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The daily gazette., 1876-03-20
lSTA TIE ITEMS.

. The Seaford doctors are busy.
The Lewes harbor was full of vessels,
last week.
Fresh herring are selling at 20 cents
per dozen in Lewes.
Geo. W. Gregg and Geo. Murry, of
Newark started for the Black Hills, last
week.
The Nanticoke House, Seaford, is now
being converted into handsome rail-
| road depot.
John Pilling and II. W. Zimmerman,
have been elected Trustees of the Now
ark NJ. E. Church.
A large steer weighing 1920 pounds live
and 821 pounds dressed, was slaughtered
in Seaford, last week.
Mr. S M Warren hf7 ! cen appoint
switch tender at the Lewes depot. IN
place of Mr. Jerread, deceased.
The Delaware House stables, at New.
ark, are being improved, preparatory te
the establishment of livery stable.
On Tuesday night last, Sheriff Gray
gave an entertainment at his house II
Georgetown to the members of the Levy
Court, and a number of invited guests.
Ticks have already made their appear.
ance IN large numbers In OuSSe4 county
| Their early advent, the knowing ones say
means rich harvest for the coming
summer.
The houses of James Springer, Esq.
and Hon. w Fl Purnell, President of the
College at Newark, were entered by
thieves one night last week, and some
silverware and other valuables stolen.
Rev Mr. Boynton, the new Presbyte
ian minister Of Milford, had donation
visit from his congregation last week
and it is estimated that 500 in money
and necessary good things, were left al
his residence.
Work on the new Methodist Church il
Milford was resumed on Monday. The
basement or lecture room has been fin
ished and worshipped in for two years
and now it is proposed to finish the mair
audience room.
During the present week number o
farmers throughout Sussex county hav'
been actively engaged in preliminar!
farm work, such as clearing new ground
ploughing, etc. Corn planting will com
mence early next month.
The daily gazette., 1876-03-20
HISTORY OF AMERICAN
GIFT TAKING. a-

Special Dispatch to the Bait. Gazette: T,.
WARRINGTON, March 17.-Scruggs is
his name. He was our representative
at Columbia, and was appointed
arbitrator to settle diplomatic ques-
tion involving claims Of British sub
jects. He decided in favor Of the Bri-
tish claimants, and for his kindaess
Queen Victoria wishes to present the
aforesaid Scruggs with a silver ink+
stand. Poor Scruggs wants the silver
evidence OF his arbitration, and the
Senate said he could accept it; but the
House committee on foreign affairs
throughMr. Faulkner, ,ofWest Virginia
to-day, defeated the bill giving him
that privilege, Mr.. Faulkner made
one of the most interesting speeches of
the session, relating the history of
these efforts 10 enrich faithful servants
for doing their duty. The first case
was in 1893 with Thomas Pinckney,
which was refused by Congress. The
next was the offer of the Creek Indi-
ans to present to Andrew Jackson a
strip of land in 1914. That, too, was
refused. Forty years passed, when
M. +. Maury, the celebrated scientist,
was permitted to receive from the
King of Sweden a gold medal. Since
| then there is no telling how many per-
sons have been enriched by foreign
presents. Mr.. Faulkner said it was
time that this system of corruption
should end, and his motion to inde-
+! fnitely postpone the Senate bill was
unanimously carried.
The daily gazette., 1876-03-20
Colo Weather I'm the West.

Passengers arriving at Omaha from
the West say that the snow fall be.
tween that point and California is the
heaviest that has occurred for many
years. In many places the bed of the
railroad is "from 10 ts 20 feet below
the top Of the snow" andi the greatest
efforts have been r quired to keep the
road open. Seven inches of snow fell
at Omaha on Saturday night. and il
continued showing yesterday, with 8
cold northwest wind. a telegram
from Sioux City says it has been snow
ing there since Saturday, and the mer
curry fell yesterday from so degrees
above zero to 4 below. Hundreds o.
teams carrying adventures to thu
Black Hills have been caught in th'
storm, between Yanklon and the Hills
beyond the reach of fuel and feed fo
their live stock.
The daily gazette., 1876-03-20
The Changers Encampment.

