anaheim-gazette 1882-03-25

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 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— OFFICE AT THE SANITARIUM. LEMON STREET, - - ANAHEIM. Office hours from 7 a.m. to 12 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. 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 9 a.m. and 6 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. 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 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. MR. SUPERIOR TECHNIQUE A Story of the Matter Some years ago—a fact, than I care to recollect very disconsolating the main thoroughfare ing with myself the ad down to the quay and as steward to the captain ward-bound vessel on w Peter' hoisted. Thing with me; every enterprise turned my attention hard or resulted disastrously vainly trying my luck three years. I came the sooner I reconciled failure of my attempts be both for my peace or institution. In this dismal mood, ing over the shipping a new hands were needed strong, vigorous, heart horsemen, and rejoicing such other natural adv tably insure their success chose to adopt. I was healthy, and tolerably ness I had begun to do the rest of the desideri 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 5 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 Decals for Arizona Territory. Kreager's Block, Anaheim, Cal. VICTOR MONTGOMERY, Attorney at Law, SANTA ANA, CAL. Office in Dibbles' brick building, nearly opposite the Postoffice. Office hours from 10 A.M. to 3 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, Pioneer Boot and Shoe Maker, Cor. Adele and Los Angeles streets. ANAHEIM. GEORGE BAUER, BOOT AND SHOE MAKER, Center Street MAKING AND REPAIRING AT THE LOWEST cash price. All orders promptly attended to Corner of Los Angeles and Center Sts. ANAHEIM. L.F. Lewis. Proprietor. THESE STABLES ARE THE BEST VENTILATED and most commodious in the town, and special attention will be paid to Boarding and Grooming horses. The charge in all cases will be reasonable. Single and Double Teams Purchased at short notice, and careful drivers, familiar with the country, supplied when required. The patronage of the public is respectfully solicited. D. 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. Orick opposite Railroad Depot, Anaheim, Cal. COOPERAGE A LARGE QUANTITY OF BARRELS, HALF BARRELS, 10 Gallon and 5 Gallon Kegs For Sale Cheap. Apply to B. DREYFUS & Co. Anaheim B. DREYFUS, E. L. GOLDSTEIN, Anaheim, San Francisco J. FROWENFIELD, New York J. J. WEOLEIS, New York B. DREYFUS & CO. Growers and Dealers in California Wines and Grape Brandy. 630 to 642 Brannan Street, San Francisco; 45 Broadway New York. A. E. WHITE. E. A. WHITE BLACKSMITHING In this dismal mood, lying over the shipping area on an adjacent wall, we notice from the Police station in tersely official new hands were needed strong, vigorous, heavy horsemen, and rejoicing such other natural adversities insure their success chose to adopt. I was healthy, and tolerably ness I had begun to do the rest of the desideration was as well off as mostly was a chance for me only a few days' delay I would make my apples I returned to my digging application as per direct long story short, receive note desiring my attention on the following day stiff examination, physical such tests of horseman barred gate with my accomplishment everything was tolerable might expect an office pointment at an early would be desirable, I would kept the matter, as far as private; a stipulation conforming to, since I lived in the city. On the evening of the first day found at my quarters a Superintendent, conspiring vate," and conveying the intelligence that I was from that day. The request that I would call perintendent. Somewhat to my dissembling myself, that moment was conditional carrying through a speech It was an affair of some hand, from another state given the work but for their business. The no delay; and it was not that it was undertaken seemingly not, belonging force. In short, I was briefly this: A papers, of high importance from the messenger to intrusted, and from in seemed pretty certain sessor—a man fast because colony—would be walking next afternoon; and to acquaintance with the escape, or any confederate release, I was to wait of road, about ten miles and get the papers from by no means to be shout hurt; but the papers must instructions as to followed by a pretty paper my career in the f L. GUNTHER, Pioneer Boot and Shoe Maker, Cor. Adele and Los Angeles streets. ANAHEIM. GEORGE BAUER, BOOT AND SHOE MAKER, Center Street MAKING AND REPAIRING AT THE LOWEST cash price. All origins 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. 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’8 Picture Store, 42 Spruce St., Los Angeles, Cal. dce0-3m Growers and Dealers in California Wines and Grape Brandy. 