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Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-11
PROBATE NOTICE.

TN THE PROBATE COURT, Stateiof Cali
4 fornia. County Of Los Angeles.-1n the
Matter of the Estate of Lemuel L. Webber, de-
proving viii, Etc. Pursuant To am order of
this Court made this day, notice is hereby
given, that Monday the sixteenth day of No
vember, A. ID. 1874, at ten O'Clock, A, M. of
said day, at the Court Room of this Court, in
Los Angeles City, County of Los Angeles, has
been appointed for hearing the application of
now on file in this Court, purpOrting to be the
last Will and testament of lemuel p. Webber
deceased, be admitted To Probate, and that
letters testanentary be issued thereon 10 the
said Maria j. Webber, at which time and
place all persons interested therein may APP
pear and contest the same.
Dated November 4th, 1874.
Witness A. w. Potts, Clerk with the Seal of
said Court hereunto.
A. w. POTTS. Clerk
By Il. H. OWEN, Deputy.
LINDLEY & THOMPSON,
Attorneys. noy4-I0d
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-11
REAL ESTATE BROKERS.
------- ------------------- -
JIM. BALDWIN. CuAs. Z. BEANE.
Real Estate and Money
B ROKE S
THE FIRM OF
y. M. B ALDWIN
VIII negotiate Real Estate sales and Money
Loans, at ~ E-3 Downey Block, ground

EoR SAIE.-HOuSE WITH SEVEN
rooms, bath rooms etc, complete. Lot
l2ONl6J feet. Bearing Lime, Lemon, and other
trees-Nines bearing-Urange trees will bear
next season. Location, choice.
= OR RSALE.-CHOiCE DWELLING, cen
trally located. Six rooms with bath room.
Grounds and tlccS in perfect condition. Sold
win or without Furniture, ana at n bargain.
SC SOO WILL PURCHASE ONE
Anah' I'm. with house which cost Sl,300 Lot
has on ii 300 Walnut trees five years old, aud
three acres in alfalfa. Live fence enclosure.
EOR SALE. E.-TWENTY-ACRE TRACT
adjoining city. l900 choice vines, bear
ing. and about loo orange threes Willow
fence. Price, $3.50.
EOR SALEM THIS CITY, one lj-acre
tract, July set in walnut trees. Good lo-
cality and will be sold mt bargain.
EOR SALE.-RANCHo OF $50 ACRES
with two houses, well with thirty feet of
water. one half under fence. 1000 Orange,
Lime Lemon, Walnut and other trees. a6..
600 Vines. Ample supply of water for irri-
CATION. Title perfect.
EOR SALE.-sO ACRES FARMING land
with dwelling house. Under cultivation
last year. Location, near Downey City depot.
Water ditch runs through the tract. Price,
$1,000.
EOp SALE.--fO ACRES EXCELLENT
] corn or Tobacco land in Azusa Township.
Price, $50 per acre.
EoR SALEM LOS NIETOS TOWN
ship, cultivated farm of I30 acres. with
house, barn, corrals, etc. Located near X. Il.
depot. Price, $50 per acre.
E--OR SALE.--5J ACRES LAMBERT of
] San Antonio Rancho-splend Il land.
Price, Si.70O.
Apply to
]. NJ. BALDWIN,
#i' Ground Floor, DOwney Block.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-05-16
The Swiss Republic.

A change has Just been effected in the
Constitution Of Switzerland which in its
magnitude and completeness falls nothing
short Of revolution while the tranquil
ty with which it was accomplished is
thorough vindication Of fpopulargovernment
ment. For nearly fifty years the govern
of the country has been q close confedera-
tion of small States, each of the Cantons
being endowed in nlany respects with
nearly sovereign power. Now the whole
have been crystAllized into one strong ho-
mogeneous nation. The separate functions
Of the hitherto almost independent sec
tions have been well-nigh destroyed. Their
powers have been surrendered into the
hands Of one grand central authority. Capi-
tai punishment is abolished Education Ia
to be secular and compulsory. The powers
Of the Roman Catholic Church are mate
rally lessened. The civil authority is
made supreme in controlling ecclesiasti-
cal affairs. Many Of the old rules estab-
lished by the priesthood are uullihed.
Military service is declared to be the duty
Of every citizen, subject to the call Of the
Central Government All military re-
sources, whether of ofense or defense, are
henceforth taken from the Cantons and
neld completely under the authority of the
national power which. in brief, will hence
forth exercise all the functions which have
hitherto been scattered among the several
parts of the confederacy. The change In
one of the most sweeping that has ever
been made in . national constitution. IL
not only effects IN entire alteration in the
political conformation Of the Republic, but
it modi6es, and in some instances utterly
transforms, many Of the most important
Legislative enactments under which the
people have long been living. The move
ment which has resulted in this remarkable
change has been in slow process Of devsl-
opment for many years. The Conservative
and National parties, the one holding to
the doctrine Of State rights, the other
maintaining the expediency Of Central
Governments with full and cOmplets power,
have for many years been the chief par
ties In she Republic. The latter gained q
few steps in advance in the year 1S4s,
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-05-16
A Lawyer Cross Examines Himself.

