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Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-18

telegraph lines, and we see no reason
why 1t will not succeed. Under proper
training, the soldiers will become pro-
ficient operators, line builders and
electricians. Their time belongs to
the Government, and if this time can
be utilized in time of peace, it will be
q good thing for both the Government
and the soldier. If ever the Govern
ment assumes control of the tele-
graph, as it has of the mail service,
the plan of General MEYER will be
the one on which the business will be
successfully conducted. News dis
patches and private kilograms are now
transmitted over the Government
lines at about one-seventh the rate
charged by the Western Union COM
pany, and if the Government owned
a network of wires extending through
out the nation, operated by the signal
service, with soldier operators, tele-
graphing would become as cheap as
letter writing, and the department, in
place of being an expense to the peo-
pie, would become Il source ofrevenue.
The Government is now building q
line westward through Texas, and it
will not be q great while before the
Signal Service will have at its disposal
a wire extending from ocean to ocean.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-18
Steady Decrease OF Custom Receipts.

CHICAGO, July 14th.-A Tribuues
Washington special says: The Gus
tom receipts have steadily decreased
during the past two years. The year
ending June Goth, 1873, the receipts
were SlSS, ,50O,00 The following year
they fell off S25, 900, 900, and the total
receipts this year show a still further
falling off of 81 100000. The cause of
this is explained partially by the Com
missioners of Customs upon the
grounds of the dull state of business
throughout the country. There is al
so growing system of smuggling that
offers great difficulties to the collec-
tion of customs. One of the easiest
and most secure means of smuggling
is by the mails, valuable laces are thus
smuggled with impunlty. There will
be presented the next Congress a pro-
posal to make Postmasters eroticio
Custom officers, authorizing them to
open suspicious letters and packages,
but this proposition, if carried, would
give such opportunity to tamper with
the mail as TO be unlikely to be receiv-
ed with favor.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-18
Election of Railroad Directors.

The railroad officers at Fourth and
Townsend streets were alive with elec-
tions yesterday. Directors were elect
ed for several companies. The other
officers of the roads are to be chosen
within day or two. For the Sacra-
mento Valley, l.. Stanford, G.. p.
Huntington, Mark Hopkins, f. H.
Miller Jr. and G. Crocker were elected
Directors. For the Stockton and Wis
ALA, L. Stanford, c. p. Huntington,
Mark Hopkins, Z. III. Miller Jr., Rob-
ert Robinson, & H. Cummings and N.
Il. Smith. For the Stockton and Cop
peropolis the same Directors as those
elected for the Stockton and Visalia
road For the Central Pacific, L.
Stanford, C. p. Huntington, Mark
Hopkins, f. III. Miller Jr., Robert
Robinson, G.. III. Cummings and Chas
Crocker. For the Terminal Railroad
Company, L. Stanford, c. p. Hunting
ton, Mark Hopkins, L. H. Miller Jr.,
Robert Robinson, E. l. Robinson and
Charles Crocker. For the Northern
Railroad Company, l.. Stanford, G. p.
Huntington, Mark Hopkins, e. III.
Miller Jr., Robert Robinson and c. II.
Cummings. For the San Pedro and
Tulare, l.. Stanford, G.. p. Huntington,
Mark Hopkins, +. HI. Miller Jr. and
&. III. Cummings, For the California
Pacific, II. p. Hammond, George Z.
Gray, J. l.. Willcut, Chas. j. Robin
son, N. t. Smith, Moses Hopkins and
j. o. B. Gum
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saws of him:
Government Telegraphing.

We yesterday received visit from
Lieut.. PHILIP READE, acting Signal
Officer in the United States army, now
on his way 10 San Diego, where he
goes to assume control of the Govern
ment telegraph line heretofore in
charge of Lieutenant SMITH. Con-
gress appropriated S99,000 to be ex-
pended in extending the line from its
present terminus in Arizona Eastward
to Santa Fe, aud Lieut.. READE will
commence building the line almost
Immediately. Lieut.. READE is deeply
interested in the subject of Govern
ment telegraphing, and from him we
obtained some new and, we believe,
practical ideas relative to proposition
which has attracted so much attention
within the past few years. General
ALBERT J. MEYER, Chief Signal Of
ficer of the Government at Washing
ton, is doing much to systematize and
piuCC Oi All eCOlOilliCdl DdSIS tue WOfk
of building and operating government
telegraph lines. His idea is to use
soldiers for line builders, repairers and
operators. His first step is to make
thorough telegraph men of given
number of soldiers. They are fully
instructed in every branch of the bus
mess and are only permitted to leave
the school of instruction when they
are capable and competent sound-ope-
rators. A number of these soldier tel
egraphers are detailed to Lieutenant
READE, and with them he will stock
the offices and repair-stations of the
line in his charge, as well as that he
will build from Maricopa TO Santa Fe.
These men are soldiers and receive
only the pay they would receive were
they to remain cooped up in barracks.
This Is an original plan for operating
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-18
A Card

