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Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-06-02
On the Civil Rights.

The Civil Rights question is and
ever will be bone of contention. The
following shows that we have one
Justice that appreciates the situation.
From the Alta we quote the follow
ing:
In the case of Green, colored man
who sued Manager Mcclure for refus-
ing him admission to his theatre,
United States Circuit Judge Sawyer
yesterday decided that that portion of
the Act of Congress providing that
any manager of theatre or similar
institution, is guilty of a misdemeanor,
who shall refuse admission to any
colored person, is unconstitutional and
void. He said that Congress has no
power to make such a law, though the
Legislature of any State might, per-
haps, do so. The management of a
theatre is a private enterprise; the
proprietor conducts it for his own
profit; it is his investment, and he can
lay down the laws by which it shall
be conducted, and the public has
nothing to do with it. IF the defen-
dant had sold ticket and agreed to
let the buyer in, he would be liable to
an action for damages, and such suit
might legally be brought. In the
case as it stands, however, it is beyond
the power of Congress to rule as it has
in passing the Act, and so much of the
Fourteenth Amendment as applies to
such cases is unconstitutional and
void, and there is no ground on which
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-06-02
Almost a Certainty.

Cumulative circumstances appear to
indicate that there can be no doubt
that on the meeting of the Convention
at Cincinnati, BLAINE will go in with a
support that Will stagger his oppon-
ents. He is already certain of over
ninety votes. 1t is true that at the
outset he may not have majority of
the Convention, but he has such
strong working support at the opening
that it renders the situation dubious
in the extreme for his opponents. A
contemporary rightly remarks that
thus far none of BLAINE's rivals have
shared in any considerable degree in
the favors distributed. The San Fran
cisco Call suggests in this connection
that MORTON divides Missouri with
BLAINE; but in Illinois, Minnesota,
Nebraska and Kansas MORTON is not
visible in the fight. BRIsTOw gets
two votes in Illinois and three in
Missouri, and CoNKLING one in Mis-
souri,. OF about one hundred delegates
elected on the oath eighty are believed
to be for BLAINE. This settles the
question as to BLAINE's ascendancy
at the opening of the Convention. He
| will be the strongest candidate before
that body. The fact is very apparent
| hot Il fo nd inf of
the Administration will be thrown in
favor of CoNKLING, and at the same
time MORTON has an equally strong
claim upon the Administration for
support, and they may be regarded as
| the two strongest members of the Re-
publican party. Both are ambitious,
and it is certain that they and BLAINE
cannot all receive the nomination. 1t
hardly seems possible that any COM
binations can be made between Nor
TON and CoNKLING for mutual benefit
| that can affect BLAINE. He has so
| firmly established himself upon the
| inside track that it seems an impossi-
bilty to prevent his capturing the
Convention at the outset, possibly not
on the first ballot. This fact seems to
be conceded on all sides, and the ques-
tion naturally arises among Demo-
Gratis as to who possesses the strongest
force to compete with BLAINE. The
voice of the majority Of the voters
of the country as far as heard
from pronounce most emphatic
ally for TILDEN. There is a
portion of the Democracy that fa-
vors BAYARD, who is gentleman of
unapproachable personal character,
and extraordinary intellectual ability.
He lacks, however, certain element
of strength that TILDEN possesses to a
remarkable degree. There is mag
netism about the latter that capti-
Yates, and his official record that has
been made under the most trying cir
cumstances, has been so closely scru-
| tinized that the result of investiga-
tion has placed him in position of
prominence such as few political cam
| didates have ever held. In word,
the strongest candidate to compete
with BLAINE is TILDEN, and if the
| Democracy do not nominate him we
believe they will commit a blunder
that will be dangerous in the extreme.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-06-02
ConAagrations.

When a fire breaks out in a small
community, and few thousands of
dollars of damage is done we used to
think it a calamity. This word ap-
pears now days in regard to confia-
grations to be almost meaningless. The
confagrations of Chicago and Boston
have given the word a weakness of
meaning that it never Lad before.
The telegraph informed us yesterday
that another city was in flames, one
of the richest and most prosperous on
the continent, and one of historic
memory. We learn that hundreds of
families are rendered homeless, and
that million dollars worth of prop
erty has been destroyed, hundreds of
families rendered houseless etc. This
is sad tale both in pecuniary and a
humanitarian point of view, and is
suggestive of question as to whether
in the construction of buildings the
proper rules of architecture are OBJ
served and the rules of philosophy re-
garded that are calculated to protect
the interests of property holders. This
is matter that peculiarly interests
the underwriters, and will in the end
result in reform in the method of
constructing buildings and laying out
cities. Probably there is no city in
the Union that was more substantial
ly constructed than Boston, and yet
when attacked by the fiery elem ent
the better portion of the business dis
srict fell before the flames like tinder,
though many of the edifices were
built of the best of Quincy granite.
The system of architecture has of late
been much discussed and for densely
populated cities the mansard roof has
been discarded. This has been re-
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-06-02
Fast Time.