The Changers expect to purchase
2, ,060, 600 feet of lumber at Williams
port for centennial encampment pur-
poses. They have negotiated for S0,-
GOO feet to be use d in the construction
of a dining room, which is to accom-
modate 1900 people at one time, at
Elm station, the camping ground of
the Grangers. There are about 200
rooms completed. 1t is designed that
sufficient buildings for the accommoda-
ton of 5000 persons will be ready by
the 5th Of May, and when everything
is completed 6,eee will be able to find
a home at Elm station.
The daily gazette., 1876-03-20

The principal upon which the Appro-
priation Committee is working, is few
er employees and less pay" The doc
trine is very sound. The Government
can certainly be run with fewer helps
and if those who are not, dismissed as
supernumeraries are dis4atisfed with
the proposed reduction of salaries, they
will have the right to resign. A protest
against the proposed reduction is said
to be in preparation in the various de-
partments, which is a very natural pro-
ceeding, but retrenchment is the order
of the day, and while the workingmaA is
compelled to submit to much heavier
curtailment of his daily earnings than is
propos ! to be made in the salaries OF
Government officials, such remonstance
should and will have but little weight
Chronicle
The daily gazette., 1876-03-20
The Vote Market.

1t seems the Republicans bought
more votes at the New Hampshire
election than they wanted, and now
they are lamenting it, and say they do
not mean to do it again; it is too ex-
haueting.
This is only the momeatary languor
that results from over exertion. lhey
will feel better after little. When
they come to reflect that, after all,
about all :he money used to corrupt
the voters comes out of the public
treasury, they will change their Opin
ions. Even if private persons are a
little out of pocket, they will readily
find means to rccoup from the trea.
, sury.
Ohe job at the Portsmouth Navy
Yard like the rebuilding of the sloop
of war Enterprise, now en- hand there,
would give, on any fair divide between
Robeson and the New Hampshire po.
liticians, the latter forty or fifty thou.
sand dollars at least in one lump. Then
there are the Senators and Reprssen-
tatives in Congress, the revenue col
lectors a,l assessors, the pestmastfrs,
the speci agents. the numerous con-
tractors aud jobbers, besides the great
central corruption fund atWashington
plethoric through whiskey frauds,
Indian agencies, army agencies, Dis
trict of Columbian frauds, and robberies
by the million; all these, and scores oi
other resources fed direct frem the
public treasury, can furnish the neces.
sary supply of money for buying UT
voters in New Hampshire and every
where else, The occasional expendi
! lures of individuals isa mere bagatellt
in comparison. 1t is the treasury tha,
pays. i-i7i
Thus it is that the people are corrup
ted with money raised from themselves
J by taxation. If those who are whin
ming over the large sums they have
paid out to carry New Hamphire, will
but consider moment, they will SEE
that they have no reason to complain
They will find on investigation tha
they havn't paid cent out Of theil
private resources proper. They have
only had to paw back little more
than usual out OF the money they hav'
one way and another got out of thu
Government. Our Uncle Sans trea
sury pays every dollar in the fina
settlement.
Let everybody engaged in the nov
general practice of corrupting th,
voters. therefore, 60 ahead. An end
less sum of money was apent in thi
way in 1872, and everything was Re
publican when the votes we're counted
; In the off year of 1874, when no none.
, was paid out, everything went anti
$ Republican, as would be the case nov
to great extent. if the voters wer
: let alone. 1t has therefore paid to pu
5 out.the money, and it is absurd TO
the Administration men now to b
J crying out that it costs too much t
carry elections, and they won't pa
: any more. They have get to pay o
!. there will be revolution thaG wi
turn them all out, and uncover NOR
: of their knaverics.-N. Y. Sun.
The daily gazette., 1876-03-20
n. Y. journal OF Commerce.
Dummy Director I.

