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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-10-21

HEAVY oats are good for horses none
viii deny that; but oats cant make Il horses
coat look smooth aud glossy when he is out
Of condition. Shcridan's Cavalry Condition
PnMdcrs will do dis WHOM all rI.r inils.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-10-21
FURNISH YOUR HOUSE

At Hn.sfurI's, Cooper Institute, New York. House
furnishing Goods, Crorkory, China, Glass, Hardware,
Cutlery, Silver, Wood ware, Mattrrssrs, @c;, Nr,
Goods shipped tu all parts. send for illustrated hi'-
luuIr and uIirp- LIST.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-17

Feb. 16.-ThoEas Scott,
president of the Pennsylvania railroad, has
written letter in reply to telegram of
President Garret of the Baltimore 4 Ohio
road III reference to the Pennsylvania COM
pany refusing to allow Baltimore & Ohio
ears to run over their tracks in the city OF
Philadelphia also Withdrawing through
passenger tickets from their Offices in New
York and New England, in which telegram
Garrett atfirms that the Baltimore u Ohio
road will not hesitate to yindicate its abili-
ty to maintain its rights and secure equi
table and just relations for its business to
all points by adopting rates that seem
proper
SCOTS reply affirms that Garret has
been guilty Of demagogism and has acted
in bad faith with other trunk lines in re
gard to rates, He will. he says, proteet
Philadelphia and New York and other
points accessible by the Pennsylvania rail
road While the company desires the best
and most equitable accommodation for the
public and for the company that can be
arranged, they will secure fair share OF
the business of the country, and particular
pains shall be taken to make everything
convenient. Henceforth the public shall
not suffer through the action of the Balti-
| more & Ohio railroad in its attempts to
harrass the company.
BALTIMORE, Feb. l6.-Orders have been
given for great reduction of passenger
| rates between Washington, Baltimore,
Philadelphia and leading western cities
between Chicago and Washington from
$l9 to $40; between Cincinnati and Wash.
ington SIC to $40: from St. L,uis to Bal
timore and Washington, from $23 to SIS,
and other reductions in proportion. These
reductions are to take effect at once
Western connections have telegraphed
that they will cheerfully cooperate with
this policy throughout as long as the Penn
sylyania railroad continues to obstruct its
business from Philadelphia to New York
SPRINGFIELD. Ill.,, Feb l6.-In response
to the demand Of the house of representa-
tives, the canal. commissioners have sub
mitted certain information for the beneG
Of the assembly. The report shows tha
the total salaries of officials and persons
empl Iyed continuously by the caual com
uissioners, exclusive of the lock at Henry
/, during the past year,was $l9O52,or abou
$4,000 less than was paid for the sam'
service by the canal trustees The repor
also shows the following information
Tolls collected in 1884 $156 60
Il H. H. llaa in 7
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-17

Number of clearances issued in 1864. ....... 4,527
NUMBER OF clearances issued IN 1868 s.....-- 3Wl
Number OF clearances issued in Is years.. 703os
The season of 1874 was the dullest ever
known in this country for transportation,
whether on lakes rivers, canals, or rail
roads.
HARTFORD, Conn, Feb. l6-The DEM
Ocratie state convention organized to-day
with David A. Wells as chairman, and re-
nominated by acclamation the old ticket,
headed by Gov. Charles r. Ingersoll.
The resolutions adopted favor hard mon
ey and oppose federal interference ia Lou
isiana and Arkansas.
CHICAGO. Feb. 16.-Frank Burdell, a
ticket agent of the Rock Island u Pacific
railroad, and Henry Suce. a conductor on
the same road, we're up before the South
side police court to-day, the former charged
wsth embezzling tickets at various times
to the amount of over $5,0 900, and the lat
ter charged with being an accomplice.
Mr.. ST. John, the general ticket agent in
his affidavit, states that the fraud was dis
covered in May, 1873, but there was not
then sufficient proof to warrant Burdell s
arrest. Since that time he has been
watched. Detectives have been put on his
track and the requisite evidence obtained.
BurdelPs bonds are fixed at 81, ,0O0 The
case will come up tomorrow. 1t is stated
that considerable number of employees of
the road are implicated in the swindle.
MCCoNNELsBURG. Pa, Feb. l6.-The
house of D. B, Mellott, in this county, was
burned to day and three of his children
were burned TO death, Mr., and Mrs. Mel
lott Went away on,a visit and .left the chill
dren locked in the house. @ On returning a
few hours afterwards they found the bones
OF the children among the ruins.
ST. LOUIS, No.. Feb, l6.-A special
from Topeka, Kan, says that near Helena,
Colorado on the 9th inst, thirty vigilants
went to the house of one Gibbs, and On his
refusing to deliver himself to them to be
hung, set fire to the house, in which were
Gibbs, two women and several children
Gibbs leaped out through the flames with
a revolver, and shot three of the party
dead and wounded forth. when the rest
took to their heels and fed. Gibbs had
recently been acquitted on the charge of
murder and the vigilants proposed to take
a summary appeal from the decision
which set him at liberty. ..-.-
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-17

