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SPOTTED TAILS NoTE Book.--A re-
porter has been getting hold of Spotted
Tails note book, In which hc records his
observations Mt Washington. Here are
couple of extracts from IL, translated
out of the Sioux tongue. May Co.
White man mighty uncertain. Nc shake
hands now with Great Father. Great
Father never open mouth TO pale face. IIc
talk, talk, talk, 70 Spotted Tail. Itc no
let INC talk. What it all meant Git up
and git! Who2 Great Father has war.
rior son. lie comes to Black Hills. lIo
find gold. Itc want Black Hills. Great
Father say Indian country better than
Black Hills. All right. Let white man
go thcrc-Spottcd TAil stay where he is.
Great Fathers warrior son, he 90 to In
linn country. May 27.-Whitc man
steal, steal, steal, steal. Steal Black
Hills, steal eight shirts, steal S.. Why
come preach to rcd inan1 Why 10 prac'
ticci How, how, howl
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-07-31

Two different potato digging machine,
4rc now made In England, and found CT.
fcctivc in practice.
AsrARAous has been favorito yegola.
bic FOR more than two thousand years.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-18
Passengers for San Francisco.

The following passengers left San
Pedro and Santa Monica yesterday for
San Francisco per steamer OriZaba.
J ID Harvey, Z j baldwin and two
friends, Miss M Holmes, A G Schles-
enger, H G Rambo, II w Sessions and
wife, Miss M Newman, Miss r Ev-
ans, M Goldwater, G A Whetmore, C
Keefe, z Shelen, III w Schumacher,
w Lockyer, A Haskins, w Russell,
l. G Sresovich, s b Binney, Mrs Z
Eartin, nurse and two children, Miss
Brown, w S Wright, s Rambo, J H
S ssions and wife, Mrs Nj Emmons,
Mrs Rodgers, H r Emmons. H Roll
lins, ID Bicknell, S Pratt, r NJ Hick-
man, l Goldsmith, j s Pridaux, II
Butler, Fluhr, l. b Richardson, Mrs
A Batterson,T r Tuggle, NJ w Bainey,
Mrs Keps, Mrs j Syons, G p Head,
ID NJ Henderson, T. Moneirre, J r
Wood, p Rafferty,, II G Moore, G H
Rodgers, NJ NJ M'Glaughlin, G S Thom-
as, j Hall, and II in Steerage.
For Santa Barbara Clements, NJ
Ybarra, Miss ] Kays, I Skyles and
family.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-18

straight vote for their ticket from the
Asylum employees and the Superin-
tendent is careful that there Is no mis-
take in the count. He is strong par
tizan and his friends were ecretly
amused over his being retained by
Governor HAIGHT on the ground that
the office and the man were non poll
itical. Governor HAIGHT was de-
ceived both as to Dr. SHURTLIFF's
qualifications and political animns,
and the deception was practised on
him by member of the Board of Di-
rectors who was himself a renegade
Democrat and who spent great deal
of his time in the Asylum under treat
ment for delirium tremens or in tho
stnpor which follows a prolonged de-
bauch. The admission of such case
in the Asylum was aviolation of the
law as the Superintendent was we'll
aware, but the subject was Director
and the Dr.'s friend at court. The OPP
position of Governor HAIGHT to the
removal of DIR. SHURTLIFF lost him
500 votes in San Joaquin county when
he was candidate for reelection. Let
the Asylum have new Superintend-
emf. 1t needs change.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-18
The Tyranny Of Shakespeare.

Perhaps the attacks upon the lltera-
ry and moral records of Shakespeare
are partly owing to sense of oppress-
ion suffered by mankind under the
weight of so tremendous an intellect.
1t is an unendurable tyranny. There
is no escape from it. No matter in
what new direction new writer sal
lies forth, almost always he discovers
that this indomitable mind has
pushed its way before him. Imagine,
for instance, the effect Of a conscious
ness OF this upon our nineteenth CEN
tury writers of tradgies. Tennyson
knew well, before essaying his latest
work, that the highest praise he could
hope to win was the praise of even re-
mote association with "that high and
sacred mind" A critic dares to sug-
gest such an association, and the
world rises up in rebuke. In vain the
Spectator reviews one of fShakespeare's
tradgies, points out its weaknesses,
and shows how much more severe we
are upon the contemporary poet than
upon the author of Henry VII. What
does the world care for Shakespeare's
faults? 1t is Shakespeare that 1t
wants.-The Old Cabinet, lScribner for
December.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-18
= 11te,tr1>ahh Sin Again.

