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Reduction OF Wsagos Of Employees TO
1so mR<lo on Sovcrnl Eastern Rails


1so H11do on Several Eastern 1ktiif-
roads.
Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune.
NEW YoRw, Nor. 18.-notronohmont Hooms to
bo tho prevailing policy with tho railroads. Tho
Now York Central aud Hudson Rtvor Rai1roada
havo ordered a reduction Of 10 per cent Of all
day-laborora. aud 1900 workmon, or nearly ono
Bixth Of tho whole number employed, have teon
discharged. Tho samo reduction In wages has
boon made on tho Harlem Road. President
Jowott, ot tho Eric, says tlnt tho management
Of TINT road has boon engaged In rotronohnont
for somo timo. Ol1lccEs aro nov ongagofl In
oqualizing reductions in tho various dopart-
ments Of the limo. and, when tho work
is completed. tho reduction in wagos will
amount to Ii Or 20 per cont. Tho ua1nbor OF
men employed, too. has boon cut down. THO
officers Of tho Pennsylvania Rairoad Bay tho
Same wages ate paid on that line aa before tho
panic. On the Delaware. Lackawanna 4 West
CRU, wages arc Ii per cont lowor than before tho
panic, aud now further decrease is oontom-
D1Rte1.
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Maryland Ship-Cnnal Projoct-Sootety
Qtenns-'rho Proposed Abolition
tho Marine COrps.
Special Disuasch to The Chicaoo Tfi0une
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.--A new ship-caual pro-
ject will bo urged on Congress as the noxt Res-
bon by Baltimore intorosts. Tho proposition ia
to cut canal 80 feet wldo at tho top ant 10 foot
wide at tho bottom, md 25 foet doop, acrosB tho
h[aryland .Penineua, connecting tho Chcsa-
poake mud Delaware Bays. The Ma
tona' Commercial Convention Of 1871
indorsed this shemo, and asked
Congress- to liaro tho route surveyed. Tho
length Of tho canal will bo about II miles, and
would cost, at a rough estimate, sG000G0 to
$8,0o0.000. 1t would shorten tho distance be-
tween Baltimore and New York and New En-
Elapd porta about 200 milos, aud would, it ia
claimed, make Baltimore as accessible to ocean
commerce as New York. From present inlica-
,ions it appears tint the Baltimore l. Ohio Rail-
road Will take hold Of tho ontorprlBo, md givo
material aid to the effort to secure for it al mp
ptopriation from Congress.
BOClErY uossfP.
The cartt-rccopti0n given to Col. Fred Grant
and hs bride ut tho White-Ho,,~ last night
wRs grand affair. Five hundred Invitations
wore Issued, md the attendance wub very large,
comprising tho elect OF tho Official society Of
Washington. Col, and Mrs. Grant attended
NA1cs ItSA Alot ApNcPt4V1a VI tAC uGA6p44 LILO
afternoon.
Nlr. and Mrs. sartoriB nre expected to arrive
soon, to remsln durlng the wiutor, n,d apart
moDts have boen fitted up at the Executive
Mansion for their occupation.
THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
finished tho consideration OF tho Legislative,
Judicial, aud Exoentiyo bill today. Tho amount
it approprfates fB less III tho aggregate thu that
| appropriated by tho bill passed at tho last scs
Hion.
BAS1rARY REPORT.
At a meeting Of tho DoArd Of Health yeeter-
day, tho Health Officer aubmittcd report bhow-
| luz that in tho last yenr there has not bocu ),
| slng:o case OF smallpox or epidemic dlaesS* Ill
| this district.
THE MARINE CORPS.
Tho proposition to abolish the tll:st:Ee f;ntn.
has cseated EreAt Consideration III ,cny cisg',s
| in washington. Marine officers are u. ~. 1t d.
would create convulsion i'll fashionable s::r4es
approaching in gravity to a revolution. There
| nre ffty-fuur unnecessary officers in tho Or
| gauization.
THE CASE OF sATANTA.
| llu tat .lxsas.dtcd f.rcss1
| WAb111NdTOS, Nov. l8-ln regard to tue re-
cent dispatch sent by order Of tito President to
tho Governor Of Toxas, it is stated that, without
or not Satauta had violated his pnro'e, tho psosi
! dent and Scoretary Delano, foayIng be mipht ba
executed bofore Tie. evidence could be
fully collected, considered it merely. just
day asceertained that during Gov. pavis
] incumbency tho sentence Of Hatanta wIs
committed from death to imprisonment for lifc.
Undtr thia Communication ho lsas lately ;heeu
plnced in the Texas penitentiary.
| REVENUE.
Receipts from customs for the wsek os'dlnG
Nov. II woro III follows: Boston, 32l5, Gao; New
York, st,Gsi. .5G3 Philadelphia, 8lo2,258; Baltl.
more, 890, ,329; Now Orleans, for tho week end
| 1uoI1n.1 PLANTS FOR THE sorrH.
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Speciat Dtspatch to 1'hc Chtcaao Tribune,
W1LKEsvARHE, Fa., Nov. 1o.-TAo lutese from
tho rltsston disaster is the following special to
the Daily Record this evening: "a largo force
Of men wero employed during tho whole Of last
night In searching for the bodies Of tho two
miners buried under the fall Of tlo roof
al tho senoca Slope yesterday morning
1t ~ o'clock. This morning the body of Elias
about tho lower part Of tho body. Ills head
WAS cut, but not badly disigured, by reason Of
his falling nsar 8 eoas-eaE. which prevented the
oon1 from striking his bend. Up to = O'Clock to-
night tho body Of Henry Jonkins had not been
found, Tho search continues
, 1874-11-19

