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AUCTION SALES.
UF GREEN q WILLIAMS, Auctioneer..
~ Northwest corner l0th ana streess
TRUsrKrs SALE OF HOUSEHOLD ruKsr

ID Northwest corner Ion ana s,.ssz.
TRUsrKrs SALE OF HOUSEHOLD ruKSI-
TURN.
a By virtue Of = oeed o. trust ds,eo the sOth
Lcr No Is olio "a Z So eot o Ss q ne sSS
iS s q, The i D. Of nd p
, ss., on MMoMDAf' -. lsth day Il J.aasry. d:
7th streets, northwest. eSmsencins At 10 s'sIsSS
q; m. an excellent assortment OF Household Fur-
p pss,ns S &c; SAns M ~ part ,.,.
Velvet, Brussels snd Ingram OarPsts,
Lace Curtains and oOrnice, Chamber Suites, Got
Lounee, srrios Msttrssse-, Mirrors. Brackets and
Dining room Table spd Chairs,
Husk Al CsttOn-top Mattresses,
Feather Pillows ana Rolsfers,
Sheets, Pillow Gases, OOuotsrpsnes, Blankets, Com
Towels, T,bIecloths, Napkins,
Bedroom and other Stoves,
CTockery, Kitchen Utensils, &c.
And many other articles which deem uaneoss-
Fers n in want Of Furniture. SC, would DO well
to attend the sale, - ii has been well kept aud in
IVORY .. KImBALL, Trustee.
lapo-d GREEN WILLIAMS, Auots.
~ TIE xkgoyEssLE Is POSTPONED until
place, on account Of the rain.
ispiS.d GhExS WILLIAMS, Auc,..
by ". L. WALL co, Alet'ouecrs,
- New NJ Arble Building,
Nos. 900 and s02 PennsyNania ave, cor. 9Th st,
RECEIVERS SALE OF Tux BALANCE OF
issh6 khIxhspEs. sssKsUPTp. On 5Sf rH h
FIRST FLOOR OF OUR SALKSROOMS
on FRIDAY MORNING, January
DS2Sf, 1874, commanding at 10 O'Clock,
We will sell all the stock left over. We name in
part
Three fine silver -plsted Show Gases.
SsyeTt set: 81 I give J sSS sst studs
Gold AID Silver Spectscles,
Eve Glasses, Pebble, &c y
Steroscopes, Rsr ometers,
Thermometers, Microscopes, SC, &c.
Terms cash. Sale Positive, BY order q
jsulo LRApI wM [ WAGG 90 'i Auct..
RI DUNOANsON, BOWLING q CO Aucts.,
- Corner 9Th and streets northwest.
TRUSTEES SALE OF SMALL HOUSES AT
- By virtue Of deed Of trust bearing date on
5 The 80 day o. April, lisa, and duly recorded ia
Of wsshinstoa county, in the District OF Columbia,
We Will sell ~ public auction, in front Of the prem
ises, on FRIDAY, January 18th, 1874, at 4 o'clock
situated the city Of washington, in the District
q Columbis, and being lots numbered Is, -, 20 and
IN ~ mare 81 ana the i%srovements thereon
frame house. They are located on street, between
th and 10th streets and within square
Terms $500 cash on each house: balance IN 6 and
IL months from day Of sale with interest," at the rate
OF 10 per cent. PEI anuum. A deposit q $50 upon
sRcing at cost ~ the purchaser.
TIL: yEsUP MILLER, tr,ps,o.s
HENRY WISE GARNETT,f A'us'see'
DUNCANs0N, BOWLING co,
JaD9- Auctioneers.
SATURDAY. January 2ath. lsi, same hour and
~ HENRY WISE GkRsKTT. Trustees
DUNCAESOE, BOWLING q 90,
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n An = AlgD.

