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Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-06
Conversation Of County Officers.

There is a movement on foot in this
county to secure the passage by the
Legislature of law authorizing the
Board of Supervisors to fix the salaries
to be paid to our county officers. We
don't like the idea of special legisla-
ton, and would much prefer the pas
sage of general law for the State,
either fixing the salaries of officers ac-
cording to the amount of work to be
done, or authorizing the Supervisors
of the various counties, within certain
limits, to do so. Perhaps, though this
would be too much to hope for, and if
our county can secure the benefit of an
equitable arrangement, we ought to
be satisfied. The law ought not, how
ever, to leave the matter wholly with
the Board, nor should they be per-
mitted to change the rate of
compensation at any time they
see fit. A parsimonious board might
~ W CAIAolAS w 1llC iiOCAoA VI
careless one would go to the other.
The proper plan would be to fix limits
above and below which the Board
should not be allowed to go. They
should also be required to fix the
salaries prior to the county elections,
and should have no power to change
them during the terms Of those
elected. The Board might also be
authorized to regulate the fees that
shall be charged, and if as is claimed
they are too high they could be re-
duced to an equitable figure. We see
no reason why business should be
burdened with unnecessary cost, and
the law, if adopted, should provide for
the collection of no more than is
needed to pay officers liberal COM
pensatiOn.
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-06
The Wool-croWers.

The adjourned meeting of the WOOL
growers Convention will be held IN
the Courthouse in this city tomorrow.
The labors of the committee appointed
at the first meeting will be submitted,
and the question of what to DO ana
how to do it will then be fairly
before the men of many sheep.
It is possible that efforts may be made
to run this Convention in the interest
of parties who are more noted Tor
gathering wool than raising it, but If a
general attendance of those who own
sheep is secured, there can be no dan
ger of this kind. One thing is certain;
if an organization is to be effected
that will be of any service in handling
the product of the small growers. the
claims of localities must DE sunk out
of sight, and the general good of the
business only be kept in view. There
can be no doubt that cooperation
among our wool-growers would be pro-
ductive of good. AS it now stands they
are compelled to dispose of theirclipto
SPECTATORS who in most instances
absorb all the profits. A combination
that could advance funds to the WOOL
grower and thus enable him to hold
his wool until the market is in good
condition, or that could ship all our
wool to the East without the interven-
ton of San Francisco spectators,
would be of immense advantage to
the trade. Such an arrangement
would enable men of small means to
hold their own in the business and re-
alize a fair remuneration. But if any
thing of the kind is attempted it will
not do to try to run it in the interest
of some particular locality or tack it
on to any plan for private advantage.
The wool-growers of the entire South
ern part of the State should agree on
some plan by which they can work
for the general good, and if this can be
done an important industry will be
materially strengthened.
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-06
The Slave Trade and Slavery.

Immediately after the dissolution of
the English Parliament the British
and Foreign Anti-Stavery Society
Committee in London issued an adj
dress to the electors, calling upon them
to urge upon the government and the
representatives in Parliament to use
their influence to put down the slave
trade and slavery. We publish this
address, as it presents summary Of
work in which the readers of the Her.
aid should be interested and in which
they should help till the slave trade
and slavery be universally destroyed /:
IN. Y. Herald
B. AND F. ANTI-SLAvERY SOCIETY,"
OFFICE, q NEW BROAD ST.,
LONDON, January 9th, 1874.
Asa general election is about to take
place we deem this fitting Opportun-
ity to ask you to urge upon the candi-
dates for election to Parliament the
necessity on the part of each member
of the Legislature to take vigorous ac-
ton wherever British influence can be
legitimately employed to put down
the slave trade and slavery, We feel
that vast work has yet to be done to
destroy these evils, ana IL Is In the
power of our Cabinet and Legislature
very materially to promote their re-
moval.
Great Britain has treaties with Tur-
key, Egypt, Persia, Madagascar and
other countries to put down the slave
trade, which she habitually neglects
by her moral influence to enforce.
Though an anti-slave trade treaty had
been signed by the Sultan of Zanzibar,
the slave trade has found a new chan
mel along the eastern coasts of Africa,
and thousands of slaves have been sent
northward by land. British consular
establishments at proper places would
greatly check the trade. A consider
able trade in human beings is carried
on throughout the Upper Nile dis
trict, finding an outlet down the Nile
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-06

