anaheim-gazette 1882-05-27

WEEKLY GAZETTE. County Official Paper. SATURDAY... MAY 27, 1882 AMERICANS are apt to answer at our sister Republic, Mexico, but candor should compel them to acknowledge that they occasionally do some brilliant and commendable things. Here is one of them: CITY OF MEXICO. May 22.—The five men who attempted to destroy the bridge on the Mexican National railroad on Friday were caught yesterday by the Governor and immediately shot. An oak tree was recently cut down on a ranch near Newville, in Colusa county, that measured seven feet and four inches through the stump. There were cut and split 400 posts, seven and a half feet long, and seventy-five cords, two tiers to the cord, of twenty-inch wood, out of it. One man worked forty-two days continuously, and two men ten days. The posts are worth twenty cents each and the wood $2 per cord. It therefore paid $230. A dozen years ago, when it was suggested that the new Capitol of New York at Albany might cost $4,000,000, there was a gasp of consternation and incredulity. It has already cost, however, more than $13,000,000. It will cost probably nearly $20,000,000 before it is wholly finished. It is dark and inconvenient, and apparently insecure, and a committee of the Assembly is trying to ascertain, with the aid of experts, whether the stone ceiling of the chamber is not likely to fall at any moment. JEFFERSON DAVIS, although he is the author of a bulky history of the war, does not believe an impartial work on that subject can be composed at this time. He said in a recent address at New Orleans, "The other side has written and is writing its history of the cause. We want to preserve ours also, that the future historian, by comparison of both, may evolve that fair statement which probably no contemporary could make. I would frankly acknowledge that I In the somewhat celebrated case of Bardell vs Pickwick, the strongest evidence presented against the perfidious defendant was his note sent to the fair plaintiff ordering mutton-chops and tomato sauce for dinner. The shrewd and eloquent Sergeant Buzfuz saw in the apparently innocent order for a very frugal dinner an emphatic declaration of love on the part of the plaintiff for his landlady, Mrs. Bardell; and as Mr. Pickwick was convicted, it follows that the court also thought that, hidden somewhere in the shops and tomato sauce, were protestations of love and devotion. But leaving the realms of fiction for those of fact, we find that the Supreme Court of Iowa has decided that the giving of a chair to a juror by an attorney in a suit vitiated the verdict. We suppose the learned Court was of the opinion that the courteous act of the attorney conveyed a hidden meaning; that it was an attempt to bribe a juror by showing him common civility—or something of that sort. If verdicts are to be set aside for such alight causes, the only safe course to pursue would seem to be in secluding the jury and allowing them to hear the evidence and arguments by some sort of telephonic apparatus. If there is any moral to be deduced, it is that although a man is a Supreme Court judge it is no evidence that he has more sense than he ought to have. THE ST. LONIS REPUBLICAN tells us that discriminations against color are becoming alarmingly frequent of late, a statement which we must accept but can hardly understand in California. Also, that it looks as though the Fifteenth Amendment and the Civils Rights bills were being made the objects of organized defiance. Four cases of the kind have been reported in three weeks, and, what is peculiarly disheartening, three of them occurred in the North. A colored Colonel was refused quarters at the Revere Hotel, in Boston; a colored clergyman was denied the privilege of sitting down to dinner at the regular table on a Hudson-river steamboat, and the appointment of a colored man to be a letter-carrier at Toronto, Canada, provoked a strike among the white carriers, and the Postmaster was forced to assign the appointee to other work till the matter can be settled. Toronto is in Canada, it JEFFERSON DAVIS, although he is the author of a bulky history of the war, does not believe an impartial work on that subject can be composed at this time. He said in a recent address at New Orleans, "The other side has written and is writing its history of the cause. We want to preserve ours also, that the future historian, by comparison of both, may evolve that fair statement which probably no contemporary could make. I would frankly acknowledge that I would mistrust the man who served the Confederate cause and was capable of giving a disinterested account of it. If he had any heart, he must be on his own side. I want our side of the history. It may be like the other, but we don't take exactly an equal view of it. But the two will be compared by some one who comes after us who will do