The st. Joseph Mich. Democrat saws
We have heard of many amusing scenes
Occasioned by the liquor crusade, but we
think that the case OF lawyer j. r E,
at Centreville, last Tuesday, is entitled to
the ''blue ribbon"
Lawyer Z. was drunk. The ladies had
hun arrested and brought before ESQ. P.,
Lawyer >. prosecuting the case when the
following evidence was given
Lawyer Sc, your drunk
Lawyer Eyes sir.
S.-Where did you get your liquor
E.-By express.
S.-Where did You drink it
Eat home
81 give over the witness.
Lawyer 4. then arose and said he wouId
like to cross-examine the witness. The
court granted, and f. began questioning
himself AZ follows
Mr.. E.-You admit being drunk
A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-Ars you in the habit Of drinking
A.-4es, L sometimes take glass
Q.-1ou say you drank alone to-day
A.-Yes, sir.
Do you always drink alone
A.-NO, sir, not often.
O.-Whom have you drank with
mostlyl
A.-With Lawyer s..
@ Where have you drank with him
An Three Rivers, Sturgis, Constan
tine, Pigeon, Mendon, Burr Oak, Notta
va, Centreville and other places.
Q-HO" did you get your liquor to-
day
A.-By express, Y. D. d.
Q.-Were any other parties connected
with you in this purchase
A.-Yes. Squire p promised To take
half, but he couldn't raise the cash ~
had 70 take it all
E.-I am through with the witness.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-05-16
Gas Works in Small Towns.

The following, which we copy from the
America, MANUFACTURER aud Iron World,
published at Pittsburgh, will be read with
interest by many Of our citizens:
There is an impression very prevalent
that gas cannot be used as light economic
ally in small towns, that the first cost Of
the works, coupled with the cost Of making
gas to supply small demand as would
arise III these towns, would be so great as
to most etfectually debar its use by reason
Of the price per thousand that would have
to be charged to cover these items in cost
of the great superiority Of coal gas over
any other Illuminating material there can
be no question. In point Of cleanliness
compare it with candles, whale oil or pc
troleum, and the comparison would be
perfectly absurd Those who have been
disgusted with the odor Of either Of these.
also will not question the advantage Of
coal gas In this respect. Its convenience
is also in its favor, always ready for use,
no daily trimming with its attendant disa-
greeableness, no delay in lighting, but al
ways prompt to respond to the demand for
light. Its brllliancy, steadiness and many
other features, give it the preference over
all other Illuminating substances, and not
the least OF its advantages, especially when
compared with petroleum, is its safety. 1t
is frlghtful to read in almost every issue of
our daily press of the terrible deaths re-
sulting from the use of carbon oils, to say
nothing of the millions of dollars lost ev-
cry year by fires originating in their use.
1t is not to the purpose to say these acci-
dents would not happen we're people care
full in the handling Of these dangerous oils.
The fact exists that people are not careful
and hence the loss to life and property In
a word, in almost any view we choose to
take, coal gas is superior to any other illu-
mlnating material
This being 80, the only question az to its
use IN small towns is one Of cost 1t has
always appeared to us that this item has
been very much over estimated. To satisfy
ourselves on this point we obtained from
Messrs. Connolly, Naylor q Co., Of this
city, who are especially and extensively
engaged in erecting coal gas works in small
towns Of from 1000 to 5000 inhabitants,
an estimate Of the cost Of such works
These gentleman are fully COMPETENT to give
such facts as will decide this question of
cost.
Messrs. c., N. & Co. inform us that a
town of 5000 inhabitants would require
works with from two to two and half
miles Of main pipe, and capacity Of 16,
600 cubic feet per day. The actual con
sumption would not reach more than half
this amount, 50 there would be abundant
margin in capacity for a large increase in
population.
The cost of such works, including build
ings, machinery, gasometer, mAins and
laying of the same, would vary somewhat
with the nature of the ground, being less
in sandy soil and more in rocky. The
price would range from $2l 600 to &29, 600.
As Mesars. Connolly, Naylor q Co., have
! erected large number of works i'm towns
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-05-16
NUMBER "a.

