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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-26

HEADQUARTERS CHIoKAsAw GUARDs,l
MEMPHIS, April Is. 1876.
Order No. 2sl
The members Of this command are
hereby ordered to meet at the armory a
8 o'clock pm, promptly. Business o.
importance to transact. By order
r. P. DUNCAN, Capt. Cem'd'g.
R. WRIGHT, A. o. s.
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II you want to pass a pleasant hour,
call at Sid Cooks Peabody Billiard
Hall. 33t
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Aimee will %ret.arn in the summer with
a newly c.rgAnized French bouie com
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KAHN & FREIBERG,
KAHN & FREIBERG.
no T8E

TO MI LADIESs
Our beautiful silk pongees, SOC.
200 pairs children's kid ankle ties, SOC.
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Large pine apples, 4Oe; two
for 75c; at 2S7 Main ct. AT
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GAS PIPES, Water Pipes, Bath Tubs,
Pumps, Hydrants, Hose, etc. Prices
lew. Browne, she Plumber. 26S Second
street, opposite Court Square. ll6-t
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Stoves, Tinware, Wood and Willow
ware,
4Ot F. j. TURNBULL, 234 Main ct.
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EImHnna NnraeTY.

Plants and evergreens cheap, at Otto
Schwilfs Seed Store, 346 Main. 62
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GREAT FESTIVAL

THE
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FOR SALE,

nor RENT-D WELLINGS, STORES.
Offices and sleeping-rooms. 1. D. COMA
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-17
Night Dispatches.
FROM THE SPECIAL REPORTER OF
THE DAILY HERALD.
Legislative Proceedings.

The Senate met pursuant to adjourn
ment, Lieut-Governor Johnsonin the
chair.
Howe, from the Committee on Com
merce and Navigation, submitted q
report recommending the passage of
the Assembly bill authorizing the
Board of Trustees of San Diego to
cede certain tide lands to the United
States.
Graves, from the Joint Committee
of the Senate and Assembly on the
translation of the laws into Spanish,
reported that the Committee on day
fixed by law met in the office of the
Secretary of State and opened the pro-
posals for the translation of the laws
OF the present session, and a majority
of the Committee hau awarded the
contract to Jose S. Godoy 1T the rate
of l6 cents per folio. Signed by Graves,
Edgerton and McCOppin for the Sem
ate, and Harding for the Assembly.
Eakin, from the Committee on
Roads and Highways, recommended
the passage of certain amendments to
the San Luis Obispo and Santa Bar
bara Read laws.
Bills were introduced aud referred
as follow:
By Graves-An act to continue and
complete the geological survey of the
State.
This bill provides that the State Ge-
ologist shall complete and publish
within the next ten years so much of
the unfinished work already begun by
the State Geological Surveyor as may
be of sufficient practical and perma-
nent value to justify its completion
and publication. The Regents of the
University are directed to place at the
disposal of the State Geologist so much
OF the material and property of the
State Geological Survey as may be
necessary. The sum of $1,000 per
month, payable monthly for the Pc
riod of two years from the passage of
this act is appropriated for the ex-
penses of the survey. Memorials of
the Academy ofScience, of the Cham
Der of Commerce and several other
bodies of San Francisco asking for the
continuance and completion of the sur
vey were presented with the bill. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
BY Beasell-An act to incorporate
the town of Livermore.
BY Turner-An act concerning the
cancellation of certain applications to
purchase lands of the State.
The bill provides that all applica-
tions filed with the State Surveyor
General for the purchase of State lands
prior to the filing of the plat of survey
of such lands in the local L. S. Land
Office, are hereby declared null and
void, and the Surveyor-General is di-
rected to cancel the same on the re-
cords of his office; provided that the
same have not been already approved
by him: and all applications filed with
the Surveyor General forsthe purchase
of lands under the grant in lieu of the
10th and 36th sections which have not
been approved by the Surveyor-Gen-
eral when such applicants shall have
purchased or applied TO purchase any
land under said grant which taken to-
gether with that sought to be pur-
chased in such application exceeds 32O
acres, are cancelled. The Surveyor
General is directed hereafter not TO re-
ceive any application to purchase land
of this State until the plat of such land
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-17
Direct Taxation.

