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Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-02
The Stockton Committee.

STOCKTON, September 29.-The four
teenth annual fair of the San Joaquin
Agricultural Society was opened at 10
o'clock this morning. The event was
made public by the ringing of the bell
at the Courthouse. Last night and
this morning the exhibitors were busy
at the pavilion, where the exhibition
promises to eclipse that of last year.
The decorations, so far as made, are
exceedingly pretty, and include lib
eral display of bunting and wreaths of
wheat and flowers worked into all
kinds of devices. Boughs of heavily
laden fruit adorn the walls and the
whole has a marked and agreeable
effect.
The President of the Society, l.. L.
Shippee, was engaged at Agricultural
Park all the morning superintending
the entries of stock, of which six car
loads arrived last night and making
preparations for the races to come off
this afternoon.
A capacious tent has been set up at
the Park as pavilion for the agricul-
tural implements, and the array of
these articles at an early hour this
morning was quite extensive. The
society has expended about $4,000 at
the Park since the last Fair, and the
Directors now claim that the track
will compete with anything of the
kind in the State. A new grand stand
has been constructed which, will seat
1900 people.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-02
Los Angeles Raisins.

A visit yesterday to the Alden fruit
drying factory of Mr.. GEO. B. DAVIS,
in course of construction on the east
side of the river, satisfied us that the
works were being pushed rapidly for
ward and that the factory would be in
operation in q short time. The brick
work inclosing the three vaporizers is
all completed, and the evaporators
were finished almost to the third floor.
From Mr. FRANK PYLE, who is super
intending the work, we learned that
the evaporators would be ready for
operation in about one week from this
time. We make this statement for
the information of grape-growers who
wish to dispose of their grapes to Mr..
DAVIS and are anxious to know at
what time he will be ready to receive
them. Mr.. PYLE is pushing each di-
vision of the work as rapidly as the
number of workmen to be obtained
will do it. The first work Of the evap-
orators will be the manufacture of raj
sins from the Mission grape. AS these
grapes ripen, Mr.. PYLE becomes more
thoroughly impressed with the opin-
ion that they will make a raisin vastly
to that manufactured from
the Mission grape in other portions of
the State. This opinion is shared by
Mr.. MCMULLIN and other San Fran
cisco wholesale grocers who have Wis
tied this city and valley during the
present Summer. The indications are
that Mr.. DAVIS will not be able to
meet the demand for his raisns until
he enlarges his factory to its fullest ca
pacity, which is that of sixteen evap-
orators.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-02

WE regret to find the Express con-
Meeting the term Vigilance Com
mittee" with the MCDONALD murder
case. The necessity for such body
does not exist in this community.
The HERALD has pointed out the utter
worthlessness of the law governing
criminal cases and cited the fact that
such law tends to destroy the conf
dence of the people in all law and re-
grets that the Express thinks itself
called upon to speak of Vigilance
Committee.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-02
was reduced to-day from 100000 to

was reduced to-day from 100000 to
$4,000.
Edna's Counsel.
CHICAGO, Sept. S0.-A New York
dispatch says that VIM. NJ. Evarts and
ex-Judge John X. Porter have been
retained as counsel for the defense in
the Tilton- -Beecher suit, and as coun-
sci for the prosecution in the Proctor
Moulton suit.
Fire "A Man Cut la Two.
PRovIDENCE, r. J., Sept. 30.--The
Cotton and Wooden Manufacturers
Committee recommend that the mills
be run from the first Monday IN Octo-
Der to the first day of January next,
on the basis of forty-four hours.
TOLEDO, Ohio. Sept. 30-David
Longhead, the sawyer in Smiths saw
mill was filing circular saw this
morning, when the machinery started
and the saw cut him in two.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-02

ENGINEER CRAWFORD is not favor
ably impressed with the practicability
of Tejunga Canon as q railroad pass.
1t Is narrow and the surface very ir-
regular, the grade reaching as high as
two hundred and fifty feet to the mile.
He believes there are other and better
passes through the Sierra Madre, and
he will start out in search of them in
a few days.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-02

THE fight is so organized in Mis-
souri, that there seems but little doubt
but that the Independents will elect
their candidate for Governor-Major
GENTRY-and a majority of their Con-
prpSSmen
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-02
Extensive Fire.

