davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Portland daily press., 1876-02-22
THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,
Published every day Sundays excepted) by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING co.

AT 109 EXCHANGE ST., PORTLAND.
TERMS: Eight Dollars a Year in advance. To
mail subscribers Seven Dollars Year If paid in adj"
vance.
The MAINE STATE PRESS
Is published every THURSDAY MORNING ct $3.50 a
year, if paid in advance at $500 year.
RATES OF ADVERTISING: One inch of space, the
length of column, constitutes square,
$3.50 per square daily first week. Is cents per week
after; three insertions, less S1.00; continuing
every other day after first week, so cents.
Half square three insertions, less rs cents;
week, $l.00; 30 cents per week after.
SPECIAL NOTICES, one third additional
Under head of "AMUsEMENTs'' and "AUcrIoN
or less, $1.50.
Advertisements inserted in the s'MAINE STATE
PREss (which has large circulation in every part
OF the State for $10O per square tor first insertion,
and 30 cents square each subsequent insertion
Address all cOmmunica tions to
PORTLAND PUBLISHING co.
The Portland daily press., 1876-02-22
FOR SALE.

TNaE Homestead of the late George Frost, ESQ.,, of
Il Westbrook, consisting of substantial Two
Story Brick House about forty feet square, in good
aSnt ,rg gooa Bara RI a0odt 6d4O walls shnged and
for summer residence. Fourteen acres of good til
lage land adjoining can be had at very moderate
price. Inquire of
THOS. QUINBY, Trustee,
Stroudwater, or of
f. o. BAILEY,
95 s. 81 Exchange St., Portland.
feb1d1m
The Portland daily press., 1876-02-22

EORTUNE TELLER.-Madame N. A
l. Maddox, the celebrated Clarvoyant, Fortune
Teller and DOctress, can be consulted at No. Ouin-
ey st. Madame NJ has had large experience in tell
ing fortunes, searching out lost, hidden or stolen
Do not miss this opportunity of consulting the great
est fortune teller ofthe age Persons entering ntoany
new business or profession the conducting of which
they do not understand, will find it to their advan-
tage to pay her visit She can foretel the destiny
OF friends in any part of the world and describe them
that flesh is heir to- and gives medicine for the
She has given universal satisfaction to all who have
consulted her in her constant travels snce she was
seven years old. Good testimonials given If desired
Terms, Gents $1.00; Ladies so cents. Office hours
from A. nj. to p. M. no9dtt
The Portland daily press., 1876-02-22

For Sale or to Let,
nTIS BROWN HOUSE, barn and out-buildings,
" and 16 acres of land, at Saccarappa
EDWARD F. FLINT HOUSE and acres of land
in Cape Elizabeth.
NELSON LEIGHTON HOUSE. in Deering, oppo-
site town house fF
NOONAN HOUSE, so Salem street.
HULL HOUSES on Carroll and Pine streets
Full supply OF water throughout the year guaran-
teed. Large and well finished.
STORE AND SMALL TENEMENT, No. 8 Adams
street.
For Sale.
1000 FEET OF LAND, Cor. Canton and MARTYR
Streets. Good building lots. viii take mortgage
back for full value if built upon.
8 HOUSE LOTS on Eastern Promenade Will
take mortgage back for full value If built upon.
SEVERAL SMALL FARMS in the country all in
good condition and on easy terms.
$25O0 To LET on mortgage of city real estate
MATTOCKS q FOX,
nov24d3m IS3 Middle e.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-13

ernor as herein provided, the said
members shall meet and draw lots for
the term of one, two and three years,
the member holding the shortest
term shall be Chairman of the Board.
At the first annual election for munic-
ipal officers occurring after the pas
sage of this Act there shall be elected
one member of the Board to fill the
place of the member who holds the
shortest term: it being provided that
the member holding for the short
term shall hold only until the said
next municipal election, or until the
election and qualification of his sue
cessor. At each annual municipal
election, subsequent to that of 1876,
there shall be elected one member to
hold office for three years.
Sec. 6. Each member of the Board
shall receive in full compensation for
all official services for each and for
every day spent in official duty, the
same compensation as is allowed the
Board of Supervisors for Los Angeles
county.
Sec. 7. Said Board shall keep or
cause to be kept true and correct books
of record and accounts, in which shall
be entered all official acts of the
Board, and said books shall be open
to public inspection during the ordi-
nary Office hours, when not in actual
use.
Sec. s. All moneys expended under
the provisions of this Act shall be
paid by the City Treasurer, upon war
rants of the Board properly drawn
and audited, anu signed by the Presi-
dent and Secretary.
Sec. 9. No member of the Board or
the City Engineer shall be interested
in any contract let under the provis-
ions of this Act. A violation of the
provisions of this section shall be
deemed a felony.
Sec. 10. All acts or parts of acts in
conflict with the provisions of this
Act are hereby repealed.
Sec. IL. This Act shall take effect
Immediately.
Approved April Sd, 1876.
WILLIAM IRWIN,
Governor.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-13