The custom house is milestone
around the neck Of any government.
Governor TILDEN aptly remarks, IA
tax that starts in its career by disturb
ing the natural courses of private in
dustry and impairing the productive
power of labor, and then comes to the
consumer distended by profits of suc-
cessive Intermediates, and by insur-
ance against the risk ola tickle or un-
certain government policy and of a
fuctuating standard of value, blights
human well-being at every step when
it reaches the hapless child of toll, who
buys his bread by the loaf and his fuel
by the basket, it robs him of his earn
ings and infiicts starvation" AS Gov
ernor TILDEN is mentioned as proba-
bic candidate for the Presidency,
we quote this paragraph from his
pen that our readers may under
stand his position on the most vital
question now before the American
people. In the very organization
Of this government this question
was brought prominently before Con-
gress. There was a strong opposition
to any tariff at that time, but the Gov
ernment was deeply involved and the
people poor, and it was agreed as
compromise to collect small tariff
upon a few articles Of luxury only,
believing it would Tighten the burdens
OF the laboring classes. But from that
day to the present, the advocates
of the tariff have left no stone unturn-
ell to increase the tariff, not only upon
articles of luxury, but upon every ar
ticle of necessity used by the laborlng
classes. Once or twice this question
so disturbed the Government that civ
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-17
PACIFIC COAST.
San Francisco News.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16th.-The
consolidation of the Gold Hill groupe
of mines has been finally consumma-
ted and the following shares are to be
awarded TO the different mines
named The whole number of shares
is 500, 900, divided as follows: Imperial
PSI, ,O7O, Empire 114,74 Consolidated
Gold Hill quartz 22,008, Eclipse A, ,072
Bowers 1880, Bacon 41,665.
Thomas Kehoe was arrested for steal
ing papers from various doorways and
was tried in the police court for that
offense yestesday and convicted.
Laborers found to-day the body of q
child on the beach at the foot of Fourth
street. between two drawbridges. II
was male child about two days old,
and showed no signs of having been
thrown up by the water.
The steamer City of New York, be-
longing to the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company line, arrived this evening.
Fifty-four days running time from
New York and fifty-nine days out.
The Pacific Mail Company and the
Chinese Companies of this city, had
disagreement on account of the pro.
posed reduction of wages the Mail
Company contemplated, and the Chi.
namen withdrew from the Constitu-
ton, which steamer sailed for Panama
yesterday with the crew. If the Mail
Company persists all the Cinnamon in
the employ will quit.
Edward Deering, Geo. w. Hackett
and Charles Huel, We're arrested this
morning charged with grand larceny.
Deering is cook employed in a res
taurant on Dupont street Sunday
morning in the absence of the propri-
etor, it is alleged he took $500 in coin
from the premises. 1t was sascertalned
that he hired carriage and drove to
Coloma station on the Southern Pa
cific road. A dispatch was sent to the
police in San Jose where he was ar
rested. Information received here
that the officers have arrested Hack
EFT and Huel for completely in the rob-
berry.
r. A. Lockwood, the absconding
Postmaster from Colorado Territory,
had an examination before L. S.Com-
missioner O'Brien, this afternoon.
The Commissioner fixed the bail at
$4,000, in default of which he was com.
mitted to oanswer to the charge of en-
bezzlement before the First Judicial
Court of Colorado.
At about $50 o'clock yesterday Of
ternoon an officer found a man on
Stuart street with a severe wound on
the head, from which the blood was
flowing. The officer conducted him
to the Prison Hospital for treatment.
He gave his name as Alexander
Hops, and made the following state
ment: He was cook in boardi nc
house at No. 90 Folsom street. His
employer owed him $40 and he want
ell his money, and his employer struck
him. The physician found Il scalp
wound on the right side of his head
near the top. The wound was
dressed and bandaged, but during the
night the blood commenced to flow
again and it was stopped with great
difficulty.
The steamer Kalorama from San
Diego and way ports has arrived.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-17
Removal.

Messrs Johannsen & Co. have 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-
adjustment and Inspect the elegant lot OF
goods on display, which comprises everything
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,
Messrs 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., 1876-02-17
Special Notices.

