anaheim-gazette 1883-07-28

WEEKLY GAZETTE. SATURDAY...JULY 28, 1883 SUBSCRIPTION. per year. $2. SMALL POTATOES. In the strike of the telegraphers now prevailing, the sympathy of the public ought to be, and doubtless is, with the operators. The grievances to which they have given voice show that their lot is a hard one. The position of operator is one requiring skill, intelligence and close application, qualities which ought to command from such a rich corporation a greater compensation than is now given. During the times of depression some years ago, a reduction of ten percent was made on the salaries of employees, which was gracefully submitted to, because it was plain that business was bad. But for several years business has been good, the corporation has been making tremendous profits, and instead of restoring the old pay they have adopted one rule after another, all bearing hard upon the operators and with the single view of increasing the corporation's income. As an illustration of this we may quote one regulation applying to the Los Angeles office, which allows each operator but two lead pencils each year. The ineffable smallness of such a rule is characteristic of a corporation which, in order to comply with the law limiting its dividends to eight per cent. per annum, has watered its stock from $30,000,000 to $90,000,000, so that it may declare a dividend of 8 per cent. on the latter amount, which in reality amounts to a dividend of 24 per cent. In a short paragraph last week, we gave expression to an opinion concerning corporations which is fully justified and confirmed by inquiry and observation. Is there one corporation in this State—or any other State—which cares a bawbee for the public, for its servants, for anything or anybody but a few favored stockholders? Old Californiaans are apt to take a sort of local pride in upholding Weils, Fargo & Co.'s Express, THE "PULLBACK" IN COURT. The ladies bless them—in their desire to dress becomingly, adopt occasionally styles of dress peculiar, fantastic or tasteful. Some years ago, fashion ordained that females should wear a style of dress to which the very appropriate name of "pullback" was given. When this style first came in vogue it was very much admired. It was really a very pretty style, and was a refreshing change from the barrel like rotundity given to the female form divine by the absurd hoops which had previously been affected. But as time wore on, pullbacks became quite altogether too much pullback. The breeches most affected by the dudes of the present day were not more clinging than some of the pullbacks worn by ladies while promenading. So contracted became this style of skirt, that the wearers were perfectly helpless; they had to walk with mincing steps for there was not room to swing their legs naturally; if their parasol, their handkerchief or their parse fell from their hands, the good offices of a passer-by were called into requisition to pick the up, because an attempt on the part of the fashionably attired female to stoop would have been attended with an unpleasant rupture; for a similar reason she had to stand at the counters in the stores when she went a shopping, and could not avail herself of the convenient stools to rest her tired body;—in short, she was a sweet, helpless, ridiculous, pretty doll. Nor was this style of dress carried to extremes only in the fashionable centers, for have we not seen and admired it even in the streets of Anaheim? These remarks are introductory to a notice of a suit wherein the pullback plays a conspicuous part. Julia Crockett—the very name is suggestive of tight skirt, high-heeled shoes and a poofle-dog led by a ribbon)—brought suit in Minnesota court against a railroad company asking for damages for injuries received at one of the company's stations. Julia fell between the cars and the railroad platform and was hurt. The company set up as a defense that the woman wore a pullback dress at the time of the accident, and was therein guilty of contributory negligence, in that the style of dress ANAJEMM Gossip Galore Madame Modje Ed. Gazette—Of the odd campers here. I must them would respond "tion," "how are you enjure a congregation of delight before gathered at thins as a consequence time. It must be confessed that is rather an uninterest charm lies in its access villages, its splendid even children can spend a suggestion of danger ing bath the day would enough were it not for which happily prevails fully repels even the s. As I have said, these hundred people here, being daily increased careful enumeration tion to make it is imminent readers all the people ing names occur