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Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-06

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NEW AND ELEGANT SPRING
STYLES, CHEAP FOR CASH.
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Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-06

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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-12-15
Pumping a Darkey.

Two friends of ours, who were recently
travelling South, took look at the battle
field of Lookout Mountain, and seeing
some darkeys near by, thought they would
interrogate one of them. Calling the col
ored man and brother, one asked him:
"What do you call this battle ground
for?"
"Cause der wuz fight here, sah."
"Who fought?"
"Massa Gen'l Hookah, sab, an don't
say de oder gemman's name, disremem-
bers dat just now"
(Which licledP"
"Massa Gen'l Hookah, sab, of course"
"What did they fight about"
Well, sab, don't just reckon, what
dis heah fight was bout; de whole fight,
sab was to free de nigger, sah"
"Who owned the niger, Hooker or the
other manP"
Pompey's eyes opened till they looked
like two round agates. He looked at my
friend and then looked at me then he
looked over to his companions who were
shouting and laughing at the antics of one
OF their number in swing but he didn't
reply. My friend spoke sharply:
(Which owned the nigger that they
fought aboutP"
W-w-w-whars you bin? Who is you,
AKIN me dis-axin' dis chile who owns dat
niggah? Whar's you bin?"
"I've been all around here, but didn't
see any fight. When was the fight ?"
"Right smart run o time since dat sab
dats good while ago., boss, dat was"
"What sort of fight was it, prize
fght%'
GA which, sah!'
"a prize fight Did they form ring
and pound each other with their fists Did
they mash up the other fellow with his
fistsP Who got the first knock DOWN."
The expression that grew on that mans
face, the transformation scene that passed
over that mans features, was a better
answer to the question than his tongue
could have given. First look of curious
bewilderment, then of annoyance, then of
pity, contempt and utter disgust success
sively, till he turned silently and walked
back to the party, seeming to wonder
which was the greater fool he or we.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-12-15
What Hannah Saws.

Mrs. Hannah Woods husband warned
people not to trust his wife, she having
left his bed, etc, To this Hannah replied
as follows:
"First, as to the bed, we had none ex-
cept the one my father gave me, and up
on which l have allowed him to lodge his
poor, drunken, worthless carcass already
quite too long and as to board, he was
not furnished enough for the last two
years to pay for his salt. He talk of
board why the children have always as
sisted me me in buying bread to keep his
poor soul and drunken body together.
He caution people not to trust me 1t would
have been more fitting that should have
posted him; but that would have been
superfluous, as no one who knows him
would have trusted him, or possibly we
could have kept the family together longer
than we did.
Gone thing-and only one-in his pub
lication is true, and that is that have left
the miserable man. When by the use of
whiskey, the once Milton Wood transform
ed himself into everything contemplate
and vulgar, forgetting every pledge of
earlier life-forgetting his obligations to
me and his children-forgetting himself,
and at last forgetting God, and still, not
sated with havoc, he pursues me with the
malevolence Of a drunken fiend-leavo him
l did. Oh, liquor! How many homes
hast thou made desolateP How many
broken-hearted wives and homeless chill
dren hast thou cast upon the cold charities
of an unfeeling world? Oh, thou mighty
transformer Of intellectual man into every
thing devilish But am trespassing too
much. upon your space, and will close,
wishing Mr.. Wood all the health, happi-
ness and comfort he can ever expect to
flow from his drunken carcass"
If Milton Wood is not now extinguished
he certainly has given to the world what
was the matter with Hannah. For q
scathing and eloquent exposition of the
sufferings of drunkard's wife Hannah
James advertisement cannot we'll be paral-
lelled.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-12-15
An Affecting Incident.
The San Francisco Chronicle says

