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Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-03-27
President Grant and the Finances.

A Times Washington dispatch gives
the Presidents views on the present
financial situation, as expressed in re-
cent conferences with leading Sena-
tors. The President firmly adheres to
his previously expressed convictions,
as recorded in his messages, that any
unwise legislation, especially any
thing at all tending to permanent in
f1ation, must run the gauntlet of his
veto. In discussing the various pro-
jects of relief, the President has ex-
pressed his willingness to favor any
measure which, while it may not be
the best, shall nevertheless be the best
attalnable measure which the con-
tending factions may he able to en-
body in statute. He thinks that free
banking, under the restrictions of the
present law, accompanied by central
redemption, is the measure embody-
ing the most feasible means of relief,
but he regards it as imperatively
necessary that such an extension of
banking facilities, with the possible
increase of circulation, should be ac-
companied by provisions looking % an
early redemption of United States
notes in coin. Upon this the President
refers with force and effect to the
pledged faith Of the Government to
preserve and strengthen the public
credit and to redeem its non-interest-
bearing obligations at the earliest
practicable day. This faith has been
repeatedly pledged by different enact
ments during the past six or seven
years, and the President says that such
purpose having had his official ap-
proval, and the support of his personal
convictions as WE'LL he cannot now dis
regard it or permit it to be disregarded
in any legislation which may be pre-
scented for his sanction. AS means of
preparation for redemption, he would
permanently fix the status of legal
tender circulation, and prefers mini
mum amount of 1896, 1000 900, but re-.
CARDS that as less important than such
an adjustment of the revenues as
would prepare the Treasury for re-
demptiOn. He thinks there are taxes
that could be relaxed, and Others
which in comparatively brief time
would enable the treasury to redeem
United States notes in coin, whether
the maximum issue was 100000 or
$40O,0O0,000. He does not make any
special suggestion on this point, be-
cause it is matter entirely within
the purview of Congress, whose re-
sponsibility at this time is much
greater than that of the Executive.
AS means of strengthening the banks
for the period of resumption, he would
require them to retain and hold, as a
part of their reserve, the gold interest
on their bonds held to secure their
notes. The President contemplated
at one time the transmission Of his
views to Congress in special message,
and it is not impossible, should there
be more delay in coming to definite
conclusion. that he may renew and
execute such purpose.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-03-27
A Duel on the Beach.

At 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon the
lovely white beach on Monterey Bay
had a narrow escape from running red
with the crimson blood of two illustri-
GUS citizens. 1t appears that on Thurs
day night A. A. Van Guelder of this
town and M. d. Isam of FELTON, had a
political controversy which descended
into personalities. Van Guelder final
ly demanded that satisfaction which
one heightened gentleman grants an
other under such circumstances.
A challenge to mortal combat was
the result. Isam accepted the chal-
lenge and it was agreed that at
O'Clock on Friday the two principals
should repair to the beach east of the
powder wharf and there fight duel.
Revolvers were chosen as the weapons.
Tom Barson acted as second for Isam,
and "Doby Joe" for Van Guelder.
In the meantime the seconds got to-
gether and resolved to have some fun.
They loaded the deadly weapons with
blank cartridges. Precisely at 8 o'clock
Van Guelder and Isam appeared on
the scene. A large crowd who had
been let into the secret went down to
see the fun. The agreement was that
the duelists should stand back to back
then march five PAGES apart and face
about and fire on the word being given.
The pistols were handed to the princi-
pals and everything was arranged in
the conventional manner.
They stood back to back and
marched the stipulated five PAGES.
No one gave the command and the
two men stood there awaiting the
word.
Van Guelder finally broke the
dreadful silence by petulently ex.
claiming, "Why don't you give the
word, Pm getting impatient" At this
Isam preceptibly weakened, nervous
ly walked away and declared that he
would not fight. This ludicrous ter
mination amused the spectators in
tensely. The above is the account OF
an eye wieness. 1t was told in the
presence Of County Coroner Carney,
whose countenance betrayed the cha
grin he felt at losing.a chance to pre-
sent bill to the county for services
rendered.-[Santa Cruz Sentinel.
John B. Cough is recovering. from O
dangerous attack of nervous prostra-
ton and neuralgia, which has detain-
ed him at Rochester for several days.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-03-27
Bloody Sequel to an Old Feud.