630 to 642 Brannan Street, San Francisco; 45 Broadway New York. A. E. WHITE. E. A. WHITE BLACKSMITHING —AND— Wagonmaking! All Work Warranted. Prices as low as the lowest. Center Street, Anaheim. 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. GANNON, 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. Consisting of Mowers, Reapers, Self-Binders, etc. Also agent for the Stuilebaker and other celebrated FARM WAGONS. German School. GERMAN, FRENCH. ALL SCHOOL STUDIES, Bookkeeping, Gymnastics, Callisthenics and Pencing taught Mathematics a speciality. Young ladies and gentlemen prepared for teacher’s examination or for admittance into the higher institutions of learning. A. T. JULIUS VOIGT. THIS PAPER may not be used on me at Gen. Advertising Bureau (10 Spruce St., where advertisement contracts may be made for it in NEW YORK.) ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA: SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1882. MR. SUPERINTENDENT'S TEST. A Story of the Melbourne Police. Some years ago—a good many more, in fact, than I care to recall now—I was wandering very disconsolately through one of the main thoroughfares of Melbourne, debating with myself the advisability of walking down to the quay and offering my services as steward to the captain of the first homeward-bound vessel on which I saw the "blue-peter" hoisted. Things had gone very badly with me; every enterprise to which I had turned my attention had either fallen through or resulted disastrously to myself; and after vainly trying my luck in the colony for over three years, I came to the conclusion that the sooner I reconciled myself to the utter failure of my attempts the better it would be both for my peace of mind and my constitution. In this dismal mood, I was listlessly reading over the shipping announcements posted on an adjacent wall, when I came across a notice from the Police Department, intimating in tersely official language, that a few new hands were needed—hands who were strong, vigorous, healthy, shrewd, good horsemen, and rejoicing in the possession of such other natural advantage as would inevitably insure their success in any line they chose to adopt. I was a good horseman, healthy, and tolerably strong; my shrewdness I had begun to doubt lately; and as for the rest of the desiderata—well, I suppose I 'Can you oblige me with a pipe of 'baccy? I asked. 'Oh! yes,' handing me his pouch—'What are you doing about here? You don't look overbrisk. Broke? 'Pretty nearly,' I replied. 'New arrival, I suppose?" 'Almost.' 'Ah? there are too many carpet-knights flooding Melbourne. Came out expecting to make a pile, got disappointed, and don't like to work for your grub, eh?—Put a screw of tobacco in your pocket—you'll find it pleasant company on the road.' I nearly emptied the pouch, and handed it back; and as the owner put out his hand for it, I slipped my foot behind his heel and pushed him. He tripped and fell splendidly, I was pretty quick in wrestling, and I took hold of the man's throat with my left hand, and put my knees on his chest, and with my right hand felt in the breast-pocket of the coat. He struggled violently, but I thought I should succeed. I got my hand on some papers; but as I was drawing them from the pocket, the ruffian got hold of my right knee-cap with his left hand, and gave it such a terrible wrench, that I believed he dislocated the joint. Then feeling my hold relax, he suddenly hoisted himself with his right hand, sprang up, caught hold of my wrists, and hurried me to the bridge. Holding me thus, in iron grip, and glaring fiercely at me, he said: 'I see your game; there's only one way of dealing with the police. Dead men tell no tales; so it's over you're going, youngster.' Suiting his action to the word, he released my hand, and in the same EUROPEAN BURIALCUSTOMS In France, as most people are aware, no one meeting a funeral on the streets omits to raise the hat or cap in token of respect; but in Spain this usage does not exist. When the "Viatique" is carried through the streets everyone is bareheaded and kneeling, but a funeral passing along receives no marked respect as in France. Moreover, whilst in the latter country a deceased person is followed to the cemetery by all his relatives, friends, acquaintances, and even by many who are only acquaintances of his acquaintances, in Spain it is the habit for persons to abstain from accompanying the coffin to the grave. If the defunct belongs to the better classes, his friends send their carriages to follow, but they themselves remain at home. The Spanish cemeteries differ also materially from those in France. "They are," says M. Emile Maison, who has resided many years at Madrid, "but walls provided with drawers, only a few monuments being seen in the enclosure, erected to the memory of the wealthy or distinguished." To leave Spain and its customs, and halt on Italy's classic soil, there are one or