and to the south of Abyssinia to the
Red Sea, and also in the Lake Tchad
district, having an outflow in the
neighborhood of Tripoli. On the west
coast of Africa there is q considerable
slave trade among the tribes protected
by the British government, which
hitherto they have allowed to con-
tinue, to the dishonsr of the English
name. We grieve to report that among
some of the native States in India
tributary to the British Indian gov
ernment slavery and the slave trade
excessively prevail. For instance in
Afghanistan, the present Ameer OF
which receives very large sum annu-
ally from the Indian government,
slave marts are established in most
of the large cities, such as Cabool, Ba-
daskhan, Fyzabad, Caudabar, Kun
dur, Ghuznee, etc. What Russia has
done in Khlva and Bokhara the Brit
ish government ought long since to
have accomplished in those territories
which are under their protection.
In the East African possessions be-
longing to the Portuguese the slave
trade has of late increased, and the
moral influence of the British. Cabinet
could with much advantage be used
with the Portuguese government to
suppress this trade as well as to urge
the absolute extinction of the Macao
coolie trade.
The Polynesian labor traffic cannot
be regulated as proposed by Lord
Kimberley's act. Nothing but its
total discont1nuance can cure this new
slave trade.
Sir Bartle Frere has truly said, ave
may do what we can in the way of
violent repression, but we shall never
put an end to the slave trade till we
put an end to slavery. We must let
slave-holding cOuntries-Egypt, Tur-
key and others-understand that they
cannot be admitted into the brother
hood of civilized nations unless they
abjure slavery" Among these slave
holding countries, professedly Chris
tian, ON whom the British government
has special treaty claims, and could
bring their influence to bear with
great power are Spain and Brazil.
With regard to Spain, there are $50, 900
slaves in Cuba, nearly every one of
whom is entitled to his liberty under
treaty obligations.
Had the British government fully
discharged its duty Spain would have
emancipated her slaves in Cuba as she
had done in Porto Rico. In Brazil
the majority of the slave population,
100000, are entitled to their liberty,
as they or their parents were imported
since 1929 contrary to treaty stipula-
tiOns. The unsatisfactory Emancipa-
ton law of 1871 dooms every one of
these to lifelong bondage; and so
far from the law referred to being an
emancipation act its operation will be
to continue slavery for the next fifty
years.
1t is a matter of grief to know that
while so much remains to be done the
government has abolished the Slave
Trade Department in the Foreign Of
flee. This is serious mistake. We
regard the present occasion as most
favorable to bring these matters under
the consideration of those who seek
election as members of the House of
Commons. and shall thank you to use
your influence In pressing them upon
the attention of the candidates in your
locality.
JOSEPH COOPER,
RDsUSD s sTuReH' Hon. Secs.
Benz. Willard, Secretary.
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-06

Capt. MCGOWAN, commanding at
Camp Independence, offers to furnish
the Sheriff assistance to capture Vas
quez and his band, and will also fur
nish q guard for the mails.
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-06
Dissolution.

NHE PARTNERSHIP HERETO
Il fore existing between G. RAPHAEL and
GEORGE STEPHENSON, known as the firm
ofC Raphael e. Co., is this day dissolved by
mutual consent. All debts of the firm are as
sumed by G. Raphael, and all accounts due
the firm are to be paid to him.
c. Raphael will continue the business, and
Geo Stephenson will carry on the business of
House Painting, Granting, etc.
G. RAPHAEL,
GEORGE STEPHENSON.
February 9th, 1874. f2s2 Wv
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-06

A discovery party in the Gakima
mines report that during a spell of
mild weather they took out SIS, the
result of three days run with sluices.
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-06

Howard Court has adjourned until
Tuesday next to await the arrival of
Colonel Nelson A. Miles, who will act
as member of the court in place of
General Mcdowell.
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-06

The number Of children in Santa
Clara county, of "school age" is 6,762.
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-06

The United States stands at the
head of wool-producing countries, her
annual product being 177,000,0O0
pounds; England comes second with
100000 pounds, and La Plata third,
with 13S,079,000.
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-06