justice to our cause and our people." THE Congressional Committee on Naval Affairs done a good thing when they unceremoniously and heavily sat down upon Calkin's scheme to start another expedition to the North Pole. The Committee took the broad ground that science had not been benefited by any of these expeditions, all of which cost a great deal of money. A member of the Committee said that if naval officers wanted to commit suicide he thought starting out these cruel and useless expeditions. He said the prime mover in and author of the Calkins bill is a naval officer who had no Arctic experience whatever, but had been around this city for nearly two years, the greater portion of which time he was under the influence of liquor. He said the Navy Department knew this, and consequently had not assigned him to any duty, and that he struck upon this Arctic expedition as something to do, though he did not propose to start, even if it were adopted, for a year yet. THERE has recently been incorporated in New York the North American Silk Exchange for the purpose of stimulating silk culture in this country. The projectors are now negotiating for 350 acres of land on Long Island, for the purpose of establishing a nursery of mulberry trees, and for 2,000 acres of land in Kentucky, which they propose to let in small lots on advantageous terms to those who wish to raise silkworms and produce coccoons. It is said that anybody can raise worms and produce coccoons; and a number of women and children can realize as much from their culture as the same number of men can in raising cotton or tobacco. The principal supply of eggs in this country is obtained from Corinth, Miss., and the cost has been $6 per ounce. The Exchange proposes to send to the south of France, where any quantity of eggs can be procured at half the cost of those from Corinth. They also propose to import mulberry trees and plant nurseries. From June 8th to September 1st an exhibition of objects of organized defiance. Four cases of the kind have been reported in three weeks, and what is peculiarly disheartening, three of them occurred in the North. A colored Colonel was refused quarters at the Revere Hotel, in Boston; a colored clergyman was denied the privilege of sitting down to dinner at the regular table on a Hudson-river steamboat, and the appointment of a colored man to be a letter-carrier at Toronto, Canada, provoked a strike among the white carriers, and the Postmaster was forced to assign the appointee to other work till the matter can be settled. Toronto is in Canada, it is true, but Canada is the land of the north star, and almares with our own Republican States the sublime devotion to the rights of the black man. We have our Civil Rights bill to prevent discrimination against color, but if the Republican communities of the North persist in setting it at deliance we shall have to adopt a new Constitutional amendment to meet the trouble. VIOLETS FOR PROFIT. It is reported, on what appears to be good horticultural authority, that the ravages of a microscopic insect in the violet fields of Southern France, threatens the entire destruction of that profitable industry. If this be so, acre, and even ten-acre violet farms may soon become a California institution. Wide awake horticulturists have known for an eye on the course of events in Southern France, for the occupations which now prove lucrative there, may ere long, from exhaustion of the soil and development of new diseases, cease to do so, and will, like viticulture, become a possible heritage for the Pacific Coast. Where is the capitalist who will carefully test possibilities of soil and climate here for the commercial growth of flowers, and the manufacture of pure fumes for the world's markets? There need not be too many kinds tried at once; the violet, the rose, the bitter orange, the acacia, the jasmine, are all desirable and profitable if rightly grown and used. But, even as in some seasons the bees find scant honey even in the white sage, so in some seasons, even in the best of flower lands, the blossoms have comparatively little fragrance. Some years, however, the perfume is better than usual. A flower farm is beautiful to look upon, and gives employment to a larger number of women and children per acre cultivated, than does almost any other branch of horticulture. DISASTROUS FIRE AT TOMBSTONE. A fire broke out at Tombstone about 3 o'clock on Thursday afternoon, and the best part of the town was consumed. The Grand Hotel and magnificent rooms of the Tombstone Club adjoined and were immediately enveloped in flames. The fire spread rapidly and soon the entire block between Toughnut and Allen streets and Third and Fourth streets were in flames. The flames spread across Allen street and destroyed the entire block to Fremont street and again crossed Fourth street, destroying the block