to many published heretofore: Miss Clara Rust, Mrs. M. Roberts and family, Mrs. Strohdhofer Mrs. A. J. Lawton, Mrs. J. McCoolwil Mrs. Lewis and family, Mr. B. F. Porter, C. Kuchel, Miss Culverwright Maggie Higgins, Mrs. of Anaheim; Mrs. I Westminster; Mrs. F Centralia. The best, biggest and the many parties give Tuesday evening. It pillow case" species, in those present enter in casion that the evening uproarious, though much master of ceremonies, treeman of your city and the jolliest party immei- In a short paragraph last week, we gave expression to an opinion concerning corporations which is fully justified and confirmed by inquiry and observation. Is there one corporation in this State or any other State—which cares a bawbee for the public, for its servants, for anything or anybody but a few favored stockholders? Old Californiaians are apt to take a sort of local pride in upholding Weils, Fargo & Co.'s Express, because it is an old California institution, and because some of its managers are good fellows. But instances are numerous where its arrogance and indifference to the public convenience have been conspicuous. It is also amenable to the charge of countenancing very small—yea, even larceny transactions, one of which came recently under our observation. A Los Angeles firm imported a number of gold fish by express from San Francisco in a capacious jar, which while in transit was kept about half filled with water. But when the jar reached Los Angeles it was filled with water to the brim in the office of the company in that city, the jar was weighed in that condition, and the consignees had to pay a stuff rate for expressage on the water alleged to be from San Francisco, but which they could prove was the genuine Los Angeles fluid. A somewhat similar "small potato" swindle on the part of the S. P. R. company is, if we are correctly informed, of very frequent occurrence, viz., adding, whenever possible, a few pounds to the actual weight of the goods shipped. As an illustration of this we may note a couple of instances which were proved only on Thursday. The foreman of B. Dreyfus & Co., suspecting an overweight on a shipment of 21 empty pipes, had them weighed on Mr. Lewis' scales, and found that the railroad company had added 1500 pounds to the actual weight. On the same day Mr. Cahen received 10 coils of rope upon which 150 pounds overweight had been charged. If there is much of this sort of thing going on, the amount collected by the railroad company for freight not transported will aggregate a vast sum. In the two instances quoted, the nutritious weight was added in San Francisco and Los Angeles, respectively. A QUEER FUND. "The Conscience Fund" is the queer name given to a fund by the U.S. Treasury officials to which is credited all the money received from anonymous sources. It had its origin after the war, when the Department began to receive sums of money from science-stricken patriots who had swindled the Government on contracts or otherwise. Money so received could not be placed in any of the regular funds, hence the origin of the Conscience Fund, which has swelled by this time to a considerable sum. Only last week the Secretary of the Treasury received $4,400 from an unknown source, and these remarks are introductory to a notice of a suit wherein the pullback plays a conspicuous part. Julia Crockett—the very name is suggestive of tight skirt, high-heeled shoes and a poodle-dog led by a ribbon)—brought suit in Minnesota court against a railroad company asking for damages for injuries received at one of the company's stations. Julia fell between the cars and the railroad platform and was hurt. The company set up as a defense that the woman wore a pullback dress at the time of the accident, and was therein guilty of contributory negligence, in that the style of dress prevented the full use of natural means of escape. Judge Miller, of the U.S. Supreme Bench, ruled that the evidence was admissible and the point well taken, saying that certain dresses were not proper at certain times and places, as for example a ball costume in a baggage car. Pullbacks being no longer in fashion, there is no moral to be drawn from the predicament of the fair Julia, unless it be that in the future sensible ladies should refuse to follow the dictates of fashion when it seeks to impose a style of dress which restricts the free use of one's limbs. NEWS OF THE WEEK. Cetewayo, the Zulu King, is dead. A Yucatan paper says that 105,000 pounds of locusts were recently burned in Montal. This weight was gathered in four days. Cholera is raging in Egypt, especially in Cairo, where 284 deaths have been