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Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-19
"La Cronica and the MayOraIty.

We have paid some attention of late
to the course our Spanish cotemporary
has pursued in discussing the merits
of the three prominent candidates for
Mayor-BEAUDRY,T TIFFANY and SA-
BICHI. OF Mr.. TIFFANY it says:
Mr.. Tiffany, simply supported by
the Express, and for whose sake we
have been bored with a certain
amount of nonsense, probably the
wanderings of diseased imagina-
ton, appears to be, in the opinion of
that journal, the only man with the
necessary qualifications for our next
Mayor.
Among other things, says that organ
of the l4th inst, many who have
solicited titles for their lands from the
Council during the last three years
have been middle-men in favor of
others. The Erpress again deserves
the bad opinion we once formed Of it,
as with that assertion it utters q de-
liberate falsehood. Mr.. Beaudry has
very little to do with the Land Com
mittee, of which Mr.. de Cells is Pres
ident, and he is not to be bought as
easy as some newspapers"
Our Spanish colleague, in a series of
we'll written editorials which we do
not quote for want of space, ably crit
cises the pretensions of Mr.. FRANK p.
SABICHI to the suffrages of the voters
of Los Angeles. Among other things
La CronicG says:
Mr.. Sabichi lacks very much of
being the man who should occupy the
position of Mayor. In his capacity of
Councilman he has on several occa-
sions voted directly against the inter-
ests of the community, and at the
meeting the Council last Thursday,
he cast his vote in favor of granting
more privileges to that grasping mo-
nopoly, the Water Company"
"Mr. Sabichi is progressive man."
says our Spanish friend, "but not pro-
gressive enough to see that a monop-
oily is antagonistic to the interests of
the people.
For Mayor we need man whose
moral sense and intelligence is above
contamination; we need man who
can coolly calculate the interests of the
people, and at the same time vigor-
Ously oppose himself to all who may
offer to benefit themselves at the pub
lie expense; and by his past conduct,
we and many more believe that Mr..
Sabichi does not posses this virtue,
nor even the force of character neces-
sary to oppose himself to any fraudu-
lent plan or to the influence brought
to bear on him by the ring"
AS regards Mr.. BEAUDRY, La CrOn-
ica says:
GAS Mayor he is the right man in
the right place. His public-spirited
liberality, his consistency in defend
ing the interests of the people; his
energy, character, means, capacity
and independence of action, constitute
him the best man, or the one most fit
to be elected Mayor of the city of Los
Angeles"
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-19

IT has leaked out that scheme is
on foot to turn the water from one or
more Of the zanjas that now run
through the city over on the East side
of the river. 1t is whispered that in
case of his election Mr.. SABICHI will
favor this scheme which, if carried
into effect, will work serious incon-
venience and heavy damages to those
residents living in the Southern part
of the city. This will explain why the
voters of that locality arc almost to a
man opposed to the election of Mr..
SABICHI. To divert the water or any
considerable portion of it from its pres
ent channels to the Eastern side of the
river bed will destroy an immense
amount of property in the Southern
part of the town and involve the city
in long list of damage suits. We
mention these rumors, which appear
to be we'll founded, in order that tax
payers may investigate them and de-
termine for themselves as to their truth
or falsity. If Mr.. SABICHI has init
mated his willingness to aid this
scheme, he is not worthy the the con-
fidcnce of the people and his repudia.
ton should be decided and emphatic
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-19

AFTER the Express has wearied of
charging Mr.. BEAUDRY with stealing
all the land in Los Angeles city and
valley it will probably fill its columns
with accounts of clothes lines he has
robbed, hen roosts he has depopu-
lated, grave stones he has stolen and
charity boxes he has emptied. Poor,
silly, venal Erpress If its ability to
lie only equalled its zeal and mendac-
ity, its articles would be valuable ac-
quisition's to the Netos Letters "Lies
of the day." but as it lacks everything
but cringing obedience to the will of
its masters it is simply q venom
squirting toad, harmless because so
low. down that anything respectable is
far above its reach.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-19
The 4" Star" on Sabichi.