SAN DIEGO, September 29.-When
the Julian stage came in last evening
there was an extensive fire raging in
the canon between Sweetwater and
Vale de las Viejas. The settlers were
all out fighting the fire, with the hope
OF getting it under control. The line
OF fire was nearly a mile long, with
strong east wind.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-02

THE dispatches report Germany
increasing her war fleet on the coast of
Spain. This is indicative of coming
trouble.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-02

THE Express chatters about brains.
The great weakness of that paper is to
talk of things it neither has nor un-
derstands.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-02
NEW TODAY.
Notice to Taxuayer=,

The following taxes will be levied, on the
- cts each; on the next best, do. 80 cts for
three! on fine Havana Cigars % cts; and on
others according to quality. The money col
lected from these taxes will be employed in
replenishing and for the efurtherirnpfovemen
ofmy stock. |. GOLDSMITH
Main ST., next TO w. +. & Co.'s Express.
The latest Illustrated Papers always on
hand.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-02

OUR little evening cotemporary ac-
cuses the HERALD of trying to belittle
it. This is mistake. We never at
tempt impossibilities.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-02

y number of miners design to start
in the coming Winter, to wash the
gravel bed near Aliens ranch, Tuol-
umne county. They will use the hy-
draulic and sluice.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-02
FORElCN Il.

The Postal Union.
LONDON, Sept. 80. - England has
Joined the postal union.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-02

THE robbery of immigrants on the
overland railroad by three-card monte
sharps is Of almost daily occurrence.
1t is strange that the officers on the
Central Pacific and Union Pacific roads
cannot prevent the repetition of these
outrages. The robber-gamblers can
not but be known to the conductors of
trains, and the wonder is why do they
see ignorant men f1eeced of their last
dollar without taking some action for
preventing it. 1t looks in some cases
almost as if the railroad men and the
gamblers had an understanding, if not
a partnership, in the business. No
one but fool will bet at three-card
monte, and when the railroad men
find they have an imbecile on board
they should guard against his having
his pockets picked, as we'll as prevent
him jumping off the train.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-02

Pierra La Sale, a French sheep
herder, was last week found brutally
murdered between Fort TETON and Te-
hachape, Kern county.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-02
THE IDENTICAL.

TIE Identical place in the angelic city
E4ave YOU found it, friend?-f not, It's pity
Every praises it in prose and in ditty
IDENTICAL. as being both neat and complete.
Deying all others in prices compete,
Every one knows that its stock can't be beat.
Nothing like leading all others in trade
Tobaccos, Cigars, Snufs Soaps and Pomade,
In every variety and in every grade.
collars, Cuffs Shirts Ties, Gloves ct cetera
at wholesale and retail low prices, you bet eh
look! Cohen & Davis don't ever get fretty.
S8 M A In STREE HI.
Don't mistake place.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-02
Notice to the Public.

DR. POO CEEE TONG takes this method
O ofinforming his friends and the public
that he intends leaving for China in about two
weeks. All persons having business with
him will please call on or before that time.
POO CHI TON q.
Los Angeles Sep. Is, 1874 lD-2WH
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-02


tisments, and a compilation ofeditOrial notic-
es of first-class houses, and twenty-four blank
pages for q Pocket Diary or Account Book
Will be presented the following beautiful
CATALOGUE OF SONGS:
|. The star Spangled Banner;
2 The Watch on the Rhine;
g. Thou art Dreaming;
4. The Marseillaise Hymn;
D. Wait for the Turn OF the Tide:
D. Oh, why should the Spirit oi Mortal he
proud;
T. Mollie Darling;
:. Meet me, Josie, at the Gate:
g. EnOch Arden-Annle Daring;
TO- Kathleen Mavourneen
II. Shamus O'Brien;
r. Rock me to sleep, Mother;
b. Her Bright Smile haunts me still;
A. Put me in my little bed;
l5 Lord Lovel and Lady Nancy;
l6 Homeless tonight; or, Boston in ashes;
Il. The Old Oaken Bucket;
lS Hope; or. Leaf br Leafthe Roses full;
49, The Little Brown jug;
20. Shell of Ocean;
q. John Anderson, my 10;
%. BOnny Doom;
49, swinging in the Lane;
p. Old Grimes Cellar Door:
rs. The Ship on Fire;
26 The Golden Stair:
27. Pat Mulloy;
y. Norah O'Neal;
30 Norah's Reply;
80. 1t is bettert to Laugh than be Signing;
81. Something Sweet 10 think of;
-. The Days of 'FOrty-Nhe;
3d. The Last Rose of Summer
81. Ever of Thee, I'm Fondly Dreaming;
30. Aud Lang Syne;
81. Joe Bowers;
81 Then you'll remember me:
49, Deal with me kindly;
80. Beautiful Dreamer;
40. OFT in the Silly Night;
Al. Pass under the Rod;
AZ That Little Church around the corner;
49, Lone Rock by the Sea;
A. Let us speak of a man as we find him;
A. Don't be angry with me, Darling;
49, / am not angry with you, Dearest;
AZ. Good Night--Farewel.
Also a number of beautiful Spanish songs,
including ia Podorosa," Gel suspiro," 'i1i
Trobodor." Etc.
pD- magnificent collection-handsoIne
prlnted-elegantly bouhd-and the entire edi-
ton OF TWO THOUSAND to be given away. ASK
for them at the principal business houses.
St. Lawrence Publishing Co.,
los Angeles, Cal.
II. S. LAWRENCE,
OclZ-2W stat. Rep,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-02
Murderer Missing Steamer
Heard From.