of this size, the above figures may be re-
garded NJ expressing actual cost and not as
estimates. that viii be largely increased in
laying down works.
The profitableness of such works has
been 30 often proven in the town i'm which
this trm has built works that il i'm no mat
ter Of doubt.
The cost of running in very small when
once the works are built, and the stock
will readily pay dividends Of from to IL
per cent.
There il another item Of profit that in
incidental, but ought not TO be left out Of
account in estimating the advantages TO a
town of such works, and that il in the en-
Eancement in the value Of property that
follows the introduction Of gas. IL would
Of course be almost impossible to arrive at
this matter definitely, but it must be very
large.
This matter Is every day attracting more
attention in every section Of the country,
and inquiries are frequent for details more
complete than can be given in the limits Of
this article. We have no doubt but that
the gentleman sbovenamed will willingly
answer all such questions
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-05-16
WIT AND WISDOM.

An exchange calls hanging, hemp matt
nee. IL hanging is the matinee, what
what then il the real show
A Kalamazoo widow has the photo
graphs Of her three departed husbands in
group, with vignette Of herself in the
center, and underneath the inscription
''The Lord will provide"
The strongest kind vi hint-A young
Lady asking a gentleman to see if one Of
her rings would 90 on his little finger.
An ardent lover, pouring out his pas
nonate devotion in verse, spoke Of that
night when, walking with his sweetheart,
he kissed her under the silent stars.
The printer made it say that he "kicked
her under the cellar stairs
'Well, Sambo, what's yer up to now
adays !" so, / is a carp'ner and liner"
Hey l guess you is. What depart
ment 2 "Why does de circ'lar work
turDs de grindstone G'way !"
A relic of the ill-fated steamship At
lantic in the shape of passengers ticket,
printed in German and English, has been
taken from the stomach of salmon at
st. Johns, N. b.
so you we're born on the LIST Of April"
said husband to wife on her twenty
first birthday. That's what all nv
friends think" "And why are they %
unanimous on that point r pursued he.
ne. ''On account Of my choice Of a hus-
band, was the reply.
An old lady hearing some one reading
about Congressman at-large, rushed 10
the kitchen door shouting, Sarah Jane,
Sarah Jane don't you leave the clothes
out all night mind, tell you for there's
a Congressman at large N
There are 3,453, 6Sl unmarried women
IN England, above the age Of fifteen, who
are engaged in specific occupations, and
are earning money thereby.
Slam is ungallant There the first wife
may be divorced, and after that every
wife may be sold for cash, OF traded for a
yellow dog.
wit once asked peasant what part he
performed in the great drama Of life. III
mind my own business, was the reply.
The ladies Of Manchester. England.
commenced the crusade against the liquor
saloons on the 9th inst What poor John
Bull will now do for his mug n ali and
alf We do not know.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-05-16

when, except in England, political con-
victiOn shook all the leading states Of Eu-
rope. But since then, and notably in the
last two years, they have made rapid pro
gresa, until ut Last q definite scheme for
q revision of the Constitution was submit
ted TO the people, and ON Sunday, the 10Th
OF April, they were called upon TO give
their Judgment through the ballot box.
The result was conclusive beyond expecta-
tion. According to the latest returns which
have reached us from Berne, and which are
very nearly complete, the proposal was in
dorsed by 321, $40 votes, against only IT.
800 cast for the old confederation. The
work was accomplished without any un-
seemly disturbance, with no more than
healthy degree Of excitement, sufficient TO
mark the interest felt by the people, and
By no greater demonstration than the dis
play of few flags in two or three OF the
principal towns.-NelC York Times.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-05-16
Coal to the West Indies.