MHEELER-CHAP On the is,h inst . al
- p M, by Rev Father McNaly, b. wHEEL-
M, formerly q BcorsborO', Md to Miss MARY
V. CHAPMA n, Of " sshinetOn, ID. q.
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RY B. H. WARNER,
No. 1923 1th street, between @ and b streets.

ID Real Estate Broker and Auctioneer,
No. 1923 1th street, between and b nreets.
TRUSTEES SALE OF NEAT Two-sroRY
OF MAINLAND AVENUE, BETWEEG
Fol R-AND-A-HALF AND SIXTH STREITS
SOUTHWEST, AT AUCTION.
- By virtue OF deed Of trust dated October 81 b.
"A. ID. 1870, 10 Daniel L. Eaten aud self, duly
recorded in iiber No. 6E folio III one of land
records Tor w arlington county. in the District Of
Columbia, will sell at public suction, front of
the premises, on thursday, February 9Th, 1870
at O'Clock all that certain piece or parcel OF
ground situate, lying, and being in the city Of
washington, ID. g. known and distinguished upon
the records Of the suryeysrs once Of said city
the east one half u Of lot numbered seven al In
ssa l ietterec D. containing tventy.seyen hun
together with the improvements a. above,
Terms as prescribed BIZ the deed Of trust: 81 200
with interest at 10 per cent from December %, 1871.
10 day Of sale, snc expenses Of sale CASH balance
al ard u months, for which the notes Of the pur
chaser. bearing interest from the day Of sal. and
secured By deed Of trust the property, viii be
taken. deposit Of 600 will be required on day Of
sale All conveysncfng at expense OF purcneser.
II terms Of sale are not complied with in seven days
the trustee the right % resell af the RISK
and cost Of the defaultne parchaser, aer I'VE days
lshed in Wellington citya D. Q.
GEO. W. sTIGKnb6nfb s1T rt'T Lrustse.
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EVENING STAR.

NAV CARpiSAus-in the Roman Fsnfal q
appears the tollOwinR IA reference 60 the uecstt
e &c ions 10 lhe Sacred Coiiegc: Certain Fns-
lish and AniencSn preztes hsd encouraged me
hope that they would Be remembered st the
neat creation cf Cardinals, and were DOT . little
disappointed when they learnt that only sons
OF thsit French, Spanish. Portugess. Austrian.
sho hungarian colleagues, ana not = single
Lhetish OF American, had been elevated 60 the
have given proof that thew were .s re.lous for
the interests of the Church A. anV OF the pre-
lAtes OF the lands named. This expression Of
surprise having reached the ears OF the Popo
be took occasion Al the meeting next dAy OF ne
Sacred College 20 observe that there would
shortly be another Consistory, when certain
PreiAies would be thought OF who had been
omitted from the recent nominations n n an
derstocd that Archbishop Manning and q veil
Known North American Bishop will then re-
ceive the red hat In the discussion upon this
second Consistory. high dlgultsry OF the
Church urged that tue sittings OF the Vatican
Council should be resumed; but the Ssvereig.
fonun and the other princes OF the Church
spoke decisively against the propos .ion on the
ground that it would give rice 20 erroneous IN
itrences."
A telegram from London lat night ssvs.-
The report that the Poae would hola
another consistOry next month h erroneous
The cOnsistOry Was held that day. when the
final ceremonies of the installation OF the e
Gently appointed Cardinals were celebrated. ana
anumber OF bishops we're appOi nted.
ADrsAFrKARANCE UNDER SINGULAR CtR-
CUNsTANCEs.-In Cincinnati much excitement
exists account Of the disappearance ana
weeks absence of W. J. Bresknell, under sngu-
lar circumstances lie was y married man ant
junior warden Of ST Phillips church, IN Gum
minsyille, which l. the northwestern part OF
cincinnati. and was lay reader. Hts wife and
friends are concerned about his absence. and
have been telsgrsphing over the country IA
quirirg Tor him. What increases their concern
u inst he had accumulated debts left unpaid -
the amount OF - 900 aud Wa last seen At the
depot with young LADY for shon he had pur-
chased gold ring, and some OF whose letters
to him, lett among his peppers, have excited
grave surmises.
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DH 0RExN WILLIAMS Auctioneers,
ID No. 1901 northwest corner 10th and sts