J.LAMB, Merchant Tailor, has established
q shop on Main street, next door to The Orient
Saloon, where he will be pleased to welcome
his old customers and the masculine puollc
In general. Mr.. Lamb makes II specially OF
the finest fitting and best made panialools,
and he has no superior on this coast
The crowning glory Of man Is good nat
1t Is the distinctive mark of gentleman.
No matter il his clothes are threadbare, II he
has n stylish hat; people don't look at any
thing else; in fact, it not only covers his head
but the defects of all sorts which would be-
come visible were his hat not perfect. Des-
mopd has the most stylish and perfect arti-
cles at his store on Main street, in Temple
Block, that can be made.
Or. Kirkpatrick has removed his office to
his handsomely furnished rooms on south
side of Temple street, few doors west Of
Spring street.
One dozen wagons, assorted sizes and kinds
for sale at reduced prices at Stoddafd's hard
ware store, rs Main street. augl7:u
F. Adam, merchant tailor, has just receiv-
ed an elegant lot of cloths, cassimeres and
suitings ofthe latest popular patterns. The
stock is probably the largest OF It's kind to be
found in the city, and no one can fail to be
suited in making selection. Call on
Adam, Spring street, for your stylish suits.
Sepltf
Moores Restaurant, on Commercial street,
is the proper place to go fora good meal, with
good cup of coffee or tea to drink with It,
There is probably no restaurant on the Pacific
coast where so many of the subsantials ana
so many of the luxuries may be had for 25 els.
Don't forget the place-Moore's Restaurant,
Commercial street. Private eating rooms have
been neatly fitted up for the accommodation
Of ladies' i5-t
In every town and village persons may be
found who have been saved from death nom
consumption by HALE's HONEY OF HORE-
HOUND AND TAR
Pixies Toothache Drops cuie in one minute.
d6w
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-17
FOR EIcN.
Spanish War.

MADRID, Feb. 16th.-The details OF
the battle of Eenueto are coming in,
The Royalist troops under command
of General Quevanal Quesado, adj
vanced from Durando, in the drec-
tion of the Carlists'position. At Ellen.
ueto they found the Carlists strongly
entrenched. A severe battle, lasting
five hours, ensued. The Alfonsists s
drove the Carlists from the intrench-
ments and carried every position.
The Carlists retreated, falling back on
Villerial, after sustaining heavy loss
es, which are estimated at nearly
1000 men. A large amount of amuni-
ton, stores, etc., were capt ured by the
Government troops.
Retained.
Jules Rouquett, the prominent
financier, has failed. His acceptan-
ces have been retained.
Railroad bonds.
LONDON, Feb. 16th.-The Times
money article says business in the
United States railway bonds is quiet,
and the Pittsburg and Cornellsville
guaranteed railway bonds, lately is
sued, are about six per cent. premium.
The new bonds of the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad are at q light pre-
MUM again, and ordinary speculation
securities are unchanged.
WinslOw the FOrger.
LONDON, Feb. 16th.-Negotiations
are in progress in Great Britain and
America with view of the extradi-
tion of Winslow.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-17
Santa Monica Items.
From the Outlook of the I6th.. !

From the Outlook of the I6th..
Parties who are plowing in this vi
cinity speak in the highest terms of
the soil.
Mr.. Huneke commenced brewing
last Monday. In few days more the
parched throats of thirsty mortals can
be moistened by"Santa Monica beer"
The Company not being able to
supply the water pipes for the present,
have decided to allow the residents of
Santa Monica to use the water free of
charge until the pipes are obtained.
A number of the residents of Santa
Monica have nice gardens under fine
cultivation. We heard j. w. Scott
say the other day, with smack of
the lips, that he had just eaten rad.
dishes, lettuce and onions for dinner,
all gathered from his garden.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-17
Female Rohhpr

CINCINNATI, Feb. 6th.-Mr. Peter
Babb, of George street, some time
since advertised for female help, and
in response a middle-agcd woman
came and was employed. She re-
malned but ten days and took away
with her $1,000 worth of diamonds.
She Is supposed to be a professional
thief.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-17