We now enter the field for
the fall and coming Winter
and arc furnishing the bes.
paying ard most easily worked
agency in the world. Our
agents have always been the
most successful, and we nave
lately added ne " and exceed
ing,y taking inducements, re
quiring only intelligence and
application for any one, young
or old, of either sex, to make
really frst-ciass paying bust
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-17

Number of clearances issued in 1s64. 45a7
Number of clearances issued In 1865 1890 3,g0Z
Number of clearances issued in 15 YEARS.. &c. .359
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-17
TE1LEGRAPHIC.
The War of Railroads.
Rival Eastern Lines.
The Baltimore & Ohio is the
Peoples Reliance.
It Reduces Rates Nearly
100 per cent.
John w. Garrett is the Lion
among Railroad Men.
Report of Business on the
Re- Ills. & Mich. Canal.
Conn. Democratic State
Convention.
David a. Wells, Presides.
}--- - 4----e.-------- -------a ~
Gov. Ingersol1 Nominated
for Reelection.
Dishonest Ticket Agent on
the G. r.. 7. & p. r. r.
Three Children Locked in a
house and Burned to
Death.
Gov. Ingerso11 Nominated
for Reelection.
Dishonest Ticket Agent on
the G.. r.. 7. & p. r. r.
Three Children Locked in a
house and Burned to
Death.
a Prave Man who made
a good fght against mob.

CHICAGO. Feb. 16,-At the meeting of
the general freight agents held in this
city last week, an eastern tariff was ar
ranged which made the rate on fourth
class freight from here to New York city
40 cents per 100 pounds. An attempt
was made to average the rates FROM all
interior points upon this basis, but owing
to the opposition of the representative of
the Pennsylvania company, no rate was
announced from Indianapolis to New
York. A subsequent, meeting was held,
and rate from the latter city was ar
ranged, which is now announced to be 35
cents. This has caused considerable dis
satisfaction on the part of the other Chi
cago lines, as it has become very apparent
of late that the Pennsylvania company is
endeavoring by all the means in its power
to discriminate against Chicago in favor
Of Indianapolis and St. Louis.
BALTIMORE, Feb. l5,-John w. Gar
rett, president Of the Baltimore and Chic
railroad, to-day addressed long dispatch
to Col. sScott, president of the Pennsylva-
MIA road, in which, after reciting the facts
relative to the warfare between the trunk
lines, he says he has been informed that
the Pennsylvania company intend to de-
prive the Baltimore and Ohio road of the
convenient use of Pennsylvania lines, by
Withdrawing through passenger tickets
from their Offices in New Yolk and New
England, and prohibiting freight cars OF
the Baltimore and Ohio from passing
over the tracks of the Pennsylvania road,
in the city of Philadelphia. This dispatch
concludes as follows: 1T is due to the
grave interests involved to state to you
that, if | am correctly informed as to the
action of your company, and that you ap
prove of that action the Baltimore and
Ohio company will feel at liberty to adopt
and will adopt, such measures in reference
to passenger rates and otherwise as viii
vindicate it's ability to maintain its rights
and to secure equitable and just relation.
for its business to all proper points.
will be glad to learn that the serious re
suits that will follow to many interest
from the course which will otherwise b.
forced upon this company, and which n
one will more sincerely regret than mysel
may be averted by prompt correction 0
the extraordinary alleged action of you
company, of which have been advised.
JOHN w. GARRETT, President"
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-17

Thonpson's Remedies.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-17

THROAT AFFECTIONS AND HoARsENEss.
All suffering from Irritation of the
Throat and Hoarseness will be agreeably
surprised at the almost Immediate relief
afforded by the use of ''Bro,en's Bronchial
TrOches.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-17
Ext. BUCHU
AVOID auAcKs AND IMposTERs.