The San Francisco Chronicle says:
"Among the passengers by the west
ward-bOund emigrant train which arrived
last week, was Mrs. w. S. Crediford, an
aged lady from Alfred, Me. Poor, feeble
and alone, she left her home to cross the
Continent on an emigrant train, to see her
children residing in this State. Two grown
daughters awaited her at San Jose, and her
son had gone up the road to meet her. He
found her worn out with the fatigue of the
protracted journey in comfortless emil
grant car, and very weak.
About O'Clock in the evening she re-
clined her head on her sons shoulder and
fell asleep there. Just after the train left
San Leandro, gentleman who had got on
the train at that place, noticing something
peculiar in the attitude and appearance of
the old lady, approached the son, and in
quired, What is the matter with that
lady ?" "Hush ' replied the young man,
"don't wake my mother" "No fear of
that" said the gentleman, "she viii never
wake again in this world"
He was right. Quietly leaning on the
breast of her son, the poor old lady had
yielded to fatigue, and peacefully fallen
into slumber from which she passed into
that deeper sleep that knows neither wax
ing nor WEAKNESS. The emigrants COM
posed her weary limbs to rest and brought
her body to this city for her bereaved chill
dren.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-12-15
A Cool RObber.

An example OF GOODNESS and audacity
was furnished few days since at a railroad
station in New Jersey which seldom finds a
parallel. The train due at seven arrived
promptly and as the custom was, passen-
gers and employees, the express messenger
among them, went to tea. Before going,
the latter locked the safe, containing some
$12, 600, and secured the door of the car.
No sooner was this done than burglar
approached the car, from the other side,
thrust his hand through window, raised
the latch, opened the door, placed arailrOad
tie against the side of the car and slid the
safe, weighing two hundred and eighteen
pounds, to the ground. Closing the door
and replacing the tie, he dragged the safe
toward stream near by. Near the track
he overcame the obstacle TO progress pre-
sented by high board fence by wrenching
off some Of the boards. Dragging the
treasure a short distance farther, he broke
open the box by means Of lever, and
hastily examined the contents Securing
some $1,000, he made off across the fields,
while the train was speeding on its way.
The loss was soon discovered-not so the
burglar.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-12-15
AnecdOte Of Washington.

General Washington was a pattern of
punctnality. When he engaged to meet
Congress at noon, he never failed to be at
the door of the hall just as the clock was
striking twelve. He always dined at four
o'clock and if the guests whom he had
invited were not present, the dinner went
on precisely at the appointed hour, with
out awaiting for them. Washington
would make no apology, but simply re-
marked, Gentlemen, we are punctuaI
here" When those people got another
invitation to dine with the President, they
would be sure to be in time.
A person had a pair of beautiful horses
to sell, which the President wanted to buy.
Five o'clock in the morning of a certain
day was fixed as the time for Washington to
see them; but the horses were not brought
till quarter past five, when the owner
was told that the President had been there
at the appointed hour, but had gone away.
The man thus lost a good chance Of selling
his horses by his delay Of one quarter Of an
hour
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-12-15
Gbt 0ilnes, Nrrp BIOuurfeIO, ala,

these people. My mother would like to
speak with you"
And taking her upon his arm he escorted
her to the tent which had been prepared
for them.
One standing near at hand could have
heard the words of explanation, interrupt
ed by broken sobs ON the part of Fanny,
with kind and gentle soothings by Mrs.
Carlton; would have seen Harry start up
with naughty, unorthodox word on the
end Of his tongue, saying that he would
find out what all this meant, and after a
short absence, would have seen him re-
turning, his hands cinched, and his big,
hurley frame bristling all over with indig-
nation; would have heard animated con-
versation for moment in the tent, follow
ed by subdued laughter.
Shortly thereafter the family carriage
was ordered and Harry and Mrs. Carlton,
accompanied by Fanny, left the grounds.
The month of vacation was nearly end
ed Fanny had disappeared the Carlton
mansion was closed, and occupied only by
the servants Harry and his mother, some
said, were in the city some said at the
seaside.
Upon the last day Of the school vacation,
after the arrival of the mail, an unwonted
something seemed to ruffle the surface Of
affairs in the quiet town. Curiosity was
upon tip-toe, and wonder was looking out
of open eyes into open eyes.
Mine plethoric host of the inn dressed
as was his won't of summer afternoon,
in shirt, pantaloons and slippers, from his
seat on the table wiped the perspiration
from his rubicund face, and read to his
quartet of thirsty satellites, from the Yerba
Buena Tribune, as follows;
MARRIED.--At Grace Church in this city,
by the Rev. DIR. Peters, Harry Carlton to Miss
Fanny Howard, daughter of Major William
Howard, formerly of the United States Army,
now Warden at the State Prison of N"
The landlord laughed, Tom Brown threw
his favorite hat upon the floor, and jump
upon it, said 1: "Do you call that mus
tang?"
"That gals Carlton anyhow" said
uncle Billy, complacently, while Tony
glanced wistfully at row of decanters,
and wondered if the occasion would moi
suggest an invitation to imbibe.
A new school-mistress has been engaged
at Carlton, and in some mysterious way
Tom Brown has become sole proprietor o
the stage line.
At the last stated inquest, Mrs. Smitl
was heard to say, consolingly, to Mrs
Tracey " am so glad it was all mis-
take l always liked Fanny"
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-06-16
Stevenson's Regiment.

