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The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1875-11-06
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gentleman's report. Our cotem.
asks US if we thu4k Gen. Forsyth
would lie without d purpose. No,
we do not think the Gen. would
deceive anybody without a pur-
pose. .....
Does the RECORD claim that it
would he more to the interests or
the business men Of Eastern and
Southern Montana to pay two or
three cents more per pound for
their freight and have it delayed
several weeks on account OF its
roundabout transit, Just for the
sake Of shipping by way Of Ben
ton.
We ask nothing for Benton that
is in conflict with the interests OF
the business men Of Montana. Our
rates are open, and if lower rates
can be found, or more rapid transit
accomplished on other routes, we
see nothing to prevent the mer-
chants Of Montana from trying
them. They have already expert
mented in that respect and the
result is that tre Benton route this
season commanded nearly the en-
tire freight business Of the Terri
tory. It IS impossible for us to
argue against mythical rates. The
Yellowstone rate is . myth; the
Benton rate is clearly defined, a
matter Of dollars and cents in the
pockets of the merchants who have
practically tested its relative value
with other routes. We know the
instance from Benton to Bozeman,
we would have TO wait at least a
year even if the Yellowstone navl
cation Company were a reality, be-
fore we could fine out the point at
!, which freight could be landen on
the Yellowstone River. We arc
confident that at any season Of the
year 1t will be above the mouth o]
) the Big Horn, and how far below
: that it would be practical to lane
: freight we are unable to determine
: Of course, unit. the Courier i'm
aginary navigation company deter
mines it for us by practical illus
o tratlon.
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1875-11-06
YELLOWSTONE.

The Bozeman Courier" again
takes US to task for our remarks
concerning the projected opening
of the Yellowstone river and in a
long editorial on the subject pro
pounds few questions to which
we here make answer. So far as
the reports of distinguished officers
are. concerned, we care not whether
they are true, false, or imaginative.
No doubt those officials enjoyed
themselves greatly during their trip
up the river, and in return could
hardly do less than say something
to please the Bozeman people.
This was all right and proper, but
our neighbors Of Eastern Montana
should not have been silly enough
to accept thereports as unquestion-
able evidence Of the nayigability
of a river that, except during an
unusual treshct, will hardly float a
peanut she'll. We clip the follow.
inc from Gen. Forsyth's report:
I feel justified in saying that
for three months Of each year the
Yellowstone is navigable from its
18th 10 4ba nonfh of fha rio
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1875-11-06

vicinity seems to be peculiarly nn-
fortunate in exciting the prejudice
Of civil and military officials, but #
there is any virtue in protest, we
are determined that unjust dlscrlm-
ination against this community shall
cease.
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1875-11-06
NAVIGATION.
cease. .


Railroad seems to be the all ab-
sorbing topic with some Of our lead
ing journals at present. ltls a very
good theme and very proper one,
being SO closely connected with the
grand future Of this Territory. But
the desire to command lines OF rail-
road seems for the moment to have
shut out from thought the fact that
nature has already provided a
means of transportation, an avenue
which will wear with any OF the
proposed railroads, and remain IN
use as long as it j. practicable to
float i craft upon its waters, and
which at present requires the atten-
tion of the welI-Wishers Of Territor-
ial progress. The improvement OF
the Upper Missouri will prove OF
immense importance to the people
Of Montana. A regular season for
the shipment of freight will be a
boon to the merchants Of this Ter
ritorY. The strongest possibility
exists that an appropriation will be
granted, sufficient to cover all the
necessary expenses attending the
project. The result Of this seasons
freighting, the very fact Of a heavily
laden steamer arriving and landing
her cargo at a point on the river
only distant two-hundred miles be
low Benton, during the lowest stage
of water, towards the end Of the
month Of October, should be an N
centive to push the question OF
J river improvement to immediate
issue. It certainly will be a favor
able point to advance, and ont
J which will be instantly recognized
at the proper quarter, as promls
! inc inducement towards completing
: a work which has always been fay
! orably considered by the Unite'
! States Engineers. The matter ca
f be settled this winter, for, as "
understand, the Engineers office a
! Washington is already IN posses
T sion Of al the necessary informs
ton concerning the obstacles TO b
) encountered and the difficulties !
: the way Of free navigation that r
! quire removal, 50 that . formal Q
; fetal survey Of the required II
! proyements on the Upper Nissoul
9 can be avoided n that event, th
/ only thing necessary s al a
I preparation from Congress. Y
# are assured that Delegate MaglI
4 nis will make every effort 70 obtai
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1875-11-06

Local notices Is cents per line for first insertion ana
10 cents for each subsequent insertion.
Legal advertisements, of not more than 10 lines solio
nonpare 81 90 for first insertion, and 75 cents for eacn
additional insertion.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-17
About Taxes.

