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The New York herald., 1876-01-20
THE WHISKEY FRAUDS.

DEMURRER ENTERED IN THE CASE OF M'KEE
IN ST. LoUrs-ITs PROBABLE ovERRULNa-
GENERAL M DONALD ON BABcocK.
ST LOUIS, Jan. 10, 1876.
United States Judge Dillon arrived the city to-day
and at once took his seat upon the Circuit Bench with
Judge Treat The court room was crowded early
hour by of eager spectators, who had been in
duced believe that something startling going
happen. Shortly after the opening Of court Judge
Chester Krum attorney for William Mckee, announced
that the plea of guilty previously entered in that case
would be withdrawn and demurrer to the indictment
substituted The demurrer is in these words
''wilnam Mckee, in his proper person. cometh
into court and having heard the sad Indictment read
saith that the said indictment and the matters therein
contained in manner and lorm as the same are above
stated and set FORTH not sufficient in law, and that
he is not bound by the law of the land to answer the
same and this he is ready TO verify Wherefore for
want of sufficient Indictment the said William Mckee
court here he may be dismissed and discharged from
the said promises in the said indictment specified, and
that the same may be quashed."
GROUNDS THE DEMURRER.
Judge Dillon asked what grounds there were for such
a demurrer Mr. Krum stated to tho Court that the
first objection to the Indictment was that ii alleged
that William Mckee with other persons has conspred
deaud the United States OF the tax of seventy cents
then and there imposed by law on spirits thereafter to
be distilled at certain dsteries named while in fact
there was such thing internal revenue tax
upon distilled spirits until the spirits had been distilled
The second ODjectOn Lnat uOes not
show that the which alleged to have been done
to effect the object OF the conspiracy would have had
that necessary consequence.
ovERRULING OF THE DEMURRER PROBABLE.
Both of the objections regarded as trivial upon
their face and obviously dalory The demurrer will
be argued tomorrow morning, at ten O'Clock, and
there is little doubt that Judge Dillon will promptly
overrule it, II is believed that Mckee will fight for as
much time as he get; but the probabilities are that
it will be impossible for him to avoid going TO trial
to morrow Immediately after discussion on the de-
heard There is additional reason for belev
ing that ex. Collector Mcguire will plead guilty when
his up the 25th. He said, in conyersa-
ton to-day that acquittal for anybody will be mpossi-
BILE, conviction every case beng assured by the
force Of public opinion.
BABcocK RING.
General Mcdonald stated day that while Babcock
had never had any connection with the Whskey Ring,
yet it that he had used his influence TO secure
a suspension of the order providing for sweeping
charges the supervisory districts and that Fulton is
not entitled the sole credit Of getting the consent OF
President Grant TO make the revocation He says Bah
cock called upon the President at his request and had
long conversation with him the subject aiterward
notifying Mcdonald that the President was Inclined TO
the matter favorably.
The New York herald., 1876-01-20

FTkE FKUUF.
LOCATED on NASSAU, ANN AND FULTON Sta
HANDSOMELY. AND WhLL,hEArED OFFICES
SUITABLE FOR
LAWYERS. BANKERS AND INSURANCE oFFrCEa
on TILE PREMISES
The New York herald., 1876-01-20

NEEDS ONLY TO BE RNOwN-THE ELEGANT
sLK TRuss with elastic pads, supplied by ELASTIC TRUSS
COMPANY, 6S3 Broadway has superseded metal trusseI
arnr r.nla
The New York herald., 1876-01-20

RUPTURE CURED BY DR. MARSH PRINCIPAL
ofate Marsh Coz At his old oace No Vesey (Astor
No mt To- oguh
The New York herald., 1876-01-20

is the only GENUINE
WoRcEsrKRsnTnE SAUCE.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-07
Prize Fighting.