BosToN, Sept. 30.-Louis Wagner,
the Isle of Shoals murderer, has heen
sentenced to be hanged on the last
Friday in January, Governor Main
having finally decided to carry out
the recommendation of the State
Council.
PORTLAND (Me.), Sept. so. The
missing steamer New York, of the In
ternational line, arrived to-day, hav-
ing put into Machias and into PenOb-
scott to avoid storm which was very
SnVarn
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-02
NOTICE.

SOLID GOLD JEWELRY OF THE
LATEST STYLE Is ON SALE AT
G. n. BuSH'S.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-02
NOTICE.

NJ Office IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the
~ Common Council will receive bids at its
session of October22d, for so much of the So 500
in City Bonds, bearing per cent per annum.
as Will produce $4,000 In gold coin.
NJ. KREMER
Octl-eOl Clerk ofCOmmon Council
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-02
The Sweetwater Expedition.

CHEYENNE, Sept. 3O.-Buffalo Bill,
one of the guides of the Sweetwater
expedition commanded by Col. Mills,
arrived at Rawlins yesterday. The
Commander was in good health. No
Indians seen.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-02

beS~ During the month OF November the
Merchants and other business and profession
ri gentlemelsnd ladies will present to their
customers in Los Angeles and vicinity, TWO
THOUSAND copies Of the GOLDEN SONG
STER. In addition TO a few pages of adver-
tismentS, and compilation ofeditOral notic-
es OF first-claSS houses, and twenty-fOur blank
pages Tor a Pocket Diary or Account Book,
Will be presented the following beautiful
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-02
Sentenced for Life.

WASHINGTON, September 29.-Sec-
retaries Bristow and Belknap returned
to-day
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-02
Delayed steamer-MouIton.

NEW YORK, Sept. 30.-A Boston
dispatch says fers are entertained for
the safety of the st. Johns steamer
which left Eastport Monday morning
and was due at Boston yesterday at
ternoon. She has on board a number
of persons returning from the Interna-
tional boat race, including the oars
man, Morris.
Bail in the criminal suit of Edna
Dean Proctor against Frank Moulton,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-02
Accepted.

DR.. Geo. f. Seymour, recently
elected Bishop of the Diocese of Illi-
nois, has accepted in letter received
here yesterday by the Chairman of
the Committee appointed to notify
him of his election.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-02
Child Murder.

CINCINNATI, Sept. 30.-Mrs. Julia
Perkins, wife of Chas. Perkins, of this
city, after cutting the throat of her
only daughter, all infant, made an in
effectual attempt to kill herself in the
same way. Domestic trouble is the
alleged cause.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-02
Railroad Collision.

PITTsBURG, Sept. 30.-A collision
occurred to-day, on the Allegheny
Valley Railroad, east Of New Bethle-
hem, Pa, between a mail train going
east and freight train going west.
James Esle, engineer, and NJ. Kittler
of the mail train, and a passenger
named Henry Doyle, were killed. II.
Wertz was fatally injured. J. NJ.
Tarr, baggage-master, John Rason,
news-boy, and John Garrison, passen-
ger, were seriously injured. A bag
gage car, containing baggage, mail
and express matter, was burned
Child MnrIer
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-06-19
West Point Cadets as Bareback Per
formers,