him from the privileges of the lodge.
Nor is there ever any scisms, or divi-
sions among those who truly love the
Order, they are not sensitive, except
when their veracity or the honor of
the Order is assailed. 1t is a source of
the deepest regret when Masonry, by
accident, confers the degrees upon per-
sons who turn out to be only holiday
members, or show by their subsequent
conduct that they only sought the
benefits of the Order, for their individ-
ual advancement. "By their fruits
we shall know them" We regret that
it is necessary to make any allusion
of this kind public, but Masonry must
not be held responsible for the delin-
quencies of every man whose name is
on the record, or who holds his demit
in his pocket.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-13
The Black Hills.

A party from Austin, Texas, with
the Black Hill fever arrived in Chey-
enne on the 9TH of March. One of
the party writes to the Statesman
thus: Yesterday struck man who
had just come from the Hills. He had
been out there two months, and he
says there is no water around Gus
ter City and instead of there being
several hundred houses there, there
are only few completed, rs altogeth-
er, and most of them pole pens Sxl0,
without any roof. There is no de-
mand for labor of any kind. Men are
willing to work for their board and
do their own cooking. I find the
whole thing one of the baSest frauds
ever gotten up.n This is bad on the
boys and we are all sorry for them.
But men will only learn by experien-
ces, and the more they pay for it, the
more impressive the lesson. We have
ten thousand acres of placer mines in
this country, that would run the world
crazy If it lay in some remote region,
difficult of access. There is hardly a
pan of earth on that whole area from
which you could not get from one to
ten cents gold. But this rich gold field
is almost in sight of the city-can be
reached in four hours walk from the
neutrality-suspicious. are plenty and
cheap-no snow clad mountains to
cross-no Indians to fight, no mules
to pack, no dangers to encounter, hence
they are not attractive. Men love
mystery and novelty. Distance and
danger always lend enchantment.
The people Of Los Angeles are more
excited about the Black Hills to-day
than they are about the San Fernan-
do, the Castac, Peru or San Gabriel
mines. We have known strangers
who visited Los Angeles for the pur-
pose of examining those mines to be
persuaded by our own citizens not to
do so. A few men, however, with
little means and good sense, have in
vestigated in these placers, and gone
to work, who will make immense for
tunes. Our townsman Mr.. Jones
brought his first cupfull of gold in
the other day, and when his ditch is
completed he will bring it by larger
measures. We have heard old miners
say there are no better mines on the
coast, and all that is required is capi-
tai to put the water on them.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-13
Official Corruption.

The Erpress of this city thinks
''It is a base and disgusting practice
to set detectives upon the track of a
man like BLAINE-that the man who
aims to be President should have Gu
ticle as hard and as thick as that of a
rhinoceros. This brutal and indefensi-
BILE scandalizng of prominent men
should stop" This is remarkable
position for a journal that processes
to be defending the cause of the peo-
pie. Does it wish to cover up the
scoundrelism of public men? Is Mr..
BLAINE any better than any one else,
that his acts should be shielded from
the public? If he seduced woman
and took bribe of $65, 900, we should
think his hide was thick enough to
make a Presidential cadidate to suit
the EapreSS. 1t further says: 1.-THE
ordeal killed the sensitive GREELEY
We were not apprised that Mr.. GREE
LEI was StttdSCo vi GCduIllOh Vi Olip-
cry. If he was, and was guilty, it
ought to have&illed him; and if Mr..
BLAINE is guilty we hope it will kill
him. We can bear the death of all
such sensitive men with great Chris
tian fortitude. If Mr.. BLAINE is in
nocent the more they probe his con-
duct the better for him, nor will he
die under the ordeal. The only safe
cuticle for public man is pure rec
ord. All guilty men should be made
to understand that the only way to
hide their crimes is to retire from the
public arena-keep themselves in
the shade - let none but hon.
est men come to the light.
We deprecate the slandering and ma
ligning of men in official position as
much as any one, and we believe that
such things are doing great harm to
our Government. But when crime is
ferreted out we would not hide it for
any man living. The only effectual
way we have to rid the Government
of such scoundrels is to hunt them out
and hold them up to public reproba-
ton, and if possible put them in the
penitentiary, and it would be possible
if we could once get a majority of hon.
est men in control of the Government.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-13
True Masonry.