DR.. j. b. Dyott, graduate af Jefferson College,
Philadelphia auihcr of several valuable works can
e Consulted ON all diseases of Sexual or Urinary
Organs (which he ha made especial study
either in male or female, matter from what
cause originating or OF how long stan ing. prac-
tice of 30 ars enables him to treat diseases with
success. Cures guaranteed Charges reason Bile
Those at distance can forward letter describing
symptoms and enclosing stamp to prepty post gs
send for the GUIDE To HEALTH. Price 10 cents.
J.BDYOTT, III D. Physician aud Surgeon
14Dlane Street, New YORK
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-17

FAMILY CASES.
No.
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4 With 20 Large Three Drachm Walls, Paper
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free, on receipt Of the price.
Address p.
Humphreys Homeopathic Medicine Co.,
OFFICE AND DEPOT,
582 Broadway, New York
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-17

MEDICAL.
THE MILD POWER CURES
81.
HUMPHREYS
homeopathic Specifics

LAVE PROVED, FROM ETHE MOST AMPLE
u experience an entire success. Simple, prompt,
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perfectly adapted to popular use-so simple that
mistakes cannot be made in using them; SO harm
ess as to be free from danger; and 50 efficient as
10 be always reliable. They have the highest com
mendation from all, and will always render stats
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-17
TH1 BDST
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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-17

No. Cares Prices In Borss. ,,--. Cents
- FEvERs, Congestion, Inflammation. ,25
WORMS, Worm Fever, Worm Collie. IS
3 " CRYING, Cole or Teething Of Infants Is
" DIARRHRA, Children or Adults. -. IS
DYsEETERY, Gripping, Bilious Colic.. 25
CHoLEBA-MoRBUs, Vomiting 25
z :. CoUGHs, Colds, Bronchitis. 100000. %
=" NEURALGIA, Toothache, Faceache... 25
o " HEADACHES, Sick Headache, Vertigo. 25
10 " DYSPEPSIA, Bilious Stomach. ........zr %
II Z" SUPPREssED or Irregular Periods. &. ! %
IL g LEUcORRHdA, to Profuse Peri, IDS. 25
10 - CRoUP, Cough, Difficult Breathing... -. 25
Il - ERUPTIONs, Salt Rheum, Erysipelas. 25
Is - RHEUMATIsM, Rheumatic Pains. ..... 25
10 " FEVER ~ AGUE, Chlls, Fever, Agues so
II " PILES, Blind or Bleeding. ........... so
IL " OPHTALMY. and Sore or Weak Eyes. so
10 % CATARRH, acute or chronic, Influenza 50
90 WHooPING-CoUGH, Violent Coughs. 30
81 " ASTHMA, Oppressed Breathing 30
~ EAR DISCHARGES, Impaired Hearing. 50
% SCRoFULA, Enlar sedG Glands, ,Swellings 50
"a - GENERAL Debility, ,Ph ysicalW akness so
% " SEA SICKNESS, Sickness from Riding. 80
II KIDNEY DISEASE, Gravel. .......... 80
D NERVOUS DEBILITY, Involuntary Dis
charges .......................... 90
~ " SORE MoUTa, Canker. so
30 ." URIRARY WEAKNBss, Wetting Bed. 30
81 PAINFUL PERIODS. Hysteria. ......... 80
30 SUPFERINGs at hanges OF Life ! 90
33 EPIIEPsY, Spasms, ST. Wins Dance. 90
"a DIPTHERIA. liberated Sore Throat. 80
35 CHRONIC CONCESSIONS and EruptfOns so
Price in yiale, large etze. ........60 Soc and ! 90
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-02-11
On to Frisco.

Superintendent Hewitt informs us
that Mr.. Hood. assistant Engineer of
the Southern Pacific Railroad, with a
party of surveyors is now in the noun
tains North ofSan Fernando locating
the tunnel. Mr.. ]. b. Harris, Super
intendent of construction, is in the
city making arrangements to prose-
cute the work on the tunnel with
vigor as soon as the location is made.
He will employ from 500 to 600 men
for the next eighteen months. Orders
have been issued from headquarters
to push the line from Aliens Station
1.-THE present terminus below Bakers
field) towards San Fernando with the
utmost expedition. This mode of pro-
ceedure is certainly very much like
business and points towards early rail
communications with. San Francisco
and the East. We are satisfied that
this news will be received by our peo-
pie with more satisfaction than any
that has greeted their ears for many a
day ttH
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-02-11
Razors for Two.