EDITOR HERALD: / am compara-
lively a stranger in your city and
State, and must confess that n great
many things I hear and see seem
queer to me. If | am not mistaken,
your tax assessor last year was paid
extra for making the assessment. Yet
in looking over the tax list see many
things that seem singular to me- | eX-
pected that he would call at my
house, or give notice for me, and all
other taxpayers, to call on him and
give in taxes. If he called for me /
never heard the call. / am certain he
never called at my house, nor ever
saw me, or any of my family, about
taxes. But was surprised to see my
name on the delinquent tax list,p
and still more surprised to see that
the whole amount of my taxable prop
erty was valued at less than seventy
five dollars, which, if | had been
called upon to give in under oath,
could not have valued at less than five
hundred dollars. If this is IL fair sam
pie of the way in which the affairs of
your city are administered, then there
is no wonder that you have such
heavy taxes levied upon a few and yet
SO few and such mean improvement
If man is paid extra for doing his
duty, ought not his duty to be at least
well done? A TAX PAYER.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-17
A Strong Argument.

One OF the strongest, because the
most unanswerable arguments in favor
of the speedy building of the Los An
geles and Independence Railroad, is
found in letter published in yester-
days HERALD, written by Mr.. NEW
MARK, of this city, now at Panamint,
and addressed to a number of our
leading citizens who are taking an ac-
tive part in urging forward the road
enterprise. Mr.. NEWARK is one of
those careful business men who weigh
and consider all propositions of such
magnitude as building railroad with
the utmest caution before becoming
either its advocate or opponent, and
he frankly admits that, previous to
visiting Panamint district, he regard
ed the building of the road as exceed
ingly problematical. But an examin
alton of the country and but partial
information as to its vast MIN
eral resources, has convinced him
that the road Ii, not only a necessity,
but will prove valuable piece of
property to its owners, as well as add
ing millions to the wealth of this city
and county. Mr.. NEWARK states
that Senator JoNEs and his associates
will supply five hundred tons of ore to
ship to England per day. Here is
daily work for fifty freight cars, to say
nothing of the ore from other mines
not owned by this company and from
the hundreds of undiscovered lodes
that will be developed in Inyo county.
The immense business which these
mines will create will, of course, ne
cessitate large freighting business
over the road to the interior. The |
fact mentioned by Mr. NEwMARK,
that the region of the mines is capable
of producing nothing but ore, is con-
firmation Of the argument made by
the HERALD some time ago, that the |
building of the road will furnish a
regular and steady market for every
thing produced in Los Angeles valley. |
No one can read Mr.. NEwMARK's let
ter and fail to see that this railroad is
just what Los Angeles valley needs to
make it the richest spot on the Pacific |
coast.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-17
The "BulIetin" on the Situation.

The San Francisco Bulletin of the
Nth inst. contains leading editorial
on the attempt of the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company to change the route
of their road SO that it will run through
the Cajon Pass and leave Los Angeles
u long distance to the west. 1t takes
decided ground against the action
and holds up to ridicule the company
that after promising the people of Los
Angeles to hnild the road through this
city provided certain subsidies were
granted, now, after obtaining the SUBJ
sidy, seeks to avoid the fulfilment of
their contract. OF the contest for the
right of way through Cajon Pass, which
has resulted in favor of the Los Ange-
les and Independence Railroad Com
pany, the Bulletin says: "a bill
granting exclusive right Of way
through Caon Pass will cut Off all
possibility of competition from that
quarter-so says the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company. Every day now
develops some, new and interesting
feature in the struggle. The telegraph
announces, on the heels of the intro
duction of the bill, a scramble between
the rival companies for prior location.
The sequel has somewhat discomfited
the Southern Pacific Company, and
may result in its utter defeat. The
Independence Railroad engineer, it is
reported, drove his stakes home first.
If the younger organization manifests
hereafter an equal degree of pluck and
activity to that which it has mani
tested so far, it is likely to come off
victorious. 1t has with it the syn,pa-
thy of the entire community wherein
1t was created. AS an enterprise cal
culated to afford cheap and expeditions
transit of persons and goods from a
remote section in the interior to the
saaboard it will command the sympa-
thy and good will of the entire State.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-17

