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Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-30
San Diego Items.
[Flomthe World of the 27th.l

The light shower of rain this morning will
revive the growing vegetation somewhat, but
not to the extent needed.
On the Goth of January, II is proposed to sell
lots in Santa Monica-the future great city by
the sea. &c. Some folks call 1t Jonesvilie. 1t
ought to be called Lynchburg In honor of The
old town In Virginia, and the blowing OF the
Express.
Wheat planting In the Gallon Is yet uncom-
pleted, and we hear that the week will be re.
quired to finish 1t up. The wheat already up
was looking poorly and needed rain badly on
Christmas day. This morning thers was a
good appearance of u nice rain in that direc-
tion, but we have not heard whether appear
ance was all , or whether rain fell in good
quantity.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-30

The Marysville and San Juan stage
was robbed yesterday about five miles
above Smartsville, at the same place
it was robbed last Wednesday, and the
driver thinks by the same party.
Wells, Fargo & Co.'s treasure box was
taken.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-30
COURT REPORTS.

Probate COurt-O'MELvENY.J ].
WEDNESDAY, December %.
In the matter of the estate Of James A.
Crawford.-Petition tiled for letters OF admin
istratiOn.
In the matter of the estate of Mary Strobel,
deceased. Order made appointing day for
settlement of supplemental final account,
and notice ordered to be given.
Adjourned.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-30

A train of eight new Concord coaches
made by the Kimhall Manufacturing
Company, paraded the streets of San
Francisco yesterday. They were
made for the Arizona stage line. and
went down on the steamer to-day.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-30

1t commenced showing at Tehachape
Tuesday evening, melting almost as
fast as it came down. AT last &C.
counts it was still showing, with two
or three inches un the ground, and the
wind blowing quite hard.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-30

on approved secnrity in sums OF $500 to $685..
OCO. Special attention given to negotiations
of loans. Stocks and bonds of all kinds
bought and sold on commission. d28 I'm.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-30

Photograph albums at reduced rates to make
room for new Stock. Blank books at
Bonesteel's.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-30
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

IfyOu would feel in good health and fit for
business, driuk pure Wines, which you can
get at M. Keller's "A lameda street, near Also.
Goods delivered to all parts of the city free.
dpc7-tf
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-30

CHEEP FOR SAlE.-I.OOO three year
~ old good grade Spanish Merino ewes for
sale, served with thoroughbred Spanish Me-
rino Roms. Commence lambing the lst OF
February. For particulars apply at the Farm
ers and Merchants Bank, OF 10
GEO. CARSON,
dec9hlm DOmingueZ Ranch.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-30
Fer SaIe--A Great Bargain.

cOR choice Orange lands at San Gabriel,
apply to o. P. ERGENBRIGHT, San
Gabriel Mission. septlS-tf
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-30

CET-Furnished Rooms (sngle) with
] board, within ten minutes walk of the
Court House. Address *. NJ.
novl0 This Office.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-30
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
STOCK REPORT.

ny ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC TELEGRAPH LINE.
Especial Dispatch 10 the Herold.l
SAN FRANCISCO, December %.
MORNING QUOTATIONS
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-30
y near the city. Say 1000 or 1000 wv

In addition to the abeve We have a large
list of very desirable city and country prop
erty. which we are offering at low rates and
on easy terms.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-30
Four Lots on Temple street, near Fort.

Building Lots in all parts OF the city.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-30

A well furnished house and lot situated i'm
the best location in this city. Spring Street
Cars pass the door. For particulars, apply at
this Off 'e, or address r. y. Box 1888, Los An
geles 0ct29tf
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-30

TtLlABlE LANDS 70 lEASE.-In
and near this city, on shares or otherwise.
Apply 10
uovD0ff
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-30

CHEEP FOR SALE 500 Cotswold
0ewes. Will lamb early Apply to
MICHAEL BROPHY,
-Four miles Northwest of Igor s. Station.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-30
FOR SALE-FOR RENT.