From FRANCIS d. CLARK of New
York city we have received a pam
phlet entitled 1S46-1S74. A Roll of
the Survivors of the First Regiment of
New York Volunteers, Commanded
by Colonel JONATHAN d. STEVEN
son, which served in Upper and Lower
California during the Mexican War
and disbanded on the Pacific Coast in
the Fall of 1918, and known to be Liv-
ing January LIST, 1874; also, incidents
pertaining to the Fleet which conveyed
the Regiment to California, Officers
known to be Deceased and record of
deaths since January LIST, 1871" The
work is compiled by Mr.. CLARK, who
was member of Company d of the
famous Regiment. He has taken
great pains to learn the locality of
those of his old comrades who have
not yet crossed the "dark river.n
Among the names of the survivors we
find those of MOSES w. PERRY, PETER
! thompson and AUGUST AHLERS of
Company a, and - WALTHERs of
Company *, set down as residents of
Los Angeles. 1t is now Mr.. CLARK's
purpose to place a copy of the record
in the hands of each of his old COM
panions in arms still living, and he
requests those who have failed to re-
ceive the work to address him at 16
Cortlandt street, New York. If either
of the gentlemen named as a resident
Of this city will call on the editor OF
the HERALD, he will be pleased to pre-
sent him with the copy in his possess
i on
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-06-16

FROM reliable source we learn that
work will be commenced on the Los
Angeles and TruXton Railroad about
the first of next north, and the enter
prise pushed forward as rapidly as pos
sible. Arrangements for commencing
operations are now completed, and in
few days workmen will commence
erecting houses down at the bay for
the accommodation of the officers and
laborers of the railroad. AS soon as
the wharf is completed, the iron and
ties for the track will be landed, and
motive will be darting back and forth
between Los Angeles and Truxton.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-06-16
Latest kilograms.
TROUBLES OF A RAILROAD
COMPANY.
LOSS OF THE STEAMER
SCOTLAND.
DOL Nj a IL K l. II.
EASTERN.
to Throw n Railroad Company
into Insolvency.