One FRED BUssEY was brought be-
fore the court in Virginia City to an
swer for having published challenge
to fight. Judge Cox was moved to
mercy and discharged the prisoner on
account of his having been drunk
when he wrote the challenge but as
sured the prisoner that he would give
him the full benefit of the law, if
hereafter he should commit a similar
offence. The brutality of such amuse-
ment ought to disgust any one pos
sessing the least spark of humanity.
The law forbids it and should be en-
forced to the fullest extent. We
heard of something of the kind hav-
ing taken place at one of our places of
amusement in this city recently. The
District Attorney has, or can get the
names of the parties, and will no
doubt deal with them. 1t is bad
enough for men to bruise each other
when they cannot settle their Difficult
ties any other way, but the attempt to
make living by this passtime is
more than civilization can endure.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-07
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-
plication to the undersigned.
'I bought and paid 5000 for Hunter mare,
broke and drove her-within four months-tO
wagon on a half mile track in 2:i0 Is now in
foal by III miltonan. am offered $500 for the
colt at weaving. The Hunter stock has proved
the best stock we have had here, as 1t took
only four months TO make them trot in three
minutes, and If they had good dam could
not be beat"
II bought bay Hunter mare from Cutler
salmon, Esq, five years old, broke and drove
her, within four months from purchase, q
quarter in 37% seconds, and sold her like a
fool foor $500. She was the best piece of horse
fesh ever saw for her age-very pretty, gen.
tie as a lamb, but OF high metal. Hit her and
she would come every time, and never broke.
NO other person pulled line over her while
owned her."
"Sotid Siluer, owned by Thomas George, is q
In the twenties, and has public record of
2:40% at last fair time, and badly handled at
thatb
''There's a team owned in Oakland, sorrels,
l5A hands, perfect beauties, can trot in 300
and pace in 2:3), 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
$500. She Is natural trotter--it is useless to
offer $500 f,r 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.
ST. DEWEY,
rnar2e-tf 1856 Main Street, Los Angeles
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-07
Dom Pedro.


New YORK, April 6th.-A special
from Para, April 4th, says that the
stea mer Helvetius, with the Imperial
party on board, arrived Tuesday after
noon. The town was brilliantly illu-
minated at night. Dom Pedro held
levees on board, which were attended
by the principal officials and promi-
nent residents of Para. The Helvetius
was to sail Wednesday for New York,
expecting to arrive there on the 18th
inst. The Emperor, on arriving at
New York, will make arrangements
for the Empress to remain in the East
and the Imperial party Will then start
overland for San Francisco. Thence
his Majesty will return to take part
in the opening ceremonies of the Phil
adelphia Exposition. He will then
make a trip through the coal
and iron regions of Pennsylvania
to Cincinnati,D Louisville and
the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky;
thence the party will return to New
York. The Emperor will then return
to Philadelphia, spend fifteen days in
inspecting the Centennial Exhibition
and then go to New York and enjoy
sail up the Hudson, visiting Saratoga
and Niagara Falls; then cross to Can
ada going as far as Montreal. The city
of Boston will next be visited, whence
he will sail for Europe on the 20th of
July.
A special from Para dated April 9Th
says the Emperor and Empress and
suite landed and inspected the city.
The party received an enthusiastic re-
ception; procession of the military
escorted the party to the Cathedral
where religious services were held. A
brilliant reception was also given at
the Palace. The Emperor and EN-
press afterwards embarked on the Hell
vetius and at noon she sailed for New
York.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-07
High Water.

MEMPHIS, March 6th.-River rising
and within two inches of high water
mark Of 1868. Lev ees between here
and Vicksburg are breaking at several
places, and the back country is flood
ed. A rise of foot or two is expect
ed and will cause great damage.
Dangerous breaks between here and
Vicksburg is expected. The Little
Rock railroad has stopped running,
and connection between Memphis and
Little Rock is now made by way of
Madison.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-07

THE Express feels chagrined at tn e
failure of its pet schemes for creating
$500,000 bonded indebtedness. The
gentlemen representing usin the Sem
ate and Assembly became alarmed,
and each and every one of them wrote
asking if We were out of our senses.
The people became alarmed at the
pending BondnSas ofjobs. The cruel
and unnecessary havoc being made
upon our streets. The last expendi-
ture by the Taxpayers for street work
had no sooner been done than it
was ordered done over again. A
Council that sat inditferently by and
saw the funds of the city
to the extent of $4,000, swamped and
debauched in bankruptcy, notwith-
standing our appeals to the Council
for six months anterior to the final
loss, to taking some steps to secure the
funds of the city has outlived its USE
fulness. In this year of trials and fl
nancial distress, the Council have
forced our poor citizens inte fearful
outlays, which added to the State,
County and City taxes amounts in
some instances to coniscation. 1t was
high time that the Legislature stepped
in to give US relief and we are glad
that three responsible citizens will take
charge of our streets and give bonds
of $4,000 each for TIE faithful dis
charge oftheir duties.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-07
Silver Coin.