The most amusing drill of the service
took place in the riding-hal near the
lower dock. Twenty-six cadets, of the
first class, commanded by Capt. Raffer-
ty, of the sixth cavalry, went through
the trying maneuvers of the school of
the soldier, mounted. The galleries
were occupied by the board of visitors
and more ladies than / have seen to-
gether here since the beginning. The
cadets assembled, armed with sabres
and rsvolvers, on some of the ost
troublesome horses in the command.
The young men went through troop ex-
ercise and the use of the saber in cut
ting at false head on post about the
height of man. Having given salts
faction at this part of the trial of skill,
the men were dismounted and ordered
to unsaddle their horses. Then riding
bareback, two at time fred at dunn
my, leaped hurdle, thrust at a ring
and another false head in one tour of
the school. These attacks required
rapidity and coolnsss, because the re-
vOlver had to be drawn from the hOl-
ster, cooked, fred and returned, the sa-
Der drawn, the hurdle leaped and the
thrusts delivered in less than minute.
Few failed, despite the spirit of their
steeds. Their performances ELECTED the
tighest encomiums, and were truly ex-
citing. Mr.. French, one of the cadets,
narrowly escaped serious injury from
the falling of his horse at the hurdle
leap. Horse and man, in the most crit
iclaI moment of the tilt, rolled over and
over in the arena, which was fortunate
ly covered with tan. bark, and saved the
limbs, if not the life, of the cadet at
least West Point cor. ". Y. Times.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-06-19

The New Orleans Times of a recent
date says Major Wilt, of that city,
still calls for aid for the more than so,
900 men, women and children who were
turned out of house and home by the
desolating waters. The relief commit
tee has also announced that the sup
plies now on hand will not last over
two weeks. Although the committee
has done all that was possible, the ca
lamity which has befallen the people
of Louisiana is by no means over.
To meet the immediate wants of the
people, an appeal to the citizens of New
York for help to relieve the distress is
uow being made by an association of
southern ladies under the highest sane
tion. The whole of Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi and parts of Texas are in a con
dition, we'll nigh, of ruin. The loss oc-
casiOned by the floods has been esti-
mated at the lowest as not less than
eight millions of dollars. Thousands
of square miles Of once fourishing
lands are under water and number
less families are destitute and depend
ent for subsistence upon aid which may
be rendered them from time to time by
their neighbors. They all have the
strongest claim upon our consideration.
Many of them suffered severely from
the ravages of the yellow fever, which
too frequently carried off the male
members of the families, and left wO-
men and children dependent upon their
own resources. These have now lost
everything. Their homes are swept
away and their lands inundated. Many
were working on capital borrowed on
mortgage, and if the means of meeting
the claims falling due or not forthcom-
ing even the title to their lands will
pass from them and thus people who
have been accustomed in former times
to live in comfort, perhaps in luxury,
will be rendered not temporarily, but
permanently destitute. Not only in
New York, but in every other city that
can afford it, ought funds to be raised
for the famishing, and that without de-
Law = Nashville Runner
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Iaht a AONNl lOoh ~ Dllll. a I'll Llen go ana .
g. see his ghost tonight for fifty cents.
F..------ ..--.--...-:.........
The man, with one huge card in front
and one behind, WAS to parade the prin-
cipal streets for eight hours, and to re-
ceive for this service one dollar and q
half. Could young Mr.. Sparks, tOler.
ably we'll known in the city, do it? He
could and would and with many joke
by the facetiOus manager, he was pla-
carded and with seven others started for
the street. Three of the men threw of
the cards before they had made their
way through the jeering crowd at the
entrance. The others, shamefaced and
angry, stood at last upon the street, and
received their orders. Charley COM
menced his days work, feeling little
queer but firm in his resolve to go
through with it. He first received the
attention of the bootblacks and news
boys. These enterprising individuals
followed him with increasing interest.
Their comments were calculated to
rouse resentful feelings.
Golly, he's a swell ghost in reduced
circumstances. l say, Johnny, you'd
better black boots than do that.
Charley thought so himself. Then
cAOH HlCNl W lGaNl hllO WOlluSI.
What dolt man is when he allows
himself to be used in that way. A fell
low must have a good deal of brass to
do that.
But the worst trial came in front of
Blowers dry goods and millinery store.
Here the ladies took position to laugh
and comment. This was touching Char
ley in a sensitive point. He admired
ladies with the enthusiasm of a youth
of twenty years, and was anxious to
have their good opinion. He could not
bear their ridicule. He hung his head,
aud felt that he was disgraced for ali
time and yet he could not close his
ears.
&C What can possess a man to do such
a thing?"
"Why, Clara, that is young Sparks,
who graduated in our class last winter. "
is 1t? l do believe it is. What
could have brought him down so low ?
Drink, / suppose"
How can such a strong, healthy,
and good-lOoking man make himself so
ridiculous He hasn't an atom of
pride"
So commented the audience on the
street, at windows, in doors, while all
the time the miserable performer did
his duty on the sidewalk.
The scavengers stopped TO laugh and
ridicule They could not understand
how a man could stoop to such a busi-
ness. The chain gang from the Jail
sneered and jeered at him. The walters
at the restaurants and hotels the men
shoveling coal; the hod-carriers on new
buildings; the apple-women, and the
very beggars, all joined in coarse Jokes
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-06-19
Indiana Farmers in Council.