Day after tomorrow train will
start from New York for San Fran
cisco which is intended to make the
fastest time on record. 1t is expected
to cross the continent in eighty-four
hours. In order to accomplish this
amazing feat it will have to make
from fifty to sixty-five miles per hour
on some parts of the route, and to av-
erage forty miles per hour on the
whole distance. The passengers by
this train expect to take late break
fast in New York next Thursday and
to dine at the Palace Hotel or else
where in San Francisco Sunday eve-
ming. We are not prepared to proph-
esy that these sanguine expectations
will be disappointed, or to affirm that
the entire 1926 miles cannot be made
in three days and twelve hours. 1t
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-06-02
Apathetic.

Our colleague. Hon. p. A. Roach, who, as
the reading public generally know, has gone
to Washington City as commissioners TO
awaken attention to the Chinese evil now
affecting California, writes TO us from Chl-
cago that he interviewed the editors OF the
leading journals of that city and found them
utterly apathetic as To the importance OF the
question, and not at all opposed to the Coo
lie immigration. He could arouse no inter-
est there ON the subject, there being a decided
division of public opinion in the premises,
probably growing out of the action OF com>
munistic element in that city which occa-
stoned trouble there few weeks ago. 1t ap-
pears, consequently, that at this tuneture
San Francisco should expect but little assist
ance from Chicago to aid her in an abate-
ment of the Celestial nuisance
We take the above from the Exam
iner, and it is exactly what we ex-
pected. The people of the East have
no more appreciation of our relations
to the Chinese than we have of the
residents of the Moon. Hence the re-
sponsibility that rests upon those who
are the promoters of the anti-Chinese
movement on this Coast. The great
thing to be considered is how to edu-
cate the Eastern sentiment up to
full appreciation of our practical rela-
tions to this element. 1t must be
done by a logical and rational method
of procedure. We have peculiar
idea of ourselves on this Coast, and
although we have right to indulge
in degree of local conceit, We must
remember that in the national combi-
nation we are but an atom after all,
and yet an atom of strength. Could
we see ourselves as others see us we
would oftentimes be more discreet
than we are in some respects. In this
vital matter we must convince by our
discretion that our Commissioner is
acting in good faith, and that the evil
complained of is of such magnitude
that its removal is indispensable to
the welfare of State that in all Of its
relations to the Union is as important
as any of the more densely populated
or of more venerable age and more
matured influence. We are not sur
prised at the greeting received by our
Commissioner, and in view of the fact
of the circumstance narrated we sug-
gest that our conduct in the handling
of this matter at home will either aid
or interfere with his efforts at the
East. We must be discreet in all
things to gain confidence abroad.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-06-02

can be done If an average of forty
miles per hour, including stoppages,
is kept up; and it will not do to pro-
nounce that an absolute mpossibility.
Seventy miles per hour has been made
by "lightning'' trains both in the
United States and in England, over
easy grades where there were few
curves. But this train will have to
cross the Rocky Mountains and the
Sierras, and there are portions of the
route where the grades are heavy and
the curves sharp. If the thing is ac-
complished at all the passengers will
not be much the wiser for their obser-
vations OF the scenes through which
they are shot, and will not have q
great deal of information to dispense
among their friends on their return
unless they make the Eastward trip
In more leisurely manner.-Chron-
icle, 30h.
Faster time than this was made on
the occasion of Burton's famous eX-
cursion from New York to Philadel-
phia, when he played " Pocahontas"
in both cities on the same evening.
The trip was made in one hour and
five minutes, over distance of ninety
two miles.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-06-02
The Fifth Wheel.