RY LATIMER a OhEARr,
10 Auctioneers and Real Estate Brokers,
Southwest corner OF Penps avenue and nth street,
Star Once Building,
CATALOGUE SALE OF BOOKS.
17sv, On MONDAY and TUESDAY ENEN-
k44VlNGS, January the 49, and 20th, 1874, at
NsA our auction rooms, commencing at o clock
shall sell valuable collection of Books in every
department Of literature.
Catalogues now ready for distribution.
Terms cash. LATIMER & CLEARY,
JaDl3-d IRep.l Auctionssrs.
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I. 3. YOUNG, Gen1 Pass'r Agent.
ID ENNSYLvANIA AIR LINE
TO BALTIMORE.
PHILADELPHlA,
NEW YORK,

DENNSYLyANIAA AIR LINE
10 Sffaaf1IIaaSSkkEERHlA .
AND ALL POINTS II TEE NEW ENGLAND
IHROUGH BETWERS was.rNGro,
wIrH6THTH cH asw sG 81 CARS.
e9uiPnsnt on this line is new and Of the mo
PGLLMAN AhLOR CARS ON DAY TRAIN
PULLMAN PA AI;a 81 sTaRs s1si CARS ON
On ard after Sandal. oc,o dsrr Ia irs.
THRkE TRAINS DAILY 1Ex0KPT SUNDAY
e ss Or AIR hPs
stTsss. t,sllrosd. northeast corner Of 9Th and
sI FAST LIVE, leave washington sos q. m daily.
leave Baltimore e, s:I5 a. n daily, except Sun
Lesye Yves, Philadelphia ct 1852 .. N. daily,
AIsiys at sew York at 4:29 p. m. daily, e1cep,
RICHAoND EXPRESS, leave Washington a,
iiIS .. q daily, except Sunday.
Leave Baltimore at 2;33 .. n. daily, except Sun
Leave wes, PhiIsdelpsis ct s:os p m. daily, e.-
:, Arrive at New York at 1910 D. IN. daily, excep,
NIGHT EXPRESS, leave W ashins.on at sos
Leave Baltimore 8, Io:4s p. N. daily.
Leave Wet Philsdelphis al = SO a, m daily
Arrive al New YORK al o g m daily.
TRAINS RErURSING
t K,,s%:st EsS,::.: :.ss Sss fo RI; asp.u
N,sss E1s-sss, leave vel New i8 81 s s
Arrive a. Washington at SIS q. m
Connections are made in New York with stsamers
on sound New York, New Haven and Hartford
ailroeds, New York Central and Hudson River rail-
read, Erie Railway, and steamers on Hudson River.
kare - low a. BY any other route.
baggage called for and checked ct hotels and prf-
vse residences orders left at the following Offices,
where tickets and information can be obtained -
Northeast corner 18th street and Penna ave.. north
east corner sth street and Penna. ave.; Passenger
station Baltimore and Potomac railroad, corner 6th
and streets I'D 81 YOUNQ
Iy1i-r GeueraI pa oor
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JUAN BOYLE. FRANK BARAuh
JUAN BOYLE q CO.,
REAL ESTATE AND NOTE BROKB6S.
No. oOs 18th street, opposite U. D. Treasury.
FOB sALE-A handsome HOUSE on I Nrest,
NJ SlS. A new large double HOUSE, corner fl8
and i: HOUSE Nc. 1910 Massachusetts avenue
tA0Hsn No; 22S d street east, fer sale or rent,
!ard's Bow; price, 43,s0o. Several small HOUSES,
ron eS1oo 70 $500; small cash payments. We
improved % n different railroads running from the
city, fort sN low figures or exchange for oity
ito ofth Getty for sale ct low figures easy terms
or VIII exchange for productive improved proper.
furnished House for rent ct SlD per month.
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y ". L. WALL 4 CO., Auctoneers.
INVITED STATES MARsHALs SALE