Three we'll known professional sports
two of them belonging to Gold Hill
and the third to Silver City, were, in
the absence of anything better, having
little poker game at Lodge & Shane's
saloon on yesterday morning. A
Chinaman, who happened to be pas
sing by, heard the cheerful clink of
coin, and, looking in, discovered that
q game was in progress. John step
ped in, and after looking or awhile,
remarked, "Me heap sabe, play all
same Mclean man." at the same time
exhibiting large sack of coin. The
eyes of the sports glistened and their
fingers itched to handle the cein of
the heather. John was invited to
take hand and In less than an hour
afterward was seen leaving the saloon
with all the spare coin the others had
in their possession. The question that
puzzled them, no less than the numer-
Gus circle of friends who gathered
around to console their loss, was how
such an internal stupid-loOking pig
eyed heathen got away with the game
The question Is no nearer solution
now than when it was first put, and
these sports go around, looking de-
jected, and feeling exceedingly cheap.
They have the sympathy of their
large circle of friends, who are con-
slant In their efforts to cheer them
up.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-18
Ths Express Corrected.

EDITOR HERALD; l noticed an art
Gle in the Evening Express of the 10th
inst in which the editor takes occasion
to speak of the great improvement on
the Hill Lands done mainly by Mayor
Beaudry. Now I should like TO inform
the editor oil that journal, through
your columns, that / have no objec-
tions to this reference to the Mayors
great enterprise-provided the Express
will credit the whole work to him as it
has been accustomed to do-and say
nothing about what little Others have
done to assist him in this grand inn
provement; but 1t seems to me that 1T
Is in bad taste for paper that expects
to maintain itself in the community
to speak Of the grading on Temple
street as having been done mainly by
Mayor Beaudry, assisted occasionally
by Mr.. Potts, when the facts are that
the grading on Temple street has been
done mainly by me, assisted OCCASION
ally by Mr. Beaudry.
/ commenced grading on Temple
street about tive and half years ago,
(at the corner Of First street, and have
continued grading on the hill ever
since that time at cost of from SO to
$50 per day. 1 have graded all the lots
on the south side of Temple street, and
all of the South side OF the street from
Fort to Charity street, and have paid
two-fifths of the grading of the other
side of the street to the above men
toned point.
If this islwhat the Express calls Mr..
Beaudry's mprovements-assisted oc-
casionally by Mr.. Potts-that journal
must be very anxious to advance one
citizens interests and glory over that
of another though he may have to
make special appropriations for that
purpose. But would just say in con-
clusion, if the editors of the Express
will take little more trouble and find
out just what Mr.. Beaudry is doing
and give him credit for that and no
more, he will have enough of credits,
for Mr.. Beaudry is certainly very
enterprising man, and by so doing the
Express will advance his interests
much better than to credit him with
other peoples improvements.
J. w. PORTS.
Los Angeles, Dec. 18th, 1915.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-18
Not a Success.

The projectors of the railroad con-
vention, recently held in st. Louis.
expected that the proceedings of that
concIave would materially strengthen
the chances for the passage of ScoTT's
Texas Pacific subsidy bill, but it now
appears their expectations were hard
ly realized. The manifest inclination
to make ST. Louis the Eastern termi-
nus of the road, gained it some friends
in the West, but this gain was more
than offset by the falling of of former
supporters in the South. The people
OF the South We're induced to believe
that a Southern city-New Orleans
or Memphis would be selected as the
great Atlantic terminus Of the road,
and when they discovered that SCOTT
was coquetting with st. Louis, they
began to manifest a lukewormness
which argues but poorly for Southern
support of the scheme. On the whole
it must be admitted that if the object
of the convention was to enhance the
chances of the Texas Pacific subsidy
speculation, the purpose has not been
attained. The support has been divi-
ded and being as it is part in one
section and part in another, and those
sections being antagonistic to each
other the scheme has been rather
weakened than otherwise. SC0TT's
prospects of success would have been
brighter had he kept faith with the
South and held his railroad conven.
ton in some Southern city. The at
tempt to carry water on both sho ul-
ders has defeated the scheme and lost
the subsidy.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-18