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. IA special 10 tho
Courte,-Journa! from Mount Sterling, Ky.. says
q tiro broke out In tho Saa-wosks Of that town
this morning, md, when extingushod, thobudies
Of negro man md an Irish boy, nasnod Queon,
wero found, life boing extinct. 1t ia supposed
tint tho fro orleuatod from tho burning OF
tank III tho heating retolt.
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ofrorod l,y tho manufacturers. ThuB general
atriko wifi be ayortod. Tho pressure brought to
boar on tho put!llors by tho workingtnon iu other
branches Of Tho trndo Ia In measure tho CALICO
Of tho decision Of portion Of tho mon.
, 1874-11-19

NEW ORLEAxs La., Nov. 18.-The divers Of
the boll-boat Osage who aro examining tho
wreck Of the Empito this morning Baw wedgod
IN tho freight on deck some ton or twelve deck
hands. Tho divers were unable to gain admia-
sion to tho atato-rooms Oh account OF obstruc-
tionB BY freight 1t IL now bolovod that Tho loss
Lody was recovered to'day,-thato Of adock-hana.
, 1874-11-19

New Yonk, Nov. lB.-Tho suit Of Theodore
Tilton against lloury Ward Boeohor has beon rot
down for Dec. 8.
, 1874-11-19

Sufctal UIapatch 70 TIE Chicago 7T76HHt.
DIS MONIES, H., Nov. ia brakeman On
tho Chicago l. Rock Island Hoa1 named Charlcy
Cummings. foil from tho top Of fre!ght~train
pasaing through here this evening aud sustained
Injuries which may provo fatA!.
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under which tleae several lAwleas acts Gun be
punished arc found In Sections 1863, l53 mud leo
pago $685. They are, Soo. 1851
II any two ttore lorsons shall combine for tho
purpose Of deprlyin9 tho posyessur OF prop
crty Of tta lawful Use and management, Of prevent
Ing by threats suggesons os dRugeg my unlsx1ul
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Anaheim.

William R. Olden dropped into the
HERALD office yesterday, and left
the following items: The farmers
about Anaheim are fairly engaged in
harvesting. The crops promise a
large yield. Farm help is in demand
and hands scarce.
The grape crop will not exceed three
fourths of a full yield The falling off
is due to heavy frost in the last days
of last year. Some of the vineyards
will yield full crops. The grapes are
generally larger than the average.
The weather is charming, as usual.
J. A. Johnson's Photographic party
has photographed Anaheim in fine
style. The picture of the town is pro-
nounced the best ever taken by Pro-
fessor James.
Wharf stock is in demand, and
will soon be all taken.
The Irrigation Company will soon
commence operations on their great
ditch, which will render productive
many thousand acres of land that have
hitherto lain idle.
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-06-19
Wheat and Tonnage.