Mr.. Sturgeon has during the last
seventeen years received Is, 900 persons
into his church, erected thirty-siX
chapels in London and supplied the
same with ministers trained in a col
lege of his own founding.
The New York herald., 1874-11-29
The Strike I'm BrookIyn.

the rongshoremen who infest the wharyes and
piers Of the Brooklyn river 'front.' maintaine q
quiet attitude on the surface yesterday. 1t II
feared by the authorities whose duty it is to
maintain the peace and accord mutual protection.
however. that the quiet air was akin to the feel.
ings Of cat watching . mouse. or, in other
words, was susceptible OF sudden change to dis.
turpanca- TSey admit that TO many their position
The New York herald., 1874-11-29
THE "PUSCu BEaTERs.~
How They Were Disposed or NJ the
Tombs-Tho Trick Exposea-Wholesale
Deurcd tions Avoided.

How They Were Disposed or at the
Tombs-The Trick Exposea-Wholesals
Depred ations Avoided.
hewitt and May, the men arrested for conspir.
ing to deirand the sixth Avenue Railroad, were
brought up at the Tombs Court yesterday morn
ing. In yesterdays HERALD was published An 90.
count OF the modus operandf OF Hewitt, the con-
ductor, who, tits now claimed, has been robbing
$40 day ever since ''ne got q car"
1t will be remembered that May is the man who
manufactured the .punch beater,n as Il Is called,
and whose shop was situated on tho corner OF
beatern Is very neat contrivance, small enough
to be put in the upper or watch pocket or vest.
projecting from the centre OF the machine u
buffer, when, when pressed, gives ring exactly
similar Tn that Of the punch.
In the case OF May Counsellor Hummci waived
an examination. aud elected TO be tried AZ the
General sessions by jury La he Wits case pre-
iminary examination was had. and subsequently
an argument Tor bail. In Nays case counsel saaQ
IT should be light for the reason tnat ne WAS only
accessory to the misdemeanor with which Hewitt
was charged. The bail in cases OF mlsdemeanor,
being $1,000, Hummel moved that Nays BALI
should be less than that sum. Ex-Recorder'
smith, for the com pany, asked for large bail.
and, after considering the case, Judge Aorgan
held May in 81 500 to answer and Hewitt In 81, 0O0-
Il now seems that had tue car companies nos
discovered the Dsodns operandf Of their employees
the "puncnn pussccss would have come into
general operation. Between thirty and forty me n
are known 80 have been WORKING the fraudulenc
machines. Four methods have been detected OF
playing che srick-namely, By working she bel1
inside the vest BY working the bell IN the left
hand, by working the bell IN the coat pocket and
bell. Il is now asserted tnat some Of the conduc-
tors used TO make from $40 to 91b day ON the
..knocx down, principle. Tho agents for the
the I'D ana :ay thew nave % no
WhAtever In putting conductors on the cars.
The New York herald., 1874-11-29
COULIssE CHAT.