A correspondent requests the HER
AID to remind the Express that the
aggregate debt Of city and county of
Los Angeles is now nearly one mil
lion dollars and that under the cir
cumstances we cannot we'll afford to
cucumber ourselves with additional
responsibility. Our people are will
ing and anxious to encourage railroad
building in every possible way that
they can do so with the single excep-
ton of subsidization. They feel that
to increase their burden of taxation
by voting subsidy to any railroad
company will be an act Of injustice to
themselves and an unwelcome legacy
to coming generations.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-18
What Shalt Los Angeles Do Tor the centen.
niai

As the Centennial will open in May and
conclude about the latter end of October, il
becomes a question ofinterest to know what
Los Angeles county could send To the Cen
tennial that would not be overshadowed by
other sections of the State, or of the United
States, or the Empires and Republics OF the
world. We havethousht over the subject with
considerable interest, and confess that We find
but one thing that would distnctlvely draw
attention. You cannot exhibit climate. You
cannot exhibit the picturesque beauties Of
mountains veiled in blue; OF hills and val
leys burdened with tropic wealth, very pie
lures OF silver in apples Of gold" and they
are no, we cannot exhibit all OF this. We
cannot. and certainly will not, send anything
lift Is not somethingthat will distinctly exhlb-
IL an attractive feature such as, at least, would
he such to the other States of the Union.
Consequently we would respectfully suggest
to the gentlemen who have been appointed
by the commissioners of the State, for this
county, they make the following programme
and propose the same TO represent Los Ange-
les: That ten native California hOrsemen.-
selection OF the finest trained experts with the
ridtd, each man having the finest native Cali
iOrnia horse that can be procured. That the
men and horses shall be splendiy equipped
in uniform and trappings, and the horses OF
equal size, same color, and the men of equal
height-as near as possible. AS the ith day
of July will be the crown jewel day Of the
great exhibition, they should certaiuly be on
hand to exhibit their remarkable feats. The
world loves spectacula. 1t would certainly
be q novel sight in Philadelphia to witness
one of these cavaliers lassO fiery bull gal
Looping over the ground, or bringing in one out
of a gang of horses on the stampede, or pick
ing up dollar from the ground at a sweeping
gallop!
or course these are but few of the speci-
mems that this platoon would be regarded To
accomplish. The fancy rdings, the buck
ings, and hundreds OF equal man9uvres
which they would be prepared to execute,
would be bran new novelty that would be
sketched in Harper and Frank Leslie's Week
lies, and other papers throughout the Union
and very likely in many Of the foreign pic
torial journals. II Is not necessary to say thai
this would be oae OF the greatest advertise
ments that ever was, or ever could be gotten
up for Los Angeles county until the second
Centennial. After little while wewill have
nonative California horses;an the newsmon-
ger and custom and the force of n new public
opinion will have absorbed our native Cali
fornia element into Its all-tow9ring and ex-
huberant growth. VIM. NJ. MCPHERSON.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-18

THE Senate has recorded one inno-
vation on the ancient custom. 1t has
decided during the session to do with
out chaplain. The vote on the reso-
luton to omit the election of an Off
cial supplicant to the Throne of Grace
stood 10 to 10 and the President
cast the vote which diverted ten dol
lars per day from the pocket of some
minister. Against the election OF a
chaplain LAME of Santa Clara made
an eloquent speech in the course of
which he characterized the applicants
for the position as ministerial bum
mers.u The term is harsh ami per-
haps unjust, but at any rate we shall
have few laws manufactured with
out the sanction of prayer orthe con-
ISOLATION Of the gospel.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-18
Insane Asylum Superintendent.

The pathetic appeals for the reten-
tion of DIR. SHURTIIFF as Superinten-
dent of the State Insane Asylum put
forth by Republican journals are nu-
merous and amusing. If we are to
believe those papers no other man in
the State possesses tithe of the quail
ifications for the place that are en-
bodied i'm DIR. SHURTLIFF and we are
furthermore assured that politics had
nothing whatever to do with his ap-
pointment and therefore politics
should not influence his removal.
Now, not one of these arguments for
his retention contains particle of
truth. DIR. SHURTLIFF is no better
qualified for Insane Asylum Super
intendent than hundreds of other ply
sicians i'm this State. He is not as
well qualified for he has held the place
so long that he has grown callous to
the sufferings of the unfortunates
around him. His recommendation
were based on the fact that he was q
physician and Republican-nothing
more. If he had gone to the Govern
or with a forty years experience in
hospital management and avowed
himself q Democrat he would not
have been appointed. Why should
Democratic administration retain him.
He is and has been ever since his ap-
pointment q radical and uncompro-
missing Republican. The Republi-
cans of Stockton always count on q
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-18
FOR EIcN.
se.ious Trouble at Montreal