Free Masonry is the oldest organiza-
tion on the face of the earth, and con-
tains within its membership the best
talent, and purest morals in the world.
Its pathway through the ages past,
has been watered with the tears of
grateful widows, and lighted by the
smiles of helpless orphans, whose
wants have been supplied by the char
liable hand of the Order. They have
sacrificed more for the Bible and for
the church, and have silently endured
more prosecutions than all other or
ganizations among men. They are
the fathers of the different orders of
architecture, and have ever been the
truest friends of science and progress,
and always ready to lay down life and
wealth for the maintenance of truth
and morality. There is much in their
history of which they may justly be
proud, yet boasting is never heard.
There is much In the revealed tenets
Of the order that the outside world can
understand and admire. Their SYM
bolical lessons are highly Intellectual
and instructive. Their code of morals
are refined and pure. But while there
is so much to admire in Masonry Der
se-there are few things among the
members In certain localities which
do not come up to the high standard
ofthe tenets fthis renowned old Order
He is not Mason who is only one
outwardly the great principles of the
order lie deeper than the surface and
he who takes upon himself the sacred
obligations of the order through sinis-
ter motives, does not possess tIe first
qualification essential to Masonry.
A true Mason at heart is always at his
post, always ready for duty, unless
providentially prevented. No trivial
excuse of a private nature will make
amends for delinquincies, neither will
. true Mason permit any little private
pique, of personal nature, to debar
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-13

first examined. He testified that he
odist Episcopal church in China. The
emigration of Chinese is principally
from Hong Kong. The emigration is
conducted, he thought, on the same
principle as in Germany and other
principal European countries. The
Chinese Companies, as far as he knew,
have no criminal power, and were it
not for the contract with the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company, would have
no power over the mass of Chinese in
San Francisco without the consent of
six companies or the sanction of Cox
or some missionary, in the case of
converted Chinese. No Cinnamon
can return in the Pacific Mail Compa-
ny's vessels. Many of the Chinese
who come here have no knowledge of
the existence of these companies, or
hongs, until they arrive. At the
wharf they are met by the agents of
the companies and asked what portion
of China they come from, and the an
swer determines the company to
which they will be assigned.
Silver coin has improved since yes
terday, Brokers' quotations now vary
ing from 4@5 per cent. discount; trade
dollars are also improving, there being
a brisk demand from Cinnamon at d
@10 per cent. discount. 1t is evident
that there is a lock up process going
En- among bullion men who have found
it necessary to take the step in order
to protect their interests. That their
manipulations in progress at the pres
ent time may be surmised from the
fact that the Banks of California and
Nevada and London and San Francis
co Bank and nearly all the other lead
ing institutions of the kind refuse to
sell dollar in silver coin and are con-
stantly in the market buying the arti-
Gle up. The China steamer carried in
the neighborhood of $600,000 half in
fine silver bars and half in Mexican
and trade dollars.
Martinelle Eugene was arrested this
afternoon on charge of attempting
rape upona three and half year old
child the Daughter of man named
Herman, residing on Vallejo street. 1t
is charged that the accused enticed the
child into cellar near her house and
attempted the commission of the afro
cious crime. Before he escaped peo-
Pile who saw the child leave the cellar
crying, captured him, and only the
timely arrival of an officer prevented
large crowd which had congregated
from lynching him.
1t is reported that the Democratic
State Central Committee is engaged
i'll incubating job and will try to
send delegates to the st. Louis con
vention without the intervention of a
State convention. The committee was
in secret session this afternoon. The
County Committee, which meets this
evening, intends to have something
to say about the matter.
The Democratic State Central Com
mittee met this afternoon at Union
hall, in this city. There were twenty
four delegates present. Colonel Peter
Donahue, the chairman, presided. The
object of the meeting was to set day
for the State Convention, to select del
egates to the Democratic National
Convention at st. Louis. 1t was
finally ordered that the State Con-
vention should be held at San Fran
cisco on the Oath day of May, and the
Secretary was instructed to notify the
County Central Committees of the
same. The committee then adjourned
subject to the call of the President.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-13
A Beautiful Thought.