Public opinion is altogether too easy
on the directors of the broken Bank of
the State of New York. These are the
men who should be principally blamed
for the disgrace which has overtaken
that once conservative and respected
back. Nothing can be said In extenu'
alton Of the shockingly loose manage
ment Of the bank 8 affairs by its acting
president. If reports are true, the CEN
sure freely bestowed en- him is not mis-
applied. But no misconduct, or be-
trayal of trust, or want of common
sense on the part Of the president, vice
president or cashier of bank should
be accepted as in the sligho t degree
,slieving the directors of their own
great respo visibility, The Banking
Law gives all the authority to
the directors. These persons are
required TO take an oath that they will
"diligently and honestly administ or
the affairs of the bank. The president
(who must be a member of the board)
and all the other officers are their crea-
lures, and renewable at their pleasure.
.. he law never contemplated that the
active bank officers should be more
than the representatives and agents of
the board subject to their orders In all
matters and executing their DEGREES. -
In practice this wholesome rule is
neglected. The system laid down in
the law is turned wrong end foremost.
The lawful masters and managers OF
the bank are too often totally ignor
ant Of all business going on in that in
stitution, and everything is left to the
supposed good judgment and integrity
of the active officers. When consultce
about the failure of the Bank OF the
State of New Ysrk the directors pleai
ignorance Of the causes. Evidence
tends to shew that one Or two OF them
had hand in pulling down the bank
but the others, we doubt net knew al
little about the real condition Of the
bank they had sworn to manage dill
gently and honestly" as il they haC
never heard its name before. The"as
tonishnent" of these innocent soul
was uhquestionably genuine. All they
knew about their own bank was wha1
the vice president chose to tell them
or they could gather from those worth
less reports which the law requires t.
be made five times year to the Comp
troller of the Currency,in which stocl
in ""Attrition' companies, and any
other "cats and dogs, may be counted
as assets. But for the accidental cir
lcumstance that this banks turnfor ex
Iamination came round at this time, thu
rotten state of things disclosed nigh
have become much worse, and in
volved dep0sitors and shareholders to
gether in complete ruin. g. a-t-.
The daily gazette., 1876-03-20
General Neps.

General Sickles is coming home.
Ex-Minister Schenck arrived at New
York on Saturday in the steamship
Abyssinia.
The stock Of the Bank of the State
Of New Yoak, which failed last week
was quoted on Saturday IN Wall street
at 80 bid 80 asked.
Mr.. belmont, the newly elected
president of the Bank of the State oi
New York, authorizes the Statement
that after very atrict examination o.
the accounts and assets it is found til,
bank will be more than able to satisfy
all its liabilities.
The daily gazette., 1876-03-20

MISSIONARY ANNIvERsARY. - Thi
event, the last and most interesting OF
the Conference Anniversaries, will
come off at the Grand Opera House,
this evealng. The exercises will be
very interesting and will consist OF the
usual reports by the Society officers,
excellent music under the conduct of
Pref. G. B. Rhoades, and addresses by
Rev. ]. S. Willis, d., d. of New York
and Rev. Dashiell, Missionary Secre-
tary, late of Dickinson College.
The daily gazette., 1876-03-20

The Republicans who grow frantically
irata over the removal of few Union
soldiers from congressional service, md
the substitution of other Union soldiers
for tn I'm, have nothing to say about the
systematic plundering OF poor soldiers
under, the post.tradership system sane
toned Ly the Adm Illustration, and en-
gineered by the Be.knaps, Orville
Grants, Marshes and Others of the same
ilk-all Republicans, of course.
The daily gazette., 1876-03-20
The $4,000 Four-NIilc Race.

from tn6 Dan rTduClsCo ShiohiS'S'
Mr.. Littell, the owner of the winning
horse Foster in the late four mile and
repeat race, has finally been paid by
the Pacific Jockey Club-that is he
has made compromise with them.
Instead of the s'$l5, geo gold coin" ad-
vertised as the first premium, after a
delay of a week and many conferences
he consented to take So, ,000o coin and
10 .OOe in the notes Of the competitors
In the race.
The daily gazette., 1876-03-20
WARRINGTON.
POST OFFICE UD,S.
$4,000 Paid to Stop an Investigs-
tion in 1874.
REMARKABLE TESTIMONY.
Especial Despatch to the World !

WASHINGTON, March 1S.-The in
at the Capitolito day were most re.
markable for the testimony of an en-
tirely reputable witness that $40, 900
was paid by firm Of postal contrac-
tors to have an investigation discon-
tinued in the Forty second Congress in
which they were interested, This
witness is Mr.. Bristow, President of
tho National Bank at st. Adams, VT,
and senior partner In the mail contrac-
ting firm of Barlow, Sanderson q Co..
who formerly had severafreute In the
Territories and Western States. This
firm obtained contracts for transpsr-
ting the mails at enormous prices by
the use of straw bidders, The witness
was extremely reticent, and had for
gotten most of the transactions OF the
firm within the past ten years. He
did remember, however, that Barlow,
Sanderson g Co., had paid $40,0 to
step the investigation of the committee
on Post Offices and Post Roads Of the
Forty second Congress in 1872. The
30 called McKibbon investigation was
in progress at that time, and Mr.. Bar
low testified that shortly after the
s4o,o 900 was paid by the firm of which
he is a member the investigation
cpssed. He swore that he did net
k ew to whom the money was paid
except that the firm gave it to mid
dleman named. Ferrer, now dead, but
who was at the time well known here
}as claim agent. Ferrer's first name
the witness did not know. When
asked why his memory was 50 defee
tive, Mr.. Barlow replied that the sub
ject was a disagreesble one to him; lie
had tried to forget all about it and
had nearly succeeded. The members
of the House committee on Post Offices
and Post Roads of the Forty second
Congress were John f. Farnesworth,
of Illinois, John Hill, of New Jersey;
Ginery Twicbell; of Massachusetts;
James N. Tyner, of Indiana; Samuel
~, Randall, of Pennsylvania; Charles
| 81. Porter, of Virginia; Sherman o.
Houghton, of California; Philadelph
| Van Trump, Of Ohio, and John N.
Carroll, of New Y ork. " -'-iI
1 xNEDIp Txy AT
The daily gazette., 1876-03-20
Mount Vesuvias In Eruption