A serious cutting scrape took place
Monday morning, six or eight miles
above the San Benito post-ottice. The
particulars, so far as we have been able
to collate them, are about as follows:
John Magini and Vitale Rosetta, Ital-
ians and near neighbors, have been
engaged in ranching and stock-raising
on the San Benito for some years. A
feud had existed between the parties
for some time. The day previous to
the difficulty the stage-driver had
letter for Magini, but passed his house
neglecting to give it to him. He soon
thereafter met Rosetta and requested
him to deliver it, which Rosetta at first
refused to do, alleging the bad feeling
as q reason. He finally accepted the
letter, and meeting Magini, accom-
panied by friend, near the latter's
house the next morning, he handed it
to him. The parties were all on horse
back. A dispute soon sprang up be-
tween Rosetta and Magini concerning
the title Of piece of wood land which
waxed fiercer and fiercer, until Ma
gini jumped from his horse, clutched
Rosetta and attempted to pull him off
the animal he was riding. Rosetta
got off on the opposite side when Ma
gini ran around and caught him,
threatening to beat him. Rosetta
broke loose and warned his antagonist
If he repeated the attack he would hurt
him. Upon Magini advancing, Ro-
setta drew knife, which the former
clutched in his right hand. The lat
ter in wrenching the weapon away
drew it through Magini's compressed
fingers, decorating them fearfully and
producing q terrible wound. The
bloody knife was again swept across
Magini's body, cutting into the hol-
low. The wounded man then ran into
his house, which was but few yards
off, procured o gun and, as Rosetta al
leges, shot at him four times as the
latter was retreating, Rosetta surren-
defed himself to the proper authori-
ties. The case came up for hearing on
| Wednesday before Justice Brown, of
San Benito, and by the advice of his
counsel, Judge May Of HOLSTER, the
accused waived an examination and
was held in the sum of $4,000, in de-
fault of which the prisoner was sent to
the Salinas jail. Magini is not ex-
pected to live. Both men have hither-
to borne good reputation for sobriety
and peacefulness in the neighborhood
in which they resided. Since the
above was in type DR.. Rankin returned
from visit to the wounded man and
reports his condition hopeful. -[Hol-
lister Enterprise, March 2lst.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-03-27
Orange County,.

The Chronicles Sacramento cores
pendent, under date of March 23d,
says: "Senator Bush this morning
reported back the bill to erect the
county of Orange out of portion of
Los Angeles, with a recommendation
that it be referred to the Committee
on Counties. Olden of Anaheim is
here to push the bill. Wiseman and
Converse also advocate it. The dele
CATION is against it; and Ex-Governor
Downey, who happens to be here, says
that the proposition is a number of
years ahead of its proper time. Bush
might have killed the bill some days
ago, but desired not to have the ap-
pearance of throttling it during the
absence of its friends. 1t will be exc
cuted in open Senate in few days.
If Anaheim is really in earnest in this
matter, she must learn, before the next
session, to take steps to show her case
to the Legislature in the proper light"
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-03-27