bounded objects of organized defiance. Four cases of the kind have been reported in three weeks, and what is peculiarly disheartening, three of them occurred in the North. A colored Colonel was refused quarters at the Revere Hotel, in Boston; a colored clergyman was denied the privilege of sitting down to dinner at the regular table on a Hudson-river steamboat, and the appointment of a colored man to be a letter-carrier at Toronto, Canada, provoked a strike among the white carriers, and the Postmaster was forced to assign the appointee to other work till the matter can be settled. Toronto is in Canada, it is true, but Canada is the land of the north star, and almares with our own Republican States the sublime devotion to the rights of the black man. We have our Civil Rights bill to prevent discrimination against color, but if the Republican communities of the North persist in setting it at deliance we shall have to adopt a new Constitutional amendment to meet the trouble. CHANGE IS TO ASSECT THEORIES ADVANCED FACT; we also deemums to enlighten allow them to be less stories about past. INFECTED A cargo of orchid cisco last week counted Horticultural Dissection. This which this cargo probably will be named by P.Send Glover, see Agriculture, Washmead, in his final Insects for Florida," writes sects: "In there was first brought orange trees making its appearance Robinson, at Mt. St.Johns river Jacksonville. It to the groves devastation and So great was she became discours nearly annihilation been yielding had destroyed." Mr America," writes "Most of the cuz have already been tops and branches Their roots and alive, and annual young shoots, or predecessors." citrus growers owe that a strict insultments of citrus foreign countries importation of fruit Mr Cooke sai While the trial of those connected with the burning of the Ring Theatre in Vienna has been progressing and every German has been interested in the developments of it, another theatre — the Court Theatre at Schwerin—has been destroyed by fire. The theatre was crowded, and among those present was the Grand Duke himself. The fire was discovered by the property man, who reported it to the stage manager. The latter at once announced it to the audience, with a request that the house be cleared without delay. The iron curtain was lowered and the Grand Duke hastened to the front of his box to arrest a stampede that threatened to be another horror in the history of the stage. Attracting attention in a loud, clear and commanding voice, he addressed the audience to the following effect: "There is no immediate danger, nor any need for haste. I shall remain where you see me until every man, woman and child present shall be safe out of the house. I command all officers and soldiers of my army corps to keep their seats until the general public shall have effected its exit." The brave words of the ruler restored quiet, his requests and orders were obeyed; the civilians left the building without noise, confusion or casualty; in fifteen minutes the theatre was empty, and shortly after was burned to ruins. Successful examples of self-possession like this are worth remembering in similar possible cases of danger. A fire broke out at Tombstone about 3 o'clock on Thursday afternoon, and the best part of the town was consumed. The Grand Hotel and magnificent rooms of the Tombstone Club adjoined and were immediately enveloped in flames. The fire spread rapidly and soon the entire block between Toughnut and Allen streets and Third and Fourth streets were in flames. The flames spread across Allen street and destroyed the entire block to Fremont street and again crossed Fourth street, destroying the block bounded by Allen, Fremont, Third and Fourth streets. Here the flames were conquered. The loss is about half a million, and the insurance will reach about $250,000. Sarcasm. Riverside Press, May 20th. Richard Melrose, of the Anaheim Gazette, visited Riverside last Saturday to look after the interests of the country and see who were using water from the Santa Ana river. Mr. Melrose is Secretary of the Anaheim Water Company. The judgment obtained by that Company in the Superior Court a few weeks since is so big they don't know what to do with it, and they are now looking around to see what kind of compromise can be made. While the Court was about it the Judge ought to have ordered the Orange and Santa Ana people to build the Anaheim Company a ditch to put their water in, as they had no ditch of sufficient capacity to carry the water to which the Court said they were entitled. Chicago, May 23.