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Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-12-13
The harbor.

The Express takes violent exception
to our suggestion that the railroad
should be extended to Dead-Mans ISL
and, and seems to think that If this
were done, the improvement OF the
harbor would be forever set aside.
Now the facts are simply, that an APP
preparation has been secured sufficient
to build a breakwater, and leave a
hundred thousand dollars to improve
the harbor. There is no probability
that under present circumstances,
much more can be Immediately had
A small sum, judiciously expended,
will make a safe and accessible harbor
inside the breakwater, and that har-
Dor can be extended inland as fast as
the needs of commerce require it, and
the money can be had to do the work.
But the question now is, how to get
harbor at once, with the means on
hand. With the railroad terminating
atWilmington, the harbor can only be
reached by the present expensive and
inconvenient system of lighterage,
but if extended to Dead-Man's Island,
the unexpended balance can be so ap-
piled as to at once be available.
That vessel drawing 8 feet of
water had gone in and out OF the
harbor at Wilmington is true, but
that any one would depend upon this
as regular thing needs no denial.
To make Wilmington accessible to
vessels like the Pacific Mail steamers
will require a considerable amount OF
dredging, and no man expects to see
this done in any reasonable time.
Then, plainly, the sensible thing to DO
is to extend the railroad to Dead-Mans
Island as we suggested, expend the
money we have, and can get, in OPEN
ing the harbor, and as more wharf
room is needed, the bay can be dredged
further back. We see no way in which
this will interfere with the present
improvements or render anything that
has been done useless. On the con-
trary, it will at once make available
the work that has been completed, in
stead of requiring the growing city OF
Los Angeles and the enterprising town
of Wilmington, with their extensive
commerce, to sit idly waiting for
harbor to be dug a long way into the
interior. If the Express sees anything
absurd in this proposition its vision
must certainly be assisted in some way
not accessible to ordinary persons.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-12-13
A New Mining District.

Messrs. Kennedy, vanderlips and
Rains, gentlemen extensively inter-
ested in the silver mines of the Pam
namint District, are in town, endeav-
oring to secure the cooperation Of our
citizens in opening . wagon road from
Los Angeles to those mines, These
gentlemen represent the mines to be
exceedingly rich in milling ore, and
Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-12-13
Petroleum In Los Angeles Co.

We think it is safe 20 say that one o
the most important products OF LOST
Angeles County is Petroleum. Among
all her vast and valuable resources, its
production stands out prominently as
one of the most promising of the many
remunerative industries that are only
waiting for the hand of capital to deve-
lop. Oil was discovered some years
ago, in the springs flowing from the
north side of the San Fernando noun
tains, and about five years since the
lands were mainly located by parties
from this city. The springs extend for
about seven miles, and bring to the
surface quantity of crude petroleum,
unequaled in any part of the world.
For years, several barrels of oil have
been daily flowing to the surface, and
until recently no steps have been
taken to utilize the immense mine of
wealth that has lain there, waiting for
the hand of enterprise. This is about
to be changed. The last steamer
brought down1 from San Francisco the
necessary machiney for refining the
oil, and in few weeks Los Angeles
will be supplied with burning oil
from her own soil, and instead
of sending abroad for light, will be
prepared to ship it to all the world
The refinery is to be built by the Los
Angeles Petroleum Refining Com
pany, an association organized under
the laws of California, with a capital
of 100000. About $4,000 of this has
already been subscribed, and some
$1,000 paid in. AS soon as $500 more
is secured, the books will be closed for
the present.
The principal object at the present
is to fully demonstrate the value of
these deposits, when wells will be
sunk and the works enlarged to any
capacity desired.
The refinery will be located at
Lyons Station, about 80 miles from
this city. The building, for which the
lumber has already been purchased,
will be IS feet wide, by 40 feet in
length. AS the manner of refining is
doubtless new to many Of our readers,
we give brief description of the pro-
cess. The crude oil is first placed in
the still, which is made of boiler iron,
nj will contain about 60J gallons.
By the application Of intense heat the
oil is vap0rized, and passes through
two-inch pipe immersed in cold water
for distance of 100 feet into the agita-
tor. And this iron vessel, the inside of
which is lined with lead, TO prevent
the action of the acids employed in
cleansing. Here the oil is treated with
caustic soda and other chemicals, and
constantly agitated by revolving pad
dies. 1t is then washed with water
and subjected to the action Of oil OF
vitriol, when it is again washed in
through two waters, and drawn into
the distillery tank. From thence the
oil is pumped into the stone tanks,
and is ready to be placed in cans or
barrels for shipment.
The company's works will cost about
50, 500, and will produce from four to
Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-12-13
U. S. Patent tn City Land.