EOR SAlE.--A Good Paying business,
consisting of Cigars, Tobacco, Cutlery,
uculars enquire of G. G.. LIPS,
No. 2 Arcadia Block, Los Angeles.
, 1875-05-09
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY 1s76-s1xTEEE

her poison, which turns out only to be an
anmsthetic Of q harmless description, and
Rouseo marries her, and their welded life is
Of the hap2iest description and abundantly
blessed with olive plants. There Is musical
version Of "Othe1lo" also, in which, just as
the Moor is about to suffocate D<sden1ona, his
insane jealousy is overcome by Emilia, who
satisfies him that Desd1non0 is true, where
upon he forgiyes her, they rush into each
others embrace, and ever after are happy.
In these cases, how ever, there are but
two endings, and they are not so adjusted
that the audience has choice. In mig
non n. there are two different endings,
and, in addition, the third one, which
can be made to suit any ones notions. Such
an arrangement would leave the dra1natist free
to plunge his hero or heroine into all sorts
of situations, with no regard to the manner
of extricating them, since that responsibility
would devolve upon the spectator. The vii
lain Of tho piece at the close would be hand
ed over to the audience, which might slaugh-
ter him upon the spot, or hang him, OR send
him to the Penitentiary for life. It would
also be fattering to novel-readers, if the
writer fitted his work With an adjustable
;denouement, 50 that the render could dispose
of The virtuouB heroine, the afflicted lover,
; the scheming uncle, and the tormenting v1-
lain, as he saw fit. 1t would crafty HARM
less vanity to be allowed this privilege, and,
in the case of the drama, would add immense
" to its effect and popularity.
, 1875-05-09

The New York WorI seems to have an ab-
solute nania for intermeddling with other
peoples concerns, and is setting itself up as
Z general critic Of everything and everybody.
Tor some time past, it has been devoting
Itself to Chicago with reference to its ex-
poEure to fire, and has now turned its ktten-
hoa to Oshkosh, and expresses its regret that
tho mill-owners u that city Will persist in
running their mills when the wind blows
Its meddlesomeness is not confined to fro
matters, however. Il has recently been
greatly exercised at the architectural con-
stuction Of the new building OF the New
York Tribune, the owners Of which probably
constructed their building with reference to
their own convenience, and not that of the
New York World The latest fear of the
Wo-1 is thnt Mr. DAVID Snrox, who has
kindly offered to construct a tower IN Gincin-
nah rs donation to the city, may not make
his tower architectural1y beautiful Now,
wouldn't it have been just as well for the
World to have waited . itt1e7 The project
has not even yet taken definite form, and,
when Cincinnati and Mr.. SmToN want the
Wor'ds advice, they viii probably ash it
Until thst time its profer Of advice il both
otanous and impudent.
, 1875-05-09

mothar who saw, with ine1presite agony,
window-sash fall upon and crush tso
fingers of her little boy, and had her own
fingers at oucs affected IN the same way, is
case in point LoUBE LAEEAu is person
wto has been diseased for years, has been
half-crazed BY neuralgia in har head, and Is
subject to fits. Here are all the conditions
necessary fqr the production Of physical
effects by religious ecstasy.
The problam of life without food is more
difficult one. Still, LOUISE does not actually
exist in this way. She takes the communion
often, and drinks water. The consecrated
bread and the water, which may contain solid
substances, might balance the waste, which
must be very small in her case, as she lies
perfectly still and does nothing which de-
mands any e1ertion Of strength. And as1ong
as waste is repaired life continues Even if
the scanty food taken is in itself insufficient,
it may be reinforced by the absorption of the
fatty portions of the body. This is the way
in which q bear lives during Information: At
any rate, death would make slow advances.
There can be no doubt that the girl will die
ere long.
Tho brace of miracles thus seem to be sus-
ceptible of explanation on natural grounds.
Bnt it would have been more satisfactory If
VmcHov had accepted the challenge. There
are few scientists who get the chance to
measure, and weigh, and analyze miracle.
, 1875-05-09
Tl1e Gbmagn 0f2iibu1se.
Sunday Morning. May 9. 1875.