Our morning cotemporary having
espoused the cause of Mr.. SABICHI,
proceeds to give him coat or white
wash, as follows:
Mr.. Sabichi is gaining strength. He and
his friends point with perfect confidence to
his record as u Councilman and President of
the Council. He has invariably been found
voting on the side of the real interests
OF the city, laboring to advance its real inter-
ests.
This would read better and perhaps
be more effective had the Star always
held the same high opinion of Mr.. SA-
BICHTS official acts, but unfortunately
for its present purpose time was, and
until very recently, when it could not
see such wonderful merit in the rings
candidate for Mayor. In its issue of
June Goth of last year, while comment
ing on the proceedings of the Council,
the Star uses this language:
There was one feature of yesterdays doings
which we cannot let slip. a few weeks ago,
The readers of the Star will remember, an or
dlnanco was passed repeating ordinance
requiring all municipal laws TO be published
IN spanish paper, If one were in existence
in the city. That ordinance was passed with
great unanimity, Mr. Beaudry alone opposing
IL. The spanish paper here made the most
out of the action and held up the names of the
gentlemen who voted for the ordinance to the
apprehension OF the Spanish speaking popu-
latiOn. They were marked men, and the po-
litical vengeance of our native California
voters was assiduously invoked against them.
Mr.. SABICIII was u member of the
Council at that time and he was one
of the marked men. But he is now
the candidate of the Gas and Water
Companies, selected with especial
reference to his qualifications for their
purpose and because it is hoped he
will catch the California vote.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-19

900, but it is thought the sale will not
be confirmed, as it is worth more than
that amount. 1t would sell for more
at private sale. The sale OF the island
of Catalina was postponed for q
month.
VIM. r. Ensign, convicted of burg
larry, was to-day sentenced to the State
Prison for four years.
John Donahue, proprietor of the
Broadway Hotel, while scuffling in a
foolish way for the possession of a pis-
tol in the hands of James McFadden,
received shot in the body which may
prove fatal.
Henry, one of the horses contcsting
the great race on Saturday, has been
awarded the second money, $1,000
Hardwood takes $4,000, being third;
Thad Stevens, the fourth, $4,000.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-19

The Enterprise is in receipt of Off
cial returns from nine of the fourteen
counties in the State, namely: Storey,
Ormsby, Lander, Eureka, Humboldt,
Elko, Washoe, Lincoln and Nye. In
these counties the majorities are as
follows: Bradley, 2,3I4; Adams, 1,52l !;
Woodburn, 995; Beatty, |, 1888; EARL,
Az; Bicknell, 222; Kittrell, l41; Mi
nor, 2,775; Schooling, S45; Hobart,
3,4S0; Day, 1000; Kelly, 554; White
hill, 210; Hill, 1856. White Pine,
Douglas, Esmeralda and Churchill are
yet to be heard from officially, and
may dissipate the majorities of two or
three of the candidates who are thus
far III the lead.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-19
The " Express" Rebuked.

Wnen IL uepfecaJeS SOuHuluS the
horn of detraction and letting fiy the
arrows of slander and villification, the
Star administers an unintentional, no
doubt, though merited rebuke to its
twin brother, the Express and indi-
rectly warns ii that its coarse personal
attacks on and false charges against
Mr.. BEAUDRY are disgusting the peo-
pie and weakening the cause it is paid
to support. This is eminently true.
Mr.. BEAuDRY is an old and highly
respectable citizen of this city and
the villificatioa of the Express, nor
its foolish questions and slanderous
charges will injure him in n commu-
nifty where he is so well and favorably
known. We have besides shown from
the Express own columns that only q
few weeks ago it was loud in express
sions of praise for Mr.. BEAUDRY and
filled columns in commendation of
his liberal public spirit and tireless
energy. There are none in this city
so ignorant rs not to know that but
for the influence of the Gas and Water
Company ring, the Express would
now, as it has in the past, regard Mr..
BEAUDRY as a worthy gentleman and
valuable citizen. All understand the
character and quality of the induce
ment brought to bear on our evening
cotemporary to secure its services in
the disreputable business of giving
the lie to its own record by slandering
and traducing gentleman whose
only fault is that he regards the inter-
ests of the whole people as paramount
to these of an oppressive, tyrannical
and eXacting ring. Occupying, as it
does, an unenviable and exceedingly
equivocal position, the Express cannot
affect the reputation of any one, and
especially of the gentleman on whose
head it is now pouring its billingsgate
vituperation. We foresaw early in
the campaign the style of argument
the Express would use against those
it was employed to oppose in the city
election contest, and we warned it
then that if it attempted the personal
abuse line, it might expect that incl
dents in its past history which it de-
sired to keep hidden would see the
light. In compliance with that
warning, we have shown that
though professionally Republican
paper accepting donations and contri-
buttons from the county committee of
that party it becomes the advocate of
a Democratic candidate with such in
decent haste as to excite suspicious
that it was not above betraying its
party and selling its influence to the
highest bidder for cash. In answer to
it's slanderous denunciation of Mr..
BEAUDRY we printed from its own
columns articles of a recent date prais-
ing him rs one of our most worthy
citizens, and detailing the great adj
vantages which would certainly result
from the liberal expenditure of his
private means for the public good.
The vile slanders of the cypress are
not injuring Mr.. BEAUDRY, but they
are SO many heavy blows on Mr..
SABICHI and we suspect that it is q
knowledge of this fact which prompts
the Stars rebuke of its twin brother,
and causes its warning of the evils
likely to result from too free use of
the "arrOws of slander and villitica-
ton.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-19