EDITOR HERALD:-The City Coun-
ell has been repeatedly solicited by
citizens and property holders to OBJ
tain from the United States Govern
ment a patent for the city lands.
While some citizens seem to believe
that the issuance of the patent would
contribute much toward the settle
ment of titles, others rsoppose the move
ment, believing that the issuance of
patent would create lawsuits and un-
settle many titles to property.
Can you or any of your readers en-
tighten the public on this question
+ oo0Ea6E b PROPERTY HOLDER.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-12-13
The Senate Committees.

The Administrative leaders in the
United States Senate have done them
selves no credit in the composition of
the Committees of that august body.
The purity, ability and special fitness
of Senator Sumner, not less. than the
high respect in which he is held, called
for his restoration to the head of the
Foreign Relations Committee. The
people have cast aside ancient party
distinctions, the President has pub
licly recognized the fact, and the Sem
ate should have bowed to the decision
of the people by restoring him to the
place from which nothing but party
spirit removed him.
The people have set the seal of en-
phatic condemnation on railroad leg
islation, yet Bill Stewart, the attorney
and special champion Of corporate
greed, is made the Chairman of the
important Committee on Railroads.
The Senate is too much of an aristo-
cratic institution to suit the temper of
the people in these times, and its aris-
tocracy partakes too much of the shod-
dy to make it popular. Give us a
change.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-12-13
srEAMER Gypsy,

"
STEAMER Gypsy,
For San Diego and all way ports, carrying
OILS, ACIDS, POWDER, etc., not allowed to
be carried on passenger steamers, will leave
San Francisco DECEMBER 30.
Freight on, OILS, to San Pedro, 80 cents per
case. si.fefs
FOR NEW YORK VIA PANAMA,
Steamers leave san Francisco December
4th and goth, and call at San Diego, Mazatlan,
ManZanillo and Acapulco.
FOR CHINA AND JAPAN.
Steamers leave San Francisco DECEMBER
lst and 10th. sr st
Through Bills of Ladng signed, and through
tickets sold to all ports on the San Diego route
to New York, Europe, Mexico and South
America, at San Francisco tariff rates.
PASSAGE:
To New York, cabin ......,..............Sl0
To New York, steerage ......-................. 5O
To San Francisco, cabin. ..........-. 10
To San Francisco, steerage .-............. y
Cabin plans at agents office. For passage
apply to II. MCCLELLAN,
mol Agent for Los Angeles County.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-12-13
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE HERALD.

In times of peace prepare for war.
This for the benefit of the City Coun-
Gil, and means that when the mud
dries up sidewalks and crossings
should be built. 81
Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-12-13

VIM. M. EvARTs is spoken Of for
Secretary of State, though the Presi-
dent has not intimated any desire for
a change. In this the President differs
very materially with the people. A
very large majority of our citizens, of
all shades of political faith, are exceed
ingly anxious for change, and would
hail with pleasure the appointment Of
Mr.. Evarts, or any other American Of
respectable talents, to take the place
of the aristocratic old Spanish mack
erel that now disgraces the portfolio
of State. t 'ie
Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-12-13
THE BEAUDRY TRACT.

what is being dOne-HOw IL IL done
And all about ft-M desirable
building lOcatiOns-An N enterprisins
citizen who has made mint of
money by his enterprise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-24
The Saratoga Races