reported as occurring in twelve hours. The international rule match at Wimbledon, England, was won by the English team by forty-five points. The grand totals were: Britain, 1951; Americans, 1906. John W. Shipp of Nashville found a pocketbook containing $31,000 under a pillow at a hotel in St. Augustine, Fla. It was found to be the property of a banker of Utica, N.Y. A special from New Albany, Miss., says: Richard Dyar, a wealthy planter, and Sylvia Lambert, his housekeeper, have been jailed for trying to poison Dear's wife, by cooking the head of a moocasin snake in her coffee. A desperate prize night for five hundred dollars was fought near Nianticotte, Pa., on Tuesday. The principals were Paddy O'Brien, a saloon keeper, and Mike Brezeze. Eleven rounds were fought when a crowd of women broke into the ring, and brandishing knives and pistols, put a stop to the fight. A cyclone at Hitchcock, Dakota Territory, demolished houses and crops. Three persons were killed and a number dangerously wounded. A cyclone in Southern Minnesota on last Saturday was very destructive to property. A dozen persons were killed and a large number injured. During a storm on Sunday twelve inmates of Believe Hospital, New York, who were seated on a balcony were prostrated by lightning. One was burned on the arm. About half the number were picked up unconscious; all were more or less affected by the shock. None were seriously injured. A dispatch from Baltimore says that at Tivoh on Monday night over sixty persons were drowned under the following circumstances: A pier on which 700 excursionists had congregated waiting for a barge to take them to Baltimore, gave way just as the barge reached the wharf, and 300 people Madame Modjeska is to visit us next paring to give her affection. It is more than probable here quite a while. By the way, I wish an absurd rumor to Bixby and Hellman; on which the Lauderdale terminated to close after this season. positive denial to try the only foundation it necessary to run the road leading that event he will haint dant it open it for who desire. Moreof trees near the and do what he can attractive. Mr.B and public spirit to as the one attribute. On Sunday evening J.Sheridan, of The hold services in their are several of his colleagues glad to call a halt; for an hour or two season to more service "The Conscience Fund" is the queer name given to a fund by the U.S. Treasury officials to which is credited all the moneys received from anonymous sources. It had its origin after the war, when the Department began to receive sums of money from conscience-stricken patriots who had swindled the Government on contracts or otherwise. Money so received could not be placed in any of the regular funds, hence the origin of the Conscience Fund, which has swelled by this time to a considerable sum. Only last week the Secretary of the Treasury received $4,400 from an unknown source, and with the simple request to place it to the credit of the United States. If Brady, Dorsey and the thousands of other uninvited thieves who have enriched themselves at the public treasury should have a pricking of conscience strong enough to constrain them to disgorge, there would be a material lessening of the national debt. WHERE ARE THE PROPHETS? Have you ever noticed, in these days of cyclones, floods and elemental disturbances of various kinds, that the class of harmless ninies designated as weather prophets are conspicuously silent? When Wiggins and others of that ilk were filling the columns of newspapers with predictions dire of coming storms, the elements were strictly on their good behavior, and neither life nor property suffered from warring winds or rushing floods. But almost as soon as the predicters quit predicting there began a continuous and unprecedented visitation of torma oes, floods and storms. Cannot Vennor, Wiggins, Prophet Potts of Los Angeles and all of that brood begin their dismal croakings again, and see whether good effects will follow. Three prominent Democratic reminiscences are— Jeff. Davis, Samuel J. Tilden, Confederate Bonds.