"L. SIEBoLD, City Assessor" eX-
plains why he did not assess the
twenty -four persons who called to pay
their taxes and found they were not
assessed. One of his excuses will an
swer for his whole flock of lame ducks.
He says he did not assess the firm of
SwIGART & HUBER, because the
house was closed when he called! Mr..
al. SIEBoLD, City Assessor" had
from May to July to make the assess
ment and we do not think the house
named was closed all that time. Study
up something not quite so thin for
this evenings Express, Mr.. "L. SIZE
BOLD, City Assessor
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-19

THE 1" EMPRESS " Az
TER IT SOLD OUT TO
THE RING.
None but the worst
Interests can be SUBJ
served by the election
lof q selfish schemer,
lof II man who is al
ways intriguing TO ad-
vance his own inter-
ests at the expense of
individuals or the
public. We have
shown enough of the
record of Mr.. Beaudry
10 satisfy everybody
that he is morally un-
fit for public trust.
His antecedents are
simply horrible. They
betray an unScrupu-
losity perfectly appal-
ling in "a man in his
position. To say that
in his public capacity
he resorted To delib-
crate falsehood and
chicane TO secure title
to land belonging to
the city, is to put it
mildly. We have un-
earthed and laid bare
to the public the un-
answerable facts of
one glaring instance
in which he has done
this; but we are not
permitted to stop ut
that. We have well
"a Il / n en- Heated 4 in
stances of double
dealing and duplicity
in a number of private
transactions. His his
tory is one continuous
chapter OF land-grab-
bing, by fair means
and foul, principally
fOul.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-19
cious sheet:

THE i" EXPRESS " Be
FORE IT SOLD OUT TO
THE RING.
The borers on Beau
dry'S artesian well eX-
pertinent north of the
city are now down 345
ieet. They are passing
through ~ species OF
shale, and those eXpe-
ricnced in well boring
are Sanguine that water
will be struck. What n
splendid thing il would
be for Los Angeles il
Mr.. Beaudry should
succeed in his magni-
ficent project ! The
public spirit and enter
prise of this liberal and
energetic citizen would
bestow on the people
of Los Angeles one OF
the greatest of boOns.
With a flowing arte-
sian at the range where
he is now boring. the
fact would be surely
demonstrated that all
our hill lands could be
irrigated with wells
and make them inn
m e N sely valuable.
While Mr.. Beaudry
would reap q rich re-
ward for his liberality
and adventurous spir-
il, the city would be-
enriched by the en-
hancing of her proper
ty millions OF dollars. |
Let us hope that theI
endeavors and prince
ly outlay of Mr.. Beau
dry will be attended
with success, for none
deserve it better than
he.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-19
A Comparison.

If there are yet remaining those who
entertain a lingering doubt that the
Erpress has not been bought by the
ring, those doubts will be dispelled by
reading the following extracts from
the columns of that venal and menda-
cious sheet:
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-19
SAN FRANCISCO.

eian-Saie of the Lick Property
MOrtaIIy WOunded-DiyitIing the
Money.
SAN FRANCISCO, November 17th.-
-Four wheat cargoes were cleared for
England yesterday. One of the YES
sells carried 10000 barrels of flour for
Liverpool, the first shipment of the
kind this year.
The argument in the case of the
German bondhOlders against the I'M
ion Pacific railroad Company will be
heard in the u. S. District Court. Dec.
2lst.
Siguor Fulvio Rigo, a we'll known
member of the musical profession,
died this morning at his residence on
Clay street from the effects of an over
dose of morphine, administered by
himself, but not with suicidal intent.
Sales of the Lick estate at auction
to-day aggregate $l,975, 925. O. Liver
more bought the Lick House for 1920,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-19
FOR EICN.
A Mistake.