SARATOGA, July 2A-Ihe meeting Of the
Saratoga Racing Association was inaugurated
to-day with splendid weather and an excellent
track.
THE FIRST RACE
for the Traverse Stakes of one and three
quarter miles. fer three year Odds, was the great
event of the day, and created intense excite
ment. There we're Seventy-nine nominations,
OF which the following started: MerOdoc, Count
d'orsay, Springbok, Tom Bowling, Fellow
craft, Mccormick, Waverly, and Free Lance.
Count d'Orsay did not get away when the Dag
tell, and was out of the race from the start.
Bowling won; Springbok, who ran, tapping
HIM on the greater part of the race. At the
furlong pole, on the home stretch, he threw his
rider. Time, 3.O9a,.
After the race claim of foul riding was male
against Tom BOwlings jockey, IL beng asserted
that he rode over Springbok, cutting his fOreleg
The judges, after prolonged consultation,
decided against the appeal, and gave the race
to Bowling, with WaveTly second, Merodoc
third. The injury to SpringbOk is slight.
THE SECOND RACE
was for sweepstake for all ages, $50 entrance
p. p. with $50 added, one mile and a quarter,
The following started: Joe Daniels, Wiscard,
Strachino, and OTtolOn. Strachino won, with
Joe Daniels second. Time, 2:IlH.
THE THIRD RACE
on the Fleash stakes, for two year Odds for one
hundred dollars, half forfeit, with $500 added.
distance half mile, was won by Regardless;
king Amadeus, second. Time, 5OK.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-24

THE SALT MINES OF LOUISIANA The salt
mines discoveries in the TcChe country, Iouisi-
ana, during the late civil war. are now being
worked, while the surface II covered with grow
ing sugar cane. The bed estimated 20 contain
ninety millions tons CT pure solid rsck salt is
located or an Island Of 300 eco acres rising ISS
feet above salt marsh. Access T. obtained 20
th's island by steamboat line. running between
Brashear City and New Iberia The soil - COM
POSED Of sand, loan, gravel and clay, aud the
surface Is partially covered with magnolia, live
oak, G press, maple, locust, gum, walnut and
fruit bt airing trees The vegetation resembles
that OF rich prairie, and the scenery is varied
ami beautiful. Access TO the interior OF the salt
mines = obtained by an elevator, running up
and down torty-foot shaft, cut through the
solid material. The width Ofthe vein j. ~ feet ,
aud the visitor il surrounded on ali sides by r.ck
salt as dry as powder. The absence OF moisture
u one OF the most striking peculiarities, ana the
iron and steel nipple mcnts used are Quite bright
Two large chambers have been cut cut OF the
vein.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-24

NEW ENGLAND MUsr Go ouTHl-Su,h -
tne starting conc usion OF the Charleston News
and Courier, in view Of cotton spinning pr,,.
PeCts. 1t says;-fhe southern cotton mills arc
working tut time and are making money ran
idly. Let the northern il-owners come down
south and they csn 10 the same The statistics
show that yarn can b. manufactured in South
Carolina, transported ~ the north. paw a com
mission of five per cent. f-r selling. b. sold a.
the csst OF northern production, aud vet yield
net pront OF i've cents pound. And 6err ain
class of colcred goods can be produced here
and sold In the north ~ the cost Of production
OF similar goods there, and vet , - profit OF
over ten cents pound Again, ,rilS made in
the Ssluda factory have been = ped 20 ENG
land and sold IN Manchester \; . rate which
left net profit Of AZ cents pound The
saving In cost Of material, IN waC in commits
Slons, in waste. IN transportation. Nr.. enables
the southern mills 10 DO profit le business
while the northern mills lose mon b.. and when
the northern mills ares doing t'.lr best the
southern mills do still better. TIL moral OF this
Is plain:-"Bring YOUR machiner, Town south
~ once, We manufacturers OF New England. tyr
to that, or closing your doors, We must come al
last"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-24

INGENUITY oF An INSANE MAN.-Thp Lam
caster lPal Express relates the following IN
giving an account of an attempted escape by
an insane man. "ln the insane department OF
the Lancaster county hospital there Is confined
man named John Eichhurue lie j. not dan
gerous, but - not safe 10 be let AZ large. A
short time since he managed 20 scale the ward
wall, fourteen feet in height. but was shortly
aiterward captured. Yesterday evening one OF
The assistants, in making tour Of the ward,
discovered hid under ple Of stones in a cor
ner singular looking ball, which he took 70
superintendent Cox. ON examination Il was
found that this ball was made up OF a rome
sOmethiI g thicker than broom twine and that
the material used in making il were the leaves
of peach trees, with which the ward j. studded,
the bark OF the small limbs and some grass
The rope when unwOund is nearly 3n0 feet in
length, when in a ball IL is a. large as twenty
four-POund round shot. IL Is so tough hat the
strongest hands cannot tear it apart. The man
must have been working upon Il for several
weeks, his object being 10 escape from the in-
stitution BY its AID.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-24
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR
This AHerneon's Dispatches.
ASSOCIATED PRAss REPORTS.