Attempt to Throw n Railroad Company
into Insolvency.
ST.. PAUL, June IA hearing was
commenced yesterday against the st.
Paul and Pacific Railroad Company
for the appointment of receiver, 1t
being claimed that the road is insol-
vent and the managers have diverted
the funds from their proper channels.
The Directors deny the material allega-
tons, and it is believed that the Re-
ceiver will not be appointed. Dutch
bOndholders are the instigators of the
suit and the respondents say that if
this hostile attitude is persisted in, the
road and all parties interested will
suffer.
A Board Resigns.
WASHINGTON, June l5.-The Board
of Indian Commissioners have re-
signed.
New York Wool Market.
New YORK, June 15.-The New
York wool market is quite active.
There is a fair demand for California
Spring at 3l2@3li, bury. Boston
business is confined almost exclusive y
to Spring California. New California
has been arriving freely at 2S(G30 cts. (;
Fall California. 25t cents.
A Nice Lot OF OGicehOlders.
NEW YORK, June IA special cor
respondence from Charleston says
South Carolina has more criminals in
office than any other State, and that
the official records show One-third of
the persons holding minor positions
have been indicted for offenses during
their term of office and much larger
proportion for Offenses committed
prior to their election. In Charleston
county nearly every State officer from
the highest to the lowest, has been
charged, and many convicted, Of one
or more offenses. Among those ac-
cused of swindling and perjury is
Rainey, the colored Congressman at
large, against whom the specifications
are very damaging.
Loss OF the steamer Scotland.
NEW YORK, June IA dispatch
to-day announced the loss of the
steamer Scotland in the China Seas.
The fate of the crew and passengers is
unknown.
LuttrclI and the Chinese.
WASHINGTON, June II. - Luttrell
having received a telegram from Cali
fornia stating that the contractor con-
structing the dock at Mare Island has
employed Chinese labor force, will
offer a resolution for adoption by the
House of Representatives directing the
Secretary of the Navy to put stop to
the employment of Coolie labor on
Government works.
Logan Takes the Stump.
CHICAGO, June Ex-senator Logan
is on his way from Washington to
Springfield, Ill, where he will make q
speech, probably on the day of the
Republican State Convention, which
meets on Wednesday, the 18th inst
He promises to give his views on the
finance question, and also to pay some
attention to the third term question.
The Currency Question.
WASHINGTON, June l5.-Dawes and
McCreary, members of the new Con-
ference Committee, say there is but
little prospect of any agreement be-
yond the redistribution of the National
Gold Bank circulation to the amount
of fifty million dollars.
Destructive Fire.
TAUNTON, Mass, June 15.-The Bris-
toll County Agricultural Society's sta
bles were burned on Saturday, with
fourteen trotters. Loss, $4,000.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-06-16
SUM MON s.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SEW.
l. entrenth Judicial District, of the state of
California, in and for the County of Los Ange-
les. NJ. Thomas, Plaintiff, against Severiano
Hereda, Defendant. Action brought in the
District Court of the seventeenth Judicial Dis
trlct, of the State of California, in and for The
County of Los Angeles, and the complaint
filed in said County of Los Angeles. in the
office of the Clerk of said District Court.
The people of the stale of California send
greeting to Severano Heredia, defendant:
You are hereby required to appear in an
action brought against you by the above.
named plaintiff, in the District Court of the
Seventeenth Judicial District of the state OF
California, in and for the County of Los Ange
les, and to answerthe complaint filed therein,
within ten days exclusive OF the day Of ser
vice. after the service on you of this summons
i'll served within this county; or, if served
out of this county, but in this district, within
twenty days; otherwise, within forty days
orjudgment by default will be taken against
you, according to the prayer Of said COM
plant.
Tie said action is brought to obtain judc.
ment of this Court that a certain deed exc
cuted by defendant herein, to one r. NJ. Town,
Aug lst 9Th, lh73, be corrected and amended
by chang ny the word "West," in the descrp-
ton o. properly conveyed by said deed. to the
word EAST" so as To make the description
read as follows: being all that portion of the
east half of said section lying east of san
Pedro street, Said premises having been
duly transferred to this plaintiff, he prays
that the above correction may be made, and
that he have his costs herein and general re-
lief Reference is had to complaint for pal-
ticularS.
And you Gre hereby n 'tifed that if you fail
to appear and answer the said complaint, as
above required, the said plaintiff will cause
your default to be entered, and will apply to
the Court for the relief demanded in the.com-
plant.
n--0s Given under my hand and the seal
(sr | of the District Court, of the Seven
DEAL ! teenth judicial District, of the state
49, of California, in and for the County of
Los Ange les, this thirteenth day of Tune. in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-four.
A. w. POTTS, Clerk.
BY c. W. GOULD, Deputy Clerk.
r. NJ. WIDNEY. Plaintiffs Attorney.
ju l5-2m w-20
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-06-16

SALT LAKE has sensation. A SOL
dier went into town, got drunk and
violated an ordinance, for which he
was captured and lodged in Jail. Next
morning an officer, with a detachment
of mounted men, went to the civil
authorities of the City of Saints and
demanded the release of the soldier
The demand was refused, and the
troops dug hole through the Jail wall
and carried off the prisoner in triumph.
The Mormon authorities offered no
resistance. The act was an open def
ance of the civil municipal authority,
and the question now is, what will
BRIGHAM YOUNG do about it?
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-06-16
Railroads VS.. Cart Roads.