PARIS, November 17.-Ld Li6ertic
admits to-day that its announcement
that a compromise had been effected
between the Government of the Ar
gentine Republic and the Insurgents
was false
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-19
REAL ESTATE BROKERS.

tVts - - =. - Wv IN
VIII negotiate Real Estate sales aud Money
Loans, at 20 T.: DOwney Block, gunund
floor.
For SArE.-ia-NCiE TRACT on san
Pedro street. Price, $3.50.
- OR SALE.-s0 ACKES SPLENDID
land. Cash valu' al improvements, 81,
2U0. Location, iust ou'aide city. Price, $50
per acre.
- OR SALE CHOICE LOT on Spring
street, ana one on Aliso. Also, building
lots ia various portions of the CITY.
OR RENT ON SHARES ,REll-
tom land, receiving two-thirls of crop.
OR SALE.-lOuSE WITH SEVEN
rooms, bath rooms etc, com plptp. Lot
0xl6j feet. Hearing Lime, Lemon, and other
lrees--Nines hearing Orange trees will bear
next season. Location, choice.
- OR SALE CHOICE DWELLlNG, cen
trally located. Six rooms with bath room.
Grounds ana trees in perfect condition. Sold
with or without Furniture, and at IL bargain.
So, 800 r%tnl; M m :" lot 'i1r IN Town HS Of d
AnahTim, with house which cost : ,3OJ lot
has on it 800 Walnut trees five years old, and
three acres i'll alfalfa. Live fence enclosure.
EOR SALE.-TWENTY-ACRt TRACT
adjoining city. l,W0 choice vines. bear
ing. and about loo orange thrccs. Willow
fence. Price, $3.50.
- OR SAlE.-lN TtIIS CITY, one lj-acre
7 tract, ully set in walnut trn,S. Good To-
cality and will he sold at bargain.
EOR SALE.-RANClIO or $50 ACRES
! with two houses, well with thirty feet OF
water. One half under fence. 1000 Orange,
Lime. Lemon, Walnut and other trees. 36.-
900 Vines. Ample supply OF waler FOR irri-
CATION. Title perfect.
EOR SALE.-3O ACRES FARMING land
] with dwelling house. Under cultivation
last year. Location, near DOwnrN City depot.
Water ditch runs through tn" tract. Price.
$1,000.
EC2 SALE.-f9 ACRES EXCELLENT
] corn or Tobacco land in AzuSa Township.
Price, $50 per acre.
Apply 10
j. NJ. BALDWIN,
Ground Floor, Downey Block.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-19

Real estate sales are reported lively
in Chico.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-19
NEW TO-DAY.
Notice to Smokers.

a NEW WILCOX & GIBBS SEWING Ma
- chine for sale at % per cent. less than
cash price. Inquire at this Office.
novl9tf
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-19
Arkansas Matters.

WASHINGTON, November 18th. -
Governor Garland telegraphed to-day
to the President, from Little Rock
that he would resort to no force unless
compelled to. Everything is quiet
Smith is not to be found.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-19
Horace GreeIey's Grave.

NEW York, November l6th.-A
plain marble slab has been placed OH
Locust Hill, in Greenwood Cemetery,
to mark temporarily the grave OF
Horace Greeley. 1t bears the simple
inscription, "Horace Greeley, born
February, Sd, 1911; died November
26th, 1872.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-19

EURNISHED ROOM, at 81 Also street,
Il suitable for man and wife, or two Gents.
Price, $40 per month. noVl9-4t"
New-York tribune., 1874-05-18

the first mass OF earth Saturday morning and al
once precptated the catastrophe. The gatekeeper'
as already said has at various times feared break
from the fact that stream of water flowed con-
stantly through the bottom of the gateway whlie
there were also number of small streams, some OF
them quite minute. along the bottom on either side
Of the center.
It's curious fact that while the gate-keeper mas
always felt most anxious of the spot where the
break actually came the proprietors OF tho reser-
vOr who had fears to its safety felt afraid OF inc
opposite side. As to these little streams OF water
gentleman familiar with the construction OF reser-
vOirs says that it is quite impossible TO con-
struct such dam that there shall
be absolutely no show of water on the lower side.
This gentleman was fully conyersant with the con-
struction and character Of the Williamsburg reser-
voir and says that he never felt there was ground
for alarm in such small streams as trickled through
it. The SOIL he says, was full of springs and from
these springs he thinks, came most OF the llttlo
water-hows.
New-York tribune., 1874-05-18
A GREAT CATASTROPHE.
Fo,rR VILLAGES DESTROYED.