A SPANISH spiritualist-Sefior Ma
TEo-has made a discovery that will
be interesting to some editors we
know of. He says the spirits of the
dead hover for time between the
earth and the moon, and whirl in
space a longer or a shorter time, in
proportion to their good or bad life
here below. He has also found out
that Mercury is the circle of paradise,
and Neptune the other place, where
those editors we speak Of are so afraid
of going.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-17

THE San Bernardino argus exults
over the prospective injury which Los
Angeles will suffer through the pas
sage of HoUGHToN's bill to change the
route of the Western Pacific Railroad.
We hope and believe the Argus speaks
for itself only, and that the exultant
feeling it manifests is not shared by
the people of San Bernardino city and
county. The interests of Los Angeles
and San Bernardino are identical so
far as railroad facilities are concerned.
Whatever affects the trade interests of
one must in like manner affect the
other. We. do not apprehend that the
Southern Pacific Company will sue
ceed in their attempt to avoid the full
filment of their contract with the peo-
pie of this county, but the animus
manifested by the Argus is in exceed
ing bad taste and will, We are conf
dent, be promptly and severely rebuked
by the people of San Bernardino and
their leading .journal-the Guardian.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-17

WERE it not for the promise that the
rain should fall on the unjust as well
as the just, we should suspect that Los
Angeles was wicked place and was
doomed to long dry spell for her
wickedness. Rain has fallen all around
us, while we have had but a slight
sprinkle. Even as near as Visalia they
have been favored with thirty = six
hours Of steady rain. However, the
clouds still promise to pour their gar
nered treasures down, and for the pres
ent we must be satisfied with the
promise,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-17

NEVADA has been the home-the
paradise-of gamblers, from the dis
covery of the Comstock lode to the
present day. But she is going to re-
form, and as no one shouts so loud as
a new convert, she is going to the OPP
posite extreme. A bill has been in
troduced in the Legislature making it
a misdemeanor for any one to peddlc
prize candy-boxes on railroad trai MS
in the State of Nevada.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-17
Neighborhood Items.

An Indian, named Domingo, was
arresteda ut Santa Barbara on Thurs
day, for numbering another Indian in
"'-~S pt''ov ""ouU nine years ago.
Two "prairie schooners" left San
Fernando for Panamint, the other
day, loaded with $4,000 and $4,000
pounds of freight respectively.
James Pascoe, one of Harry Meigg's
engineers in building railroad across
the Andes. is at San Diego, his former
home.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-17

The trial of MUYBRIDGE, the slayer
Of Major LARKYN, will take place next
month. Able counsel has been en-
ployed on both sides. Meantime Mrs,
MUYBRIDGE, about whom the trouble
originated and who is Eow in Oregon,
has sued for divorce.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-17
NEW TO-DAY.
Cigars, Tobaccos. Pines.

And everything to make smoker corn fort
able II you want To economise, buy YOUR
cigors by the box. You will save about 81 per
cent. and make sure of good article | never
fail TO give satisfaction 10 all my customers.
no matter how particular they are. Take my
advice, and buy your smoking materials at
/. GOLDSMITH'S,
Main ST., next to w. +. & Co.'s Express.
The latest illustrated Papers always on
hand.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-17
NOTICE.

HAVING refitted my entire house. and
III given up merchandising, am prera, ed
10 accommodate boarders with pleasant
rooms and board nj reasonable rates. | am
located al san Gabriel Mission, so Justly eel
ebrated for astbmatic and pulmonary com
plaints. Can leave for Los Angeles Mt .
O'Clock A. NJ; returning, arrive at ten min
ules past g. p. NJ.
DAVID +. HALL
san Gabriel, Jan. ~, 1870 janl3-lm
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-17

Mr.. MATHEWS was out Yesterday
canvassing for stock takers In the Los
Angeles and Independence Railroad.
He disposed of about one hundred
shares, the highest taken by any one
person being five shares. The people
are becoming interested.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-17

AS the HERALD goes to press, a
sound, cheering rain is coming down.
Rain is reported from Downey, Will
mington and San Fernando. Let
there be prayers of Thanksgiving to-
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-17

EOR SALE.-I will sell Mt Public Auc-
! ton, on saturday, Jan. 3Oth, my fitrm,
100 acres with improvements to the value OF
$1,000. Good house, and outhouses: n large
portion OF the place fenced and all under inn
provements. Terms, $1,000 down, and the
balance of purchase price on time at reason
able interest.
w. II. MALCOLM.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-17
p. BEAUDRY.
Well-Digging.