RY ". L. WALL CO., Auctoneers.
UNITED STATES MARsHALs SALE.
In virtue Of writ Of (ra (aeias issued out Of the
clerk ece Of the Supreme court q the District Of
Columbis, and 70 me directed, viii sell Ct public
sale, for cash, q TIE suctien store Of wm L. wal
& Co.. on FRIDAY the 23d day Of January, 1874
At II p Ioch 2: m:, 8 realms Of .printsrS paper:
Company, and VII 3: solA 70 sstisiJ execution No
II .2o6 in favor Of william q Harvey.
ALEX; Sharp. o. Q. Marshal.
lsnlz-o VII. y. WALL 90, Auctioneers.
V4I5sgTAAsRkEi s sA5E * ~ 5sPeoyiP H5AI
RITWEIN . AID sfRREfS, IORfH:
Nay ls,h, lHs - rscosd:d e 49, go lOiio
BY rsqus Of TIE holder Of TIE Rses shssS6y
On sAfu u shs Sch isy q jsssssz, %. Z
O'Clock ,. m, hos numbered g il .. .. ksy hsws
recorded subdfvfsjoa Of original ioee one I'd, two
S TIRE: 90 81 iSss e. =: iS ss1 co. n square
The absve naosd Lots I'll . seh subject g
PRIOR sncr nhssccs q $500, which = 70 run I'VE
Terms made knswn % * :; a ~ Sni.r rrs...
jsnls-d Jos. Y. KkLLEY. Auct.
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81 81 o 8is and and S S.y PSia.: s
CT Rs, via Metropolitan Railroad, 90,
s o5,a New YORK and P6iia E5s 500 A.
Bal asst EXR:, Without stO Ps....-... s;as n.
RsS YORK md Philsdel Dhis ETp.. loo E. M
ssIsim. .rs and and Wy Wy POINTS : rs
5inoinnsti. Goiumbus, Pitts6urg and '' n
81 Louis Express, daily )..-..-....-.. I;42 N.
Boston. New YORK and PSiia. Express 800 p
s ss B..nars at
.SS sss sAs .5S s Ss Rs e, s;so.
rst s. sna Sss sPs way M and
Fer Baltimore vithOu, ssops-At $50 and 800
TRAINS LEAVE BALTIMORE.
At4:2o, 40 ,6,4s, o, I:4o, s:45 and 1913
Nd an i6ta and $50, ., 4so, $780, 6, $780,
-. ,ss s sSJ y, FROM s HAtT1HoE PEI IN.
TOE %fSSaIssffEsss MAIN LINE.
P6R fRkDf iis HI Via MAIN LINE.
OA hASakTRuoEPSoEihTARs BRANCH. III VIA
Fsk Ihr Al f s sfESfSyA VIA ME-
TRoPOLITAN BRANCH.
aarrisaoblrs At r NJ. sad stsahicn early the
S'--' For ELLICoTT's MILLS
At6:a5 A NJ, and s 80 and 3l3P PM
Leave SD ssoS Il s sDd
and &c AFiTSh HfsIg' F ssfafs E
ITssrouss 70 Cincinnati q Ella daily A.,
Pi'''AuTsh at 1 vas r NJ dsiIyi
At $50 A. n. and 4:45 p M, but not on Sun
FOR NORFOLK.
FOB POIhT OF ROCKS AND INTERMEDI-
ara as $50 oG 2. NJ, but no, on Sunday.
zoo P NJ irTITine at & WASH Qua at $40 A.
n; and s:i3 P. M, bat not on SUNDAY:
Express trains ms, At si l A. NJ, and I:49 p. M,
IhTous6 tickets TO the IVES. can be had a. the
day; also. at the COmpanys Once. Asa Pennsylvs-
Passenger, purchasing tickets at the Avenue
oss s there .IIsnse to have their sssgass
The depot, and put into the baggage car. 'AA'H W
For New York, Philsdel phis, and Boston see
SHAFT Of
sok66 ssnsre Gen. 1ft Hst ASsps
TBROgGH LINE BETWEEN WASHING
Il TON, PHILADELPHIA 8 NEW YORK.
WAsHISsTOS, December Is, 1873.
Trains between W ashinston and New YORK are
no" Fos sGw YoEk .i,hom esarss Of oay,
100 s AND 500 500 P.isp' sunaA1' e.'0 a. 'n'
-. ,,nIF 6k PHILADELPHIA saadIz Ina an,
100, $50 and SEQ P: ~. " So - -N
Leave for New York ct 900 p. n. and Phiadel-
phia ct $50 and 9:0OP M
Throdgh tickets to Philadelphia, New York or
Boston can be had at the Station Once at all hours
In the day, also, at the Company once, 4ss Penn
syivanis avenue.
Passengers purchasing tickets st the Avenue of1ce
s to u.
and put in the baggage car
See Baltimore and Ohio railroad advertisement for
schedule between Washington, Baltimore, Annsp-
oils md The West.
THOs. b. SHARP, Master OF Transportation.
l.. NJ. COLE, General Ticket Agent
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THOs B. SHARP, Master OF Transportation
L. N. COLE, General Ticket Agent.
GEO 3 EOONTZ. Agent at W ashin1tOB.