The farmers reform convention as
sembled at indianapolis, Ind, and ad-
justed platform, of which the following
is a synopsis
The farmers rvantion, "in presum-
ing to enter into Competition with exist
ing parties," explains the wrongs and
remedies it deals with. Our govern.
meht is founded on the sovereignty of
the governed. The farmers seek to bring
producers and consumers, farmers and
manufacturers into the most direct and
friendly relations possible, for their
benefit. Railroads are necessary to our
welfare. or parties, the preamble says :
"Our government is wholly perverted
from its true design, and the sacred
names of democracy and republicanism
are the synonyms of despotism, and the
parties represented thereby, as now or
ganized, are engines of oppression,
crushing out the lives of the people"
The wrongs cited are banking and
moneyed monoplies, with ruinous rates
of interest consolidated railroads and
transit monopolies; manufacturing mon
opolies, crushing out small operators
land monopolies, eatil g the public do
main commercial and grain monopo
lies, fattening on human necessities,
(speeulators' corners; the financial dis
tress.
On this last topic the platform de-
mands the retiring of national bank
notes, ETC., the issuing of government
legal tenders declared equal with gold,
to be interchangeable with 3 65 per cent
bonds, congress regulating the volums
and distribution of the currency. 1t
pemapds the payment of the national
debt on something like the Pendleton-
ian plan-the bonds originally calling
for gold to be paid in gold and all the
rest to be paid in greenbaeks at the OPP
ton of the government without funding
in long bonds or in any way increasing
its gold-paying and untaxed obliga
tons.
It proposes electing the best men
without regard to political opinions,
and denounces buying votes with whisky
as well as money, demanding one term
for officers, from president down. A |
reduction of fees, salaries and all pub |
lie expenses is demanded to reduce tax
alton. The present assessment tax is
denounced as throwing the burden Oh
real estate, capital escaping. The Gmi-
5ation of grand juries to felony cases is
demanded, and it claims the right of /
he people to restrict the abuses of the
liquor traffic.
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Amber,

In the year 1870, there was collected
on the shores of the Baltic sea 400
cwt. of amber, valued at $500, 900. This
is the most prolific amber-feld on the
globe. The mineral is washed up by
the sea, or is obtained by dredging. 1t
is found elsewhere associated with coal, 3,
and occasionally in diluvial deposits. 1t
is rare in Britain, but is obtained in
small quantities on the coast of Sicily
and the Adriatic, and in different parts
of Europe, in Liberia, Greenland, etc.
Pieces have sometimes been found
weighing twelve to thirteen pounds, but
not often.
Amber is a vegetable resin, supposed
to be derived from an extinct coniferous
tree. In the state in which it is now
found, it is regarded as a mineral. 1t
occurs in irregular Jumps, has a con-
chodal fracture, is slightly brittle, emits
an agreeable Odor when rubbed, melts
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CHECKMATED.

Crimson the heart of the sea coal fire.
Bessie and I in the ruddy GLOW
Her mother reads, and the I'D graRdsire
Dreams of his youth in the ''ionR ago.
Quiet and warmth and love in the room.
Now or never my suit to press:
Where hyacinths shed their sweet perfume
we play two games-une love-one chess,
Queen Of the red and queen of my heart,
When will you wear my golden ring9
Flushing her cheeks the roses start
slyly she muImurs, " Check to your king"
MY paws advance, press on and die;
The bishops battle in lines obliaue:
Ally brave knights fall but I can't tell why
My heart grows strong as my game grows veal
DaThng, answer me, lift your eyes!
Your mother sleeps and the time approves,
speak, sweet mouth, with glad surpriseI
B" You'll be mated, sir, in three more moves
Then let this be One-and her dimpled hand
Looks all the fairer for plain gold ring;
In vain rally my scattered band
AS again she checks my poor lost king,
Nearer her dark brown curls to mine
The chessmen seem in dark eclipse,
Check J" shell die and make no sign?
And steal kiss from her ripe red lips.
" Mate !" and her joyous eyes proclaim
Who wins in love and who in chess:
And the pride Of my life is the golden game
That was lost when won my golden Bess.