—Dr. Stemen of Fort Wayne, formerly a Methodist minister, preached last Sunday evening, and thought that he discovered his bitter enemy, Dr. Swearinger, making faces at him. He walked down the aisle and offered to thrash him at once. Swearinger retaliated by having Stemen arrested on a charge of an unprovoked assault. When they met in the Justice's office Stemen put in three stinging blows on his adversary's face, which drew blood, and the case was adjourned. WESTMINSTER ITEMS. In addition to the party that went to Laguna Canyon a week ago last Tuesday, six more went down last Friday. Part of the company returned Sunday, part Monday, and the last on Tuesday of this week. The usual amount of curiosities, such as coffer and abalone shells, tarantula's nests, etc., are exhibited, and all report a very pleasant trip, one person going so far as to say that no party that ever left Westminster had as much fun in the same time. Among the other improvements at the Westminster pork packing establishment we notice a brand new picket fence surrounding the residence and garden of the proprietor. In noticing the sale of O. Griffith's place in last week's issue of the Gazette, your correspondent made a mistake in the name of the purchaser. It should have been Mr. Bates instead of Graves. Mr. T. C. Hull sends forty cases of eggs to market this week. New potatoes at the store this week for the first time this season. Joseph Caldwell is boring a well for Mr. Abbott, and Robert Bothwick commenced a new well for John Bixby on Thursday. Last Sunday night there was a pleasant Sunday school concert at the Congregational Church. Mrs. Bromley is visiting her daughter, Mrs. F. H. Robinson. Dried rose leaf sofa pillows are getting to be the fashion here owing to the abundance of roses on hand. Mrs. Lefler picked seven hundred full blown roses from the front of her house one day this week, and there are plenty left. The promise for a heavy fruit crop is good. The Muscat grapes everywhere seem very full; apples, apricots and figs are loaded and other fruits look well. A Dietetic Departure. EDITOR GAZETTE:—For the information of all those who have taken an interest in our dietetic departure, we deem it advisable to publish through your valuable paper the fact that we have decided for the present to use certain kinds of vegetable productions (such as beans, peas, potatoes, etc.) in a cooked state, as food. It is now three years PACIFIC COAST NEWS. The Marysville Appeal claims that a drayman of that city owns the identical woolly horse which Fremont rode to California in 1847, the animal now being about thirty-eight years old. Last Saturday morning the two-year-old son of H. C. Tupper of Fresno, fell backward into a tub of hot water and was scalded. The child died from the effects of his injuries. The U. S. Senate has passed the Miller bill, granting four Confederate cast-iron cannons and sixteen cannon bails for the Soldiers' monument at Modesto, Cal., which is to be erected by Grant Post, No. 9, G. A. R. Every boot and shoe dealer in San Jose, except two, has signed a pledge not to patronize or deal with any Chinese manufacturers of boots and shoes in Santa Clara county. They will also, as soon as they can, discontinue to deal with wholesale houses in San Francisco that have their work done by Chinamen. Nathaniel Gilmore attempted to jump on a train of the Southern Pacific Railroad while it was passing along Fourth street at San Jose. He was drawn under the car and the whole train passed over his legs, mangling them in a horrible manner. He was placed on a wagon and carried to the residence of his sister, where both legs were amputated below the knees. He will probably die. His parents live in Santa Cruz. At Tucson on Tuesday morning J. H. Weber, night watchman for L. Ziekendorf & Co., while crazed by drink, fired promiscuously at people passing the store. One young man, C. M. Hinton, a peaceable spectator of his proceedings, was shot through the heart and instantly killed. Weber shot over a dozen times under the idea that he was being robbed. He was finally arrested. The murderer has a wife and three children in Nevada. Hinton, who was greatly liked by his associates, has a wife in Oakland. A curious accident happened to some of the boys of the Durant School, Oakland, one day last week, which has resulted in the death of one of them—Harry F. Sperry, who A Dietetic Departure. EDITOR GAZETTE:—For the information of all those who have taken an interest in our dietetic departure, we deem it advisable to publish through your valuable paper the fact that we have decided for the present to use certain kinds of vegetable productions (such as beans, peas, potatoes, etc.) in a cooked state, as food. It is now three years and eight months since we used any cooked food of any kind, having kept strictly to those articles which are pleasant to eat without cooking, and have enjoyed perfect health. If any deleterious effect should follow the moderate use of cooked food we should be able to find it out after so long an abstinence from it. Our object in making this change is to ascertain chiefly whether the theories