Harvesting has already commenced
in the San Joaquin Valley, and the
new wheat is beginning to arrive at
San Francisco. The question of tom
mage is the absorbing theme among
our heavy dealers and those purchas-
ing for the European markets. The
capacity of vessels under charter to
load in San Francisco Bay during July
does not exceed $4,000 tons, while the
disengaged tonnage in port does not
exceed one-half or two-thirds that
amount. The lowest rates to Liver
pool which the owners of ships mani
fest disposition to accept is "a.
They are not anxious to engage at
that figure, and a number have refused
to charter even at that rate. The tom
mage in port and to arrive within the
next sixty days will not begin to move
that portion of this years crop which
will be exported, and the rates now
offered are probably lower than will
be offered until the bulk of the crop is
afioat. 1t is safe to estimate that a
large proportion of the crop We shall
export, will be sent off at G5 or more
per ton. Last year a monopoly Of
tonnage was attempted by the heavy
operators of San Francisco, but the
farmers held back their grain until
ship owners found lying in the bay an
Improbable business, and the tonnage
ring was broken. This year, however,
the quantity of wheat is so much
greater that we doubt if the same line
of policy will bring about result SIM
liar to that which followed the exper-
iment of last season. There is another
feature which augurs i'll for the Cali
fornia wheat producer, and that is the
indication of fair wheat crop in
Europe. The high rate of tonnage
and the abundant crop in the East
and Europe imply that the California
farmer will have to part with his
wheat this year at prices below the
average. In fact, we anticipate that
wheat will be sold very low within
the next three months. The farmers
may, however, save themselves by
parting with as little of their crop as
possible. But few are compelled to
force their entire yield into the mar
I,
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The Proposed Los Angeles College.

Since propounding the question,
"Shall Los Angeles have College ?u
and giving our views on the same, in
our issue of the 18th, the question has
been repeated and discussed, on our
streets, in our business marts and in
the domestic circle, fully and freely by
hundreds of our people, and we gladly
give place to a communication on
this important subject in to-day's
issue, from DR.. F. M. SHAW, of this
city, who presents his views intelli-
gently. We invite discussion-a flow
of reasoning and argument from the
intelligence of Los Angeles, as our
business and professional men can dis
cuss SO vital question-until the ques-
ton is completely ventilated and this,
the browning feature of one of the best
systems of education that any city
East or West can boast, shall become
the pride of Los Angeles and Southern
California.
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Latest kilograms.
NEWS FROM FIR ANCE
A CURRENCY BILL AT LAST.
Congre ional News.
EASTER NJ.
A Currency Bill Agreed Iron.

A Currency Bill Agreed Upon.
CHICAGO, June 1S.-A Washington
special says the Conference Commit
tee on the Currency bill fully came to
a conclusion late to-day, by agreeing
on bill providing for a distribution
of the National Bank circulation to
the extent of 500, 1000, and fixing
the currency circulation at 1882, 000,-
600. This bill will pass the Senate,
and possibly the House. In that event
the President will sign it. The West
ern members, however, do not give it
very cordial support.
A Batch of News.
NEW YORK, June 17.-John Cad
valdez has been confirmed as Assist
ant Secretary of the State Treasury.
The treaty of the United States with
the King of Belgium has been termin-
ated by joint resolution approved by
Grant.
Rochefort was Missed by mob at
Dublin. No other violence was of
fered him.
MacMahon has caused the seizure
of the New York Herald in Paris for
attacks upon him.
Inc IeSlutht vi ouultlliuid lbs VI
dered Gonzales to be shot for his out
rage on Consul Magee.
The Vermont Republican Conven-
ton has nominated Judge Peck for
Governor.
Election of Railroad Officers.
NEW YORK, June 1.-THE officers
of the Pennsylvania Central Railroad
were elected yesterday for the ensu-
ing year.
Boston Wool Market.
NEW YORK, June 17.-There is no
change in the Boston wool market.
Receipts are principally from Califor-
mia. Price, 30@40 cents.
What Congress is Doing.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE long
pending nomination of Gen. McCook,
of Colorado, will be taken up in exec
utive session of the Senate, on Friday,
and disposed of.
The House Judiciary Committee
voted to defer action on Carpenter
press-gang bill until Friday. 1t is said
that several of the committee are in
favor of it, but it will be put over until
the next session, by which time it will
be killed.
The Senate Postal Committee, to
whom the subject was recently re-
ferred, agreed to-day to report that no
further legislation is necessary to Sc
cure the transportation of additional
semi-monthly mails between San
Francisco and China.
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-06-19
Storytelling Newspapers.