The London Spectator Of the 24th ult- con-
tains noteworthy article, of especial inter-
est to Americans. It is review of the Sec
lion IN American literature in the Eneyc1cpg~
d;a Brnonn2n. That section is marked by
some gros nrors m Judgment and some few
n1istakes. The writer in the Spectator COZ
recte both He is not m advocate, but .
Judge, and his estimation of what this coun-
try has done in Iternture is just. He men-
tions few uames,-indeed, they are unfortu-
nately few which erveit,-but be character
ICES those whom he does nams with few
words TINT must make pleasant reading in
Boston and New York. Has HAwTHonsE
ever been summed up better than in this lit
IL phrnse which speaks Of his wistful
rese1ve"2 It is q pleasure to find such An
article in the best known contemporary of
the review which 60 touched our pride to the
quick BY its question: "Who reada IN
American book?"
, 1875-05-09

not only among the friends left behind but
among the friends an1iously awaiting
them. The painful scenes y reported
by the telegraph to have occurred in
New York viii be repeated in Germany.
This fact adds still more intense poignsaoy
to the grief which must be oocasioned So
far as the details are known, however, no
one seems to have been to blame. It ap-
pears to have been one Of those catashophes
against which no provision could be made,
and which no foresight could have ayerted
We hopa this will prove to be thesease, and
that the additional regret will not be felt that
this sacrifice Of Life might have been pre-
vented
, 1875-05-09

BEEcHER, at the last moment, even n be mad
ever intended to do 50, refused to let Mrs.
Tnnoa tell her side Of the story. BE had
called her as witness before the Church
COMMITTEES He had paradcd her in the
courtroom with his friends. But the agoulzed
woman, who is Of necessity Re innocent as
be is, was refused permission to tell her
story, to explain why she confessed, and re-
canted, and confessed again; to tell her
version. of her acquaintance with MIR.
BEEoHEn, of his visits, Of his letters, Of their
rides, and Of their various meetings. She
was again repealed, rebaked, turned ont OF
court, and refused hearing in case where
tho sole question Of fact is whether she com-
mitted adultery. Her exclusion, it must 30
borne in mind, Was by the person charged
with being her companion; no had related
his varzion, but refused to permit her to give
hers:
The reason for this exclusion is too patent
to. be misunderstood, and it did not need the
explanation that the defense would call her
as witness if the other side would not cross-
examine her. It will be remembered that, in
his examination, Mr. BEzoHEas memory of
various incidents and events Of which he and
Mrs, Tm7os alone were cognizant was very
defective,-too defective to enable him to state
them in detail, OK even substantially. It is
possible that the unfortunate woman into;
whose memory all these things have been
branded as with heated iron would have
filed up the gaps in tho story, and given par
ticu1ars of which Mr.. BEEcHEn had no recol-
lection. She, Of oil other Witnesses, could
tell whether the accusation Of adultery was
made in 1870 or in 1874, and on this point
she could sustain the defense, or overthrow it.
Driven from the witness-stand refused
hearing in case where the sole issue is, was
she an adulteress without home separated
forever from husband and children living
upon the contributions OF persons interested,
not in her, but in Mr. BEEoHER her name
spread over the wide world and destined to
lire forever in the chronicle Of the greatest
scandal Of the age forced into silence and
submission to every imputation upon her
morals, and especially Of her herintelligence,-sh
is an object Of commiseration, Of sympathy,
and Of pity,--a woman SO overwhelmed with
affection that mental oblivion seems to be the
only possible relief or escape.
, 1875-05-09