BALTIMORE & POTOMAC RAILROAD.
~ BEPoI CORNER 6TH AND STREETS NV.
afr u-ffIr fnII
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A LEXANDRIA q WASHINGTON 4. K

ALEXANDRIA DERICKSBURGRR.
OokskR OF AND SIXTH STREETS.
y, =, 81 10, II O. m, g. Us 81. q
M and p N. daily all other trains daily except
Local Train: from Alexandria arrive a. follovs:--
S9:SsSs, i;sSS, sisss s;sS, 1888, Ii:gs :. m,
and 63s , m from iessnsna o.l, All al o, %.,
trains daily except Sunday III 0"''
Trains marked thus Connect with train. m
Washington and Ohio B Z. VI
.QgAhTICO Accommodation leaves Washington
GREAT SOUTHERN EXPREse, via Richmond,
iesses Washington II 80 .. daily. exec pt Sunday
Ihrocsn nc kets TO Gil points south Southwest
SAFE 81 Onhees corner l5th street and Pennsylya-
IN Asenns and corner 9Th street aud Pennsylyania
Ssenns, snere passengers leave orders for bag
fser - pe snschsd at al hotels and residences
=. g. YOUNG Genl Psssenser Aeent ;xas,
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iS73rEsssrtGaEaskAiII KoUrrl873
s9..I1 s. ..,. ,sgGa!! H AND SOUTHWEST.
As''A .-I f;ss !. n. Baltimore. s:ss .. m.
$40 D m "a .5s y N.
9:39 a. ..oSS p m
v,,S 1is.s Sas ~ DOUBLE TRACK aaTTI
Nigh, Css, With mgys Palace State Day and
Two hanared mile saved y Wsstsr11, g.. &c.,
The ll:ss .; q. daily. except suna.,. ,,,,s-.
so.ss m, az ae 3. except Sunday Oinc,auss, "a
MAXI CONNKCTIOss
GugTsnu nn lom WASHINGTON 70 BUFFALO
NT1ttSsSg And 81. LOUIS without chance
Le.ss y tbs route can be procared Al Inc ONCE.
~ .sn street and Penrsy Tvs ris ayeuu a and
Ss.ioesA Hetsl where reliable iufornstion vii ee
Passengers procarin. tckss. q, thu. om... a.
ssopre seeommodstioss In Palace Oars Tor GLicsro.
no. .. You're, General aAr.u,,
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TRUSTEES SALE OF SMALL HOUSES AT