We really wish newspapers would
tell the truth-at least tell as much of
it as does the HERALD. We have a
thorough contempt for classifying
newspaper 1t is bad and danger
Gus thing. 1t tells its stories to so
many and deceives so many. These
storytelling newspapers have de-
ceived us, and We feel inclined to MUIR
mer. A few days ago we read in the
columns of what we supposed relia-
BILE journal, that Local Option had
caused such a falling off in the con-
sumption of whisky that the distillers
of San Francisco found it necessary to
reduce their mandatory of the arti-
Gle one-half. We made note of this
for the information of the HERALD'S
ten thousand readers, every one Of
whom having implicit confidence in
the integrity of their favorite paper,
believed that whisky-drinking had
fallen off one-half. Now comes the
Woodland papers with the assurance
that, though no license carried there,
the saloons are all open and ten cents
will still make poor man rich and a
miserable one happy. In confrma-
ton of this, the Grass Valley Union,
edited by a temperance man who, when
asleep, does not know the difference
between lager beer and fifteen-dollar
brandy, with the unqualified asser-
ton that, in a township of Nevada
county, which few weeks ago voted
no license, whisky is so plenty that it
is next to impossible to find q sober
man. Now what are we to do about
this? These storytelling newspapers
have made trouble. If Local Option
increases the consumption of whisky,
why should they tell us that Local
Option has SO reduced the consump-
ton of whisky that dstillers only
manufacture half as much as former
ly? This thing ought to be looked
into. An investigation should be or
dered. If Local Option makes every
body drunk on half their former al
lowance of whisky, why, the law has
failed in its purpose and must be re-
pealed. 1t all comes from those story
telling newspapers.
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Good Advice.

In New York the men who make a
business of melting laborers to strikes
have notified their longtime victims
that this is not good year for the bus
mess and requested a cessation of the
expensive pastime for the present.
This is good advice, and would have
been still better had the postponement
been indefinite. The action of the
New York agitators commends itself
to the San Francisco Post and several
other papers on this coast that are con-
stantly filling their columns with
Utopian nonsense designed to bring
about conflict between the laborer
and his employer This is not "a good
year for strikers, and, in fact, there are
but few years that are good for those
people. We cannot now recall sim
gle instance where strike on the Pa
cific coast resulted in permanent good
to the laboring man. There have been
temporary gains, but they were always
followed by permanent loss. In New
York thousands of families have been
reduced to penury and suffering
through the evil counsel of those who
advised the laboring man to strike for
a reduction of the hours of labor. The
same unfortunate result will follow
like proceeding in San Francisco, or
anywhere else in this State. Men who
support their families by daily labor
are not necessarily fools and idiots.
The great majority of them are intelli-
gent persons, who ought to think for
themselves and act for themselves.
When they do this, they are generally
safe. They are content to let well
enough alone and accept their employ
er's statement as to whether they can
or cannot afford to increase wages or
reduce the hours of labor. But when
they commence listening to and act
ing upon the wild, impractical sugges-
tons of newspaper editors about OPP
preston of monopolies and the aggres-
sion of capital, they are following
blind and, in many instances, unprin-
pied leaders, who care not who suffers
so long as they are enabled to get
themselves before the public as the
prime movers in so-called reform
movements. Laboring men will do
we'll to study carefully the motives
and purposes of those who are always
urging strikes and constantly inveigh-
ing against capital. They will do we'll
to study their own interests before
listening to those who urge them to
acts which are certain to deprive their
wives and children of those comforts of
life which only the strong arm of the
husband and father can procure.
Strikes are dangerous and demoraliz-
ing to the laboring man.
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-06-19
Equality in Taxation.

The San Francisco Post-which la
bors necessarily to bring about con-
flict between capital and labor-says if
the rich were compelled to pay per-
sonal property tax in the same ratio
as the poor, the law would be repealed
as soon as the Legislature met. Whose
fault is it that the rich are not taxed
in like ratio with the other members
of the commonwealth? Such ex-
pressions as the above are evil
IDENTIFY intended to convey the inn
preston to the ignorant that this
State has two taxation laws
one to favor the rich and the other
to Cypress the poor. Why should an
intelligent, honest journalist seek to
delude his readers? Does a journalist
who sets forth such palpableuntruth
possess the latter quality? We are all
taxed under one law. Why are we
not taxed alike ? Is it the fault of the
rich men, or is it the fault of those
whose business it is to execute the
law? If the Assessors and Collectors
do their whole duty, q rich man can
not avoid paying his ratio of taxes.
We assume that the average rich man
will not strain his conscience farther to
avoid paying his taxes than will the
editor of the Post. We do not suppose
all the virtue in the world is confined
to men worth five thousand dollars
and less. If the officers are honest,
property, whether owned by the rich
or the poor, will be fairly assessed. 1t
is the business of the people to see that
assessments are justly made and each
one required to bear his ratio of the
taxation. The Changers are moving
in the right direction. In place of
whimpering about rich men and what
rich men do and do not do, they have
adopted the plan Of appointing COM
mittee of men we'll posted on the
value of property, to attend the meet
ings of the County Board of Equaliza-
ton and assist in getting at the value
of the property to be assessed. These
Committees are of great assistance to
the Boards. They demand nothing
but what is just, and neither the Board
nor the owners of property refuse to
comply with their demand. The value
of property of all kinds in cities may
be reached in the same way. There
may always be found persons who are
able to approximate the value of a
rich mans personal and real property,
even if he should seek to evade a fair
assessment himself After all is said
and done, we come back to the orig
inal proposition that it is the officers
and not the property-owners who are
responsible for inequality of taxation.
If we elect honest and capable officers,
the rich man and the poor man will
be assessed alike and pay taxes in the
proportionate ratio 10 the amount of
taxable property they own.
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-06-19
FOREIGN NEWS.
Condition Of Affairs in France