two things worth mentioning in reference to the burial of the dead, which is performed with a different ceremonial in different parts of the country. One remark, which applies to the whole of Italy, may be made, however—namely, that the hearse is entirely unknown. Aprropos of the hearse, its introduction into France only dates from Louis XIV.'s time; and when it was first used to carry the dead to the cemetery, the innovation was loudly condemned by the public. In this dismal mood, I was listlessly reading over the shipping announcements posted on an adjacent wall, when I came across a notice from the Police Department, intimating in tersely official language, that a few new hands were needed—hands who were strong, vigorous, healthy, shrewd, good horsemen, and rejoicing in the possession of such other natural advantage as would inevitably insure their success in any line they chose to adopt. I was a good horseman, healthy, and tolerably strong; my shrewdness I had begun to doubt lately; and as for the rest of the desiderata—well, I suppose I was as well off as most people. Here possibly was a chance for me; at anyrate it was only a few days' delay if nothing came of it; I would make my application and chance it. I returned to my diggings, wrote an official application as per directions; and to make a long story short, received two days later, a note desiring my attendance at the station on the following day. Here, after rather a stiff examination, physical and mental, and such tests of horsemanship as taking a five-barred gate with my arms folded—which I accomplished successfully—I was told that everything was tolerably satisfactory, and I might expect an official notification of appointment at an early date. Meanwhile, it would be desirable, I was informed, that I kept the matter, as far as it had gone, quite private; a stipulation I had no difficulty in conforming to, since I had not a single friend in the city. On the evening of the following day, I found at my quarters a second note from Mr. Superintendent, conspicuously marked "Private," and conveying the very agreeable intelligence that I was temporarily engaged from that day. The letter closed with a request that I would call at once on the Superintendent. Somewhat to my dismay, I found, on presenting myself, that my permanent appointment was conditional upon my satisfactorily carrying through a special job then on hand. It was an affair of some nicety; and an old hand, from another station, would have been given the work but for being absent on another business. The matter would admit of no delay; and it was imperatively necessary that it was undertaken by some one not, or seemingly not, belonging to the Melbourne force. In short, I was to do it. The matter was briefly this: A packet of government papers, of high importance, had been stolen from the messenger to whose care they were intrusted, and from information received, it seemed pretty certain that their present possessor—a man fast becoming notorious in the colony—would be walking towards the city next afternoon; and to prevent his intimate acquaintance with the town enabling him to escape, or any confederates attempting his release, I was to wait by a bridge on the line of road, about ten miles out of Melbourne, and get the papers from him. The man was by no means to be shot, or if possible, even hurt; but the papers must be secured. Minute instructions as to his appearance were followed by a pretty plain implication that my career in the force would very largely POSTAL SAVINGS BANK. Congress has under consideration the subject of the establishment of Savings Banks in connection with the Postal Department of the country. The enterprise was recommended by ex-Postmaster General James, and one or more bills are now in the hands of the appropriate committee. Whether either of those bills will be successfully carried through cannot of course be determined. But as planned, the experiment is a safe one, and it is to be hoped that it may be put in operation. It is not certain that 2 per cent interest will attract much money in such a new country as ours, with its abundant resources for the employment of capital, and papers; but as I was drawing them from the pocket, the ruffian got hold of my right knee-cap with his left hand, and gave it such a terrible wrench, that I believed he dislocated the joint. Then feeling my hold relax, he suddenly hoisted himself with his right hand, sprang up, caught hold of my wrists, and hurried me to the bridge. Holding me thus, in iron grip, and glaring fiercely at me, he said: 'I see your game; there's only one way of dealing with the police. Dead men tell no tales; so it's over you're going, youngster.' Suiting his action to the word, he released my hand, and in the same instant grasped me firmly and hoisted me. My last chance seemed to lie in an old twist I had learned at college. As the man raised me, I placed my feet on the brickwork of the bridge, pushed myself back with all my strength, jerked a little forward, lowered my head, and then fairly twisted under my captor's arm from left to right. My school experience had saved my life; for the man let go his hold with a cry of pain, and quick as thought. I sprang on him. 