il war seemed eminent, and was
only prevented by the determined
firmness of President JACKSON. The
tariff party, however, were kept in
check until the end of the recent war,
when that party got control of
the Government. By levying tariff
upon every article imported into the
country, and q number of articles
produced by the people, it become
necessary to appoint large army Of
officers. 1t is by the influence of these
officers, and the expenditure of the
money they have embezzled, that the
tariff party has been kept in power.
If all the money that has been filched
from the laboring people by this mi
quitous tariff law, had been paid into
the Treasury of the Government, the
Government debt would have been
paid in full. But to say nothing of
the corrupting influences of the law
and the oppressive burden laid on the
people by theft, and by supporting an
army of idlers and thieves, the very
principles upon which the law is based
is wrong. Perfect equality is the only
enduring basis of Republic. Equali-
ty of right, equality of law and equal
ity in all the pursuits of life. Less
than this is not Democratic Repub-
lie, but a Republican empire or mon
archy. A true Republican Government
should bear equal and exact relations
to all of the people governed. In 9TH
er words, the burdens of Govern
ment should be distributed with i'm
partial justice among all the people.
The only burdens of Government is
the financial cost to support It, To
divide this burden so as to make it bear
exactly equal, every individual must
be assessed in proportion to his ability
to pay in proportion to the amount of
property they own. Any govern
ment based on the idea of the superb
ority of favored class smacks of an
cient feudalism nd is but q wreck of
barbarism. The world has suffered
long enough from feudalism, or laws
to favor classes. Our Government is
based upon the idea that all men are
equal, but collecting customs upon
imports and other indirect taxation
implies class Legislation, and so long
as this prevails the American people
are unequal. 1t taxes the necessaries
of life that ought to be free, and de-
livers them to the p,ople at double
the amount they ought to cost. But
they claim that "the necessities of the
Government compel this course" but
if the Government is for the benefit
and not the oppression of the people,
| where is the necessity OF giving US our
| food and raiment at double price.
| This system taxes mankind for the
privilege of living, and paralyzes his
noblest energies, it fobs him and
leaves him helpless in his misery, and
is nothing but an engine OF oppression.
Property alone should be taxed, and
lmpartially taxed, to defray the ex-
penses of government. Give us free
trade, open our ports to the world, and
let Americans be free and equal The
| Cr,cfop, Houca ic tba ipoubur npop
our commerce and Government, and
through it indirect taxation is suck
ing the very life-blood out of the la
boring people; and unless it be speed
lily changed the people will rise up in
their might and take matters into
their own hands.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-17
Presidential Nominations.

The nomination of candidates for
the Presidency is now in order, and
the political wire-workers OF the East
are all busy setting up men on the
floor of the bowling alley. AS soon as
one clique sets their man on the floor,
it is amusing to see how quick anoth-
er clique knocks him down. To avoid
this slaughter of his man, the New
York Sun has attempted to play ruse
on the public. Gen. GRANT is the
m.,n of his choice, and to save him
from the murderous assault. the San
has set up CoNKLING as kind of de-
coy duck to draw the fire of the enemy
and have him slaughtered and put out
of the way before he brings his strong
man forward. 1t seems that the
friends of Gen. GRANT dread CoNK-
LING as rival more, perhaps, than
any other man, and if they can
manage to have him and Gov.
HAYS of Ohio, and one or two others
laid on the dead shelf, before the Con-
vention meets they hope to find Gen.
GRANT the strongest live man in the
field. But the New York Herald
having discovered the trick, comes to
the rescue of CoNKLING and takes him
out of the hands of the manipulators
By unmasklng the design of the Sun.
The Herald says CoNKLING shall not
be- a decoy duck for GRANT or any,
body else; that if he is presented he
shall be bona fide candidate, and
no, sham. This exposure seems to
have eclipsed the brilliancy of the
Sun, which is at present behind a
cloud. Having abandoned the ruse,
he leaves CONKLING to stand on his
own merits; and whether Mr.. CoNK-
LING is to be prominent In the cam
vass or not, it has served the purpose
of putting the Presidential bee in his
hat, and until the day of his death it
will never cease to buzz. 1t is pecu-
liarity of American politicians that
they cannot be mentioned as candi-
date for the Presidency without hav-
ing their ambition inflamed to that
degree that they never relinquish
their hopes. 1t is dangerous exper-
iment to ever place mar In the posi-
tion ofa Presidential candidate. 1t is
equal to an attack of the leprosy, they
never recover from it. A large num-
Der of prominent politicians have died
of this malady, and we have at least
fifty now living that will pass away
like the snuffing of a candle. The
moment hope expires they lie down
and die. The Herald decidedly fa-
vOrs the nomination of CONKLING,
and says his nomination at Cincinnati
would inevitably locate the Demo-
cratic candidate in the West; that if
the Republicans can secure New York
by the nomination of CoNKLING, the
only hope for the Democrats will be
IL secure Ohio and the South and
West by presenting candidate ac-
ceptable to those sections. Though
the Herald did not say as much, it is
evident that HENDRICKS or SHER-
MAN was in his mind as the best
man for the Democratic candidate.
We doubt the sincerity of the Herald
as much as the Herald does the Sun,
and in this article his pretended friend
ship for CoNKLING is only a feeler.
The game Of that journal for many
years, has been to nose around until it
could scent the popular voice and then
lead off regardless of any fixed princi-
pie.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-17
Latest kilograms.
Dispatches of American Press AssOcia
tion by A. & +. Telegraph 60.