MONTREAL, Dec. l7th.--AbOut five
thousand persons gathered round the
City Hall this afternoon to hear what
action the City Council intended TAX.
ing rs to the employment of laborers.
Two members of the Council were
passing in sleighs when the labOrers
made rush for them. A scene Of
confusion ensued. The police charged
the crowd and arrested three of the
ringleaders. Three different attacks
were then made on the police by the
mob, but were repulsed. Several per-
sons were bruised. The police are
now guarding the streets leading to
the Council Chambers, with loaded
carbines. The Council is still sitting
with closed doors. The greatest ex-
citement prevails. Half of the city is
fiocking to the vicinity of the late dis
turbance, and serious trouble is ap-
pretended after dark.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-18
SELECT SCHOOL.

fJNHE FOURTH QUARTER OF MY
l. School will commence on Monday, Ian
uary Sd, A. ID. 1876. Location at present on
Spring street, between First and Second, east
side, in rear of yard next (bel0t) to Methodist
Church South. Entrance, Spring street.
4P.M. Pupils must attend regularly, no de-
duction being made except in eases of pro-
tracted sickness. Moral suasion is the sov-
erning element in this institution, the rod
being never resorted 10 except in cases of eX-
teme stubbornesS, etc. Prizes given month
ly for proficiency IN spelling, etc. | hope no
patron of mine viii ever think for a minute
that punish child wrongtuIly, or show any
f;tvOiS in this respect or any other as l never
do. II has always been Il part of my study
To guard against This and To treat all the
same IN every respect. There is only ONE
way al doing in this school; that is Learn
yOu MUST. Parents should not notice every
trifing thing. Children are apt To msrepre-
sent. miSaI pfehend and miscOnStrue sayings
and dOings ofthe teacher; SO In case of any
dissatisfaction between teacher and pupil or
pupil and pupil, ana any parent wishes TO
hear the correct statement, please call at the
school rooms, and ! will explain before the
school, etc. Application must be made prior
rooms on the Both, 3lst of December, and LIST
of January, in the afternoon.
References. w. Craigue. DR.. ID. u. Hoffman,
and j. ID. Lynch of the EVENING EXPRESS.
biography, Reading, Penmanship, Arith me-
tic, Algebra, Geography, Grammar. u. S. His
tory, English History, n Natura History Nat
tural Philosophy, Botany, Physiology, Draw
ing and Composition.
EXTRAs-Higher Branches of ofMathematics
So; Phonetic Shorthand (Marsh's systemp
81; Spanish, So.
PAYMENTS MUST BE MADE IN ADVANCE.
j. ID. DORIAN,
decl5- I'm Principal.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-18
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

The balloting for Senators was con-
inued in the Assembly on Thursday.
The Right Centre withdrew from the
struggle, and the Left alone presented
list of candidates. The following
were elected: M. Beringer, Deputy for
Drome, of Left Centre; Nj. Maguir,
Jules Simon, Deputy for Marine; Cen
Billet, Deputy for Corresse, and Gen.
Charlen, Deputy for Drome-all of the
Left.
Judge Donahue, of the New York
Supreme Court, this afternoon grant
ell a stay of proceedings in the case of
Dolan, the murderer of Mr.. Noe, who
who was TO be hung tomorrow.
A Herald special cable from London
says that the Empress Augusta, of
Germany, has started an association
among the benevolent ladies' of Bre-
men with The "hjct Of collecting and
administering funds and appliances for
the aid of the survivors VI the Mosel
disaster.
A $4,000 blaze occurred in Oshkosh
yesterday.
In Tiffin, Ohio, yesterday morning
the thermometer stood at zero.
1t is believed that Charles O'Counor
is out of danger. His stomach has re-
covered its tone and functions, and his
physicians say that if no relapse takes
place he will soon he WELL
Yesterday morning $4,000 worth of
property was destroyed at Omaha.
Three men convicted of murder were
hanged in New York yesterday.
The latest Cuban advices state that
the Insurgents have captured 4 Span
ish gunbOat the Gracioso, with sew
eral cannon aud quantity Of ammu-
milton, stores, etc. This capture OF
arms and supplies very important to
the Insurgents, at present.
The case of Wanchufi' the railroad
embezzler, was called In the San Fran
cisco Municipal Court yesterday and
went over for the session.
A duel was fought on Thursday near
Augusta, Ca, by G. ID. Tilley and G..
Radcliffe, in which Tilley was shot
and it is believed fatally wounded.
A New Orleans dispatch of the 10th
says: r. H. Morr was appointed Unit
ed States Senator by McEnery yester-
day, vice Mcmillan resigned. MOrr Is
former Mayor and President of the
Democratic State Committee. He
starts for Washington at once to strug-
gle with Pinchback for the seat.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-18
Nj edical Card.