—Los Angeles Times. What is there in the political history of Samuel J. Tilden that should cause his name to be associated with that of Jeff. Davis, or bring up reminiscences of Confederate bonds? Gen. E. O. C. Ord, of the U.S. Army, died at Havana of yellow fever. CLOTHING! JACOBY BROTHERS ANNOUNCE THEIR GREAT BARGAIN BOOM! On account of a very important change in our business we are compelled to hold a GRAND Clearance Sale! Our immense stock must be greatly reduced Within the next 30 days. SWERPING REDUCTION IN ALL OUR DEPARTMENTS. $100,000 worth of Men’s and Boys’ Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Hats, Boots and Shoes to be slaughtered. We announce A Great Slaughter in Men’s and Boys’ Clothing. A Great Slaughter in Men’s and Boys’ Furnishing Goods A Great Slaughter in Men’s and Boys’ Boots and Shoes. A Great Slaughter in Men’s and Boys’ Hats, Etc., Etc. Etc. Special Great Bargain Boom Prices: 200 Child's Cass. Suits, 4 to 10 years $ 2.50 150 " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " 175 " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " 125 Boys' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 190 " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " 135 " " " " " " " " 290 Youth's ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 130 " " 175 " " 125 Young Men's ' ' 100 " " 115 " " All other goods in our line to be slaughtered at the same proportion. Our whole stock comprises new and stylish goods and has been only recently imported. Jacoby Brothers, The Leading Clothing House in Southern California. TEMPLE BLOCK, 121, 123, 125 and 127 MAIN STREET, Los Angeles PACIFIC COAST NEWS. Win Vaughan, a farmer living near Dixon, was attacked by a savage bear and received injuries from which he died in a few hours. William Ryan, a rainforest laborer, was killed at Oakland by being struck by a local motive. A cow on J. H Martin's ranch, on Bishop Creek, Inyo county, recently gave birth to five well-developed calves. D. E Calahan, ex County Treasurer of Sacramento, succeeded by smashing on Tuesday. He was short $1,100, but is not caught to be a bounty. C. J. Tuenon, Principal of the San Lorenzo school, secreted with a revolver. He had discovered his advanced to be the master of another man. Willie, a five-year-old son of Oliver Clark of Jackson, Amador county, was shot in the leg last Tuesday while fooding with a revolver. At San Francisco J. Bellemore soon and killed John Kelly, a noted sport. Both were drunk and Kelly applied an offensive epithet to Mrs. Bellemore. Richard Adams, 19 years of age, lost his life a few days since near San Diego, San Diego county, by being thrown from his house and a following wagon running out of his body killed in an instict. The Mormons celebrated the third anniversary of their settlement of Utah on Tuesday. The ceremonies took place at the Tabernacle and consisted of songs, prayers and speeches in the morning and a balloon session in the afternoon. Luciene Lelaga and his two sons, aged respectively 20 and 22 years, were seized in an old well on Meyers street, Fresno. The well had not been used for about six months and they went down to clean it out. It is supposed that the well was tail of carbonic acid gas. The machinery for an oleo-nargine factory was recently sent to a little place above Vancouver, W.T., where it was intended to establish a factory. The residents, however, objected, and one night recently took the machinery and dumped it into the Columbia river. Edward Kelleher, one of the threshing crew working on the Harris ranch, ten miles south of Yuba City, was killed by the derick fork. He was riding the fork when it sprang open and one of the times caught him in the neck. He died in an hour. The body of the little girl Alice Wilson, the daughter of one of a party of camperers, and who was lost in the mountains near Denkey creek, Fresno county, on the 15th inst., was found Sunday in a deep hole in Bear creek, about two and a half miles from all other goods in our line to be slaughtered at the same proportion. Our whole enterprise comprises new and stylish goods and has been only recently imported. All other goods in our line to be slaughtered at the same proportion. Our whole enterprise comprises new and stylish goods and has been only recently imported. How Many Miles Do You Drive? The ODOMETER Will Tell. This instrument is peeler three watchs. It tells the exact number of miles driven to the 1,000 part of a mile; counts up to 1,000 miles water and dusk tight; always in order; save horses from being overdriving; is easily attained to the wheel of a Buggy Carriage, Sully Wagon, Road Cart, Sully Plow, Henper Mower, or other vehicle. Invalidable to Liverymen, Please ask The Sun Dance. CHICAGO, July 25. — A dispatch from Rosebud Indian Agency, D. T., says: The annual sun dance of the Sioux Indians occurred yesterday afternoon at the camp near the agency. About 1000 Indians were present from all parts of the reservation and a number of white visitors. The ceremony of cutting a pole for the center of the dancing circle was performed Saturday afternoon. Merppe, nece of Standing Bear, wielding the ax. The charge on the prostrate tree was made by over 1000 