LONDON, March 90. "A telegram
from Naples to the Standard reports
that the long expected eruption of Mt
Vesuvius commenced on Friday night.
The lava is flowing towards Pompeii.
A large column Of vapor rises from the
summit and reflects the fire beneath.
Vast quantities Of lava are thrown up
wards. The sight is magnificent.
The daily gazette., 1876-03-20

TT President Grant has not yet lost his
faith in human nature, it is very evident
he never will; for the man who could re-
tain 1T after such disclosures as those in
the Belknap and:Babcock cases must eth
ar be the most credulous of mortals or
party to the scouudrels.
The daily gazette., 1876-03-20
A Nexx Catholic Bish0n.

In Hartford, Csnn., on Sunday, the
Very Rev. Thomas Galberry, o. S. A.,
President of Villanova College, was con-
secrated Bishop. by Cardinal McClos-
key of New York, and Archbishop vii.
liams of Boston.
The daily gazette., 1876-03-20

TO SUFFERING LADIEs.-,"Dr. Rogersuo's
Female Hydrastis Powders, for ali female
Complaints. By mail, 81. Address, Or.
Rogarsou ~ Box, 256S n. Y. CITY
The daily gazette., 1876-03-20
SAWS.

Handsomely polished rosewood frames. 81 %;
sent complete. with full Instructions u doz.
saws. and Eve new and original designs. on
receipt Of price and 10 cts. for postage. can can
also furnish Back Walnut and other WOOD S,d
prices. Send stomp for circular. A. ID. Bro
Die, 349 West Seventeenth street. New
York
The daily gazette., 1876-03-20

Travel on the j & B r II has greatly
increased within the last few weeks.
The daily gazette., 1876-03-20
WEATHER REPORT.
WASHINGTON, March 90, l A. M

WASHINGTON, March ~, A. M
PROBABILITIES.
For the Middle States and Lower
Lake region, increasing cloudiness
followed by snow during the afternoon
or evening, northerly to easteriy winds
falling barometer, and slight changes
in temperature.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-03-31

IN one day the Senate passed two
bills against journalism and defeated
one to prevent pool selling on horse
races. No party in the world depend
ing on the moral character and intel
ligence of the people for success, can
carry such record as this. AS LIN
colin used to say, it reminds us of a
story: A colored divine maintained
that the negro was the first man God
created, and being set up against a
fence to dry he attempted to walk lit
tie too soon, and falling forward some
what impaired the original Grecian
contour of his nose. At thi point an
aged brother in the audience shouted,
"Hold on dar; hold on dar, who make
de fence ?' The minister stopped,
scratched his head, looked puzzled,
and finally said "Brudder, anudder
question like dat will upset der
best system of 'ligion ever invented.u -
1t is too late for the Legislature to
hold on, but the people fear they have
made a record that will upset the best
party ever created unless the, party
repudiates both the record and its
makers.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-03-31
JONES & MOVES, Auctioneers.
Following are the Lots

Three lots fronting on Second street, 55x60
feet.
Six lots fronting on Second street, 55x120
feet.
Lots II. II, l3, block D, Mott Tract. fronting
on Olive street.
Lots 5, 4, 5, OF, s, block G, Mott Tract, 'front.'
ing on Olive street.
Lots IL, u, 13, II, Is, l6, block G, Mott Tract,
fronting on Charity street
Lots 9, 3, 6, block +, Mott Tract, fronting on
Olive street.
Lots 8, 10. IL, 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 II and l6, block X fronting on Hope
street and Bunker Hill avenue.
Lots 13, IA, Is, l6, block J, fronting on Hope
street and Bunker Hill avenue.
Lots IL , IA, block |, fronting on Hope street
and Bunker Hill avenue.
Lot 10, block II fronting on Hope street and
Bunker Hill avenue.
Lot 4, block |, and lot |. block II, fronting
on Charity street and Bunker Hill avenue.
Lots 3, 4, 5, block b, fronting on Hill street.
Lots II and Ii, block b, fronting on Olive
street.
Lots o, 10 and IL, block A, fronting on Hill
street.
Three lots, 55x12O 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, 6Ox145 feet fronting on Sand street.
Also all of blocks w and K, in the Mott
Tract mar2Std
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-03-31