ESPECIAL TO THE HERALD !
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-17
Gos Anselts Anr,'a

THE editor. in-chief has returned in
full vigor of mind and body. With
this number ends our labors as pro
tem., and We gracefully return the
Quill into the hand from which we re-
ceived it.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-17
Lost mt Sea,

New YORK, Feb. l6th.-A London
special says that the British ship w.
G. Southfield, from Philadelphia for
Bremer-Haven, was lost at sea on the
9Th OF February. All hands except
two were drowned.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-17
For the Black Hills.

LEAvENwoRTH, Feb. 16th.-The
Black Hills fever is raging rather eX-
tensively in this city, and the exodus
promises to be great. A party is now
forming which will start in about q
week.
, 1876-07-18

The City Attorney yesterday submitted
an opinion TINT 1t In within tho PROV
ince OF the Common Council to lot tho city
printing to the lowest bidder, and TINT thcre-
after tho city will be relieved from the ex-
travagnnt folly Of paying two prices
for having the proceedings Of the Coun-
oil printed in English in one paper
md IN German in another, when, ~
matter Of fact, alt the papers print such pro-
cocdinga gratuitously rs nows. The Council
cannot better begin tho work Of rotrench-
mcnt, to which 1t Ia fully committed, than by
Immediately taking suel stops rs will cut OF
ono of tho two city onlcial organs, whereby
ut least $2o,oO0 to $3O,ooO will DO saved 10
the city which is now literally nnd absolutely
wasted, and has boon for uaany yoars.
, 1876-07-18

Under tho persistent pressure Of Judge
LAWRENCE, Republican member Of Con-
gresa from Ohio, tbs Juliciary Committee
Of the House was brought to the approval OF
bill compelling the Union mud Central Pa-
cilo Railway Companies to pay into tho
Treasury annually certain sum Of money,
to be held as sinking fund to meet tho ray.
,ncnt Of tho $3.50, ,o0o, 900, principal mud ill.,
toroat, to which thoir debt to tho United
States will amount III 1906. Under the like
persistence OF tho Same nsembcr, the House
itself was brought to direct voto on tho
passage Of tho bill, aud, though largo mum.
bers Of tho mombers struggled to prevent
vote, whom the vote WIS taken but few had tho
courage 10 voto against the measure.
Now comea tho statement ulAt tho Senate
will not consider the bill at this session, be-
cause certain sonators have conscientious
doubts whether tho bill does not impose q
contract and take awny vested rights. Bu.
this statement Ia not 50 surprising "a that, II
tho Senate pass any bill on the subject, it
will DO that bill reported by the Sen.
ato Railroad Committee. This bill re-
ported by tho Senate Committee Is to
release the railroad companies from all fur
thcr liabilities It will DO remembered TINT
Congress, in addition to the subsidy OF na-
tional bonds, voted thoso railway companies
somo 25, ,o00, 600 nores Of laul, The Compa-
MICS have picked ont ali the town sites, and
have sold all tho land capable Of cultivation
at from 81 to 60 per acre. Tho remainder Ia
not worth on an average 10 cents an acre.
, 1876-07-18

= In tho opinion OF tho Common Counol'a
Special Committee appointed to consider
and report on the subject Of q reduction
IT tho salariea OF tho eity'a omploycs, the
best way to bring about retronchment is to
sotrench. Accordingly tho Committee have
anited in report Which comos straight to
lbo point, and recommends spoclao rate OF
reduction in the various departments, both AZ
10 tho salaries paid and tho number Of ,ncn
Employed. With Council elooted on o plat
form Of economy and roduotion Of oxpondi-
lures, a,,d Republican Mayor fully III iar-
n.ony with this policy, there ought to be no
aelay IN arriving at just aud equitable
adjustment Of tho salary schedule, md no
favoritism shown in making the reductions
proposed by tho Special Committee.