THEY ARE Committed FOR TRIAL.
MINNEAPOLIS, July 24.-The Tribune has re-
ceived q special dispatch from Fort Garry
dated July y, which says: The examination IN
the Gordon Kidnapping case is at last CON
cluded. The result antIci pa ted Is the commit
tai OF all the Decentralization, Merriam,
Bentley, Hay, and keegan. While no surprise
is manifested, the indignation excited among
the friends of the prisoners is very great. The
court, as per adjournment, convened to day 70
hear the decision Of Judge BetOurney.
MKENZIR, TIRE LAWYER
engaged by the defence, because they could Sc
cure no one else, (being refused the benefit OF
Mr.. Nelson's services denied in toto the charge
that he demanded from the prisoners an adj
ditionsl fee of 5000 before continuing
the case. lie called upon the prisoners 70
cleanse him of these charges of extortion and
black mail. The arrangement, he SAID, by
which he had been retained y counsel had been
made with Consul Taylor, and lac had acted
honestly.
THE PRISONERS COMMITTED.
Judge Betourney then proceeded to read the
conclusions 10 which he had arrived. After
reviewing the evidence at length he committed
all the prisoners for trial at the next term OF
the Court of Queens Bench in october.
The prisoners asked that the following day at
II O'Clock be set as the time when an appIica-
ton TO be admitted to bail might be made.
GENERAL CLARK
arose in reply and said that while he felt that he
had been toully abused by the prisoners friends,
he would show themh how magnanimous he would
be. This was court of Justice, and as an
officer of that court he would forget all the indig
mites which might be heaped on him, ana do
all that lay in his power for the prisoners
Counsel for the prisoners had asked a special
bearing in their case, which was without pre-
cedent, but in spite of this he would grant the
petition.
During the session Judge. Betourney stated
that Consul Taylcr had made a satisfactory eN-
PLANTATION, and that he was convinced that no
contempt of court was intended by the recent
publication Of his card. Clark attempted TO
force public explanation on Taylor, which
failed, aId the court adjourned till II o'clock
to- morrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-24

VIENNA ExposITIoN-The following Is ex-
tracted from letter just received from a gem
tleman of this city now in Vienna:
Gas to the exposition in general, for my own
part am much disappointed. Ii Is certainly
grand and complete in many departments. but
1t lacks the system of arrangement which was 20
excellent in the Paris exhibition of 1857. IL Is
very laborious work to visit the separate build
ings. The German exhibition of educational
appliances is very interesting. The system of
school examinations from our country is good
and there is good supply of text books. The
through a number of great and splendid shops
such as you will see in London, Paris, and New
York. There is not much from Oriental
nations as | presumed there would be, nor are
there are comparatively few strangers here,
such has been the suicidal policy of hotel
keepers and others. Vienna is noisy, dusty,
and hot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-24

STRANGk ADVENTURES ~ RiNn.
The public is now In possession OF definite in
formation in regard TO the movements OF Co.'S
except for the four months Just subsequent ~
his supposed cremation on the York road in
February, 1872, and OF those -four months sure
infoT nation Is given althsugh IL is largely con-
.ectursl. Cases OF frsud uron insurance com
ranaes are very com mon. but . fraud carried on
50 long and with the participation OF - many,
finally ending in a peculiarly horrible murder,
has in u strange and unusual elements Like
All other affairs nowadays, this affsir has a
mig IN n, which Is prominent feature OF the
Ease. The various hentincsthpns OF this ring
connect az the rsrts together, and PROVE con-
clnsiNely that W h =. Co.'s. A. a.. Wilson and
the murdered N an we're aud the same The
ring VAS often in the hands OF LOnis Engel, ly-
ing near Co.'s workshop. on the York road
and he became familiar with All it, nee ptIar,,.,s
A similar ring WAS pledged to A sraha m I,ood
Newark. In Newark the ring VAS worn for tn,
months by young woman TO whom W iisor psld
attentions, and IL identified hy her. The same
Jenneryile. IL wss neat foul nj in the buggy
admits to have been in his company on that
drive. This same ring was next tdentine,l hy
the same fngel who had seen Il last upon the
hand Of Coes when he W as wor king AZ his lshora-
tory on the York road. Surely a stranger his
tory could not he invented by the vii 81 man
The ylctssttudes of that ring would form a sui
Ject Tor Wilkte Collins. which without tr.ns-
cending the actual truth. he could WORK into a
romance a. complicated and Interesting a. r.
ingenious novel OF The MoonstOne''-B
Amsr1cun. 't'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-24