1.-THE ABOVE SALE Is POSTPONED zn,il
SATURDAY. January 24Ih. lG4, same hour and
place. H a sv wis n iGskRsKrr, Trustees.
DUNCAESVH, BOWLING 90,
Janl6 Apctioneers,
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Particular attention gfven to the oe~~,~es s,..
nishfns a dveIiings. Designs and sstinafss fur.
uished whom desired, and the character OF an vorS
70 give satssctton both g 10 styls sn1
Workmanshfp. n0vaH
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RAILROADS.
AND OHIO RAILROAD.

or 80 .Hs, psGs%ssI 18th, ss.s, is,. trains leave
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- ECBET OF SUCCESS IN WALL STREET
- pages Bull, Bears. Profits on "puts and
Valentine Tumbridge o., bankers and brokers,
80 Wall street, New York. ocf3o-sm
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-21
A Sensible L0thar;0.

p. George is q wealthy gunsmith of
Marysville. Some time since he made
the acquaintance of Kate Ray, a
blooming brunette. residing in that
city, and their acquaintance speedily
led to warm friendship and at last
ripened into love, at least on the
damsePs part. He was very attentive
and profuse in his expressions of love,
while she in her guileless innocence
reposed implicit confidence in his
vows, and gave him her whole heart
in return. A marriage engagement
was finally entered into between
them, but George very singularly
persisted in postponing the happy day
under one pretext or another, greatly
to the maiden's disappointment. At
last he persuaded her to meet him at
the Sulphur Springs, near Colusa,
when he assured her that the marriage
ceremony should certainly be consum-
mated, and where, amid the perfume
of the sulphur water and the sprightly
gamboling OF jackass rabbits, they
could dream away brief honeymoon,
forgetful of the busy world and it's
troublous duties. They met at the
Sulphur Springs, as agreed upon, but
the marriage did not take place.
Instead thereof she was persuaded to
ignore the ceremony, and, as the old,
old story, goes, "she loved not wisely,
but too WELL" From this time her
troubles commenced. Her faithless
lover continued to postpone the
promised marriage, until, finally,
sick at heart and empty at pocket, she
forswOre romance and appealed to the
law to make her reparation. A suit
was accordingly brought in the Tenth
District Court, in which she was
plaintiff, asking $4,000 damages,
against her seducer, for seduction and
breach of promise of marriage, and a
liberal jury made happy compro-
mise by Splitting the difference" and
awarded her $40, 900 damages. George
was abundantly able to pay the
judgment in the coin of the nation,
but it seems that his troubles did not
dim the financial vision that has
been his leading characteristic, and,
with an eye to business, we find that
he has not only saved his $4,000, but
has got wife in the bargain. The
Appeal of the 14th contains the follow
ing announcement, which briefly tells
the sequel to the story:
Married-In this city, at the United
States Hotel, March 18th, by Justice
Sellon, Mr.. P. George to Miss Kate
Ray.
The event is thus humorously noticed
by the same paper:
A marriage ceremony was celebrated
yesterday at the United States Hotel
and we congratulate the bridegroom
on carrying off handsome and
wealthy bride.-[S. F. Post.
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-21
Hiqht of American Mountains.

The nights of the Vermont noun
tains are not all accurately measured,
and no two books give them exactly
alike but so near as can be ascertain
ed, they range thus Mansfield 1885,
CamePs-hump, 4,lS9; Jay Peak, 4,018,
Willoughby, $500; Killington, 1875;
Ascutney, near Windsor, 1920. Mount
Oxford the highest Canadian peak, is
but $500, and the famous Owls Head,
on Lake Memphremagog, but $3.50.
OF the New Hampshire mountains
Mount Pleasant is little higher than
Mansfield4, 800; and Mount Webster,
in the Notch, is about the hight of
Jay Peak; while Chocorua and
Kearsarge are 1000 feet lower than
Mansfield. Jay Peak and the Pin
nacle, standing, as they do, far to the
north, and a little beyond the fertile
region of Vermont, resemble more the
mountains of New Hampshire and the
Adirondacks. The mountains around
West Point, New York, vary from
1000 to 1000 feet, the highest scarcely
reaching that figure, but the Catskills
are higher than any of those noun
tains named, ranging from 5000 to
almost 5000 feet; the Mountain House
stands on a plateau 5000 feet high,
while. the South mountain is some
5000 feet, and the Round Top 200 feet
higher than the Mountain House.
The highest of all the mountains in
the Eastern States is as we'll known,
Mount Washington, the summit of
which is some 6,226 feet above the sea
level.
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-21
A Terrible Explosion.