A metallic currency has been the cry
of California for years past. Having
tided over the financial crisis which
has wrecked and ruined the CONNER
cial interest of so many communities
in the east, we have boasted to the
world that our wonderful success was
the result of hard money and upon the
faith in hard money which was
strengthened by our success, both the
great political parties in the east have
added hard money plank in their
platform. We really thought they
were in earnest and actually desired
hard money until an effort was made
by Congress to redeem the trashy
fractional paper currency of the United
States with silver. But the very in
stant this was Gone there is a great
hue and cry from these same people
against silver. In all our CONNER
cial transactions California has used
silver and gold indiscriminately
and Notwithstanding the circula-
ting medium of the nation was such
that nearly all the gold and silver
in circulation was forced to remain
West of the Rocky mountains;we nev-
er found ourselves burdened with sill
yer. We have used all that we bro
duced. True it was little unhandy
to transport from one city to another
in consequence of which discount
sufficient to pay the expressage was
allowed. But upon ordinary transac-
tions in the city it was received and
paid out at par with gold. The idea
of discounting it four, six and eight
per cent. never once occurred to us un-
til the news came from the East that
there was great surplus of silver in
in the country. How dull we are. We
had it all here with us, and counted
it, in buying and selling every day,
and never dreamed that we had too
much until those poor fellows who
have not seen ten round dollars in ten
years discovered that there was a
plethora of silver in the country, and
that silver must pay eight per cent.
premium. Or in other words, silver
| is worth no more than the shinplas-
ter currency of the East. 1t is true
we are producing large amount of
silver on this coast, but we are also
producing proportionately large
amount of gold, and if one depreciates
from this cause the other must depre-
ciate also. And if they both go down
what is to be the future standard of
value? A close investigation of this
subject will satisfy any one that there
is some other cause for this deprecia-
tion of silver. The great cry for hard
money in the East is nothing but a
political ruse. They are not in earn
est. They do not want it. If they did
they would hail with joy this initia-
tory step towards specie currency. If
the proposition had been to redeem
the fractional currency with gold
there would have been an objection
raised. The men who control politi-
cal affairs in the East do not want
hard money. Wall street has con-
trolled Congress for ten years and
Wall street makes millions by the
1uctuation Of currency, and it is from
Wall street that the depreciating cry
| comes.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-07
Washington.

WASHINGTON, April 6th.-Secreta.
ry Bristow has gone to his home in
Kentucky on short vacation.
The Secretary of War yesterday re-
ceived dispatches from Gen. Ord con-
firming previous information relative
to State affairs in and around Mata-
moras. Gen. Ord says such disposi-
ton has been made of the United
States forces on the Rio Grande as
will in his opinion, serve to protect
the lives and property of Ameri can
citizens.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-07
Certificate of Partnership.

HF the firm of Doak and Lu Gar, doing
~ Sewing Machine and Millinery business
in the city OF Los Angeles, county of Los An
geles, State of California.
We,the undersigned persons, hereby certify
that the above partnership Is composed OF
the following persons. and no others, whose
names and places of residence are as follows,
to-wit: Edmund Doak, Los Angeles: Edgar
L. Lu Gar, Los Angeles.
In witness whereof, we have hereunto af-
fixed our hands and seals this thirty.frstday
of March, 1876.
EDMUND DOAK,
EDGAR T. LU GAR.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
County of Los Angeles. !
On this 3lst day of March, in the year 1879,
before me, Chas. E. Miles, County Recorder,
personally appeared Edmund Doak and Ed
gar T. In Gar, known to me to be the persons
whose names are subscribed TO the within
instrument, and acknowledged to me that
they executed the same.
Witness my hand and official seal this 3lst
day of March, 1875. CHAS. X. MILES.
aprl-1m County Recorder.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-07
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-
tablishment 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,
Mcssrs. Johannsen 4 Co hope 10 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., 1876-04-07
Brutal Murder.