The JOHNS HopKFs University may yet be an
institution worthy Of the uams it bears. The
only effect OF the controversy thst has arisen as
to the scope Of the curriculum has been to direct
the attention Of the Trustees to the post-grad-
usts plan suggested by the New York Natso,,
and to enlist their sympathies in it's favor. The
Baltimore American has authority for saying
that some of the most influential and one1getic
Of the Trustees are strongly disposed to adopt
the now idea, and put it in execution At oaca
We are heartily glad to hear this. Mushroom
colleges and universities have douriahed and
fallen in this country 20 often that single addi-
ton to their number would hardly be worth
noticing; but the establishment on solid foun-
dahon, though only as beginning, Of an insttu-
ton TINT won1d really assist the csuse Of higher
education, il An event Of the utmost consequence.
, 1875-05-09

a gentleman who pretends that he WAS on In
innate terms with MAcnkADx has written q CON-
munication to the New York Euening Post in re-
gard to BuLwKs's " "RicheNeu and MAcREApx's
opinion Of it aa playing pieco. The writer Of
the communication ASSERTS that MAoRKADy held
rather low vieus Of Bu1WKR's ability aa dram-
atist; and, NJ confirmation, the actor gave On
ono occasion, in private conversation, the history
OF *Richelieu." MAoREADY said that when
BurwEg first brought the play to him. Rieheteu
was subordinate part in it. The character did
not appear until the fourth sct. On being asked
whether the world nas not as much indebted to
MAcRAADx ~ to BuLwEn for the play, the former
il said to have smiled and ssid nothing. We
have given tbs story thus far merely to ssy that
1t Is supported By no sufficient authority. LA
onKADz's friends and admirers would be sorry to
hsve him convicted Of such incredible preGump-
ton md vanity ~ the unknown H1iter charger
upon him.
, 1875-05-09
L CHALLEUGE TO SCIENCE.

Of late years science has been finging
down the gauntlet to religion on all sorts Of
protexts- Now prayer was to be tested, and
now inspiration, and now something else.
But as the tests were always Of a scientific
nature, and the proposal Of them generally Of
belGgerent and irreverent nature, the
church militant has not stopped to pick up
the gauntlet. Nov, however, these tactics have
been abandoned In fact, precisely the op-
posite policy has been adopted Religion has
challenged science. It is anent Lou1gE LA-
rEAu, Belgian peasant girl, who has recently
displayed two miracles. Every Friday her
body is marked with the bleeding wounds of
the sdgnata, and every day she lives without
food Scientific men have scoffed at the idea,
but now several Belgian ecclesiastics have de-
fed science to disprove it They offer to
place Lou1sE LAEEAu under the exclusive
care Of Prof. VRoHow for si1 months, and
let this eminent scientist detect deception, if
he can He, strange to say, has declined the
offer. The Church is now in the position
which science has so often occupied IT late
and the aggressive clergy claim that We
oHow's refusal Of their offer is equivalent to
an acknowledgment Of the two miracles.
Without speculating on the reasons Of the
refusal, let Us see whether the supernatural
may not, in this case, be reduced-or ele-
vated-to the natural. There is, in the first
place, the sweeping possibility Of imposition.
4 Catholic priest in San Francisco put q
speedy end to q. sigmata miracle, = few
months sinee, by setting watch and CATCH
ing the desotee digging her nails into hands,
feet, and side, in order to produce the
bloody marks There are dozen ways, too,
m sureptitioualy taking food The chal-
lsnge to VnoHow only shows that the priests
interested believe in the genuinanesa at ths
marvel. Nademoisal1e LArEAu may have
good reasons Of her own for thinking Other
wise.
But Il tbs hypothesis ot imposition is sat
aside, there remains this settled fact, that
strong emotton, especially in ths ca. Of
nervous, sanitive natures, oan produce
almost any effect upon tho particular pas.s Of
tho body to which the agitaked thoughts
tasn. 91s xeu-aathsntextn fa4tsnes a t,s
, 1875-05-09