AS will shortly remove from the
we'll known Cigar Store, nextto Wells,
Fargo & Co.'s Express, take this op-
portunity to offer my entire stock of
cigars, tobacco, pipes and smokers
articles, contained at the stand, at cost
price. Any one buying box of cigars
will get them at manufacturers price,
as the stock must be closed out in a
very short time. lido not wish to re-
move any of it to the store, Identical,
at 3s, Main street, as the stock of
cigars, tobacco, gents furnishing
goods is already large enough to sup
ply all the wants of the public. The
business, after the removal, will be
carried on at 3S, Main street, under
the Backman House, where / hope
that all those who have so far favored
me with their custom, will put up with
the inconvenience of walking block
further. as the quality of the goods
will amply reward them for the
trouble. I. GOLDSMITH,
3S and 107 Main st.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-18

IT is little curious to observe the
solicitude manifested by our cotempo-
raries for the Democratic party. They
condole with the party for the action
of the Democratic committee is post
poning the Crawford primary election.
We can tell them that the committee
acted wisely and with due considera-
ton for tho expressed views of their
time-honored leaders. The committee
will in due time call an election for
delegates to an old-fashioned County
Convention, where the representative
men of the party from every precinct
will have a hearing and the party get
the benefit of their honest delibera-
tions. If any one supposes that the
Democrats of this county do not mean
business, let them wait till they put
their men in the field in due and an
cient form.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-18
Important to Merchants Dealing with China.

WAsHINGToN, July lst.-At the re-
quest of the Treasury Depa rtment the
Secretary of State has issued circu-
lar to the Consuor officers in China,
instructing them that all invoices Of
goods shipped to the United States
should be made out in taels, and n
certificate should be attached in each
instance embodying the name of the
particular tael in which the invoice
is made out and its value in United
States money. This course was rem
dered necessary by the great number
of taels prevailing in China and
the diversity of values attached there
TO
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-18
LETTER FROM SPADRA.
Spadra ~ it was-Iss Future TO be Net
n Commercial but an Agricultural
Ccntre-POmOna-Ch - Scenery
CucaInonga Mountain.

EDITOR HERALD: Spadra has lost
its Importance as a centre of supply.
The new depot at Cotton will be the
chipping point for those citizens of
San Bernardino who are not in league
to "break up the Southern Pacific
Railroad" by hauling their goods from
Santa Monica, and the advantages of
Pomona will inevitably secure to it
the trade of the surrounding country.
The great contrast from the busy
times of last February and March is
very striking. Then Panamint was
at the tlood-tide of popularity and at
Spadra the world seemed gathered in
q rush
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-18
educational.

On Monday, June 7th, at the Spring
street school house, Mrs. F. A. Parker
will open school for term of seven
weeks; term to close one week before
the re-opening of the public schools.
Tuition for the term-fOr Third reader
and all below, S4; S. for all above the
Third reader. For further particulars
enquire of DR.. Lucky, City Superin-
tendent of Schools. jn3:tf
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-18
A Shooting Competition.