The San Diego World has the fol-
lowing: We believe Chinaman, All
Quak, who shot All Chung, few days
ago, and for whose appre hension re-
ward of one hundred dollars is offered
by the wounded man, has not been
arrested. 1t is little curious how
he got away, or in what direction he
went. He resides in Los Angeles, we
are told. He probably came here on
the Mohongo, but as she left the next
evening after the shooting, 1t is not
likely he could have got away on her.
The last seen of him, he was making
off in the direction of the North part
of the town. Some think he may have
had small boat at the bay in wait
ing, and thus made his escape.
Strawberries are quoted in San
Fruncisco from sixty cents to one dol
lar per pound. In Los Angeles our
Chinese gardeners bring them to the
door at twenty cents per pound. Los
Angeles is destined to be the finest Sec
tion of California for small fruits.
A complimentary concert has been
rendered to Prof. Schad, to come off
at Turn Verein Hall ON Wednesday
evening, April 10th. Some of our
most popular amateurs have volun-
teered to assist in the affair.
VIM. A. Baldwin, Esq. superintend-
ent of the railroad from North umber-
land to Erie, Pa, is in the city.
The East Los Angeles and San Pc
dro street railway is complete to
Buena Vista street.
Santa Barbara at its recent election
cast 7S9 votes. The vote of Los Ange-
les is four times that number.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-07
Night Dispatches.
PACIFIC COAST.
TUNNEL NO. 5.
The Principal Barrier Removed.
TUNNEL NO. 5.

ESPECIAL TO THE DAILY HERALD
CALIENTE, April 6th.-The first To-
comotive passed through Tunnel Nos
to-day. This is the tunnel that has
delayed the progress of the road. By
the end of this month passengers from
Los Angeles will take the cars mid
way in the pass, and six weeks hence
the road will be completed to the
Southern end of the pass. B.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-07
JONES & MOVES, Auctioneers.
Following are the Lots:

Three lots fronting on Second street, 55x6O
feet.
Six lots fronting on Second street, 55xl20
feet.
Lots IL. u, 10, block D, Mott Tract, fronting
on Olive street.
Lots 8, (, s, 6,7, s, block G, Mott Tract, front
ing on Olive street.
Lots IL, IL, l3. IA, Is, 16, block G, Mott Tract,
fronting on Charity street
Lots 2, 8, 6, block f. Mott Tract, fronting on
Olive street.
Lots 9, 10. III, Il, 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 49, block X, fronting on Hope
street and Bunker Hill avenue.
Lots l3, IA, l5, l6, block j, fronting on Hope
street and Bunker Hill avenue.
Lots II, IA, block /, fronting on Hope street
and Bunker Hill avenue.
Lot 10, block H fronting on Hope street and
Bunker Hill avenue.
Lot 4, block |, and lot l, block II, fronting
on Charity street and Bunker Hill avenue.
Lots 3, A. 5, block b, 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 M, fronting on
Fourth street.
Two lots in Bellevue Terrace Tract, fronting
on Olive street.
Three lots fronting on Cemetery avenue.
50x95 feet.
One lot, 6Oxl45 feet fronting on Sand street.
Also, all of blocks w and Il, in the Mott
Tract mar28td
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-07
Latest kilograms.
Dispatches of American Press AssOcia.
tion by A. a. r. Telegraph Go.
ESPECIAL TO THE HERALD
PACIFIC COAST.
For Los Angeles.

CALIENTE, April 6th.-The Tele-
graph Stage Oil time with the follow
ing passengers for Los Angeles: G
S Burch, NJ Lawrence, H F Parsons,
NJ Carter, S A Stafford, G b Smith.
Weather clear and calm. Quite
warm,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-07
STATE oE CALIFORNIA.

Christmas and New Years.-Go TO NJ
Keller's for your Wines and Brandies. Goods
delivered to all parts q the city free. dec-7
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-07
Rheumatism & Liver Complaint,

May hail with joy the advent in their midst
of these wonderful medicines, which the Doc
tor has la"oted for years Ia peif ct, as spe-
cifc for the above diseases.
You thai re su:li'rng at once cast aside
your prejudice, derived and justly, from re-
peated failures Ne ask thai your hopes may
revive, at least sufficiently 10 give this medi-
cine one fair trial. We feel bound TO do our
duty, and in justice to Dr. Clark and the suf-
fering thousands VIII may read this card we,
the undersigned residents of this county and
vicinity, MOST FORTUNATELY speak from ex-
perience, and we assert most emphatically
the efficacy of the above medicines is irrefu-
table. Our friends, and even strangers, may
truth from our lips robs them of their incre-
dulity sufficiently to place themselves, with
kindling hope, under the treatment of Dr.
Clark, with his celebrated Family Medicines,
we ewell know that some good will accrue from
our efforts. and most heartily say
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-07
EASTERN NEWS.
Effects of the Explosion.