'It's all right, old fellow; take the papers and read them.' But in the mad excitement of the moment, and remembering my mission, I thought this surrender was only a rise on the part of the ruffian. He sat down on the road in a most unignified fashion, and handed me the papers. The first one that met my gaze was a headed piece of police-office paper, on which was written: 'This is your test for entering the force,' and was signed by the Superintendent. Well, young man,' said mine enemy,' you have passed the last exam. — with honours. You have nearly broken my wrist. But my horse is at the first roadside hotel. If you'll come with me I'll have a drink with you, and get some cold lotion for this sprain. I believe it will be a case of splints and sick leave; but you have done your work well. Bother the arm—how it aches! (So did my knee.) The report was satisfactory and I was appointed permanently. Mr. Superintendent's test caused me to be sent on various duties which lead me into many rough experiences; but I never believed myself to be so near death as when I was deciding my future with my superior officer. At Palermo, the dead are placed in a bier richly covered with a red gilt-embroidered velvet, or in a kind of sedan chair equally red, and conveyed to the convent. On its arrival the body, after the funeral service has been performed, is lowered in a large 'souterain,' which extends under the convent gardens. Here the uncoffined remains are placed in a vault, the ground of which is formed of extremely fine sand. Each receptacle is made to hold six or eight corpses; it is called the "Scolatojo," and when filled is walled up for a year. The Rainy Seasons Changing. The early experience of the present population of the Pacific coast was that the rainy seasons culminated or reached their greatest severity in December and January. Such was the experience almost uniformly up to the season of 1878, when the great storm of that season culminated on the 20th of February. In 1880 we had our big rains in the latter part of March and highest waters in April. In 1881 again the heavy rains came in February and the flood waters reached seemed pretty certain that their present possessor—a man fast becoming notorious in the colony—would be walking towards the city next afternoon; and to prevent his intimate acquaintance with the town enabling him to escape, or any confederates attempting his release, I was to wait by a bridge on the line of road, about ten miles out of Melbourne, and get the papers from him. The man was by no means to be shot, or if possible, even hurt; but the papers must be secured. Minute instructions as to his appearance were followed by a pretty plain implication that my career in the force would very largely depend upon my success. I felt, as may be easily imagined, in anything but high spirits. The prospects of a single-handed encounter with a man of whose resources I knew nothing, and who might blow my brains out before I had a chance of attack, was not cheering. However, there was nothing for it; it was my last chance, and I must embrace it without shirking. Next day, which was Sunday, I accordingly procured a horse from the station, and taking my revolver with me, started to try my leck as a policeman, and about two o'clock in the afternoon came near the place mentioned. I left my horse at the nearest roadside "Hotel," sauntered to the bridge, and leaning over the rail with no very distinct notion of how I was going to act, I waited for my man with what coolness I could muster. Two hours had passed; the sun was beginning to go down, and I was just preparing to console myself with the notion that the man had got wind of our intention and gone by another route, when I became aware of the approach of a solitary pedestrian. As he came nearer, I ran over the description of the man I wanted—which I had learned by heart—and at once concluded that this was the individual. He was a tall, powerful, uncompromising-looking fellow of about five-and-forty, muscular enough to have lifted me up and thrown me over the bridge into the shining water beneath. I commenced to walk over the bridge as the man approached it—passed him slowly, and felt sure it was the man. After going two or three yards, I turned back. Hearing my step, the purloiner of state documents turned around. Well, mate, what is it? MAGAZETTE. CH 25, 1882. NO. 24 MERIALCUSTOMS people are aware, no one on the streets omits to token of respect; but does not exist. When tried through the streets and kneeling, but a receives no marked