LONDON, July decomposition is
open to Americans at Wimbledon.
They will have an opportunity to
shoot for prizes in other matches in
contests. The rules require the use of
English rifles. The Americans have
had some practice with these arms.
In an extra series of matches to-day
Gen. Dakin, of the American team,
made 2S out of a possible score of 35,
Sir Henry Halford, the crack British
shot, made 81. The other members
ofthe American team who took part
in the shooting were not remarka BILE.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-18
To have a Reception,

NEW YORK, July 16th.-The Board
of Directors of the American Rifle AS
sociation met yesterday afternoon.
The only business before them was to
arrange for the reception of the victo-
rious team on their return to the Uni
ted States. A committee asappoint-
ed, and authorized to take such meas
ures as may seem proper to make the
demonstration complete.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-18
San Francisco Items.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 18th. The
Editorial excursion party arrived last
night by the Vallejo train.
The ticket of the Temperance Re
form party is falling to pieces, Col. J.
V. B. Goodrich, candidate for Lieut..
Governor, and w. II. Baxter for Sec
retary of State, have sent in their de-
clinations. Anthony, for Clerk of the
Supreme Court, also declines to run on
the ticket.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-18
Up i'm a Balloon,

CHICAGO, July l6.-Prof Donaldson
and Mr.. Marswald of the EUening
Journal made balloon ascension yes
terday, leaving this city at p. NJ.
The balloon took an eastern course
across the Lake and was seen by a
schooner at o'clock, with the basket
dipping in the water. The schooner
neared them. The balloon again as
cended and bore away north. Moth
ing has been heard from them since.
AS u violent storm passed over the
Lake at midnight it is feared that they
will have hard time.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-18
Selling Out.

Selling out! Selling out our entire stock OF
Dry Goods below cost, as we intend in future
TO keep only Clothing, Gents Furnishing
10 gentlemen's wear. We therefore offer to
our patrons and the public in general the
greatest bargains In Dry Goods ever oferd in
this city. For further information, call at the
Bazaar, corner of Main Il ReQuena streets,
opposite the u. 8. Hotel. jcl7
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-18
Our CONGRESSMAN.

Mr.. WIGGINToN, Democratic candi-
date for Congress, spent two days of
the first part of this week in this vi
cinity. He moved about quite lively
while he was here and made many
friends. He ran down to Whining
ton, and this is what the Enterprise
says of him: -
z. ID. Wiggington, of Merced county, the
Democratic candidate for Congress in this
(the Fourth) District, made a flying visit to
Wilmington last Tuesday. He promises to
return soon and make thorough canvass of
this and adjoing countess; At "a glance we
should say that Mr.. Wiggngton is a man
that it will 40 To trust. He lsa gentleman of
prepossessing appearance, dignified pleasant
demeanor, fluent talSer, and has nothing
about him that Is suggestive OF the profession
al politician. We understand that he has
challenged Mr.. Houghton tna discussion of
State and national affairs from the stump
during the present campaign. We predict
that Mr. Wiggngton Will become very popu-
lar among the people OF Southern California
as he becomes better known.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-18
Borrowing Money.

Borrowing money upon the instalment plan
il attended with these advantages: The loan
can be repaid in small monthly amounts
which include the interest and part of the
principal, so that by the expiration of the term
ience to the borrower; the rate OF interest is
generally lower; the expenses OF obtaining
the money are not so great as in ordinary
loans, and IL IL is borrowed upon good paying
property then it often happens that the rents
will meet the monthly instalments and in
time pay off tn q debt.
For further and other particulars enquire
Of w. H. j. BROOKS,
Agent for Savings and Loan Society,
jel5 II No. IL Spring street.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-18
Vow is Your Time.

Now is your time! No such chance again in
one hundred years. The Bazaar is selling out
their entire stock Of Dry Goods IS per cent
below cost, as they intend giving up their dry
goods business and keep only Gents Furnish
ing Goods. This is no bogus sale, but q genu-
Inc selling out of our entire stock of Dry
Cry Goods, as you will find out by calling at
the Bazaar, corner OF Main and Requena
streets, opposite the L. s. Hotel. jei7
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-18
Taken to Utah.

BEAVER, July l6.-Deputy Marshal
Jerome Cross arrived here this eve-
ming with p. Klinger Smith in charge.
Cross has been after him since June
25th and found him in San Bernar-
dino county, California. When found
Smith was wiling to come and give
his testimony.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-18
NEW TO-DAY.
Special Noiice---No Blowing.

have received a large stock of genuine Inn
ported Pomeriegas and other brands OF lla-
vanas to sell 2 for p cents. Also the very
finest brands at % cents each 5 for 81 and
for 80 cents. My stock of domestic cigass can
not be beat. y box of good cigars from 81 up
wards.
mll line of gents furnishing and fancy
goods, pipes, cutlery and different other arti
ces, at prices lower than any other house in
this city. | do not resort to troubling my
nelghbors, and only mind my own business.
Don't forget the "Identcals."
/. GOLDSMITH,
3S Main ST., under Backman House,
And at I07 Main ST., next to W., +. & Co.'s
Express.
n B.-Do not mistake the place, as have
no connecti lu with indian territory. mr3l
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Eos Augelsa 2I+fg'A
SUNDAY, Y,.................~JULY Is, 1875.