property. If mutual provident So
ciety must be fined for comforting benz
efits on its members, at what time will
the life insurance company raise a
statutory objection against the family,
because, being mutual provident
association, it is sort of domestic
insurance company?
"The Mutual Provident Company
failed to file certificate with the In
surance Commissioner, with copy of
its act of Incorporation, and state
ment of its capital stock, because it
was not considered an insurance COM
pany, within the meaning of the act,
and had no capital stock. For this
failure action is brought and the soci-
ETY. is dissolved, with the additional
penalty of $1,000 by way of fine.
Would the Odd Fellows Association,
under this ruling, be required to file a
certificate and then become amenable
to this statute? If there is a law
which can be used to annul benevolent
associations fought to disappear from
the statute book at once. Insurance
companies have well-defined capital
stock, they issue policies which stipu-
late that ON the happening of certain
contingencies specific sum will be
paid. Another profit goes over to the
holders of the capital stock. 1t is an
association of capital for profit. The
Mutual Provident Association is not an
association of capital in any ordinary
sense. Ittakes on none of the features
of commercial or ordinary assurance.
1t is almost as far removed from that
point as church which looks after its
sick members if they are poor, and
buries them if they have no means, or
the family which affords mutual
protection and support to its men,
bers.
awe cannot afford to cut up all
these benevolent societies by the roots
because the life insurance companies
want broader margin for business.
A law which keeps down bogus insur-
ance companies is good one to that
extent. But this can be done without
impaling all the benevolent societies
in the community. An association
which does not hold out any of the es-
sential features of an insurance conf
pany; which has no capital and no
resources other than the small contri-
buttons of its members; which insures
no lives, no goods, and nobody's
health, is not likely to deceive the
people nor to do anything prejudicial
to the interests of the community. 1t
is an extraordinary application of law
without Justice which dissolves such
society and adds fine to forfeiture.
The danger of such an application is
far too great for any benefits which
the law secures
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-03-27

John B. Cough is recovering. from q
dangerous attack of nervous prostra-
ton and neuralgia, which has detain-
ed him at Rochester for several days.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-03-27

A LARGE proportion of the 81 500
nightly receipts at the California The
atre during the present engagement of
Mrs. Nelson comes out of the pockets
of Oaklanders.-[Oakland paper.
The remainder probably will be
claimed by San Jose.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-03-27
.HARVES EF ST

T OS ANGELES GRANGE No. SO,
- Patrons of Husbandry, will celebrate the
Harvest FEAST at their hall In Los Angeles
ON Saturday, March %, 1874, at 2 O'Clock, p. n.
sharp Patrons OF sister oranges, as well as
members of Los Angeles Grange are invited
to be present. By order Of the Grange.
THOS. A. CAREY, Master.
T. d. HANCOCK, Secretary. mr24-td
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-03-27
Trees for Sale.

|ORANGE, LEMON, LIME and
" English Walnut trees, four and five years
old. The five-year old trees are the largest
ever offered for sale in this county. The above
trees will be sold cheap, and in quantities at
reduced prices. For particulars, inquire of the
undersign, on Main street, two miles from the
Court House. lgi4qurl
Also, so acres Of land, with house and 10
acres of alfalfa, for rent on corner OF Main and
Jefferson streets.
Los Angeles, FEB. 9th, 1874.
l0tf, .fulI-Ifi(F fttIf4 MILTON III OMAS.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-03-27
CODE Commentaries !
BIZ CHAS. LIN d LEY.
Late Code Commissioner.