re-foreover, whilst in the need person is followed by his relatives, friends, then by many who are his acquaintances, in order persons to abstain the coffin to the grave. As to the better classes, carriages to follow, remain at home. The offer also materially from they are," says M. Emilie died many years at Ma-cowided with drawers, being seen in the en-memory of the wealthy customs, and halt there are one or two dung in reference to the which is performed with mal in different parts of mark, which applies to may be made, however hehearse is entirely un-the hearse, its intro-only dates from Louis it was first used to cemetery, the innova-nned by the public. THE BULL AND THE PATENT GATE. Mr. Wigwam is a farmer residing in Drumore township, Lancaster county, Wis., and recently one of those agents that infest the country came along and tucked off on him an automatic gate. The gate was so arranged that the weight of a person approaching it would cause it to rise, and when they had passed under it, down it came. This gate was painted red, and the day after it was put in position, a cross bull, owned by Mr. Wigwam, discovered it. A bull, somehow, has a rooted antipathy for that hue, and this animal no sooner discovered the gate than it made a rush to gore it. Of course, as the bull approached the gate, his weight caused it to rise, and he passed under it, and his failure to hit anything solid seemed to affect him about as it does a man to go up a dark stairway, and when he has reached the top think there is one step more, and step for it, and bring his foot down so hard that it makes the sole tingle as if slapped by a shingle, and leaves the print of the boot on the floor. When the bull recovered a little and looked back and saw the gate, which had come down in its original position, he couldn't quite understand how he had passed it, and what had happened, and he stood and thrashed himself with his tail, and thought of it for a minute, and then tried it again. Same result. Bull more puzzled than ever and awful mad. Another trial. Bull only succeeds in rooting his nose in the ground. Bull almost delirious with rage. Wigwam, who is watching him from the house, in the EVERYTHING. The National Prohibition Convention is to be held in Chicago August 30th. The Wisconsin Legislature, by a close vote, defeated the bill to establish capital punishment. Walter Miller, a thirteen-year-old toy, has applied for a patent on a little implement for cutting the ends of twine when a package has been tied. Charles S. Wells of the Dudley Observatory, Albany, N. Y., has discovered a bright comet in Hercules, right ascension 17h. 52m., north declination 32 deg. 30 min. At a country dance about two miles from Anburn last Saturday a quarrel arose between A. O. Bell and Ben Mitchell, caused by the use of too much whisky. Bell shot and probably fatally wounded Mitchell. BETHLEHEM (Pa.), March 18.-The small-pox epidemic in South Bethlehem still prevails with great violence, and the authorities are powerless to stay its spread. Two hundred cases are reported. READING (Pa.), March 18.-The smallpox scourge is making terrible havoc in districts reported to-day for the first time. All along the South Mountain, from McCrongio, Lehigh county, to Shamrock, Berks county,the plague is spreading. St. Petersburg, March 16.-It is stated that the Czar has received convincing proofs that the Nihilists are determined to abandon their policy of assassination. Imperial clemency will consequently be extended to no- Neapolitan cemetery, philharmonic theatre, there are twenty-five of these wells, the year. Every day to receive the dead, a is emptied into it, a poured on, and the removed again only twelfemonth. This is the poorer classes are regard to the wealthier nobility, they are interred holding a chapel. The unto a vault, for the monkey, but is placed in covered with a slight has the property of a skeleton within a ministerment. The famison then proceed with bony. The bones are fresh coffin of peculiar name and quality inscribed on the stone fin. And are placed in a bier red gilt-embroidered sedan chair equally the convent. On its for the funeral service is lowered in a large extends under the convent the uncoffined remains at the ground of which fine sand. Each relic six or eight corpses; tojo," and when filled The following is an extract from the will of the late Senator George F. Baker, of San Jose: I hope and expect that out of respect to my father's memory my mother will never marry. Should she do so, the sums I have bequeathed to her must be paid to her, free and independent of any husband she may hereafter have. Knowing the difficulties attending the efforts of woman to gain a livelihood in the world, it is my desire to provide for her, my said sister Lulu, beyond any peradventure, the comforts of life, and knowing the tyrannical and unmanly conduct of many husbands