At Memphis .nHumpty Dumpty" has large au-
dlences.
Let there be peace between Tabernacle and
Theatre.
Ferdinand strakosch says that Donadio Is the
coming Malibran.
Mr.. william Birch has recovered from severe
attack OF lumbago.
Chanfrau has been doing good business in the
"Octoroon" at st. Louis.
The late Duke Of Leinster played the big fiddle
with true Geraldine skill.
James Steele MacKaye is delivering lectures on
sGesture as Language
Max Strakosch says positively that he'll have
Patti next season at ali hazards.
Edwin Adams is intoxicating the Hoosiers in In.
dianopolis with 1.-THE Drunkard.n
John s. Clarke paid Stirring Coyne $1,000 for the
comedy Of "Everybodys Friend"
I. G. King mas been in Albany playing Inaomar,
Macbeth and "The Corsican Brotners.n
Tooe is at Pixies Orera House, Cincinnati, aud
will be succeeded by Miss Adelaide Nelson.
Mrs. F. B. Conway and Mr.. Frank Roche have
been performing in 'Clancartyn at Baltimore.
Gus Williams tells every one that stranger said
to him. "sharley. you got dhe pell of dhe pail"
Louise Lchtmay is dong the 'Tannhauser" in
Louisville, with Carl Beetz and an opera troupe.
Stoddart, formerly at wallack's, has been making
II
Bristow says that he will glvc centennial mu.
sical programme such as the world has never
seen.
'La File de Madame Angot'' has been intro
duced by Miss Carrie Nelson to the inhabitants OF
Cork.
Should not Susan B. Anthony feel pleased now
that . lady has appeared as the Melancholy
DaneY
Janauschek has attracted large audiences, chiefly
German IN their composition, while playing In
Buffalo.
One hundred young ladies will appear In the
extravaganza OF y "Trip to the Moon' at the Globe
Theatre.
Mr.. Clarke win play Toodles and DR.. Pangloss,
LII. D. and A. - s., during his brief engagement
at Booths.
Tne hat which Colonel Mulberry Sellers wears In
'sTne Gilded Agen Is . relic OF the late Walter
Montgomery.
Behrens makes out programmes and announce
ments every day at the Academy and conducts
Sunday opera.
At Bryant's there is q constant attendance OF
many OF the preitiest girls In societythe cream OF
the uptown Cite.
Mrs. Mary II. Burnham, formerly Mra G. K. Fox.
has left the stage. and will lecture on "Tnat Sort
OF Thingr In Boston.
Alexander Stimson the man with the iron jaw,
is performing In Newark. An excellent person to
address primary meeting.
The prospects for the Brooklyn Philharmonic
concerts this season are very favorable. Thomas
orchestra being the chief attraction.
Agnes Booth has been playing In 'Eenc," at
Gold Hill. Nevada. The miners attended IN their
snirtsleeves and wearing cowhide boots
Lola Is the new gymnastic star at the Mesro-
politan Theatre, ana her leaps in m,d-sir are
nightly the source OF mingled terror and JOY.
The belle OF the colorcd opera COMPANY known
The New York herald., 1874-11-29

wss going to be any. and he dtd mot Know why,
there should be any Investigation, ana he knew
ments In the Custom Rouse.
GENERAL GEORGE SHARPE ON THE RUM0Rs.
George Sharpe, VINO looks somewhat ike General
Butler. and who IL Wen known as the Surveyor Of
the Port But II s not 80 easy to get INTO the Sur
veyor's private ofnoe as might be expected. To
De plsin the surveyor, In order to defend himself
from the assaults OF young men from the uptown
Hoosac tunnel bores that viii CAN on business
men and annoy them, had himself locked IN, and
to defend the pass. These TWO men have Eeys 70
unlock the outer oarbican. and none could enter
until the ooor was oficialy opened. One
OF these messengers is q lively young man, who
goes Dy the name OF Theodore, and who Is very
Iond Of making funny remarks 70 bystanders.
standing BY, on being chalfed. informed Theodore
tnat ne would expectorata on him and drown him
Genera, General 'I' Sharpe was found busily engaged
puf1ng regaiia. and he stated that he had been
Communicated with by the Secretary OF the Tres-
the Iorce in the Custom House owing
70. the slackness among importers and
Arthur, had also been communicated with
oy the Treasury Department IN regard to the same
usss odns % 10
most reliable merchants declared that imports
would increase as the stocks OF goods that were
and new supply would nave to oe imported.
Then, Of course, there would be an increase in the
executive of1cer oil the port and he had three or
four hundred men under his orders He had in
his mind some ideas In regard TO reducing the
force under his charge, bat nothing definite.
As regarding removals for political causes
he had heard some some rumors Of inc
eral Arthur was 70 be removed. and
that he General Sharpe) was to be put In his
place; while, on the other hand, he had heard
that he General Sharpe) was to be removed, and
the rumor did not say who was to take his place.
But II General Arthur had done any thing to cause
his removal he General Sharpe) had done the
same thing, whatever the same thing was. Gen.
eral Arthur had supporte the nomination OF Gen.
eral DIX and SO had ne, and they mad satisfied the
Pres,dens In that, and they had both supported
the administration. Now Il was not necessary to
have merchant as Collector; . lawyer was
needed TO define the law, and General Arthur was
well known as an excellent lawyer and he was
In every respect an excellent Collector OF the
Port And farther General sharpe said not.
Last evening three OF the day inspectors were
removed, one OF whom Is named Dixon and more
removals may be expected. 1t ia said that the
Surveyors stan is TO be greatly diminished, aud
that At least twenty per cent OF the inspectors
win be discharged, ana that some OF the steam.
ship inspectors who have very pleasant duties will
be placed all day duty sailing vessels to dis-
charge cargoes and seal vessels up at night which
Is much harder work than the steamer work.
which Ii mech desired py the Initiated.
The New York herald., 1874-11-29
Booths Theatre.