PART I. of this work is now ready for tina
profession. 1t contains:
I.-pisintegration and Indignation of Legal
Systems
II.-Historic Glance at Codifcation.
III.-Practical Codifcation and Amend
ment. aai I. #.a
Iv.GAppendix. Letter to H. H. Haight and
others-Future Treatment of the Codes.
Under the first head are briefly treated--The
Philosophy OF Law; The Science. of Law;
Common and Statute Law-their Flexibility
and Rigidity; Fragmentary Expression Of the
Common Law; Eject of Political and Social
Changes on Legal Systems.
Under the second head is contained His
man, French, Spanish, Canadian and Ameri-
can. Thus far the work presents clear, terse
view of the-subJect, and brings the reader TO
the third head, Practical Codification, with
bis mind better prepared TO appreciate what
Under the third head, Practical Codhca-
ton, are the sub-heads: Automatic PROPOSE
Codifcation; Requisite Qualification Of COM
missoners; Com pensation; Time for the Per
formance ofthe Work; and Rules for Codifi-
cation and Amendment These rules, seven.
teen in number are elaborated and illustrated
by sections drawn from the Code. i.
the form OF letter TO IT. II. Haight and
others, touching the authors connection Win
the Code Commission and the causes OF his
resignation; touching also the future treat
ment of the Codes. The last is an important
matter, and should engage the attention of
every lawyer in the State. The author Is evi-
IDENTIFY master of his subject, and has given to
1t an unsparing, analytical. demonstrative
treatment. The work has como in most op-
perfume moment, containing, as 1t does, most
important recomme en- dations as to the mode
OF amending the Codes. o.| aD5
The work will be mailed, post paid, by ~,
SUMNER WHITNEY d CO.,
San Francisco,
nm reneint Of price, 81 a. JANIS d&w
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-12-04
WOman'S Physical Disability.

Prof. Huxley, than whom there are
few deeper thinkers, does not believe
in the oft-told told tale of woman s
physical incapacity. He says:
We have heard great deal, lately,
about the physical disabilities of women.
Some of these alleged impediments, no
doubt, are really inherent in their
organization, but nine-tenths of them
are artificial the products of their
mode of life. L believe that nothing
would tend SO effectually to get rid OF
these creations of idleness, WEAKNESS
and that over stimulation of the emo
tions," which, in palmer spoken days,
used to be called wantonness, than a
fair share of healthy work, directed
toward definite object, combined with
an equally fair share OF healthy play
during the years of adolescence and
those who are best acquainted with the
requirements of an average medical
practitioner will find it hardest to believe
that the attempt to reach that standard
is likely to prove exhausting to an ordi,
narily intelligent and well educated
woman.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-12-04
CruSOe'S Land.

1t was fortunate for Crusoe that the
island OF which he became monarch per-
force was a fruitful one. At the pres
ent day it is a perfect garden, and
abounds in fruit and flower planted by
Selkirks successors-for he was not the
only man who inhabited the island. An
cumulative Englishman became his sue
cessor, though he did not occupy the
historical cave, having built himself q
hut of stones and sods, roofing It with
the straw of wild oats. As cooking
utensils, he possessed only a single
iron pot, the bottom of which, one I'M
fortunate day, had fallen out. This
damage he had, however, had the in
genuity to repair with a wooden bot
tom but now he was compelled to
place his pot in the ground and build
fire round it. This man was q Lon
doner, and finally left the island because
he could get no roast beef At least,
tradition sayeth thus. This famous
island is now in possession of colony
of Germans, who brought with them
everything necessary to make life com
Portable.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-12-04

The WESTERN CATTLE TRADE. Tho
cattle trade in the far West bids fair to
foot mp a larger aggregate than in any
former wear. The total increase from
jan. / to Sept. of this year is equal to
about % per cent. of the whole business
of the corresponding period of 1873.
over 155, 900 head have been shipped
East this year over the Kansas railroads
upto Sept. /. There are yet 115, 900 win-
tered cattle in Kansas, which will be
shipped between now and Dec. l. The
number driven this year from Texas,
the bulk of which will be shipped this
season, is about 225, 900, and there are
some 80, 900 to $4,000 native cattle still
to go forward before spring. The ship
ment for the entire year of 1874 may be
safely put at figures in the neighbor-
hood Of 500, 900, should nothing inter-
fere with the business from this time
on TO Jan. /, and the amount of money
involved in the business for the year
cannot fall far short OF $4,000, 600.
counting the cattle at the average price
per head in Chicago, not including
young stock driven from Texas to he
wintered in Colorado and Kansas.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-12-04

In Wisconsin the other day we'd
ding procession and a funeral process
sion met and got so badly mixed that
half the people living near s'a, the scene scene
declare that they saw funeral process
sion accompanied by brass band,
while the other half are ready TO swear
that a wedding procession passed head
ed by hearse.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-12-04
PAW PAW DIRECTORY.
Business Garos.