The New Orleans Bulletin, the organ Of the
bantlitti, having recovered from its frenzy
over TnE CHICAGO TnmuNEs criticism Of the
course pursued BY the Conservatives Of the
Louisiana Legislature, once more is exercised
at THE TnrBuNR'a comments upon BEAuRE
oARD's public declaration that he WIS in
favor of giving no quarter during the War Of
the Rebellion. Unfortunately for the Bnl
zctin, Gen. BEAUnEaARDa recent letter to
Gov. PORTER, OF Tennessee, and other letters
of his which have been printed, are SO exp1-
sue in this direction, but frankly says: " We
are not called upon to justify what he said,
nor to attempt to vindicats him, nor to ad-
dnce arguments in favor Of the policy Of max
ing no prisoners Of armed men" Itseekg, how
ever, to blunt tho charges, first, by declaring
that the object of tho malice of TIE CHICAGO
TRIBUNE 81 can in no manner be lowered in
the esteem of the 100000 Of men,
women, md children of the South BY any
ISLANDERS which can BE- invented and set in
flight from Chicago" We commend to the
Bulletin the fact that this Was not SANDER
invented in Chicago, but fact stated by
BEAuREaAnD himseH. Second, the Bulletin
covers up the charge in tho following pane
g1io:
We aa9urs them that in honesty, purity. cht1l-
~, and Ill magnanimous Instincts they cannot nAna
Northern General Of the Union army who will dare
claim to DO the superior Of knight1y and noble
DE4u1EoAap. Scion Of lordly rice Of men, he went
into tho Southern tried and thorough SOLDIER
m ardent patriot, lover Of political liberty, md hon.
ored citizen, and ch1eftadn whom tho young man Of
Louisiana followed with devoted attaehment.
AL this may be so, and yet it does not alter
or affect the facts in the case at all. North
ern Generals will not be likely to compete
with Southetn Generals in point Of ohivn1ry.
We have no "scions Of 1ord1y races in the
North. A Northern man who should adyer-
tise himself as scion Of q lordly race would
be looked upon either IS 1unatic or q hum
bug at once. No comparisons viii be insti-
tuted, however much the Bulletin may invite
them. The ctiva1ry Of the Southern sort is
unknown in the North The facts, how
ever, to which we wish to call the
attention of the Bulletin are, first,
that BEAuREoARD advocated hoisting the
black 1ag without provocation second,
that BEAunEaARD was the only Northern or
Southern officer who made a public dec1ara-
ton of the fact third, that universal massa-
ere has never been considered among civilized
nations since the commencement Of time as
8 characteristic Of chivalry; and, fourth,
that this is the reason why Gen. BRAuREaAnD
Was not included in the invitation to the Sol
diers' and Sailors Reunion in this city. Hind
any Northern officer advocated q war of e1-
termination, he would have baen excluded
for tho same reason.
, 1875-05-09

Influential men are such because they are
commonly supposed to b men Of judgment.
Popular estimation frequently places them a
notch above this, and suppoaes them to be men
Of strong moral purposes. So it frequently hap
pens that the influential men do an immense
deal Of harm in the mere matter Of selling bad
and foolish books. 4 country minister has just
called attention to this evil in card publshed
in ono Of the Eastern newspapers. Ho has been
looking over small volume OF "Instructions to
Agents issued By firm OF subscrption-book
publishers, aud has found in it such golden
aphorisms AZ these "AlHays secure the most
influential men first The getting Of
leading names is the great turning point Of
success in canvassing. II any Of these
leading people are unable to buy or assist rs .
helper, then ask for their names to hesd your
list for the sake Of their influence; the condi-
tion being that they are at liberty to take tho
book OF not, when you bring it," This looks
very much to tho country minister ike coz
spiracy between publishers, canvassers and
these important Influential men" to obtain
money under false pretenses from the general
public.
, 1875-05-09