THE Leader says GoRHAM scalped
BOOTH and BIDwELL in his speech at
Stockton. AS GEORGE has already
done this thing about six or seven
times, we begin to wonder about how
many scalps those two men have to
snare.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-18
A RumOr Denied.

WASHINGTON, July 16th.-There is
no truth in the rumor that England
and Germany are cooperating with
the United States in pressing on the
Spanish Government policy of aban-
doning her west Indian possessions.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-18

IN few months the Odd Fellows of
Los Angeles propose to commence the
construction of large and elegant
hall. The Order now owns two valua-
BILE lots and has a considerable sum of
money on hand and at interest. To
show what Odd Fellows can do in the
way of hall building, we append from
the Leader the following concerning
the Odd Fellows Hall in Stockholm
hall which, by the way, was COM
menced without dollar in hand:
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-18
civil suit Against Tweed.

NEW YORK, July l6th.-This after
noon Judge Donahue gave his decis-
ion ordering the bill of particulars ask
ed for by the defendant in the civil
suit of the people Va. VIM. NJ. Tweed.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-18
Special Notices.
Sewing Machines.

The Iight-running Domestic, the favorlte OF
The East, needs only TO be seen TO be appreci-
ated. II runs so light that it is running its
way into families everywhere. Johannsen &
Grosser, furniture dealers are the agents here.
Ducomnun's Building,up-stairs, corner Main
and Commercial streets. lyl0-tf
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-18
Indian Reservation Opened for Settle.
Eeat.

PORTLAND, July 1.-THE Wallawal-
In Valley, Oregon, has been reopen
ed for settlement by the whites. Gen
eral Howard has ordered two compan-
les of cavalry to establish a camp in
the valley for the preservation of
peace.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-18
NEW TO-DAY.
stockholders Meeting.

TIE AKMuAL MEETING Of the stock
houets Vl the >oulhern Pacific Railroad
Company will be held at the office of the
company In the city OF san francisco, on
Monday, August o., 1875 The polls will open
at O'Clock p. NJ. and close al 2 O'Clock p. NJ.
jylS I'd J. l.. WILLCUTT, Secretary.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-18
M MACHiME SEWING,
cHIRTs MADE TO ORDER b,
Ne. G Benuary Terrace

CNIRTS MADE TO ORDER by an
- experienced cutter. Shirts of the latest
style and OF best material for 50 so, 81 75 and
sS Parties furnishing their own material can
have shirts made for 81 80. Perfect fits guar
anteed. Old shirts re-bosomed and repaired.
Ladies' and childrens' underclothing. Tuck
ing and stitching by the yard, and children's
corded bonnets, done in fine style. jyla Inns
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-18

The Odd Fellows Hall Association have de-
clared IA dividend of Az per cent. on the capi-
tai stock, for the quarter enuing June goth.
This is equivalent TO the rate OF Is per cent.
per annum. The association building is clear
of debt, and is yielding, as will be seen, well.
The stock of the Association, the par value of
which is sI0, is worth sl9, or90 per cent. above
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-18
BOR n .

Sacramento, July 10th, to the wife
of John N. Howe. Il son,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-18
stockholders Meeting.