young bucks on ponies. Sunday a brush incision was built and that evening fifteen Indians entered and commenced their long dance, having been fasting four days. In the afternoon the voluntary torture commenced, three men offering themselves. The medicine man performed the operation. He made two vertical incisions in each breast with a sharp knife, and passing a stick under, inflicted the flesh and fastened it to the end of a rope depending from a pole. The dancers then worked until they freed themselves by violently breaking the flesh. Follow a Woman broke loose in five minutes and Lives-in-the-Air after ten minutes' exertion, but Poor Dog remained tied up for half an hour before he could tear out the thongs from both breasts. They then all rejoined the dance. Several of the bucks had small pieces of flesh cut from their arms, their squaws offering their arms for part of the loss. The whole was a dreadful exhibition of physical endurance and savage barbarity. At 5 o'clock the dance closed, the participants having jumped up and down, blowing their whistles, for fifty hours without food or water, part of the time in the burning sun. Some were completely exhausted at the close of the dance, their eyes being closed and their bodies in spasms. This probably is the last time these cruelties will be permitted, as a strong effort is being made by the Government to stop the sun dance. Orders came to Agents McGillicuddy and Wright this year to prevent its occurrence, but it was impossible to do so. Vancouver, W. T., where it was intended to establish a factory. The residentshow, objected,and one night recently took the machinery and dumped it into the Columbia river. Edward Kelleher, one of the thrashing crew working on the Harris ranch, ten miles south of Yuba City, was killed by the derick fork. He was riding the fork, when it sprang open and one of the times caught him in the neck. He died in an hour. The body of the little girl Alice Wilson, the daughter of one of a party of campers, and who was lost in the mountains near Denkey creek, Fresno county, on the 15th inst., was found Sunday in a deep hole in Bear creek, about two and a half miles from camp. She had evidently fallen into the creek and drowned. San Bernardino Times: A rumor is affloat to the effect that two men named Rice had been killed in a difficulty with another man named Renkin, near Temecula, on Monday, and in the melee a woman was also shot. It is said that bad blood had existed between the parties for some time and the Rices had threatened Renkin's life. The narrow-gauge railroad from San Luis Obispo to Santa Barbara is now finished from Port Harford to Los Alamos,a distance of sixty-five miles. The main work now being done is the grading and ballasting of the road. The extension of the road will be commenced next spring and it is expected to have it through to Santa Barbara before the end of 1884. There grows in the sagebrush and desert lands of Nevada and Utah a shrub, called by the Indians "tempah," which, when made into an infusion, cannot be distinguished in taste from the Chinese tea. It is a blood purifier, and Indians and whites use it for medicine. Many of the miners of eastern Nevada have acquired a taste for it, and prefer it to the tea of the stores. Its effect is a mild stimulation, about the same as is produced by tea or coffee, and no harmful or injurious effects follow its use. Wong Chin Foo writes to the New York Sun as follows: "I wish to challenge Denis Kearney to a public debate, to be kept by him, if possible, within the limits of decency, on the comparison of the Chinese and Irish nations—their arts,their science,the morals,the history,the literature,the influence and their personal cleanliness. That Kearney may not have to beg the price of his hall, as usual, I pledge myself to contribute half the cost of it." Richard Connor, private watchman, shot and mortally wounded Myer Franks, thirteen years old, in Chicago, and gave as an excuse that the boy was in too close proximity to a railroad car containing watermelons. The watchman is under arrest. How Many Miles Do You Drive? The ODOMETER WILL TOIL. This instrument is no larger than a watch. It tells the exact number of miles driven to the 100th part of a mile; counts up to 1000 miles; water and dust tight; always in order; save horses from being overdriven is easily attained to the wheel of a Buggy.Carriage,sulley.Wagon,Road Cart,Sulley Plow,Renper,Mower.or other vehicle.Invaluable to LIVERMEN,PLEASE DRIVERS.PHYSICIANS,FARMERS,SURVEYORS,DRAWMEN.EXPRESSMEN STAGE OWNERS etc.Price only $5.00 each; one third of price of any other Odometer When ordering