PARIS, June 1s.-The Deputies of the
Left Centre publish note again, in
viting an alliance with the Right
Centre, that both parties may estab-
lish Republic. The Left Centre Of
fer all necessary constitutional guar
antees, and declare that if an alliance
is refused the Right Centre will be
responsible for the possible return of
the Empire.
The Government has commenced
the prosecution of the proprietors of
La Figaro and La France, Republican
journals, for reprinting articles written
by Rochefort.
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SAN FRANCISCO.
ArrivaIs-Fire i'm NeVada-The Senator
Safe.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1S.-Arrived,
British steamer Lord of the Isles and
steamer Vancouver.
A large fire is raging at Toano. The
whole town is threatened and the
Central Pacific Railroad depot is
burned.
The steamer Senator arrived last
night. A dispatch from Monterey to
have the dry dock prepared for her
immediate reception had caused con-
siderable anxiety, which her safe arri-
val has dispelled.
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-06-19

Two men, one in Inyo county and
one in Sacramento, have been sem
fenced to be hanged since the passage
of the law making it optional with the
jury whether person convicted of
capital crime shall be hung or impris-
oned for life. The people seem to
realize that the hanging of some men is
the only guarantee of public safety.
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-06-19

THE German Turner'S, of which
there are about 1000 in San Francisco,
and between 1000 and 5000 in the
State, are almost to man opposed to
Local Option. They have entered the
field against no license, and as they
act in concert their influence will be
felt in the fight soon to come off in
San francisco
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-06-19

The north wind of last week did
considerable damage to the wheat
crops around Dixon, Solano county
Sonora and Chile wheat suffering the
most.
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NOTICE..

4 FEW BOARDERS CAN BE ACCOM-.
IA modated, with pleasant Rooms, at rea-
sonable rates. Cars leave for Los Angeles at
10 A. NJ; returning, arrive ut 1 p. M.
San Gabriel, June 3D., 1874.
I'm 20 DAVID F. HALL
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FOR r EMIT.
PROP OSALS.

CEALED PROPOSALS will be received by
- the Common Council, at its session of
June 18th, 1874, for the construction of a hume
1926 feet long. Said flume is to be built of
clear lumber. Descriptions and specifca.
tionS thereof can be seen at the City Clerks
office. M. KREMER,
l3-td City Clerk
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F.. DA M i.
SPECIAL NOTICE.

TT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Thursday,
l. June 18th, 1874, be and the same Is hereby
nxed for special meeting; at which meet
ing the Commissioner of Highways and the
Road Overseers will appear, pursuant to Sec
ton 2,732 of the Political Code.
By order of the Board Of supervisors.
A. w. POTTS, Clerk.
June 8, 1874. 10 l8-td
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NOTICE..

SAN FRANCISCO, June o. 1874
We take pleasure in introducing to the cit
liens of Los Angeles, Mr.. Geo. G. King who is
our authorized agent for our domestic
Bible" "IIome Life in the Bible" and "What
Woman should Know"
l5-2w-2B A. L. BANCROFT Il co.
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The new town government at Bak-
ersfield was organized OH Tuesday last.
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WANTED - FURNISHED ROOMS TO
w let, double or single, at No. 2, Beaudry
Terrace. my27-lm-l" MRS. S. DORNEY,
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OF FOUR TO EIGHT ROOMS FUR
~ nished to suit any customer, with all
conveniences for housekeeping ii desired
Price TO suit. Apply to
s. III. SLAUGHT,
No. AZ Main street, Los Angeles, Cal.
AT Lafayette BlCck. my2l-tf-2