" stock holders meeting OF the Los An e.
les City Water Company will be held at the
Office of the Company, in the city of Los An
seles, on Monday, August l6, 1875, at O'Clock
p. M for the purpose of repeating a portion
and amending portion of the Bylaws of
said Company and for the adoption of new
Bylaws.
BY order of the Board.
S. H. MOTT, Secretary.
July IA, 1870 jyi5 I'm
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1875-10-21

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BAPTraTs
AND METHoDIsTs. In the course Of
doctrinal sermon preached BY q
sable brother before the Colored
Baptist Association on last Sab
bath, the reverend gentleman drew
a contrast between the Baptist and
Methodist churches, denominating
the former the cash system and
the latter the credit system of re-
ligion, and in illustration of his
position related tue following !:
/" Some years ago man 'fessed
'ligion, and piled to iine the Bap-
tist Church. He gin Id his 'spa-
rience, and was 'jeoted. So he
went light straight and iined de
Mefodis. Some time after dat d
hFuddsr Baptis' axed him, How
dis ? We wouldn't hab you, and
de Methods dun TUX you. oh,
said be-, you old Baptis' want to
make me pay de cash down, and,
you see, dc Mefodis' gin me six
months credick. Greensboro
(Ga.) Herald.
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but such IS not observable on the con-
traFy, the edges are sharp and angular.
and the whole fragment is thoroughlv
| ImpFegnated with petroleum. tar, and
/ resemble, in every respect the stratum
| located at 346 feet in the exploring bore
as stated The truth Of the matter IA.
| in the writer's opinion, that they we're
heayed mp by some powerful eruptivs
force. Some ignore the idea that the
Sand Hills had their origin in this way,
because, they ask, why are none Of the
| materials of the sub-strata never found
on or abont the hills. and then again,
| the hills show no craters or funnel.
| shaped mouths All of which is very
true, and seems MT q glance to be unan>
swerable, but mature reflection, and
close study of the substrata, together
with knowledge of the theory Of forces
in nature, will enable one to arrive at q
conclusion which overcomes these OBJ
jections, and seems to solve this mys-
terry. But, to enter into an explanation
Of this subject, / fear NAV be tres.
passing upon your columns too much,
and will not attempt it; then. again.
it would pertain purely to dissertation
involving the abstract sciences, and of
no interest to your readers generally.
The Sand Hills, though, are so nu.
nervous, and seem so singular, one il
struck with this peculiar freak of ma
ture, and they invite the attention Of
lnquiEing minds in no small degree.
In size they vary from ten to one hun-
dred feet in diameter, having almost q
complete circular form, and are from
one foot to ten feet in height. The
largest of them appear to be the oldest,
as they have large and aged trees grow
ing on them, whereas the smaller ones I
have frequently none at all, and when
they do, they are small and young. Let
the cause which formed them be what
1t may there is no one living who las
Witnessed the forming of one, and even
tradition is mute upon the subject, and
as silent as the hills themselves. They
stand as miniature monuments of ma
ture, to show, as the Rocky Mountains
and Canons of the Black Hills, the Won
drous power of Deity, tie nimbIo j
handiwork of His hand to beautify and
ornament this level plain. lit Is in these
hills that the best well water ia found
at an average depth of about twelve
feet. Ali Of theni though do not furnish
good water on the contrary, sometimes
it is sulphurous or brackisG, and wholly
unfit for use for either man or beast.
But good water is more generally found
IN them than otherwise !; hence, the
wells of the inhabitants viii be found
to be located in them. The earth. On
the top. for about two feet in depta, Is
generally quite loamy and spongy, so
nuch SO that it can be probed with
stick with little or no difficulty but
after that it is rs hard and compact as
Il pressed together by powerful ma
chinery, and well does the writer re-
his frst attempt to probe one
with his walking cane. I would have
sworn that had found rock il it, and
thereby solved the vexatious problem.
Very respectfully,
lAEaFl7d THos. KLiEDPErEE.
ITO be continued. Ft T
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Established over Fifty Years.
Keep e8nsmntiy on hand the largest and moaf
complete assortment al Americas ana Eureien
Sheet Mosies Books, Instruments, and Mu.ical
Merchandise Of every Description. Orders by
mail will receive pPolnpt and earetuf attonnun.
Correspondence wish the Trade elected
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The wages of labor have fallen
on 40 average 335 per cent in the
last two years, while food and fuel
are as high as ever Thus the la-
horer who three years ago earned
s3 o day, Oh the average. new
earns only S2-n he can get work
AZ all while the prime neeassaFies
Of life cost just as much as they
did before. Where il Che fault
su#N
Who is responsible for this de-
atrnotion OF industry foG this sai
fering OF honest workingmea 2 The
republican party and les systam og
Grantism and plunder. Let work.
inCmeu remember this, and vOte
accordingly [Phila. Common
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