Y AM PREPARED TO DO WELLrDIG,lING
4 in the most satisfactory manner and on
The shortest notice. Water guaranteed for
Wilcox Liiters of all dimensions
REFERENCES.
BY permission, ] refer to Mr.. Lonestreet.
Mr. Ledyard, Mr.. Heaton and DIR. Whistler
THOMAS HAMILTON,
jan S-tf AT Swigart & Hubels, Main st.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-17
A Most De sle Homestead for Sale.

yI1HRnti * ~ H. a OR Iss, s1 rsfSl y
i ing from Figiieroa to Virginia street,
neatly enclosed, containing 100 lemon, 90
lime, 40 almond and 20 walnut trees, all in The
most thrifty condition and commencing to
bear, and vacant space sufficient for shrub
berry and 10 or so orange trees. Apples, peach
es pears and apricots OF the finest varieties, III
good bearing Also Il fine strawberry bed,
from which was sold last year $500 worth of
straw berries. The lime trees can be depended
on for $4,000 lines for the next year.
Price $780, no reduction. Apply at the
HERALD Office. jail I'm
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-17
Business Opportunity.

4 RELIABLE MAN, with business capa-
"A city, and having one Thousand dollars
to loan HIS employer. upon undoubted secu-
rity, can secure Il permanent situatlon ut
good salary. Business, mercantile. Apply to
JNp. NJ. BALDWIN.
taul3f T9t2 DOwney Block.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-17
Probate Notice.

ENSTATE OF +. GOHR, deceased
Z1l is hereby gwen by the administrator of
the above named estate, To the creditors of,
and all persons having claims against said
deceased, to exhibit the same, with the neces-
sary vouchers, within four months from the
first publication dan. II, 1870 of this notice,
to the Undersigned, at his office, in the Los
Angeles County Bank, Los Angeles City, Cal.
j. :. SLAIISON,
ianl7-iw Administrator of said estate.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-17
THCRCuCHaREDS

NOR THE INFORM ALTON OF PERSONS
4 dpsirous of improving the quality OF
shorthorn Durham, "West Duke" will stand
at No. 40 Eternity street. For particulars and
pedigree inquire OF
@. w. WHITEHORN, .
jal7 1--we Proprietor.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-17
THE INDISPENSABLE
Poultry, Game, Fish, Fruit and vege-
table Market,

MAIN STREET, East side, two doors South
of Hellers Butcher shop.
All kinds of Poultry and Game, Fish, fresh
ami cured; ana Fruits and Vegetables in sea-
son kept constantly on hand and delivered
free to any part ol the city. Give Inc a call,
Satisfaction guaranteed.
ianl7-lm B. DIFFENDOFFER.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-17

CHARLIE Ross has been found. So
says a San Francisco yeast powder
firm. He was "raised" with box
of their compound.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-17
NEW TO-DAY.
j. L. WARD,
Commission Merchant.
AGENT,
ETNA lNSuRAkCE CO.; UNION
INSURANCE CO. (Fire and Marnc).
No. 10 ssain Street.

HAVING RESUMED THE COMMISSION
i Z business, ! am prepared to purchase
Grain and Produce at current rates, or make
liberal advances on cOnsignments TO our
friends in san Francisco.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-17
DIED

LEVY. AT Los Nieios, January 18Th. at the
residence of ber son, Mrs. Pauline Levy,
aged " years.
The funeral will take place from the Depot
at O'Clock tais Sunday afternoon, January
18th.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-17
BORN A..

RADFoRD.- In this city, January ~ 1875, 10
the wife fThos. Radford, a son.
this city, to the wife of hos.
Bradford, a son.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-17

THE day after his election to the
Senate by the Legislature of Nevada,
SHARON left Carson City for his home
in San Francisco.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-17
NEW TODAY.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
SPECIAL notice.

nN AND AFTER THURSDAY, January
" 18th, 1875, and until further notice, trains
will run OH the above road every day as fol-
lows:
LEAVE ARRIVE
Los Angeles.9:30 A. NJ. hnahcim.mll:00 200 A. NJ.
Anaheim.....l:00 L. NJ. Los Angeles.2:3 p. NJ
The morning and evening trains heretofore
running between Los Angeles and Downey
will be discontinued ai1er the l3 h inst.
+. f. HEWITT, supt.
Los Angeles, Jan. 1lth, le15. l3-lw
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-17
For Sale.
LAND FOR SALE.
Bee Ranch For Sale.