A recent issue Of the Toronto Globe con
tains the following
IL would certainly seem natural to sup
pose that if at present prices Of coal m
Britain, It can be prohtably exported to
the Vest Indies and South America. Nova
Scotia being some 1000 miles nearer. with
cheaper coal, and her large feet Of freight
ers, holds vantage ground which should
enable her to secure the larger part Of the
trade at very remunerative rates. Why
can we not send our Goals to Cuba in our
own vessels and bring back the sugar and
molasses required by the Dominion The
return trelghts would enable vessels to
carry the Goals at much lower rates than if
they had to return in ballast, and Ihe diff
ference would 90 into the pockets of our
merchants and coal owners The shin
ments OF coal from Nova Scotia to Quebec
nave IN very few years increased from
I,OOO tons to lS7 900, and there is no good
reason why the shipment TO the West In
dlee and South America should not increase
Ma the same proportion.
IL 10 curiOns tO notice that while the
United States exported in 1873 10 the
West Indies AZ 7O6 tons Of coal, of which
50, 1858 tons were bituminous. or what II
produced in Nova Scotia, the Nova Scott
ans managed to send 10 the same auar-
ter only l,53S tons, while Britain sent du-
ring the previous year to these same West
Indies Ia, S97 tons. There must BE- surely
: great want of enterprise somewhere.
NOVA Scotia coal can Be produced more
eAsaply than the same kind in the States.
Why, then. does il not appreciably CON-
pete wlth thntfOf the States, in such open
mAx1ofs aa Ehnse Of the West Indies and
south Americsf Truly it is curious and
creditable that while the Stntes exported
Last year to Cuba alone 5U,S01 iona OF bi-
luminous coal, Nova scotia does mot seem
10 have ssnt O single ton"
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-05-16
NEWS FROM the OLD WOaLD.
Progress OF the Labor Movement strikes,
Compremlses and Lock k-0uts.
From Foreign Exchanges. April q.
sHROPsHIRE IRoNwoRKKRs.

Progress OF Ghe Labor Movements strikes,
CempremIses and Lsck-0uts.
From our Foreign Exchanges. April q.
SHROPSHIRE IRoSwoRKERs
The threatened strike in the Shropshire
iron trade is averted, the men having &C
cepted the proposed reduction Of Sd per
day.
THE GREENoCK SKATERS.
The dispute has come TO an end, the
masters having granted the men the in
crease sought.
DUMFRIEs-THE JoINERs' STRIKE.
This strike continues. The men, how
ever, having intimated their willingness to
abandon the bylaws as to apprentices and
Out-work, and seek only to have pay and
quarter for overtime, and shilling extra
when called out, in their own time, to en-
cofinings. To this, however, the en-
ployers will not consent, nor will they give
another halfpenny an hour on condition
that the men abandon these demands like
the others.
STRIKE OF THE FORTH AND TAY FERRYMEN.
From Burntisland we learn that the
strike of the ferrymen has collapsed. The
men on the Tay ferry went 10 work oi
Monday As usual, and those who came out
having shown q disposition to retdrn,
several have been taken on by the com
pany. Fresh hands were found 10 be
easily obtained, but three trains to the
north were sent round by Stirling. A riot
was feared, and two new hands were
forcibly driven out Of one Of the boats,
but the Crisis Is now past.
IMPENDING STRIKE or ABERDEEN JoINERs.
The dispute in the Aberdeen joiner trade
is likely to result in a strike. The de-
mand made by the men is q rise Of wages
to 6sd an hour, which represents an adj
vance of about 2s Sd per week. The en-
ployers intimated that they were will
ing to give lis of q rise per week. A
general meeting of the trade was held on
Saturday to consider this answer, when it
was resolved all but unanimously to init
mate to the masters that unless the whole
request was conceded the whole Of the
men would strike on the lsI May ensuing.
THE AGRICULTURAL LABoURRRs' LOCK OUT.
The Union men locked out stand firm to
the Union, except in the case cf WOod
Ditton, where three men and one boy went
back. Intelligence was received at Cam
bridge last night that farmer ut Theber-
ton, who had locked out his men, has sent
for them to come back Internationally.
Theberton is in the Eastern Division Of
Suffolk
THE DURHAM MINERS AND THEIR WAGES.
The impression is very general that the
miners of the county Of Durham will re-
sist the proposed reduction in their wages
of DQ Nor cent which accordinu n the
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-05-16
CHAPTER Nj.
THE ABDUCTION.