We take the following from the EI-
aminer, which is appropriate at this
time:
The office of Vice. President has
sometimes been called the fifth wheel
of our political coach, remarks the
New York Herald. For many years
the office has had but little credit.
Aspiring politicians despise it; nomi-
mating conventions think little of it,;
it has too often been flung to second
rate men. In the early days of the
Republic the place seems to have had
far greater consideration; it was dur
ing many terms filled by first-class
men, and was, indeed, the stepping
stone to the Presidency. Adams, JEFF
ferson and others having gone from
the lower TO the higher office. Later
in our history the office of the Vice
President has been carelessly confer
red, but the death of three Presidents
ought to convince the country that it
is better to make careful selection.
The Herald has presented on several
occasions the names of Centennial
candidates for the Presidency; and
presents again Centennial list of
Democratic and Radical candidates
for the Vice Presidency for public con.
sideration. The selection of Vice.
President candidate will necessarily
be ruled by the residence of the Pres
idential nominee; for it is not proba-
bic that both candidates on any ticket
will be Eastern or Western men.
Democrats Radicals.
Senator English, Con. NJ. Jewell, Conn,
Senapr Mcdonald ,Ind.J. w. Garfield, Ohio.
vernon Palmer, Ill. Gov. Rullock Mass
Elijah Ward, N. Y. Wheeler, N. Y.
w. K. Morrison, Ill. B. II. Bristow, KY
L. @. G. Lamar Miss. II. B. Hayes, Ohio.
d. A. Wells, Conn. T.Freylinghuysen,N N Y
Walker, Virginia. S. l. Woodiord, n. Y.
Payne, Ohio. Alcorn, Miss.
Parker, N. j. Booth, Cal.
w. p. Lynde, Wis. Ferry, Mich.
Heister Clymer, Pa. Charles Foster, Ohio,
w. w. Eaton, Con. Angus Cameron, Wis.
Here are thirteen Vice. Presidential
candidates for each party. 1t is toler-
ably certain that the two conventions
will select from these lists. Who will
be the fortunate men?
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-06-02
Latest kilograms.
Dispatches Of American Press Ass0cia
tiOn by A. tS p. Telegraph Co.
ESPECIAL TO THE HERALD. |
PACIFIC COAST.
Passengers from Arizona.

SEVEN PALMS, May 3lst.-The fol.
lowing passengers arrived from Ari-
zona by the A & N M Stage Line and
left on this mornings train for Los
Angeles:-Lt. Anderson. Oscar George
w T Asbill, Walter Reilly, w H
Waters, Mr. HI Curry, w H Hawley,
Mr. Whiteside, Capt. Modder, d {
Morrison.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-06-02

D OoMS AND BOARD. = Two very
n PLEASANT rooms on the hill, and easy of
access, for rent, with board. Charity street,
first house South of Temple.
jun2-lw MRS. j. SAVAGE.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-06-02
San Francisco News.

| SAN FRANCISCO, June 1st.-The
steamer Ganges to-day carried 400
Cinnamon for Hong Kong, one of the
largest loads that has ever left on a re.
turn voyage.
Jarrett and Palmer's fast train this
morning reached Pittsburg half an
hour behind time.
The white shoemakers held meet
ing last night, but owing to light at
tendance nothiug was done. The OBJ
| ject of the shoemakers is to take some
action in regard to those dealers and
manufacturers who employ China
men.
The Water Commissioners held a
meeting last night and recommended
to the Supervisors a schedule of pri-
ces, reducing the present water rates
over fifty per cent.
A man who was found drowned in a
pool corner Scott and Union street
yesterday has been identified as J. s..
McCann. He was formerly resident
of Virginia City. AS he has been
acting strangely lately it is thought
he committed suicide.
Miss Rita Sheffield a young ac-
tress, died in her bed night before last
of heart disease.
| The proprietors of the Grand and
Occidental hotels and Lick House no
longer allow Chinese laundrymen to
visit the rooms of their guests; they
are not permitted to enter the last
named hotel at all, and in the others
they are obliged to remain down
stairs.
St. Louis Convention.
| ST. LOUIS, June 1st.-The Demo-
cratic State Convention adjourned late
last night after adopting resolutions
favoring retrenchment, free schools,
repeal of the resumption act, and
pledging themselves to support the
National Convention Oh Finance. 1t
is supposed the delegates are mainly
| for Hendricks.
Disastrous storm.
CHICAGO, June 1st.-During a
heavy storm this evening five story
| building corner Franklin and Lake
streets, occupied bv j. f. Warren &
Co. with paints and oils, was struck
by lightning and the the three upper
stories Quilted before the firemen
gained cont rol. The loss is estimated
at from $4,000 to $4,000, though it
is not definitely ascertained. Several
other buildings were struck but no Sc
( rious damage is reported as yet.
Dissatisfaction.
PEORIA, ILL.,, June 1st-A large
meeting of business men was held
here to protest against the rapacity of
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany. Addresses were made and over
lures are to be made to to the Atlantic
and Pacific Company.
From the Black Hills.
OMAHA, June 1st.-The following
dispatch has been received from tn g
proprietor of Sydney and Black Hills
| line:
My stage driver from the agency to
Sydny came in on foot to the Platte
river, he had his horse killed under
him and the Indians got the mail and
| his saddle. This is the evidence that
the Indians are operating South of
the agency but to what extent and in
what numbers is unknown.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-06-02
Removal.