God knows what keys in the hui
man soul to touch, in order to draw
out its sweetest and most perfect har-
monies. They may be the minor
strains of sadness and sorrow; they
may be the loftier notes of joy and
gladness. God knows where the melO-
dies of our nature are, and what disci-
pline will bring forth. Some with
plaintive tongue must walk in lowly
yales of weary way; others in loftier
hymns sing of nothing but joy; but
they all unite without discord or jar as
the ascending anthem of loving and
believing hearts finds its way into the
chorus of the redeemed in heaven.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-13
JONES & MOVES, Auctioneers.
Following are the Lots:

Three lots fronting on Second street, 55x6O
feet
Six lots fronting on Second street, 55xl2O
feet
Lots IL. IL, 10, block d, Mott Tract, fronting
on Olive street.
Lots 8, 4, 5, b, s, block G, Mott Tract, 'front.'
ing on Olive street.
Lots IL, IL. 13, IA, 10, 16, block G, Mott Tract,
fronting on Charity street
Los 2, 3, 6, block +, Mott Tract, fronting on
Olive street.
Lots 8, 10. IL, H. block F, Mott Tract, 'front.'
ing on Charity street.
Lot Is, block l., Mott Tract, fronting on
Hope street and Bunker Hill avenue.
Lots IL and i6, block X, fronting on Hope
street and Bunker Hill avenue.
Lots l3, IA, Is, ID, block J, fronting on Hope
street and Bunker Hill avenue.
Lots II IA, block l, fronting ON Hope street
and Bunker Hill avenue.
Lot 10, block HI fronting on Hope street and
Bunker Hill avenue.
Lot 4, block l, and lot /, block H, fronting
on Charity street and Bunker Hill avenue.
Lots 3, 4, 5, block Il, fronting on Hill street.
Lots IL and Il, block b, fronting on Olive
street.
Lots 9, 10 and IL, block A, fronting on Hill
street.
Three lots, 55xl2O feet, block NJ, fronting on
Fourth street.
Two lots in Bellevue Terrace Tract, fronting
on Olive street.
Three lots fronting on Cemetery avenue,
50x95 feet.
One lot, 6Oxl15 feet, fronting on Sand street.
Also, all OF blocks w ana X, in the Mott
Tract mar28td
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-13
HORSES IN ALL THINGS,
Roadsters and Carriage Horses,
AS we'll as horses for
Speed and the Race Track.
A Few Extracts from Letters.

! Extracts from letters lately received from
Stockton; the originals may be seen on ap-
plfcation 10 the undersigned.
81 bought and paid 5000 for Hunter mare,
broke and drove her-within four months-to
wagon on half mile track in z:i0 Is now in
fOal by Hum ltOnian. am offered $500 for the
colt at weaving. The Hunter stock has proved
the pest stock we have had here, as IL took
only four months to make them trot in three
minutes, and If they had good dam could
not be beat"
~ bought a bay Hunter mare from Cutler
salmon, Esq, five years old, broke and drove
her, within four months from purchase, q
quarter In 3TH seconds, and sold her like q
iool foor $3.50. She was the best piece of horse
mesh ever saw for her age-very pretty, gen.
Tie as lamb, but Of high metal. Hit her and
sne would come every time, and never broke.
No other person pulled a line over her while
owned her.r
'Solid Situer owned by Thomas George, is a
small horse, out of q scrub mare: has trotted
In the twenties, and has public record of
24Oh at last fair time, and badly handled at
that"
There's team owned in Oakland, sorrels,
l5I hands, perfect beauties, can trot In 300
ana pace in 2:3l, were raised here by Mr..
Morse, been handled only one season."
"Judge Brown has mare six years old by
the old horse. She was sold at auction for
$780, She Is a natural trotter--it is useless to
offer $500 for her now"
From the above this public may form a cor
rect idea of what may be expected from the
In reduction of this stock into Los Angeles
county.
81. DEWEY,
insr2a-tf les Main Street. Los Angeles
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-13
Removal.

Messrs Johannsen & Co. nave removed
their large furniture warehouse from Ducom-
NUNS building to the building on Main ST.,
near First, formerly occupied by L. Roeder.
The public are invited to call at the new es-
tablishment and inspect the elegant lot Of
in the line of furniture and upholstery, from
pine table and bedroom suit to an elegantly
carved parlor set. With largely increased
conveniences, and many new advantages,
Mcssrs Johannsen Co hope to keep pace
with fhe growth of their business and give
their customers the best establishment Of the
kind in the city.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-13
Committee.

