avoirdupois each. One million standard silver dollars weigh 412,500,000 grains, or 859,375 ounces troy, or 71,614 58 pounds troy, or 58,928 57 pounds avoirdupois, or 29,464 "short" tons of 2,000 pounds avoirdupois each, or 26,307 "long" tons of 2,240 pounds avoirdupois each. In round numbers the following table represents the weight of a million dollars in the coins named: Description of Coin. Tons. Standard gold coin...1% Standard silver coin...26% Subsidiary silver coin...25% Minor coin five-cent nickel...100 Across the Channel in a Balloon. St. James Gazette. An attempt, it is stated. is about to be made by Colonel Brine, of the Royal Engineers, to cross the Channel in a balloon. The ascent is to be made wind and weather permitting; at Canterbury during February, and the descent, if all goes well, at Boulgne. It is to be hoped that nothing in the shape of a fatal accident will mar the enjoyment of the proposed exhibition. But it is a question whether the advantages to be gained by success will compensate for the risk incurred by the venture. It may be taken for granted that travellers to and from the Continent will be long before they take kindly to balloons as a substitute for steam vessels when crossing the Channel. They may not object to travelling beneath the Channel by means of the tunnel. But nothing will induce them, we should imagine, to travel above it until balloons are brought under some kind of control, and those who ascend in these machines know exactly where and when they will be able to affect a descent. Under these circumstances a voyage across the Channel in a balloon would seem from a common sense point of view, by no means an undertaking of urgent necessity. GAZETTE. MARCH 4, 1882. NO. 21 A POLICEMAN'S REVENGE SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25.—The Dolliver case, being a charge of indecent exposure, has been on trial for several days in Police Court No. 2, and has been throughout characterized by much acrimony on the part of counsel and witnesses. Last Monday ex-District-Attorney D. J. Murphy, in his opening for the defense alluded to police officer John Maroney, the prosecuting witness in the case, as an Australian convict, and thief. Maroney evidently brooded over this attack. About 11:20 this morning Murphy was standing near the dock in the courtroom, when Maroney entered. Pushing aside the officer standing near Murphy, he drew a pistol and without a word fired. The ball struck Murphy in the right side of the neck, passing completely through. He fell to the floor, the blood spouting in jets over the by-standers, crying, "I am murdered for doing my duty!" The greatest excitement ensued, and more than one cry of "Lynch him!" arose. Maroney was instantly seized by Sergeant Apgar and taken to the city prison. On the way he attempted to shoot himself, but Apgar prevented him, the ball passing through the latter's vest. Maroney was then disarmed and locked up. At the time that Murphy was addressing the jury and referring to Maroney in a most offensive manner, the latter became very excited and demonstrative. The history of the case has been peculiar. Dolliver, who is a man of advanced age and very wealthy, was accused of tampering with some dozen or more little girls. Maroney, who was the arresting officer, has had charge of procuring THE RAZOR-BACK HOG. To the traveler in Texas one of the strangest and most peculiar features of the landscape is the razor-back hog. He is of the Swiss-cottage style of architecture. His physical outline is angular to a degree unknown outside of a text-book on the science of geometry. His ears—or the few rags and tatters of them that the dogs have left—are curled back with a knowing, vagabondish air. His tail has no curl in it, but it hangs aft; limp as a wet dishrag hung out of the back window to dry. The highest peak of his corrugated back is six inches above the level of the root of his tail. He does not walk with the slow and stately step of the patrician Berkshire, but usually goes in a lively trot. He leaves the impression that he was late starting in the morning and is making up for lost time, or that he is in doubt about the payment of that check, and is hurrying to get it cashed before the bank closes. The country razor-back prowls around in the woods and lives on acorns, peanuts and roots; when he can spare time he climbs under his owner's fence and assists in harvesting the corn crop. In this respect he is neighborly to a fault, and, when his duty to his owner's crop will allow, he will roadily turn in and assist the neighbors, even working at night rather than see the crop spoil for want of attention. He does not know the luxury of a sty. He never gets fat, and, from the day of his birth, sometimes two years roll into eternity before he is big enough to kill. Crossing the razor-back with blue-blooded at roads, but within two Duval bowed, leaned smoked what might be paced nervously up with great impatience the appointed weapons, contrusted to him. The wood got darker and fast that Duval's cigar Still, John did not make the first remark, that tor some cause or honor would have to have hours' wrong. Yet another cigar, when running through the at last, Masr Jeff. shooted each other for min' all round yar since some here for?" chrop send dese two letnow." Duval, "will you have a baby?" I will." a succession of lucifers the following words: on opposed to duels on dear bride, who hopes her too kindly to your blood. Your little need our arrangements, made for a month later. the wisdom of the advice you both. JOHN WINTHROP." ment's dead silence, then none, we have no quarrel we have no weapons, to the hotel and have Weekly. Million Dollars. query by Assistant SecGovernment Actuary, furnished the following weight of a million of dollars and that of the same silver dollars: dollar of the United gold of nine-tenths fine, and the standard silver silver of nine-tenths fine. hard gold dollars, conse800,000 grams, or 53,-479 16 pounds troy, of or 1,843 "short" tons, of durupois each, or 1,645 240 pounds avoirdupois hard silver dollars weigh or 859,375 ounces troy, troy, or 58,928 57 or 29,464 "short" tons durupois each, or 26,307 240 pounds avoirdupois How to Make Brick Walls Water-tight. The Sylvester process was successfully applied to the interior walls of the gate houses of the Croton reservoir in the Central Park, New York, in 1863, on the advice of the late William Dearborn, C. E., and under the immediate supervision of George S. Greene, Jr., C. E., now