~ B.DUSyING. NJ. D., Physician and Surgeon,
II. Office in l. w Van Fossen's Block, over
Wheaton's Drug Store. Residence on Elm Street
n door east of Miles Street 10l1t20F
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-12-04

TIE crop of sweet potatoes this sea-
son is reported to be the largest ever
known in Illinois.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-12-04

~ COOK. Teacher of Piano, Organ, Voice
T.. Culture Thorougbass and Harmony. Can
ne found at his residence on Paw Paw Street
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-12-04

nR. GEO. II. CLARK, Homeopathic Physician.
~ Office over Avery's store. lOO5
The Osceola times., 1874-12-12
A Qusksr PriL ter's Proverbs.

i Nevetssend an article for pubIi-
cntion without giving the editor
Thy "amc for thy name oitrnlimes
secures pub,ic"liou TO worthless
aruc,cs, .', Dr. III
Thou should,t not rap al The
door OF a printing oiiice; Tor lac
that answcrrth ihe rap Sucetc,h il
his sleeve aud tusrih tine.
Never do thou loaf ahoN,. por
knock down the type ord aebsNs
will loyr thco a>lh,y .d"'the shade
,rces-whcn,hru Icavcsi.
Thou sh"ulJ>t never read the
c"py ga the printers ease or the
sharp aud hooked c"nianrr there
o., or he may knock the down.
Never inquire ol The editor for
news, Tor behold it Is hi, bus ness
tn give l. to lhrc at ,hc appointed
timc w,thqul asliv,g lor t.
II Is not i'glp ahal tli"u Shou,dsl
ask lin who Is the author e. az
muci., tor it is his day to kccp
g e. tuiuus unto himself
Wncn thou uu-t enter his office.
take lfccd mito thy~"it tnat thou
dust not TOOK a. what may concern
thee not, tor that is no, meet in
the sight at good breeding,
Neither cAAgiipe thou the prool-
sheet, ior Ii is not ready to
meet thine eye, thou may'sl under
staud.
Prefer thinr own town paper 10
any other, and subscribe Tor i, i'm.
mvdIaIciy. %
Pay Tor il IN advgncc, and il shall
be we'll with thee and thine.g 81
The Osceola times., 1874-12-12
A Legislative Story.

A gentleman who hpldS = seat il
the upper branch OF ihc NV futI
IcgiShIurc, bu, nj the time was q
lnehIher of the assembly, relate
the ioIiowiug; sF -s ..t
Pc. lans WAS as honest a man u,
ever So, loot IN :, lDany. Money
wqwdn'tbny hlm, aud knew ii,
bat IiAp,4h, vduia have a lii;ls
/ iwi with iiina; 80 ! wen,, ,dvwna aiats
his room aHd aid flt u
"Perklus, wla, do you think o
that Underground raiiroad lIli
Are yua going Ia vote Tor it?'
"Well, said l"skins, Il lMvcn't
made up my mind yet exactly. |
am ,ineIiued to think it II good bill
Bul why do you ask :"
u thought you were in favor of
il said |, and as long ms you have
concluded to volc for 1t, | JUS,
wanted 10 say 10 you tlal the men
interested III IT are paying five hun
dre2 dollars Tor VOTES, aud It's 1t is
coming uP on It's tinid, passage TO.
morrow, y0h can ust rs well have
the monry AS not; you'll vote ior
the bill, any way" ...
"Noie .or the bill I'll be hang
ed frs, = cried the iraie Perkins.
mo, SIR! II Tt'improprr means are
being taken 10 pass this Thing us
you say, | tor one will vote against
tt'cvery time. You can pu, me
down, No!!'
-" ! dont care anything about
this bill, said |. was only try.
ing 10 oyop j favor, and think
J can Yet; for, 10 toll HE truth,
the rival Companies are in full
iorce and are moyiag heaven and
cur,h TO deiral il. They are pay.
log the same sum for noes, and as
dong as yon are bound 10 vote
,ha, way, III get you the Eve hun.
died dollars all the san,eY
"Can'sfc'ithings be Y exclaimed
Perkins, rising from his seat and
tearing up and down the room in n
wtiriwlnd OF righteous wrath and
tviriuous Indignation. What a
state OF tlibgs his is. a plague
I'on both your houses; | won't vote
III all" ."s.@ ..,.. ...a
"Ail right" said I, ns 1 laid my
lc'se Oh hc dor, !" IN get yon
five hundred dollars tor being ab-
And NJ The jolly Senator brought
to nina the horror of pcrplexity
m whh'h-this last proposition in,
.rotrcd Perkins, lie roarcd with
laughter. .. '94
The Osceola times., 1874-12-12
Saving is Wealth.