INOR SAI.E.--One of the best and most con-
IL veniently located Bee Ranches in tho
county, well stocked and provided with all
necessary buildings. Apply ut this office.
nOv2tf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-18
LOCAL \ E w S.
Cansirrscd Locals.

A small deposit ~ Hempier'S auction
stcureS your purchases Till first July.
From !. ShiliiDg,on We have early copies
a. the GDGgB and GDsleJ'S Iu.Iy's BOOK for
Ju.v- and the Bunker Hill centennial number
Of Frank LeSlie'S Ill,fSsrd'NsI Ns.rp0pcT-
The citizens of Georgetown want fire
alarm bell under the new system. They
Eave no means now Of telling where fire is
unless they see the blaze
AT a meeting Of the officers OF the Sixth
Pegiment Maryland Y. q, Col. Clarence
Peters held in Baltimore Wednesday night,
II was unanimously decided that the com
naud will visit Mount Vernon on the third
Wednesday in July.
Those who " sh 10 spend n pleasant even
ing should attend the ST. Paul's Church feS-
fIval at Wizards Hall this and tomorrow
evenings. The singingS and recitatiOuS last
night were fine. the hail beautifully deco
rated, and the tables tended By a humber of
laifes i'm centennial costumes.
Mr.. Frank NJ. Marshall. Eminent Com
6ander OF Columbia COmmandery. No. ,
Knights Tempiar, was thrown from car
rage yesterday by collision with wagon AT
SIN and y streets. and was bruised consider
ably about the legs. He was taken to mis-
residence on r street. between 9th and 10Th
Last night Detective COomeS arrested the
man, who gave his name as John Typaut.
ard recovered from him the gold breastpin
which no had stolen. In the Police Court
this morning the lady testified 10 the factSas
above and that he stole her piece Of iewelry
from the mautei. lie Was sentenced 10 sixty
GAYS in Jail.
rus ness interim between Saturday night
ard Monday morning is to take passage on
the steamer Sue Capt. James HaTper.
which leaves every Saturday night at
O'Clock for excursions To LeonaritOwn. Piney
Point. MdrSh3llS landing. and Point Look
out. returning at O'Clock on Monday morn
Ing. The accommodations are ample and
excellent. See advert >enent-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-18
THE CCUETS.

Equity CoCET-Jl.sjCc WE.
To-day, ShCdd aEt. Uriway: order extend
Ing time for taxing testimony. Reed agt
Adams; decree Diminishing bill. De Leon ct
al. AIT. Adams: decree subOrnating tax sale
10 trusts. Tanning agt Tanning; order ap-
pointing guardian al Item.
Police COURT-J,tire .Stse7.
To-day, Samuel HuptresS forfeited collat-
eTal. Martha Parks. loud and hoisterouS,
IS. John =. StOTrs. cursing: -. Joseph An
derSOn. disturbing the audience at the Thea
ter COnlique; -.
BAwDY HOUSE CASE.
Elizabeth Kennedy was charged with keep
iug bawdy house. Maggie Jones testified
that she had been living there for some time:
there were four other birds besides herself
IlVlng in the same cage on II street, next door
10 the No engine house. A great deal OF
billing and cooling was done there tn her GER
tain knowledge; her name is not Maggie
Jones. but IL is n name she goes by. She
pays S12 per week IN Elizabeth for her room
and feed. Celia Thompson testified that she
had been living there seven months: her oc-
cupatiOn was the same as the others. Ser
geant D1nsmOre testified 10 aiding i'm making
the raid on the cage and to its reputation;
EllZabeth was fined 500, or sixty days in
Jail.
ALL SORTS.
Frederick Ane. assault and battery on
Ella Baker; 50 ard costs. Monroe CravenS,
charged with larceny of some articles from
Richard Il. LlOyd-a pair of pantalOonS, a
DOoK, Two craVatS, and one UMBRELLA, stolen
al different dates. The book was recovered
from pawn shop where the boy had placed
assault and battery on Seth Schell; - and