The New York Herald of the 18th
has dispatch from Binghamton Civ.
ing particulars of the terrible explo-
sion i'm that city, brief account of
which we had at the time by telegraph.
The account says: A terrific explosion
occurred at the Holly Water Works,
in this city, at half-past eight o'clock
this morning, one of the boilers BURST
ing and almost demolishing the entire
edifice. The chief engineer, David
Smith, was in the engine-room at the
moment and was blown in the air at
least one hundred feet. His remains
were dreadfully mutilated. The fire.
man, William Courtney, received but
slight injuries. The northern portion
of the structure was totally demol-
ished, the debris being scattered over
a considerable area. The engine was
a double Cortes, of 15O-horse power,
with three boilers, one of which was
blown into fragments and scattered
with the general wreck. The concus-
sion was felt over all the eastern por-
ton of the city.
A large piece of huge pipe, con-
Meeting the boilers with the chimney,
and weighing two tons, was carried a
distance of over 100 feet. The walls
of the rear rooms of the building,
where the boilers were located, were
blown down even with the ground,
not vestige of them remaining.
The body of the engineer was found
about seventy-five feet from the place
of the explosion, caught upon a fire
hydrant.
The boiler that exploded was appar-
emily in excellent condition, and no
cause can be found for the explosion.
The Coroner is now investigating the
matter.
The cause of the explosion is at pres
ent unknown. Great excitement pre-
walls, all Binghamton being on the
run for the cause of the disaster.
The wife of engineer Smith is pros
trated with the terrible news of her
husbands death and lies in a critical
condition. Much inconvenience will
result from this accident, as nearly the
whole city and the several railroads
entering here depend upon the works
for their supply of water.
The city is at present without water,
but the two boilers which are left will
be put in operation as soon as the rub
bish has been cleared away and the
necessary repairs made, which the
Superintendent thinks will take twen-
ty-four hours. The total loss is esti-
mated at $4,000. The Holly pumping
machinery is not much injured. The
waterworks are the chief dependence
against fire, and the Mayor has called
a special meeting of the Common
Council to appoint a large special po-
lice force to patrol the streets and
watch for fires. A very strong west
wind is blowing.
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vasuuez Around

The attempt of the San Francisco
Chronicle to do the noted bandit Vas
quez u good turn by giving the i'm
preston that he had left the State has
not met with complete success. Those
best informed are confident that he
still fingers in the vicinity of his
favorite retreat in the San Fran
cisquito Mountains, and there are
not wanting people in Los An
geles who believe that he was
in our very midst less than
forty-eight hours ago. Night before
last a suspicious looking character was
seen in the neighborhood of the Pico
House, whose resemblance to the
noted bandit was so marked as to
bring upon him the inquisitive atten-
tons of some of our local authori-
ties. Arrangements were at once
set on foot, but the object of
these little attentions took himself
off in such hurry that no
further developments were made.
The general belief cannot be SAID to
tend very strongly to the conclusion
that he was really making himself
agreeable around the saloons of our
city, but some who claim to be famil-
lar with his features are confident that
the object of suspicion was none other
that the captor of Kingston, and from
what we learn it is certainly more
likely that he was testing the quality
of our drinkables than that he sailed
in the Constitution.