advanced hitherto have any basis in fact; we also deem it best to use your columns to enlighten the public, rather than allow them to be duped by idle and ridiculous stories about us as it has been in the past. Infected Foreign Oranges. A cargo of oranges arrived in San Francisco last week from Tahiti which were found to be infested with scarce insects. Horticultural Inspector Cooke had them disinfected. The species of scale insect with which this cargo of oranges was infested is probably the Mytilaspis (Aspidiotus) Gloverii, named by Professor Packard after Townsend Glover, recently of the Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Wm. H. Ashmead, in his work, "Injurious and Beneficial Insects found on the orange trees of Florida," writes of this species of scale insects. "In the year 1855 (date given me) it was first brought into this country on some orange trees imported from China—first making its appearance in the grove of Dr. Robinson, at Mandarin, a small town on the St. Johns river, about twelve miles from Jacksonville. In a few years it had spread to the groves throughout Florida, carrying devastation and ruin everywhere it went. So great was the damage that orange growers became discouraged, and orange culture was nearly annihilated. Many groves that had been yielding handsome incomes were totally destroyed." Mr. Brown in his "Trees of America," writing of this species, says: "Most of the cultivated oranges in Florida have already been injured by them, their tops and branches being mostly destroyed. Their roots and stems, it is true, remain alive, and annually send forth a crop of young shoots, only to share the fate of their predecessors." For the protection of the citrus growers of this State it is important that a strict inspection be made of all shipments of citrus fruits, etc., arriving from foreign countries, to prevent, if possible, the importation of this and other insect pests. Victoria, (B. C.), May 22.—Advices from Harrisburg, Alaska, of the 10th inst., give the following account of the recent trouble with the Indians: The two tribes of Indians, the Awkes and the Stickeens, had some difficulty some time ago and the Stickeens got the best of the light. Last week the Awkes thought it was a good time to get revenge. The Awkes camped close on the west side, and a few Stickeens camped on the east side of town. The Awkes captured a woman belonging to the Stickeens and were going to burn her at the stake, but she made her escape and came to town for protection. The Awkes came to the miners and made a demand for the woman, but the miners would not give hay up. The Awkes concluded to take her by force, but three companies of military turned out in force and very soon drove the Awkes out of town. The only damage done was the dislocation of an Indian's jaw and a broken musket stock. Columbus (S. C.), May 22d.—The monuments, headstones, etc., of the Jewish Cemetery have been thrown over or demolished by unknown persons. Vienna, May 24.—Information has just reached here that incendiaries have destroyed Smargon, a village near Mensk, and that the mob which fired the place burned a number of Jewish babies alive. Thermometrical Record. The following is our record (taken 1) miles North of town) for the week ending Wednesday P.M. May 24, giving lowest point by night preceding date and highest by day: DATE. May ..... 18 47 64 82 72 " ..... 19 48 56 78 67 " ..... 20 56 61 78 65 " ..... 21 58 60 79 64 " ..... 22 59 60 75 64 " ..... 23 58 61 75 63 " ..... 24 56 58 72 62 Average Temperature.....632 LOS ANGELES MARKETS. Corrected weekly for the Gazette by E. GERMAIN, Commission and Shippaz Merchant, 24 Main street, Los Angeles. P. O. Box 58. BUTTER, fresh, choice, per lb, 30c. Fair to good " 25@27½c. Eggs, per dozen, 20c. Bacon, light breakfast, per lb, 16c. Medium " 14c. HAMS, California, per lb, 14@15c. LARD, 10 lb tins, 13c. 5 lb " 13½c. 2½ lb " 15c. HENS, per dozen, $6 00@$7 00. ROOSTERS, "$5 00@$6 00." BROILERS, "$4 00@$5 00." DUCKS, "$6 00@$6 50." TURKEYS, live, per lb, 15c. dressed," 20c. POTATOES, per 100 lbs (new, in carload lots) $2 00@$2 25. RAISINS, California, 20 lb boxes, $2 00@ $2 50. WALNUTS, new, per lb, 15c. Fire Insurance. Richard Melrose, the agent for all the first-class insurance companies represented by the Hutchinson & Mann agency, has been authorized to issue policies direct, without referring the applications to the home office. There are no better companies than those of this agency, and none do a larger and safer business. Call and get rates. The following is our record taken 15 miles North of town) for the week ending Wednesday day. P. M. May 24, giving lowest point by night preceding date and highest by day: DATE. Lowest High Highest Lowest May ..... 18 47 64 82 72 " ..... 19 48 56 78 67 " ..... 20 56 61 78 65 " ..... 21 58 60 79 64 " ..... 22 59 60 75 64 " ..... 