SALT LAKE, March 6th.-Fragments
of bodies found show the horrible eff
fects of the explosion of the maga-
zines. A woman was cut in two at
pump, a child's head blown off
mile away. Four are supposed to be
lost. Two boots and one shoe were
found with fragments of legs adhere
ing to them. Many women are in a
critical condition from terror. Boul-
ders were thrown two miles through
out the city, penetrating from roof to
basement. The damage to property
is over 100000. The supposed cause
of the exposition was the firing of
bullets through the iron doors by
boys. The number Of packages of all
kinds were 1900 North and five tons
of exclusive giant and Hercules pow
der. The distance of the magazines
from the heart of the city was one
mile.
Conference opened to-day, and there
were immense crowds of mourners.
There is much feeling against the
Christiancy bill.
Railroad Matters.
CHICAGO, April 6th.-A few days
since meeting of the managers of
leading Western railroads, together
with the officials of several Eastern
lines, was held in this city for the pur-
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-07

pose of forming another grand rail-
road combination, which was to EN-.
brace all of the roads North of the
ers not now part of the Eastern rail-
road pool. The session was secret and
through some means the proceedings
were kept out of the newspapers. At
the meeting protocol was drawn up,
containing about the same provisions
as that employed by the Eastern COM
bination. But little other business
was transacted, owing to the light at
tendance, and the meeting was ad-
journed to meet in Cincinnati at an
early day, when it is expected that
nearly, if not all, the Western
lines will have representatives
present. The project is sup
posed to be in the interest
of the Pennsylvania Central. The
pool, consisting of the Burlington,
Quincy, Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific and Chicago and Northwestern
railroads have been fighting the Chi
cago and Alton road on the California
business ever since this line has estab-
lished route to Omaha. In the COM
pCOitiOh Will thC dOONC lOttuS bnC iC-
suit of the fight was that through rates
from New York to California have
been unusually low during the last six
months and the pro rata of the COM
bined roads have amounted to little
more than nothing. The agreement
has been received and the Chicago and
Alton is admitted to the pools.
change of Quartermasters
WASHINGTON, April 6.-Orders
lieving Col. Robert Allen from duty as
Chief Quartermaster of the Military
Division of the Pacific; also instruct
ing VIM. Myers to report to Major
General Schofield to relieve Lieuten-
ant Colonel Eddy as Chief Quarter
master of California and for duty tenn
porarily as Chief Quartermaster of the
Division of the Pacific. Lieut.. Col.
Eddy will be directed to report by
letter to the Quarter Master General.
Confession.
CHICAGO, April 6th.-Smith, Chief
Clerk of the Internal Revenue Collec-
tor of Springfield, raised great ex-
element by confessing to Bristow &
Wilson and furnishing important doc
umentary evidence.
Brutal Murder.
NEW YORK, April 6th.-A special
from Philipsburg says that Jacob B.
Young, wealthy farmer, was found
frightfully mangled and insensible in
his residence on Tuesday morning.
The house bad evidently been entered
by burglars. The room showed that q
terrible struggle had taken place.
Young had recently collected consid-
erable money for rents. He was
alone in the house, his wife being in
New York. There Is no clue to the
murderers.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-07
Emperor William.

BADEN, April 6th.-The extremely
cold weather prevents Emperor Will
liam from receiving visitors.
Bosnia.
VIENNA, April GA rising of in
surgents has occurred in North Bosnia
procIaiming in favor of the Emperor
Of Austria.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-07

SEVEN PALMS, 6.-The following
passengers arrived by Arizona and
New Mexico stage line last night and
left for Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco by this mornings train: HI
Mathews, H Wallace, John Carr F
Single w Taylor, Mrs Taylor, B Roke
and Philip Sceollan.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-07

II is the stock that tells the story. Strong
blood will prevail. Breeders want colts that
will make
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-07
Located on Second, Hill, Olive
and Charity Streets.
FINE VIEW, AND STREETS ALL
GRADED TO THE LOTS.
Il f R M . i:

Ten per cent on the day of sale; one-third
on the delivery of the contract; one-thlrd in
ninety days; the balance in one yea. Inter
est at the rate of one per cent. will be charged
on deferred payments