DIR. r. G.. Gale, who graduated in the Uhio
Medical College in lsi2, after praclcIBs his
profession IN Southern Indiana Ter nearly
thirty-four years has located ~ Los An,rt les,
and respectfully tenders his pre- feSsional ser
Vices 10 those who nay choose Ia consult him.
Believing as he does thai Southern California
is one of the best placsS on the cont inenf to
lest the cllrablity of tubcfcularconSumptio
he will in Injunction with his genei i'll prac-
lice, give thai disease special attention. His
diploma will be checrfully shown Tor any
gentleman who may honor him by calling Ia
see the same. Office in Ducommlln Building
with DIR. Burgess. decS.f
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-18

THE Express of last evening announ-
ces that it does not expect to induce
our people to vote q subsidy to the Los
Angeles and Independence railroad.
No one ever expected that 1t would.
But why all this talk and yapor? Bun
comb wont build railroads. If blow
ing could do the work the Express
would circle the globe with double
track, steel rail, quicker than Puck
threatened to put girdle about the
earth.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-18
SATURDAY, Y,......"....... DEC. is, 1875.

The Senate yesterday performed an
other remarkable feat-refused apprO-
priations for stamps and newspapers
and suppressed the bar in the capitol.
The chaplain was suppressed the day
previous, and the Senate is now with
out PRAYER or whiskey.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-18
From the Argus, Dec, 10th.

A Detroter had his hair cut the
other day, and after the barber had
finished, the head was the worst look
lug job ever turned out in Detroit.
The man was hopping mad when he
looked in the glass, and he roared
out:
"Why, you blamed fool, you don't
know anything about ha ir cuttingw
''Dat's so, boss" said the owner of
the shop, coming forward. 81 told
him to take your head to learn on;
but it don't pear to me dat he'll ever
make much of q Detroit
Free Press.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-18
San Bernardino Items.
| From the Argus, Dec. 10th. |


On yesterday morning there was heavy
white frost with the thermometer 40 degrees
above zero.
A half million feet of lumber has been saw
ed at the San JacintO mountain mill. Since
tney commenced operation most all of the
lumber sawed by this mill is used by the
Railroad Company.
Doc. Yager met with quite painful accl-
dent Friday morning while chopping wood
at his place. By a miss stroke with the AK,
lie unfortunately struck his foot on the Joint
of his large toe, making a painful and very
ugly wound. 1t is with difficulty that he can
move around at all.
place that the Postmaster finds it necessary
TO even make Improvements in Uncle Sans
postal department. DIR. Greaves, Postmaster
has arranged for one hundred lock and glass
boxes for the better accommodation OF the
citizens of that place.
From the Argus, Dec, lGth.l
The destructive fire which occurred in our
city yesterday, has already brought TO the
surface long mooted question In our midst,
and one hat has been slumbering now for
three or four years past, viz: Why have we
no regular organized fire company.
The Knights OF Pythias met in their hall
at their regular stated meeting, Tuesday
night. and adjourned at 10 o'clock, t he night
the hall was destroyed by fire. Mr.. Rogers,
Chancellor Commander, fortunately carried
with him, after the lodge adjourned the ritu-
al of the order, the only thing saved from the
fire.
II is the general y received opinion in the
town, that The late destructive fire was the
work of an incendiary, from the fact that the
fire originated at such q late hour of the night
and in the cellar of the building where there
Is seldom an occasion for the proprietor or
clerks to go after night, and on this night no
light was taken into the cellar NJ all.