Messrs. Johannsen 4 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
a 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., 1876-06-02
Dissolution of copartnership

THE copartnership heretofore existing be-
tween T. S. Stanway and w. w. Ross,
under the firm name of Stairway Ross, in
the practice of medicine in the city and coun-
ty OF Los Angeles, State of California, is this
day dissolved at and by the expressed will OF
T. s. Stanway.
Los Angeles City, CAL, June LIST, 1876.
june2-5w
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-06-02
gos Aaselss Aera.a.

THE DAILY and WEEKLY HER
AID has more than double the cir
culation of any other paper published
In Southern California. Business men
recognize 1t accordingly as the best
advertising medium South of San
Francisco.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-06-02
Bee MEN TAKE NOTICE.

G Z. WATSON Il prepared to furnish first
- class empty ses and cans for honey
at usual price-a1 d W Il take honey in part
payment. Add SO P o. Box 95I, or call at
Seed store on lin street, Los Angeles, Cal.
and. FL Monte : oseryer copy one month,
weekly. may6-lmw
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WILL CONGRESS ADJOURN I
TALK OF INDEFINITELY EXTENDING
THE SESSION.
Robesou's Impeachment and the Threat Of
Bayonet Rule In the south Delaying the

Robeson's Impench ment and the Threat Of
Bayonet Rule In the south Delaying the
Adjournment-The Appropriation Bills.
WASHINGTON, July 26.--Both parties in
Congress just now appear undecided as to the
course they shall take in regard to adjournment.
few days ago the Republicans were seeking
to hold the Democrats responsible for the con-
tlnuance OF the present unusually long session,
but now they are seeking to prolong 1t by ola
tory movements The Democrats were week
or two ago quite anxious to get away, but now
they talk OF indefinitely extending the session.
There have been meetings Of any OF the
conference committees for nearly a week. and
the Democratic leaders say that tho Republi-
cans are responsible for the delay, and that
they are willing to give them reasonable time
to confer with the heads OF the various depart
ments IN regard to the proposed reduction Of
the clerical force. The Democrats will insist
upon two thirds Of the reduction which they
originally agreed upon In the House, but the
House conferees allowed their Senate associ ates
to consult with the different departments, and
far possible suffer them to arrange the scale
Of reductions in their various bureaus. Up TO
this evening tho Senate cOnferees had not IN
formed those OF tho House that they were
ready 70 resume the consideration OF tho iegis-
lative bills
In the mean time no progress has been made
on the Consular and Diplomatic and the Indian
bills, and probably noue will be made until tho
Legislative bill Is disposed OF. There will, how
ever, be no difficulty In securing an agreement
upon these two bills, out tue River and Harbor
bill will probably be lost Altogether. The House
Will, " 1t Is satisfied that the President means to
veto II, let 1t drop by refusing to send II to
conference committee. Under all these crcum-
stances II docs not appear possible for either
House TO be ready Tor an adjournment next
week. IL Is moreover probable that tue J udi-
ciarv Committee Will report resolution Of I'M
peach ment I'm Robesons case. and If that Is done
the Republioans say they will not consent to an
adjournment. If the Dem crdts become salts
led that Grant really means to carry into oxecu-
ton his threats OF using the troops to carry the
CIrolnas and Louisiana, they will doubtless de-
termine to have no Adjournment, and IN that
event NOpeson's impeachment Is inevitable.
The leading Democrats who have studied the
case az inst RohesOn are satisfied that It Is a
good one, and that he can escape conviction
only through the partisan bias OF the Senate.
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WEDNESDAY. July 28.-FLOUR AND MEALS
-Four to which quotations are conformed with good
INQUIRY a. yesterdys prices, but the higher figures
w quote State and csterr s%perine Ks 5o@slI5 e1.
Loot soi DO and XXX, d; eos ie.sS DO Winter
@ Shipping s5GagTsSa Rsssn sa sS
ras 4, W. orsnus s5s7 20 southern shigp.g *
gsanny "ne ts259ss.35. Rye four-superhne A.o5
SorTo ~ steady Middng upands II II 1ec,
sales loII bales, mostly for CONSUMPTION For future
BUYERS q II n TO- Tor July ii ii6c Tor XSsast' il
November and ii ii5ec Tor ~ peSemSSr LNerpo ofi
market duieier middnng uplinds, 8 i5.led
'SSs' S'S ' me 81 G g q
Ia az be pr s Si S aSs s SqSs
aud dearer sales, $3.50 hncs Cuba muscovedo at 500
iiisSit sc tor hards ''""uS anu 'eHHeu quo'eu "
rsoyIs e, Creeping with sale. q 600 bels
August a. tlg5o. Bacon quiet and nominal. cutmeats
ana heavy on tao spot AT tIi@tii2O or prime CITY and
sf Tor August s H for s sept y.
ber e;osl1g a. ;ilg5 $40 loo $40 20 seller the year,
SIC Choice butter vas IN demand ana steady low
srtns pd 1u s i t1r whSt te' w5 orv stae
sea%ery is.S Western dras and aps
Che.se moderately active and uncnangod factory.
eeofe.i Western DO 3Gsc. Eggs quiet at 1sq2oySc.
GEAIx-WGest ics5c bearer and moderately active,
sales $4,000 bush mddnng steamer No spring a. -
prime No; / oMllwapkse. sii7gtl isi unsouad and
zoe @si. rye quiet Oats dcai er and active part FOR
exporti sales 1900 Dush. a. 3otc. for No. mixed
sample, 3ge35lac. for No2 Chicago mixed. in store
and anoat 3s@3Sc, for No. Milwaukee, IN store and
anoat S3@3g5c. for Western mixed, 399t2l$c. for
state TX q, 35JiBc for white Western, ana 42c148c.
whit STATE. Indian corn active nut prices sonie-
what rre2uleri slles 900 at bs5dc for Sou
ern yellow. 62t63c for white do 55s57c. for western
yellow, O0eJ011c for prime to choice mixed Western,
| damp do.
| suNDRIEs-spirts turpentine was more active and
steady sales $50 Oble. 3Oc.; quiet at $1,000
tl.7o for common TO good strained. Petroleum was
strong at l7Ael71sc. for refined sales lbO0O bbs high
test at lSAc.; crude In bulk, quoted at gJsc Deem
frelshs were rather quiet and rates were not and
s9ns ~ 40s5os ton -four 10 London, by san 80 80
petroleum to the United Kingdom %. 3d.. 40. to tha
Baltic o. 3D.. 40 TO the Mediterranean, 6s. 3D.. DO
from Baltimore Bremen. 5s. VIII skey sold to tina
extent Of 100 bOls. AZ Sl12j9. Taow steady, with
moderate sales at Sb.GS 10c. Tor prime.
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FRAUD IN TOBACCO.
Honduras aud san Domingo Tobacco Paimed
or ns the Cuban Article.