The curious experiment OF Q female Hamlet
was made at this house last evening with results
that furnish severe commentary on public taste
II the large audience assembled in the auditorium
fairly represented the public. It is dlfacult to
understand why the representation OF "Hamler'
with this lady IN the title r0le was given She
had not apparently any very new ideas to CON-
munlcate. There is nothing remarkable In woman
with q masculine voice and plenty OF sefpo
sion speaking the lines OF the great dramatist
with some display OF Intelligence. This Is really
about all the performance amounted to. 1t was
not either thoughtful or clever, and 1t never
ceased to be . mans part played by woman,
albeit in some parts b0isterously. The lady did
not do as badly rs many expected, and yet it
would be mistaken kindness to say she did well.
certain class OF managers exhibit artists as they
would strange animals, aiming only at attracting
the public. But such exhibitions do good Meth er
to the community nor to the artist.
The New York herald., 1874-11-29
Gilmoro's Band-First Anniversary Com

Gilmore's Band-First Anniversary Com
cert.
very large audience was present last night as
the Twenty-second Regiment Armory, at the nrst
annual celebration OF the organization OF Gilmore's
celebrated military band. The band now enjoys
the reputation OF being one OF the best Of Its kind
IN the United States, and certainly, to Judge from
last nights performance, 1t deserves that honor.
The programme was as folfows:-overture. "Rosa-
munde," FRANZ Schubert Solo for trombone,
.Tnema and vartatlons," tBaer), Mr.. T. Letscn |;
.lnvltation 10 Dance, vase brilllante, weber,
Rondo, "Linda dl Chamounix." {Donizettl, Miss
violetta Golviile; Grand Selection. .Lonen.
grin," Wagnerl; Solo for cornet, "Il
Bravo tMercadantel. Mr.. N. Arouckle;
Overture. Austrian" }" Westmeyer; song, Nine. De
Ryther concert waltz. ''Naurius, . Cooney; piano
solo tal, "Fy Bird, Fly" tHeimberger), tD) ian
tasie ''RIgoletto (Liszt) Mr.. Edward Heimberger; ;
saxophone solo, ,:.Elege" lnrst time, lKieN, Nj.
E. F. LefeDre; "March aux Flambcaux" Torch
light Dancel, Meyerbeer. Miss Coivills and Nine.
De Rytner were both encOred, and Mr.. Arbucke,
for q recall played "Home, Sweet Home,n in MS
best style. The band has made such marked prog
ress since Its first concert year ago that we may
regard 1t as occupying in military music the same
position that Thomas organization does In or.
chestraL
The New York herald., 1874-11-29
PIRR In BROADWAY.

nre broke out on the second noor OF No. $50
Broadway at half-past six O'Clock last evening"
ana caused damage to the extent Of sLooo the
fre originated on the flrst floor. which is occu.
pied oy s Rolnkopt importer OF dress ana s,x .ax
Ia 500 The CelluloId Novelty Company, dealers
in jes jewelry, are the other losers cause OF nrs
unknown.
The New York herald., 1874-11-29
The Strike In Jersey City.

The rongshoremen on strike in Jersey City are
becoming desperate. few days ago they mall
treated two OF tho new workmen. and yesterday
they drove ten workmen from the Norris street
dock. Asquad Of police. under command OF Cap
tain McHarney, were placed on duty at the Cunard
ana Morris street docks. In consequence OF the
violent conduct OF the strikers, the agents OF the
Cunard line nave concluded not 10 employ any Of
the strikers again. gang Of 100 laborers are to
be employed on Tuesday at q regular rate OF
wages, and to be retained during the year for
lOadlng and unloading vessels. This ends the
strike. and leaves 200 n0ngsh0remen out Of en-
plOyment