EARLY yesterday morning dispute
arose between two colored boot-blacks
named Chas. Dantelle and James
Moulton, in regard to the possession
of stand in front of Doyle & Silver's s
barber-shop. Dantelle, or "Shoo-fy
Charlie" as he is called for short, had
been in possession of the place for
some time and would have remained
there still, cock of the walk, but that
Moulton, by little conniving, man
aged to rent the location from the lees
sees of the property which it fronte,l.
Both parties on the ground about Z
o'clock yesterday morning, when Dan
telle found the interloper in possess
ion. High words followed, when
Moulton struck Dantelle over the
head with broom, after which he be-
took himself to flight down the street.
The injured and insulted African gave
chase, drawing q razor and evincing q
lively determination to carve out the
spinal column of his opponent. Moul-
ton fled through the Fashion Saloon
into closet In the rear, where he was
cornered by his pursuer and a bloody
conflict ensued. Dantelle received a
severe cut across the left hand, proba-
bly, from his own weapon, and the
others face was badly mutilated, one
cash running from the left side of the
forehead diagonally across the face,
over the bridge of the nose, and an
other severing the nose entirely, so
that it hung by few shreds of flesh.
At this juncture Officer Bill
derrain interfered, and thus
probably saved the life of the unnfor-
tunate Moulton. Both parties were
placed under arrest and lodged in Jail,
where they Were attended by the
county physician. The two seem to
have been equally culpable. AT best,
the affair was bloody and disgusting
in the extreme, and it should call
for stern expression of the law. The
practice of carrying razors as weapons,
which, we believe is quite general
among colored men, cannot be too Sc
verely reprehended. The custom is
barbarous, and beastly, against all
principles of law and order and un-
worthy of people which, now endow-
ed with the rights of men have char
acter to make for good or bad. Let us
have no more of this revolving butch
er-WOrk.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-02-11
viv!an's Combination.

Merced Theatre was again crowded
last night. The Los Angeles public
had secured taste of the dramatic
treat, and very naturally wanted some
more, so that all the seats were taken
and many had to resort to standing
room as on Tuesday evening. The
programme opened with the beautiful
play of " Little Treasure" in which
Miss Cummins took the part of Ger
trude and Mr.. Vivian that of Captain
Walter Mayderbusb, with characters
by the full company. The play was
new to Los Angeles audience, this
being its first production here, and the
whole was put upon the stage so well
that it made capital hit. Vivian's
ever popular olio filled the interlude,
and the entertainment was concluded
by farce entitled "Lottery Tickets y
In this, the inimitable Simms had
' full sway and held an extraordinarily
good-humored house throughout. To-
nights bill includes the English COM
edy entitled "Naval Engagements
with Vivian as Lieut.. Kingston and
Miss Cummins as Mary Mortimer.
Vivian's olio and the farce, Nan, the
Good-for-Nothing,n will conclude the
evenings fun.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-02-11
gos An9eles aterata.
CITY AND COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

| The Ventura received $50 boxes OF
oranges for San Francisco yesterday
The partnership of w. G. Howell &
Co., sewing machine agents, has been
dissolved.
"The Naval Engagement" and
"Good-for-N othing Nan" at Merced
Theater tonight.
1t is now the wife of an Anaheimer
who has given birth to triplets. Tally
one for our German neighbor.
1t is very little Red Man, of ten or
twelve pounds weight, and it's name is
c. IL. Dunsmoor, Junior.
The case of the heirs of j. S. Barker
vs.. ]. S. Hart was on trial in the U. S.
Land Office yesterday.
The Ventura sailed for San Fran
cisco yesterday, with As passengers
and 1S0 tons of freight.
A carload of Cinnamon were sent
out to work on the Spadra extension
yesterday.
The San Bernardino argus says
there is quite an exodus to Bear val
ley.
Rev. Mr.. Francis, late sojourner
in Los Angeles, is preaching to Bap-
tist and Methodist congregations in
San Bernardino.
The shipments from Downey Tues
day were 21S sacks corn, 226 sacks
meal, 1872 sacks barley and 20 sacks po-
tatOeS.
Ruttger and Walton were tried be-
fore Justice Gray yesterday for keep
ing disorderly house on Commercial
street. The trial was by jury and the
result a verdict of acquittal.
An ugly hole in culvert at the
crossing of Spring and First streets,
will be the cause of the breaking of
somebody's leg and suit for damages
against the city, unless some repairs
are made.
A stranger writes us a communica-
tion, giving the following sensible sug-
gestion: 1t is wonder that we see
no cisterns and nothing but hard
water in Los Angeles. During the
late rains, enough raiHwater could
have been caught to supply every
house in the city for washing pur-
poses.
The attendance at Turn-Verein Hall
last night to witness the third and last
production of the Cantata of Esther,
was fully as large as on the two pre-
viOus evenings. The entertainment
passed off smoothly throughout, and
lost none of its intrinsic beauties.
This series of concerts besides offering
some charming diversion to the Los
Angeles public, has, we believe, been
highly satisfactory to the participants
and financially successfully. Professor
Parker is to be cOmplimented for his
excellent management.
DIR. Paul Nj. Brenan returned to the
city yesterday by the Ventura. He
has just concluded a coarse of lectures
in San Diego which were largely at
tended and well appreciated. The
DOCtoT loohs as ucaiUy anu JoNidI Do
ever. He will remain here about a
week and devote himself to practice,
during which time he can be con-
suited at his office, No. Temble
Block. From here, he will go to
San Francisco. When located
at home the Doctor proposes to de-
liver course of lectures to his fellow
San Franciscoans on Southern Cali
fornia. While with us, he has had
his eyes wide open, and he can tell the
up-country people great deal which
thew don't know now.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-02-11
GRAMMAR AND HIGH SCHOOL.
Best VI ethods.