A TERRIBLE STORY PROM APPoMATTox-
We were informed yesterday by a gentleman
from AppOmattOX that two or three days ago
man named Inge quarrelled with his son about
some trivial matter, whereupon the son an
nOunced his intention to leave the state, to
which the father objected. From words they
proceeded to blows, and the young man was
finally killed by his father, and buried by him
in the cellar of his dwelling. The occurrence
was soon heralded abroad, and an examination
of Mr.. Inge's premises was made by the author
ities when the body OF the murdered young
man was found The father was at once ar
rested, and is now in Jail. We give the above
as we hear 1t, without vouching for its truth
1t is said that the parties to the affair among
the most respectable residents of the county,
Lunch. Neps, 22d.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-24

DEMOLITION OF UNHEALTHY QUARTERS
In New York, at O'Clock last evening two
hundred and fifty policemen, under Inspector
Walling and the health inspectors, with one
work of pulling down the booths and she'd
around Washington market, in accordance
with instructions originating with the health
authorities. All the sheds as far. as Greenwich
street was soon leveled to the ground. The
butchers and other occupants showed no resist
ance to the officers of the law but contented
themselves with threats of suits for damages
West, Vesey and Fulton streets present the ap-
pearance of village blown down by hurri-
cane. The place was to be disinfected tins
morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-24

IMPORTANT WILL Casa case known as
the great Catholic will case was opened in the
probate court OF London, on july :. DIR. Deane,
q. C., opened the case for the plaintiffs with a
narrative Of the testaiOT's marriage relations
Baroness Weld, who died at Ostend in 1871, had
received over 150, 900 from her two husbands,
and son Who also predeceased her In ls36
she introduced herself 10 Cardinal wiseman,
who afterward continued 20 his death on inti-
mate terms with her. In l>s5 she executed her
first will. She lett legacies to a number of
Catholic institutions. as well as 10 her own fam
lily, whom she had always treated kindly,
though maintaining very little intercourse with
them. By later wills and codicils these legacies
were Increased, and ultimately two Roman
Catholic clergymen were appointed residaary
leeatees. The will was opposed by the mem
bers of her family on the ground OF incapaclty
and undue influence. The case was brought 10
a conclusion by q verdict for the plaintiffs. pro-
Founders of the will. it being urged that there
was no ground for the opposition whatever, and
that the defense was a speculative affair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-24

TIE SHAB's ACCOUNT OF HIS Travels
Ii VIII be curious to see, suppOsing such a revl-
lston 10 be really in store, what his Maiest =
will have To say about England and English po-
htical views in the journal, which with the
assistance of the editor of the Official Gazette
OF Teheran. he Is known TO he keeping. Is his
Majesty sufficiently civilized to be in haenced
by the offer of a very large sum for the copy-
right which has Just been made 10 him by one
OF our most enterprising publishers, through
Dr. Tholauzon, the French physician of the
household? Even then he would be sufficient
ly cunning, fancy, not to express his opinion
too freely about EnglLsh policy in the East.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-24

NIGHT AIR AND CHoLERA.-Dr Bell, of
Louisville. maintains that: No case of cholera
has ever yet occurred, except ar the result OF
sleeping at night where the cause is, and no
amount OF exposure in the day time, without
the sleep in night in the locality ever gave the
disease. No mere sojourner during the past
three hundred years has ever slept at night i'm
the malarious season in the Pontine marshes
(near Romeo without DIVING. The Abruzzi
mountaineers, who put in such crops a. are
raised there, sleep I'm day time, but never az
night All testimony that has spoken on this
no amount Of exposure in day time is perlOns.
but that the only danger is in sleeping in the
locality at night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-24
The British War in Africa.

BURNING OF TOWN BY THE ENGLIsa.
New YORK, July PA letter from Africa
states that the English burned the town OF
Elmna on June 31st on account of the inha abb
tants furnishing the Ashantees with arms and
ammunition. The town OF Cape Coast is full
of refugee Fantees TO the number OF 81. O0).
they having been driven in by the Ashantees
who now comm and all the interior 20 within a
mile OF the coat Dysentery is quite prevalent
among the British forces OIL account of the
scarcity of wafer.