give diameter of the wheel sent by mail on receipt of price,post paid.Address McDONNELL OD METER CO. 2 North La Salle St., Chicago Jly21-3m STRAYED FROM THE LOS ALAMITOS RANCH ON THE 14th of July a dark bay horse,15th hand-high.The find will please return it to J.W.Rixby or to B.Dreyfus.Ansheim Cottage and Lot for Sale. THE FESENFELD COTTAGE AN Palm street,a car center is for cheap if applied for soon. Notice to Creditors. ESTATE OF ELISA KUELP. DECAUSED.NOTE is hereby given by the undersigned Administer of the estate of kila-kuelp,dressed.tothe creditors.of,andallpersonshavingclaimsagainstthesaiddeceasedtoexhibitthenwiththenecessarytouchers.withinfourmonthsafterthefirstpublicationofthisnotice,tothe saidAdministratorattheofficeofM.L.Wicks,b9and87TermisBlockLosAngeles,thesamebeingtheplaceforthetransactionofthebusinessofsaidestateinthesaidcountyofLosAngeles. A.SCHNEIDER. Administratorofthee-tateofEllasKuelp.decensed.DatedatLosAngelesJuly18,1883Jly21-4t THE FOUNTAIN Saloon and Billiard Room, CENTER STREET ANAHEIM DOMINIC LIEB, Proprietor. Pool Table and Billiard Table.The finest of liquors and cigars.Allthe illustrated papers. Maps of Los Angeles County for sale at the GAZETTE office for 50 cents GOODMAN & RIMPAU OF THE DRY GOODS PALACE Respectfully announce the receipt of a superb lot of New Goods. It is needless to enumerate them, suffice it to say that in every department the stock has been replenished, and we can confidently assert that We can gratify every taste. As to Price, we assert that neither in Los Angeles nor in any other part of the county Are we Undersold. This assertion we are prepared to substantiate. Soliciting the public patronage we again invite you to ascertain our prices and examine our stock. Agents For Devlin and Co., MERCHANT TAILORS OF NEW YORK. Suits ordered from Samples and a Perfect Fit Guaranteed. Several hundred samples Agents For Devlin and Co., MERCHANT TAILORS OF NEW YORK. Suits ordered from Samples and a Perfect Fit Guaranteed. Several hundred samples on hand. Special Notice. Having reopened I take this method of informing the public that I will now sell out my entire stock of DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps AND FURNISHING GOODS, Regardless of Cost! EVERYTHING MUST BE SOLD FOR CASH. S. S. FEDERMAN, KROEGER'S BLOCK. THE GREAT STORM 1 January 12th, day which injured or destroyed one or more Windmills in Los Angeles County proved and slowly that the CALIFORNIA WINDMILL Best and Cheapest 10 foot..... $75 12 "..... $85 14 "..... $100 MADE BY JACKSON & TRUMAN, San Francisco. Sworn Statement of the Condition OF THE Farmers' & Merchants' Bank The Purest and Best. Sworn Statement of the Condition OF THE Farmers' & Merchants' Bank OF LOS ANGELES At the close of business June 30, 1883. ASSETS Cash on hand $426,878.96 Cash with bank of California in S. Francisco and N. Y. 120,432.49 Cash with Lazard Freres bank N. Y. 99,758.36 Cash on call 318,027.40 Total available cash $981,147.27 U.S. 4 per cent and other government bonds 294,064.73 Loans and discounts 602,621.75 Bank building credit, safe and office furniture 25,672.39 Total $1,965,536.14 LIABILITIES Bond up $200,000.00 Reserve fund 300,000.00 Total capital and surplus $274,611 Profit 1,425,895.03 Depositors 2,175.00 Dividend uncalled for 2,175.00 Total $1,965,536.14 Examined and found correct. L.C. GOODWIN.) O.W. CHILD.) Jose MAR AREL. STATE OF CALIFORNIA. County of Los Angeles Isaac W. Hellman; President, and John Milner. Secretary of the Farmers' & Merchants' Bank of Los Angeles, being severally sworn, each for himself if says that the foregoing statement is true to his best knowledge and belief. (Signed) ISAIAS W. HELLMAN. President. JOHN MILNER, Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 24 day of July, 1883. JAMES C. KAYS, Notary Public. Los Angeles County, California THIS PAPER may be formed at G.O.P. ROWLL & CO. Newspaper per Advertising Bureau (10 Forces Street), where advertising contracts may be made for it in NEW YORK. The Purest and Best. CHEESEMAN'S BAKING POWDER For sale at the Store at the Depot. Taken Up BY THE UNDERSIGNED ON HIS PLACE SIX DINES North-east of Anaheim, on the Shanklin Ranch, a roan horse 8 or 10 years old, white face, branded with letter H on neck, and on the hip is a brand inscribable by type. The horse will be sold according to law if not claimed. HERMAN KOSTER. Anaheim, July 14, 1882. Notice. THE BOARD OF TOWN TRUSTEES WILL sit as a board of equalization at their meeting room in Odd Fellow's Hall on July 28th, 27th and 28th, 1883, between the hours of 3 and 5 P.M. by order of the board. E.F.NEWBOLD. Anaheim, July 5th, 1883. Town Clerk.