We hear great deal said at times
about methods of teaching the various
branches in our schools. At Teachers
Institutes and kindred assemblies very
elaborate essays and addresses are
gotten off on the subject, the majority
of which seem to imply that methods
must necessarily be good or bad, as
they succeed or fail in the hands of
certain persons.
have listened many time and oft
to lucubrations of this nature, with
feelings of impatient wonder that peo-
pie aUOutd waste so much precious time
and speech in discussing matter that
needs no discussion. Methods of
teaching may be good or bad, accord
ing as they are suited to the genius of
the one using them, and no thorough
teacher attempts to impart instruction
until he has, to some extent, at least,
elaborated and systematized methods
of his own. 1t would be like wearing
the cast-off clothes of another to adopt
methods at secondhand. Neither fit
ness nor congruity would ensue there
upon.
IL is true that beginners in the sci
ence of teaching must form themselves
somewhat upon certain recognized
models until use begets a moderate
degree of confidence in their individ-
ual powers. Then, if their gifts be of
the right quality, they will cease to
copy and begin to invent plans of their
own. None but the lazy or the stupid
will submit to the procrustean bed of
other peoples methods. No, we must
each one methodize for himself, or the
winds of success will never fill our
sails. That our instructions may pos
sess vitality and directness, they must
first be part of ourselves.
We must emphatically do our own
thinking. We must consider the sub
jects we are teaching from every point
of view: we must read, mark, learn
and inwardly digest all that can pos
sibly bear upon them. And last, but
not least, we must endeavor to put
ourselves in the place of our pupils as
learners, that we may comprehend as
far as may be their abilities and disa-
bilities.
Then again, the real living teacher
will find that each year in passing
changes or modifies previous methods.
His reading, observation, or perhaps
| the material of which his class is COM
posed will suggest a variation of past
! plans or the invention of new ones to
meet present needs; and so the work
| goes on from time to time and from
year to year. Modes of instruction,
| like all else of human origin, pass
away with the using. True success in
imparting knowledge can only spring
from the soil of originality and reality
in ourselves. Methods will be good or
bad according to circumstances. The
best ones are such as are the sponta-
neous outgrowth of the mind that uses
them, not exotics transplanted from a
foreign soil.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-02-11
NEW ADvERTlS EMENTS.
PROBATE NOTICE.

TN THE PROBATE COURT OF THE
i county of Los Angeles, state of California
Administrators Of the estate of Thomas A.
Mayes, deceased, to the creditors of and all
persons having claims against the said de-
ceased, to exhibit them, with the necessary
vouchers, within four months after the first
publication OF this notice, to the said Admin
istratrix, at the office of her attorneys, Messrs.
Whiting King, in Downey BLOCK, In the
city of Los Angeles, or at her residence in El
Monte, California.
Administrators Of the Estate of
Thos. A. Mayes, deceased.
Dated at Ell Monte, California, this 9th day
of February, A. ID. 1879. IelO 4w
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-02-11
Lectures on Creation and Revelation.

The lecture by Prof. G.. r. Hand to-
night in the German Church will be
on: The Bible account of Creation
not Contradicted by Astronomy; the
Earth in its Relation to the Siderial
Heavens; the Nebulous Theory of
Creation; Corroborative Testimony OF
Discoveries made by the Spectroscope;
t'The Law of the Lord is Perfect" in
Both Records-the Volume of Nature
and of Revelation. Lecture to COM
mence at 1880. Seats free and all in
yited.