the Engineer in Chief of the Department of Docks. The process and its results in this case are described fully by Mr. Dearborn in a paper read by him before the American Society of Civil Engineers, May 4, 1870. the woods and lives on acorns, peanuts and roots; when he can spare time he climbs under his owner's fence and assists in harvesting the corn crop. In this respect he is neighborly to a fault, and, when his duty to his owner's crop will allow, he will readily turn in and assist the neighbors, even working at night rather than see the crop spoil for want of attention. He does not know the luxury of a sty. He never gets fat, and, from the day of his birth, sometimes two years roll into eternity before he is big enough to kill. Crossing the razor-back with blue-blooded stock makes but little improvement. The only effective way to improve him is to cross him with a railroad train. He then becomes an imported Berkshire or Poland China hog, and if he does not knock the train off the track the railroad company pays for him at the rate of about $1 a pound, for which they are allowed the mournful privilege of shoveling the remains off the track. The ham of a country razor-back is more juicy than the hind leg of an iron fire-dog, but not quite so fat as a pine knot.—Texas Sittings. The Water of a Holy Well. Professor Frankland has recently sent a letter to the London Times on the quality of a well regarded as sacred by Mohammedan pilgrims. The water appears to be even worse than that of many wells not considered sacred, but we hope our readers will take warning from this extreme instance of well pollution, and consider that it does not require contamination seven times worse than sewage to send typhoid and cholera into the houses of Christians, however it may be with Mohammedan. Professor Frankland says: "The well is in Mecca; the water is regarded as holy, and large quantities are annually sent as gifts to all Mussulman countries. Most of the Mohasmedan princes, especially those of India, have 'keepers of the well,' whose duty it is to send them annually water from the well. "I have analyzed this water, and find it to be of the most abominable character. In fact, it is sewage more than seven times as concentrated as London sewage, and contains no less than 579 grains of solid matter per gallon. Knowing the composition of this water, and the mode of propagation of Asiatic cholera by excrementitious matters, it is not to be wondered at that outbreaks of this disease should often occur among pilgrims to Mecca, while it would scarcely be possible to provide a more effective means for the distribution of cholera poison throughout Mohammedan countries." The Sylvester process was successfully applied to the interior walls of the gate houses of the Croton reservoir in the Central Park, New York, in 1863, on the advice of the late William Dearborn, C. E., and under the immediate supervision of George S. Greene, Jr., C. E., now the Engineer in Chief of the Department of Docks. The process and its results in this case are described fully by Mr. Dearborn in a paper read by him before the American Society of Civil Engineers, May 4, 1870. The process consists in using two washes or solutions. The first composed of three-quarters of a pound of castile soap dissolved in one gallon of water, laid on at boiling heat with a flat brush. When this has dried, twenty-four hours later apply in like manner the second wash of half a pound of alum dissolved in four gallons of water. The temperature of this when applied should be 60° to 70° Fahr. After twenty-four hours apply another soap wash, and so on alternately until four coats of each have been put on. Experiments showed that this was sufficient to make the wall water-tight under forty feet head of water. At the time of application the walls had been saturated and the weather was cold. The gate chambers were covered over and heated thoroughly with large stoves. The drying, cleaning the walls with wire brushes, and applying the mixture, took ninety-six days. Twenty-seven tons of coal were used for the drying and one ton for heating the soap solution. 18,830 square feet of wall were washed with four coats. The drying and cleaning of the walls cost six and a half cents per square foot, and the plant materials, and labor of applying the wash cost three and three-eights cents per square foot. A story comes from Quebec, via New York, that a scheme is under discussion for the removal of the Pope from Rome to the shores of the St. Lawrence. It is said that the negotiators on this side of the Atlantic pledge themselves to secure a grant of $8,000,000 from the province of Quebec for the purpose of the erection of a palace for his Holiness. HARTFORD (Ky.), February 25.—The Herald says: An outrage too horrible almost to call to mind happened near Coneyville, January 28th last, by which Wiley Embry and six children were burned to death. We have just learned that a deathbed confession has brought out the perpetrators. Dr. James N. Brandon of Coneyville, on his death bed, confessed that he and John Whittingill and Bill Taylor Whittingill, sons of Remus Whittingill, did the dead. Brandon says that they took a syringe and threw chloroform through the keyholes into the different rooms and waited until it caused a deep sleep. They then went in and robbed the house, getting $1600 in money. They then set fire to the house in several places and ran off. Mrs. Embry and three children escaped from the fire, and Embry and six children, including three sons almost grown, perished in the flames. WASHINGTON, February 25.—Congressman Berry has received a number of letters from prominent Democrats of various parts of California, requesting him to enter the field as a candidate for Governor. Berry, in reply, has written that he hopes and desires that the Democracy will select their best men as delegates, unpledged to any person, and not choose in the interest of any candidates—men who will be free to make a ticket that would command the respect and confidence of the people; and insure success. He has added that he will heartily support such a ticket, whoever their candidates may be. In conversation to-day, he frankly remarked that if the convention in their wisdom shall deem it for the heat interests of the party and the people to select him as its candidate for Governor, he will bow to their decision not only submissively but with gratitude. VIENNA, February 25.—A very virulent type of black smallpox has broken out in Trekinje.