towards their wives, I desire that said moneys shall be absolutely free in my sister's hands. Should my sister be at any time so unfortunate as to have a husband addicted to gambling, intoxicating liquors, or other vice, or be lazy or spend-thrift habits, then I direct that my executors, or the Court having control of my estate, shall personally and directly expend such money, in paying the living expenses of my said sister Lulu, and the maintenance and education of any children she may have. Ltut that no such necessity will ever arise makes the sole tingle as if slapped by a shingle, and leaves the print of the boot on the floor. When the bull recovered a little and looked back and saw the gate, which had come down in its original position, he couldn't quite understand how he had passed it, and what had happened, and he stood and thrashed himself with his tail, and thought of it for a minute, and then tried it again. Same result. Bull more puzzled than ever and awful mad. Another trial. Bull only succeeds in rooting his nose in the ground. Bull almost delirious with rage. Wigwam, who is watching him from the house, in the same condition with laughter. The bull evidently made up his mind to hit the gate or die in the attempt, and he tried the thing seven more times, and yet the gate stood there every time, when he looked back. Then having wrenched himself and scraped the hide off his nose, and got quite out of breath, the animal got discouraged and drew aside and merely watched the gate. But Wigwam hadn't had enough of the fun. He took a mirror, and went out and climbed upon the gate, and caught the sunlight upon the mirror, and flashed it in the bull's eyes to madden him. It did. The bull rushed once more at the gate. Wigwam expected the gate to rise up with him and let the bull pass. But his weight held the gate down. The bull hit the gate square. Wigwam was knocked forty-feet and got his eyes and mouth full of dirt and was badly skinned. The mirror was shattered. And the bull caught his horns and one foot in the gate, which broke from its fastenings, and he went madly careering about with it on his horns, struggling to release himself, and Wigwam didn't dare go to his rescue, and was too much hurt to do anything anyhow, and finally the bull, tearing up everything in his reach, threw himself and broke his neck. Loss,$301. Wigwam lays all the blame on the gate agent, which perhaps, is natural. The following is an extract from the will of the late Senator George F. Baker, of San Jose: I hope and expect that out of respect to my father's memory my mother will never marry. Should she do so, the sums I have bequeathed to her must be paid to her, free and independent of any husband she may hereafter have. Knowing the difficulties attending the efforts of woman to gain a livelihood in the world, it is my desire to provide for her, my said sister Lulu, beyond any peradventure, the comforts of life, and knowing the tyrannical and unmanly conduct of many husbands towards their wives, I desire that said moneys shall be absolutely free in my sister's hands. Should my sister be at any time so unfortunate as to have a husband addicted to gambling, intoxicating liquors, or other vice, or be lazy or spend-thrift habits, then I direct that my executors, or the Court having control of my estate, shall personally and directly expend such money, in paying the living expenses of my said sister Lulu, and the maintenance and education of any children she may have. Ltut that no such necessity will ever arise. The making of this report is entirely unrelated to its hearse; its introduction only relates to friends or relatives rich in liveries for the funeral ceremonies are main parade and pomp; it is child; is exhibited on the bed; sometimes exposed to view unseen; surrounded with others. When the morning it in the bier, the religious communi-ance of the poor, whose care are consigned to which is in fact nothing St. Petersburg, March 16.-It is stated that the Czar has received convincing proofs that the Nihilists are determined to abandon their policy of assassination. Imperial clemency will consequently be extended to political prisoners, and executions reduced to the utmost possible limit. In compliance with a recommendation from Clay W. Taylor, Grand Master of Masons of this State, the Masons of San Francisco have contributed eight large cases of rare specimens of quartz; numerous views of California scenery; a sample of products; a pair of first-grade Mission blankets and several other articles to the Fair to be held in Dublin, Ireland; under the auspices of the Grand Lodge of Ireland, in April next; for the purpose of enlarging Orphans' Home. A Sacramento telegram says: On Wednesday there was a demand for laborers to shovel snow on the line of the railroad. The offer was $2.50 a day; rubber clothing found; food and lodging furnished. Though the railroad officers scoured the city they could muster but twenty-five men to work. Three or four times that number of able-bodied; vigorous men beg bread here daily; but when an opportunity was offered to make from $7 to $10 net; they were not ready to work. Washington, March 17.