The surreptitious Introduction OF foreign
tobacco into Cuba, and its manufacture there
into cigars and cigarettes, which are subse-
quently exported us Cuoan produce, appear OF
late TO have assumed considerable Importance.
The taxes which the Spanish Government Is
forced. for It's very existence, TO impose both
upon tobacco growers and tobacco mtnnfac-
turers are so exoroitant that these classes are
driven 20 palm % upon the customers foreign
tobacco, Of course OF an inferior quality, aud
the import ition Of which INTO Cuoa IL oy law
most strictly prohibited.
A correspondent, under date OF Havana July
20. SAYS
| have lately visited all the principal cigar es-
tablishnents in this city and in ali nave re-
marked a strange odor about the tobacco ana
cigars The manufact urers have attempted TO at
ulbute this smell OF the tobacco 20 the late crop,
which they assert suffered severely from an ex-
cessiye drought. hut the truth Is that II ~ due
10 an ndmixture OF tobacco from Honduras,
Porto Rico and san Domingo. IL Is only by TINS
method that the IN tnufacturers can STAND the
enormous taxes now Imposed upon them, n lew
manufacturers have confessed TO me that tney
have no scruple In lrixing foreign tobacco WIN
that from Vuelta AoaJo, In Gig RS Intended ior
the American markets, and cain the rignt u
do so by reason OF the poor prices Whlcn they
say Americans pay for their cigars.
As 10 cigarettes have no hesitation III statlng
| after close scrutiny into the matter mat the
| m lOrity OF al shipped hence TO New ork are
made OF pure Honduras or san DOMINGO to'
baooo. In fact, the AVERAGE quality OF tobacco
| maze up today in the United states ID pettel
| than that which IL put up here.