A few weeks passed quietly by, and
young Thurston was fast regaining the
strength and vigor which he possessed pre-
vious to his illness. Meanwhile three per
sons were on the watch, only deferring
action most disastrous to the Markhams
until some suspicious occasion.
Bernard Burdois--this man, forgetting
in the excitement of his new passion his
former plans, fully realizing that one in
advertant word from ClariDel might lead
her father to detect ut once that decep-
ton had been practiced upon him, arose
one morning with deep-seated conviction
that force alone would be adequate to gain
the end he sought. To put this plan in
execution involved so many other consid-
erations that he pondered deeply and
calmly over the most judicious and certain
line Of action. To openly svow himself as
a suitor for Miss Markham would only
bring upon him the vengeance of the
Countess, as would it also forever separate
him from Mr.. Markham. Burdois was
willing to renounce the name and fortune
in prospect, but he knew that In one way
only could he gain Claribel-by deep plot
ting and by compulsion. To convey Clarl-
bel Markham to one of the many secret
hsunts he knew to restain her liberty
and TO force upon her . union, would be a
comparative easy affair. Arising and don
ming his clothes, he turned his footsteps
toward portion Of the city infested by the
lower class Of society, bent on some errand
of Importance, else the fastidious vOtary OF
fashion would not have sOiled his clothes
by plebian contact.
Colonel Richard Delevan-this man
seemed to have undergone . peculiar and
thorough change since the advent of the
Markhams From the careless gambler
and indifferent beau to antiquated ladies,
he suddenly merged into . stern, medi-
tating being, ever at bay, defiant, morose
and secretive. Of every action of the
Markhams he kept himself well posted
The mention of the name would bring 9
wild, uncertain quiver of the eyes, and the
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-05-16
BININGER'S
OLD LONDON DOCK GIN,

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ing dozen bottles each and sold BY all druggists,
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No. Is Beaver street, New York.
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TO THE WoRKINcMAN F.!
In order to meet the wants u the IaboPer and the
Mechanic. the PROTECTION is now issuing a
81 ESQ POLICY

which the membership fee is only $40 yearl,
dues -
Assessments To pay death losses ONLY onequarter of
the amount d@m 700 policy.
81 $50 policy IN the PROTECTION can be carried
for sum not 10 exceed sl3 per year payable in small
sums, mostly in installments Who cannot afford 10
pay this small to insure their families SI,g5e at
death
For further information apply to Local agents or
principal Office, 100 and ZOE D.. Madison St.
A w. EDWARDS Sec'y.
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DR.. LIVINGSTONE.
Complete Report Of the Services at His FuneraI-What
an English Paper Has to Say About the Ceremonies.

The following interesting account Of the
funeral Of DIR. Livingstone is from Rey-
notis' Newspaper, Of April % Yesterday
morning Livingstone was buried in the
Abbey, round which large crowds had
gathered The choir had line of black
cloth down it, which was met by another
from the door of the western cloisters,
where the body was received, and in the
center Of the nave was a black cloth, Of the
shape Of coffin, and Just rlmmed round
with broad band of wnite. Without such
precaution one might have Inadvertently
shipped into it in the early gloom of the
morning, but as the day wore on during
service the sun came out in flood Of light,
which, pouring through the stained win
dows, tinted the columns and ancient
monuments with all the hues Of the rain
bow.
THE GRAVE.
Like all the graves in Westminster Alb
hey it is not deep one, for there are no
vaults under the Abbey, and the soil is 50
sandy that it is scarcely safe to 90 far down.
AS it was, both sides Of the grave had to
be shored to prevent the sand from slip
ping. These supports, however, were
hidden by black cloth, which gave, as usual,
a most forbldding aspect to the large aper
ture, and one Of most unusual depth. The
central position of the grave made the
whole ceremony far more conspicuous than
was the case with the funerals of Lord
Lytton or Lord Macaulay That of Dickens
was absolutely private. 1t was nearly IL
O'Clock before those who had tickets began
to take their seats. Without a single eX-
ception, all were more OF less in mourning
that is to say, some in deep mourning,
others only III ordinary black. The choir
soon filed, and those beyond it made up a
throng in the nave and alsles But all was
silent as the grave itself, not even the
usual mild whisper Of waiting congrega-
ton went round. Earlier than all came a
group of seven ladies', some very young,
and all clad in the deepest mourning. They
took their places in the seats allotted to
mourners in the southern side of the choir,
Just in front Of the two black velvet tres
sells on which the coffin was to be placed
Each lady had with her large chaplet of
myrtles and violets or camelias and cypress,
which were ranged IN front of them, and,
in spite Of their b auty, were, with their
associations, a melancholy looking row.
| THE PROCESSION.
The procession left the Royal Geograph-
ical Societys premises in Saville Row