23 58 61 75 63 " ..... 24 56 58 72 62 Average Temperature.....63° Average highest and lowest.....64° BORN. In Los Angeles, May 23d, to the wife of W. P. Gardiner, a daughter. MARRIED. In Los Angeles, May 20th, Martin V. Biscailuz and Miss Ida R. Warren. At Compton, May 21, Mr. J. P. Cook and Miss Abbey Day. DIED. In Los Angeles, May 15th, Alice J. infant daughter of A. and C. P. Frieseneker. At Pasadena, May 21, Jacob Weingarth. In Los Angeles, May 21, Frank Thompson, aged 24 years and 20 days. In Los Angeles, May 21st, H. Smoot, aged 53 years. In Los Angeles, May 25, Alfredo Dominguez, in the 38th year of his age. Wells, Fargo & Co. There are packages in Wells, Fargo & Co office for the following persons: Julia A Jones, J B Tombes, R J Northam, Theo Reiser, W A Morrison, G B Shaffer, A Clear Complexion Can be had by every lady who will use Parker's Ginger Tonic. Regulating the internal organs and purifying the blood it quickly removes pimples and gives a healthy bloom to the cheek. Read about it in other column. To the Public. GOODMAN & RIMPAU Of The DRY GOODS PALACE HAVE just finished MARKING THEIR GOODS DOWN to the Very Lowest Figure In order to induce sales, and thus make room for their SPRING STOCK which will begin to arrive next month. SPRING STOCK which will begin to arrive next month. POSITIVE BARGAINS Can be secured in every line of goods dealt in by us during the coming month, but it must be borne in mind that it is only by doing an exclusively CASH BUSINESS That we can give the bargains we do. Hippolyte Cahen, Selling Out. Notice. As I anticipate making some changes in my business, I will from this day sell all my stock of Drygoods at Cost. Groceries at lowest market rates. Center Street, Anaheim, Cal. Being satisfied that the credit business is detrimental both to the merchant and consumer, I have positively resolved to stop it after the 1st day of September, 1881, and confine myself to a strictly cash basis. For this purpose I will sell goods at the lowest market rates possible, for Cash or Produce, and feel assured that it will be for the benefit of all parties. Thanking my customers for their liberal patronage in the past, I would respectfully solicit a continuance of the same in the future. All persons knowing themselves to be indebted to me will please come forward and make a settlement at their earliest convenience. THE GREAT STORM Of January 12th, 1882, which injured or destroyed several of Windmills in Los Angeles County proved conclusively that the CALIFORNIA WINDMILL market rates. Center Street, Anaheim, Cal. THE GREAT STORM Of January 12th, 1882, which injured or destroyed sections of Windmills in Los Angeles County proved conclusively that the CALIFORNIA WINDMILL is the only one that can stand, uninjured, a heavy male. Although some of nearly every other manuature was destroyed, so far as known every one of the California Mills put up by the undersigned escaped injury. These Mills are so strongly made and so perfectly self-regulating that, when properly put up, it is almost impossible for a storm to injure them. It is also superior to other Mills in having ADJUSTABLE STROKE (4 different lengths) in the ease and nobilityness of its work, in the beauty of its design and finish and in the marvelously low prices at which it is sold. I will furnish these Mills. with Pumps and Tanks, and set them up in complete running order at the lowest possible rates. For further particulars call upon or address S. B. SMITH, Anaheim, Cal. The General Agent for Los Angeles County. ANAHEIM HOTEL. A. GWIN, Proprietor, Center Street, Anaheim. THE PROPRIETOR BEGS LEAVE TO ANnounce to the public that he has leased the above-named house for a term of years, and he solicits the patronage of his friends and the traveling public. Every article of furniture in the house is perfectly new, and the rooms are furnished comfortably and with taste. Booms, en suite or single, can be had on reasonable terms. It will be the proprietor's aim to make the cuisine all that the most captious could desire, and everything which can be had in the market will be found upon the table. A bar stocked with the purest native and imported wines and brandles, and cigars, is attached to the house. Land for Sale. 20 ACRES OF LAND FORTY RODS WEST OF the Anaheim depot. Finest vineyard land in the valley. Inquire at this office, or address J. M. GUINN, Box 317, Los Angeles. GERMAN CARP. THE UNDERSIGNED HAS ACCEPTED THE agency for the sale of carp from the ponds of Mr. Petit of San Bernardino, and is prepared to furnish any quantity and of any size at the most reasonable rates. Information in regard to the preparation of Ponda or the care and culture of Carp cheerfully furnished. Call upon or address A. L. TAYLOR, Westminster. Barbed Fence Wire For sale by A. GUY SMITH & CO., Anaheim. VISITING CARDS at the Garrett Office