One great cause OF the poverty
OF the prrscgt day is u failure. ot
our common people to appreciate
small things. They do not realize
how q daily addition, be ii ever so
small, vii soon make a large pile.
Il the Young men and young wo-
men % 10 day will only begin and
begin hon.. to Save Iilllc from
their earnings and piaHi it hi the
sod u' Sunle good Sa, lHgS bank, aud
wc"iIN or-ni"ai hly add their mite,
lbry VIII Vv"ar happy Nmllc oi
competence when lhry reach MD.
die lite. eNot-only lhr desire, bat
Tia" abIiI'y To lncrra>e it Will also
1low. Lei clerk and adysman,
lahnrcr ard artiSlu, make now and
~ once "a beginning. Store up
some Of Your. youthful force and
ylcor ior future contingency. Let
pircnts t"achCth"ir children To be-
sin carly 20 save. Begin at the
fountain head To control the stream
of cAlrnVHgarct--to choose be-
twcen poverty aud riches. Lot
your youth gaasn in habits of cX,
,ravugauce tar fly years 10 come
as lhcy have for ii ~ years past.
nnd' we Shi(il haye nation uI beg.
gnr~, with nonryed arisrocraty
L"t a Geueralluil.p such as save b
small sum NC reared. and we shah
bc nrc irlEiait Nlnt Dn not be-
ambitious for rNffdyngdlh ioi tunes,
bul do seek ti,a, whIcn is the duty
oi every one 10 ob,ain--indepcnd,
cnce and a com Ortahlc home
Wealth. and euough oi II. i: Within
/ reach ol all. Il i obt ined bv
one Prore' =, alid .hy one only say
lng.
The Osceola times., 1874-12-12

the ItnesI'in government is prcpar.
ing 10 adopt the same pls,n on the
Noiaa Dwina aud Nova. On the
latter slSam thcre are 10 be five
miles al i't,ics, which will give II
depth of twenty lour feet, and en-
able the .Grges, vessels TO reach
81. Petersburg. ~ the mouth Of
The hhnr, where j, has been stated
jellles had proven u. failure, Cap.
tain Eads iound that ie,ucs Lad
mover teen ,iicd, Sui That q Single
enibah!sp,ent' had been thrown up
along the river banks for the pur-
r',sc of closing some lateral outlets.
These .cnlbankmeuis do not extend
WITHIN halt a mile of the mouth OF
The river, and are seven cights of n
nile from the lar. The engineer
in charge expressed the opinion
that il they were extended 10 or
beyond the bar the desired depth OF
the channel would bc obtained.
Captain Eads found the jeliy sys-
ter ia grra, favor with the cngin-
GERS whom he met on the trip, and
comes home greatly strengthened
IN his convictions that the mouth
OF The Mississippi river should be
impro> ed by je,,ios, and will at
once commence vigorous efforts to
secure the adoption OF that system
by congrrss.