-There is said to be much bad feeling among certain Democratic members at the selection of General Rosecrans as Chairman of the Congressional Committee. Those who favored Flower say Rosecrans is too old, and his selection puts the party on the defensive at once with reference to Garfield's friends and to the anti-Catholic sentiment of the country. Senator Farley has declined service on the Committee; and Senator Grover has been chosen in his place. Senator McPherson has also declined. At Virginia City one day last week, about 2 o'clock in the morning Rev. T. H. McGrath accidentally shot himself in the region of heart. He had been to a surprise party; and when he came home his pistol struck on the chair as he sat down; it being in his overcoat pocket. He took it out of the pocket and began examining it. It was a self-cocking pistol; of poor construction; and went off while he was trying to revolve the cylinder. His life was insured for $2,000 in New Jersey Mutual. He was well off financially. He died on Sunday. The commission appointed by the French Government to investigate the plan for canal between Atlantic and Mediterranean has sent in an indecisive report. The proposed canal would be about 270 The experience of the warrant the conclusions are growing later to Paper. On Jan. 24 the skeleton of a woman with a child was discovered at Pompeii in a narrow street about twelve feet above the level of the ancient pavement. It is well known that the catastrophe of 79 A.D. commenced with a thick shower of small pummice stones, by which the streets of Pompeii were covered up to the roofs of the houses. Stones was succeeded by ashes, which became solid owing to the action of successive showers of boiling water; and these ashes now form the top layer of the materials which cover the rains of Pompeii. Most of the unhappy beings who remained in the houses after the eruption first reached the town made their escape through the windows, but the greater part of these fugitives could have taken but few steps, and must have been quickly suffocated by the poisonous fumes. With one arm the woman whose skeleton has now been found was clasping the legs of the child, whose body shows contraction in the arms and legs and a general emaciation, which lead us to suppose that the child must have been very ill. It was a little boy about 10 years of age. Doubtless the woman was the mother of the child. Some jewels found on the female skeleton indicate a person of condition; two bracelets of gold encircled the arm which held the boy, and on the hand were two gold rings, the one set with an emerald on which is engraved a horn of plenty, and the other with an amethyst bearing a head of Mercury. The commission appointed by the French Government to investigate the plan for the canal between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean has sent in an indecisive report. The proposed canal would be about 270 miles long, connecting Bordeaux and Narbonne with Toulouse as one of its ports. Its highest point would be 500 feet above the level of the sea. It would be supplied with water from the River Garonne and other minor sources, and would admit of the passage of ships of war. Its military advantages are those which appear most obvious; but its supporters also claim that it would be useful to agriculture by enabling the vine to be cultivated along its source. They expect a considerable revenue from irrigation and water power rents, besides the ordinary tolls. The majority of the commission estimate the total cost of construction at $284,000,000, and decline to give an opinion as to whether or not it would be worth the expense. A singular adaptation of the railway engine has just been made in Russia. Information having been given to the authorities at Alexandrove, on the Polish frontier, that the locomotive of the express leaving that station for Warsaw had been ingeniously converted into a receptacle for smuggled goods, it was carefully examined during its sojourn at the station. Though nothing was found wrong, it was deemed advisable that a Custom House official should accompany the train to its destination, where the engine furnace and boiler were supplied and deliberately taken to pieces. In the interior was discovered a secret compartment, containing 123 pounds of foreign cigars and several parcels of valuable silk. Several arrests were made, including that of the driver, but his establishment at finding the engine to which he had no long term encomender converted into a hardened officer against the laws was so gross that he was released and allowed to return to his duties.