AS there is no organization in the
city to take charge of this particular
business, we would suggest that the
Mayor and Council take steps to
bring the subject before the people.
1t is question that appeals alone to
the patriotism of the people, ,and is en-
tirely optional with them whether
they will aid in this national enter
prise. Los Angeles will doubtless be
we'll represented at the great national
fair, and if the proper facilities are af'
forded to exhibit the products of oul
country, it may bring returns to us,
financially, hundred fold. All are
equally interested.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-13

The rehearsal Tuesday night of the
amateurs, who are about giving Prof.
Schad benefit, was a great success.
1t was held at Wolfenstein's gallery.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-13
Board of Public Works.

We were advised yesterday by tele-
egram that Governor Irwin appointed
Louis Roeder, Hancock Nj. Johnston
and Wallace Woodwork the Board of
Public Works for this city. These are
all good citizens and good business
men. We have not yet seen the Act
by which this Board was authorized,
therefore we cannot enlighten the pub
lie in regard to the powers they have,
or what they are expected to do.
[Since writing the above copy of
the Act has been handed to us and
reads as follows ::
AN ACT
To Create Board of Public Works I'm
and for the City of Los Angeles.
The people of the State of California
represented i'm Senate and Assembly
do enact as follows:
SECTION |. A Board of Public
Works in and for the City of Los An
geles is hereby created and estab-
lished the said Board to consist of
three members who shall be chosen as
hereinafter specified and whose pow
ers and duties shall be
First. To have complete and exclu-
sive control over and management of
the construction, repairs anu mainte-
nance of all zanjas, dams, bridges,
streets, sewers, alleys, gas and gas
works, waterand water works, public
parks and buildings and all other pub
lie works and of everything pertain
ing thereto.
Second. To have the exclusive pow
er to contract for che construction and
repairs of all Public Works embraced
within the provisions of this Act, and
complete control over the expenditure
of all monies expended for the pur-
poses in this Act contemplated.
Third. To have full and complete
control over all the city officers (the
City Attorney alone eXcepted) so far
as is necessary to carry out the object
of this Act.
Fourth. To appoint City Engineer
who shall be ex-officio Street Super
intendent.
Fifth. To appoint a Secretary for
the Board.
EOlAtll. LII tue cNeilU vi NdCdUCY Oc-
curing in the Board to fill such va
cancy or vacancies by appointment or
election; the appointee to hold office
until the next succeeding election or
his successor has been elected and quail
flied as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2. All power and control oyer
and management by the Mayor and
Council of each, every, and all the
subjects enumerated in this Act is
hereby annulled, vac9ted and set aside
and the same vested exclusively in
the Board of Public Works hereby cre-
ated and established.
Sec. 3. The term of office of the
members of the Board except as here
matter provided shall be three years,
or until their successors are elected
and duly qualified aud until the next
Municipal election, the Board shall
consist of three persons to be appoint
ed by the Governor, on. or before the
first day Of May, A. d. 1876.
Sec. 4. Each member of the Board
shall before entering upon the duties
OF his Office execute a bond for the
faithful performance of his official.d du-
ties. Said bond shall be in the sum of
fifty thousand dollars 1850 OOO) and to
be approved by the District Judge of
the 18th Judicial District.
Sec. 5. Immediately upon the pas
sage of this Act and the qualification
OF the members appointed by the Gov
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-13
Mr.. Beaudry's Pipes.
Located on Second, Hill, Olive
and Charity Streets.
FINE VIEW, AND STREETS ALL
GRADED TO THE LOTS.
II E II NJ .

Ten per cent. on the day of sale; one-third
on the delivery of the contract; one-third in
ninety days; the balance in one year. Inter-
est at the rate of one per cent. will be charged
on deferred payments.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-13
gus Anseles Aerala

THE DAILY and WEEKLY HER
AID has more than double the cir
culation of any other paper published
In Southern California. Business men
recognize it accordingly as the best
advertising medium South of San
Francisco.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-13

THESE Medicines, which are becoming so
] popular in the Southern portion of this
State, are simply beating down all prejudice
and opposition as regards their efficacy here,
as they have been doing In San Francisco and
other places. BY their virtues. their irrefrag-
ible influences, surely and speedily effected,
the most incredulous are at once shorn OF
their doubts. Those who have dreaded and
suffered with those excruciating discs,