FOUR VILLAGES DESIRO1ED'
p,rpsr1NG OF A STORAGE RESERVOIR IN MASsA'
CHUsETTS.
MANUFACTURING TOWNS SWIFT AWAY
LOSS OF 1IFE-DEsrRUCrIoN OF fRoPfkif'
A frightful accident occurred on oatuluay
morning near Northampton, MASS, py "niN"
q oreat number of lives were lost anu III III
n,en0o amount of property was swept OUT Vi
existence. On the upper part of Mill RIVER
email tributary of the Connecticut In Hamp-
.h;ro Comfy. there are three large reser-
yo;rs foy the use of the numerous factories
which line the banks of the stream aions i''
whole course. One of these burst suuueni,
between 7 and a. m, and the nhprisoneu
waters were hurled with tremendous violence
vpon the villages below, while some OF the III
bab;tants were not yet astir, and others were
inst going TO their work. The southern hail
of the village of Williamsburg was almost
pbliterated Thence the torrent sWepU oN'i
Rkinnersville, Haydenvflle, and Leeds' destroy
ing all the principal factories, and greaV
number of dwelling houses. The disaster was
no sudden that hardly anybody had tlihe W
get out of its path. The flood poured through
,bc narrow gorge formed by the bills on each
aide of Mill River, ,demolishing everything before
IL. and carrying down an awful deprls ol
shattered timbers, broken machinery, uprooteu
trees, and mangled corpses. AT Florence hVe
miles below Williamsburg, the country be-
comes more open, and there the torrent spread
itself over the meadows and SO speht l'S
force. At northampton, however, three lniles
further on, the swollen current of the rlVer
demolished several bridges and interrupted
railway travel.
In the midst of the confusion which reigns,
no accurate estimate of the loss OF life ana
property has been possible. The latest re-
PORTS from the scene of the disaster Will be
found below; and on the second page OF lHE
TRIBUNE is printed the detailed story OF the
whole of this appalling catastrophe.
New-York tribune., 1874-05-18
THE STORY OF THE GREAT CALAMITY.

A RrRsr or roRRRSrs-rIRsr SIGNS OF THE DisAs-
rrp-Nurrrr,rpps OF PEOPLE CUT OPT BY THR
v,oons.S .wrr1 sPEcTACLE-THE TRACK OF
THE DEVASTATION.
tv,ov rur .prc,.L CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRIBuNEJ
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. May l6.-The terrible dis
,ster which broke upon the manufacturing villages
in the valley of Mill River this morning was 30 sud-
don in its coming and 30 swift in the accomplish
mani Of its work of destruction that is almost in-
rossibe to find any one who can give q clear aud
accurate account of the calamity. Very few OK
those who happened to be in tho path of the torrent
as it swept down from the hills escaped to tell their
adventures; and Of the inhabitants of the devas-
tated villages who were fortunately Little removed
New-York tribune., 1874-05-18

CONDITION Or lffE hUlNED hfpbh'Oi''
A SKETCH OF THE APPEARANCE OF THE RUINS
HISTORY OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE REsER-
voIR-ITS DIMENSIONS.
SPRINGFIELD May IA reporter of The Rspub-
lcan, who examined the ruins Of the reservoir few
hours after the disaster describes the general aspect
as follows
Tho eastern section of the reservoir on which the first
break occurred has disappeared from the top to the
base with the exception Of few rocks at the Dotom'
almost TO the eastern bank Near the center OF the
stream wall which nelosed the iron tube re-
mains almost the upper side, but on tho lower
de considerable number OF stones have been carried
away by the force Of the torrent The western half OF
the reservoir has suffered less seriously though even on
that side only the portion where comparatively
little OF the pressure came, remains unniured Much
more OF of the stone wall, however, remains
here than other side that one can walk upon
the remains OF it to the center OF the stream.
or the whole extent OF the reservoir as it stood on
Saturday morning it is safe to say that not onesixth
now remains The feature that most impresses one
about the ruins the smaness Of the stone wall when
co,npared with the immense extent or water which the
reseryoir held This wall understood TO be eight
feet thick at the base Upon measuring section OF It,
however stood intact some ten feet above the bed
OF the stream reporter found it lacked about three
inches OF being SIX feet across The upper third
OF the wall az one looks across tue
clasm at what remained ON the eastern ede cannot fa
10 strike the average observer possessing only the nor
nation and judgment OF common sense. as seriously
lacking In ard stability. without applying
the ess which experts such matters Will doubtless
soon put IT, spectator from the opposite bank
hardly restrain the judgment OF Gmsey." as he views
the upper portion of the wall and the general impres
sion from inspection of the wall a whole. is that II
lacked the strength which great a strain demanded
HISTORY OF THE RESERVOIR.
The reservoir oi "A system OF dams and reser
yoire owned by corporation called the MIL Ryer suu