Early in the present century q dis
covery was made which turned old
ideas upside down, and set the world
in motion. 1t started looms into new
action; it enhanced the value of land
throughout the country; it set the
farmer to producing, and brought his
market virtually to his door; itcreated
supplies which demanded exchanges;
it made communities acquainted with
each other, who had previously been
comparative strangers, connecting
them with commercial bond, which
soon ripened into confidence and
friendship. Distances ceased to have
an effect upon commercial honesty,
and exchanges became rapid and GER
tain. The magic agent which worked
this change was steam power as APP
piled to permanent ways, and used in
opposition to horse power on ordinary
roads, and the discovery has long since
been conceded to be reality: that a
ton of goods can be moved over q rail
road for u cents per ton per mile at
the rate of four hundred miles per day,
while the cost of moving the same
upon common cart road was and is
about twenty cents per ton per mile,
and this at q maximum rate of only
twenty miles per day. The imme-
diate effect of this discovery was to
causes seeming commercial shrinkage
of territory, condensation of dis
tances in localities where railways
were at first introduced, which con-
densation has rapidly extended until
we find that our continent is now read
lily spanned in eight days, while in the
year 1880 the same number of days
freightng upon cart road would have
only Melted a progress of one hundred
and sixty miles, or Whereabouts. 1t is
evident that the introduction of this
agent must materially affect internal
trade as regards great centers. AS this
country becomes more compact in its
communications, there will be a result
ant Capitalization towards certain
points which must control commerce.
These points in the days Of cart roads
were necessarily numerous, and in size
proportional to the business done and
trade facilities required. Now the
great centers are few in number, but
stride onward to immense proportions,
making themselves the great tOci of
exchanges and the clearing houses for
a vast territory around them. The
geographical position Of Los Angeles
indicates it as likely to become the
great center of Southern California
and Arizona. Backed by the immense
mineral and wealth producing re-
sources of her surrounding country,
she will soon rival San Francisco, in
the extent and value of her mining
interests. In order to accomplish this
glorious contamination, one thing is
yet required, and that is cheap and
rapid communication with her back
country, and consequent shrinkage
of time, condensation of territory and
close connection of business interests.
The realization of this is so closely
connected with the prosperity of Los
Angeles as to be becoming an impera-
tive want. Now is the time to move;
delays are dangerous. The future
capital of Southern California should
never allow herself to be deprived of
her legitimate trade by more alert
rivals.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-06-16

Last Friday night young Nimrod,
who resides near Millerton, went out
hunting and killed California lynx.
1T measured thirty-two inches from
tip to tip, was sixteen inches high at
the shoulder, and had claws one inch
in length.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-06-16

There will be camp-meeting held
by the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, at the old camp-ground on
Musick's rancho, Fresno county, be-
ginning on Thursday, the 9th day of
August, 1874, and continuing about
ten DAYS.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-06-16

THE Chronicle says Local Option
cannot be carried in San Francisco.
When it becomes apparent that it will
be carried the live paper will advocate
the measure.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-06-16

THE county hospital of San Fran
cisco uses one thousand dollars worth
of liquor'per month, or at least that is
the amount the city is called upon to
pay for.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-06-16
Masonic Notice,

Los Angeles Lodge No. AZ, +. d A. M
The stated meetings of this Lodge are held on
the hrst Monday of each month at 1880 p. M.
members OF Pentalpha, No. 202, and all Mas
ter Masons in good standing are cordially in
vited. S. G. FOY. w N
OHAs' SMlTH' secretary. ao28-tf
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-06-16

The dealers in Wheatland, Yuba
county, who have been prohibited
from retailing liquors by the adoption
of "no license,n have ordered large
number of five-gallon casks and dem +.
johns.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-06-16

Nose Andross, ex-S from Tuol-
umne, is at length ensconced behind
the Receivers table in the U. S. Land
Office at Visalia.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-06-16

The Fresno Erpesitor believes that
the area of grain in the Lake and
Mussell Slough districts is three or
four times in excess of that OF pre-.
vious seasons, and the crops are splen-
did.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-06-16

The breakingo of Kings River through
the Last Chance Ditch, has overhowed
The country between Kingston and
Visalia badly, and has nearly cut of
ali travel. The damage by the break
age will be considerable.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-06-16

Two BARRIERS of Sacramento, quar-
relied, recently, when one named Louis
Ulsehig was stabbed in the breast by
his companion named Fay.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-06-16
PROPOSALS..

SEALED PROPOSALS will be received by
- the Common Council ut its session OF
June 18th, 1874, for the construction of fiume
1926 feet long. Said fiume is to be built Of
clear lumber. Descriptions and specif1ca.
tons thereof can be seen at the City Clerks
flee. M. KREMER,
l3-td City Clerk.