%N1A<A&bl]A1
Mme CHRISTINE N1rssoN-RouzAuD has set
curious fashion, by which she leaves an au-
dience its choice Of . denouement. She has
provided no less than three endingB to An
nno1sE THOMAS opera of " "Mignon-" In the
French performances, Mgnon mnrries W.
helxa Ma4ter. AS this would be very ridicu-
lous to the Germans, especially those &C.
quainted with GoEruE's heroine, and as they
would be sure to violently condemn any such
liberty taken with her, when "Mignon is
given in Germany the heroine dies. Recently
Mime. NILSSON has been making a tour
Of Belgium and giving "Mignon."
IA Belgium just now occupies q sort
Of intermediate place between France
and Germany, and the audiences in the
Belgian theatres are made up mainly
Of French and Germans, Nine. Nussou has
Rhrewdly provided danouament which
suits both classes and gives them hee~
dom of choice. As the curtain falls,
Nignon Gnks into the arms OF Wilt<lna
Aeister and quietly reposes there. The Ger-
man, if he 50 choose, can assume that she
dies there, and go away satisfied. The
Frenohman, On the other hand, is at liberty to
infer that she swoons away only to recover
and ever after live happily as Mrs. r. Aas-
tr. The Belgian, being a neutral, VIC pre-
Bums takes tha neutral view, and regards
Ml74zo7a as neither dead nor married, but IN
definitely reposing :, in connatose state
upon Wi1aels. Aastar. manly breast.
j, There ars great many advantages m these
adjustable dsnouements, and hereafter the
playwrighta and Ebrettists will undoubtedly
80 arrange their oatastrophea thst the audi-
enco may have the privilege of choice to e11it
their own notiuns. There have been oases
whsre dramas have two 4ndings. Fer h.
stAnos, 4, varsinA of Romeo azd Jn1iat ha1
taan oaspAzsa N xldah &altsa ree1vnn hsan
, 1875-05-09

to Albany, and, after peculiar influences h44
been brought to bear for short. time, tho As
sembly was induced to reconsider its action and
reconnit the bill. The great difficulty Of ths
members who had originally voted Tor the bill
was to assign planaible motives for changing
sides. Ono OF them did 1t l4st, however. strika
out beautiful limo Of defense, aud this bill WIS
recommitted Oh the ground that aaltsprinklinz,
by clearing tho tracks. hslped horses mors taaa
it hurt theua.
, 1875-05-09

The libel suit against tho Springfield (Maas. }
Republican, which reached tho end Of it's first
stage last week, is in some respects remarkable
and deserving OF public attention. The action
WAS instituted by Mr. WILLIE G. PHELPS, OF
Springfield, contractor, municipal benefactor,
aud what not, who had been charged BY the Re
publican with fraud. Tho language used was
incapable Of miscopstruction. Mf. PHE1Rs was
said 10 be the ''Boss TWEED Of Springfield" ,"
and 50 public cor1upter." The plaintiff claimed
damages OF 4200. 900. Tbs verdict gave him
S100. A peculiar feature Of the trial was tho
absence OF 3 jury, both parties cousenting to the
statutory provision which allows 3 trial to
proceed before Judge, sent- +con. OF
the verdict, it may be said that the
substantial victory rests with the defendants.
No doubt, the Judge ascertained and determined
the merits Of the case much moro exactly than
= jury would have done- Ha was compelled by
the technical necessities Of the law to find for
the Plaintiff; yet = regard for the public good,
and broad view OF provocations and motives,
induced him to award only nominal damsgos.
One word mora remains to be said OF this re-
markab1s case: Tho conduct Of Mr. Bow1Ks,
proprietor ct tho Republican, from the begin
ming to the and Of the proceedings has been Of
nature to svoke the Warmest admiration and
sympathy not only Of journalists but Of all who
appreciate courageous and disinterested devotion
to the public good.