THE cry of fire in this city is becom-
ing monotonous. 1t is heard during
the day and in the night. Too fire.
quently those alarms are followed by
the destruction of house, barn or sta
bic and the burning of horses. These
confagratiens are not all accidental.
Indeed, the evidence is quite strong
that number of those of recent occur
renee were the work of incendiaries.
Now the HERALD is opposed to mob
law in every shape, and does not
counsel acts of violence, but it is our
private opinion that man caught in
the act of firing a stable, dwelling or
building of any kind would grace the
lamp post nearest to the scene of his
atrocious act. There are certainly in
cendiaries at work in our city, and if
the officers cannot capture them, it
devolves upon the citizens to defend
their lives and property as best they
may.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-03-31
The East Side of the River.

An old resident remarked within
our hearing the other day that within
the next decade the Los Angeles river
would run through the centre of the
city of Los Angeles. We had heard a
good deal about the river overfiowing
its banks, cutting a new channel and
that sort of thing, and inferring that
he alluded to something ofthis nature
we inquired if he thought ten years
hence the river would run through
Main street. He answered nothing of
the kind; that he meant to say ten
years hence the valley on the East
side of the river would be covered
with solid blocks of buildings from
the water to the hills as it now is
from the river to the hills on the West
side. His confident assertion set us
thinking and we have reached the
conclusion that his prediction is quite
likely to be verified. 1t is but few
months since the residence recently
sold by Mr.. H. M. JOHNSON was the
only building in what is known as
East Los Angeles. Now there are
several hundred dwellings, in that To-
colity and the number is increasing
daily. The street railroad is compile
ted and communication with the CEN
tire of the city is easy and cheap. A
fine new hotel is nearly ready for oc-
cupation. Within the next six
months four or five hundred houses
will go up in East Los Angeles The
Southern Pacific Railroad workshops
will at no distant day be located in
that part of the city and the time will
come when the piece of track skirting
the hill base from the depot to the
Eastern bank of the river will be ia
ken up and the main track of the road
will run down the East bank of the
river, and trains from the North will
come into this part of the city over
what is now known as the Spadra
bridge. The city is growing rapidly
in the direction of the ocean but those
who think that East Los Angeles.
Brooklyn and all that portion of the
East side opposite the city will not
soon be dotted with business houses
cottage homes and villa residences
will find themselves mistaken.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-03-31
Disaster at SAN Buenavenrura.
Night Dispatches.
FROM THE SPECIAL REPORTER OF
THE DAILY HERALD
John Carr Assaulted.

SACRAMENTO, March 30th.- John
Carr, son of Professor Carr, State Su-
perintenlent of Public instruction,
was assaulted this evening at $3.50 in
the office of the Golden Eagle hotel, in
this city, by one White, printer of
San Francisco. The cause alleged is
the seduction of Whites wife by the
young man. Carr was badly though
not seriously bruised about the head
by the loaded cane used by White in
the assault. The victim denies all
knowledge of or completely in the Of
fense for which he was attacked.
White was arrested by the local au-
thorities and held in the city prison.
1t is a case of insane jealousy.
Found Guilty of Murder.
VIRGINIA, March 30.-Peter Lar
kin, for the murder of Daniel Corco-
ran last August, was found guilty of
murder in the first degree, and will re-
ceive his sentence next Wednesday.
Legislative Proceedings.
SACRAMENTO, March 29.-In the
Senate to-day, the Shirley committee
in recommending the pardon of cer-
tain prisoners recommended the inn
mediate pardon of J. j. Marks; also
the committing of a seven years.
term of Imprisonment from period of
embezzlement, of the Brotherton bro
theirs. The report was adopted as the
sense of the Senate.
The bill continuing in office State
Geologist, and defining his duties,
was indefinitely postponed.
The Carpenter Educational bill was
indefinitely postponed.